Cryptonote generator extensions

• Meta data
• File
• Changes
• Example
• Adding extension to your configuration

Extensions are the way to add functionality to the Forknote. Your extensions must be located in the extensions folder.

Notice: If you make big changes in the way your coin functions, it may no longer be compatible with Forknote

Meta data

Key	Description
file	Filename of the extension. Use relative name
description	Short description of the functionality of the extension
required	Array of required extensions.
files	Array of added or edited files.

File

Key	Description
path	Path of the file
changes	Array of the changes made in the file. Optional
action	Use with value “add” to add a file. Optional
source	Path to file. Used only with “add” action

Changes

Key	Description
action	Available options: replace, add_above, add_below, delete
marker	Place in the file where to perform the “action”
parameters	“text” - array of strings, used as new or added text. Use %s for variables “var” - variable from the configuration file

Example

{
    "file":"multiply.json",
    "description":"Adds core parameters as option for daemon, simplewallet and walletd",
    "required":[ "core/bytecoin.json", "print-genesis-tx.json", "genesis-block-reward.json" ],
    "files": [ 
        {
            "path":"/src/CryptoNoteConfig.h",
            "changes": [
                {
                    "action":"add_above",
                    "marker":"} // parameters",
                    "parameters": {
                        "text":[
                            "const char     GENESIS_COINBASE_TX_HEX[]                     = \"%s\";"
                        ],
                        "var":"GENESIS_COINBASE_TX_HEX"
                    }
                }
                {
                    "action":"add_below",
                    "marker":"size_t blockGrantedFullRewardZone()",
                    "parameters": {
                        "text":[
                            "  size_t blockGrantedFullRewardZoneV1() const { return m_blockGrantedFullRewardZoneV1; }"
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "path":"/src/CryptoNoteCore/Currency.cpp",
            "changes": [
                {
                    "action":"replace",
                    "marker":"CryptoNote::parameters::CRYPTONOTE_BLOCK_GRANTED_FULL_REWARD_ZONE_V1;",
                    "parameters": {
                        "text":[
                            "       m_blockGrantedFullRewardZoneV1;"
                        ]
                    }
                }

            ]
        },
        {
            "path":"/README.md",
            "action":"add",
            "source":"/multiply/files/README.md"
        }
    ]
}

Adding extension to your configuration

Add the created extension in your Cryptonote generator’s configuration file to execute it

{
    "base_coin": {
        ...
    },
    "core": {
        ...
    },
    "extensions": [
        "core/bytecoin.json",
        "print-genesis-tx.json",
        "MY-EXTENSION.json"
    ]
}