// 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 btcwire import ( "fmt" "io" ) // MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg is the maximum number of block headers that can be in // a single bitcoin headers message. const MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg = 2000 // MsgHeaders implements the Message interface and represents a bitcoin headers // message. It is used to deliver block header information in response // to a getheaders message (MsgGetHeaders). The maximum number of block headers // per message is currently 2000. See MsgGetHeaders for details on requesting // the headers. type MsgHeaders struct { Headers []*BlockHeader } // AddBlockHeader adds a new block header to the message. func (msg *MsgHeaders) AddBlockHeader(bh *BlockHeader) error { if len(msg.Headers)+1 > MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg { str := fmt.Sprintf("too many block headers in message [max %v]", MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg) return messageError("MsgHeaders.AddBlockHeader", str) } msg.Headers = append(msg.Headers, bh) return nil } // BtcDecode decodes r using the bitcoin protocol encoding into the receiver. // This is part of the Message interface implementation. func (msg *MsgHeaders) BtcDecode(r io.Reader, pver uint32) error { count, err := readVarInt(r, pver) if err != nil { return err } // Limit to max block headers per message. if count > MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg { str := fmt.Sprintf("too many block headers for message "+ "[count %v, max %v]", count, MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg) return messageError("MsgHeaders.BtcDecode", str) } msg.Headers = make([]*BlockHeader, 0, count) for i := uint64(0); i < count; i++ { bh := BlockHeader{} err := readBlockHeader(r, pver, &bh) if err != nil { return err } txCount, err := readVarInt(r, pver) if err != nil { return err } // Ensure the transaction count is zero for headers. if txCount > 0 { str := fmt.Sprintf("block headers may not contain "+ "transactions [count %v]", txCount) return messageError("MsgHeaders.BtcDecode", str) } msg.AddBlockHeader(&bh) } return nil } // BtcEncode encodes the receiver to w using the bitcoin protocol encoding. // This is part of the Message interface implementation. func (msg *MsgHeaders) BtcEncode(w io.Writer, pver uint32) error { // Limit to max block headers per message. count := len(msg.Headers) if count > MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg { str := fmt.Sprintf("too many block headers for message "+ "[count %v, max %v]", count, MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg) return messageError("MsgHeaders.BtcEncode", str) } err := writeVarInt(w, pver, uint64(count)) if err != nil { return err } for _, bh := range msg.Headers { err := writeBlockHeader(w, pver, bh) if err != nil { return err } // The wire protocol encoding always includes a 0 for the number // of transactions on header messages. This is really just an // artifact of the way the original implementation serializes // block headers, but it is required. err = writeVarInt(w, pver, 0) 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 *MsgHeaders) Command() string { return cmdHeaders } // MaxPayloadLength returns the maximum length the payload can be for the // receiver. This is part of the Message interface implementation. func (msg *MsgHeaders) MaxPayloadLength(pver uint32) uint32 { // Num headers (varInt) + max allowed headers (header length + 1 byte // for the number of transactions which is always 0). return maxVarIntPayload + ((maxBlockHeaderPayload + 1) * MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg) } // NewMsgHeaders returns a new bitcoin headers message that conforms to the // Message interface. See MsgHeaders for details. func NewMsgHeaders() *MsgHeaders { return &MsgHeaders{ Headers: make([]*BlockHeader, 0, MaxBlockHeadersPerMsg), } }