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woop/core/headerchain.go

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// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
//
// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
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//
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// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
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// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
package core
import (
crand "crypto/rand"
"fmt"
"math"
"math/big"
mrand "math/rand"
"sync/atomic"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
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"github.com/woop-chain/woop/internal/params"
lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
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"github.com/woop-chain/woop/block"
consensus_engine "github.com/woop-chain/woop/consensus/engine"
"github.com/woop-chain/woop/core/rawdb"
"github.com/woop-chain/woop/core/types"
"github.com/woop-chain/woop/internal/utils"
)
const (
headerCacheLimit = 2048 // with 2s/block, 2048 headers is roughly block produced in 1 hour.
tdCacheLimit = 1024
numberCacheLimit = 4096
canonicalCacheLimit = 4096
)
// HeaderChain implements the basic block header chain logic that is shared by
// core.BlockChain and light.LightChain. It is not usable in itself, only as
// a part of either structure.
// It is not thread safe either, the encapsulating chain structures should do
// the necessary mutex locking/unlocking.
type HeaderChain struct {
config *params.ChainConfig
chainDb ethdb.Database
genesisHeader *block.Header
currentHeader atomic.Value // Current head of the header chain (may be above the block chain!)
currentHeaderHash common.Hash // Hash of the current head of the header chain (prevent recomputing all the time)
headerCache *lru.Cache // Cache for the most recent block headers
tdCache *lru.Cache // Cache for the most recent block total difficulties
numberCache *lru.Cache // Cache for the most recent block numbers
canonicalCache *lru.Cache // number -> Hash
procInterrupt func() bool
rand *mrand.Rand
engine consensus_engine.Engine
}
// NewHeaderChain creates a new HeaderChain structure.
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//
// getValidator should return the parent's validator
// procInterrupt points to the parent's interrupt semaphore
// wg points to the parent's shutdown wait group
func NewHeaderChain(chainDb ethdb.Database, config *params.ChainConfig, engine consensus_engine.Engine, procInterrupt func() bool) (*HeaderChain, error) {
headerCache, _ := lru.New(headerCacheLimit)
tdCache, _ := lru.New(tdCacheLimit)
numberCache, _ := lru.New(numberCacheLimit)
canonicalHash, _ := lru.New(canonicalCacheLimit)
// Seed a fast but crypto originating random generator
seed, err := crand.Int(crand.Reader, big.NewInt(math.MaxInt64))
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
hc := &HeaderChain{
config: config,
chainDb: chainDb,
headerCache: headerCache,
tdCache: tdCache,
numberCache: numberCache,
canonicalCache: canonicalHash,
procInterrupt: procInterrupt,
rand: mrand.New(mrand.NewSource(seed.Int64())),
engine: engine,
}
hc.genesisHeader = hc.GetHeaderByNumber(0)
if hc.genesisHeader == nil {
return nil, ErrNoGenesis
}
hc.currentHeader.Store(hc.genesisHeader)
if head := rawdb.ReadHeadBlockHash(chainDb); head != (common.Hash{}) {
if chead := hc.GetHeaderByHash(head); chead != nil {
hc.currentHeader.Store(chead)
}
}
hc.currentHeaderHash = hc.CurrentHeader().Hash()
headHeaderGauge.Update(hc.CurrentHeader().Number().Int64())
return hc, nil
}
// GetBlockNumber retrieves the block number belonging to the given hash
// from the cache or database
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetBlockNumber(hash common.Hash) *uint64 {
if cached, ok := hc.numberCache.Get(hash); ok {
number := cached.(uint64)
return &number
}
number := rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(hc.chainDb, hash)
if number != nil {
hc.numberCache.Add(hash, *number)
}
return number
}
// WriteHeader writes a header into the local chain, given that its parent is
// already known. If the total difficulty of the newly inserted header becomes
// greater than the current known TD, the canonical chain is re-routed.
//
// Note: This method is not concurrent-safe with inserting blocks simultaneously
// into the chain, as side effects caused by reorganisations cannot be emulated
// without the real blocks. Hence, writing headers directly should only be done
// in two scenarios: pure-header mode of operation (light clients), or properly
// separated header/block phases (non-archive clients).
func (hc *HeaderChain) WriteHeader(header *block.Header) (status WriteStatus, err error) {
// Cache some values to prevent constant recalculation
var (
hash = header.Hash()
number = header.Number().Uint64()
)
// TODO: implement fork choice mechanism
//localTd := hc.GetTd(hc.currentHeaderHash, hc.CurrentHeader().Number.Uint64())
//externTd := new(big.Int).Add(header.Difficulty, ptd)
// Irrelevant of the canonical status, write the td and header to the database
//if err := hc.WriteTd(hash, number, externTd); err != nil {
// // utils.Logger().Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to write header total difficulty")
// //}
//rawdb.WriteHeader(hc.chainDb, header)
// If the total difficulty is higher than our known, add it to the canonical chain
// Second clause in the if statement reduces the vulnerability to selfish mining.
// Please refer to http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~ie53/publications/btcProcFC.pdf
//if externTd.Cmp(localTd) > 0 || (externTd.Cmp(localTd) == 0 && mrand.Float64() < 0.5) {
// // Delete any canonical number assignments above the new head
// batch := hc.chainDb.NewBatch()
// for i := number + 1; ; i++ {
// hash := rawdb.ReadCanonicalHash(hc.chainDb, i)
// if hash == (common.Hash{}) {
// break
// }
// rawdb.DeleteCanonicalHash(batch, i)
// }
// batch.Write()
//
// // Overwrite any stale canonical number assignments
// var (
// headHash = header.ParentHash
// headNumber = header.Number.Uint64() - 1
// headHeader = hc.GetHeader(headHash, headNumber)
// )
// for rawdb.ReadCanonicalHash(hc.chainDb, headNumber) != headHash {
// rawdb.WriteCanonicalHash(hc.chainDb, headHash, headNumber)
//
// headHash = headHeader.ParentHash
// headNumber = headHeader.Number.Uint64() - 1
// headHeader = hc.GetHeader(headHash, headNumber)
// }
// // Extend the canonical chain with the new header
// rawdb.WriteCanonicalHash(hc.chainDb, hash, number)
// rawdb.WriteHeadHeaderHash(hc.chainDb, hash)
//
// hc.currentHeaderHash = hash
// hc.currentHeader.Store(types.CopyHeader(header))
//
// status = CanonStatTy
//} else {
// status = SideStatTy
//}
hc.headerCache.Add(hash, header)
hc.numberCache.Add(hash, number)
// when writing headers, it will write to canonical by default
hc.canonicalCache.Add(number, hash)
return
}
// WhCallback is a callback function for inserting individual headers.
// A callback is used for two reasons: first, in a LightChain, status should be
// processed and light chain events sent, while in a BlockChain this is not
// necessary since chain events are sent after inserting blocks. Second, the
// header writes should be protected by the parent chain mutex individually.
type WhCallback func(*block.Header) error
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// ValidateHeaderChain validates header chain.
func (hc *HeaderChain) ValidateHeaderChain(chain []*block.Header, checkFreq int) (int, error) {
// Do a sanity check that the provided chain is actually ordered and linked
for i := 1; i < len(chain); i++ {
parentHash := chain[i].ParentHash()
if chain[i].Number().Uint64() != chain[i-1].Number().Uint64()+1 || parentHash != chain[i-1].Hash() {
// Chain broke ancestry, log a message (programming error) and skip insertion
utils.Logger().Error().
Str("number", chain[i].Number().String()).
Str("hash", chain[i].Hash().Hex()).
Str("parent", parentHash.Hex()).
Str("prevnumber", chain[i-1].Number().String()).
Str("prevhash", chain[i-1].Hash().Hex()).
Msg("Non contiguous header insert")
return 0, fmt.Errorf("non contiguous insert: item %d is #%d [%x…], item %d is #%d [%x…] (parent [%x…])", i-1, chain[i-1].Number(),
chain[i-1].Hash().Bytes()[:4], i, chain[i].Number(), chain[i].Hash().Bytes()[:4], parentHash[:4])
}
}
// Generate the list of seal verification requests, and start the parallel verifier
seals := make([]bool, len(chain))
for i := 0; i < len(seals)/checkFreq; i++ {
index := i*checkFreq + hc.rand.Intn(checkFreq)
if index >= len(seals) {
index = len(seals) - 1
}
seals[index] = true
}
seals[len(seals)-1] = true // Last should always be verified to avoid junk
//abort, results := hc.engine.VerifyHeaders(hc, chain, seals)
//defer close(abort)
//
//// Iterate over the headers and ensure they all check out
//for i, _ := range chain {
// // If the chain is terminating, stop processing blocks
// if hc.procInterrupt() {
// utils.Logger().Debug().Msg("Premature abort during headers verification")
// return 0, errors.New("aborted")
// }
//
// // Otherwise wait for headers checks and ensure they pass
// if err := <-results; err != nil {
// return i, err
// }
//}
return 0, nil
}
// GetBlockHashesFromHash retrieves a number of block hashes starting at a given
// hash, fetching towards the genesis block.
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetBlockHashesFromHash(hash common.Hash, max uint64) []common.Hash {
// Get the origin header from which to fetch
header := hc.GetHeaderByHash(hash)
if header == nil {
return nil
}
// Iterate the headers until enough is collected or the genesis reached
chain := make([]common.Hash, 0, max)
for i := uint64(0); i < max; i++ {
next := header.ParentHash()
if header = hc.GetHeader(next, header.Number().Uint64()-1); header == nil {
break
}
chain = append(chain, next)
if header.Number().Sign() == 0 {
break
}
}
return chain
}
// GetAncestor retrieves the Nth ancestor of a given block. It assumes that either the given block or
// a close ancestor of it is canonical. maxNonCanonical points to a downwards counter limiting the
// number of blocks to be individually checked before we reach the canonical chain.
//
// Note: ancestor == 0 returns the same block, 1 returns its parent and so on.
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetAncestor(hash common.Hash, number, ancestor uint64, maxNonCanonical *uint64) (common.Hash, uint64) {
if ancestor > number {
return common.Hash{}, 0
}
if ancestor == 1 {
// in this case it is cheaper to just read the header
if header := hc.GetHeader(hash, number); header != nil {
return header.ParentHash(), number - 1
}
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return common.Hash{}, 0
}
for ancestor != 0 {
if hc.GetCanonicalHash(number) == hash {
number -= ancestor
return hc.GetCanonicalHash(number), number
}
if *maxNonCanonical == 0 {
return common.Hash{}, 0
}
*maxNonCanonical--
ancestor--
header := hc.GetHeader(hash, number)
if header == nil {
return common.Hash{}, 0
}
hash = header.ParentHash()
number--
}
return hash, number
}
// GetTd retrieves a block's total difficulty in the canonical chain from the
// database by hash and number, caching it if found.
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetTd(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *big.Int {
// Short circuit if the td's already in the cache, retrieve otherwise
if cached, ok := hc.tdCache.Get(hash); ok {
return cached.(*big.Int)
}
td := rawdb.ReadTd(hc.chainDb, hash, number)
if td == nil {
return nil
}
// Cache the found body for next time and return
hc.tdCache.Add(hash, td)
return td
}
// GetTdByHash retrieves a block's total difficulty in the canonical chain from the
// database by hash, caching it if found.
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetTdByHash(hash common.Hash) *big.Int {
number := hc.GetBlockNumber(hash)
if number == nil {
return nil
}
return hc.GetTd(hash, *number)
}
// WriteTd stores a block's total difficulty into the database, also caching it
// along the way.
func (hc *HeaderChain) WriteTd(hash common.Hash, number uint64, td *big.Int) error {
if err := rawdb.WriteTd(hc.chainDb, hash, number, td); err != nil {
return err
}
hc.tdCache.Add(hash, new(big.Int).Set(td))
return nil
}
// GetHeader retrieves a block header from the database by hash and number,
// caching it if found.
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetHeader(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *block.Header {
// Short circuit if the header's already in the cache, retrieve otherwise
if header, ok := hc.headerCache.Get(hash); ok {
return header.(*block.Header)
}
header := rawdb.ReadHeader(hc.chainDb, hash, number)
if header == nil {
return nil
}
// Cache the found header for next time and return
hc.headerCache.Add(hash, header)
return header
}
// GetHeaderByHash retrieves a block header from the database by hash, caching it if
// found.
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetHeaderByHash(hash common.Hash) *block.Header {
number := hc.GetBlockNumber(hash)
if number == nil {
return nil
}
return hc.GetHeader(hash, *number)
}
// HasHeader checks if a block header is present in the database or not.
func (hc *HeaderChain) HasHeader(hash common.Hash, number uint64) bool {
if hc.numberCache.Contains(hash) || hc.headerCache.Contains(hash) {
return true
}
return rawdb.HasHeader(hc.chainDb, hash, number)
}
// GetHeaderByNumber retrieves a block header from the database by number,
// caching it (associated with its hash) if found.
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetHeaderByNumber(number uint64) *block.Header {
hash := hc.getHashByNumber(number)
if hash == (common.Hash{}) {
return nil
}
return hc.GetHeader(hash, number)
}
func (hc *HeaderChain) getHashByNumber(number uint64) common.Hash {
return hc.GetCanonicalHash(number)
}
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetCanonicalHash(number uint64) common.Hash {
// Since canonical chain is immutable, it's safe to read header
// hash by number from cache.
if hash, ok := hc.canonicalCache.Get(number); ok {
return hash.(common.Hash)
}
hash := rawdb.ReadCanonicalHash(hc.chainDb, number)
if hash != (common.Hash{}) {
hc.canonicalCache.Add(number, hash)
}
return hash
}
// CurrentHeader retrieves the current head header of the canonical chain. The
// header is retrieved from the HeaderChain's internal cache.
func (hc *HeaderChain) CurrentHeader() *block.Header {
return hc.currentHeader.Load().(*block.Header)
}
// SetCurrentHeader sets the current head header of the canonical chain.
func (hc *HeaderChain) SetCurrentHeader(head *block.Header) error {
if err := rawdb.WriteHeadHeaderHash(hc.chainDb, head.Hash()); err != nil {
return err
}
hc.currentHeader.Store(head)
hc.currentHeaderHash = head.Hash()
headHeaderGauge.Update(head.Number().Int64())
return nil
}
// DeleteCallback is a callback function that is called by SetHead before
// each header is deleted.
type DeleteCallback func(rawdb.DatabaseDeleter, common.Hash, uint64) error
// SetHead rewinds the local chain to a new head. Everything above the new head
// will be deleted and the new one set.
func (hc *HeaderChain) SetHead(head uint64, delFn DeleteCallback) error {
height := uint64(0)
if hdr := hc.CurrentHeader(); hdr != nil {
height = hdr.Number().Uint64()
}
batch := hc.chainDb.NewBatch()
for hdr := hc.CurrentHeader(); hdr != nil && hdr.Number().Uint64() > head; hdr = hc.CurrentHeader() {
hash := hdr.Hash()
num := hdr.Number().Uint64()
if delFn != nil {
if err := delFn(batch, hash, num); err != nil {
return err
}
}
if err := rawdb.DeleteHeader(batch, hash, num); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := rawdb.DeleteTd(batch, hash, num); err != nil {
return err
}
hc.currentHeader.Store(hc.GetHeader(hdr.ParentHash(), hdr.Number().Uint64()-1))
}
// Roll back the canonical chain numbering
for i := height; i > head; i-- {
if err := rawdb.DeleteCanonicalHash(batch, i); err != nil {
return err
}
}
if err := rawdb.WriteHeadHeaderHash(batch, hc.currentHeaderHash); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := batch.Write(); err != nil {
return err
}
// Clear out any stale content from the caches
hc.headerCache.Purge()
hc.tdCache.Purge()
hc.numberCache.Purge()
hc.canonicalCache.Purge()
if hc.CurrentHeader() == nil {
hc.currentHeader.Store(hc.genesisHeader)
}
hc.currentHeaderHash = hc.CurrentHeader().Hash()
headHeaderGauge.Update(hc.CurrentHeader().Number().Int64())
return nil
}
// SetGenesis sets a new genesis block header for the chain
func (hc *HeaderChain) SetGenesis(head *block.Header) {
hc.genesisHeader = head
}
// Config retrieves the header chain's chain configuration.
func (hc *HeaderChain) Config() *params.ChainConfig { return hc.config }
// Engine retrieves the header chain's consensus engine.
func (hc *HeaderChain) Engine() consensus_engine.Engine { return hc.engine }
// GetBlock implements consensus.ChainReader, and returns nil for every input as
// a header chain does not have blocks available for retrieval.
func (hc *HeaderChain) GetBlock(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Block {
return nil
}