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blvm_consensus/
version_bits.rs

1//! BIP9-style version bits activation.
2//!
3//! Computes soft-fork activation height from block header version bits so the node
4//! can enforce a fork when miners signal (e.g. BIP54) without a fixed activation height.
5
6use crate::types::BlockHeader;
7
8/// BIP9 lock-in period (2016 blocks).
9pub const LOCK_IN_PERIOD: u32 = 2016;
10
11/// BIP9 activation threshold (95% of LOCK_IN_PERIOD).
12pub const ACTIVATION_THRESHOLD: u32 = 1916;
13
14/// BIP9 deployment parameters (bit index and time window).
15#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
16pub struct Bip9Deployment {
17    /// Version bit index (0–28).
18    pub bit: u8,
19    /// Start time (Unix timestamp). Before this, state is Defined.
20    pub start_time: u64,
21    /// Timeout (Unix timestamp). After this, state is Failed.
22    pub timeout: u64,
23}
24
25/// Returns the BIP54 deployment for mainnet when using version-bits activation.
26///
27/// Uses bit 15 and no time bounds so that once 95% of blocks in a 2016-block period
28/// signal the bit, BIP54 is considered active. If the network assigns a different bit
29/// or timeline, pass a custom `Bip9Deployment` to `activation_height_from_headers` instead.
30pub fn bip54_deployment_mainnet() -> Bip9Deployment {
31    Bip9Deployment {
32        bit: 15,
33        start_time: 0,
34        timeout: u64::MAX,
35    }
36}
37
38/// Computes the activation height for a BIP9 deployment from recent block headers.
39///
40/// * `headers` – Last N block headers (oldest first), typically the 2016 blocks before the
41///   block we are validating. Must be the period ending at `current_height - 1`.
42/// * `current_height` – Height of the block we are validating.
43/// * `current_time` – Network time (Unix timestamp) for start/timeout checks.
44/// * `deployment` – BIP9 deployment (bit, start_time, timeout).
45///
46/// Returns `Some(activation_height)` when the last `LOCK_IN_PERIOD` headers (the retarget
47/// window ending at `current_height - 1`) show ≥[`ACTIVATION_THRESHOLD`] signalling for
48/// `deployment.bit`. Then `activation_height = (period_index + 2) * 2016` where
49/// `period_index = (current_height - 1) / 2016` (BIP9: ACTIVE at start of period `period_index + 2`).
50///
51/// This does **not** mean rules are active at `current_height` yet; use
52/// `bip_validation::is_bip54_active_at(height, network, Some(activation_height))` for that.
53///
54/// When scanning the chain sequentially, merge multiple `Some(h)` values with `h.min(...)` so
55/// an earlier period’s lock-in (smaller activation height) is not overwritten by a later window’s
56/// larger computed height (see `merge_bip54_activation_candidate`).
57pub fn activation_height_from_headers<H: AsRef<BlockHeader>>(
58    headers: &[H],
59    current_height: u64,
60    current_time: u64,
61    deployment: &Bip9Deployment,
62) -> Option<u64> {
63    if deployment.start_time >= deployment.timeout {
64        return None;
65    }
66    if current_time < deployment.start_time || current_time >= deployment.timeout {
67        return None;
68    }
69    if headers.len() < LOCK_IN_PERIOD as usize {
70        return None;
71    }
72
73    let mut count = 0u32;
74    for h in headers.iter().take(LOCK_IN_PERIOD as usize) {
75        let v = h.as_ref().version as u32;
76        if ((v >> deployment.bit) & 1) != 0 {
77            count += 1;
78        }
79    }
80    if count < ACTIVATION_THRESHOLD {
81        return None;
82    }
83
84    // Lock-in detected for the period ending at (current_height - 1).
85    // BIP9: ACTIVE for all blocks after the LOCKED_IN retarget period. So if period p
86    // had ≥95%, we are LOCKED_IN at start of period p+1 and ACTIVE at start of period p+2.
87    // period_index p = (current_height - 1) / 2016; activation = (p + 2) * 2016.
88    let period_end = current_height.saturating_sub(1);
89    let period_index = period_end / LOCK_IN_PERIOD as u64;
90    // For `current_height` near u64::MAX, `(period_index + 2) * 2016` can overflow u64.
91    let activation_height = (period_index + 2).checked_mul(LOCK_IN_PERIOD as u64)?;
92
93    Some(activation_height)
94}
95
96/// Combine a running BIP54/version-bits activation height with a new candidate from
97/// [`activation_height_from_headers`]. Keeps the **minimum** (earliest) height.
98#[inline]
99pub fn merge_bip54_activation_candidate(
100    previous: Option<u64>,
101    candidate: Option<u64>,
102) -> Option<u64> {
103    match (previous, candidate) {
104        (Some(a), Some(b)) => Some(a.min(b)),
105        (Some(a), None) => Some(a),
106        (None, Some(b)) => Some(b),
107        (None, None) => None,
108    }
109}
110
111#[cfg(test)]
112mod tests {
113    use super::*;
114    use crate::types::BlockHeader;
115
116    fn header(version: i64) -> BlockHeader {
117        BlockHeader {
118            version,
119            prev_block_hash: [0u8; 32],
120            merkle_root: [0u8; 32],
121            timestamp: 0,
122            bits: 0x1d00ffff,
123            nonce: 0,
124        }
125    }
126
127    #[test]
128    fn disabled_deployment_returns_none() {
129        let dep = Bip9Deployment {
130            bit: 0,
131            start_time: 100,
132            timeout: 100,
133        };
134        let headers: Vec<BlockHeader> = (0..2016).map(|_| header(1)).collect();
135        assert!(activation_height_from_headers(&headers, 4032, 150, &dep).is_none());
136    }
137
138    #[test]
139    fn active_after_lockin() {
140        let dep = Bip9Deployment {
141            bit: 0,
142            start_time: 0,
143            timeout: u64::MAX,
144        };
145        // 2016 headers all with bit 0 set (period ending at current_height-1)
146        let headers: Vec<BlockHeader> = (0..2016).map(|_| header(1)).collect();
147        // Period 1 ends at 4031: lock-in → ACTIVE from height 6048 onward.
148        assert_eq!(
149            activation_height_from_headers(&headers, 4032, 1, &dep),
150            Some(6048)
151        );
152        // Period 2 window at H=6048: alone this implies activation 8064; IBD merges with min(6048, …).
153        assert_eq!(
154            activation_height_from_headers(&headers, 6048, 1, &dep),
155            Some(8064)
156        );
157        assert_eq!(
158            merge_bip54_activation_candidate(
159                activation_height_from_headers(&headers, 4032, 1, &dep),
160                activation_height_from_headers(&headers, 6048, 1, &dep),
161            ),
162            Some(6048)
163        );
164    }
165
166    #[test]
167    fn not_active_before_activation_height() {
168        let dep = Bip9Deployment {
169            bit: 0,
170            start_time: 0,
171            timeout: u64::MAX,
172        };
173        let headers: Vec<BlockHeader> = (0..2016).map(|_| header(1)).collect();
174        let act = activation_height_from_headers(&headers, 4031, 1, &dep);
175        assert_eq!(act, Some(6048));
176        assert!(
177            !crate::bip_validation::is_bip54_active_at(4031, crate::types::Network::Mainnet, act),
178            "override height must not activate BIP54 before that height"
179        );
180    }
181
182    #[test]
183    fn huge_current_height_does_not_panic() {
184        let dep = Bip9Deployment {
185            bit: 0,
186            start_time: 0,
187            timeout: u64::MAX,
188        };
189        let headers: Vec<BlockHeader> = (0..2016).map(|_| header(1)).collect();
190        assert!(activation_height_from_headers(&headers, u64::MAX, 1, &dep).is_none());
191    }
192}