Class: AbstractBlock

(abstract) primitives.AbstractBlock()

Abstract Block The class which all block-like objects inherit from.

Constructor

(abstract) new AbstractBlock()

Create an abstract block.

Properties:
Name Type Description
version Number
prevBlock Hash
merkleRoot Hash
time Number
bits Number
nonce Number
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Methods

(static) fromMiner(data)

Decode from miner serialization.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
data Buffer
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_refresh()

Clear any cached values (abstract).

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commitHash() → {Buffer}

Compute commitment hash.

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Type
Buffer

(private) fromHead(data)

Inject properties from serialized data.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
data Buffer
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fromMiner(data)

Decode from miner serialization.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
data Buffer
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hash() → {Hash}

Hash the block header.

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hash

Type
Hash

hashHex() → {String}

Hash the block header.

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Returns:
Type
String

isMemory() → {Boolean}

Test whether the block is a memblock.

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Returns:
Type
Boolean

maskHash() → {Buffer}

Compute xor bytes hash.

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Type
Buffer

padding(size) → {Buffer}

Retrieve deterministically random padding.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
size Number
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Returns:
Type
Buffer

(private) parseJSON(json)

Inject properties from json object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
json Object
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(private) parseOptions(options)

Inject properties from options object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object
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powHash() → {Buffer}

Calculate PoW hash.

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Type
Buffer

readHead(br)

Parse the block headers.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
br BufferReader
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refresh()

Clear any cached values.

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shareHash() → {Buffer}

Calculate share hash.

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Returns:
Type
Buffer

sizeHead() → {Number}

Get header size.

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Returns:
Type
Number

subHash() → {Buffer}

Compute subheader hash.

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Type
Buffer

toHead() → {Buffer}

Serialize the block headers.

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Returns:
Type
Buffer

toInv() → {InvItem}

Convert the block to an inv item.

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Type
InvItem

toMiner() → {Buffer}

Encode to miner serialization.

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Returns:
Type
Buffer

toPrehead() → {Buffer}

Serialize preheader.

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Returns:
Type
Buffer

toSubhead() → {Buffer}

Serialize subheader for proof.

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Type
Buffer

verify() → {Boolean}

Verify the block.

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Returns:
Type
Boolean

verifyBody() → {Boolean}

Verify the block.

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Type
Boolean

verifyPOW() → {Boolean}

Verify proof-of-work.

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Type
Boolean

writeHead(bw)

Serialize the block headers.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
bw BufferWriter
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