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### Welcome to bitcoinj
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The bitcoinj library is a Java implementation of the Bitcoin protocol, which allows it to maintain a wallet and send/receive transactions without needing a local copy of Bitcoin Core. It comes with full documentation and some example apps showing how to use it.
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### Technologies
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* Java 8+ (needs Java 8 API or Android 8.0 API, compiles to Java 8 bytecode) and Gradle 4.4+ for the `core` module
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* Java 11+ and Gradle 4.4+ for `tools`, `wallettool` and `examples`
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* Java 11+ and Gradle 4.10+ for the JavaFX-based `wallettemplate`
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* https://gradle.org/[Gradle] - for building the project
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* https://github.com/google/protobuf[Google Protocol Buffers] - for use with serialization and hardware communications
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### Getting started
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To get started, it is best to have the latest JDK and Gradle installed. The HEAD of the `master` branch contains the latest development code and various production releases are provided on feature branches.
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#### Building from the command line
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Official builds are currently using JDK 11. Our GitHub Actions build and test with JDK 11 and JDK 17.
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To perform a full build (_including_ JavaDocs and unit/integration _tests_) use JDK 11+.
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```
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gradle clean build
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```
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If you are using Gradle 4.10 or later, the build will automatically include the JavaFX-based `wallettemplate` module. The outputs are under the `build` directory.
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To perform a full build _without_ unit/integration _tests_ use:
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```
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gradle clean assemble
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```
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#### Building from an IDE
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Alternatively, just import the project using your IDE. http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/[IntelliJ] has Gradle integration built-in and has a free Community Edition. Simply use `File | New | Project from Existing Sources` and locate the `build.gradle` in the root of the cloned project source tree.
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### Building and Using the Wallet Tool
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The *bitcoinj* `wallettool` subproject includes a command-line Wallet Tool (`wallet-tool`) that can be used to create and manage *bitcoinj*-based wallets (both the HD keychain and SPV blockchain state.) Using `wallet-tool` on Bitcoin's test net is a great way to learn about Bitcoin and *bitcoinj*.
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To build an executable shell script that runs the command-line Wallet Tool, use:
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```
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gradle bitcoinj-wallettool:installDist
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```
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You can now run the `wallet-tool` without parameters to get help on its operation:
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```
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./wallettool/build/install/wallet-tool/bin/wallet-tool
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```
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To create a test net wallet file in `~/bitcoinj/bitcoinj-test.wallet`, you would use:
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mkdir ~/bitcoinj
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```
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```
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./wallettool/build/install/wallet-tool/bin/wallet-tool --net=TESTNET --wallet=$HOME/bitcoinj/bitcoinj-test.wallet create
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```
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To sync the newly created wallet in `~/bitcoinj/bitcoinj-test.wallet` with the test net, you would use:
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./wallettool/build/install/wallet-tool/bin/wallet-tool --net=TESTNET --wallet=$HOME/bitcoinj/bitcoinj-test.wallet sync
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```
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To dump the state of the wallet in `~/bitcoinj/bitcoinj-test.wallet` with the test net, you would use:
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./wallettool/build/install/wallet-tool/bin/wallet-tool --net=TESTNET --wallet=$HOME/bitcoinj/bitcoinj-test.wallet dump
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```
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NOTE: These instructions are for macOS/Linux, for Windows use the `wallettool/build/install/wallet-tool/bin/wallet-tool.bat` batch file with the equivalent Windows command-line commands and options.
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### Example applications
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These are found in the `examples` module.
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### Where next?
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Now you are ready to https://bitcoinj.github.io/getting-started[follow the tutorial].
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### Testing a SNAPSHOT build
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Building apps with official releases of *bitcoinj* is covered in the https://bitcoinj.github.io/getting-started[tutorial].
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If you want to develop or test your app with a https://jitpack.io[Jitpack]-powered build of the latest `master` or `release-0.15` branch of *bitcoinj* follow the dynamically-generated instructions for that branch by following the correct link.
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* https://jitpack.io/#bitcoinj/bitcoinj/master-SNAPSHOT[master] branch
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* https://jitpack.io/#bitcoinj/bitcoinj/release-0.15-SNAPSHOT[release-0.15] branch
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