BDK
A modern, lightweight, descriptor-based wallet library written in Rust!
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About
The bdk library aims to be the core building block for Bitcoin wallets of any kind.
- It uses Miniscript to support descriptors with generalized conditions. This exact same library can be used to build single-sig wallets, multisigs, timelocked contracts and more.
- It supports multiple blockchain backends and databases, allowing developers to choose exactly what's right for their projects.
- It's built to be cross-platform: the core logic works on desktop, mobile, and even WebAssembly.
- It's very easy to extend: developers can implement customized logic for blockchain backends, databases, signers, coin selection, and more, without having to fork and modify this library.
Examples
Sync the balance of a descriptor
use bdk::Wallet;
use bdk::database::MemoryDatabase;
use bdk::blockchain::{noop_progress, ElectrumBlockchain};
use bdk::electrum_client::Client;
fn main() -> Result<(), bdk::Error> {
    let client = Client::new("ssl://electrum.blockstream.info:60002")?;
    let wallet = Wallet::new(
        "wpkh([c258d2e4/84h/1h/0h]tpubDDYkZojQFQjht8Tm4jsS3iuEmKjTiEGjG6KnuFNKKJb5A6ZUCUZKdvLdSDWofKi4ToRCwb9poe1XdqfUnP4jaJjCB2Zwv11ZLgSbnZSNecE/0/*)",
        Some("wpkh([c258d2e4/84h/1h/0h]tpubDDYkZojQFQjht8Tm4jsS3iuEmKjTiEGjG6KnuFNKKJb5A6ZUCUZKdvLdSDWofKi4ToRCwb9poe1XdqfUnP4jaJjCB2Zwv11ZLgSbnZSNecE/1/*)"),
        bitcoin::Network::Testnet,
        MemoryDatabase::default(),
        ElectrumBlockchain::from(client)
    )?;
    wallet.sync(noop_progress(), None)?;
    println!("Descriptor balance: {} SAT", wallet.get_balance()?);
    Ok(())
}
Generate a few addresses
use bdk::{Wallet, database::MemoryDatabase};
use bdk::wallet::AddressIndex::New;
fn main() -> Result<(), bdk::Error> {
    let wallet = Wallet::new_offline(
        "wpkh([c258d2e4/84h/1h/0h]tpubDDYkZojQFQjht8Tm4jsS3iuEmKjTiEGjG6KnuFNKKJb5A6ZUCUZKdvLdSDWofKi4ToRCwb9poe1XdqfUnP4jaJjCB2Zwv11ZLgSbnZSNecE/0/*)",
        Some("wpkh([c258d2e4/84h/1h/0h]tpubDDYkZojQFQjht8Tm4jsS3iuEmKjTiEGjG6KnuFNKKJb5A6ZUCUZKdvLdSDWofKi4ToRCwb9poe1XdqfUnP4jaJjCB2Zwv11ZLgSbnZSNecE/1/*)"),
        bitcoin::Network::Testnet,
        MemoryDatabase::default(),
    )?;
    println!("Address #0: {}", wallet.get_address(New)?);
    println!("Address #1: {}", wallet.get_address(New)?);
    println!("Address #2: {}", wallet.get_address(New)?);
    Ok(())
}
Create a transaction
use bdk::{FeeRate, Wallet};
use bdk::database::MemoryDatabase;
use bdk::blockchain::{noop_progress, ElectrumBlockchain};
use bdk::electrum_client::Client;
use bdk::wallet::AddressIndex::New;
use bitcoin::consensus::serialize;
fn main() -> Result<(), bdk::Error> {
    let client = Client::new("ssl://electrum.blockstream.info:60002")?;
    let wallet = Wallet::new(
        "wpkh([c258d2e4/84h/1h/0h]tpubDDYkZojQFQjht8Tm4jsS3iuEmKjTiEGjG6KnuFNKKJb5A6ZUCUZKdvLdSDWofKi4ToRCwb9poe1XdqfUnP4jaJjCB2Zwv11ZLgSbnZSNecE/0/*)",
        Some("wpkh([c258d2e4/84h/1h/0h]tpubDDYkZojQFQjht8Tm4jsS3iuEmKjTiEGjG6KnuFNKKJb5A6ZUCUZKdvLdSDWofKi4ToRCwb9poe1XdqfUnP4jaJjCB2Zwv11ZLgSbnZSNecE/1/*)"),
        bitcoin::Network::Testnet,
        MemoryDatabase::default(),
        ElectrumBlockchain::from(client)
    )?;
    wallet.sync(noop_progress(), None)?;
    let send_to = wallet.get_address(New)?;
    let (psbt, details) = {
        let mut builder = wallet.build_tx();
        builder
            .add_recipient(send_to.script_pubkey(), 50_000)
            .enable_rbf()
            .do_not_spend_change()
            .fee_rate(FeeRate::from_sat_per_vb(5.0));
        builder.finish()?
    };
    println!("Transaction details: {:#?}", details);
    println!("Unsigned PSBT: {}", base64::encode(&serialize(&psbt)));
    Ok(())
}
Sign a transaction
use bdk::{Wallet, SignOptions, database::MemoryDatabase};
use bitcoin::consensus::deserialize;
fn main() -> Result<(), bdk::Error> {
    let wallet = Wallet::new_offline(
        "wpkh([c258d2e4/84h/1h/0h]tprv8griRPhA7342zfRyB6CqeKF8CJDXYu5pgnj1cjL1u2ngKcJha5jjTRimG82ABzJQ4MQe71CV54xfn25BbhCNfEGGJZnxvCDQCd6JkbvxW6h/0/*)",
        Some("wpkh([c258d2e4/84h/1h/0h]tprv8griRPhA7342zfRyB6CqeKF8CJDXYu5pgnj1cjL1u2ngKcJha5jjTRimG82ABzJQ4MQe71CV54xfn25BbhCNfEGGJZnxvCDQCd6JkbvxW6h/1/*)"),
        bitcoin::Network::Testnet,
        MemoryDatabase::default(),
    )?;
    let psbt = "...";
    let mut psbt = deserialize(&base64::decode(psbt).unwrap())?;
    let finalized = wallet.sign(&mut psbt, SignOptions::default())?;
    Ok(())
}
Testing
Unit testing
cargo test
Integration testing
Integration testing require testing features, for example:
cargo test --features test-electrum
The other options are test-esplora or test-rpc.
Note that electrs and bitcoind binaries are automatically downloaded (on mac and linux), to specify you already have installed binaries you must use --no-default-features and provide BITCOIND_EXE and ELECTRS_EXE as environment variables.
License
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0 (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
Contribution
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.