Blocks

This module contains the structure of block storage in the Waves Enterprise blockchain.

Field order number

Field

Type

Field size in bytes

1

Version (0x02 for Genesis block, 0x03 for common block)

Byte

1

2

Timestamp

Long

8

3

Parent block signature

Bytes

64

4

Consensus block length (always 40 bytes)

Int

4

5

Base target

Long

8

6

Generation signature*

Bytes

32

7

Transactions block length (N)

Int

4

8

Transaction #1 bytes

Bytes

M1

8 + (K - 1)

Transaction #K bytes

Bytes

MK

9 + (K - 1)

Generator’s public key

Bytes

32

10 + (K - 1)

Block’s signature

Bytes

64

Generation signature is calculated based on the hash (Blake2b256) of the following fields:

Field order number

Field

Type

Field size in bytes

1

Previous block’s generation signature

Bytes

32

2

Generator’s public key

Bytes

32

The block signature is calculated based on the following data:

Field order number

Field

Type

Field size in bytes

1

Version (0x02 for Genesis block,, 0x03 for common block)

Byte

1

2

Timestamp

Long

8

3

Parent block signature

Bytes

64

4

Consensus block length (always 40 bytes)

Int

4

5

Base target

Long

8

6

Generation signature*

Bytes

32

7

Transactions block length (N)

Int

4

8

Transaction #1 bytes

Bytes

M1

8 + (K - 1)

Transaction #K bytes

Bytes

MK

9 + (K - 1)

Generator’s public key

Bytes

32