Note this console has been included in this project and is no longer maintained here.

A console for use in testing a bitcoin node via the rpc interface. Can be used instead of the bitcoin-cli or bitcoin-qt console.

I wanted to be able to learn the protocol, following the examples seemed difficult using the bitcoin-cli and setting environment variables or copy pasting the results into the next command. I found it challenging to keep track of everything.

Also I like to work from my laptop out on the back porch, but find it impractical to run a full node on the laptop and keeping in sync when laptop is not always in use.

This allows me to connect to my node remotely. Also I can enter the commands in a more friendly visible way, with everything in one place, the completion, argument help, and complete help on command available on hover. Additionally, the history is visible in the command editor, and re-running is easy

• A multi line code editor for entering commands rather than a single line console input
• Code completion for all RPC commands
• Full help text when hovering a command
• Argument hints based on command entered
• Execute via keyboard, menu, command pallet or codelens
• File load and save

• Folding of results for better focus on results of interest
• Mini Map for easy navigation
• Insert from results to the command editor
• File load and save

clone repo

npm install

The bitcoin RPC server requires a username and password for access, this is set up in the bitcoin.conf file, see bitcoin core documentation for further details

The default location for this app is HOME/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

This can be overridden from the command line with the -config flag ex. -config=/DIRECTORY/FILE.conf with the file containing the values of rpcuser and rpcpassword in the format of the standard bitcoin.conf file.

The -port option lets you run on test net by setting to 18332

The -host and -config options allow for remote connection

npm start [-- [-config -port -host]]

Also, launch configurations are provided for vscode users

A single command may be multi line. Leave whitespace for argument separation, JSON objects are parsed as a single argument.

example:

createmultisig 2
[
    "key1",
    "key2"
]

Currently argument help does not trigger on tab, see issue

install electron-packager

and run electron-packager .

this will create an executable for your operating system

This console should work with bitcoin forks

ex. To run with litecoin testnet npm start -- -port=19332 -config=/home/yourhome/.litecoin/litecoin.conf