lbcd/database

database

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Package database provides a database interface for the bitcoin block chain and transactions.

Documentation

[] (http://godoc.org/github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database)

Full go doc style documentation for the project can be viewed online without installing this package by using the GoDoc site here.

You can also view the documentation locally once the package is installed with the godoc tool by running godoc -http=":6060" and pointing your browser to http://localhost:6060/pkg/github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database

Installation

$ go get github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database

Examples

• [CreateDB Example] (http://godoc.org/github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database#example-CreateDB)
  Demonstrates creating a new database and inserting the genesis block into it.

• [NewestSha Example] (http://godoc.org/github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database#example-Db--NewestSha)
  Demonstrates querying the database for the most recent best block height and hash.

TODO

• Increase test coverage to 100%

GPG Verification Key

All official release tags are signed by Conformal so users can ensure the code has not been tampered with and is coming from Conformal. To verify the signature perform the following:

• Download the public key from the Conformal website at https://opensource.conformal.com/GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt

• Import the public key into your GPG keyring:

  gpg --import GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
  

• Verify the release tag with the following command where TAG_NAME is a placeholder for the specific tag:

  git tag -v TAG_NAME
  

License

Package database is licensed under the copyfree ISC License.