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utipd/native-follower
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A Bitcoin blockchain block and transaction follower.

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Since Aug 28Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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A Bitcoin block and transaction follower. This is a standalone component of UTipdMe.

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Here's a sample

```
use Utipd\NativeFollower\FollowerSetup;
use Utipd\NativeFollower\Follower;
use Nbobtc\Bitcoind\Bitcoind;
use Nbobtc\Bitcoind\Client;

// create a bitcoin RPC client
$bitcoin_client = new Bitcoind(new Client("http://{$rpc_user}:{$rpc_password}@{$host}:{$port}"));

// init a mysql database connection
$pdo = new \PDO($db_connection_string, $db_user, $db_password);

// create the MySQL tables
if ($first_time) {
    $setup = new FollowerSetup($pdo, $db_name='bitcoin_blocks');
    $stup->InitializeDatabase();
}

// build the follower and start at a recent block
$follower = new Follower($bitcoin_client, $pdo);
$follower->setGenesisBlock(313500);

// setup the handlers
$follower->handleNewBlock(function($block_id) {
    echo "New block: $block_id\n";
});
$follower->handleNewTransaction(function($transaction, $block_id) {
    echo "\$transaction:\n".json_encode($transaction, 192)."\n";
});
$follower->handleOrphanedBlock(function($orphaned_block_id) {
    echo "Orphaned block: $orphaned_block_id\n";
});

// listen forever
while (true) {
    $follower->processAnyNewBlocks();
    sleep(10);
}
```

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###  Health Score

22

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LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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