addressWatcher

How to build

You can build this program using the following commandline

CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags '-s -w' -trimpath .

How to use

Fill all needed parameters and execute the binary

./addressWatcher \
-address YOUR_ADDRESS \
-apikey YOUR_APIKEY_FOR_chainz.cryptoid.info \
-coin SHORT_FOR_YOUR_COIN \
-chatid TELEGRAM_CHATID \
-token TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN \
-name NICKNAME_OF_ADDRESS

Prerequisits

Check if your Blockchain is available at https://chainz.cryptoid.info/
If so, take note of the short handle in the url for your coin (e.g. btc for bitcoin, as taken from https://btc.cryptoid.info/btc/)
You need to create a Telegram bot first by talking to @botfather in Telegram and following the instructions
Create a seperate group for you (,some others) and your bot in Telegram
Invite @RawDataBot into your channel and read out the chatid (including the - sign at the front) e.g. -123456
Remove @RawDataBot from your channel
Request an API key from https://chainz.cryptoid.info/api.key.dws
Start this program somewhere it can run forever, e.g. a server

Use cases

Monitoring a Masternode

This program can be used to track rewards for a masternode. If you put in the address of the masternode this program will alert you of any changes made to the wallet's amount

Monitoring a donation address

If you have an address where people can donate cryptocurrency to, you can leave this program running to be alerted of any incoming donations

Known issues

API goes down

From time to time the API does not respond, or goes into maintenance mode. If this happens, the API responds with an amount of 0. My program will pick this up and think of it as a withdrawal of all funds. I need to find a way to check the API's readyness first.

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