infinite loop on smart contract | Stellar Developers | Page 1

nimble violet Feb 21, 2024, 3:54 PM

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No, you can not make an infinite loop.

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There is a limit to how much CPU a contract can use, and it has to start and finish execution with a ledger

misty schooner Feb 21, 2024, 5:56 PM

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Also: it couldn't report to a webserver as smartcontracts can't access the internet

nimble violet Feb 21, 2024, 6:07 PM

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You can have the webserver run a loop that checks the things you want every x time.
That could involve calling a smart contract, but may not be the best way.
It might make more sense to have it check conditions, then call a contracts when the conditions are right

mystic badger Feb 21, 2024, 6:10 PM

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well, i wanted to use smart contract to remove the need of an webserver

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i can do with normal api what i need

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this require a vps/ pc server

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i was thinking i can deploy a smart contrac that remove the need of a webserver

restive jacinth Feb 21, 2024, 6:11 PM

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smart contracts (or blockchain in general) are not a replacement for the web servers.

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the storage and compute is much, much more expensive on chain compared to e.g. AWS and this is intententional

mystic badger Feb 21, 2024, 6:13 PM

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i dont trust webservers for storing wallet secret keys and so.

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My actual codes and scripts are made in python, which work perfect.. i just need to store them on some webserver to run 24/24

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But i have many many money in that codes, are secret keys and so

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i dont know what way to chose

restive jacinth Feb 21, 2024, 6:21 PM

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to be clear, smart contracts shouldn't store the secret keys either - all the data on blockchain is public. what I'm trying to point at is that you need to design your apps in web3-compatible fashion. smart contracts can do mutating operation, then indexers can be used to read only operations. for your secret key management you should be using some wallet software/hardware

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