Transaction Model

An introduction and overview of the VechainThor blockchain transaction model.

VechainThor defines a transaction in Golang as:

// transaction.go

type Transaction struct {
	body body
}

type body struct {
	ChainTag     byte			
	BlockRef     uint64
	Expiration   uint32
	Clauses      []*Clause
	GasPriceCoef uint8
	Gas          uint64
	DependsOn    *thor.Bytes32 `rlp:"nil"`
	Nonce        uint64
	Reserved     reserved
	Signature    []byte
}

Fields within the transaction body, $\Omega$ , are defined as:

• ChainTag – last byte of the genesis block ID which is used to identify a blockchain to prevent the cross-chain replay attack;

• BlockRef - reference to a specific block;

• Expiration – how long, in terms of the number of blocks, the transaction will be allowed to be mined in VechainThor;

• Clauses – an array of Clause objects each of which contains fields To, Value and Data to enable a single transaction to carry multiple tasks issued by the transaction sender;

• GasPriceCoef – coefficient used to calculate the gas price for the transaction.

• Gas – maximum amount of gas allowed to pay for the transaction;

• DependsOn – ID of the transaction on which the current transaction depends;

• Nonce – a random number set by the wallet / user;

• Reserved - reserved Object contains two fields: Features and Unused.

  • Feature as 32-bit unsigned integer and default set as 0.For Designated Gas Payer (VIP-191) must be set as 1

  • Unused an array of reserved field for backward compatibility, it MUST be set as an empty array for now otherwise the transaction will be considered invalid.

• Signature - transaction signature, $sig = sign(hash(rlp\lbrace\Omega - sig \rbrace), sk))$,where $sk$ is the transaction sender's private key.

Refer to the Meta Transaction Features section for more detail on the unique aspects of transactions within the VechainThor blockchain when compared to other blockchains.