BlockSimulate

BlockSimulate is a simple blockchain simulator written in Go. It creates a local blockchain with features for wallet management, transaction signing, and blockchain operations.

Features

• Create and manage wallets
• Transfer funds between wallets
• Sign and verify transactions
• Retrieve blockchain data and transaction history

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21 or higher: https://golang.org/dl/

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/adarshswaminath/BlockSimulate.git

2.Navigate to the project directory:

cd BlockSimulate

3.Install dependencies:

go mod tidy

Usage

You can run the application in two ways:

1. Running with go run

go run main.go wallet.go block.go

2. Building and running the binary

go build -o blocksimulate

3.Run the binary:

./blocksimulate

For frontend

4.After running the Go application, open a new terminal:

cd frontend

5.Install dependencies

npm install

6.Run the frontend

npm run dev

The application will start a web server on http://localhost:3000.

API Endpoints

• GET /block-data: Retrieve all blocks in the blockchain.
• GET /latest-block: Retrieve the latest block in the blockchain.
• GET /wallets: Retrieve all wallets.
• POST /create-wallet: Create a new wallet. Responds with the public and private keys and initial balance.
• POST /transfer: Transfer funds between wallets. Request body:

{
  "sender_public_key": "Sender's public key",
  "sender_private_key": "Sender's private key",
  "receiver_public_key": "Receiver's public key",
  "amount": 10
}

• GET /account-details/:public_key: Retrieve account details by public key.
• GET /transactions: Retrieve all transactions.

Screenshots

Screenshots of the frontend are available in the /screenshots folder.