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# ethwire
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The ethwire package contains the ethereum wire protocol. The ethwire
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package is required to write and read from the ethereum network.
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# Installation
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`go get github.com/ethereum/ethwire-go`
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# Messaging overview
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The Ethereum Wire protocol defines the communication between the nodes
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running Ethereum. Further reader reading can be done on the
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[Wiki](http://wiki.ethereum.org/index.php/Wire_Protocol).
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# Reading Messages
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```go
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// Read and validate the next eth message from the provided connection.
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// returns a error message with the details.
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msg, err := ethwire.ReadMessage(conn)
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if err != nil {
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// Handle error
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}
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```
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# Writing Messages
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```go
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// Constructs a message which can be interpreted by the eth network.
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// Write the inventory to network
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err := ethwire.WriteMessage(conn, &Msg{
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Type: ethwire.MsgInvTy,
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Data : []interface{}{...},
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})
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```
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