Vara dApp Patterns

This section documents the reusable patterns collected in the gear-foundation/vara-dapp-patterns repository.

The repository is organized around three practical layers of a Vara application:

AreaFocusIncludes
ContractsOn-chain design and execution flowfactories, delayed self-messages, service wrappers, session-based delegation
FrontendReact integration and transaction UXtransaction preparation, execution hooks, verified sending, provider composition, signless and gasless UI flows
BackendTrusted off-chain services around Vara programsREST gateways, voucher servers, token-gated authentication

Source Repository

All examples in this section are based on the public repository: gear-foundation/vara-dapp-patterns.

How to use these patterns

Use the contract patterns when the main question is how the program should store state, compose services, or schedule internal work.

Use the frontend patterns when you need predictable transaction orchestration in React, especially if your app prepares extrinsics in one place and executes them in another.

Use the backend patterns when your architecture includes trusted signers, voucher lifecycle management, REST APIs, or access-control services driven by on-chain state.

  1. Start with Contracts if you are shaping program behavior.
  2. Continue with Frontend if you need wallet, provider, or transaction UX patterns.
  3. Finish with Backend when your system includes gateways, relayers, or token-gated access.

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