basic-blockchain
Basic cryptocurrency, based on blockchain, implemented in Python.
Getting Started
Installation
pip install bbchain
Use (default web implementation)
# Start (default port 8000)
bbchain --start
# Start with selected host/port
bbchain --start --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8002
# Select other nodes to connect
bbchain --start --nodes ip1:port1,ip2:port2
# Add data to the blockchain
bbchain --add "data to storage" --nodes ip1:port1
# Maintenance
## Clean local storage
bbchain --clean
## Show local data
bbchain --print
Development
git clone https://github.com/jepemo/basic-blockchain.git
cd basic-blockchain
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .
bbchain --help
Execute tests:
python3 setup.py test
Some Blockchain implementation readings
Roadmap
- More tests
- Implement real consensus algorithms
- Improve default http implementation (better sync, etc.)
- Some examples: cryptocurrency, etc.
- Allow to save non-textual data
License
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