Blocky

Blocky is an Android block explorer application built using Jetpack Compose. The app provides real-time updates on Bitcoin blocks, transactions, and addresses, optimized with multiple threads and caching for performance.

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Features

1. Real-Time Bitcoin Block Explorer:
   • Lists recent Bitcoin blocks with details on transactions and related information.
2. Transaction Viewer:
   • Displays detailed information about transactions, including addresses involved, total fees, etc.
   • Allows fetching data for multiple transactions in parallel.
3. Address Tracker:
   • Enables users to track any Bitcoin address with a shortcut on the home screen.
   • Shows real-time balance updates in both BTC and USD.
4. Mempool Monitoring:
   • Displays a live feed of the latest transactions entering the mempool.

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Development Checklist

Tasks

Core Development

• Setup Project: Initialize an Android project with Jetpack Compose.
• API Integration:
  • Integrate the Mempool.space API.
  • Integrate the Bitfinex API.
• Home Screen:
  • Display a list of recent Bitcoin blocks in real time.
  • Add a search shortcut to track specific Bitcoin addresses.
• Block Details:
  • Fetch and display block details (e.g., transactions, hash, size).
  • Show transactions related to the block with parallel fetching.
• Address Tracker:
  • Allow users to track Bitcoin addresses.
  • Display real-time balance in BTC and USD.
• Transaction Viewer:
  • Fetch and display detailed transaction data.
  • Include total fees and all involved addresses.
• Mempool Transactions:
  • Show live feed of the latest transactions entering the mempool.

CI/CD

• Automate unit tests
• Automate integration tests
• Automate the generation of release notes.
• Automate deployment to Google Play Store.
• Publish a linkedin post with the release notes.

Unit Testing

• Write unit tests for:
  • API integrations.
  • Data fetching and caching.
  • Real-time updates and UI components.

Possible Improvements

• Implement Floresta to run a local node in the phone
• Instant app module
• Wear OS module
• VR module
• Implement KMP

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Screenshots

The app supports both light and dark themes.

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jvsena42/blocky.git