Initial implementation of dynamic gas pricer.

ethcore/Cargo.toml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ lazy_static = "0.2"
 ethcore-devtools = { path = "../devtools" }
 ethjson = { path = "../json" }
 bloomchain = "0.1"
-"ethcore-ipc" = { path = "../ipc/rpc" }
+ethcore-ipc = { path = "../ipc/rpc" }
 rayon = "0.3.1"
 ethstore = { path = "../ethstore" }
 semver = "0.2"

ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use engine::Engine;
 use miner::{MinerService, MinerStatus, TransactionQueue, AccountDetails, TransactionOrigin};
 use miner::work_notify::WorkPoster;
 use client::TransactionImportResult;
+use miner::price_info::PriceInfo;
 
 
 /// Different possible definitions for pending transaction set.
@@ -88,10 +89,78 @@ impl Default for MinerOptions {
 	}
 }
 
+/// Options for the dynamic gas price recalibrator.
+pub struct GasPriceCalibratorOptions {
+	/// Base transaction price to match against.
+	pub usd_per_tx: f32,
+	/// How frequently we should recalibrate. 
+	pub recalibration_period: Duration,
+}
+
+/// The gas price validator variant for a GasPricer.
+pub struct GasPriceCalibrator {
+	options: GasPriceCalibratorOptions,
+
+	next_calibration: Instant,
+}
+
+impl GasPriceCalibrator {
+	fn recalibrate<F: Fn(U256) + Sync + Send + 'static>(&mut self, set_price: F) {
+		trace!(target: "miner", "Recalibrating {:?} versus {:?}", Instant::now(), self.next_calibration);
+		if Instant::now() >= self.next_calibration {
+			let usd_per_tx = self.options.usd_per_tx;
+			trace!(target: "miner", "Getting price info");
+			if let Ok(_) = PriceInfo::get(move |price: PriceInfo| {
+				trace!(target: "miner", "Price info arrived: {:?}", price);
+				let usd_per_eth = price.ethusd;
+				let wei_per_usd: f32 = 1.0e18 / usd_per_eth;
+				let gas_per_tx: f32 = 21000.0;
+				let wei_per_gas: f32 = wei_per_usd * usd_per_tx / gas_per_tx;
+				info!(target: "miner", "Updated conversion rate to Ξ1 = {} ({} wei/gas)", format!("US${}", usd_per_eth).apply(Colour::White.bold()), format!("{}", wei_per_gas).apply(Colour::Yellow.bold()));
+				set_price(U256::from_dec_str(&format!("{:.0}", wei_per_gas)).unwrap());
+			}) {
+				self.next_calibration = Instant::now() + self.options.recalibration_period;
+			} else {
+				warn!(target: "miner", "Unable to update Ether price.");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/// Struct to look after updating the acceptable gas price of a miner.
+pub enum GasPricer {
+	/// A fixed gas price in terms of Wei - always the argument given.
+	Fixed(U256),
+	/// Gas price is calibrated according to a fixed amount of USD.
+	Calibrated(GasPriceCalibrator),
+}
+
+impl GasPricer {
+	/// Create a new Calibrated `GasPricer`.
+	pub fn new_calibrated(options: GasPriceCalibratorOptions) -> GasPricer {
+		GasPricer::Calibrated(GasPriceCalibrator {
+			options: options,
+			next_calibration: Instant::now(),
+		})
+	}
+
+	/// Create a new Fixed `GasPricer`.
+	pub fn new_fixed(gas_price: U256) -> GasPricer {
+		GasPricer::Fixed(gas_price)
+	}
+
+	fn recalibrate<F: Fn(U256) + Sync + Send + 'static>(&mut self, set_price: F) {
+		match *self {
+			GasPricer::Fixed(ref max) => set_price(max.clone()),
+			GasPricer::Calibrated(ref mut cal) => cal.recalibrate(set_price),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /// Keeps track of transactions using priority queue and holds currently mined block.
 pub struct Miner {
 	// NOTE [ToDr]  When locking always lock in this order!
-	transaction_queue: Mutex<TransactionQueue>,
+	transaction_queue: Arc<Mutex<TransactionQueue>>,
 	sealing_work: Mutex<UsingQueue<ClosedBlock>>,
 
 	// for sealing...
@@ -106,13 +175,14 @@ pub struct Miner {
 
 	accounts: Option<Arc<AccountProvider>>,
 	work_poster: Option<WorkPoster>,
+	gas_pricer: Mutex<GasPricer>,
 }
 
 impl Miner {
 	/// Creates new instance of miner without accounts, but with given spec.
 	pub fn with_spec(spec: Spec) -> Miner {
 		Miner {
-			transaction_queue: Mutex::new(TransactionQueue::new()),
+			transaction_queue: Arc::new(Mutex::new(TransactionQueue::new())),
 			options: Default::default(),
 			sealing_enabled: AtomicBool::new(false),
 			next_allowed_reseal: Mutex::new(Instant::now()),
@@ -124,14 +194,16 @@ impl Miner {
 			accounts: None,
 			spec: spec,
 			work_poster: None,
+			gas_pricer: Mutex::new(GasPricer::new_fixed(20_000_000_000u64.into())),
 		}
 	}
 
 	/// Creates new instance of miner
-	pub fn new(options: MinerOptions, spec: Spec, accounts: Option<Arc<AccountProvider>>) -> Arc<Miner> {
+	pub fn new(options: MinerOptions, gas_pricer: GasPricer, spec: Spec, accounts: Option<Arc<AccountProvider>>) -> Arc<Miner> {
 		let work_poster = if !options.new_work_notify.is_empty() { Some(WorkPoster::new(&options.new_work_notify)) } else { None };
+		let txq = Arc::new(Mutex::new(TransactionQueue::with_limits(options.tx_queue_size, options.tx_gas_limit)));
 		Arc::new(Miner {
-			transaction_queue: Mutex::new(TransactionQueue::with_limits(options.tx_queue_size, options.tx_gas_limit)),
+			transaction_queue: txq,
 			sealing_enabled: AtomicBool::new(options.force_sealing || !options.new_work_notify.is_empty()),
 			next_allowed_reseal: Mutex::new(Instant::now()),
 			sealing_block_last_request: Mutex::new(0),
@@ -143,6 +215,7 @@ impl Miner {
 			accounts: accounts,
 			spec: spec,
 			work_poster: work_poster,
+			gas_pricer: Mutex::new(gas_pricer),
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -160,6 +233,16 @@ impl Miner {
 	fn prepare_sealing(&self, chain: &MiningBlockChainClient) {
 		trace!(target: "miner", "prepare_sealing: entering");
 
+		{
+			trace!(target: "miner", "recalibrating...");
+			let txq = self.transaction_queue.clone();
+			self.gas_pricer.lock().unwrap().recalibrate(move |price| {
+				trace!(target: "miner", "Got gas price! {}", price);
+				txq.lock().unwrap().set_minimal_gas_price(price);
+			});
+			trace!(target: "miner", "done recalibration.");
+		}
+
 		let (transactions, mut open_block, original_work_hash) = {
 			let transactions = {self.transaction_queue.lock().unwrap().top_transactions()};
 			let mut sealing_work = self.sealing_work.lock().unwrap();
@@ -490,12 +573,16 @@ impl MinerService for Miner {
 		self.gas_range_target.read().unwrap().1
 	}
 
-	fn import_external_transactions(&self, chain: &MiningBlockChainClient, transactions: Vec<SignedTransaction>) ->
-		Vec<Result<TransactionImportResult, Error>> {
+	fn import_external_transactions(
+		&self,
+		chain: &MiningBlockChainClient,
+		transactions: Vec<SignedTransaction>
+	) -> Vec<Result<TransactionImportResult, Error>> {
 
-		let mut transaction_queue = self.transaction_queue.lock().unwrap();
-		let results = self.add_transactions_to_queue(chain, transactions, TransactionOrigin::External,
-													 &mut transaction_queue);
+		let results = {
+			let mut transaction_queue = self.transaction_queue.lock().unwrap();
+			self.add_transactions_to_queue(chain, transactions, TransactionOrigin::External, &mut transaction_queue)
+		};
 
 		if !results.is_empty() && self.options.reseal_on_external_tx &&	self.tx_reseal_allowed() {
 			self.update_sealing(chain);

ethcore/src/miner/mod.rs

@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ mod miner;
 mod external;
 mod transaction_queue;
 mod work_notify;
+mod price_info;
 
 pub use self::transaction_queue::{TransactionQueue, AccountDetails, TransactionOrigin};
-pub use self::miner::{Miner, MinerOptions, PendingSet};
+pub use self::miner::{Miner, MinerOptions, PendingSet, GasPricer, GasPriceCalibratorOptions};
 pub use self::external::{ExternalMiner, ExternalMinerService};
 pub use client::TransactionImportResult;
 

ethcore/src/miner/price_info.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+use rustc_serialize::json::Json;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use hyper::client::{Handler, Request, Response, Client};
+use hyper::{Next, Encoder, Decoder};
+use hyper::net::HttpStream;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PriceInfo {
+	pub ethusd: f32,
+}
+
+pub struct SetPriceHandler<F: Fn(PriceInfo) + Sync + Send + 'static> {
+	set_price: F,
+}
+
+impl<F: Fn(PriceInfo) + Sync + Send + 'static> Handler<HttpStream> for SetPriceHandler<F> {
+	fn on_request(&mut self, _: &mut Request) -> Next { trace!(target: "miner", "price_info: on_request"); Next::read().timeout(Duration::from_secs(3)) }
+	fn on_request_writable(&mut self, _: &mut Encoder<HttpStream>) -> Next { trace!(target: "miner", "price_info: on_request_writable"); Next::read().timeout(Duration::from_secs(3)) }
+	fn on_response(&mut self, _: Response) -> Next { trace!(target: "miner", "price_info: on_response"); Next::read().timeout(Duration::from_secs(3)) }
+	fn on_response_readable(&mut self, r: &mut Decoder<HttpStream>) -> Next {
+		trace!(target: "miner", "price_info: on_response_readable!"); 
+		let mut body = String::new();
+		let _ = r.read_to_string(&mut body).ok()
+			.and_then(|_| Json::from_str(&body).ok())
+			.and_then(|json| json.find_path(&["result", "ethusd"])
+				.and_then(|obj| match *obj {
+					Json::String(ref s) => Some((self.set_price)(PriceInfo {
+						ethusd: FromStr::from_str(s).unwrap()
+					})),
+					_ => None,
+				}));
+		Next::end()
+	}
+
+}
+
+impl PriceInfo {
+	pub fn get<F: Fn(PriceInfo) + Sync + Send + 'static>(set_price: F) -> Result<(), ()> {
+		// TODO: Handle each error type properly
+		trace!(target: "miner", "Starting price info request...");
+		Client::new().map_err(|_| ()).and_then(|client| {
+			client.request(FromStr::from_str("http://api.etherscan.io/api?module=stats&action=ethprice").unwrap(), SetPriceHandler { set_price: set_price }).map_err(|_| ())
+		})
+	}
+}