using external stats provider instead of running own bitcoind

this reduces the necessary maintenance overhead for bitcoind
where i had some issues with overly sized databases on a small hdd
bitcoinslc now provides the intel i am looking for:
  Difficulty and Current Block
scoreboard -> bitcoin uses the new stats provider

6 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/gold/Makefile b/gold/Makefile
index 69b9119b..97ddcf71 100644
--- a/gold/Makefile
+++ b/gold/Makefile
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ install:
 	ln -snf $$PWD/mtgox/ticker_text.sh ../bin/mtgox_ticker
 	ln -snf $$PWD/scex/ticker_text.sh ../bin/scex_ticker
 	ln -snf $$PWD/mooncoin/ticker_text.sh ../bin/mooncoin_ticker
+	ln -snf $$PWD/bitcoinslc/stats_text.sh ../bin/bitcoinslc_stats
diff --git a/gold/bitcoinslc/bitcoinslc.stats b/gold/bitcoinslc/bitcoinslc.stats
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8547dbcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gold/bitcoinslc/bitcoinslc.stats
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# get mtgox ticker data
+set -euf
+curl -ksS https://www.bitcoins.lc/stats.json
diff --git a/gold/bitcoinslc/bitcoinslc.stats.render b/gold/bitcoinslc/bitcoinslc.stats.render
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7ab26a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gold/bitcoinslc/bitcoinslc.stats.render
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import json,sys
+
+result = json.load(sys.stdin)
+
+print  "Block: "  + str(result["current_block"]) + " Difficulty: " + str(result["difficulty"])
diff --git a/gold/bitcoinslc/stats_text.sh b/gold/bitcoinslc/stats_text.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2d146c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gold/bitcoinslc/stats_text.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+set -euf
+cd $(dirname `readlink -f $0`)
+./bitcoinslc.stats | ./bitcoinslc.stats.render
diff --git a/gold/scoreboard/modules/available/bitcoin/gather b/gold/scoreboard/modules/available/bitcoin/gather
index 8b996428..22410f7b 100755
--- a/gold/scoreboard/modules/available/bitcoin/gather
+++ b/gold/scoreboard/modules/available/bitcoin/gather
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mkdir -p $LDIR
 
 
 # write into live directory and archive
-$BITCOIND_PATH getinfo | python $HERE/render | tee $LDIR/$LF >> $ADIR/$LF
+#$BITCOIND_PATH getinfo | python $HERE/render | tee $LDIR/$LF >> $ADIR/$LF
+echo  `date +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"` `$KREBSDIR/bin/bitcoinslc_stats` | sed -e 's/Difficulty: //' -e 's/Block: //' | tee $LDIR/_${LF}>> $ADIR/${LF}
 
 echo  `date +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"` `$KREBSDIR/bin/mtgox_ticker` | sed -e 's/High: //' -e 's/Low: //' -e 's/Last: //' | tee $LDIR/ticker_${LF}>> $ADIR/ticker_${LF}
diff --git a/gold/scoreboard/modules/available/bitcoin/init b/gold/scoreboard/modules/available/bitcoin/init
index cc5688bd..97b60402 100755
--- a/gold/scoreboard/modules/available/bitcoin/init
+++ b/gold/scoreboard/modules/available/bitcoin/init
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ set tmargin 2
 set size 1,0.5
 set origin 0.0,0.5
 set key left top
-plot "$ADIR/ticker_bitcoin" using 1:2 smooth bezier title "Scex High" with lines , \
-    "$ADIR/ticker_bitcoin" using 1:3 smooth bezier title "Scex Low" with lines , \
-    "$ADIR/ticker_bitcoin" using 1:4 smooth bezier title "Scex Last" with lines 
+plot "$ADIR/ticker_bitcoin" using 1:2 smooth bezier title "High" with lines , \
+    "$ADIR/ticker_bitcoin" using 1:3 smooth bezier title "Low" with lines , \
+    "$ADIR/ticker_bitcoin" using 1:4 smooth bezier title "Last" with lines 
 
 EOF