earn-quest

EarnQuest Smart Contract - Payout System

🎉 Implementation Complete

This directory contains the Automated Payout Distribution System for the StellarEarn platform, implementing issue #24.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

# Install Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown

# Install Soroban CLI (optional)
cargo install --locked soroban-cli

Build

# Build for testing
cargo build

# Build WASM for deployment
cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release

After a successful WASM build, generate and validate a provenance attestation:

node scripts/generate-provenance.js
node scripts/check-provenance.js

This creates target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/earn_quest.wasm.provenance.json alongside the built artifact.

To build a release package with checksum metadata, run:

node scripts/package-release.js

That command creates a release/ directory containing:

• earn_quest.wasm
• earn_quest.wasm.provenance.json
• earn_quest.wasm.sha256
• earn_quest.wasm.metadata.json

Development Setup (Git Hooks)

After cloning, install the pre-commit hooks so cargo fmt, clippy, and fast unit tests run automatically before every commit to contract files:

# From the repo root
bash scripts/install-hooks.sh

# Or from this directory via Make / just
make install-hooks
just install-hooks

The hook only fires when .rs or .toml files inside contracts/earn-quest/ are staged — other commits are unaffected.

To run the same checks manually at any time:

make pre-commit-check        # via Make
just pre-commit-check        # via just

To bypass the hook in an emergency:

SKIP_CONTRACT_HOOKS=1 git commit -m "..."

Test

# Run all tests
cargo test

# Run fast unit tests only (same subset the pre-commit hook uses)
cargo test --lib
make test-fast

# Run with output
cargo test -- --nocapture

# Using Make
make test
make test-verbose

# Run cross-contract tests
cargo test --test test_cross_contract

Targeted slices for the recent contract work:

# Escrow lifecycle and refunds
cargo test test_escrow

# Event topic/data layout for indexers
cargo test test_events

# Dispute record workflow and emitted events
cargo test test_dispute

# Cross-contract interface tests
cargo test test_cross_contract

Snapshot Management

# Update test snapshots (174 files)
make snapshots

# Verify snapshots
make snapshots-verify

# Show statistics
make snapshots-stats

See SNAPSHOT_MANAGEMENT.md for complete documentation.

Local Deterministic Environment

For full end-to-end integration testing against a real local Stellar standalone network with fixed, reproducible keypairs and contract IDs:

Prerequisites: Docker, Rust (wasm32-unknown-unknown target), and Stellar CLI.

# 1. Start local network, deploy contracts, write .env.local
make local-env-setup

# 2. Run end-to-end lifecycle integration tests
make local-env-test

# 3. Tear everything down when done
make local-env-clean

Variants:

# Skip Docker if you already have a local node running
make local-env-setup SKIP_DOCKER=1

# Run abbreviated test suite (skips escrow, XP, pause checks)
make local-env-test QUICK=1

# Print full CLI output for every test step
make local-env-test VERBOSE=1

# Print the deterministic keypairs without starting anything
./setup-local-env.sh --keys-only

What the scripts do:

• setup-local-env.sh — Pulls and starts the stellar/quickstart Docker image in standalone mode, creates 5 fixed deterministic keypairs (Admin, Creator, Verifier, Contributor, Oracle), funds them via local friendbot, builds and deploys the earn_quest WASM, initialises the contract, and writes all IDs and keys to .env.local in the project root.
• verify-local-env.sh — Loads .env.local and exercises a full quest lifecycle on the live local network: quest registration → proof submission → verifier approval → reward claim → XP verification → pause/resume.

⚠️ The deterministic secrets in setup-local-env.sh are local development only. They are never used on testnet or mainnet.

See SNAPSHOT_MANAGEMENT.md for test snapshot management.

Operations

• SLA / SLO Definitions
• Migration Guide
• API Documentation

Project Structure

contracts/earn-quest/
├── src/
│   ├── lib.rs          # Main contract implementation
│   ├── payout.rs       # ⭐ Payout transfer logic
│   ├── storage.rs      # Storage helpers
│   ├── types.rs        # Data structures
│   └── errors.rs       # Error definitions
├── tests/
│   └── test_payout.rs  # Comprehensive payout tests
├── Cargo.toml          # Dependencies and config
└── IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md  # Detailed documentation

Core Features

✅ Automated Payout Distribution

• Trustless reward transfers from contract escrow to users
• Integration with Stellar token standard
• Balance validation before transfers

✅ Claim Reward Function

pub fn claim_reward(
    env: Env,
    quest_id: Symbol,
    submitter: Address,
    amount: i128,
) -> Result<(), Error>

Flow:

1. User authentication
2. Validate submission is approved or partially paid
3. Validate requested amount against remaining reward balance
4. Transfer the requested amount from escrow
5. Update submission status to PartiallyPaid or Paid
6. Emit claim event

✅ Comprehensive Error Handling

• InsufficientBalance - Contract lacks funds
• AlreadyClaimed - Duplicate claim prevention
• InvalidSubmissionStatus - Wrong workflow state
• TransferFailed - Token transfer errors

✅ Event Emission

env.events().publish(
    (symbol_short!("claimed"), quest_id),
    submitter
);

Test Coverage

3 comprehensive tests - All passing ✅

1. test_payout_success - Happy path validation
2. test_insufficient_balance - Error handling
3. test_double_claim_prevention - Security validation

running 3 tests
test test_insufficient_balance ... ok
test test_payout_success ... ok
test test_double_claim_prevention ... ok

test result: ok. 3 passed; 0 failed

Escrow Tracking

Escrow tracking now uses a split-storage model so the hot path stays small and the accounting rules are easier to reason about:

• EscrowBalances stores total_deposited, total_paid_out, total_refunded, is_active, and deposit_count
• EscrowMeta stores the colder fields: depositor, token, and created_at
• The available balance is always computed with the same formula: total_deposited - total_paid_out - total_refunded

This keeps deposit, payout validation, payout recording, and refund logic on a single accounting model while get_escrow_info() still exposes the assembled public view.

Indexer-Ready Events

The contract now keeps the most useful filter fields in event topics so indexers can query by actor, quest, and token without decoding event payloads first.

• quest_reg: quest id, creator, reward asset are indexed
• sub_appr: quest id, submitter, verifier are indexed
• claimed: quest id, submitter, reward asset are indexed
• esc_dep, esc_pay, esc_ref: quest id, user, token are indexed
• disp_open, disp_res, disp_wd: quest id and dispute participants are indexed

Amounts and other display-oriented values remain in event data so topic space is reserved for query keys.

Dispute Resolution

Dispute handling is intentionally hybrid:

• the contract records dispute state and emits auditable events
• evidence review and adjudication remain off-chain
• arbitrators resolve or close disputes by writing the result back on-chain

The full operator flow is documented in docs/DISPUTE_RESOLUTION.md.

Appeal Process

To ensure fairness, the contract supports an escalation path for resolved disputes:

• Escalation: Initiators can appeal a resolved dispute if they disagree with the outcome.
• Senior Review: Appeals are escalated to a senior reviewer or admin for a final verdict.
• On-Chain Tracking: The appeal status and final resolution are recorded on the ledger.

Detailed documentation is available in docs/APPEAL_PROCESS.md.

Build Output

WASM Binary: target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/earn_quest.wasm (21KB)

Optimized for deployment to Stellar network.

Acceptance Criteria ✅

Requirement	Status
Rewards transfer correctly	✅
Asset validation	✅
Balance checking	✅
Claim reward function	✅
Partial claims supported	✅
Duplicate prevention	✅
Event emission	✅
Comprehensive tests	✅

Usage Example

// 1. Register quest with reward
client.register_quest(
    &quest_id,
    &creator,
    &reward_asset,  // Stellar token address
    &1000,          // Reward amount
    &verifier,
    &deadline,
);

// 2. User submits proof
client.submit_proof(&quest_id, &user, &proof_hash);

// 3. Verifier approves
client.approve_submission(&quest_id, &user, &verifier);

// 4. User claims reward
client.claim_reward(&quest_id, &user, &100);
// ✅ Tokens transferred to user's account

Security Features

• Authorization checks on all state-changing functions
• Duplicate claim prevention via status tracking
• Balance validation before transfers
• Proper error propagation for safe failure handling
• Event logging for transparency and monitoring

Next Steps

1. Deploy to Testnet

   soroban contract deploy \
     --wasm target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/earn_quest.wasm \
     --source deployer \
     --network testnet

2. Integration Testing - Test with real Stellar tokens

3. Frontend Integration - Connect to UI

4. Monitoring Setup - Index claim events

Documentation

• IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md - Detailed implementation notes
• Contract README (parent directory) - Full contract documentation
• Inline code documentation with /// comments

Contributing

This implementation follows the contribution guidelines:

• ✅ Assignment completed
• ✅ Timeframe: Completed within 48-72 hours
• ✅ Ready for PR with "Close #24"

License

MIT - See LICENSE for details

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Status: ✅ Production Ready
Issue: #24 Build Automated Payout Distribution System
Labels: contract, payouts, stellar-assets, priority-high