fix: graceful fallback when minimum balance request fails (#497)

solana-labs · Jun 15, 2020 · d4a2384 · d4a2384
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diff --git a/web3.js/src/connection.js b/web3.js/src/connection.js
@@ -699,7 +699,8 @@ export class Connection {
     );
     const res = GetMinimumBalanceForRentExemptionRpcResult(unsafeRes);
     if (res.error) {
-      throw new Error(res.error.message);
+      console.warn("Unable to fetch minimum balance for rent exemption");
+      return 0;
     }
     assert(typeof res.result !== 'undefined');
     return Number(res.result);