lbcd/database/README.md
Dave Collins d574a3af6d Import btcdb repo into database directory.
This commit contains the entire btcdb repository along with several
changes needed to move all of the files into the database directory in
order to prepare it for merging.  This does NOT update btcd or any of the
other packages to use the new location as that will be done separately.

- All import paths in the old btcdb test files have been changed to the
  new location
- All references to btcdb as the package name have been chagned to
  database
- The coveralls badge has been removed since it unfortunately doesn't
  support coverage of sub-packages

This is ongoing work toward #214.
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database
========
[![Build Status](http://img.shields.io/travis/btcsuite/btcd.svg)]
(https://travis-ci.org/btcsuite/btcd) [![ISC License]
(http://img.shields.io/badge/license-ISC-blue.svg)](http://copyfree.org)
Package database provides a database interface for the bitcoin block chain and
transactions.
## Documentation
[![GoDoc](https://img.shields.io/badge/godoc-reference-blue.svg)]
(http://godoc.org/github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database)
Full `go doc` style documentation for the project can be viewed online without
installing this package by using the GoDoc site
[here](http://godoc.org/github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database).
You can also view the documentation locally once the package is installed with
the `godoc` tool by running `godoc -http=":6060"` and pointing your browser to
http://localhost:6060/pkg/github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database
## Installation
```bash
$ go get github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database
```
## Examples
* [CreateDB Example]
(http://godoc.org/github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database#example-CreateDB)
Demonstrates creating a new database and inserting the genesis block into it.
* [NewestSha Example]
(http://godoc.org/github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database#example-Db--NewestSha)
Demonstrates querying the database for the most recent best block height and
hash.
## TODO
- Increase test coverage to 100%
## GPG Verification Key
All official release tags are signed by Conformal so users can ensure the code
has not been tampered with and is coming from Conformal. To verify the
signature perform the following:
- Download the public key from the Conformal website at
https://opensource.conformal.com/GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
- Import the public key into your GPG keyring:
```bash
gpg --import GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
```
- Verify the release tag with the following command where `TAG_NAME` is a
placeholder for the specific tag:
```bash
git tag -v TAG_NAME
```
## License
Package database is licensed under the [copyfree](http://copyfree.org) ISC
License.