latticexyz · qbzzt · Sep 12, 2023 · Aug 30, 2023 · Aug 30, 2023 · Aug 30, 2023
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Creates components for use by the client.
+ *
+ * By default it returns the components from setupNetwork.ts, those which are
+ * automatically inferred from the mud.config.ts table definitions.
+ *
+ * However, you can add or override components here as needed. This
+ * lets you add user defined components, which may or may not have
+ * an onchain component.
+ */
+
 import { SetupNetworkResult } from "./setupNetwork";
 
 export type ClientComponents = ReturnType<typeof createClientComponents>;

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Creates components for use by the client.
+ *
+ * By default it returns the components from setupNetwork.ts, those which are
+ * automatically inferred from the mud.config.ts table definitions.
+ *
+ * However, you can add or override components here as needed. This
+ * lets you add user defined components, which may or may not have
+ * an onchain component.
+ */
+
 import { getComponentValue } from "@latticexyz/recs";
 import { ClientComponents } from "./createClientComponents";
 import { SetupNetworkResult } from "./setupNetwork";
@@ -6,10 +17,33 @@ import { singletonEntity } from "@latticexyz/store-sync/recs";
 export type SystemCalls = ReturnType<typeof createSystemCalls>;
 
 export function createSystemCalls(
+  /*
+   * The parameter list informs TypeScript that:
+   *
+   * - The first parameter is expected to be a
+   *   SetupNetworkResult, as defined in setupNetwork.ts
+   *
+   * - Out of this parameter, we only care about two fields:
+   *   - worldContract (which comes from createContract, see
+   *     https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/blob/26dabb34321eedff7a43f3fcb46da4f3f5ba3708/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/setupNetwork.ts#L31).
+   *   - waitForTransaction (which comes from syncToRecs, see
+   *     https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/blob/26dabb34321eedff7a43f3fcb46da4f3f5ba3708/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/setupNetwork.ts#L39).
+   *
+   * - From the second parameter, which is a ClientComponent,
+   *   we only care about Counter. This parameter comes to use
+   *   through createClientComponents.ts, but it originates in
+   *   syncToRecs (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/blob/26dabb34321eedff7a43f3fcb46da4f3f5ba3708/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/setupNetwork.ts#L39).
+   */
   { worldContract, waitForTransaction }: SetupNetworkResult,
   { Counter }: ClientComponents
 ) {
   const increment = async () => {
+    /*
+     * Because IncrementSystem
+     * (https://mud.dev/tutorials/walkthrough/minimal-onchain#incrementsystemsol)
+     * is in the root namespace, `.increment` can be called directly
+     * on the World contract.
+     */
     const tx = await worldContract.write.increment();
     await waitForTransaction(tx);
     return getComponentValue(Counter, singletonEntity);

@@ -1,22 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Network specific configuration for the client.
+ * By default connect to the anvil test network.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * By default the template just creates a temporary wallet
+ * (called a burner wallet) and uses a faucet (on our test net)
+ * to get ETH for it.
+ *
+ * See https://mud.dev/tutorials/minimal/deploy#wallet-managed-address
+ * for how to use the user's own address instead.
+ */
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
+
+/*
+ * Import the addresses of the World, possibly on multiple chains,
+ * from packages/contracts/worlds.json. When the contracts package
+ * deploys a new `World`, it updates this file.
+ */
 import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
+
+/*
+ * The supported chains.
+ * By default, there are only two chains here:
+ *
+ * - mudFoundry, the chain running on anvil that pnpm dev
+ *   starts by default. It is similar to the viem anvil chain
+ *   (see https://viem.sh/docs/clients/test.html), but with the
+ *   basefee set to zero to avoid transaction fees.
+ * - latticeTestnet, our public test network.
+ *
+ * See https://mud.dev/tutorials/minimal/deploy#run-the-user-interface
+ * for instructions on how to add networks.
+ */
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+
+  /*
+   * The chain ID is the first item available from this list:
+   * 1. chainId query parameter
+   * 2. chainid query parameter
+   * 3. The VITE_CHAIN_ID environment variable set when the
+   *    vite dev server was started or client was built
+   * 4. The default, 31337 (anvil)
+   */
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
+
+  /*
+   * Find the chain (unless it isn't in the list of supported chains).
+   */
   const chainIndex = supportedChains.findIndex((c) => c.id === chainId);
   const chain = supportedChains[chainIndex];
   if (!chain) {
     throw new Error(`Chain ${chainId} not found`);
   }
 
+  /*
+   * Get the address of the World. If you want to use a
+   * different address than the one in worlds.json,
+   * provide it as worldAddress in the query string.
+   */
   const world = worlds[chain.id.toString()];
   const worldAddress = params.get("worldAddress") || world?.address;
   if (!worldAddress) {
     throw new Error(`No world address found for chain ${chainId}. Did you run \`mud deploy\`?`);
   }
 
+  /*
+   * MUD clients use events to synchronize the database, meaning
+   * they need to look as far back as when the World was started.
+   * The block number for the World start can be specified either
+   * on the URL (as initialBlockNumber) or in the worlds.json
+   * file. If neither has it, it starts at the first block, zero.
+   */
   const initialBlockNumber = params.has("initialBlockNumber")
     ? Number(params.get("initialBlockNumber"))
     : world?.blockNumber ?? 0n;

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * The MUD client code is built on top of viem
+ * (https://viem.sh/docs/getting-started.html).
+ * This line imports the functions we need from it.
+ */
 import { createPublicClient, fallback, webSocket, http, createWalletClient, Hex, parseEther, ClientConfig } from "viem";
 import { createFaucetService } from "@latticexyz/services/faucet";
 import { encodeEntity, syncToRecs } from "@latticexyz/store-sync/recs";
@@ -6,13 +11,26 @@ import { world } from "./world";
 import IWorldAbi from "contracts/abi/IWorld.sol/IWorld.abi.json";
 import { createBurnerAccount, createContract, transportObserver, ContractWrite } from "@latticexyz/common";
 import { Subject, share } from "rxjs";
+
+/*
+ * Import our MUD config, which includes strong types for
+ * our tables and other config options. We use this to generate
+ * things like RECS components and get back strong types for them.
+ *
+ * See https://mud.dev/tutorials/walkthrough/minimal-onchain#mudconfigts
+ * for the source of this information.
+ */
 import mudConfig from "contracts/mud.config";
 
 export type SetupNetworkResult = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof setupNetwork>>;
 
 export async function setupNetwork() {
   const networkConfig = await getNetworkConfig();
 
+  /*
+   * Create a viem public (read only) client
+   * (https://viem.sh/docs/clients/public.html)
+   */
   const clientOptions = {
     chain: networkConfig.chain,
     transport: transportObserver(fallback([webSocket(), http()])),
@@ -21,13 +39,25 @@ export async function setupNetwork() {
 
   const publicClient = createPublicClient(clientOptions);
 
+  /*
+   * Create a temporary wallet and a viem client for it
+   * (see https://viem.sh/docs/clients/wallet.html).
+   */
   const burnerAccount = createBurnerAccount(networkConfig.privateKey as Hex);
   const burnerWalletClient = createWalletClient({
     ...clientOptions,
     account: burnerAccount,
   });
 
+  /*
+   * Create an observable for contract writes that we can
+   * pass into MUD dev tools for transaction observability.
+   */
   const write$ = new Subject<ContractWrite>();
+
+  /*
+   * Create an object for communicating with the deployed World.
+   */
   const worldContract = createContract({
     address: networkConfig.worldAddress as Hex,
     abi: IWorldAbi,
@@ -36,6 +66,12 @@ export async function setupNetwork() {
     onWrite: (write) => write$.next(write),
   });
 
+  /*
+   * Sync on-chain state into RECS and keeps our client in sync.
+   * Uses the MUD indexer if available, otherwise falls back
+   * to the viem publicClient to make RPC calls to fetch MUD
+   * events from the chain.
+   */
   const { components, latestBlock$, blockStorageOperations$, waitForTransaction } = await syncToRecs({
     world,
     config: mudConfig,
@@ -44,7 +80,11 @@ export async function setupNetwork() {
     startBlock: BigInt(networkConfig.initialBlockNumber),
   });
 
-  // Request drip from faucet
+  /*
+   * If there is a faucet, request (test) ETH if you have
+   * less than 1 ETH. Repeat every 20 seconds to ensure you don't
+   * run out.
+   */
   if (networkConfig.faucetServiceUrl) {
     const address = burnerAccount.address;
     console.info("[Dev Faucet]: Player address -> ", address);

@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * The supported chains.
+ * By default, there are only two chains here:
+ *
+ * - mudFoundry, the chain running on anvil that pnpm dev
+ *   starts by default. It is similar to the viem anvil chain
+ *   (see https://viem.sh/docs/clients/test.html), but with the
+ *   basefee set to zero to avoid transaction fees.
+ * - latticeTestnet, our public test network.
+ *
+ */
+
 import { MUDChain, latticeTestnet, mudFoundry } from "@latticexyz/common/chains";
 
-// If you are deploying to chains other than anvil or Lattice testnet, add them here
+/*
+ * See https://mud.dev/tutorials/minimal/deploy#run-the-user-interface
+ * for instructions on how to add networks.
+ */
 export const supportedChains: MUDChain[] = [mudFoundry, latticeTestnet];
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Creates components for use by the client.
+ *
+ * By default it returns the components from setupNetwork.ts, those which are
+ * automatically inferred from the mud.config.ts table definitions.
+ *
+ * However, you can add or override components here as needed. This
+ * lets you add user defined components, which may or may not have
+ * an onchain component.
+ */
+
 import { SetupNetworkResult } from "./setupNetwork";
 
 export type ClientComponents = ReturnType<typeof createClientComponents>;

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Create the system calls that the client can use to ask
+ * for changes in the World state (using the System contracts).
+ */
+
 import { getComponentValue } from "@latticexyz/recs";
 import { ClientComponents } from "./createClientComponents";
 import { SetupNetworkResult } from "./setupNetwork";
@@ -6,10 +11,33 @@ import { singletonEntity } from "@latticexyz/store-sync/recs";
 export type SystemCalls = ReturnType<typeof createSystemCalls>;
 
 export function createSystemCalls(
+  /*
+   * The parameter list informs TypeScript that:
+   *
+   * - The first parameter is expected to be a
+   *   SetupNetworkResult, as defined in setupNetwork.ts
+   *
+   * - Out of this parameter, we only care about two fields:
+   *   - worldContract (which comes from createContract, see
+   *     https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/blob/26dabb34321eedff7a43f3fcb46da4f3f5ba3708/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/setupNetwork.ts#L31).
+   *   - waitForTransaction (which comes from syncToRecs, see
+   *     https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/blob/26dabb34321eedff7a43f3fcb46da4f3f5ba3708/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/setupNetwork.ts#L39).
+   *
+   * - From the second parameter, which is a ClientComponent,
+   *   we only care about Counter. This parameter comes to use
+   *   through createClientComponents.ts, but it originates in
+   *   syncToRecs (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/blob/26dabb34321eedff7a43f3fcb46da4f3f5ba3708/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/setupNetwork.ts#L39).
+   */
   { worldContract, waitForTransaction }: SetupNetworkResult,
   { Counter }: ClientComponents
 ) {
   const increment = async () => {
+    /*
+     * Because IncrementSystem
+     * (https://mud.dev/tutorials/walkthrough/minimal-onchain#incrementsystemsol)
+     * is in the root namespace, `.increment` can be called directly
+     * on the World contract.
+     */
     const tx = await worldContract.write.increment();
     await waitForTransaction(tx);
     return getComponentValue(Counter, singletonEntity);

@@ -1,22 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Network specific configuration for the client.
+ * By default connect to the anvil test network.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * By default the template just creates a temporary wallet
+ * (called a burner wallet) and uses a faucet (on our test net)
+ * to get ETH for it.
+ *
+ * See https://mud.dev/tutorials/minimal/deploy#wallet-managed-address
+ * for how to use the user's own address instead.
+ */
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
+
+/*
+ * Import the addresses of the World, possibly on multiple chains,
+ * from packages/contracts/worlds.json. When the contracts package
+ * deploys a new `World`, it updates this file.
+ */
 import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
+
+/*
+ * The supported chains.
+ * By default, there are only two chains here:
+ *
+ * - mudFoundry, the chain running on anvil that pnpm dev
+ *   starts by default. It is similar to the viem anvil chain
+ *   (see https://viem.sh/docs/clients/test.html), but with the
+ *   basefee set to zero to avoid transaction fees.
+ * - latticeTestnet, our public test network.
+ *
+ * See https://mud.dev/tutorials/minimal/deploy#run-the-user-interface
+ * for instructions on how to add networks.
+ */
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+
+  /*
+   * The chain ID is the first item available from this list:
+   * 1. chainId query parameter
+   * 2. chainid query parameter
+   * 3. The VITE_CHAIN_ID environment variable set when the
+   *    vite dev server was started or client was built
+   * 4. The default, 31337 (anvil)
+   */
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
+
+  /*
+   * Find the chain (unless it isn't in the list of supported chains).
+   */
   const chainIndex = supportedChains.findIndex((c) => c.id === chainId);
   const chain = supportedChains[chainIndex];
   if (!chain) {
     throw new Error(`Chain ${chainId} not found`);
   }
 
+  /*
+   * Get the address of the World. If you want to use a
+   * different address than the one in worlds.json,
+   * provide it as worldAddress in the query string.
+   */
   const world = worlds[chain.id.toString()];
   const worldAddress = params.get("worldAddress") || world?.address;
   if (!worldAddress) {
     throw new Error(`No world address found for chain ${chainId}. Did you run \`mud deploy\`?`);
   }
 
+  /*
+   * MUD clients use events to synchronize the database, meaning
+   * they need to look as far back as when the World was started.
+   * The block number for the World start can be specified either
+   * on the URL (as initialBlockNumber) or in the worlds.json
+   * file. If neither has it, it starts at the first block, zero.
+   */
   const initialBlockNumber = params.has("initialBlockNumber")
     ? Number(params.get("initialBlockNumber"))
     : world?.blockNumber ?? 0n;