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Hardhat Tutorial

This tutorial is intended to help anyone who is interested in learning the basics of Solidity and the Hardhat development environment. After completing this tutorial, you should be able to write and deploy simple Solidity smart contracts.

Setting up Hardhat The first step is to install the Hardhat development environment. This can be done by running the following command:

npm install -g @nomiclabs/hardhat

Initializing a Hardhat Project Once Hardhat is installed, you can create a new project. This can be done by running the following command:

hardhat init

This will create the default hardhat.config.js file, which will be used to configure the Hardhat environment.

Writing a Solidity Smart Contract Now you are ready to write your first Solidity smart contract. Create a new file called MyContract.sol in the root of your project directory. This file should contain the following code:

pragma solidity ^0.8; 
contract MyContract {  
  uint public myVariable; 
  constructor() public {    
    myVariable = 0;  
  } 
  function add(uint _value) public {    
    myVariable += _value;  
  }
}

This contract defines a single public variable, myVariable, and a single public function, add, which can be used to add a value to myVariable.

Compiling a Smart Contract Once your contract is written, you can compile it using Hardhat. This can be done by running the following command:

hardhat compile

This will compile your contract and output a JSON file containing the contract's abi and bytecode.

Deploying a Smart Contract Now you are ready to deploy your contract. This can be done by running the following command:

hardhat deploy

This will deploy your contract to a local development blockchain. Once the contract is deployed, you can interact with it using Hardhat's built-in console.

Interacting with a Smart Contract You can interact with your deployed contract using Hardhat's built-in console. This can be done by running the following command:

hardhat console

This will open a console which you can use to call functions on your deployed contract. For example, to add a value to myVariable, you can run the following command:

MyContract.methods.add(10).send()

Conclusion

This tutorial has demonstrated the basics of using Hardhat to write, compile, and deploy Solidity smart contracts. With the skills you have learned here, you should now be able to write and deploy basic Solidity smart contracts.