This repository contains a basic Hardhat setup suitable for Solidity development. Hardhat is an Ethereum development environment designed for professionals, enabling them to compile, deploy, test, and debug Ethereum software. This project includes a simple smart contract, a test suite, and a deployment script.
Before cloning the project and running the tasks, ensure you have the following installed on your system:
- Node.js (version 18)
- npm (Node Package Manager)
To get started with the Sample Hardhat Project, follow these steps:
- Clone the repository to your local machine.
- Navigate to the root directory of the cloned repository.
- Install the required npm packages by running
npm install.
Hardhat tasks are the cornerstone of Hardhat's functionality. This project comes with the following predefined tasks that you can run:
npx hardhat help: Display a help message with all the available tasks.npx hardhat test: Run the Mocha tests included in this project.REPORT_GAS=true npx hardhat test: Run the tests and report gas usage.npx hardhat node: Start a local Ethereum node.npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.ts: Run the deployment script to deploy the smart contract to a local or remote network.
The sample smart contract is located in the contracts/ directory. This contract is a basic example to show how a contract can be created and tested using Hardhat.
Tests for the smart contract can be found in the test/ directory. You can add your own tests to this directory to ensure your smart contracts work as expected.
To deploy the contract using Hardhat, use the npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.ts command. This will execute the deployment script located in the scripts/ directory.
The hardhat.config.ts file contains the configuration for your Hardhat environment. You can customize your Hardhat setup by modifying this file.
If you have any questions or run into any issues, feel free to open an issue in the repository or submit a pull request with your fixes and improvements.
Hence, this README provides you with the basic instructions to set up and start interacting with Solidity smart contracts using Hardhat. Explore the tasks/ directory for more custom tasks that can be run with Hardhat.
Happy coding!