/// <summary>
/// Mine a block by trying a range of numbers from starting to ending with the miner's difficulty.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="starting"></param>
/// <param name="ending"></param>
/// <returns>Returns nonce that solved the block</returns>
public void Mine(BlockBase b, int starting = 0, int ending = 1000000)
{
if (Difficulty == 0)
{
throw new Exception("Difficulty level has not been set.");
}
EncryptionBlock e = new EncryptionBlock();
for (int i = starting; i <= 1000000; i++)
{
//Set the nonce on the block:
b.SetNonce(i);
// if hash found:
if (CompareHashAgainstDifficulty(b.GetHash()))
{
//attach the previous blocks to this block:
b.SetPreviousBlock(Blockchain);
//set mined date/time:
b.SetBlockMined(DateTime.Now);
//set this block as the current blockchain:
Blockchain = b;
//return something:
return;
}
}
// no result found:
b.SetNonce(0);
throw new Exception("No result found between [" + starting + "]-[" + ending + "] with a difficulty of [" + Difficulty + "]");
}