@parity/light.js/docs/api/modules/_api_.md

A high-level reactive JS library optimized for light clients

# Variables

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## `<Let>` api

**● api**: *`any`*

*Defined in [api.ts:10](https://github.com/paritytech/js-libs/blob/66e2091/packages/light.js/src/api.ts#L10)*

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# Functions

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## `<Const>` getApi

▸ **getApi**(): `any`

*Defined in [api.ts:46](https://github.com/paritytech/js-libs/blob/66e2091/packages/light.js/src/api.ts#L46)*

We only ever use api() at call-time of functions; this allows the options (particularly the transport option) to be changed dynamically and the data structure to be reused.

**Returns:** `any`
*   The current Api object.

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## `<Const>` setApi

▸ **setApi**(newApi: *`any`*): `void`

*Defined in [api.ts:26](https://github.com/paritytech/js-libs/blob/66e2091/packages/light.js/src/api.ts#L26)*

Sets a new Api object.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| newApi | `any` |  An Api object. |

**Returns:** `void`

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## `<Const>` setProvider

▸ **setProvider**(provider?: *`any`*): `void`

*Defined in [api.ts:35](https://github.com/paritytech/js-libs/blob/66e2091/packages/light.js/src/api.ts#L35)*

Sets a new Ethereum provider object.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `Optional` provider | `any` |  An Ethereum provider object. |

**Returns:** `void`

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