blockchain_tests.cpp

#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>

#include "stdlib.h"

#include "rpc/blockchain.cpp"
#include "test/test_skydoge.h"

/* Equality between doubles is imprecise. Comparison should be done
 * with a small threshold of tolerance, rather than exact equality.
 */
bool DoubleEquals(double a, double b, double epsilon)
{
    return std::abs(a - b) < epsilon;
}

CBlockIndex* CreateBlockIndexWithNbits(uint32_t nbits)
{
    CBlockIndex* block_index = new CBlockIndex();
    block_index->nHeight = 46367;
    block_index->nTime = 1269211443;
    block_index->nBits = nbits;
    return block_index;
}

CChain CreateChainWithNbits(uint32_t nbits)
{
    CBlockIndex* block_index = CreateBlockIndexWithNbits(nbits);
    CChain chain;
    chain.SetTip(block_index);
    return chain;
}

void RejectDifficultyMismatch(double difficulty, double expected_difficulty) {
     BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(
        DoubleEquals(difficulty, expected_difficulty, 0.00001),
        "Difficulty was " + std::to_string(difficulty)
            + " but was expected to be " + std::to_string(expected_difficulty));
}

/* Given a BlockIndex with the provided nbits,
 * verify that the expected difficulty results.
 */
void TestDifficulty(uint32_t nbits, double expected_difficulty)
{
    CBlockIndex* block_index = CreateBlockIndexWithNbits(nbits);
    /* Since we are passing in block index explicitly,
     * there is no need to set up anything within the chain itself.
     */
    CChain chain;

    double difficulty = GetDifficulty(chain, block_index);
    delete block_index;

    RejectDifficultyMismatch(difficulty, expected_difficulty);
}

BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(blockchain_difficulty_tests, BasicTestingSetup)

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_very_low_target)
{
    TestDifficulty(0x1f111111, 0.000001);
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_low_target)
{
    TestDifficulty(0x1ef88f6f, 0.000016);
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_mid_target)
{
    TestDifficulty(0x1df88f6f, 0.004023);
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_high_target)
{
    TestDifficulty(0x1cf88f6f, 1.029916);
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_very_high_target)
{
    TestDifficulty(0x12345678, 5913134931067755359633408.0);
}

// Verify that difficulty is 1.0 for an empty chain.
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_null_tip)
{
    CChain chain;
    double difficulty = GetDifficulty(chain, nullptr);
    RejectDifficultyMismatch(difficulty, 1.0);
}

/* Verify that if difficulty is based upon the block index
 * in the chain, if no block index is explicitly specified.
 */
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_null_block_index)
{
    CChain chain = CreateChainWithNbits(0x1df88f6f);

    double difficulty = GetDifficulty(chain, nullptr);
    delete chain.Tip();

    double expected_difficulty = 0.004023;

    RejectDifficultyMismatch(difficulty, expected_difficulty);
}

/* Verify that difficulty is based upon the explicitly specified
 * block index rather than being taken from the provided chain,
 * when both are present.
 */
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_block_index_overrides_tip)
{
    CChain chain = CreateChainWithNbits(0x1df88f6f);
    /* This block index's nbits should be used
     * instead of the chain's when calculating difficulty.
     */
    CBlockIndex* override_block_index = CreateBlockIndexWithNbits(0x12345678);

    double difficulty = GetDifficulty(chain, override_block_index);
    delete chain.Tip();
    delete override_block_index;

    RejectDifficultyMismatch(difficulty, 5913134931067755359633408.0);
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()