Hyperledger Cookbook - Softcover

Wu, Xun (Brian); Zhang, ChuanFeng; Zhang, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789534887 ISBN 13: 9781789534887

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Explore the entire Hyperledger blockchain family, including frameworks such as Fabric, Sawtooth, Indy, Burrow, and Iroha; and tools such as Composer, Explorer, and Caliper.

Key Features

• Plan, design, and create a full-fledged private decentralized application using Hyperledger services
• Master the ins and outs of the Hyperledger network using real-world examples
• Packed with problem-solution-based recipes to tackle pain areas in the blockchain development cycle

Book Description

Hyperledger is an open-source project and creates private blockchain applications for a range of domains. This book will be your desk reference as you explore common and not-so-common challenges faced while building blockchain networks using Hyperledger services.

We'll work through all Hyperledger platform modules to understand their services and features and build end-to-end blockchain applications using various frameworks and tools supported by Hyperledger. This book's independent, recipe-based approach (packed with real-world examples) will familiarize you with the blockchain development cycle. From modeling a business network to integrating with various tools, you will cover it all. We'll cover common and not-so-common challenges faced in the blockchain life cycle. Later, we'll delve into how we can interact with the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain, covering all the principles you need to master, such as chaincode, smart contracts, and much more. We'll also address the scalability and security issues currently faced in blockchain development.

By the end of this book, you will be able to implement each recipe to plan, design, and create a full-fledged, private, decentralized application to meet organizational needs.

What you will learn

• Create the most popular permissioned blockchain network with Fabric and Composer
• Build permissioned and permission-less blockchains using Sawtooth
• Utilize built-in Iroha asset/account management with role-based permissions
• Implement and run Ethereum smart contracts with Burrow
• Get to grips with security and scalability in Hyperledger
• Explore and view blockchain data using Hyperledger Explorer
• Produce reports containing performance indicators and benchmarks using Caliper

Who this book is for

This book is for blockchain developers who want to understand how they can apply Hyperledger services in their day-to-day projects. This book uses a recipe-based approach to help you use Hyperledger to build powerful, decentralized autonomous applications. We assume the reader has a basic knowledge of the Blockchain technology and cryptography concepts

Table of Contents

1. Working with Hyperledger Fabric
2. Implementing Hyperledger Fabric
3. Modeling Business network using Hyperledger Composer
4. Integrating Hyperledger Fabric with Explorer
5. Working with Hyperledger Sawtooth
6. Operating Ethereum smart contract with Hyperledger Burrow
7. Working with Hyperledger Iroha
8. Exploring CLI with Hyperledger Indy
9. Hyperledger blockchain scalability and security
10. Hyperledger blockchain ecosystem

About this title

About the Author

Xun (Brian) Wu has more than 17 years of extensive, hands-on design and development experience with blockchain, big data, cloud, UI, and systems infrastructure. He has coauthored a number of books, including Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week, Blockchain by Example, Hyperledger Cookbook, Learning Ethereum, and Blockchain Quick Start Guide. He has been a technical reviewer on more than 50 technical books for Packt Publishing. He serves as a board adviser for several blockchain start-ups and owns several patents on blockchain. Brian also holds an NJIT computer science M.Sc degree. He lives in New Jersey with his two beautiful daughters, Bridget and Charlotte.

Chuanfeng Zhang is enthusiastic and passionate about technologies and trading and data analysis, with 20 years' experience in both the technology and finance sectors. He has worked at top investment banks and technology firms including Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and IBM. He has led, designed, and successfully developed many enterprise-scale systems with diverse architectures for algorithmic trading, order management, risk management, business intelligence, and more.

Andrew Zhang is an IBM Watson Cloud Advocate. He has many years of experience in cloud platforms, big data analytics, and machine learning. He works with start-ups and enterprise clients in the government, education, healthcare, and life science industries. His current interests are in embedding AI and blockchain open source technologies for consumer and enterprise applications. In his spare time, Andrew enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1789534887
• ISBN 13: 9781789534887
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 310