Libdogecoin, a clean C library of Dogecoin building blocks.

Libdogecoin will be a complete implementation of the Dogecoin Protocols, as a C library (and series of bindings to popular languages) which will allow anyone to build a Dogecoin compliant product, without needing to worry about the deeper specifics of the crypto functions.

It’s important to note that libdogecoin will be a pure library, not providing a ‘runnable’ node facility. It is intended that connecting the bits together into an engine be done at the level above, via the networking libraries of the host language.

During the process of extracting the fundamentals from the Dogecoin Core Wallet (reference implementation) we aim to document ‘how Dogecoin works’ as a suite of tests and documents we are calling the Dogecoin Standard. By doing this we will be able to verify that the Libdogecoin implementation of Dogecoin’s internals is accurate to the OG wallet, and thus provide a mechanism for any future Dogecoin implementations to verify compliance with the Dogecoin Network.

Why, what does this do for Dogecoin?

It’s all about utility through adoption, and adoption comes through integration. Right now the aging Dogecoin Core wallet is heavy with desktop metaphors that made sense a decade ago, and encumbered with facilities which slow down development and would better be broken out into utilities.

We believe that by taking the core functionality from Dogecoin and making it available as a simple C library with bindings for many languages, we multiply the community’s ability to innovate.

• Want to create a new Dogecoin Wallet in Python? Ruby? Node.js? Do it!
• Want to create a slimmed down Dogecoin node for a specific purpose (like GigaWallet)? Sure!
• Want to create a shell utility for managing HD Dogecoin keypairs in Golang? Go nuts!

We’re aiming to make the Dogecoin Ecosystem healthier as we:

• Diversify the dependence on the Core Wallet as the single definition of the Dogecoin Blockchain.
• Increase the options for standard-based wallet & node implementations to be developed.
• Increase the integration options to improve adoption of Dogecoin by platforms.
• Improve the process of joining the Dogecoin network so more people run Dogecoin nodes.

These objectives are met primarily through the librarification of Dogecoin and validated by a Dogecoin Standard which will allow the community to have confidence in diverse implementations of Dogecoin Nodes and Wallets.

Libdogecoin is the underlying building block in the Foundation’s plan to make this happen.