bsc/consensus/consensus.go

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// Package consensus implements different Ethereum consensus engines.
package consensus

import (
	"math/big"
	"time"

	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
)

var (
	SystemAddress = common.HexToAddress("0xffffFFFfFFffffffffffffffFfFFFfffFFFfFFfE")
)

// ChainHeaderReader defines a small collection of methods needed to access the local
// blockchain during header verification.
type ChainHeaderReader interface {
	// Config retrieves the blockchain's chain configuration.
	Config() *params.ChainConfig

	// GenesisHeader retrieves the chain's genesis block header.
	GenesisHeader() *types.Header

	// CurrentHeader retrieves the current header from the local chain.
	CurrentHeader() *types.Header

	// GetHeader retrieves a block header from the database by hash and number.
	GetHeader(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Header

	// GetHeaderByNumber retrieves a block header from the database by number.
	GetHeaderByNumber(number uint64) *types.Header

	// GetHeaderByHash retrieves a block header from the database by its hash.
	GetHeaderByHash(hash common.Hash) *types.Header

	// GetTd retrieves the total difficulty from the database by hash and number.
	GetTd(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *big.Int

	// GetHighestVerifiedHeader retrieves the highest header verified.
	GetHighestVerifiedHeader() *types.Header

	// ChasingHead return the best chain head of peers.
	ChasingHead() *types.Header
}

type VotePool interface {
	FetchVoteByBlockHash(blockHash common.Hash) []*types.VoteEnvelope
}

// ChainReader defines a small collection of methods needed to access the local
// blockchain during header and/or uncle verification.
type ChainReader interface {
	ChainHeaderReader

	// GetBlock retrieves a block from the database by hash and number.
	GetBlock(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Block
}

// Engine is an algorithm agnostic consensus engine.
type Engine interface {
	// Author retrieves the Ethereum address of the account that minted the given
	// block, which may be different from the header's coinbase if a consensus
	// engine is based on signatures.
	Author(header *types.Header) (common.Address, error)

	// VerifyHeader checks whether a header conforms to the consensus rules of a
	// given engine.
	VerifyHeader(chain ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header) error

	// VerifyHeaders is similar to VerifyHeader, but verifies a batch of headers
	// concurrently. The method returns a quit channel to abort the operations and
	// a results channel to retrieve the async verifications (the order is that of
	// the input slice).
	VerifyHeaders(chain ChainHeaderReader, headers []*types.Header) (chan<- struct{}, <-chan error)

	// VerifyUncles verifies that the given block's uncles conform to the consensus
	// rules of a given engine.
	VerifyUncles(chain ChainReader, block *types.Block) error

	// NextInTurnValidator return the next in-turn validator for header
	NextInTurnValidator(chain ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header) (common.Address, error)

	// Prepare initializes the consensus fields of a block header according to the
	// rules of a particular engine. The changes are executed inline.
	Prepare(chain ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header) error

	// Finalize runs any post-transaction state modifications (e.g. block rewards
	// or process withdrawals) but does not assemble the block.
	//
	// Note: The state database might be updated to reflect any consensus rules
	// that happen at finalization (e.g. block rewards).
	Finalize(chain ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header, state *state.StateDB, txs *[]*types.Transaction,
		uncles []*types.Header, withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal, receipts *[]*types.Receipt, systemTxs *[]*types.Transaction, usedGas *uint64) error

	// FinalizeAndAssemble runs any post-transaction state modifications (e.g. block
	// rewards or process withdrawals) and assembles the final block.
	//
	// Note: The block header and state database might be updated to reflect any
	// consensus rules that happen at finalization (e.g. block rewards).
	FinalizeAndAssemble(chain ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header, state *state.StateDB, txs []*types.Transaction,
		uncles []*types.Header, receipts []*types.Receipt, withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal) (*types.Block, []*types.Receipt, error)

	// Seal generates a new sealing request for the given input block and pushes
	// the result into the given channel.
	//
	// Note, the method returns immediately and will send the result async. More
	// than one result may also be returned depending on the consensus algorithm.
	Seal(chain ChainHeaderReader, block *types.Block, results chan<- *types.Block, stop <-chan struct{}) error

	// SealHash returns the hash of a block prior to it being sealed.
	SealHash(header *types.Header) common.Hash

	// CalcDifficulty is the difficulty adjustment algorithm. It returns the difficulty
	// that a new block should have.
	CalcDifficulty(chain ChainHeaderReader, time uint64, parent *types.Header) *big.Int

	// APIs returns the RPC APIs this consensus engine provides.
	APIs(chain ChainHeaderReader) []rpc.API

	// Delay returns the max duration the miner can commit txs
	Delay(chain ChainReader, header *types.Header, leftOver *time.Duration) *time.Duration

	// Close terminates any background threads maintained by the consensus engine.
	Close() error
}

// PoW is a consensus engine based on proof-of-work.
type PoW interface {
	Engine

	// Hashrate returns the current mining hashrate of a PoW consensus engine.
	Hashrate() float64
}

type PoSA interface {
	Engine

	IsSystemTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, header *types.Header) (bool, error)
	IsSystemContract(to *common.Address) bool
	EnoughDistance(chain ChainReader, header *types.Header) bool
	IsLocalBlock(header *types.Header) bool
	GetJustifiedNumberAndHash(chain ChainHeaderReader, headers []*types.Header) (uint64, common.Hash, error)
	GetFinalizedHeader(chain ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header) *types.Header
	VerifyVote(chain ChainHeaderReader, vote *types.VoteEnvelope) error
	IsActiveValidatorAt(chain ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header, checkVoteKeyFn func(bLSPublicKey *types.BLSPublicKey) bool) bool
}