GoChain

This project is an implementation of a basic blockchain in Go. It demonstrates the creation of blocks, validation of blocks, and the replacement of the blockchain. It also includes a simple HTTP server that allows adding blocks to the blockchain via POST requests and retrieving the blockchain via GET requests.

Prerequisites

To run this project, you need to have the following installed:

• Go programming language (version 1.16 or later)
• Gorilla Mux package
• Go-Spew
• GodoTenv

Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/alvarorichard/GoChain

Enter to the project directory

cd GoChain

Install the necessary dependencies

go get github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew

go get github.com/gorilla/mux

go get github.com/joho/godotenv

Run the project.

go run main.go

The HTTP server will start running and listen for incoming requests on the specified address and port.

API Endpoints GET /

Retrieves the entire blockchain

POST /

Adds a new block to the blockchain. Request Body

The request body should be a JSON object with the BPM field representing the beats per minute.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please create an issue or submit a pull request.