Merge branch 'master' into event-types

4 files changed, 17 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/0x.ts b/src/0x.ts
index 74e4ef7e6..a9b2c41af 100644
--- a/src/0x.ts
+++ b/src/0x.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {ExchangeWrapper} from './contract_wrappers/exchange_wrapper';
 import {TokenRegistryWrapper} from './contract_wrappers/token_registry_wrapper';
 import {ecSignatureSchema} from './schemas/ec_signature_schema';
 import {TokenWrapper} from './contract_wrappers/token_wrapper';
-import {ECSignature, ZeroExError, Order, SignedOrder} from './types';
+import {ECSignature, ZeroExError, Order, SignedOrder, Web3Provider} from './types';
 import * as ExchangeArtifacts from './artifacts/Exchange.json';
 import {orderSchema} from './schemas/order_schemas';
 
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ export class ZeroEx {
     }
     /**
      * Instantiates a new ZeroEx instance that provides the public interface to the 0x.js library.
-     * @param   web3    The Web3.js instance you would like the 0x.js library to use for interacting with
-     *                  the Ethereum network.
+     * @param   provider    The Web3.js Provider instance you would like the 0x.js library to use for interacting with
+     *                      the Ethereum network.
      * @return  An instance of the 0x.js ZeroEx class.
      */
-    constructor(web3: Web3) {
-        this._web3Wrapper = new Web3Wrapper(web3);
+    constructor(provider: Web3Provider) {
+        this._web3Wrapper = new Web3Wrapper(provider);
         this.token = new TokenWrapper(this._web3Wrapper);
         this.exchange = new ExchangeWrapper(this._web3Wrapper, this.token);
         this.tokenRegistry = new TokenRegistryWrapper(this._web3Wrapper);
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ export class ZeroEx {
     /**
      * Sets a new provider for the web3 instance used by 0x.js. Updating the provider will stop all
      * subscriptions so you will need to re-subscribe to all events relevant to your app after this call.
-     * @param   provider    The Web3.Provider you would like the 0x.js library to use from now on.
+     * @param   provider    The Web3Provider you would like the 0x.js library to use from now on.
      */
-    public async setProviderAsync(provider: Web3.Provider) {
+    public async setProviderAsync(provider: Web3Provider) {
         this._web3Wrapper.setProvider(provider);
         await this.exchange.invalidateContractInstanceAsync();
         this.tokenRegistry.invalidateContractInstance();
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 041413994..f9037124d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ export {
     LogCancelArgs,
     LogFillArgs,
     EventArgs,
+    Web3Provider,
 } from './types';
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 742ac71ff..f15e05d1a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
+import * as Web3 from 'web3';
 
 // Utility function to create a K:V from a list of strings
 // Adapted from: https://basarat.gitbooks.io/typescript/content/docs/types/literal-types.html
@@ -309,3 +310,9 @@ export interface ContractEventEmitter {
     watch: (eventCallback: EventCallback) => void;
     stopWatchingAsync: () => Promise<void>;
 }
+/**
+ * We re-export the `Web3.Provider` type specified in the Web3 Typescript typings
+ * since it is the type of the `provider` argument to the `ZeroEx` constructor.
+ * It is however a `Web3` library type, not a native `0x.js` type.
+ */
+export type Web3Provider = Web3.Provider;
diff --git a/src/web3_wrapper.ts b/src/web3_wrapper.ts
index 05a8dc063..6bdca499f 100644
--- a/src/web3_wrapper.ts
+++ b/src/web3_wrapper.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ import * as _ from 'lodash';
 import * as Web3 from 'web3';
 import * as BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
 import promisify = require('es6-promisify');
-import {ZeroExError} from './types';
-import {assert} from './utils/assert';
 
 export class Web3Wrapper {
     private web3: Web3;
-    constructor(web3: Web3) {
+    constructor(provider: Web3.Provider) {
         this.web3 = new Web3();
-        this.web3.setProvider(web3.currentProvider);
+        this.web3.setProvider(provider);
     }
     public setProvider(provider: Web3.Provider) {
         this.web3.setProvider(provider);