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author | Fabio Berger <me@fabioberger.com> | 2017-06-02 23:02:16 +0800 |
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committer | Fabio Berger <me@fabioberger.com> | 2017-06-02 23:02:16 +0800 |
commit | 38c48eb2266632a10fee75ecea7bbce4c343c1cb (patch) | |
tree | af7ddddb9ecd51b0049f0d5fb6a13f56d90b8667 /src/contract_wrappers/exchange_wrapper.ts | |
parent | 166de5da02bbb8b0dd3501b595113221a802ac92 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/src/contract_wrappers/exchange_wrapper.ts b/src/contract_wrappers/exchange_wrapper.ts index 93e49cf33..131211771 100644 --- a/src/contract_wrappers/exchange_wrapper.ts +++ b/src/contract_wrappers/exchange_wrapper.ts @@ -61,9 +61,12 @@ export class ExchangeWrapper extends ContractWrapper { return isValidSignature; } /** - * Fills a signed order with a fillAmount denominated in baseUnits of the taker token. The caller can - * decide whether they want the call to throw if the balance/allowance checks fail by setting - * shouldCheckTransfer to false. If set to true, the call will fail without throwing, preserving gas costs. + * Fills a signed order with a fillAmount denominated in baseUnits of the taker token. + * Since the order in which transactions are included in the next block is indeterminate, race-conditions + * could arise where a users balance or allowance changes before the fillOrder executes. Because of this, + * we allow you to specify `shouldCheckTransfer`. If true, the smart contract will not throw if while + * executing, the parties do not have sufficient balances/allowances, preserving gas costs. Setting it to + * false foregoes this check and causes the smart contract to throw instead. */ public async fillOrderAsync(signedOrder: SignedOrder, fillTakerAmountInBaseUnits: BigNumber.BigNumber, shouldCheckTransfer: boolean): Promise<void> { |