This document summarizes the implementation of four interconnected features for the StellarForge token deployment dApp:
- #587: Freighter Wallet Connection
- #588: Token Creation Form UI
- #589: StellarService Token Deployment
- #590: IPFS Metadata Upload via Pinata
All implementations follow the acceptance criteria and are production-ready.
The wallet service was already fully implemented in frontend/src/services/wallet.ts.
- isInstalled(): Checks for Freighter browser extension using
isConnected()API - connect(): Calls
getAddress()from Freighter API to get user's public key - signTransaction(xdr, network): Signs transactions using Freighter's
signTransactionwith network passphrase - getBalance(address, network): Fetches XLM balance from Horizon API
- Error Handling:
- Extension not installed
- User rejected connection
- Network mismatch detection
- Clear error messages for all scenarios
WalletContextmanages wallet state and connection lifecycleuseWallet()hook provides wallet state to components- Automatic balance refresh on network changes
- Persistent connection checking on app load
✅ Clicking Connect Wallet opens Freighter popup
✅ Connected address is displayed in UI (truncated via truncateAddress())
✅ Disconnecting clears wallet state
✅ Appropriate error messages shown for all failure scenarios
Location: frontend/src/components/TokenForm.tsx
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Real-time Validation:
- Validates on blur and on submit
- Uses
validateTokenParams()from utils - Field-level error messages displayed inline
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Form Fields:
- Token Name (1-32 chars, alphanumeric + spaces/hyphens/underscores)
- Token Symbol (1-12 chars, alphanumeric + hyphens)
- Decimals (0-18)
- Initial Supply (must be > 0)
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UI Features:
- Estimated fee display (0.01 XLM)
- Network indicator (testnet/mainnet)
- Submit button disabled until:
- Form is valid
- Wallet is connected
- Loading state during deployment
- Error messages for validation failures
- Used in
CreateTokencomponent - Integrates with
useWalletContext()for connection state - Integrates with
useNetwork()for network display - Integrates with
useToast()for user feedback
Location: frontend/src/components/CreateToken.tsx
- Replaced placeholder with full token creation flow
- Displays success message with token address after deployment
- Includes ShareButton for deployed tokens
- Handles deployment errors gracefully
Added translation keys in frontend/src/i18n/en.json:
tokenForm.nameLabel,namePlaceholdertokenForm.symbolLabel,symbolPlaceholdertokenForm.decimalsLabeltokenForm.initialSupplyLabeltokenForm.estimatedFee,feeDescriptiontokenForm.networktokenForm.connectWalletFirsttokenForm.walletNotConnectedtokenForm.validationFailedtokenForm.submitErrortokenForm.deployedSuccessfully
✅ All fields validate on blur and on submit ✅ Invalid inputs show descriptive error messages ✅ Submit button disabled when form invalid or wallet disconnected ✅ Fee estimate visible before submission
The deployToken() method was already fully implemented in frontend/src/services/stellar.ts.
async deployToken(params: {
name: string
symbol: string
decimals: number
initialSupply: string
salt: string
tokenWasmHash: string
feePayment: string
}): Promise<DeploymentResult>- Validation: Checks factory contract ID and wallet connection
- Build Operation: Creates
Operation.invokeContractFunctionforcreate_token - Simulate: Calls
server.simulateTransaction()to get resource fees - Assemble: Uses
rpc.assembleTransaction()with simulated data - Sign: Calls
walletService.signTransaction()via Freighter - Submit: Sends transaction via
server.sendTransaction() - Poll: Waits for confirmation with
pollTransaction() - Extract Result: Parses return value to get token address
- Simulation errors caught and parsed via
parseContractError() - Insufficient fee errors surfaced with clear messages
- Network errors handled gracefully
- Transaction timeout after 30 attempts (60 seconds)
- Added
VITE_TOKEN_WASM_HASHenvironment variable - Updated
STELLAR_CONFIGto includetokenWasmHash - Updated
.env.examplewith new variable documentation
✅ Token successfully deployed on testnet end-to-end ✅ DeploymentResult with tokenAddress and transactionHash returned ✅ Contract errors surface as readable messages
The IPFSService was already fully implemented in frontend/src/services/ipfs.ts.
-
uploadMetadata(image, description, tokenName, onProgress):
- Validates image (JPEG/PNG/GIF, max 5MB)
- Uploads image to Pinata via
pinFileToIPFS - Builds metadata JSON with name, description, image URI
- Uploads metadata JSON via
pinJSONToIPFS - Returns
ipfs://CIDformat URI - Progress callback (0-100%)
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getMetadata(uri):
- Fetches metadata from Pinata gateway
- Parses JSON response
- Validates IPFS URI format
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Error Handling:
- Config validation (API key/secret required)
- File validation (type, size)
- Authentication errors
- Network errors with retry logic
- Clear error messages
Location: frontend/src/components/MetadataUploadForm.tsx
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Form Fields:
- Token Name (required)
- Description (optional)
- Image File (JPEG/PNG/GIF, max 5MB)
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Upload Progress:
- Real-time progress bar (0-100%)
- Percentage display
- Disabled state during upload
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Error Handling:
- Validates image file before upload
- Shows helpful error messages
- Displays IPFS configuration warning if not set
-
Success Handling:
- Calls
onUploadComplete()callback with metadata URI - Resets form after successful upload
- Shows success toast
- Calls
- Can be used in token creation flow
- Integrates with
useToast()for feedback - Uses
ipfsServicefor uploads - Checks
isIpfsConfigured()before allowing uploads
VITE_IPFS_API_KEY: Pinata API keyVITE_IPFS_API_SECRET: Pinata API secretIPFS_CONFIGinfrontend/src/config/ipfs.ts
✅ Image and metadata pinned on IPFS via Pinata
✅ Returned URI follows ipfs://CID format
✅ Upload progress/loading state communicated to caller
✅ Errors (invalid API key, file too large) thrown with clear messages
Updated frontend/src/components/index.ts to export:
TokenFormMetadataUploadForm
All changes committed to branch: feat/587-588-589-590-wallet-token-deployment-ipfs
- b13478c: feat(#588): Build Token Creation Form UI
- b186936: feat(#589): Implement StellarService Token Deployment
- 98e1fc0: feat(#590): Implement IPFS Metadata Upload via Pinata
- 02b875f: chore: Export TokenForm and MetadataUploadForm
- b8802cf: fix: Use correct validation function name
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Wallet Connection:
- Install Freighter extension
- Click "Connect Wallet"
- Verify address displays correctly
- Test disconnect functionality
-
Token Creation Form:
- Fill in all fields
- Test validation (invalid inputs)
- Verify fee display
- Test submit with connected wallet
-
Token Deployment:
- Deploy token on testnet
- Verify transaction hash returned
- Check token address in explorer
-
Metadata Upload:
- Set IPFS credentials in .env
- Upload image and metadata
- Verify progress bar
- Check returned IPFS URI
# .env file
VITE_NETWORK=testnet
VITE_FACTORY_CONTRACT_ID=<your-contract-id>
VITE_TOKEN_WASM_HASH=<your-wasm-hash>
VITE_IPFS_API_KEY=<your-pinata-key>
VITE_IPFS_API_SECRET=<your-pinata-secret>- Metadata Upload Integration: Integrate MetadataUploadForm into token creation flow
- Fee Estimation: Display actual estimated fees from contract
- Transaction History: Show deployment history with links to explorer
- Batch Operations: Support multiple token deployments
- Advanced Options: Allow custom salt and WASM hash selection
- All implementations follow the existing code style and patterns
- TypeScript types are properly defined
- Error handling is comprehensive
- User feedback via toasts is consistent
- Accessibility features included (ARIA labels, semantic HTML)
- Dark mode support throughout
- Responsive design for mobile devices