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I've just released a large update to Steemex, an open source websockets Steem client library for Elixir/Erlang. 

# Changelog

* `Steemex.Streamer` provides a simple and convenient subscription interface to the stream of new Steem blockchain operations 
* streaming handler example module
* functions for witnesses database API methods
* functions for accounts database API methods
* functions for market API methods 
* functions for follows API methods
* Modules and structs are implemented for most types of operations
* docs and typespecs for all database API

# Repos and docs

* [github](https://github.com/cyberpunk-ventures/steemex)
* [hex.pm](https://hex.pm/packages/steemex)
* [docs](https://hexdocs.pm/steemex)

Steemex is used for data collection on [Steempunks](http://steempunks.com).

# Example of an operation stream handler module


```
defmodule Steemex.OpsHandlerExample do
  use GenServer
  require Logger

  @doc"""
  Starts the handler module
  """
  def start_link do
    GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, %{}, name: __MODULE__)
  end

  def init(config \\ %{}) do
    {:ok, config}
  end

  def handle_info({:comment, data}, state) do
    Logger.info("New post or comment:  #{inspect(data)}" )
    {:noreply, state}
  end

  def handle_info({:vote, data}, state) do
    Logger.info("New vote:  #{inspect(data)}" )
    {:noreply, state}
  end


  def handle_info({op_type, op_data}, state) do
    Logger.info("New operation #{op_type}:  #{inspect(op_data)}" )
    {:noreply, state}
  end


end
```


# Roadmap

* Investigate using GenStage
* Add more utility functions
* Add more types and structs
* Add transaction broadcast

# About Elixir

Elixir is a functional programming language with superior concurrency primitives, distributed computation and fault tolerance capabilities based on Erlang/OTP.
Personally, I am really happy with my bet on Elixir to build cryptotokens related apps and strongly recommend every developer to try it.

Learning resources:

* [ElixirConf Jose Valim Keynote](http://confreaks.tv/videos/elixirconf2016-keynote)
* [ElixirConf 2016 Chris McCord Keynote](http://confreaks.tv/videos/elixirconf2016-keynote)
* [Elixir School](https://elixirschool.com/)
* [Elixir Crash Course](http://elixir-lang.org/crash-course.html)

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