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The flagship Zig feature

A JSON ABI becomes a fully-typed contract struct at compile time -- selectors and event topics precomputed, typed read methods, typed event decoders, zero runtime ABI parsing, no codegen step. This is the thing Zig can do that Rust can't: alloy needs a proc-macro + build step; eth.zig does it in-language at comptime.

const Weth = eth.bind(@embedFile("weth.json"));
const w = Weth.at(weth_address);
const bal = try w.balanceOf(&provider, holder);   // bal: u256
const t   = try Weth.decodeTransfer(log);          // { from, to, value }

API

abigen.Bind(comptime abi_json) type (aliased eth.bind) returns a struct with: at(address), selectorOf/topicOf, ArgsOf/ReturnOf, a typed read method per ABI function (ABI-encodes selector ++ args, eth_call via *Provider, decodes into the mapped return type), and decodeEvent for typed event decoding.

How it parses at comptime

std.json needs a runtime allocator and can't run at comptime, so this uses a comptime JSON tokenizer that scans the @embedFile string and builds comptime-known structures. (Verified the approach before building.)

ABI -> Zig type mapping

uintN->smallest fitting uint (uint8->u8, uint256->u256), intN->iN, address->[20]u8, bool->bool, bytesN->[N]u8, bytes/string->[]const u8, arrays->slices/arrays, multi-output->a named struct. Documented in the module.

Scope

Read functions + event decoders this release; state-changing writes (via *Wallet) are the documented follow-up, per the issue's decomposition.

Verification

Selectors asserted against canonical values (balanceOf 0x70a08231, transfer 0xa9059cbb, totalSupply 0x18160ddd, allowance 0xdd62ed3e) and the Transfer topic0; calldata encoding hand-verified (selector + padded address). 826/826 tests pass on 0.16.0, fmt clean, docs build. New abigen.mdx docs page.

Closes #68

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  • New Features

    • Compile-time generation of fully typed Solidity contract bindings for read calls and event decoding with precomputed selectors/topic hashes; public entrypoint Bind and exported bind alias; public event decoding errors exposed.
  • Documentation

    • Added comprehensive abigen guide covering usage, Solidity→Zig type mappings, limitations, and docs navigation entry.
  • Tests

    • Added tests for selector/topic precomputation, calldata encoding, handle construction, and event decoding behavior.

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Adds a comptime ABI binding generator (abigen) that parses embedded Solidity JSON ABIs at compile time and emits fully typed contract handle types with typed read-call methods, precomputed selectors/topic0s, and typed event decoders; includes exports, tests, and documentation.

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Compile-time ABI Binding System

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Bind API & generated type
src/abigen.zig (lines 1–283)
Module docs and pub fn Bind(comptime abi_json: []const u8) type returning a contract handle with address, pub const abi, at(), ArgsOf()/ReturnOf()/EventOf(), selectorOf()/topicOf(), call() (read) and decodeEvent().
ABI↔Zig type mapping & helpers
src/abigen.zig (lines 434–606), src/abigen.zig (lines 288–396), src/abigen.zig (lines 611–639)
Scalar ABI ↔ Zig mappings and conversion functions (mapType, intBitsOf, abiTypeOf, fixedBytesLen), lowering/lifting for ABI encode/decode, signature/field-name helpers, and lookup/type-construction utilities (findFunc, findEvent, argsTuple, returnType, decodeReturn).
Event struct generation & decoding
src/abigen.zig (lines 401–432)
Event struct generation and rules for indexed reference-type parameters, word reading from log.data, topic0 validation, and public EventError error set.
Comptime JSON ABI parser
src/abigen.zig (lines 651–919)
Comptime-only tokenizer and recursive-descent parser specialized for the ABI subset (parseAbi, parseEntry, parseParams, low-level token routines) producing ParsedAbi without runtime allocation.
Public exports, tests, docs, changelog
src/root.zig (lines 65–68, 143), src/abigen.zig (lines 920–1193), CHANGELOG.md (lines 8–12), docs/content/docs/abigen.mdx, docs/content/docs/meta.json (line 10)
Exports abigen/bind in root, includes abigen in test compilation, adds unit tests covering selector/topic precomputation, calldata encoding, typed event decoding and failures, multi-output returns, and adds documentation and changelog/meta update.

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🐰 I munched the ABI at compile-time light,

I stitched selectors, topics shining bright.
Events decoded, types snug in a row,
eth.bind sprouts structs where Zigers go.
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The flagship Zig differentiator: a JSON ABI becomes a fully-typed
contract struct AT COMPILE TIME, with selectors and event topics
precomputed, typed read methods, and typed event decoders -- no runtime
ABI parsing and no codegen step. alloy needs a proc-macro + build step
to do this; Zig does it in-language.

    const Weth = eth.bind(@embedfile("weth.json"));
    const w = Weth.at(weth_address);
    const bal = try w.balanceOf(&provider, holder);     // bal: u256
    const t = try Weth.decodeTransfer(log);             // { from, to, value }

- abigen.Bind(comptime abi_json) returns a struct type with at(address),
  selectorOf/topicOf, ArgsOf/ReturnOf, a typed read method per function
  (ABI-encodes selector ++ args, eth_call via *Provider, decodes the
  mapped return type), and decodeEvent for typed event decoding.
- Comptime JSON tokenizer (std.json needs a runtime allocator and can't
  run at comptime); builds comptime-known structures by scanning the
  ABI string.
- ABI->Zig type mapping: uintN->smallest fitting uint (uint8->u8,
  uint256->u256), intN->iN, address->[20]u8, bool->bool, bytesN->[N]u8,
  bytes/string->[]const u8, arrays->slices/arrays, multi-output->named
  struct. Documented in the module.
- Scope: read functions + event decoders this release; state-changing
  writes (via *Wallet) to follow.

Selectors asserted against canonical values (balanceOf 0x70a08231,
transfer 0xa9059cbb, totalSupply 0x18160ddd, allowance 0xdd62ed3e) and
the Transfer topic0; calldata encoding hand-verified. 826/826 tests
pass on 0.16.0. New docs page.

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@src/abigen.zig`:
- Around line 253-256: The decoder currently calls readWord which fabricates
zero-padded words when log.data is too short, causing silent corruption; change
decodeEvent to validate that log.data contains the full expected bytes for each
word before calling readWord (or change readWord to return an error/optional on
out-of-range), and return a decode error instead of using zero-filled values.
Locate the uses at the blocks referencing readWord/eventFieldName/wordToValue
(the snippet around the assignment to `@field`(result, eventFieldName(input.name,
i)) and the similar block at lines ~392-399) and add a length check
(expected_offset + 32 <= log.data.len) for each word (or propagate readWord's
error) so truncated data causes decodeEvent to fail.
- Around line 180-182: selectorOf and topicOf currently call findFunc/findEvent
which `@compileError` on non-generatable shapes; change them to lookup
parsed.funcs / parsed.events directly (avoid findFunc/findEvent) and only error
if the name is missing so callers for "parsed but not callable" entries do not
fail. Preserve ABI tuple component information by modifying parseParam to retain
components (or expose raw param components) and update signatureOf to serialize
tuple types recursively into the canonical component form (and handle arrays of
tuples) before passing to keccak.selector/topic hashing. Ensure changes touch
selectorOf, topicOf, parseParam, signatureOf and remove reliance on
findFunc/findEvent so unsupported-but-parsed entries produce deterministic
selector/topic values rather than compile errors.
- Around line 153-261: The returned contract struct currently only exposes
generic call/decodeEvent APIs (call, decodeEvent, ArgsOf, ReturnOf, EventOf,
selectorOf, topicOf) but does not generate the per-function/per-event
convenience methods advertised in examples; either generate those concrete
members or reduce the public contract surface. Fix by adding comptime loops over
parsed.funcs and parsed.events inside the returned struct to emit pub fn
<sanitizedFuncName>(self, provider:*, comptime name:[], args: ArgsOf(name)) ->
ReturnOf(name) wrappers that forward to call/selectors and pub fn
decode<SanitizedEventName>(comptime name:[], log: Log) -> EventOf(name) wrappers
that forward to decodeEvent/topicOf; ensure you sanitize ABI names to valid Zig
identifiers and reuse existing helpers (ArgsOf, ReturnOf, selectorOf, topicOf,
decodeEvent, EventOf) when generating those methods.
- Around line 245-250: The code currently rejects indexed dynamic types because
eventStruct, isEventGeneratable, and decodeEvent always treat ABI types directly
and pass indexed topics through wordToValue; update the logic so that when an
input is indexed and its ABI type is dynamic (string/bytes) you map it to a
fixed 32-byte topic representation (e.g., TopicHash or [u8;32]) instead of the
original dynamic type: change mapType usage in eventStruct generation and the
checks in isEventGeneratable to accept dynamic indexed inputs by mapping them to
the 32-byte topic type, and alter decodeEvent/path that handles indexed inputs
(where wordToValue is called) to return the raw 32-byte topic for dynamic types
(or call a helper like topicToBytes) while keeping existing behavior for static
indexed types; update references: mapType, eventFieldName, wordToValue,
decodeEvent, isEventGeneratable, and eventStruct to reflect this mapping change.
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In `@docs/content/docs/abigen.mdx`:
- Line 101: Update the broken link text "`[`abi_json`](/docs/modules)`" to point
to the correct route by changing the href from "/docs/modules" to "/modules"
(i.e., replace the `/docs/modules` URL in the `[`abi_json`](/docs/modules)` link
in abigen.mdx so it becomes `[`abi_json`](/modules)`), ensuring consistency with
other links like `href="/modules"` and "Browse [Modules](/modules)".
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- Module doc: correct the usage example to the real generic call API
  (weth.call(&provider, "balanceOf", .{holder}) / decodeEvent("Transfer",
  log)) and explain why Zig can't mint named methods from a comptime
  string. The advertised weth.balanceOf(...)/decodeTransfer(...) members
  never existed.
- Indexed reference-type event params (string/bytes/array/tuple) now
  decode to their raw 32-byte topic (keccak256(value)) instead of
  compile-erroring; isEventGeneratable only excludes NON-indexed
  dynamic params now. Added a test.
- decodeEvent rejects truncated log.data (error.TruncatedData) instead
  of fabricating a zero-padded word from an under-length RPC payload.
  Added a test.
- Fixed the /modules docs link.

828/828 tests pass on 0.16.0.
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