Hardhat Smart Contract Development Documentation

Welcome to the Hardhat documentation for Smart Contract development using JavaScript. Hardhat is a powerful tool that helps developers to write, test, and deploy smart contracts on Ethereum.

Quick Start

Before you dive into the details, here's a quick start guide to get you up and running with Hardhat:

Install Node.js: Ensure you have Node.js installed on your system.
Install Hardhat: Use npm to install Hardhat globally.
```
npm install --global hardhat
```
Initialize a New Project: Create a new directory for your project and initialize it with Hardhat.
```
mkdir my-hardhat-project
cd my-hardhat-project
hardhat init
```
Write Your Smart Contract: Create a new file for your smart contract, e.g., MyContract.sol.
Compile Your Contract: Run the following command to compile your contract.
```
npx hardhat compile
```
Deploy Your Contract: Use the Hardhat network to deploy your contract.
```
npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.js
```

Features of Hardhat

Development Environment: Hardhat provides a local development environment where you can deploy contracts and interact with them.
Testing Framework: Hardhat integrates with popular testing frameworks like Mocha and Chai.
Custom Scripts: You can write custom scripts to automate various tasks, such as deploying contracts or interacting with them.
TypeScript Support: Hardhat supports TypeScript, which can make your development process more robust.

Example Contract

Here's a simple example of a smart contract in Solidity that stores a value:

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.0;

contract SimpleStorage {
    uint256 public storedData;

    function set(uint256 x) public {
        storedData = x;
    }

    function get() public view returns (uint256) {
        return storedData;
    }
}

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