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Bridger Wrappers

Bridger wrappers are contracts used to transmit ERC-20 tokens and especially CRV emissions across chains. Due to the increasing number of networks to which Curve deploys, bridge wrappers adhere to a specific interface documented below and allow for a modular bridging system.

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The source code for the various Bridger Wrappers contracts can be found on GitHub. The code varies slightly to adapt to different chain-specific implementations.

Bridgers for each specific chain can be fetched from the RootGaugeFactory:

>>> Bridger.get_bridger()

Chain-Specific Implementations

The following function examples are for the Arbitrum bridger. Due to the varying implementations across different chains, the source code might vary slightly between different bridger implementations.

The following three functions are required for bridge wrappers contracts to be implemented to ensure compatibility with the RootGaugeFactory and RootGauge contracts.

  • cost() estimates the cost of bridging.
  • bridge() bridges CRV to the child chain.
  • check() verifies if the bridger has been approved by the RootGauge.

Must-Implement Methods

The following three functions are required to be implemented to ensure compatibility with the RootGaugeFactory and RootGauge contracts:

cost

Bridger.cost() -> uint256: view

Function to estimate the cost of bridging.

Returns: the cost of bridging in ETH (uint256).

Source code

This source code might vary slightly between different bridger implementations. This example is specific to the Bridger contract for Arbitrum.

# [gas_limit uint64][gas_price uint64][max_submission_cost uint64]
submission_data: uint256
is_approved: public(HashMap[address, bool])

@view
@external
def cost() -> uint256:
    """
    @notice Cost in ETH to bridge
    """
    data: uint256 = self.submission_data
    # gas_limit * gas_price + max_submission_cost
    return shift(data, -128) * (shift(data, -64) % 2 ** 64) + data % 2 ** 64

This example returns the cost of bridging denominated in ETH with a precision of 18 decimals.

>>> Bridger.cost()
2000000000000000    # 0.002 ETH

bridge

Bridger.bridge(_token: address, _to: address, _amount: uint256)

Function to bridge any ERC20 token to the child chain.

Parameter Type Description
_token address The address of the token to bridge
_to address The address to bridge the token to
_amount uint256 The amount of _token to deposit
Source code

This source code might vary slightly between different bridger implementations. This example is specific to the Bridger contract for Arbitrum.

interface GatewayRouter:
    def getGateway(_token: address) -> address: view
    def outboundTransfer(  # emits DepositInitiated event with Inbox sequence #
        _token: address,
        _to: address,
        _amount: uint256,
        _max_gas: uint256,
        _gas_price_bid: uint256,
        _data: Bytes[128],  # _max_submission_cost, _extra_data
    ): payable

CRV20: constant(address) = 0xD533a949740bb3306d119CC777fa900bA034cd52
GATEWAY: constant(address) = 0xa3A7B6F88361F48403514059F1F16C8E78d60EeC
GATEWAY_ROUTER: constant(address) = 0x72Ce9c846789fdB6fC1f34aC4AD25Dd9ef7031ef
INBOX: constant(address) = 0x4Dbd4fc535Ac27206064B68FfCf827b0A60BAB3f

# [gas_limit uint64][gas_price uint64][max_submission_cost uint64]
submission_data: uint256
is_approved: public(HashMap[address, bool])

@payable
@external
def bridge(_token: address, _to: address, _amount: uint256):
    """
    @notice Bridge an ERC20 token using the Arbitrum standard bridge
    @param _token The address of the token to bridge
    @param _to The address to deposit token to on L2
    @param _amount The amount of `_token` to deposit
    """
    assert ERC20(_token).transferFrom(msg.sender, self, _amount)

    if _token != CRV20 and not self.is_approved[_token]:
        assert ERC20(_token).approve(GatewayRouter(GATEWAY_ROUTER).getGateway(_token), MAX_UINT256)
        self.is_approved[_token] = True

    data: uint256 = self.submission_data
    gas_limit: uint256 = shift(data, -128)
    gas_price: uint256 = shift(data, -64) % 2 ** 64
    max_submission_cost: uint256 = data % 2 ** 64

    # NOTE: Excess ETH fee is refunded to this bridger's address on L2.
    # After bridging, the token should arrive on Arbitrum within 10 minutes. If it
    # does not, the L2 transaction may have failed due to an insufficient amount
    # within `max_submission_cost + (gas_limit * gas_price)`
    # In this case, the transaction can be manually broadcasted on Arbitrum by calling
    # `ArbRetryableTicket(0x000000000000000000000000000000000000006e).redeem(redemption-TxID)`
    # The calldata for this manual transaction is easily obtained by finding the reverted
    # transaction in the tx history for 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000006e on Arbiscan.
    # https://developer.offchainlabs.com/docs/l1_l2_messages#retryable-transaction-lifecycle
    GatewayRouter(GATEWAY_ROUTER).outboundTransfer(
        _token,
        _to,
        _amount,
        gas_limit,
        gas_price,
        _abi_encode(max_submission_cost, b""),
        value=gas_limit * gas_price + max_submission_cost
    )

This example bridges 10,000 CRV to the address 0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890 on Arbitrum.

>>> Bridger.bridge('0xD533a949740bb3306d119CC777fa900bA034cd52', '0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890', 10000000000000000000000)

check

Bridger.check(_account: address) -> bool: view

Function to check if the bridger contract has been approved by the RootGauge.

Returns: True if the bridger has been approved by the RootGauge, False otherwise (bool).

Parameter Type Description
_account address The address of the bridger contract to check
Source code

This source code might vary slightly between different bridger implementations. This example is specific to the Bridger contract for Arbitrum.

@pure
@external
def check(_account: address) -> bool:
    """
    @notice Verify if `_account` is allowed to bridge using `transmit_emissions`
    @param _account The account calling `transmit_emissions`
    """
    return True

>>> Bridger.check('0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890')
True