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orbitflare/orbitflare-sdk-go — explained in plain English

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TL;DR

A Go toolkit that connects apps to the Solana blockchain through RPC calls, live streaming feeds, and WebSockets in one package.

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  root((orbitflare-sdk-go))
    What it does
      RPC client
      Streaming gRPC feed
      Jetstream
      WebSocket client
    Tech stack
      Go
      gRPC
      Solana network
    Use cases
      Wallet queries
      Live transaction streams
      Sending transactions
    Reliability
      Goroutine safe
      Auto reconnect
      Failover built in
    Audience
      Solana developers

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Query a Solana wallet balance or account data from a Go application

REASON 2

Stream live Solana transactions in real time using the Yellowstone Geyser gRPC feed

REASON 3

Watch for specific on-chain events, like trades on a given program, via Jetstream

REASON 4

Send and simulate Solana transactions programmatically

What's in the stack?

GogRPCWebSocketSolana

How it stacks up

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Stars0
LanguageGoGoGo
Last pushed2018-02-042020-01-24
MaintenanceDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity3/53/53/5
Audiencedeveloperops devopsdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Go 1.25 or later and an OrbitFlare API key to connect to the RPC and streaming endpoints.

Wtf does this do

This is the official Go programming language toolkit for OrbitFlare, a service that gives developers different ways to talk to the Solana blockchain. Solana is a network used for cryptocurrency and other blockchain applications, and this SDK bundles four separate connection methods into one package: standard RPC calls, a high speed gRPC streaming feed called Yellowstone Geyser, a service called Jetstream, and WebSocket connections. Each method lives in its own smaller package so a developer only needs to import the pieces they actually use. The RPC client offers ready-made functions for common blockchain queries, such as checking a wallet's balance, reading account data, fetching recent transactions for an address, sending a new transaction, and simulating a transaction before sending it. If a specific query is not covered by a built-in function, there is also a generic method that lets a developer call any RPC method by name. The gRPC and Jetstream clients are built for streaming live blockchain data rather than one-off requests. A developer builds a subscription request describing what to watch for, such as transactions involving a specific account, and then reads a continuous stream of updates as they happen on the network. Jetstream has a newer version 2 that adds the ability to change what you are watching for while the stream is still running, without needing to reconnect, along with sequence numbers to detect if any updates were missed and optional extra details attached to each transaction. The README states the SDK is safe to use across multiple goroutines, Go's lightweight concurrent tasks, and that its streaming connections automatically reconnect and fail over if a connection drops. Installing it requires Go version 1.25 or later and is done with the standard go get command. This project is aimed at developers building applications that need reliable, real time access to Solana blockchain data.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to connect to Solana RPC using orbitflare-sdk-go and check a wallet balance
Prompt 2
Help me set up a Yellowstone Geyser subscription to stream transactions for a specific account
Prompt 3
Explain the difference between Jetstream v1 and v2 in this SDK
Prompt 4
Write Go code using this SDK to subscribe to Solana slot lifecycle events
Prompt 5
Show me how to send and simulate a transaction with orbitflare-sdk-go

Frequently asked questions

wtf is orbitflare-sdk-go?

A Go toolkit that connects apps to the Solana blockchain through RPC calls, live streaming feeds, and WebSockets in one package.

What language is orbitflare-sdk-go written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, gRPC, WebSocket.

How hard is orbitflare-sdk-go to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is orbitflare-sdk-go for?

Mainly developer.

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