node-sdk-guide.md

Hyperledger Fabric Client (HFC) SDK for Node.js

The Hyperledger Fabric Client (HFC) SDK for Node.js provides a powerful and easy to use API to interact with a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain. The HFC is designed to be used in the Node.js JavaScript runtime.

See the folllowing for more information

• Application Developer's Overview for a topological overview of applications and a Block Chain.

• Hyperledger Fabric Client (HFC) SDK for Node.js the Node.js Client SDK in more depth

See the following for development environment choices

• Self Contained Node.js Environment uses prebuilt docker images for the Node.js Client SDK application interacting with Hyperledger Fabric block chain. This environment may be all that is required for most Node.js application developers. The environment has a built in standalone sample ready to go.

• Full Hyperledger Fabric development environment on how to setup an enviroment for developing chain code and applications.

See the following for sample code

• Node.js Standalone Application in Vagrant for a sample standalone Node.js application running in the full development environment under Vagrant.

• Node.js Web Application for a sample web application and to see how to use the Node.js Client SDK.

Related information

• To build and view the reference documentation of the Node.js Client SDK APIs follow the instructions here.

• To learn more about chaincode, see Writing, Building, and Running Chaincode in a Development Environment;

• To learn more about how membership services works, see Membership Services.