Smart contract blockchain abstraction API

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a smart contract computing system, smart contract code, the smart contract code defining terms of a smart contract;
• receiving from a user, by the computing system, a call name for the smart contract;
• detecting, by the computing system, a code language of the smart contract code, wherein each of a plurality of code languages is associated with at least one of a plurality of blockchain platforms;
• determining, by the computing system, based at least partially on the code language of the smart contract code, an optimal blockchain platform to deploy the smart contract onto, the optimal blockchain platform being one of the plurality of blockchain platforms associated with the detected code language, the smart contract code capable of being deployed onto two or more blockchain platforms;
• compiling, by the computing system, the smart contract code based on the determination of the optimal blockchain platform so as to generate smart contract byte code and metadata;
• storing, by the computing system, the smart contract byte code and the metadata, including associating the smart contract byte code and the metadata with the call name;
• receiving from the user, by the computing system, an instruction to deploy the smart contract known by the call name;
• identifying, by the computing system, the stored smart contract byte code associated with the call name;
• deploying, by the computing system, the smart contract byte code to the optimal blockchain platform;
• receiving, by the computing system, from the optimal blockchain platform, an address of the smart contract deployed to the optimal blockchain platform;
• assigning, by the computing system, a name to the address;
• and
• storing, by the computing system, the assigned name and the address in a smart contract naming directory;
• wherein the smart contract computing system is configured to identify the address of the deployed smart contract in response to receiving the assigned name from the user.

A system, comprising a processor coupled to a non-transitory storage medium including instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:

• receive smart contract code, the smart contract code defining terms of a smart contract;
• detect a code language of the smart contract code, wherein each of a plurality of code languages is associated with at least one of a plurality of blockchain platforms;
• determine based at least partially on the code language of the smart contract code, an optimal blockchain platform to deploy the smart contract onto, the optimal blockchain platform being one of the plurality of blockchain platforms associated with the detected code language the smart contract code capable of being deployed onto two or more blockchain platforms;
• compile the smart contract code based on the determination of the optimal blockchain platform so as to generate smart contract byte code and metadata;
• store the smart contract byte code and the metadata;
• deploy the smart contract byte code to the optimal blockchain platform;
• receive an address from the optimal blockchain platform of the smart contract deployed to the optimal blockchain platform;
• assign a name to the address;
• and
• store the assigned name and the address in a smart contract naming directory;
• wherein the system is configured to identify the address of the deployed smart contract in response to receiving the name from a user.