The core protocol of WoopChain
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woop/consensus/engine/consensus_engine.go

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package engine
import (
"math/big"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/block"
"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/consensus/reward"
"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/state"
"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/types"
"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/params"
"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/shard"
staking "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/staking/types"
)
// ChainReader defines a small collection of methods needed to access the local
// blockchain during header and/or uncle verification.
// Note this reader interface is still in process of being integrated with the BFT consensus.
type ChainReader interface {
// Config retrieves the blockchain's chain configuration.
Config() *params.ChainConfig
// CurrentHeader retrieves the current header from the local chain.
CurrentHeader() *block.Header
// GetHeader retrieves a block header from the database by hash and number.
GetHeader(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *block.Header
// GetHeaderByNumber retrieves a block header from the database by number.
GetHeaderByNumber(number uint64) *block.Header
// GetHeaderByHash retrieves a block header from the database by its hash.
GetHeaderByHash(hash common.Hash) *block.Header
// GetBlock retrieves a block from the database by hash and number.
GetBlock(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Block
// ReadShardState retrieves sharding state given the epoch number.
// This api reads the shard state cached or saved on the chaindb.
// Thus, only should be used to read the shard state of the current chain.
ReadShardState(epoch *big.Int) (shard.State, error)
// CurrentValidatorAddresses retrieves the current list of validators
CurrentValidatorAddresses() []common.Address
}
// Engine is an algorithm agnostic consensus engine.
// Note this engine interface is still in process of being integrated with the BFT consensus.
type Engine interface {
// Author retrieves the Harmony address of the account that validated the given
// block.
Author(header *block.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 *block.Header, seal bool) error
// Similiar to VerifyHeader, which is only for verifying the block headers of one's own chain, this verification
// is used for verifying "incoming" block header against commit signature and bitmap sent from the other chain cross-shard via libp2p.
// i.e. this header verification api is more flexible since the caller specifies which commit signature and bitmap to use
// for verifying the block header, which is necessary for cross-shard block header verification. Example of such is cross-shard transaction.
// (TODO) For now, when doing cross shard, we need recalcualte the shard state since we don't have shard state of other shards
VerifyHeaderWithSignature(chain ChainReader, header *block.Header, commitSig []byte, commitBitmap []byte, reCalculate 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 []*block.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 *block.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 *block.Header) error
// Rewarder handles the distribution of block rewards
Rewarder() reward.Distributor
// SetRewarder assigns the Distributor used in block reward
SetRewarder(reward.Distributor)
// 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 *block.Header, state *state.DB, txs []*types.Transaction,
receipts []*types.Receipt, outcxs []*types.CXReceipt,
incxs []*types.CXReceiptsProof, stks []*staking.StakingTransaction) (*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 *block.Header) common.Hash
}