Sui Move Setup

1. Package Setup

Always use the Move 2024 edition (edition = "2024" in Move.toml). The name in [package] defines the package's address name and must match what the Move code uses (e.g., module my_package::m requires name = "my_package"):

[package]
name = "my_package"
edition = "2024"

Implicit framework dependencies (Sui 1.45+) — do not list Sui, MoveStdlib, Bridge, or SuiSystem in [dependencies]. They are implicit:

# ✅ Sui 1.45+
[dependencies]
# no framework entries needed

# ❌ Outdated
[dependencies]
Sui = { git = "...", subdir = "crates/sui-framework/packages/sui-framework", rev = "..." }

No [addresses] section (Sui CLI 1.63+) — named addresses are derived from the [package] name and [dependencies] keys. Do not add an [addresses] or [dev-addresses] section.

Run sui move build after any significant change to verify the code compiles before proceeding.

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2. Building and Testing

Always verify code compiles and tests pass using the Sui CLI:

# Build
sui move build

# Run all tests
sui move test

# Run a specific test by name
sui move test swap_exact_input

Test conventions

Naming — do not prefix test functions with test_. The #[test] attribute already signals intent:

// ✅
#[test] fun create_pool() { }
#[test] fun swap_returns_correct_amount() { }

// ❌
#[test] fun test_create_pool() { }

Merge attributes — combine #[test] and #[expected_failure] on one line:

// ✅
#[test, expected_failure(abort_code = EInsufficientLiquidity)]
fun swap_with_zero_input() { ... }

// ❌
#[test]
#[expected_failure(abort_code = EInsufficientLiquidity)]
fun swap_with_zero_input() { ... }

Don't clean up in expected_failure tests — let them abort naturally, don't add scenario.end() or other teardown:

// ✅
#[test, expected_failure(abort_code = EInsufficientLiquidity)]
fun swap_with_zero_input() {
    let mut ctx = tx_context::dummy();
    let pool = create_pool(&mut ctx);
    pool.swap(coin::zero(&mut ctx)); // aborts here — done
}

// ❌ — don't clean up after expected failure
#[test, expected_failure(abort_code = EInsufficientLiquidity)]
fun swap_with_zero_input() {
    let mut scenario = test_scenario::begin(@0xA);
    // ... test body ...
    scenario.end(); // unnecessary, misleading
}

Use tx_context::dummy() for simple tests — only reach for test_scenario when multi-transaction or multi-sender behaviour is genuinely needed:

// ✅ Simple test — no scenario needed
#[test]
fun create_pool() {
    let mut ctx = tx_context::dummy();
    let pool = new_pool(&mut ctx);
    assert_eq!(pool.fee_bps(), 30);
    sui::test_utils::destroy(pool);
}

// ✅ Multi-sender test — scenario is appropriate
#[test]
fun only_admin_can_set_fee() {
    let mut scenario = test_scenario::begin(@admin);
    // ...
    scenario.end();
}

Assertions — prefer assert_eq! over assert! for value comparisons (shows both sides on failure), and never pass abort codes to assert!:

// ✅
assert_eq!(pool.fee_bps(), 30);
assert!(pool.is_active());

// ❌
assert!(pool.fee_bps() == 30);   // doesn't show the actual value on failure
assert!(pool.is_active(), 0);    // abort code conflicts with app error codes

Destroying objects in tests — use sui::test_utils::destroy, never write custom destroy_for_testing functions:

// ✅
use sui::test_utils::destroy;
destroy(pool);

// ❌
pool.destroy_for_testing();

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3. What Move on Sui is NOT

| Pattern | Source | Do NOT use on Sui | | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | --------------------------------------- | | acquires, move_to, move_from, borrow_global | Aptos / Core Move | Sui has no global storage | | signer type | Aptos / Core Move | Use &mut TxContext and ctx.sender() | | Script functions | Aptos | Use entry functions instead | | public(friend) | Legacy Move | Use public(package) | | Struct without public keyword | Legacy Move | All structs must be public | | let x = ... for mutable vars | Legacy Move | Use let mut x = ... | | use inside function bodies for module-level imports | Style issue | Put use at the top of the module | | &signer | Rust / Aptos | Does not exist on Sui |

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Routing

| Task | Load | | ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | | Writing module code, functions, enums | sui-move-syntax | | Defining structs or choosing abilities | sui-move-object | | Emitting events, error handling, caps | sui-move-patterns | | Working with Coin, Balance, vectors, etc. | sui-move-stdlib | | Full contract from scratch | all sub-skills |

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: widnyana
• Source: widnyana/eyay-toolkits
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.