diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f034fa32..762fca804 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ For details on all available API methods, see the [reference page](api_reference
* [.getNodeInfo([callback])](api_reference.md#module_core.getNodeInfo)
-* [getTips([callback])](api_reference.md#module_core.getTips)
-
* [getTransactionObjects(hashes, [callback])](api_reference.md#module_core.getTransactionObjects)
* [.getTransactionsToApprove(depth, [reference], [callback])](api_reference.md#module_core.getTransactionsToApprove)
diff --git a/api_reference.md b/api_reference.md
index f6122b16e..ffc6f5b46 100644
--- a/api_reference.md
+++ b/api_reference.md
@@ -336,10 +336,6 @@ Converts an integer value to trits
* [.getNodeInfo([callback])](#module_core.getNodeInfo)
- * [.createGetTips(provider)](#module_core.createGetTips)
-
- * [.getTips([callback])](#module_core.getTips)
-
* [.createGetTransactionObjects(provider)](#module_core.createGetTransactionObjects)
* [.getTransactionObjects(hashes, [callback])](#module_core.getTransactionObjects)
@@ -1083,39 +1079,7 @@ getNodeInfo()
// ...
})
```
-
-
-### *core*.createGetTips(provider)
-
-| Param | Type | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| provider | Provider
| Network provider |
-
-**Returns**: function
- [`getTips`](#module_core.getTips)
-
-
-### *core*.getTips([callback])
-**Fulfil**: Hash[]
List of tip hashes
-**Reject**: Error
-- Fetch error
-
-| Param | Type | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| [callback] | Callback
| Optional callback |
-Returns a list of tips (transactions not referenced by other transactions),
-as seen by the connected node.
-
-**Example**
-```js
-getTips()
- .then(tips => {
- // ...
- })
- .catch(err => {
- // ...
- })
-```
### *core*.createGetTransactionObjects(provider)
diff --git a/packages/core/README.md b/packages/core/README.md
index 32ef15d5c..e90e822d9 100644
--- a/packages/core/README.md
+++ b/packages/core/README.md
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ yarn add @iota/core
* [.getNodeInfo([callback])](#module_core.getNodeInfo)
- * [.getTips([callback])](#module_core.getTips)
-
* [.getTransactionObjects(hashes, [callback])](#module_core.getTransactionObjects)
* [.getTransactionsToApprove(depth, [reference], [callback])](#module_core.getTransactionsToApprove)
@@ -807,35 +805,6 @@ getNodeInfo()
console.log(`Something went wrong: ${error}`);
})
```
-
-
-### *core*.getTips([callback])
-**Summary**: Searches the Tangle for tip transactions.
-**Fulfil**: Hash[]
tips - Array of tip transaction hashes
-**Reject**: Error
error - Fetch error: The connected IOTA node's API returned an error. See the [list of error messages](https://docs.iota.org/docs/node-software/0.1/iri/references/api-errors)
-
-| Param | Type | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| [callback] | Callback
| Optional callback function |
-
-This method finds all transactions that aren't referenced by other transactions in the Tangle
-by calling the connected IRI node's [`getTips`](https://docs.iota.org/docs/node-software/0.1/iri/references/api-reference#gettips) endpoint.
-
-## Related methods
-
-To find two consistent tip transactions to use as branch and trunk transactions, use the [`getTransactionsToApprove()`](#module_core.getTransactionsToApprove) method.
-
-**Example**
-```js
-getTips()
- .then(tips => {
- console.log('Found the following tip transactions:');
- console.log(JSON.stringify(tips));
- })
- .catch(error => {
- console.log(`Something went wrong: ${error}`);
- })
-```
### *core*.getTransactionObjects(hashes, [callback])
diff --git a/packages/core/src/composeAPI.ts b/packages/core/src/composeAPI.ts
index 875aa6f5b..afd2f9f4d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/composeAPI.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/composeAPI.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
createGetNeighbors,
createGetNewAddress,
createGetNodeInfo,
- createGetTips,
createGetTransactionObjects,
createGetTransactionsToApprove,
createGetTrytes,
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ export function returnType(func: Func) {
/**
* @method composeApi
- *
+ *
* @summary Creates an API object that's used to send requests to an IRI node.
*
* @memberof module:core
@@ -89,12 +88,12 @@ export function returnType(func: Func) {
* @example
* ```js
* const Iota = require('@iota/core`);
- *
+ *
* const iota = Iota.composeAPI({
* provider: 'https://nodes.devnet.thetangle.org:443'
* });
* ```
- *
+ *
* @return {API} iota - API object to use to interact with an IRI node.
*/
export const composeAPI = (settings: Partial = {}) => {
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ export const composeAPI = (settings: Partial = {}) => {
/**
* @method setSettings
- *
+ *
* @summary Defines network provider configuration and [`attachToTangle`]{@link #module_core.attachToTangle} method.
*
* @memberof API
@@ -126,13 +125,13 @@ export const composeAPI = (settings: Partial = {}) => {
}
/**
- *
+ *
* @method overrideNetwork
- *
+ *
* @summary Overrides the default provider
*
* @memberof API
- *
+ *
* @ignore
*
* @param {Provider} network - Provider instance to use to override the existing network settings
@@ -145,11 +144,11 @@ export const composeAPI = (settings: Partial = {}) => {
/**
*
* @method overrideAttachToTangle
- *
+ *
* @summary Overrides the default [`attachToTangle`]{@link #module_core.attachToTangle} method
*
* @memberof API
- *
+ *
* @ignore
*
* @param {function} attachToTangle - Function that overrides the
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ export const composeAPI = (settings: Partial = {}) => {
getInclusionStates: createGetInclusionStates(provider),
getNeighbors: createGetNeighbors(provider),
getNodeInfo: createGetNodeInfo(provider),
- getTips: createGetTips(provider),
getTransactionsToApprove: createGetTransactionsToApprove(provider),
getTrytes: createGetTrytes(provider),
interruptAttachingToTangle: createInterruptAttachingToTangle(provider),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/createGetTips.ts b/packages/core/src/createGetTips.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ca9c06d11..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/createGetTips.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import * as Promise from 'bluebird'
-import { Callback, GetTipsCommand, GetTipsResponse, Hash, IRICommand, Provider } from '../../types'
-
-/**
- * @method createGetTips
- *
- * @summary Creates a new `getTips()` method, using a custom Provider instance.
- *
- * @memberof module:core
- *
- * @ignore
- *
- * @param {Provider} provider - The Provider object that the method should use to call the node's API endpoints.
- *
- * @return {Function} [`getTips`]{@link #module_core.getTips} - A new `getTips()` function that uses your chosen Provider instance.
- */
-export const createGetTips = ({ send }: Provider) =>
- /**
- * This method finds all transactions that aren't referenced by other transactions in the Tangle
- * by calling the connected IRI node's [`getTips`](https://docs.iota.org/docs/node-software/0.1/iri/references/api-reference#gettips) endpoint.
- *
- * ## Related methods
- *
- * To find two consistent tip transactions to use as branch and trunk transactions, use the [`getTransactionsToApprove()`]{@link #module_core.getTransactionsToApprove} method.
- *
- * @method getTips
- *
- * @summary Searches the Tangle for tip transactions.
- *
- * @memberof module:core
- *
- * @param {Callback} [callback] - Optional callback function
- *
- * @example
- *
- * ```js
- * getTips()
- * .then(tips => {
- * console.log('Found the following tip transactions:');
- * console.log(JSON.stringify(tips));
- * })
- * .catch(error => {
- * console.log(`Something went wrong: ${error}`);
- * })
- * ```
- *
- * @return {Promise}
- *
- * @fulfil {Hash[]} tips - Array of tip transaction hashes
- *
- * @reject {Error} error - Fetch error: The connected IOTA node's API returned an error. See the [list of error messages](https://docs.iota.org/docs/node-software/0.1/iri/references/api-errors)
- */
- (callback?: Callback>): Promise> =>
- send({ command: IRICommand.GET_TIPS })
- .then(({ hashes }) => hashes)
- .asCallback(callback)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 96a308e78..060559c27 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ export {
GetNeighborsResponse,
GetNodeInfoCommand,
GetNodeInfoResponse,
- GetTipsCommand,
- GetTipsResponse,
GetTransactionsToApproveCommand,
GetTransactionsToApproveResponse,
TransactionsToApprove,
@@ -68,8 +66,6 @@ export { createGetNeighbors } from './createGetNeighbors'
export { createGetNodeInfo } from './createGetNodeInfo'
-export { createGetTips } from './createGetTips'
-
export { createGetTransactionsToApprove } from './createGetTransactionsToApprove'
export { createGetTrytes } from './createGetTrytes'
diff --git a/packages/core/test/integration/getTips.test.ts b/packages/core/test/integration/getTips.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 29116669a..000000000
--- a/packages/core/test/integration/getTips.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import { createHttpClient } from '@iota/http-client'
-import test from 'ava'
-import { createGetTips } from '../../src'
-import { getTipsResponse } from './nocks/getTips'
-
-const getTips = createGetTips(createHttpClient())
-
-test('getTips() resolves to correct tips response', async t => {
- t.deepEqual(await getTips(), getTipsResponse.hashes, 'getTips() should resolve to correct tips')
-})
-
-test.cb('getTips() invokes callback', t => {
- getTips(t.end)
-})
-
-test.cb('getTips() passes correct arguments to callback', t => {
- getTips((err, res) => {
- t.is(err, null, 'getTips() should pass null as first argument in callback for successuful requests')
-
- t.deepEqual(
- res,
- getTipsResponse.hashes,
- 'getTips() should pass the correct response as second argument in callback'
- )
-
- t.end()
- })
-})
diff --git a/packages/core/test/integration/nocks/getTips.ts b/packages/core/test/integration/nocks/getTips.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 38b555556..000000000
--- a/packages/core/test/integration/nocks/getTips.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import * as nock from 'nock'
-import { GetTipsCommand, GetTipsResponse, IRICommand } from '../../../../types'
-import headers from './headers'
-
-export const getTipsCommand: GetTipsCommand = {
- command: IRICommand.GET_TIPS,
-}
-
-export const getTipsResponse: GetTipsResponse = {
- hashes: ['T'.repeat(81), 'U'.repeat(81)],
- duration: 10,
-}
-
-export const getBalancesNock = nock('http://localhost:14265', headers)
- .persist()
- .post('/', getTipsCommand)
- .reply(200, getTipsResponse)
diff --git a/packages/http-client/src/index.ts b/packages/http-client/src/index.ts
index 0d0477b48..0a3b66249 100644
--- a/packages/http-client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/http-client/src/index.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ export {
GetNeighborsResponse,
GetNodeInfoCommand,
GetNodeInfoResponse,
- GetTipsCommand,
- GetTipsResponse,
GetTransactionsToApproveCommand,
GetTransactionsToApproveResponse,
TransactionsToApprove,
diff --git a/packages/types.ts b/packages/types.ts
index dc74b5147..7d894892c 100644
--- a/packages/types.ts
+++ b/packages/types.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ export enum IRICommand {
GET_NEIGHBORS = 'getNeighbors',
ADD_NEIGHBORS = 'addNeighbors',
REMOVE_NEIGHBORS = 'removeNeighbors',
- GET_TIPS = 'getTips',
FIND_TRANSACTIONS = 'findTransactions',
GET_TRYTES = 'getTrytes',
GET_INCLUSION_STATES = 'getInclusionStates',
@@ -225,15 +224,6 @@ export interface GetNodeInfoResponse {
readonly transactionsToRequest: number
}
-export interface GetTipsCommand extends BaseCommand {
- command: IRICommand.GET_TIPS
-}
-
-export interface GetTipsResponse {
- readonly hashes: ReadonlyArray
- readonly duration: number
-}
-
export interface TransactionsToApprove {
readonly trunkTransaction: Hash
readonly branchTransaction: Hash