Go SDK

The Go SDK provides Go bindings for building payment applications, backend services, and integrations with Tempo. It offers full support for TIP-20 tokens, batch payments, and Tempo’s account abstraction features.

The Go SDK is currently under development. Check the Tempo repository for the latest updates.

Installation

Install the Go SDK:

go get github.com/tempoxyz/tempo/sdk/go

Quick Start

Configure Client

Connect to Tempo testnet:

package main

import (
    "context"
    "log"
    
    "github.com/tempoxyz/tempo/sdk/go"
)

func main() {
    client, err := tempo.Dial("https://rpc.moderato.tempo.xyz")
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    defer client.Close()

    blockNumber, err := client.BlockNumber(context.Background())
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    
    log.Printf("Current block: %d", blockNumber)
}

Get Token Balance

Query TIP-20 token balances:

import (
    "context"
    "math/big"
    
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
    "github.com/tempoxyz/tempo/sdk/go/contracts"
)

tokenAddress := common.HexToAddress("0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000001")
token, err := contracts.NewTIP20(tokenAddress, client)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

balance, err := token.BalanceOf(
    nil, // call options
    common.HexToAddress("0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEbb"),
)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

log.Printf("Balance: %s", balance.String())

Send Transfer

Send a TIP-20 token transfer:

import (
    "crypto/ecdsa"
    
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
)

// Load private key
privateKey, err := crypto.HexToECDSA("your-private-key")
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Create transactor
auth, err := bind.NewKeyedTransactorWithChainID(privateKey, big.NewInt(42431))
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Send transfer
tx, err := token.Transfer(
    auth,
    common.HexToAddress("0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEbb"),
    big.NewInt(100000000), // 100 tokens (6 decimals)
)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

log.Printf("Transaction sent: %s", tx.Hash().Hex())

// Wait for receipt
receipt, err := bind.WaitMined(context.Background(), client, tx)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

log.Printf("Transaction mined in block %d", receipt.BlockNumber)

TIP-20 Tokens

Transfer with Memo

Include reconciliation data:

memo := [32]byte{}
copy(memo[:], []byte("INV-12345"))

tx, err := token.TransferWithMemo(
    auth,
    recipient,
    amount,
    memo,
)

Watch Transfer Events

Listen for incoming transfers:

import (
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
)

// Create watch options
watchOpts := &bind.WatchOpts{
    Context: context.Background(),
}

// Watch for transfers
events := make(chan *contracts.TIP20Transfer)
sub, err := token.WatchTransfer(watchOpts, events, nil, nil)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}
defer sub.Unsubscribe()

for {
    select {
    case err := <-sub.Err():
        log.Fatal(err)
    case transfer := <-events:
        log.Printf("Transfer: %s -> %s: %s",
            transfer.From.Hex(),
            transfer.To.Hex(),
            transfer.Value.String(),
        )
    }
}

Filter Historical Transfers

Query past transfer events:

// Create filter options
filterOpts := &bind.FilterOpts{
    Start: 0,
    End:   nil, // latest block
}

// Filter transfers to a specific address
recipient := common.HexToAddress("0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEbb")
iter, err := token.FilterTransfer(
    filterOpts,
    nil,         // any sender
    []common.Address{recipient}, // specific recipient
)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}
defer iter.Close()

for iter.Next() {
    log.Printf("Block %d: %s tokens",
        iter.Event.Raw.BlockNumber,
        iter.Event.Value.String(),
    )
}

Batch Payments

Send multiple transfers atomically using Tempo Transactions:

import (
    "github.com/tempoxyz/tempo/sdk/go/types"
)

// Create batch of calls
calls := []types.Call{
    {
        To:    tokenAddress,
        Data:  encodeTransfer(recipient1, amount1),
        Value: big.NewInt(0),
    },
    {
        To:    tokenAddress,
        Data:  encodeTransfer(recipient2, amount2),
        Value: big.NewInt(0),
    },
}

// Create Tempo Transaction
tx := types.NewTempoTransaction(
    auth.From,
    calls,
    auth.Nonce,
    auth.GasLimit,
    auth.GasFeeCap,
    auth.GasTipCap,
)

// Sign and send
signedTx, err := auth.Signer(auth.From, tx)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

err = client.SendTransaction(context.Background(), signedTx)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

log.Printf("Batch transaction sent: %s", signedTx.Hash().Hex())

Account Abstraction

Fee Sponsorship

Pay gas fees for users:

tx := types.NewTempoTransaction(
    userAddress,
    calls,
    nonce,
    gasLimit,
    maxFeePerGas,
    maxPriorityFeePerGas,
)

// Set fee token for sponsor
tx.SetFeeToken(tokenAddress)

// Sponsor signs the transaction
signedTx, err := sponsorAuth.Signer(sponsorAuth.From, tx)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

err = client.SendTransaction(context.Background(), signedTx)

Scheduled Payments

Set validity windows:

import "time"

now := uint64(time.Now().Unix())
oneHourLater := now + 3600

tx := types.NewTempoTransaction(
    auth.From,
    calls,
    nonce,
    gasLimit,
    maxFeePerGas,
    maxPriorityFeePerGas,
)

tx.SetValidAfter(now)
tx.SetValidBefore(oneHourLater)

Network Configuration

Configure for Tempo testnet:

import (
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
)

const (
    TempoTestnetChainID = 42431
    TempoTestnetRPC     = "https://rpc.moderato.tempo.xyz"
    TempoTestnetWSS     = "wss://rpc.moderato.tempo.xyz"
)

// HTTP connection
client, err := ethclient.Dial(TempoTestnetRPC)

// WebSocket connection for subscriptions
clientWS, err := ethclient.Dial(TempoTestnetWSS)

Error Handling

Handle common errors:

import (
    "errors"
    
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
)

tx, err := token.Transfer(auth, recipient, amount)
if err != nil {
    // Check for specific errors
    if errors.Is(err, abi.ErrInvalidData) {
        log.Printf("Invalid transaction data: %v", err)
    } else {
        log.Printf("Transfer failed: %v", err)
    }
    return
}

receipt, err := bind.WaitMined(ctx, client, tx)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

if receipt.Status == types.ReceiptStatusFailed {
    log.Printf("Transaction failed on-chain: %s", tx.Hash().Hex())
}

Testing with Localnet

Connect to a local Tempo node:

// Connect to localnet
client, err := tempo.Dial("http://localhost:8545")
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Use test accounts
testKey, _ := crypto.HexToECDSA("ac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80")
auth, _ := bind.NewKeyedTransactorWithChainID(testKey, big.NewInt(42431))

Contract Bindings

Generate Go bindings for custom contracts:

abigen --abi MyContract.abi --pkg contracts --type MyContract --out my_contract.go

For Tempo precompiles, use the built-in bindings:

import "github.com/tempoxyz/tempo/sdk/go/contracts"

// TIP-20 token
token, err := contracts.NewTIP20(address, client)

// TIP-403 policy registry
policy, err := contracts.NewTIP403(address, client)

// Fee AMM
feeAmm, err := contracts.NewFeeAMM(address, client)

Production Considerations

Connection Pooling

Reuse clients across requests:

var globalClient *ethclient.Client

func init() {
    var err error
    globalClient, err = ethclient.Dial(TempoTestnetRPC)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
}

Transaction Management

Manage nonces for concurrent transactions:

import "sync"

type NonceManager struct {
    mu    sync.Mutex
    nonce uint64
}

func (nm *NonceManager) NextNonce() uint64 {
    nm.mu.Lock()
    defer nm.mu.Unlock()
    nonce := nm.nonce
    nm.nonce++
    return nonce
}

Monitoring

Track transaction status:

import "time"

func waitForConfirmations(ctx context.Context, client *ethclient.Client, txHash common.Hash, confirmations uint64) error {
    ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
    defer ticker.Stop()

    for {
        select {
        case <-ctx.Done():
            return ctx.Err()
        case <-ticker.C:
            receipt, err := client.TransactionReceipt(ctx, txHash)
            if err != nil {
                continue
            }
            
            currentBlock, err := client.BlockNumber(ctx)
            if err != nil {
                continue
            }
            
            if currentBlock-receipt.BlockNumber.Uint64() >= confirmations {
                return nil
            }
        }
    }
}

Next Steps

Go Ethereum Docs

Learn go-ethereum basics

TIP-20 Reference

Complete TIP-20 specification

Tempo Transactions

Account abstraction features

Repository

View source code on GitHub

Get Started

Core Concepts

Running a Node

Building on Tempo

SDKs

Installation

Quick Start

Configure Client

Get Token Balance

Send Transfer

TIP-20 Tokens

Transfer with Memo

Watch Transfer Events

Filter Historical Transfers

Batch Payments

Account Abstraction

Fee Sponsorship

Scheduled Payments

Network Configuration

Error Handling

Testing with Localnet

Contract Bindings

Production Considerations

Connection Pooling

Transaction Management

Monitoring

Next Steps

Go Ethereum Docs

TIP-20 Reference

Tempo Transactions

Repository

Get Started

Core Concepts

Running a Node

Building on Tempo

SDKs

​Installation

​Quick Start

​Configure Client

​Get Token Balance

​Send Transfer

​TIP-20 Tokens

​Transfer with Memo

​Watch Transfer Events

​Filter Historical Transfers

​Batch Payments

​Account Abstraction

​Fee Sponsorship

​Scheduled Payments

​Network Configuration

​Error Handling

​Testing with Localnet

​Contract Bindings

​Production Considerations

​Connection Pooling

​Transaction Management

​Monitoring

​Next Steps

Go Ethereum Docs

TIP-20 Reference

Tempo Transactions

Repository

Installation

Quick Start

Configure Client

Get Token Balance

Send Transfer

TIP-20 Tokens

Transfer with Memo

Watch Transfer Events

Filter Historical Transfers

Batch Payments

Account Abstraction

Fee Sponsorship

Scheduled Payments

Network Configuration

Error Handling

Testing with Localnet

Contract Bindings

Production Considerations

Connection Pooling

Transaction Management

Monitoring

Next Steps