3 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/handlers.rs b/src/handlers.rs
index 1189b35..362a341 100644
--- a/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/handlers.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ pub async fn authorized_propose_block(
 
     let users_store = db.users.read();
 
+    println!("{:?}", &new_block);
+
     let internal_user = match users_store.get(&new_block.transaction_list[0]) {
         Some(existing_user) => existing_user,
         None => {
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index b07744a..6719722 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ pub struct Transaction {
 ///
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct Block {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
     pub transaction_list: Vec<PublicKeySignature>,
     pub nonce: u32,
     pub timestamp: NaiveDateTime,
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ pub struct Block {
 /// For prototyping and letting serde handle everything json
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct NakedBlock {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty", default)]
     pub transaction_list: Vec<PublicKeySignature>,
     pub nonce: u32,
     pub timestamp: NaiveDateTime,
@@ -110,10 +112,10 @@ impl Block {
     /// Genesis block
     pub fn new() -> Block {
         Block {
-            transaction_list: vec![],
+            transaction_list: vec!["gradecoin_bank".to_owned()],
             nonce: 0,
             timestamp: NaiveDate::from_ymd(2021, 04, 11).and_hms(20, 45, 00),
-            hash: String::from(""),
+            hash: String::from("not_actually_mined"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/validators.rs b/src/validators.rs
index dbebee8..31344d8 100644
--- a/src/validators.rs
+++ b/src/validators.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-// Custom validators incoming data
+/// Custom validators incoming data
 
 use log::error;
 use serde::de::{Deserializer, Error as DeserializerError, Unexpected};
 use serde::ser::{Error as SerializerError, Serializer};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
-pub mod validate_game_rating {
+pub mod validate_block {
     use super::*;
 
-    const ERROR_MESSAGE: &str = "rating must be a number between 0 and 100";
+    const ERROR_MESSAGE: &str = "block cannot have an empty transaction list";
 
     pub fn deserialize<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<u8, D::Error>
     where