Echelon: Powering Steem's future

Echelon is a next generation sidechain designed to extend the capabilities of the Steem Blockchain with advanced features like tokens, NFTs, markets, and staking. It processes Steem custom_json operations to enable these additional functionalities while maintaining the security and decentralization of the Steem blockchain.

Features

Token System

• Create custom tokens
• Mint tokens
• Transfer tokens between accounts
• Query token information and holder balances

NFT System

• Create NFT collections
• Mint NFTs
• Transfer NFTs
• Query NFT collections and ownership

Market System

• Create trading pairs
• Place buy/sell orders
• View order books and market statistics
• Track trading history

Staking System

• Create staking pools
• Stake tokens for rewards
• Unstake tokens
• Track staking rewards

Installation

Dependencies

• NodeJS v16 or higher
• MongoDB v4.4 or higher
• PM2 (optional, for production)

Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/hightouch67/echelon.git
cd echelon

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Configure your node

cp config.example.js config.js
# Edit config.js with your settings

4. Start MongoDB

mongod --dbpath /your/db/path

5. Start the node

node start.js

For production:

pm2 start start.js --name ava

Testnet

Nodes/Peers (Ports http:3001, p2p/ws:6001)

• Bangalore: [ws://134.209.156.110:6001]
• New York: [ws://157.230.212.229:6001]
• Amsterdam: [ws://167.99.222.168:6001]
• Singapore: [ws://159.223.66.172:6001]
• Sydney: [ws://170.64.143.57:6001]

API Endpoints

Account Endpoints

• GET /account/:account - Get account details
• GET /accounts/:skip/:limit - List accounts with pagination
• GET /history/:account/:skip?/:limit? - Get account transaction history

Token Endpoints

• GET /supply - Get total token supply
• GET /holders/:symbol - Get token holders for a specific token
• GET /distribution/:symbol - Get token distribution statistics

NFT Endpoints

• GET /nft/collections - List all NFT collections
• GET /nft/collection/:symbol - Get collection details
• GET /nft/tokens/:collection - List NFTs in a collection
• GET /nft/token/:collection/:id - Get NFT details
• GET /nft/account/:account - List NFTs owned by an account

Market Endpoints

• GET /market/pairs - List all trading pairs
• GET /market/:pair - Get market details
• GET /market/:pair/orderbook - Get order book
• GET /market/:pair/history - Get trading history
• GET /market/account/:account - Get account's open orders

Staking Endpoints

• GET /staking/pools - List all staking pools
• GET /staking/pool/:id - Get pool details
• GET /staking/stakes/:account - List account's stakes
• GET /staking/rewards/:account - Get pending rewards

Transaction Endpoints

• GET /tx/:txid - Get transaction details
• POST /tx - Submit a new transaction

Block Endpoints

• GET /block/:block - Get block details
• GET /count - Get current block count

Node Endpoints

• GET /peers - List connected peers
• GET /leader - Get current leader info
• GET /schedule - Get block production schedule

Transaction Types

The chain supports various transaction types through Steem's custom_json operations:

1. Base Operations

• TRANSFER (0)
• APPROVE_NODE (1)
• DISAPPROVE_NODE (2)
• ENABLE_NODE (3)
• USER_JSON (4)

2. DAO Operations (5-14)

• Chain updates
• Fund requests
• Proposals
• Metadata management

3. Token Operations (15-17)

• CREATE_TOKENS
• MINT_TOKENS
• TRANSFER_TOKENS

4. NFT Operations (18-20)

• CREATE_NFT_COLLECTION
• MINT_NFT
• TRANSFER_NFT

5. Market Operations (21-22)

• CREATE_MARKET
• PLACE_ORDER

6. Staking Operations (23-25)

• CREATE_STAKING_POOL
• STAKE_TOKENS
• UNSTAKE_TOKENS

Running a Node

1. Sync from Genesis

node start.js --replay

2. Sync from Snapshot

# Download latest snapshot
wget https://snapshot.steemx.com/latest.tar.gz
tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz

# Start node with snapshot
node start.js

3. Monitor Node

pm2 logs echelon

4. Stop + Reset db + Git update + Restart

 pm2 stop echelon && mongo echelon --eval "db.dropDatabase()" && git pull && pm2 restart echelon && pm2 log echelon

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a new Pull Request

Credits & Acknowledgments

This project was originally forked from Avalon, but it has since undergone extensive modifications, improvements, and new features that make it a unique evolution of the original concept.

We appreciate the foundation laid by the Avalon developers and acknowledge their contributions to the open-source community.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.