# indy
[LibIndy](https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-sdk/tree/master/libindy) major artifact of the SDK is a C-callable library that provides the basic building blocks for the creation of applications on the top of Hyperledger Indy, which provides a distributed-ledger-based foundation for self-sovereign identity.
**indy** is a library for assisting developers using LibIndy API.
**indy** does not include LibIndy. This will need to be built separately. See [IndySDK github](https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-sdk)
## using indy
*Assumptions*: LibIndy is installed. And, you understand the basics.
### Step 1
Add indy to Cargo.toml
```
[dependencies]
indy = "1.6.6"
```
### Step 2
setup an environment variable that points to LibIndy library.
eg:
```
LIBINDY_DIR="/Users/developer/indy-sdk/libindy/target/release"
```
### Step 3
Use **indy**. For now, best recommendation is to check out the tests.
# License
Released under Apache 2.0 and MIT. See license files in git repo.