ResContract CLI 🚀

The ResContract CLI is a command-line tool for creating, deploying, and managing smart contracts within the ResilientDB ecosystem. It provides a streamlined interface for developers and students to interact with smart contracts efficiently.

Table of Contents

• Features ✨
• Prerequisites
• Installation 🛠️
• Usage
  • Commands
    • create Command
    • compile Command
    • deploy Command
    • execute Command
• Configuration ⚙️
  • Setting the ResDB_Home Variable
    • Option 1: Set ResDB_Home Environment Variable
    • Option 2: Use a config.yaml File
• Contributing
• License

Features ✨

• Create Smart Contracts: Generate new smart contract templates.
• Compile Contracts: Compile Solidity contracts to JSON.
• Deploy Smart Contracts: Deploy contracts to the blockchain.
• Execute Functions: Interact with and manage deployed contracts.

Prerequisites

Before installing and using the ResContract CLI, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Node.js (version >= 14): Download and install Node.js
• npm: Comes with Node.js. Ensure it's up-to-date.
• Solidity Compiler (solc): Required to compile smart contracts.

Installing solc

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ethereum/ethereum
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y solc

macOS

brew update
brew upgrade
brew tap ethereum/ethereum
brew install solidity

Installation 🛠️

Install the ResContract CLI globally using npm:

npm install -g rescontract-cli

Configuration ⚙️

Setting the ResDB_Home Variable

Before using the ResContract CLI, you must set the ResDB_Home environment variable or provide the path to your ResilientDB installation in a config.yaml file. The CLI will not prompt you for this path and will exit with an error if it's not set.

Option 1: Set ResDB_Home Environment Variable

Set the ResDB_Home environment variable to point to the directory where ResilientDB is installed.

Linux/macOS:

export ResDB_Home=/path/to/resilientdb

Add the above line to your .bashrc or .zshrc file to make it persistent.

Option 2: Use a config.yaml File

Update the config.yaml file in the same directory where you run the rescontract command or in your home directory.

Example config.yaml:

ResDB_Home: /path/to/resilientdb

Ensure the ResDB_Home path is correct.

Note: The CLI checks for config.yaml in the current directory first, then in your home directory.

Usage

After installation, you can use the rescontract command in your terminal.

rescontract <command> [options]

Commands

create Command

Initializes a new account using ResilientDB's smart contract tools.

Usage:

rescontract create --config <path_to_config>

• --config, -c: Path to the configuration file.

Example:

rescontract create --config ~/resilientdb/config/service.config

compile Command

Compiles a Solidity smart contract into a JSON file using solc.

Usage:

rescontract compile --sol <inputFile.sol> --output <outputFile.json>

• --sol, -s: Path to the Solidity smart contract file.
• --output, -o: Name of the resulting JSON file.

Example:

rescontract compile --sol contracts/MyToken.sol --output build/MyToken.json

deploy Command

Deploys the smart contract to the blockchain.

Usage:

rescontract deploy --config <service.config> --contract <contract.json> \
--name <tokenName> --arguments "<parameters>" --owner <address>

• --config, -c: Client configuration path.
• --contract, -p: Path to the contract JSON file.
• --name, -n: Name of the contract.
• --arguments, -a: Parameters to create the contract object (enclosed in quotes).
• --owner, -m: Contract owner's address.

Example:

rescontract deploy --config ~/resilientdb/config/service.config \
--contract build/MyToken.json --name MyToken \
--arguments "1000000" --owner 0xYourAddress

execute Command

Executes a smart contract function.

Usage:

rescontract execute --config <service.config> --sender <senderAddress> \
--contract <contractAddress> --function-name <functionName> --arguments "<parameters>"

• --config, -c: Path to the client configuration file.
• --sender, -m: Address of the sender executing the function.
• --contract, -s: Address of the deployed contract.
• --function-name, -f: Name of the function to execute (include parameter types).
• --arguments, -a: Arguments to pass to the function (enclosed in quotes).

Example:

rescontract execute --config ~/resilientdb/config/service.config \
--sender 0xYourAddress --contract 0xContractAddress \
--function-name "transfer(address,uint256)" \
--arguments "0xRecipientAddress,100"

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.