(Supported since Remix IDE v0.12.0 and Remixd v0.3.6)
Note: If you have not used remixd
before, read more about it here
If remixd
is running locally on your device and shared folder is a Hardhat project, an additional websocket plugin will be listening on port 65522
. According to its documentation,
Hardhat projects are npm projects with the hardhat package installed and a hardhat.config.js file.
Remixd looks for the hardhat.config.js
file in shared folder, and if it finds the file, the Hardhat websocket listener will run.
The Hardhat websocket listener is a websocket plugin similar to remixd
and is used to perform Hardhat specific actions with Remix IDE.
It doesn't need any separate installation as it is shipped with remixd NPM module.
To use Hardhat compilation with Remix IDE efficiently:
- Hardhat should be installed locally on the system https://hardhat.org/getting-started/#installation
- Shared folder should be a Hardhat project containing
hardhat.config.js
Remixd
Hardhat websocket listener should be running at65522
If a hardhat project is shared through remixd and localhost
workspace is loaded in Remix IDE, there will be an extra checkbox shown in Solidity Compiler
plugin with the label Enable Hardhat Compilation
.
There is an info icon along side the label which redirects to a specific section of Remix official documentation that explains how to use Hardhat compilation.
One can check the Enable Hardhat Compilation
box to run the compilation for Hardhat along with the Remix using the compiler configuration in Solidity Compiler
plugin.
On clicking Compile
button, a file with remix-compiler.config.js
will be created on the project root which will be storing compiler configuration set in Remix's Solidity Compiler
plugin. It is passed to Hardhat for compilation.
The result of the compilation will be shown in the Remix IDE terminal
and also in the remixd terminal.
In Hardhat, contracts are deployed by starting a local node. Read more about it in Hardhat documentation
Hardhat Provider is a plugin on Remix IDE which enables users to deploy the contract to the Hardhat 'localhost' network. This plugin can be activated from Remix IDE plugin manager.
When activated, you will have an extra option in the ENVIRONMENT
dropdown of Deploy and Run Transactions
plugin with the label Hardhat Provider
As soon as you select Hardhat Provider
, a modal is opened asking for the Hardhat JSON-RPC Endpoint
.
If Hardhat node is running with default options, then the default endpoint value in modal will not need any change. In case, Hardhat node host and port are different, JSON-RPC endpoint should be updated in the modal text box.
Once the correct endpoint is filled in the modal, just click on OK
and the accounts from the Hardhat node will be loaded in the ACCOUNT
section. Network id will also be shown.
Now, one can start deploying the contract from Remix IDE to the Hardhat local node as usual.