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# Agoric Dapp

Changes in the Beta Release Candidate

Learn more about the changes to Zoe, contracts, and dapps in the Beta Release Candidate.

This is a generic guide to Agoric Dapp projects

A dapp is a decentralized application which typically has a browser-based user interface, a public API server, and a contract running on the Agoric blockchain.

# Using a Dapp

If you have installed the Agoric CLI and you just want to try running a dapp locally (on a simulated Agoric VM, not an actual public chain), you can:

# Use `agoric init` to make a new local copy of a dapp template. Here we chose the Fungible Faucet Dapp. You can replace `my-fungible-faucet` with a name of your choice.
agoric init --dapp-template dapp-fungible-faucet my-fungible-faucet
cd my-fungible-faucet
# Install the project dependencies
agoric install
# Start the Agoric VM
agoric start --reset

Leave this command running (it is your simulated environment). Then, in a separate terminal, deploy the contract and API to the VM.

# Deploy a new instance of the contract to the VM
agoric deploy contract/deploy.js
# Reset the VM's API server
agoric deploy api/deploy.js

Then in a third terminal:

# Start the user interface
cd ui && yarn start

You can then navigate to http://localhost:3000 to view your dapp.

# Modifying this Dapp

In the Agoric system, components are written in Javascript.

# Components

The following are the important directories in an Agoric Dapp project:

  • contract define and deploy the on-chain contract
  • api define and deploy the chain-connected server's /api HTTP endpoint
  • ui the browser user interface that connects between the user's personal wallet and the API server

Other files and directories in this toplevel folder should not typically be modified.

# Contract directory

In the contract directory, you can find the following files to edit:

  • init contract initialization modules, starting with init/custom-deploy.js
  • src contract source code, starting with src/contract.js

Other files and folders that you don't typically need to edit:

  • deploy.js generic Agoric contract deployment script
  • lib library modules provided by Agoric and used by the contract

# API

In the api directory, you can find the following files to edit:

  • src /api endpoint handler, starting with src/handler.js

Other files and folders that you don't typically need to edit:

  • deploy.js generic Agoric API handler deployment script

# UI

The ui directory is almost completely under your control. The only files and folders that you don't typically need to edit:

  • public/lib Agoric UI library
  • public/conf configuration files that are generated by the contract/deploy.js script

# More information

You can learn more about the Agoric smart contract platform (opens new window) and how to create Agoric Dapps.