perf: avoid all default web3 middleware (ApeWorX#2488)

antazoey · web-flow · commit 22a6a86c7604 · 2025-03-21T18:48:42.000Z
diff --git a/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py b/src/ape_ethereum/provider.py
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ def _create_web3(
         providers.append(lambda: WebsocketProvider(endpoint_uri=ws))
 
     provider = AutoProvider(potential_providers=providers)
-    return Web3(provider)
+    return Web3(provider, middleware=[])
 
 
 def _get_default_data_dir() -> Path:
diff --git a/tests/functional/geth/test_provider.py b/tests/functional/geth/test_provider.py
@@ -374,6 +374,13 @@ def test_connect_request_headers(project, geth_provider, networks):
             assert "custom-geth-client/v100" in actual["User-Agent"]
 
 
+def test_connect_no_middleware(geth_provider):
+    actual = [x for x in geth_provider.web3.middleware_onion]
+    # NOTE: There is like 6 default, but for some reason, there is still 1
+    #  when not using any, not sure why, but at least we did what we can.
+    assert len(actual) <= 1
+
+
 @geth_process_test
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("block_id", (0, "0", "0x0", HexStr("0x0")))
 def test_get_block(geth_provider, block_id):
