asyncified filters

lib/web3.js

@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ web3.eth.filter = function (fil, eventParams, options, formatter) {
         return fil(eventParams, options);
     }
 
-    // what outputLogFormatter? that's wrong
-    //return new Filter(fil, watches.eth(), formatters.outputLogFormatter);
+    // output logs works for blockFilter and pendingTransaction filters?
     return new Filter(fil, watches.eth(), formatter || formatters.outputLogFormatter);
 };
 /*jshint maxparams:3 */

lib/web3/filter.js

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ var getOptions = function (options) {
 };
 
 var Filter = function (options, methods, formatter) {
+    var self = this;
     var implementation = {};
     methods.forEach(function (method) {
         method.attachToObject(implementation);
@@ -83,51 +84,69 @@ var Filter = function (options, methods, formatter) {
     this.implementation = implementation;
     this.callbacks = [];
     this.formatter = formatter;
-    this.filterId = this.implementation.newFilter(this.options);
+    this.implementation.newFilter(this.options, function(error, id){
+        if(error)
+            self.filterError = error;
+        else
+            self.filterId = id;
+    });
 };
 
 Filter.prototype.watch = function (callback) {
-    this.callbacks.push(callback);
     var self = this;
 
-    var onMessage = function (error, messages) {
-        if (error) {
-            return self.callbacks.forEach(function (callback) {
-                callback(error);
-            });
-        }
+    // check inf an interval of 10ms if the filter id has arrived
+    var intervalId = setInterval(function(){
 
-        messages.forEach(function (message) {
-            message = self.formatter ? self.formatter(message) : message;
-            self.callbacks.forEach(function (callback) {
-                callback(null, message);
-            });
-        });
-    };
+        if(self.filterId || self.filterError)
+            clearInterval(intervalId);
 
-    // call getFilterLogs on start
-    if (!utils.isString(this.options)) {
-        this.get(function (err, messages) {
-            // don't send all the responses to all the watches again... just to this one
-            if (err) {
-                callback(err);
+        if(self.filterError || !self.filterId)
+            return; 
+
+        self.callbacks.push(callback);
+
+        var onMessage = function (error, messages) {
+            if (error) {
+                return self.callbacks.forEach(function (callback) {
+                    callback(error);
+                });
             }
 
             messages.forEach(function (message) {
-                callback(null, message);
+                message = self.formatter ? self.formatter(message) : message;
+                self.callbacks.forEach(function (callback) {
+                    callback(null, message);
+                });
             });
-        });
-    }
+        };
 
-    RequestManager.getInstance().startPolling({
-        method: this.implementation.poll.call,
-        params: [this.filterId],
-    }, this.filterId, onMessage, this.stopWatching.bind(this));
+        // call getFilterLogs on start
+        if (!utils.isString(self.options)) {
+            self.get(function (err, messages) {
+                // don't send all the responses to all the watches again... just to self one
+                if (err) {
+                    callback(err);
+                }
+
+                messages.forEach(function (message) {
+                    callback(null, message);
+                });
+            });
+        }
+
+        RequestManager.getInstance().startPolling({
+            method: self.implementation.poll.call,
+            params: [self.filterId],
+        }, self.filterId, onMessage, self.stopWatching.bind(self));
+        
+    }, 10);
 };
 
 Filter.prototype.stopWatching = function () {
     RequestManager.getInstance().stopPolling(this.filterId);
-    this.implementation.uninstallFilter(this.filterId);
+    // remove async
+    this.implementation.uninstallFilter(this.filterId, function(){});
     this.callbacks = [];
 };
 

lib/web3/watches.js

@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ var eth = function () {
 
         switch(type) {
             case 'latest':
-                args.pop();
+                args.shift();
                 this.params = 0;
                 return 'eth_newBlockFilter';
             case 'pending':
-                args.pop();
+                args.shift();
                 this.params = 0;
                 return 'eth_newPendingTransactionFilter';
             default: