diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9ff2250abf..4baf220afb3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ yarn add web3
| test | Uses `jest` to run unit tests in each package |
| test:integration | Uses `jest` to run tests under `/test/integration` in each package |
| test:unit | Uses `jest` to run tests under `/test/unit` in each package |
+| test:manual | Runs manual tests under `test/manual` in the web3 package |
[npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/web3
[downloads-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/web3?label=npm%20downloads
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6adc68ec73b..d8122891087 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
"test:manual:stress:data": "packages/web3/test/stress/start.sh",
"test:manual:stress:validation": "npx ts-node packages/web3/test/stress/validator.ts",
"test:manual:stress": "yarn test:manual:stress:data && yarn test:manual:stress:validation",
+ "test:manual:long-connection-ws":"node ./packages/web3/test/manual/long_ws_tests/nodejs_test/long_connection_ws.js",
+ "test:manual":"yarn test:manual:stress && yarn test:manual:long-connection-ws",
"husky:install": "husky install",
"husky:uninstall": "husky uninstall",
"postinstall": "yarn build",
diff --git a/packages/web3/test/manual/long_ws_tests/browser_test/connection.html b/packages/web3/test/manual/long_ws_tests/browser_test/connection.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b3c8c346fd
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@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
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+ Manual browser tests
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+
+ Manual browser test - for this test you will need to provide an ws infura endpoint in this html page. This will test the web3js ws provider by sending a request every 10 minutes for 10 hours
+ Have this html test open in a browser of your choice
+ Keep dev console open in case of any unintended errors occur
+
+ Start time:
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+
+ End Time:
+
+
+ Number of requests sent:
+
+
+ Has ran for minutes
+
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+ Block number:
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+ Result:
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diff --git a/packages/web3/test/manual/long_ws_tests/nodejs_test/long_connection_ws.js b/packages/web3/test/manual/long_ws_tests/nodejs_test/long_connection_ws.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9abc2a4e9df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web3/test/manual/long_ws_tests/nodejs_test/long_connection_ws.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+This file is part of web3.js.
+
+web3.js is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+web3.js is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+along with web3.js. If not, see .
+*/
+/* eslint-disable */
+const { Web3 } = require('../../../../lib/commonjs');
+const secrets = require('../../../../../../.secrets.json');
+
+let web3;
+let attempt = 0;
+let intervalId;
+let start;
+let end;
+
+// constantly send requests through WS for 10 hours
+const sendRequests = () => {
+ start = new Date();
+ console.log("start:",start)
+ return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+ // send a request in intervals of 10 minutes
+ intervalId = setInterval( async() => {
+ try{
+ const block = await web3.eth.getBlock()
+ attempt++;
+ console.log(block)
+ console.log("successful calls:", attempt, "has ran for:", attempt*10, "minutes")
+ if (attempt === 144) { // after 10 hours
+ clearInterval(intervalId);
+ resolve("");
+ }
+ } catch (error) {
+ clearInterval(intervalId);
+ reject(error);
+ }
+ },600000) // every 10 minutes
+ })
+
+}
+
+const main = async () => {
+
+ try {
+ // You will need to set mainnet infura provider
+ const provider = secrets.MAINNET.WS;
+ web3 = new Web3(provider);
+ const promise = sendRequests();
+ await promise;
+ end = new Date();
+ console.log("websocket test successful")
+ } catch (e) {
+ console.warn("error occured during ws test, on attempt: ", attempt, "program ran for: ", attempt ,"minutes with error: ", e)
+ }
+ console.log("start", start)
+ console.log("end", end)
+ process.exit();
+}
+
+main();
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