Aion Compatible Web3

About

This project contains tools for using the Web3 application programming interface on top of the Aion network.

Requirements

• Node.js version 8.9.1
  Download: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
  Check version by running node -v in a terminal.

• npm version 5.5.1
  Typically included with node installation.
  Check version by running npm -v in a terminal.

• gulp version 3.9.1
  Installation: https://github.com/gulpjs/gulp/blob/master/docs/getting-started.md
  Check version by running gulp -v in a terminal.

Note: Other versions may work, but have not been thoroughly tested at present.

Setup

git clone https://github.com/aionnetwork/aion_web3
cd aion_web3
npm install
gulp build

or

npm install --save aion-web3

API Use

This application programming interface can be used to perform different operation on the Aion blockchain. Some example uses cases are available in the project wiki.

• Web use:
      include dist/web3.min.js in your html file
• Node use:

  var Web3 = require('aion-web3')
  var web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.HttpProvider("http://localhost:8545"));
  

Application Development

var coinbase = web3.eth.coinbase;
var balance = web3.eth.getBalance(coinbase);