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// Copyright 2016 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 les

import (
    "context"
    "time"

    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/light"
)

const (
    //forceSyncCycle      = 10 * time.Second // Time interval to force syncs, even if few peers are available
    minDesiredPeerCount = 5 // Amount of peers desired to start syncing
)

// syncer is responsible for periodically synchronising with the network, both
// downloading hashes and blocks as well as handling the announcement handler.
func (pm *ProtocolManager) syncer() {
    // Start and ensure cleanup of sync mechanisms
    //pm.fetcher.Start()
    //defer pm.fetcher.Stop()
    defer pm.downloader.Terminate()

    // Wait for different events to fire synchronisation operations
    //forceSync := time.Tick(forceSyncCycle)
    for {
        select {
        case <-pm.newPeerCh:
            /*          // Make sure we have peers to select from, then sync
                        if pm.peers.Len() < minDesiredPeerCount {
                            break
                        }
                        go pm.synchronise(pm.peers.BestPeer())
            */
        /*case <-forceSync:
        // Force a sync even if not enough peers are present
        go pm.synchronise(pm.peers.BestPeer())
        */
        case <-pm.noMorePeers:
            return
        }
    }
}

func (pm *ProtocolManager) needToSync(peerHead blockInfo) bool {
    head := pm.blockchain.CurrentHeader()
    currentTd := core.GetTd(pm.chainDb, head.Hash(), head.Number.Uint64())
    return currentTd != nil && peerHead.Td.Cmp(currentTd) > 0
}

// synchronise tries to sync up our local block chain with a remote peer.
func (pm *ProtocolManager) synchronise(peer *peer) {
    // Short circuit if no peers are available
    if peer == nil {
        return
    }

    // Make sure the peer's TD is higher than our own.
    if !pm.needToSync(peer.headBlockInfo()) {
        return
    }

    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*5)
    defer cancel()
    pm.blockchain.(*light.LightChain).SyncCht(ctx)
    pm.downloader.Synchronise(peer.id, peer.Head(), peer.Td(), downloader.LightSync)
}