block.go

/*
 * Flow Go SDK
 *
 * Copyright 2019 Dapper Labs, Inc.
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package flow

import "time"

// Block is a set of state mutations applied to the Flow blockchain.
type Block struct {
	BlockHeader
	BlockPayload
}

// BlockHeader is a summary of a full block.
type BlockHeader struct {
	ID        Identifier
	ParentID  Identifier
	Height    uint64
	Timestamp time.Time
}

// BlockPayload is the full contents of a block.
//
// A payload contains the collection guarantees and seals for a block.
type BlockPayload struct {
	CollectionGuarantees []*CollectionGuarantee
	Seals                []*BlockSeal
}

// BlockSeal is the attestation by verification nodes that the transactions in a previously
// executed block have been verified.
type BlockSeal struct {
	// The ID of the block this Seal refers to (which will be of lower height than this block)
	BlockID Identifier

	// The ID of the execution receipt generated by the Verifier nodes; the work of verifying a
	// block produces the same receipt among all verifying nodes
	ExecutionReceiptID Identifier
}