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+import { Logger } from 'pino';
+import Web3 from 'web3';
+import { assert } from '../errors';
+import {
+  EIP1559GasExtension,
+  FeeManagerV2,
+  GasCategory,
+  LegacyGasExtension,
+  TransactionTemplate,
+} from './fees/manager';
+
+export type InputTx = {
+  from: string;
+  data: string;
+  to: string;
+  value?: string;
+};
+
+enum EvmRpcError {
+  NonceTooLow,
+  TransactionUnderpriced,
+  Stuck,
+  Other,
+}
+
+function stringToError(error: any): EvmRpcError {
+  const stringifiedError = `${error}`;
+  if (stringifiedError.match(/too low/i)) return EvmRpcError.NonceTooLow;
+  if (stringifiedError.match(/underpriced/i)) return EvmRpcError.TransactionUnderpriced;
+  if (stringifiedError.match(/not mined/i)) return EvmRpcError.Stuck;
+  // else if (stringifiedError.match(/execution reverted/i)) return Error.EstimationReverted;
+  // else if (stringifiedError.match(/Transaction has been reverted by the EVM/i)) return Error.Reverted;
+  return EvmRpcError.Other;
+}
+
+type PopulatedTxn = TransactionTemplate & (EIP1559GasExtension | LegacyGasExtension);
+
+type Signer = (transactionConfig: Parameters<Web3['eth']['sendTransaction']>[0]) => string;
+
+type TransactionSenderOpts = {
+  sendMaxAttempts: number;
+  pollingIntervalMs: number;
+  pollingMaxAttempts: number;
+};
+
+type Web3TransactionReceipt = Awaited<ReturnType<Web3['eth']['getTransactionReceipt']>>;
+type Broadcast = {
+  tx: PopulatedTxn;
+  broadcastId: number;
+  attempt: number;
+  hash?: string;
+  broadcastFailed?: boolean;
+};
+
+const defaultOpts: TransactionSenderOpts = {
+  sendMaxAttempts: 4,
+  pollingIntervalMs: 5_000,
+  pollingMaxAttempts: 5,
+};
+
+export class TransactionSender {
+  #startedAt?: Date;
+
+  #resolvedAt?: Date;
+
+  readonly #inputTx: Readonly<InputTx>;
+
+  readonly #feeManager: FeeManagerV2;
+
+  readonly #signer: Signer;
+
+  readonly #connection: Web3;
+
+  readonly #logger: Logger;
+
+  readonly #id: number;
+
+  readonly #opts: TransactionSenderOpts;
+
+  readonly #broadcasts: Array<Broadcast> = [];
+
+  #latestBroadcast?: Broadcast;
+
+  constructor(
+    tx: InputTx,
+    connection: Web3,
+    manager: FeeManagerV2,
+    signer: Signer,
+    logger: Logger,
+    opts?: TransactionSenderOpts,
+  ) {
+    this.#inputTx = tx;
+    this.#connection = connection;
+    this.#feeManager = manager;
+    this.#signer = signer;
+    this.#id = new Date().getTime();
+    this.#logger = logger.child({ [TransactionSender.name]: this.#id });
+    this.#opts = { ...(opts || {}), ...defaultOpts };
+  }
+
+  async send(): Promise<string> {
+    assert(!this.#startedAt && !this.#resolvedAt, `sending already initiated (${this.#id})`);
+    this.#startedAt = new Date();
+
+    const txReceipt = await this.run();
+
+    this.#logger.info(
+      `tx ${txReceipt.transactionHash} confirmed at block #${txReceipt.blockNumber} at attempt #${this.#broadcastAttemptsCount}`,
+    );
+    return txReceipt.transactionHash;
+  }
+
+  get #broadcastAttemptsCount() {
+    return this.#broadcasts.length;
+  }
+
+  private async run(): Promise<Web3TransactionReceipt> {
+    const template = await this.getTransactionTemplate();
+    const tx = await this.#feeManager.populateTx(template);
+    return this.getPromise(tx);
+  }
+
+  private getPromise(tx: PopulatedTxn): Promise<Web3TransactionReceipt> {
+    const broadcast = {
+      tx,
+      broadcastId: new Date().getTime(),
+      attempt: this.#broadcastAttemptsCount + 1,
+    };
+    if (broadcast.attempt > this.#opts.sendMaxAttempts) {
+      this.#logger.debug(
+        `no more attempts (${this.#broadcastAttemptsCount}/${this.#opts.sendMaxAttempts})`,
+      );
+      return Promise.reject(new Error(`max attempts to send a txn reached`));
+    }
+    this.#broadcasts.push(broadcast);
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.signAndBroadcast(broadcast).then(
+        (hash) => this.handleBroadcastSuccess(hash, broadcast).then(resolve, reject),
+        (err) => this.handleBroadcastRejection(err, broadcast).then(resolve, reject),
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
+  private pushReplacement(broadcast: Broadcast): Promise<Web3TransactionReceipt> {
+    const isLastAttempt = this.#opts.sendMaxAttempts === broadcast.attempt + 1;
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.#feeManager
+        .populateReplacementTx(
+          broadcast.tx,
+          broadcast.tx,
+          undefined,
+          isLastAttempt ? GasCategory.HIGH : undefined,
+        )
+        .then(
+          (tx) => {
+            resolve(this.getPromise(tx));
+          },
+          (err) => {
+            reject(new Error(`unable to populate txn: ${err}`));
+          },
+        );
+    });
+  }
+
+  private handleBroadcastSuccess(
+    hash: string,
+    broadcast: Broadcast,
+  ): Promise<Web3TransactionReceipt> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      let pollingAttemptsLeft = this.#opts.pollingMaxAttempts;
+      let pollingInterval: NodeJS.Timer;
+      let locked = false;
+
+      const stopPolling = () => {
+        locked = false;
+        clearInterval(pollingInterval);
+      };
+
+      pollingInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        if (locked) return;
+        locked = true;
+
+        if (pollingAttemptsLeft-- <= 0) {
+          this.#logger.debug(`poller reached max attempts, trying to replace txn`);
+          stopPolling();
+          resolve(this.pushReplacement(broadcast));
+        }
+
+        this.#connection.eth.getTransactionReceipt(hash).then(
+          (transactionReceiptResult) => {
+            if (transactionReceiptResult.status === true) {
+              stopPolling();
+              resolve(transactionReceiptResult);
+            } else if (transactionReceiptResult?.status === false) {
+              stopPolling();
+              reject(new Error(`tx ${hash} reverted`));
+            }
+          },
+          (err) => {
+            this.#logger.debug(`unable to get txn receipt: ${err}, still working...`);
+          },
+        );
+
+        locked = false;
+      }, this.#opts.pollingIntervalMs);
+    });
+  }
+
+  private handleBroadcastRejection(e: any, broadcast: Broadcast) {
+    const error = stringToError(e);
+    if (error === EvmRpcError.NonceTooLow) {
+      return this.getPromise({ ...broadcast.tx, nonce: broadcast.tx.nonce + 1 });
+    }
+    if (error === EvmRpcError.TransactionUnderpriced) {
+      return this.pushReplacement(broadcast);
+    }
+    if (error === EvmRpcError.Stuck) {
+      return this.pushReplacement(broadcast);
+    }
+    return Promise.reject(e);
+  }
+
+  private signAndBroadcast(broadcast: Broadcast): Promise<string> {
+    this.#logger.info(`signing transaction: ${JSON.stringify(broadcast.tx)}`);
+    const signedTransactionData = this.#signer(broadcast.tx);
+    this.#latestBroadcast = broadcast;
+
+    return this.broadcast(signedTransactionData);
+  }
+
+  private async getTransactionTemplate(): Promise<TransactionTemplate> {
+    const tx = this.#inputTx;
+    const [nonce, gas, blockNumber] = await Promise.all([
+      this.#connection.eth.getTransactionCount(tx.from),
+      this.#feeManager.estimateTx(tx),
+      this.#connection.eth.getBlockNumber(),
+    ]);
+
+    this.#logger.debug(`current block: #${blockNumber}`);
+    return {
+      from: tx.from,
+      to: tx.to,
+      data: tx.data,
+      value: tx.value,
+
+      gas,
+      nonce,
+    };
+  }
+
+  private broadcast(signedTransactionData: string): Promise<string> {
+    const broadcast = this.#latestBroadcast;
+    assert(!!broadcast, 'broadcast not set');
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const errorHandler = (error: any) => {
+        this.#logger.error(`broadcast#${broadcast.attempt} failed: ${error}`);
+        this.#logger.error(error);
+        // do not raise any error if txn hash has been already retrieved; the upper level code would handle this
+        // by quering the txn receipt
+        if (broadcast.hash === undefined) {
+          broadcast.broadcastFailed = true;
+          reject(new Error(`broadcast#${broadcast.attempt} failed: ${error}`));
+        }
+      };
+
+      this.#logger.debug(`broadcasting (attempt#${broadcast.attempt}): ${signedTransactionData}`);
+
+      // kinda weird code below: THREE checks
+      try {
+        // try-catch block is needed because sendSignedTransaction() may throw an error during tx preparation (e.g., incorrect gas value)
+        this.#connection.eth
+          .sendSignedTransaction(signedTransactionData)
+          .on('error', errorHandler) // this is needed of RPC node raises an error
+          .once('transactionHash', (hash: string) => {
+            this.#logger.debug(`broadcast#${broadcast.attempt} succeeded, txHash: ${hash}`);
+            broadcast.hash = hash;
+            resolve(hash);
+          })
+          .catch(errorHandler); // this is needed to catch async errors occurred in another loop
+      } catch (error) {
+        errorHandler(error);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}