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vm.go
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// (c) 2019-2020, Ava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
package common
import (
"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/manager"
"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/health"
"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow"
"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/validators"
)
// VM describes the interface that all consensus VMs must implement
type VM interface {
// Returns nil if the VM is healthy.
// Periodically called and reported via the node's Health API.
health.Checkable
// Connector represents a handler that is called on connection connect/disconnect
validators.Connector
// Initialize this VM.
// [ctx]: Metadata about this VM.
// [ctx.networkID]: The ID of the network this VM's chain is running on.
// [ctx.chainID]: The unique ID of the chain this VM is running on.
// [ctx.Log]: Used to log messages
// [ctx.NodeID]: The unique staker ID of this node.
// [ctx.Lock]: A Read/Write lock shared by this VM and the consensus
// engine that manages this VM. The write lock is held
// whenever code in the consensus engine calls the VM.
// [dbManager]: The manager of the database this VM will persist data to.
// [genesisBytes]: The byte-encoding of the genesis information of this
// VM. The VM uses it to initialize its state. For
// example, if this VM were an account-based payments
// system, `genesisBytes` would probably contain a genesis
// transaction that gives coins to some accounts, and this
// transaction would be in the genesis block.
// [toEngine]: The channel used to send messages to the consensus engine.
// [fxs]: Feature extensions that attach to this VM.
Initialize(
ctx *snow.Context,
dbManager manager.Manager,
genesisBytes []byte,
upgradeBytes []byte,
configBytes []byte,
toEngine chan<- Message,
fxs []*Fx,
) error
// Bootstrapping is called when the node is starting to bootstrap this chain.
Bootstrapping() error
// Bootstrapped is called when the node is done bootstrapping this chain.
Bootstrapped() error
// Shutdown is called when the node is shutting down.
Shutdown() error
// Version returns the version of the VM this node is running.
Version() (string, error)
// Creates the HTTP handlers for custom VM network calls.
//
// This exposes handlers that the outside world can use to communicate with
// a static reference to the VM. Each handler has the path:
// [Address of node]/ext/VM/[VM ID]/[extension]
//
// Returns a mapping from [extension]s to HTTP handlers.
//
// Each extension can specify how locking is managed for convenience.
//
// For example, it might make sense to have an extension for creating
// genesis bytes this VM can interpret.
CreateStaticHandlers() (map[string]*HTTPHandler, error)
// Creates the HTTP handlers for custom chain network calls.
//
// This exposes handlers that the outside world can use to communicate with
// the chain. Each handler has the path:
// [Address of node]/ext/bc/[chain ID]/[extension]
//
// Returns a mapping from [extension]s to HTTP handlers.
//
// Each extension can specify how locking is managed for convenience.
//
// For example, if this VM implements an account-based payments system,
// it have an extension called `accounts`, where clients could get
// information about their accounts.
CreateHandlers() (map[string]*HTTPHandler, error)
}