[ANN] Bitcoin Environment for Application Developers: Bitcoin Regtest Node

[obale]

Hey There!

I am pleased to announce the bitcoin-regtest-node project (see https://github.com/Sigimera/bitcoin-regtest-node). During my work for www.btc-funding.com I came across the issue, how to test my Bitcoin code, especially under different scenarios. This repository contains basic instructions how to work with a local blockchain (in regtest mode). The plan is to extend this repository to automatically setup a (local) regtest node and simulate transactions. The project should provide a framework that allows, with minimal effort, to test extensively a Bitcoin application, e.g. by randomizing the number of transactions and amount to a specific bitcoin address or by generating a lot of transactions for stress testing the application.

Currently it contains only basic instructions, but more will come soon. Please let me know what you think and what functionality do you need.

Your help is pretty much appreciated.

Regards

Alex

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[obale]

Adding a bash script that allows you to do the following:

• Bootstrap a new regtest node with private blockchain and mined 50 BTC
• Simulate (randomly) a bunch of transactions with random values to a given address.
• Modular bash scripts that can be used for customized scripting, see lib/ directory.

Feedback and comments are appreciated.

[dansmith]

good endeavour

[obale]

Thanks!

Currently I am playing around with a newly written ruby gem. By using a programming language for a command line tool and a bitcoin library, there are even more complex scenarios possible.