hardhat

Step 1

Hardhat is a development environment for Ethereum smart contracts. To set it up, follow these steps:

Install Node.js and npm: Ensure you have Node.js and npm installed on your machine. You can download them from nodejs.org.
Initialize a new Node.js project: Open a terminal and run these commands.
```
 mkdir Hello-World  //for make diretory
 cd Hello-World    // initialize folder
 npm init --yes   // npm in
```
You will get package.json file after these three commands.
Install Hardhat: Run this to install Hardhat as a development dependency.
```
 npm install --save-dev hardhat
```
If you have followed the instructions properly, and everything went according to the plan, you have HardHat installed. 🎉

Also package-lock.json file created.
Initialize Hardhat: Run npx hardhat to initialize the Hardhat project. Follow the prompts to create a hardhat.config.js file.
```
 npx hardhat
```
You will see something like this:
Create a JavaScript project: Just follow through the questions and answer them yes. For me it was something like below:
Hardhat ether: You need to install some more dependencies. Hardhat ethers is a plugin that gives us access to ethers.js library. ethers.js library gives us a way to interact with the blockchain world, we can deploy contracts, we can fetch contracts, we can call their functions, all thanks to this library.
```
 npm install --save-dev @nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers ethers --force
```
Lastly, run the following command on safe side to ensure that all required installations are done:
```
 npm install @nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers ethers hardhat @nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox --force
```
Install additional plugins (optional): Depending on your needs, you might want to install additional plugins. For example, you can install this plugin for Ethereum testing:

npm install --save-dev @nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle

Remember to update your hardhat.config.js file to include these plugins.
Project Structre:

Side tip : Install Solidity Extension by Juan Blanco in VScode to help with syntax and coding error issues.
Write your smart contracts: Create your Ethereum smart contracts in the contracts/ directory.
Run tests (optional): If you installed the testing plugin, write tests in the test/ directory and run them using npx hardhat test.
Compile your contracts: Run npx hardhat compile to compile your smart contracts. The compiled artifacts will be stored in the artifacts/ directory.
Configure network settings: Edit your hardhat.config.js file to configure Ethereum network settings, such as the network to deploy to.
Deploy contracts (optional): If you want to deploy your contracts, you can do so using npx hardhat run scripts/deploy.js.
Interact with your contracts: Use the Hardhat console or write scripts to interact with your deployed contracts.

That's a basic setup for Hardhat. Customize it based on your project requirements and explore the documentation for more advanced features.

How to setup hardhat environment?

A guide to setting up your Hardhat development envirnmet.

Step 1