@spec decode(binary()) :: {:ok, t()} | {:error, binary()}

Converts a hex binary into a %Block{}

examples

Examples

Decode the genesis block

iex> "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"
...> |> Binary.from_hex()
...> |> BitcoinLib.Block.decode()
{
  :ok,
  %BitcoinLib.Block{
    header: %BitcoinLib.Block.Header{
      version: 1,
      previous_block_hash: <<0::256>>,
      merkle_root_hash: <<0x4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b::256>>,
      time: ~U[2009-01-03 18:15:05Z],
      bits: 486604799,
      nonce: 2083236893
    },
    transactions: [
      %BitcoinLib.Transaction{
        version: 1,
        id: "4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b",
        inputs: [
          %BitcoinLib.Transaction.Input{
            txid: "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
            vout: 0xffffffff,
            script_sig: [
              %BitcoinLib.Script.Opcodes.Data{value: <<0xffff001d::32>>},
              %BitcoinLib.Script.Opcodes.Data{value: <<0x04::8>>},
              %BitcoinLib.Script.Opcodes.Data{value: <<0x5468652054696d65732030332f4a616e2f32303039204368616e63656c6c6f72206f6e206272696e6b206f66207365636f6e64206261696c6f757420666f722062616e6b73::552>>}
            ],
            sequence: 0xffffffff
          }
        ],
        outputs: [
          %BitcoinLib.Transaction.Output{
            value: 5000000000,
            script_pub_key: [
              %BitcoinLib.Script.Opcodes.Data{value: <<0x04678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef38c4f35504e51ec112de5c384df7ba0b8d578a4c702b6bf11d5f::520>>},
              %BitcoinLib.Script.Opcodes.Crypto.CheckSig{script: <<0x4104678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef38c4f35504e51ec112de5c384df7ba0b8d578a4c702b6bf11d5fac::536>>}
            ]
          }
        ],
        locktime: 0,
        segwit?: false,
        coinbase?: true,
        witness: []
      }
    ]
  }
}