// Copyright 2017-2019 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd. // This file is part of Substrate. // Substrate is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by // the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or // (at your option) any later version. // Substrate is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the // GNU General Public License for more details. // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License // along with Substrate. If not, see . //! Proof of work consensus for Substrate. //! //! To use this engine, you can need to have a struct that implements //! `PowAlgorithm`. After that, pass an instance of the struct, along //! with other necessary client references to `import_queue` to setup //! the queue. Use the `start_mine` function for basic CPU mining. //! //! The auxiliary storage for PoW engine only stores the total difficulty. //! For other storage requirements for particular PoW algorithm (such as //! the actual difficulty for each particular blocks), you can take a client //! reference in your `PowAlgorithm` implementation, and use a separate prefix //! for the auxiliary storage. It is also possible to just use the runtime //! as the storage, but it is not recommended as it won't work well with light //! clients. use std::sync::Arc; use std::thread; use std::collections::HashMap; use client::{ BlockOf, blockchain::{HeaderBackend, ProvideCache}, block_builder::api::BlockBuilder as BlockBuilderApi, backend::AuxStore, well_known_cache_keys::Id as CacheKeyId, }; use sr_primitives::{Justification, RuntimeString}; use sr_primitives::generic::{BlockId, Digest, DigestItem}; use sr_primitives::traits::{Block as BlockT, Header as HeaderT, ProvideRuntimeApi}; use srml_timestamp::{TimestampInherentData, InherentError as TIError}; use pow_primitives::{Seal, TotalDifficulty, POW_ENGINE_ID}; use primitives::H256; use inherents::{InherentDataProviders, InherentData}; use consensus_common::{ BlockImportParams, BlockOrigin, ForkChoiceStrategy, SyncOracle, Environment, Proposer, SelectChain, Error as ConsensusError }; use consensus_common::import_queue::{BoxBlockImport, BasicQueue, Verifier}; use codec::{Encode, Decode}; use log::*; #[derive(derive_more::Display, Debug)] pub enum Error { #[display(fmt = "Header uses the wrong engine {:?}", _0)] WrongEngine([u8; 4]), #[display(fmt = "Header {:?} is unsealed", _0)] HeaderUnsealed(B::Hash), #[display(fmt = "PoW validation error: invalid seal")] InvalidSeal, #[display(fmt = "Rejecting block too far in future")] TooFarInFuture, #[display(fmt = "Fetching best header failed using select chain: {:?}", _0)] BestHeaderSelectChain(ConsensusError), #[display(fmt = "Fetching best header failed: {:?}", _0)] BestHeader(client::error::Error), #[display(fmt = "Best header does not exist")] NoBestHeader, #[display(fmt = "Block proposing error: {:?}", _0)] BlockProposingError(String), #[display(fmt = "Fetch best hash failed via select chain: {:?}", _0)] BestHashSelectChain(ConsensusError), #[display(fmt = "Error with block built on {:?}: {:?}", _0, _1)] BlockBuiltError(B::Hash, ConsensusError), #[display(fmt = "Creating inherents failed: {}", _0)] CreateInherents(RuntimeString), #[display(fmt = "Checking inherents failed: {}", _0)] CheckInherents(String), Client(client::error::Error), Codec(codec::Error), Environment(String), Runtime(RuntimeString) } impl std::convert::From> for String { fn from(error: Error) -> String { error.to_string() } } /// Auxiliary storage prefix for PoW engine. pub const POW_AUX_PREFIX: [u8; 4] = *b"PoW:"; /// Get the auxiliary storage key used by engine to store total difficulty. fn aux_key(hash: &H256) -> Vec { POW_AUX_PREFIX.iter().chain(&hash[..]) .cloned().collect::>() } /// Auxiliary storage data for PoW. #[derive(Encode, Decode, Clone, Debug, Default)] pub struct PowAux { /// Difficulty of the current block. pub difficulty: Difficulty, /// Total difficulty up to current block. pub total_difficulty: Difficulty, } impl PowAux where Difficulty: Decode + Default, { /// Read the auxiliary from client. pub fn read(client: &C, hash: &H256) -> Result> { let key = aux_key(hash); match client.get_aux(&key).map_err(Error::Client)? { Some(bytes) => Self::decode(&mut &bytes[..]) .map_err(Error::Codec), None => Ok(Self::default()), } } } /// Algorithm used for proof of work. pub trait PowAlgorithm { /// Difficulty for the algorithm. type Difficulty: TotalDifficulty + Default + Encode + Decode + Ord + Clone + Copy; /// Get the next block's difficulty. fn difficulty(&self, parent: &BlockId) -> Result>; /// Verify proof of work against the given difficulty. fn verify( &self, parent: &BlockId, pre_hash: &H256, seal: &Seal, difficulty: Self::Difficulty, ) -> Result>; /// Mine a seal that satisfies the given difficulty. fn mine( &self, parent: &BlockId, pre_hash: &H256, difficulty: Self::Difficulty, round: u32, ) -> Result, Error>; } /// A verifier for PoW blocks. pub struct PowVerifier, C, S, Algorithm> { client: Arc, algorithm: Algorithm, inherent_data_providers: inherents::InherentDataProviders, select_chain: Option, check_inherents_after: <::Header as HeaderT>::Number, } impl, C, S, Algorithm> PowVerifier { pub fn new( client: Arc, algorithm: Algorithm, check_inherents_after: <::Header as HeaderT>::Number, select_chain: Option, inherent_data_providers: inherents::InherentDataProviders, ) -> Self { Self { client, algorithm, inherent_data_providers, select_chain, check_inherents_after } } fn check_header( &self, mut header: B::Header, parent_block_id: BlockId, ) -> Result<(B::Header, Algorithm::Difficulty, DigestItem), Error> where Algorithm: PowAlgorithm, { let hash = header.hash(); let (seal, inner_seal) = match header.digest_mut().pop() { Some(DigestItem::Seal(id, seal)) => { if id == POW_ENGINE_ID { (DigestItem::Seal(id, seal.clone()), seal) } else { return Err(Error::WrongEngine(id)) } }, _ => return Err(Error::HeaderUnsealed(hash)), }; let pre_hash = header.hash(); let difficulty = self.algorithm.difficulty(&parent_block_id)?; if !self.algorithm.verify( &parent_block_id, &pre_hash, &inner_seal, difficulty, )? { return Err(Error::InvalidSeal); } Ok((header, difficulty, seal)) } fn check_inherents( &self, block: B, block_id: BlockId, inherent_data: InherentData, timestamp_now: u64, ) -> Result<(), Error> where C: ProvideRuntimeApi, C::Api: BlockBuilderApi { const MAX_TIMESTAMP_DRIFT_SECS: u64 = 60; if *block.header().number() < self.check_inherents_after { return Ok(()) } let inherent_res = self.client.runtime_api().check_inherents( &block_id, block, inherent_data, ).map_err(Error::Client)?; if !inherent_res.ok() { inherent_res .into_errors() .try_for_each(|(i, e)| match TIError::try_from(&i, &e) { Some(TIError::ValidAtTimestamp(timestamp)) => { if timestamp > timestamp_now + MAX_TIMESTAMP_DRIFT_SECS { return Err(Error::TooFarInFuture); } Ok(()) }, Some(TIError::Other(e)) => Err(Error::Runtime(e)), None => Err(Error::CheckInherents( self.inherent_data_providers.error_to_string(&i, &e) )), }) } else { Ok(()) } } } impl, C, S, Algorithm> Verifier for PowVerifier where C: ProvideRuntimeApi + Send + Sync + HeaderBackend + AuxStore + ProvideCache + BlockOf, C::Api: BlockBuilderApi, S: SelectChain, Algorithm: PowAlgorithm + Send + Sync, { fn verify( &mut self, origin: BlockOrigin, header: B::Header, justification: Option, mut body: Option>, ) -> Result<(BlockImportParams, Option)>>), String> { let inherent_data = self.inherent_data_providers .create_inherent_data().map_err(String::from)?; let timestamp_now = inherent_data.timestamp_inherent_data().map_err(String::from)?; let best_hash = match self.select_chain.as_ref() { Some(select_chain) => select_chain.best_chain() .map_err(|e| format!("Fetch best chain failed via select chain: {:?}", e))? .hash(), None => self.client.info().best_hash, }; let hash = header.hash(); let parent_hash = *header.parent_hash(); let best_aux = PowAux::read::<_, B>(self.client.as_ref(), &best_hash)?; let mut aux = PowAux::read::<_, B>(self.client.as_ref(), &parent_hash)?; let (checked_header, difficulty, seal) = self.check_header( header, BlockId::Hash(parent_hash), )?; aux.difficulty = difficulty; aux.total_difficulty.increment(difficulty); if let Some(inner_body) = body.take() { let block = B::new(checked_header.clone(), inner_body); self.check_inherents( block.clone(), BlockId::Hash(parent_hash), inherent_data, timestamp_now )?; let (_, inner_body) = block.deconstruct(); body = Some(inner_body); } let key = aux_key(&hash); let import_block = BlockImportParams { origin, header: checked_header, post_digests: vec![seal], body, finalized: false, justification, auxiliary: vec![(key, Some(aux.encode()))], fork_choice: ForkChoiceStrategy::Custom(aux.total_difficulty > best_aux.total_difficulty), }; Ok((import_block, None)) } } /// Register the PoW inherent data provider, if not registered already. pub fn register_pow_inherent_data_provider( inherent_data_providers: &InherentDataProviders, ) -> Result<(), consensus_common::Error> { if !inherent_data_providers.has_provider(&srml_timestamp::INHERENT_IDENTIFIER) { inherent_data_providers .register_provider(srml_timestamp::InherentDataProvider) .map_err(Into::into) .map_err(consensus_common::Error::InherentData) } else { Ok(()) } } /// The PoW import queue type. pub type PowImportQueue = BasicQueue; /// Import queue for PoW engine. pub fn import_queue( block_import: BoxBlockImport, client: Arc, algorithm: Algorithm, check_inherents_after: <::Header as HeaderT>::Number, select_chain: Option, inherent_data_providers: InherentDataProviders, ) -> Result, consensus_common::Error> where B: BlockT, C: ProvideRuntimeApi + HeaderBackend + BlockOf + ProvideCache + AuxStore, C: Send + Sync + AuxStore + 'static, C::Api: BlockBuilderApi, Algorithm: PowAlgorithm + Send + Sync + 'static, S: SelectChain + 'static, { register_pow_inherent_data_provider(&inherent_data_providers)?; let verifier = PowVerifier::new( client.clone(), algorithm, check_inherents_after, select_chain, inherent_data_providers, ); Ok(BasicQueue::new( verifier, block_import, None, None )) } /// Start the background mining thread for PoW. Note that because PoW mining /// is CPU-intensive, it is not possible to use an async future to define this. /// However, it's not recommended to use background threads in the rest of the /// codebase. /// /// `preruntime` is a parameter that allows a custom additional pre-runtime /// digest to be inserted for blocks being built. This can encode authorship /// information, or just be a graffiti. `round` is for number of rounds the /// CPU miner runs each time. This parameter should be tweaked so that each /// mining round is within sub-second time. pub fn start_mine, C, Algorithm, E, SO, S>( mut block_import: BoxBlockImport, client: Arc, algorithm: Algorithm, mut env: E, preruntime: Option>, round: u32, mut sync_oracle: SO, build_time: std::time::Duration, select_chain: Option, inherent_data_providers: inherents::InherentDataProviders, ) where C: HeaderBackend + AuxStore + 'static, Algorithm: PowAlgorithm + Send + Sync + 'static, E: Environment + Send + Sync + 'static, E::Error: std::fmt::Debug, SO: SyncOracle + Send + Sync + 'static, S: SelectChain + 'static, { if let Err(_) = register_pow_inherent_data_provider(&inherent_data_providers) { warn!("Registering inherent data provider for timestamp failed"); } thread::spawn(move || { loop { match mine_loop( &mut block_import, client.as_ref(), &algorithm, &mut env, preruntime.as_ref(), round, &mut sync_oracle, build_time.clone(), select_chain.as_ref(), &inherent_data_providers ) { Ok(()) => (), Err(e) => error!( "Mining block failed with {:?}. Sleep for 1 second before restarting...", e ), } std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::new(1, 0)); } }); } fn mine_loop, C, Algorithm, E, SO, S>( block_import: &mut BoxBlockImport, client: &C, algorithm: &Algorithm, env: &mut E, preruntime: Option<&Vec>, round: u32, sync_oracle: &mut SO, build_time: std::time::Duration, select_chain: Option<&S>, inherent_data_providers: &inherents::InherentDataProviders, ) -> Result<(), Error> where C: HeaderBackend + AuxStore, Algorithm: PowAlgorithm, E: Environment, E::Error: std::fmt::Debug, SO: SyncOracle, S: SelectChain, { 'outer: loop { if sync_oracle.is_major_syncing() { debug!(target: "pow", "Skipping proposal due to sync."); std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::new(1, 0)); continue 'outer } let (best_hash, best_header) = match select_chain { Some(select_chain) => { let header = select_chain.best_chain() .map_err(Error::BestHeaderSelectChain)?; let hash = header.hash(); (hash, header) }, None => { let hash = client.info().best_hash; let header = client.header(BlockId::Hash(hash)) .map_err(Error::BestHeader)? .ok_or(Error::NoBestHeader)?; (hash, header) }, }; let mut aux = PowAux::read(client, &best_hash)?; let mut proposer = env.init(&best_header) .map_err(|e| Error::Environment(format!("{:?}", e)))?; let inherent_data = inherent_data_providers .create_inherent_data().map_err(Error::CreateInherents)?; let mut inherent_digest = Digest::default(); if let Some(preruntime) = &preruntime { inherent_digest.push(DigestItem::PreRuntime(POW_ENGINE_ID, preruntime.to_vec())); } let block = futures::executor::block_on(proposer.propose( inherent_data, inherent_digest, build_time.clone(), )).map_err(|e| Error::BlockProposingError(format!("{:?}", e)))?; let (header, body) = block.deconstruct(); let (difficulty, seal) = { let difficulty = algorithm.difficulty( &BlockId::Hash(best_hash), )?; loop { let seal = algorithm.mine( &BlockId::Hash(best_hash), &header.hash(), difficulty, round, )?; if let Some(seal) = seal { break (difficulty, seal) } if best_hash != client.info().best_hash { continue 'outer } } }; aux.difficulty = difficulty; aux.total_difficulty.increment(difficulty); let hash = { let mut header = header.clone(); header.digest_mut().push(DigestItem::Seal(POW_ENGINE_ID, seal.clone())); header.hash() }; let key = aux_key(&hash); let best_hash = match select_chain { Some(select_chain) => select_chain.best_chain() .map_err(Error::BestHashSelectChain)? .hash(), None => client.info().best_hash, }; let best_aux = PowAux::::read(client, &best_hash)?; // if the best block has changed in the meantime drop our proposal if best_aux.total_difficulty > aux.total_difficulty { continue 'outer } let import_block = BlockImportParams { origin: BlockOrigin::Own, header, justification: None, post_digests: vec![DigestItem::Seal(POW_ENGINE_ID, seal)], body: Some(body), finalized: false, auxiliary: vec![(key, Some(aux.encode()))], fork_choice: ForkChoiceStrategy::Custom(true), }; block_import.import_block(import_block, HashMap::default()) .map_err(|e| Error::BlockBuiltError(best_hash, e))?; } }