Merge pull request #839 from maraoz/improve/README2

Polish README file
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Esteban Ordano 2014-12-23 10:07:51 -03:00
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},
"templates": {
"systemName": "bitcore",
"copyright": "© 2013-2014, BitPay Inc.",
"copyright": "© 2013-2015, BitPay Inc.",
"navType": "vertical",
"theme": "journal",
"linenums": true,

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Copyright (c) 2013-2014 BitPay, Inc.
Copyright (c) 2013-2015 BitPay, Inc.
Parts of this software are based on fullnode
Copyright (c) 2014 Ryan X. Charles

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[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/bitpay/bitcore.svg?branch=master&style=flat-square)](https://travis-ci.org/bitpay/bitcore)
[![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/bitpay/bitcore.svg?style=flat-square)](https://coveralls.io/r/bitpay/bitcore)
A pure and simple JavaScript bitcoin API.
A pure and powerful JavaScript Bitcoin API.
## Principles
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```javascript
var bitcore = require('bitcore');
assert(bitcore.Address.isValid(address));
assert(bitcore.Address.isValid('126vMmY1fyznpZiFTTnty3cm1Rw8wuheev'));
var simpleTx = new bitcore.Transaction();
var simpleTx.from(unspent).to(address, amount);
simpleTx.sign(privateKey);
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## Documentation
The complete docs are hosted here: [bitcore documentation](https://bitpay.github.io/bitcore/docs/#!index.md). There's also a [bitcore API reference](https://bitpay.github.io/bitcore/apiref) available generated from the JSDocs of the project, but we're still working on the quality and design of this API reference.
The complete docs are hosted here: [bitcore documentation](http://bitcore.io/guide/). There's also a [bitcore API reference](http://bitcore.io/api/) available generated from the JSDocs of the project, where you'll find low-level details on each bitcore utility.
[![Read the Developer Guide](http://bitpay.github.io/bitcore/images/read-the-developer-guide-btn.png)](https://bitpay.github.io/bitcore/docs/#!index.md) [![Read the API Reference](http://bitpay.github.io/bitcore/images/read-the-api-reference-btn.png)](https://bitpay.github.io/bitcore/apiref)
[![Read the Developer Guide](http://bitpay.github.io/bitcore/images/read-the-developer-guide-btn.png)](http://bitcore.io/guide/) [![Read the API Reference](http://bitpay.github.io/bitcore/images/read-the-api-reference-btn.png)](http://bitcore.io/api/)
To get community assistance and ask for help with implementation questions, please use our [community forums](http://bitpaylabs.com/c/bitcore).
## Security
Please use at your own risk.
We're using Bitcore in production, as are [many others](http://bitcore.io#projects), but please use common sense when doing anything related to finances! We take no responsibility for your implementation decisions.
Bitcore is still under heavy development and not quite ready for "drop-in" production use. If you find a security issue, please email security@bitcore.io.
If you find a security issue, please email security@bitpay.com.
## Contributing
Please send pull requests for bug fixes, code optimization, and ideas for improvement.
Please send pull requests for bug fixes, code optimization, and ideas for improvement. For more information on how to contribute, please refer to our [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
## Building the Browser Bundle
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gulp test
```
Run the tests with mocha:
Run the NodeJS tests with mocha:
```sh
gulp test:node
```
Run the tests with karma (uses firefox and chrome):
Run the browser tests with karma:
```sh
gulp test:browser
```
Create a coverage report (you can open `coverage/lcov-report/index.html` to visualize it):
Create a test coverage report (you can open `coverage/lcov-report/index.html` to visualize it):
```sh
gulp coverage
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Code released under [the MIT license](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/LICENSE).
Copyright 2013-2014 BitPay, Inc. Bitcore is a trademark maintained by BitPay, Inc.
Copyright 2013-2015 BitPay, Inc. Bitcore is a trademark maintained by BitPay, Inc.