// createCoinbaseTx returns a coinbase transaction paying an appropriate subsidy
// based on the passed block height to the provided address. When the address
// is nil, the coinbase transaction will instead be redeemable by anyone.
//
// See the comment for NewBlockTemplate for more information about why the nil
// address handling is useful.
func createCoinbaseTx(params *chaincfg.Params, coinbaseScript []byte, nextBlockHeight int32, addr btcutil.Address) (*btcutil.Tx, error) {
// Create the script to pay to the provided payment address if one was
// specified. Otherwise create a script that allows the coinbase to be
// redeemable by anyone.
var pkScript []byte
if addr != nil {
var err error
pkScript, err = txscript.PayToAddrScript(addr)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
} else {
var err error
scriptBuilder := txscript.NewScriptBuilder()
pkScript, err = scriptBuilder.AddOp(txscript.OP_TRUE).Script()
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
}
tx := wire.NewMsgTx(wire.TxVersion)
tx.AddTxIn(&wire.TxIn{
// Coinbase transactions have no inputs, so previous outpoint is
// zero hash and max index.
PreviousOutPoint: *wire.NewOutPoint(&chainhash.Hash{},
wire.MaxPrevOutIndex),
SignatureScript: coinbaseScript,
Sequence: wire.MaxTxInSequenceNum,
})
tx.AddTxOut(&wire.TxOut{
Value: blockchain.CalcBlockSubsidy(nextBlockHeight, params),
PkScript: pkScript,
})
return btcutil.NewTx(tx), nil
}
// createCoinbaseTx returns a coinbase transaction paying an appropriate
// subsidy based on the passed block height to the provided address.
func createCoinbaseTx(coinbaseScript []byte, nextBlockHeight int32,
addr btcutil.Address, net *chaincfg.Params) (*btcutil.Tx, error) {
// Create the script to pay to the provided payment address.
pkScript, err := txscript.PayToAddrScript(addr)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
tx := wire.NewMsgTx(wire.TxVersion)
tx.AddTxIn(&wire.TxIn{
// Coinbase transactions have no inputs, so previous outpoint is
// zero hash and max index.
PreviousOutPoint: *wire.NewOutPoint(&chainhash.Hash{},
wire.MaxPrevOutIndex),
SignatureScript: coinbaseScript,
Sequence: wire.MaxTxInSequenceNum,
})
tx.AddTxOut(&wire.TxOut{
Value: blockchain.CalcBlockSubsidy(nextBlockHeight, net),
PkScript: pkScript,
})
return btcutil.NewTx(tx), nil
}