# Hardhat Development Framework Samples

Hardhat Ethereum development environment examples including smart contracts, testing, deployment, scripts, plugins, and development workflows

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/hardhat-samples

- **Category:** Blockchain

- **Keywords:** hardhat, ethereum, smart contracts, solidity, development, testing, deployment, dapp

## Overview

Hardhat Ethereum development environment examples including smart contracts, testing, deployment, scripts, plugins, and development workflows

## Examples

- **Hardhat Hello World - Basic Setup**: Complete Hardhat project setup with smart contract, tests, deployment scripts, and configuration
- **Hardhat Advanced Testing**: Advanced testing patterns including fixtures, custom matchers, coverage, gas optimization, and integration tests
- **Hardhat Plugins and Ecosystem**: Explore Hardhat plugins including security tools, deployment automation, verification, gas reporting, and development utilities
- **Hardhat Upgradeable Contracts**: Build and deploy upgradeable smart contracts using OpenZeppelin proxies, implementation patterns, and upgrade strategies

## When to use

- Use this sample set when you want reference inputs for Hardhat Development Framework Samples.
- Use it to preview output formats and compare related sample variants.

## How it works

- Open a sample entry to inspect the prepared example payload or asset.
- Compare it with related tools to understand how the workflow connects.

## Use cases

- Hardhat Hello World - Basic Setup
- Hardhat Advanced Testing
- Hardhat Plugins and Ecosystem
- Hardhat Upgradeable Contracts

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