Setup

Setup your STAS SDK

For this setup example, we will use Node.js along with the Visual Studio Code IDE or your preferred IDE.

1. Create a new project directory: Open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to create your project. Create a new folder for your project.

   mkdir mintTest

2. Initialize a new Node.js project: Navigate into the new directory you just created and run initiation.

   cd mintTest
   npm init -y

3. Install required packages: In your project directory we will now install the stas and bsv libraries:

   npm install bsv
   npm install stas-sdk

4. Create an entry point file: In your project directory, create a new file called index.js. This will serve as the entry point for your application, where you can import the libraries and write your code.

5. Import required libraries: In your index.js file, import the required libraries using the require function. Here's an example:

   const stas = require('stas-sdk');
   const bsv = require('bsv');

Alternatively, you can retrieve the open source code for the STAS SDK from GitHub https://github.com/stas-token/stas-sdk

That concludes the setup! you are now ready to start writing code to mint your first STAS tokens!