Ev-node is the basis of the Evolve Stack. For more in-depth information about Evolve, please visit our website.
The easiest way to understand how to use Evolve is by exploring our example implementation, TestApp.
Requires Go version >= 1.22.
TestApp is a CLI tool that demonstrates how to run different kinds of nodes using the Evolve framework. It serves as a reference implementation and helps you understand how to build your own Evolve-based blockchain.
To install the example testapp, simply run the following command at the root of the
ev-node repo:
make installThe latest TestApp example is now installed. You can verify the installation by running:
testapp versionYou can spin up a local TestApp network (powered by Evolve) with the following command:
testapp startEvolve is the first sovereign application framework that allows you to launch a sovereign, customizable blockchain as easily as a smart contract. TestApp serves as a reference implementation to help you get started with your own Evolve-based blockchain.
Check out our tutorials on our website.
We welcome your contributions! Everyone is welcome to contribute, whether it's in the form of code, documentation, bug reports, feature requests, or anything else.
If you're looking for issues to work on, try looking at the good first issue list. Issues with this tag are suitable for a new external contributor and is a great way to find something you can help with!
See the contributing guide for more details.
Please join our Community Discord to ask questions, discuss your ideas, and connect with other contributors.
# Run unit tests
make test
# Generate protobuf files (requires Docker)
make proto-gen
# Run linters (requires golangci-lint, markdownlint, hadolint, and yamllint)
make lint
# Lint protobuf files (requires Docker and buf)
make proto-lint
- Install golangci-lint
- Install markdownlint
- Install hadolint
- Install yamllint
| Date | Auditor | Version | Report |
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| 2024/01/12 | Informal Systems | eccdd...bcb9d | informal-systems.pdf |
| 2024/01/10 | Binary Builders | eccdd...bcb9d | binary-builders.pdf |