// make sure block is valid by checking index, and comparing the hash of the previous block
func isBlockValid(newBlock, oldBlock Block) bool {
	if oldBlock.Index+1 != newBlock.Index {
		return false
	}

	if oldBlock.Hash != newBlock.PrevHash {
		return false
	}

	if calculateHash(newBlock) != newBlock.Hash {
		return false
	}

	return true
}

// SHA256 hashing
func calculateHash(block Block) string {
	record := strconv.Itoa(block.Index) + block.Timestamp + strconv.Itoa(block.BPM) + block.PrevHash
	h := sha256.New()
	h.Write([]byte(record))
	hashed := h.Sum(nil)
	return hex.EncodeToString(hashed)
}

// create a new block using previous block's hash
func generateBlock(oldBlock Block, BPM int) Block {

	var newBlock Block

	t := time.Now()

	newBlock.Index = oldBlock.Index + 1
	newBlock.Timestamp = t.String()
	newBlock.BPM = BPM
	newBlock.PrevHash = oldBlock.Hash
	newBlock.Hash = calculateHash(newBlock)

	return newBlock
}