General JSONRPC External Adapter for Chainlink

• Should work for any JSON RPC supported endpoint (includes tests for a few major projects which support JSON RPC commands)
• Supports AWS Lambda and GCP Functions
• Blockchain clients can sign and send transactions if wallet is unlocked
• Takes optional connection to RPC endpoint (set via RPC_URL environment variable)

A JSON-RPC request is typically formatted like this:

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"method": "some_method",
	"params": [
		"some_param",
		"another_param"
	],
	"id": 1
}

What this adapter does is allow you to specify the "method" and "params" values in a Chainlink request and receive the result (format example below) back to the Chainlink node for further processing.

{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "some_result"
}

In Solidity, a Chainlink request can be made to an external chain for the balance of a given account with the following example:

function getBalanceExternalChain(string _account)
  public
  onlyOwner
{
  Chainlink.Request memory req = newRequest(JOB_ID, this, this.fulfillRPCCall.selector);
  req.add("method", "eth_getBalance");
  string[] memory params = new string[](2);
  path[0] = _account;
  path[1] = "latest";
  req.addStringArray("params", params);
  chainlinkRequest(req, ORACLE_PAYMENT);
}

Install

Install dependencies

npm install

Create the zip

zip -r cl-jsonrpc.zip .

Upload to AWS/GCP

Set the RPC_URL environment variable to your client URL.

Testing

Testing is dependent on the type of node you're connecting to. You can set a local environment variable RPC_URL to point to an RPC connection. Otherwise, the adapter will default to "http://localhost:8545".

RPC Address and Port Defaults:

• Ethereum: http://localhost:8545
• AION: http://localhost:8545
• BTC: (bitcoind) http://localhost:8332 (btcd) http://localhost:8334
• Zilliqa: http://localhost:4201

For Ethereum and any Geth clone (should work with Parity as well):

npm run test:eth

For Bitcoin:

npm run test:btc

For AION:

npm run test:aion

For Zilliqa:

npm run test:zilliqa

Install to GCP

• In Functions, create a new function, choose to ZIP upload
• Click Browse and select the cl-jsonrpc.zip file
• Select a Storage Bucket to keep the zip in
• Function to execute: gcpservice
• Click More, Add variable
  • NAME: RPC_URL
  • VALUE: Replace_With_Something_Unique

Install to AWS Lambda

• In Lambda Functions, create function
• On the Create function page:
  • Give the function a name
  • Use Node.js 8.10 for the runtime
  • Choose an existing role or create a new one
  • Click Create Function
• Under Function code, select "Upload a .zip file" from the Code entry type drop-down
• Click Upload and select the cl-jsonrpc.zip file
• Handler should remain index.handler
• Add the environment variable:
  • Key: RPC_URL
  • Value: Replace_With_Something_Unique
• Save