block

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Index

• type Block
  • func NewBlock(tx []*transaction.Transaction, prevBlockHash []byte) *Block
  • func NewGenesisBlock(coinbase *transaction.Transaction) *Block
  • func (b *Block) HashTransactions() []byte
  • func (b *Block) SetHash()
• type ProofOfWork
  • func NewProofOfWork(b *Block) *ProofOfWork
  • func (pow *ProofOfWork) Run() (int, []byte)

Types

type Block

type Block struct {
	Timestamp     int64
	Transactions  []*transaction.Transaction
	Hash          []byte
	PrevBlockHash []byte
	Nounce        int
}

func NewBlock

func NewBlock(tx []*transaction.Transaction, prevBlockHash []byte) *Block

func NewGenesisBlock

func NewGenesisBlock(coinbase *transaction.Transaction) *Block

func (*Block) HashTransactions

func (b *Block) HashTransactions() []byte

func (*Block) SetHash

func (b *Block) SetHash()

type ProofOfWork

type ProofOfWork struct {
	// contains filtered or unexported fields
}

func NewProofOfWork

func NewProofOfWork(b *Block) *ProofOfWork

func (*ProofOfWork) Run

func (pow *ProofOfWork) Run() (int, []byte)

* Run: Mining new Blocks.

• What is mining?
• It's the process of finding a hash that meets certain criteria, in this
• case the criteria is that the hash should be smaller than target. *