Shared Libraries
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## bitcoinconsensus
The purpose of this library is to make the verification functionality that is critical to Bitcoin's consensus available to other applications, e.g. to language bindings.
### API
The interface is defined in the C header `bitcoinconsensus.h` located in `src/script/bitcoinconsensus.h` .
#### Version
`bitcoinconsensus_version` returns an `unsigned int` with the API version *(currently `2`)* .
#### Script Validation
`bitcoinconsensus_verify_script` , `bitcoinconsensus_verify_script_with_amount` and `bitcoinconsensus_verify_script_with_spent_outputs` return an `int` with the status of the verification. It will be `1` if the input script correctly spends the previous output `scriptPubKey` .
##### Parameters
###### bitcoinconsensus_verify_script
- `const unsigned char *scriptPubKey` - The previous output script that encumbers spending.
- `unsigned int scriptPubKeyLen` - The number of bytes for the `scriptPubKey` .
- `const unsigned char *txTo` - The transaction with the input that is spending the previous output.
- `unsigned int txToLen` - The number of bytes for the `txTo` .
- `unsigned int nIn` - The index of the input in `txTo` that spends the `scriptPubKey` .
- `unsigned int flags` - The script validation flags *(see below)* .
- `bitcoinconsensus_error* err` - Will have the error/success code for the operation *(see below)* .
###### bitcoinconsensus_verify_script_with_amount
- `const unsigned char *scriptPubKey` - The previous output script that encumbers spending.
- `unsigned int scriptPubKeyLen` - The number of bytes for the `scriptPubKey` .
- `int64_t amount` - The amount spent in the input
- `const unsigned char *txTo` - The transaction with the input that is spending the previous output.
- `unsigned int txToLen` - The number of bytes for the `txTo` .
- `unsigned int nIn` - The index of the input in `txTo` that spends the `scriptPubKey` .
- `unsigned int flags` - The script validation flags *(see below)* .
- `bitcoinconsensus_error* err` - Will have the error/success code for the operation *(see below)* .
###### bitcoinconsensus_verify_script_with_spent_outputs
- `const unsigned char *scriptPubKey` - The previous output script that encumbers spending.
- `unsigned int scriptPubKeyLen` - The number of bytes for the `scriptPubKey` .
- `int64_t amount` - The amount spent in the input
- `const unsigned char *txTo` - The transaction with the input that is spending the previous output.
- `unsigned int txToLen` - The number of bytes for the `txTo` .
- `UTXO *spentOutputs` - Previous outputs spent in the transaction. `UTXO` is a struct composed by `const unsigned char *scriptPubKey` , `unsigned int scriptPubKeySize` (the number of bytes for the `scriptPubKey` ) and `unsigned int value` .
- `unsigned int spentOutputsLen` - The number of bytes for the `spentOutputs` .
- `unsigned int nIn` - The index of the input in `txTo` that spends the `scriptPubKey` .
- `unsigned int flags` - The script validation flags *(see below)* .
- `bitcoinconsensus_error* err` - Will have the error/success code for the operation *(see below)* .
##### Script Flags
- `bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_NONE`
- `bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_P2SH` - Evaluate P2SH ([BIP16](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0016.mediawiki)) subscripts
- `bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_DERSIG` - Enforce strict DER ([BIP66](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0066.mediawiki)) compliance
- `bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_NULLDUMMY` - Enforce NULLDUMMY ([BIP147](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0147.mediawiki))
- `bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY` - Enable CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY ([BIP65](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki))
- `bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY` - Enable CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY ([BIP112](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0112.mediawiki))
- `bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_WITNESS` - Enable WITNESS ([BIP141](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0141.mediawiki))
- `bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_TAPROOT` - Enable TAPROOT ([BIP340](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0340.mediawiki), [BIP341 ](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0341.mediawiki ), [BIP342 ](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0342.mediawiki ))
##### Errors
- `bitcoinconsensus_ERR_OK` - No errors with input parameters *(see the return value of `bitcoinconsensus_verify_script` for the verification status)*
- `bitcoinconsensus_ERR_TX_INDEX` - An invalid index for `txTo`
- `bitcoinconsensus_ERR_TX_SIZE_MISMATCH` - `txToLen` did not match with the size of `txTo`
- `bitcoinconsensus_ERR_DESERIALIZE` - An error deserializing `txTo`
- `bitcoinconsensus_ERR_AMOUNT_REQUIRED` - Input amount is required if WITNESS is used
- `bitcoinconsensus_ERR_INVALID_FLAGS` - Script verification `flags` are invalid (i.e. not part of the libconsensus interface)
- `bitcoinconsensus_ERR_SPENT_OUTPUTS_REQUIRED` - Spent outputs are required if TAPROOT is used
- `bitcoinconsensus_ERR_SPENT_OUTPUTS_MISMATCH` - Spent outputs size doesn't match tx inputs size
### Example Implementations
- [NBitcoin ](https://github.com/MetacoSA/NBitcoin/blob/5e1055cd7c4186dee4227c344af8892aea54faec/NBitcoin/Script.cs#L979-#L1031 ) (.NET Bindings)
- [node-libbitcoinconsensus ](https://github.com/bitpay/node-libbitcoinconsensus ) (Node.js Bindings)
- [java-libbitcoinconsensus ](https://github.com/dexX7/java-libbitcoinconsensus ) (Java Bindings)
- [bitcoinconsensus-php ](https://github.com/Bit-Wasp/bitcoinconsensus-php ) (PHP Bindings)
- [rust-bitcoinconsensus ](https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoinconsensus ) (Rust Bindings)
