---
parent: build-apps.html
targets:
  - en
  - ja # TODO: translate this page
blurb: Build a graphical desktop wallet for the XRPL using JavaScript.
---
# Build a Desktop Wallet in JavaScript
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This tutorial demonstrates how to build a desktop wallet for the XRP Ledger using the JavaScript programming language, 
the Electron Framework and various libraries. This application can be used as a starting point for building a more 
complex and powerful application, as a reference point for building comparable apps, or as a learning experience to 
better understand how to integrate XRP Ledger functionality into a larger project.

## Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you should meet the following requirements:

- You have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) 14+ installed.
- You are somewhat familiar with modern JavaScript programming and have completed the [Get Started Using JavaScript tutorial](get-started-using-javascript.html).
- You have at least some rough understanding of what the XRP Ledger, it's capabilities and of cryptocurrency in general. Ideally you have completed the [Basic XRPL guide](https://learn.xrpl.org/).

### Source Code

You can find the complete source code for all of this tutorial's examples in the [code samples section of this website's repository]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/).

## Rationale

This tutorial will take you through the process of creating a XRP Wallet application from scratch. Starting with a simple,
"Hello World" like example with minimal functionality, we will step-by-step add more complex features.

We will use the well-established [Electron Framework](https://www.electronjs.org/) to let us use JavaScript to write this desktop application. 

## Goals

At the end of this tutorial, you will have built a JavaScript Wallet application that looks something like this:

![Desktop wallet screenshot](img/javascript-wallet-preview.png)

The look and feel of the user interface should be roughly the same regardless of operating system, as the Electron Framework allows us to write 
cross-platform applications that are styled with HTML and CSS just like a web-based application.

The application we are going to build here will be capable of the following:

- Showing updates to the XRP Ledger in real-time.
- Viewing any XRP Ledger account's activity "read-only" including showing how much XRP was delivered by each transaction.
- Showing how much XRP is set aside for the account's [reserve requirement](reserves.html).
- Sending [direct XRP payments](direct-xrp-payments.html), and providing feedback about the intended destination address, including:
    - Whether the intended destination already exists in the XRP Ledger, or the payment would have to fund its creation.
    - If the address doesn't want to receive XRP ([`DisallowXRP` flag](become-an-xrp-ledger-gateway.html#disallow-xrp) enabled).
    - If the address has a [verified domain name](https://xrpl.org/xrp-ledger-toml.html#account-verification) associated with it.

The application in this tutorial _doesn't_ have the ability to send or trade [tokens](issued-currencies.html) or 
use other [payment types](payment-types.html) like [Escrow](https://xrpl.org/escrow.html) or [Payment Channels](https://xrpl.org/payment-channels.html). However, it provides a foundation 
that you can implement those and other features on top of.

In addition to the above features, you'll also learn a bit about Events, IPC (inter-process-communication) 
and asynchronous (async) code in JavaScript.

## Steps

### 0. Project setup - Hello World

1. To initialize the project, create a package.json file with the following content:

```json
{
  "name": "xrpl-javascript-desktop-wallet",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "license": "MIT",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "electron ./index.js"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "async": "^3.2.4",
    "fernet": "^0.4.0",
    "node-fetch": "^2.6.9",
    "pbkdf2-hmac": "^1.1.0",
    "open": "^8.4.0",
    "toml": "^3.0.0",
    "xrpl": "^2.6.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "electron": "22.3.2"
  }
}
```

Here we define the libraries our application will use in the `dependencies` section as well as shortcuts for running our application in the `scripts` section. 

2. After you create your package.json file, install those dependencies by running the following command: 
```console
npm install
```

This installs the Electron Framework, the xrpl.js client library and a couple of helpers we are going to need for our
application to work. 

3. In the root folder, create an `index.js` file with the following content:

```javascript
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')

const path = require('path')

/**
 * This is our main function, it creates our application window, preloads the code we will need to communicate
 * between the renderer Process and the main Process, loads a layout and performs the main logic
 */
const createWindow = () => {

  // Creates the application window
  const appWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 1024,
    height: 768
  })

  // Loads a layout
  appWindow.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, 'view', 'template.html'))

  return appWindow
}

// Here we have to wait for the application to signal that it is ready
// to execute our code. In this case we just create a main window.
app.whenReady().then(() => {
  createWindow()
})
```

4. Make a new folder named `view` in the root directory of the project.

5. Now, inside the `view` folder, add a `template.html` file with the following content:

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'" />
  <meta http-equiv="X-Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'" />
  <title>XRPL Wallet Tutorial (JavaScript / Electron)</title>
</head>

<body>

  <h3>Build a XRPL Wallet</h3>
  <span>Hello world!</span>

</body>

</html>
```
6. Now, start the application with the following command:

```console
npm run start
```

**Tip:** When you need to debug the application, you can open Developer Tools like in Chrome or Firefox by selecting "View / Toggle Developer Tools" from The application Menu or using a Shortcut ("Ctrl+Shift+I" on Windows or Linux, "Option+Command+I on Mac).

You should see a window appear that displays the text "Build a XRPL Wallet" and "Hello world!"
To run the reference application found in `content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js` for this step, run:

```console
npm run hello
```

In the next steps we will continually expand on this very basic setup. To better keep track of all the changes that will be made, the files in the [reference section]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/) are numbered/prefixed with the respective step number:

**Full code for this step:**
[`0-hello/0_hello.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/0_hello.js),
[`0-hello/view/0_hello.html`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/0_hello.html),

### 1. Ledger Index

**Full code for this step:** 
[`1-ledger-index/index.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/1_ledger-index.js),
[`1-ledger-index/view/preload.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/1_preload.js),
[`1-ledger-index/view/template.html`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/1_ledger-index.html),
[`1-ledger-index/view/renderer.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/1_renderer.js).

Our first step was to have a running "Hello World" application. Now we want to expand on that so that the application can interact on a very basic level with the XRP Ledger and display some information about the current ledger state on the screen. After completing this step, the - for the time being unstyled - application should look like this:

![Screenshot: Step 1, hello world equivalent](img/javascript-wallet-1.png)

1. Update `index.js` by adding the following snippet in the import section at the top of the file below the `path` import:

```javascript
const xrpl = require("xrpl")

const TESTNET_URL = "wss://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51233"

/**
 * This function creates a WebService client, which connects to the XRPL and fetches the latest ledger index.
 *
 * @returns {Promise<number>}
 */
const getValidatedLedgerIndex = async () => {
  const client = new xrpl.Client(TESTNET_URL)

  await client.connect()

  // Reference: https://xrpl.org/ledger.html#ledger
  const ledgerRequest = {
    "command": "ledger",
    "ledger_index": "validated"
  }

  const ledgerResponse = await client.request(ledgerRequest)

  await client.disconnect()

  return ledgerResponse.result.ledger_index
}
```

This helper function does the following: It establishes a WebSocket connection to the XRP Ledger, calls the XRP Ledger API's [ledger method](ledger.html) and returns the ledger index from the response.

2. In order to attach a preloader script, modify the `createWindow` method in `index.js` by adding the following code:

```javascript
  // Creates the application window
  const appWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 1024,
    height: 768,
    // Step 1 code additions - start
    webPreferences: {
      preload: path.join(__dirname, 'view', 'preload.js'),
    },
    // Step 1 code additions - end
  })
```

3. Now in the `view` folder, create a file `preload.js`with the following content:

```javascript
const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require('electron');

// Expose functionality from main process (aka. "backend") to be used by the renderer process(aka. "backend")
contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
  // By calling "onUpdateLedgerIndex" in the frontend process we can now attach a callback function to
  // by making onUpdateLedgerIndex available at the window level.
  // The subscribed function gets triggered whenever the backend process triggers the event 'update-ledger-index'
  onUpdateLedgerIndex: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('update-ledger-index', callback)
  }
})
```

This preloader script is used to expose functions to the browsers window object which can be used to subscribe frontend logic to events broadcast from the main logic in `index.js`.

In the browser, `window.electronAPI.onUpdateLedgerIndex(callback)` can now be used to pass a callback function via `ipcRenderer.on('eventName', callback)` that will be triggered by `appWindow.webContents.send('eventName', value)`.

4. Now, in `view/template.html`, replace the body in order to show a placeholder for the ledger index instead of "Hello world!"

```html
<body>
    <!-- Step 1 code modifications - start -->
    <h3>Build a XRPL Wallet</h3>
    Latest validated ledger index: <strong id="ledger-index"></strong>
    <!-- Step 1 code modifications - end -->
</body>
```

5. In `view/template.html` add the following line at the bottom of the file:

```html
</body>
<!-- Step 1 code additions - start -->
<script src="renderer.js"></script>
<!-- Step 1 code additions - end -->
</html>
```

6. Now create the `renderer.js` file in the `view`folder with the following code:

```javascript
const ledgerIndexEl = document.getElementById('ledger-index')

// Here we define the callback function that performs the content update
// whenever 'update-ledger-index' is called by the main process
window.electronAPI.onUpdateLedgerIndex((_event, value) => {
    ledgerIndexEl.innerText = value
})
```

7. To wire up our main application to send the ledger index to the frontend, modify `index.js` by adding the following snippet replacing the last section in the file:

```javascript
// Here we have to wait for the application to signal that it is ready
// to execute our code. In this case we create a main window, query
// the ledger for its latest index and submit the result to the main
// window where it will be displayed
app.whenReady().then(() => {
  // Step 1 code additions - start
  const appWindow = createWindow()
  
  getValidatedLedgerIndex().then((value) => {
    appWindow.webContents.send('update-ledger-index', value)
  })
  // Step 1 code additions - end
  
})
```

Here we first call our helper function `getValidatedLedgerIndex()` and then broadcast an event named `update-ledger-index`. This attaches a payload containing the latest ledger information which can be handled by the frontend. 

This example shows how to do Inter Process Communication (IPC) in Electron. Technically, JavaScript has no true parallel processes or threading because it follows a single-threaded event-driven paradigm. Nonetheless Electron provides us with two IPC modules called `ipcMain` and `ipcRenderer`. We can roughly equate `ipcMain` to a backend process and `ipcRenderer` to a frontend process when we think in terms of client-server applications. It works as follows:

1. We started by creating a function that enables the frontend to subscribe to backend events via the `ContextBridge` (`onUpdateLedgerIndex` in `view/preload.js`)
2. Then we make the function available by putting it in a preloader script to ensure it is loaded and can be used by the frontend.
3. On the frontend, we can then use that function to attach a callback that handles frontend updates when the event is dispatched. We could do this in the console, in a `<script>` tag in the frontend or in our case in a separate file.
4. Lastly, we dispatch the event from the main logic in `index.js`via `appWindow.webContents.send('update-ledger-index', value)`.

To get the application running at this early stage of development, run the following command:

```console
npm run start
```

You should see something like 'Latest validated ledger index: 39296259'. The number will be different since it is the latest ledger index as of when the app started. We'll make it continuously update later on.

To run the reference application found in `content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js` for this step, run:

```console
npm run ledger-index
```


### 2. Show Ledger Updates by using WebSocket subscriptions

**Full code for this step:** 
[`2-async/index.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/2_async-subscribe.js),
[`2-async/view/preload.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/2_preload.js),
[`2-async/view/renderer.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/2_renderer.js),
[`2-async/view/template.html`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/2_async.html).

Our application so far only shows the latest validated ledger sequence at the time when we opened it. Let's take things up a notch and add some dashboard like functionality where our wallet app will keep in sync with the ledger and display the latest specs and stats like a clock that is keeping track of time. The result will look something like this:

![Screenshot: Step 2, show ledger updates](img/javascript-wallet-2.png)

1. In `index.js` remove the `getValidatedLedgerIndex` function.

2. Then update the `app.whenReady().then()` section at the bottom of the file section in the following way:

```javascript
/**
 * This function creates a XRPL client, subscribes to 'ledger' events from the XRPL and broadcasts those by
 * dispatching the 'update-ledger-data' event which will be picked up by the frontend
 *
 * @returns {Promise<void>}
 */
const main = async () => {
          const appWindow = createWindow()

          const client = new xrpl.Client(TESTNET_URL)

          await client.connect()

          // Subscribe client to 'ledger' events
          // Reference: https://xrpl.org/subscribe.html
          await client.request({
            "command": "subscribe",
            "streams": ["ledger"]
          })

          // Dispatch 'update-ledger-data' event
          client.on("ledgerClosed", async (ledger) => {
            appWindow.webContents.send('update-ledger-data', ledger)
          })
        }

app.whenReady().then(main)
```

Here, we have reduced the `app.whenReady` logic to an one-liner and put the necessary functionality into a separate `main()` function. The most relevant piece of code here is the swapping of a single call to the ledger for a subscription. Our client is now connecting to the XRPL via [WebSockets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket). This establishes a permanent bidirectional connection to the XRPL, which allows us to subscribe to events that the server sends out. This saves resources on the server, which now only sends out data we explicitly asked for when a change happens, as well as the client which does not have to sort through incoming data for relevant changes. It also reduces the complexity of the application and saves us a couple of lines of code.

3. Then, update `preload.js` by renaming the `onUpdateLedgerIndex` to `onUpdateLedgerData` and the `update-ledger-index` event to `update-ledger-data`:

```javascript
const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require('electron');

contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
  onUpdateLedgerData: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('update-ledger-data', callback)
  }
})
```

This renaming might seem a bit nit-picky, but now we actually pass on an object of values instead of a single integer.

4. Next, modify the `view/template.html` file by adding placeholders to the `<body>` section:

```html
<body>
    <!-- Step 2 code additions - start -->
    <h3>Build a XRPL Wallet - Part 2/8</h3>
    <b>Latest validated ledger stats</b><br />
    Ledger Index: <strong id="ledger-index"></strong><br />
    Ledger Hash: <strong id="ledger-hash"></strong><br />
    Close Time: <strong id="ledger-close-time"></strong><br />
    <!-- Step 2 code additions - end -->
</body>
```

5. Modify the `view/renderer.js` file to handle the new placeholders. Note that the renamed preloader function is now reflected in `window.electronAPI.onUpdateLedgerData`:

```javascript
const ledgerIndexEl = document.getElementById('ledger-index')
const ledgerHashEl = document.getElementById('ledger-hash')
const ledgerCloseTimeEl = document.getElementById('ledger-close-time')

window.electronAPI.onUpdateLedgerData((_event, value) => {
    ledgerIndexEl.innerText = value.ledger_index
    ledgerHashEl.innerText = value.ledger_hash
    ledgerCloseTimeEl.innerText = value.ledger_time
})
```

This should make our application listen to regular updates of the ledger and display them in the frontend.

Now run the application with the following command:

```console
npm run start
```

This time the application should be the same as in the last step, with the difference that the latest ledger index value gets updated roughly very 3-5 seconds.

To run the reference application found in `content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js` for this step, run:

```console
npm run async
```

### 3. Display an Account

**Full code for this step:**
[`library/3_helpers.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/3_helper.js).
[`3-account/index.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/3_account.js),
[`3-account/view/preload.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/3_preload.js),
[`3-account/view/renderer.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/3_renderer.js),
[`3-account/view/template.html`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/3_account.html).

We now have a permanent connection to the XRPL and some code to bring the delivered data to life on our screen, it's time to add some "wallet" functionality by managing an individual account. 

We will ask the user for address of the account to monitor by using a HTML dialog element. We will furthermore refactor the application by encapsulating some functionality in a library. After finishing this step the application should look like this:

![Screenshot: Step 3, show account information](img/javascript-wallet-3.png)

1. In the project root, create a new directory named `library`. Inside this directory, create a file `3_helpers.js` with the following content:

`3_helpers.js`
{{ include_code("_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/3_helpers.js", language="js") }}

Here we define three utility functions that will transform data we receive from the ledger into flat value objects for easy digestion in the frontend code. As we progress in this tutorial, we will keep this pattern of adding functionality by adding files that are prefixed by the step number.

2. Modify `index.js` and add `ipcMain` to the imports from the `require('electron')`line. Then add the new helper file at the bottom of the include section:

```javascript
const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain} = require('electron')
const path = require('path')
const xrpl = require("xrpl")
// Step 3 code additions - start
const { prepareReserve, prepareAccountData, prepareLedgerData} = require('./library/3_helpers')
// Step 3 code additions - end

const TESTNET_URL = "wss://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51233"
```

3. Modify `index.js` in the following way:

```javascript
const main = async () => {
  const appWindow = createWindow()

  ipcMain.on('address-entered', async (event, address) =>  {

    let reserve = null

    const client = new xrpl.Client(TESTNET_URL)

    await client.connect()

    // Step 3 code modifications - start
    
    // Reference: https://xrpl.org/subscribe.html
    await client.request({
      "command": "subscribe",
      "streams": ["ledger"],
      "accounts": [address]
    })

    // Reference: https://xrpl.org/subscribe.html#ledger-stream
    client.on("ledgerClosed", async (rawLedgerData) => {
      reserve = prepareReserve(rawLedgerData)
      const ledger = prepareLedgerData(rawLedgerData)
      appWindow.webContents.send('update-ledger-data', ledger)
    })

    // Initial Ledger Request -> Get account details on startup
    // Reference: https://xrpl.org/ledger.html
    const ledgerResponse = await client.request({
      "command": "ledger"
    })
    const initialLedgerData = prepareLedgerData(ledgerResponse.result.closed.ledger)
    appWindow.webContents.send('update-ledger-data', initialLedgerData)

    // Reference: https://xrpl.org/subscribe.html#transaction-streams
    client.on("transaction", async (transaction) => {
      // Reference: https://xrpl.org/account_info.html
      const accountInfoRequest = {
        "command": "account_info",
        "account": address,
        "ledger_index": transaction.ledger_index
      }
      const accountInfoResponse = await client.request(accountInfoRequest)
      const accountData = prepareAccountData(accountInfoResponse.result.account_data, reserve)
      appWindow.webContents.send('update-account-data', accountData)
    })

    // Initial Account Request -> Get account details on startup
    // Reference: https://xrpl.org/account_info.html
    const accountInfoResponse = await client.request({
      "command": "account_info",
      "account": address,
      "ledger_index": "current"
    })
    const accountData = prepareAccountData(accountInfoResponse.result.account_data)
    appWindow.webContents.send('update-account-data', accountData)

    // Step 3 code modifications - end
  })
}
```

As the account we want to query is known only after the user enters an address, we had to wrap our application logic into an event handler:

```javascript
ipcMain.on('address-entered', async (event, address) =>  {
  // ...
})
```

In addition to the subscription to the ledger stream we also can subscribe the client to specific addresses, and we use this feature here to subscribe to an account address which we are going to prompt the user for:

```javascript
await client.request({
  "command": "subscribe",
  "streams": ["ledger"],
  "accounts": [address]
})
```

After this subscription our code attached listeners to the `ledgerClosed` and the `transactions` event. As soon as a `transaction` event is triggered, we do an `account_info` request to get the latest account status, as a transaction is an operation that changes the accounts state.

In addition to the subscriptions we added each an initial `ledger` and `accountInfo` request to have some data at application startup, otherwise we would see empty fields until something happened on the ledger which would trigger one of our subscriptions.

4. Now, add the following code to `preload.js`:

```javascript
const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require('electron');

contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
  onUpdateLedgerData: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('update-ledger-data', callback)
  },

  // Step 3 code additions - start
  onEnterAccountAddress: (address) => {
    ipcRenderer.send('address-entered', address)
  },
  onUpdateAccountData: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('update-account-data', callback)
  }
  //Step 3 code additions - end
})
```

Here we can observe a notable difference to the previous step. Until now we just used `ipcRenderer` to pick up on events from the main logic, now we are using it bidirectional to send events from the frontend to the main logic:

```javascript
onEnterAccountAddress: (address) => {
    ipcRenderer.send('address-entered', address)
}
```

5. Then, modify the `view/template.html` by replacing the `<body>` with this markup: 

```html
<body>

    <h3>Build a XRPL Wallet - Part 3/8</h3>

    <fieldset>
        <legend>Account info</legend>
        Classic Address: <strong id="account-address-classic"></strong><br/>
        X-Address: <strong id="account-address-x"></strong><br/>
        XRP Balance: <strong id="account-balance"></strong><br/>
        XRP Reserved: <strong id="account-reserve"></strong><br/>
    </fieldset>

    <fieldset>
        <legend>Latest validated ledger stats</legend>
        Ledger Index: <strong id="ledger-index"></strong><br/>
        Ledger Hash: <strong id="ledger-hash"></strong><br/>
        Close Time: <strong id="ledger-close-time"></strong><br/>
    </fieldset>

    <dialog id="account-address-dialog">
        <form method="dialog">
            <div>
                <label for="address-input">Enter account address:</label>
                <input type="text" id="address-input" name="address-input" />
            </div>
            <div>
                <button type="submit">Confirm</button>
            </div>
        </form>
    </dialog>

</body>
```

6. To incorporate the refactored markup, handle the HTML dialog element and well as the new account data section replace the contents of `view/renderer.js` with the following code:

{{ include_code("_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/3-account/view/renderer.js", language="js") }}

Now you need an XRPL account address to monitor. If you already have one or know where to find an example, you can now run the application by executing:

```console
npm run start
```
If you are new to the XRPL and need an account address, [you can get accounts on the testnet](https://learn.xrpl.org/course/code-with-the-xrpl/lesson/create-accounts-and-send-xrp/). There you can also use the sandbox to issue XRP transactions, which then should show up in our app.

On, startup, the application should display a simple dialog prompting the user for an XRPL account address. After entering the address the application should display some basic information about that account and about the ledger.

To run the reference application found in `content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js` for this step, run:

```console
npm run account
```

### 4. Show Account's Transactions

**Full code for this step:**
[`library/3_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/3_helper.js),
[`library/4_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/4_helper.js),
[`4-tx-history/index.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/4_tx-history.js),
[`4-tx-history/view/preload.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/4_tx-preload.js),
[`4-tx-history/view/renderer.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/4_tx-renderer.js),
[`4-tx-history/view/index.html`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/4_tx-history.html).

At this point, our wallet shows the account's balance getting updated, but doesn't give us any clue about how this state came about, namely the actual transactions that caused the updates. So, our next step is to display the account's up to date transaction history using subscriptions once again:

![Screenshot: Step 4, show transaction history](img/javascript-wallet-4.png)

1. In the `library` folder, add a new file `4_helpers.js`. Then add the following helper function to that file:

{{ include_code("_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/4_helpers.js", language="js") }}

2. Now, in `index.js`, require the new helper function at the bottom of the import section like so:

```javascript
const { prepareReserve, prepareAccountData, prepareLedgerData} = require('./library/3_helpers')
const { prepareTxData } = require('./library/4_helpers')
```

3. In `index.js`, update the listener function subscribed to the `transaction` event by adding the following snippet:

```javascript
// Wait for transaction on subscribed account and re-request account data
client.on("transaction", async (transaction) => {
  // Reference: https://xrpl.org/account_info.html
  const accountInfoRequest = {
    "command": "account_info",
    "account": address,
    "ledger_index": transaction.ledger_index
  }

  const accountInfoResponse = await client.request(accountInfoRequest)
  const accountData = prepareAccountData(accountInfoResponse.result.account_data, reserve)
  appWindow.webContents.send('update-account-data', accountData)

  // Step 4 code additions - start
  const transactions = prepareTxData([{tx: transaction.transaction}])
  appWindow.webContents.send('update-transaction-data', transactions)
  // Step 4 code additions - end
  
})
```

4. In `view/preload.js`, add the following code at the bottom of `exposeInMainWorld()`:

```javascript
contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
  onUpdateLedgerData: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('update-ledger-data', callback)
  },
  onEnterAccountAddress: (address) => {
    ipcRenderer.send('address-entered', address)
  },
  onUpdateAccountData: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('update-account-data', callback)
  },

  // Step 4 code additions - start
  onUpdateTransactionData: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('update-transaction-data', callback)
  }
  // Step 4 code additions - end
})
```

5. Modify `view/template.html` by adding a new fieldset below the ones that are already there:

```html
        ...
        Close Time: <strong id="ledger-close-time"></strong><br/>
    </fieldset>

    <!-- Step 4 code additions - start -->
    <fieldset>
        <legend>Transactions:</legend>
        <table id="tx-table">
            <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>Confirmed</th>
                <th>Type</th>
                <th>From</th>
                <th>To</th>
                <th>Value Delivered</th>
                <th>Hash</th>
            </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody></tbody>
        </table>
    </fieldset>
    <!-- Step 4 code additions - end -->

    <dialog id="account-address-dialog">
        <form method="dialog">
```

The table here will be filled dynamically with the accounts transactions.

6. Add the following code at the bottom of `view/renderer.js`:

```javascript
const txTableBodyEl = document.getElementById('tx-table').tBodies[0]
window.testEl = txTableBodyEl

window.electronAPI.onUpdateTransactionData((_event, transactions) => {
    for (let transaction of transactions) {
        txTableBodyEl.insertAdjacentHTML( 'beforeend',
        "<tr>" +
            "<td>" + transaction.confirmed + "</td>" +
            "<td>" + transaction.type + "</td>" +
            "<td>" + transaction.from + "</td>" +
            "<td>" + transaction.to + "</td>" +
            "<td>" + transaction.value + "</td>" +
            "<td>" + transaction.hash + "</td>" +
            "</tr>"
        )
    }
})
```

If you have come this far - congrats. Run the application by executing:

```console
npm run start
```

Our application should by now display all the stuff from the last step plus an additional list of transactions associated with the given account.

To run the reference application found in `content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js` for this step, run:

```console
npm run tx-history
```

### 5. Saving the Private Keys with a Password

**Full code for this step:**
[`library/3_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/3_helper.js).
[`library/4_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/4_helper.js).
[`library/5_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/5_helper.js).
[`5-password/index.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/5_password.js).
[`5-password/view/preload.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/5_tx-preload.js).
[`5-password/view/template.html`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/5_password.html).
[`5-password/view/renderer.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/5_tx-renderer.js).

After finishing this step the application should look like this:

![Screenshot: Step 5, use salted password](img/javascript-wallet-5.png)

By now we always query the user for an account address at application startup. We more or less have a monitoring tool for accounts that queries publicly available data. Because we want to have real wallet functionality including sending XRP, we will have to deal with private keys and seeds.

In this step we will query the user for a seed and a password they can use to access it later. In order to protect the password, we'll add a [salt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(cryptography)) to the password. 

1. In the `library` folder, add a new file `5_helpers.js` with the following content:

{{ include_code("_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/5_helpers.js", language="js") }}

2. Modify the import section at the top of `index.js` to look like this:

```javascript
const {app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain} = require('electron')
const fs = require('fs')
const path = require('path')
const xrpl = require("xrpl")
const { initialize, subscribe, saveSaltedSeed, loadSaltedSeed } = require('./library/5_helpers')

const TESTNET_URL = "wss://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51233"

const WALLET_DIR = 'Wallet'

const createWindow = () => {
```

Note that we have reduced the imports to one line. The helper functions that we have written before now get used in our new helper class, which not only adds new functionality but encapsulates our subscriptions and initial requests in two helper functions. Those will be used as one-liners replacing a lot of lines that started to bloat our main logic file. 

We also added a new constant containing the directory name where we are going to store our encrypted seed.

3. In `index.js` replace the existing `main` function with the following one:

```javascript
const main = async () => {
  const appWindow = createWindow()

  // Create Wallet directory in case it does not exist yet
  if (!fs.existsSync(WALLET_DIR)) {
    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(__dirname, WALLET_DIR));
  }

  let seed = null;

  ipcMain.on('seed-entered', async (event, providedSeed) => {
    seed = providedSeed
    appWindow.webContents.send('open-password-dialog')
  })

  ipcMain.on('password-entered', async (event, password) => {
    if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, WALLET_DIR , 'seed.txt'))) {
      saveSaltedSeed('../' + WALLET_DIR, seed, password)
    } else {
      seed = loadSaltedSeed('../' + WALLET_DIR, password)
    }

    const wallet = xrpl.Wallet.fromSeed(seed)

    const client = new xrpl.Client(TESTNET_URL)

    await client.connect()

    await subscribe(client, wallet, appWindow)

    await initialize(client, wallet, appWindow)
  })

  ipcMain.on('request-seed-change', (event) => {
    fs.rmSync(path.join(__dirname, WALLET_DIR , 'seed.txt'))
    fs.rmSync(path.join(__dirname, WALLET_DIR , 'salt.txt'))
    appWindow.webContents.send('open-seed-dialog')
  })

  // We have to wait for the application frontend to be ready, otherwise
  // we might run into a race condition and the open-dialog events
  // get triggered before the callbacks are attached
  appWindow.once('ready-to-show', () => {
    // If there is no seed present yet, ask for it, otherwise query for the password
    // for the seed that has been saved
    if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, WALLET_DIR, 'seed.txt'))) {
      appWindow.webContents.send('open-seed-dialog')
    } else {
      appWindow.webContents.send('open-password-dialog')
    }
  })
}
```

Since we are now making this a full-fledged wallet, instead of asking the user for an address we will now be prompting the user for a seed and password to encrypt the seed. If there is already a seed, the user will only be asked for their password.```

3. Then modify the `view/preload.js` file (Note that the `onEnterAccountAddress` function is no longer needed):

```javascript
contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
  // Step 5 code additions - start
  onOpenSeedDialog: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('open-seed-dialog', callback)
  },
  onEnterSeed: (seed) => {
    ipcRenderer.send('seed-entered', seed)
  },
  onOpenPasswordDialog: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('open-password-dialog', callback)
  },
  onEnterPassword: (password) => {
    ipcRenderer.send('password-entered', password)
  },
  requestSeedChange: () => {
    ipcRenderer.send('request-seed-change')
  },
  // Step 5 code additions - end

  onUpdateLedgerData: (callback) => {
    ipcRenderer.on('update-ledger-data', callback)
  },
```

4. Then, in `view/template.html`, replace the existing HTML dialog element for the account with the new ones for seed and password:

```html
    <dialog id="seed-dialog">
        <form method="dialog">
            <div>
                <label for="seed-input">Enter seed:</label>
                <input type="text" id="seed-input" name="seed-input" />
            </div>
            <div>
                <button type="submit">Confirm</button>
            </div>
        </form>
    </dialog>

    <dialog id="password-dialog">
        <form method="dialog">
            <div>
                <label for="password-input">Enter password (min-length 5):</label>
                <input type="text" id="password-input" name="password-input" />
            </div>
            <div>
                <button type="button">Change Seed</button>
                <button type="submit">Submit</button>
            </div>
        </form>
    </dialog>
```

6. In `view/renderer.js`, replace the `openAccountAddressDialog` part at the top:

```javascript
// Remove the following section in Step 5
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', openAccountAddressDialog);

function openAccountAddressDialog(){
    const accountAddressDialog = document.getElementById('account-address-dialog');
    const accountAddressInput = accountAddressDialog.querySelector('input');
    const submitButton = accountAddressDialog.querySelector('button[type="submit"]');

    submitButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
        const address = accountAddressInput.value;
        window.electronAPI.onEnterAccountAddress(address)
        accountAddressDialog.close()
    });

    accountAddressDialog.showModal()
}
```

With this code:

```javascript
window.electronAPI.onOpenSeedDialog((_event) => {
    const seedDialog = document.getElementById('seed-dialog');
    const seedInput = seedDialog.querySelector('input');
    const submitButton = seedDialog.querySelector('button[type="submit"]');

    submitButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
        const seed = seedInput.value;
        window.electronAPI.onEnterSeed(seed)
        seedDialog.close()
    });

    seedDialog.showModal()
})

window.electronAPI.onOpenPasswordDialog((_event) => {
    const passwordDialog = document.getElementById('password-dialog');
    const passwordInput = passwordDialog.querySelector('input');
    const submitButton = passwordDialog.querySelector('button[type="submit"]');
    const changeSeedButton = passwordDialog.querySelector('button[type="button"]')

    submitButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
        const password = passwordInput.value;
        window.electronAPI.onEnterPassword(password)
        passwordDialog.close()
    });

    changeSeedButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
      passwordDialog.close()
      window.electronAPI.requestSeedChange()
    });

    passwordDialog.showModal()
});
```

Start up the application:

```console
npm run start
```

On first run, It should first prompt you for an account seed and then for a password. After you have created a wallet this way, you should close the application and start it up a second time: On second run it should prompt you for the password, and you should see the same result as in the last step.

To run the reference application found in `content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js` for this step, run:

```console
npm run password
```

### 6. Styling

**Full code for this step:**
[`library/3_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/3_helper.js),
[`library/4_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/4_helper.js),
[`library/5_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/5_helper.js),
[`6-styling/index.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/6_styling.js),
[`6-styling/view/preload.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/6_tx-preload.js),
[`6-styling/view/template.html`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/6_styling.html),
[`6-styling/view/renderer.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/6_tx-renderer.js).

After finishing this step the application should look like this:

![Screenshot: Step 6, style application with css](img/javascript-wallet-6.png)

1. Copy the folder `bootstrap` and its contents to your project directory. 

2. Also, copy the file `view/custom.css` as well as `XRPLedger_DevPortal-white.svg` to the `view`directory.

3. Change the content of `view/template.html` to be the following code:

````html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8"/>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

  <title>XRPL Wallet Tutorial (JavaScript / Electron)</title>

  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../bootstrap/bootstrap.min.css"/>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="./custom.css"/>
</head>

<body>

  <main class="bg-light">
    <div class="sidebar d-flex flex-column flex-shrink-0 p-3 text-white bg-dark">
      <a href="/" class="d-flex align-items-center mb-3 mb-md-0 me-md-auto text-white text-decoration-none">
        <img class="logo" height="40"/>
      </a>
      <hr>
      <ul class="nav nav-pills flex-column mb-auto" role="tablist">
        <li class="nav-item">
          <button class="nav-link active" id="dashboard-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#dashboard"
                  type="button" role="tab" aria-controls="dashboard" aria-selected="true">
            Dashboard
          </button>
        </li>
        <li>
          <button class="nav-link" data-bs-toggle="tab" id="transactions-tab" data-bs-target="#transactions"
                  type="button" role="tab" aria-controls="transactions" aria-selected="false">
            Transactions
          </button>
        </li>
      </ul>
    </div>

    <div class="divider"></div>

    <div class="main-content tab-content d-flex flex-column flex-shrink-0 p-3">

      <div class="header border-bottom">
        <h3>
          Build a XRPL Wallet
          <small class="text-muted">- Part 6/8</small>
        </h3>
      </div>

      <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="dashboard" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="dashboard-tab">
        <h3>Account:</h3>
        <ul class="list-group">
          <li class="list-group-item">Classic Address: <strong id="account-address-classic"></strong></li>
          <li class="list-group-item">X-Address: <strong id="account-address-x"></strong></li>
          <li class="list-group-item">XRP Balance: <strong id="account-balance"></strong></li>
          <li class="list-group-item">XRP Reserved: <strong id="account-reserve"></strong></li>
        </ul>
        <div class="spacer"></div>
        <h3>
          Ledger
          <small class="text-muted">(Latest validated ledger)</small>
        </h3>
        <ul class="list-group">
          <li class="list-group-item">Ledger Index: <strong id="ledger-index"></strong></li>
          <li class="list-group-item">Ledger Hash: <strong id="ledger-hash"></strong></li>
          <li class="list-group-item">Close Time: <strong id="ledger-close-time"></strong></li>
        </ul>
      </div>

      <div class="tab-pane fade" id="transactions" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="transactions-tab">
        <h3>Transactions:</h3>
        <table id="tx-table" class="table">
          <thead>
          <tr>
            <th>Confirmed</th>
            <th>Type</th>
            <th>From</th>
            <th>To</th>
            <th>Value Delivered</th>
            <th>Hash</th>
          </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody></tbody>
        </table>
      </div>

    </div>

  </main>

  <dialog id="seed-dialog">
    <form method="dialog">
      <div>
        <label for="seed-input">Enter seed:</label>
        <input type="text" id="seed-input" name="seed-input" />
      </div>
      <div>
        <button type="submit">Confirm</button>
      </div>
    </form>
  </dialog>

  <dialog id="password-dialog">
    <form method="dialog">
      <div>
        <label for="password-input">Enter password (min-length: 5):</label>
        <input type="text" id="password-input" name="password-input" />
      </div>
      <div>
        <button type="submit">Confirm</button>
      </div>
    </form>
  </dialog>

</body>

<script src="../bootstrap/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
<script src="renderer.js"></script>

</html>
````

Here we basically added the [Boostrap Framework]() and a little custom styling to our application. We'll leave it at that for this Step - to get the application running at this stage of development, run the following command:

```console
npm run start
```

This time the application should display a dashboard like layout with the XRP logo and a navigation ono the left side, and a content area comprising most of the screen. You should be able to switch from the dashboard to the transactions list and back.

To run the reference application found in `content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js` for this step, run:

```console
npm run styling
```

### 7. Send XRP

**Full code for this step:**
[`library/3_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/3_helper.js),
[`library/4_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/4_helper.js),
[`library/5_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/5_helper.js),
[`library/6_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/6_helper.js),
[`library/7_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/7_helper.js),
[`7-send-xrp/index.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/7_send-xrp.js),
[`7-send-xrp/view/preload.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/7_preload.js),
[`7-send-xrp/view/renderer.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/7_renderer.js),
[`7-send-xrp/view/template.html`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/7_send-xrp.html).

Up until now we have enabled our app to query and display data from the XRPL. Now it's time to actively participate in the ledger by enabling our application to send transactions. For now, we can stick to sending direct XRP payments because there are more complexities involved in sending issued tokens. After finishing this step the application should look like this:

![Screenshot: Step 7, send xrp dialog](img/javascript-wallet-7.png)

1. Create the file `library/7_helpers.js` and add the following contents:

{{ include_code("_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/7_helpers.js", language="js") }}
(There was no `6-helpers.js`, so don't worry!)
2. Add the new function to the import section in `index.js`:

```javascript
const { initialize, subscribe, saveSaltedSeed, loadSaltedSeed } = require('./library/5_helpers')
const { sendXrp } = require('./library/7_helpers')
```

3. Still in `index.js`, add an event listener handling the `send-xrp-event` from the frontend dialog:
```javascript
        await initialize(client, wallet, appWindow)
        // Step 7 code additions - start
        ipcMain.on('send-xrp-action', (event, paymentData) => {
          sendXrp(paymentData, client, wallet).then((result) => {
            appWindow.webContents.send('send-xrp-transaction-finish', result)
          })
        })
        // Step 7 code additions - start
```

4. Modify `view/preload.js` by adding two new functions:
```javascript
    onClickSendXrp: (paymentData) => {
      ipcRenderer.send('send-xrp-action', paymentData)
    },
    onSendXrpTransactionFinish: (callback) => {
      ipcRenderer.on('send-xrp-transaction-finish', callback)
    }
```

5. In `view/template.html`, add a button to toggle the modal dialog housing the "Send XRP" logic:
```html
    <div class="header border-bottom">
        <h3>
            Build a XRPL Wallet
            <small class="text-muted">- Part 7/8</small>
        </h3>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="send-xrp-modal-button">
            Send XRP
        </button>
    </div>
```

6. In the same file, at the end of the `<main>` section, add said modal dialog:
```html
    <div class="modal fade" id="send-xrp-modal" tabindex="-1">
        <div class="modal-dialog">
            <div class="modal-content">
                <div class="modal-header">
                    <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="send-xrp-modal-label">Send XRP</h1>
                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
                </div>
                <div class="modal-body">
                    <div class="input-group mb-3">
                        <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="r9jEyy3nrB8D7uRc5w2k3tizKQ1q8cpeHU" id="input-destination-address">
                        <span class="input-group-text">To (Address)</span>
                    </div>
                    <div class="input-group mb-3">
                        <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="12345" id="input-destination-tag">
                        <span class="input-group-text">Destination Tag</span>
                    </div>
                    <div class="input-group mb-3">
                        <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="100" id="input-xrp-amount">
                        <span class="input-group-text">Amount of XRP</span>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="modal-footer">
                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="send-xrp-submit-button">Send</button>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
```

7. Add the following code to the bottom of `view/renderer.js`:

```javascript
const modalButton = document.getElementById('send-xrp-modal-button')
const modalDialog = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('send-xrp-modal'))
modalButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
    modalDialog.show()
})

const destinationAddressEl = document.getElementById('input-destination-address')
const destinationTagEl = document.getElementById('input-destination-tag')
const amountEl = document.getElementById('input-xrp-amount')
const sendXrpButtonEl = document.getElementById('send-xrp-submit-button')

sendXrpButtonEl.addEventListener('click', () => {
    modalDialog.hide()
    const destinationAddress = destinationAddressEl.value
    const destinationTag = destinationTagEl.value
    const amount = amountEl.value

    window.electronAPI.onClickSendXrp({destinationAddress, destinationTag, amount})
})

window.electronAPI.onSendXrpTransactionFinish((_event, result) => {
    alert('Result: ' + result.result.meta.TransactionResult)
    destinationAddressEl.value = ''
    destinationTagEl.value = ''
    amountEl.value = ''
})
```

Now, Run the following command:

```console
npm run start
```

The application should now display a "Send XRP" button in the top right corner, which should open a Modal dialog on clicking. You can use this Dialog to send XRP tokens from this account to another, and the balance update as well as the transaction should be reflected in the app.

If you need an account address to send the XRP to, [you can create an account on the testnet](https://learn.xrpl.org/course/code-with-the-xrpl/lesson/create-accounts-and-send-xrp/).

To run the reference application found in `content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js` for this step, run:

```console
npm run send-xrp
```

### 8. Domain Verification and Polish

**Full code for this step:**
[`library/3_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/3_helper.js),
[`library/4_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/4_helper.js),
[`library/5_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/5_helper.js),
[`library/6_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/6_helper.js),
[`library/7_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/7_helper.js),
[`library/8_helper.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/8_helper.js),
[`8-domain-verification/index.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/8_domain-verification.js),
[`8-domain-verification/view/8_prelaod.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/8_preload.js),
[`8-domain-verification/view/8_domain-verification.html`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/8_domain-verification.html),
[`8-domain-verification/view/8_renderer.js`]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/view/8_renderer.js).

One of the biggest shortcomings of the wallet app from the previous step is that it doesn't provide a lot of protections or feedback for users to save them from human error and scams. These sorts of protections are extra important when dealing with the cryptocurrency space because decentralized systems like the XRP Ledger don't have an admin or support team one can ask to cancel or refund a payment if you made a mistake such as sending it to the wrong address. 

This step shows how to add some checks on destination addresses to warn the user before sending XRP.

One type of check we could make is to verify the domain name associated with an XRP Ledger address; this is called [account domain verification](xrp-ledger-toml.html#account-verification). When an account's domain is verified, we can could show it like this:

![Screenshot: Step 8, use domain verification](img/javascript-wallet-8.png)

1. In the `library` folder, add a new file `4_helpers.js`. Then add the following contents to that file:

{{ include_code("_code-samples/build-a-wallet/desktop-js/library/8_helpers.js", language="js") }}

The code in `8_helpers.js` looks up the account on the ledger by sending an [`account_info`](account_info.html) request.

If the account does exist, the code checks for the [`lsfDisallowXRP` flag](accountroot.html#accountroot-flags).

2. Import the new helper function in`index.js`:

```javascript
const { initialize, subscribe, saveSaltedSeed, loadSaltedSeed } = require('./library/5_helpers')
const { sendXrp } = require('./library/7_helpers')
// Step 8 code additions - start
const { verify } = require('./library/8_helpers')
// Step 8 code additions - end
```

3. After the callback function `ipcMain.on('send-xrp-action', callback)` add the following event handler:

```javascript
ipcMain.on('send-xrp-action', (event, paymentData) => {
  sendXrp(paymentData, client, wallet).then((result) => {
    appWindow.webContents.send('send-xrp-transaction-finish', result)
  })
})

// Step 8 code additions - start
ipcMain.on('destination-account-change', (event, destinationAccount) => {
  verify(destinationAccount, client).then((result) => {
    appWindow.webContents.send('update-domain-verification-data', result)
  })
})
// Step 8 code additions - end
```

3. Modify `view/preload.js` and add the following two functions to `'electronAPI'`:

```javascript
onDestinationAccountChange: (callback) => {
  ipcRenderer.send('destination-account-change', callback)
},
onUpdateDomainVerificationData: (callback) => {
  ipcRenderer.on('update-domain-verification-data', callback)
}
```

Finally, the code decodes the account's `Domain` field, if present, and performs domain verification using the method imported above.

4. Update the view logic - in `view/template.html` add the following lines just before the `<input>` element with `id="input-destination-address`:

```html
<div class="input-group mb-3">
    <!-- Step 8 code additions - start -->
    <div class="accountVerificationIndicator">
        <span>Verification status:</span>
    </div>
    <!-- Step 8 code additions - end -->
    <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="rP4zcp52pa7ZjhjtU9LrnFcitBUadNW8Xz" id="input-destination-address">
    <span class="input-group-text">To (Address)</span>
</div>
```

5. Lastly, modify the renderer as described below:

```javascript
modalButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
    modalDialog.show()
})

// Step 8 code additions - start
const accountVerificationEl = document.querySelector('.accountVerificationIndicator span')
// Step 8 code additions - end

const destinationAddressEl = document.getElementById('input-destination-address')
const destinationTagEl = document.getElementById('input-destination-tag')
const amountEl = document.getElementById('input-xrp-amount')
const sendXrpButtonEl = document.getElementById('send-xrp-submit-button')

// Step 8 code additions - start
destinationAddressEl.addEventListener('input', (event) => {
    window.electronAPI.onDestinationAccountChange(destinationAddressEl.value)
})

window.electronAPI.onUpdateDomainVerificationData((_event, result) => {
    accountVerificationEl.textContent = `Domain: ${result.domain || 'n/a'} Verified: ${result.verified}`
})
// Step 8 code additions - end

sendXrpButtonEl.addEventListener('click', () => {
    modalDialog.hide()
    const destinationAddress = destinationAddressEl.value
    const destinationTag = destinationTagEl.value
    const amount = amountEl.value

    window.electronAPI.onClickSendXrp({destinationAddress, destinationTag, amount})
})
```

Run the following command:

```console
npm run start
```

Test your wallet app the same way you did in the previous steps. It should display a hint about the receiving account when opening up the "Send XRP" dialog and entering the address. To test domain verification, try entering the following addresses in the "To" box of the Send XRP dialog:

| Address                              | Domain       | Verified? |
|:-------------------------------------|:-------------|:----------|
| `rsA2LpzuawewSBQXkiju3YQTMzW13pAAdW` | `mduo13.com` | ✅ Yes    |
| `rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn` | `xrpl.org`   | ❌ No     |
| `rPT1Sjq2YGrBMTttX4GZHjKu9dyfzbpAYe` | (Not set)    | ❌ No     |

To run the reference application, run:

```console
npm run domain-verification
```

## Summary 

Congratulations, you now have created your own wallet application! In completing this tutorial, you have learned how to interact with the XRP Ledger - from sending simple requests up to doing actual transactions, all in an electron application.