One can install the following development tools for programming Bitcoin operations:
- NodeJS: This is an open source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a browser. It allows a programmer to write and execute scripts quickly and easily. These scripts can be written to be run in a web browser or on a server.
- BitcoinJS: This is a JavaScript library for working with Bitcoin and its cryptographic functions. BitcoinJS can be used to generate public/private keys and addresses.
- Blockchain.info: This is a public API that can be used to query the blockchain to find out balances and broadcast transactions to the network. It can be used to implement a Bitcoin node and install and run a Bitcoin node.
After installing the preceding tools, one can execute the following operations:
- Generate a new private key and compute a public key
- Check the balance for a certain address
- Generate addresses
- Construct a new transaction
- Send a transaction, which involves three steps:
- Build a transaction with a list of inputs and outputs
- Sign the transaction with the required private keys
- Broadcast the transaction to the network
- Build an escrow account
- Broadcasts the transaction