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Return BlockHash from BlockHeader::validate_pow 

Validating a block's proof-of-work involves computing the block hash.
Returning it from BlockHeader::validate_pow avoids having callers
recompute the block hash if it is needed.
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Jeffrey Czyz 2021-02-17 17:40:17 -08:00
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src/blockdata/block.rs
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@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ impl BlockHeader {
(max_target(network) / self.target()).low_u64()
}
/// Checks that the proof-of-work for the block is valid.
pub fn validate_pow(&self, required_target: &Uint256) -> Result<(), util::Error> {
/// Checks that the proof-of-work for the block is valid, returning the block hash.
pub fn validate_pow(&self, required_target: &Uint256) -> Result<BlockHash, util::Error> {
let target = &self.target();
if target != required_target {
return Err(BlockBadTarget);
}
let data: [u8; 32] = self.block_hash().into_inner();
let block_hash = self.block_hash();
let mut ret = [0u64; 4];
util::endian::bytes_to_u64_slice_le(&data, &mut ret);
util::endian::bytes_to_u64_slice_le(block_hash.as_inner(), &mut ret);
let hash = &Uint256(ret);
if hash <= target { Ok(()) } else { Err(BlockBadProofOfWork) }
if hash <= target { Ok(block_hash) } else { Err(BlockBadProofOfWork) }
}
/// Returns the total work of the block
@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ mod tests {
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.bits, 486604799);
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.nonce, 2067413810);
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.work(), work);
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.validate_pow(&real_decode.header.target()).unwrap(), ());
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.validate_pow(&real_decode.header.target()).unwrap(), real_decode.block_hash());
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.difficulty(Network::Bitcoin), 1);
// [test] TODO: check the transaction data
@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ mod tests {
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.bits, 0x1a06d450);
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.nonce, 1879759182);
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.work(), work);
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.validate_pow(&real_decode.header.target()).unwrap(), ());
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.validate_pow(&real_decode.header.target()).unwrap(), real_decode.block_hash());
assert_eq!(real_decode.header.difficulty(Network::Testnet), 2456598);
// [test] TODO: check the transaction data
@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ mod tests {
fn validate_pow_test() {
let some_header = Vec::from_hex("010000004ddccd549d28f385ab457e98d1b11ce80bfea2c5ab93015ade4973e400000000bf4473e53794beae34e64fccc471dace6ae544180816f89591894e0f417a914cd74d6e49ffff001d323b3a7b").unwrap();
let some_header: BlockHeader = deserialize(&some_header).expect("Can't deserialize correct block header");
assert_eq!(some_header.validate_pow(&some_header.target()).unwrap(), ());
assert_eq!(some_header.validate_pow(&some_header.target()).unwrap(), some_header.block_hash());
// test with zero target
match some_header.validate_pow(&Uint256::default()) {