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Bitcore Library
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[](https://www.npmjs.org/package/bitcore-lib)
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[](https://travis-ci.org/bitpay/bitcore-lib)
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[](https://coveralls.io/r/bitpay/bitcore-lib)
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A pure and powerful JavaScript Bitcoin library.
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## Principles
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Bitcoin is a powerful new peer-to-peer platform for the next generation of financial technology. The decentralized nature of the Bitcoin network allows for highly resilient bitcoin infrastructure, and the developer community needs reliable, open-source tools to implement bitcoin apps and services.
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## Get Started
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```
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npm install bitcore-lib
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```
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```
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bower install bitcore-lib
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```
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## Documentation
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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.
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- [Read the Developer Guide](http://bitcore.io/guide/)
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- [Read the API Reference](http://bitcore.io/api/)
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To get community assistance and ask for help with implementation questions, please use our [community forums](https://forum.bitcore.io/).
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## Examples
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* [Generate a random address](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/docs/examples.md#generate-a-random-address)
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* [Generate a address from a SHA256 hash](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/docs/examples.md#generate-a-address-from-a-sha256-hash)
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* [Import an address via WIF](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/docs/examples.md#import-an-address-via-wif)
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* [Create a Transaction](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/docs/examples.md#create-a-transaction)
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* [Sign a Bitcoin message](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/docs/examples.md#sign-a-bitcoin-message)
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* [Verify a Bitcoin message](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/docs/examples.md#verify-a-bitcoin-message)
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* [Create an OP RETURN transaction](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/docs/examples.md#create-an-op-return-transaction)
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* [Create a 2-of-3 multisig P2SH address](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/docs/examples.md#create-a-2-of-3-multisig-p2sh-address)
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* [Spend from a 2-of-2 multisig P2SH address](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/docs/examples.md#spend-from-a-2-of-2-multisig-p2sh-address)
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## Security
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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.
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If you find a security issue, please email security@bitpay.com.
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## Contributing
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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-lib/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
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## Building the Browser Bundle
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To build a bitcore-lib full bundle for the browser:
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```sh
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gulp browser
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```
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This will generate files named `bitcore-lib.js` and `bitcore-lib.min.js`.
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You can also use our pre-generated files, provided for each release along with a PGP signature by one of the project's maintainers. To get them, checkout a release commit (for example, https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/commit/e33b6e3ba6a1e5830a079e02d949fce69ea33546 for v0.12.6).
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To verify signatures, use the following PGP keys:
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- @braydonf: https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9BBF07CAC07A276D `D909 EFE6 70B5 F6CC 89A3 607A 9BBF 07CA C07A 276D`
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- @gabegattis: https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x441430987182732C `F3EA 8E28 29B4 EC93 88CB B0AA 4414 3098 7182 732C`
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- @kleetus: https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x33195D27EF6BDB7F `F8B0 891C C459 C197 65C2 5043 3319 5D27 EF6B DB7F`
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- @matiu: https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9EDE6DE4DE531FAC `25CE ED88 A1B1 0CD1 12CD 4121 9EDE 6DE4 DE53 1FAC`
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## Development & Tests
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```sh
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git clone https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib
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cd bitcore-lib
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npm install
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```
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Run all the tests:
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```sh
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gulp test
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```
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You can also run just the Node.js tests with `gulp test:node`, just the browser tests with `gulp test:browser`
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or create a test coverage report (you can open `coverage/lcov-report/index.html` to visualize it) with `gulp coverage`.
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## License
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Code released under [the MIT license](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-lib/blob/master/LICENSE).
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Copyright 2013-2015 BitPay, Inc. Bitcore is a trademark maintained by BitPay, Inc.
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