consensus

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Index

• type IAPI
• type IChainReader
• type IConsensus
• type IEngine
• type ITxPool
• type ITxProcessor

Types

type IAPI

type IAPI interface {
	APIs(chain IChainReader) []rpc.API
}

IAPI returns the RPC APIs this consensus engine provides.

type IChainReader

type IChainReader interface {
	// Config retrieves the blockchain's chain configuration.
	Config() *params.ChainConfig

	// CurrentHeader retrieves the current header from the local chain.
	CurrentHeader() *types.Header

	// GetHeaderByNumber retrieves a block header from the database by number.
	GetHeaderByNumber(number uint64) *types.Header

	// GetHeaderByHash retrieves a block header from the database by its hash.
	GetHeaderByHash(hash common.Hash) *types.Header

	// GetHeader retrieves a block header from the database by hash and number.
	GetHeader(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Header

	// GetBlock retrieves a block from the database by hash and number.
	GetBlock(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Block

	// StateAt retrieves a block state from the database by hash.
	StateAt(hash common.Hash) (*state.StateDB, error)

	// WriteBlockWithState writes the block and all associated state to the database.
	WriteBlockWithState(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.Receipt, state *state.StateDB) error

	// CalcGasLimit computes the gas limit of the next block after parent.
	CalcGasLimit(parent *types.Block) uint64

	// HasBlockAndState checks if a block and associated state trie is fully present
	// in the database or not, caching it if present.
	HasBlockAndState(hash common.Hash, number uint64) bool

	// HasBlock checks if a block is fully present in the database or not.
	HasBlock(hash common.Hash, number uint64) bool
}

IChainReader defines a small collection of methods needed to access the local blockchain.

type IConsensus

type IConsensus interface {
	IChainReader
	IEngine
	ITxProcessor
	ITxPool
}

IConsensus defines a small collection of methods needed for miner.

type IEngine

type IEngine interface {
	// Author retrieves the address of the account that minted the given block
	Author(header *types.Header) (common.Name, error)

	// Prepare initializes the consensus fields of a block header according to the rules of a particular engine. The changes are executed inline.
	Prepare(chain IChainReader, header *types.Header, txs []*types.Transaction, receipts []*types.Receipt, state *state.StateDB) error

	// Finalize assembles the final block.
	Finalize(chain IChainReader, header *types.Header, txs []*types.Transaction, receipts []*types.Receipt, state *state.StateDB) (*types.Block, error)

	// Seal generates a new block for the given input block with the local miner's seal place on top.
	Seal(chain IChainReader, block *types.Block, stop <-chan struct{}) (*types.Block, error)

	// VerifySeal checks whether the crypto seal on a header is valid according to the consensus rules of the given engine.
	VerifySeal(chain IChainReader, header *types.Header) error

	// CalcDifficulty is the difficulty adjustment algorithm. It returns the difficulty
	// that a new block should have.
	CalcDifficulty(chain IChainReader, time uint64, parent *types.Header) *big.Int

	Engine() IEngine

	ProcessAction(chainCfg *params.ChainConfig, state *state.StateDB, action *types.Action) error

	IAPI
}

IEngine is an algorithm agnostic consensus engine.

type ITxPool

type ITxPool interface {
	Pending() (map[common.Name][]*types.Transaction, error)
}

ITxPool contains all currently known transactions.

type ITxProcessor

type ITxProcessor interface {
	// ApplyTransaction attempts to apply a transaction.
	ApplyTransaction(coinbase *common.Name, gp *common.GasPool, statedb *state.StateDB, header *types.Header, tx *types.Transaction, usedGas *uint64, cfg vm.Config) (*types.Receipt, uint64, error)
}

ITxProcessor is an Processor.