# Mint Native Tokens

## Code Example

The following example will:

1. Initialize your account
2. Retrieve your `cookiemonster` account
3. Retrieve your balance and check for any existence of Alias outputs
4. If there are no Alias outputs, create one
5. Create NativeTokenIRC30 metadata
6. Mint NativeTokens


```cs
    public static class MintNativeTokensExample
    {
        public static async Task Run()
        {
            //Register all of the dependencies into a collection of services
            IServiceCollection services = new ServiceCollection().AddIotaWalletServices();

            //Install services to service provider which is used for dependency injection
            IServiceProvider serviceProvider = services.BuildServiceProvider();

            //Use serviceprovider to create a scope, which disposes of all services at end of scope
            using (IServiceScope scope = serviceProvider.CreateScope())
            {
                //Request IWallet service from service provider
                IWallet wallet = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IWallet>();

                //Build wallet using a fluent-style configuration api
                wallet = wallet
                            .ConfigureWalletOptions()
                                .SetCoinType(TypeOfCoin.Shimmer)
                                .SetStoragePath("./walletdb")
                                .Then()
                            .ConfigureClientOptions()
                                .AddNodeUrl("https://api.testnet.shimmer.network")
                                .SetFaucetUrl("https://faucet.testnet.shimmer.network")
                                .IsFallbackToLocalPow()
                                .IsLocalPow()
                                .Then()
                            .ConfigureSecretManagerOptions()
                                .SetPassword("password")
                                .SetSnapshotPath("./mystronghold")
                                .Then()
                            .Initialize();


                //Let's retrieve our cookiemonster account
                (GetAccountResponse accountResponse, IAccount? account) = await wallet.GetAccountAsync("cookiemonster");
                Console.WriteLine($"GetAccountAsync: {accountResponse}");

                if (account == null)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("There was a problem retreiving the account.");
                    return;
                }

                /*
                 * Let's sync and get the balance of our account. We need to check if we have an alias output
                 * An alias output is needed to keep track of foundries.
                 * A foundry output is an output that controls the supply of user defined native tokens. 
                 * It can mint and melt tokens according to the policy defined in the Token Scheme field of the output. 
                 * Foundries can only be created and controlled by aliases.
                 */
                SyncAccountResponse syncAccountResponse = await account.SyncAccountAsync();
                Console.WriteLine($"SyncAccountAsync: {syncAccountResponse}");

                GetBalanceResponse getBalanceResponse = await account.GetBalanceAsync();
                Console.WriteLine($"GetBalanceAsync: {getBalanceResponse}");

                //Get alias outputs
                var aliases = getBalanceResponse.Payload?.Aliases;

                //Create an alias output if we don't have one
                if (aliases == null || !aliases.Any())
                {
                    CreateAliasOutputResponse createAliasOutputResponse = await account.CreateAliasOutputAsync(new AliasOutputOptions());
                    Console.WriteLine($"CreateAliasOutputAsync: {createAliasOutputResponse}");

                    syncAccountResponse = await account.SyncAccountAsync();
                    Console.WriteLine($"SyncAccountAsync: {syncAccountResponse}");

                    getBalanceResponse = await account.GetBalanceAsync();
                    Console.WriteLine($"GetBalanceAsync: {getBalanceResponse}");

                    aliases = getBalanceResponse.Payload?.Aliases;

                    if (aliases == null || !aliases.Any())
                    {
                        throw new Exception("No aliases found. Alias output is needed to mint native tokens.");
                    }
                }

                string hexEncodedCirculatingSupply = 1024.ToHexEncodedAmount();
                string hexEncodedMaximumSupply = 2056.ToHexEncodedAmount();

                NativeTokenIRC30 nativeTokenMetadata = new NativeTokenIRC30(name: "iotanet", symbol: "inet", decimals: 6)
                                                        .SetDescription("Just a test coin")
                                                        .SetUrl("https://github.com/IOTA-NET/IotaWallet.NET");

                string nativeTokenMetadataJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(nativeTokenMetadata);

                NativeTokenOptions nativeTokenOptions = new NativeTokenOptions(hexEncodedCirculatingSupply, hexEncodedMaximumSupply)
                {
                    FoundryMetadata = nativeTokenMetadataJson.ToHexString(),
                };

                MintNativeTokensResponse mintNativeTokensResponse = await account.MintNativeTokensAsync(nativeTokenOptions);
                Console.WriteLine($"MintNativeTokensAsync: {mintNativeTokensResponse}");
                Thread.Sleep(10000);

                /* Sync and Get native token balances */
                await account.SyncAccountAsync();
                GetBalanceResponse response = await account.GetBalanceAsync();
                List<NativeTokenBalance> nativeTokenBalances = response.Payload!.NativeTokens;

                if (nativeTokenBalances.Any())
                    Console.WriteLine($"{JsonConvert.SerializeObject(response.Payload.NativeTokens, Formatting.Indented)}");
            }

        }


    }
    
```
