Metamask: “eth_requestAccounts”, but without MetaMask popping up – BULOBA WOMEN’S GROUP

Managing user accounts with window.ethereum.requestAccounts without prompting the user

Metamask:

In recent versions of MetaMask, users are often prompted to install and authorize the extension to access Ethereum accounts. However, for development purposes or when working with scripts that require direct interaction with the user’s Ethereum account, it is essential to control when and how this prompt is displayed.

The window.ethereum.requestAccounts function added in MetaMask 5.0.3 allows you to programmatically request an Ethereum account without prompting the user. However, its behavior has been modified to prevent direct interaction with the user.

To achieve your goal of running a script that requires an account without prompting the user, you can use the following approach:

window.ethereum.requestAccounts and on('accounts', function() { ... })

By using on('accounts', function() instead of requestAccounts, you will have access to the list of accounts directly from MetaMask. This will bypass the default behavior and allow your script to manage user accounts without prompting the user.

Here is an example implementation:

`javascript


const accounts = await window.ethereum.requestAccounts();
In this code snippet, we use theon('accounts', function()callback function to get a list of available Ethereum accounts. This approach does not prompt the user and allows your script to access and manage their accounts as needed.

Example usage:



javascript
window.on('accounts', function(accounts) {
console.log(Available accounts: ${accounts.length});
// Use the accounts array to perform operations on the user's account
});


In this example, we define a callback that logs the number of available Ethereum accounts. You can then use the list of accounts in your script to perform various operations.
Important note:

Please note that using window.ethereum.requestAccountsand theon(‘accounts’, function())approach will not work in all cases. For example, if you run your script on a server or in a node.js environment without direct access to user accounts, this method will still prompt the user.

If you want more control when querying users or want to handle specific scenarios differently, consider using other ways to interact with Ethereum accounts, such as using Web3 libraries likeethers.js` or implementing your own custom solution.

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