It's optional but recommended to verify whether MetaMask is installed by the users because Snaps are only available within Metamask. The choice is up to developers on how they want to handle this aspect of the integration.
asyncfunctionisMetamaskInstalled() {// Check if the `window.ethereum` property exists on the window objectreturntypeofwindow.ethereum !=='undefined'&&window.ethereum.isMetaMask;}
Check out Snap RPC APIs to learn about how to interact with the Hedera Wallet Snap from your website.
Add the Connect to Hedera Wallet Snap button on your application
Note that before users can interact with the Hedera Wallet Snap, it needs to first be installed on the Metamask itself so you can have a button on your website that lets users do exactly this.
// Get permissions to interact with and install the Hedera Wallet Snapasyncfunctionconnect() {console.log("snap id", snapId);constisMetamaskDetected=awaitisMetamaskInstalled();if (!isMetamaskDetected ) {console.error("You need to install Metamask for this demo to work. You can install it at https://metamask.io" );alert("You need to install Metamask for this demo to work. You can install it at https://metamask.io" ); }let snaps =awaitwindow.ethereum.request({ method:"wallet_getSnaps" });console.log("Installed snaps...", snaps);try {if (!(snapId in snaps)) {console.log("Hedera Wallet Snap is not yet installed. Installing now...");constresult=awaitethereum.request({ method:"wallet_requestSnaps", params: { [snapId]: {} } });console.log("result: ", result); snaps =awaitwindow.ethereum.request({ method:"wallet_getSnaps" }); } } catch (e) {console.log(`Failed to obtain installed snap: ${JSON.stringify(e,null,4)}` );alert(`Failed to obtain installed snap: ${JSON.stringify(e,null,4)}`); }if (snapId in snaps) {console.log("Connected successfully!");alert("Connected successfully!"); } else {console.log("Could not connect successfully. Please try again!");alert("Could not connect successfully. Please try again!"); }}
Some things to keep in mind while interacting with the above demo
If you're getting any errors with the live demo, make sure you go through the FAQs section to learn about what you may be missing. You need to install Metamask in your browser for the live demo to work