embark-area-51/docs/using-contracts.rst

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Configuring & Using Contracts
===============
Embark will automatically take care of deployment for you and set all
needed JS bindings. For example, the contract below:
.. code:: javascript
# app/contracts/simple_storage.sol
contract SimpleStorage {
uint public storedData;
function SimpleStorage(uint initialValue) {
storedData = initialValue;
}
function set(uint x) {
storedData = x;
}
function get() constant returns (uint retVal) {
return storedData;
}
}
Will automatically be available in Javascript as:
.. code:: javascript
# app/js/index.js
SimpleStorage.set(100);
SimpleStorage.get().then(function(value) { console.log(value.toNumber()) });
SimpleStorage.storedData().then(function(value) { console.log(value.toNumber()) });
You can specify for each contract and environment its gas costs and
arguments:
.. code:: json
# config/contracts.json
{
"development": {
"gas": "auto",
"contracts": {
"SimpleStorage": {
"args": [
100
]
}
}
}
}
If you are using multiple contracts, you can pass a reference to another
contract as ``$ContractName``, Embark will automatically replace this
with the correct address for the contract.
.. code:: json
# config/contracts.json
{
...
"development": {
"contracts": {
"SimpleStorage": {
"args": [
100,
"$MyStorage"
]
},
"MyStorage": {
"args": [
"initial string"
]
},
"MyMainContract": {
"args": [
"$SimpleStorage"
]
}
}
}
...
}
You can now deploy many instances of the same contract. e.g
.. code:: json
# config/contracts.json
{
"development": {
"contracts": {
"Currency": {
"deploy": false,
"args": [
100
]
},
"Usd": {
"instanceOf": "Currency",
"args": [
200
]
},
"MyCoin": {
"instanceOf": "Currency",
"args": [
200
]
}
}
}
}
...
Contracts addresses can be defined, If an address is defined the
contract wouldn't be deployed but its defined address will be used
instead.
.. code:: json
# config/contracts.json
{
...
"development": {
"contracts": {
"UserStorage": {
"address": "0x123456"
},
"UserManagement": {
"args": [
"$UserStorage"
]
}
}
}
...
}