# aesophia\_cli

A command line interface for the [Sophia compiler](https://github.com/aeternity/aesophia).

The result of compiling a contract is `Sophia byte code` as documented in[Aeternity protocol](https://github.com/aeternity/protocol/blob/master/serializations.md#sophia-byte-code-version-3-lima-release).

## Build

You need Erlang/OTP (version 23 or newer) installed to build the compiler CLI.

```
$ ./rebar3 escriptize
```

## Run

```
$ ./aesophia_cli
```

## Examples

Simple test contracts in `test/contracts/`.

```
[compile] :
  aesophia_cli identity.aes -o identity.aeb
[compile (with unused functions and shadowing warnings enabled)] :
  aesophia_cli -wunused_functions -wshadowing identity.aes
[compile with explicit include path] :
  aesophia_cli identity.aes -i /path/to/include/ -o identity.aeb
[create aci stub] :
  aesophia_cli --create_stub_aci identity.aes
[create aci JSON] :
  aesophia_cli --create_json_aci identity.aes -o identity.json
[create calldata] :
  aesophia_cli --create_calldata identity.aes --call "main_(42)"
[decode calldata] :
  aesophia_cli --decode_calldata cb_KxG3+3bAG1StlAV3 --calldata_fun main_ identity.aes
[decode call result] :
  aesophia_cli --call_result cb_VNLOFXc= --call_result_type ok --call_result_fun main_ identity.aes
[validate byte code] :
  aesophia_cli --validate cb_+GdGA6C7MajPXETkDK+UVqKYiFfJYQR/4jFNiD8Vqjl3gxZWvsC4Op7+RNZEHwA3ADcAGg6CPwEDP/63+3bAADcBBwcBAQCXLwIRRNZEHxFpbml0Ebf7dsAVbWFpbl+CLwCFNy4xLjAA6UiBbQ== identity.aes
```

## Internal tests

```
$ ./test/test_cli.sh
```


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