ethers.getContract()

[GaneshDonikena]

Hi everyone! , is ethers.getContract() taking contract file or deploy file in the below file:

const vrfCoordinatorV2Mock = await ethers.getContract("VRFCoordinatorV2Mock")

[DorianDaSilva]

@GaneshDonikena I believe it is getting your deployed mock

[krakxn]

getContract uses the contract file.

So, the end result is it assigns the information about VRFCoordinatorV2Mock contract to the variable.

In simple terms, the variable has the VRFCoordinatorV2Mock contract.

If you are technical: It takes the most recent contract instance of VRFCoordinatorV2Mock; added with a deployer, it becomes even more specific

[GaneshDonikena]

If you are technical: It takes the most recent contract instance of VRFCoordinatorV2Mock; added with a deployer, it becomes even more specific

@krakxn why didn't we use deployer then?

[krakxn]

We do later on in the course, in more advanced lessons - where we require specificity. In this one, the specificity does not really matter.

[alymurtazamemon]

@GaneshDonikena deployments.fixture line deploy all of the contracts placed inside the deploy folder and create their abis in the artifacts folder. With the help of ethers.getContract(), we are creating an object of a smart contract by specifying its name in parenthesis. Ethers will look at the abi and get all of the information related to the contract so we can interact with it.