// Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Conformal Systems LLC. // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package btcchain import ( "github.com/conformal/btcwire" "math/big" ) // Params houses parameters unique to various bitcoin networks such as the main // network and test networks. See ChainParams. type Params struct { // GenesisBlock is the genesis block for the specific network. GenesisBlock *btcwire.MsgBlock // GenesisHash is the genesis block hash for the specific network. GenesisHash *btcwire.ShaHash // PowLimit is the highest proof of work value a bitcoin block can have // for the specific network. PowLimit *big.Int // PowLimitBits is the highest proof of work value a bitcoin block can // have represented in compact form. See CompactToBig for more details // on compact form. PowLimitBits uint32 } // mainPowLimit is the highest proof of work value a bitcoin block can have for // the main network. It is the value 2^224 - 1. var mainPowLimit = new(big.Int).Sub(new(big.Int).Lsh(bigOne, 224), bigOne) // mainNetParams contains parameters specific to the main network // (btcwire.MainNet). var mainNetParams = Params{ GenesisBlock: &btcwire.GenesisBlock, GenesisHash: &btcwire.GenesisHash, PowLimit: mainPowLimit, PowLimitBits: BigToCompact(mainPowLimit), } // regressionPowLimit is the highest proof of work value a bitcoin block can // have for the regression test network. It is the value 2^255 - 1. var regressionPowLimit = new(big.Int).Sub(new(big.Int).Lsh(bigOne, 255), bigOne) // regressionParams contains parameters specific to the regression test network // (btcwire.TestNet). var regressionParams = Params{ GenesisBlock: &btcwire.TestNetGenesisBlock, GenesisHash: &btcwire.TestNetGenesisHash, PowLimit: regressionPowLimit, PowLimitBits: BigToCompact(regressionPowLimit), } // testNetPowLimit is the highest proof of work value a bitcoin block can have // for the test network (version 3). It is the value 2^224 - 1. var testNetPowLimit = new(big.Int).Sub(new(big.Int).Lsh(bigOne, 224), bigOne) // testNet3Params contains parameters specific to the test network (version 3) // (btcwire.TestNet3). var testNet3Params = Params{ GenesisBlock: &btcwire.TestNet3GenesisBlock, GenesisHash: &btcwire.TestNet3GenesisHash, PowLimit: testNetPowLimit, PowLimitBits: BigToCompact(testNetPowLimit), } // chainParams returns chain parameters specific to the bitcoin network // associated with the BlockChain instance. func (b *BlockChain) chainParams() *Params { return ChainParams(b.btcnet) } // ChainParams returns chain parameters specific to the passed bitcoin network. // It returns the parameters for btcwire.MainNet if the passed network is not // supported. func ChainParams(btcnet btcwire.BitcoinNet) *Params { switch btcnet { case btcwire.TestNet: return ®ressionParams case btcwire.TestNet3: return &testNet3Params // Return main net by default. case btcwire.MainNet: fallthrough default: return &mainNetParams } }