// maybeAcceptBlock potentially accepts a block into the block chain and, if
// accepted, returns whether or not it is on the main chain. It performs
// several validation checks which depend on its position within the block chain
// before adding it. The block is expected to have already gone through
// ProcessBlock before calling this function with it.
//
// The flags modify the behavior of this function as follows:
// - BFDryRun: The memory chain index will not be pruned and no accept
// notification will be sent since the block is not being accepted.
//
// The flags are also passed to checkBlockContext and connectBestChain. See
// their documentation for how the flags modify their behavior.
//
// This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes).
func (b *BlockChain) maybeAcceptBlock(block *btcutil.Block, flags BehaviorFlags) (bool, error) {
dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun
// Get a block node for the block previous to this one. Will be nil
// if this is the genesis block.
prevNode, err := b.getPrevNodeFromBlock(block)
if err != nil {
log.Errorf("getPrevNodeFromBlock: %v", err)
return false, err
}
// The height of this block is one more than the referenced previous
// block.
blockHeight := int32(0)
if prevNode != nil {
blockHeight = prevNode.height + 1
}
block.SetHeight(blockHeight)
// The block must pass all of the validation rules which depend on the
// position of the block within the block chain.
err = b.checkBlockContext(block, prevNode, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// Create a new block node for the block and add it to the in-memory
// block chain (could be either a side chain or the main chain).
blockHeader := &block.MsgBlock().Header
newNode := newBlockNode(blockHeader, block.Hash(), blockHeight)
if prevNode != nil {
newNode.parent = prevNode
newNode.height = blockHeight
newNode.workSum.Add(prevNode.workSum, newNode.workSum)
}
// Connect the passed block to the chain while respecting proper chain
// selection according to the chain with the most proof of work. This
// also handles validation of the transaction scripts.
isMainChain, err := b.connectBestChain(newNode, block, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// Notify the caller that the new block was accepted into the block
// chain. The caller would typically want to react by relaying the
// inventory to other peers.
if !dryRun {
b.chainLock.Unlock()
b.sendNotification(NTBlockAccepted, block)
b.chainLock.Lock()
}
return isMainChain, nil
}
// ProcessBlock is the main workhorse for handling insertion of new blocks into
// the block chain. It includes functionality such as rejecting duplicate
// blocks, ensuring blocks follow all rules, orphan handling, and insertion into
// the block chain along with best chain selection and reorganization.
//
// It returns a bool which indicates whether or not the block is an orphan and
// any errors that occurred during processing. The returned bool is only valid
// when the error is nil.
func (b *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(block *btcutil.Block, timeSource MedianTimeSource, flags BehaviorFlags) (bool, error) {
dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun
blockHash := block.Sha()
// The block must not already exist in the main chain or side chains.
exists, err := b.blockExists(blockHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if exists {
str := fmt.Sprintf("already have block %v", blockHash)
return false, ruleError(ErrDuplicateBlock, str)
}
// The block must not already exist as an orphan.
if _, exists := b.orphans[*blockHash]; exists {
str := fmt.Sprintf("already have block (orphan) %v", blockHash)
return false, ruleError(ErrDuplicateBlock, str)
}
// Perform preliminary sanity checks on the block and its transactions.
err = checkBlockSanity(block, b.chainParams.PowLimit, timeSource, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
blockHeader := &block.MsgBlock().Header
// Can we just go ahead and add this?
latestCheckpoint := b.LatestCheckpoint()
if blockHeader.PrevBlock.IsEqual(latestCheckpoint.Hash) {
block.SetHeight(latestCheckpoint.Height + 1)
err = b.maybeAcceptBlock(block, flags|BFFastAdd)
if err != nil {
log.Infof("ERROR: %v", err)
return false, err
}
log.Infof("Checkpoint (+1) block inserted: %v", block.Sha())
return false, nil
}
// Handle orphan blocks.
prevHash := &blockHeader.PrevBlock
if !prevHash.IsEqual(zeroHash) {
prevHashExists, err := b.blockExists(prevHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if !prevHashExists {
if !dryRun {
log.Infof("Adding orphan block %v with parent %v",
blockHash, prevHash)
b.addOrphanBlock(block)
}
return true, nil
}
}
// The block has passed all context independent checks and appears sane
// enough to potentially accept it into the block chain.
err = b.maybeAcceptBlock(block, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// Don't process any orphans or log when the dry run flag is set.
if !dryRun {
// Accept any orphan blocks that depend on this block (they are
// no longer orphans) and repeat for those accepted blocks until
// there are no more.
err := b.processOrphans(blockHash, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// log.Tracef("Accepted block %v", blockHash)
}
// log.Infof("Accepted block %v (height: %v)", blockHash, block.Height())
return false, nil
}
// maybeAcceptBlock potentially accepts a block into the memory block chain.
// It performs several validation checks which depend on its position within
// the block chain before adding it. The block is expected to have already gone
// through ProcessBlock before calling this function with it.
//
// The flags modify the behavior of this function as follows:
// - BFFastAdd: The somewhat expensive BIP0034 validation is not performed.
// - BFDryRun: The memory chain index will not be pruned and no accept
// notification will be sent since the block is not being accepted.
func (b *BlockChain) maybeAcceptBlock(block *btcutil.Block, flags BehaviorFlags) error {
fastAdd := flags&BFFastAdd == BFFastAdd
dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun
// Get a block node for the block previous to this one. Will be nil
// if this is the genesis block.
prevNode, err := b.getPrevNodeFromBlock(block)
if err != nil {
log.Errorf("getPrevNodeFromBlock: %v", err)
return err
}
// The height of this block is one more than the referenced previous
// block.
blockHeight := int64(0)
if prevNode != nil {
blockHeight = prevNode.height + 1
}
block.SetHeight(blockHeight)
blockHeader := &block.MsgBlock().Header
if !fastAdd {
// Ensure the difficulty specified in the block header matches
// the calculated difficulty based on the previous block and
// difficulty retarget rules.
expectedDifficulty, err := b.calcNextRequiredDifficulty(prevNode,
block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp)
if err != nil {
return err
}
blockDifficulty := blockHeader.Bits
if blockDifficulty != expectedDifficulty {
str := "block difficulty of %d is not the expected value of %d"
str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockDifficulty, expectedDifficulty)
return ruleError(ErrUnexpectedDifficulty, str)
}
// Ensure the timestamp for the block header is after the
// median time of the last several blocks (medianTimeBlocks).
medianTime, err := b.calcPastMedianTime(prevNode)
if err != nil {
log.Errorf("calcPastMedianTime: %v", err)
return err
}
if !blockHeader.Timestamp.After(medianTime) {
str := "block timestamp of %v is not after expected %v"
str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockHeader.Timestamp,
medianTime)
return ruleError(ErrTimeTooOld, str)
}
// Ensure all transactions in the block are finalized.
for _, tx := range block.Transactions() {
if !IsFinalizedTransaction(tx, blockHeight,
blockHeader.Timestamp) {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block contains "+
"unfinalized transaction %v", tx.Sha())
return ruleError(ErrUnfinalizedTx, str)
}
}
}
// Ensure chain matches up to predetermined checkpoints.
// It's safe to ignore the error on Sha since it's already cached.
blockHash, _ := block.Sha()
if !b.verifyCheckpoint(blockHeight, blockHash) {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block at height %d does not match "+
"checkpoint hash", blockHeight)
return ruleError(ErrBadCheckpoint, str)
}
// Find the previous checkpoint and prevent blocks which fork the main
// chain before it. This prevents storage of new, otherwise valid,
// blocks which build off of old blocks that are likely at a much easier
// difficulty and therefore could be used to waste cache and disk space.
checkpointBlock, err := b.findPreviousCheckpoint()
if err != nil {
return err
}
if checkpointBlock != nil && blockHeight < checkpointBlock.Height() {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block at height %d forks the main chain "+
"before the previous checkpoint at height %d",
blockHeight, checkpointBlock.Height())
return ruleError(ErrForkTooOld, str)
}
if !fastAdd {
// Reject version 2 blocks once a majority of the network has
// upgraded. This is part of BIP0066.
if blockHeader.Version < 3 && b.isMajorityVersion(3, prevNode,
b.chainParams.BlockRejectNumRequired) {
str := "new blocks with version %d are no longer valid"
str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockHeader.Version)
return ruleError(ErrBlockVersionTooOld, str)
}
// Reject version 1 blocks once a majority of the network has
// upgraded. This is part of BIP0034.
if blockHeader.Version < 2 && b.isMajorityVersion(2, prevNode,
b.chainParams.BlockRejectNumRequired) {
str := "new blocks with version %d are no longer valid"
str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockHeader.Version)
return ruleError(ErrBlockVersionTooOld, str)
}
// Ensure coinbase starts with serialized block heights for
// blocks whose version is the serializedHeightVersion or
// newer once a majority of the network has upgraded. This is
// part of BIP0034.
if blockHeader.Version >= serializedHeightVersion &&
b.isMajorityVersion(serializedHeightVersion, prevNode,
b.chainParams.BlockEnforceNumRequired) {
expectedHeight := int64(0)
if prevNode != nil {
expectedHeight = prevNode.height + 1
}
coinbaseTx := block.Transactions()[0]
err := checkSerializedHeight(coinbaseTx, expectedHeight)
if err != nil {
return err
}
}
}
// Prune block nodes which are no longer needed before creating
// a new node.
if !dryRun {
err = b.pruneBlockNodes()
if err != nil {
return err
}
}
// Create a new block node for the block and add it to the in-memory
// block chain (could be either a side chain or the main chain).
newNode := newBlockNode(blockHeader, blockHash, blockHeight)
if prevNode != nil {
newNode.parent = prevNode
newNode.height = blockHeight
newNode.workSum.Add(prevNode.workSum, newNode.workSum)
}
// Connect the passed block to the chain while respecting proper chain
// selection according to the chain with the most proof of work. This
// also handles validation of the transaction scripts.
err = b.connectBestChain(newNode, block, flags)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Notify the caller that the new block was accepted into the block
// chain. The caller would typically want to react by relaying the
// inventory to other peers.
if !dryRun {
b.sendNotification(NTBlockAccepted, block)
}
return nil
}