Pallas.DotNet

Pallas.DotNet is a .NET wrapper around the Pallas Rust library, which provides building blocks for the Cardano blockchain ecosystem. This library allows .NET developers to access the functionality of Pallas in a seamless and straightforward manner.

Introduction

Pallas.DotNet is an early version of the library, designed to bridge the gap between .NET and the Cardano ecosystem by wrapping the powerful Pallas Rust library. Pallas itself is a collection of modules that re-implement common Ouroboros/Cardano logic in native Rust, making it a foundational layer for building higher-level applications like explorers, wallets, and potentially even a full node in the future.

Features

While Pallas.DotNet is still in its infancy, the current version includes the following features:

• ChainSync
• GetTip
• Query UtxOByAddress

More features and modules will be wrapped in future updates as the library evolves.

Getting Started

Installation

To install Pallas.DotNet, you can use the following NuGet command:

dotnet add package pallas-dotnet --version 0.1.0

Usage

Here's a simple example of how to use Pallas.DotNet to follow the Cardano blockchain:

var nodeClient = new NodeClient();
var tip = await nodeClient.ConnectAsync("/tmp/node.socket", NetworkMagic.PREVIEW);

await nodeClient.StartChainSyncAsync(new Point(
    54131816,
    new Hash("34c65aba4b299113a488b74e2efe3a3dd272d25b470d25f374b2c693d4386535")
));