AlgoKit Templates > algokit-TypeScript-template

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This template provides a beta template for developing and deploying Algorand TypeScript smart contracts.

To use it install AlgoKit and then either pass in -t typescript to algokit init or select the typescript template.

This is one of the official templates used by AlgoKit to initialize an Algorand smart contract project. It's a Copier template.

Features

This template supports the following features:

• Compilation of multiple Algorand TypeScript contracts to a predictable folder location and file layout where they can be deployed; docs, examples
• Deploy-time immutability and permanence control
• NPM for TypeScript packaging and dependency management
• TypeScript for strongly typed programming language that builds on JavaScript
• ts-node-dev for TypeScript deployment script execution
• Prettier for code formatting
• ESLint for linting
• vitest for automated testing (unit test and end-to-end)
• better-npm-audit for dependency vulnerability scanning
• pre-commit for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks
• VS Code configuration (linting, formatting, breakpoint debugging)
• dotenv (.env) files for configuration
• Output stability tests of the TEAL output
• CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions

Getting started

Once the template is instantiated you can follow the README.md file to see instructions for how to use the template.

Interactive Wizard

To initialize using the algokit CLI:

• Execute the command algokit init. This initiates an interactive wizard that assists in selecting the most appropriate template for your project requirements.

To initialize within GitHub Codespaces:

• Follow these steps to leverage GitHub Codespaces for template selection:

  1. Go to the algokit-base-template repository.
  2. Initiate a new codespace by selecting the Create codespace on main option. This can be found by clicking the Code button, then navigating to the Codespaces tab.
  3. Upon codespace preparation, algokit will automatically start LocalNet and present a prompt with the next steps. Executing algokit init will initiate the interactive wizard.