// Copyright 2015-2017 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
// This file is part of Parity.
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//! Consensus engine specification and basic implementations.
mod authority_round;
mod basic_authority;
mod epoch_verifier;
mod instant_seal;
mod null_engine;
mod signer;
mod tendermint;
mod transition;
mod validator_set;
mod vote_collector;
pub use self::authority_round::AuthorityRound;
pub use self::basic_authority::BasicAuthority;
pub use self::epoch_verifier::EpochVerifier;
pub use self::instant_seal::InstantSeal;
pub use self::null_engine::NullEngine;
pub use self::tendermint::Tendermint;
use std::sync::Weak;
use account_provider::AccountProvider;
use block::ExecutedBlock;
use builtin::Builtin;
use client::Client;
use env_info::EnvInfo;
use error::{Error, TransactionError};
use evm::Schedule;
use header::Header;
use spec::CommonParams;
use transaction::{UnverifiedTransaction, SignedTransaction};
use receipt::Receipt;
use ethkey::Signature;
use util::*;
/// Voting errors.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub enum EngineError {
/// Signature does not belong to an authority.
NotAuthorized(Address),
/// The same author issued different votes at the same step.
DoubleVote(Address),
/// The received block is from an incorrect proposer.
NotProposer(Mismatch
),
/// Message was not expected.
UnexpectedMessage,
/// Seal field has an unexpected size.
BadSealFieldSize(OutOfBounds),
/// Validation proof insufficient.
InsufficientProof(String),
}
impl fmt::Display for EngineError {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
use self::EngineError::*;
let msg = match *self {
DoubleVote(ref address) => format!("Author {} issued too many blocks.", address),
NotProposer(ref mis) => format!("Author is not a current proposer: {}", mis),
NotAuthorized(ref address) => format!("Signer {} is not authorized.", address),
UnexpectedMessage => "This Engine should not be fed messages.".into(),
BadSealFieldSize(ref oob) => format!("Seal field has an unexpected length: {}", oob),
InsufficientProof(ref msg) => format!("Insufficient validation proof: {}", msg),
};
f.write_fmt(format_args!("Engine error ({})", msg))
}
}
/// Seal type.
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub enum Seal {
/// Proposal seal; should be broadcasted, but not inserted into blockchain.
Proposal(Vec),
/// Regular block seal; should be part of the blockchain.
Regular(Vec),
/// Engine does generate seal for this block right now.
None,
}
/// Type alias for a function we can make calls through synchronously.
pub type Call<'a> = Fn(Address, Bytes) -> Result + 'a;
/// Results of a query of whether an epoch change occurred at the given block.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
pub enum EpochChange {
/// Cannot determine until more data is passed.
Unsure(Unsure),
/// No epoch change.
No,
/// Validation proof required, and the new epoch number and expected proof.
Yes(u64, Bytes),
}
/// More data required to determine if an epoch change occurred at a given block.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
pub enum Unsure {
/// Needs the body.
NeedsBody,
/// Needs the receipts.
NeedsReceipts,
/// Needs both body and receipts.
NeedsBoth,
}
/// 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) {}
/// None means that it requires external input (e.g. PoW) to seal a block.
/// Some(true) means the engine is currently prime for seal generation (i.e. node is the current validator).
/// Some(false) means that the node might seal internally but is not qualified now.
fn seals_internally(&self) -> Option { None }
/// 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) -> Seal { Seal::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(()) }
/// Phase 4 verification. Verify block header against potentially external data.
fn verify_block_external(&self, _header: &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: &UnverifiedTransaction, _header: &Header) -> Result<(), Error> {
t.check_low_s()?;
if let Some(n) = t.network_id() {
if n != self.params().chain_id {
return Err(TransactionError::InvalidNetworkId.into());
}
}
Ok(())
}
/// Verify a particular transaction is valid.
fn verify_transaction(&self, t: UnverifiedTransaction, _header: &Header) -> Result {
SignedTransaction::new(t)
}
/// The network ID that transactions should be signed with.
fn signing_network_id(&self, _env_info: &EnvInfo) -> Option {
Some(self.params().chain_id)
}
/// 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))
}
/// Generate epoch change proof.
///
/// This will be used to generate proofs of epoch change as well as verify them.
/// Must be called on blocks that have already passed basic verification.
///
/// Return the "epoch proof" generated.
/// This must be usable to generate a `EpochVerifier` for verifying all blocks
/// from the supplied header up to the next one where proof is required.
///
/// For example, for PoA chains the proof will be a validator set,
/// and the corresponding `EpochVerifier` can be used to correctly validate
/// all blocks produced under that `ValidatorSet`
fn epoch_proof(&self, _header: &Header, _caller: &Call)
-> Result, Error>
{
Ok(Vec::new())
}
/// Whether an epoch change occurred at the given header.
/// Should not interact with state.
fn is_epoch_end(&self, _header: &Header, _block: Option<&[u8]>, _receipts: Option<&[Receipt]>)
-> EpochChange
{
EpochChange::No
}
/// Create an epoch verifier from validation proof.
///
/// The proof should be one generated by `epoch_proof`.
/// See docs of `epoch_proof` for description.
fn epoch_verifier(&self, _header: &Header, _proof: &[u8]) -> Result, Error> {
Ok(Box::new(self::epoch_verifier::NoOp))
}
/// Populate a header's fields based on its parent's header.
/// Usually implements the chain scoring rule based on weight.
/// 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());
}
/// Handle any potential consensus messages;
/// updating consensus state and potentially issuing a new one.
fn handle_message(&self, _message: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> { Err(EngineError::UnexpectedMessage.into()) }
/// Attempt to get a handle to a built-in contract.
/// Only returns references to activated built-ins.
// 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.
fn builtin(&self, a: &Address, block_number: ::header::BlockNumber) -> Option<&Builtin> {
self.builtins()
.get(a)
.and_then(|b| if b.is_active(block_number) { Some(b) } else { None })
}
/// Find out if the block is a proposal block and should not be inserted into the DB.
/// Takes a header of a fully verified block.
fn is_proposal(&self, _verified_header: &Header) -> bool { false }
/// Register an account which signs consensus messages.
fn set_signer(&self, _account_provider: Arc, _address: Address, _password: String) {}
/// Sign using the EngineSigner, to be used for consensus tx signing.
fn sign(&self, _hash: H256) -> Result { unimplemented!() }
/// Add Client which can be used for sealing, querying the state and sending messages.
fn register_client(&self, _client: Weak) {}
/// Trigger next step of the consensus engine.
fn step(&self) {}
/// Stops any services that the may hold the Engine and makes it safe to drop.
fn stop(&self) {}
}