Documentation
What Providers Do
Overview
Providers serve as the communication layer between your application and OP_NET nodes, abstracting the complexity of network interactions. They handle all RPC calls, manage connections, and expose a clean API for blockchain operations.
Provider Functionality
The following table summarizes the functionality provided by OP_NET providers:
| Functionality | Description |
|---|---|
| RPC Communication | Send and receive JSON-RPC requests. |
| Block Operations | Fetch blocks by number, hash, or checksum. |
| Transaction Handling | Get transactions, receipts, broadcast new transactions. |
| Contract Calls | Execute contract simulations and read storage. |
| UTXO Management | Fetch and track unspent transaction outputs. |
| Balance Queries | Get Bitcoin balances for addresses. |
| Epoch Operations | Access epoch mining data and submit solutions. |
| Public Key Lookups | Convert addresses to unified formats. |