com.r3corda.contracts.asset / CommodityContract / <init>

# <init>

`CommodityContract()`

A commodity contract represents an amount of some commodity, tracked on a distributed ledger. The design of this contract is intentionally similar to the Cash contract, and the same commands (issue, move, exit) apply, the differences are in representation of the underlying commodity. Issuer in this context means the party who has the commodity, or is otherwise responsible for delivering the commodity on demand, and the deposit reference is use for internal accounting by the issuer (it might be, for example, a warehouse and/or location within a warehouse).

This is an early stage example contract used to illustrate non-cash fungible assets, and is likely to change significantly in future.