List of steps of a basic chaincode lifecycle on Hyperledger Fabric

Pre-requisites

• Install Docker Compose: sudo apt install -y docker-compose (Make sure that the docker-compose version is 1.14.0)
• Install Golang version >= 1.15.x
• Install build essential sudo apt install -y build-essential

Download Fabric and Fabric-samples

• mkdir -p $HOME/go/src/github.com/hyperledger
• cd $HOME/go/src/github.com/hyperledger
• curl -sSL http://bit.ly/2ysbOFE | bash -s -- 2.2.2 1.4.9 (do not change these versions)
• cd fabric-samples && git checkout v2.2.2
• cd .. && git clone https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric && cd fabric && git checkout release-2.2

Environment preparation

Open two terminals on /test-network directory and run the following scripts to add all the env variables to setup the Organizations and the paths to the Fabric /config and /bin:

• from a terminal run ./network.sh up createChannel -ca -s couchdb
• from one terminal run source ./addOrg1.sh
• from the second terminal run source ./addOrg2.sh

Package the chaincode

This assumes that the simple_chaincode source is inside /test-network/chaincode. From Org1 terminal run

• peer lifecycle chaincode package simple_chaincode.tar.gz --path ../chaincode/simple_chaincode/ --lang node --label simple_chaincode_1.0

this will create a tar.gz in the /test-network directory that is ready to be installed in the peers. No need to run it in Org2 terminal.

Install the chaincode in the peers

From both Org1 and Org2 terminal run:

• peer lifecycle chaincode install simple_chaincode.tar.gz This will install the chaincode into Org1 and Org2 and return its hash code needed for the following steps.

You can check the installation in both peers with:

• peer lifecycle chaincode queryinstalled

Approve the chaincode in both peers

To simplify the approval step, it is better to save the hash code returned before in an env variable:

• export PACKAGE_ID=simple_chaincode_1.0:4cee77dfe4b8965e3865d72fea6c0893d9589fb317c543e2f8fe8a13979277cd

Now run the following command in both Org1 and Org2:

• peer lifecycle chaincode approveformyorg -o localhost:7050 --ordererTLSHostnameOverride orderer.example.com --channelID mychannel --name simple_chaincode --version 1.0 --package-id $PACKAGE_ID --sequence 1 --tls --cafile ${PWD}/organizations/ordererOrganizations/example.com/orderers/orderer.example.com/msp/tlscacerts/tlsca.example.com-cert.pem

(Note: --ordererTLSHostnameOverride is needed only because if use Docker in test-network)

Commit the chaincode in the channel

Check the commit readiness of the chaincode:

• peer lifecycle chaincode checkcommitreadiness --channelID mychannel --name simple_chaincode --version 1.0 --sequence 1 --tls --cafile ${PWD}/organizations/ordererOrganizations/example.com/orderers/orderer.example.com/msp/tlscacerts/tlsca.example.com-cert.pem --output json

It should return true for both Org1 and Org2. If not, check the previous step.

Now commit the chaincode:

• peer lifecycle chaincode commit -o localhost:7050 --ordererTLSHostnameOverride orderer.example.com --channelID mychannel --name simple_chaincode --version 1.0 --sequence 1 --tls --cafile ${PWD}/organizations/ordererOrganizations/example.com/orderers/orderer.example.com/msp/tlscacerts/tlsca.example.com-cert.pem --peerAddresses localhost:7051 --tlsRootCertFiles ${PWD}/organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/peers/peer0.org1.example.com/tls/ca.crt --peerAddresses localhost:9051 --tlsRootCertFiles ${PWD}/organizations/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/peers/peer0.org2.example.com/tls/ca.crt

You can check the committed chaincode:

• peer lifecycle chaincode querycommitted -C mychannel -n simple_chaincode

Invoke the chaincode

Put a value in the ledger using the put function implemented in the chaincode:

• peer chaincode invoke -o localhost:7050 --ordererTLSHostnameOverride orderer.example.com --tls --cafile ${PWD}/organizations/ordererOrganizations/example.com/orderers/orderer.example.com/msp/tlscacerts/tlsca.example.com-cert.pem -C mychannel -n simple_chaincode --peerAddresses localhost:7051 --tlsRootCertFiles ${PWD}/organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/peers/peer0.org1.example.com/tls/ca.crt --peerAddresses localhost:9051 --tlsRootCertFiles ${PWD}/organizations/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/peers/peer0.org2.example.com/tls/ca.crt -c '{"function":"put","Args":["string", "a", "b"]}' The TLS are required since the peers have been created with the CA.

Query the chaincode

Get the value just put from the chaincode:

• peer chaincode query -C mychannel -n simple_chaincode -c '{"function":"get","Args":["string", "a"]}'