Blockchain

A simple blockchain implementation using Elixir.

How to use

1. Start the server with Blockchain.start_link().
2. Create accounts with Accounts.create_account(String, Integer).
   • The first parameter is a string used for the account name.
   • The second parameter is an integer for account balance tokens. By default is 0.
3. After you have created accounts now you can make transactions and mine blocks.
   • To make a transaction between accounts use Blockchain.make_transaction(String, String, Integer)
     • First and second parameter are strings used to specify the public keys of the sending and receiving account.
     • The third parameter is an integer specifying the sent amount.
   • To mine a new block use Blockchain.create_block(String)
     • String specifying the account from which the new block is mined.
4. To see the blocks in the chain use Blockchain.show_blocks()
5. To see the accounts use Accounts.show_accounts()
6. To see the transactions pool use Pool.show_transactions_pool()
7. To see the coinbase use Coinbase.get_total_value()

Installation

If available in Hex, the package can be installed by adding blockchain to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
    {:blockchain, "~> 0.1.0"}
  ]
end

Documentation can be generated with ExDoc and published on HexDocs. Once published, the docs can be found at https://hexdocs.pm/blockchain.