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Learn Blockchain Programming with JavaScript

By : Eric Traub
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Learn Blockchain Programming with JavaScript

By: Eric Traub

Overview of this book

Learn Blockchain Programming with JavaScript begins by giving you a clear understanding of what blockchain technology is. You’ll then set up an environment to build your very own blockchain and you’ll add various functionalities to it. By adding functionalities to your blockchain such as the ability to mine new blocks, create transactions, and secure your blockchain through a proof-of-work you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of how blockchain technology functions. As you make your way through the chapters, you’ll learn how to build an API server to interact with your blockchain and how to host your blockchain on a decentralized network. You’ll also build a consensus algorithm and use it to verify data and keep the entire blockchain network synchronized. In the concluding chapters, you’ll finish building your blockchain prototype and gain a thorough understanding of why blockchain technology is so secure and valuable. By the end of this book, you'll understand how decentralized blockchain networks function and why decentralization is such an important feature for securing a blockchain.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)

Building the /transaction/:transactionId endpoint

Let's build the /transaction/:transactionId endpoint by using the getTransaction method that we built in the previous section. Let's begin:

  1. The first thing to do inside of this endpoint is to store the transaction ID sent as a request parameter. Let's store that in a transactionId variable, as follows:
app.get('/transaction/:transactionId', function(req, res) {
const transactionId = req.params.transactionId;
});
  1. The next thing to do is use the getTransaction method inside of the endpoint. To do this, add the following to the preceding code:
app.get('/transaction/:transactionId', function(req, res) {
const transactionId = req.params.transactionId;
bitcoin.getTransaction(transactionId);

});
  1. From the getTransaction method, we get an object returned to us that...