Chainlink Deployments Framework

This repository contains the Chainlink Deployments Framework, a comprehensive set of libraries that enables developers to build, manage, and execute(in future) deployment changesets. The framework includes the Operations API and Datastore API.

Usage

$ go get github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework

Imports

import (
  "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/deployment" // for writing changesets (migrated from chainlink/deployments
  "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/operations" // for operations API
  "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/datastore" // for datastore API
)

Development

Installing Dependencies

Install the required tools using asdf:

asdf install

Linting

task lint

Testing

task test

How to add a new Chain

To add a new chain to the framework, follow these steps:

1. Create the chain structure and implementation:

   • Create a new directory under chain/ with the name of your chain (e.g., chain/newchain/).
   • Create a new Chain struct that embeds the ChainMetadata struct
   • See the Sui or TON implementations as reference examples. EVM, Solana, and Aptos chains follow a different implementation pattern as they were added before CLDF.

2. Implement chain providers:

   • Create a provider/ subdirectory under your chain directory (e.g., chain/newchain/provider/)
   • Implement one or more provider types that satisfy the chain.Provider interface:

     type Provider interface {
         Initialize(ctx context.Context) (BlockChain, error)
         Name() string
         ChainSelector() uint64
         BlockChain() BlockChain
     }
     

   • Common provider types to implement:
     • RPC Provider: Connects to a live blockchain node via RPC
     • Simulated Provider: Creates an in-memory simulated chain for testing (if needed)
     • CTF Provider: Connects to Chainlink Testing Framework environments (if needed)

   Example RPC provider implementation:

   package provider
   
   import (
       "context"
       "errors"
       "fmt"
   
       "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/chain"
       "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/chain/newchain"
   )
   
   // RPCChainProviderConfig holds the configuration for the RPC provider
   type RPCChainProviderConfig struct {
       RPCURL            string
       DeployerSignerGen SignerGenerator // Your chain-specific signer
   }
   
   func (c RPCChainProviderConfig) validate() error {
       if c.RPCURL == "" {
           return errors.New("rpc url is required")
       }
       if c.DeployerSignerGen == nil {
           return errors.New("deployer signer generator is required")
       }
       return nil
   }
   
   // Ensure provider implements the interface
   var _ chain.Provider = (*RPCChainProvider)(nil)
   
   type RPCChainProvider struct {
       selector uint64
       config   RPCChainProviderConfig
       chain    *newchain.Chain
   }
   
   func NewRPCChainProvider(selector uint64, config RPCChainProviderConfig) *RPCChainProvider {
       return &RPCChainProvider{
           selector: selector,
           config:   config,
       }
   }
   
   func (p *RPCChainProvider) Initialize(ctx context.Context) (chain.BlockChain, error) {
       if p.chain != nil {
           return p.chain, nil // Already initialized
       }
   
       if err := p.config.validate(); err != nil {
           return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to validate config: %w", err)
       }
   
       // Initialize your chain client
       client, err := newchain.NewClient(p.config.RPCURL)
       if err != nil {
           return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create client: %w", err)
       }
   
       // Generate deployer signer
       signer, err := p.config.DeployerSignerGen.Generate()
       if err != nil {
           return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate signer: %w", err)
       }
   
       p.chain = &newchain.Chain{
           Selector: p.selector,
           Client:   client,
           Signer:   signer,
           URL:      p.config.RPCURL,
       }
   
       return *p.chain, nil
   }
   
   func (p *RPCChainProvider) Name() string {
       return "NewChain RPC Provider"
   }
   
   func (p *RPCChainProvider) ChainSelector() uint64 {
       return p.selector
   }
   
   func (p *RPCChainProvider) BlockChain() chain.BlockChain {
       return *p.chain
   }
   

3. Add environment configuration bindings:

   • Update engine/cld/config/env/config.go:
     • Add a new config struct for your chain (e.g., NewChainConfig):

       // NewChainConfig is the configuration for the NewChain chains.
       //
       // WARNING: This data type contains sensitive fields and should not be logged or set in file
       // configuration.
       type NewChainConfig struct {
           DeployerKey string `mapstructure:"deployer_key" yaml:"deployer_key"` // Secret: The private key of the deployer account.
           // Add any other chain-specific configuration fields
       }
       

     • Add the new config to the OnchainConfig struct:

       type OnchainConfig struct {
           // ... existing fields ...
           NewChain NewChainConfig `mapstructure:"newchain" yaml:"newchain"`
       }
       

     • Add environment variable bindings in the envBindings map:

       envBindings = map[string][]string{
           // ... existing bindings ...
           "onchain.newchain.deployer_key": {"ONCHAIN_NEWCHAIN_DEPLOYER_KEY"},
           // Add other bindings as needed
       }
       

4. Create chain loader in the CLD engine:

   • Update engine/cld/chains/chains.go:

     • Add a new chain loader struct and methods:

       // chainLoaderNewChain implements the ChainLoader interface for NewChain.
       type chainLoaderNewChain struct {
           *baseChainLoader
       }
       
       // newChainLoaderNewChain creates a new chain loader for NewChain.
       func newChainLoaderNewChain(
           networks *cfgnet.Config, cfg cfgenv.OnchainConfig,
       ) *chainLoaderNewChain {
           return &chainLoaderNewChain{
               baseChainLoader: newBaseChainLoader(networks, cfg),
           }
       }
       
       // Load loads a NewChain Chain for a selector.
       func (l *chainLoaderNewChain) Load(ctx context.Context, selector uint64) (fchain.BlockChain, error) {
           network, err := l.getNetwork(selector)
           if err != nil {
               return nil, err
           }
       
           rpcURL := network.RPCs[0].HTTPURL
           c, err := newchainprov.NewRPCChainProvider(selector,
               newchainprov.RPCChainProviderConfig{
                   RPCURL:            rpcURL,
                   DeployerSignerGen: newchainprov.AccountGenPrivateKey(l.cfg.NewChain.DeployerKey),
               },
           ).Initialize(ctx)
           if err != nil {
               return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize NewChain chain %d: %w", selector, err)
           }
       
           return c, nil
       }
       

     • Add the loader to the newChainLoaders function with appropriate configuration checks:

       func newChainLoaders(...) map[string]ChainLoader {
           // ... existing loaders ...
       
           if cfg.NewChain.DeployerKey != "" {
               loaders[chainsel.FamilyNewChain] = newChainLoaderNewChain(networks, cfg)
           } else {
               lggr.Warn("Skipping NewChain chains, no private key found in secrets")
           }
       
           return loaders
       }
       

     • Add interface compliance verification:

       var (
           // ... existing verifications ...
           _ ChainLoader = &chainLoaderNewChain{}
       )
       

5. Update chain registry:

   • Update chain/blockchain.go:
     • Add var _ BlockChain = newchain.Chain{} at the top to verify interface compliance
     • Create a new getter method (e.g., NewChainChains()) that returns map[uint64]newchain.Chain (e.g., NewSuiChains())

6. Write comprehensive tests:

   • Test chain instantiation
   • Test all interface methods
   • Test the getter method in BlockChains
   • Test provider initialization and chain creation
   • Test provider interface compliance with var _ chain.Provider = (*YourProvider)(nil)
   • Test chain loader functionality

Using Providers: Once you've implemented a provider, users can create and initialize chains like this:

// Create provider with configuration
provider := provider.NewRPCChainProvider(chainSelector, provider.RPCChainProviderConfig{
    RPCURL:            "https://your-chain-rpc-url.com",
    DeployerSignerGen: yourSignerGenerator,
})

// Initialize the chain
ctx := context.Background()
blockchain, err := provider.Initialize(ctx)
if err != nil {
    return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize chain: %w", err)
}

Contributing

For instructions on how to contribute to chainlink-deployments-framework and the release process, see CONTRIBUTING.md

Releasing

For instructions on how to release chainlink-deployments-framework, see RELEASE.md