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#################
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Contract Metadata
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#################
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.. index:: metadata, contract verification
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The Solidity compiler automatically generates a JSON file, the contract
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metadata, that contains information about the compiled contract. You can use
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this file to query the compiler version, the sources used, the ABI and NatSpec
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documentation to more safely interact with the contract and verify its source
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code.
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The compiler appends by default the IPFS hash of the metadata file to the end
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of the bytecode (for details, see below) of each contract, so that you can
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retrieve the file in an authenticated way without having to resort to a
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centralized data provider. The other available options are the Swarm hash and
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not appending the metadata hash to the bytecode. These can be configured via
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the :ref:`Standard JSON Interface<compiler-api>`.
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You have to publish the metadata file to IPFS, Swarm, or another service so
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that others can access it. You create the file by using the ``solc --metadata``
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command that generates a file called ``ContractName_meta.json``. It contains
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IPFS and Swarm references to the source code, so you have to upload all source
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files and the metadata file.
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The metadata file has the following format. The example below is presented in a
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human-readable way. Properly formatted metadata should use quotes correctly,
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reduce whitespace to a minimum and sort the keys of all objects to arrive at a
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unique formatting. Comments are not permitted and used here only for
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explanatory purposes.
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.. code-block:: none
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{
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// Required: The version of the metadata format
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version: "1",
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// Required: Source code language, basically selects a "sub-version"
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// of the specification
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language: "Solidity",
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// Required: Details about the compiler, contents are specific
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// to the language.
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compiler: {
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// Required for Solidity: Version of the compiler
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version: "0.4.6+commit.2dabbdf0.Emscripten.clang",
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// Optional: Hash of the compiler binary which produced this output
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keccak256: "0x123..."
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},
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// Required: Compilation source files/source units, keys are file names
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sources:
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{
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"myFile.sol": {
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// Required: keccak256 hash of the source file
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"keccak256": "0x123...",
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// Required (unless "content" is used, see below): Sorted URL(s)
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// to the source file, protocol is more or less arbitrary, but a
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// Swarm URL is recommended
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"urls": [ "bzzr://56ab..." ]
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},
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"mortal": {
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// Required: keccak256 hash of the source file
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"keccak256": "0x234...",
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// Required (unless "url" is used): literal contents of the source file
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"content": "contract mortal is owned { function kill() { if (msg.sender == owner) selfdestruct(owner); } }"
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}
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},
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// Required: Compiler settings
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settings:
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{
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// Required for Solidity: Sorted list of remappings
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remappings: [ ":g=/dir" ],
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// Optional: Optimizer settings. The fields "enabled" and "runs" are deprecated
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// and are only given for backwards-compatibility.
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optimizer: {
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enabled: true,
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runs: 500,
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details: {
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// peephole defaults to "true"
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peephole: true,
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// jumpdestRemover defaults to "true"
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jumpdestRemover: true,
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orderLiterals: false,
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deduplicate: false,
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cse: false,
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constantOptimizer: false,
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yul: false,
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yulDetails: {}
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}
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},
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metadata: {
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// Reflects the setting used in the input json, defaults to false
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useLiteralContent: true,
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// Reflects the setting used in the input json, defaults to "ipfs"
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bytecodeHash: "ipfs"
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}
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// Required for Solidity: File and name of the contract or library this
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// metadata is created for.
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compilationTarget: {
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"myFile.sol": "MyContract"
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},
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// Required for Solidity: Addresses for libraries used
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libraries: {
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"MyLib": "0x123123..."
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}
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},
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// Required: Generated information about the contract.
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output:
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{
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// Required: ABI definition of the contract
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abi: [ ... ],
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// Required: NatSpec user documentation of the contract
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userdoc: [ ... ],
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// Required: NatSpec developer documentation of the contract
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devdoc: [ ... ],
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}
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}
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.. warning::
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Since the bytecode of the resulting contract contains the metadata hash by default, any
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change to the metadata might result in a change of the bytecode. This includes
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changes to a filename or path, and since the metadata includes a hash of all the
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sources used, a single whitespace change results in different metadata, and
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different bytecode.
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.. note::
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The ABI definition above has no fixed order. It can change with compiler versions.
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Starting from Solidity version 0.5.12, though, the array maintains a certain
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order.
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.. _encoding-of-the-metadata-hash-in-the-bytecode:
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Encoding of the Metadata Hash in the Bytecode
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=============================================
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Because we might support other ways to retrieve the metadata file in the future,
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the mapping ``{"ipfs": <IPFS hash>, "solc": <compiler version>}`` is stored
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`CBOR <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7049>`_-encoded. Since the mapping might
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contain more keys (see below) and the beginning of that
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encoding is not easy to find, its length is added in a two-byte big-endian
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encoding. The current version of the Solidity compiler usually adds the following
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to the end of the deployed bytecode::
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0xa2
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0x64 'i' 'p' 'f' 's' 0x58 0x22 <34 bytes IPFS hash>
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0x64 's' 'o' 'l' 'c' 0x43 <3 byte version encoding>
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0x00 0x32
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So in order to retrieve the data, the end of the deployed bytecode can be checked
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to match that pattern and use the IPFS hash to retrieve the file.
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Whereas release builds of solc use a 3 byte encoding of the version as shown
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above (one byte each for major, minor and patch version number), prerelease builds
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will instead use a complete version string including commit hash and build date.
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.. note::
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The CBOR mapping can also contain other keys, so it is better to fully
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decode the data instead of relying on it starting with ``0xa264``.
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For example, if any experimental features that affect code generation
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are used, the mapping will also contain ``"experimental": true``.
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.. note::
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The compiler currently uses the IPFS hash of the metadata by default, but
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it may also use the bzzr1 hash or some other hash in the future, so do
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not rely on this sequence to start with ``0xa2 0x64 'i' 'p' 'f' 's'``. We
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might also add additional data to this CBOR structure, so the best option
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is to use a proper CBOR parser.
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Usage for Automatic Interface Generation and NatSpec
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====================================================
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The metadata is used in the following way: A component that wants to interact
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with a contract (e.g. Mist or any wallet) retrieves the code of the contract,
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from that the IPFS/Swarm hash of a file which is then retrieved. That file
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is JSON-decoded into a structure like above.
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The component can then use the ABI to automatically generate a rudimentary
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user interface for the contract.
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Furthermore, the wallet can use the NatSpec user documentation to display a confirmation message to the user
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whenever they interact with the contract, together with requesting
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authorization for the transaction signature.
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For additional information, read :doc:`Ethereum Natural Language Specification (NatSpec) format <natspec-format>`.
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Usage for Source Code Verification
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==================================
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In order to verify the compilation, sources can be retrieved from IPFS/Swarm
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via the link in the metadata file.
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The compiler of the correct version (which is checked to be part of the "official" compilers)
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is invoked on that input with the specified settings. The resulting
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bytecode is compared to the data of the creation transaction or ``CREATE`` opcode data.
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This automatically verifies the metadata since its hash is part of the bytecode.
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Excess data corresponds to the constructor input data, which should be decoded
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according to the interface and presented to the user.
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In the repository `source-verify <https://github.com/ethereum/source-verify>`_
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(`npm package <https://www.npmjs.com/package/source-verify>`_) you can see
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example code that shows how to use this feature.
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