/*Called from the server thread, adds the first block to the blockchain*/
public void InitialiseChain()
{
APIClasses.Block b = new APIClasses.Block("", blockID, "");
blockID++;
GenerateHash(b);
Messenger.blockChain.Add(b);
GetMostPopular(b);
//makes sure there aren't clients who already have a block chain going
}
public static void ValidateBlock(APIClasses.Block newBlock)
{
try
{
CheckBlockID(newBlock.blockID);
CheckBlockOffset(newBlock.blockOffset);
CheckPrevHash(newBlock.prevHash);
GenerateHash(newBlock);
CheckHash(newBlock.hash);
}
catch (InvalidBlockException e)
{
logger.LogFunc("ERROR: Invalid Block " + e.Message);
}
}
public string GetPrevHash()
{
try
{
APIClasses.Block b = Messenger.blockChain.ElementAt(Messenger.blockChain.Count - 1);
return(b.hash);
}
catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException ex)
{
if (Messenger.blockChain.Count > 0)
{
throw new InvalidBlockException("Argument out of range in getting previous hash", ex);
}
else
{
return("");
}
}
}
/*-------------------------------BlockChain Thread--------------------------------------*/
public async void MinerThread()
{
await Task.Run(() =>
{
try
{
while (true)
{
string[] script;
if (Messenger.scriptQueue.TryDequeue(out script))
{
localScripts.Add(script);
if (localScripts.Count == 5) //When 5 scripts have been submitted thats enough for a block
{
List <string[]> scriptList = localScripts.OrderBy(orderby => script[0]).ToList(); //ordering the scripts
RunScripts(); //executeing the scripts
string jsonScripts = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(scriptList);
string prevHash = GetPrevHash();
APIClasses.Block newBlock = new APIClasses.Block(jsonScripts, blockID, prevHash);
blockID++;
ValidateBlock(newBlock); //validate the block create the has and validate that
Messenger.blockChain.Add(newBlock); //add to this clients block chain
GetMostPopular(newBlock); //Check my block chain against everyother clients block chain for the most popular
DownloadJobTest();
myJobs.Clear();
}
}
}
}
catch (InvalidBlockException e)
{
logger.LogFunc("ERROR: Invalid Block");
MessageBox.Show("Invalid Transaction");
}
});
}
/*Generating the hash*/
public static APIClasses.Block GenerateHash(APIClasses.Block newBlock)
{
string final = "";
string newHash = "";
bool hashed = true;
do
{
//Hash string
final = newBlock.blockID.ToString() + newBlock.jsonTransactions.ToString() + newBlock.blockOffset.ToString() + newBlock.prevHash.ToString();
//Generating a valid Hash
SHA256 sha256 = SHA256.Create();
byte[] hashBytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(final); //encoding
byte[] finalHash = sha256.ComputeHash(hashBytes); //hashing
newHash = ConvertHashToString(finalHash);
string checkHash = newHash.Substring(0, 5);
if (checkHash.Equals("12345")) //Does it start with 12345
{
hashed = false;
}
else
{
newBlock.blockOffset += 2;
}
} while (hashed);
newBlock.hash = newHash;
return(newBlock);
}
public static void AddBlock(APIClasses.Block newBlock)
{
Messenger.blockChain.Add(newBlock);
}
public static void GetMostPopular(APIClasses.Block block)
{
bool isPopular = false;
RestRequest request = new RestRequest("api/client/getclientlist/");
IRestResponse resp = RestClient.Get(request);
List <Client> clients = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <List <Client> >(resp.Content);
Dictionary <string, List <Client> > clientMap = new Dictionary <string, List <Client> >(); //<hash, <list<ports who have that hash>>
Client mostPopular = new Client(); //This is the client's whose block chain we will take
int popularity = 0;
string popularHash = block.hash;
foreach (Client c in clients)
{
ChannelFactory <PeerServerInterface> channelFactory;
NetTcpBinding tcp = new NetTcpBinding();
tcp.MaxReceivedMessageSize = 2147483647;
string clientURL = String.Format("net.tcp://{0}:{1}/DataService", c.ipaddress, c.port);
channelFactory = new ChannelFactory <PeerServerInterface>(tcp, clientURL);
PeerServerInterface channel = channelFactory.CreateChannel();
APIClasses.Block b = channel.GetCurrentBlock();
//Hash is the key and then if someone else has that key increase the value at that key
if (clientMap.ContainsKey(b.hash))
{
clientMap[b.hash].Add(c);
}
else
{
List <Client> ports = new List <Client>();
ports.Add(c);
clientMap.Add(b.hash, ports);
}
}
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, List <Client> > entry in clientMap)
{
if (entry.Value.Count > popularity)
{
mostPopular = entry.Value.ElementAt(0);
popularHash = entry.Key;
popularity = entry.Value.Count;
}
}
if (!popularHash.Equals(block.hash)) //If my hash is not the most popular
{
Thread.Sleep(1000); //Sleep long enough so you can get the updated version of the others
ChannelFactory <PeerServerInterface> channelFactory;
NetTcpBinding tcp = new NetTcpBinding();
tcp.MaxReceivedMessageSize = 2147483647;
string clientURL = String.Format("net.tcp://{0}:{1}/DataService", mostPopular.ipaddress, mostPopular.port);
channelFactory = new ChannelFactory <PeerServerInterface>(tcp, clientURL);
PeerServerInterface channel = channelFactory.CreateChannel();
Messenger.blockChain = channel.GetBlockChain();
}
else
{
//you've got the best chain
}
}