Method Bytes

protocol/bc/block.go:170–196

Bytes encodes the Block as a byte slice, by converting it to a RawBlock protobuf and marshaling that.

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// Bytes encodes the Block as a byte slice, by converting it to a
// RawBlock protobuf and marshaling that.
func (b *Block) Bytes() ([]byte, error) {
	var txs []*RawTx
	for _, tx := range b.Transactions {
		txs = append(txs, &RawTx{
			Version:  tx.Version,
			Runlimit: tx.Runlimit,
			Program:  tx.Program,
		})
	}
	var args []*DataItem
	for _, arg := range b.Arguments {
		switch a := arg.(type) {
		case []byte:
			args = append(args, &DataItem{Type: DataType_BYTES, Bytes: a})
		case int64:
			args = append(args, &DataItem{Type: DataType_INT, Int: a})
		case []*DataItem:
			args = append(args, &DataItem{Type: DataType_TUPLE, Tuple: a})
		}
	}
	rb := &RawBlock{
		Header:       b.BlockHeader,
		Transactions: txs,
		Arguments:    args,
	}
	return proto.Marshal(rb)
}