3 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/plugin/evm/config.go b/plugin/evm/config.go
index 4d6650a..21b3aaf 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/config.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type CommandLineConfig struct {
 	PersonalAPIEnabled bool `json:"personal-api-enabled"`
 	TxPoolAPIEnabled   bool `json:"tx-pool-api-enabled"`
 	DebugAPIEnabled    bool `json:"debug-api-enabled"`
+	Web3APIEnabled     bool `json:"web3-api-enabled"`
 
 	ParsingError error
 }
diff --git a/plugin/evm/service.go b/plugin/evm/service.go
index a934941..7b8368e 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/service.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/service.go
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/json"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+	ethcrypto "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 )
 
 const (
-	version = "coreth-v0.3.7"
+	version = "coreth"
 )
 
 // test constants
@@ -50,6 +51,15 @@ func (s *NetAPI) PeerCount() hexutil.Uint { return hexutil.Uint(0) } // TODO: re
 // Version returns the current ethereum protocol version.
 func (s *NetAPI) Version() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%d", s.vm.networkID) }
 
+// Web3API offers helper API methods
+type Web3API struct{}
+
+// ClientVersion returns the version of the vm running
+func (s *Web3API) ClientVersion() string { return version }
+
+// Sha3 returns the bytes returned by hashing [input] with Keccak256
+func (s *Web3API) Sha3(input hexutil.Bytes) hexutil.Bytes { return ethcrypto.Keccak256(input) }
+
 // GetAcceptedFrontReply defines the reply that will be sent from the
 // GetAcceptedFront API call
 type GetAcceptedFrontReply struct {
diff --git a/plugin/evm/vm.go b/plugin/evm/vm.go
index c902f85..a8c4fc0 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/vm.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/vm.go
@@ -534,6 +534,10 @@ func (vm *VM) CreateHandlers() map[string]*commonEng.HTTPHandler {
 		handler.RegisterName("net", &NetAPI{vm})
 		enabledAPIs = append(enabledAPIs, "net")
 	}
+	if vm.CLIConfig.Web3APIEnabled {
+		handler.RegisterName("web3", &Web3API{})
+		enabledAPIs = append(enabledAPIs, "web3")
+	}
 
 	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Enabled APIs: %s", strings.Join(enabledAPIs, ", ")))