bitcoin-core-client v1.0.0

bitcoin-core-client

A Bitcoin Core REST and RPC client

class BitcoinClient:

constructor({host: string, port: number, user: string, password: string})

Create an instance of BitcoinClient class:

const client = new BitcoinClient({host: '192.168.0.100', port: 8332, user: 'some_user', password: 'some_secure_pw'});

Implements all rpc functions as specified here: https://developer.bitcoin.org/reference/rpc/index.html

WARNING: RPC calls with arguments may not work yet (WIP). Calls without arguments should work fine..

All rpc calls return a promise that resolves with the expected value or with an error.

Example:

const client = new BitcoinClient({host: '192.168.0.100', port: 8332, user: 'some_user', password: 'some_secure_pw'});
client.getUptime().then((uptime) => {
  console.log(Bitcoin node uptime: ${uptime});
}).catch((reason) => {
  console.log(Failed to get uptime: ${reason});
});