Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-3.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SAekf-0005kd-PR for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:56:13 +0000 X-ACL-Warn: Received: from 2508ds5-oebr.0.fullrate.dk ([95.166.54.49] helo=mail.ceptacle.com) by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) id 1SAekZ-0004cY-TD for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:56:13 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.ceptacle.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C89E3197681A; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:56:01 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ceptacle.com Received: from mail.ceptacle.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (server.ceptacle.private [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id LJvDddFjdbGk; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:56:01 +0100 (CET) Received: from [109.105.106.219] (unknown [109.105.106.219]) by mail.ceptacle.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8CB2E1976814; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:56:01 +0100 (CET) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Michael_Gr=F8nager?= In-Reply-To: <15bcfa26-7be9-4883-ad03-bfb7085b5df0@email.android.com> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:56:00 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <7E6B77BA-6F88-4632-B9DD-487E870D45CA@ceptacle.com> References: <15bcfa26-7be9-4883-ad03-bfb7085b5df0@email.android.com> To: bitcoin-list@bluematt.me X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. X-Headers-End: 1SAekZ-0004cY-TD Cc: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Adding callback hooks to the satoshi client X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:56:13 -0000 Hi Eric, What hooks are you looking for in particular ? libcoin supports registration of listeners for new blocks and new = transactions. These are e.g. used for connecting the Wallet to the Node. Cheers, M On 22/03/2012, at 06:39, bitcoin-list@bluematt.me wrote: > You might also want to check out libcoin. Its a fork of the satoshi = client: https://github.com/ceptacle/libcoin >=20 > Matt >=20 > Eric Lombrozo wrote: > Hey, guys. >=20 > I've been writing a number of apps that require realtime event > notifications, where the JSON-RPC API clearly doesn't suffice. >=20 > There are two approaches I've been taking to this end: >=20 > 1) Writing my own library for dealing with raw bitcoin structures and > connecting to bitcoin nodes via the bitcoin protocol. > 2) Making custom builds of the satoshi client putting callback hooks > in key points. >=20 > Neither of these two approaches is ideal. (1) involves a lot of code > duplication, (2) involves patching the satoshi client source > each time I grab a later version, with the everpresent risk of > something breaking and the need to continue maintaining these patches. > Moreover, unfortunately many of these key points happen to be in files > like main.cpp which see frequent changes. >=20 > I would like to propose adding these > callback hooks to the main >=20 > branch. I am willing to help locate these key points, reorganize the > code > to place these methods in separate source files, define a callback > mechanism, and contribute source code. >=20 > -Eric Lombrozo >=20 >=20 > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here=20 > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure >=20 > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development > = --------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here=20 > = http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure_________________________________________= ______ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development Michael Gronager, PhD Director, Ceptacle Jens Juels Gade 33 2100 Copenhagen E Mobile: +45 31 45 14 01 E-mail: gronager@ceptacle.com Web: http://www.ceptacle.com/