node-red-contrib-bitfinex v0.4.0

Bitfinex Function Node for Node-RED

node-red-contrib-bitfinex make Bitfinex API very easy to access, you can visually show exchange data in node-red's dashboard, mashup with other services, or trade from weird objects around your house.

Install

1. Install Node-RED npm install -g node-red
2. Go to Node-RED user directory (default: ~/.node-red)
3. npm install node-red-contrib-bitfinex

Or start Node-RED via node-red, then go settings > Palette > Install tab in node-red and search bitfinex to install this module.

Features

• A Function block where you can write your own code to execute Bitfinex's nodejs API library

• A credential configuration block

• Installed Blocks are provide in bitfinex category
• Guides and workable rest/websocket examples are provided in help tab
• expose rest method in function block to easy access REST API calls.

• expose ws in function block to easy access Websocket API calls

• expose bfx method in function block that allows advanced usage.
• rest, ws returned data are auto transformed to object based on bfx-api-node-models
• The functoin block supports multiple outputs (ex: can subscribe multiple tickers and export at the same block)

• You can visualize value and diagram with Node-RED dashboard

Usage

Refer official Bitfinex document https://docs.bitfinex.com/v2/docs for all APIs.

Bitfinex API credentials can be obtained from https://www.bitfinex.com/api

Credit

The block is derived from node-red's build-in function block. And refer node-red-contrib-aws-sdk for the credential block.

The functions are build on top of Bitfinex's nodejs API library

License

MIT License