MultiversX SDK-Go Builders

Using TxBuilder to construct and sign transactions.

Transaction Builder

import (
    "github.com/multiversx/mx-sdk-go/builders"
    "github.com/multiversx/mx-sdk-go/core"
    "github.com/multiversx/mx-sdk-go/data"
)

// Initialize
txBuilder, err := builders.NewTxBuilder(core.Marshalizer)

// Manual Transaction Construction
tx := &data.Transaction{
    Nonce:    nonce,
    Value:    "1000000000000000000", // 1 EGLD
    RcvAddr:  receiverAddressString,
    SndAddr:  senderAddressString,
    GasPrice: 1000000000,
    GasLimit: 50000,
    Data:     []byte("memo"),
    ChainID:  "D",
    Version:  1,
}

// Sign Transaction
err = txBuilder.ApplySignature(tx, privateKey)
// tx.Signature, tx.SenderUsername are updated

Contract Builders (High Level)

There are specific builders for SC interactions (often generated code or custom implementations), but the core pattern is:

1. Create data.Transaction struct
2. Populate fields (Date = endpoint@arg1@arg2)
3. Sign with TxBuilder

Token Transfers

ESDT transfers require specific data fields.

// Native EGLD
tx.Value = "1000000000000000000"
tx.Data = []byte("")

// ESDT Transfer
// Function: ESDTTransfer
// Args: TokenIdentifier (hex), Amount (hex)
tx.Value = "0"
tx.Data = []byte("ESDTTransfer@" + hexTokenId + "@" + hexAmount)

Relayed V3 Transactions

Constructing the inner transaction for a relayed call.

// Inner Tx (User)
innerTx := &data.Transaction{...}
// Sign Inner Tx
signature, _ := userPrivateKey.Sign(innerTxBytes)

// Relayer Tx
relayerTx := &data.Transaction{
    Sender: relayerAddress,
    Data: []byte("relayedTx@" + innerTxBytesHex + "@" + signatureHex),
    ...
}

Data Serialization

The SDK uses a Marshalizer interface (usually JSON).

import "github.com/multiversx/mx-sdk-go/core"

bytes, err := core.Marshalizer.Marshal(tx)

Best Practices

1. Validate fields before building
2. Use correct ChainID ('1', 'D', 'T')
3. Handle Big Ints as strings in Value field
4. Gas Limit estimation is manual or via proxy simulation