From: Jonas Schnelli <dev@jonasschnelli.ch>
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 20:36:21 +0200
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Building a Bitcoin API and query system.
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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 =
explorer(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>:
>=20
> Hello everyone,
>=20
> I am C++ & Node.js developer. I want to propose making a new Bitcoin =
API that supports fast quering of Bitcoin blocks and transactions =
without the need for syncing with all previous nodes.
>=20
> 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 transaction yet satify the need of what I want to query.
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> Thanks
> Sumit Lahiri.
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