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//! The block header.
use std::sync::Arc;
use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
use thiserror::Error;
use crate::{
fmt::HexDebug,
serialization::{TrustedPreallocate, MAX_PROTOCOL_MESSAGE_LEN},
work::{difficulty::CompactDifficulty, equihash::Solution},
};
use super::{merkle, Hash, Height};
#[cfg(any(test, feature = "proptest-impl"))]
use proptest_derive::Arbitrary;
/// A block header, containing metadata about a block.
///
/// How are blocks chained together? They are chained together via the
/// backwards reference (previous header hash) present in the block
/// header. Each block points backwards to its parent, all the way
/// back to the genesis block (the first block in the blockchain).
#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct Header {
/// The block's version field. This is supposed to be `4`:
///
/// > The current and only defined block version number for Zcash is 4.
///
/// but this was not enforced by the consensus rules, and defective mining
/// software created blocks with other versions, so instead it's effectively
/// a free field. The only constraint is that it must be at least `4` when
/// interpreted as an `i32`.
pub version: u32,
/// The hash of the previous block, used to create a chain of blocks back to
/// the genesis block.
///
/// This ensures no previous block can be changed without also changing this
/// block's header.
pub previous_block_hash: Hash,
/// The root of the Bitcoin-inherited transaction Merkle tree, binding the
/// block header to the transactions in the block.
///
/// Note that because of a flaw in Bitcoin's design, the `merkle_root` does
/// not always precisely bind the contents of the block (CVE-2012-2459). It
/// is sometimes possible for an attacker to create multiple distinct sets of
/// transactions with the same Merkle root, although only one set will be
/// valid.
pub merkle_root: merkle::Root,
/// Zcash blocks contain different kinds of commitments to their contents,
/// depending on the network and height.
///
/// The interpretation of this field has been changed multiple times,
/// without incrementing the block [`version`](Self::version). Therefore,
/// this field cannot be parsed without the network and height. Use
/// [`Block::commitment`](super::Block::commitment) to get the parsed
/// [`Commitment`](super::Commitment).
pub commitment_bytes: HexDebug<[u8; 32]>,
/// The block timestamp is a Unix epoch time (UTC) when the miner
/// started hashing the header (according to the miner).
pub time: DateTime<Utc>,
/// An encoded version of the target threshold this block's header
/// hash must be less than or equal to, in the same nBits format
/// used by Bitcoin.
///
/// For a block at block height `height`, bits MUST be equal to
/// `ThresholdBits(height)`.
///
/// [Bitcoin-nBits](https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#target-nbits)
pub difficulty_threshold: CompactDifficulty,
/// An arbitrary field that miners can change to modify the header
/// hash in order to produce a hash less than or equal to the
/// target threshold.
pub nonce: HexDebug<[u8; 32]>,
/// The Equihash solution.
pub solution: Solution,
}
/// TODO: Use this error as the source for zebra_consensus::error::BlockError::Time,
/// and make `BlockError::Time` add additional context.
/// See <https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/issues/1021> for more details.
#[allow(missing_docs)]
#[derive(Error, Debug)]
pub enum BlockTimeError {
#[error("invalid time {0:?} in block header {1:?} {2:?}: block time is more than 2 hours in the future ({3:?}). Hint: check your machine's date, time, and time zone.")]
InvalidBlockTime(
DateTime<Utc>,
crate::block::Height,
crate::block::Hash,
DateTime<Utc>,
),
}
impl Header {
/// TODO: Inline this function into zebra_consensus::block::check::time_is_valid_at.
/// See <https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/issues/1021> for more details.
#[allow(clippy::unwrap_in_result)]
pub fn time_is_valid_at(
&self,
now: DateTime<Utc>,
height: &Height,
hash: &Hash,
) -> Result<(), BlockTimeError> {
let two_hours_in_the_future = now
.checked_add_signed(Duration::hours(2))
.expect("calculating 2 hours in the future does not overflow");
if self.time <= two_hours_in_the_future {
Ok(())
} else {
Err(BlockTimeError::InvalidBlockTime(
self.time,
*height,
*hash,
two_hours_in_the_future,
))?
}
}
/// Compute the hash of this header.
pub fn hash(&self) -> Hash {
Hash::from(self)
}
}
/// A header with a count of the number of transactions in its block.
/// This structure is used in the Bitcoin network protocol.
///
/// The transaction count field is always zero, so we don't store it in the struct.
#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
#[cfg_attr(any(test, feature = "proptest-impl"), derive(Arbitrary))]
pub struct CountedHeader {
/// The header for a block
pub header: Arc<Header>,
}
/// The serialized size of a Zcash block header.
///
/// Includes the equihash input, 32-byte nonce, 3-byte equihash length field, and equihash solution.
const BLOCK_HEADER_LENGTH: usize =
crate::work::equihash::Solution::INPUT_LENGTH + 32 + 3 + crate::work::equihash::SOLUTION_SIZE;
/// The minimum size for a serialized CountedHeader.
///
/// A CountedHeader has BLOCK_HEADER_LENGTH bytes + 1 or more bytes for the transaction count
pub(crate) const MIN_COUNTED_HEADER_LEN: usize = BLOCK_HEADER_LENGTH + 1;
/// The Zcash accepted block version.
///
/// The consensus rules do not force the block version to be this value but just equal or greater than it.
/// However, it is suggested that submitted block versions to be of this exact value.
pub const ZCASH_BLOCK_VERSION: u32 = 4;
impl TrustedPreallocate for CountedHeader {
fn max_allocation() -> u64 {
// Every vector type requires a length field of at least one byte for de/serialization.
// Therefore, we can never receive more than (MAX_PROTOCOL_MESSAGE_LEN - 1) / MIN_COUNTED_HEADER_LEN counted headers in a single message
((MAX_PROTOCOL_MESSAGE_LEN - 1) / MIN_COUNTED_HEADER_LEN) as u64
}
}