Fix: Resolve Type Warnings for ConfigService.get()

packages/config-service/src/services/index.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import findConfig from 'find-config';
 import pino from 'pino';
 
+import type { ConfigKey, GetTypeOfConfigKey } from './globalConfig';
+import { GlobalConfig } from './globalConfig';
 import { LoggerService } from './loggerService';
 import { ValidationService } from './validationService';
 
@@ -93,11 +95,35 @@
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get an env var by name
-   * @param name string
-   * @returns string | undefined
+   * Retrieves the value of a specified configuration property using its key name.
+   *
+   * The method incorporates validation to ensure required configuration values are provided.
+   *
+   * **Note:** The validations in this method, in addition to the `ValidationService.startUp(process.env)` in the constructor, are crucial
+   * as this method is frequently invoked in testing environments where configuration values might be dynamically
+   * overridden. Additionally, since this method is the most exposed method across different packages, serving as the
+   * main gateway for accessing configurations, these validations help strengthen security and prevent undefined
+   * behavior in both production and testing scenarios.
+   *
+   * For the CHAIN_ID key, the value is converted to a hexadecimal format prefixed with '0x'.
+   *
+   * @param name - The configuration key to retrieve.
+   * @typeParam K - The specific type parameter representing the ConfigKey.
+   * @returns The value associated with the specified key, or the default value from its GlobalConfig entry, properly typed based on the key's configuration.
+   * @throws Error if a required configuration value is missing.
    */
-  public static get(name: string): string | number | boolean | null | undefined {
-    return this.getInstance().envs[name];
+  public static get<K extends ConfigKey>(name: K): GetTypeOfConfigKey<K> {
+    const configEntry = GlobalConfig.ENTRIES[name];
+    let value = this.getInstance().envs[name] == undefined ? configEntry?.defaultValue : this.getInstance().envs[name];
+
+    if (value == undefined && configEntry?.required) {
+      throw new Error(`Configuration error: ${name} is a mandatory configuration for relay operation.`);
+    }
+
+    if (name === 'CHAIN_ID' && value !== undefined) {
+      value = `0x${Number(value).toString(16)}`;
+    }
+
+    return value as GetTypeOfConfigKey<K>;
   }
 }

packages/config-service/src/services/validationService.ts

@@ -30,26 +30,33 @@
     Object.entries(GlobalConfig.ENTRIES).forEach(([entryName, entryInfo]) => {
       if (entryInfo.required) {
         if (!envs.hasOwnProperty(entryName)) {
-          throw new Error(`${entryName} is a mandatory and the relay cannot operate without its value.`);
+          throw new Error(`Configuration error: ${entryName} is a mandatory configuration for relay operation.`);
         }
 
         if (entryInfo.type === 'number' && isNaN(Number(envs[entryName]))) {
-          throw new Error(`${entryName} must be a valid number.`);
+          throw new Error(`Configuration error: ${entryName} must be a valid number.`);
         }
       }
     });
   }
 
   /**
-   * Transform string env variables to the proper formats (number/boolean/string)
-   * @param envs
+   * Transform string environment variables to their proper types based on GlobalConfig.ENTRIES.
+   * For each entry:
+   * - If the env var is missing but has a default value, use the default
+   * - For 'number' type, converts to Number
+   * - For 'boolean' type, converts 'true' string to true boolean
+   * - For 'string' and 'array' types, keeps as string
+   *
+   * @param envs - Dictionary of environment variables and their string values
+   * @returns Dictionary with environment variables cast to their proper types
    */
   static typeCasting(envs: NodeJS.Dict<string>): NodeJS.Dict<any> {
     const typeCastedEnvs: NodeJS.Dict<any> = {};
 
     Object.entries(GlobalConfig.ENTRIES).forEach(([entryName, entryInfo]) => {
       if (!envs.hasOwnProperty(entryName)) {
-        if (entryInfo.defaultValue) {
+        if (entryInfo.defaultValue != null) {
           typeCastedEnvs[entryName] = entryInfo.defaultValue;
         }
         return;

packages/config-service/tests/src/services/configService.spec.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import chai, { expect } from 'chai';
 import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
 import { ConfigService } from '../../../src/services';
+import { GlobalConfig, type ConfigKey } from '../../../src/services/globalConfig';
 
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
 
@@ -50,13 +51,77 @@ describe('ConfigService tests', async function () {
 
   it('should be able to get existing env var', async () => {
     const res = ConfigService.get('CHAIN_ID');
-
     expect(res).to.equal('0x12a');
   });
 
   it('should return undefined for non-existing variable', async () => {
-    const res = ConfigService.get('NON_EXISTING_VAR');
-
+    const res = ConfigService.get('NON_EXISTING_VAR' as ConfigKey);
     expect(res).to.equal(undefined);
   });
+
+  it('should return the default value for configurations not set in process.env', async () => {
+    const targetKey = 'FILE_APPEND_MAX_CHUNKS';
+    const envValue = process.env[targetKey];
+
+    // ensure the key is not listed in env
+    expect(envValue).to.be.undefined;
+
+    const expectedDefaultValue = GlobalConfig.ENTRIES[targetKey].defaultValue;
+
+    const res = ConfigService.get(targetKey);
+    expect(res).to.equal(expectedDefaultValue);
+  });
+
+  it('should infer the explicit type for configuration which is either required or has a valid defaultValue', () => {
+    const targetKeys = [
+      'FILE_APPEND_MAX_CHUNKS',
+      'GET_RECORD_DEFAULT_TO_CONSENSUS_NODE',
+      'E2E_RELAY_HOST',
+      'ETH_CALL_ACCEPTED_ERRORS',
+    ] as ConfigKey[];
+
+    targetKeys.forEach((targetKey) => {
+      const result = ConfigService.get(targetKey);
+      const expectedTypeString = GlobalConfig.ENTRIES[targetKey].type;
+
+      switch (expectedTypeString) {
+        case 'number':
+          expect(typeof result === 'number').to.be.true;
+          break;
+        case 'boolean':
+          expect(typeof result === 'boolean').to.be.true;
+          break;
+        case 'string':
+        case 'array':
+          expect(typeof result === 'string').to.be.true;
+          break;
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Should always convert CHAIN_ID to a hexadecimal string, regardless of input value type.', async () => {
+    const originalEnv = process.env;
+
+    const testChainId = (input: string, expected: string) => {
+      process.env = { ...originalEnv, CHAIN_ID: input };
+      // Reset the ConfigService singleton instance to force a new initialization
+      // This is necessary because ConfigService caches the env values when first instantiated,
+      // so we need to clear that cache to test with our new CHAIN_ID value
+      // @ts-ignore - accessing private property for testing
+      delete ConfigService.instance;
+      expect(ConfigService.get('CHAIN_ID')).to.equal(expected);
+    };
+
+    try {
+      // Test cases
+      testChainId('298', '0x12a'); // decimal number
+      testChainId('0x12a', '0x12a'); // hexadecimal with prefix
+      testChainId('1000000', '0xf4240'); // larger number
+      testChainId('0xhedera', '0xNaN'); // invalid number
+    } finally {
+      process.env = originalEnv;
+      // @ts-ignore - accessing private property for testing
+      delete ConfigService.instance;
+    }
+  });
 });

packages/config-service/tests/src/services/loggerService.spec.ts

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('LoggerService tests', async function () {
   });
 
   it('should be able to return plain information', async () => {
-    const envName = GlobalConfig.ENTRIES.CHAIN_ID.envName;
+    const envName = 'CHAIN_ID';
     const res = ConfigService.get(envName);
 
     expect(LoggerService.maskUpEnv(envName, res)).to.equal(`${envName} = ${res}`);

packages/config-service/tests/src/services/validationService.spec.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('ValidationService tests', async function () {
 
     it('should fail fast if mandatory env is not passed', async () => {
       expect(() => ValidationService.startUp({})).to.throw(
-        'CHAIN_ID is a mandatory and the relay cannot operate without its value.',
+        'Configuration error: CHAIN_ID is a mandatory configuration for relay operation.',
       );
     });
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('ValidationService tests', async function () {
         ValidationService.startUp({
           ...mandatoryStartUpFields,
         }),
-      ).to.throw('npm_package_version is a mandatory and the relay cannot operate without its value.');
+      ).to.throw('Configuration error: npm_package_version is a mandatory configuration for relay operation.');
     });
   });
 
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ describe('ValidationService tests', async function () {
 
     it('should skip adding value if it is missing and there is no default value set', async () => {
       const castedEnvs = ValidationService.typeCasting({});
-      expect(castedEnvs).to.not.haveOwnProperty(GlobalConfig.ENTRIES.FILTER_TTL.envName);
-      expect(castedEnvs[GlobalConfig.ENTRIES.FILTER_TTL.envName]).to.be.undefined;
+      expect(castedEnvs).to.not.haveOwnProperty(GlobalConfig.ENTRIES.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN.envName);
+      expect(castedEnvs[GlobalConfig.ENTRIES.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN.envName]).to.be.undefined;
     });
 
     it('should to cast string type', async () => {

packages/relay/src/lib/clients/cache/localLRUCache.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import { Logger } from 'pino';
 import { Gauge, Registry } from 'prom-client';
 import { ICacheClient } from './ICacheClient';
-import constants from '../../constants';
 import LRUCache, { LimitedByCount, LimitedByTTL } from 'lru-cache';
 import { ConfigService } from '@hashgraph/json-rpc-config-service/dist/services';
 import { RequestDetails } from '../../types';
@@ -40,11 +39,9 @@ export class LocalLRUCache implements ICacheClient {
    */
   private readonly options: LimitedByCount & LimitedByTTL = {
     // The maximum number (or size) of items that remain in the cache (assuming no TTL pruning or explicit deletions).
-    // @ts-ignore
-    max: Number.parseInt(ConfigService.get('CACHE_MAX') ?? constants.CACHE_MAX.toString()),
+    max: ConfigService.get('CACHE_MAX'),
     // Max time to live in ms, for items before they are considered stale.
-    // @ts-ignore
-    ttl: Number.parseInt(ConfigService.get('CACHE_TTL') ?? constants.CACHE_TTL.ONE_HOUR.toString()),
+    ttl: ConfigService.get('CACHE_TTL'),
   };
 
   /**

packages/relay/src/lib/clients/cache/redisCache.ts

@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ export class RedisCache implements IRedisCacheClient {
    */
   private readonly options = {
     // Max time to live in ms, for items before they are considered stale.
-    // @ts-ignore
-    ttl: Number.parseInt(ConfigService.get('CACHE_TTL') ?? constants.CACHE_TTL.ONE_HOUR.toString()),
+    ttl: ConfigService.get('CACHE_TTL'),
   };
 
   /**
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ export class RedisCache implements IRedisCacheClient {
     this.register = register;
 
     const redisUrl = ConfigService.get('REDIS_URL')!;
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const reconnectDelay = parseInt(ConfigService.get('REDIS_RECONNECT_DELAY_MS') || '1000');
+    const reconnectDelay = ConfigService.get('REDIS_RECONNECT_DELAY_MS');
     this.client = createClient({
       // @ts-ignore
       url: redisUrl,

packages/relay/src/lib/clients/mirrorNodeClient.ts

@@ -161,47 +161,29 @@ export class MirrorNodeClient {
 
   static readonly EVM_ADDRESS_REGEX: RegExp = /\/accounts\/([\d\.]+)/;
 
-  public static readonly mirrorNodeContractResultsPageMax = parseInt(
-    // @ts-ignore
-    ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_CONTRACT_RESULTS_PG_MAX') || 25,
+  public static readonly mirrorNodeContractResultsPageMax = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_CONTRACT_RESULTS_PG_MAX');
+  public static readonly mirrorNodeContractResultsLogsPageMax = ConfigService.get(
+    'MIRROR_NODE_CONTRACT_RESULTS_LOGS_PG_MAX',
   );
-  public static readonly mirrorNodeContractResultsLogsPageMax =
-    // @ts-ignore
-    parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_CONTRACT_RESULTS_LOGS_PG_MAX') || 200);
 
   protected createAxiosClient(baseUrl: string): AxiosInstance {
     // defualt values for axios clients to mirror node
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const mirrorNodeTimeout = parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_TIMEOUT') || '10000');
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const mirrorNodeMaxRedirects = parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_MAX_REDIRECTS') || '5');
+    const mirrorNodeTimeout = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_TIMEOUT');
+    const mirrorNodeMaxRedirects = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_MAX_REDIRECTS');
     const mirrorNodeHttpKeepAlive = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_HTTP_KEEP_ALIVE');
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const mirrorNodeHttpKeepAliveMsecs = parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_HTTP_KEEP_ALIVE_MSECS') || '1000');
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const mirrorNodeHttpMaxSockets = parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_HTTP_MAX_SOCKETS') || '300');
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const mirrorNodeHttpMaxTotalSockets = parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_HTTP_MAX_TOTAL_SOCKETS') || '300');
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const mirrorNodeHttpSocketTimeout = parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_HTTP_SOCKET_TIMEOUT') || '60000');
+    const mirrorNodeHttpKeepAliveMsecs = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_HTTP_KEEP_ALIVE_MSECS');
+    const mirrorNodeHttpMaxSockets = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_HTTP_MAX_SOCKETS');
+    const mirrorNodeHttpMaxTotalSockets = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_HTTP_MAX_TOTAL_SOCKETS');
+    const mirrorNodeHttpSocketTimeout = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_HTTP_SOCKET_TIMEOUT');
     const isDevMode = ConfigService.get('DEV_MODE');
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const mirrorNodeRetries = parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_RETRIES') || '0'); // we are in the process of deprecating this feature
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const mirrorNodeRetriesDevMode = parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_RETRIES_DEVMODE') || '5');
+    const mirrorNodeRetries = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_RETRIES'); // we are in the process of deprecating this feature
+    const mirrorNodeRetriesDevMode = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_RETRIES_DEVMODE');
     const mirrorNodeRetryDelay = this.MIRROR_NODE_RETRY_DELAY;
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const mirrorNodeRetryDelayDevMode = parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_RETRY_DELAY_DEVMODE') || '200');
-    const mirrorNodeRetryErrorCodes = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_RETRY_CODES')
-      ? // @ts-ignore
-        JSON.parse(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_RETRY_CODES'))
-      : []; // we are in the process of deprecating this feature
-    // by default will be true, unless explicitly set to false.
-    // @ts-ignore
+    const mirrorNodeRetryDelayDevMode = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_RETRY_DELAY_DEVMODE');
+    const mirrorNodeRetryErrorCodes = JSON.parse(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_RETRY_CODES')); // we are in the process of deprecating this feature by default will be true, unless explicitly set to false.
     const useCacheableDnsLookup: boolean = ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_AGENT_CACHEABLE_DNS');
 
     const httpAgent = new http.Agent({
-      // @ts-ignore
       keepAlive: mirrorNodeHttpKeepAlive,
       keepAliveMsecs: mirrorNodeHttpKeepAliveMsecs,
       maxSockets: mirrorNodeHttpMaxSockets,
@@ -258,6 +240,7 @@ export class MirrorNodeClient {
         return delay;
       },
       retryCondition: (error) => {
+        // @ts-ignore
         return !error?.response?.status || mirrorNodeRetryErrorCodes.includes(error?.response?.status);
       },
       shouldResetTimeout: true,
@@ -313,11 +296,11 @@ export class MirrorNodeClient {
     this.cacheService = cacheService;
 
     // set  up eth call  accepted error codes.
-    if (ConfigService.get('ETH_CALL_ACCEPTED_ERRORS')) {
+    const parsedAcceptedError = JSON.parse(ConfigService.get('ETH_CALL_ACCEPTED_ERRORS'));
+    if (parsedAcceptedError.length != 0) {
       MirrorNodeClient.acceptedErrorStatusesResponsePerRequestPathMap.set(
         MirrorNodeClient.CONTRACT_CALL_ENDPOINT,
-        // @ts-ignore
-        JSON.parse(ConfigService.get('ETH_CALL_ACCEPTED_ERRORS')),
+        parsedAcceptedError,
       );
     }
   }
@@ -1334,8 +1317,7 @@ export class MirrorNodeClient {
       this.setQueryParam(queryParamObject, 'limit', limitOrderParams.limit);
       this.setQueryParam(queryParamObject, 'order', limitOrderParams.order);
     } else {
-      // @ts-ignore
-      this.setQueryParam(queryParamObject, 'limit', parseInt(ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_LIMIT_PARAM') || '100'));
+      this.setQueryParam(queryParamObject, 'limit', ConfigService.get('MIRROR_NODE_LIMIT_PARAM'));
       this.setQueryParam(queryParamObject, 'order', constants.ORDER.ASC);
     }
   }

packages/relay/src/lib/clients/sdkClient.ts

@@ -140,18 +140,16 @@
   ) {
     this.clientMain = clientMain;
 
-    if (ConfigService.get('CONSENSUS_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME')) {
-      // sets the maximum time in ms for the SDK to wait when submitting
-      // a transaction/query before throwing a TIMEOUT error
-      this.clientMain = clientMain.setMaxExecutionTime(Number(ConfigService.get('CONSENSUS_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME')));
-    }
+    // sets the maximum time in ms for the SDK to wait when submitting
+    // a transaction/query before throwing a TIMEOUT error
+    this.clientMain = clientMain.setMaxExecutionTime(ConfigService.get('CONSENSUS_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME'));
 
     this.logger = logger;
     this.cacheService = cacheService;
     this.eventEmitter = eventEmitter;
     this.hbarLimitService = hbarLimitService;
-    this.maxChunks = Number(ConfigService.get('FILE_APPEND_MAX_CHUNKS')) || 20;
-    this.fileAppendChunkSize = Number(ConfigService.get('FILE_APPEND_CHUNK_SIZE')) || 5120;
+    this.maxChunks = ConfigService.get('FILE_APPEND_MAX_CHUNKS');
+    this.fileAppendChunkSize = ConfigService.get('FILE_APPEND_CHUNK_SIZE');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -519,8 +517,7 @@
   ): Promise<ContractFunctionResult> {
     let retries = 0;
     let resp;
-    // @ts-ignore
-    while (parseInt(ConfigService.get('CONTRACT_QUERY_TIMEOUT_RETRIES') || '1') > retries) {
+    while (ConfigService.get('CONTRACT_QUERY_TIMEOUT_RETRIES') > retries) {
       try {
         resp = await this.submitContractCallQuery(to, data, gas, from, callerName, requestDetails);
         return resp;

packages/relay/src/lib/config/hbarSpendingPlanConfigService.ts

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class HbarSpendingPlanConfigService {
    * @private
    */
   private static loadSpendingPlansConfig(logger: Logger): SpendingPlanConfig[] {
-    const spendingPlanConfig = ConfigService.get('HBAR_SPENDING_PLANS_CONFIG') as string;
+    const spendingPlanConfig = ConfigService.get('HBAR_SPENDING_PLANS_CONFIG');
 
     if (!spendingPlanConfig) {
       if (logger.isLevelEnabled('trace')) {