Module common_types::block
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Base data structure of this module is Block.
Blocks can be produced by a local node or they may be received from the network.
To create a block locally, we start with an OpenBlock. This block is mutable
and can be appended to with transactions and uncles.
When ready, OpenBlock can be closed and turned into a ClosedBlock. A ClosedBlock can
be reopend again by a miner under certain circumstances. On block close, state commit is
performed.
LockedBlock is a version of a ClosedBlock that cannot be reopened. It can be sealed
using an engine.
ExecutedBlock is an underlaying data structure used by all structs above to store block
related info.
Structs
A block, encoded as it is on the block chain.