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Explain the structure of a typical Hardhat project and its key configuration files.

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A typical Hardhat project structure includes:

project/
├── contracts/          # Smart contracts
├── scripts/           # Deployment scripts
├── test/             # Test files
├── hardhat.config.js # Main configuration
├── package.json      # Node.js dependencies
└── artifacts/        # Compiled contracts (auto-generated)

The hardhat.config.js is the most important file, containing:

  • Network configurations
  • Compiler settings
  • Plugin imports
  • Task definitions
  • Path configurations
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