Mint Token

Minting tokens is an essential function of the edeXa ERC20 API. To mint tokens, the mintToken method is used.

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Prerequisites

• Authenticate the client using the edeXa SDK. For authentication details, see the authentication method.

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Sample Code Snippet

Here is a JavaScript code snippet demonstrating the use of the mintToken method:

// SDK.js
import { ERC20, Network } from 'edeXa-sdk';

async function mintToken() {
  const erc20 = new ERC20({
    ...settings,
    authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
  });

  const settings = {
    network: Network.SANDBOX, // or Network.MAINNET for the mainnet network
  };

  const dataToMintToken = {
    value: 'Enter the amount of tokens to mint',
    chaincode: 'Name of the smart contract', // Optional
    channel: 'Name of the channel', // Optional
  };

  try {
    const mintTokenResponse = await erc20.mintToken(dataToMintToken);
    // Handle success
  } catch (error) {
    // Handle error
  }
}

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Important Notes

• Authentication Token: Replace the token in the authorization header with your actual authentication token.
• Asynchronous Execution: The mintToken function is an async function that uses await to pause execution until the erc20.mintToken promise resolves. If successful, the minting response is logged. Errors are caught and logged using console.error.
• Token Amount: Specify the amount of tokens you want to mint in the value field.

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Request Parameters

The dataToMintToken object requires the following parameters:

Parameter	Required	Type	Description	Default
value	Yes	Float	The amount of tokens to mint
chaincode	Optional	String	The name of the smart contract managing the tokens	Default chaincode
channel	Optional	String	The name of the channel in the blockchain network	Default channel

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Response Format

The response from the mintToken method includes:

Key	Type	Description
balance	Number	The updated balance after minting
minter	String	The identifier of the minter