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// Copyright 2018 The dexon-consensus-core Authors
// This file is part of the dexon-consensus-core library.
//
// The dexon-consensus-core library is free software: you can redistribute it
// and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
// published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,
// or (at your option) any later version.
//
// The dexon-consensus-core library is distributed in the hope that it will be
// useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser
// General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
// along with the dexon-consensus-core library. If not, see
// <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

package core

import (
    "time"

    "github.com/dexon-foundation/dexon-consensus-core/common"
    "github.com/dexon-foundation/dexon-consensus-core/core/crypto"
    "github.com/dexon-foundation/dexon-consensus-core/core/types"
)

// Application describes the application interface that interacts with DEXON
// consensus core.
type Application interface {
    // PreparePayload is called when consensus core is preparing a block.
    PreparePayload(position types.Position) []byte

    // VerifyPayload verifies if the payload is valid.
    VerifyPayload(payload []byte) bool

    // BlockDelivered is called when a block is add to the compaction chain.
    BlockDelivered(block types.Block)

    // BlockProcessedChan returns a channel to receive the block hashes that have
    // finished processing by the application.
    BlockProcessedChan() <-chan types.WitnessResult

    // WitnessAckDelivered is called when a witness ack is created.
    WitnessAckDelivered(witnessAck *types.WitnessAck)
}

// Debug describes the application interface that requires
// more detailed consensus execution.
type Debug interface {
    // BlockConfirmed is called when a block is confirmed and added to lattice.
    BlockConfirmed(blockHash common.Hash)

    // StronglyAcked is called when a block is strongly acked.
    StronglyAcked(blockHash common.Hash)

    // TotalOrderingDelivered is called when the total ordering algorithm deliver
    // a set of block.
    TotalOrderingDelivered(common.Hashes, bool)
}

// Network describs the network interface that interacts with DEXON consensus
// core.
type Network interface {
    // BroadcastVote broadcasts vote to all nodes in DEXON network.
    BroadcastVote(vote *types.Vote)

    // BroadcastBlock broadcasts block to all nodes in DEXON network.
    BroadcastBlock(block *types.Block)

    // BroadcastWitnessAck broadcasts witnessAck to all nodes in DEXON network.
    BroadcastWitnessAck(witnessAck *types.WitnessAck)

    // SendDKGPrivateShare sends PrivateShare to a DKG participant.
    SendDKGPrivateShare(pub crypto.PublicKey, prvShare *types.DKGPrivateShare)

    // BroadcastDKGPrivateShare broadcasts PrivateShare to all DKG participants.
    BroadcastDKGPrivateShare(prvShare *types.DKGPrivateShare)

    // BroadcastDKGPartialSignature broadcasts partialSignature to all
    // DKG participants.
    BroadcastDKGPartialSignature(psig *types.DKGPartialSignature)

    // ReceiveChan returns a channel to receive messages from DEXON network.
    ReceiveChan() <-chan interface{}
}

// Governance interface specifies interface to control the governance contract.
// Note that there are a lot more methods in the governance contract, that this
// interface only define those that are required to run the consensus algorithm.
type Governance interface {
    // GetConfiguration returns the configuration at a given round.
    // Return the genesis configuration if round == 0.
    GetConfiguration(round uint64) *types.Config

    // GetCRS returns the CRS for a given round.
    // Return the genesis CRS if round == 0.
    GetCRS(round uint64) []byte

    // GetNodeSet returns the node set at a given round.
    // Return the genesis node set if round == 0.
    GetNodeSet(round uint64) []crypto.PublicKey

    // Porpose a ThresholdSignature of round.
    ProposeThresholdSignature(round uint64, signature crypto.Signature)

    // Get a ThresholdSignature of round.
    GetThresholdSignature(round uint64) (crypto.Signature, bool)

    //// DKG-related methods.

    // AddDKGComplaint adds a DKGComplaint.
    AddDKGComplaint(complaint *types.DKGComplaint)

    // GetDKGComplaints gets all the DKGComplaints of round.
    DKGComplaints(round uint64) []*types.DKGComplaint

    // AddDKGMasterPublicKey adds a DKGMasterPublicKey.
    AddDKGMasterPublicKey(masterPublicKey *types.DKGMasterPublicKey)

    // DKGMasterPublicKeys gets all the DKGMasterPublicKey of round.
    DKGMasterPublicKeys(round uint64) []*types.DKGMasterPublicKey
}

// Ticker define the capability to tick by interval.
type Ticker interface {
    // Tick would return a channel, which would be triggered until next tick.
    Tick() <-chan time.Time

    // Stop the ticker.
    Stop()
}