Implement getblockheader RPC.

This mimics Bitcoin Core commit 076badb60f33f0c32b035de220ca14c52a423a2a
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David Hill 2015-07-04 13:42:43 -04:00
parent eb4ad09598
commit a6c79c7a91
6 changed files with 172 additions and 21 deletions

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@ -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)

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@ -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
}

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@ -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.

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@ -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.<br /><font color="orange">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.</font>|
|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.<br /><font color="orange">btcd does not yet implement the `allowhighfees` parameter, so it has no effect</font>|
|26|[setgenerate](#setgenerate) |N|Set the server to generate coins (mine) or not.<br/>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.<br /><font color="orange">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.</font>|
|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.<br /><font color="orange">btcd does not yet implement the `allowhighfees` parameter, so it has no effect</font>|
|27|[setgenerate](#setgenerate) |N|Set the server to generate coins (mine) or not.<br/>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.|
<a name="MethodDetails" />
**5.2 Method Details**<br />
@ -294,6 +295,20 @@ the method name for further details such as parameter and return information.
|Example Return|`000000000000000096579458d1c0f1531fcfc58d57b4fce51eb177d8d10e784d`|
[Return to Overview](#MethodOverview)<br />
***
<a name="getblockheader"/>
| | |
|---|---|
|Method|getblockheader|
|Parameters|1. block hash (string, required) - the hash of the block<br />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)`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"hash": "blockhash", (string) the hash of the block (same as provided)`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"confirmations": n, (numeric) the number of confirmations`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"height": n, (numeric) the height of the block in the block chain`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"version": n, (numeric) the block version`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"merkleroot": "hash", (string) root hash of the merkle tree`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"time": n, (numeric) the block time in seconds since 1 Jan 1970 GMT`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"nonce": n, (numeric) the block nonce`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"bits": n, (numeric) the bits which represent the block difficulty`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"difficulty": n.nn, (numeric) the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"previousblockhash": "hash", (string) the hash of the previous block`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"nextblockhash": "hash", (string) the hash of the next block (only if there is one)`<br />`}`|
|Example Return (verbose=false)|`"0200000035ab154183570282ce9afc0b494c9fc6a3cfea05aa8c1add2ecc564900000000`<br />`38ba3d78e4500a5a7570dbe61960398add4410d278b21cd9708e6d9743f374d544fc0552`<br />`27f1001c29c1ea3b"`<br /><font color="orange">**Newlines added for display purposes. The actual return does not contain newlines.**</font>|
|Example Return (verbose=true)|`{`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"hash": "00000000009e2958c15ff9290d571bf9459e93b19765c6801ddeccadbb160a1e",`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"confirmations": 392076,`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"height": 100000,`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"version": 2,`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"merkleroot": "d574f343976d8e70d91cb278d21044dd8a396019e6db70755a0a50e4783dba38",`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"time": 1376123972,`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"nonce": 1005240617,`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"bits": "1c00f127",`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"difficulty": 271.75767393,`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"previousblockhash": "000000004956cc2edd1a8caa05eacfa3c69f4c490bfc9ace820257834115ab35",`<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;`"nextblockhash": "0000000000629d100db387f37d0f37c51118f250fb0946310a8c37316cbc4028"`<br />`}`|
[Return to Overview](#MethodOverview)<br />
***
<a name="getconnectioncount"/>

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@ -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 {

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@ -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)},