package consensus import ( "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common" "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params" "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/state" "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/types" ) // ChainReader defines a small collection of methods needed to access the local // blockchain during header and/or uncle verification. type ChainReader interface { // Config retrieves the blockchain's chain configuration. Config() *params.ChainConfig // CurrentHeader retrieves the current header from the local chain. CurrentHeader() *types.Header // GetHeader retrieves a block header from the database by hash and number. GetHeader(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *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 // GetBlock retrieves a block from the database by hash and number. GetBlock(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Block } // Engine is an algorithm agnostic consensus engine. type Engine interface { // Author retrieves the Ethereum address of the account that minted the given // block, which may be different from the header's coinbase if a consensus // engine is based on signatures. Author(header *types.Header) (common.Address, error) // VerifyHeader checks whether a header conforms to the consensus rules of a // given engine. Verifying the seal may be done optionally here, or explicitly // via the VerifySeal method. VerifyHeader(chain ChainReader, header *types.Header, seal bool) error // VerifyHeaders is similar to VerifyHeader, but verifies a batch of headers // concurrently. The method returns a quit channel to abort the operations and // a results channel to retrieve the async verifications (the order is that of // the input slice). VerifyHeaders(chain ChainReader, headers []*types.Header, seals []bool) (chan<- struct{}, <-chan error) // VerifySeal checks whether the crypto seal on a header is valid according to // the consensus rules of the given engine. VerifySeal(chain ChainReader, header *types.Header) 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 ChainReader, header *types.Header) error // Finalize runs any post-transaction state modifications (e.g. block rewards) // and assembles the final block. // Note: The block header and state database might be updated to reflect any // consensus rules that happen at finalization (e.g. block rewards). Finalize(chain ChainReader, header *types.Header, state *state.StateDB, txs []*types.Transaction, uncles []*types.Header, receipts []*types.Receipt) (*types.Block, error) // Seal generates a new sealing request for the given input block and pushes // the result into the given channel. // // Note, the method returns immediately and will send the result async. More // than one result may also be returned depending on the consensus algorithm. Seal(chain ChainReader, block *types.Block, results chan<- *types.Block, stop <-chan struct{}) error // SealHash returns the hash of a block prior to it being sealed. SealHash(header *types.Header) common.Hash }