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* Integrate with any web technology including React, Foundation, etc..
* Use any build pipeline or tool you wish, including grunt, gulp and webpack.
Table of Contents
======
* [Installation](#installation)
* [Usage Demo](#usage---demo)
* [Dashboard](#dashboard)
* [Creating a new DApp](#creating-a-new-dapp)
* [Libraries and APIs available](#libraries-and-languages-available)
* [Using and Configuring Contracts](#using-contracts)
* [EmbarkJS](#embarkjs)
* [EmbarkJS - Storage (IPFS)](#embarkjs---storage)
* [EmbarkJS - Communication (Whisper/Orbit)](#embarkjs---communication)
* [Testing Contracts](#tests)
* [Working with different chains](#working-with-different-chains)
* [Custom Application Structure](#structuring-application)
* [Deploying to IPFS](#deploying-to-ipfs-and-swarm)
* [Extending Functionality with Plugins](#plugins)
* [Donations](#donations)
Installation
======
Requirements: geth (1.6.7 or higher recommended), node (6.9.1 or higher is recommended) and npm
Optional: testrpc (3.0 or higher) if using the simulator
Further: depending on the dapp stack you choose: [IPFS](https://ipfs.io/)
```Bash
$ npm -g install embark
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$ npm -g install ethereumjs-testrpc
```
See [Complete Installation Instructions](https://github.com/iurimatias/embark-framework/wiki/Installation).
See [Complete Documentation](https://embark.status.im/docs/).
**updating from Embark 1**
Embark's npm package has changed from ```embark-framework``` to ```embark```, this sometimes can create conflicts. To update first uninstall embark-framework 1 to avoid any conflicts. ```npm uninstall -g embark-framework``` then ```npm install -g embark```
Usage - Demo
======
![Embark Demo screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/a9ddSjn.png)
You can easily create a sample working DApp with the following:
```Bash
$ embark demo
$ cd embark_demo
```
You can run a REAL ethereum node for development purposes:
```Bash
$ embark blockchain
```
Alternatively, to use an ethereum rpc simulator simply run:
```Bash
$ embark simulator
```
By default Embark blockchain will mine a minimum amount of ether and will only mine when new transactions come in. This is quite useful to keep a low CPU. The option can be configured at ```config/blockchain.json```. Note that running a real node requires at least 2GB of free ram, please take this into account if running it in a VM.
Then, in another command line:
```Bash
$ embark run
```
This will automatically deploy the contracts, update their JS bindings and deploy your DApp to a local server at http://localhost:8000
Note that if you update your code, it will automatically be re-deployed, contracts included. There is no need to restart embark, refreshing the page on the browser will do.
Dashboard
=====
Embark 2 comes with a terminal dashboard.
![Dashboard](http://i.imgur.com/s4OQZpu.jpg)
The dashboard will tell you the state of your contracts, the environment you are using, and what Embark is doing at the moment.
**available services**
Available Services will display the services available to your dapp in green. If a service is down, then it will be displayed in red.
**logs and console**
There is a console at the bottom which can be used to interact with contracts or with Embark itself. Type ```help``` to see a list of available commands. More commands will be added with each version of Embark.
Creating a new DApp
======
If you want to create a blank new app:
```Bash
$ embark new AppName
$ cd AppName
```
DApp Structure
======
```Bash
app/
|___ contracts/ #solidity or serpent contracts
|___ html/
|___ css/
|___ js/
config/
|___ blockchain.json #rpc and blockchain configuration
|___ contracts.json #ethereum contracts configuration
|___ storage.json #ipfs configuration
|___ communication.json #whisper/orbit configuration
|___ webserver.json #dev webserver configuration
test/
|___ #contracts tests
```
Solidity/Serpent files in the contracts directory will automatically be deployed with Embark run. Changes in any files will automatically be reflected in app, changes to contracts will result in a redeployment and update of their JS Bindings
Libraries and languages available
======
Embark can build and deploy contracts coded in Solidity and now also in Vyper. It will make them available on the client side using EmbarkJS and Web3.js.
Further documentation for these can be found below:
* Smart Contracts:
* [Solidity](https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/develop/)
* [Vyper](https://vyper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html)
* [Serpent](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Serpent)
* Client Side: [Web3.js](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JavaScript-API) and [EmbarkJS](#embarkjs)
However, to use Vyper, you need to have Vyper installed on you computer beforehand. Meaning that doing `vyper contract.v.py` is possible.
Using Contracts
======
Embark will automatically take care of deployment for you and set all needed JS bindings. For example, the contract below:
```Javascript
# app/contracts/simple_storage.sol
pragma solidity ^0.4.17;
contract SimpleStorage {
uint public storedData;
function SimpleStorage(uint initialValue) public {
storedData = initialValue;
}
function set(uint x) public {
storedData = x;
}
function get() view returns (uint retVal) {
return storedData;
}
}
```
Will automatically be available in Javascript as:
```Javascript
# app/js/index.js
SimpleStorage.methods.set(100).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
SimpleStorage.methods.get().call().then(function(value) { console.log(value.toNumber()) });
SimpleStorage.methods.storedData().then(function(value) { console.log(value.toNumber()) });
```
You can specify for each contract and environment its gas costs and arguments:
```Json
# config/contracts.json
{
"development": {
"gas": "auto",
"contracts": {
"SimpleStorage": {
"args": [
100
],
"gas": 800000
}
}
}
}
```
If you are using multiple contracts, you can pass a reference to another contract as ```$ContractName```, Embark will automatically replace this with the correct address for the contract. You can also specify interfaces and choose to not deploy contracts (for e.g in case they are interfaces)
```Json
# config/contracts.json
{
...
"development": {
"contracts": {
"SimpleStorage": {
"args": [
100,
"$MyStorage"
]
},
"MyStorage": {
"args": [
"initial string"
]
},
"MyMainContract": {
"args": [
"$SimpleStorage"
]
},
"MyContractInterface": {
"deploy": false
}
}
}
...
}
```
You can now deploy many instances of the same contract. e.g
```Json
# config/contracts.json
{
"development": {
"contracts": {
"Currency": {
"deploy": false,
"args": [
100
]
},
"Usd": {
"instanceOf": "Currency",
"args": [
200
]
},
"MyCoin": {
"instanceOf": "Currency",
"args": [
200
]
}
}
}
}
...
```
Contracts addresses can be defined. If an address is defined, Embark uses the defined address instead of deploying the contract.
```Json
# config/contracts.json
{
...
"development": {
"contracts": {
"UserStorage": {
"address": "0x123456"
},
"UserManagement": {
"args": [
"$UserStorage"
]
}
}
}
...
}
```
You can Also specify which versions of solc and web3.js to use:
```Json
# config/contracts.json
{
...
"development": {
"versions": {
"web3.js": "1.0.0-beta",
"solc": "0.4.17"
}
}
...
}
```
You specify which node the contracts should be deploy to and the order of nodes
the dapp should connect to. $WEB3 means the dapp will try to use an existing
web3 object first if available.
```Json
# config/contracts.json
{
...
"development": {
"deployment": {
"host": "localhost",
"port": 8545,
"type": "rpc"
},
"dappConnection": [
"$WEB3",
"http://localhost:8545"
]
}
...
}
```
EmbarkJS
======
EmbarkJS is a javascript library meant to abstract and facilitate the development of DApps.
**promises**
```Javascript
var myContract = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: abiObject, address: "0x123"});
myContract.methods.get().call().then(function(value) { console.log("value is " + value.toNumber) });
```
events:
```Javascript
myContract.events.eventName({from: web3.eth.accounts}, 'latest').then(function(event) { console.log(event) });
```
**deployment**
Client side deployment will be automatically available in Embark for existing contracts:
```Javascript
SimpleStorage.deploy([args], {options}).then(function(anotherSimpleStorage) {});
```
or it can be manually definied as
```Javascript
var myContract = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: abiObject, code: code});
myContract.deploy([args], {options}).then(function(anotherMyContractObject) {});
```
so you can define your gas as
```Javascript
myContract.deploy([100, "seconde argument"], {gas: 800000}).then(function(anotherMyContractObject) {});
```
EmbarkJS - Storage
======
**initialization**
The current available storage is IPFS. It can be initialized as
```Javascript
EmbarkJS.Storage.setProvider('ipfs',{server: 'localhost', port: '5001'})
```
**Saving Text**
```Javascript
EmbarkJS.Storage.saveText("hello world").then(function(hash) {});
```
**Retrieving Data/Text**
```Javascript
EmbarkJS.Storage.get(hash).then(function(content) {});
```
**Uploading a file**
```HTML
<input type="file">
```
```Javascript
var input = $("input[type=file"]);
EmbarkJS.Storage.uploadFile(input).then(function(hash) {});
```
**Generate URL to file**
```Javascript
EmbarkJS.Storage.getUrl(hash);
```
note: if not using localhost, the cors needs to be set as ```ipfs config --json API.HTTPHeaders.Access-Control-Allow-Origin '["your-host-name-port"]```
EmbarkJS - Communication
======
**initialization**
For Whisper (note: currently requires geth 1.6.0 or higher):
```Javascript
EmbarkJS.Messages.setProvider('whisper')
```
For Orbit:
You'll need to use IPFS from master and run it as: ```ipfs daemon --enable-pubsub-experiment```
then set the provider:
```Javascript
EmbarkJS.Messages.setProvider('orbit', {server: 'localhost', port: 5001})
```
**listening to messages**
```Javascript
EmbarkJS.Messages.listenTo({topic: ["topic1", "topic2"]}).then(function(message) { console.log("received: " + message); })
```
**sending messages**
you can send plain text
```Javascript
EmbarkJS.Messages.sendMessage({topic: "sometopic", data: 'hello world'})
```
or an object
```Javascript
EmbarkJS.Messages.sendMessage({topic: "sometopic", data: {msg: 'hello world'}})
```
note: array of topics are considered an AND. In Whisper you can use another array for OR combinations of several topics e.g ```["topic1", ["topic2", "topic3"]]``` => ```topic1 AND (topic2 OR topic 3)```
Tests
======
You can run specs with ```embark test```, it will run any test files under ```test/```.
Embark includes a testing lib to rapidly run & test your contracts in a EVM.
```Javascript
# test/simple_storage_spec.js
describe("SimpleStorage", function() {
before(function(done) {
this.timeout(0);
var contractsConfig = {
"SimpleStorage": {
args: [100]
}
};
EmbarkSpec.deployAll(contractsConfig, done);
});
it("should set constructor value", function(done) {
SimpleStorage.storedData(function(err, result) {
assert.equal(result.toNumber(), 100);
done();
});
});
it("set storage value", function(done) {
SimpleStorage.set(150, function() {
SimpleStorage.get(function(err, result) {
assert.equal(result.toNumber(), 150);
done();
});
});
});
});
```
Embark uses [Mocha](http://mochajs.org/) by default, but you can use any testing framework you want.
Working with different chains
======
You can specify which environment to deploy to:
```$ embark blockchain livenet```
```$ embark run livenet```
The environment is a specific blockchain configuration that can be managed at config/blockchain.json
```Json
# config/blockchain.json
...
"livenet": {
"networkType": "livenet",
"rpcHost": "localhost",
"rpcPort": 8545,
"rpcCorsDomain": "http://localhost:8000",
"account": {
"password": "config/livenet/password"
}
},
...
```
Structuring Application
======
Embark is quite flexible and you can configure your own directory structure using ```embark.json```
```Json
# embark.json
{
"contracts": ["app/contracts/**"],
"app": {
"css/app.css": ["app/css/**"],
"images/": ["app/images/**"],
"js/app.js": ["embark.js", "app/js/**"],
"index.html": "app/index.html"
},
"buildDir": "dist/",
"config": "config/",
"plugins": {}
}
```
Deploying to IPFS and Swarm
======
To deploy a dapp to IPFS, all you need to do is run a local IPFS node and then run ```embark upload ipfs```.
If you want to deploy to the livenet then after configuring you account on ```config/blockchain.json``` on the ```livenet``` environment then you can deploy to that chain by specifying the environment ```embark ipfs livenet```.
To deploy a dapp to SWARM, all you need to do is run a local SWARM node and then run ```embark upload swarm```.
Plugins
======
It's possible to extend Embark's functionality with plugins. For example, the following is possible:
* plugin to add support for es6, jsx, coffescript, etc (``embark.registerPipeline``)
* plugin to add standard contracts or a contract framework (``embark.registerContractConfiguration`` and ``embark.addContractFile``)
* plugin to make some contracts available in all environments for use by other contracts or the dapp itself e.g a Token, a DAO, ENS, etc.. (``embark.registerContractConfiguration`` and ``embark.addContractFile``)
* plugin to add a libraries such as react or bootstrap (``embark.addFileToPipeline``)
* plugin to specify a particular web3 initialization for special provider uses (``embark.registerClientWeb3Provider``)
* plugin to create a different contract wrapper (``embark.registerContractsGeneration``)
* plugin to add new console commands (``embark.registerConsoleCommand``)
* plugin to add support for another contract language such as viper, LLL, etc (``embark.registerCompiler``)
For more information on how to develop your own plugin, please see the [plugin documentation](http://embark.readthedocs.io/en/latest/plugins.html)
Donations
======
If you like Embark, please consider donating to 0xFA239D14c7117C3D2370B2a4c4238534391fadd9