core-chain/pow/pow.go

// Copyright 2014 The go-ethereum Authors
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package pow

import (
	"math/big"

	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
)

type Block interface {
	Difficulty() *big.Int
	HashNoNonce() common.Hash
	Nonce() uint64
	MixDigest() common.Hash
	NumberU64() uint64
}

type ChainManager interface {
	GetBlockByNumber(uint64) *types.Block
	CurrentBlock() *types.Block
}

type PoW interface {
	Verify(block Block) error
	Search(block Block, stop <-chan struct{}) (uint64, []byte)
	Hashrate() float64
}

// FakePow is a non-validating proof of work implementation.
// It returns true from Verify for any block.
type FakePow struct{}

// Verify implements PoW, returning a success for an input.
func (pow FakePow) Verify(block Block) error { return nil }

// Search implements PoW, returning the nonce 0 for any call.
func (pow FakePow) Search(block Block, stop <-chan struct{}) (uint64, []byte) {
	return 0, nil
}

// Hashrate implements PoW, returning 0.
func (pow FakePow) Hashrate() float64 { return 0 }