DOT (Polkadot) Wallet Integration

Getting Started

To develop Polkadot wallet functionality for Cactus Link, firstly install Cactus Link.

The Polkadot wallet integration follows the Polkadot.js extension API.

To request access from the wallet extension:

import { web3Enable } from '@polkadot/extension-dapp';

const extensions = await web3Enable('your-dapp-name');

import { web3Accounts } from '@polkadot/extension-dapp';

const accounts = await web3Accounts();
console.log(accounts);

Method	Description
`pub(authorize.tabV2)`	Request connection authorization from the wallet
`pub(accounts.list)` / `pub(accounts.listV2)`	List all available accounts
`pub(accounts.subscribe)`	Subscribe to account changes in real time
`pub(metadata.list)`	Get cached chain metadata
`pub(extrinsic.sign)`	Sign a Substrate extrinsic payload
`pub(bytes.sign)`	Sign arbitrary bytes

Event	Description
`pub(accounts.subscribe)`	Fires when accounts are added, removed, or chain is switched
`pub(accounts.subscribeV2)`	V2 version of accounts subscription
`pub(accounts.unsubscribe)`	Unsubscribe from account updates