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Operator Factory

The factory design pattern is a well know programming pattern: Rather than compiling and creating instances of a contract yourself, the factory does it for you. As explained in the operator guide, the OperatorFactory contract comes with these benefits:

Api Reference

Methods

typeAndVersion
function typeAndVersion() external pure virtual returns (string)

The type and version of this contract.

Return Values
Name Type Description
string Type and version string
deployNewOperator
function deployNewOperator() external returns (address)

Creates a new operator contract with the msg.sender as owner. Emits OperatorCreated event.

deployNewOperatorAndForwarder
function deployNewOperatorAndForwarder() external returns (address, address)

Creates a new operator contract with the msg.sender as the owner and a new forwarder with the operator as the owner. Emits:

deployNewForwarder
function deployNewForwarder() external returns (address)

Creates a new forwarder contract with the msg.sender as owner. Emits AuthorizedForwarderCreated event.

deployNewForwarderAndTransferOwnership
function deployNewForwarderAndTransferOwnership(address to, bytes message) external returns (address)

Creates a new forwarder contract with the msg.sender as owner. Emits AuthorizedForwarderCreated event.

created
function created(address query) external view returns (bool)

Indicates whether this factory deployed an address.

Events

OperatorCreated

event OperatorCreated(address operator, address owner, address sender)

AuthorizedForwarderCreated

event AuthorizedForwarderCreated(address forwarder, address owner, address sender)

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