Deploying with Foundry#
In this tutorial, we explain step-by-step how to create, compile and deploy a simple smart contract on the X Layer testnet using Foundry.
What is Foundry#
Foundry offers a complete set of tools for building and deploying decentralized applications (DApps) on the Ethereum blockchain. Utilizing Foundry, you can write smart contracts using the Solidity programming language, compile, deploy, and interact on the Ethereum blockchain.
Setting up the development environment#
- Node.js V18+ LTS and npm (comes with node)
- Git
If you have not installed Foundry, go to book.getfoundry and select Installation from the side menu. Follow the instructions to download using Foundryup.
curl -L https://foundry.paradigm.xyz | bash
If everything goes successfully, you can use four CLI in the terminal: forge, cast, anvil, and chisel.
Creating your contract#
Initialize a project with the following command:
forge init hello_contract
cd hello_contract
In the hello_contract/src folder, you can edit the Counter.sol file:
// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED
pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
contract Counter {
uint256 public number;
function setNumber(uint256 newNumber) public {
number = newNumber;
}
function increment() public {
number++;
}
}
Compiling your contract#
Next, you can compile the contract with the forge command:
forge build
If all goes accordingly, you will see the details:
[⠔] Compiling...
[⠢] Compiling 22 files with 0.8.16
[⠔] Solc 0.8.16 finished in 2.75s
Compiler run successful!
Deploying your contract#
You can run the forge create command to deploy your contract. Replace the HTTP_URL with your actual endpoint, and PRIVATE_KEY with your actual private key.
forge create --rpc-url HTTP_URL \
--private-key PRIVATE_KEY \
src/Counter.sol: Counter
If it goes well, you will see the details such as:
[⠆] Compiling...
No files changed, compilation skipped
Deployer: 0x9536354AE32852A7E7C4BFe7415b104016d5Fb04
Deployed to: 0xF0D4950d45CFf612A02f453771CF93418dCaaA0B
Transaction hash: 0xc09923e09e5f4a72053bcf72ca66e0fdf434ab63380481ab39ae281c63a716a0
Interacting with your contract#
You can run the cast command to interact with your contract. Write a call with the setNumber function, such as:
cast send CONTRACT_ADDRESS "setNumber(uint256)" 10 --rpc-url HTTP_URL --private-key PRIVATE_KEY
If all goes accordingly, you will see the details:
blockHash 0xf1ceea989197708be58264f3e7ebeae3ebffc5d6f345d053fd73c932627ea7fb
blockNumber 9760236
contractAddress
cumulativeGasUsed 2638507
effectiveGasPrice 3000000070
gasUsed 43494
logs []
logsBloom 0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
root
status 1
transactionHash 0xd17510371187101f37e96a6287dea64467eeeddae56207e45807e8626c4b01b4
transactionIndex 6
type 2
Read a call with the number function, such as:
cast call CONTRACT_ADDRESS "number()" --rpc-url HTTP_URL
If all goes accordingly, you will see the details:
0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a