Neo Blockchain
A modern distributed network for the Smart Economy.
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Table of Contents
Overview
This repository contain main classes of the
Neo blockchain.
Visit the documentation to get started.
Note: This is Neo 3 branch, currently under development. For the current stable version, please click here.
Project structure
An overview of the project folders can be seen below.
| Folder | Content |
|---|---|
| Consensus | Classes used in the dBFT consensus algorithm, including the ConsensusService actor. |
| Cryptography | General cryptography classes including ECC implementation. |
| IO | Data structures used for caching and collection interaction. |
| Ledger | Classes responsible for the state control, including the MemoryPool and Blockchain classes. |
| Network | Peer-to-peer protocol implementation classes. |
| Persistence | Classes used to allow other classes to access application state. |
| Plugins | Interfaces used to extend Neo, including the storage interface. |
| SmartContract | Native contracts, ApplicationEngine, InteropService and other smart-contract related classes. |
| VM | Helper methods used to interact with the VM. |
| Wallet | Wallet and account implementation. |
Related projects
Code references are provided for all platform building blocks. That includes the base library, the VM, a command line application and the compiler.
- neo: Neo core library, contains base classes, including ledger, p2p and IO modules.
- neo-vm: Neo Virtual Machine is a decoupled VM that Neo uses to execute its scripts. It also uses the
InteropServicelayer to extend its functionalities. - neo-node: Executable version of the Neo library, exposing features using a command line application or GUI.
- neo-modules: Neo modules include additional tools and plugins to be used with Neo.
- neo-devpack-dotnet: These are the official tools used to convert a C# smart-contract into a neo executable file.
Opening a new issue
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If you found a security issue, please refer to our security policy.
Bounty program
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License
The NEO project is licensed under the MIT license.