Set-Up

Installing IDE and environment setup.

Install Move IDE

To install it you'll need:

  1. VSCode (version 1.43.0 and above) - you can get it here; if you already have one - proceed to the next step;

  2. Move-Analyzer IDE - once VSCode is installed, follow this link to install the newest version of IDE.

Install Aptos CLI

You can get it here.

Running code using aptos CLI:

Firstly you folder structure should be like this:

move_project
      |-sources
           |-first.move
      |Move.toml

first.move:

module my_addrx::Sample
{
    use std::debug;

    fun sample_function()
    {
        debug::print(&12345);
    }

    #[test]
    fun testing()
    {
        sample_function();
    }
}

Move.toml:

[package]
name = "move_project"
version = "0.0.0"

[dependencies]
AptosFramework = { git = "https://github.com/aptos-labs/aptos-core.git", subdir = "aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework", rev = "mainnet" }

[addresses]
my_addrx = "0x42"
std = "0x1"

Compile the module:

Run aptos move compile in vscode terminal for compiling the module.

Test the module:

Run aptos move test in vscode terminal for running the unit test.

Check this out for more information on Aptos CLI.

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