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@kea-wallet/embedded-provider

Embedded wallet provider for KEA Wallet — manages iframe lifecycle, postMessage protocol, connection state, and chain adapters.

Install​

npm install @kea-wallet/embedded-provider

When to use​

Use this package when you need direct control over the wallet iframe and postMessage layer. For higher-level integrations:

  • @kea-wallet/browser-sdk — adds a typed RPC client on top
  • @kea-wallet/react-sdk — React provider and hooks
  • @kea-wallet/react-ui — prebuilt React wallet UI components

Quick start​

import { EmbeddedProvider } from '@kea-wallet/embedded-provider';

const provider = new EmbeddedProvider();
await provider.initialize();

const { accounts } = await provider.connect({
metadata: { appName: 'My dApp', appUrl: window.location.origin },
});

// Sign a transaction via the Thru chain adapter
const signingContext = await provider.thru.getSigningContext();
const signed = await provider.thru.signTransaction(base64Transaction);

// Clean up
await provider.disconnect();
provider.destroy();

Events​

Subscribe with provider.on(event, callback):

  • connectStart — connection flow initiated
  • connect — connection succeeded
  • connectError — connection failed
  • disconnect — wallet disconnected
  • accountChanged — active account switched
  • lock — wallet locked
  • uiShow — wallet UI became visible

Lifecycle​

ClassDescription
EmbeddedProviderEmbedded wallet provider that communicates with the KEA Wallet via a hidden iframe and the postMessage protocol.

Chain​

ClassDescription
EmbeddedThruChainThru chain adapter that delegates all signing operations to the KEA Wallet iframe via the postMessage protocol. Implements the IThruChain interface.

Other​

NameDescription
ConnectOptionsOptions passed to EmbeddedProvider.connect.
EmbeddedProviderConfigConfiguration options for EmbeddedProvider.
DEFAULT_IFRAME_URLDefault URL for the KEA Wallet embedded iframe. Override via EmbeddedProviderConfig.iframeUrl for custom deployments or http://localhost:... during development.