Testing a Contract

The following example demonstrates how to compile and deploy your vyper contract. It requires pyethereum>=2.0.0 for the tester module

Note: We are working on integration with ethereum-tester, so this example will change.

Testing Using vyper-run Command

To allow quickly testing contracts, Vyper provides a command line tool for instantly executing a function:

vyper-run yourFileName.vy "yourFunction();" -i some_init_param, another_init_param

The vyper-run command is composed of 4 parts:

• vyper-run
• the name of the contract file you want to execute (for example: coolContract.vy)
• a string (wrapped in double quotes) with the function you want to trigger, you can trigger multiple functions by adding a semicolon at the end of each function and then call the next function (for example: "myFunction1(100,4);myFunction2()") +
• (Optional) the parameters for the __init__ function of the contract (for example: given __init__(a: int128, b: int128) the syntax would be -i 8,27).

Putting it all together:

vyper-run myContract.vy "myFunction1();myFunction2()" -i 1,3

The vyper-run command will print out the returned value of the called functions as well as all the logged events emitted during the function’s execution.

Deploying a Contract

You have several options to deploy a Vyper contract to the public testnets.

One option is to take the bytecode generated by the vyper compiler and manually deploy it through mist or geth:

Or deploy it with current browser on myetherwallet contract menu.

We are working on integration with populus, this will be the preferred way of deploying vyper contracts in the future.