pyth-network_pyth-crosschain/target_chains/ethereum/entropy_sdk/solidity

Pyth Entropy Solidity SDK

The Pyth Entropy Solidity SDK allows you to generate secure random numbers on the blockchain by interacting with the Pyth Entropy protocol. This SDK can be used for any application that requires random numbers, such as NFT mints, gaming, and more.

Install

###Truffle/Hardhat

If you are using Truffle or Hardhat, simply install the NPM package:

npm install @pythnetwork/entropy-sdk-solidity

###Foundry

If you are using Foundry, you will need to create an NPM project if you don't already have one. From the root directory of your project, run:

npm init -y
npm install @pythnetwork/entropy-sdk-solidity

Then add the following line to your remappings.txt file:

@pythnetwork/entropy-sdk-solidity/=node_modules/@pythnetwork/entropy-sdk-solidity

Setup

To use the SDK, you need the address of an Entropy contract on your blockchain and a randomness provider. You can find current deployments on this page.

Choose one of the networks and instantiate an IEntropy contract in your solidity contract:

 IEntropy entropy = IEntropy(<address>);

Usage

To generate a random number, follow these steps.

1. Commit to a random number

Generate a 32-byte random number on the client side, then hash it with keccak256 to create a commitment. You can do this with typescript and web3.js as follows:

const randomNumber = web3.utils.randomHex(32);
const commitment = web3.utils.keccak256(randomNumber);

2. Request a number from Entropy

Invoke the request method of the IEntropy contract. The request method requires paying a fee in native gas tokens which is configured per-provider. Use the getFee method to calculate the fee and send it as the value of the request call:

uint fee = entropy.getFee(provider);
uint64 sequenceNumber = entropy.request{value: fee}(provider, commitment, true);

This method returns a sequence number. Store this sequence number for use in later steps. If you are invoking this off-chain, the method also emits a PythRandomEvents.Requested event that contains the sequence number in it.

3. Fetch the provider's number

Fetch the provider's random number from them. For the provider 0x6CC14824Ea2918f5De5C2f75A9Da968ad4BD6344 you can query the webservice at https://fortuna-staging.dourolabs.app :

await axios.get(
  `https://fortuna-staging.dourolabs.app/v1/chains/${chainName}/revelations/${sequenceNumber}`
);

This method returns a JSON object containing the provider's random number.

4. Reveal the number

Invoke the reveal method on the IEntropy contract:

bytes32 randomNumber = entropy.reveal(
    provider,
    sequenceNumber,
    randomNumber,
    providerRandomNumber
)

This method will combine the user and provider's random numbers, along with the blockhash, to construct the final secure random number.

Example Application

The Coin Flip example demonstrates how to build a smart contract that interacts with Pyth Entropy as well as a typescript client for that application.