allow eth.filter to return appropriate sync/async filter types

tests/core/eth-module/test_eth_filter.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import pytest
+
+import pytest_asyncio
+
+from web3 import Web3
+from web3._utils.filters import (
+    AsyncBlockFilter,
+    AsyncLogFilter,
+    AsyncTransactionFilter,
+    BlockFilter,
+    LogFilter,
+    TransactionFilter,
+)
+from web3.eth import (
+    AsyncEth,
+)
+from web3.providers.eth_tester.main import (
+    AsyncEthereumTesterProvider,
+)
+
+
+def test_Eth_filter_creates_correct_filter_type(w3):
+    filter1 = w3.eth.filter("latest")
+    assert isinstance(filter1, BlockFilter)
+    filter2 = w3.eth.filter("pending")
+    assert isinstance(filter2, TransactionFilter)
+    filter3 = w3.eth.filter({})
+    assert isinstance(filter3, LogFilter)
+
+
+# --- async --- #
+
+
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture()
+async def async_w3():
+    provider = AsyncEthereumTesterProvider()
+    w3 = Web3(provider, modules={"eth": [AsyncEth]}, middlewares=[])
+    return w3
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_AsyncEth_filter_creates_correct_filter_type(async_w3):
+
+    filter1 = await async_w3.eth.filter("latest")
+    assert isinstance(filter1, AsyncBlockFilter)
+    filter2 = await async_w3.eth.filter("pending")
+    assert isinstance(filter2, AsyncTransactionFilter)
+    filter3 = await async_w3.eth.filter({})
+    assert isinstance(filter3, AsyncLogFilter)

web3/_utils/method_formatters.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     NoReturn,
     Tuple,
     Union,
+    cast,
 )
 
 from eth_abi import (
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@
     to_hex,
 )
 from web3._utils.filters import (
+    AsyncBlockFilter,
+    AsyncLogFilter,
+    AsyncTransactionFilter,
     BlockFilter,
     LogFilter,
     TransactionFilter,
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@
     from web3 import Web3  # noqa: F401
     from web3.module import Module  # noqa: F401
     from web3.eth import Eth  # noqa: F401
+    from web3.eth import AsyncEth  # noqa: F401
 
 
 def bytes_to_ascii(value: bytes) -> str:
@@ -751,16 +756,34 @@ def raise_transaction_not_found_with_index(
 
 
 def filter_wrapper(
-    module: "Eth",
+    module: Union["AsyncEth", "Eth"],
     method: RPCEndpoint,
     filter_id: HexStr,
-) -> Union[BlockFilter, TransactionFilter, LogFilter]:
+) -> Union[
+    AsyncBlockFilter,
+    AsyncTransactionFilter,
+    AsyncLogFilter,
+    BlockFilter,
+    TransactionFilter,
+    LogFilter,
+]:
     if method == RPC.eth_newBlockFilter:
-        return BlockFilter(filter_id, eth_module=module)
+        if module.is_async:
+            return AsyncBlockFilter(filter_id, eth_module=cast("AsyncEth", module))
+        else:
+            return BlockFilter(filter_id, eth_module=cast("Eth", module))
     elif method == RPC.eth_newPendingTransactionFilter:
-        return TransactionFilter(filter_id, eth_module=module)
+        if module.is_async:
+            return AsyncTransactionFilter(
+                filter_id, eth_module=cast("AsyncEth", module)
+            )
+        else:
+            return TransactionFilter(filter_id, eth_module=cast("Eth", module))
     elif method == RPC.eth_newFilter:
-        return LogFilter(filter_id, eth_module=module)
+        if module.is_async:
+            return AsyncLogFilter(filter_id, eth_module=cast("AsyncEth", module))
+        else:
+            return LogFilter(filter_id, eth_module=cast("Eth", module))
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError(
             "Filter wrapper needs to be used with either "
@@ -794,7 +817,6 @@ def get_result_formatters(
     formatters_requiring_module = combine_formatters(
         (FILTER_RESULT_FORMATTERS,), method_name
     )
-
     partial_formatters = apply_module_to_formatters(
         formatters_requiring_module, module, method_name
     )

web3/eth.py

@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ async def get_storage_at(
     ) -> HexBytes:
         return await self._get_storage_at(account, position, block_identifier)
 
-    filter: Method[Callable[..., Awaitable[Any]]] = Method(
+    _filter: Method[Callable[..., Awaitable[Any]]] = Method(
         method_choice_depends_on_args=select_filter_method(
             if_new_block_filter=RPC.eth_newBlockFilter,
             if_new_pending_transaction_filter=RPC.eth_newPendingTransactionFilter,
@@ -635,6 +635,12 @@ async def get_storage_at(
         mungers=[BaseEth.filter_munger],
     )
 
+    async def filter(
+        self,
+        filter_type: Union[str, FilterParams, HexStr],
+    ) -> HexStr:
+        return await self._filter(filter_type)
+
     _get_filter_changes: Method[
         Callable[[HexStr], Awaitable[List[LogReceipt]]]
     ] = Method(RPC.eth_getFilterChanges, mungers=[default_root_munger])