// 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 and basic implementations. mod null_engine; mod instant_seal; mod basic_authority; mod authority_round; pub use self::null_engine::NullEngine; pub use self::instant_seal::InstantSeal; pub use self::basic_authority::BasicAuthority; pub use self::authority_round::AuthorityRound; use util::*; use account_provider::AccountProvider; use block::ExecutedBlock; use builtin::Builtin; use env_info::EnvInfo; use error::Error; use spec::CommonParams; use evm::Schedule; use io::IoChannel; use service::ClientIoMessage; use header::Header; use transaction::SignedTransaction; use ethereum::ethash; use blockchain::extras::BlockDetails; use views::HeaderView; /// 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) -> BTreeMap { BTreeMap::new() } /// Additional information. fn additional_params(&self) -> 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) {} /// If Some(true) this author is able to generate seals, generate_seal has to be implemented. /// None indicates that this Engine never seals internally regardless of author (e.g. PoW). fn is_sealer(&self, _author: &Address) -> Option { None } /// Checks if default address is able to seal. fn is_default_sealer(&self) -> Option { self.is_sealer(&Default::default()) } /// 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) -> 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(()) } /// The network ID that transactions should be signed with. fn signing_network_id(&self, _env_info: &EnvInfo) -> Option { None } /// 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)) } /// Populate a header's fields based on its parent's header. /// Takes gas floor and ceiling targets. /// The gas floor target must not be lower than the engine's minimum gas limit. fn populate_from_parent(&self, header: &mut Header, parent: &Header, _gas_floor_target: U256, _gas_ceil_target: U256) { header.set_difficulty(parent.difficulty().clone()); header.set_gas_limit(parent.gas_limit().clone()); } // 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).expect("queried cost of nonexistent builtin").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 BytesRef) { self.builtins().get(a).expect("attempted to execute nonexistent builtin").execute(input, output); } /// Check if new block should be chosen as the one in chain. fn is_new_best_block(&self, best_total_difficulty: U256, _best_header: HeaderView, parent_details: &BlockDetails, new_header: &HeaderView) -> bool { ethash::is_new_best_block(best_total_difficulty, parent_details, new_header) } /// Register an account which signs consensus messages. fn set_signer(&self, _address: Address, _password: String) {} /// Add a channel for communication with Client which can be used for sealing. fn register_message_channel(&self, _message_channel: IoChannel) {} /// Add an account provider useful for Engines that sign stuff. fn register_account_provider(&self, _account_provider: Arc) {} /// Trigger next step of the consensus engine. fn step(&self) {} }