// Copyright 2019-2023 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd. // This file is dual-licensed as Apache-2.0 or GPL-3.0. // see LICENSE for license details. //! # Storage //! //! A Substrate based chain can be seen as a key/value database which starts off at some initial //! state, and is modified by the extrinsics in each block. This database is referred to as the //! node storage. With Subxt, you can query this key/value storage with the following steps: //! //! 1. [Constructing a storage query](#constructing-a-storage-query). //! 2. [Submitting the query to get back the associated values](#submitting-it). //! //! ## Constructing a storage query //! //! We can use the statically generated interface to build storage queries: //! //! ```rust,no_run //! use subxt_signer::sr25519::dev; //! //! #[subxt::subxt(runtime_metadata_path = "../artifacts/polkadot_metadata_small.scale")] //! pub mod polkadot {} //! //! let account = dev::alice().public_key().into(); //! let storage_query = polkadot::storage().system().account(&account); //! ``` //! //! Alternately, we can dynamically construct a storage query. This will not be type checked or //! validated until it's submitted: //! //! ```rust,no_run //! use subxt_signer::sr25519::dev; //! use subxt::dynamic::Value; //! //! let account = dev::alice().public_key(); //! let storage_query = subxt::dynamic::storage("System", "Account", vec![ //! Value::from_bytes(account) //! ]); //! ``` //! //! As well as accessing specific entries, some storage locations can also be iterated over (such as //! the map of account information). To do this, suffix `_iter` onto the query constructor (this //! will only be available on static constructors when iteration is actually possible): //! //! ```rust,no_run //! #[subxt::subxt(runtime_metadata_path = "../artifacts/polkadot_metadata_small.scale")] //! pub mod polkadot {} //! //! // A static query capable of iterating over accounts: //! let storage_query = polkadot::storage().system().account_iter(); //! // A dynamic query to do the same: //! let storage_query = subxt::dynamic::storage("System", "Account", Vec::::new()); //! ``` //! //! Some storage entries are maps with multiple keys. As an example, we might end up with //! an API like `runtime::storage().foo().bar(u8, bool, u16, String)` to fetch some entry "bar". //! When this is the case, the codegen will generate multiple iterator query functions alongside //! the function to fetch an individual value: //! //! - `runtime::storage().foo().bar(u8, bool, u16, String)`: fetch a single entry from the "bar" map. //! - `runtime::storage().foo().bar_iter()`: iterate over all of the entries in the "bar" map. //! - `runtime::storage().foo().bar_iter1(u8)`: iterate over all of the entries in the "bar" map under //! a given `u8`. //! - `runtime::storage().foo().bar_iter2(u8, bool)`: iterate over all of the entries in the "bar" map under //! a given `u8` and `bool` value. //! - `runtime::storage().foo().bar_iter3(u8, bool, u16)`: iterate over all of the entries in the "bar" map under //! a given `u8`, `bool` and `u16` value. //! //! All valid storage queries implement [`crate::storage::StorageAddress`]. As well as describing //! how to build a valid storage query, this trait also has some associated types that determine the //! shape of the result you'll get back, and determine what you can do with it (ie, can you iterate //! over storage entries using it). //! //! Static queries set appropriate values for these associated types, and can therefore only be used //! where it makes sense. Dynamic queries don't know any better and can be used in more places, but //! may fail at runtime instead if they are invalid in those places. //! //! ## Submitting it //! //! Storage queries can be handed to various functions in [`crate::storage::Storage`] in order to //! obtain the associated values (also referred to as storage entries) back. //! //! ### Fetching storage entries //! //! The simplest way to access storage entries is to construct a query and then call either //! [`crate::storage::Storage::fetch()`] or [`crate::storage::Storage::fetch_or_default()`] (the //! latter will only work for storage queries that have a default value when empty): //! //! ```rust,ignore #![doc = include_str!("../../../examples/storage_fetch.rs")] //! ``` //! //! For completeness, below is an example using a dynamic query instead. The return type from a //! dynamic query is a [`crate::dynamic::DecodedValueThunk`], which can be decoded into a //! [`crate::dynamic::Value`], or else the raw bytes can be accessed instead. //! //! ```rust,ignore #![doc = include_str!("../../../examples/storage_fetch_dynamic.rs")] //! ``` //! //! ### Iterating storage entries //! //! Many storage entries are maps of values; as well as fetching individual values, it's possible to //! iterate over all of the values stored at that location: //! //! ```rust,ignore #![doc = include_str!("../../../examples/storage_iterating.rs")] //! ``` //! //! Here's the same logic but using dynamically constructed values instead: //! //! ```rust,ignore #![doc = include_str!("../../../examples/storage_iterating_dynamic.rs")] //! ``` //! //! Here is an example of iterating over partial keys. In this example some multi-signature operations //! are sent to the node. We can iterate over the pending multisig operations of a single multisig account: //! //! ```rust,ignore #![doc = include_str!("../../../examples/storage_iterating_partial.rs")] //! ``` //! //! ### Advanced //! //! For more advanced use cases, have a look at [`crate::storage::Storage::fetch_raw`] and //! [`crate::storage::Storage::fetch_raw_keys`]. Both of these take raw bytes as arguments, which can be //! obtained from a [`crate::storage::StorageAddress`] by using //! [`crate::storage::StorageClient::address_bytes()`] or //! [`crate::storage::StorageClient::address_root_bytes()`]. //!