@aztec/noir-contracts

Noir contracts

This package contains the source code and the Aztec ABIs for the example contracts used in tests.

Disclaimer

Please note that any example contract set out herein is provided solely for informational purposes only and does not constitute any inducement to use or deploy. Any implementation of any such contract with an interface or any other infrastructure should be used in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Setup

Installing Noir

An essential tool for managing noir versions is noirup.

• Install noirup

  curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/noir-lang/noirup/main/install | bash
  

Happy Path

Currently we all work from a single aztec tagged noir release. This release updates independently from noir's regular cadence to allow us to rapidly prototype new features. It has prebuilt binaries and is super easy to install using noirup

• Install noirup

  curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/noir-lang/noirup/main/install | bash
  

• Install aztec tagged nargo

  noirup -v aztec
  

Building from source (If working with custom features)

• Install noirup

  curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/noir-lang/noirup/main/install | bash
  

• Nix is already globally installed but path to this installation needs to be added in $HOME/.zshenv so correct configuration can be found by VSCode, do so with:

  echo -e '\n# Nix path set globally\nexport PATH="$HOME/.nix-profile/bin:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin:$PATH"' >> $HOME/.zshenv
  

• Enable nix flake command in ~/.config/nix/nix.conf with commands:

  mkdir -p $HOME/.config/nix && echo -e '\nexperimental-features = nix-command\nextra-experimental-features = flakes' >> $HOME/.config/nix/nix.conf
  

• Install direnv into your Nix profile by running:

  nix profile install nixpkgs#direnv
  

• Add direnv to your shell following their guide

  echo -e '\n# Adds direnv initialization\neval "$(direnv hook zsh)"' >> $HOME/.zshenv
  

• VSCode needs to be resterted so direnv plugin can notice env changes with:

  kill -9 ps aux | grep $(whoami)/.vscode-server | awk '{print $2}'
  

• Restart shell

• Clone noir repo:

  git clone https://github.com/noir-lang/noir.git
  

• Checkout your target noir branch

  cd noir
  git checkout <branch>
  

• Enable direnv

  direnv allow
  

• Restart shell

• Go to the noir dir and install Noir:

  cd noir
  noirup -p ./
  

Building the contracts

• In the aztec-packages repository, go to the directory yarn-project/noir-contracts

• Use the noir:build:all script to compile the contracts you want and prepare the ABI for consumption

  yarn noir:build:all
  

  Alternatively you can run yarn noir:build CONTRACT1 CONTRACT2... to build a subset of contracts:

  yarn noir:build private_token public_token
  

  To view compilation output, including errors, run with the VERBOSE=1 flag:

  VERBOSE=1 yarn noir:build private_token public_token
  

Creating a new contract package

1. Go to src/contracts folder.

2. Create a new package whose name has to end with _contract. E.g.:

   nargo new example_contract
   

3. Add the aztec dependency to nargo.toml:

   [package]
   authors = [""]
   compiler_version = "0.7.1"
   
   [dependencies]
   aztec = { path = "../../../../noir-libs/noir-aztec" }
   

4. Replace the content of the generated example_contract/src/main.nr file with your contract code.

5. Go to noir-contracts root folder and run yarn noir:build example to compile the contract.

6. Export the abi in src/artifacts/index.ts to be able to use the contract in the rest of the project:

   import ExampleContractJson from './example_contract.json' assert { type: 'json' };
   export const ExampleContractAbi = ExampleContractJson as ContractAbi;
   

7. ???

8. Profit.