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+package downloader
+
+import (
+ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
+ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
+)
+
+// THIS IS PENDING AND TO DO CHANGES FOR MAKING THE DOWNLOADER SYNCHRONOUS
+
+// SynchroniseWithPeer will select the peer and use it for synchronising. If an empty string is given
+// it will use the best peer possible and synchronise if it's TD is higher than our own. If any of the
+// checks fail an error will be returned. This method is synchronous
+func (d *Downloader) SynchroniseWithPeer(id string) (types.Blocks, error) {
+ // Check if we're busy
+ if d.isBusy() {
+ return nil, errBusy
+ }
+
+ // Attempt to select a peer. This can either be nothing, which returns, best peer
+ // or selected peer. If no peer could be found an error will be returned
+ var p *peer
+ if len(id) == 0 {
+ p = d.peers[id]
+ if p == nil {
+ return nil, errUnknownPeer
+ }
+ } else {
+ p = d.peers.bestPeer()
+ }
+
+ // Make sure our td is lower than the peer's td
+ if p.td.Cmp(d.currentTd()) <= 0 || d.hasBlock(p.recentHash) {
+ return nil, errLowTd
+ }
+
+ // Get the hash from the peer and initiate the downloading progress.
+ err := d.getFromPeer(p, p.recentHash, false)
+ if err != nil {
+ return nil, err
+ }
+
+ return d.queue.blocks, nil
+}
+
+// Synchronise will synchronise using the best peer.
+func (d *Downloader) Synchronise() (types.Blocks, error) {
+ return d.SynchroniseWithPeer("")
+}
+
+func (d *Downloader) getFromPeer(p *peer, hash common.Hash, ignoreInitial bool) error {
+ d.activePeer = p.id
+
+ glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln("Synchronising with the network using:", p.id)
+ // Start the fetcher. This will block the update entirely
+ // interupts need to be send to the appropriate channels
+ // respectively.
+ if err := d.startFetchingHashes(p, hash, ignoreInitial); err != nil {
+ // handle error
+ glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln("Error fetching hashes:", err)
+ // XXX Reset
+ return err
+ }
+
+ // Start fetching blocks in paralel. The strategy is simple
+ // take any available peers, seserve a chunk for each peer available,
+ // let the peer deliver the chunkn and periodically check if a peer
+ // has timedout. When done downloading, process blocks.
+ if err := d.startFetchingBlocks(p); err != nil {
+ glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln("Error downloading blocks:", err)
+ // XXX reset
+ return err
+ }
+
+ glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln("Sync completed")
+
+ return nil
+}