soless v0.0.5

Soless - solidity files to express api converter

Installation

npm install -g soless

(type soless --help to see commands and options)

Usage

Initialize

soless init

will create server directories: cotracts and compiled

Compile

copy your contracts to contracts folder and run

soless compile

it will create ContractName.json files in compiled folder

use --local flag to create addresses.json file and type in addresses of contracts manually

addresses.json will not be created if it's already exists

if value of contract key isn't empty, than address field of this contract in http request will be ignored

Run server

soless run

it will takes json files from compiled folder and setup express server for each function

use --verbose to show logs of server calls

use --port {NUMBER} to change server port, default is 3000

use --rpc {NETWORK} to change network, you can use:

• main
• ropsten
• rinkeby - default
• kovan
• custom httpProvider url

FrontEnd Usage

Better test with postman app

To view functions use syntax:

http://server.com:3000/ContarctName/FunctionName/?address=ContractAddress

in response will be the return of function

To set functions use syntax:

http://server.com:3000/ContractName/FunctionName/?arg1="String"&arg2=Number&address=ContractAddress

in response will be javascript code to execute with eval() function.

Required connected web3.js library and Metamask or geth server to execute code.

Example:

var request = require('request');
var Web3 = require('web3');
var web3 = Web3.currentProvider()
request('http://server.com:3000/ContractName/FunctionName/?arg="String"&address=ContractAddress', function (error, response, body) {
    eval(body)
});

you can find example here

TODO

• Catch errors