/// <summary>
/// Determines whether a new anchor should be calculated and recorded,
/// and does it if it is the case.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The task object representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
public async Task <LedgerAnchor> RecordAnchor()
{
if (await anchorRecorder.CanRecordAnchor())
{
LedgerAnchor anchor = await anchorState.GetLastAnchor();
LedgerAnchor latestAnchor = await ComputeNewAnchor(anchor);
if (latestAnchor != null)
{
// Record the anchor
await anchorRecorder.RecordAnchor(latestAnchor);
// Commit the anchor if it has been recorded successfully
await anchorState.CommitAnchor(latestAnchor);
return(latestAnchor);
}
}
return(null);
}
