Interface to the bitcoin P2P network for multicore
npm install multicore-p2p-mcx
The peer-to-peer networking protocol for BTC.
multicore-p2p adds Bitcoin protocol support for Bitcore.
See the main multicore repo for more information.
``sh`
npm install multicore-p2p
In order to connect to the Bitcoin network, you'll need to know the IP address of at least one node of the network, or use Pool to discover peers using a DNS seed.
`javascript
var Peer = require('multicore-p2p').Peer;
var peer = new Peer({host: '127.0.0.1'});
peer.on('ready', function() {
// peer info
console.log(peer.version, peer.subversion, peer.bestHeight);
});
peer.on('disconnect', function() {
console.log('connection closed');
});
peer.connect();
`
Then, you can get information from other peers by using:
`javascript`
// handle events
peer.on('inv', function(message) {
// message.inventory[]
});
peer.on('tx', function(message) {
// message.transaction
});
Take a look at this guide on the usage of the Peer` class.
See CONTRIBUTING.md on the main multicore repo for information about how to contribute.
Code released under the MIT license.
Copyright 2013-2019 BitPay, Inc. Bitcore is a trademark maintained by BitPay, Inc.