pow_tests.cpp

// Copyright (c) 2015 The Bitcoin Core developers
// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.

#include "chain.h"
#include "chainparams.h"
#include "pow.h"
#include "random.h"
#include "util.h"
#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"

#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>

BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(pow_tests, BasicTestingSetup)

/* Test calculation of next difficulty target with no constraints applying */
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_next_work)
{
    const auto chainParams = CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
    int64_t nLastRetargetTime = 1261130161; // Block #30240
    CBlockIndex pindexLast;
    pindexLast.nHeight = 32255;
    pindexLast.nTime = 1262152739;  // Block #32255
    pindexLast.nBits = 0x1d00ffff;
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(CalculateNextWorkRequired(&pindexLast, nLastRetargetTime, chainParams->GetConsensus()), 0x1d00d86a);
}

/* Test the constraint on the upper bound for next work */
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_next_work_pow_limit)
{
    const auto chainParams = CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
    int64_t nLastRetargetTime = 1231006505; // Block #0
    CBlockIndex pindexLast;
    pindexLast.nHeight = 2015;
    pindexLast.nTime = 1233061996;  // Block #2015
    pindexLast.nBits = 0x1d00ffff;
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(CalculateNextWorkRequired(&pindexLast, nLastRetargetTime, chainParams->GetConsensus()), 0x1d00ffff);
}

/* Test the constraint on the lower bound for actual time taken */
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_next_work_lower_limit_actual)
{
    const auto chainParams = CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
    int64_t nLastRetargetTime = 1279008237; // Block #66528
    CBlockIndex pindexLast;
    pindexLast.nHeight = 68543;
    pindexLast.nTime = 1279297671;  // Block #68543
    pindexLast.nBits = 0x1c05a3f4;
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(CalculateNextWorkRequired(&pindexLast, nLastRetargetTime, chainParams->GetConsensus()), 0x1c0168fd);
}

/* Test the constraint on the upper bound for actual time taken */
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_next_work_upper_limit_actual)
{
    const auto chainParams = CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
    int64_t nLastRetargetTime = 1263163443; // NOTE: Not an actual block time
    CBlockIndex pindexLast;
    pindexLast.nHeight = 46367;
    pindexLast.nTime = 1269211443;  // Block #46367
    pindexLast.nBits = 0x1c387f6f;
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(CalculateNextWorkRequired(&pindexLast, nLastRetargetTime, chainParams->GetConsensus()), 0x1d00e1fd);
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetBlockProofEquivalentTime_test)
{
    const auto chainParams = CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
    std::vector<CBlockIndex> blocks(10000);
    for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
        blocks[i].pprev = i ? &blocks[i - 1] : nullptr;
        blocks[i].nHeight = i;
        blocks[i].nTime = 1269211443 + i * chainParams->GetConsensus().nPowTargetSpacing;
        blocks[i].nBits = 0x207fffff; /* target 0x7fffff000... */
        blocks[i].nChainWork = i ? blocks[i - 1].nChainWork + GetBlockProof(blocks[i - 1]) : arith_uint256(0);
    }

    for (int j = 0; j < 1000; j++) {
        CBlockIndex *p1 = &blocks[InsecureRandRange(10000)];
        CBlockIndex *p2 = &blocks[InsecureRandRange(10000)];
        CBlockIndex *p3 = &blocks[InsecureRandRange(10000)];

        int64_t tdiff = GetBlockProofEquivalentTime(*p1, *p2, *p3, chainParams->GetConsensus());
        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(tdiff, p1->GetBlockTime() - p2->GetBlockTime());
    }
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()