Struct Block

pub struct Block {
    pub header: BlockHeader,
    pub count: usize,
    pub transactions: Vec<Transaction>,
}

Data storage in a blockchain.

Fields

header: BlockHeader

Information about the block and the miner.

count: usize

Total amount of transactions.

transactions: Vec<Transaction>

An amount of transactions.

Implementations

impl Block

pub fn new(previous_hash: String, difficulty: f64) -> Self

Create a new block.

Arguments

• previous_hash: The hash of the previous block.
• difficulty: The difficulty level of the network.

Returns

A new block with the given previous hash and difficulty.

pub fn proof_of_work(header: &mut BlockHeader)

Perform the proof-of-work process to mine a block.

Arguments

• header: A mutable reference to the block header to be mined.

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for Block

fn clone(&self) -> Block

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for Block

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Block

fn deserialize<__D>(__deserializer: __D) -> Result<Self, __D::Error>

where __D: Deserializer<'de>,

Deserialize this value from the given Serde deserializer.

impl Serialize for Block

fn serialize<__S>(&self, __serializer: __S) -> Result<__S::Ok, __S::Error>

where __S: Serializer,

Serialize this value into the given Serde serializer.