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Previously, WalletFacade relied on "appName" to derive all information
related to the location of the bitcoinj wallet, the prefix of that
wallet, and the useragent name that will be used for bitcoin version
messages.
Now explicit parameters have been exposed for each of these, making for
a clearer and more configurable arrangement. The values associated with
each parameter still default to the value of "appName" (usually
"Bitsquare", "Bitsquare-Alice", or similar), however the assignment of
these defaults is now done in BitsquareEnvironment#defaultProperties
PropertySource. This approach allows for overriding any or all of these
parameters in any of the property sources that have higher precedence
than the default set, (e.g. in system environment variables, the
bitsquare.properties file, etc).
As a result of these changes, WalletFacade now has no awareness whatsover
of the Bitsquare "application", which is as it should be. This change
removes a conceptual tangle, and what would have become a code-level
tangle had we tried to replace the use of @Named("appName") with a
reference to BitsquareEnvironment#APP_NAME_KEY.
This begins a series of such changes, in which references to "appName"
will be eliminated in favor of similar explicit parameters.
What is Bitsquare?
Bitsquare is a cross-platform desktop application that allows users to trade fiat money (dollars, euros, etc) for bitcoin without relying on centralized exchanges such as Coinbase, Bitstamp or (the former) Mt. Gox.
By running Bitsquare on their local machines, users form a peer-to-peer network. Offers to buy and sell bitcoin are broadcast to that network, and through the process of offering and accepting these trades via the Bitsquare UI, a market is established.
There are no central points of control or failure in the Bitsquare network. There are no trusted third parties. When two parties agree to trade fiat money for bitcoin, the bitcoin to be bought or sold is held in escrow using multisignature transaction capabilities native to the bitcoin protocol.
Because the fiat money portion of any trade must be transferred via traditional means such as a wire transfer, Bitsquare incorporates first-class support for human arbitration to resolve any errors or disputes.
You can read about all of this and more in the overview, whitepaper, arbitration and risk analysis documents. Several screencasts are available as well.
Status
The team is currently working on a series of pre-releases on the way to version 1.0. See the roadmap for details.
Alpha testers welcome! Please see the instructions for alpha testing, where you'll find detailed information about downloading and using our native installers, building from source and more.
Staying in Touch
Contact the team and keep up to date using any of the following:
- The Bitsquare Website
- The #bitsquare IRC channel on Freenode (logs)
- Our mailing list
- @bitsquare_ on Twitter
- Get in contact with us
- GitHub Issues
License
Bitsquare is free software, licensed under version 3 of the GNU Affero General Public License.
In short, this means you are free to fork this repository and do anything with it that you please. However, if you distribute your changes, i.e. create your own build of the software and make it available for others to use, you must:
- Publish your changes under the same license, so as to ensure the software remains free.
- Use a name and logo substantially different than "Bitsquare" and the Bitsquare logo seen here. This allows for competition without confusion.
See LICENSE for complete details.