Compiling Contracts

This guide shows you how to compile your Aztec contracts into artifacts ready for deployment and interaction.

Prerequisites

• An Aztec contract written in Aztec.nr
• aztec installed
• Contract project with proper Nargo.toml configuration

Compile your contract

Compile your Noir contracts to generate JSON artifacts:

aztec compile

This outputs contract artifacts to the target folder.

Use generated interfaces

The compiler automatically generates type-safe interfaces for contract interaction.

Import and use contract interfaces

Use generated interfaces instead of manual function calls:

contract MyContract {
    use dep::token::Token;

    #[external("private")]
    fn transfer_tokens(token_address: AztecAddress, recipient: AztecAddress, amount: u128) {
        // Use the generated Token interface to call another contract
        self.call(Token::at(token_address).transfer(recipient, amount));
    }

    #[external("private")]
    fn transfer_then_mint(token_address: AztecAddress, recipient: AztecAddress, amount: u128) {
        // Private call executed immediately
        self.call(Token::at(token_address).transfer(recipient, amount));

        // Public call enqueued for later execution
        self.enqueue(Token::at(token_address).mint_to_public(recipient, amount));
    }
}

warning

Do not import generated interfaces from the same project as the source contract to avoid circular references.

Next steps

After compilation, use the generated artifacts to:

• Deploy contracts with the Contract class from aztec.js
• Interact with deployed contracts using type-safe interfaces
• Import contracts in other Aztec.nr projects