Upgradeable Contracts in Solidity: The Proxy Pattern Challenge

Coding Challenges
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Introduction

Solidity is the primary language for writing smart contracts on blockchain platforms like Celo. However, once a contract is deployed on the blockchain, it is immutable, meaning it cannot be modified or upgraded. To overcome this limitation, a common pattern used is the Proxy pattern, allowing for contracts to be upgraded. This challenge will focus on implementing this pattern.

Problem Statement

Design a simple proxy contract and an upgradeable contract that will interact with each other. The challenge is as follows:

  1. Write an Upgradeable contract with a version number and a simple function to return the version number.
  2. Write a Proxy contract that can delegate calls to the Upgradeable contract and upgrade the Upgradeable contract to a new version.
  3. The Proxy contract should only allow itself to upgrade the Upgradeable contract.

Hints

  • Use delegatecall in the Proxy contract to forward calls to the current Upgradeable contract.
  • To upgrade the Upgradeable contract, the Proxy contract should change the address to which it forwards calls.
  • Use require to ensure that only the Proxy contract can upgrade the Upgradeable contract.

Evaluation Criteria

  • Correctness: The contract should compile without errors and fulfill all the requirements.
  • Readability: The contract should be well-documented, with comments explaining the code.
  • Testability: You should also provide examples of how to test each function of the contract.

Remember, handling real contracts on a blockchain requires extreme care and extensive testing. The upgrade pattern helps manage and upgrade contracts, but improper handling can lead to severe issues.

For a comprehensive understanding of Celo smart contracts and Solidity, please refer to the Celo and Solidity documentation.

Submission

Please reply with a link to your PR on GitHub - celo-academy/Upgradeable-Contracts-in-Solidity-The-Proxy-Pattern-Coding-Challenge, including your proxy and upgradeable contracts. Also, include any notes or comments you think are necessary to understand your design and choices. Lastly, provide a brief explanation about how each function of the contract should be tested.

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