go-p2pcredit - a peer-to-peer credit messaging system
Clone this repo and run:
go build
To run locally only (publishes localhost as the IP address in peering_info to Fakechain):
./messages --port PORT_NUMBER --local USERNAME STARTING_BALANCE
Omit the --local flag to allow connections beyond localhost:
./messages --port PORT_NUMBER USERNAME STARTING_BALANCE
Once launched, you will be prompted for a password. This is just the private key for Fakechain. Right now, it's just stored in memory because we don't require persistence, and it's never asked for again.
Available Commands
Command options:
pay <peerID> <amount> - pays peerID the amount in a trustline
settle <peerID> <amount> - settles amount on Fakechain with peerID for trustline
propose <peerID> - proposes a trustline to peerID
balance - displays peerID and corresponding trustline balance
users - query Fakechain for user information
exit - settle as much debt as possible and exit
delete - deletes all users
Potential Issues/Needs
- Since trustlines deal in credit, the host can pay (accumlate debt) to the point where their Fakechain balance wouldn't be able to settle all the debt. This is a potential issue if you wanted to exit and settle with everyone to find out you can't settle.
- Cleaner, more focused modularity. I'd spend more time on this and make it more friendly, but because no one is using this, I've quickly thrown things into various .go files with not as much thought as a production system.
- Better way to print
>to prompt. - Better CLI handling/interface
- Error handling should be consistent (i.e. Fakechain's API calls), and tested
- Testing for all functionality
- Clear comments for each component
- Easy script for ngrok