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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)

Setting up the Hyperledger Composer prerequisites environment

A development environment consists of all Composer tools and networks that are required in order to start building Hyperledger Composer. This is not a hard task. The Hyperledger Composer can run on various operation systems including Unix (Ubuntu), macOS, or Windows. In this section, we will cover Ubuntu.

Getting ready

Before we set up a development environment, make sure you have installed the following prerequisites:

  • Operating systems: Ubuntu Linux (64-bit) 14.04/16.04 LTS, or macOS 10.12
  • Node: version >=8.9 and <9
  • npm: >=v5.x
  • Git: >=2.9.x
  • Python: 2.7.x
  • Docker Engine: Version 17.03 or higher
  • Docker Compose: Version 1.8 or higher
To run Hyperledger...