Prerequisites
AssemblyScript use the npm registry format to manage dependencies and project entrypoint is the packages.json.
Before you can begin developing smart contracts on the Massa blockchain, you'll need to ensure that your development environment meets the following requirements:
- Node.js installed on your system.
We recommend updating Node.js and npm to the latest version for best performance and security.
To update npm, run the following commands:
npm install -g npm
To update Node.js, the recommended way is to use n, the Node.js version manager.
If you do not already have n installed, you can install it with the following command:
npm install -g n
Once n is installed, you can update to the latest version of Node.js with the following command:
n latest
Once you have an up-to-date Node.js, you're ready to start developing smart contracts on the Massa blockchain.
Smart contract project boilerplate
To setup your Massa smart contract development environment, install the boilerplate project as following:
npx @massalabs/sc-project-initializer init my-first-sc