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package main
import "fmt"
import "os"
import "runtime"
import "strings"
import "bytes"
import "strconv"
import "time"
import "io/ioutil"
import "math/rand"
import "crypto/sha256"
import "net/http"
import "encoding/json"
import "github.com/pkg/errors"
import (log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus")
var blockserver string = "https://rob.salmond.ca/mine"
//var blockserver string = "http://localhost:5000/mine"
type Status struct {
Username string `json:"username"`
ClientId string `json:"client_id"`
HashRate int `json:"hashrate"`
}
type Config struct {
Username string `json:"username"`
ClientId string `json:"client_id"`
MaxWorkers int `json:"max_workers"`
}
type Block struct {
Identifier string `json:"identifier"`
Nonce int `json:"nonce"`
Data string `json:"data"`
Previous_hash string `json:"previous_hash"`
Difficulty int `json:"difficulty"`
}
func (b *Block) hash() []byte {
h := sha256.New()
h.Write([]byte(b.Identifier))
h.Write([]byte(strconv.Itoa(b.Nonce)))
h.Write([]byte(b.Data))
h.Write([]byte(b.Previous_hash))
return h.Sum(nil)
}
func (b *Block) set_blockid() {
// set a consistent block identifier by hashing what we have to start with
b.Identifier = strings.ToUpper(fmt.Sprintf("%x", b.hash())[0:32])
}
func getChain() (blocks []Block, err error) {
// fetch and decode blockchain state json
log.Info("Getting blockchain from server.")
endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/chain", blockserver)
resp, err := http.Get(endpoint)
if err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to connect to blockserver: " + blockserver)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to retrieve blocks from blockserver: " + string(body))
}
if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &blocks); err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to parse block JSON: " + string(body))
}
return blocks, nil
}
func postChain(blocks_json []byte) error {
//TODO: some better checking on this response
log.Info("Posting update to blockserver.")
endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/chain", blockserver)
resp, err := http.Post(endpoint, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(blocks_json))
if err != nil {
return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to post updated blockchain to blockserver.")
}
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
return errors.Wrap(err, "Blockserver did not validate chain update." + string(body))
}
log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Blockserver responded: %s", string(body)))
return nil
}
func difficultyTarget(target int) string {
// difficulty is based on the number of 0's at the beginning of the hash
// so build a buffer of 0's to compare to the hash
var target_buffer bytes.Buffer
for i := 0; i < target; i++ {
target_buffer.WriteString("0")
}
return target_buffer.String()
}
func hashWorker(result *chan Block, end_hashrate *chan int, current_block *Block, worker_id int) {
hashed := make([]byte,0)
hash_count := 0
hashes_per_sec := 0
report_interval := 30
random := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
difficulty_target := difficultyTarget(current_block.Difficulty)
start_time := time.Now().Unix()
// hash block with random nonce values until we hit a hash that has enough 0's
// at the beginning to satisfy the difficulty requirement
for {
current_block.Nonce = random.Int()
hashed = current_block.hash()
hashed_string := fmt.Sprintf("%x", hashed)
if hashed_string[0:current_block.Difficulty] == difficulty_target {
*result <- *current_block
}
hash_count++
if start_time + int64(report_interval) < time.Now().Unix() {
hashes_per_sec = hash_count / report_interval
log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Worker: %d hashes per second: %d", worker_id, hashes_per_sec))
*end_hashrate <- hashes_per_sec
return
}
}
}
func mineChain(c *[]Block, hashrate_report *chan int, quit *chan bool, max_workers int) ([]Block, error) {
// mine a block on the chain until it is solved then return the chain for processing back to the server
var currentBlock Block
var currentBlock_num int
var previousBlock Block
for i, block := range *c {
if block.Nonce == 0 {
previousBlock = (*c)[i-1]
currentBlock_num = i
currentBlock = block
break
}
}
// stop mining if all blocks are solved
if currentBlock.Difficulty == 0 {
return nil, errors.New("No blocks found to solve.")
close(*quit)
}
log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Working on block number %d at difficulty rating %d", currentBlock_num, currentBlock.Difficulty))
currentBlock.set_blockid()
currentBlock.Previous_hash = fmt.Sprintf("%x", previousBlock.hash())
//func hashWorker(result *chan Block, hashrate_report *chan int, current_block *Block) {
result := make(chan Block)
end_hashrate := make(chan int)
ended_count := 0
total_hashrate := 0
for {
// launch an async hashworker to try random nonces
for i := 0; i < max_workers; i++ {
log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Launching worker id: %d", i))
go hashWorker(&result, &end_hashrate, &currentBlock, i)
}
for j := 0; j < max_workers; j++ {
select {
// return if we mine a block so it can be sent to the blockserver and we'll fetch the next block
case retval := <-result:
(*c)[currentBlock_num] = retval
return *c, nil
// if all the hashworkers ended their report interval, continue and spawn new ones
case rate := <-end_hashrate:
ended_count++
total_hashrate += rate
if ended_count == max_workers {
log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Total hashes per second: %d", total_hashrate))
*hashrate_report <- total_hashrate
ended_count = 0
total_hashrate = 0
return nil, nil
}
}
}
}
log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Block: %+v\n", currentBlock))
return nil, errors.New("Unable to solve this block!")
}
func getConfig(username string) (*Config, error) {
// either produce a new config file or read an existing one
config := new(Config)
config_filename := "miner_config.json"
config_default_username := "your username here"
if username != "" {
config_default_username = username
}
if _, err := os.Stat(config_filename); os.IsNotExist(err) {
// generate a new config file
config.Username = config_default_username
config.MaxWorkers = runtime.NumCPU()
random := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
config.ClientId = strings.ToUpper(fmt.Sprintf("%x", random.Int()))
config_data, _ := json.Marshal(config)
file, file_err := os.Create(config_filename)
if file_err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(file_err, "Unable to create config file: " + config_filename)
}
defer file.Close()
_, write_err := file.Write(config_data)
if write_err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(file_err, "Unable to write to config file: " + config_filename)
}
return nil, errors.New("No config file found, a new one has been created. Please configure your username and restart the miner.")
} else {
config_data, file_err := ioutil.ReadFile(config_filename)
if err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(file_err, "Unable to read config file: " + config_filename)
}
if json_err := json.Unmarshal(config_data, &config); json_err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(json_err, "Unable to parse config json.")
}
if config.Username == config_default_username {
return nil, errors.New("Please edit config file and add a username before restarting miner.")
}
return config, nil
}
return nil, nil
}
func postStatus(status_json []byte) error {
log.Info("Posting status to blockserver.")
endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/status", blockserver)
resp, err := http.Post(endpoint, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(status_json))
if err != nil {
return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to post status to blockserver.")
}
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
return errors.Wrap(err, "Blockserver did not accept status update." + string(body))
}
log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Blockserver responded: %s", string(body)))
return nil
}
func toil(hashrate_report *chan int, quit *chan bool, max_workers int) {
// slave away in the mines
for {
// fetch blocks
blockchain, err := getChain()
if err != nil {
log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Chain fetcher exited with message: %s", err))
log.Info("Sleeping until retry.")
time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
continue
}
// mine a block
newchain, err := mineChain(&blockchain, hashrate_report, quit, max_workers)
if err != nil {
log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Miner exited with message: %s", err))
log.Info("Exiting.")
return
}
if newchain != nil {
// json encode mined block
json_chain, err := json.Marshal(newchain);
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// post mined block to blockserver
if err := postChain(json_chain); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
}
}
}
func reportStatus(username string, client_id string, hashrate_report *chan int) {
// send a status report every time the miner writes current hashrate to the report channel
for {
status := Status{}
status.Username = username
status.ClientId = client_id
status.HashRate = <-*hashrate_report
status_data, _ := json.Marshal(status)
if err := postStatus(status_data); err != nil {
log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Error posting status to blockserver: %s", err))
continue
}
}
}
func printUsage() {
fmt.Println("Usage:")
fmt.Printf("\t%s <username>", os.Args[1])
fmt.Printf("\tGenerate a new config file using the specified username.")
fmt.Printf("\t%s", os.Args[1])
fmt.Printf("\tStart mining using existing config file or generate a default config if none is present.")
}
func needHelp(param string) (n bool) {
switch param {
case "-h":
return true
case "--help":
return true
case "help":
return true
default:
return false
}
}
func main() {
var config *Config
var err error
// fiddle about with args
if len(os.Args) == 2 {
// display help and exit
if needHelp(os.Args[1]) {
printUsage()
return
// if arg doesnt look like help accept it as username for config
} else {
config, err = getConfig(os.Args[1])
}
// just go ahead and load config then
} else {
config, err = getConfig("")
}
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
fmt.Println("Exiting.")
return
}
log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Detected %d available CPU cores.", runtime.NumCPU()))
log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Launching with configuration=> username: %s, client_id: %s, max_workers: %d", config.Username, config.ClientId, config.MaxWorkers))
hashrate_report := make(chan int)
quit := make(chan bool)
go toil(&hashrate_report, &quit, config.MaxWorkers)
go reportStatus(config.Username, config.ClientId, &hashrate_report)
select {}
}