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README.md
Official JavaScript driver for BigchainDB to create transactions in Node.js and the browser.
Compatibility
| BigchainDB Server | BigchainDB JavaScript Driver |
|---|---|
0.10 |
0.1.x |
1.0.0 |
0.3.x |
1.3.x |
3.x.x |
>= 2.0.0 |
4.x.x |
Breaking changes
- Version 4.0 of BigchainDB JavaScript Driver makes the driver compatible with BigchainDB 2.0. There are new functions for sending off transactions along with other changes. Check older versions
- Version 3.2 of BigchainDB JavaScript Driver introduces a new way of creating transfer transactions. Check older versions
Table of Contents
Installation and Usage
npm install bigchaindb-driver
const driver = require('bigchaindb-driver')
// or ES6+
import driver from 'bigchaindb-driver'
Example: Create a transaction
const driver = require('bigchaindb-driver')
// BigchainDB server instance (e.g. https://test.bigchaindb.com/api/v1/)
const API_PATH = 'http://localhost:9984/api/v1/'
// Create a new keypair.
const alice = new driver.Ed25519Keypair()
// Construct a transaction payload
const tx = driver.Transaction.makeCreateTransaction(
// Define the asset to store, in this example it is the current temperature
// (in Celsius) for the city of Berlin.
{ city: 'Berlin, DE', temperature: 22, datetime: new Date().toString() },
// Metadata contains information about the transaction itself
// (can be `null` if not needed)
{ what: 'My first BigchainDB transaction' },
// A transaction needs an output
[ driver.Transaction.makeOutput(
driver.Transaction.makeEd25519Condition(alice.publicKey))
],
alice.publicKey
)
// Sign the transaction with private keys
const txSigned = driver.Transaction.signTransaction(tx, alice.privateKey)
// Send the transaction off to BigchainDB
const conn = new driver.Connection(API_PATH)
conn.postTransactionCommit(txSigned)
.then(retrievedTx => console.log('Transaction', retrievedTx.id, 'successfully posted.'))
Browser usage
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>BigchainDB boilerplate</title>
<!-- Adjust version to your needs -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/bigchaindb-driver@4.0.0/dist/browser/bigchaindb-driver.window.min.js"></script>
<script>
// BigchainDB server instance (e.g. https://test.bigchaindb.com/api/v1/)
const API_PATH = 'http://localhost:9984/api/v1/'
// Create a new keypair.
const alice = new BigchainDB.Ed25519Keypair()
// Construct a transaction payload
const tx = BigchainDB.Transaction.makeCreateTransaction(
// Define the asset to store, in this example it is the current temperature
// (in Celsius) for the city of Berlin.
{ city: 'Berlin, DE', temperature: 22, datetime: new Date().toString() },
// Metadata contains information about the transaction itself
// (can be `null` if not needed)
{ what: 'My first BigchainDB transaction' },
// A transaction needs an output
[ BigchainDB.Transaction.makeOutput(
BigchainDB.Transaction.makeEd25519Condition(alice.publicKey))
],
alice.publicKey
)
// Sign the transaction with private keys
const txSigned = BigchainDB.Transaction.signTransaction(tx, alice.privateKey)
// Send the transaction off to BigchainDB
let conn = new BigchainDB.Connection(API_PATH)
conn.postTransactionCommit(txSigned)
.then(res => {
const elem = document.getElementById('lastTransaction')
elem.href = API_PATH + 'transactions/' + txSigned.id
elem.innerText = txSigned.id
console.log('Transaction', txSigned.id, 'accepted')
})
// Check console for the transaction's status
</script>
</head>
<body id="home">
<h1>Hello BigchainDB</h1>
<p>Your transaction id is: <a id="lastTransaction" target="_blank"><em>processing</em></a></p>
</body>
</html>
BigchainDB Documentation
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to BigchainDB
- HTTP API Reference
- The Transaction Model
- Inputs and Outputs
- Asset Transfer
- All BigchainDB Documentation
Speed Optimizations
This implementation plays "safe" by using JS-native (or downgradable) libraries for its crypto-related functions to keep compatibilities with the browser. If you do want some more speed, feel free to explore the following:
- chloride, or its underlying sodium library
- node-sha3 -- MAKE SURE to use steakknife's fork if the FIPS 202 upgrade hasn't been merged (otherwise, you'll run into all kinds of hashing problems)
Development
git clone git@github.com:bigchaindb/js-bigchaindb-driver.git
cd js-bigchaindb-driver/
npm i
npm run dev
After updating source files in src/, make sure to update the API documentation. The following command will scan all source files and create the Markdown output into ./API.md:
npm run doc
Authors
- inspired by
js-bigchaindb-quickstartof @sohkhai [thanks] - BigchainDB dev@bigchaindb.com
License
Copyright 2017 BigchainDB GmbH
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.