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Overview ¶
Package consensus implements different Ethereum consensus engines.
Package consensus implements different Ethereum consensus engines.
Index ¶
Constants ¶
const ( Eth62 = 62 Eth63 = 63 )
Constants to match up protocol versions and messages
Variables ¶
var ( // ErrUnknownAncestor is returned when validating a block requires an ancestor // that is unknown. ErrUnknownAncestor = errors.New("unknown ancestor") // ErrFutureBlock is returned when a block's timestamp is in the future according // to the current node. ErrFutureBlock = errors.New("block in the future") // ErrInvalidNumber is returned if a block's number doesn't equal it's parent's // plus one. ErrInvalidNumber = errors.New("invalid block number") )
Functions ¶
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Types ¶
type Broadcaster ¶
type Broadcaster interface {
// Enqueue add a block into fetcher queue
Enqueue(id string, block *types.Block)
// FindPeers retrives peers by addresses
FindPeers(map[common.Address]bool) map[common.Address]Peer
}
Broadcaster defines the interface to enqueue blocks to fetcher and find peer
type ChainReader ¶
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
}
ChainReader defines a small collection of methods needed to access the local blockchain during header and/or uncle verification.
type 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)
// VerifyUncles verifies that the given block's uncles conform to the consensus
// rules of a given engine.
VerifyUncles(chain ChainReader, block *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 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 block for the given input block with the local miner's
// seal place on top.
Seal(chain ChainReader, block *types.Block, stop <-chan struct{}) (*types.Block, error)
// APIs returns the RPC APIs this consensus engine provides.
APIs(chain ChainReader) []rpc.API
// Protocol returns the protocol for this consensus
Protocol() Protocol
}
Engine is an algorithm agnostic consensus engine.
type Handler ¶
type Handler interface {
// NewChainHead handles a new head block comes
NewChainHead() error
// HandleMsg handles a message from peer
HandleMsg(address common.Address, data p2p.Msg) (bool, error)
// SetBroadcaster sets the broadcaster to send message to peers
SetBroadcaster(Broadcaster)
}
Handler should be implemented is the consensus needs to handle and send peer's message
type Istanbul ¶
type Istanbul interface {
Engine
// Start starts the engine
Start(chain ChainReader, currentBlock func() *types.Block, hasBadBlock func(hash common.Hash) bool) error
// Stop stops the engine
Stop() error
}
Istanbul is a consensus engine to avoid byzantine failure
type Peer ¶
type Peer interface {
// Send sends the message to this peer
Send(msgcode uint64, data interface{}) error
}
Peer defines the interface to communicate with peer
type PoW ¶
type PoW interface {
Engine
// Hashrate returns the current mining hashrate of a PoW consensus engine.
Hashrate() float64
}
PoW is a consensus engine based on proof-of-work.
type Protocol ¶
type Protocol struct {
// Official short name of the protocol used during capability negotiation.
Name string
// Supported versions of the eth protocol (first is primary).
Versions []uint
// Number of implemented message corresponding to different protocol versions.
Lengths []uint64
}
Protocol defines the protocol of the consensus
Directories
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Package clique implements the proof-of-authority consensus engine.
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Package clique implements the proof-of-authority consensus engine. |
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Package ethash implements the ethash proof-of-work consensus engine.
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Package ethash implements the ethash proof-of-work consensus engine. |