Improve docs for blockdata::block

Improve the rustdocs for the `blockdata::block` module:

- Use full sentences (capitalisation and full stop)
- Use third person tense instead of imperative
- Improve wording if needed
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Tobin Harding 2022-03-09 12:05:49 +11:00
parent f03092c380
commit 146d5e83d1
1 changed files with 14 additions and 14 deletions

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@ -44,30 +44,30 @@ use VarInt;
pub struct BlockHeader {
/// The protocol version. Should always be 1.
pub version: i32,
/// Reference to the previous block in the chain
/// Reference to the previous block in the chain.
pub prev_blockhash: BlockHash,
/// The root hash of the merkle tree of transactions in the block
/// The root hash of the merkle tree of transactions in the block.
pub merkle_root: TxMerkleNode,
/// The timestamp of the block, as claimed by the miner
/// The timestamp of the block, as claimed by the miner.
pub time: u32,
/// The target value below which the blockhash must lie, encoded as a
/// a float (with well-defined rounding, of course)
/// a float (with well-defined rounding, of course).
pub bits: u32,
/// The nonce, selected to obtain a low enough blockhash
/// The nonce, selected to obtain a low enough blockhash.
pub nonce: u32,
}
impl_consensus_encoding!(BlockHeader, version, prev_blockhash, merkle_root, time, bits, nonce);
impl BlockHeader {
/// Return the block hash.
/// Returns the block hash.
pub fn block_hash(&self) -> BlockHash {
let mut engine = BlockHash::engine();
self.consensus_encode(&mut engine).expect("engines don't error");
BlockHash::from_engine(engine)
}
/// Computes the target [0, T] that a blockhash must land in to be valid
/// Computes the target [0, T] that a blockhash must land in to be valid.
pub fn target(&self) -> Uint256 {
Self::u256_from_compact_target(self.bits)
}
@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl BlockHeader {
compact | (size << 24) as u32
}
/// Compute the popular "difficulty" measure for mining
/// Computes the popular "difficulty" measure for mining.
pub fn difficulty(&self, network: Network) -> u64 {
(max_target(network) / self.target()).low_u64()
}
@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl BlockHeader {
if hash <= target { Ok(block_hash) } else { Err(BlockBadProofOfWork) }
}
/// Returns the total work of the block
/// Returns the total work of the block.
pub fn work(&self) -> Uint256 {
// 2**256 / (target + 1) == ~target / (target+1) + 1 (eqn shamelessly stolen from bitcoind)
let mut ret = !self.target();
@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ pub struct Block {
impl_consensus_encoding!(Block, header, txdata);
impl Block {
/// Return the block hash.
/// Returns the block hash.
pub fn block_hash(&self) -> BlockHash {
self.header.block_hash()
}
@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ impl Block {
false
}
/// Compute the transaction merkle root.
/// Computes the transaction merkle root.
pub fn compute_merkle_root(&self) -> Option<TxMerkleNode> {
let hashes = self.txdata.iter().map(|obj| obj.txid().as_hash());
bitcoin_merkle_root(hashes).map(|h| h.into())
@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ impl Block {
self.compute_merkle_root()
}
/// compute witness commitment for the transaction list
/// Computes the witness commitment for the block's transaction list.
pub fn compute_witness_commitment (witness_root: &WitnessMerkleNode, witness_reserved_value: &[u8]) -> WitnessCommitment {
let mut encoder = WitnessCommitment::engine();
witness_root.consensus_encode(&mut encoder).expect("engines don't error");
@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ impl Block {
WitnessCommitment::from_engine(encoder)
}
/// Merkle root of transactions hashed for witness
/// Computes the merkle root of transactions hashed for witness.
pub fn witness_root(&self) -> Option<WitnessMerkleNode> {
let hashes = self.txdata.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, t)|
if i == 0 {
@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ impl Block {
base_weight + txs_weight
}
/// Get the coinbase transaction, if one is present.
/// Returns the coinbase transaction, if one is present.
pub fn coinbase(&self) -> Option<&Transaction> {
self.txdata.first()
}