Eth Transactions

Eth-Transactions

// package.json
{
  "dependencies": {
    "web3": "0.17.0-alpha",
    "ethereumjs-util": "4.5.0",
    "ethereumjs-tx": "1.1.2"
  }
}

//Goto Node Console
node

//Get Web3 Instance in Node Console
var Web3 = require("web3")
var web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.HttpProvider("http://localhost:8545"))

//See Account
web3.eth.accounts[0]

//See Balance in Wei
web3.eth.getBalance(web3.eth.accounts[0])

//See Balance in Ether
web3.fromWei(web3.eth.getBalance(web3.eth.accounts[0]), 'ether')

//See Number
web3.fromWei(web3.eth.getBalance(web3.eth.accounts[0]), 'ether').toNumber()

//Create Account Helper Methods
acct1 = web3.eth.accounts[0]
acct2 = web3.eth.accounts[1]
acct3 = web3.eth.accounts[2]

//Create Balance Method
var balance = (acct) => { return web3.fromWei(web3.eth.getBalance(acct), 'ether').toNumber() }

//Query Balance to Check its Working
balance(acct1)

//Send 1 Ether from acct1 to acct2
web3.eth.sendTransaction({from: acct1, to:acct2, value: web3.toWei(1, 'ether'), gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 20000000000})

//Create Variable for TxHash Output
var txHash = _

//Check Tx Went Through
balance(acct2)
balance(acct1)

//Check Transaction Data From txHash
web3.eth.getTransaction(txHash)