Command constraints

The final type of constraint to add to the Smart Contract view is the Command constraint. Command constraints are constraints which apply when a particular Command is used in the transaction. They can place constraints on any part of the transaction, including on states which are not part of this Smart Contract.

You can use Command constraints to indicate, amongst other things:

  • The changes allowed between an input primary state and a corresponding output primary state.
  • The required presence of a state from another smart contract, and the properties it must have.
  • A required change in a state from another smart contract, eg in our example the incrementing of a BillingState.
  • That properties across different states must match, eg the reference in state A must match the reference in state B.

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