The node-generate-block command in Mintlayer is used to manually generate a new block. This command is particularly useful for creating blocks during testing or in private network environments. It allows specifying a list of transactions to include in the block, or if none are specified, it will use available transactions from the mempool.
node-generate-block [TRANSACTIONS]...
[TRANSACTIONS]...: An optional list of transactions (hex-encoded) to be included in the block. If no transactions are specified, the command will include transactions from the node's mempool.-h, --help: Displays help information about the node-generate-block command.Generating a Block with Specific Transactions:
To generate a block with specific transactions, use the command followed by the hex-encoded transactions:
node-generate-block tx1hex tx2hex tx3hex...
Replace tx1hex, tx2hex, tx3hex... with the actual hex-encoded transaction data.
Generating a Block with Mempool Transactions:
To generate a block using available transactions in the mempool, simply run the command without specifying any transactions:
node-generate-block
The node will create a block using transactions from its mempool.