RPC: getblockchaininfo: BIP9 stats

add RPC tests for BIP9 counting stats

src/rpc/blockchain.cpp

@@ -1064,6 +1064,17 @@ static UniValue BIP9SoftForkDesc(const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, Conse
     rv.push_back(Pair("startTime", consensusParams.vDeployments[id].nStartTime));
     rv.push_back(Pair("timeout", consensusParams.vDeployments[id].nTimeout));
     rv.push_back(Pair("since", VersionBitsTipStateSinceHeight(consensusParams, id)));
+    if (THRESHOLD_STARTED == thresholdState)
+    {
+        UniValue statsUV(UniValue::VOBJ);
+        BIP9Stats statsStruct = VersionBitsTipStatistics(consensusParams, id);
+        statsUV.push_back(Pair("period", statsStruct.period));
+        statsUV.push_back(Pair("threshold", statsStruct.threshold));
+        statsUV.push_back(Pair("elapsed", statsStruct.elapsed));
+        statsUV.push_back(Pair("count", statsStruct.count));
+        statsUV.push_back(Pair("possible", statsStruct.possible));
+        rv.push_back(Pair("statistics", statsUV));
+    }
     return rv;
 }
 
@@ -1109,7 +1120,14 @@ UniValue getblockchaininfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "        \"bit\": xx,             (numeric) the bit (0-28) in the block version field used to signal this softfork (only for \"started\" status)\n"
             "        \"startTime\": xx,       (numeric) the minimum median time past of a block at which the bit gains its meaning\n"
             "        \"timeout\": xx,         (numeric) the median time past of a block at which the deployment is considered failed if not yet locked in\n"
-            "        \"since\": xx            (numeric) height of the first block to which the status applies\n"
+            "        \"since\": xx,           (numeric) height of the first block to which the status applies\n"
+            "        \"statistics\": {        (object) numeric statistics about BIP9 signalling for a softfork (only for \"started\" status)\n"
+            "           \"period\": xx,       (numeric) the length in blocks of the BIP9 signalling period \n"
+            "           \"threshold\": xx,    (numeric) the number of blocks with the version bit set required to activate the feature \n"
+            "           \"elapsed\": xx,      (numeric) the number of blocks elapsed since the beginning of the current period \n"
+            "           \"count\": xx,        (numeric) the number of blocks with the version bit set in the current period \n"
+            "           \"possible\": xx      (boolean) returns false if there are not enough blocks left in this period to pass activation threshold \n"
+            "        }\n"
             "     }\n"
             "  }\n"
             "}\n"

src/validation.cpp

@@ -4153,6 +4153,12 @@ ThresholdState VersionBitsTipState(const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::D
     return VersionBitsState(chainActive.Tip(), params, pos, versionbitscache);
 }
 
+BIP9Stats VersionBitsTipStatistics(const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos)
+{
+    LOCK(cs_main);
+    return VersionBitsStatistics(chainActive.Tip(), params, pos);
+}
+
 int VersionBitsTipStateSinceHeight(const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos)
 {
     LOCK(cs_main);

src/validation.h

@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ std::string FormatStateMessage(const CValidationState &state);
 /** Get the BIP9 state for a given deployment at the current tip. */
 ThresholdState VersionBitsTipState(const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos);
 
+/** Get the numerical statistics for the BIP9 state for a given deployment at the current tip. */
+BIP9Stats VersionBitsTipStatistics(const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos);
+
 /** Get the block height at which the BIP9 deployment switched into the state for the block building on the current tip. */
 int VersionBitsTipStateSinceHeight(const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos);
 

src/versionbits.cpp

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "versionbits.h"
-
 #include "consensus/params.h"
 
 const struct BIP9DeploymentInfo VersionBitsDeploymentInfo[Consensus::MAX_VERSION_BITS_DEPLOYMENTS] = {
@@ -105,6 +104,36 @@ ThresholdState AbstractThresholdConditionChecker::GetStateFor(const CBlockIndex*
     return state;
 }
 
+// return the numerical statistics of blocks signalling the specified BIP9 condition in this current period
+BIP9Stats AbstractThresholdConditionChecker::GetStateStatisticsFor(const CBlockIndex* pindex, const Consensus::Params& params) const
+{
+    BIP9Stats stats;
+
+    stats.period = Period(params);
+    stats.threshold = Threshold(params);
+
+    if (pindex == NULL)
+        return stats;
+
+    // Find beginning of period
+    const CBlockIndex* pindexEndOfPrevPeriod = pindex->GetAncestor(pindex->nHeight - ((pindex->nHeight + 1) % stats.period));
+    stats.elapsed = pindex->nHeight - pindexEndOfPrevPeriod->nHeight;
+
+    // Count from current block to beginning of period
+    int count = 0;
+    const CBlockIndex* currentIndex = pindex;
+    while (pindexEndOfPrevPeriod->nHeight != currentIndex->nHeight){
+        if (Condition(currentIndex, params))
+            count++;
+        currentIndex = currentIndex->pprev;
+    }
+
+    stats.count = count;
+    stats.possible = (stats.period - stats.threshold ) >= (stats.elapsed - count);
+
+    return stats;
+}
+
 int AbstractThresholdConditionChecker::GetStateSinceHeightFor(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::Params& params, ThresholdConditionCache& cache) const
 {
     const ThresholdState initialState = GetStateFor(pindexPrev, params, cache);
@@ -167,6 +196,11 @@ ThresholdState VersionBitsState(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::
     return VersionBitsConditionChecker(pos).GetStateFor(pindexPrev, params, cache.caches[pos]);
 }
 
+BIP9Stats VersionBitsStatistics(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos)
+{
+    return VersionBitsConditionChecker(pos).GetStateStatisticsFor(pindexPrev, params);
+}
+
 int VersionBitsStateSinceHeight(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos, VersionBitsCache& cache)
 {
     return VersionBitsConditionChecker(pos).GetStateSinceHeightFor(pindexPrev, params, cache.caches[pos]);

src/versionbits.h

@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ struct BIP9DeploymentInfo {
     bool gbt_force;
 };
 
+struct BIP9Stats {
+    int period;
+    int threshold;
+    int elapsed;
+    int count;
+    bool possible;
+};
+
 extern const struct BIP9DeploymentInfo VersionBitsDeploymentInfo[];
 
 /**
@@ -51,6 +59,7 @@ protected:
     virtual int Threshold(const Consensus::Params& params) const =0;
 
 public:
+    BIP9Stats GetStateStatisticsFor(const CBlockIndex* pindex, const Consensus::Params& params) const;
     // Note that the functions below take a pindexPrev as input: they compute information for block B based on its parent.
     ThresholdState GetStateFor(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::Params& params, ThresholdConditionCache& cache) const;
     int GetStateSinceHeightFor(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::Params& params, ThresholdConditionCache& cache) const;
@@ -64,6 +73,7 @@ struct VersionBitsCache
 };
 
 ThresholdState VersionBitsState(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos, VersionBitsCache& cache);
+BIP9Stats VersionBitsStatistics(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos);
 int VersionBitsStateSinceHeight(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos, VersionBitsCache& cache);
 uint32_t VersionBitsMask(const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos);
 

test/functional/bip9-softforks.py

@@ -104,12 +104,43 @@ class BIP9SoftForksTest(ComparisonTestFramework):
 
         assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['status'], 'started')
         assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['since'], 144)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['elapsed'], 0)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['count'], 0)
         tmpl = self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate({})
         assert(bipName not in tmpl['rules'])
         assert_equal(tmpl['vbavailable'][bipName], bitno)
         assert_equal(tmpl['vbrequired'], 0)
         assert(tmpl['version'] & activated_version)
 
+        # Test 1-A
+        # check stats after max number of "signalling not" blocks such that LOCKED_IN still possible this period
+        test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(36, 4, test_blocks) # 0x00000004 (signalling not)
+        test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(10, activated_version) # 0x20000001 (signalling ready)
+        yield TestInstance(test_blocks, sync_every_block=False)
+
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['elapsed'], 46)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['count'], 10)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['possible'], True)
+
+        # Test 1-B
+        # check stats after one additional "signalling not" block --  LOCKED_IN no longer possible this period
+        test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(1, 4, test_blocks) # 0x00000004 (signalling not)
+        yield TestInstance(test_blocks, sync_every_block=False)
+
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['elapsed'], 47)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['count'], 10)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['possible'], False)
+
+        # Test 1-C
+        # finish period with "ready" blocks, but soft fork will still fail to advance to LOCKED_IN
+        test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(97, activated_version) # 0x20000001 (signalling ready)
+        yield TestInstance(test_blocks, sync_every_block=False)
+
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['elapsed'], 0)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['count'], 0)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['possible'], True)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['status'], 'started')
+
         # Test 2
         # Fail to achieve LOCKED_IN 100 out of 144 signal bit 1
         # using a variety of bits to simulate multiple parallel softforks
@@ -121,6 +152,8 @@ class BIP9SoftForksTest(ComparisonTestFramework):
 
         assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['status'], 'started')
         assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['since'], 144)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['elapsed'], 0)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['count'], 0)
         tmpl = self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate({})
         assert(bipName not in tmpl['rules'])
         assert_equal(tmpl['vbavailable'][bipName], bitno)
@@ -130,14 +163,24 @@ class BIP9SoftForksTest(ComparisonTestFramework):
         # Test 3
         # 108 out of 144 signal bit 1 to achieve LOCKED_IN
         # using a variety of bits to simulate multiple parallel softforks
-        test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(58, activated_version) # 0x20000001 (signalling ready)
+        test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(57, activated_version) # 0x20000001 (signalling ready)
         test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(26, 4, test_blocks) # 0x00000004 (signalling not)
         test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(50, activated_version, test_blocks) # 0x20000101 (signalling ready)
         test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(10, 4, test_blocks) # 0x20010000 (signalling not)
         yield TestInstance(test_blocks, sync_every_block=False)
 
+        # check counting stats and "possible" flag before last block of this period achieves LOCKED_IN...
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['elapsed'], 143)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['count'], 107)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['statistics']['possible'], True)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['status'], 'started')
+
+        # ...continue with Test 3
+        test_blocks = self.generate_blocks(1, activated_version) # 0x20000001 (signalling ready)
+        yield TestInstance(test_blocks, sync_every_block=False)
+
         assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['status'], 'locked_in')
-        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['since'], 432)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['since'], 576)
         tmpl = self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate({})
         assert(bipName not in tmpl['rules'])
 
@@ -147,7 +190,7 @@ class BIP9SoftForksTest(ComparisonTestFramework):
         yield TestInstance(test_blocks, sync_every_block=False)
 
         assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['status'], 'locked_in')
-        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['since'], 432)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['since'], 576)
         tmpl = self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate({})
         assert(bipName not in tmpl['rules'])
 
@@ -173,7 +216,7 @@ class BIP9SoftForksTest(ComparisonTestFramework):
         yield TestInstance([[block, True]])
 
         assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['status'], 'active')
-        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['since'], 576)
+        assert_equal(self.get_bip9_status(bipName)['since'], 720)
         tmpl = self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate({})
         assert(bipName in tmpl['rules'])
         assert(bipName not in tmpl['vbavailable'])