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Your chaotic first Solidity tutorial

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I'll do my best to guide you through your first Solidity tutorial, let's dig in!

To provide you some context on why Solidity: Solidity is a high-level programming language that is used to write smart contracts for the Ethereum blockchain. In this tutorial, we will be exploring the basics of Solidity and how it is used to create decentralized applications (dApps) that run on the Ethereum network.

If you're new to the world of blockchain and decentralized apps, don't worry! This tutorial is designed to be beginner-friendly and will guide you through the process of learning how to write smart contracts in Solidity. Whether you're a software developer looking to learn a new programming language or someone who is simply interested in learning more about blockchain technology, this tutorial is for you.

In the following tutorial, we will cover topics such as variables, functions, events, mappings, arrays, contracts, inheritance, modifiers, and Ether transactions. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a half-baked understanding of the basics of Solidity and you will have deployed your first Solidity contract. Let's get started!

Set-up

  1. Install NVM 
$ - install nvm
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if you have Homebrew already installed

$ brew install nvm
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Install version 16

$ nvm install 16
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  1. Create a directory 
$ mkdir hardhat-tutorial
$ cd hardhat-tutorial
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  1. Create a Node. js project 
$ npm init
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$ npm install --save-dev hardhat
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We want the package to be a development dependency

  1. Install & Update Script

https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm

export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
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$ nano ~/.zshrc
$ source ~/.zshrc
$ npx hardhat
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And choose the JS option

Install Solidity in your VSCode, from the Marketplace

Walking through the Lock.sol file

constructor - what you run when you deploy a contract
block.timestamp - returns the timestamp of the block
msg.sender - refers to which ever address that deploys this contract

withdrawl - is a public function that anyone can call

However line 28 you can see there is a requirement that you must be the owner to withdrawl

require(msg.sender == owner, "You aren't the owner");

Changing wallet receive functions

Before 

// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED
pragma solidity ^0.8.9;

// Uncomment this line to use console.log
// import "hardhat/console.sol";

contract Lock {
    uint public unlockTime;
    address payable public owner;

    event Withdrawal(uint amount, uint when);

    constructor(uint _unlockTime) payable {
        require(
            block.timestamp < _unlockTime,
            "Unlock time should be in the future"
        );

        unlockTime = _unlockTime;
        owner = payable(msg.sender);
    }

    function withdraw() public {
        // Uncomment this line, and the import of "hardhat/console.sol", to print a log in your terminal
        // console.log("Unlock time is %o and block timestamp is %o", unlockTime, block.timestamp);

        require(block.timestamp >= unlockTime, "You can't withdraw yet");
        require(msg.sender == owner, "You aren't the owner");

        emit Withdrawal(address(this).balance, block.timestamp);

        owner.transfer(address(this).balance);
    }
}
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After 

// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED
pragma solidity ^0.8.9;

// Uncomment this line to use console.log
// import "hardhat/console.sol";

contract Lock {
    uint public unlockTime;
    address payable public owner;
    address payable public receiver;

    event Withdrawal(uint amount, uint when);

    constructor(uint _unlockTime, address _receiver) payable {
        require(
            block.timestamp < _unlockTime,
            "Unlock time should be in the future"
        );

        unlockTime = _unlockTime;
        owner = payable(msg.sender);
        receiver = payable(_receiver);
    }

    function withdraw(address to) public {
        // Uncomment this line, and the import of "hardhat/console.sol", to print a log in your terminal
        // console.log("Unlock time is %o and block timestamp is %o", unlockTime, block.timestamp);

        require(block.timestamp >= unlockTime, "You can't withdraw yet");
        require(msg.sender == owner || msg.sender == receiver, "You aren't the owner or receiver");

        emit Withdrawal(address(this).balance, block.timestamp);

        payable(to).transfer(address(this).balance);
    }
}
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1. Compile 

$ npx hardhat compile
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We need to compile the contract before we are able to deploy it on chain!

2. Run Tests 

$ npx hardhat test
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They all fail because we changed the constructor so now the deployment fixture no longer works!

Lock.js

Get ethers to get signers

Before 

const {
  time,
  loadFixture,
} = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers");
const { anyValue } = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers/withArgs");
const { expect } = require("chai");

describe("Lock", function () {
  // We define a fixture to reuse the same setup in every test.
  // We use loadFixture to run this setup once, snapshot that state,
  // and reset Hardhat Network to that snapshot in every test.
  async function deployOneYearLockFixture() {
    const ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60;
    const ONE_GWEI = 1_000_000_000;

    const lockedAmount = ONE_GWEI;
    const unlockTime = (await time.latest()) + ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS;

    // Contracts are deployed using the first signer/account by default
    const [owner, otherAccount] = await ethers.getSigners();

    const Lock = await ethers.getContractFactory("Lock");
    const lock = await Lock.deploy(unlockTime, { value: lockedAmount });

    return { lock, unlockTime, lockedAmount, owner, otherAccount };
  }

  describe("Deployment", function () {
    it("Should set the right unlockTime", async function () {
      const { lock, unlockTime } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

      expect(await lock.unlockTime()).to.equal(unlockTime);
    });

    it("Should set the right owner", async function () {
      const { lock, owner } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

      expect(await lock.owner()).to.equal(owner.address);
    });

    it("Should receive and store the funds to lock", async function () {
      const { lock, lockedAmount } = await loadFixture(
        deployOneYearLockFixture
      );

      expect(await ethers.provider.getBalance(lock.address)).to.equal(
        lockedAmount
      );
    });

    it("Should fail if the unlockTime is not in the future", async function () {
      // We don't use the fixture here because we want a different deployment
      const latestTime = await time.latest();
      const Lock = await ethers.getContractFactory("Lock");
      await expect(Lock.deploy(latestTime, { value: 1 })).to.be.revertedWith(
        "Unlock time should be in the future"
      );
    });
  });

  describe("Withdrawals", function () {
    describe("Validations", function () {
      it("Should revert with the right error if called too soon", async function () {
        const { lock } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

        await expect(lock.withdraw()).to.be.revertedWith(
          "You can't withdraw yet"
        );
      });

      it("Should revert with the right error if called from another account", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, otherAccount } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        // We can increase the time in Hardhat Network
        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        // We use lock.connect() to send a transaction from another account
        await expect(lock.connect(otherAccount).withdraw()).to.be.revertedWith(
          "You aren't the owner"
        );
      });

      it("Shouldn't fail if the unlockTime has arrived and the owner calls it", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        // Transactions are sent using the first signer by default
        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        await expect(lock.withdraw()).not.to.be.reverted;
      });
    });

    describe("Events", function () {
      it("Should emit an event on withdrawals", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, lockedAmount } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        await expect(lock.withdraw())
          .to.emit(lock, "Withdrawal")
          .withArgs(lockedAmount, anyValue); // We accept any value as `when` arg
      });
    });

    describe("Transfers", function () {
      it("Should transfer the funds to the owner", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, lockedAmount, owner } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        await expect(lock.withdraw()).to.changeEtherBalances(
          [owner, lock],
          [lockedAmount, -lockedAmount]
        );
      });
    });
  });
});
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Add a receiver

const [owner, otherAccount, receiver] = await ethers.getSigners();

Get receiver address

const lock = await Lock.deploy(unlockTime, receiver.address{ value: lockedAmount });

Test your current status

At this point your current js file should look like the following:

const {
  time,
  loadFixture,
} = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers");
const { anyValue } = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers/withArgs");
const { expect } = require("chai");

describe("Lock", function () {
  // We define a fixture to reuse the same setup in every test.
  // We use loadFixture to run this setup once, snapshot that state,
  // and reset Hardhat Network to that snapshot in every test.
  async function deployOneYearLockFixture() {
    const ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60;
    const ONE_GWEI = 1_000_000_000;

    const lockedAmount = ONE_GWEI;
    const unlockTime = (await time.latest()) + ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS;

    // Contracts are deployed using the first signer/account by default
    const [owner, otherAccount, receiver] = await ethers.getSigners();

    const Lock = await ethers.getContractFactory("Lock");
    const lock = await Lock.deploy(unlockTime, receiver.address, { value: lockedAmount });

    return { lock, unlockTime, receiver, lockedAmount, owner, otherAccount };
  }

  describe("Deployment", function () {
    it("Should set the right unlockTime", async function () {
      const { lock, unlockTime } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

      expect(await lock.unlockTime()).to.equal(unlockTime);
    });

    it("Should set the right owner", async function () {
      const { lock, owner } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

      expect(await lock.owner()).to.equal(owner.address);
    });

    it("Should receive and store the funds to lock", async function () {
      const { lock, lockedAmount } = await loadFixture(
        deployOneYearLockFixture
      );

      expect(await ethers.provider.getBalance(lock.address)).to.equal(
        lockedAmount
      );
    });

    it("Should fail if the unlockTime is not in the future", async function () {
      // We don't use the fixture here because we want a different deployment
      const latestTime = await time.latest();
      const Lock = await ethers.getContractFactory("Lock");
      await expect(Lock.deploy(latestTime, { value: 1 })).to.be.revertedWith(
        "Unlock time should be in the future"
      );
    });
  });

  describe("Withdrawals", function () {
    describe("Validations", function () {
      it("Should revert with the right error if called too soon", async function () {
        const { lock } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

        await expect(lock.withdraw()).to.be.revertedWith(
          "You can't withdraw yet"
        );
      });

      it("Should revert with the right error if called from another account", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, otherAccount } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        // We can increase the time in Hardhat Network
        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        // We use lock.connect() to send a transaction from another account
        await expect(lock.connect(otherAccount).withdraw()).to.be.revertedWith(
          "You aren't the owner"
        );
      });

      it("Shouldn't fail if the unlockTime has arrived and the owner calls it", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        // Transactions are sent using the first signer by default
        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        await expect(lock.withdraw()).not.to.be.reverted;
      });
    });

    describe("Events", function () {
      it("Should emit an event on withdrawals", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, lockedAmount } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        await expect(lock.withdraw())
          .to.emit(lock, "Withdrawal")
          .withArgs(lockedAmount, anyValue); // We accept any value as `when` arg
      });
    });

    describe("Transfers", function () {
      it("Should transfer the funds to the owner", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, lockedAmount, owner } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        await expect(lock.withdraw()).to.changeEtherBalances(
          [owner, lock],
          [lockedAmount, -lockedAmount]
        );
      });
    });
  });
});
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Currently you should be passing your first 3 tests

Now we can go fix the actual tests

Now add a receiver parameter

await expect(Lock.deploy(latestTime, receiver.address, { value: 1 })).to.be.revertedWith(

Now define and include the signer object

      const latestTime = await time.latest();
      const Lock = await ethers.getContractFactory("Lock");
      const [owner, otherAccount, receiver] = await ethers.getSigners();
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Run the test again and at this point your fourth test should pass

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Now include the same receiver

        const { lock, receiver } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

        await expect(lock.withdraw(receiver.address)).to.be.revertedWith(
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You're not withdrawing to yourself but to the receiver

await expect(lock.connect(otherAccount).withdraw(otherAccount.address)).to.be.revertedWith(
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You are now not the owner or receiver

Now update and include receivers

Lock.js

const {
  time,
  loadFixture,
} = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers");
const { anyValue } = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers/withArgs");
const { expect } = require("chai");

describe("Lock", function () {
  // We define a fixture to reuse the same setup in every test.
  // We use loadFixture to run this setup once, snapshot that state,
  // and reset Hardhat Network to that snapshot in every test.
  async function deployOneYearLockFixture() {
    const ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60;
    const ONE_GWEI = 1_000_000_000;

    const lockedAmount = ONE_GWEI;
    const unlockTime = (await time.latest()) + ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS;

    // Contracts are deployed using the first signer/account by default
    const [owner, otherAccount, receiver] = await ethers.getSigners();

    const Lock = await ethers.getContractFactory("Lock");
    const lock = await Lock.deploy(unlockTime, receiver.address, { value: lockedAmount });

    return { lock, unlockTime, receiver, lockedAmount, owner, otherAccount };
  }

  describe("Deployment", function () {
    it("Should set the right unlockTime", async function () {
      const { lock, unlockTime } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

      expect(await lock.unlockTime()).to.equal(unlockTime);
    });

    it("Should set the right owner", async function () {
      const { lock, owner } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

      expect(await lock.owner()).to.equal(owner.address);
    });

    it("Should receive and store the funds to lock", async function () {
      const { lock, lockedAmount } = await loadFixture(
        deployOneYearLockFixture
      );

      expect(await ethers.provider.getBalance(lock.address)).to.equal(
        lockedAmount
      );
    });

    it("Should fail if the unlockTime is not in the future", async function () {
      // We don't use the fixture here because we want a different deployment
      const latestTime = await time.latest();
      const Lock = await ethers.getContractFactory("Lock");
      const [owner, otherAccount, receiver] = await ethers.getSigners();
      await expect(Lock.deploy(latestTime, receiver.address, { value: 1 })).to.be.revertedWith(
        "Unlock time should be in the future"
      );
    });
  });

  describe("Withdrawals", function () {
    describe("Validations", function () {
      it("Should revert with the right error if called too soon", async function () {
        const { lock, receiver } = await loadFixture(deployOneYearLockFixture);

        await expect(lock.withdraw(receiver.address)).to.be.revertedWith(
          "You can't withdraw yet"
        );
      });

      it("Should revert with the right error if called from another account", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, otherAccount } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        // We can increase the time in Hardhat Network
        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        // We use lock.connect() to send a transaction from another account
        await expect(lock.connect(otherAccount).withdraw(otherAccount.address)).to.be.revertedWith(
          "You aren't the owner or receiver"
        );
      });

      it("Shouldn't fail if the unlockTime has arrived and the owner calls it", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, receiver } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        // Transactions are sent using the first signer by default
        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        await expect(lock.withdraw(receiver.address)).not.to.be.reverted;
      });
    });

    describe("Events", function () {
      it("Should emit an event on withdrawals", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, lockedAmount, receiver} = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        await expect(lock.withdraw(receiver.address))
          .to.emit(lock, "Withdrawal")
          .withArgs(lockedAmount, anyValue); // We accept any value as `when` arg
      });
    });

    describe("Transfers", function () {
      it("Should transfer the funds to the receiver", async function () {
        const { lock, unlockTime, lockedAmount, owner, receiver } = await loadFixture(
          deployOneYearLockFixture
        );

        await time.increaseTo(unlockTime);

        await expect(lock.withdraw(receiver.address)).to.changeEtherBalances(
          [receiver, lock],
          [lockedAmount, -lockedAmount]
        );
      });
    });
  });
});
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Lock.sol

// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED
pragma solidity ^0.8.9;

// Uncomment this line to use console.log
// import "hardhat/console.sol";

contract Lock {
    uint public unlockTime;
    address payable public owner;
    address payable public receiver;

    event Withdrawal(uint amount, uint when);

    constructor(uint _unlockTime, address _receiver) payable {
        require(
            block.timestamp < _unlockTime,
            "Unlock time should be in the future"
        );

        unlockTime = _unlockTime;
        owner = payable(msg.sender);
        receiver = payable(_receiver);
    }

    function withdraw(address to) public {
        // Uncomment this line, and the import of "hardhat/console.sol", to print a log in your terminal
        // console.log("Unlock time is %o and block timestamp is %o", unlockTime, block.timestamp);

        require(block.timestamp >= unlockTime, "You can't withdraw yet");
        require(msg.sender == owner || msg.sender == receiver, "You aren't the owner or receiver");

        emit Withdrawal(address(this).balance, block.timestamp);

        payable(to).transfer(address(this).balance);
    }
}
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Deploy.js Original

// We require the Hardhat Runtime Environment explicitly here. This is optional
// but useful for running the script in a standalone fashion through `node <script>`.
//
// You can also run a script with `npx hardhat run <script>`. If you do that, Hardhat
// will compile your contracts, add the Hardhat Runtime Environment's members to the
// global scope, and execute the script.
const hre = require("hardhat");

async function main() {
  const currentTimestampInSeconds = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000);
  const ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60;
  const unlockTime = currentTimestampInSeconds + ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS;

  const lockedAmount = hre.ethers.utils.parseEther("1");

  const Lock = await hre.ethers.getContractFactory("Lock");
  const lock = await Lock.deploy(unlockTime, { value: lockedAmount });

  await lock.deployed();

  console.log(
    `Lock with 1 ETH and unlock timestamp ${unlockTime} deployed to ${lock.address}`
  );
}

// We recommend this pattern to be able to use async/await everywhere
// and properly handle errors.
main().catch((error) => {
  console.error(error);
  process.exitCode = 1;
});
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Has to pass as an argument to deploy it

[owner, receiver] = await ethers.getSigners()

And add a receiver addresss

const lock = await Lock.deploy(unlockTime, receiver.address, { value: lockedAmount });

// We require the Hardhat Runtime Environment explicitly here. This is optional
// but useful for running the script in a standalone fashion through `node <script>`.
//
// You can also run a script with `npx hardhat run <script>`. If you do that, Hardhat
// will compile your contracts, add the Hardhat Runtime Environment's members to the
// global scope, and execute the script.
const { ethers } = require("hardhat");
const hre = require("hardhat");

async function main() {
  const currentTimestampInSeconds = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000);
  const ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60;
  const unlockTime = currentTimestampInSeconds + ONE_YEAR_IN_SECS;

  const lockedAmount = hre.ethers.utils.parseEther("1");
  [owner, receiver] = await ethers.getSigners()
  const Lock = await hre.ethers.getContractFactory("Lock");
  const lock = await Lock.deploy(unlockTime, receiver.address, { value: lockedAmount });

  await lock.deployed();

  console.log(
    `Lock with 1 ETH and unlock timestamp ${unlockTime} deployed to ${lock.address}`
  );
}

// We recommend this pattern to be able to use async/await everywhere
// and properly handle errors.
main().catch((error) => {
  console.error(error);
  process.exitCode = 1;
});
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$ node scripts/deploy.js
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Need two terminals to run the node

If your hardhat is not globally installed, ensure the second terminal has to be in the same folder

$ npx hardhat node --verbose
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Deployed 🎉

Deploy your tokens to the receiver

$ npx hardhat --network localhost run scripts.deploy.js
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I guess you can call yourself a solidity dev now

⚒️ @sydneylai

Thanks to mentor @afk0b

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