# blocktools.py - utilities for manipulating blocks and transactions # # Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php. # from mininode import * from script import CScript, CScriptOp # Create a block (with regtest difficulty) def create_block(hashprev, coinbase, nTime=None): block = CBlock() if nTime is None: import time block.nTime = int(time.time()+600) else: block.nTime = nTime block.hashPrevBlock = hashprev block.nBits = 0x207fffff # Will break after a difficulty adjustment... block.vtx.append(coinbase) block.hashMerkleRoot = block.calc_merkle_root() block.calc_sha256() return block def serialize_script_num(value): r = bytearray(0) if value == 0: return r neg = value < 0 absvalue = -value if neg else value while (absvalue): r.append(chr(absvalue & 0xff)) absvalue >>= 8 if r[-1] & 0x80: r.append(0x80 if neg else 0) elif neg: r[-1] |= 0x80 return r counter=1 # Create an anyone-can-spend coinbase transaction, assuming no miner fees def create_coinbase(heightAdjust = 0): global counter coinbase = CTransaction() coinbase.vin.append(CTxIn(COutPoint(0, 0xffffffff), ser_string(serialize_script_num(counter+heightAdjust)), 0xffffffff)) counter += 1 coinbaseoutput = CTxOut() coinbaseoutput.nValue = 50*100000000 halvings = int((counter+heightAdjust)/150) # regtest coinbaseoutput.nValue >>= halvings coinbaseoutput.scriptPubKey = "" coinbase.vout = [ coinbaseoutput ] coinbase.calc_sha256() return coinbase # Create a transaction with an anyone-can-spend output, that spends the # nth output of prevtx. def create_transaction(prevtx, n, sig, value): tx = CTransaction() assert(n < len(prevtx.vout)) tx.vin.append(CTxIn(COutPoint(prevtx.sha256, n), sig, 0xffffffff)) tx.vout.append(CTxOut(value, "")) tx.calc_sha256() return tx