// Copyright (c) 2013 Conformal Systems LLC. // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package btcwire import ( "fmt" "io" ) // MsgGetHeaders implements the Message interface and represents a bitcoin // getheaders message. It is used to request a list of block headers for // blocks starting after the last known hash in the slice of block locator // hashes. The list is returned via a headers message (MsgHeaders) and is // limited by a specific hash to stop at or the maximum number of block headers // per message, which is currently 2000. // // Set the HashStop field to the hash at which to stop and use // AddBlockLocatorHash to build up the list of block locator hashes. // // The algorithm for building the block locator hashes should be to add the // hashes in reverse order until you reach the genesis block. In order to keep // the list of locator hashes to a resonable number of entries, first add the // most recent 10 block hashes, then double the step each loop iteration to // exponentially decrease the number of hashes the further away from head and // closer to the genesis block you get. type MsgGetHeaders struct { ProtocolVersion uint32 BlockLocatorHashes []*ShaHash HashStop ShaHash } // AddBlockLocatorHash adds a new block locator hash to the message. func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) AddBlockLocatorHash(hash *ShaHash) error { if len(msg.BlockLocatorHashes)+1 > MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg { str := fmt.Sprintf("too many block locator hashes for message [max %v]", MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg) return messageError("MsgGetHeaders.AddBlockLocatorHash", str) } msg.BlockLocatorHashes = append(msg.BlockLocatorHashes, hash) return nil } // BtcDecode decodes r using the bitcoin protocol encoding into the receiver. // This is part of the Message interface implementation. func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) BtcDecode(r io.Reader, pver uint32) error { err := readElement(r, &msg.ProtocolVersion) if err != nil { return err } // Read num block locator hashes and limit to max. count, err := readVarInt(r, pver) if err != nil { return err } if count > MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg { str := fmt.Sprintf("too many block locator hashes for message "+ "[count %v, max %v]", count, MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg) return messageError("MsgGetHeaders.BtcDecode", str) } msg.BlockLocatorHashes = make([]*ShaHash, 0, count) for i := uint64(0); i < count; i++ { sha := ShaHash{} err := readElement(r, &sha) if err != nil { return err } msg.AddBlockLocatorHash(&sha) } err = readElement(r, &msg.HashStop) if err != nil { return err } return nil } // BtcEncode encodes the receiver to w using the bitcoin protocol encoding. // This is part of the Message interface implementation. func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) BtcEncode(w io.Writer, pver uint32) error { // Limit to max block locator hashes per message. count := len(msg.BlockLocatorHashes) if count > MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg { str := fmt.Sprintf("too many block locator hashes for message "+ "[count %v, max %v]", count, MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg) return messageError("MsgGetHeaders.BtcEncode", str) } err := writeElement(w, msg.ProtocolVersion) if err != nil { return err } err = writeVarInt(w, pver, uint64(count)) if err != nil { return err } for _, sha := range msg.BlockLocatorHashes { err := writeElement(w, sha) if err != nil { return err } } err = writeElement(w, msg.HashStop) if err != nil { return err } return nil } // Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part // of the Message interface implementation. func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) Command() string { return cmdGetHeaders } // MaxPayloadLength returns the maximum length the payload can be for the // receiver. This is part of the Message interface implementation. func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) MaxPayloadLength(pver uint32) uint32 { // Version 4 bytes + num block locator hashes (varInt) + max allowed block // locators + hash stop. return 4 + maxVarIntPayload + (MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg * HashSize) + HashSize } // NewMsgGetHeaders returns a new bitcoin getheaders message that conforms to // the Message interface. See MsgGetHeaders for details. func NewMsgGetHeaders() *MsgGetHeaders { return &MsgGetHeaders{ BlockLocatorHashes: make([]*ShaHash, 0, MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg), } }