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# Create Pools

## 🏗 Creating a Pool with the GoFundMeme SDK

The GoFundMeme SDK provides two main methods for creating pools:

• Bonding Curve Pools – Pools that use an automated market maker (AMM) for price discovery.

• Fair Launch Pools – A community-driven fundraising mechanism.<br>

### Each method follows a two-step process:

1\. Request Pool Creation – Generates a transaction that the creator must sign.

2\. Process Pool Creation – After signing, the transaction is submitted and finalized.

### 🔥 Key Features

✔️ Automated Market Making (for Bonding Curve Pools).

✔️ Community-Driven Fundraising (for Fair Launch Pools).

✔️ Built-in Tokenomics Validation – Prevents incorrect pool setups.

✔️ Decentralized Pool Ownership – Ensures fair and trustless execution.

✔️ Easy Integration – Only two simple API calls are needed.

🚀 Bonding Curve Pool Creation

<br>

### 📌 How Bonding Curve Pools Work

Bonding Curve Pools allow dynamic price discovery and automated liquidity provisioning without traditional order books. The token price increases as more SOL is contributed.

## 📜 Create a Bonding Curve Pool

To create a Bonding Curve Pool, follow these steps:

1️⃣ Request Pool Creation

```typescript
import { gfmSDK, NETWORK } from "@gofundmeme/sdk";
import { Keypair } from "@solana/web3.js";

const creator = Keypair.generate(); // Replace with the actual creator Keypair

const payload = {
    token: {
        base64: "BASE64 (Image/Gif)",  // Base64 image of token logo
        name: "MyToken",
        symbol: "MTK",
        description: "A community-driven token",
        website: "https://mytoken.io",
        twitter: "https://twitter.com/mytoken",
        discord: "https://discord.gg/mytoken",
        telegram: "https://t.me/mytoken"
    },
    amountIn: 5, // Initial SOL to seed the pool
    network: NETWORK.MAINNET,
    creatorWalletAddress: creator.publicKey.toString(),
    supply: 1_000_000_000 // Total supply
};

(async () => {
    const createRequest = await gfmSDK.api.bondingCurve.createPool.request(payload);
    console.log("✍️ Sign the transaction:", createRequest.transaction);
})();
```

## 2️⃣ Sign & Process the Transaction

Once the transaction is created, it must be signed and submitted.

```typescript
const response = await createRequest.signAndConfirm({ creator });
console.log("✅ Pool Created!", response);
```

✅ Successful Response

```json
{
  "mintAddress": "5tsHhs3GpmYjSWXbczVj...",
  "txid": "4hgh8a87sdg76agsd67as8...",
  "pool": {
    ...
  }
}
```

### 📌 Bonding Curve Pool API Methods

| Method                                                         | Description                          |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| gfmSDK.api.bondingCurve.createPool.request(payload)            | Initiates the pool creation request. |
| createRequest.signAndConfirm({ creator })                      | Signs and submits the transaction.   |
| gfmSDK.api.pools.bondingCurve.fetchBondingCurvePool({ mintB }) | Fetches the pool details.            |

## 🚀 Fair Launch Pool Creation

### 📌 How Fair Launch Pools Work

Fair Launch Pools enable decentralized fundraising where contributors purchase allocations at a fixed price over a specified duration.

<br>

## 📜 Create a Fair Launch Pool

To create a Fair Launch Pool, follow these steps:

1️⃣ Request Pool Creation

```typescript
import { gfmSDK, NETWORK } from "@gofundmeme/sdk";
import { Keypair } from "@solana/web3.js";

const creator = Keypair.generate(); // Replace with the actual creator Keypair

const payload = {
    token: {
        base64: "BASE64 (Image/Gif)",  // Base64 image of token logo
        name: "FairToken",
        symbol: "FAIR",
        description: "A fair and transparent launch",
        website: "https://fairtoken.io",
        twitter: "https://twitter.com/fairtoken",
        discord: "https://discord.gg/fairtoken",
        telegram: "https://t.me/fairtoken"
    },
    tokenomics: {
        supply: 1_000_000_000, // Total supply
        lpPercent: 40, // % for LP
        fundersPercent: 40, // % for funders
        allocations: [
            { name: "Marketing", percent: 10, destination: "3KgPZdBvh..." },
            { name: "Team", percent: 10, destination: "6KgQZzCvh..." }
        ]
    },
    campaignDurationHours: 3, // The campaign duration
    targetRaise: 30, // Target amount to raise in SOL
    amountIn: 10, // Initial SOL contribution
    network: NETWORK.MAINNET,
    creatorWalletAddress: creator.publicKey.toString()
};

(async () => {
    const createRequest = await gfmSDK.api.fairLaunch.createPool.request(payload);
    console.log("✍️ Sign the transaction:", createRequest.transaction);
})();
```

2️⃣ Sign & Process the Transaction

```typescript
const response = await createRequest.signAndConfirm({ creator });
console.log("✅ Fair Launch Pool Created!", response);
```

✅ Successful Response

```json
{
  "mintAddress": "9sHjdJkP6Yo...",
  "txid": "9jasdg67dsga7...",
  "pool": {
    ...
  }
}
```

### 📌 Fair Launch Pool API Methods

| Method                                                     | Description                          |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| gfmSDK.api.fairLaunch.createPool.request(payload)          | Initiates the pool creation request. |
| createRequest.signAndConfirm({ creator })                  | Signs and submits the transaction.   |
| gfmSDK.api.pools.fairLaunch.fetchFairLaunchPool({ mintB }) | Fetches the pool details.            |

### 🔍 Comparison of Bonding Curve vs Fair Launch Pools

| Feature           | Bonding Curve Pool            | Fair Launch Pool        |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| Price Mechanism   | Dynamic price discovery       | Fixed pricing           |
| Fundraising Model | Continuous token issuance     | Fixed sale period       |
| Use Cases         | AMM-style trading             | Community-driven raises |
| Target Audience   | Traders & Liquidity Providers | Investors & Communities |
| Timeframe         | No expiration                 | Set campaign duration   |

### 🔌 Error Handling & Debugging

Here are some common errors and how to fix them:

| Error                                                       | Solution                               |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Token name too long (Up to 30 characters)                   | Shorten the token name.                |
| Token symbol too long (Up to 8 characters)                  | Use a shorter symbol.                  |
| Supply must be between 10,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,000,000 | Adjust token supply.                   |
| Amount in must be between 0 SOL - 70 SOL                    | Ensure SOL contribution is valid.      |
| Total token allocation percent must equal 100%              | Adjust allocations to sum to 100%.     |
| Duration hours missing                                      | Specify campaignDurationHours.         |
| Incorrect signer                                            | Ensure the correct Keypair is signing. |

### 🎯 Final Summary

| Pool Type       | Method                                    | Description                     |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| Bonding Curve   | createPool.request(payload)               | Starts pool creation            |
| Bonding Curve   | createRequest.signAndConfirm({ creator }) | Signs & submits                 |
| Fair Launch     | createPool.request(payload)               | Starts pool creation            |
| Fair Launch     | createRequest.signAndConfirm({ creator }) | Signs & submits                 |
| Fetching a Pool | fetchBondingCurvePool({ mintB })          | Retrieves Bonding Curve details |
| Fetching a Pool | fetchFairLaunchPool({ mintB })            | Retrieves Fair Launch details   |