Hardhat

Hardhat is an open-source Ethereum development environment designed for creating, testing, and deploying smart contracts. It offers a robust and flexible toolkit that simplifies blockchain development for developers.

• Built-in testing framework to ensure smart contract reliability.
• Powerful debugging tools with stack traces and error messages.
• Integration with Ethereum nodes for real-world testing.
• Plugin system to extend functionality and add custom workflows.
• Support for Solidity and other Ethereum-based programming languages.
• Task and script automation to simplify repetitive development tasks.
• Customizable network configurations for deploying to testnets and mainnets.
• Local Ethereum network (Hardhat Network) for fast testing and debugging.

Hardhat Usage Instructions:

$ sudo su
$ cd /opt/hardhat-project

# Check installed version
$ npx hardhat --version

# Compile smart contracts
$ npx hardhat compile

# Run tests
$ npx hardhat test

# Verify installed package
$ npm list hardhat

# Start local blockchain (keep running)
$ npx hardhat node

# Open a new terminal for deployment
$ cd /opt/hardhat-project
$ npx hardhat ignition deploy ./ignition/modules/Counter.ts --network localhost