Repository: bitcoin/bitcoin
File: src/index/base.h (C/C++)

Code before:
// Copyright (c) 2017-present The Bitcoin Core developers
// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.

#ifndef BITCOIN_INDEX_BASE_H
#define BITCOIN_INDEX_BASE_H

#include <attributes.h>
#include <dbwrapper.h>
#include <interfaces/chain.h>
#include <kernel/cs_main.h>
#include <threadsafety.h>
#include <uint256.h>
#include <util/fs.h>
#include <util/threadinterrupt.h>
#include <validationinterface.h>

#include <atomic>
#include <cstddef>
#include <memory>
#include <optional>
#include <string>
#include <thread>

class CBlock;
class CBlockIndex;
class Chainstate;

struct CBlockLocator;
struct IndexSummary {
    std::string name;
    bool synced{false};
    int best_block_height{0};
    uint256 best_block_hash;
};
namespace interfaces {
struct BlockRef;
}
namespace util {
template <unsigned int num_params>
struct ConstevalFormatString;
}

/**
 * Base class for indices of blockchain data. This implements
 * CValidationInterface and ensures blocks are indexed sequentially according
 * to their position in the active chain.
 *
 * In the presence of multiple chainstates (i.e. if a UTXO snapshot is loaded),
 * only the background "IBD" chainstate will be indexed to avoid building the
 * index out of order. When the background chainstate completes validation, the
 * index will be reinitialized and indexing will continue.
 */
class BaseIndex : public CValidationInterface
{
protected:
    /**
     * The database stores a block locator of the chain the database is synced to
     * so that the index can efficiently determine the point it last stopped at.
     * A locator is used instead of a simple hash of the chain tip because blocks
     * and block index entries may not be flushed to disk until after this database
     * is updated.
    */
    class DB : public CDBWrapper
    {
    public:
        DB(const fs::path& path, size_t n_cache_size,
           bool f_memory = false, bool f_wipe = false, bool f_obfuscate = false);

        /// Read block locator of the chain that the index is in sync with.
        /// Note, the returned locator will be empty if no record exists.
        CBlockLocator ReadBestBlock() const;

        /// Write block locator of the chain that the index is in sync with.
        void WriteBestBlock(CDBBatch& batch, const CBlockLocator& locator);
    };

private:
    /// Whether the index has been initialized or not.
    std::atomic<bool> m_init{false};
    /// Whether the index is in sync with the main chain. The flag is flipped
    /// from false to true once, after which point this starts processing
    /// ValidationInterface notifications to stay in sync.
    ///
    /// Note that this will latch to true *immediately* upon startup if
    /// `m_chainstate->m_chain` is empty, which will be the case upon startup
    /// with an empty datadir if, e.g., `-txindex=1` is specified.
    std::atomic<bool> m_synced{false};

    /// The last block in the chain that the index is in sync with.
    std::atomic<const CBlockIndex*> m_best_block_index{nullptr};

    std::thread m_thread_sync;
    CThreadInterrupt m_interrupt;

    /// Write the current index state (eg. chain block locator and subclass-specific items) to disk.
    ///
    /// Recommendations for error handling:
    /// If called on a successor of the previous committed best block in the index, the index can
    /// continue processing without risk of corruption, though the index state will need to catch up
    /// from further behind on reboot. If the new state is not a successor of the previous state (due
    /// to a chain reorganization), the index must halt until Commit succeeds or else it could end up
    /// getting corrupted.
    bool Commit();

    /// Loop over disconnected blocks and call CustomRemove.
    bool Rewind(const CBlockIndex* current_tip, const CBlockIndex* new_tip);

    bool ProcessBlock(const CBlockIndex* pindex, const CBlock* block_data = nullptr);

    virtual bool AllowPrune() const = 0;

    template <typename... Args>
    void FatalErrorf(util::ConstevalFormatString<sizeof...(Args)> fmt, const Args&... args);

protected:
    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Chain> m_chain;
    Chainstate* m_chainstate{nullptr};
    const std::string m_name;

    void BlockConnected(const kernel::ChainstateRole& role, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& block, const CBlockIndex* pindex) override;

    void ChainStateFlushed(const kernel::ChainstateRole& role, const CBlockLocator& locator) override;

    /// Return custom notification options for index.
    [[nodiscard]] virtual interfaces::Chain::NotifyOptions CustomOptions() { return {}; }

    /// Initialize internal state from the database and block index.
    [[nodiscard]] virtual bool CustomInit(const std::optional<interfaces::BlockRef>& block) { return true; }

    /// Write update index entries for a newly connected block.
    [[nodiscard]] virtual bool CustomAppend(const interfaces::BlockInfo& block) { return true; }

    /// Virtual method called internally by Commit that can be overridden to atomically
    /// commit more index state.
    virtual bool CustomCommit(CDBBatch& batch) { return true; }

    /// Rewind index by one block during a chain reorg.
    [[nodiscard]] virtual bool CustomRemove(const interfaces::BlockInfo& block) { return true; }

    virtual DB& GetDB() const = 0;

    /// Update the internal best block index as well as the prune lock.
    void SetBestBlockIndex(const CBlockIndex* block);

public:
    BaseIndex(std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Chain> chain, std::string name);
    /// Destructor interrupts sync thread if running and blocks until it exits.
    virtual ~BaseIndex();

    /// Get the name of the index for display in logs.
    const std::string& GetName() const LIFETIMEBOUND { return m_name; }

    /// Blocks the current thread until the index is caught up to the current
    /// state of the block chain. This only blocks if the index has gotten in
    /// sync once and only needs to process blocks in the ValidationInterface
    /// queue. If the index is catching up from far behind, this method does
    /// not block and immediately returns false.
    bool BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain() const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(::cs_main);

    void Interrupt();

    /// Initializes the sync state and registers the instance to the
    /// validation interface so that it stays in sync with blockchain updates.
    [[nodiscard]] bool Init();

    /// Starts the initial sync process on a background thread.
    [[nodiscard]] bool StartBackgroundSync();

    /// Sync the index with the block index starting from the current best block.
    /// Intended to be run in its own thread, m_thread_sync, and can be
    /// interrupted with m_interrupt. Once the index gets in sync, the m_synced
    /// flag is set and the BlockConnected ValidationInterface callback takes
    /// over and the sync thread exits.
    void Sync();

    /// Stops the instance from staying in sync with blockchain updates.
    void Stop();

    /// Get a summary of the index and its state.
    IndexSummary GetSummary() const;
};

#endif // BITCOIN_INDEX_BASE_H


Review comment (suggestion):
nit: `NeededBlockStatusMask` (I prefer `Required` instead of `Needed` but that's personal and doesn't really matter) better highlights that this returns a mask instead of data

Code after:
// Copyright (c) 2017-present The Bitcoin Core developers
// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.

#ifndef BITCOIN_INDEX_BASE_H
#define BITCOIN_INDEX_BASE_H

#include <attributes.h>
#include <dbwrapper.h>
#include <interfaces/chain.h>
#include <kernel/cs_main.h>
#include <threadsafety.h>
#include <uint256.h>
#include <util/fs.h>
#include <util/threadinterrupt.h>
#include <validationinterface.h>

#include <atomic>
#include <cstddef>
#include <memory>
#include <optional>
#include <string>
#include <thread>

class CBlock;
class CBlockIndex;
class Chainstate;

struct CBlockLocator;
struct IndexSummary {
    std::string name;
    bool synced{false};
    int best_block_height{0};
    uint256 best_block_hash;
};
namespace interfaces {
struct BlockRef;
}
namespace util {
template <unsigned int num_params>
struct ConstevalFormatString;
}

/**
 * Base class for indices of blockchain data. This implements
 * CValidationInterface and ensures blocks are indexed sequentially according
 * to their position in the active chain.
 *
 * In the presence of multiple chainstates (i.e. if a UTXO snapshot is loaded),
 * only the background "IBD" chainstate will be indexed to avoid building the
 * index out of order. When the background chainstate completes validation, the
 * index will be reinitialized and indexing will continue.
 */
class BaseIndex : public CValidationInterface
{
protected:
    /**
     * The database stores a block locator of the chain the database is synced to
     * so that the index can efficiently determine the point it last stopped at.
     * A locator is used instead of a simple hash of the chain tip because blocks
     * and block index entries may not be flushed to disk until after this database
     * is updated.
    */
    class DB : public CDBWrapper
    {
    public:
        DB(const fs::path& path, size_t n_cache_size,
           bool f_memory = false, bool f_wipe = false, bool f_obfuscate = false);

        /// Read block locator of the chain that the index is in sync with.
        /// Note, the returned locator will be empty if no record exists.
        CBlockLocator ReadBestBlock() const;

        /// Write block locator of the chain that the index is in sync with.
        void WriteBestBlock(CDBBatch& batch, const CBlockLocator& locator);
    };

private:
    /// Whether the index has been initialized or not.
    std::atomic<bool> m_init{false};
    /// Whether the index is in sync with the main chain. The flag is flipped
    /// from false to true once, after which point this starts processing
    /// ValidationInterface notifications to stay in sync.
    ///
    /// Note that this will latch to true *immediately* upon startup if
    /// `m_chainstate->m_chain` is empty, which will be the case upon startup
    /// with an empty datadir if, e.g., `-txindex=1` is specified.
    std::atomic<bool> m_synced{false};

    /// The last block in the chain that the index is in sync with.
    std::atomic<const CBlockIndex*> m_best_block_index{nullptr};

    std::thread m_thread_sync;
    CThreadInterrupt m_interrupt;

    /// Write the current index state (eg. chain block locator and subclass-specific items) to disk.
    ///
    /// Recommendations for error handling:
    /// If called on a successor of the previous committed best block in the index, the index can
    /// continue processing without risk of corruption, though the index state will need to catch up
    /// from further behind on reboot. If the new state is not a successor of the previous state (due
    /// to a chain reorganization), the index must halt until Commit succeeds or else it could end up
    /// getting corrupted.
    bool Commit();

    /// Loop over disconnected blocks and call CustomRemove.
    bool Rewind(const CBlockIndex* current_tip, const CBlockIndex* new_tip);

    bool ProcessBlock(const CBlockIndex* pindex, const CBlock* block_data = nullptr);

    virtual bool AllowPrune() const = 0;

    template <typename... Args>
    void FatalErrorf(util::ConstevalFormatString<sizeof...(Args)> fmt, const Args&... args);

protected:
    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Chain> m_chain;
    Chainstate* m_chainstate{nullptr};
    const std::string m_name;

    void BlockConnected(const kernel::ChainstateRole& role, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& block, const CBlockIndex* pindex) override;

    void ChainStateFlushed(const kernel::ChainstateRole& role, const CBlockLocator& locator) override;

    /// Initialize internal state from the database and block index.
    [[nodiscard]] virtual bool CustomInit(const std::optional<interfaces::BlockRef>& block) { return true; }

    /// Write update index entries for a newly connected block.
    [[nodiscard]] virtual bool CustomAppend(const interfaces::BlockInfo& block) { return true; }

    /// Virtual method called internally by Commit that can be overridden to atomically
    /// commit more index state.
    virtual bool CustomCommit(CDBBatch& batch) { return true; }

    /// Rewind index by one block during a chain reorg.
    [[nodiscard]] virtual bool CustomRemove(const interfaces::BlockInfo& block) { return true; }

    virtual DB& GetDB() const = 0;

    /// Update the internal best block index as well as the prune lock.
    void SetBestBlockIndex(const CBlockIndex* block);

public:
    BaseIndex(std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Chain> chain, std::string name);
    /// Destructor interrupts sync thread if running and blocks until it exits.
    virtual ~BaseIndex();

    /// Get the name of the index for display in logs.
    const std::string& GetName() const LIFETIMEBOUND { return m_name; }

    /// Return custom notification options for index.
    [[nodiscard]] virtual interfaces::Chain::NotifyOptions CustomOptions() { return {}; }

    /// Blocks the current thread until the index is caught up to the current
    /// state of the block chain. This only blocks if the index has gotten in
    /// sync once and only needs to process blocks in the ValidationInterface
    /// queue. If the index is catching up from far behind, this method does
    /// not block and immediately returns false.
    bool BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain() const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(::cs_main);

    void Interrupt();

    /// Initializes the sync state and registers the instance to the
    /// validation interface so that it stays in sync with blockchain updates.
    [[nodiscard]] bool Init();

    /// Starts the initial sync process on a background thread.
    [[nodiscard]] bool StartBackgroundSync();

    /// Sync the index with the block index starting from the current best block.
    /// Intended to be run in its own thread, m_thread_sync, and can be
    /// interrupted with m_interrupt. Once the index gets in sync, the m_synced
    /// flag is set and the BlockConnected ValidationInterface callback takes
    /// over and the sync thread exits.
    void Sync();

    /// Stops the instance from staying in sync with blockchain updates.
    void Stop();

    /// Get a summary of the index and its state.
    IndexSummary GetSummary() const;
};

#endif // BITCOIN_INDEX_BASE_H