Runtime Development

Substrate How-to quick reference guides provide instructions for achieving specific goals. Each guide explains how to perform a specific task with the assumption that you are already familiar with Substrate and programming in Rust.

Basics

See the following guides to learn common patterns in runtime development.

• Import a pallet

• Configure runtime constants

• Configure genesis state

• Customize a chain specification

Pallet design

See the following guides for best practices on building pallets using FRAME.

• Implement lockable currency

• Incorporate randomness

• Configure crowdfunding

• Create a storage structure (struct)

• Use tight pallet coupling

• Use loose pallet coupling

Weights

See the following guides for help with benchmarking and weight configurations.

• Calculate fees

• Add benchmarks

• Use custom weights

• Use conditional weights

Testing

See the following guides for help with testing pallets and runtime logic.

• Set up basic tests

• Test a transfer function

Storage migration

See the following guides for help with a storage migration.

• Basic storage migration

• Trigger migration

Consensus models

See the following guides to implement consensus mechanisms in your runtimes.

• Create a hybrid node

• Add proof-of-work consensus

Parachains

See the following guides for help working with Substrate parachains.

• Convert a solo chain

• Connect to a relay chain

• Select collators

• Prepare to launch

• Upgrade a parachain

• Auctions and crowdloans

• Add HRMP channels

Tools

See the following guides for add-on tools that help you manage Substrate chains in production.

• Use try-runtime

• Create a txwrapper for a chain

• Use REST endpoints to get chain data

• Verify a Wasm binary

Offchain workers

See the following guides for help working with offchain data.

• Make offchain HTTP requests

• Offchain local storage

• Offchain indexing