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-[](https://travis-ci.org/iotaledger/iota.lib.java)
+image:https://travis-ci.org/iotaledger/iota.lib.java.svg?branch=master[link="https://travis-ci.org/iotaledger/iota.lib.java",title="Build Status"]
+= Introduction
-## Introduction
+The JOTA library is a simple Java wrapper around link:http://www.iotatoken.com[IOTA] Node's JSON-REST HTTP interface.
-The JOTA library is a simple Java wrapper around [[IOTA]](http://www.iotatoken.com/) Node's JSON-REST HTTP interface.
+It allows to connect easily using Java directly to a local or a remote
+link:https://iota.readme.io/docs/syncing-to-the-network[IOTA node].
-It allows to connect easily using java directly to a local or a remote [[IOTA node]](https://iota.readme.io/docs/syncing-to-the-network).
+- *Latest release:* 0.9.3
+- *Compatibility:* fully compatible with IOTA IRI v1.4.0
+- *API coverage:* 14 of 14 commands fully implemented
+- *License:* Apache License 2.0
+- *Readme updated:* 2017-09-23 21:05:02 (UTC)
-* **Latest release:** 0.9.3
-* **Compatibility:** fully compatible with IOTA IRI v1.4.0
-* **API coverage:** 14 of 14 commands fully implemented
-* **License:** Apache License 2.0
-* **Readme updated:** 2017-09-23 21:05:02 (UTC)
+A list of all *IOTA* JSON-REST API commands currently supported by JOTA wrapper can be found in the `Commands` enum
+(see link:https://github.com/davassi/JOTA/blob/master/src/main/java/jota/IotaAPICommands.java[here] for more details).
-A list of all *IOTA* JSON-REST API commands currently supported by jota wrapper can be found in the `Commands` enum (see [here](https://github.com/davassi/JOTA/blob/master/src/main/java/jota/IotaAPICommands.java) for more details).
+JOTA java wrapper is being designed to be thread-safe and simplest as possible in order to be easily maintainable,
+accordingly with the ongoing natural evolution of IOTA's API. All the boilerplate code for connecting to the node REST
+interface has been eliminated using Retrofit.
-JOTA java wrapper is being designed to be thread-safe and simplest as possible in order to be easily mantainable, accordingly with the ongoing natural evolution of IOTA'api.
-All the boilerplate code for connecting to the node rest interface has been eliminated using Retrofit.
-
-## Technologies & dependencies
+== Technologies & dependencies
The JOTA library has been designed to be used with Java6+, in order to promote compatibility with Android.
Core dependencies:
-* Retrofit Client 2.1.0 [[link]](https://square.github.io/retrofit/)
-* Gson JSON Processor : [[link]](https://github.com/google/gson)
-* Lombok 1.16.2 [[link]](https://github.com/rzwitserloot/lombok)
+
+- link:https://square.github.io/retrofit/[Retrofit Client 2.1.0]
+- link:https://github.com/google/gson[Gson JSON Processor]
+- link:https://github.com/rzwitserloot/lombok[Lombok 1.16.2]
Other dependencies:
-* Simple Logging Facade for Java 1.7.21 [[link]](http://www.slf4j.org/)
-* Apache Commons Lang 3.3.2 [[link]](http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/)
-## Getting started
+- link:http://www.slf4j.org/[Simple Logging Facade for Java 1.7.21]
+- link:http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/[Apache Commons Lang 3.3.2]
-Connect to your local node with the default settings is quite straightforward: it requires only 2 lines of code. For example, in order to fetch the Node Info:
+== Getting started [[getting-started]]
+
+Connecting to your local node with the default settings is quite straightforward: it requires only 2 lines of code.
+For example, in order to fetch the Node Info:
IotaAPI api = new IotaAPI.Builder().build();
GetNodeInfoResponse response = api.getNodeInfo();
-of if you need to connect to a remote node:
+or if you need to connect to a remote node:
IotaAPI api = new IotaAPI.Builder()
.protocol("http")
@@ -48,31 +53,29 @@ of if you need to connect to a remote node:
GetNodeInfoResponse response = api.getNodeInfo();
-In order to communicate with *IOTA node*, JOTA needs to be aware of your node's exact configuration. If you dont want to use the builder the easiest way of providing this information is via a `node_config.properties` file, for example:
+In order to communicate with *IOTA node*, JOTA needs to be aware of your node's exact configuration. If you don't want
+to use the builder, the easiest way of providing this information is via a `node_config.properties` file, for example:
iota.node.protocol=http``****************``
iota.node.host=127.0.0.1
iota.node.port=14265
-Jota is still *not* in the central maven repository.
-
-
-## Warning
+== Warning
- This is pre-release software!
- There may be performance and stability issues.
- You may loose all your money :)
- Please report any issues using the Issue Tracker
-## Examples
+== Examples
-There's an extensive list of test coverages on the src/test/java package of the project that can be used as reference.
+There's an extensive list of test coverages on the `src/test/java` directory that can be used as reference.
-## Documentation
+== Documentation
A hosted version of the javadoc for the latest release can be found [here](https://iotaledger.github.io/iota.lib.java/javadoc/)
-## Supporting the project
+== Supporting the project
If JOTA has been useful to you and you feel like contributing, consider posting a bug report or a pull request.