Description

Moonwall is a comprehensive blockchain test framework for Substrate-based networks

Documentation

• Troubleshooting Guide - Solutions for common issues and development workflows

Installation

NPM Installation

pnpm -g i moonwall

Or whichever way you prefer to install via your favourite package manager

Local Installation

Package manager pnpm is required for this repo. You can install it with npm install -g pnpm or otherwise following their instructions.

1. pnpm i to install all dependencies.
2. pnpm build to build the application locally.
3. pnpm start to check that the application runs
4. (In your project dir) npm i <path_to_moonwall_repo> to locally add moonwall to your other repo

From here you can import everything you need from moonwall in your code:

import { describeSuite, beforeAll, expect, ALITH_ADDRESS, alith, GLMR } from "moonwall";

Functions

1. Execute Script: Run scripts placed in your config defined script directory.
2. Network Launcher & Toolbox: Launch network, access tools: tail logs, interactive tests etc.
3. Test Suite Execution: Run automated tests, start network if needed.
4. Artifact Downloader: Fetch artifacts (x86) from GitHub repos.

:information_source: Use --help for more information about arguments for each command

Usage Examples (non-exhaustive)

• moonwall : If you have globally installed moonwall, here is the most minimal entrypoint

• pnpm moonwall : This can be used if locally installed, and will launch the main menu..

• pnpm moonwall run <ENV_NAME> : Run a network specified in your config file.

• pnpm moonwall test <ENV_NAME> : Start network and run tests against it.

• pnpm moonwall download <ARTIFACT NAME> <VERSION> <PATH> : Download an artifact directly from github.

The combinations are endless, for more information you can see the pnpm docs here.