diff --git a/btcjson/chainsvrcmds.go b/btcjson/chainsvrcmds.go
index 69a81f12..11bdf27e 100644
--- a/btcjson/chainsvrcmds.go
+++ b/btcjson/chainsvrcmds.go
@@ -172,6 +172,21 @@ func NewGetBlockHashCmd(index int64) *GetBlockHashCmd {
}
}
+// GetBlockHeaderCmd defines the getblockheader JSON-RPC command.
+type GetBlockHeaderCmd struct {
+ Hash string
+ Verbose *bool `jsonrpcdefault:"true"`
+}
+
+// NewGetBlockHeaderCmd returns a new instance which can be used to issue a
+// getblockheader JSON-RPC command.
+func NewGetBlockHeaderCmd(hash string, verbose *bool) *GetBlockHeaderCmd {
+ return &GetBlockHeaderCmd{
+ Hash: hash,
+ Verbose: verbose,
+ }
+}
+
// TemplateRequest is a request object as defined in BIP22
// (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0022), it is optionally provided as an
// pointer argument to GetBlockTemplateCmd.
@@ -695,6 +710,7 @@ func init() {
MustRegisterCmd("getblockchaininfo", (*GetBlockChainInfoCmd)(nil), flags)
MustRegisterCmd("getblockcount", (*GetBlockCountCmd)(nil), flags)
MustRegisterCmd("getblockhash", (*GetBlockHashCmd)(nil), flags)
+ MustRegisterCmd("getblockheader", (*GetBlockHeaderCmd)(nil), flags)
MustRegisterCmd("getblocktemplate", (*GetBlockTemplateCmd)(nil), flags)
MustRegisterCmd("getchaintips", (*GetChainTipsCmd)(nil), flags)
MustRegisterCmd("getconnectioncount", (*GetConnectionCountCmd)(nil), flags)
diff --git a/btcjson/chainsvrcmds_test.go b/btcjson/chainsvrcmds_test.go
index 38021524..baaf7233 100644
--- a/btcjson/chainsvrcmds_test.go
+++ b/btcjson/chainsvrcmds_test.go
@@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ func TestChainSvrCmds(t *testing.T) {
marshalled: `{"jsonrpc":"1.0","method":"getblockhash","params":[123],"id":1}`,
unmarshalled: &btcjson.GetBlockHashCmd{Index: 123},
},
+ {
+ name: "getblockheader",
+ newCmd: func() (interface{}, error) {
+ return btcjson.NewCmd("getblockheader", "123")
+ },
+ staticCmd: func() interface{} {
+ return btcjson.NewGetBlockHeaderCmd("123", nil)
+ },
+ marshalled: `{"jsonrpc":"1.0","method":"getblockheader","params":["123"],"id":1}`,
+ unmarshalled: &btcjson.GetBlockHeaderCmd{
+ Hash: "123",
+ Verbose: btcjson.Bool(true),
+ },
+ },
{
name: "getblocktemplate",
newCmd: func() (interface{}, error) {
@@ -926,6 +940,7 @@ func TestChainSvrCmds(t *testing.T) {
t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) unexpected marshalled data - "+
"got %s, want %s", i, test.name, marshalled,
test.marshalled)
+ t.Errorf("\n%s\n%s", marshalled, test.marshalled)
continue
}
diff --git a/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go b/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go
index c0efd7cd..518d78fe 100644
--- a/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go
+++ b/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go
@@ -6,6 +6,23 @@ package btcjson
import "encoding/json"
+// GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult models the data from the getblockheader command when
+// the verbose flag is set. When the verbose flag is not set, getblockheader
+// returns a hex-encoded string.
+type GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult struct {
+ Hash string `json:"hash"`
+ Confirmations uint64 `json:"confirmations"`
+ Height int32 `json:"height"`
+ Version int32 `json:"version"`
+ MerkleRoot string `json:"merkleroot"`
+ Time int64 `json:"time"`
+ Nonce uint64 `json:"nonce"`
+ Bits string `json:"bits"`
+ Difficulty float64 `json:"difficulty"`
+ PreviousHash string `json:"previousblockhash,omitempty"`
+ NextHash string `json:"nextblockhash,omitempty"`
+}
+
// GetBlockVerboseResult models the data from the getblock command when the
// verbose flag is set. When the verbose flag is not set, getblock returns a
// hex-encoded string.
diff --git a/docs/json_rpc_api.md b/docs/json_rpc_api.md
index a07f98c9..bf95a845 100644
--- a/docs/json_rpc_api.md
+++ b/docs/json_rpc_api.md
@@ -157,27 +157,28 @@ the method name for further details such as parameter and return information.
|7|[getblock](#getblock)|Y|Returns information about a block given its hash.|
|8|[getblockcount](#getblockcount)|Y|Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.|
|9|[getblockhash](#getblockhash)|Y|Returns hash of the block in best block chain at the given height.|
-|10|[getconnectioncount](#getconnectioncount)|N|Returns the number of active connections to other peers.|
-|11|[getdifficulty](#getdifficulty)|Y|Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.|
-|12|[getgenerate](#getgenerate)|N|Return if the server is set to generate coins (mine) or not.|
-|13|[gethashespersec](#gethashespersec)|N|Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating coins (mining).|
-|14|[getinfo](#getinfo)|Y|Returns a JSON object containing various state info.|
-|15|[getmempoolinfo](#getmempoolinfo)|N|Returns a JSON object containing mempool-related information.|
-|16|[getmininginfo](#getmininginfo)|N|Returns a JSON object containing mining-related information.|
-|17|[getnettotals](#getnettotals)|Y|Returns a JSON object containing network traffic statistics.|
-|18|[getnetworkhashps](#getnetworkhashps)|Y|Returns the estimated network hashes per second for the block heights provided by the parameters.|
-|19|[getpeerinfo](#getpeerinfo)|N|Returns information about each connected network peer as an array of json objects.|
-|20|[getrawmempool](#getrawmempool)|Y|Returns an array of hashes for all of the transactions currently in the memory pool.|
-|21|[getrawtransaction](#getrawtransaction)|Y|Returns information about a transaction given its hash.|
-|22|[getwork](#getwork)|N|Returns formatted hash data to work on or checks and submits solved data.
NOTE: Since btcd does not have the wallet integrated to provide payment addresses, btcd must be configured via the `--miningaddr` option to provide which payment addresses to pay created blocks to for this RPC to function.|
-|23|[help](#help)|Y|Returns a list of all commands or help for a specified command.|
-|24|[ping](#ping)|N|Queues a ping to be sent to each connected peer.|
-|25|[sendrawtransaction](#sendrawtransaction)|Y|Submits the serialized, hex-encoded transaction to the local peer and relays it to the network.
btcd does not yet implement the `allowhighfees` parameter, so it has no effect|
-|26|[setgenerate](#setgenerate) |N|Set the server to generate coins (mine) or not.
NOTE: Since btcd does not have the wallet integrated to provide payment addresses, btcd must be configured via the `--miningaddr` option to provide which payment addresses to pay created blocks to for this RPC to function.|
-|27|[stop](#stop)|N|Shutdown btcd.|
-|28|[submitblock](#submitblock)|Y|Attempts to submit a new serialized, hex-encoded block to the network.|
-|29|[validateaddress](#validateaddress)|Y|Verifies the given address is valid. NOTE: Since btcd does not have a wallet integrated, btcd will only return whether the address is valid or not.|
-|30|[verifychain](#verifychain)|N|Verifies the block chain database.|
+|10|[getblockheader](#getblockheader)|Y|Returns the block header of the block.|
+|11|[getconnectioncount](#getconnectioncount)|N|Returns the number of active connections to other peers.|
+|12|[getdifficulty](#getdifficulty)|Y|Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.|
+|13|[getgenerate](#getgenerate)|N|Return if the server is set to generate coins (mine) or not.|
+|14|[gethashespersec](#gethashespersec)|N|Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating coins (mining).|
+|15|[getinfo](#getinfo)|Y|Returns a JSON object containing various state info.|
+|16|[getmempoolinfo](#getmempoolinfo)|N|Returns a JSON object containing mempool-related information.|
+|17|[getmininginfo](#getmininginfo)|N|Returns a JSON object containing mining-related information.|
+|18|[getnettotals](#getnettotals)|Y|Returns a JSON object containing network traffic statistics.|
+|19|[getnetworkhashps](#getnetworkhashps)|Y|Returns the estimated network hashes per second for the block heights provided by the parameters.|
+|20|[getpeerinfo](#getpeerinfo)|N|Returns information about each connected network peer as an array of json objects.|
+|21|[getrawmempool](#getrawmempool)|Y|Returns an array of hashes for all of the transactions currently in the memory pool.|
+|22|[getrawtransaction](#getrawtransaction)|Y|Returns information about a transaction given its hash.|
+|23|[getwork](#getwork)|N|Returns formatted hash data to work on or checks and submits solved data.
NOTE: Since btcd does not have the wallet integrated to provide payment addresses, btcd must be configured via the `--miningaddr` option to provide which payment addresses to pay created blocks to for this RPC to function.|
+|24|[help](#help)|Y|Returns a list of all commands or help for a specified command.|
+|25|[ping](#ping)|N|Queues a ping to be sent to each connected peer.|
+|26|[sendrawtransaction](#sendrawtransaction)|Y|Submits the serialized, hex-encoded transaction to the local peer and relays it to the network.
btcd does not yet implement the `allowhighfees` parameter, so it has no effect|
+|27|[setgenerate](#setgenerate) |N|Set the server to generate coins (mine) or not.
NOTE: Since btcd does not have the wallet integrated to provide payment addresses, btcd must be configured via the `--miningaddr` option to provide which payment addresses to pay created blocks to for this RPC to function.|
+|28|[stop](#stop)|N|Shutdown btcd.|
+|29|[submitblock](#submitblock)|Y|Attempts to submit a new serialized, hex-encoded block to the network.|
+|30|[validateaddress](#validateaddress)|Y|Verifies the given address is valid. NOTE: Since btcd does not have a wallet integrated, btcd will only return whether the address is valid or not.|
+|31|[verifychain](#verifychain)|N|Verifies the block chain database.|
**5.2 Method Details**
@@ -295,6 +296,20 @@ the method name for further details such as parameter and return information.
[Return to Overview](#MethodOverview)
***
+
+
+| | |
+|---|---|
+|Method|getblockheader|
+|Parameters|1. block hash (string, required) - the hash of the block
2. verbose (boolean, optional, default=true) - specifies the block header is returned as a JSON object instead of a hex-encoded string|
+|Description|Returns hex-encoded bytes of the serialized block header.|
+|Returns (verbose=false)|`"data" (string) hex-encoded bytes of the serialized block`|
+|Returns (verbose=true)|`{ (json object)`
`"hash": "blockhash", (string) the hash of the block (same as provided)`
`"confirmations": n, (numeric) the number of confirmations`
`"height": n, (numeric) the height of the block in the block chain`
`"version": n, (numeric) the block version`
`"merkleroot": "hash", (string) root hash of the merkle tree`
`"time": n, (numeric) the block time in seconds since 1 Jan 1970 GMT`
`"nonce": n, (numeric) the block nonce`
`"bits": n, (numeric) the bits which represent the block difficulty`
`"difficulty": n.nn, (numeric) the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty`
`"previousblockhash": "hash", (string) the hash of the previous block`
`"nextblockhash": "hash", (string) the hash of the next block (only if there is one)`
`}`|
+|Example Return (verbose=false)|`"0200000035ab154183570282ce9afc0b494c9fc6a3cfea05aa8c1add2ecc564900000000`
`38ba3d78e4500a5a7570dbe61960398add4410d278b21cd9708e6d9743f374d544fc0552`
`27f1001c29c1ea3b"`
**Newlines added for display purposes. The actual return does not contain newlines.**|
+|Example Return (verbose=true)|`{`
`"hash": "00000000009e2958c15ff9290d571bf9459e93b19765c6801ddeccadbb160a1e",`
`"confirmations": 392076,`
`"height": 100000,`
`"version": 2,`
`"merkleroot": "d574f343976d8e70d91cb278d21044dd8a396019e6db70755a0a50e4783dba38",`
`"time": 1376123972,`
`"nonce": 1005240617,`
`"bits": "1c00f127",`
`"difficulty": 271.75767393,`
`"previousblockhash": "000000004956cc2edd1a8caa05eacfa3c69f4c490bfc9ace820257834115ab35",`
`"nextblockhash": "0000000000629d100db387f37d0f37c51118f250fb0946310a8c37316cbc4028"`
`}`|
+[Return to Overview](#MethodOverview)
+
+***
| | |
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 58fcf657..1672ee20 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ var rpcHandlersBeforeInit = map[string]commandHandler{
"getblock": handleGetBlock,
"getblockcount": handleGetBlockCount,
"getblockhash": handleGetBlockHash,
+ "getblockheader": handleGetBlockHeader,
"getblocktemplate": handleGetBlockTemplate,
"getconnectioncount": handleGetConnectionCount,
"getcurrentnet": handleGetCurrentNet,
@@ -1089,6 +1090,71 @@ func handleGetBlockHash(s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan struct{}
return sha.String(), nil
}
+// handleGetBlockHeader implements the getblockheader command.
+func handleGetBlockHeader(s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan struct{}) (interface{}, error) {
+ c := cmd.(*btcjson.GetBlockHeaderCmd)
+
+ sha, err := wire.NewShaHashFromStr(c.Hash)
+ if err != nil {
+ return nil, err
+ }
+
+ if c.Verbose == nil || *c.Verbose {
+ blk, err := s.server.db.FetchBlockBySha(sha)
+ if err != nil {
+ return nil, &btcjson.RPCError{
+ Code: btcjson.ErrRPCInvalidAddressOrKey,
+ Message: "Invalid address or key: " + err.Error(),
+ }
+ }
+
+ _, maxIdx, err := s.server.db.NewestSha()
+ if err != nil {
+ context := "Failed to get newest hash"
+ return nil, internalRPCError(err.Error(), context)
+ }
+
+ var shaNextStr string
+ shaNext, err := s.server.db.FetchBlockShaByHeight(int64(blk.Height() + 1))
+ if err == nil {
+ shaNextStr = shaNext.String()
+ }
+
+ msgBlock := blk.MsgBlock()
+ blockHeaderReply := btcjson.GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult{
+ Hash: c.Hash,
+ Confirmations: uint64(1 + maxIdx - blk.Height()),
+ Height: int32(blk.Height()),
+ Version: msgBlock.Header.Version,
+ MerkleRoot: msgBlock.Header.MerkleRoot.String(),
+ NextHash: shaNextStr,
+ PreviousHash: msgBlock.Header.PrevBlock.String(),
+ Nonce: uint64(msgBlock.Header.Nonce),
+ Time: msgBlock.Header.Timestamp.Unix(),
+ Bits: strconv.FormatInt(int64(msgBlock.Header.Bits), 16),
+ Difficulty: getDifficultyRatio(msgBlock.Header.Bits),
+ }
+ return blockHeaderReply, nil
+ }
+
+ // Verbose disabled
+ blkHeader, err := s.server.db.FetchBlockHeaderBySha(sha)
+ if err != nil {
+ return nil, &btcjson.RPCError{
+ Code: btcjson.ErrRPCInvalidAddressOrKey,
+ Message: "Invalid address or key: " + err.Error(),
+ }
+ }
+
+ buf := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, wire.MaxBlockHeaderPayload))
+ if err = blkHeader.BtcEncode(buf, maxProtocolVersion); err != nil {
+ errStr := fmt.Sprintf("Failed to serialize data: %v", err)
+ return nil, internalRPCError(errStr, "")
+ }
+
+ return hex.EncodeToString(buf.Bytes()), nil
+}
+
// encodeTemplateID encodes the passed details into an ID that can be used to
// uniquely identify a block template.
func encodeTemplateID(prevHash *wire.ShaHash, lastGenerated time.Time) string {
diff --git a/rpcserverhelp.go b/rpcserverhelp.go
index 4f44b8e9..368c2b11 100644
--- a/rpcserverhelp.go
+++ b/rpcserverhelp.go
@@ -180,6 +180,27 @@ var helpDescsEnUS = map[string]string{
"getblockhash-index": "The block height",
"getblockhash--result0": "The block hash",
+ // GetBlockHeaderCmd help.
+ "getblockheader--synopsis": "Returns information about a block header given its hash.",
+ "getblockheader-hash": "The hash of the block",
+ "getblockheader-verbose": "Specifies the block header is returned as a JSON object instead of hex-encoded string",
+ "getblockheader--condition0": "verbose=false",
+ "getblockheader--condition1": "verbose=true",
+ "getblockheader--result0": "The block header hash",
+
+ // GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult help.
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-hash": "The hash of the block (same as provided)",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-confirmations": "The number of confirmations",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-height": "The height of the block in the block chain",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-version": "The block version",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-merkleroot": "Root hash of the merkle tree",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-time": "The block time in seconds since 1 Jan 1970 GMT",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-nonce": "The block nonce",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-bits": "The bits which represent the block difficulty",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-difficulty": "The proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-previousblockhash": "The hash of the previous block",
+ "getblockheaderverboseresult-nextblockhash": "The hash of the next block (only if there is one)",
+
// TemplateRequest help.
"templaterequest-mode": "This is 'template', 'proposal', or omitted",
"templaterequest-capabilities": "List of capabilities",
@@ -540,6 +561,7 @@ var rpcResultTypes = map[string][]interface{}{
"getblock": []interface{}{(*string)(nil), (*btcjson.GetBlockVerboseResult)(nil)},
"getblockcount": []interface{}{(*int64)(nil)},
"getblockhash": []interface{}{(*string)(nil)},
+ "getblockheader": []interface{}{(*string)(nil), (*btcjson.GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult)(nil)},
"getblocktemplate": []interface{}{(*btcjson.GetBlockTemplateResult)(nil), (*string)(nil), nil},
"getconnectioncount": []interface{}{(*int32)(nil)},
"getcurrentnet": []interface{}{(*uint32)(nil)},