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Testing integration during development

Testing your integration with the Bitcoin Network can be tricky. You need to wait for confirmations and have some coins to test with. But don't worry! bamotf has a development mode that makes this process simpler. This guide will show you how to enable and how to use it.

Running the development mode

To use the development mode, you need to do a few things:

Enable dev mode

Run the bamotf server with the DEV_MODE_ENABLED environment variable turned on. You can do this by adding DEV_MODE_ENABLED=true to your docker-compose file.

Set up credentials and webhook

Set the DEV_API_KEY, DEV_WEBHOOK_URL, and DEV_WEBHOOK_SECRET environment variables. These are needed to access the bamotf server locally and to set up the webhook that gets called when the dev payment is done.

Here is an example of a docker-compose file that enables the development mode:

docker-compose.yml
version: '3.8'
services:
  bamotf:
    ...
    environment:
      ...
      - DEV_MODE_ENABLED=true
      - DEV_API_KEY=no-key
      - DEV_WEBHOOK_URL=http://localhost:3000/my-webhook-page  # replace with your webhook url
      - DEV_WEBHOOK_SECRET=no-secret
 
  postgres:
    ...

Testing your integration

Once you've set up your payment intent, it's time to test your integration. Here's a step-by-step guide:

Open the bamotf dashboard

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:21000/payments (opens in a new tab). This page displays all payment intents received by your server.

Make sure you've selected development mode. You'll find this option at the bottom of the main navigation bar.

Your page should now look like this:

All payments

Simulate a payment

To simulate a payment and automatically confirm it, click on the Ellipse button next to the payment intent. Then, select the Pay and confirm option. This action simulates a successful payment.

If you want to simulate a payment without confirming it, click on Pay only. Use this option to test how your integration handles unconfirmed payments.

After you've simulated a payment, you should have received a webhook request to the URL you specified in the DEV_WEBHOOK_URL environment variable. You can check the logs of your server to see if the webhook was received.

WebhooksTesting with Bitcoin