This example shows how to subscribe to new blocks.
It displays the block number every time a new block is seen by the node you are connected to.
NOTE: The example runs until you stop it with CTRL+C
package org.polkadot.example.rx;
import io.reactivex.Observable;
import org.polkadot.api.rx.ApiRx;
import org.polkadot.rpc.provider.ws.WsProvider;
import org.polkadot.types.type.Header;
public class E02_ListenToBlocks {
//static String endPoint = "wss://poc3-rpc.polkadot.io/";
//static String endPoint = "wss://substrate-rpc.parity.io/";
//static String endPoint = "ws://45.76.157.229:9944/";
static String endPoint = "ws://127.0.0.1:9944";
static void initEndPoint(String[] args) {
if (args != null && args.length >= 1) {
endPoint = args[0];
System.out.println(" connect to endpoint [" + endPoint + "]");
} else {
System.out.println(" connect to default endpoint [" + endPoint + "]");
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
initEndPoint(args);
WsProvider wsProvider = new WsProvider(endPoint);
Observable apiRxObservable = ApiRx.create(wsProvider);
apiRxObservable.flatMap((apiRx) -> {
return apiRx.rpc().chain().function("subscribeNewHead").invoke();
}
).subscribe((result) -> {
Header header = (Header) result;
System.out.println("Chain is at block: " + header.getBlockNumber());
});
try {
Thread.sleep(20000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
System.exit(0);
}
}