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Request is a decentralized network built on top of Ethereum, which allows anyone, anywhere to request a payment. A full description of the protocol may be found in our whitepaper.

This repository contains all the Request Network developer tools written in TypeScript.

Join the Request Discord to get in touch with us.

Published Packages

Package	Version	Description
@requestnetwork/advanced-logic		Extensions to the protocol
@requestnetwork/request-client.js		Library to use Request nodes as servers
@requestnetwork/data-access		Indexing an batching of transactions
@requestnetwork/data-format		Standards for data stored on Request, like invoices format
@requestnetwork/epk-signature		Sign requests using Ethereum private keys
@requestnetwork/ethereum-storage		Storage of Request data on Ethereum and IPFS, with custom indexing
@requestnetwork/epk-decryption		Decrypt encrypted requests using Ethereum private keys
@requestnetwork/payment-detection		Client-side payment detection, to compute the balance.
@requestnetwork/payment-processor		Pay a request using a web3 wallet
@requestnetwork/request-logic		The Request business logic: properties and actions of requests
@requestnetwork/request-node		Web server that allows easy access to Request system
@requestnetwork/transaction-manager		Creates transactions to be sent to Data Access, managing encryption
@requestnetwork/types		Typescript types shared across @requestnetwork packages
@requestnetwork/utils		Collection of tools shared between the @requestnetwork packages
@requestnetwork/web3-signature		Sign requests using web3 tools (like Metamask)
@requestnetwork/multi-format		Serialize and deserialize object in the Request Network protocol
@requestnetwork/thegraph-data-access		Storage of Request data on Ethereum and IPFS, indexed by TheGraph
@requestnetwork/smart-contracts		Sources and artifacts of the smart contracts

Private Packages

Package	Description
@requestnetwork/integration-test	Integration test for the Request system
@requestnetwork/prototype-estimator	Give estimates of size and throughput of the Request system
@requestnetwork/toolbox	Toolbox for Request Network
@requestnetwork/usage-example	Usage examples of Request Network

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change. Read the contributing guide

Install

Install all the packages in the monorepo.

yarn install

Build

Build all the packages in the monorepo.

yarn run build

Lint

Lint all the packages in the monorepo.

yarn run lint

Test

Disable API tests OR define all required explorer API keys.

export DISABLE_API_TESTS=1
# OR
export EXPLORER_API_KEY_MAINNET=
export EXPLORER_API_KEY_RINKEBY=
export EXPLORER_API_KEY_FUSE=
export EXPLORER_API_KEY_MATIC=
export EXPLORER_API_KEY_FANTOM=

Test all the packages in the monorepo.

yarn run test

License

MIT

V1 packages

This repository hosts the packages for the second version of Request. The v1 packages are deprecated and can be found on requestNetwork-v1-archive.