github.com/mit-dci/lit@v0.0.0-20221102210550-8c3d3b49f2ce/wire/msggetheaders.go (about) 1 // Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers 2 // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC 3 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. 4 5 package wire 6 7 import ( 8 "fmt" 9 "io" 10 11 "github.com/mit-dci/lit/btcutil/chaincfg/chainhash" 12 ) 13 14 // MsgGetHeaders implements the Message interface and represents a bitcoin 15 // getheaders message. It is used to request a list of block headers for 16 // blocks starting after the last known hash in the slice of block locator 17 // hashes. The list is returned via a headers message (MsgHeaders) and is 18 // limited by a specific hash to stop at or the maximum number of block headers 19 // per message, which is currently 2000. 20 // 21 // Set the HashStop field to the hash at which to stop and use 22 // AddBlockLocatorHash to build up the list of block locator hashes. 23 // 24 // The algorithm for building the block locator hashes should be to add the 25 // hashes in reverse order until you reach the genesis block. In order to keep 26 // the list of locator hashes to a resonable number of entries, first add the 27 // most recent 10 block hashes, then double the step each loop iteration to 28 // exponentially decrease the number of hashes the further away from head and 29 // closer to the genesis block you get. 30 type MsgGetHeaders struct { 31 ProtocolVersion uint32 32 BlockLocatorHashes []*chainhash.Hash 33 HashStop chainhash.Hash 34 } 35 36 // AddBlockLocatorHash adds a new block locator hash to the message. 37 func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) AddBlockLocatorHash(hash *chainhash.Hash) error { 38 if len(msg.BlockLocatorHashes)+1 > MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg { 39 str := fmt.Sprintf("too many block locator hashes for message [max %v]", 40 MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg) 41 return messageError("MsgGetHeaders.AddBlockLocatorHash", str) 42 } 43 44 msg.BlockLocatorHashes = append(msg.BlockLocatorHashes, hash) 45 return nil 46 } 47 48 // BtcDecode decodes r using the bitcoin protocol encoding into the receiver. 49 // This is part of the Message interface implementation. 50 func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) BtcDecode(r io.Reader, pver uint32, enc MessageEncoding) error { 51 err := readElement(r, &msg.ProtocolVersion) 52 if err != nil { 53 return err 54 } 55 56 // Read num block locator hashes and limit to max. 57 count, err := ReadVarInt(r, pver) 58 if err != nil { 59 return err 60 } 61 if count > MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg { 62 str := fmt.Sprintf("too many block locator hashes for message "+ 63 "[count %v, max %v]", count, MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg) 64 return messageError("MsgGetHeaders.BtcDecode", str) 65 } 66 67 // Create a contiguous slice of hashes to deserialize into in order to 68 // reduce the number of allocations. 69 locatorHashes := make([]chainhash.Hash, count) 70 msg.BlockLocatorHashes = make([]*chainhash.Hash, 0, count) 71 for i := uint64(0); i < count; i++ { 72 hash := &locatorHashes[i] 73 err := readElement(r, hash) 74 if err != nil { 75 return err 76 } 77 msg.AddBlockLocatorHash(hash) 78 } 79 80 err = readElement(r, &msg.HashStop) 81 if err != nil { 82 return err 83 } 84 85 return nil 86 } 87 88 // BtcEncode encodes the receiver to w using the bitcoin protocol encoding. 89 // This is part of the Message interface implementation. 90 func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) BtcEncode(w io.Writer, pver uint32, enc MessageEncoding) error { 91 // Limit to max block locator hashes per message. 92 count := len(msg.BlockLocatorHashes) 93 if count > MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg { 94 str := fmt.Sprintf("too many block locator hashes for message "+ 95 "[count %v, max %v]", count, MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg) 96 return messageError("MsgGetHeaders.BtcEncode", str) 97 } 98 99 err := writeElement(w, msg.ProtocolVersion) 100 if err != nil { 101 return err 102 } 103 104 err = WriteVarInt(w, pver, uint64(count)) 105 if err != nil { 106 return err 107 } 108 109 for _, hash := range msg.BlockLocatorHashes { 110 err := writeElement(w, hash) 111 if err != nil { 112 return err 113 } 114 } 115 116 err = writeElement(w, &msg.HashStop) 117 if err != nil { 118 return err 119 } 120 121 return nil 122 } 123 124 // Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part 125 // of the Message interface implementation. 126 func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) Command() string { 127 return CmdGetHeaders 128 } 129 130 // MaxPayloadLength returns the maximum length the payload can be for the 131 // receiver. This is part of the Message interface implementation. 132 func (msg *MsgGetHeaders) MaxPayloadLength(pver uint32) uint32 { 133 // Version 4 bytes + num block locator hashes (varInt) + max allowed block 134 // locators + hash stop. 135 return 4 + MaxVarIntPayload + (MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg * 136 chainhash.HashSize) + chainhash.HashSize 137 } 138 139 // NewMsgGetHeaders returns a new bitcoin getheaders message that conforms to 140 // the Message interface. See MsgGetHeaders for details. 141 func NewMsgGetHeaders() *MsgGetHeaders { 142 return &MsgGetHeaders{ 143 BlockLocatorHashes: make([]*chainhash.Hash, 0, 144 MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg), 145 } 146 }