CryptoTerminal

The goal of this project is to create a mobile application that merchants can use to accept cryptocurrency payments in a variety of cryptocurrencies. The focus will be on ease-of-use, security, and privacy. In the beginning our goal is to support the following cryptocurrencies:

• Bitcoin
• Litecoin
• Monero

The technology stack will include:

• Standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Backbone.js - A JavaScript library for developing complex web applications.
• cordova - To wrap the web application and create builds for Android, iOS, and other mobile platforms.
• nodejs - As a build tool.

Requirements

• nodejs - For Linux and Mac install node via nvm. For Windows, use an installer from the nodejs website.
• grunt-cli - npm install -g grunt-cli

Getting Started

Before continuing, be sure to download and install the project requirements.

To get the project files and start working locally, you should first create a fork. Then "clone" your fork of the project:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/crypto-terminal.git

Don't forget to replace YOUR_USERNAME with your GitHub username.

cd crypto-terminal
npm install
grunt

Open your browser and navigate to localhost:3000. You should see the settings screen the first time you open the app.

Developing with Cryptocurrencies

This project is focused on working with cryptocurrencies as a payment method. As such, you will need to know some basics about how cryptocurrencies work and how to develop applications that use them.

Bitcoin

It's a good idea to test your application without risking real money, which is why the bitcoin testnet exists.

• Bitcoin - How it works - A decent starting point if you are totally new to bitcoin and cryptocurrency.
• Testnet Bitcoin Faucet - Get testnet bitcoin that you can use for testing purposes.
• Mycelium Testnet Wallet - The Mycelium bitcoin wallet for Android, but for Bitcoin's Testnet.

Valid testnet master public key that you can use while developing:

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Tests

End-to-end tests are included in the project which allow automated testing (in a real browser) of the application's user interface. The tests use selenium and webdriverio. To run the tests:

grunt test:e2e

Note that selenium requires Java Run-time Environment (JRE).