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ClientManager

class algokit_utils.clients.client_manager.ClientManager(clients_or_configs: algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientConfigs | AlgoSdkClients, algorand_client: algokit_utils.algorand.AlgorandClient)

Manager for Algorand SDK clients.

Provides access to Algod, Indexer and KMD clients and helper methods for working with them.

  • Parameters:
    • clients_or_configs – Either client instances or client configurations
    • algorand_client – AlgorandClient instance
  • Example:
    >>> # Algod only
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> # Algod and Indexer
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client, indexer_client)
    >>> # Algod config only
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(ClientManager.get_algod_config_from_environment())
    >>> # Algod and Indexer config
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(ClientManager.get_algod_config_from_environment(),
    ... ClientManager.get_indexer_config_from_environment())

property algod : algosdk.v2client.algod.AlgodClient

Returns an algosdk Algod API client.

  • Returns: Algod client instance

property indexer : algosdk.v2client.indexer.IndexerClient

Returns an algosdk Indexer API client.

  • Raises: ValueError – If no Indexer client is configured
  • Returns: Indexer client instance

property indexer*if_present *: algosdk.v2client.indexer.IndexerClient | None_

Returns the Indexer client if configured, otherwise None.

  • Returns: Indexer client instance or None

property kmd : algosdk.kmd.KMDClient

Returns an algosdk KMD API client.

  • Raises: ValueError – If no KMD client is configured
  • Returns: KMD client instance

network() → NetworkDetail

Get details about the connected Algorand network.

  • Returns: Network details including type and genesis information
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> network_detail = client_manager.network()

is_localnet() → bool

Check if connected to a local network.

  • Returns: True if connected to a local network

is_testnet() → bool

Check if connected to TestNet.

  • Returns: True if connected to TestNet

is_mainnet() → bool

Check if connected to MainNet.

  • Returns: True if connected to MainNet

get_testnet_dispenser(auth_token: str | None = None, request_timeout: int | None = None) → algokit_utils.clients.dispenser_api_client.TestNetDispenserApiClient

Get a TestNet dispenser API client.

  • Parameters:
    • auth_token – Optional authentication token
    • request_timeout – Optional request timeout in seconds
  • Returns: TestNet dispenser client instance

get_app_factory(app_spec: algokit_utils.applications.app_spec.arc56.Arc56Contract | algokit_utils._legacy_v2.application_specification.ApplicationSpecification | str, app_name: str | None = None, default_sender: str | None = None, default_signer: algosdk.atomic_transaction_composer.TransactionSigner | None = None, version: str | None = None, compilation_params: algokit_utils.applications.app_client.AppClientCompilationParams | None = None) → algokit_utils.applications.app_factory.AppFactory

Get an application factory for deploying smart contracts.

  • Parameters:
    • app_spec – Application specification
    • app_name – Optional application name
    • default_sender – Optional default sender address
    • default_signer – Optional default transaction signer
    • version – Optional version string
    • compilation_params – Optional compilation parameters
  • Raises: ValueError – If no Algorand client is configured
  • Returns: Application factory instance

get_app_client_by_id(app_spec: algokit_utils.applications.app_spec.arc56.Arc56Contract | algokit_utils._legacy_v2.application_specification.ApplicationSpecification | str, app_id: int, app_name: str | None = None, default_sender: str | None = None, default_signer: algosdk.atomic_transaction_composer.TransactionSigner | None = None, approval_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None, clear_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None) → algokit_utils.applications.app_client.AppClient

Get an application client for an existing application by ID.

  • Parameters:
    • app_spec – Application specification
    • app_id – Application ID
    • app_name – Optional application name
    • default_sender – Optional default sender address
    • default_signer – Optional default transaction signer
    • approval_source_map – Optional approval program source map
    • clear_source_map – Optional clear program source map
  • Raises: ValueError – If no Algorand client is configured
  • Returns: Application client instance

get_app_client_by_network(app_spec: algokit_utils.applications.app_spec.arc56.Arc56Contract | algokit_utils._legacy_v2.application_specification.ApplicationSpecification | str, app_name: str | None = None, default_sender: str | None = None, default_signer: algosdk.atomic_transaction_composer.TransactionSigner | None = None, approval_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None, clear_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None) → algokit_utils.applications.app_client.AppClient

Get an application client for an existing application by network.

  • Parameters:
    • app_spec – Application specification
    • app_name – Optional application name
    • default_sender – Optional default sender address
    • default_signer – Optional default transaction signer
    • approval_source_map – Optional approval program source map
    • clear_source_map – Optional clear program source map
  • Raises: ValueError – If no Algorand client is configured
  • Returns: Application client instance

get_app_client_by_creator_and_name(creator_address: str, app_name: str, app_spec: algokit_utils.applications.app_spec.arc56.Arc56Contract | algokit_utils._legacy_v2.application_specification.ApplicationSpecification | str, default_sender: str | None = None, default_signer: algosdk.atomic_transaction_composer.TransactionSigner | None = None, ignore_cache: bool | None = None, app_lookup_cache: algokit_utils.applications.app_deployer.ApplicationLookup | None = None, approval_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None, clear_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None) → algokit_utils.applications.app_client.AppClient

Get an application client by creator address and name.

  • Parameters:
    • creator_address – Creator address
    • app_name – Application name
    • app_spec – Application specification
    • default_sender – Optional default sender address
    • default_signer – Optional default transaction signer
    • ignore_cache – Optional flag to ignore cache
    • app_lookup_cache – Optional app lookup cache
    • approval_source_map – Optional approval program source map
    • clear_source_map – Optional clear program source map
  • Returns: Application client instance

static get_algod_client(config: algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientNetworkConfig) → algosdk.v2client.algod.AlgodClient

Get an Algod client from config or environment.

  • Parameters: config – Optional client configuration
  • Returns: Algod client instance

static get_algod_client_from_environment() → algosdk.v2client.algod.AlgodClient

Get an Algod client from environment variables.

  • Returns: Algod client instance

static get_kmd_client(config: algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientNetworkConfig) → algosdk.kmd.KMDClient

Get a KMD client from config or environment.

  • Parameters: config – Optional client configuration
  • Returns: KMD client instance

static get_kmd_client_from_environment() → algosdk.kmd.KMDClient

Get a KMD client from environment variables.

  • Returns: KMD client instance

static get_indexer_client(config: algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientNetworkConfig) → algosdk.v2client.indexer.IndexerClient

Get an Indexer client from config or environment.

  • Parameters: config – Optional client configuration
  • Returns: Indexer client instance

static get_indexer_client_from_environment() → algosdk.v2client.indexer.IndexerClient

Get an Indexer client from environment variables.

  • Returns: Indexer client instance

static genesis_id_is_localnet(genesis_id: str | None) → bool

Check if a genesis ID indicates a local network.

  • Parameters: genesis_id – Genesis ID to check
  • Returns: True if genesis ID indicates a local network
  • Example:
    >>> ClientManager.genesis_id_is_localnet("devnet-v1")

get_typed_app_client_by_creator_and_name(typed_client: type[TypedAppClientT], *, creator_address: str, app_name: str, default_sender: str | None = None, default_signer: algosdk.atomic_transaction_composer.TransactionSigner | None = None, ignore_cache: bool | None = None, app_lookup_cache: algokit_utils.applications.app_deployer.ApplicationLookup | None = None) → TypedAppClientT

Get a typed application client by creator address and name.

  • Parameters:
    • typed_client – Typed client class
    • creator_address – Creator address
    • app_name – Application name
    • default_sender – Optional default sender address
    • default_signer – Optional default transaction signer
    • ignore_cache – Optional flag to ignore cache
    • app_lookup_cache – Optional app lookup cache
  • Raises: ValueError – If no Algorand client is configured
  • Returns: Typed application client instance
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> typed_app_client = client_manager.get_typed_app_client_by_creator_and_name(
    ... typed_client=MyAppClient,
    ... creator_address="creator_address",
    ... app_name="app_name",
    ... )

get_typed_app_client_by_id(typed_client: type[TypedAppClientT], *, app_id: int, app_name: str | None = None, default_sender: str | None = None, default_signer: algosdk.atomic_transaction_composer.TransactionSigner | None = None, approval_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None, clear_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None) → TypedAppClientT

Get a typed application client by ID.

  • Parameters:
    • typed_client – Typed client class
    • app_id – Application ID
    • app_name – Optional application name
    • default_sender – Optional default sender address
    • default_signer – Optional default transaction signer
    • approval_source_map – Optional approval program source map
    • clear_source_map – Optional clear program source map
  • Raises: ValueError – If no Algorand client is configured
  • Returns: Typed application client instance
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> typed_app_client = client_manager.get_typed_app_client_by_id(
    ... typed_client=MyAppClient,
    ... app_id=1234567890,
    ... )

get_typed_app_client_by_network(typed_client: type[TypedAppClientT], *, app_name: str | None = None, default_sender: str | None = None, default_signer: algosdk.atomic_transaction_composer.TransactionSigner | None = None, approval_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None, clear_source_map: algosdk.source_map.SourceMap | None = None) → TypedAppClientT

Returns a new typed client, resolves the app ID for the current network.

Uses pre-determined network-specific app IDs specified in the ARC-56 app spec. If no IDs are in the app spec or the network isn’t recognised, an error is thrown.

  • Parameters:
    • typed_client – The typed client class to instantiate
    • app_name – Optional application name
    • default_sender – Optional default sender address
    • default_signer – Optional default transaction signer
    • approval_source_map – Optional approval program source map
    • clear_source_map – Optional clear program source map
  • Raises: ValueError – If no Algorand client is configured
  • Returns: The typed client instance
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> typed_app_client = client_manager.get_typed_app_client_by_network(
    ... typed_client=MyAppClient,
    ... app_name="app_name",
    ... )

get_typed_app_factory(typed_factory: type[TypedFactoryT], *, app_name: str | None = None, default_sender: str | None = None, default_signer: algosdk.atomic_transaction_composer.TransactionSigner | None = None, version: str | None = None, compilation_params: algokit_utils.applications.app_client.AppClientCompilationParams | None = None) → TypedFactoryT

Get a typed application factory.

  • Parameters:
    • typed_factory – Typed factory class
    • app_name – Optional application name
    • default_sender – Optional default sender address
    • default_signer – Optional default transaction signer
    • version – Optional version string
    • compilation_params – Optional compilation parameters
  • Raises: ValueError – If no Algorand client is configured
  • Returns: Typed application factory instance
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> typed_app_factory = client_manager.get_typed_app_factory(
    ... typed_factory=MyAppFactory,
    ... app_name="app_name",
    ... )

static get_config_from_environment_or_localnet() → algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientConfigs

Retrieve client configuration from environment variables or fallback to localnet defaults.

If ALGOD_SERVER is set in environment variables, it will use environment configuration, otherwise it will use default localnet configuration.

  • Returns: Configuration for algod, indexer, and optionally kmd
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> config = client_manager.get_config_from_environment_or_localnet()

static get_default_localnet_config(config_or_port: Literal[‘algod’, ‘indexer’, ‘kmd’] | int) → algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientNetworkConfig

Get default configuration for local network services.

  • Parameters: config_or_port – Service name or port number
  • Returns: Client configuration for local network
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> config = client_manager.get_default_localnet_config("algod")

static get_algod_config_from_environment() → algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientNetworkConfig

Retrieve the algod configuration from environment variables. Will raise an error if ALGOD_SERVER environment variable is not set

  • Returns: Algod client configuration
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> config = client_manager.get_algod_config_from_environment()

static get_indexer_config_from_environment() → algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientNetworkConfig

Retrieve the indexer configuration from environment variables. Will raise an error if INDEXER_SERVER environment variable is not set

  • Returns: Indexer client configuration
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> config = client_manager.get_indexer_config_from_environment()

static get_kmd_config_from_environment() → algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientNetworkConfig

Retrieve the kmd configuration from environment variables.

  • Returns: KMD client configuration
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> config = client_manager.get_kmd_config_from_environment()

static get_algonode_config(network: Literal[‘testnet’, ‘mainnet’], config: Literal[‘algod’, ‘indexer’]) → algokit_utils.models.network.AlgoClientNetworkConfig

Returns the Algorand configuration to point to the free tier of the AlgoNode service.

  • Parameters:
    • network – Which network to connect to - TestNet or MainNet
    • config – Which algod config to return - Algod or Indexer
  • Returns: Configuration for the specified network and service
  • Example:
    >>> client_manager = ClientManager(algod_client)
    >>> config = client_manager.get_algonode_config("testnet", "algod")