Validate contract bytecode

When deploying a contract on the aeternity blockchain you have to compile the source into bytecode and then create a transaction that includes this bytecode. But when the contract is deployed, aeternity node initializes the contract using the provided init method and then removes it from the bytecode before storing it on the chain. Therefore, given the contract source and it’s address on the network you cannot verify the source.

To overcome this behaviour and validate the bytecode, you can refer to the below example:

Note

This method is only available if you are using compiler version >= 4.1.0.

Deploy the contract (if it is not already)

        "function": "main",
        "arguments":  [42],
        "response": 42
    }
]
compiler = compiler_fixture.COMPILER
for t in tests:
    result = compiler.decode_calldata_with_sourcecode(t.get("sourcecode"), t.get('function'), t.get('calldata'))

Validate the contract

        result.function == t.get("function") and
        result.arguments[0].value == t.get("response")
    ))