Cosmos Connect
Comos Connect makes it easy to query Cosmos-SDK based blockchains. You can perform specific chain related queries or subscribe to various events using the websocket.
Table of Contents
Getting Started
This section is intended to give you an introduction to using Cosmos Connect.
Prerequisites
- VSCode to install the extension locally.
Alternatively,
- VSCode.dev to install the extension on browser editor.
Installation
You can install Cosmos Connect from the visual studio marketplace
Or, you can search for Cosmos Connect in vscode Extensions sidebar.
It is recommended post installation to configure the extension for your use case. Here are the first few things you might wanna do.
Select your target chain
The extension is pre-configured with Cosmos Hub and localnet. You can find more details in the Configuration section.
Explore the settings
Explore all the configurations available in the extension by going to File > Preferences > Settings > Extensions > Cosmos Connect.
Configuration
The following chains are pre-configured by default. Any other chains can be manually added in the settings.
You can set up the extension settings at
File > Preferences > Settings > Extensions > Cosmos Connect
| Setting |
Type |
Default |
Scope |
Details |
cosmos-connect.workspaceChain |
string |
Cosmos Hub |
Workspace |
This setting is used to select which of the given chains is to be used in this workspace |
cosmos-connect.chains |
json |
Refer above |
Application |
Stores an array of JSON objects which contains the chain connection details.
The structure of the expected setting is elaborated below this table |
The structure of the expected setting for cosmos-connect.chains:
[
{
"name": "Cosmos Hub", // A unique human friendly name for the chain
"rest": "https://rest.lavenderfive.com:443/cosmoshub", // Used to perform Rest queries to fetch Tx details etc.
"websocket": "wss://rpc.lavenderfive.com/cosmoshub/websocket", // Used to subscribe to blocks etc.
}
]
Commands
These commands can be activated using View > Command Palette (Windows: Ctrl+Shft+P, MacOS: Cmd+Shft+P, Linux: Ctrl+Shft+P)
All the given keybindings can be customized
| Title |
Command |
Details |
| Query Tx |
cosmos-connect.queryTx |
Queries the transaction details for the given transaction hash |
| Query Node Info |
cosmos-connect.queryNodeInfo |
Queries the connected node information |
| Query Latest Block |
cosmos-connect.queryLatestBlock |
Queries the latest block on the selected chain |
| Query Block By Height |
cosmos-connect.queryBlockByHeight |
Queries the block details for the given block height on the selected chain |
| Query All Module Accounts |
cosmos-connect.queryAllModuleAccounts |
Queries all the existing module accounts on the selected chain along with their permissions |
| Query All Denoms Metadata |
cosmos-connect.queryAllDenomsMetadata |
Queries all the denoms on the selected chain, along with its metadata. Includes the IBC and tokenfactory denoms |
| Subscribe To New Blocks |
cosmos-connect.subscribeToNewBlock |
Subscribe to the latest blocks feed |
| Subscribe To Custom Event |
cosmos-connect.subscribeToCustomEvent |
Subscibe via the given websocket any custom event. Details: CometBFT - Subscribing to events via Websocket |
