package blockchain import ( "bytes" "encoding/gob" "log" ) type Block struct { Hash []byte Data []byte PrevHash []byte Nonce int } func CreateBlock(data string, prevHash []byte) *Block { block := &Block{[]byte{}, []byte(data), prevHash, 0} pow := NewProof(block) nonce, hash := pow.Run() block.Hash = hash[:] block.Nonce = nonce return block } func Genesis() *Block { return CreateBlock("Genesis", []byte{}) } func (b *Block) Serialize() []byte { var res bytes.Buffer encoder := gob.NewEncoder(&res) err := encoder.Encode(b) Handle(err) return res.Bytes() } func Deserialize(data []byte) *Block { var block Block decoder := gob.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(data)) err := decoder.Decode(&block) Handle(err) return &block } func Handle(err error) { if err != nil { log.Panic(err) } }