Getting Started #

Get started with Pando Proto development with this guide. We'll cover fundamental concepts and show you how to integrate them into your projects.

Register Mixin Network App #

To start developing with Pando, first register as a Mixin Developer. If you don't have Mixin Messenger, download it. Then follow these steps to register as a developer.

For more information about Mixin Network, please visit Mixin Network Developer Portal.

Generate the keys #

At the App page, click Ed25519 session button to generate a new keystore, which includes sensitive information such as the application's PIN, session ID, pin token, and private key:

{
  "pin":        "123456",
  "client_id":  "eac51982-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "session_id": "cc2ae4e2-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "pin_token":  "YcUaTtLL...ZaNag34",
  "private_key":"tbcUDgb4...2TxNfQi"
}

Save it to a file named keystore.json.

Note that the client_id is the only unique identifier of your application, you will need it later.

Install mixin-cli #

We highly recommend using mixin-cli for Pando development. It's a command-line tool that streamlines dApp management and interactions with the Mixin Network.

Install the prebuilt binary #

Download the prebuilt binary from releases.

Put it in your $PATH and make it executable.

Install from source: #

git clone https://github.com/fox-one/mixin-cli.git
cd mixin-cli
go build
go install

Now you can use it to show the information of your application:

$ mixin-cli -f ./keystore.json user me

In subsequent sections, we'll use mixin-cli to perform operations without coding.

Get CNB for testing #

To test your app, you'll need to acquire cryptocurrency. Obtain CNB from the Pando Catkin's CNB faucet, which provides free CNB tokens for developers.

Once you have CNB, transfer it to your keystore by entering your app's client_id in the field and scanning the QR code with Mixin Messenger:

If successful, view the CNB in your keystore via mixin-cli:

$ mixin-cli -f ./keystore.json asset list

You would see something like this:

AssetId                               Symbol     Name                     Balance
965e5c6e-434c-3fa9-b780-c50f43cd955c  CNB        Chui Niu Bi              100.01234

What's next? #

You now have the basic prerequisites to start developing with Pando Protocols. To further understand how it works, explore the following:

If you would like to know about the restful APIs Pando provides, visit Call API. To put it simply, we will use curl to interact with these APIs.

If you want to know how to interact with Pando by sending transactions, visit Invoke Actions.

If you are not familiar with how Pando manages assets in a decentralized way, you may want to read MTG.

If you want to know how to fill the transfer and redirect to supported wallets in a web browser, visit Redirect to Wallets.

To learn the full power of Pando Protocols, you may want to read References.