Djou_node.py

# Module 1 - Create a blockchain

import datetime
import hashlib
import json
from flask import Flask, jsonify, request
import requests
from uuid import uuid4
from urllib.parse import urlparse

# Part 1 - Building a blockchain

class Blockchain:
    
    def __init__(self):
        self.chain = []
        self.transactions = []
        self.create_block(proof = 1, previous_hash = '0')
        self.nodes = set()
        
    def create_block(self, proof, previous_hash):
        block = {'index': len(self.chain) + 1,
                 'timestamp': str(datetime.datetime.now()),
                 'proof': proof,
                 'previous_hash': previous_hash,
                 'transactions': self.transactions}
        self.transactions = []
        self.chain.append(block)
        return block

    def get_previous_block(self):
        return self.chain[-1]


    def proof_of_work(self, previous_proof):
        new_proof = 1
        check_proof = False
        while check_proof is False:
            hash_operation = hashlib.sha256(str(new_proof**2 - previous_proof**2).encode()).hexdigest()
            if hash_operation[:4] == '0000':
                check_proof = True
            else:
                new_proof += 1
        return new_proof
    
    def hash(self, block):
        encoded_block = json.dumps(block, sort_keys = True).encode()
        return hashlib.sha256(encoded_block).hexdigest()

    def is_chain_valid(self, chain):
        previous_block = chain[0]
        index = 1
        
        while index < len(chain):
            block = chain[index]
            if block['previous_hash'] != self.hash(previous_block):
                return False
            previous_proof = previous_block['proof']
            proof = block['proof']
            hash_operation = hashlib.sha256(str(proof**2 - previous_proof**2).encode()).hexdigest()
            if hash_operation[:4] != '0000':
                return False
            previous_block = block
            index += 1
        return True
    
    def add_transaction(self, sender, receiver, ammount):
        self.transactions.append({'sender': sender,
                                  'receiver': receiver,
                                  'ammount': ammount})
        previous_block = self.get_previous_block()
        return previous_block['index'] + 1


    def add_node(self, address):
        parsed_url = urlparse(address)
        self.nodes.add(parsed_url.netloc)
        
        
    def replace_chain(self):
        network = self.nodes
        longest_chain = None
        max_length = len(self.chain)
        for node in network:
            response = requests.get(f'http://{node}/get_chain')
            if (response.status_code == 200):
                length = response.json()['length']
                chain = response.json()['chain']
                if length > max_length and self.is_chain_valid(chain):
                    max_length = length
                    longest_chain = chain
        if longest_chain:
            self.chain = longest_chain
            return True
        else:
            return False

# Part 2 - Mining our blockchain

# Create a Web app

app = Flask(__name__)
app.config['JSONIFY_PRETTYPRINT_REGULAR'] = False

# Create an address for node on port 5000

node_address = str(uuid4()).replace('-', '')

# Create a blockchain

blockchain = Blockchain()

# Miniming a block

@app.route('/mine_block', methods = ['GET'])
def mine_block():
    previous_block = blockchain.get_previous_block()
    previous_proof = previous_block['proof']
    proof = blockchain.proof_of_work(previous_proof)
    previous_hash = blockchain.hash(previous_block)
    blockchain.add_transaction(sender = node_address, receiver = 'Djou', ammount = 1)
    block = blockchain.create_block(proof, previous_hash)
    response = {'message': 'Congrats! You mined a block!',
                'index': block['index'],
                'timestamp': block['timestamp'],
                'proof': block['proof'],
                'previous_hash': block['previous_hash'],
                'transactions': block['transactions']}
    return jsonify(response), 200    


@app.route('/get_chain', methods = ['GET'])
def get_chain():
    response = {'chain': blockchain.chain,
                'length': len(blockchain.chain)}
    return jsonify(response), 200

@app.route('/is_valid', methods = ['GET'])
def is_valid():
    valid = blockchain.is_chain_valid(blockchain.chain)
    response = {'is_valid': valid}
    return jsonify(response), 200

@app.route('/add_transaction', methods = ['POST'])
def add_transaction():
    json = request.get_json()
    transaction_keys = ['sender', 'receiver', 'ammount']
    if not all (key in json for key in transaction_keys):
        return 'Some keys are missing', 400
    index = blockchain.add_transaction(json['sender'], json['receiver'], json['ammount'])
    response = {'message': f'The transaction will be added to Block {index}'}
    return jsonify(response), 201

@app.route('/connect_node', methods = ['POST'])
def connect_node():
    json = request.get_json()
    nodes = json.get('nodes')
    if nodes is None:
        return 'No nodes', 400
    for node in nodes:
        blockchain.add_node(node)
    response = {'message': 'Nodes connected!',
                'total_nodes': list(blockchain.nodes)}
    return jsonify(response), 200

@app.route('/replace_chain', methods = ['GET'])
def replace_chain():
    is_chain_replaced = blockchain.replace_chain()
    new_chain = None
    if is_chain_replaced:
        new_chain = blockchain.chain
    response = {'was_chain_replaced': is_chain_replaced,
                'new_chain': new_chain}
    return jsonify(response), 200

# Run the app
app.run(host = '0.0.0.0', port = 5001)