Client applications

Client Applications and the Core Package

Applications

There are two client applications.

bisonw

The browser-based GUI (a.k.a. "the app") offers a familiar exchange experience in your browser. The app is really just a one-client web server that you run and connect to on the same machine. The market view allows you to see the market's order book in sorted lists or as a depth chart. You can place your order and monitor its status in the same market view. The GUI application is managed by the bisonw utility in client/cmd/bisonw.

Most users will only need to use this application.

See the README for instructions on obtaining and starting bisonw.

bwctl

The bwctl utility enables trading via CLI. Commands are parsed and issued to Core for execution. bwctl also requires bisonw.

Core client Go language package

For developers, the decred.org/dcrdex/client/core Go language package provides the Core client type, which offers an intuitive programmer interface, with methods for creating wallets, registering DEX accounts, viewing markets, and performing trades.