An alternative full node implementation of LBRY's blockchain written in Go (golang)
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Dave Collins 87b3756c8c server: Remove superfluous check in OnMemPool. (#736)
This reduces the mempool lock contention by removing an unnecessary
check when responding to a "mempool" request.

In particular, the code first gets a list of all transactions from the
mempool and then iterates them in order to construct the inventory
vectors and apply bloom filtering if it is enabled.  Since it is
possible that the transaction was removed from the mempool by another
thread while that list is being iterated, the code was checking if each
transaction was still in the mempool.  This is a pointless check because
the transaction might still be removed at any point after the check
anyways.  For example, it might be removed after the mempool response
has been sent to the remote peer or even while the loop is still
iterating.
2016-08-19 11:04:16 -05:00
addrmgr chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
blockchain chaincfg/blockchain: Parameterize more chain consts. (#732) 2016-08-10 16:02:23 -05:00
btcec chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
btcjson multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
chaincfg chaincfg/blockchain: Parameterize more chain consts. (#732) 2016-08-10 16:02:23 -05:00
cmd chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
database chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
docs travis: Add go 1.7 and drop go 1.5 support. (#740) 2016-08-18 11:06:26 -05:00
limits Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
mining chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
peer chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
release Update release script to correct btcctl location. 2015-02-28 03:39:20 -06:00
txscript txscript: Expose AddOps on ScriptBuilder. (#734) 2016-08-12 19:29:28 -05:00
wire chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
.gitignore build: Convert project to use glide. (#689) 2016-05-06 10:47:53 -05:00
.travis.yml travis: Add go 1.7 and drop go 1.5 support. (#740) 2016-08-18 11:06:26 -05:00
blocklogger.go Add support for an optional address-based transaction index. 2015-02-05 14:48:19 -08:00
blockmanager.go chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
btcd.go btcd: Simplify shutdown signal handling logic. (#733) 2016-08-11 13:39:23 -05:00
CHANGES Fix typos in changelog. 2015-12-29 09:43:44 -07:00
config.go Add automatic RPC configuration. 2016-06-03 21:14:15 -05:00
config_test.go Add automatic RPC configuration. 2016-06-03 21:14:15 -05:00
cpuminer.go chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
deps.txt Add 0.12.0 deps to deps.txt. 2015-11-20 17:35:07 -06:00
discovery.go multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
doc.go blockchain: Rework to use new db interface. 2016-04-11 16:47:27 -05:00
dynamicbanscore.go multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
dynamicbanscore_test.go Implement banning based on dynamic ban scores 2016-02-16 10:10:29 +01:00
glide.lock chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
glide.yaml build: Convert project to use glide. (#689) 2016-05-06 10:47:53 -05:00
goclean.sh build: Convert project to use glide. (#689) 2016-05-06 10:47:53 -05:00
LICENSE add license title (#717) 2016-08-11 16:58:15 -05:00
log.go btcd: Remove peer-specific logging funcs. (#675) 2016-04-20 23:58:31 -05:00
mempool.go chaincfg/blockchain: Parameterize more chain consts. (#732) 2016-08-10 16:02:23 -05:00
mempoolerror.go multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
mining.go chaincfg/blockchain: Parameterize more chain consts. (#732) 2016-08-10 16:02:23 -05:00
mining_test.go mining: Improve tests for prio queue. (#667) 2016-04-14 00:19:23 -05:00
params.go Change copyright date for code that was updated this year(2016). 2016-01-07 09:01:51 -07:00
policy.go blockchain: Rework to use new db interface. 2016-04-11 16:47:27 -05:00
policy_test.go chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
README.md travis: Add go 1.7 and drop go 1.5 support. (#740) 2016-08-18 11:06:26 -05:00
rpcserver.go btcd: Simplify shutdown signal handling logic. (#733) 2016-08-11 13:39:23 -05:00
rpcserverhelp.go multi: Update with result of gofmt -s. 2016-02-25 13:02:54 -06:00
rpcserverhelp_test.go Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
rpcwebsocket.go chainhash: Abstract hash logic to new package. (#729) 2016-08-08 14:04:33 -05:00
sample-btcd.conf indexers: Implement optional tx/address indexes. 2016-04-11 17:16:42 -05:00
server.go server: Remove superfluous check in OnMemPool. (#736) 2016-08-19 11:04:16 -05:00
service_windows.go btcd: Simplify shutdown signal handling logic. (#733) 2016-08-11 13:39:23 -05:00
signal.go btcd: Simplify shutdown signal handling logic. (#733) 2016-08-11 13:39:23 -05:00
signalsigterm.go btcd: Simplify shutdown signal handling logic. (#733) 2016-08-11 13:39:23 -05:00
upgrade.go Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
upnp.go Fixed DeletePortMapping documentation typo 2015-01-01 21:59:57 +01:00
version.go Prepare for release 0.12.0. 2015-11-20 19:33:17 -06:00

btcd

[Build Status] (https://travis-ci.org/btcsuite/btcd)

btcd is an alternative full node bitcoin implementation written in Go (golang).

This project is currently under active development and is in a Beta state. It is extremely stable and has been in production use since October 2013.

It properly downloads, validates, and serves the block chain using the exact rules (including bugs) for block acceptance as Bitcoin Core. We have taken great care to avoid btcd causing a fork to the block chain. It passes all of the 'official' block acceptance tests (https://github.com/TheBlueMatt/test-scripts) as well as all of the JSON test data in the Bitcoin Core code.

It also relays newly mined blocks, maintains a transaction pool, and relays individual transactions that have not yet made it into a block. It ensures all transactions admitted to the pool follow the rules required by the block chain and also includes the same checks which filter transactions based on miner requirements ("standard" transactions) as Bitcoin Core.

One key difference between btcd and Bitcoin Core is that btcd does NOT include wallet functionality and this was a very intentional design decision. See the blog entry here for more details. This means you can't actually make or receive payments directly with btcd. That functionality is provided by the btcwallet and Paymetheus (Windows-only) projects which are both under active development.

Requirements

Go 1.6 or newer.

Installation

Windows - MSI Available

https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases

Linux/BSD/MacOSX/POSIX - Build from Source

  • Install Go according to the installation instructions here: http://golang.org/doc/install

  • Ensure Go was installed properly and is a supported version:

$ go version
$ go env GOROOT GOPATH

NOTE: The GOROOT and GOPATH above must not be the same path. It is recommended that GOPATH is set to a directory in your home directory such as ~/goprojects to avoid write permission issues. It is also recommended to add $GOPATH/bin to your PATH at this point.

  • Run the following commands to obtain btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
$ go get -u github.com/Masterminds/glide
$ git clone https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd $GOPATH/src/github.com/btcsuite/btcd
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/btcsuite/btcd
$ glide install
$ go install . ./cmd/...
  • btcd (and utilities) will now be installed in $GOPATH/bin. If you did not already add the bin directory to your system path during Go installation, we recommend you do so now.

Updating

Windows

Install a newer MSI

Linux/BSD/MacOSX/POSIX - Build from Source

  • Run the following commands to update btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/btcsuite/btcd
$ git pull && glide install
$ go install . ./cmd/...

Getting Started

btcd has several configuration options avilable to tweak how it runs, but all of the basic operations described in the intro section work with zero configuration.

Windows (Installed from MSI)

Launch btcd from your Start menu.

Linux/BSD/POSIX/Source

$ ./btcd

IRC

  • irc.freenode.net
  • channel #btcd
  • webchat

Mailing lists

  • btcd: discussion of btcd and its packages.
  • btcd-commits: readonly mail-out of source code changes.

To subscribe to a given list, send email to list+subscribe@opensource.conformal.com

Issue Tracker

The integrated github issue tracker is used for this project.

Documentation

The documentation is a work-in-progress. It is located in the docs folder.

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 the btcsuite developers. 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

btcd is licensed under the copyfree ISC License.