A repository of Solana program examples using Pinocchio
Solana Pinocchio Examples
This repository contains examples demonstrating how to use Pinocchio, a zero-dependency library for creating Solana programs in Rust.
What is Pinocchio?
Pinocchio is a lightweight library that allows you to write Solana programs without depending on the solana-program crate. It leverages zero-copy types to read program input parameters directly from the byte array passed to the program's entrypoint by the SVM (Solana Virtual Machine) loader.
Key Benefits:
- Zero dependencies: Eliminates the need for
solana-programcrate - Resolves dependency conflicts: Avoids versioning issues with the Solana runtime
- Lightweight: Minimizes program size and complexity
- Efficient: Uses zero-copy deserialization for better performance
The example programs
Basics
Hello world
Hello World on Solana! A minimal program that logs a greeting.
Account-data
Store and retrieve data using Solana accounts.
Storing global state - Counter
Use a PDA to store global state, making a counter that increments when called.
Saving per-user state - Favorites
Checking Instruction Accounts
Check that the accounts provided in incoming instructions meet particular criteria.
Closing Accounts
Close an account and get the Lamports back.
Creating Accounts
Make new accounts on the blockchain.
Cross program invocations
Invoke an instruction handler from one onchain program in another onchain program.
PDA rent-payer
Use a PDA to pay the rent for the creation of a new account.
Processing instructions
Add parameters to an instruction handler and use them.
Storing date in program derived addresses
Store and retrieve state in Solana.
Handling accounts that expand in size
How to store state that changes size in Solana.
Calculating account size to determine rent
Determine the necessary minimum rent by calculating an account's size.
Laying out larger programs
Layout larger Solana onchain programs.
Transferring SOL
Send SOL between two accounts.
Tokens
Creating tokens
Create a token on Solana with a token symbol and icon.
Minting NFTS
Mint an NFT from inside your own onchain program using the Token and Metaplex Token Metadata programs. Reminder: you don't need your own program just to mint an NFT, see the note at the top of this README.
Minting a token from inside a program
Mint a Token from inside your own onchain program using the Token program. Reminder: you don't need your own program just to mint an NFT, see the note at the top of this README.
Transferring Tokens
Transfer tokens between accounts
Allowing users to swap digital assets - Escrow
Minting a token from inside a program with a PDA as the mint authority
Mint a Token from inside your own onchain program using the Token program. Reminder: you don't need your own program just to mint an NFT, see the note at the top of this README.
Creating an Automated Market Maker
Basics - create token mints, mint tokens, and transfer tokens with Token Extensions
Create token mints, mint tokens, and transferr tokens using Token Extensions.
Preventing CPIs with CPI guard
Using default account state
Create new token accounts that are frozen by default.
Grouping tokens
Create tokens that belong to larger groups of tokens using the Group Pointer extension.
Creating token accounts whose owner cannot be changed
Create tokens whose owning program cannot be changed.
Interest bearing tokens
Create tokens that show an 'interest' calculation.
Requiring transactions to include descriptive memos
Create tokens where transfers must have a memo describing the transaction attached.
Adding on-chain metadata to the token mint
Allow a designedated account to close a mint
Allow a designated account to close a Mint.
Usng multiple token extensions
Use multiple Token Extensions at once.
Non-transferrable - create tokens that can't be transferred.
Create tokens that cannot be transferred.
Permanent Delegate - Create tokens permanently under the control of a particular account
Create tokens that remain under the control of an account, even when transferred elsewhere.
Create tokens with a transfer-fee.
Create tokens with an inbuilt transfer fee.
Cnft-burn
Cnft-vault
Store Metaplex compressed NFTs inside a PDA.
Cutils
Work with Metaplex compressed NFTs.
pyth
Use a data source for offchain data (called an Oracle) to perform activities onchain.
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Rust and Cargo
- Solana CLI tools
- Basic knowledge of Solana program development
Building and Testing
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/solana-pinocchio-examples.git
cd solana-pinocchio-examples
bun i
Build the program
cargo build-sbf
or
cargo-build-sbf
Run tests
cargo test
or
cargo test -p example_program
Test on devnet
Get program ID
solana address -k target/deploy/example_program-keypair.json
Deploy
solana program deploy target/deploy/exampleprogram.so --program-id ./target/deploy/exampleprogram-keypair.json
Make sure you have update program ID in the codama node struct for generate client code
bun gen:client:example_program
bun test:client:example_program
How to create a new Pinocchio program
To create a new Pinocchio program you need install Rust and the Solana CLI tools. Then you can use the following steps:
- Create a new Rust library project:
cargo new --lib mypinocchioprogram --edition 2021
cd mypinocchioprogram
- Install the Pinocchio crate:
cargo add pinocchio
That is all you need to do to set up a new Pinocchio program. Let start coding!
Pinocchio Program directory structure
The typical directory structure for a Pinocchio program inspired by the Anchor framework looks like this:
mypinocchioprogram/
├── Cargo.toml
├── src/
│ ├── lib.rs
│ ├── instructions/
| | └── mod.rs
│ ├── state/
| | └── mod.rs
│ ├── error.rs
| ├── constants.rs
| └── util.rs
├── tests/
│ └── integration_tests.rs
└── target/
Resources
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.