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The Pact Smart Contract Language
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# The Pact Programming Language



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[Pact](http://kadena.io/build) is an open-source, Turing-**in**complete smart contract language that has been purpose-built with blockchains first in mind. Pact focuses on facilitating transactional logic with the optimal mix of functionality in authorization, data management, and workflow.



Read the whitepaper:



- [The Pact Smart Contract Language](https://d31d887a-c1e0-47c2-aa51-c69f9f998b07.filesusr.com/ugd/86a16f_442a542b64554cb2a4c1ae7f528ce4c3.pdf)



For additional information, press, and development inquiries, please refer to the Kadena [website](https://kadena.io)



## Table Of Contents



- [Tutorials](#tutorials)

- [Documentation](#documentation)

- [Quickstart](#quickstart)

- [Installing Pact](#installing-pact)

  - [Binary Downloads](#binary-downloads)

  - [Instructions for Mac users](#instructions-for-mac-users)

  - [Instructions for Linux users](#instructions-for-linux-users)

  - [Building from Source](#building-from-source)

  - [Verifying Installation](#verifying-installation)

- [Supported Editors](#supported-editors)

  - [Chainweaver](#chainweaver)

  - [In Browser](#in-browser)

  - [Atom](#atom)

  - [VS Code](#vs-code)

  - [Emacs](#emacs)

  - [Vim](#vim)

- [The Pact REST Api](#the-pact-rest-api)

  - [Documentation](#api-documentation)

  - [Pact REST Api Server](#rest-api-server)

  - [Related Projects](#related-projects)

- [License](#license)



## Tutorials



Extensive tutorials on every facet of the Pact language may be found [on docs.kadena.io](https://docs.kadena.io/learn-pact/intro). Additionally, users may find example scripts in Kadena's [pact-examples](https://github.com/kadena-io/pact-examples) repository, in the [examples](https://github.com/kadena-io/pact/tree/master/examples) directory, and in production as part of the [Kadena Public Blockchain](https://github.com/kadena-io/chainweb-node/).



## Documentation



The Pact language specification, API documentation, features, motivations, and in-depth tutorial content may be found [here](http://pact-language.readthedocs.io).



Documentation is always in flux, and corrections to out of date documentation are always appreciated. Feel free to do so if you find such an error by opening an [issue](https://github.com/kadena-io/pact/issues).



## Quickstart



The easiest and quickest way to try Pact is [in the browser](http://pact.kadena.io), or via the Chainweaver [wallet](https://github.com/kadena-io/chainweaver). Both environments support error and warning highlighting, as well as an in-app REPL environment for you to test out your code immediately. The Kadena docs also include a [developer quickstart](https://docs.kadena.io/basics/quickstart).



## Installing Pact



### Binary Downloads



Pact can be installed via ready-to-use binary downloads for Linux or Mac by following the instructions below:



- Install [z3](https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3/wiki) `>= 4.11.2`.

- Download the [prebuilt binaries](https://github.com/kadena-io/pact/releases) for either Linux or Mac, depending on your OS.

- Once you've downloaded the binary, make sure that it is marked as executable by running `chmod +x `.

- Put the binary somewhere in your PATH.



Once you have Pact in your path, proceed to validating your installation by trying out [the repl](#verifying-installation).



### Instructions for Mac Users



#### Using Brew



On Mac, the easiest way to install pact is with Homebrew. Make sure that Homebrew has been installed in your machine. Instructions for how to install it can be found [here](https://brew.sh). Once Homebrew is installed, run the following command to install pact:



```bash

brew update

brew install kadena-io/pact/pact

```



If you want to install from source, see [building from source](#building-from-source)



### Instructions for Linux Users



Linux is supported both in terms of ready-to-use binary downloads (see [Binary Downloads](#binary-downloads)) and building from source. For installing `pact` on Linux distributions in the Arch family, refer to [this package on the AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pact/). Otherwise, please refer to [building from source](#building-from-source).



### Building from Source



#### Dependencies

- (Mac only) Homebrew: `brew install git`

- (Linux/Mac) [Installer](https://git-scm.com/downloads)



To get the code, you can go [here](https://github.com/kadena-io/pact/releases/). Once you have the code, we can pick a build tool.



#### Building with Cabal



[Cabal](https://www.haskell.org/cabal/) is the preferred way to manage packages by the Haskell community. You will need a version of GHC

installed on your machine to use it.



##### Dependencies



- `ghc >= 9.6` (Haskell compiler) and `cabal >= 2.2` (Haskell build-tool)

  - The easiest way to get this is to install it using (Linux/Mac) [ghcup](https://www.haskell.org/ghcup/) and issue `ghcup install 9.6.2`, followed by `ghcup install-cabal`.

  - ghc may also be installed via brew, issuing `brew install ghc` and `brew install cabal-install`.



(You may also need to install `zlib`, `z3`, and `sqlite`)



To build a Pact binary:



```bash

# Only necessary if you haven't done this recently.

cabal v2-update



# Build the project.

cabal v2-build

```



On some systems the default build might fail with linker errors complaining about cryptonite and ed25519, try:



```bash

# configure cabal

cabal v2-configure -f cryptonite-ed25519



# Build the project.

cabal v2-build

```



This will install a runnable version of Pact, which you can run via:



```bash

cabal v2-exec pact

```



Alternatively, running `cabal v2-install exe:pact` inside this repository's root will install the binary to `~/.cabal/bin/`, which

you may need to add to your path. Then, you can call `pact` as-is.



#### Building with Nix



The fastest way to build and run Pact is to use the Nix package manager

which has binary caching capabilities that allow you to download pre-built

binaries for everything needed by Pact.

We use nix flakes (which requires users to set `--experimental-features "nix-command flakes"`)

to build pact and its dependencies. For detailed instructions see [our

wiki](https://github.com/kadena-io/pact/wiki/Building-Kadena-Projects).



To build the Pact executable:

```bash

nix build

```

When the build is finished, you can run Pact with the following command:



```bash

./result/bin/pact

```



### Verifying Installation



Test by issuing `pact` in a terminal or by executing your binary. Try out some commands:



```

$ pact

pact> (+ 1 2)

3

pact> (+ "hello, " "world")

"hello, world"

```



## Supported Editors



Pact is supported by a variety of editors ranging from full-fledged IDE environments to syntax highlighting.

Moreover, we also provide a Pact Language Server, which can be seamlessly integrated with a wide range of editors.

The Pact Language Server can be found [here](https://github.com/kadena-io/pact-lsp).



### Chainweaver



The Chainweaver [wallet](https://github.com/kadena-io/chainweaver) is the Kadena's wallet, offering a seamless IDE experience and wallet in one. It supports a full in-app REPL, code preview, error/warning highlighting, code deployment, key generation, and integration with existing Kadena blockchains.



### In-Browser



An implementation of Chainweaver exists [in the browser](http://pact.kadena.io), if you do not wish to download the wallet.



### Atom



For a full-fledged IDE experience, install the [Atom](https://atom.io)  editor along with `language-pact` using the [atom package manager](http://flight-manual.atom.io/using-atom/sections/atom-packages/).



### VS Code



The Pact language has community support for VS Code via the [pact-vscode](https://github.com/kadena-community/pact-vscode) package. (https://github.com/kadena-community/pact-vscode)



### Emacs



Emacs has [`pact-mode`](https://melpa.org/#/pact-mode) support via MELPA, along with [`flycheck-pact`](https://melpa.org/#/flycheck-pact) for on-the-fly error highlighting. Download `pact-mode` and (optionally) `flycheck-pact` by opening Emacs and issuing `M-x package-list-packages`, syncing MELPA, and installing by name. Then, in your `init.el` or `.emacs`, include



```elisp

(use-package pact-mode

  :ensure t

  :config

  ;; optionally

  (require 'flycheck-pact))

```



If you've chosen to include `flycheck-pact`, you can start the interactive buffer and trace by calling `flycheck-pact-toggle-trace` and `flycheck-pact-interactive-buffer`.

### Vim



If you are a [vim](https://vim.org) user, the [vim-pact](https://github.com/wsdjeg/vim-pact) plugin provides support for the pact syntax.



## The Pact REST Api



### Api Documentation



The REST API is documented at [http://pact-language.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pact-reference.html#rest-api](http://pact-language.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pact-reference.html#rest-api).



### Pact REST API Server



Pact features a full REST API HTTP server and SQLite database implementation, making

blockchain application development painless and easy. The Pact server simulates a single-node blockchain environment, with the same API supported by the Kadena ScalableBFT blockchain.



To start the server, issue



```bash

pact --serve CONFIG

```



or



```

pact -s CONFIG

```



where CONFIG is a valid [config.yaml](config.yaml).



#### Hosting static files.



The HTTP server will host any static files it finds in its working directory.



#### Config file format



The pact dev server (pact-serve) requires a configuration Yaml file (e.g. server.conf) to operate. The documentation for it is:



```

console> pact --serve --help

Config file is YAML format with the following properties:

port       - HTTP server port

persistDir - Directory for database files.

             If omitted, runs in-memory only.

logDir     - Directory for HTTP logs

pragmas    - SQLite pragmas to use with persistence DBs

verbose    - [True|False] Provide extra logging information

```



#### Replay from disk.



When running pact-serve with persistence enabled, the server automatically replays from the database

`commands.sqlite` in the persist dir. To prevent replay, simply delete this file before starting the server.



### Related Projects



* The [pact-lang-api](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pact-lang-api) `npm` package provides a JavaScript library to aid interaction with the API.



* The [pact-todomvc](https://github.com/kadena-io/pact-todomvc) is a working demonstration.



## License



This code is distributed under the terms of the BSD3 license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.