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# UUPS Upgradeable Proxy

> A UUPS upgradeable contract pattern that allows logic upgrades while preserving state, using OpenZeppelin upgrades plugin.

# UUPS Upgradeable Proxy

A UUPS upgradeable contract pattern that allows logic upgrades while preserving state, using OpenZeppelin upgrades plugin.

A UUPS upgradeable contract pattern that allows logic upgrades while preserving state, using OpenZeppelin upgrades plugin.

## Explanation

UUPS places the upgrade logic in the implementation contract itself. The \_authorizeUpgrade function gates who can upgrade. This pattern is more gas-efficient than the transparent proxy pattern but requires care to avoid self-destructing the implementation.

## Code

```solidity theme={null}
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.24;

import "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable/proxy/utils/UUPSUpgradeable.sol";
import "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable/access/OwnableUpgradeable.sol";

contract UpgradeableToken is UUPSUpgradeable, OwnableUpgradeable {
    string public name;
    uint256 public value;

    function initialize(string memory _name) public initializer {
        __Ownable_init(msg.sender);
        __UUPSUpgradeable_init();
        name = _name;
    }

    function _authorizeUpgrade(address) internal override onlyOwner {}
}
```

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**Canonical knowledge ID:** `code-example:uups-upgradeable-proxy`