// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package blockchain import ( "container/list" "fmt" "math/big" "sort" "sync" "time" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/txscript" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire" "github.com/btcsuite/btcutil" ) const ( // maxOrphanBlocks is the maximum number of orphan blocks that can be // queued. maxOrphanBlocks = 100 ) // blockNode represents a block within the block chain and is primarily used to // aid in selecting the best chain to be the main chain. The main chain is // stored into the block database. type blockNode struct { // parent is the parent block for this node. parent *blockNode // children contains the child nodes for this node. Typically there // will only be one, but sometimes there can be more than one and that // is when the best chain selection algorithm is used. children []*blockNode // hash is the double sha 256 of the block. hash *chainhash.Hash // parentHash is the double sha 256 of the parent block. This is kept // here over simply relying on parent.hash directly since block nodes // are sparse and the parent node might not be in memory when its hash // is needed. parentHash *chainhash.Hash // height is the position in the block chain. height int32 // workSum is the total amount of work in the chain up to and including // this node. workSum *big.Int // inMainChain denotes whether the block node is currently on the // the main chain or not. This is used to help find the common // ancestor when switching chains. inMainChain bool // Some fields from block headers to aid in best chain selection. version int32 bits uint32 timestamp time.Time } // newBlockNode returns a new block node for the given block header. It is // completely disconnected from the chain and the workSum value is just the work // for the passed block. The work sum is updated accordingly when the node is // inserted into a chain. func newBlockNode(blockHeader *wire.BlockHeader, blockHash *chainhash.Hash, height int32) *blockNode { // Make a copy of the hash so the node doesn't keep a reference to part // of the full block/block header preventing it from being garbage // collected. prevHash := blockHeader.PrevBlock node := blockNode{ hash: blockHash, parentHash: &prevHash, workSum: CalcWork(blockHeader.Bits), height: height, version: blockHeader.Version, bits: blockHeader.Bits, timestamp: blockHeader.Timestamp, } return &node } // orphanBlock represents a block that we don't yet have the parent for. It // is a normal block plus an expiration time to prevent caching the orphan // forever. type orphanBlock struct { block *btcutil.Block expiration time.Time } // removeChildNode deletes node from the provided slice of child block // nodes. It ensures the final pointer reference is set to nil to prevent // potential memory leaks. The original slice is returned unmodified if node // is invalid or not in the slice. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func removeChildNode(children []*blockNode, node *blockNode) []*blockNode { if node == nil { return children } // An indexing for loop is intentionally used over a range here as range // does not reevaluate the slice on each iteration nor does it adjust // the index for the modified slice. for i := 0; i < len(children); i++ { if children[i].hash.IsEqual(node.hash) { copy(children[i:], children[i+1:]) children[len(children)-1] = nil return children[:len(children)-1] } } return children } // BestState houses information about the current best block and other info // related to the state of the main chain as it exists from the point of view of // the current best block. // // The BestSnapshot method can be used to obtain access to this information // in a concurrent safe manner and the data will not be changed out from under // the caller when chain state changes occur as the function name implies. // However, the returned snapshot must be treated as immutable since it is // shared by all callers. type BestState struct { Hash *chainhash.Hash // The hash of the block. Height int32 // The height of the block. Bits uint32 // The difficulty bits of the block. BlockSize uint64 // The size of the block. NumTxns uint64 // The number of txns in the block. TotalTxns uint64 // The total number of txns in the chain. MedianTime time.Time // Median time as per calcPastMedianTime. } // newBestState returns a new best stats instance for the given parameters. func newBestState(node *blockNode, blockSize, numTxns, totalTxns uint64, medianTime time.Time) *BestState { return &BestState{ Hash: node.hash, Height: node.height, Bits: node.bits, BlockSize: blockSize, NumTxns: numTxns, TotalTxns: totalTxns, MedianTime: medianTime, } } // BlockChain provides functions for working with the bitcoin block chain. // It includes functionality such as rejecting duplicate blocks, ensuring blocks // follow all rules, orphan handling, checkpoint handling, and best chain // selection with reorganization. type BlockChain struct { // The following fields are set when the instance is created and can't // be changed afterwards, so there is no need to protect them with a // separate mutex. checkpoints []chaincfg.Checkpoint checkpointsByHeight map[int32]*chaincfg.Checkpoint db database.DB chainParams *chaincfg.Params timeSource MedianTimeSource notifications NotificationCallback sigCache *txscript.SigCache indexManager IndexManager // The following fields are calculated based upon the provided chain // parameters. They are also set when the instance is created and // can't be changed afterwards, so there is no need to protect them with // a separate mutex. // // minMemoryNodes is the minimum number of consecutive nodes needed // in memory in order to perform all necessary validation. It is used // to determine when it's safe to prune nodes from memory without // causing constant dynamic reloading. This is typically the same value // as blocksPerRetarget, but it is separated here for tweakability and // testability. minRetargetTimespan int64 // target timespan / adjustment factor maxRetargetTimespan int64 // target timespan * adjustment factor blocksPerRetarget int32 // target timespan / target time per block minMemoryNodes int32 // chainLock protects concurrent access to the vast majority of the // fields in this struct below this point. chainLock sync.RWMutex // These fields are configuration parameters that can be toggled at // runtime. They are protected by the chain lock. noVerify bool // These fields are related to the memory block index. They are // protected by the chain lock. bestNode *blockNode index map[chainhash.Hash]*blockNode depNodes map[chainhash.Hash][]*blockNode // These fields are related to handling of orphan blocks. They are // protected by a combination of the chain lock and the orphan lock. orphanLock sync.RWMutex orphans map[chainhash.Hash]*orphanBlock prevOrphans map[chainhash.Hash][]*orphanBlock oldestOrphan *orphanBlock blockCache map[chainhash.Hash]*btcutil.Block // These fields are related to checkpoint handling. They are protected // by the chain lock. nextCheckpoint *chaincfg.Checkpoint checkpointBlock *btcutil.Block // The state is used as a fairly efficient way to cache information // about the current best chain state that is returned to callers when // requested. It operates on the principle of MVCC such that any time a // new block becomes the best block, the state pointer is replaced with // a new struct and the old state is left untouched. In this way, // multiple callers can be pointing to different best chain states. // This is acceptable for most callers because the state is only being // queried at a specific point in time. // // In addition, some of the fields are stored in the database so the // chain state can be quickly reconstructed on load. stateLock sync.RWMutex stateSnapshot *BestState // The following caches are used to efficiently keep track of the // current deployment threshold state of each rule change deployment. // // This information is stored in the database so it can be quickly // reconstructed on load. // // warningCaches caches the current deployment threshold state for blocks // in each of the **possible** deployments. This is used in order to // detect when new unrecognized rule changes are being voted on and/or // have been activated such as will be the case when older versions of // the software are being used // // deploymentCaches caches the current deployment threshold state for // blocks in each of the actively defined deployments. warningCaches []thresholdStateCache deploymentCaches []thresholdStateCache // The following fields are used to determine if certain warnings have // already been shown. // // unknownRulesWarned refers to warnings due to unknown rules being // activated. // // unknownVersionsWarned refers to warnings due to unknown versions // being mined. unknownRulesWarned bool unknownVersionsWarned bool } // DisableVerify provides a mechanism to disable transaction script validation // which you DO NOT want to do in production as it could allow double spends // and other undesirable things. It is provided only for debug purposes since // script validation is extremely intensive and when debugging it is sometimes // nice to quickly get the chain. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) DisableVerify(disable bool) { b.chainLock.Lock() b.noVerify = disable b.chainLock.Unlock() } // HaveBlock returns whether or not the chain instance has the block represented // by the passed hash. This includes checking the various places a block can // be like part of the main chain, on a side chain, or in the orphan pool. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) HaveBlock(hash *chainhash.Hash) (bool, error) { b.chainLock.RLock() exists, err := b.blockExists(hash) b.chainLock.RUnlock() if err != nil { return false, err } return exists || b.IsKnownOrphan(hash), nil } // IsKnownOrphan returns whether the passed hash is currently a known orphan. // Keep in mind that only a limited number of orphans are held onto for a // limited amount of time, so this function must not be used as an absolute // way to test if a block is an orphan block. A full block (as opposed to just // its hash) must be passed to ProcessBlock for that purpose. However, calling // ProcessBlock with an orphan that already exists results in an error, so this // function provides a mechanism for a caller to intelligently detect *recent* // duplicate orphans and react accordingly. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) IsKnownOrphan(hash *chainhash.Hash) bool { // Protect concurrent access. Using a read lock only so multiple // readers can query without blocking each other. b.orphanLock.RLock() _, exists := b.orphans[*hash] b.orphanLock.RUnlock() return exists } // GetOrphanRoot returns the head of the chain for the provided hash from the // map of orphan blocks. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) GetOrphanRoot(hash *chainhash.Hash) *chainhash.Hash { // Protect concurrent access. Using a read lock only so multiple // readers can query without blocking each other. b.orphanLock.RLock() defer b.orphanLock.RUnlock() // Keep looping while the parent of each orphaned block is // known and is an orphan itself. orphanRoot := hash prevHash := hash for { orphan, exists := b.orphans[*prevHash] if !exists { break } orphanRoot = prevHash prevHash = &orphan.block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock } return orphanRoot } // removeOrphanBlock removes the passed orphan block from the orphan pool and // previous orphan index. func (b *BlockChain) removeOrphanBlock(orphan *orphanBlock) { // Protect concurrent access. b.orphanLock.Lock() defer b.orphanLock.Unlock() // Remove the orphan block from the orphan pool. orphanHash := orphan.block.Hash() delete(b.orphans, *orphanHash) // Remove the reference from the previous orphan index too. An indexing // for loop is intentionally used over a range here as range does not // reevaluate the slice on each iteration nor does it adjust the index // for the modified slice. prevHash := &orphan.block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock orphans := b.prevOrphans[*prevHash] for i := 0; i < len(orphans); i++ { hash := orphans[i].block.Hash() if hash.IsEqual(orphanHash) { copy(orphans[i:], orphans[i+1:]) orphans[len(orphans)-1] = nil orphans = orphans[:len(orphans)-1] i-- } } b.prevOrphans[*prevHash] = orphans // Remove the map entry altogether if there are no longer any orphans // which depend on the parent hash. if len(b.prevOrphans[*prevHash]) == 0 { delete(b.prevOrphans, *prevHash) } } // addOrphanBlock adds the passed block (which is already determined to be // an orphan prior calling this function) to the orphan pool. It lazily cleans // up any expired blocks so a separate cleanup poller doesn't need to be run. // It also imposes a maximum limit on the number of outstanding orphan // blocks and will remove the oldest received orphan block if the limit is // exceeded. func (b *BlockChain) addOrphanBlock(block *btcutil.Block) { // Remove expired orphan blocks. for _, oBlock := range b.orphans { if time.Now().After(oBlock.expiration) { b.removeOrphanBlock(oBlock) continue } // Update the oldest orphan block pointer so it can be discarded // in case the orphan pool fills up. if b.oldestOrphan == nil || oBlock.expiration.Before(b.oldestOrphan.expiration) { b.oldestOrphan = oBlock } } // Limit orphan blocks to prevent memory exhaustion. if len(b.orphans)+1 > maxOrphanBlocks { // Remove the oldest orphan to make room for the new one. b.removeOrphanBlock(b.oldestOrphan) b.oldestOrphan = nil } // Protect concurrent access. This is intentionally done here instead // of near the top since removeOrphanBlock does its own locking and // the range iterator is not invalidated by removing map entries. b.orphanLock.Lock() defer b.orphanLock.Unlock() // Insert the block into the orphan map with an expiration time // 1 hour from now. expiration := time.Now().Add(time.Hour) oBlock := &orphanBlock{ block: block, expiration: expiration, } b.orphans[*block.Hash()] = oBlock // Add to previous hash lookup index for faster dependency lookups. prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock b.prevOrphans[*prevHash] = append(b.prevOrphans[*prevHash], oBlock) return } // loadBlockNode loads the block identified by hash from the block database, // creates a block node from it, and updates the memory block chain accordingly. // It is used mainly to dynamically load previous blocks from the database as // they are needed to avoid needing to put the entire block chain in memory. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). // The database transaction may be read-only. func (b *BlockChain) loadBlockNode(dbTx database.Tx, hash *chainhash.Hash) (*blockNode, error) { // Load the block header and height from the db. blockHeader, err := dbFetchHeaderByHash(dbTx, hash) if err != nil { return nil, err } blockHeight, err := dbFetchHeightByHash(dbTx, hash) if err != nil { return nil, err } // Create the new block node for the block and set the work. node := newBlockNode(blockHeader, hash, blockHeight) node.inMainChain = true // Add the node to the chain. // There are a few possibilities here: // 1) This node is a child of an existing block node // 2) This node is the parent of one or more nodes // 3) Neither 1 or 2 is true which implies it's an orphan block and // therefore is an error to insert into the chain prevHash := &blockHeader.PrevBlock if parentNode, ok := b.index[*prevHash]; ok { // Case 1 -- This node is a child of an existing block node. // Update the node's work sum with the sum of the parent node's // work sum and this node's work, append the node as a child of // the parent node and set this node's parent to the parent // node. node.workSum = node.workSum.Add(parentNode.workSum, node.workSum) parentNode.children = append(parentNode.children, node) node.parent = parentNode } else if childNodes, ok := b.depNodes[*hash]; ok { // Case 2 -- This node is the parent of one or more nodes. // Update the node's work sum by subtracting this node's work // from the sum of its first child, and connect the node to all // of its children. node.workSum.Sub(childNodes[0].workSum, node.workSum) for _, childNode := range childNodes { childNode.parent = node node.children = append(node.children, childNode) } } else { // Case 3 -- The node doesn't have a parent and is not the // parent of another node. This means an arbitrary orphan block // is trying to be loaded which is not allowed. str := "loadBlockNode: attempt to insert orphan block %v" return nil, AssertError(fmt.Sprintf(str, hash)) } // Add the new node to the indices for faster lookups. b.index[*hash] = node b.depNodes[*prevHash] = append(b.depNodes[*prevHash], node) return node, nil } // getPrevNodeFromBlock returns a block node for the block previous to the // passed block (the passed block's parent). When it is already in the memory // block chain, it simply returns it. Otherwise, it loads the previous block // header from the block database, creates a new block node from it, and returns // it. The returned node will be nil if the genesis block is passed. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) getPrevNodeFromBlock(block *btcutil.Block) (*blockNode, error) { // Genesis block. prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock if prevHash.IsEqual(zeroHash) { return nil, nil } // Return the existing previous block node if it's already there. if bn, ok := b.index[*prevHash]; ok { return bn, nil } // Dynamically load the previous block from the block database, create // a new block node for it, and update the memory chain accordingly. var prevBlockNode *blockNode err := b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { var err error prevBlockNode, err = b.loadBlockNode(dbTx, prevHash) return err }) return prevBlockNode, err } // getPrevNodeFromNode returns a block node for the block previous to the // passed block node (the passed block node's parent). When the node is already // connected to a parent, it simply returns it. Otherwise, it loads the // associated block from the database to obtain the previous hash and uses that // to dynamically create a new block node and return it. The memory block // chain is updated accordingly. The returned node will be nil if the genesis // block is passed. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) getPrevNodeFromNode(node *blockNode) (*blockNode, error) { // Return the existing previous block node if it's already there. if node.parent != nil { return node.parent, nil } // Genesis block. if node.hash.IsEqual(b.chainParams.GenesisHash) { return nil, nil } // Dynamically load the previous block from the block database, create // a new block node for it, and update the memory chain accordingly. var prevBlockNode *blockNode err := b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { var err error prevBlockNode, err = b.loadBlockNode(dbTx, node.parentHash) return err }) return prevBlockNode, err } // relativeNode returns the ancestor block a relative 'distance' blocks before // the passed anchor block. While iterating backwards through the chain, any // block nodes which aren't in the memory chain are loaded in dynamically. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) relativeNode(anchor *blockNode, distance uint32) (*blockNode, error) { var err error iterNode := anchor err = b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { // Walk backwards in the chian until we've gone 'distance' // steps back. for i := distance; i > 0; i-- { switch { // If the parent of this node has already been loaded // into memory, then we can follow the link without // hitting the database. case iterNode.parent != nil: iterNode = iterNode.parent // If this node is the genesis block, then we can't go // back any further, so we exit immediately. case iterNode.hash.IsEqual(b.chainParams.GenesisHash): return nil // Otherwise, load the block node from the database, // pulling it into the memory cache in the processes. default: iterNode, err = b.loadBlockNode(dbTx, iterNode.parentHash) if err != nil { return err } } } return nil }) if err != nil { return nil, err } return iterNode, nil } // ancestorNode returns the ancestor block node at the provided height by // following the chain backwards from the given node while dynamically loading // any pruned nodes from the database and updating the memory block chain as // needed. The returned block will be nil when a height is requested that is // after the height of the passed node or is less than zero. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) ancestorNode(node *blockNode, height int32) (*blockNode, error) { // Nothing to do if the requested height is outside of the valid range. if height > node.height || height < 0 { return nil, nil } // Iterate backwards until the requested height is reached. iterNode := node for iterNode != nil && iterNode.height > height { // Get the previous block node. This function is used over // simply accessing iterNode.parent directly as it will // dynamically create previous block nodes as needed. This // helps allow only the pieces of the chain that are needed // to remain in memory. var err error iterNode, err = b.getPrevNodeFromNode(iterNode) if err != nil { log.Errorf("getPrevNodeFromNode: %v", err) return nil, err } } return iterNode, nil } // removeBlockNode removes the passed block node from the memory chain by // unlinking all of its children and removing it from the the node and // dependency indices. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) removeBlockNode(node *blockNode) error { if node.parent != nil { return AssertError(fmt.Sprintf("removeBlockNode must be "+ "called with a node at the front of the chain - node %v", node.hash)) } // Remove the node from the node index. delete(b.index, *node.hash) // Unlink all of the node's children. for _, child := range node.children { child.parent = nil } node.children = nil // Remove the reference from the dependency index. prevHash := node.parentHash if children, ok := b.depNodes[*prevHash]; ok { // Find the node amongst the children of the // dependencies for the parent hash and remove it. b.depNodes[*prevHash] = removeChildNode(children, node) // Remove the map entry altogether if there are no // longer any nodes which depend on the parent hash. if len(b.depNodes[*prevHash]) == 0 { delete(b.depNodes, *prevHash) } } return nil } // calcPastMedianTime calculates the median time of the previous few blocks // prior to, and including, the passed block node. It is primarily used to // validate new blocks have sane timestamps. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) calcPastMedianTime(startNode *blockNode) (time.Time, error) { // Genesis block. if startNode == nil { return b.chainParams.GenesisBlock.Header.Timestamp, nil } // Create a slice of the previous few block timestamps used to calculate // the median per the number defined by the constant medianTimeBlocks. timestamps := make([]time.Time, medianTimeBlocks) numNodes := 0 iterNode := startNode for i := 0; i < medianTimeBlocks && iterNode != nil; i++ { timestamps[i] = iterNode.timestamp numNodes++ // Get the previous block node. This function is used over // simply accessing iterNode.parent directly as it will // dynamically create previous block nodes as needed. This // helps allow only the pieces of the chain that are needed // to remain in memory. var err error iterNode, err = b.getPrevNodeFromNode(iterNode) if err != nil { log.Errorf("getPrevNodeFromNode: %v", err) return time.Time{}, err } } // Prune the slice to the actual number of available timestamps which // will be fewer than desired near the beginning of the block chain // and sort them. timestamps = timestamps[:numNodes] sort.Sort(timeSorter(timestamps)) // NOTE: bitcoind incorrectly calculates the median for even numbers of // blocks. A true median averages the middle two elements for a set // with an even number of elements in it. Since the constant for the // previous number of blocks to be used is odd, this is only an issue // for a few blocks near the beginning of the chain. I suspect this is // an optimization even though the result is slightly wrong for a few // of the first blocks since after the first few blocks, there will // always be an odd number of blocks in the set per the constant. // // This code follows suit to ensure the same rules are used as bitcoind // however, be aware that should the medianTimeBlocks constant ever be // changed to an even number, this code will be wrong. medianTimestamp := timestamps[numNodes/2] return medianTimestamp, nil } // CalcPastMedianTime calculates the median time of the previous few blocks // prior to, and including, the end of the current best chain. It is primarily // used to ensure new blocks have sane timestamps. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) CalcPastMedianTime() (time.Time, error) { b.chainLock.Lock() defer b.chainLock.Unlock() return b.calcPastMedianTime(b.bestNode) } // SequenceLock represents the converted relative lock-time in seconds, and // absolute block-height for a transaction input's relative lock-times. // According to SequenceLock, after the referenced input has been confirmed // within a block, a transaction spending that input can be included into a // block either after 'seconds' (according to past median time), or once the // 'BlockHeight' has been reached. type SequenceLock struct { Seconds int64 BlockHeight int32 } // CalcSequenceLock computes a relative lock-time SequenceLock for the passed // transaction using the passed UtxoViewpoint to obtain the past median time // for blocks in which the referenced inputs of the transactions were included // within. The generated SequenceLock lock can be used in conjunction with a // block height, and adjusted median block time to determine if all the inputs // referenced within a transaction have reached sufficient maturity allowing // the candidate transaction to be included in a block. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) CalcSequenceLock(tx *btcutil.Tx, utxoView *UtxoViewpoint, mempool bool) (*SequenceLock, error) { b.chainLock.Lock() defer b.chainLock.Unlock() return b.calcSequenceLock(tx, utxoView, mempool) } // calcSequenceLock computes the relative lock-times for the passed // transaction. See the exported version, CalcSequenceLock for further details. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) calcSequenceLock(tx *btcutil.Tx, utxoView *UtxoViewpoint, mempool bool) (*SequenceLock, error) { mTx := tx.MsgTx() // A value of -1 for each relative lock type represents a relative time // lock value that will allow a transaction to be included in a block // at any given height or time. This value is returned as the relative // lock time in the case that BIP 68 is disabled, or has not yet been // activated. sequenceLock := &SequenceLock{Seconds: -1, BlockHeight: -1} // If the transaction's version is less than 2, and BIP 68 has not yet // been activated then sequence locks are disabled. Additionally, // sequence locks don't apply to coinbase transactions Therefore, we // return sequence lock values of -1 indicating that this transaction // can be included within a block at any given height or time. // TODO(roasbeef): check version bits state or pass as param // * true should be replaced with a version bits state check sequenceLockActive := mTx.Version >= 2 && (mempool || true) if !sequenceLockActive || IsCoinBase(tx) { return sequenceLock, nil } // Grab the next height to use for inputs present in the mempool. nextHeight := b.BestSnapshot().Height + 1 for txInIndex, txIn := range mTx.TxIn { utxo := utxoView.LookupEntry(&txIn.PreviousOutPoint.Hash) if utxo == nil { str := fmt.Sprintf("unable to find unspent output "+ "%v referenced from transaction %s:%d", txIn.PreviousOutPoint, tx.Hash(), txInIndex) return sequenceLock, ruleError(ErrMissingTx, str) } // If the input height is set to the mempool height, then we // assume the transaction makes it into the next block when // evaluating its sequence blocks. inputHeight := utxo.BlockHeight() if inputHeight == 0x7fffffff { inputHeight = nextHeight } // Given a sequence number, we apply the relative time lock // mask in order to obtain the time lock delta required before // this input can be spent. sequenceNum := txIn.Sequence relativeLock := int64(sequenceNum & wire.SequenceLockTimeMask) switch { // Relative time locks are disabled for this input, so we can // skip any further calculation. case sequenceNum&wire.SequenceLockTimeDisabled == wire.SequenceLockTimeDisabled: continue case sequenceNum&wire.SequenceLockTimeIsSeconds == wire.SequenceLockTimeIsSeconds: // This input requires a relative time lock expressed // in seconds before it can be spent. Therefore, we // need to query for the block prior to the one in // which this input was included within so we can // compute the past median time for the block prior to // the one which included this referenced output. // TODO: caching should be added to keep this speedy inputDepth := uint32(b.bestNode.height-inputHeight) + 1 blockNode, err := b.relativeNode(b.bestNode, inputDepth) if err != nil { return sequenceLock, err } // With all the necessary block headers loaded into // memory, we can now finally calculate the MTP of the // block prior to the one which included the output // being spent. medianTime, err := b.calcPastMedianTime(blockNode) if err != nil { return sequenceLock, err } // Time based relative time-locks as defined by BIP 68 // have a time granularity of RelativeLockSeconds, so // we shift left by this amount to convert to the // proper relative time-lock. We also subtract one from // the relative lock to maintain the original lockTime // semantics. timeLockSeconds := (relativeLock << wire.SequenceLockTimeGranularity) - 1 timeLock := medianTime.Unix() + timeLockSeconds if timeLock > sequenceLock.Seconds { sequenceLock.Seconds = timeLock } default: // The relative lock-time for this input is expressed // in blocks so we calculate the relative offset from // the input's height as its converted absolute // lock-time. We subtract one from the relative lock in // order to maintain the original lockTime semantics. blockHeight := inputHeight + int32(relativeLock-1) if blockHeight > sequenceLock.BlockHeight { sequenceLock.BlockHeight = blockHeight } } } return sequenceLock, nil } // LockTimeToSequence converts the passed relative locktime to a sequence // number in accordance to BIP-68. // See: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0068.mediawiki // * (Compatibility) func LockTimeToSequence(isSeconds bool, locktime uint32) uint32 { // If we're expressing the relative lock time in blocks, then the // corresponding sequence number is simply the desired input age. if !isSeconds { return locktime } // Set the 22nd bit which indicates the lock time is in seconds, then // shift the locktime over by 9 since the time granularity is in // 512-second intervals (2^9). This results in a max lock-time of // 33,553,920 seconds, or 1.1 years. return wire.SequenceLockTimeIsSeconds | locktime>>wire.SequenceLockTimeGranularity } // getReorganizeNodes finds the fork point between the main chain and the passed // node and returns a list of block nodes that would need to be detached from // the main chain and a list of block nodes that would need to be attached to // the fork point (which will be the end of the main chain after detaching the // returned list of block nodes) in order to reorganize the chain such that the // passed node is the new end of the main chain. The lists will be empty if the // passed node is not on a side chain. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for reads). func (b *BlockChain) getReorganizeNodes(node *blockNode) (*list.List, *list.List) { // Nothing to detach or attach if there is no node. attachNodes := list.New() detachNodes := list.New() if node == nil { return detachNodes, attachNodes } // Find the fork point (if any) adding each block to the list of nodes // to attach to the main tree. Push them onto the list in reverse order // so they are attached in the appropriate order when iterating the list // later. ancestor := node for ; ancestor.parent != nil; ancestor = ancestor.parent { if ancestor.inMainChain { break } attachNodes.PushFront(ancestor) } // TODO(davec): Use prevNodeFromNode function in case the requested // node is further back than the what is in memory. This shouldn't // happen in the normal course of operation, but the ability to fetch // input transactions of arbitrary blocks will likely to be exposed at // some point and that could lead to an issue here. // Start from the end of the main chain and work backwards until the // common ancestor adding each block to the list of nodes to detach from // the main chain. for n := b.bestNode; n != nil && n.parent != nil; n = n.parent { if n.hash.IsEqual(ancestor.hash) { break } detachNodes.PushBack(n) } return detachNodes, attachNodes } // dbMaybeStoreBlock stores the provided block in the database if it's not // already there. func dbMaybeStoreBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) error { hasBlock, err := dbTx.HasBlock(block.Hash()) if err != nil { return err } if hasBlock { return nil } return dbTx.StoreBlock(block) } // connectBlock handles connecting the passed node/block to the end of the main // (best) chain. // // This passed utxo view must have all referenced txos the block spends marked // as spent and all of the new txos the block creates added to it. In addition, // the passed stxos slice must be populated with all of the information for the // spent txos. This approach is used because the connection validation that // must happen prior to calling this function requires the same details, so // it would be inefficient to repeat it. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) connectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, view *UtxoViewpoint, stxos []spentTxOut) error { // Make sure it's extending the end of the best chain. prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock if !prevHash.IsEqual(b.bestNode.hash) { return AssertError("connectBlock must be called with a block " + "that extends the main chain") } // Sanity check the correct number of stxos are provided. if len(stxos) != countSpentOutputs(block) { return AssertError("connectBlock called with inconsistent " + "spent transaction out information") } // No warnings about unknown rules or versions until the chain is // current. if b.isCurrent() { // Warn if any unknown new rules are either about to activate or // have already been activated. if err := b.warnUnknownRuleActivations(node); err != nil { return err } // Warn if a high enough percentage of the last blocks have // unexpected versions. if err := b.warnUnknownVersions(node); err != nil { return err } } // Calculate the median time for the block. medianTime, err := b.calcPastMedianTime(node) if err != nil { return err } // Generate a new best state snapshot that will be used to update the // database and later memory if all database updates are successful. b.stateLock.RLock() curTotalTxns := b.stateSnapshot.TotalTxns b.stateLock.RUnlock() numTxns := uint64(len(block.MsgBlock().Transactions)) blockSize := uint64(block.MsgBlock().SerializeSize()) state := newBestState(node, blockSize, numTxns, curTotalTxns+numTxns, medianTime) // Atomically insert info into the database. err = b.db.Update(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { // Update best block state. err := dbPutBestState(dbTx, state, node.workSum) if err != nil { return err } // Add the block hash and height to the block index which tracks // the main chain. err = dbPutBlockIndex(dbTx, block.Hash(), node.height) if err != nil { return err } // Update the utxo set using the state of the utxo view. This // entails removing all of the utxos spent and adding the new // ones created by the block. err = dbPutUtxoView(dbTx, view) if err != nil { return err } // Update the transaction spend journal by adding a record for // the block that contains all txos spent by it. err = dbPutSpendJournalEntry(dbTx, block.Hash(), stxos) if err != nil { return err } // Insert the block into the database if it's not already there. err = dbMaybeStoreBlock(dbTx, block) if err != nil { return err } // Allow the index manager to call each of the currently active // optional indexes with the block being connected so they can // update themselves accordingly. if b.indexManager != nil { err := b.indexManager.ConnectBlock(dbTx, block, view) if err != nil { return err } } // Update the cached threshold states in the database as needed. return b.putThresholdCaches(dbTx) }) if err != nil { return err } // Mark all modified entries in the threshold caches as flushed now that // they have been committed to the database. b.markThresholdCachesFlushed() // Prune fully spent entries and mark all entries in the view unmodified // now that the modifications have been committed to the database. view.commit() // Add the new node to the memory main chain indices for faster // lookups. node.inMainChain = true b.index[*node.hash] = node b.depNodes[*prevHash] = append(b.depNodes[*prevHash], node) // This node is now the end of the best chain. b.bestNode = node // Update the state for the best block. Notice how this replaces the // entire struct instead of updating the existing one. This effectively // allows the old version to act as a snapshot which callers can use // freely without needing to hold a lock for the duration. See the // comments on the state variable for more details. b.stateLock.Lock() b.stateSnapshot = state b.stateLock.Unlock() // Notify the caller that the block was connected to the main chain. // The caller would typically want to react with actions such as // updating wallets. b.chainLock.Unlock() b.sendNotification(NTBlockConnected, block) b.chainLock.Lock() return nil } // disconnectBlock handles disconnecting the passed node/block from the end of // the main (best) chain. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) disconnectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, view *UtxoViewpoint) error { // Make sure the node being disconnected is the end of the best chain. if !node.hash.IsEqual(b.bestNode.hash) { return AssertError("disconnectBlock must be called with the " + "block at the end of the main chain") } // Get the previous block node. This function is used over simply // accessing node.parent directly as it will dynamically create previous // block nodes as needed. This helps allow only the pieces of the chain // that are needed to remain in memory. prevNode, err := b.getPrevNodeFromNode(node) if err != nil { return err } // Calculate the median time for the previous block. medianTime, err := b.calcPastMedianTime(prevNode) if err != nil { return err } // Load the previous block since some details for it are needed below. var prevBlock *btcutil.Block err = b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { var err error prevBlock, err = dbFetchBlockByHash(dbTx, prevNode.hash) return err }) if err != nil { return err } // Generate a new best state snapshot that will be used to update the // database and later memory if all database updates are successful. b.stateLock.RLock() curTotalTxns := b.stateSnapshot.TotalTxns b.stateLock.RUnlock() numTxns := uint64(len(prevBlock.MsgBlock().Transactions)) blockSize := uint64(prevBlock.MsgBlock().SerializeSize()) newTotalTxns := curTotalTxns - uint64(len(block.MsgBlock().Transactions)) state := newBestState(prevNode, blockSize, numTxns, newTotalTxns, medianTime) err = b.db.Update(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { // Update best block state. err := dbPutBestState(dbTx, state, node.workSum) if err != nil { return err } // Remove the block hash and height from the block index which // tracks the main chain. err = dbRemoveBlockIndex(dbTx, block.Hash(), node.height) if err != nil { return err } // Update the utxo set using the state of the utxo view. This // entails restoring all of the utxos spent and removing the new // ones created by the block. err = dbPutUtxoView(dbTx, view) if err != nil { return err } // Update the transaction spend journal by removing the record // that contains all txos spent by the block . err = dbRemoveSpendJournalEntry(dbTx, block.Hash()) if err != nil { return err } // Allow the index manager to call each of the currently active // optional indexes with the block being disconnected so they // can update themselves accordingly. if b.indexManager != nil { err := b.indexManager.DisconnectBlock(dbTx, block, view) if err != nil { return err } } return nil }) if err != nil { return err } // Prune fully spent entries and mark all entries in the view unmodified // now that the modifications have been committed to the database. view.commit() // Put block in the side chain cache. node.inMainChain = false b.blockCache[*node.hash] = block // This node's parent is now the end of the best chain. b.bestNode = node.parent // Update the state for the best block. Notice how this replaces the // entire struct instead of updating the existing one. This effectively // allows the old version to act as a snapshot which callers can use // freely without needing to hold a lock for the duration. See the // comments on the state variable for more details. b.stateLock.Lock() b.stateSnapshot = state b.stateLock.Unlock() // Notify the caller that the block was disconnected from the main // chain. The caller would typically want to react with actions such as // updating wallets. b.chainLock.Unlock() b.sendNotification(NTBlockDisconnected, block) b.chainLock.Lock() return nil } // countSpentOutputs returns the number of utxos the passed block spends. func countSpentOutputs(block *btcutil.Block) int { // Exclude the coinbase transaction since it can't spend anything. var numSpent int for _, tx := range block.Transactions()[1:] { numSpent += len(tx.MsgTx().TxIn) } return numSpent } // reorganizeChain reorganizes the block chain by disconnecting the nodes in the // detachNodes list and connecting the nodes in the attach list. It expects // that the lists are already in the correct order and are in sync with the // end of the current best chain. Specifically, nodes that are being // disconnected must be in reverse order (think of popping them off the end of // the chain) and nodes the are being attached must be in forwards order // (think pushing them onto the end of the chain). // // The flags modify the behavior of this function as follows: // - BFDryRun: Only the checks which ensure the reorganize can be completed // successfully are performed. The chain is not reorganized. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) reorganizeChain(detachNodes, attachNodes *list.List, flags BehaviorFlags) error { // Ensure all of the needed side chain blocks are in the cache. for e := attachNodes.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() { n := e.Value.(*blockNode) if _, exists := b.blockCache[*n.hash]; !exists { return AssertError(fmt.Sprintf("block %v is missing "+ "from the side chain block cache", n.hash)) } } // All of the blocks to detach and related spend journal entries needed // to unspend transaction outputs in the blocks being disconnected must // be loaded from the database during the reorg check phase below and // then they are needed again when doing the actual database updates. // Rather than doing two loads, cache the loaded data into these slices. detachBlocks := make([]*btcutil.Block, 0, detachNodes.Len()) detachSpentTxOuts := make([][]spentTxOut, 0, detachNodes.Len()) // Disconnect all of the blocks back to the point of the fork. This // entails loading the blocks and their associated spent txos from the // database and using that information to unspend all of the spent txos // and remove the utxos created by the blocks. view := NewUtxoViewpoint() view.SetBestHash(b.bestNode.hash) for e := detachNodes.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() { n := e.Value.(*blockNode) var block *btcutil.Block err := b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { var err error block, err = dbFetchBlockByHash(dbTx, n.hash) return err }) // Load all of the utxos referenced by the block that aren't // already in the view. err = view.fetchInputUtxos(b.db, block) if err != nil { return err } // Load all of the spent txos for the block from the spend // journal. var stxos []spentTxOut err = b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { stxos, err = dbFetchSpendJournalEntry(dbTx, block, view) return err }) if err != nil { return err } // Store the loaded block and spend journal entry for later. detachBlocks = append(detachBlocks, block) detachSpentTxOuts = append(detachSpentTxOuts, stxos) err = view.disconnectTransactions(block, stxos) if err != nil { return err } } // Perform several checks to verify each block that needs to be attached // to the main chain can be connected without violating any rules and // without actually connecting the block. // // NOTE: These checks could be done directly when connecting a block, // however the downside to that approach is that if any of these checks // fail after disconnecting some blocks or attaching others, all of the // operations have to be rolled back to get the chain back into the // state it was before the rule violation (or other failure). There are // at least a couple of ways accomplish that rollback, but both involve // tweaking the chain and/or database. This approach catches these // issues before ever modifying the chain. for e := attachNodes.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() { n := e.Value.(*blockNode) block := b.blockCache[*n.hash] // Notice the spent txout details are not requested here and // thus will not be generated. This is done because the state // is not being immediately written to the database, so it is // not needed. err := b.checkConnectBlock(n, block, view, nil) if err != nil { return err } } // Skip disconnecting and connecting the blocks when running with the // dry run flag set. if flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun { return nil } // Reset the view for the actual connection code below. This is // required because the view was previously modified when checking if // the reorg would be successful and the connection code requires the // view to be valid from the viewpoint of each block being connected or // disconnected. view = NewUtxoViewpoint() view.SetBestHash(b.bestNode.hash) // Disconnect blocks from the main chain. for i, e := 0, detachNodes.Front(); e != nil; i, e = i+1, e.Next() { n := e.Value.(*blockNode) block := detachBlocks[i] // Load all of the utxos referenced by the block that aren't // already in the view. err := view.fetchInputUtxos(b.db, block) if err != nil { return err } // Update the view to unspend all of the spent txos and remove // the utxos created by the block. err = view.disconnectTransactions(block, detachSpentTxOuts[i]) if err != nil { return err } // Update the database and chain state. err = b.disconnectBlock(n, block, view) if err != nil { return err } } // Connect the new best chain blocks. for e := attachNodes.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() { n := e.Value.(*blockNode) block := b.blockCache[*n.hash] // Load all of the utxos referenced by the block that aren't // already in the view. err := view.fetchInputUtxos(b.db, block) if err != nil { return err } // Update the view to mark all utxos referenced by the block // as spent and add all transactions being created by this block // to it. Also, provide an stxo slice so the spent txout // details are generated. stxos := make([]spentTxOut, 0, countSpentOutputs(block)) err = view.connectTransactions(block, &stxos) if err != nil { return err } // Update the database and chain state. err = b.connectBlock(n, block, view, stxos) if err != nil { return err } delete(b.blockCache, *n.hash) } // Log the point where the chain forked. firstAttachNode := attachNodes.Front().Value.(*blockNode) forkNode, err := b.getPrevNodeFromNode(firstAttachNode) if err == nil { log.Infof("REORGANIZE: Chain forks at %v", forkNode.hash) } // Log the old and new best chain heads. firstDetachNode := detachNodes.Front().Value.(*blockNode) lastAttachNode := attachNodes.Back().Value.(*blockNode) log.Infof("REORGANIZE: Old best chain head was %v", firstDetachNode.hash) log.Infof("REORGANIZE: New best chain head is %v", lastAttachNode.hash) return nil } // connectBestChain handles connecting the passed block to the chain while // respecting proper chain selection according to the chain with the most // proof of work. In the typical case, the new block simply extends the main // chain. However, it may also be extending (or creating) a side chain (fork) // which may or may not end up becoming the main chain depending on which fork // cumulatively has the most proof of work. It returns whether or not the block // ended up on the main chain (either due to extending the main chain or causing // a reorganization to become the main chain). // // The flags modify the behavior of this function as follows: // - BFFastAdd: Avoids several expensive transaction validation operations. // This is useful when using checkpoints. // - BFDryRun: Prevents the block from being connected and avoids modifying the // state of the memory chain index. Also, any log messages related to // modifying the state are avoided. // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes). func (b *BlockChain) connectBestChain(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, flags BehaviorFlags) (bool, error) { fastAdd := flags&BFFastAdd == BFFastAdd dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun // We are extending the main (best) chain with a new block. This is the // most common case. if node.parentHash.IsEqual(b.bestNode.hash) { // Perform several checks to verify the block can be connected // to the main chain without violating any rules and without // actually connecting the block. view := NewUtxoViewpoint() view.SetBestHash(node.parentHash) stxos := make([]spentTxOut, 0, countSpentOutputs(block)) if !fastAdd { err := b.checkConnectBlock(node, block, view, &stxos) if err != nil { return false, err } } // Don't connect the block if performing a dry run. if dryRun { return true, nil } // In the fast add case the code to check the block connection // was skipped, so the utxo view needs to load the referenced // utxos, spend them, and add the new utxos being created by // this block. if fastAdd { err := view.fetchInputUtxos(b.db, block) if err != nil { return false, err } err = view.connectTransactions(block, &stxos) if err != nil { return false, err } } // Connect the block to the main chain. err := b.connectBlock(node, block, view, stxos) if err != nil { return false, err } // Connect the parent node to this node. if node.parent != nil { node.parent.children = append(node.parent.children, node) } return true, nil } if fastAdd { log.Warnf("fastAdd set in the side chain case? %v\n", block.Hash()) } // We're extending (or creating) a side chain which may or may not // become the main chain, but in either case we need the block stored // for future processing, so add the block to the side chain holding // cache. if !dryRun { log.Debugf("Adding block %v to side chain cache", node.hash) } b.blockCache[*node.hash] = block b.index[*node.hash] = node // Connect the parent node to this node. node.inMainChain = false node.parent.children = append(node.parent.children, node) // Remove the block from the side chain cache and disconnect it from the // parent node when the function returns when running in dry run mode. if dryRun { defer func() { children := node.parent.children children = removeChildNode(children, node) node.parent.children = children delete(b.index, *node.hash) delete(b.blockCache, *node.hash) }() } // We're extending (or creating) a side chain, but the cumulative // work for this new side chain is not enough to make it the new chain. if node.workSum.Cmp(b.bestNode.workSum) <= 0 { // Skip Logging info when the dry run flag is set. if dryRun { return false, nil } // Find the fork point. fork := node for ; fork.parent != nil; fork = fork.parent { if fork.inMainChain { break } } // Log information about how the block is forking the chain. if fork.hash.IsEqual(node.parent.hash) { log.Infof("FORK: Block %v forks the chain at height %d"+ "/block %v, but does not cause a reorganize", node.hash, fork.height, fork.hash) } else { log.Infof("EXTEND FORK: Block %v extends a side chain "+ "which forks the chain at height %d/block %v", node.hash, fork.height, fork.hash) } return false, nil } // We're extending (or creating) a side chain and the cumulative work // for this new side chain is more than the old best chain, so this side // chain needs to become the main chain. In order to accomplish that, // find the common ancestor of both sides of the fork, disconnect the // blocks that form the (now) old fork from the main chain, and attach // the blocks that form the new chain to the main chain starting at the // common ancenstor (the point where the chain forked). detachNodes, attachNodes := b.getReorganizeNodes(node) // Reorganize the chain. if !dryRun { log.Infof("REORGANIZE: Block %v is causing a reorganize.", node.hash) } err := b.reorganizeChain(detachNodes, attachNodes, flags) if err != nil { return false, err } return true, nil } // isCurrent returns whether or not the chain believes it is current. Several // factors are used to guess, but the key factors that allow the chain to // believe it is current are: // - Latest block height is after the latest checkpoint (if enabled) // - Latest block has a timestamp newer than 24 hours ago // // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for reads). func (b *BlockChain) isCurrent() bool { // Not current if the latest main (best) chain height is before the // latest known good checkpoint (when checkpoints are enabled). checkpoint := b.LatestCheckpoint() if checkpoint != nil && b.bestNode.height < checkpoint.Height { return false } // Not current if the latest best block has a timestamp before 24 hours // ago. // // The chain appears to be current if none of the checks reported // otherwise. minus24Hours := b.timeSource.AdjustedTime().Add(-24 * time.Hour) return !b.bestNode.timestamp.Before(minus24Hours) } // IsCurrent returns whether or not the chain believes it is current. Several // factors are used to guess, but the key factors that allow the chain to // believe it is current are: // - Latest block height is after the latest checkpoint (if enabled) // - Latest block has a timestamp newer than 24 hours ago // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) IsCurrent() bool { b.chainLock.RLock() defer b.chainLock.RUnlock() return b.isCurrent() } // BestSnapshot returns information about the current best chain block and // related state as of the current point in time. The returned instance must be // treated as immutable since it is shared by all callers. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) BestSnapshot() *BestState { b.stateLock.RLock() snapshot := b.stateSnapshot b.stateLock.RUnlock() return snapshot } // IndexManager provides a generic interface that the is called when blocks are // connected and disconnected to and from the tip of the main chain for the // purpose of supporting optional indexes. type IndexManager interface { // Init is invoked during chain initialize in order to allow the index // manager to initialize itself and any indexes it is managing. Init(*BlockChain) error // ConnectBlock is invoked when a new block has been connected to the // main chain. ConnectBlock(database.Tx, *btcutil.Block, *UtxoViewpoint) error // DisconnectBlock is invoked when a block has been disconnected from // the main chain. DisconnectBlock(database.Tx, *btcutil.Block, *UtxoViewpoint) error } // Config is a descriptor which specifies the blockchain instance configuration. type Config struct { // DB defines the database which houses the blocks and will be used to // store all metadata created by this package such as the utxo set. // // This field is required. DB database.DB // ChainParams identifies which chain parameters the chain is associated // with. // // This field is required. ChainParams *chaincfg.Params // Checkpoints hold caller-defined checkpoints that should be added to // the default checkpoints in ChainParams. Checkpoints must be sorted // by height. // // This field can be nil if the caller does not wish to specify any // checkpoints. Checkpoints []chaincfg.Checkpoint // TimeSource defines the median time source to use for things such as // block processing and determining whether or not the chain is current. // // The caller is expected to keep a reference to the time source as well // and add time samples from other peers on the network so the local // time is adjusted to be in agreement with other peers. TimeSource MedianTimeSource // Notifications defines a callback to which notifications will be sent // when various events take place. See the documentation for // Notification and NotificationType for details on the types and // contents of notifications. // // This field can be nil if the caller is not interested in receiving // notifications. Notifications NotificationCallback // SigCache defines a signature cache to use when when validating // signatures. This is typically most useful when individual // transactions are already being validated prior to their inclusion in // a block such as what is usually done via a transaction memory pool. // // This field can be nil if the caller is not interested in using a // signature cache. SigCache *txscript.SigCache // IndexManager defines an index manager to use when initializing the // chain and connecting and disconnecting blocks. // // This field can be nil if the caller does not wish to make use of an // index manager. IndexManager IndexManager } // New returns a BlockChain instance using the provided configuration details. func New(config *Config) (*BlockChain, error) { // Enforce required config fields. if config.DB == nil { return nil, AssertError("blockchain.New database is nil") } if config.ChainParams == nil { return nil, AssertError("blockchain.New chain parameters nil") } if config.TimeSource == nil { return nil, AssertError("blockchain.New timesource is nil") } // Generate a checkpoint by height map from the provided checkpoints // and assert the provided checkpoints are sorted by height as required. var checkpointsByHeight map[int32]*chaincfg.Checkpoint var prevCheckpointHeight int32 if len(config.Checkpoints) > 0 { checkpointsByHeight = make(map[int32]*chaincfg.Checkpoint) for i := range config.Checkpoints { checkpoint := &config.Checkpoints[i] if checkpoint.Height <= prevCheckpointHeight { return nil, AssertError("blockchain.New " + "checkpoints are not sorted by height") } checkpointsByHeight[checkpoint.Height] = checkpoint prevCheckpointHeight = checkpoint.Height } } params := config.ChainParams targetTimespan := int64(params.TargetTimespan) targetTimePerBlock := int64(params.TargetTimePerBlock) adjustmentFactor := params.RetargetAdjustmentFactor b := BlockChain{ checkpoints: config.Checkpoints, checkpointsByHeight: checkpointsByHeight, db: config.DB, chainParams: params, timeSource: config.TimeSource, notifications: config.Notifications, sigCache: config.SigCache, indexManager: config.IndexManager, minRetargetTimespan: targetTimespan / adjustmentFactor, maxRetargetTimespan: targetTimespan * adjustmentFactor, blocksPerRetarget: int32(targetTimespan / targetTimePerBlock), minMemoryNodes: int32(targetTimespan / targetTimePerBlock), bestNode: nil, index: make(map[chainhash.Hash]*blockNode), depNodes: make(map[chainhash.Hash][]*blockNode), orphans: make(map[chainhash.Hash]*orphanBlock), prevOrphans: make(map[chainhash.Hash][]*orphanBlock), blockCache: make(map[chainhash.Hash]*btcutil.Block), warningCaches: newThresholdCaches(vbNumBits), deploymentCaches: newThresholdCaches(chaincfg.DefinedDeployments), } // Initialize the chain state from the passed database. When the db // does not yet contain any chain state, both it and the chain state // will be initialized to contain only the genesis block. if err := b.initChainState(); err != nil { return nil, err } // Initialize and catch up all of the currently active optional indexes // as needed. if config.IndexManager != nil { if err := config.IndexManager.Init(&b); err != nil { return nil, err } } // Initialize rule change threshold state caches from the passed // database. When the db does not yet contains any cached information // for a given threshold cache, the threshold states will be calculated // using the chain state. if err := b.initThresholdCaches(); err != nil { return nil, err } log.Infof("Chain state (height %d, hash %v, totaltx %d, work %v)", b.bestNode.height, b.bestNode.hash, b.stateSnapshot.TotalTxns, b.bestNode.workSum) return &b, nil }