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Schema Description: Truffle Contract Object

typeobject
JSON Schemacontract-object.spec.json

truffle-contract uses a formally specified<sup>1</sup> JSON object format to represent Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) smart contracts. This representation is intended to facilitate the use of general purpose smart contract abstractions (such as truffle-contract) by capturing relevant smart contract information in a persistent and portable manner.

Objects following this schema represent individual smart contracts as defined by their name and interface. Each object primarily includes a JSON array representing the contract's ABI<sup>2</sup>, but extends to include any and all information related to the contract and its lifecycle(s). Objects in this schema may represent pre-compiled source code, compilation annotations such as source mappings, references to specified deployed instances on multiple networks, and/or links to external contracts.

A full property listing is below. Properties not marked "required" are not necessary to include in valid descriptions of contract objects, but functionally certain information must be present to allow the contract object representation to be useful (source/bytecode/etc. enable the deployment of new instances, networks listed with prior contract instance addresses enable interaction with deployed contracts on-chain)

References

<a name="footnote-1">1.</a> JSON Schema http://json-schema.org

<a name="footnote-2">2.</a> Ethereum Contract JSON ABI https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Ethereum-Contract-ABI#json

Properties

contractName

typestring matching pattern ^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$
default"Contract"

Name used to identify the contract. Semi-alphanumeric string.

abi

typearray
JSON Schemaabi.spec.json
required

External programmatic description of contract's interface. The contract's ABI determines the means by which applications may interact with individual contract instances. Array of functions and events representing valid inputs and outputs for the instance.

ast

typeobject

not included in current version of this specification

Abstract Syntax Tree. A nested JSON object representation of contract source code, as output by compiler.

bytecode

typestring matching pattern ^0x0$|^0x([a-fA-F0-9]{2}|__.{38})+$
refBytecode

EVM instruction bytecode that runs as part of contract create transaction. Constructor code for new contract instance. Specified as a hexadecimal string, may include __-prefixed (double underscore) link references.

deployedBytecode

typestring matching pattern ^0x0$|^0x([a-fA-F0-9]{2}|__.{38})+$
refBytecode

EVM instruction bytecode associated with contract that specifies behavior for incoming transactions/messages. Underlying implementation of ABI. Specified as a hexadecimal string, may include __-prefixed (double underscore) link references.

source

typestring

Uncompiled source code for contract. Text string.

sourcePath

typestring

File path for uncompiled source code.

sourceMap

typestring matching pattern ^[0-9;]*

Source mapping for bytecode, pairing contract creation transaction data bytes with origin statements in uncompiled source.

deployedSourceMap

typestring matching pattern ^[0-9;]*

Source mapping for deployedBytecode, pairing contract program data bytes with origin statements in uncompiled source.

schemaVersion

typestring matching pattern [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+

Version of this schema used by contract object representation.

updatedAt

typestring
formatIS0-8601 Datetime

Time at which contract object representation was generated/most recently updated.

networks

typeobject

Listing of contract instances. Object mapping network ID keys to network object values. Includes address information, links to other contract instances, and/or contract event logs.

Properties (key matching ^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$)

typeobject
refNetwork Object

Custom Properties

^x-([a-zA-Z]+-)*[a-zA-Z]+

typestring or number or object or array

Objects following this schema may include additional properties with x--prefixed keys.

Definitions

<a name="contract-object--bytecode">Bytecode</a>

typestring matching pattern ^0x0$|^0x([a-fA-F0-9]{2}|__.{38})+$

0x-prefixed string representing compiled EVM machine language.

This string representation may indicate link references in place of linked instance addresses. Link references must begin with __ and be exactly 40 characters long (i.e., string length of an address in hexadecimal).