Transmitter - A new witness update tool

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Transmitter is a CLI tool for STEEM blockchain witnesses. It quickly allows you to enable/disable your witness or set some properties for the new witness_set_properties call introduced in Hard Fork 20.

Installation

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$ pip install transmitter

Configuration (Optional)

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If you don't want to repeat yourself while calling commands, create a configuration file on your user directory:

$ touch ~/.transmitter/config.json

Fill it with the corresponding values:

{
    "NODES": [
        "https://api.steemit.com"
    ],
    "WITNESS_ACCOUNT": "<your_witness_account>",
    "SIGNING_KEY": "<signing_key>",
    "ACTIVE_KEY": "<active_key>",
    "DEFAULT_PROPERTIES": {
      "account_creation_fee": "3 STEEM",
      "maximum_block_size": 65536,
      "sbd_interest_rate": 0
    },
    "URL": "https://steemit.com/@emrebeyler"
}

All keys are optional. If you don't want to keep your signing key and active key in the config file, that's fine.

You can pass it to the commands in different ways:

• Use TRANSMITTER_SIGNING_KEY and TRANSMITTER_ACTIVE_KEY environment values.
• Use --signing-key and --active-key params while running the tool.

That's the same with WITNESS_ACCOUNT and URL parameters.

DEFAULT_PROPERTIES has a special case. You can't pass it via CLI parameters or environment vars. If you don't fill that key, transmitter will use the latest props information belongs to your witness account in the blockchain.

Note: Config file should be located at ~/user/.transmitter/config.json.

Enabling the witness

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$ transmitter enable 

Disabling the witness

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$ transmitter disable

Setting a new witness property

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$ transmitter set --property account_subsidy_decay=128 --property account_subsidy_budget=2

You can send single or multiple parameters.

Bonus: Installation with Docker

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$ git clone https://github.com/emre/transmitter.git
$ cd transmitter

Edit the config file as you wish:

$ vim config.json.docker 
$ docker build -t transmitter .

After that, you can run the transmitter like docker run -t transmitter <command>.

Example:

➜  transmitter git:(master) ✗ docker run -t transmitter disable
2018-10-08 19:14:20,326 - transmitter.main - INFO - Connecting to the blockchain using mainnet.
2018-10-08 19:14:21,007 - transmitter.main - INFO - Got the SIGNING_KEY in the config file.
2018-10-08 19:14:21,238 - transmitter.main - INFO - Got the WITNESS_ACCOUNT in the config file.
2018-10-08 19:14:21,403 - transmitter.main - INFO - Got the URL in the config file.
2018-10-08 19:14:21,403 - transmitter.main - INFO - Disabling the witness: <Witness emrebeyler>
2018-10-08 19:14:24,823 - transmitter.main - INFO - Operation broadcasted.

Disclaimer

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Even though I use transmitter in my witness operations, it's strongly advised for you to review and audit the code before using it. This software may include bugs, use it at your own risk.

Vote for me as a witness

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I do my best to support the blockchain with my skills. If you want to support me, consider casting a vote on via Steemconnect or on steemit.com.