# Example Solana onchain programs ('smart contracts')

> [!NOTE] If you're familiar with older blockchains, **you don't need to create
> your own programs to perform common tasks** like making accounts, creating
> tokens, sending tokens, or minting NFTs. These are handled with existing
> programs, for example the System Program (for making accounts or transferring
> SOL) or the token program (for creating tokens and NFTs). See the
> [Solana Developer site](https://solana.com/developers) to learn more.

Each folder includes examples for one or more of the following

- :anchor: `anchor` - written using [Anchor](https://www.anchor-lang.com/), the
  most popular framework for Solana Development.
  - Use `anchor build && anchor deploy` to build & deploy the program. Run
    `anchor run test` to test it.
- :crab: `native` - written using Solana's
  [native Rust crates](https://solana.com/developers/guides/getstarted/intro-to-native-rust)
  and vanilla Rust.
  - Use `cicd.sh` to build & deploy the program. Run `yarn run test` to test it.

**To ensure they're up to date, each of these examples are
[checked on commit with the current version of Solana and Anchor](https://github.com/solana-developers/program-examples/blob/main/.github/workflows/anchor.yml#L22).**

PRs are welcome! Our aim is to have every examples available in every option.
We'd also love to see more programs involving staking, wrapped tokens, oracles,
compression and VRF. Follow the [contributing guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md) to
keep things consistent.

<details>
  <summary>Basics</summary>

### Hello world

[Hello World on Solana! A minimal program that logs a greeting.](./basics/hello-solana/README.md)

### Account-data

Store and retrieve data using Solana accounts.

[anchor](./basics/account-data/anchor) [native](./basics/account-data/native)

### Storing global state - Counter

[Use a PDA to store global state, making a counter that increments when called.](./basics/counter/README.md)

### Saving per-user state - Favorites

Save and update per-user state on the blockchain, ensuring users can only update
their own information.

[anchor](./basics/favorites/anchor)

### Checking Instruction Accounts

[Check that the accounts provided in incoming instructions meet particular criteria.](./basics/checking-accounts/README.md)

[anchor](./basics/checking-accounts/anchor)
[native](./basics/checking-accounts/native)

### Closing Accounts

Close an account and get the Lamports back.

[anchor](./basics/close-account/anchor) [native](./basics/close-account/native)

### Creating Accounts

[Make new accounts on the blockchain.](./basics/create-account/README.md)

[anchor](./basics/create-account/anchor)
[native](./basics/create-account/native)

### Cross program invocations

[Invoke an instruction handler from one onchain program in another onchain program.](./basics/cross-program-invocation/README.md)

[anchor](./basics/cross-program-invocation/anchor)
[native](./basics/cross-program-invocation/native)

### PDA pda-rent-payer

[Use a PDA to pay the rent for the creation of a new account.](./basics/pda-rent-payer/README.md)

[anchor](./basics/pda-rent-payer/anchor)
[native](./basics/pda-rent-payer/native)

### Processing instructions

[Add parameters to an instruction handler and use them.](./basics/processing-instructions/README.md)

[anchor](./basics/processing-instructions/anchor)
[native](./basics/processing-instructions/native)

### Storing date in program derived addresses

Store and retrieve state in Solana.

[anchor](./basics/program-derived-addresses/anchor)
[native](./basics/program-derived-addresses/native)

### Handling accounts that expland in size

How to store state that changes size in Solana.

[anchor](./basics/realloc/anchor) [native](./basics/realloc/native)

### Calculating account size to determine rent

[Determine the necessary minimum rent by calculating an account's size.](./basics/rent/README.md)

[anchor](./basics/rent/anchor) [native](./basics/rent/native)

### Laying out larger programs

[Layout larger Solana onchain programs.](./basics/repository-layout/README.md)

[anchor](./basics/repository-layout/anchor)
[native](./basics/repository-layout/native)

### Transferring SOL

[Send SOL between two accounts.](./basics/transfer-sol/README.md)

</details>
<details>
  <summary>Tokens</summary>

### Creating tokens

[Create a token on Solana with a token symbol and icon.](./tokens/create-token/README.md)

[anchor](./tokens/create-token/anchor) [native](./tokens/create-token/native)

### Minting NFTS

[Mint an NFT from inside your own onchain program using the Token and Metaplex Token Metadata programs.](./tokens/nft-minter/README.md)
Reminder: you don't need your own program just to mint an NFT, see the note at
the top of this README.

[anchor](./tokens/nft-minter/anchor) [native](./tokens/nft-minter/native)

### Minting a token from inside a program

[Mint a Token from inside your own onchain program using the Token program.](./tokens/spl-token-minter/README.md)
Reminder: you don't need your own program just to mint an NFT, see the note at
the top of this README.

[anchor](./tokens/spl-token-minter/anchor)
[native](./tokens/spl-token-minter/native)

### Transferring Tokens

[Transfer tokens between accounts](./tokens/transfer-tokens/README.md)

### Allowing users to swap digital assets - Escrow

Allow two users to swap digital assets with each other, each getting 100% of
what the other has offered due to the power of decentralization!

[anchor](./tokens/escrow/anchor)

### Minting a token from inside a program with a PDA as the mint authority

[Mint a Token from inside your own onchain program using the Token program.](./tokens/pda-mint-authority/README.md)
Reminder: you don't need your own program just to mint an NFT, see the note at
the top of this README.

[anchor](./tokens/pda-mint-authority/anchor)
[native](./tokens/pda-mint-authority/native)

### Creating an Automated Market Maker

[Create liquidity pools to allow trading of new digital assets and allows users that provide liquidity to be rewarded by creating an Automated Market Maker.](./tokens/token-swap/README.md)

[anchor](./tokens/token-swap/anchor)

</details>

<details>

  <summary>Token Extensions</summary>

### Basics - create token mints, mint tokens, and transfer tokens with Token Extensions

Create token mints, mint tokens, and transferr tokens using Token Extensions.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/basics/anchor)

### Preventing CPIs with CPI guard

Enable CPI guard to prevents certain token action from occurring within CPI
(Cross-Program Invocation).

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/cpi-guard/anchor)

### Using default account state

Create new token accounts that are frozen by default.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/default-account-state/anchor)
[native](./tokens/token-2022/default-account-state/native)

### Grouping tokens

Create tokens that belong to larger groups of tokens using the Group Pointer
extension.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/group/anchor)

### Creating token accounts whose owner cannot be changed

Create tokens whose owning program cannot be changed.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/immutable-owner/anchor)

### Interest bearing tokens

Create tokens that show an 'interest' calculation.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/interest-bearing/anchor)

### Requiring transactions to include descriptive memos

Create tokens where transfers must have a memo describing the transaction
attached.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/memo-transfer/anchor)

### Adding on-chain metadata to the token mint

Create tokens that store their onchain metadata inside the token mint, without
needing to use or pay for additional programs.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/metadata/anchor)

### Allow a designedated account to close a mint

Allow a designated account to close a Mint.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/mint-close-authority/anchor)
[native](./tokens/token-2022/mint-close-authority/native)

### Usng multiple token extensions

Use multiple Token Extensions at once.

[native](./tokens/token-2022/multiple-extensions/native)

### Non-transferrable - create tokens that can't be transferred.

Create tokens that cannot be transferred.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/non-transferable/anchor)
[native](./tokens/token-2022/non-transferable/native)

### Permanent Delegate - Create tokens permanently under the control of a particular account

Create tokens that remain under the control of an account, even when transferred
elsewhere.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/permanent-delegate/anchor)

### Create tokens with a transfer-fee.

Create tokens with an inbuilt transfer fee.

[anchor](./tokens/token-2022/transfer-fee/anchor)
[native](./tokens/token-2022/transfer-fee/native)

</details>
<details>

<summary>Compression</summary>

### Cnft-burn

Burn compressed NFTs.

[anchor](./compression/cnft-burn/anchor)

### Cnft-vault

Store Metaplex compressed NFTs inside a PDA.

[anchor](./compression/cnft-vault/anchor)

### Cutils

Work with Metaplex compressed NFTs.

[anchor](./compression/cutils/anchor)

</details>

<details>

<summary>Oracles</summary>

### pyth

Use a data source for offchain data (called an Oracle) to perform activities
onchain.

</details>

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