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Announcing Knuth C#/.NET API v0.2.1

**Release announcement: Knuth C#/.NET API v0.2.1.**

The Knuth team is pleased to announce the release of its **C#/.NET API version 0.2.1**. https://github.com/k-nuth/cs-api This release includes the following features and fixes: Just run native build the first time we build the .NET project. Based on the Knuth C-API version 0.4.4. https://github.com/k-nuth/c-api Performance improvements. Our goal is to provide a set of libraries in various programming languages that simplifies application development, ease on-boarding of new developers and let them build their new ideas and really boost the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. Using the Knuth C#/.NET API you can use our node as a library. > "Hello, Knuth" Using this library is very simple, since Knuth provides a NuGet package. https://www.nuget.org/packages/kth-bch 1. Create a new C# console project: $ mkdir HelloKnuth $ cd HelloKnuth $ dotnet new console 2. Add a reference to our C# API package: $ dotnet add package kth-bch 3. Edit `Program.cs` and write some code: using System; using System.Threading.Tasks; using Knuth; namespace HelloKnuth { public class Program { private static bool running_; static async Task Main(string[] args) { Console.CancelKeyPress += OnSigInterrupt; using (var node = new Knuth.Node("mainnet.cfg")) { await node.LaunchAsync(); Console.WriteLine("Knuth node has been launched."); var height = await node.Chain.GetLastHeightAsync(); Console.WriteLine($"Current height in local copy: {height.Result}"); if (await ComeBackAfterTheBCHHardFork(node)) { Console.WriteLine("Bitcoin Cash has been created!"); } } Console.WriteLine("Good bye!"); } private static async Task<bool> ComeBackAfterTheBCHHardFork(Node node) { UInt64 hfHeight = 478559; while (running_) { var res = await node.Chain.GetLastHeightAsync(); if (res.Result >= hfHeight) return true; await Task.Delay(10000); } return false; } private static void OnSigInterrupt(object sender, ConsoleCancelEventArgs args) { Console.WriteLine("Stop signal detected."); args.Cancel = true; running_ = false; } } } 4. Enjoy Knuth node as a C# library: $ dotnet run You can see the prerequisites here. https://github.com/k-nuth/cs-api#prerequisites If you are interested in knowing more about the Knuth C#/.NET library, we will be presenting it at the **Bitcoin Cash DevCon III** on the 4th of September 2020. https://devcon.cash/

Thanks to the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem for your support! Sincerely, The Knuth team.