Is it possible to run hardhat in the browser?

[orenyomtov]

I tried naively running it through browserify, but I keep getting various errors.

I was wondering if someone else might have already gone through the process, or if there are some known reasons why it can't feasibly work.

[alcuadrado]

Hey, @orenyomtov!

Hardhat depends on tons of apis from Node.js and its dependency model, so it's not really browser-compatible.

Are you looking to run Hardhat or Hardhat Network in the browser?

[orenyomtov]

@alcuadrado thanks for the quick response!

Mainly Hardhat Network - does that make things easier?

[alcuadrado]

Thanks for clarifying. We have plans for that, but I don't think we'd be able to prioritize them this year.

[orenyomtov]

Do you have a general plan of attack for supporting Hardhat Network to run in the browser?
Maybe I'll be able to lend a hand with some of the work

[alcuadrado]

We are porting it to rust and will provide wasm builds.

[orenyomtov]

Oh god wow

Well good luck with that 😅