IDL & Codegen

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How Anchor IDLs, declare_program!, TypeScript clients, Codama, versioning, and on-chain IDL accounts form one interface-and-codegen map from program macros to integrators.

Explainer Idl Declare Program Codegen Idl Codama

The Anchor IDL

What it is and how it's generated.

Rust Idl Declare Program Codegen Idl Anchor

declare_program!

Consuming on-chain programs from their IDL.

Rust Idl Declare Program Codegen Declare Program Cpi

Generating TS Clients

Anchor's TS client and typing.

Rust Idl Declare Program Codegen Typescript Client

Codama from an Anchor IDL

Generating modern `@solana/kit` clients.

Rust Idl Declare Program Codegen Codama Solana Kit

IDL Versioning

Rust Idl Declare Program Codegen Versioning Idl

On-Chain IDLs

Publishing and fetching IDLs from the chain.

Rust Idl Declare Program Codegen On Chain Idl

Codegen Best Practices

One source of truth, generated everywhere.

Rust Idl Declare Program Codegen Best Practices List

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