Making the repo hardhat compatible

.gitignore

@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ out/
 
 # Dotenv file
 .env
+
+/node_modules
+/artifacts
+/cache
+/contracts

README.md

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ The `main` branch is considered the nightly version of the SDK. Stick to tagged
 forge install wormhole-foundation/[email protected]
 ```
 
+**Hardhat**
+```bash
+npm install wormhole-solidity-sdk
+```
+
 **EVM Version**
 
 One hazard of developing EVM contracts in a cross-chain environment is that different chains have varying levels of "EVM-equivalence". This means you have to ensure that all chains that you are planning to deploy to support all EIPs/opcodes that you rely on.

hardhat.config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module.exports = {
+  solidity: {
+    version: "0.8.24",
+    settings: {
+      optimizer: {
+        enabled: true,
+        runs: 200,
+      }
+    },
+  },
+  networks: {
+    hardhat: {
+      blockGasLimit: 10000000,
+    },
+  }
+};