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/*
Package btcdb provides a database interface for the Bitcoin block chain.
As of May 2013, there are over 235,000 blocks in the Bitcoin block chain and
and over 17 million transactions (which turns out to be over 11GB of data).
As of July 2014, there are over 309,000 blocks in the Bitcoin block chain and
and over 42 million transactions (which turns out to be over 21GB of data).
btcdb provides a database layer to store and retrieve this data in a fairly
simple and efficient manner. The use of this should not require specific
knowledge of the database backend.
Basic Design
The basic design of btcdb is to provide two classes of items in a
database; blocks and transactions (tx) where the block number
increases monotonically. Each transaction belongs to a single block
although a block can have a variable number of transactions. Along
with these two items, several convenience functions for dealing with
the database are provided as well as functions to query specific items
that may be present in a block or tx.
The basic design of btcdb is to provide two classes of items in a database;
blocks and transactions (tx) where the block number increases monotonically.
Each transaction belongs to a single block although a block can have a variable
number of transactions. Along with these two items, several convenience
functions for dealing with the database are provided as well as functions to
query specific items that may be present in a block or tx.
Usage
At the highest level, the use of this packages just requires that you
import it, setup a database, insert some data into it, and optionally,
query the data back. The first block inserted into the database will be
treated as the genesis block. Every subsequent block insert requires the
referenced parent block to already exist.
At the highest level, the use of this packages just requires that you import it,
setup a database, insert some data into it, and optionally, query the data back.
The first block inserted into the database will be treated as the genesis block.
Every subsequent block insert requires the referenced parent block to already
exist.
*/
package btcdb