shh_post: New whisper message.

In gethr: Access to Ethereum-Based Blockchains Through Geth Nodes

Description

shh_post creates a whisper message and injects it into the network for distribution.

Usage

shh_post(symKeyID = NULL, pubKey = NULL, sig = NULL, ttl,
  topic = NULL, payload, padding = NULL, powTime, powTarget,
  targetPeer = NULL)

Arguments

symKeyID	String - ID of the symmetric key for message encryption.
pubKey	String - Public key for message encryption.
sig	String - ID of the signing key.
ttl	Integer - Time-to-live in seconds.
topic	String - Message topic (mandatory when key is symmetric).
payload	String - Payload to be encrypted.
padding	String - Optional padding (byte array of arbitrary length).
powTime	Integer - Maximal time in seconds to be spent on proof of work.
powTarget	Integer - Minimal PoW target required for this message.
targetPeer	String - Optional peer ID (for peer-to-peer message only).

Value

Boolean - true if the message was send, otherwise false.

See Also

Other shh functions: gethr, shh_addPrivatekey, shh_addSymKey, shh_deleteKeyPair, shh_deleteSymKey, shh_generateSymKeyFromPassword, shh_getPrivateKey, shh_getPublicKey, shh_getSymKey, shh_hasKeyPair, shh_hasSymKey, shh_info, shh_markTrustedPeer, shh_newKeyPair, shh_newMessageFilter, shh_newSymKey, shh_setMaxMessageSize, shh_setMinPoW, shh_version

Examples

shh_post(symKeyID = '7bc23b46b61e8223ef49241bd23b94921fb1e2dd8fd7bcb58df41
59e1f4d3759', ttl = 7, topic = '0x07678231', payload = '0x68656c6c6f',
powTime = 2, powTarget = 3)
shh_post(pubKey = '0x0425670405b102c0ce487cefae7aa2bfd7b474b76bc8433499bec
777bb15d6d8a6b95e3001d16de259bf3170ec4cff38f00321eedc8a808a2f2e67bec6b254a
1b1', ttl = 7, payload = '0x68656c6c6f', powTime = 2, powTarget = 3)

gethr documentation built on May 2, 2019, 7:03 a.m.