EVMHeader
The EVMHeader
query type allows users to fetch the block hash for a given block from any EVM compatible network and
subsequently storing this information on the target chain.
The EVMHeader
query type's parameters are defined as:
1. chainId
- description: This parameter corresponds to the unique identifier of the blockchain network.
- value type: `uint256`
2. blockNumber
- description: This parameter represents the specific number of the block for which the header information is to be retrieved.
- value type `uint256`
Response should return the block header hash
- abi_type: bytes32
- packed: false
Query data is used to form your new Query's unique identifier, or query ID, and it's also included in emitted contract events so Tellor users and reporters can programmatically construct query objects.
To generate the query data for an instance of your new Query type, first encode the parameter values in the order
specified above. Then encode those bytes
with the Query's type string.
For example, to get the query data of an example instance of a EVMHeader
query using Solidity:
bytes queryData = abi.encode("EVMHeader", abi.encode(1, 17403636));
The Query ID is your new Query's unique identifier. It's important to have one because many kinds of data pass through the Tellor ecosystem.
To generate a query ID, get the bytes32
value of the keccak
hash of the query data (defined above). For example, in
Solidity:
bytes32 queryId = keccak256(queryData);
You can use this tool to generate query IDs.
The JSON representation of your new query type is needed to construct query objects in a variety of languages. It contains the essential components of your query: type name, parameters in an ordered list and their corresponding value types, as well as the expected response type for the query.
the JSON representation of a EVMHeader
query:
{
"type": "EVMHeader",
"abi": [
{
"type": "uint256",
"name": "chainId"
},
{
"type": "uint256",
"name": "blockNumber"
}
],
"response": {
"type": "bytes32",
"packed": false
}
}
bytes queryData = abi.encode("EVMHeader", abi.encode(1, 17403636));
bytes32 queryId = keccak256(queryData);
the queryData:
0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000080000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000945564d4865616465720000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001098ef4
this queryId is 0xe095c6c5802bd7ec7eeaad48706373d60ce832dde0dfb239d35af931848acf00
to format the response...
bytes32 exampleResponse = '0x0b0b8824ab604536cc012d3124dff140c1ca39d032dcaa827fff69db63f5ebe3'
Note that following this guide does not prevent you from being disputed or guarantee reporters will properly put a value on-chain. Tellor is decentralized. This repo is a start to the education necessary for a fully decentralized oracle, but please focus on communication and working with reporters to prevent unneccesary disputes and at the same time encourage monitoring and punishment of bad data.
All the reporters need is a node and the eth_call
RPC method!