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}