API Reference¶

Coin class¶

class bitcart.coin.Coin¶

Bases: object

Coins should reimplement some methods, and initialize coin-specific info. Required information is: coin_name str friendly_name str For more info see the docs.

balance() → dict¶

Get balance of wallet

Example:

>>> self.balance()
{"confirmed": 0.00005, "unconfirmed": 0, "unmatured": 0}

Raises:	`NotImplementedError` – Implement in your subclass
Returns:	dict – It should return dict of balance statuses

coin_name = 'Base'¶

friendly_name = 'Base'¶

get_address(address: str) → list¶

Get address history

This method should return list of transaction informations for specified address

Example:

>>> c.get_address("31smpLFzLnza6k8tJbVpxXiatGjiEQDmzc")
[{'tx_hash': '7854bdf4c4e27276ecc1fb8d666d6799a248f5e81bdd58b16432d1ddd1d4c332', 'height': 581878, 'tx': ...

Parameters:	address (str) – address to get transactions for
Raises:	`NotImplementedError` – Override this method in subclass
Returns:	list – List of transactions

get_tx(tx: str) → dict¶

Get transaction information

Given tx hash of transaction, return full information as dictionary

Example:

>>> c.get_tx("54604b116b28124e31d2d20bbd4561e6f8398dca4b892080bffc8c87c27762ba")
{'partial': False, 'version': 2, 'segwit_ser': True, 'inputs': [{'prevout_hash': 'xxxx',...

Parameters:	tx (str) – tx_hash
Raises:	`NotImplementedError` – Implement in your subclass
Returns:	dict – transaction info

help() → list¶

Get help

Returns a list of all available RPC methods

Raises:	`NotImplementedError` – Implement in your subclass
Returns:	list – RPC methods list

Implemented coins¶

BTC¶

BTC class supports lightning out of the box. For lightning methods to work, it must be enabled from the daemon (enabled by default and edited by BTC_LIGHTNING environment variable). If lightning is disabled, LightningDisabledError is raised when calling lightning methods.

class bitcart.coins.btc.BTC(rpc_url: Optional[str] = None, rpc_user: Optional[str] = None, rpc_pass: Optional[str] = None, xpub: Optional[str] = None, proxy: Optional[str] = None, session: Optional[ClientSession] = None)¶

Bases: bitcart.coin.Coin, bitcart.event_delivery.EventDelivery

ALLOWED_EVENTS = ['new_block', 'new_transaction', 'new_payment']¶

BALANCE_ATTRS = ['confirmed', 'unconfirmed', 'unmatured', 'lightning']¶

RPC_PASS = 'electrumz'¶

RPC_URL = 'http://localhost:5000'¶

RPC_USER = 'electrum'¶

add_invoice(amount: Union[int, str, decimal.Decimal], description: str = '', expire: Union[int, float] = 15) → dict¶

Create a lightning invoice

Create a lightning invoice and return invoice data with bolt invoice id All parameters are the same as in add_request

Example:

>>> a.add_invoice(0.5, "My invoice", 20)
{'time': 1562762334, 'amount': 50000000, 'exp': 1200, 'invoice': 'lnbc500m',...

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self amount (AmountType) – amount to open invoice description (str, optional) – Description of invoice. Defaults to “”. expire (Union[int, float], optional) – The time invoice will expire in. In minutes. Defaults to 15.
Returns:	dict – Invoice data

add_request(amount: Union[int, str, decimal.Decimal, None] = None, description: str = '', expire: Union[int, float] = 15) → dict¶

Add invoice

Create an invoice and request amount in BTC, it will expire by parameter provided. If expire is None, it will last forever.

Example:

>>> c.add_request(0.5, "My invoice", 20)
{'time': 1562762334, 'amount': 50000000, 'exp': 1200, 'address': 'xxx',...

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self amount (Optional[AmountType]) – amount to open invoice. Defaults to None. description (str, optional) – Description of invoice. Defaults to “”. expire (Union[int, float], optional) – The time invoice will expire in. In minutes. Defaults to 15.
Returns:	dict – Invoice data

balance() → dict¶

Get balance of wallet

Example:

>>> self.balance()
{"confirmed": 0.00005, "unconfirmed": 0, "unmatured": 0}

Raises:	`NotImplementedError` – Implement in your subclass
Returns:	dict – It should return dict of balance statuses

close_channel(channel_id: str, force: bool = False) → str¶

Close lightning channel

Close channel by channel_id got from open_channel, returns transaction id

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self channel_id (str) – channel_id from open_channel force (bool) – Create new address beyond gap limit, if no more addresses are available.
Returns:	str – tx_id of closed channel

coin_name = 'BTC'¶

connect(connection_string: str) → bool¶

Connect to lightning node

connection string must respect format pubkey@ipaddress

Parameters:	connection_string (str) – connection string
Returns:	bool – True on success, False otherwise

friendly_name = 'Bitcoin'¶

get_address(address: str) → list¶

Get address history

This method should return list of transaction informations for specified address

Example:

>>> c.get_address("31smpLFzLnza6k8tJbVpxXiatGjiEQDmzc")
[{'tx_hash': '7854bdf4c4e27276ecc1fb8d666d6799a248f5e81bdd58b16432d1ddd1d4c332', 'height': 581878, 'tx': ...

Parameters:	address (str) – address to get transactions for
Raises:	`NotImplementedError` – Override this method in subclass
Returns:	list – List of transactions

get_config(key: str, default: Any = None) → Any¶

Get config key

If the key doesn’t exist, default value is returned. Keys are stored in electrum’s config file, check bitcart.coins.btc.BTC.set_config() doc for details.

Example:

>>> c.get_config("x")
5

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self key (str) – key to get default (Any, optional) – The value to default to when key doesn’t exist. Defaults to None.
Returns:	Any – value of the key or default value provided

get_request(address: str) → dict¶

Get invoice info

Get invoice information by address got from add_request

Example:

>>> c.get_request("1A6jnc6xQwmhsChNLcyKAQNWPcWsVYqCqJ")
{'time': 1562762334, 'amount': 50000000, 'exp': 1200, 'address': '1A6jnc6xQwmhsChNLcyKAQNWPcWsVYqCqJ',...

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self address (str) – address of invoice
Returns:	dict – Invoice data

get_tx(tx: str) → dict¶

Get transaction information

Given tx hash of transaction, return full information as dictionary

Example:

>>> c.get_tx("54604b116b28124e31d2d20bbd4561e6f8398dca4b892080bffc8c87c27762ba")
{'partial': False, 'version': 2, 'segwit_ser': True, 'inputs': [{'prevout_hash': 'xxxx',...

Parameters:	tx (str) – tx_hash
Raises:	`NotImplementedError` – Implement in your subclass
Returns:	dict – transaction info

help() → list¶

Get help

Returns a list of all available RPC methods

Raises:	`NotImplementedError` – Implement in your subclass
Returns:	list – RPC methods list

history() → dict¶

Get transaction history of wallet

Example:

>>> c.history()
{'summary': {'end_balance': '0.', 'end_date': None, 'from_height': None, 'incoming': '0.00185511',...

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self
Returns:	dict – dictionary with some data, where key transactions is list of transactions

list_channels() → list¶

List all channels ever opened

Possible channel statuses: OPENING, OPEN, CLOSED, DISCONNECTED

Example:

>>> a.server.list_channels()
[{'local_htlcs': {'adds': {}, 'locked_in': {}, 'settles': {}, 'fails': {}}, 'remote_htlcs': ...

Returns:	list – list of channels

list_fiat() → Iterable[str]¶

List of all available fiat currencies to get price for

This list is list of only valid currencies that could be passed to rate() function

Example:

>>> c.list_fiat()
['AED', 'ARS', 'AUD', 'BCH', 'BDT', 'BHD', 'BMD', 'BNB', 'BRL', 'BTC', ...]

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self
Returns:	Iterable[str] – list of available fiat currencies

list_peers(gossip: bool = False) → list¶

Get a list of lightning peers

Parameters:	gossip (bool, optional) – Whether to return peers of a gossip (one per node) or of a wallet. Defaults to False.
Returns:	list – list of lightning peers

lnpay(invoice: str) → bool¶

Pay lightning invoice

Returns True on success, False otherwise

Parameters:	invoice (str) – invoice to pay
Returns:	bool – success or not

node_id¶

Get node id

Electrum’s lightning implementation itself is a lightning node, that way you can get a super light node, this method returns it’s id

Example:

>>> a.node_id
'030ff29580149a366bdddf148713fa808f0f4b934dccd5f7820f3d613e03c86e55'

Returns:	str – id of your node

open_channel(node_id: str, amount: Union[int, str, decimal.Decimal]) → str¶

Open lightning channel

Open channel with node, returns string of format txid:output_index

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self node_id (str) – id of node to open channel with amount (AmountType) – amount to open channel
Returns:	str – string of format txid:output_index

pay_to(address: str, amount: Union[int, str, decimal.Decimal], fee: Union[int, str, decimal.Decimal, Callable, None] = None, feerate: Union[int, str, decimal.Decimal, None] = None, broadcast: bool = True) → Union[dict, str]¶

Pay to address

This function creates a transaction, your wallet must have sufficent balance and address must exist.

Examples:

>>> btc.pay_to("mkHS9ne12qx9pS9VojpwU5xtRd4T7X7ZUt", 0.001)
'608d9af34032868fd2849723a4de9ccd874a51544a7fba879a18c847e37e577b'

>>> btc.pay_to("mkHS9ne12qx9pS9VojpwU5xtRd4T7X7ZUt",0.001, feerate=1)
'23d0aec06f6ea6100ba9c6ce8a1fa5d333a6c1d39a780b5fadc4b2836d71b66f'

>>> btc.pay_to("mkHS9ne12qx9pS9VojpwU5xtRd4T7X7ZUt", 0.001, broadcast=False)
{'hex': '02000000026.....', 'complete': True, 'final': False, 'name': None, 'csv_delay': 0, 'cltv_expiry': 0}

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self address (str) – address where to send BTC amount (AmountType) – amount of bitcoins to send fee (Optional[Union[AmountType, Callable]], optional) – Either a fixed fee, or a callable getting size and default fee as argument and returning fee. Defaults to None. feerate (Optional[AmountType], optional) – A sat/byte feerate, can’t be passed together with fee argument. Defaults to None. broadcast (bool, optional) – Whether to broadcast transaction to network. Defaults to True.
Raises:	`TypeError` – if you have provided both fee and feerate
Returns:	Union[dict, str] – tx hash of ready transaction or raw transaction, depending on broadcast argument.

pay_to_many(outputs: Iterable[Union[dict, tuple]], fee: Union[int, str, decimal.Decimal, Callable, None] = None, feerate: Union[int, str, decimal.Decimal, None] = None, broadcast: bool = True) → Union[dict, str]¶

Pay to multiple addresses(batch transaction)

This function creates a batch transaction, your wallet must have sufficent balance and addresses must exist. outputs parameter is either an iterable of (address, amount) tuples(or any iterables) or a dict with two keys: address and amount {"address": "someaddress", "amount": 0.5}

Examples:

>>> btc.pay_to_many([{"address":"mkHS9ne12qx9pS9VojpwU5xtRd4T7X7ZUt","amount":0.001}, {"address":"mv4rnyY3Su5gjcDNzbMLKBQkBicCtHUtFB","amount":0.0001}])
'60fa120d9f868a7bd03d6bbd1e225923cab0ba7a3a6b961861053c90365ed40a'

>>> btc.pay_to_many([("mkHS9ne12qx9pS9VojpwU5xtRd4T7X7ZUt",0.001), ("mv4rnyY3Su5gjcDNzbMLKBQkBicCtHUtFB",0.0001)])
'd80f14e20af2ceaa43a8b7e15402d420246d39e235d87874f929977fb0b1cab8'

>>> btc.pay_to_many((("mkHS9ne12qx9pS9VojpwU5xtRd4T7X7ZUt",0.001), ("mkHS9ne12qx9pS9VojpwU5xtRd4T7X7ZUt",0.001)), feerate=1)
'0a6611876e04a6f2742eac02d4fac4c242dda154d85f0d547bbac1a33dbbbe34'

>>> btc.pay_to_many([("mkHS9ne12qx9pS9VojpwU5xtRd4T7X7ZUt",0.001), ("mv4rnyY3Su5gjcDNzbMLKBQkBicCtHUtFB",0.0001)], broadcast=False)
{'hex': '0200000...', 'complete': True, 'final': False}

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self outputs (Iterable[Union[dict, tuple]]) – An iterable with dictionary or iterable as the item fee (Optional[Union[AmountType, Callable]], optional) – Either a fixed fee, or a callable getting size and default fee as argument and returning fee. Defaults to None. feerate (Optional[AmountType], optional) – A sat/byte feerate, can’t be passed together with fee argument. Defaults to None. broadcast (bool, optional) – Whether to broadcast transaction to network. Defaults to True.
Raises:	`TypeError` – if you have provided both fee and feerate
Returns:	Union[dict, str] – tx hash of ready transaction or raw transaction, depending on broadcast argument.

poll_updates(timeout: Union[int, float] = 1) → None¶

Poll updates

Poll daemon for new transactions in wallet, this will block forever in while True loop checking for new transactions

Example can be found on main page of docs

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self timeout (Union[int, float], optional) – seconds to wait before requesting transactions again. Defaults to 1.
Raises:	`InvalidEventError` – If server sent invalid event name not matching ALLOWED_EVENTS
Returns:	None – This function runs forever

process_updates(updates: Iterable[dict], *args, pass_instance: bool = False, **kwargs) → None¶

rate(currency: str = 'USD') → decimal.Decimal¶

Get bitcoin price in selected fiat currency

It uses the same method as electrum wallet gets exchange rate-via different payment providers

Examples:

>>> c.rate()
9878.527

>>> c.rate("RUB")
757108.226

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self currency (str, optional) – Currency to get rate into. Defaults to “USD”.
Returns:	Decimal – price of 1 bitcoin in selected fiat currency

set_config(key: str, value: Any) → bool¶

Set config key to specified value

It sets the config value in electrum’s config store, usually $HOME/.electrum/config

You can set any keys and values using this function(as long as JSON serializable), and some are used to configure underlying electrum daemon.

Example:

>>> c.set_config("x", 5)
True

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self key (str) – key to set value (Any) – value to set
Returns:	bool – True on success, False otherwise

spec¶

Returns current daemon’s spec

It contains documentation for all possible exceptions raised

Example:

>>> c.spec
{'version': '0.0.1', 'electrum_map': {...}, 'exceptions': {...}}

Returns:	dict – spec

start_websocket(reconnect_callback: Optional[Callable] = None, force_connect: bool = False, auto_reconnect: bool = True) → None¶

Start a websocket connection to daemon

Parameters:	reconnect_callback (Optional[Callable], optional) – Callback to be called right after each succesful connection. Defaults to None. force_connect (bool, optional) – Whether to try reconnecting even on first failure (handshake) to daemon. Defaults to False. auto_reconnect (bool, optional) – Whether to enable auto-reconnecting on websocket closing. Defaults to True.

validate_key(key: str) → bool¶

Validate whether provided key is valid to restore a wallet

If the key is x/y/z pub/prv or electrum seed at the network daemon is running at, then it would be valid(True), else False

Examples:

>>> c.validate_key("test")
False

>>> c.validate_key("your awesome electrum seed")
True

>>> c.validate_key("x/y/z pub/prv here")
True

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self key (str) – key to check
Returns:	bool – Whether the key is valid or not

BCH¶

BCH supports Schnorr signatures, they are enabled out of the box

class bitcart.coins.bch.BCH(rpc_url: Optional[str] = None, rpc_user: Optional[str] = None, rpc_pass: Optional[str] = None, xpub: Optional[str] = None, proxy: Optional[str] = None, session: Optional[ClientSession] = None)¶

Bases: bitcart.coins.btc.BTC

AMOUNT_FIELD = 'amount (BCH)'¶

RPC_URL = 'http://localhost:5004'¶

coin_name = 'BCH'¶

friendly_name = 'Bitcoin Cash'¶

history() → dict¶

Get transaction history of wallet

Example:

>>> c.history()
{'summary': {'end_balance': '0.', 'end_date': None, 'from_height': None, 'incoming': '0.00185511',...

Parameters:	self (BTC) – self
Returns:	dict – dictionary with some data, where key transactions is list of transactions

LTC¶

LTC class supports lightning out of the box. For lightning methods to work, it must be enabled from the daemon (enabled by default and edited by LTC_LIGHTNING environment variable). If lightning is disabled, LightningDisabledError is raised when calling lightning methods.

class bitcart.coins.ltc.LTC(rpc_url: Optional[str] = None, rpc_user: Optional[str] = None, rpc_pass: Optional[str] = None, xpub: Optional[str] = None, proxy: Optional[str] = None, session: Optional[ClientSession] = None)¶

Bases: bitcart.coins.btc.BTC

RPC_URL = 'http://localhost:5001'¶

coin_name = 'LTC'¶

friendly_name = 'Litecoin'¶

GZRO¶

GZRO class supports lightning out of the box. For lightning methods to work, it must be enabled from the daemon (enabled by default and edited by GZRO_LIGHTNING environment variable). If lightning is disabled, LightningDisabledError is raised when calling lightning methods.

class bitcart.coins.gzro.GZRO(rpc_url: Optional[str] = None, rpc_user: Optional[str] = None, rpc_pass: Optional[str] = None, xpub: Optional[str] = None, proxy: Optional[str] = None, session: Optional[ClientSession] = None)¶

Bases: bitcart.coins.btc.BTC

RPC_URL = 'http://localhost:5002'¶

coin_name = 'GZRO'¶

friendly_name = 'GravityZero'¶

BSTY¶

BSTY class supports lightning out of the box. For lightning methods to work, it must be enabled from the daemon (enabled by default and edited by BSTY_LIGHTNING environment variable). If lightning is disabled, LightningDisabledError is raised when calling lightning methods.

class bitcart.coins.bsty.BSTY(rpc_url: Optional[str] = None, rpc_user: Optional[str] = None, rpc_pass: Optional[str] = None, xpub: Optional[str] = None, proxy: Optional[str] = None, session: Optional[ClientSession] = None)¶

Bases: bitcart.coins.btc.BTC

RPC_URL = 'http://localhost:5003'¶

coin_name = 'BSTY'¶

friendly_name = 'GlobalBoost'¶

Utilities¶

bitcart.utils.bitcoins(amount: int) → decimal.Decimal¶

Convert amount from satoshis to bitcoins

Parameters:	amount (int) – amount in satoshis
Returns:	Decimal – amount in bitcoins

bitcart.utils.call_universal(func: Callable, *args, **kwargs) → Any¶

Call a function: async or sync one. All passed arguments are passed to the function too

Parameters:	func (Callable) – a function to call: either sync or async one
Returns:	Any – function execution result

bitcart.utils.convert_amount_type(amount: str) → decimal.Decimal¶

Convert amount from str to Decimal

Parameters:	amount (str) – amount
Returns:	Decimal

bitcart.utils.json_encode(obj: Any) → Any¶

json.dumps supporting Decimals

Parameters:	obj (Any) – any object
Returns:	Any – return value of json.dumps

bitcart.utils.satoshis(amount: decimal.Decimal) → int¶

Convert amount from bitcoins to satoshis

Parameters:	amount (Decimal) – bitcoin amount
Returns:	int – same amount in satoshis