/// <summary>
/// Start downloading the block chain from the first available peer.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// If no peers are currently connected, the download will be started
/// once a peer starts. If the peer dies, the download will resume with another peer.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="listener">A listener for chain download events, may not be null.</param>
public void StartBlockChainDownload(IPeerEventListener listener)
{
lock (syncRoot)
{
_downloadListener = listener;
// TODO be more nuanced about which peer to download from. We can also try
// downloading from multiple peers and handle the case when a new peer comes along
// with a longer chain after we thought we were done.
lock (_peers)
{
var firstPeer = _peers.FirstOrDefault();
if (firstPeer != null)
{
StartBlockChainDownloadFromPeer(firstPeer);
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Start downloading the block chain from the first available peer.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// If no peers are currently connected, the download will be started
/// once a peer starts. If the peer dies, the download will resume with another peer.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="listener">A listener for chain download events, may not be null.</param>
public void StartBlockChainDownload(IPeerEventListener listener)
{
lock (this)
{
_downloadListener = listener;
// TODO be more nuanced about which peer to download from. We can also try
// downloading from multiple peers and handle the case when a new peer comes along
// with a longer chain after we thought we were done.
lock (_peers)
{
var firstPeer = _peers.FirstOrDefault();
if (firstPeer != null)
StartBlockChainDownloadFromPeer(firstPeer);
}
}
}
