From 482eabf4cd4dc7c2b66f55ebe486984a631f2d9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: joaop21 <jpsilva9898@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 18:29:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] accept path as well

---
 lib/exth/provider.ex | 18 +++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/exth/provider.ex b/lib/exth/provider.ex
index 676dd21..ffbfbc4 100644
--- a/lib/exth/provider.ex
+++ b/lib/exth/provider.ex
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ defmodule Exth.Provider do
   ### Required Options
 
     * `:transport_type` - The transport type to use (`:http`, `:websocket`, or `:custom`)
-    * `:rpc_url` - The URL of the Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint
+    * `:rpc_url` | `:path` - The URL/path of the Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint
     * `:otp_app` - The application name for config lookup (required when using application config)
 
   ## Generated Functions
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ defmodule Exth.Provider do
 
       The client is uniquely identified by the combination of:
         * transport_type (e.g., :http)
-        * rpc_url (the endpoint URL)
+        * rpc_url | path (the endpoint URL)
 
       ## Returns
 
@@ -417,15 +417,23 @@ defmodule Exth.Provider do
         config = Keyword.merge(app_config, @provider_inline_opts)
 
         transport_type = Keyword.fetch!(config, :transport_type)
-        rpc_url = Keyword.fetch!(config, :rpc_url)
 
-        case ClientCache.get_client(transport_type, rpc_url) do
+        rpc =
+          case transport_type do
+            :ipc ->
+              Keyword.fetch!(config, :path)
+
+            _ ->
+              Keyword.fetch!(config, :rpc_url)
+          end
+
+        case ClientCache.get_client(transport_type, rpc) do
           {:ok, client} ->
             client
 
           {:error, :not_found} ->
             client = Rpc.new_client(transport_type, config)
-            ClientCache.create_client(transport_type, rpc_url, client)
+            ClientCache.create_client(transport_type, rpc, client)
         end
       end
     end

From c5f3e03bb6672a59fe22f02adf13d691f98c42c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: joaop21 <jpsilva9898@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 18:42:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add provider tests

---
 test/exth/provider_test.exs | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/test/exth/provider_test.exs b/test/exth/provider_test.exs
index 2bd9550..64364a4 100644
--- a/test/exth/provider_test.exs
+++ b/test/exth/provider_test.exs
@@ -103,6 +103,35 @@ defmodule Exth.ProviderTest do
         InvalidTransportProvider.get_client()
       end
     end
+
+    test "accepts :path when transport_type is :ipc" do
+      # Create a provider with invalid transport config
+      defmodule IpcTestProvider do
+        use Exth.Provider,
+          otp_app: :exth,
+          transport_type: :ipc,
+          path: "/tmp/valid.sock"
+      end
+
+      # Get the client to force compilation
+      client = IpcTestProvider.get_client()
+
+      assert client.transport.path == "/tmp/valid.sock"
+    end
+
+    test "does not accept :path when transport_type is not :ipc" do
+      # Create a provider with invalid transport config
+      defmodule InvalidPathTestProvider do
+        use Exth.Provider,
+          otp_app: :exth,
+          transport_type: :custom,
+          path: "/tmp/valid.sock"
+      end
+
+      assert_raise KeyError, fn ->
+        InvalidPathTestProvider.get_client()
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "RPC method generation" do