The `Params` struct is currently defined in the `consensus` module which
has become a collection of orthogonal consensus-ish things. We would
like to put things in more descriptive places.
The `Params` struct defines constants that are network specific so it
makes sense to put it in the `network` module. As soft proof of this
argument note in this patch how often the `Params` type is imported
along with the `Network` type.
API break:
The type is no longer available at `bitcoin::consensus::Params` but
rather is re-exported at `bitcoin::network::Params`.
We just added to now types that are thin wrappers around `u32`s for
block heights and intervals.
Add `Encodable` and `Decodable` impls and use the new types. While we
are at it re-export the types from the crate root so users don't have to
dig into the `units` crate.
f96bbebdcc Set release version in deprecated attribute (Tobin C. Harding)
Pull request description:
In preparation for release replace "TBD" with the next release version - `v0.32.0`.
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30a09670e8 Add docs for custom signets (Tobin C. Harding)
Pull request description:
We have started using `AsRef<Params>` in a few places as a function parameter. If a user of the library wishes to use these functions they need to create a type that can implement this trait. Because we use `non_exhaustive` on the `Params` struct it is not possible to just construct a `Params` type. This may be surprising for some folk.
Add module level docs to the `consensus::params` module with an example of how to create a type that can be used to describe a custom signet network. Use fields inspired by Mutiny Wallet's described usage.
Close: #2690
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We have started using `AsRef<Params>` in a few places as a function
parameter. If a user of the library wishes to use these functions they
need to create a type that can implement this trait. Because we use
`non_exhaustive` on the `Params` struct it is not possible to just
construct a `Params` type. This may be surprising for some folk.
Add module level docs to the `consensus::params` module with an example
of how to create a type that can be used to describe a custom signet
network. Use fields inspired by Mutiny Wallet's described usage.
Close: #2690
I'm not sure why I haven't see this before during the whole test cycle
but while running `cargo kani --only-codegen` we get a bunch of warnings
of form:
warning: use of deprecated field `consensus::params::Params::pow_limit`
We deprecated the `pow_limit` field but still set it (obviously) in
const structs - just shoosh the warning.
A release or so ago we added `non_exhaustive` to the `Network` enum,
this turned out to make usage of the enum un-ergonomic for downstream
users. After much debate we decided that a way forward was to just
minimize the usage of the enum in the public API by instead use
`AsRef<Params>` so that downstream could define their own network enum
based on the networks they support.
Minimize usage of `Network` by using `AsRef<Params>` as a parameter type
instead. "minimize" because the `Network` still appears in some places.
The maximum "attainable" target is a `rust-bitcoin` thing, Core use max
unattainable.
Deprecated the `Params::pow_limit` field and add a new field
`max_attainable_target`.
The `Params` type is `non_exhaustive` so this is not an API breaking
change.
What we really want is the maximum target, but since this is a const in
`Params` use an `AsRef<Params>` argument in the `difficulty` functions.
Requires implementation of `AsRef<Params> for Params`.
The `Params::pow_limit` field is currently a `Work` type, this is
incorrect. The proof of work limit is the highest _target_ not the
lowest work (even though these have a relationship).
Note that we use the highest _attainable_ target, this differs from
Bitcoin Core and the reasoning is already documented in the code.
Add new consts and document where they came from as well as how they
differ to Core.
Use the new consts in the various network specific `Params` types.
The `network` module deals with data types and logic related to
internetworking bitcoind nodes, this is commonly referred to as the p2p
layer.
Rename the `network` module to `p2p` and fix all the paths.
Currently we have a mishmash of attribution lines accompanying the SPDX
identifier. These lines are basically meaningless because:
- The date is often wrong
- The original author attributed is not the only contributor to a file
- The term "rust bitcoin developers" is basically just noise
Just remove all the attribution lines and be done with it. While we are
at it add an SPDX line to the few files missing it, whether this license
nonsense is even needed is left as an argument for another day.
Currently we use the `Uint256` type to represent two proof of work
integers, namely target and difficulty (work).
It would be nice to not have a public integer type that is not fully
implemented (i.e., does not implement arithmetic etc as do integer types
in stdlib). Instead of implementing all the stdlib functions we can
instead add two new wrapper types, since these are not general purpose
integers they do not need to implement anything we do not need to use.
- Add a `pow` module.
- Put a modified version of `Uint256` to `pow`.
- Add two new wrapper types `Target` and `Difficulty`.
- Only implement methods that we use on each type.
Note this patch does not remove the original `Uint256`, that will be
done as a separate patch.
Create a directory `bitcoin` and move into it the following as is with
no code changes:
- src
- Cargo.toml
- contrib
- test_data
- examples
Then do:
- Add a workspace to the repository root directory.
- Add the newly created `bitcoin` crate to the workspace.
- Exclude `fuzz` and `embedded` crates from the workspace.
- Add a contrib/test.sh script that runs contrib/test.sh in each
sub-crate
- Fix the bitcoin/contrib/test.sh script
Tobin C. Harding
Andrew Poelstra
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