A utility library for the GoShimmer and Hornet node software

About ◈ Prerequisites ◈ Installation ◈ Getting started ◈ Supporting the project ◈ Joining the discussion

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About

Hive.go is a shared library that is used in the GoShimmer and Hornet node software. This library contains shared:

• Data structures
• Utility methods
• Abstractions

This is beta software, so there may be performance and stability issues. Please report any issues in our issue tracker.

Prerequisites

To use the library, you need to have at least version 1.13 of Go installed on your device.

To check if you have Go installed, run the following command:

go version

If Go is installed, you should see the version that's installed.

Installation

To install Hive.go and its dependencies, you can use one of the following options:

• If you use Go modules, just import the packages that you want to use

  import (
  "github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"
  "github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/node"
  )

• To download the library from GitHub, use the go get command

  go get github.com/iotaledger/hive.go

Getting started

After you've installed the library, you can use it in your project.

For example, to create a new logger instance:

import "github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"

log = logger.NewLogger('myNewLoggerName')

Activating deadlock detection

To replace the mutexes in the syncutils package with Go deadlock, use the deadlock build flag when compiling your program.

Supporting the project

If this library has been useful to you and you feel like contributing, consider submitting a bug report, feature request or a pull request.

See our contributing guidelines for more information.

Joining the discussion

If you want to get involved in the community, need help with getting set up, have any issues related to the library or just want to discuss IOTA, Distributed Registry Technology (DRT), and IoT with other people, feel free to join our Discord.