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# bitcoinjs-lib
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[](https://travis-ci.org/bitcoinjs/bitcoinjs-lib) [](https://coveralls.io/r/bitcoinjs/bitcoinjs-lib)
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[](https://ci.testling.com/bitcoinjs/bitcoinjs-lib)
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A pure JavaScript Bitcoin library for node.js and browsers.
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A continued implementation of the original `0.1.3` version used by over a million wallet users; and the backbone for almost all Bitcoin web wallets in production today.
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## Should I use this in production?
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If you are thinking of using the master branch of this library in production, stop.
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Master is not stable; it is our development branch, and only tagged releases may be classified as stable.
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Master is currently being heavily refactored to clean things up, add new functionality and merge improvements from the community.
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If you are looking for the original, it is tagged as `0.1.3`.
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We are releasing quasi-stable releases tagged under `0.2.x`, with the expectation that this is still beta software and is `PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED`.
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This is not the original bitcoinjs-lib that was not updated for a long time.
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## Features
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- Bitcoin Testnet and Mainnet (production) support
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- [HD Wallets](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki)
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- Random private key generation that uses [window.crypto.getRandomValues](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window.crypto) in the underlying implementation.
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- ECDSA signing and verification
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- Standard Transaction creation (pay-to-pubkey-hash), support for multisignature transactions
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- A (somewhat incomplete) wallet implementation, improvements ongoing
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## Installation
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`npm install bitcoinjs-lib`
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Note: The npm version is currently out of date, are working to resolve this. The best way to use the latest code is to clone the repository.
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## Setup
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### Node.js
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var bitcoin = require('bitcoinjs-lib')
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From the repo:
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var bitcoin = require('./src/index.js')
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### Browser
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Compile `bitcoinjs-min.js` with the following command:
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$ npm run-script compile
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After loading this file in your browser, you will be able to use the global `Bitcoin` object.
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## Usage
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These examples assume you are running bitcoinjs-lib in the browser.
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### Generating a Bitcoin address
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```javascript
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key = Bitcoin.ECKey.makeRandom()
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// Print your private key (a hex string)
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console.log(key.toString())
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// => 8c112cf628362ecf4d482f68af2dbb50c8a2cb90d226215de925417aa9336a48
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// Print your public key (defaults to a Bitcoin address)
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console.log(key.pub.getAddress())
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// => 14bZ7YWde4KdRb5YN7GYkToz3EHVCvRxkF
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```
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### Creating a Transaction
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```javascript
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tx = new Bitcoin.Transaction()
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// Add the input (who is paying) of the form [previous transaction hash, index of the output to use]
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tx.addInput("aa94ab02c182214f090e99a0d57021caffd0f195a81c24602b1028b130b63e31", 0)
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// Add the output (who to pay to) of the form [payee's address, amount in satoshis]
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tx.addOutput("1Gokm82v6DmtwKEB8AiVhm82hyFSsEvBDK", 15000)
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// Initialize a private key using hex
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key = Bitcoin.ECKey.fromHex("8c112cf628362ecf4d482f68af2dbb50c8a2cb90d226215de925417aa9336a48")
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// Sign the first input with the new key
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tx.sign(0, key)
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// Print transaction serialized as hex
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console.log(tx.serializeHex())
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// => 0100000001313eb630b128102b60241ca895f1d0ffca2170d5a0990e094f2182c102ab94aa000000008a47304402200169f1f844936dc60df54e812345f5dd3e6681fea52e33c25154ad9cc23a330402204381ed8e73d74a95b15f312f33d5a0072c7a12dd6c3294df6e8efbe4aff27426014104e75628573696aed32d7656fb35e9c71ea08eb6492837e13d2662b9a36821d0fff992692fd14d74fdec20fae29128ba12653249cbeef521fc5eba84dde0689f27ffffffff01983a0000000000001976a914ad618cf4333b3b248f9744e8e81db2964d0ae39788ac00000000
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// You could now push the transaction onto the Bitcoin network manually (see https://blockchain.info/pushtx)
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```
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## Projects utilizing bitcoinjs-lib
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- [Blockchain.info Wallet](http://blockchain.info/wallet)
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- [Bitaddress.org](https://www.bitaddress.org)
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- [Coinpunk](https://coinpunk.com)
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- [DarkWallet](https://darkwallet.unsystem.net)
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- [GreenAddress](https://greenaddress.it)
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Feel free to send pull requests to have your project/startup listed here.
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## Contributing
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### Instructions
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1. Fork the repo
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2. Push changes to your fork
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3. Create a pull request
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### Running the test suite
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$ npm test
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## Alternatives
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- [Bitcore](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore)
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- [Cryptocoin](https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/cryptocoin)
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## License
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This library is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
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## Copyright
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BitcoinJS (c) 2011-2012 Stefan Thomas
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Released under MIT license
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http://bitcoinjs.org/
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CryptoJS (c) 2009–2012 by Jeff Mott
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Released under New BSD license
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http://code.google.com/p/crypto-js/
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