.. highlight:: kotlin .. raw:: html Running our CorDapp =================== Now that we've written a CorDapp, it's time to test it by running it on some real Corda nodes. Clean up -------- Before running our node, delete the ``client/TemplateClient.java`` (for Java) or ``client/TemplateClient.kt`` (for Kotlin) file. We won't be using it, and it will cause build errors unless we remove it. Deploying our CorDapp --------------------- Let's take a look at the nodes we're going to deploy. Open the project's ``build.gradle`` file and scroll down to the ``task deployNodes`` section. This section defines three nodes - the Controller, NodeA, and NodeB: .. container:: codeset .. code-block:: kotlin task deployNodes(type: net.corda.plugins.Cordform, dependsOn: ['jar']) { directory "./build/nodes" node { name "O=Controller,L=London,C=GB" notary = [validating : true] p2pPort 10002 rpcPort 10003 cordapps = ["net.corda:corda-finance:$corda_release_version"] } node { name "O=PartyA,L=London,C=GB" p2pPort 10005 rpcPort 10006 webPort 10007 cordapps = ["net.corda:corda-finance:$corda_release_version"] rpcUsers = [[ user: "user1", "password": "test", "permissions": []]] } node { name "O=PartyB,L=New York,C=US" p2pPort 10008 rpcPort 10009 webPort 10010 cordapps = ["net.corda:corda-finance:$corda_release_version"] rpcUsers = [[ user: "user1", "password": "test", "permissions": []]] } } We have three standard nodes, plus a special Controller node that is running the network map service, and is also advertising a validating notary service. Feel free to add additional node definitions here to expand the size of the test network. We can run this ``deployNodes`` task using Gradle. For each node definition, Gradle will: * Package the project's source files into a CorDapp jar * Create a new node in ``build/nodes`` with our CorDapp already installed We can do that now by running the following commands from the root of the project: .. code:: python // On Windows gradlew clean deployNodes // On Mac ./gradlew clean deployNodes Running the nodes ----------------- Running ``deployNodes`` will build the nodes under ``build/nodes``. If we navigate to one of these folders, we'll see the three node folders. Each node folder has the following structure: .. code:: python . |____corda.jar // The runnable node |____corda-webserver.jar // The node's webserver |____dependencies |____node.conf // The node's configuration file |____additional-node-infos/ // Directory containing all the other nodes' addresses and identities |____plugins |____java/kotlin-source-0.1.jar // Our IOU CorDapp Let's start the nodes by running the following commands from the root of the project: .. code:: python // On Windows build/nodes/runnodes.bat // On Mac build/nodes/runnodes This will start a terminal window for each node, and an additional terminal window for each node's webserver - eight terminal windows in all. Give each node a moment to start - you'll know it's ready when its terminal windows displays the message, "Welcome to the Corda interactive shell.". .. image:: resources/running_node.png :scale: 25% :align: center Interacting with the nodes -------------------------- Now that our nodes are running, let's order one of them to create an IOU by kicking off our ``IOUFlow``. In a larger app, we'd generally provide a web API sitting on top of our node. Here, for simplicity, we'll be interacting with the node via its built-in CRaSH shell. Go to the terminal window displaying the CRaSH shell of PartyA. Typing ``help`` will display a list of the available commands. We want to create an IOU of 100 with PartyB. We start the ``IOUFlow`` by typing: .. code:: bash start IOUFlow iouValue: 99, otherParty: "O=PartyB,L=New York,C=US" PartyA and PartyB will automatically agree an IOU. If the flow worked, it should have led to the recording of a new IOU in the vaults of both PartyA and PartyB. We can check the flow has worked by using an RPC operation to check the contents of each node's vault. Typing ``run`` will display a list of the available commands. We can examine the contents of a node's vault by running: .. container:: codeset .. code-block:: java run vaultQuery contractStateType: com.template.state.IOUState .. code-block:: kotlin run vaultQuery contractStateType: com.template.IOUState The vaults of PartyA and PartyB should both display the following output: .. code:: python states: - state: data: value: 99 lender: "C=GB,L=London,O=PartyA" borrower: "C=US,L=New York,O=PartyB" participants: - "C=GB,L=London,O=PartyA" - "C=US,L=New York,O=PartyB" contract: "com.template.contract.IOUContract" notary: "C=GB,L=London,O=Controller,CN=corda.notary.validating" encumbrance: null constraint: attachmentId: "F578320232CAB87BB1E919F3E5DB9D81B7346F9D7EA6D9155DC0F7BA8E472552" ref: txhash: "5CED068E790A347B0DD1C6BB5B2B463406807F95E080037208627565E6A2103B" index: 0 statesMetadata: - ref: txhash: "5CED068E790A347B0DD1C6BB5B2B463406807F95E080037208627565E6A2103B" index: 0 contractStateClassName: "com.template.state.IOUState" recordedTime: 1506415268.875000000 consumedTime: null status: "UNCONSUMED" notary: "C=GB,L=London,O=Controller,CN=corda.notary.validating" lockId: null lockUpdateTime: 1506415269.548000000 totalStatesAvailable: -1 stateTypes: "UNCONSUMED" otherResults: [] Conclusion ---------- We have written a simple CorDapp that allows IOUs to be issued onto the ledger. Like all CorDapps, our CorDapp is made up of three key parts: * The ``IOUState``, representing IOUs on the ledger * The ``IOUContract``, controlling the evolution of IOUs over time * The ``IOUFlow``, orchestrating the process of agreeing the creation of an IOU on-ledger Together, these three parts completely determine how IOUs are created and evolved on the ledger. Next steps ---------- There are a number of improvements we could make to this CorDapp: * We could require signatures from the lender as well the borrower, to give both parties a say in the creation of a new ``IOUState`` * We should add unit tests, using the contract-test and flow-test frameworks * We should change ``IOUState.value`` from an integer to a proper amount of a given currency * We could add an API, to make it easier to interact with the CorDapp We will explore some of these improvements in future tutorials. But you should now be ready to develop your own CorDapps. There's `a more fleshed-out version of the IOU CorDapp `_ with an API and web front-end, and a set of example CorDapps in `the main Corda repo `_, under ``samples``. An explanation of how to run these samples :doc:`here `. As you write CorDapps, you can learn more about the API available :doc:`here `. If you get stuck at any point, please reach out on `Slack `_, `Discourse `_, or `Stack Overflow `_.