Added a working btc-rpc client, works with a running local signet node

side-node/src/clients/btc.rs

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-use bitcoincore_rpc::{Auth, Client, RpcApi};
-
-pub fn client() {
-    let rpc = Client::new(
-        "http://localhost:8332",
-        Auth::UserPass(
-            "<FILL RPC USERNAME>".to_string(),
-            "<FILL RPC PASSWORD>".to_string(),
-        ),
-    )
-    .unwrap();
-    let best_block_hash = rpc.get_best_block_hash().unwrap();
-    println!("best block hash: {}", best_block_hash);
-}

side-node/src/clients/btc_rpc.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use bitcoincore_rpc::{Auth, Client, RpcApi};
+
+fn parse_and_validate_address(
+    address: &str,
+    network: bitcoin::Network,
+) -> Result<bitcoin::Address, bitcoin::address::ParseError> {
+    let address = address
+        .parse::<bitcoin::Address<_>>()?
+        .require_network(network)?;
+    Ok(address)
+}
+
+pub fn client() {
+    let rpc = Client::new(
+        "http://127.0.0.1:38332",
+        Auth::UserPass("dave".to_string(), "password".to_string()),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let a = "tb1p4dvr6dzszagw34scnr6kde0dr2yrmu6gew9faza788rmqy3d645sdm9e50";
+    let address = parse_and_validate_address(a, bitcoin::Network::Signet).unwrap();
+    let info = rpc.get_address_info(&address).unwrap();
+
+    println!("info {info:?} ");
+}

side-node/src/clients/mod.rs

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pub mod btc;
+pub mod btc_rpc;
 pub mod websocket;

side-node/src/lib.rs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub async fn run() {
             node.start().await;
         }
         Some(Commands::Btc {}) => {
-            println!("BTC command not yet implemented.");
+            clients::btc_rpc::client();
         }
         None => println!("No command provided. Exiting. See --help for more information."),
     }