Module 7: ICP Integration

Core Module

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) and its architecture
  • Learn how to develop canister smart contracts using Rust
  • Master the integration of Rust with the Internet Computer
  • Build and deploy decentralized applications on the Internet Computer

Content Summary

This module introduces you to developing for the Internet Computer Protocol using Rust. You'll learn how the Internet Computer works, how to write canister smart contracts in Rust, and how to deploy your applications to the ICP network.

Topics Covered

  1. Introduction to the Internet Computer

  2. Understanding the Internet Computer architecture

  3. Canisters and the actor model
  4. Orthogonal persistence

  5. Cycles and resource management

  6. Rust for Internet Computer Development

  7. The ic-cdk and related libraries

  8. Actor model implementation in Rust
  9. Asynchronous programming in canisters

  10. Thread local storage and state management

  11. Building Smart Contracts

  12. Defining canister interfaces

  13. Implementing query and update methods
  14. Inter-canister calls

  15. Working with stable memory

  16. Deployment and Testing

  17. Local development with DFINITY SDK
  18. Testing canister smart contracts
  19. Deploying to the IC network
  20. Interacting with deployed canisters

Exercises

In the exercises directory, you'll find practice problems to reinforce these concepts:

  1. Hello ICP - Create and deploy a simple greeting canister
  2. State Management - Build a canister that maintains state across upgrades
  3. Multi-Canister App - Develop a simple application using multiple communicating canisters

Resources