This library contains basic types and serialization/deserialization functionality to be able to do a handshake with a Bitcoin Core Node. Right now can only be used to get basic information from the node, like the user agent name.

To test the library, know an address of a Bitcoin Core Node or have a instance running on your system. Here are some basic instructions to test this library locally:

1. Download and install the Bitcoin Core Node on your system;
2. Configure and launch the local Bitcoin Core Node;
3. Clone this project to a directory on your system by using the following command: git clone https://github.com/T-Hacker/p2p-handshake.git
4. Change directory to the project: cd p2p-handshake
5. Test the library by doing:
   • Linux: BTC_NODE_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1:8333 cargo test handshake -- --nocapture
   • Windows (PS): $env:BTC_NODE_ADDRESS="127.0.0.1:8333"; cargo test handshake -- --nocapture
   • Windows (CMD): set BTC_NODE_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1:8333 && cargo test handshake -- --nocapture
6. If everything is working correctly, you should see in the terminal a message displaying the name of the user agent that is running on your system.

NOTE: This guide assumes that you have Git and Cargo already installed on your system.