lbcd/checkpoints.go
Dave Collins 357160257c Allow checkpoints to work with all networks.
Previously the main network checkpoints were being used for unrecognized
networks.  This commit changes the code so that no checkpoints are used in
that scenario.
2013-07-30 15:29:15 -05:00

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// 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 btcchain
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/conformal/btcscript"
"github.com/conformal/btcutil"
"github.com/conformal/btcwire"
)
// 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
// Checkpoint identifies a known good point in the block chain. Using
// checkpoints allows a few optimizations for old blocks during initial download
// and also prevents forks from old blocks.
//
// Each checkpoint is selected by the core developers based upon several
// factors. See the documentation for IsCheckpointCandidate for details
// on the selection criteria.
//
// As alluded to above, this package provides an IsCheckpointCandidate function
// which programatically identifies a block as a checkpoint candidate. The idea
// is that candidates are reviewed by a developer to make the final decision and
// then manually added to the list of checkpoints.
type Checkpoint struct {
Height int64
Hash *btcwire.ShaHash
}
// checkpointData groups checkpoints and other pertinent checkpoint data into
// a single type.
type checkpointData struct {
// Checkpoints ordered from oldest to newest.
checkpoints []Checkpoint
// A map that will be automatically generated with the heights from
// the checkpoints as keys.
checkpointsByHeight map[int64]*Checkpoint
}
// checkpointDataMainNet contains checkpoint data for the main network.
var checkpointDataMainNet = checkpointData{
checkpoints: []Checkpoint{
{11111, newShaHashFromStr("0000000069e244f73d78e8fd29ba2fd2ed618bd6fa2ee92559f542fdb26e7c1d")},
{33333, newShaHashFromStr("000000002dd5588a74784eaa7ab0507a18ad16a236e7b1ce69f00d7ddfb5d0a6")},
{74000, newShaHashFromStr("0000000000573993a3c9e41ce34471c079dcf5f52a0e824a81e7f953b8661a20")},
{105000, newShaHashFromStr("00000000000291ce28027faea320c8d2b054b2e0fe44a773f3eefb151d6bdc97")},
{134444, newShaHashFromStr("00000000000005b12ffd4cd315cd34ffd4a594f430ac814c91184a0d42d2b0fe")},
{168000, newShaHashFromStr("000000000000099e61ea72015e79632f216fe6cb33d7899acb35b75c8303b763")},
{193000, newShaHashFromStr("000000000000059f452a5f7340de6682a977387c17010ff6e6c3bd83ca8b1317")},
{210000, newShaHashFromStr("000000000000048b95347e83192f69cf0366076336c639f9b7228e9ba171342e")},
{216116, newShaHashFromStr("00000000000001b4f4b433e81ee46494af945cf96014816a4e2370f11b23df4e")},
{225430, newShaHashFromStr("00000000000001c108384350f74090433e7fcf79a606b8e797f065b130575932")},
},
checkpointsByHeight: nil, // Automatically generated in init.
}
// checkpointDataTestNet3 contains checkpoint data for the test network (version
// 3).
var checkpointDataTestNet3 = checkpointData{
checkpoints: []Checkpoint{
{546, newShaHashFromStr("000000002a936ca763904c3c35fce2f3556c559c0214345d31b1bcebf76acb70")},
},
checkpointsByHeight: nil, // Automatically generated in init.
}
// newShaHashFromStr converts the passed big-endian hex string into a
// btcwire.ShaHash. It only differs from the one available in btcwire in that
// it ignores the error since it will only (and must only) be called with
// hard-coded, and therefore known good, hashes.
func newShaHashFromStr(hexStr string) *btcwire.ShaHash {
sha, _ := btcwire.NewShaHashFromStr(hexStr)
return sha
}
// DisableCheckpoints provides a mechanism to disable validation against
// checkpoints which you DO NOT want to do in production. It is provided only
// for debug purposes.
func (b *BlockChain) DisableCheckpoints(disable bool) {
b.noCheckpoints = disable
}
// checkpointData returns the appropriate checkpoint data set depending on the
// network configured for the block chain.
func (b *BlockChain) checkpointData() *checkpointData {
switch b.btcnet {
case btcwire.TestNet3:
return &checkpointDataTestNet3
case btcwire.MainNet:
return &checkpointDataMainNet
}
return nil
}
// LatestCheckpoint returns the most recent checkpoint (regardless of whether it
// is already known). When checkpoints are disabled or there are no checkpoints
// for the active network, it will return nil.
func (b *BlockChain) LatestCheckpoint() *Checkpoint {
if b.noCheckpoints || b.checkpointData() == nil {
return nil
}
checkpoints := b.checkpointData().checkpoints
return &checkpoints[len(checkpoints)-1]
}
// verifyCheckpoint returns whether the passed block height and hash combination
// match the hard-coded checkpoint data. It also returns true if there is no
// checkpoint data for the passed block height.
func (b *BlockChain) verifyCheckpoint(height int64, hash *btcwire.ShaHash) bool {
if b.noCheckpoints || b.checkpointData() == nil {
return true
}
// Nothing to check if there is no checkpoint data for the block height.
checkpoint, exists := b.checkpointData().checkpointsByHeight[height]
if !exists {
return true
}
return checkpoint.Hash.IsEqual(hash)
}
// findClosestKnownCheckpoint finds the most recent checkpoint that is already
// available in the downloaded portion of the block chain and returns the
// associated block. It returns nil if a checkpoint can't be found (this should
// really only happen for blocks before the first checkpoint).
func (b *BlockChain) findLatestKnownCheckpoint() (*btcutil.Block, error) {
if b.noCheckpoints || b.checkpointData() == nil {
return nil, nil
}
// Loop backwards through the available checkpoints to find one that
// we already have.
checkpoints := b.checkpointData().checkpoints
clen := len(checkpoints)
for i := clen - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
if b.db.ExistsSha(checkpoints[i].Hash) {
block, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(checkpoints[i].Hash)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return block, nil
}
}
return nil, nil
}
// isNonstandardTransaction determines whether a transaction contains any
// scripts which are not one of the standard types.
func isNonstandardTransaction(tx *btcwire.MsgTx) bool {
// TODO(davec): Should there be checks for the input signature scripts?
// Check all of the output public key scripts for non-standard scripts.
for _, txOut := range tx.TxOut {
scriptClass := btcscript.GetScriptClass(txOut.PkScript)
if scriptClass == btcscript.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
func (b *BlockChain) IsCheckpointCandidate(block *btcutil.Block) (bool, error) {
// Checkpoints must be enabled.
if b.noCheckpoints {
return false, fmt.Errorf("checkpoints are disabled")
}
blockHash, err := block.Sha()
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// A checkpoint must be in the main chain.
if !b.db.ExistsSha(blockHash) {
return false, nil
}
// A checkpoint must be at least CheckpointConfirmations blocks before
// the end of the main chain.
blockHeight := block.Height()
_, mainChainHeight, err := b.db.NewestSha()
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if blockHeight > (mainChainHeight - CheckpointConfirmations) {
return false, nil
}
// Get the previous block.
prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock
prevBlock, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(prevHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// Get the next block.
nextHash, err := b.db.FetchBlockShaByHeight(blockHeight + 1)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
nextBlock, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(nextHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// 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 := prevBlock.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp
curTime := block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp
nextTime := nextBlock.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp
if prevTime.After(curTime) || nextTime.Before(curTime) {
return false, nil
}
// A checkpoint must have transactions that only contain standard
// scripts.
for _, tx := range block.MsgBlock().Transactions {
if isNonstandardTransaction(tx) {
return false, nil
}
}
return true, nil
}
// init is called on package load.
func init() {
// Generate the checkpoint by height maps from the checkpoint data
// when the package loads.
checkpointInitializeList := []*checkpointData{
&checkpointDataMainNet,
&checkpointDataTestNet3,
}
for _, data := range checkpointInitializeList {
data.checkpointsByHeight = make(map[int64]*Checkpoint)
for i := range data.checkpoints {
checkpoint := &data.checkpoints[i]
data.checkpointsByHeight[checkpoint.Height] = checkpoint
}
}
}