ipld-eth-server/README.md

# Vulcanize DB

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## Development Setup

### Dependencies

 - Go 1.9+
 - https://github.com/golang/dep
    - `go get -u github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep`
 - https://github.com/go-godo/godo
    - `go get -u gopkg.in/godo.v2/cmd/godo`
 - Postgres 10

### Cloning the Repository

1. `git config --global url."git@github.com:".insteadOf "https://github.com/"`
    - By default, `go get` does not work for private GitHub repos. This will fix that.
2. `go get github.com/8thlight/vulcanizedb`
3. `go get github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum`
    - This will take a while and gives poor indication of progress.
4. `go install github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/geth`
5. `cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/8thlight/vulcanizedb`
6. `dep ensure`

### Setting up the Databases

1. Install Postgres
2. Create a superuser for yourself and make sure `psql --list` works without prompting for a password.
3. `go get -u -d github.com/mattes/migrate/cli github.com/lib/pq`
4. `go build -tags 'postgres' -o /usr/local/bin/migrate github.com/mattes/migrate/cli`
5. `createdb vulcanize_private`
6. `cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/8thlight/vulcanizedb`
7. `godo migrate -- --environment=<some-environment>`
    * See below for configuring additional environments

Adding a new migration: `./scripts/create_migration <migration-name>`

### Creating/Using a Private Blockchain

Syncing the public blockchain takes many hours for the initial sync and will download 20+ GB of data.
Here are some instructions for creating a private blockchain that does not depend on having a network connection.

1. Run `./scripts/setup` to create a private blockchain with a new account.
    * This will result in a warning.
2. Run `./scripts/start_private_blockchain`.
3. Run `godo run -- --environment=private` to start listener.

### Connecting to the Public Blockchain

`./scripts/start_blockchain`

### IPC File Paths

The default location for Ethereum is:
 - `$HOME/Library/Ethereum` for Mac
 - `$HOME/.ethereum` for Ubuntu
 - `$GOPATH/src/gihub.com/8thlight/vulcanizedb/test_data_dir/geth.ipc` for private blockchain.

**Note the location of the ipc file is outputted when you connect to a blockchain. It is needed to for configuration**

## Running Listener

1. Start a blockchain.
2. In a separate terminal start listener (ipcDir location)
    - `godo run -- --environment=<some-environment>`
    
## Retrieving Historical Data

1. Start a blockchain.
2. In a separate terminal start listener (ipcDir location)
    - `godo populateBlocks -- --environment=<some-environment> --starting-number=<starting-block-number>`
    
## Retrieve Contract Attributes

1. Add contract ABI to contracts / environment directory:
```
vulcanizedb/
    contracts/
        public/
            <contract-address>.json
        private/
```
The name of the JSON file should correspond the contract's address.
2. Start watching the contract `godo watchContract -- --environment=<some-environment> --contract-hash=<contract-address>`
3. Request summary data `godo showContractSummary -- --environment=<some-environment> --contract-hash=<contract-address>`

### Configuring Additional Environments

You can create configuration files for additional environments.

 * Among other things, it will require the IPC file path
 * See `environments/private.toml` for an example
 * You will need to do this if you want to run a node connecting to the public blockchain

## Running the Tests

### Integration Test

In order to run the integration tests, you will need to run them against a real blockchain.

1. Run `./scripts/start_private_blockchain` as a separate process.
2. `go test ./...` to run all tests.

### Unit Tests

1. `go test ./pkg/...`