Quick Start

Ganache network provider plugin for Ape. Ganache is a tool for creating a local blockchain for fast Ethereum development.

Dependencies

• python3 version 3.8 up to 3.11.
• Node.js, NPM, and Ganache. See Ganache's Installation documentation for steps.

Installation

via pip

You can install the latest release via pip:

pip install ape-ganache

via setuptools

You can clone the repository and use setuptools for the most up-to-date version:

git clone https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape-ganache.git
cd ape-ganache
python3 setup.py install

Quick Usage

To use the plugin, first install Ganache locally into your Ape project directory:

cd your-ape-project
npm install --global ganache

After that, you can use the --network ethereum:local:ganache command line flag to use the ganache network (if it's not already configured as the default).

This network provider takes additional Ganache-specific configuration options. To use them, add these configs in your project's ape-config.yaml:

ganache:
  server:
    port: 8555

To select a random port, use a value of "auto":

ganache:
  server:
    port: auto

This is useful for multiprocessing and starting up multiple providers.

Mainnet Fork

The ape-ganache plugin also includes a mainnet fork provider. It requires using another provider that has access to mainnet.

Use it in most commands like this:

ape console --network :mainnet-fork:ganache

Specify the upstream archive-data provider in your ape-config.yaml:

ganache:
  fork:
    ethereum:
      mainnet:
        upstream_provider: infura

Otherwise, it defaults to the default mainnet provider plugin. You can also specify a block_number.

NOTE: Make sure you have the upstream provider plugin installed for ape.

ape plugins add infura

Unlocking Accounts

You can unlock / impersonate accounts at genesis time using Ganache. To do this, add the accounts to your config like this:

ganache:
  wallet:
    unlocked_accounts:
      - 0x04029baca527b69247dbe9243dfc9b5d12c7ba60