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@ethereumjs/blockchain

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@ethereumjs/blockchain / Consensus

Interface: Consensus

Defined in: types.ts:217

Interface that a consensus class needs to implement.

Properties

algorithm

algorithm: string

Defined in: types.ts:218

Methods

genesisInit()

genesisInit(genesisBlock): Promise<void>

Defined in: types.ts:223

Initialize genesis for consensus mechanism

Parameters

genesisBlock

Block

genesis block

Returns

Promise<void>

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newBlock()

newBlock(block, commonAncestor?, ancientHeaders?): Promise<void>

Defined in: types.ts:244

Update consensus on new block

Parameters

block

Block

new block

commonAncestor?

BlockHeader

common ancestor block header (optional)

ancientHeaders?

BlockHeader[]

array of ancestor block headers (optional)

Returns

Promise<void>

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setup()

setup(__namedParameters): Promise<void>

Defined in: types.ts:228

Set up consensus mechanism

Parameters

__namedParameters

ConsensusOptions

Returns

Promise<void>

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validateConsensus()

validateConsensus(block): Promise<void>

Defined in: types.ts:234

Validate block consensus parameters

Parameters

block

Block

block to be validated

Returns

Promise<void>

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validateDifficulty()

validateDifficulty(header): Promise<void>

Defined in: types.ts:236

Parameters

header

BlockHeader

Returns

Promise<void>