peculium_core_block_header.md

Module peculium_core_block_header

• Description
• Data Types
• Function Index
• Function Details

Bitcoin Block Header Utilities. Copyright (c) 2013 Alexander Færøy

Authors: Alexander Færøy (ahf@0x90.dk).

Description

This module contains utilities for manipulating and using Block Header objects.

Data Types

block()

block() = peculium_core_types:block()

block_header()

block_header() = peculium_core_types:block_header()

hash()

hash() = peculium_core_types:hash()

uint32_t()

uint32_t() = peculium_core_types:uint32_t()

uint8_t()

uint8_t() = peculium_core_types:uint8_t()

Function Index

bits/1	Returns the bits of a given block header.
block_work/1	Returns the block work for the given block header.
difficulty/1	Returns the difficulty for the given block header.
from_block/1	Create Bitcoin Block Header from a given Block.
merkle_root/1	Returns the root hash of the merkle tree of a given block header.
nonce/1	Returns the nonce of a given block header.
previous/1	Returns the hash of the previous block of a given block header.
timestamp/1	Returns the timestamp of a given block header.
transaction_count/1	Returns the transaction count (always 0) of a given block header.
version/1	Returns the version of a given block header.

Function Details

bits/1

bits(BlockHeader::block_header()) -> uint32_t()

Returns the bits of a given block header.

block_work/1

block_work(BlockHeader::block_header()) -> number()

Returns the block work for the given block header.

difficulty/1

difficulty(BlockHeader::block_header()) -> number()

Returns the difficulty for the given block header.

from_block/1

from_block(Block::block()) -> block_header()

Create Bitcoin Block Header from a given Block.

merkle_root/1

merkle_root(BlockHeader::block_header()) -> hash()

Returns the root hash of the merkle tree of a given block header.

nonce/1

nonce(Blockheader::block_header()) -> uint32_t()

Returns the nonce of a given block header.

previous/1

previous(BlockHeader::block_header()) -> hash()

Returns the hash of the previous block of a given block header.

timestamp/1

timestamp(BlockHeader::block_header()) -> uint32_t()

Returns the timestamp of a given block header.

transaction_count/1

transaction_count(BlockHeader::block_header()) -> uint8_t()

Returns the transaction count (always 0) of a given block header.

version/1

version(BlockHeader::block_header()) -> uint32_t()

Returns the version of a given block header.