# Cosmwasm Starter Pack
This is a template to build smart contracts in Rust to run inside a
[Cosmos SDK](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk) module on all chains that enable it.
To understand the framework better, please read the overview in the
[cosmwasm repo](https://github.com/confio/cosmwasm/blob/master/README.md),
and dig into the [cosmwasm docs](https://www.cosmwasm.com).
This assumes you understand the theory and just want to get coding.
## Creating a new repo from template
Assuming you have a recent version of rust and cargo installed (via [rustup](https://rustup.rs/)),
then the following should get you a new repo to start a contract:
First, install
[cargo generate](https://github.com/ashleygwilliams/cargo-generate).
Unless you did that before, run this line now:
```shell script
cargo install cargo-generate --features vendored-openssl
```
Now, use it to create your new contract.
Go to the folder in which you want to place it and run:
```shell script
cargo generate --git https://github.com/confio/cosmwasm-template.git --name YOUR_NAME_HERE
```
You will now have a new folder called `YOUR_NAME_HERE` (I hope you changed that to something else)
containing a simple working contract and build system that you can customize.
## Create a Repo
After generating, you have a initialized local git repo, but no commits, and no remote.
Go to a server (eg. github) and create a new upstream repo (called `YOUR-GIT-URL` below).
Then run the following:
```bash
# this is needed to create a valid Cargo.lock file (see below)
cargo check
git add .
git commit -m 'Initial Commit'
git remote add origin YOUR-GIT-URL
git push -u origin master
```
## CI Support
We have templates for both github actions and Circle CI in the generated project, so you can
get up an running with CI right away. One note is that the CI runs all `cargo` commands
with `--locked` to ensure it uses the exact same versions as you have locally. This also means
you must have an up-to-date `Cargo.lock` file, which is not auto-generated.
The first time you set up the project (or after adding any dep), you should ensure the
`Cargo.lock` file is updated, so the CI will test properly. This can be done simply by
running `cargo check` or `cargo unit-test`
## Using your project
Once you have your custom repo, you should check out [Developing](./Developing.md) to explain
more on how to run tests and develop code. Or go through the
[online tutorial](https://www.cosmwasm.com/docs/getting-started/intro) to get a better feel
of how to develop.
[Publishing](./Publishing.md) contains useful information on how to publish your contract
to the world, once you are ready to deploy it on a running blockchain. And
[Importing](./Importing.md) contains information about pulling in other contracts or crates
that have been published.
Please replace this README file with information about your specific project. You can keep
the `Developing.md` and `Publishing.md` files as useful referenced, but please set some
proper description in the README.