Ethjs HTTP Provider

ethjs-provider-http is a minimalist HTTP provider module for interacting with the Ethereum RPC layer, designed to adhere to the `web3` provider specification. It uses the `xhr2` module for its underlying HTTP requests. Released in 2016 and last updated to version 0.1.6 in January 2017, this package is part of the broader `ethjs` ecosystem, which aimed to provide a lightweight alternative to `web3.js` at the time. However, the `ethjs` suite is no longer actively maintained and has largely been superseded by modern Ethereum client libraries such as Ethers.js and the latest versions of Web3.js. There is no ongoing release cadence, and it is primarily of historical interest or for maintaining legacy applications that specifically depend on it. Its key differentiator was its simplicity and a modular approach within the `ethjs` family, but this is now overshadowed by its lack of maintenance and modern feature support.