stable-memory

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Persist canister state across upgrades.

Authordfinity
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the critical challenge of data loss in Internet Computer (IC) canisters when they are upgraded. It ensures that essential application state is reliably preserved across deployments.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • State Persistence: Guarantees that canister data survives upgrades by utilizing stable memory.
  • Upgrade Safety: Provides patterns and best practices to prevent common pitfalls that lead to data corruption or canister bricking during upgrades.
  • Motoko & Rust Support: Offers implementation examples for both major IC development languages.
  • Use Case: Essential for any canister managing user accounts, balances, or any form of persistent data that must remain available after a code update.

Quick Start

Use the stable-memory skill to add a user named 'Alice' to your canister's persistent storage.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

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Name: stable-memory
Download link: https://github.com/dfinity/icskills/archive/main.zip#stable-memory

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