bc 0.1.2 → 0.2.0

data/lib/bc.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
+require 'json/pure'
+require 'net/http'
 require 'jr'
 
+# This redefines Float() so that JSON floats will be returned as BigDecimals.
+# This is neccessary because bitcoind returns Floats that are actually decimals
+# with a precision of 8. FUCK YOU, bitcoind.
+class JSON::Pure::Parser
+	private
+
+	def Float(num)
+		BigDecimal(num)
+	end
+end
+
+JSON.send(:remove_const, :Parser)
+JSON::Parser = JSON::Pure::Parser
+
 module Bitcoin
 	# Errors that the bitcoind is expected to raise should derive from this class.
 	class Error < Exception
@@ -649,6 +665,23 @@ module Bitcoin
 			get_block( @jr.getinfo().fetch('blocks') )
 		end
 
+		# This returns the height of the last processed block according to
+		# blockexplorer.com. Be cautious—this information is provided by a third
+		# party! This method may raise exceptions of numerous different types.
+		def latest_remote_block_height
+			con = Net::HTTP.new('blockexplorer.com', 443)
+			con.use_ssl = true
+
+			con.get((testnet? ? '/testnet' : '') + '/q/getblockcount').body.to_i
+		end
+
+		# Return the percent of the blockchain we have downloaded according to the
+		# number fetched by latest_remote_block_height(). The warnings there apply
+		# here, too.
+		def percent_complete
+			(latest_block.height / latest_remote_block_height) * 100
+		end
+
 		# Send +amount+ Bitcoin to +dest+. +amount+ should be a positive real
 		# number; +dest+ can either be a String bitcoin address, or an Address
 		# instance. We return a Transaction.
@@ -840,7 +873,7 @@ module Bitcoin
 		# Set the transaction fee to +fee+. (c.f.
 		# https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Transaction_fees)
 		def transaction_fee=(fee)
-			fee = fee.to_f
+			fee = fee.to_d
 			@jr.settxfee(fee)
 			fee
 		end

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: bc
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 0.1.2
+  version: 0.2.0
   prerelease: 
 platform: ruby
 authors:
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ cert_chain:
   -----END CERTIFICATE-----
 
 '
-date: 2012-03-19 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+date: 2012-04-27 00:00:00.000000000 Z
 dependencies:
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
   name: jr
-  requirement: &72538340 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirement: &82577590 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
     none: false
     requirements:
     - - ! '>='
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ dependencies:
         version: '0'
   type: :runtime
   prerelease: false
-  version_requirements: *72538340
+  version_requirements: *82577590
 description: bc is a Ruby interface to bitcoind.
 email: the.magical.kat@gmail.com
 executables: []