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// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
//
// The go-ethereum 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 go-ethereum 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 go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

package core

import (
    "context"
    "encoding/binary"
    "fmt"
    "sync"
    "sync/atomic"
    "time"

    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
)

// ChainIndexerBackend defines the methods needed to process chain segments in
// the background and write the segment results into the database. These can be
// used to create filter blooms or CHTs.
type ChainIndexerBackend interface {
    // Reset initiates the processing of a new chain segment, potentially terminating
    // any partially completed operations (in case of a reorg).
    Reset(ctx context.Context, section uint64, prevHead common.Hash) error

    // Process crunches through the next header in the chain segment. The caller
    // will ensure a sequential order of headers.
    Process(ctx context.Context, header *types.Header) error

    // Commit finalizes the section metadata and stores it into the database.
    Commit() error
}

// ChainIndexerChain interface is used for connecting the indexer to a blockchain
type ChainIndexerChain interface {
    // CurrentHeader retrieves the latest locally known header.
    CurrentHeader() *types.Header

    // SubscribeChainHeadEvent subscribes to new head header notifications.
    SubscribeChainHeadEvent(ch chan<- ChainHeadEvent) event.Subscription
}

// ChainIndexer does a post-processing job for equally sized sections of the
// canonical chain (like BlooomBits and CHT structures). A ChainIndexer is
// connected to the blockchain through the event system by starting a
// ChainHeadEventLoop in a goroutine.
//
// Further child ChainIndexers can be added which use the output of the parent
// section indexer. These child indexers receive new head notifications only
// after an entire section has been finished or in case of rollbacks that might
// affect already finished sections.
type ChainIndexer struct {
    chainDb  ethdb.Database      // Chain database to index the data from
    indexDb  ethdb.Database      // Prefixed table-view of the db to write index metadata into
    backend  ChainIndexerBackend // Background processor generating the index data content
    children []*ChainIndexer     // Child indexers to cascade chain updates to

    active    uint32          // Flag whether the event loop was started
    update    chan struct{}   // Notification channel that headers should be processed
    quit      chan chan error // Quit channel to tear down running goroutines
    ctx       context.Context
    ctxCancel func()

    sectionSize uint64 // Number of blocks in a single chain segment to process
    confirmsReq uint64 // Number of confirmations before processing a completed segment

    storedSections uint64 // Number of sections successfully indexed into the database
    knownSections  uint64 // Number of sections known to be complete (block wise)
    cascadedHead   uint64 // Block number of the last completed section cascaded to subindexers

    checkpointSections uint64      // Number of sections covered by the checkpoint
    checkpointHead     common.Hash // Section head belonging to the checkpoint

    throttling time.Duration // Disk throttling to prevent a heavy upgrade from hogging resources

    log  log.Logger
    lock sync.RWMutex
}

// NewChainIndexer creates a new chain indexer to do background processing on
// chain segments of a given size after certain number of confirmations passed.
// The throttling parameter might be used to prevent database thrashing.
func NewChainIndexer(chainDb, indexDb ethdb.Database, backend ChainIndexerBackend, section, confirm uint64, throttling time.Duration, kind string) *ChainIndexer {
    c := &ChainIndexer{
        chainDb:     chainDb,
        indexDb:     indexDb,
        backend:     backend,
        update:      make(chan struct{}, 1),
        quit:        make(chan chan error),
        sectionSize: section,
        confirmsReq: confirm,
        throttling:  throttling,
        log:         log.New("type", kind),
    }
    // Initialize database dependent fields and start the updater
    c.loadValidSections()
    c.ctx, c.ctxCancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())

    go c.updateLoop()

    return c
}

// AddCheckpoint adds a checkpoint. Sections are never processed and the chain
// is not expected to be available before this point. The indexer assumes that
// the backend has sufficient information available to process subsequent sections.
//
// Note: knownSections == 0 and storedSections == checkpointSections until
// syncing reaches the checkpoint
func (c *ChainIndexer) AddCheckpoint(section uint64, shead common.Hash) {
    c.lock.Lock()
    defer c.lock.Unlock()

    c.checkpointSections = section + 1
    c.checkpointHead = shead

    if section < c.storedSections {
        return
    }
    c.setSectionHead(section, shead)
    c.setValidSections(section + 1)
}

// Start creates a goroutine to feed chain head events into the indexer for
// cascading background processing. Children do not need to be started, they
// are notified about new events by their parents.
func (c *ChainIndexer) Start(chain ChainIndexerChain) {
    events := make(chan ChainHeadEvent, 10)
    sub := chain.SubscribeChainHeadEvent(events)

    go c.eventLoop(chain.CurrentHeader(), events, sub)
}

// Close tears down all goroutines belonging to the indexer and returns any error
// that might have occurred internally.
func (c *ChainIndexer) Close() error {
    var errs []error

    c.ctxCancel()

    // Tear down the primary update loop
    errc := make(chan error)
    c.quit <- errc
    if err := <-errc; err != nil {
        errs = append(errs, err)
    }
    // If needed, tear down the secondary event loop
    if atomic.LoadUint32(&c.active) != 0 {
        c.quit <- errc
        if err := <-errc; err != nil {
            errs = append(errs, err)
        }
    }
    // Close all children
    for _, child := range c.children {
        if err := child.Close(); err != nil {
            errs = append(errs, err)
        }
    }
    // Return any failures
    switch {
    case len(errs) == 0:
        return nil

    case len(errs) == 1:
        return errs[0]

    default:
        return fmt.Errorf("%v", errs)
    }
}

// eventLoop is a secondary - optional - event loop of the indexer which is only
// started for the outermost indexer to push chain head events into a processing
// queue.
func (c *ChainIndexer) eventLoop(currentHeader *types.Header, events chan ChainHeadEvent, sub event.Subscription) {
    // Mark the chain indexer as active, requiring an additional teardown
    atomic.StoreUint32(&c.active, 1)

    defer sub.Unsubscribe()

    // Fire the initial new head event to start any outstanding processing
    c.newHead(currentHeader.Number.Uint64(), false)

    var (
        prevHeader = currentHeader
        prevHash   = currentHeader.Hash()
    )
    for {
        select {
        case errc := <-c.quit:
            // Chain indexer terminating, report no failure and abort
            errc <- nil
            return

        case ev, ok := <-events:
            // Received a new event, ensure it's not nil (closing) and update
            if !ok {
                errc := <-c.quit
                errc <- nil
                return
            }
            header := ev.Block.Header()
            if header.ParentHash != prevHash {
                // Reorg to the common ancestor if needed (might not exist in light sync mode, skip reorg then)
                // TODO(karalabe, zsfelfoldi): This seems a bit brittle, can we detect this case explicitly?

                if rawdb.ReadCanonicalHash(c.chainDb, prevHeader.Number.Uint64()) != prevHash {
                    if h := rawdb.FindCommonAncestor(c.chainDb, prevHeader, header); h != nil {
                        c.newHead(h.Number.Uint64(), true)
                    }
                }
            }
            c.newHead(header.Number.Uint64(), false)

            prevHeader, prevHash = header, header.Hash()
        }
    }
}

// newHead notifies the indexer about new chain heads and/or reorgs.
func (c *ChainIndexer) newHead(head uint64, reorg bool) {
    c.lock.Lock()
    defer c.lock.Unlock()

    // If a reorg happened, invalidate all sections until that point
    if reorg {
        // Revert the known section number to the reorg point
        known := head / c.sectionSize
        stored := known
        if known < c.checkpointSections {
            known = 0
        }
        if stored < c.checkpointSections {
            stored = c.checkpointSections
        }
        if known < c.knownSections {
            c.knownSections = known
        }
        // Revert the stored sections from the database to the reorg point
        if stored < c.storedSections {
            c.setValidSections(stored)
        }
        // Update the new head number to the finalized section end and notify children
        head = known * c.sectionSize

        if head < c.cascadedHead {
            c.cascadedHead = head
            for _, child := range c.children {
                child.newHead(c.cascadedHead, true)
            }
        }
        return
    }
    // No reorg, calculate the number of newly known sections and update if high enough
    var sections uint64
    if head >= c.confirmsReq {
        sections = (head + 1 - c.confirmsReq) / c.sectionSize
        if sections < c.checkpointSections {
            sections = 0
        }
        if sections > c.knownSections {
            if c.knownSections < c.checkpointSections {
                // syncing reached the checkpoint, verify section head
                syncedHead := rawdb.ReadCanonicalHash(c.chainDb, c.checkpointSections*c.sectionSize-1)
                if syncedHead != c.checkpointHead {
                    c.log.Error("Synced chain does not match checkpoint", "number", c.checkpointSections*c.sectionSize-1, "expected", c.checkpointHead, "synced", syncedHead)
                    return
                }
            }
            c.knownSections = sections

            select {
            case c.update <- struct{}{}:
            default:
            }
        }
    }
}

// updateLoop is the main event loop of the indexer which pushes chain segments
// down into the processing backend.
func (c *ChainIndexer) updateLoop() {
    var (
        updating bool
        updated  time.Time
    )

    for {
        select {
        case errc := <-c.quit:
            // Chain indexer terminating, report no failure and abort
            errc <- nil
            return

        case <-c.update:
            // Section headers completed (or rolled back), update the index
            c.lock.Lock()
            if c.knownSections > c.storedSections {
                // Periodically print an upgrade log message to the user
                if time.Since(updated) > 8*time.Second {
                    if c.knownSections > c.storedSections+1 {
                        updating = true
                        c.log.Info("Upgrading chain index", "percentage", c.storedSections*100/c.knownSections)
                    }
                    updated = time.Now()
                }
                // Cache the current section count and head to allow unlocking the mutex
                section := c.storedSections
                var oldHead common.Hash
                if section > 0 {
                    oldHead = c.SectionHead(section - 1)
                }
                // Process the newly defined section in the background
                c.lock.Unlock()
                newHead, err := c.processSection(section, oldHead)
                if err != nil {
                    select {
                    case <-c.ctx.Done():
                        <-c.quit <- nil
                        return
                    default:
                    }
                    c.log.Error("Section processing failed", "error", err)
                }
                c.lock.Lock()

                // If processing succeeded and no reorgs occcurred, mark the section completed
                if err == nil && oldHead == c.SectionHead(section-1) {
                    c.setSectionHead(section, newHead)
                    c.setValidSections(section + 1)
                    if c.storedSections == c.knownSections && updating {
                        updating = false
                        c.log.Info("Finished upgrading chain index")
                    }
                    c.cascadedHead = c.storedSections*c.sectionSize - 1
                    for _, child := range c.children {
                        c.log.Trace("Cascading chain index update", "head", c.cascadedHead)
                        child.newHead(c.cascadedHead, false)
                    }
                } else {
                    // If processing failed, don't retry until further notification
                    c.log.Debug("Chain index processing failed", "section", section, "err", err)
                    c.knownSections = c.storedSections
                }
            }
            // If there are still further sections to process, reschedule
            if c.knownSections > c.storedSections {
                time.AfterFunc(c.throttling, func() {
                    select {
                    case c.update <- struct{}{}:
                    default:
                    }
                })
            }
            c.lock.Unlock()
        }
    }
}

// processSection processes an entire section by calling backend functions while
// ensuring the continuity of the passed headers. Since the chain mutex is not
// held while processing, the continuity can be broken by a long reorg, in which
// case the function returns with an error.
func (c *ChainIndexer) processSection(section uint64, lastHead common.Hash) (common.Hash, error) {
    c.log.Trace("Processing new chain section", "section", section)

    // Reset and partial processing

    if err := c.backend.Reset(c.ctx, section, lastHead); err != nil {
        c.setValidSections(0)
        return common.Hash{}, err
    }

    for number := section * c.sectionSize; number < (section+1)*c.sectionSize; number++ {
        hash := rawdb.ReadCanonicalHash(c.chainDb, number)
        if hash == (common.Hash{}) {
            return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("canonical block #%d unknown", number)
        }
        header := rawdb.ReadHeader(c.chainDb, hash, number)
        if header == nil {
            return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("block #%d [%x…] not found", number, hash[:4])
        } else if header.ParentHash != lastHead {
            return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("chain reorged during section processing")
        }
        if err := c.backend.Process(c.ctx, header); err != nil {
            return common.Hash{}, err
        }
        lastHead = header.Hash()
    }
    if err := c.backend.Commit(); err != nil {
        return common.Hash{}, err
    }
    return lastHead, nil
}

// Sections returns the number of processed sections maintained by the indexer
// and also the information about the last header indexed for potential canonical
// verifications.
func (c *ChainIndexer) Sections() (uint64, uint64, common.Hash) {
    c.lock.Lock()
    defer c.lock.Unlock()

    return c.storedSections, c.storedSections*c.sectionSize - 1, c.SectionHead(c.storedSections - 1)
}

// AddChildIndexer adds a child ChainIndexer that can use the output of this one
func (c *ChainIndexer) AddChildIndexer(indexer *ChainIndexer) {
    c.lock.Lock()
    defer c.lock.Unlock()

    c.children = append(c.children, indexer)

    // Cascade any pending updates to new children too
    sections := c.storedSections
    if c.knownSections < sections {
        // if a section is "stored" but not "known" then it is a checkpoint without
        // available chain data so we should not cascade it yet
        sections = c.knownSections
    }
    if sections > 0 {
        indexer.newHead(sections*c.sectionSize-1, false)
    }
}

// loadValidSections reads the number of valid sections from the index database
// and caches is into the local state.
func (c *ChainIndexer) loadValidSections() {
    data, _ := c.indexDb.Get([]byte("count"))
    if len(data) == 8 {
        c.storedSections = binary.BigEndian.Uint64(data)
    }
}

// setValidSections writes the number of valid sections to the index database
func (c *ChainIndexer) setValidSections(sections uint64) {
    // Set the current number of valid sections in the database
    var data [8]byte
    binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data[:], sections)
    c.indexDb.Put([]byte("count"), data[:])

    // Remove any reorged sections, caching the valids in the mean time
    for c.storedSections > sections {
        c.storedSections--
        c.removeSectionHead(c.storedSections)
    }
    c.storedSections = sections // needed if new > old
}

// SectionHead retrieves the last block hash of a processed section from the
// index database.
func (c *ChainIndexer) SectionHead(section uint64) common.Hash {
    var data [8]byte
    binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data[:], section)

    hash, _ := c.indexDb.Get(append([]byte("shead"), data[:]...))
    if len(hash) == len(common.Hash{}) {
        return common.BytesToHash(hash)
    }
    return common.Hash{}
}

// setSectionHead writes the last block hash of a processed section to the index
// database.
func (c *ChainIndexer) setSectionHead(section uint64, hash common.Hash) {
    var data [8]byte
    binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data[:], section)

    c.indexDb.Put(append([]byte("shead"), data[:]...), hash.Bytes())
}

// removeSectionHead removes the reference to a processed section from the index
// database.
func (c *ChainIndexer) removeSectionHead(section uint64) {
    var data [8]byte
    binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data[:], section)

    c.indexDb.Delete(append([]byte("shead"), data[:]...))
}