Gitcoin Common Data Package

The Gitcoin Common Data Package sources all the chains and supported tokens used by Gitcoin for:

• Grants-stack DApps
• Grants-stack-indexer
• Any other side-car aiming to leverage the supported chains/tokens

Installation

To install the package, use the following command:

npm i "@gitcoin/gitcoin-chain-data"

Functions

The package exposes the following functions, found in index.ts:

• getChains(): Returns TChain[]
• getChainById(chainId): Returns TChain
• getTokens(): Returns TToken[]
• getTokensByChainId(chainId): Returns TToken[]
• getTokenByChainIdAndAddress(chainId, address): Returns TToken

The types can be found in types.ts.

Adding a New Chain

To add a new chain, follow these steps:

1. Run the following command:

   npm run new-chain <CHAIN_ID>

2. A new file will be created at src/data/chains/<CHAIN_ID>/chain.ts.
3. Update chain.ts with the specific data for the new chain.
4. Update src/chains/chainImportMap.ts to add the new chain

Adding a New Token to a Chain

To add a new token to an existing chain:

1. Open the file at src/data/chains/<CHAIN_ID>/chain.ts.
2. Update the tokens array to include the new token information.

Contributing

To contribute to the project, follow these steps:

Install Dependencies

Install the necessary dependencies with:

npm i

Build

Build the project with:

npm run build

Publish

To publish the package, use:

npm publish

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