ensure backward compatibility for Web3 constructor

packages/web3-eth-accounts/src/index.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  * To use this package within the web3 object use:
  * ```ts
- * import { Web3 } from 'web3';
+ * import Web3 from 'web3';
  *
  * const web3 = new Web3(Web3.givenProvider || 'ws://some.local-or-remote.node:8546');
  * // now you have access to the accounts class

packages/web3/src/index.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  * This is the main (or 'umbrella') class of the web3.js library.
  *
  * ```ts
- * import { Web3 } from 'web3';
+ * import Web3 from 'web3';
  *
  * > Web3.utils
  * > Web3.version
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  * The Web3 class is an umbrella package to house all Ethereum related modules.
  *
  * ```ts
- * import { Web3 } from 'web3';
+ * import Web3 from 'web3';
  *
  * // "Web3.givenProvider" will be set if in an Ethereum supported browser.
  * const web3 = new Web3(Web3.givenProvider || 'ws://some.local-or-remote.node:8546');
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  * #### Example: Local Geth Node
  * ```ts
- * import { Web3 } from "web3";
+ * import Web3 from "web3";
  * let web3: Web3 = new Web3('http://localhost:8545');
  * // or
  * let web3: Web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.HttpProvider('http://localhost:8545'));
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  * ```ts
  * // Using a remote node provider, like Alchemy (https://www.alchemyapi.io/supernode), is simple.
- * import { Web3 } from "web3";
+ * import Web3 from "web3";
  * let web3: Web3 = new Web3("https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key");
  * ```
  *
@@ -323,7 +323,4 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import { Web3 } from './web3';
 
-export * from './web3';
-export * from './types';
-
-export default Web3;
+export = Web3;

packages/web3/test/integration/ipc.test.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import IpcProvider from 'web3-providers-ipc';
 import { getSystemTestProvider, describeIf, isIpc } from '../shared_fixtures/system_tests_utils';
-import { Web3 } from '../../src/index';
+import Web3 from '../../src/index';
 
 describe('Web3 instance', () => {
 	let clientUrl: string;

packages/web3/test/integration/web3.abi.test.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 	waitForOpenConnection,
 	closeOpenConnection,
 } from '../shared_fixtures/system_tests_utils';
-import { Web3 } from '../../src/index';
+import Web3 from '../../src/index';
 
 describe('web3.abi', () => {
 	let clientUrl: string;

packages/web3/test/integration/web3.accounts.test.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
 	waitForOpenConnection,
 	closeOpenConnection,
 } from '../shared_fixtures/system_tests_utils';
-import { Web3 } from '../../src/index';
+import Web3 from '../../src/index';
 
 const hexRegx = /0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+/;
 

packages/web3/test/integration/web3.test.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { Web3EthExecutionAPI } from 'web3-eth/dist/web3_eth_execution_api';
 import HttpProvider from 'web3-providers-http';
 import IpcProvider from 'web3-providers-ipc';
 import WebsocketProvider from 'web3-providers-ws';
-import { Web3 } from '../../src/index';
+import Web3 from '../../src/index';
 import { BasicAbi } from '../shared_fixtures/Basic';
 import { validEncodeParametersData } from '../shared_fixtures/data';
 import {

packages/web3/test/integration/web3_external_providers.test.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 import HDWalletProvider from '@truffle/hdwallet-provider';
-import { Web3 } from '../../src/index';
+import Web3 from '../../src/index';
 import {
 	createNewAccount,
 	getSystemTestProvider,