Swapping
Integrations
Advanced Scenarios
Vault Swaps
Solana

Solana Vault Swaps

Initiating a Solana Vault Swap requires making a program call to Chainflip's Swap Endpoint program. The program addresses can be found in Testnet addresses and Mainnet addresses.

Solana Vault Swaps follow the same pattern mentioned in the Vault Swaps overview:

  1. Request the swap parameter encoding.
  2. Use the return values to build a custom Solana transaction.
  3. Sign and broadcast the transaction to the Solana network.

User-Created Event Data Account

To ensure the correctness and the data availability of the Vault Swap's metadata, the data is stored on-chain (on Solana) until the swap is processed by the Chainflip protocol. That means that the Vault swap transaction requires the creation of a new account, called Swap Event account, where the data will be stored. Therefore, the generation of a new keypair is required to sign the transaction and create the new account with the data.

The user will need to pay some fees to create the account, also known as rent in the Solana blockchain. The rent is the amount of SOL required to store the data on-chain for a certain period of time. Once the swap is processed the Chainflip protocol will automatically close the account and return the full rent to the user.

The newly created keypair will be used to sign the transaction and create the new account with the data. The user will also need to sign the transaction to initiate the swap. Once the account is created the keypair can be discarded. It's highly recommended to not reuse the keypair for future Vault swaps.

Swap Parameter Encoding via Broker API

1. Request the encoded parameters via RPC

Example Request for a swap from SOL to ETH:

Note the inclusion of the user-generated event_data_account.

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "broker_request_swap_parameter_encoding",
    "params": {
        "source_asset": { "chain": "Solana", "asset": "SOL" },
        "destination_asset": { "chain": "Ethereum", "asset": "ETH" },
        "destination_address": "0xc64722AD9613851b10E26fF8118A7696A0f956f2",
        "broker_commission": 0,
        "extra_parameters": {
            "chain": "Solana",
            "from": "BdyHK5DckpAFGcbZveGLPjjMEaADGfNeqcRXKoyd33kA",
            "event_data_account": "9acHwMGmeoMr5o8Cw1V2U4HjMQwhced3eQP31yYEhYDU",
            "input_amount": 1000000000,
            "refund_parameters": {
                "retry_duration": 10,
                "refund_address": "BdyHK5DckpAFGcbZveGLPjjMEaADGfNeqcRXKoyd33kA",
                "min_price": "0x0"
            }
        }
    }
}' http://localhost:10997

Example response, a Solana Instruction (opens in a new tab):

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "chain": "Solana",
    "program_id": "35uYgHdfZQT4kHkaaXQ6ZdCkK5LFrsk43btTLbGCRCNT",
    "accounts": [
      {
        "pubkey": "BttvFNSRKrkHugwDP6SpnBejCKKskHowJif1HGgBtTfG",
        "is_signer": false,
        "is_writable": false
      },
      {
        "pubkey": "6qSyPoFaAbSEzUcZsNLaLVR3gpkrpbbZHYT42r1ty7wh",
        "is_signer": false,
        "is_writable": true
      },
      {
        "pubkey": "BdyHK5DckpAFGcbZveGLPjjMEaADGfNeqcRXKoyd33kA",
        "is_signer": true,
        "is_writable": true
      },
      {
        "pubkey": "9acHwMGmeoMr5o8Cw1V2U4HjMQwhced3eQP31yYEhYDU",
        "is_signer": true,
        "is_writable": true
      },
      {
        "pubkey": "2tmtGLQcBd11BMiE9B1tAkQXwmPNgR79Meki2Eme4Ec9",
        "is_signer": false,
        "is_writable": true
      },
      {
        "pubkey": "11111111111111111111111111111111",
        "is_signer": false,
        "is_writable": false
      }
    ],
    "data": "0xa3265ce2f3698dc400ca9a3b000000000100000014000000c64722ad9613851b10e26ff8118a7696a0f956f201000000006b000000000a000000049e0d6a70e12d54edf90971cc977fa26a1d3bb4b0b26e72470171c36b0006b01f000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000009059e6d854b769a505d01148af212bf8cb7f8469a7153edce8dcaedd9d299125000000"
  },
  "id": 1
}

2. Construct the Transaction

The cf_get_vault_swap_details RPC call returns the instruction that will initiate a Vault swap. As per a regular Solana instruction (e.g. see web3.js Instruction (opens in a new tab)), it contains:

  • ProgramId: The address of the Chainflip's Solana program to call.
  • Accounts: The accounts required to execute the instruction.
  • Data: The instruction data to send to the program.

These are the three parameters from an instruction that shall be included in a Solana instruction. The instruction will make the adequate call to the SwapEndpoint program. In can be used in combination with other instructions in the same transaction.

Below you can find an example of how to create Solana transaction with the Vault Swap instruction using the Solana web3.js library.

import {
  PublicKey,
  Keypair,
  sendAndConfirmTransaction,
  TransactionInstruction,
  Transaction,
  AccountMeta,
} from '@solana/web3.js';
 
// Generate a new keypair for the new event account
const newEventAccountKeypair = Keypair.generate();
 
// Submit the encoding request to the Broker API.
const response = await fetch("http://localhost:10997", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    id: 1,
    jsonrpc: "2.0",
    method: "cf_get_vault_swap_details",
    params: {
        source_asset: { "chain": "Solana", "asset": "SOL" },
        destination_asset: { "chain": "Ethereum", "asset": "ETH" },
        destination_address: "0xc64722AD9613851b10E26fF8118A7696A0f956f2",
        broker_commission: 0,
        extra_parameters: {
            chain: "Solana",
            from: "BdyHK5DckpAFGcbZveGLPjjMEaADGfNeqcRXKoyd33kA",
            event_data_account: "9acHwMGmeoMr5o8Cw1V2U4HjMQwhced3eQP31yYEhYDU",
            input_amount: 1000000000,
            refund_parameters: {
                "retry_duration": 10,
                "refund_address": "BdyHK5DckpAFGcbZveGLPjjMEaADGfNeqcRXKoyd33kA",
                "min_price": "0x0"
            }
        }
    },
  }),
});
 
const vaultSwapDetails = await response.json() as {
  chain: string;
  program_id: string;
  accounts: {
    pubkey: string;
    is_signer: boolean;
    is_writable: boolean;
  }[];
  data: string;
};
 
// Convert vaultSwapDetails.instruction.accounts into web3.AccountMeta[]
const keys: AccountMeta[] = [];
for (const account of vaultSwapDetails.accounts) {
  keys.push({
    pubkey: new PublicKey(account.pubkey),
    isSigner: account.is_signer,
    isWritable: account.is_writable,
  });
}
 
const transaction = new Transaction();
const instruction = new TransactionInstruction({
  keys,
  programId: new PublicKey(vaultSwapDetails.program_id),
  data: Buffer.from(vaultSwapDetails.data.slice(2), 'hex'),
});
 
transaction.add(instruction);

3. Sign and Send

In the simplest case you can sign and send the transaction created previously in a single step:

await sendAndConfirmTransaction(
  connection,
  transaction,
  [userKeypair, newEventAccountKeypair]
);

Two step signing

It might be useful to separately sign with the newEventAccountKeypair and the user keypair. For example to craft a transaction that the final user signs in his wallet and broadcasts automatically, we need to provide a partially signed transaction. To do that we can use the following code instead of sendAndConfirmTransaction:

  transaction.recentBlockhash = (await connection.getLatestBlockhash()).blockhash;
  // First set the feePayer to the user keypair to sign the transaction. Otherwise
  // by default the first signer will be the feePayer.
  transaction.feePayer = userKeypair.publicKey;
  transaction.partialSign(newEventAccountKeypair);
  transaction.partialSign(userKeypair);
  await connection.sendRawTransaction(transaction.serialize());
  await connection.confirmTransaction(txHash);

Interface References

Vault Contract interface references

The Anchor IDL for the SwapEndpoint can be found on-chain in any Solana explorer such as Solscan (opens in a new tab) or SolExplorer (opens in a new tab).

The IDL can be used to make program calls to the SwapEndpoint program on Solana. The relevant functions for the Vault swaps are x_swap_native and x_swap_token for native SOL or for SPL-tokens respectively. However, some of the parameters are not static (e.g. aggKey), which makes the manual crafting of these transactions a bit more complex.

These dynamic values can be read from either the State Chain or Solana itself, since they are all stored on-chain. For easier integration the Broker API can be used to get the instruction to call the SwapEndpoint program. That will return the correct encoded data so the only step left is to send and sign the transaction.

pub struct CcmParams {
    pub message: Vec<u8>,
    pub gas_amount: u64,
}
 
pub struct SwapNativeParams {
    amount: u64,
    dst_chain: u32,
    dst_address: Vec<u8>,
    dst_token: u32,
    ccm_parameters: Option<CcmParams>,
    cf_parameters: Vec<u8>,
}
 
pub struct SwapTokenParams {
    pub amount: u64,
    pub dst_chain: u32,
    pub dst_address: Vec<u8>,
    pub dst_token: u32,
    pub ccm_parameters: Option<CcmParams>,
    pub cf_parameters: Vec<u8>,
    pub decimals: u8,
}
 
  pub fn x_swap_native(
      ctx: Context<SwapNativeCtx>,
      swap_native_params: SwapNativeParams,
  ) -> Result<();
 
 
pub fn x_swap_token(
    ctx: Context<SwapTokenCtx>,
    swap_token_params: SwapTokenParams,
) -> Result<()>;

Chainflip's program does some checks but it cannot check that all the parameters are valid and correctly encoded. Incorrectly encoded parameters might result in the loss of user funds.

Therefore, it's advised to use the RPC provided to craft Vault Swap. Otherwise make sure to thoroughly test your logic before initiating a swap with real funds.

Example with the Anchor framework

Using the Anchor framework to parse the Swap Endpoint's IDL it's easy to call the program directly. Below is an example for native and token swaps.

import * as anchor from '@coral-xyz/anchor';
import {SystemProgram, Keypair, Transaction} from '@solana/web3.js';
 
// Generate a new keypair for the new event account
const newEventAccountKeypair = Keypair.generate();
const tx = cfSwapEndpointProgram.methods
    .xSwapNative({
      amount,
      dstChain,
      dstAddress,
      dstToken,
      ccmParameters,
      cfParameters,
    })
    .accountsPartial({
      dataAccount,
      aggKey,
      from,
      eventDataAccount,
      swapEndpointDataAccount,
      systemProgram,
    })
    .signers([userKeypair, newEventAccountKeypair])
    .transaction();
await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, tx, [userKeypair, newEventAccountKeypair]);
import * as anchor from '@coral-xyz/anchor';
import {SystemProgram, Keypair, Transaction} from '@solana/web3.js';
 
// Generate a new keypair for the new event account
const newEventAccountKeypair = Keypair.generate();
const tx = cfSwapEndpointProgram.methods
    .xSwapToken({
      amount,
      dstChain,
      dstAddress,
      dstToken,
      ccmParameters,
      cfParameters,
      decimals
    })
    .accountsPartial({
      dataAccount,
      tokenVaultAssociatedTokenAccount,
      from,
      fromTokenAccount,
      eventDataAccount,
      swapEndpointDataAccount,
      tokenSupportedAccount,
      tokenProgram,
      mint,
      systemProgram,
    })
    .signers([userKeypair, newEventAccountKeypair])
    .transaction();
await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, tx, [userKeypair, newEventAccountKeypair]);

Parameter reference

ParamDescriptionData Type
amountAmount of the source token to be swappedu64
dstChainDestination chain IDu32
dstAddressAddress where the swapped tokens will be sent to on the destination chain. Addresses must be encoded into a bytes type valid for the destination chain. You can check out a reference on how to do address encoding for each of the chains from our SDK (opens in a new tab).Vec<u8>
dstTokenDestination token.u32
ccmParametersAdditional metadata for swaps with Cross-Chain Messaging. Should be set to None for simple swaps. See CCM support for more details.Option<(message, gasAmount)>
messageMessage that is passed to the destination address on the destination chain. It must be shorter than 15k bytes.Vec<u8>
gasAmountGas budget for the call on the destination chain in gas units or compute units. This amount should cover the execution of the receiver's logic.u64
cfParametersAdditional metadata for additional features. It cannot be empty and must be correctly encoded according to Chainflip Parameters.Vec<u8>

Accounts Reference

AccountDescriptionAccount type
dataAccountChainflip's Vault Data Account. See Mainnet addresses.Data Account
aggKeyChainflip's current aggKey. Can be read from the State Chain or from the Vault's Data AccountAccount
fromAddress initiating the swap. This account will pay the transaction fees and the input swap amount.Signer
eventDataAccountNewly generated keypair's public keyAccount
swapEndpointDataAccountChainflip's Swap Endpoint Data Account. See Mainnet addresses.Data Account
systemProgramSolana System Program AccountAccount
fromTokenAccountToken account where the tokens should be transferred from. Normally this is the "from"'s associated token account. This is only needed when swapping tokens.Signer
tokenSupportedAccountChainflip's Token Supported Account for the specific token. This is only needed when swapping tokens. Mainnet addresses can be found [here]( Mainnet addresses).Data Account
mintAddress of the SPL-token to swap. The token should be supported by Chainflip, otherwise the transaction will revert. Mainnet addresses can be found [here]( Mainnet addresses).Data Account
EVMEncoding Reference