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lib/validator.ex
defmodule UltraDark.Validator do
alias UltraDark.Blockchain.Block
alias UltraDark.Utilities
alias UltraDark.KeyPair
alias Decimal, as: D
@moduledoc """
Responsible for implementing the consensus rules to all blocks and transactions
"""
@doc """
A block is considered valid if the index is greater than the index of the previous block,
the previous_hash is equal to the hash of the previous block, and the hash of the block,
when recalculated, is the same as what the listed block hash is
"""
@spec is_block_valid?(Block, list, number) :: :ok | {:error, any}
def is_block_valid?(block, chain, difficulty) do
last_block = List.first(chain)
with :ok <- valid_index(block.index, last_block.index),
:ok <- valid_prev_hash?(block.previous_hash, last_block.hash),
:ok <- valid_hash?(block),
:ok <- valid_coinbase?(block),
:ok <- valid_transactions?(block),
:ok <- valid_difficulty?(block, difficulty)
do :ok
else err -> err
end
end
@spec valid_index(number, number) :: :ok | {:error, {:invalid_index, number, number}}
defp valid_index(index, prev_index) when index > prev_index, do: :ok
defp valid_index(index, prev_index) when index <= prev_index,
do: {:error, {:invalid_index, prev_index, index}}
@spec valid_prev_hash?(String.t(), String.t()) ::
:ok | {:error, {:wrong_hash, {:doesnt_match_last, String.t(), String.t()}}}
defp valid_prev_hash?(prev_hash, last_block_hash) when prev_hash == last_block_hash, do: :ok
defp valid_prev_hash?(prev_hash, last_block_hash) when prev_hash != last_block_hash,
do: {:error, {:wrong_hash, {:doesnt_match_last, prev_hash, last_block_hash}}}
@spec valid_hash?(Block) :: :ok | {:error, {:wrong_hash, {:too_high, String.t(), number}}}
defp valid_hash?(%{
index: index,
previous_hash: previous_hash,
timestamp: timestamp,
nonce: nonce,
hash: hash,
merkle_root: merkle_root,
difficulty: difficulty
}) do
with :ok <- compare_hash({index, previous_hash, timestamp, nonce, merkle_root}, hash),
:ok <- fn ->
if Block.hash_beat_target?(%{hash: hash, difficulty: difficulty}),
do: :ok,
else: {:error, {:wrong_hash, {:too_high, hash, difficulty}}}
end do
:ok
else
err -> err
end
end
@spec compare_hash({number, String.t(), String.t(), number, String.t()}, String.t()) ::
:ok | {:error, {:wrong_hash, {:doesnt_match_provided, String.t(), String.t()}}}
defp compare_hash({index, previous_hash, timestamp, nonce, merkle_root}, hash) do
computed =
[Integer.to_string(index), previous_hash, timestamp, Integer.to_string(nonce), merkle_root]
|> Utilities.sha3_base16()
if computed == hash do
:ok
else
{:error, {:wrong_hash, {:doesnt_match_provided, computed, hash}}}
end
end
@spec valid_coinbase?(Block) :: :ok | {:error, :no_coinbase}
def valid_coinbase?(%{transactions: transactions, index: block_index}) do
coinbase = List.first(transactions)
with :ok <- (&if(&1 != nil, do: :ok, else: {:error, :no_coinbase})).(coinbase),
:ok <- is_coinbase?(coinbase),
:ok <- appropriate_coinbase_output?(transactions, block_index) do
:ok
else
err -> err
end
end
@spec valid_transaction?(Transaction) :: boolean
def valid_transaction?(%{inputs: inputs}) do
inputs
|> Enum.map(fn input ->
case {Base.decode16(input.addr), Base.decode16(input.signature)} do
{{:ok, pub}, {:ok, sig}} -> KeyPair.verify_signature(pub, sig, input.txoid)
_ -> false
end
end)
|> Enum.all?(&(&1 == true))
end
@spec valid_transactions?(Block) :: :ok | {:error, :invalid_inputs}
def valid_transactions?(%{transactions: transactions}) do
if Enum.all?(transactions, &valid_transaction?(&1)), do: :ok, else: {:error, :invalid_inputs}
end
@spec is_coinbase?(Transaction) :: :ok | {:error, {:not_coinbase, String.t()}}
defp is_coinbase?(tx) do
if tx.txtype == "COINBASE", do: :ok, else: {:error, {:not_coinbase, tx.txtype}}
end
@spec appropriate_coinbase_output?(list, number) :: :ok | {:error, :invalid_coinbase}
defp appropriate_coinbase_output?([coinbase | transactions], block_index) do
total_fees = Block.total_block_fees(transactions)
reward = Block.calculate_block_reward(block_index)
amount = List.first(coinbase.outputs).amount
if D.equal?(D.add(total_fees, reward), amount) do
:ok
else
{:error, {:invalid_coinbase, total_fees, reward, amount}}
end
end
@spec valid_difficulty?(Block, number) :: :ok | {:error, {:invalid_difficulty, number, number}}
def valid_difficulty?(%{difficulty: difficulty}, diff) do
if difficulty == diff, do: :ok, else: {:error, {:invalid_difficulty, difficulty, diff}}
end
end