// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package blockchain import ( "fmt" "time" "github.com/lbryio/lbcd/chaincfg" "github.com/lbryio/lbcd/chaincfg/chainhash" "github.com/lbryio/lbcd/txscript" btcutil "github.com/lbryio/lbcutil" ) // CheckpointConfirmations is the number of blocks before the end of the current // best block chain that a good checkpoint candidate must be. const CheckpointConfirmations = 2016 // newHashFromStr converts the passed big-endian hex string into a // chainhash.Hash. It only differs from the one available in chainhash in that // it ignores the error since it will only (and must only) be called with // hard-coded, and therefore known good, hashes. func newHashFromStr(hexStr string) *chainhash.Hash { hash, _ := chainhash.NewHashFromStr(hexStr) return hash } // Checkpoints returns a slice of checkpoints (regardless of whether they are // already known). When there are no checkpoints for the chain, it will return // nil. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) Checkpoints() []chaincfg.Checkpoint { return b.checkpoints } // HasCheckpoints returns whether this BlockChain has checkpoints defined. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) HasCheckpoints() bool { return len(b.checkpoints) > 0 } // LatestCheckpoint returns the most recent checkpoint (regardless of whether it // is already known). When there are no defined checkpoints for the active chain // instance, it will return nil. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) LatestCheckpoint() *chaincfg.Checkpoint { if !b.HasCheckpoints() { return nil } return &b.checkpoints[len(b.checkpoints)-1] } // verifyCheckpoint returns whether the passed block height and hash combination // match the checkpoint data. It also returns true if there is no checkpoint // data for the passed block height. func (b *BlockChain) verifyCheckpoint(height int32, hash *chainhash.Hash) bool { if !b.HasCheckpoints() { return true } // Nothing to check if there is no checkpoint data for the block height. checkpoint, exists := b.checkpointsByHeight[height] if !exists { return true } if !checkpoint.Hash.IsEqual(hash) { return false } log.Infof("Verified checkpoint at height %d/block %s", checkpoint.Height, checkpoint.Hash) return true } // findPreviousCheckpoint finds the most recent checkpoint that is already // available in the downloaded portion of the block chain and returns the // associated block node. It returns nil if a checkpoint can't be found (this // should really only happen for blocks before the first checkpoint). // // This function MUST be called with the chain lock held (for reads). func (b *BlockChain) findPreviousCheckpoint() (*blockNode, error) { if !b.HasCheckpoints() { return nil, nil } // Perform the initial search to find and cache the latest known // checkpoint if the best chain is not known yet or we haven't already // previously searched. checkpoints := b.checkpoints numCheckpoints := len(checkpoints) if b.checkpointNode == nil && b.nextCheckpoint == nil { // Loop backwards through the available checkpoints to find one // that is already available. for i := numCheckpoints - 1; i >= 0; i-- { node := b.index.LookupNode(checkpoints[i].Hash) if node == nil || !b.bestChain.Contains(node) { continue } // Checkpoint found. Cache it for future lookups and // set the next expected checkpoint accordingly. b.checkpointNode = node if i < numCheckpoints-1 { b.nextCheckpoint = &checkpoints[i+1] } return b.checkpointNode, nil } // No known latest checkpoint. This will only happen on blocks // before the first known checkpoint. So, set the next expected // checkpoint to the first checkpoint and return the fact there // is no latest known checkpoint block. b.nextCheckpoint = &checkpoints[0] return nil, nil } // At this point we've already searched for the latest known checkpoint, // so when there is no next checkpoint, the current checkpoint lockin // will always be the latest known checkpoint. if b.nextCheckpoint == nil { return b.checkpointNode, nil } // When there is a next checkpoint and the height of the current best // chain does not exceed it, the current checkpoint lockin is still // the latest known checkpoint. if b.bestChain.Tip().height < b.nextCheckpoint.Height { return b.checkpointNode, nil } // We've reached or exceeded the next checkpoint height. Note that // once a checkpoint lockin has been reached, forks are prevented from // any blocks before the checkpoint, so we don't have to worry about the // checkpoint going away out from under us due to a chain reorganize. // Cache the latest known checkpoint for future lookups. Note that if // this lookup fails something is very wrong since the chain has already // passed the checkpoint which was verified as accurate before inserting // it. checkpointNode := b.index.LookupNode(b.nextCheckpoint.Hash) if checkpointNode == nil { return nil, AssertError(fmt.Sprintf("findPreviousCheckpoint "+ "failed lookup of known good block node %s", b.nextCheckpoint.Hash)) } b.checkpointNode = checkpointNode // Set the next expected checkpoint. checkpointIndex := -1 for i := numCheckpoints - 1; i >= 0; i-- { if checkpoints[i].Hash.IsEqual(b.nextCheckpoint.Hash) { checkpointIndex = i break } } b.nextCheckpoint = nil if checkpointIndex != -1 && checkpointIndex < numCheckpoints-1 { b.nextCheckpoint = &checkpoints[checkpointIndex+1] } return b.checkpointNode, nil } // isNonstandardTransaction determines whether a transaction contains any // scripts which are not one of the standard types. func isNonstandardTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx) bool { // Check all of the output public key scripts for non-standard scripts. for _, txOut := range tx.MsgTx().TxOut { scriptClass := txscript.GetScriptClass(txOut.PkScript) if scriptClass == txscript.NonStandardTy { return true } } return false } // IsCheckpointCandidate returns whether or not the passed block is a good // checkpoint candidate. // // The factors used to determine a good checkpoint are: // - The block must be in the main chain // - The block must be at least 'CheckpointConfirmations' blocks prior to the // current end of the main chain // - The timestamps for the blocks before and after the checkpoint must have // timestamps which are also before and after the checkpoint, respectively // (due to the median time allowance this is not always the case) // - The block must not contain any strange transaction such as those with // nonstandard scripts // // The intent is that candidates are reviewed by a developer to make the final // decision and then manually added to the list of checkpoints for a network. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) IsCheckpointCandidate(block *btcutil.Block) (bool, error) { b.chainLock.RLock() defer b.chainLock.RUnlock() // A checkpoint must be in the main chain. node := b.index.LookupNode(block.Hash()) if node == nil || !b.bestChain.Contains(node) { return false, nil } // Ensure the height of the passed block and the entry for the block in // the main chain match. This should always be the case unless the // caller provided an invalid block. if node.height != block.Height() { return false, fmt.Errorf("passed block height of %d does not "+ "match the main chain height of %d", block.Height(), node.height) } // A checkpoint must be at least CheckpointConfirmations blocks // before the end of the main chain. mainChainHeight := b.bestChain.Tip().height if node.height > (mainChainHeight - CheckpointConfirmations) { return false, nil } // A checkpoint must be have at least one block after it. // // This should always succeed since the check above already made sure it // is CheckpointConfirmations back, but be safe in case the constant // changes. nextNode := b.bestChain.Next(node) if nextNode == nil { return false, nil } // A checkpoint must be have at least one block before it. if node.parent == nil { return false, nil } // A checkpoint must have timestamps for the block and the blocks on // either side of it in order (due to the median time allowance this is // not always the case). prevTime := time.Unix(node.parent.timestamp, 0) curTime := block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp nextTime := time.Unix(nextNode.timestamp, 0) if prevTime.After(curTime) || nextTime.Before(curTime) { return false, nil } // A checkpoint must have transactions that only contain standard // scripts. for _, tx := range block.Transactions() { if isNonstandardTransaction(tx) { return false, nil } } // All of the checks passed, so the block is a candidate. return true, nil }