Guide to setup Decred edge-currency-plugin

decred-edge-currency-plugin-progress.md

Plugin Forked from Airbitz https://github.com/leongaban/edge-currency-decred

Challenges / Sprint items

• Setup and run a Decred full node locally

• Setup and run ElectrumX server (requires leveldb)

  • Install Python 3

  • Install ElectrumX Docker container and run (https://github.com/leongaban/electrumx)

  • Update ElectrumX code to contain Decred

• ISSUE: Can't run ElectrumX locally

• Connect ElectrumX to the Decred full node

• Obtain electrumServers for Decred to be used in edge-currency plugin

• Update the JavaScript plugin to use the ElectrumX Decred servers

• Build ReactNative app to test

• Move from local to hosted dev test

• Deploy servers to production, submit plugin PR 🚀

Running the ElectrumX Docker image:

docker run \
  -v /Users/leongaban/electrumx_docker:/data \
  -e DAEMON_URL=http://USER:[email protected]:19119 \
  -e RPC_HOST=127.0.0.1 \
  -e COIN=Decred \
  -p 19119:19119 \
  cipherz/docker-electrumx

EdgeApp/edge-react-gui#271

Current issue: Errors when using the Decred edge-plugin with the Edge-React-Gui

Error: node_modules/edge-currency-bitcoin/lib/engine/currencyEngine.js.flow:28
 28: import bcoin from 'bcoin'
                       ^^^^^^^ bcoin. Required module not found

Error: node_modules/edge-currency-bitcoin/lib/engine/keyManager.js.flow:6
  6: import bcoin from 'bcoin'
                       ^^^^^^^ bcoin. Required module not found

Error: node_modules/edge-currency-bitcoin/lib/engine/parseTransaction.js.flow:2
  2: import bcoin from 'bcoin'
                       ^^^^^^^ bcoin. Required module not found

Error: node_modules/edge-currency-bitcoin/lib/index.js.flow:8
  8: import bcoin from 'bcoin'
                       ^^^^^^^ bcoin. Required module not found

Error: node_modules/edge-currency-bitcoin/lib/info/decred.js.flow:4
  4: export const decredInfo: AbcCurrencyInfo = {
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ property `metaTokens`. Property not found in
                                                v
  4: export const decredInfo: AbcCurrencyInfo = {
  5:   // Basic currency information:
  6:   currencyCode: 'DCR',
...:
 59: }
     ^ object literal

Error: node_modules/edge-currency-bitcoin/lib/plugin/currencyPlugin.js.flow:20
 20: import bcoin from 'bcoin'
                       ^^^^^^^ bcoin. Required module not found

Error: node_modules/edge-currency-bitcoin/lib/utils/addressFormat/addressFormatIndex.js.flow:3
  3: import bcoin from 'bcoin'
                       ^^^^^^^ bcoin. Required module not found

Error: node_modules/edge-currency-bitcoin/lib/utils/addressFormat/cashAddress.js.flow:5
  5: import bcoin from 'bcoin'
                       ^^^^^^^ bcoin. Required module not found

Steps to install and setup edge-react-gui && use the edge-cryptocurrency-bitcoin plugin:
https://gist.github.com/cipherzzz/65a46f3b1fd6194ef6a20c35de2986a8