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//! Generalization of a state machine for a consensus engine.
//! This will define traits for the header, block, and state of a blockchain.
extern crate ethcore_util as util;
extern crate ethcore_bigint as bigint;
use bigint::hash::H256;
use bigint::prelude::U256;
use util::Address;
/// A header. This contains important metadata about the block, as well as a
/// "seal" that indicates validity to a consensus engine.
pub trait Header {
/// Cryptographic hash of the header, excluding the seal.
fn bare_hash(&self) -> H256;
/// Cryptographic hash of the header, including the seal.
fn hash(&self) -> H256;
/// Get a reference to the seal fields.
fn seal(&self) -> &[Vec];
/// The author of the header.
fn author(&self) -> &Address;
/// The number of the header.
fn number(&self) -> u64;
}
/// a header with an associated score (difficulty in PoW terms)
pub trait ScoredHeader: Header {
/// Get the score of this header.
fn score(&self) -> &U256;
/// Set the score of this header.
fn set_score(&mut self, score: U256);
}
/// A "live" block is one which is in the process of the transition.
/// The state of this block can be mutated by arbitrary rules of the
/// state transition function.
pub trait LiveBlock: 'static {
/// The block header type;
type Header: Header;
/// Get a reference to the header.
fn header(&self) -> &Self::Header;
/// Get a reference to the uncle headers. If the block type doesn't
/// support uncles, return the empty slice.
fn uncles(&self) -> &[Self::Header];
}
/// Trait for blocks which have a transaction type.
pub trait Transactions: LiveBlock {
/// The transaction type.
type Transaction;
/// Get a reference to the transactions in this block.
fn transactions(&self) -> &[Self::Transaction];
}
/// Generalization of types surrounding blockchain-suitable state machines.
pub trait Machine: for<'a> LocalizedMachine<'a> {
/// The block header type.
type Header: Header;
/// The live block type.
type LiveBlock: LiveBlock;
/// A handle to a blockchain client for this machine.
type EngineClient: ?Sized;
/// A description of needed auxiliary data.
type AuxiliaryRequest;
/// Errors which can occur when querying or interacting with the machine.
type Error;
}
/// Machine-related types localized to a specific lifetime.
// TODO: this is a workaround for a lack of associated type constructors in the language.
pub trait LocalizedMachine<'a>: Sync + Send {
/// Definition of auxiliary data associated to a specific block.
type AuxiliaryData: 'a;
/// A context providing access to the state in a controlled capacity.
/// Generally also provides verifiable proofs.
type StateContext: ?Sized + 'a;
}
/// A state machine that uses balances.
pub trait WithBalances: Machine {
/// Get the balance, in base units, associated with an account.
/// Extracts data from the live block.
fn balance(&self, live: &Self::LiveBlock, address: &Address) -> Result;
/// Increment the balance of an account in the state of the live block.
fn add_balance(&self, live: &mut Self::LiveBlock, address: &Address, amount: &U256) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
/// Note block rewards. "direct" rewards are for authors, "indirect" are for e.g. uncles.
fn note_rewards(
&self,
_live: &mut Self::LiveBlock,
_direct: &[(Address, U256)],
_indirect: &[(Address, U256)],
) -> Result<(), Self::Error> { Ok(()) }
}