cosmos-sdk/docs

Cosmos SDK Documentation

NOTE: This documentation is a work-in-progress!

• Overview

  • Overview - An overview of the Cosmos-SDK
  • The Object-Capability Model - Security by least-privilege
  • Application Architecture - Layers in the application architecture

• Install - Install the library and example applications

• Core

  • Introduction - Intro to the tutorial
  • App1 - The Basics
    • Messages - Messages contain the content of a transaction
    • Stores - KVStore is a Merkle Key-Value store.
    • Handlers - Handlers are the workhorse of the app!
    • BaseApp - BaseApp is the base layer of the application
  • App2 - Amino
    • Amino - Amino is the primary serialization library used in the SDK
  • App3 - Authentication
    • Accounts - Accounts are the prototypical object kept in the store
    • Transactions - Transactions wrap messages and provide authentication
  • App4 - Modules and Keepers
    • Keepers - Keepers are the interfaces between handlers
  • App5 - Advanced
    • Validator Set Changes - Change the validator set
  • App6 - Basecoin -
    • Directory Structure - Keep your application code organized
    • Clients - Hook up your app to standard CLI and REST interfaces for clients to use!

• Modules

  • Bank
  • Staking
  • Slashing
  • Provisions
  • Governance
  • IBC

• Clients

  • Running a Node - Run a full node!
  • Key Management - Managing user keys
  • CLI - Queries and transactions via command line
  • Light Client Daemon - Queries and transactions via REST API