WIP: RFC 5 : New Scalable Blockchain Protocol

This document provides specifications of a new blockchain protocol which will be used power future versions of Duniter currencies. It is however a generalist protocol and could be used by other projects outside of Duniter and with little or no modifications.

rfc/0005 Duniter Protocol Rework.md

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ extensibility.
 1. [Introduction](#1-introduction)
 1. [Conventions](#2-conventions)
 1. [General document format](#3-general-document-format)
-1. Identity document
-1. Membership document
-1. Certification document
-1. Revocation document
+1. [Identity document](#4-identity-document)
+1. [Membership document](#5-membership-document)
+1. [Certification document](#6-certification-document)
+1. [Revocation document](#7-revocation-document)
 1. [Transaction document](#8-transaction-document)
 1. Block document
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ structure if the first field is different from 0 :
 
 | Size | Data |
 |:----:|:-----|
-| *4 bytes* | Length of text
+| *4 bytes* | Length of text (in characters)
 | ... | V10 Revocation document text *(with alignement padding)*
 
 In this case, there must no issuers and signatures, since they are contained in
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ the text document.
 
 ## 8. Transaction document
 
-### 8.1. Document structure
+### 8.1. Structure
 
 A **transaction document** describes the consumption of **sources** and the creation of
-**outputs**. Since we're dealing with *Universal Dividend*s, it's possible to provide a list
+**outputs**. Since we're dealing with *Universal Dividends*, it's possible to provide a list
 of UDs to spend. Each source or UD can be spent only once, and the
 **sum of *inputs* values must equal the sum of *output* values**.
 
@@ -293,6 +293,24 @@ Each *output* describes spending conditions using a **script**. This *script* is
 an **Abstract Syntaxic Tree** of operations which returns a boolean : can this output be used
 as an input of a new transaction. This format will be describe further in this document.
 
+| Size | Data |
+|:----:|:-----|
+| *1 byte* | Number of UD inputs |
+| *1 byte* | Number of unspent inputs |
+| *1 byte* | Number of outputs |
+| *1 byte* | *(padding)* |
+| | **For each UD** : |
+| *32 bytes* | UD creator identity hash |
+| *36 bytes* | Blockstamp of UD creation |
+| | **For each unspent input** : |
+| *32 bytes* | Source transaction document hash |
+| *1 byte* | Source output index |
+| ... | *Unlock conditions* |
+| | **For each output** : |
+| *4 bytes* | Unsigned currency value |
+| *1 byte* | Unsigned value power base |
+| ... | *Lock script* |
+
 ### 8.X Script system
 
 TODO
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