solana_kit_sysvars

System variable (sysvar) account access for the Solana Kit Dart SDK -- provides typed access to Solana runtime sysvar accounts like Clock, Rent, EpochSchedule, and more.

This is the Dart port of @solana/sysvars from the Solana TypeScript SDK.

Installation

Install the package directly:

dart pub add solana_kit_sysvars

If your app uses several Solana Kit packages together, you can also depend on the umbrella package instead:

dart pub add solana_kit

Inside this monorepo, Dart workspace resolution uses the local package automatically.

Documentation

• Package page: https://pub.dev/packages/solana_kit_sysvars
• API reference: https://pub.dev/documentation/solana_kit_sysvars/latest/
• Workspace docs: https://openbudgetfun.github.io/solana_kit/
• Package catalog entry: https://openbudgetfun.github.io/solana_kit/reference/package-catalog#solana_kit_sysvars
• Source code: https://github.com/openbudgetfun/solana_kit/tree/main/packages/solana_kit_sysvars

For architecture notes, getting-started guides, and cross-package examples, start with the workspace docs site and then drill down into the package README and API reference.

Work with sysvar codecs and addresses

Use solana_kit_sysvars when you need typed access to built-in cluster state accounts such as Clock, Rent, or EpochSchedule.

import 'package:solana_kit_sysvars/solana_kit_sysvars.dart';

void main() {
  final clock = SysvarClock(
    slot: BigInt.from(100),
    epochStartTimestamp: BigInt.from(50),
    epoch: BigInt.from(2),
    leaderScheduleEpoch: BigInt.from(2),
    unixTimestamp: BigInt.from(1_700_000_000),
  );

  final encoded = getSysvarClockCodec().encode(clock);
  final decoded = getSysvarClockCodec().decode(encoded);

  print(sysvarClockAddress.value);
  print(decoded.slot);
}

These helpers keep sysvar access strongly typed and let you test sysvar layouts without depending on live RPC responses.

Usage

Sysvar addresses

All Solana sysvar account addresses are available as const Address values.

import 'package:solana_kit_sysvars/solana_kit_sysvars.dart';

void main() {
  print(sysvarClockAddress);
  // Address('SysvarC1ock11111111111111111111111111111111')

  print(sysvarRentAddress);
  // Address('SysvarRent111111111111111111111111111111111')

  print(sysvarEpochScheduleAddress);
  // Address('SysvarEpochSchedu1e111111111111111111111111')

  print(sysvarSlotHashesAddress);
  // Address('SysvarS1otHashes111111111111111111111111111')

  print(sysvarSlotHistoryAddress);
  // Address('SysvarS1otHistory11111111111111111111111111')

  print(sysvarStakeHistoryAddress);
  // Address('SysvarStakeHistory1111111111111111111111111')

  print(sysvarRecentBlockhashesAddress);
  // Address('SysvarRecentB1ockHashes11111111111111111111')

  print(sysvarInstructionsAddress);
  // Address('Sysvar1nstructions1111111111111111111111111')

  print(sysvarEpochRewardsAddress);
  // Address('SysvarEpochRewards1111111111111111111111111')

  print(sysvarLastRestartSlotAddress);
  // Address('SysvarLastRestartS1ot1111111111111111111111')
}

Fetching the Clock sysvar

The Clock sysvar contains data about the current slot, epoch, and Unix timestamp. It is updated every slot.

import 'package:solana_kit_rpc/solana_kit_rpc.dart';
import 'package:solana_kit_sysvars/solana_kit_sysvars.dart';

Future<void> main() async {
  final rpc = createSolanaRpc('https://api.devnet.solana.com');

  final clock = await fetchSysvarClock(rpc);
  print('Current slot: ${clock.slot}');
  print('Current epoch: ${clock.epoch}');
  print('Unix timestamp: ${clock.unixTimestamp}');
  print('Epoch start timestamp: ${clock.epochStartTimestamp}');
  print('Leader schedule epoch: ${clock.leaderScheduleEpoch}');
}

The SysvarClock class contains:

import 'package:solana_kit_sysvars/solana_kit_sysvars.dart';

void main() {
  // Construct a SysvarClock value directly (e.g. for testing).
  final clock = SysvarClock(
    slot: BigInt.from(100),
    epochStartTimestamp: BigInt.from(1700000000),
    epoch: BigInt.from(5),
    leaderScheduleEpoch: BigInt.from(6),
    unixTimestamp: BigInt.from(1700001000),
  );

  print(clock.slot); // 100
  print(clock.epoch); // 5
}

Fetching the Rent sysvar

The Rent sysvar contains rent configuration for the cluster.

import 'package:solana_kit_rpc/solana_kit_rpc.dart';
import 'package:solana_kit_sysvars/solana_kit_sysvars.dart';

Future<void> main() async {
  final rpc = createSolanaRpc('https://api.devnet.solana.com');

  final rent = await fetchSysvarRent(rpc);
  print('Lamports per byte-year: ${rent.lamportsPerByteYear}');
  print('Exemption threshold: ${rent.exemptionThreshold} years');
  print('Burn percent: ${rent.burnPercent}%');
}

Fetching the EpochSchedule sysvar

The EpochSchedule sysvar includes the number of slots per epoch, leader schedule timing, and warmup information.

import 'package:solana_kit_rpc/solana_kit_rpc.dart';
import 'package:solana_kit_sysvars/solana_kit_sysvars.dart';

Future<void> main() async {
  final rpc = createSolanaRpc('https://api.devnet.solana.com');

  final schedule = await fetchSysvarEpochSchedule(rpc);
  print('Slots per epoch: ${schedule.slotsPerEpoch}');
  print('Leader schedule slot offset: ${schedule.leaderScheduleSlotOffset}');
  print('Warmup: ${schedule.warmup}');
  print('First normal epoch: ${schedule.firstNormalEpoch}');
  print('First normal slot: ${schedule.firstNormalSlot}');
}

Fetching encoded sysvar accounts

For sysvars that do not yet have a dedicated fetch function, or when you need the raw encoded bytes, use fetchEncodedSysvarAccount.

import 'dart:typed_data';

import 'package:solana_kit_accounts/solana_kit_accounts.dart';
import 'package:solana_kit_rpc/solana_kit_rpc.dart';
import 'package:solana_kit_sysvars/solana_kit_sysvars.dart';

Future<void> main() async {
  final rpc = createSolanaRpc('https://api.devnet.solana.com');

  // Fetch the raw encoded data for any sysvar.
  final maybeAccount = await fetchEncodedSysvarAccount(
    rpc,
    sysvarSlotHashesAddress,
  );

  switch (maybeAccount) {
    case ExistingAccount<Uint8List>(:final account):
      print('SlotHashes data: ${account.data.length} bytes');
    case NonExistingAccount():
      print('Sysvar account not found');
  }
}

Using sysvar codecs

Each sysvar type has encoder, decoder, and codec factory functions for binary serialization.

import 'dart:typed_data';

import 'package:solana_kit_sysvars/solana_kit_sysvars.dart';

void main() {
  // Encode a Clock sysvar value to bytes.
  final encoder = getSysvarClockEncoder();
  final clock = SysvarClock(
    slot: BigInt.from(42),
    epochStartTimestamp: BigInt.from(1700000000),
    epoch: BigInt.from(5),
    leaderScheduleEpoch: BigInt.from(6),
    unixTimestamp: BigInt.from(1700001000),
  );
  final bytes = encoder.encode(clock);
  print(bytes.length); // 40 (sysvarClockSize)

  // Decode bytes back to a SysvarClock.
  final decoder = getSysvarClockDecoder();
  final (decoded, _) = decoder.read(bytes, 0);
  print(decoded.slot); // 42

  // Use the combined codec.
  final codec = getSysvarClockCodec();
  final roundTripped = codec.decode(codec.encode(clock));
  print(roundTripped == clock); // true
}

API Reference

Sysvar addresses

Constant	Address
sysvarClockAddress	SysvarC1ock11111111111111111111111111111111
sysvarRentAddress	SysvarRent111111111111111111111111111111111
sysvarEpochScheduleAddress	SysvarEpochSchedu1e111111111111111111111111
sysvarEpochRewardsAddress	SysvarEpochRewards1111111111111111111111111
sysvarInstructionsAddress	Sysvar1nstructions1111111111111111111111111
sysvarLastRestartSlotAddress	SysvarLastRestartS1ot1111111111111111111111
sysvarRecentBlockhashesAddress	SysvarRecentB1ockHashes11111111111111111111
sysvarSlotHashesAddress	SysvarS1otHashes111111111111111111111111111
sysvarSlotHistoryAddress	SysvarS1otHistory11111111111111111111111111
sysvarStakeHistoryAddress	SysvarStakeHistory1111111111111111111111111

Sysvar types

Class	Fields
SysvarClock	slot, epochStartTimestamp, epoch, leaderScheduleEpoch, unixTimestamp
SysvarRent	lamportsPerByteYear, exemptionThreshold, burnPercent
SysvarEpochSchedule	slotsPerEpoch, leaderScheduleSlotOffset, warmup, firstNormalEpoch, firstNormalSlot

Fetch functions

Function	Description
fetchSysvarClock(rpc, {config?})	Fetches and decodes the Clock sysvar. Returns Future<SysvarClock>.
fetchSysvarRent(rpc, {config?})	Fetches and decodes the Rent sysvar. Returns Future<SysvarRent>.
fetchSysvarEpochSchedule(rpc, {config?})	Fetches and decodes the EpochSchedule sysvar. Returns Future<SysvarEpochSchedule>.
fetchEncodedSysvarAccount(rpc, address, {config?})	Fetches any sysvar as a MaybeEncodedAccount.

Codec functions

Sysvar	Encoder	Decoder	Codec
Clock	getSysvarClockEncoder()	getSysvarClockDecoder()	getSysvarClockCodec()
Rent	getSysvarRentEncoder()	getSysvarRentDecoder()	getSysvarRentCodec()
EpochSchedule	getSysvarEpochScheduleEncoder()	getSysvarEpochScheduleDecoder()	getSysvarEpochScheduleCodec()

Size constants

Constant	Value	Description
sysvarClockSize	40	Size of the Clock sysvar data in bytes.
sysvarRentSize	17	Size of the Rent sysvar data in bytes.
sysvarEpochScheduleSize	33	Size of the EpochSchedule sysvar data in bytes.

Example

Use example/main.dart as a runnable starting point for solana_kit_sysvars.

• Import path: package:solana_kit_sysvars/solana_kit_sysvars.dart
• This section is centrally maintained with mdt to keep package guidance aligned.
• After updating shared docs templates, run docs:update from the repo root.

Maintenance

• Validate docs in CI and locally with docs:check.
• Keep examples focused on one workflow and reference package README sections for deeper API details.