near_bindgen
The #[near_bindgen] macro is used on a struct and the function implementations to generate the necessary code to be a valid NEAR contract and expose the intended functions to be able to be called externally.
For example, on a simple counter contract, the macro will be applied as such:
use near_sdk::borsh::{self, BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize};
use near_sdk::near_bindgen;
#[near_bindgen]
#[derive(BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize, Default)]
pub struct Counter {
value: u64,
}
#[near_bindgen]
impl Counter {
pub fn increment(&mut self) {
self.value += 1;
}
pub fn get_count(&self) -> u64 {
self.value
}
}
In this example, the Counter struct represents the smart contract state and anything that implements BorshSerialize and BorshDeserialize can be included, even collections, which will be covered in the next section. Whenever a function is called, the state will be loaded and deserialized, so it's important to keep this amount of data loaded as minimal as possible.
#[near_bindgen] also annotates the impl for Counter and this will generate any necessary boilerplate to expose the functions. The core interactions that are important to keep in mind:
- Any
pubfunctions will be callable externally from any account/contract.- For more information, see public methods
selfcan be used in multiple ways to control the mutability of the contract:- Functions that take
&selforselfwill be read-only and do not write the updated state to storage - Functions that take
&mut selfallow for mutating state, and state will always be written back at the end of the function call
- Functions that take
- Exposed functions can omit reading and writing to state if
selfis not included in the function params- This can be useful for some static functionality or returning data embedded in the contract code
- If the function has a return value, it will be serialized and attached as a result through
env::value_return
Initialization Methods
By default, the Default::default() implementation of a contract will be used to initialize a contract. There can be a custom initialization function which takes parameters or performs custom logic with the following #[init] annotation:
#[near_bindgen]
impl Counter {
#[init]
pub fn new(value: u64) -> Self {
log!("Custom counter initialization!");
Self { value }
}
}
All contracts are expected to implement Default. If you would like to prohibit the default implementation from being used, the PanicOnDefault derive macro can be used:
#[near_bindgen]
#[derive(BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize, PanicOnDefault)]
pub struct Counter {
// ...
}
Payable Methods
Methods can be annotated with #[payable] to allow tokens to be transferred with the method invocation. For more information, see payable methods.
To declare a function as payable, use the #[payable] annotation as follows:
#[payable]
pub fn my_method(&mut self) {
...
}
Private Methods
Some methods need to be exposed to allow the contract to call a method on itself through a promise, but want to disallow any other contract to call it. For this, use the #[private] annotation to panic when this method is called externally. See private methods for more information.
This annotation can be applied to any method through the following:
#[private]
pub fn my_method(&mut self) {
...
}