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contracts...RewardoNFT.sol

//SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
pragma solidity ^0.8.0;

import "hardhat/console.sol";

import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC721/ERC721.sol";
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/utils/Counters.sol";
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/access/Ownable.sol";
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC721/extensions/ERC721URIStorage.sol";

import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol";

// https://ipfs.io/ipfs/Qmek58Wu79N1hHcS4Ay97ZS8mMWaUnsszkK1LD1xgjaA2u

contract Rewardo is ERC721URIStorage, Ownable {
    using Counters for Counters.Counter;
    Counters.Counter private _tokenIds;

    IERC20 bonusToken;

    constructor(IERC20 _bonusToken) ERC721("Rewardo", "RWD") {
        bonusToken = _bonusToken;
    }

    function rewardEmployee(address _address, uint256 bonusTokens, string memory tokenURI) external onlyOwner 
    returns (uint256) 
    {
        _tokenIds.increment();

        uint256 newItemId = _tokenIds.current();

        _mint(_address, newItemId);

        _setTokenURI(newItemId, tokenURI);

        console.log("Token ID minted", newItemId);

        bonusToken.transfer(_address, bonusTokens);

        return newItemId;
    }
}