Conclusions

Congratulations! You've completed the Testing with Mollusk course. You now have a comprehensive understanding of how to use Mollusk, a powerful lightweight testing framework for Solana programs that provides fast execution, precise control, and detailed performance insights.

What you've learned

Throughout this course, you've gained essential knowledge about:

How Mollusk provides a streamlined testing environment using low-level Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) components
The advantages of Mollusk's lightweight approach over full validator simulation
Setting up Mollusk with the core mollusk-svm crate and program-specific helpers
Using Mollusk's four main execution APIs for single and chained instruction testing
Implementing comprehensive validation checks for success conditions, compute units, and account states
Creating pre-initialized token accounts (Mints, Token Accounts, Associated Token Accounts)
Benchmarking compute unit consumption with MolluskComputeUnitBencher
Developing and testing custom syscalls for specialized functionality
Customizing execution environment through compute budgets, feature sets, and sysvars

Next Steps

You're now equipped with the knowledge to build robust, well-tested Solana programs using Mollusk! Here are some recommended next steps:

Practice with Real Programs: Apply your Mollusk knowledge to test your own Solana programs, starting with simple instructions and gradually building up to complex workflows
Explore Challenges: Visit the Challenges section for hands-on exercises that will help you apply your Mollusk testing skills
Join the Community: Connect with other developers using Mollusk to share testing strategies and best practices on our discord
Stay Updated: Follow the Mollusk repository for the latest features and improvements

Special thanks to Mohammed Zeeshan for doing an initial work on the content that you can find in this repo