bcrpc.py

import sys
import os
import requests
import argparse
import json
from uuid import uuid1
import pprint

os.environ['NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED'] = '0'

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Talk to blockcollider rpc interface.')
parser.add_argument('command', type=str, nargs=1, help="The blockcollider RPC command you want to invoke.")
parser.add_argument('params', type=str, nargs='*', help="Parameters to the RPC command, often a miner key.")

args = parser.parse_args()

rpcHost = os.environ.get('BC_RPC_ADDRESS', 'http://localhost:3000')
scookie = os.environ.get('BC_RPC_SCOOKIE', 'testCookie123')
url = '{0}/rpc'.format(rpcHost)

body = {'jsonrpc': '2.0',
        'id': uuid1().int,
        'method': args.command[0],
        'params': args.params}

req = requests.post(url, auth=('', scookie), json=body)
rjson = req.json()
code = rjson.pop('code', 0)

if req.status_code == 401:
    raise Exception("Failed to authenticate, you likely need to set BC_RPC_SCOOKIE to the correct value!")                                                                 
if code != 0:
    raise Exception(rjson.pop('message'))

pprint.pprint(rjson['result'])