This repository is an example and tutorial for writing decentralized applications on RChain. Using it requires moderate familiarity with the command line, RNode software, and node.js. I encourage you to experiment and make changesg. RChain is still in a pre-release state and not all of the features we would have used in this dapp are available yet.

Written By:
Joshy Orndorff
Dan Connolly

1. Install RNode (instructions)
2. Install node and npm (instructions)
3. Clone the repo git clone /~https://github.com/JoshOrndorff/Rchain-Status.git
4. Change into the project directory cd Rchain-Status
5. Install dependencies npm install
6. Start a fresh, pre-configured RNode freshr
7. Deploy the smart contract npm run deploy-contract and observe its URI in the node log. (eg. rho:id:z8s9ussdc5hx3z4m8a9a98cah3r5d8ick6yj5bfs4wc8oyrhacbabc)
8. Launch the frontend server node main.js start --register <uri>
9. Navigate to the user interface in your favorite browser at localhost:8080

These big-picture steps apply to writing any dApp including ours.

1. Design the smart contract -- ours is in status.rho
2. Design an interface -- (eg express.js, and spectre css)
3. Connect the interface to the contract -- We'll use the rchain-api node module
4. Deploy your contract
5. Use your dapp
6. Celebrate :)

Our primitive social media Dapp allows users to post a single status message representing their current thoughts, activity, etc. Examples might include "Rainy Saturday...", "Long weekend coming up!", "Go Indians! World series this year!".

I sincerely hope that this example dApp was helpful and made the path to your first dapp a bit easier. I will continue to improve this guide as new node features are release. I'd also love your feedback either in the issue queue, the pull requests, or on the RChain discord.