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Learn Blockchain Programming with JavaScript

You're reading from   Learn Blockchain Programming with JavaScript Build your very own Blockchain and decentralized network with JavaScript and Node.js

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789618822
Length 252 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Eric Traub Eric Traub
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Preface 1. Setting up the Project FREE CHAPTER 2. Building a Blockchain 3. Accessing the Blockchain through an API 4. Creating a Decentralized Blockchain Network 5. Synchronizing the Network 6. Consensus Algorithms 7. Block Explorer 8. In conclusion... 9. Other Books You May Enjoy

Refactoring the createNewTransaction method and the /transaction endpoint

In this section, let's refactor the createNewTransaction method by splitting it into two separate parts. One part will simply create a new transaction and then return that transaction, and the other part will push the new transaction into the pendingTransactions array. We'll do the latter part by creating a separate method for it. We also create a new transaction endpoint called /transaction/broadcast. This endpoint will allow us to broadcast transactions throughout the entire blockchain network, so that every node has the same data and so that the entire network is synchronized.

Modifications to the createNewTransaction method

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