.. 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.
Deploying our CorDapp
---------------------
Let's take a look at the nodes we're going to deploy. Open the project's build file under ``java-source/build.gradle``
or ``kotlin-source/build.gradle`` and scroll down to the ``task deployNodes`` section. This section defines four
nodes - the Controller, and NodeA, NodeB and NodeC:
.. container:: codeset
.. code-block:: kotlin
task deployNodes(type: net.corda.plugins.Cordform, dependsOn: ['build']) {
directory "./build/nodes"
networkMap "CN=Controller,O=R3,OU=corda,L=London,C=GB"
node {
name "CN=Controller,O=R3,OU=corda,L=London,C=GB"
advertisedServices = ["corda.notary.validating"]
p2pPort 10002
rpcPort 10003
webPort 10004
cordapps = []
}
node {
name "CN=NodeA,O=NodeA,L=London,C=GB"
advertisedServices = []
p2pPort 10005
rpcPort 10006
webPort 10007
cordapps = []
rpcUsers = [[ user: "user1", "password": "test", "permissions": []]]
}
node {
name "CN=NodeB,O=NodeB,L=New York,C=US"
advertisedServices = []
p2pPort 10008
rpcPort 10009
webPort 10010
cordapps = []
rpcUsers = [[ user: "user1", "password": "test", "permissions": []]]
}
node {
name "CN=NodeC,O=NodeC,L=Paris,C=FR"
advertisedServices = []
p2pPort 10011
rpcPort 10012
webPort 10013
cordapps = []
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 both ``java-source/build/nodes`` and ``kotlin-source/build/nodes``.
If we navigate to one of these folders, we'll see four node folder. Each node folder has the following structure:
.. code:: python
.
// The runnable node
|____corda.jar
// The node's webserver
|____corda-webserver.jar
|____dependencies
// The node's configuration file
|____node.conf
|____plugins
// Our IOU CorDapp
|____java/kotlin-source-0.1.jar
Let's start the nodes by running the following commands from the root of the project:
.. code:: python
// On Windows for a Java CorDapp
java-source/build/nodes/runnodes.bat
// On Windows for a Kotlin CorDapp
kotlin-source/build/nodes/runnodes.bat
// On Mac for a Java CorDapp
java-source/build/nodes/runnodes
// On Mac for a Kotlin CorDapp
kotlin-source/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 Node A. Typing ``help`` will display a list of the available
commands.
We want to create an IOU of 100 with Node B. We start the ``IOUFlow`` by typing:
.. code:: python
start IOUFlow arg0: 99, arg1: "CN=NodeB,O=NodeB,L=New York,C=US"
Node A and Node B 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 Node A and Node B. Equally
importantly, Node C - although it sits on the same network - should not be aware of this transaction.
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:
.. code:: python
run vaultAndUpdates
And we can also examine a node's transaction storage, by running:
.. code:: python
run verifiedTransactions
The vaults of Node A and Node B should both display the following output:
.. code:: python
first:
- state:
data:
value: 99
sender: "CN=NodeA,O=NodeA,L=London,C=GB"
recipient: "CN=NodeB,O=NodeB,L=New York,C=US"
contract:
legalContractReference: "559322B95BCF7913E3113962DC3F3CBD71C818C66977721580C045DC41C813A5"
participants:
- "CN=NodeA,O=NodeA,L=London,C=GB"
- "CN=NodeB,O=NodeB,L=New York,C=US"
notary: "CN=Controller,O=R3,OU=corda,L=London,C=GB,OU=corda.notary.validating"
encumbrance: null
ref:
txhash: "656A1BF64D5AEEC6F6C944E287F34EF133336F5FC2C5BFB9A0BFAE25E826125F"
index: 0
second: "(observable)"
But the vault of Node C should output nothing!
.. code:: python
first: []
second: "(observable)"
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
----------
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 `_.