is an open source platform for Ethereum compatible smart contracts based on the Bitcoin network. RSK is a popular development framework with a mission to make smart contract development easier for developers. Amongst its features includes: a smart contract lifecycle management, a scriptable deployment & migrations, and automated contract testing and simple network management. Truffle It also makes developing on RSK easier, with the ability to configure custom networks for RSK. are sample applications in the form of project templates. Every Truffle box comes with libraries and tools already preinstalled, code that uses those libraries and tools, external scripts (if necessary), as well as helpful README's and documentation. Also some of them have front-end views, all the way up to complete example dapps. The Truffle boxes are in a single and easily-downloadable package and directly integrated into the Truffle command line. Truffle Boxes You can create an empty project template, but for those just getting started, you need only type truffle unbox <box name> to download and prepare your box of choice. RSK Truffle Boxes RSK has its own specialized Truffle Boxes: rsk-starter-box rsk-react-box rsk-next-box rsk-react-express-box rsk-token-box They come with everything you need to start using smart contracts on the RSK Network. It includes network configs for: An RSK local node (it is called regtest) Testnet Mainnet Also Truffle has a Solidity smart contract as an example for deployment. I will introduce each one of them. Rsk-starter-box The is a basic RSK box. The focus here is to show the network configurations for a local node (it is called regtest in RSK), Testnet and Mainnet. rsk-starter-box It also includes a smart contract to store and retrieve a number, the name for the smart contract is called SimpleStorage and it is an example for deployment. You will know the Truffle development console and how to interact with a smart contract using Truffle. Compile, Deploy and Tests are included too. Rsk-plant-box The was inspired by . It comes with everything you need to build a complete dApp - decentralized application on RSK networks. rsk-plant-box Truffle pet shop box It includes network configurations for Mainnet, Testnet and for a local node (it is called regtest in RSK). Deploy instructions and tests are included too. It also has an user interface to interact with the smart contract using the library , it is a real dApp! web3 Rsk-token-box The is a box to using library in Truffle framework, connected to an RSK network. rsk-token-box create your own token Open Zeppelin smart contracts OpenZeppelin Contracts helps you minimize risk by using battle-tested libraries of smart contracts for Ethereum and other blockchains. It includes the most used implementations of the ERC standard. The smart contract is a mintable token. This means that, in addition to the standard ERC20 specification, it has a function for issuing new tokens. ERC20 The token smart contract will have only 7 code lines! We are importing the ERC20Mintable from Open Zeppelin. This library itself imports several other libraries such as SafeMath.sol, the standards for this kind of token, and the capability to mint tokens. Rsk-react-box is a box that pairs RSK and Truffle with in an easy to understand structure, meant for a web-based Blockchain application. It uses the create-react-app template, which is a good environment for learning React, and is the best way to start building a new single-page application in React. rsk-react-box React Create React App doesn’t handle backend logic or databases; it just creates a frontend build pipeline, so you can use it with any backend you want. Under the hood, it uses Babel and webpack, but you don’t need to know anything about them. (source: ) create-a-new-react-app Rsk-next-box In you’ll find a basic starter pack which includes Truffle and a front end to interact with the smart contract, built using React app and . rsk-next-box Next JS A Create-React-Next-App is generated in the app directory. Next.js is a lightweight framework for static and server‑rendered applications built with React. It includes out of the box styling and routing solutions, and assumes that you’re using Node.js as the server environment. To learn more check it out the in it’s official site. create a next.js app Rsk-react-express-box The comes with everything you need to start using to provide API endpoints to smart contracts and a to interact with them on RSK Blockchain. rsk-react-express-box express JS react app Express JS is a minimalist web framework for Node.js.This box has a client-server application in the app directory. Final considerations In this article you were introduced to RSK Truffle Boxes, which comes with everything you need to start using Truffle on RSK networks. So, have you chosen an RSK Truffle Box yet? In the next tutorials you will learn step-by-step how to use some of these RSK Truffle boxes. Check out RSK Blockchain for more details about us. Do you have questions? Ask in RSK chat Author: Solange Gueiros Reviewer: Owanate Amachree
