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Hyperledger Cookbook

By : Xun (Brian) Wu, Chuanfeng Zhang, Zhibin (Andrew) Zhang
Book Image

Hyperledger Cookbook

By: Xun (Brian) Wu, Chuanfeng Zhang, Zhibin (Andrew) Zhang

Overview of this book

Hyperledger is an open-source project and creates private blockchain applications for a range of domains. This book will be your desk reference as you explore common and not-so-common challenges faced while building blockchain networks using Hyperledger services. We'll work through all Hyperledger platform modules to understand their services and features and build end-to-end blockchain applications using various frameworks and tools supported by Hyperledger. This book's independent, recipe-based approach (packed with real-world examples) will familiarize you with the blockchain development cycle. From modeling a business network to integrating with various tools, you will cover it all. We'll cover common and not-so-common challenges faced in the blockchain life cycle. Later, we'll delve into how we can interact with the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain, covering all the principles you need to master, such as chaincode, smart contracts, and much more. We'll also address the scalability and security issues currently faced in blockchain development. By the end of this book, you will be able to implement each recipe to plan, design, and create a full-fledged, private, decentralized application to meet organizational needs.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Modeling a Business Network Using Hyperledger Composer

Hyperledger Composer is a set of collaboration tools for business owners and developers that make it easy to write chaincode for Hyperledger Fabric and decentralized applications (DApps). With Composer, you can quickly build POC and deploy chaincode to the blockchain in a short amount of time. Hyperledger Composer consists of the following toolsets:

  • A modeling language called CTO: A domain modeling language that defines a business model, concept, and function for a business network definition
  • Playground: Rapid configuration, deployment, and testing of a business network
  • command-line interface (CLI) tools: The client command-line tool is used to integrate business network with Hyperledger Fabric

In this chapter, we will explore the Composer business network and development components, including implementing models, transaction...