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Connect to Koinos Blockchain in 10 Minutes

#koinos #node #blockchain #javascript

Koinos is made to be accessible to developers and users. With just a few lines of code, we can interact with the blockchain.

This tutorial has been expanded at Learn Koinos Github repo.

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Getting Started

Learn to Use Terminal

Install Node.js

Clone this repo 

git clone https://github.com/isaacdozier/learn-koinos.git
cd learn-koinos
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How to Clone a Repository

Install Dependencies 

npm install @koindx/v2-sdk
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The Basics of Dependencies for Node.js & NPM

Koindx V2-SDK Examples

Run Examples

Example_4.js : returns Koin & USDT Pool Reserves

const { ChainId, Fetcher, KOIN, Token, Percent} = require("@koindx/v2-sdk");
const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js');

async function go(){
    try{
        // DECLARE ASSETS
        // KOIN can be declared directly with Koindx sdk
        const koin = new KOIN(ChainId.MAINNET);

        // USDT is NOT a native asset and is declared using the Token class
        // This same operation would be used for other alt-token in the ecosystem
        const usdt_contract_address = '19WrWze3XAoMa3Mwqys4rJMP6emZX2wfpH'
        const usdt = new Token(ChainId.MAINNET, usdt_contract_address);

        // This retrieves the Koin/USDT pool info by utilizing the Koindx SDK
        const PAIR = await Fetcher.fetchPairData(ChainId.MAINNET, koin, usdt);

        // Lets declare our availbile reserves to get an estimated ratio
        // This can be used to get an estimated exchange rate for any given pool
        // We are using Percent to parse a BigNumber.js object
        const koin_reserves = new Percent(PAIR.reserve_0)
        const usdt_reserves = new Percent(PAIR.reserve_1)

        console.log('Koin Reserves: ', koin_reserves.numerator)
        console.log('USDT Reserves: ', usdt_reserves.numerator / usdt_reserves.denominator)

    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
    }
}

go()
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Terminal 

node example_4.js
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Output 

Koin Reserves:  BigNumber { s: 1, e: 12, c: [ 8752538877288 ] }
USDT Reserves:  877155023.1824
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BigNumber.js is an arithmitic standard used for working with a wide range of numbers, strings and object types representing a numeric value.

"The library exports a single constructor function, BigNumber, which accepts a value of type Number, String or BigNumber"

We are only reading these values as they are returned to us, but if you want to create them in your app you need to include the dependency below.

const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js');
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This makes working with numbers easier for developers.

Learn how to work with BigNumber.js

Arithmic functions with numbers and strings 

console.log(koin_reserves * 1)
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Output: 8810421275766
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console.log(koin_reserves * '1')
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Output: 8810421275766
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Simplify operations with Percent 

const koin_reserves = new Percent(PAIR.reserve_0)

console.log('Koin Reserves: ', koin_reserves.numerator / koin_reserves.denominator)
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Koin Reserves:  875956851.2107
USDT Reserves:  Percent {
  numerator: BigNumber { s: 1, e: 12, c: [ 8764493211385 ] },
  denominator: BigNumber { s: 1, e: 4, c: [ 10000 ] }
}
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