Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when you need concrete reference implementations for Solana program development or want to compare several implementation styles.
Who it is for
- Solana developers learning on-chain program patterns.
- Developers comparing Anchor, Pinocchio, and native Rust implementations.
- Builders looking for reference code to adapt into a Solana program.
Documented uses
- Study basic Solana account and instruction patterns.
- Build and test documented Anchor, Pinocchio, or native Rust examples.
- Explore token and NFT-related program implementations.
- Use an example as a starting point for customized on-chain program logic.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and lists an MIT license. It is hosted on GitHub and is intended for web-based or self-hosted use.
- Choose among Anchor, Pinocchio, and native Rust examples based on the implementation approach you want to study.
- Check whether the topic you need has an example in the relevant implementation style; coverage differs by example.
- The repository uses pnpm for its documented workflows.
- Use existing Solana programs for common account, token, SOL-transfer, or NFT tasks when creating a new on-chain program is unnecessary.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Set up and test a repository example
Prepare the documented package manager and run the repository’s example tests.
Before you start
- pnpm installed.
- A cloned or otherwise available copy of the repository.
- An example using Anchor, Pinocchio, or native Rust.
Steps
Install or ensure pnpm is available, as the repository uses it as the default package manager.
For an Anchor example, use the documented Anchor build command before testing.
Run pnpm test for the selected example, as specified by the repository documentation.
Expected outcome
The selected example is built where the Anchor workflow applies and its documented test command is run.
Guide limitations
- The evidence does not document installation commands, environment versions, deployment configuration, or the result of running a particular example.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 1 October 2026
- Original website title
- solana-foundation/program-examples · Official homepage title · retained in its source language