This box comes with everything you need to start using smart contracts from a react app. This is as barebones as it gets, so nothing stands in your way.
First ensure you are in a new and empty directory.
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Run the
unbox
command vianpx
and skip to step 3. This will install all necessary dependencies. A Create-React-App is generated in theclient
directory.npx truffle unbox react
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Alternatively, you can install Truffle globally and run the
unbox
command.npm install -g truffle truffle unbox react
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Run the development console.
truffle develop
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Compile and migrate the smart contracts. Note inside the development console we don't preface commands with
truffle
.compile migrate
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In the
client
directory, we run the React app. Smart contract changes must be manually recompiled and migrated.// in another terminal (i.e. not in the truffle develop prompt) cd client npm run start
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Truffle can run tests written in Solidity or JavaScript against your smart contracts. Note the command varies slightly if you're in or outside of the development console.
// inside the development console. test // outside the development console.. truffle test
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Jest is included for testing React components. Compile your contracts before running Jest, or you may receive some file not found errors.
// ensure you are inside the client directory when running this npm run test
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To build the application for production, use the build script. A production build will be in the
client/build
folder.// ensure you are inside the client directory when running this npm run build
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How do I use this with the Ganache-CLI?
It's as easy as modifying the config file! Check out our documentation on adding network configurations. Depending on the port you're using, you'll also need to update line 29 of
client/src/utils/getWeb3.js
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Where is my production build?
The production build will be in the
client/build
folder after runningnpm run build
in theclient
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Where can I find more documentation?
This box is a marriage of Truffle and a React setup created with create-react-app. Either one would be a great place to start!