The Manifest Format

The freenet.toml file for each UI component/contract is called its manifest. It is written in the TOML format. Manifest files consist of the following sections:

[contract] — Defines a contract.
- type — Contract type.
- lang — Contract source language.
- output_dir — Output path for build artifacts.
[webapp] — Configuration for UI component containers.
[state] — Optionally seed a state.

The `[contract]` section

The `type` field

[contract]
...
type = "webapp"

The type of the contract being packaged. Currently the following types are supported:

standard, the default type, it can be ellided. This is just a standard contract.
webapp, a web app container contract. Additionally to the container contract the UI component source will be compiled and packaged as the state of the contract.

The `lang` field

[contract]
...
lang = "rust"

The programming language in which the contract is written. If specified the build tool will compile the contract. Currently only Rust is supported.

The `output_dir` field

[contract]
...
output_dir = "./other/output/dir/"

An optional path to the output directory for the build artifacts. If not set the output will be written to the relative directory ./build/freenet from the manifest file directory.

The `[webapp]` section

An optional section, only specified in case of webapp contracts.

The `lang` field

[webapp]
...
lang =  "typescript"

The programming language in which the web application is written. Currently the following languages are supported:

typescript, requires npm installed.
javascript, requires npm installed.

The `metadata` field

[webapp]
...
metadata =  "/path/to/metadata/file"

An optional path to the metadata for the webapp, if not set the metadata will be empty.

The `[webapp.typescript]` options section

Optional section specified in case of the the typescript lang.

The following fields are supported:

[webapp.typescript]
webpack =  true

webpack — if set webpack will be used when packaging the contract state.

The `[webapp.javascript]` options section

Optional section specified in case of the the javascript lang.

The following fields are supported:

[webapp.javascript]
webpack =  true

webpack — if set webpack will be used when packaging the contract state.

The `[webapp.state-sources]` options section

[webapp.state-sources]
source_dirs =  ["path/to/sources"]
files = ["*/src/**.js"]

Specifies the sources for the state of the contract, this will be later on unpacked and accessible at the HTTP gateway from the Locutus node. Includes any web sources (like .html or .js files). The source_dirs field is a comma separated array of directories that should be appended to the root of the state, the files field is a comma separated array of glob compatible patterns to files that will be appendeded to the state.

At least one of source_dirsor files fields are required.

The `[webapp.dependencies]` section

[webapp.dependencies]
...
posts = { path = "../contracts/posts" }

An optional list of contract dependencies that will be embedded and available in the state of the contract. Each entry under this entry represents an alias to the contract code, it must include a path field that specifies the relative location of the dependency from this manifesto directory.

If dependencies are specified they will be compiled and appended to the contract state, under the contracts directory, and as such, become available from the HTTP gateway. A dependencies.json file will be automatically generated and placed under such directory that maps the aliases to the file and hash of the code generated for the dependencies.

In this way the "parent" container contract can use those contracts code to put/update new values through the websocket API in an ergonomic manner.

The `[state]` section

[state]
files = ["*/src/**.js"]

An optional section for standard contracts in case they want to seed an state initially, it will take a single file and make it available at the build directory.

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