casper-binary-port-client

A binary-port client library and CLI binary for interacting with the Casper network.

Running the client

The client runs in one of several modes, each mode performing a single action. To see all available commands:

cargo run --release -- help

example output

A CLI binary for interacting with the Casper network via the binary protocol

Usage: casper-binary-port-client [OPTIONS] --node-address <NODE_ADDRESS> <COMMAND>

Commands:
  information                Send information request of a given kind
  record                     Send record request with a given ID and key
  state                      Retrieves data from the global state
  try-accept-transaction     Sends a transaction to the network for inclusion
  try-speculative-execution  Sends a transaction to the network for speculative execution
  help                       Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  -v, --verbose                      Provides a verbose output as the command is being handled (not supported yet)
  -n, --node-address <NODE_ADDRESS>  
  -h, --help                         Print help

To get further info on any command, run help followed by the subcommand, e.g.

cargo run information block-header --help

example output

Retrieve block header by height or hash

Usage: casper-binary-port-client information block-header [OPTIONS]

Options:
      --hash <HASH>      
      --height <HEIGHT>  
  -h, --help             Print help

Client library

The binary_port_access directory contains source for the client library, which may be called directly rather than through the CLI binary. The CLI app casper-binary-port-client makes use of this library to implement its functionality.

License

Licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0.