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Closes paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs#70 WIP PR for an overview of how to develop tokens in FRAME. - [x] Tokens in Substrate Ref Doc - High-level overview of the token-related logic in FRAME - Improve docs with better explanation of how holds, freezes, ed, free balance, etc, all work - [x] Update `pallet_balances` docs - Clearly mark what is deprecated (currency) - [x] Write fungible trait docs - [x] Evaluate and if required update `pallet_assets`, `pallet_uniques`, `pallet_nfts` docs - [x] Absorb #2683 - [x] Audit individual trait method docs, and improve if possible Feel free to suggest additional TODOs for this PR in the comments --------- Co-authored-by: Bill Laboon <laboon@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Francisco Aguirre <franciscoaguirreperez@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Kian Paimani <5588131+kianenigma@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Sebastian Kunert <skunert49@gmail.com>
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// This file is part of polkadot-sdk. | ||
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// Copyright (C) Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd. | ||
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 | ||
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// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | ||
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// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | ||
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// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | ||
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//! # FRAME Tokens | ||
//! | ||
//! This reference doc serves as a high-level overview of the token-related logic in FRAME, and | ||
//! how to properly apply it to your use case. | ||
//! | ||
//! On completion of reading this doc, you should have a good understanding of: | ||
//! - The distinction between token traits and trait implementations in FRAME, and why this | ||
//! distinction is helpful | ||
//! - Token-related traits avaliable in FRAME | ||
//! - Token-related trait implementations in FRAME | ||
//! - How to choose the right trait or trait implementation for your use case | ||
//! - Where to go next | ||
//! | ||
//! ## Getting Started | ||
//! | ||
//! The most ubiquitous way to add a token to a FRAME runtime is [`pallet_balances`]. Read | ||
//! more about pallets [here](crate::polkadot_sdk::frame_runtime#pallets). | ||
//! | ||
//! You may then write custom pallets that interact with [`pallet_balances`]. The fastest way to | ||
//! get started with that is by | ||
//! [tightly coupling](crate::reference_docs::frame_pallet_coupling#tight-coupling-pallets) your | ||
//! custom pallet to [`pallet_balances`]. | ||
//! | ||
//! However, to keep pallets flexible and modular, it is often prefered to | ||
//! [loosely couple](crate::reference_docs::frame_pallet_coupling#loosely--coupling-pallets). | ||
//! | ||
//! To achieve loose coupling, | ||
//! we separate token logic into traits and trait implementations. | ||
//! | ||
//! ## Traits and Trait Implementations | ||
//! | ||
//! Broadly speaking, token logic in FRAME can be divided into two categories: traits and | ||
//! trait implementations. | ||
//! | ||
//! **Traits** define common interfaces that types of tokens should implement. For example, the | ||
//! [`fungible::Inspect`](`frame_support::traits::fungible::Inspect`) trait specifies an interface | ||
//! for *inspecting* token state such as the total issuance of the token, the balance of individual | ||
//! accounts, etc. | ||
//! | ||
//! **Trait implementations** are concrete implementations of these traits. For example, one of the | ||
//! many traits [`pallet_balances`] implements is | ||
//! [`fungible::Inspect`](`frame_support::traits::fungible::Inspect`)*. It provides the concrete way | ||
//! of inspecting the total issuance, balance of accounts, etc. There can be many implementations of | ||
//! the same traits. | ||
//! | ||
//! The distinction between traits and trait implementations is helpful because it allows pallets | ||
//! and other logic to be generic over their dependencies, avoiding tight coupling. | ||
//! | ||
//! To illustrate this with an example let's consider [`pallet_preimage`]. This pallet takes a | ||
//! deposit in exchange for storing a preimage for later use. A naive implementation of the | ||
//! pallet may use [`pallet_balances`] in a tightly coupled manner, directly calling methods | ||
//! on the pallet to reserve and unreserve deposits. This approach works well, | ||
//! until someone has a use case requiring that an asset from a different pallet such as | ||
//! [`pallet_assets`] is used for the deposit. Rather than tightly couple [`pallet_preimage`] to | ||
//! [`pallet_balances`], [`pallet_assets`], and every other token-handling pallet a user | ||
//! could possibly specify, [`pallet_preimage`] does not specify a concrete pallet as a dependency | ||
//! but instead accepts any dependency which implements the | ||
//! [`currency::ReservableCurrency`](`frame_support::traits::tokens::currency::ReservableCurrency`) | ||
//! trait, namely via its [`Config::Currency`](`pallet_preimage::pallet::Config::Currency`) | ||
//! associated type. This allows [`pallet_preimage`] to support any arbitrary pallet implementing | ||
//! this trait, without needing any knowledge of what those pallets may be or requiring changes to | ||
//! support new pallets which may be written in the future. | ||
//! | ||
//! Read more about coupling, and the benefits of loose coupling | ||
//! [here](crate::reference_docs::frame_pallet_coupling). | ||
//! | ||
//! ##### *Rust Advanced Tip | ||
//! | ||
//! The knowledge that [`pallet_balances`] implements | ||
//! [`fungible::Inspect`](`frame_support::traits::fungible::Inspect`) is not some arcane knowledge | ||
//! that you have to know by heart or memorize. One can simply look at the list of the implementors | ||
//! of any trait in the Rust Doc to find all implementors (e.g. | ||
//! <https://paritytech.github.io/polkadot-sdk/master/frame/traits/tokens/fungible/trait.Mutate.html#implementors>), | ||
//! or use the `rust-analyzer` `Implementations` action. | ||
//! | ||
//! ## Fungible Token Traits in FRAME | ||
//! | ||
//! The [`fungible`](`frame_support::traits::fungible`) crate contains the latest set of FRAME | ||
//! fungible token traits, and is recommended to use for all new logic requiring a fungible token. | ||
//! See the crate documentation for more info about these fungible traits. | ||
//! | ||
//! [`fungibles`](`frame_support::traits::fungibles`) provides very similar functionality to | ||
//! [`fungible`](`frame_support::traits::fungible`), except it supports managing multiple tokens. | ||
//! | ||
//! You may notice the trait [`Currency`](`frame_support::traits::Currency`) with similar | ||
//! functionality is also used in the codebase, however this trait is deprecated and existing logic | ||
//! is in the process of being migrated to [`fungible`](`frame_support::traits::fungible`) ([tracking issue](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/226)). | ||
//! | ||
//! ## Fungible Token Trait Implementations in FRAME | ||
//! | ||
//! [`pallet_balances`] implements [`fungible`](`frame_support::traits::fungible`), and is the most | ||
//! commonly used fungible implementation in FRAME. Most of the time, it's used for managing the | ||
//! native token of the blockchain network it's used in. | ||
//! | ||
//! [`pallet_assets`] implements [`fungibles`](`frame_support::traits::fungibles`), and is another | ||
//! popular fungible token implementation. It supports the creation and management of multiple | ||
//! assets in a single crate, making it a good choice when a network requires more assets in | ||
//! addition to its native token. | ||
//! | ||
//! ## Non-Fungible Tokens in FRAME | ||
//! | ||
//! [`pallet_nfts`] is recommended to use for all NFT use cases in FRAME. | ||
//! See the crate documentation for more info about this pallet. | ||
//! | ||
//! [`pallet_uniques`] is deprecated and should not be used. | ||
//! | ||
//! | ||
//! # What Next? | ||
//! | ||
//! - If you are interested in implementing a single fungible token, continue reading the | ||
//! [`fungible`](`frame_support::traits::fungible`) and [`pallet_balances`] docs. | ||
//! - If you are interested in implementing a set of fungible tokens, continue reading the | ||
//! [`fungibles`](`frame_support::traits::fungibles`) trait and [`pallet_assets`] docs. | ||
//! - If you are interested in implementing an NFT, continue reading the [`pallet_nfts`] docs. |
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