blockfrost-websocket-link

WebSocket link for Blockfrost.io API.

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About

WebSocket Link is a server-side application that serves as a WebSocket bridge to the Cardano blockchain using the Blockfrost API.

Installation

Dev

yarn dev

Production

yarn start

Nix

The Nix files are automatically regenerated by yarn using the yarn-plugin-nixify. You can build the server by running:

$ nix-build

Usage

To start the server, you need to configure the following environmental variables.

• BLOCKFROST_BACKEND_URL points to the Blockfrost backends
• BLOCKFROST_NETWORK let you choose which network it should connect to (mainnet or testnet)
• BLOCKFROST_PROJECT_ID Blockfrost.io`s project token
• BLOCKFROST_BLOCK_LISTEN_INTERVAL how often should be the server pulling the backend for new data
• PORT which port the server should listen to (default 3005)

Once your server has started, you can connect to it.

$ wscat -c ws://localhost:3005 -n
Connected (press CTRL+C to quit)
> {"id":0,"command":"GET_SERVER_INFO","params":{}}
< {"id":0,"type":"message","data":{"name":"Cardano","shortcut":"ada","testnet":false,"version":"0.14.0","decimals":6,"blockHeight":6576695,"blockHash":"2f82b09b22c54806cd61d83d814151bf11fdcd3fb46af231a5c3ec8c85bbb5e3"}}
> {"id":1,"command":"GET_BLOCK","params":{"hashOrNumber":"5f20df933584822601f9e3f8c024eb5eb252fe8cefb24d1317dc3d432e940ebb"}}
< {"id":1,"type":"message","data":{"time":1506203091,"height":null,"hash":"5f20df933584822601f9e3f8c024eb5eb252fe8cefb24d1317dc3d432e940ebb","slot":null,"epoch":null,"epoch_slot":null,"slot_leader":"Genesis slot leader","size":0,"tx_count":14505,"output":"31112484745000000","fees":"0","block_vrf":null,"previous_block":null,"next_block":"89d9b5a5b8ddc8d7e5a6795e9774d97faf1efea59b2caf7eaf9f8c5b32059df4","confirmations":6576696}}
> {"id":2,"command":"SUBSCRIBE_BLOCK","params":{}}	
< {"id":2,"type":"message","data":{"subscribed":true}}
< {"id":2,"type":"message","data":{"time":1638458991,"height":6576700,"hash":"4f4ebd2246a7c9f61624c6eaf09038d36474ba9be788526637a0d68ccb50ad93","slot":46892700,"epoch":306,"epoch_slot":63900,"slot_leader":"pool12g6gfm5c4q7rzwwxdmh0xdxk07tyvujp6d9tke2m46k7q7cz7p0","size":71037,"tx_count":37,"output":"5608976268607","fees":"10040718","block_vrf":"vrf_vk1tpln5vj8nlgrlxac5t0umc546mqdusvq9y2ldr6k3fjrsjscqhaqtzvcth","previous_block":"469de7723eddc90504769cb9e1ef1252c7d84aa0dcdc728d4e3524db923db651","next_block":null,"confirmations":0}}
< {"id":2,"type":"message","data":{"time":1638459043,"height":6576701,"hash":"edd0d8eec73a043615fdd51b76c929f2231418bafc976ca0531d497ab5581ce4","slot":46892752,"epoch":306,"epoch_slot":63952,"slot_leader":"pool166vvvlk496szmtn4uz6wgcq6djryjk70grpap02yxyspjzkr490","size":68826,"tx_count":42,"output":"2196392602738","fees":"10265229","block_vrf":"vrf_vk1kmvctdxmaqz8tp04tsdgqrk7vfmdutmyq782rd6yvz3zlugqmezq2kf3yf","previous_block":"4f4ebd2246a7c9f61624c6eaf09038d36474ba9be788526637a0d68ccb50ad93","next_block":null,"confirmations":0}}
< {"id":2,"type":"message","data":{"time":1638459047,"height":6576702,"hash":"ad9ff078664cc6b56adac63cad3832d9383157d9eb39c742dc4016f54f39a93e","slot":46892756,"epoch":306,"epoch_slot":63956,"slot_leader":"pool1cc76kmtcpf6vht32ya5ke9er74dnpy4jh5qpy4klqwp87ygdsu6","size":58765,"tx_count":35,"output":"3219104538435","fees":"8369852","block_vrf":"vrf_vk182ttxy4dhxyvmkhxd3zac54f5zwqz7hhnvru8prax2udfcsve8dq8m6h68","previous_block":"edd0d8eec73a043615fdd51b76c929f2231418bafc976ca0531d497ab5581ce4","next_block":null,"confirmations":0}}
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UI explorer

There is a handly UI for this project called blockfrost-websocket-link-ui and you can find its hosted version at websocket-link.blockfrost.dev.