Add --no-append-metadata in CLI and metadata.append in JSON

Skips appending metadata to the binary

libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp

@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ void CompilerStack::reset(bool _keepSettings)
 		m_revertStrings = RevertStrings::Default;
 		m_optimiserSettings = OptimiserSettings::minimal();
 		m_metadataLiteralSources = false;
+		m_metadataFormat = defaultMetadataFormat();
 		m_metadataHash = MetadataHash::IPFS;
 		m_stopAfter = State::CompilationSuccessful;
 	}
@@ -1548,6 +1549,9 @@ string CompilerStack::createMetadata(Contract const& _contract, bool _forIR) con
 	if (m_revertStrings != RevertStrings::Default)
 		meta["settings"]["debug"]["revertStrings"] = revertStringsToString(m_revertStrings);
 
+	if (m_metadataFormat == MetadataFormat::NoMetadata)
+		meta["settings"]["metadata"]["appendCBOR"] = false;
+
 	if (m_metadataLiteralSources)
 		meta["settings"]["metadata"]["useLiteralContent"] = true;
 

libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h

@@ -349,6 +349,11 @@ public:
 	/// caused by differences in metadata. Should only be used for testing.
 	void setMetadataFormat(MetadataFormat _metadataFormat) { m_metadataFormat = _metadataFormat; }
 
+	static MetadataFormat defaultMetadataFormat()
+	{
+		return VersionIsRelease ? MetadataFormat::WithReleaseVersionTag : MetadataFormat::WithPrereleaseVersionTag;
+	}
+
 private:
 	/// The state per source unit. Filled gradually during parsing.
 	struct Source
@@ -515,7 +520,7 @@ private:
 	/// Whether or not there has been an error during processing.
 	/// If this is true, the stack will refuse to generate code.
 	bool m_hasError = false;
-	MetadataFormat m_metadataFormat = VersionIsRelease ? MetadataFormat::WithReleaseVersionTag : MetadataFormat::WithPrereleaseVersionTag;
+	MetadataFormat m_metadataFormat = defaultMetadataFormat();
 };
 
 }

libsolidity/interface/StandardCompiler.cpp

@@ -509,6 +509,8 @@ std::optional<Json::Value> checkMetadataKeys(Json::Value const& _input)
 {
 	if (_input.isObject())
 	{
+		if (_input.isMember("appendCBOR") && !_input["appendCBOR"].isBool())
+			return formatFatalError(Error::Type::JSONError, "\"settings.metadata.appendCBOR\" must be Boolean");
 		if (_input.isMember("useLiteralContent") && !_input["useLiteralContent"].isBool())
 			return formatFatalError(Error::Type::JSONError, "\"settings.metadata.useLiteralContent\" must be Boolean");
 
@@ -516,7 +518,7 @@ std::optional<Json::Value> checkMetadataKeys(Json::Value const& _input)
 		if (_input.isMember("bytecodeHash") && !hashes.count(_input["bytecodeHash"].asString()))
 			return formatFatalError(Error::Type::JSONError, "\"settings.metadata.bytecodeHash\" must be \"ipfs\", \"bzzr1\" or \"none\"");
 	}
-	static set<string> keys{"useLiteralContent", "bytecodeHash"};
+	static set<string> keys{"appendCBOR", "useLiteralContent", "bytecodeHash"};
 	return checkKeys(_input, keys, "settings.metadata");
 }
 
@@ -911,6 +913,12 @@ std::variant<StandardCompiler::InputsAndSettings, Json::Value> StandardCompiler:
 	if (auto result = checkMetadataKeys(metadataSettings))
 		return *result;
 
+	solAssert(CompilerStack::defaultMetadataFormat() != CompilerStack::MetadataFormat::NoMetadata, "");
+	ret.metadataFormat =
+		metadataSettings.get("appendCBOR", Json::Value(true)).asBool() ?
+		CompilerStack::defaultMetadataFormat() :
+		CompilerStack::MetadataFormat::NoMetadata;
+
 	ret.metadataLiteralSources = metadataSettings.get("useLiteralContent", Json::Value(false)).asBool();
 	if (metadataSettings.isMember("bytecodeHash"))
 	{
@@ -1086,6 +1094,7 @@ Json::Value StandardCompiler::compileSolidity(StandardCompiler::InputsAndSetting
 		compilerStack.selectDebugInfo(_inputsAndSettings.debugInfoSelection.value());
 	compilerStack.setLibraries(_inputsAndSettings.libraries);
 	compilerStack.useMetadataLiteralSources(_inputsAndSettings.metadataLiteralSources);
+	compilerStack.setMetadataFormat(_inputsAndSettings.metadataFormat);
 	compilerStack.setMetadataHash(_inputsAndSettings.metadataHash);
 	compilerStack.setRequestedContractNames(requestedContractNames(_inputsAndSettings.outputSelection));
 	compilerStack.setModelCheckerSettings(_inputsAndSettings.modelCheckerSettings);

libsolidity/interface/StandardCompiler.h

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ private:
 		std::optional<langutil::DebugInfoSelection> debugInfoSelection;
 		std::map<std::string, util::h160> libraries;
 		bool metadataLiteralSources = false;
+		CompilerStack::MetadataFormat metadataFormat = CompilerStack::defaultMetadataFormat();
 		CompilerStack::MetadataHash metadataHash = CompilerStack::MetadataHash::IPFS;
 		Json::Value outputSelection;
 		ModelCheckerSettings modelCheckerSettings = ModelCheckerSettings{};

solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp

@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ void CommandLineInterface::compile()
 	{
 		if (m_options.metadata.literalSources)
 			m_compiler->useMetadataLiteralSources(true);
+		m_compiler->setMetadataFormat(m_options.metadata.format);
 		m_compiler->setMetadataHash(m_options.metadata.hash);
 		if (m_options.modelChecker.initialize)
 			m_compiler->setModelCheckerSettings(m_options.modelChecker.settings);

solc/CommandLineParser.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static string const g_strLibraries = "libraries";
 static string const g_strLink = "link";
 static string const g_strLSP = "lsp";
 static string const g_strMachine = "machine";
+static string const g_strNoCBORMetadata = "no-cbor-metadata";
 static string const g_strMetadataHash = "metadata-hash";
 static string const g_strMetadataLiteral = "metadata-literal";
 static string const g_strModelCheckerContracts = "model-checker-contracts";
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ bool CommandLineOptions::operator==(CommandLineOptions const& _other) const noex
 		compiler.outputs == _other.compiler.outputs &&
 		compiler.estimateGas == _other.compiler.estimateGas &&
 		compiler.combinedJsonRequests == _other.compiler.combinedJsonRequests &&
+		metadata.format == _other.metadata.format &&
 		metadata.hash == _other.metadata.hash &&
 		metadata.literalSources == _other.metadata.literalSources &&
 		optimizer.enabled == _other.optimizer.enabled &&
@@ -748,6 +750,10 @@ General Information)").c_str(),
 
 	po::options_description metadataOptions("Metadata Options");
 	metadataOptions.add_options()
+		(
+			g_strNoCBORMetadata.c_str(),
+			"Do not append CBOR metadata to the end of the bytecode."
+		)
 		(
 			g_strMetadataHash.c_str(),
 			po::value<string>()->value_name(util::joinHumanReadable(g_metadataHashArgs, ",")),
@@ -922,6 +928,7 @@ void CommandLineParser::processArgs()
 		{g_strExperimentalViaIR, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
 		{g_strViaIR, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
 		{g_strMetadataLiteral, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
+		{g_strNoCBORMetadata, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
 		{g_strMetadataHash, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
 		{g_strModelCheckerShowUnproved, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
 		{g_strModelCheckerDivModNoSlacks, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
@@ -1221,6 +1228,21 @@ void CommandLineParser::processArgs()
 			solThrow(CommandLineValidationError, "Invalid option for --" + g_strMetadataHash + ": " + hashStr);
 	}
 
+	if (m_args.count(g_strNoCBORMetadata))
+	{
+		if (
+			m_args.count(g_strMetadataHash) &&
+			m_options.metadata.hash != CompilerStack::MetadataHash::None
+		)
+			solThrow(
+				CommandLineValidationError,
+				"Cannot specify a metadata hashing method when --" +
+				g_strNoCBORMetadata + " is set."
+			);
+
+		m_options.metadata.format = CompilerStack::MetadataFormat::NoMetadata;
+	}
+
 	if (m_args.count(g_strModelCheckerContracts))
 	{
 		string contractsStr = m_args[g_strModelCheckerContracts].as<string>();

solc/CommandLineParser.h

@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ struct CommandLineOptions
 
 	struct
 	{
+		CompilerStack::MetadataFormat format = CompilerStack::defaultMetadataFormat();
 		CompilerStack::MetadataHash hash = CompilerStack::MetadataHash::IPFS;
 		bool literalSources = false;
 	} metadata;