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From: Blockchain Group <shekharhiran@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:55:57 +0530
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To: Jonas Schnelli <dev@jonasschnelli.ch>
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Building a Bitcoin API and query system.
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Thanks, I'll check it out.

On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 12:06 AM Jonas Schnelli <dev@jonasschnelli.ch> wrote:

> Hi
>
> To give a critical viewpoint on a such API:
>
> Such APIs usually result in central validation, meaning that users trust
> API services rather the validating their own data. It break some of the
> fundamental properties of Bitcoin (avoid trusted third parties).
> Systems or applications depending on a full indexed blockchain (a thus
> such API) do usually scale pretty bad.
>
> I=E2=80=99d like to hear some concrete use-cases for a such block explore=
r(ish)
> API.
>
> Thanks
> =E2=80=94
> Jonas
>
> > Am 26.08.2018 um 21:58 schrieb Blockchain Group via bitcoin-dev <
> bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am C++ & Node.js developer. I want to propose making a new Bitcoin AP=
I
> that supports fast quering of Bitcoin blocks and transactions without the
> need for syncing with all previous nodes.
> >
> > In a typical case where I want to build a full fleged Bitcoin explorer
> cum wallet system on my end with external APIs, I need to sync my node an=
d
> then query for the information I need to show separately. I am proposing =
a
> unified method of finding/quering the blockchain data with a standardized
> template containing minimal information about the actual mined block or
> transaction yet satify the need of what I want to query.
> >
> > I am working on making a template and a support mechanism on Node.js. I
> want to propose it as an improvement (BIP). It will be a great help to
> future web developers who want to make something similar.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Sumit Lahiri.
> > _______________________________________________
> > bitcoin-dev mailing list
> > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org
> > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Thanks, I&#39;ll check it out.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 12:06 AM Jonas Schn=
elli &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dev@jonasschnelli.ch">dev@jonasschnelli.ch</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi<br>
<br>
To give a critical viewpoint on a such API:<br>
<br>
Such APIs usually result in central validation, meaning that users trust AP=
I services rather the validating their own data. It break some of the funda=
mental properties of Bitcoin (avoid trusted third parties).<br>
Systems or applications depending on a full indexed blockchain (a thus such=
 API) do usually scale pretty bad.<br>
<br>
I=E2=80=99d like to hear some concrete use-cases for a such block explorer(=
ish) API.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
=E2=80=94<br>
Jonas<br>
<br>
&gt; Am 26.08.2018 um 21:58 schrieb Blockchain Group via bitcoin-dev &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_blank" re=
l=3D"noreferrer">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt;:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Hello everyone,<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I am C++ &amp; Node.js developer. I want to propose making a new Bitco=
in API that supports fast quering of Bitcoin blocks and transactions withou=
t the need for syncing with all previous nodes.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; In a typical case where I want to build a full fleged Bitcoin explorer=
 cum wallet system on my end with external APIs, I need to sync my node and=
 then query for the information I need to show separately. I am proposing a=
 unified method of finding/quering the blockchain data with a standardized =
template containing minimal information about the actual mined block or tra=
nsaction yet satify the need of what I want to query.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I am working on making a template and a support mechanism on Node.js. =
I want to propose it as an improvement (BIP). It will be a great help to fu=
ture web developers who want to make something similar.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Thanks<br>
&gt; Sumit Lahiri.<br>
&gt; _______________________________________________<br>
&gt; bitcoin-dev mailing list<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noreferrer">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a><br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-=
dev" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.linuxfou=
ndation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev</a><br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

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