Release - 1.0.0-beta.52

[nivida]

Fixed issues

• Getting Error: Invalid bytes string given: 0x [web3@1.0.0-beta.48] on simple Solidity view function #2527
• Not possible to call methods on existing contract #2499
• web3.eth.Contract can't parse ABI correctly [web.1.0.0-beta.47] #2444
• web3.js does not work when building in vue production mode (likely any webpack production build) #2465
• myContract.events.MyEvent is broken in beta.49-51 #2611
• Can't get tx receipt of reverted transaction #2612
• No receipt after contract deploy #2601
• methods.call() returns anonymousFunction()recursively #2411
• Problem with decoding complex types returned from contract function #2607
• Error when when connection close while getting logs #2614
• WebsocketProvider on React-Native url == null #2602
• Update WS library to newest version ^5.2.0 #1681
• [1.0] account management inconsistency #1204
• feature: detect subscription support in provider #1015
• Documenting web3.eth.getChainId() #2534
• web3.version.getNode() alternative in v1.0 using typescript #2514
• contractInstance.options.jsonInterface is undefined #2494
• Web3 constructor docs are wrong #2490
• Docs say to link "dist/web3.min.js" but there is no web3.min.js. #2383
• web3.eth.accounts.wallet errors when using #2647

Compare view beta.51 - beta.52

Type of change

• Release

Checklist:

• I have selected the correct base branch.
• I have performed a self-review of my own code.
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas.
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation.
• My changes generate no warnings.
• I have updated or added types for all modules I've changed
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules.
• I ran npm run test in the root folder with success and extended the tests if necessary.
• I ran npm run build in the root folder and tested it in the browser and with node.
• I ran npm run dtslint in the root folder and tested that all my types are correct
• I have tested my code on an ethereum test network.

[coveralls]

Coverage remained the same at 95.376% when pulling db28ca4 on release/1.0.0-beta.52 into 512c189 on 1.0.

[coveralls]

Coverage decreased (-0.002%) to 95.374% when pulling 1c89f50 on release/1.0.0-beta.52 into 512c189 on 1.0.