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Message is a data structure that represents an action to be executed on the blockchain. It is a part of the transaction, which is a collection of messages that are executed atomically. This guide will show you how to create a message object for different types of actions.

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VM-Agnostic Messages

VM-agnostic messages are messages that can be used across all VMs.
  • MsgSend(): send coins to other address
const msg = new MsgSend(
  'init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu', // sender address
  'init18sj3x80fdjc6gzfvwl7lf8sxcvuvqjpvcmp6np', // recipient address
  '1000uinit', // send amount
)
  • MsgDelegate(): delegate governance coin to validators (staking)
const msg = new MsgDelegate(
  'init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu', // delegator address
  'initvaloper14qekdkj2nmmwea4ufg9n002a3pud23y8l3ep5z', // validator's operator address
  '100000uinit', // delegate amount
)

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VM-Specific Messages

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MoveVM

  • MsgExecute(): execute move contract entry functions
const msg = new MsgExecute(
  'init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu', // sender address
  '0x1', // module owner address
  'dex', // module name
  'swap_script', // function name
  [], // type arguments
  [
    bcs.address().serialize('0x2').toBase64(), // arguments, BCS-encoded
    bcs.address().serialize('0x3').toBase64(), // arguments, BCS-encoded
    bcs.u64().serialize(10000).toBase64(), // arguments, BCS-encoded
  ],
)

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WasmVM

  • MsgStoreCode(): store wasm contract code
const wasmByteCode = fs
  .readFileSync('./wasm-modules/miniwasm/example.wasm') // path of wasm file
  .toString('base64')

const msg = new MsgStoreCode(
  'init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu', // sender address
  wasmByteCode, // raw or gzip compressed wasm bytecode
  undefined, // instantiate permission (optional)
)
  • MsgInstantiateContract(): instantiate wasm contract
const instantiateMsg = Buffer.from(
  JSON.stringify({
    init_list: ['init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu'],
  }),
).toString('base64')

const msg = new MsgInstantiateContract(
  'init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu', // sender address
  'init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu', // admin address
  9, // code id
  'example', // label
  instantiateMsg, // instantiate msg
  new Coins(), // init funds
)
  • MsgExecuteContract(): execute wasm contract functions
const jsonEncodedMsg = Buffer.from(
  JSON.stringify({
    prepare_point: {
      stage: 1,
    },
  }),
).toString('base64')

const msg = new MsgExecuteContract(
  'init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu', // sender address
  'init1jue5rlc9dkurt3etr57duutqu7prchqrk2mes2227m52kkrual3qdrydg6', // contract address
  jsonEncodedMsg, // json encoded input msg
  new Coins(), // coins transferred to the contract on execution
)

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EVM

  • MsgCreate(): create EVM contract code
const contractInfo = JSON.parse(
  fs
    .readFileSync(
      '../solidity/evm-example/artifacts/contracts/example.sol/example.json', // path of build response
    )
    .toString(),
)

const msg = new MsgCreate(
  'init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu', // sender address
  contractInfo.bytecode.slice(2), // hex encoded raw contract bytes code
)
  • MsgCall(): execute EVM contract functions
const contractAddress = '0x1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu'
const contractInfo = JSON.parse(
  fs
    .readFileSync(
      '../solidity/evm-example/artifacts/contracts/example.sol/example.json', // path of build response
    )
    .toString(),
)
const contract = new ethers.Contract(contractAddress, contractInfo.abi)

const msg = new MsgCall(
  'init1kdwzpz3wzvpdj90gtga4fw5zm9tk4cyrgnjauu', // sender address
  contractAddress, // contract address
  contract.interface.encodeFunctionData('preparePoint', [2]).slice(2), // hex encoded execution input bytes
)