// 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 . //! Consensus engine specification use common::*; use account_provider::AccountProvider; use block::ExecutedBlock; use spec::CommonParams; use evm::Schedule; /// A consensus mechanism for the chain. Generally either proof-of-work or proof-of-stake-based. /// Provides hooks into each of the major parts of block import. pub trait Engine : Sync + Send { /// The name of this engine. fn name(&self) -> &str; /// The version of this engine. Should be of the form fn version(&self) -> SemanticVersion { SemanticVersion::new(0, 0, 0) } /// The number of additional header fields required for this engine. fn seal_fields(&self) -> usize { 0 } /// Additional engine-specific information for the user/developer concerning `header`. fn extra_info(&self, _header: &Header) -> HashMap { HashMap::new() } /// Get the general parameters of the chain. fn params(&self) -> &CommonParams; /// Get the EVM schedule for the given `env_info`. fn schedule(&self, env_info: &EnvInfo) -> Schedule; /// Builtin-contracts we would like to see in the chain. /// (In principle these are just hints for the engine since that has the last word on them.) fn builtins(&self) -> &BTreeMap; /// Some intrinsic operation parameters; by default they take their value from the `spec()`'s `engine_params`. fn maximum_extra_data_size(&self) -> usize { self.params().maximum_extra_data_size } /// Maximum number of uncles a block is allowed to declare. fn maximum_uncle_count(&self) -> usize { 2 } /// The number of generations back that uncles can be. fn maximum_uncle_age(&self) -> usize { 6 } /// The nonce with which accounts begin. fn account_start_nonce(&self) -> U256 { self.params().account_start_nonce } /// Block transformation functions, before the transactions. fn on_new_block(&self, _block: &mut ExecutedBlock) {} /// Block transformation functions, after the transactions. fn on_close_block(&self, _block: &mut ExecutedBlock) {} /// Attempt to seal the block internally. /// /// If `Some` is returned, then you get a valid seal. /// /// This operation is synchronous and may (quite reasonably) not be available, in which None will /// be returned. fn generate_seal(&self, _block: &ExecutedBlock, _accounts: Option<&AccountProvider>) -> Option> { None } /// Phase 1 quick block verification. Only does checks that are cheap. `block` (the header's full block) /// may be provided for additional checks. Returns either a null `Ok` or a general error detailing the problem with import. fn verify_block_basic(&self, _header: &Header, _block: Option<&[u8]>) -> Result<(), Error> { Ok(()) } /// Phase 2 verification. Perform costly checks such as transaction signatures. `block` (the header's full block) /// may be provided for additional checks. Returns either a null `Ok` or a general error detailing the problem with import. fn verify_block_unordered(&self, _header: &Header, _block: Option<&[u8]>) -> Result<(), Error> { Ok(()) } /// Phase 3 verification. Check block information against parent and uncles. `block` (the header's full block) /// may be provided for additional checks. Returns either a null `Ok` or a general error detailing the problem with import. fn verify_block_family(&self, _header: &Header, _parent: &Header, _block: Option<&[u8]>) -> Result<(), Error> { Ok(()) } /// Additional verification for transactions in blocks. // TODO: Add flags for which bits of the transaction to check. // TODO: consider including State in the params. fn verify_transaction_basic(&self, _t: &SignedTransaction, _header: &Header) -> Result<(), Error> { Ok(()) } /// Verify a particular transaction is valid. fn verify_transaction(&self, _t: &SignedTransaction, _header: &Header) -> Result<(), Error> { Ok(()) } /// Verify the seal of a block. This is an auxilliary method that actually just calls other `verify_` methods /// to get the job done. By default it must pass `verify_basic` and `verify_block_unordered`. If more or fewer /// methods are needed for an Engine, this may be overridden. fn verify_block_seal(&self, header: &Header) -> Result<(), Error> { self.verify_block_basic(header, None).and_then(|_| self.verify_block_unordered(header, None)) } /// Don't forget to call Super::populate_from_parent when subclassing & overriding. // TODO: consider including State in the params. fn populate_from_parent(&self, header: &mut Header, parent: &Header, _gas_floor_target: U256) { header.difficulty = parent.difficulty; header.gas_limit = parent.gas_limit; header.note_dirty(); } // TODO: builtin contract routing - to do this properly, it will require removing the built-in configuration-reading logic // from Spec into here and removing the Spec::builtins field. /// Determine whether a particular address is a builtin contract. fn is_builtin(&self, a: &Address) -> bool { self.builtins().contains_key(a) } /// Determine the code execution cost of the builtin contract with address `a`. /// Panics if `is_builtin(a)` is not true. fn cost_of_builtin(&self, a: &Address, input: &[u8]) -> U256 { self.builtins().get(a).unwrap().cost(input.len()) } /// Execution the builtin contract `a` on `input` and return `output`. /// Panics if `is_builtin(a)` is not true. fn execute_builtin(&self, a: &Address, input: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) { self.builtins().get(a).unwrap().execute(input, output); } // TODO: sealing stuff - though might want to leave this for later. }