Getting a contract by address only (without ABI definition)

Question

Is it possible to get a contract only by its address without the ABI definition?

I'm experimenting with ethereum in a private network through the web3.js client console.

The problem is that any error in node will cause the client to crash. I was careful enough to store the contract address, but not the ABI definition.

Is there a good approach for solving this problem?

Related: https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/3149/how-do-you-get-a-json-file-abi-from-a-known-contract-address — eth, Apr 28 '17 at 04:51

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 31 '16 at 15:55

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If you have the source code, just recompile it. It will give you the same ABI.

answered Mar 31 '16 at 15:55

Péter Szilágyi

@Péter Szilágyi Could I get the abi only by the address that the contract stored? – user2781581 Dec 27 '16 at 07:10

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