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Diffstat (limited to 'core/types.go')
| -rw-r--r-- | core/types.go | 30 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/core/types.go b/core/types.go index 7fd658979..1cfbbab29 100644 --- a/core/types.go +++ b/core/types.go @@ -24,31 +24,17 @@ import ( "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm" ) -// Validator is an interface which defines the standard for block validation. +// Validator is an interface which defines the standard for block validation. It +// is only responsible for validating block contents, as the header validation is +// done by the specific consensus engines. // -// The validator is responsible for validating incoming block or, if desired, -// validates headers for fast validation. -// -// ValidateBlock validates the given block and should return an error if it -// failed to do so and should be used for "full" validation. -// -// ValidateHeader validates the given header and parent and returns an error -// if it failed to do so. -// -// ValidateState validates the given statedb and optionally the receipts and -// gas used. The implementer should decide what to do with the given input. type Validator interface { - HeaderValidator - ValidateBlock(block *types.Block) error - ValidateState(block, parent *types.Block, state *state.StateDB, receipts types.Receipts, usedGas *big.Int) error -} + // ValidateBody validates the given block's content. + ValidateBody(block *types.Block) error -// HeaderValidator is an interface for validating headers only -// -// ValidateHeader validates the given header and parent and returns an error -// if it failed to do so. -type HeaderValidator interface { - ValidateHeader(header, parent *types.Header, checkPow bool) error + // ValidateState validates the given statedb and optionally the receipts and + // gas used. + ValidateState(block, parent *types.Block, state *state.StateDB, receipts types.Receipts, usedGas *big.Int) error } // Processor is an interface for processing blocks using a given initial state. |