References on-chain

This is a reference of how modules and contract instances are referenced on-chain.

Modules

Modules are referenced via their module reference. A reference for a module is simply its SHA256 hash.

Example of a module reference:

c840bd7f7e4b6d1dfc2fa0e3b84413d3cdfb5ef442efecae0e082a5808a614d9

Note

If you hash a module, e.g., using sha256sum, you will not get the same hash as is used on-chain. This is because on-chain modules are prepended with four additional bytes that describe which API-version of the Concordium tools they were built with.

Contract instances

Contract instances are referenced via their address. An address consists of an index and a subindex, both of which are non-negative integers.

Example of a contract instance address:

{"index":0,"subindex":0}

Currently, only indexes are used. Subindices will be used when the deletion of instances has been implemented. Until then, subindices default to the value 0.