diff --git a/16_6_Using_Other_Functions_in_Libwally.md b/16_6_Using_Other_Functions_in_Libwally.md index 4402e5c..85e8de8 100644 --- a/16_6_Using_Other_Functions_in_Libwally.md +++ b/16_6_Using_Other_Functions_in_Libwally.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ # 16.6: Using Other Functions in Libwally -> **NOTE:** This is a draft in progress, so that I can get some feedback from early reviewers. It is not yet ready for learning. +> :information_source: **NOTE:** This section has been recently added to the course and is an early draft that may still be awaiting review. Caveat reader. Libwally is an extensive library that provides a considerable amount of wallet-related functionality, much of it not available through `bitcoin-cli`. Following is an overview of some functionality not previously covered in this chapter. -## Using Cryptographic Functions +## Use Cryptographic Functions A number of cryptographic functions can be directly accessed from Libwally: @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ There are also HMAC functions for the two SHA hashes, which are used generate me Additional functions cover PBKDF2 key derivation and elliptic-curve math. -## Using Address Functions +## Use Address Functions Libwally contains a number of functions that can be used to import, export, and translate Bitcoin addresses. @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Some relate to the wallet import format (WIF): * `wally_wif_to_bytes` — Convert a WIF to a private key (in bytes) * `wally_wif_to_public_key` — Derive a public key (in bytes) from a WIF -## Using BIP32 Functions +## Use BIP32 Functions There are additional BIP32 HD-wallet functions, beyond what was covered in [§16.3: Using BIP32 in Libwally](16_3_Using_BIP32_in_Libwally.md). @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ There are additional BIP32 HD-wallet functions, beyond what was covered in [§16 There are also numerous various depending on whether you want to allocate memory or have Libwally do the `_alloc` for you. -## Using BIP38 Functions +## Use BIP38 Functions [BIP38](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0038.mediawiki) allows for the creation of password-protected private key. We do not teach it because we consider inserting this sort of human factor into key management dangerous. See [#SmartCustody](https://www.smartcustody.com/index.html). @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ The main functions are: * `bip38_from_private_key` — Encode a private key using BIP38 * `bip38_to_private_key` — Decode a private key using BIP38 -## Using BIP39 Functions +## Use BIP39 Functions A few BIP39 mnemonic-word functions were just overviewed in [§16.2: Using BIP39 in Libwally](16_2_Using_BIP39_in_Libwally.md): @@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ A few BIP39 mnemonic-word functions were just overviewed in [§16.2: Using BIP39 * `bit39_get_word` — Retrieve a specific word from a language's word list * `bip39_get_wordlist` — See a list of words for a language -## Using PSBT Functions +## Use PSBT Functions Listings of most PSBT functions can be found in [16.4: Using PSBTs in Libwally](16_4_Using_PSBTs_in_Libwally.md). -## Using Script Functions +## Use Script Functions [§16.5: Using Scripts in Libwally](16_5_Using_Scripts_in_Libwally.md) just barely touched upon Libwally's Scripts functions. @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Then there are a slew of functions that create `scriptPubKey` from bytes, `scrip * `wally_witness_p2wpkh_from_sig` * `wally_witness_program_from_bytes` -## Using Transaction Functions +## Use Transaction Functions We also just barely touched upon the functions that can be used to create and convert functions in [§16.5](16_5_Using_Scripts_in_Libwally.md). @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ There are numerous informational functions, some of the more interesting of whic There also are functions that affect a `wally_tx`, a `wally_tx_input`, a `wally_tx_output`, or a `wally_tx_witness_stack` and that create signatures. -## Using Elements Functions +## Use Elements Functions Libwally can be compiled to be used with Blockstream's Elements, which includes access to its assets functions.