// Copyright (c) 2016 The btcsuite developers // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package rpctest import ( "errors" "math" "math/big" "runtime" "time" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blockchain" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/txscript" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire" "github.com/btcsuite/btcutil" ) // solveBlock attempts to find a nonce which makes the passed block header hash // to a value less than the target difficulty. When a successful solution is // found true is returned and the nonce field of the passed header is updated // with the solution. False is returned if no solution exists. func solveBlock(header *wire.BlockHeader, targetDifficulty *big.Int) bool { // sbResult is used by the solver goroutines to send results. type sbResult struct { found bool nonce uint32 } // solver accepts a block header and a nonce range to test. It is // intended to be run as a goroutine. quit := make(chan bool) results := make(chan sbResult) solver := func(hdr wire.BlockHeader, startNonce, stopNonce uint32) { // We need to modify the nonce field of the header, so make sure // we work with a copy of the original header. for i := startNonce; i >= startNonce && i <= stopNonce; i++ { select { case <-quit: return default: hdr.Nonce = i hash := hdr.BlockHash() if blockchain.HashToBig(&hash).Cmp(targetDifficulty) <= 0 { results <- sbResult{true, i} return } } } results <- sbResult{false, 0} } startNonce := uint32(0) stopNonce := uint32(math.MaxUint32) numCores := uint32(runtime.NumCPU()) noncesPerCore := (stopNonce - startNonce) / numCores for i := uint32(0); i < numCores; i++ { rangeStart := startNonce + (noncesPerCore * i) rangeStop := startNonce + (noncesPerCore * (i + 1)) - 1 if i == numCores-1 { rangeStop = stopNonce } go solver(*header, rangeStart, rangeStop) } for i := uint32(0); i < numCores; i++ { result := <-results if result.found { close(quit) header.Nonce = result.nonce return true } } return false } // standardCoinbaseScript returns a standard script suitable for use as the // signature script of the coinbase transaction of a new block. In particular, // it starts with the block height that is required by version 2 blocks. func standardCoinbaseScript(nextBlockHeight int32, extraNonce uint64) ([]byte, error) { return txscript.NewScriptBuilder().AddInt64(int64(nextBlockHeight)). AddInt64(int64(extraNonce)).Script() } // 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, mineTo []wire.TxOut, 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, }) if len(mineTo) == 0 { tx.AddTxOut(&wire.TxOut{ Value: blockchain.CalcBlockSubsidy(nextBlockHeight, net), PkScript: pkScript, }) } else { for i := range mineTo { tx.AddTxOut(&mineTo[i]) } } return btcutil.NewTx(tx), nil } // CreateBlock creates a new block building from the previous block with a // specified blockversion and timestamp. If the timestamp passed is zero (not // initialized), then the timestamp of the previous block will be used plus 1 // second is used. Passing nil for the previous block results in a block that // builds off of the genesis block for the specified chain. func CreateBlock(prevBlock *btcutil.Block, inclusionTxs []*btcutil.Tx, blockVersion int32, blockTime time.Time, miningAddr btcutil.Address, mineTo []wire.TxOut, net *chaincfg.Params) (*btcutil.Block, error) { var ( prevHash *chainhash.Hash blockHeight int32 prevBlockTime time.Time ) // If the previous block isn't specified, then we'll construct a block // that builds off of the genesis block for the chain. if prevBlock == nil { prevHash = net.GenesisHash blockHeight = 1 prevBlockTime = net.GenesisBlock.Header.Timestamp.Add(time.Minute) } else { prevHash = prevBlock.Hash() blockHeight = prevBlock.Height() + 1 prevBlockTime = prevBlock.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp } // If a target block time was specified, then use that as the header's // timestamp. Otherwise, add one second to the previous block unless // it's the genesis block in which case use the current time. var ts time.Time switch { case !blockTime.IsZero(): ts = blockTime default: ts = prevBlockTime.Add(time.Second) } extraNonce := uint64(0) coinbaseScript, err := standardCoinbaseScript(blockHeight, extraNonce) if err != nil { return nil, err } coinbaseTx, err := createCoinbaseTx(coinbaseScript, blockHeight, miningAddr, mineTo, net) if err != nil { return nil, err } // Create a new block ready to be solved. blockTxns := []*btcutil.Tx{coinbaseTx} if inclusionTxs != nil { blockTxns = append(blockTxns, inclusionTxs...) } merkles := blockchain.BuildMerkleTreeStore(blockTxns, false) var block wire.MsgBlock block.Header = wire.BlockHeader{ Version: blockVersion, PrevBlock: *prevHash, MerkleRoot: *merkles[len(merkles)-1], Timestamp: ts, Bits: net.PowLimitBits, } for _, tx := range blockTxns { if err := block.AddTransaction(tx.MsgTx()); err != nil { return nil, err } } found := solveBlock(&block.Header, net.PowLimit) if !found { return nil, errors.New("Unable to solve block") } utilBlock := btcutil.NewBlock(&block) utilBlock.SetHeight(blockHeight) return utilBlock, nil }