cleanup and simplify how we generate the genesis block in user_testing (and automated_testing) modes (#2986)

core/src/genesis.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 use chrono::prelude::{TimeZone, Utc};
 
 use crate::core;
-use crate::global;
 use crate::pow::{Difficulty, Proof, ProofOfWork};
 use crate::util;
 use crate::util::secp::constants::SINGLE_BULLET_PROOF_SIZE;
@@ -38,10 +37,9 @@ use crate::keychain::BlindingFactor;
 pub fn genesis_dev() -> core::Block {
 	core::Block::with_header(core::BlockHeader {
 		height: 0,
-		// previous: core::hash::Hash([0xff; 32]),
+		timestamp: Utc.ymd(1997, 8, 4).and_hms(0, 0, 0),
-		timestamp: global::get_genesis_timestamp(),
 		pow: ProofOfWork {
-			nonce: global::get_genesis_nonce(),
+			nonce: 0,
 			..Default::default()
 		},
 		..Default::default()

core/src/global.rs

@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ use crate::pow::{
 /// different sets of parameters for different purposes,
 /// e.g. CI, User testing, production values
 use crate::util::RwLock;
-use chrono::prelude::{TimeZone, Utc};
-use chrono::{DateTime, Duration};
 /// Define these here, as they should be developer-set, not really tweakable
 /// by users
 
@@ -313,34 +311,6 @@ pub fn is_floonet() -> bool {
 	ChainTypes::Floonet == *param_ref
 }
 
-/// Helper function to get a nonce known to create a valid POW on
-/// the genesis block, to prevent it taking ages. Should be fine for now
-/// as the genesis block POW solution turns out to be the same for every new
-/// block chain at the moment
-pub fn get_genesis_nonce() -> u64 {
-	let param_ref = CHAIN_TYPE.read();
-	match *param_ref {
-		// won't make a difference
-		ChainTypes::AutomatedTesting => 0,
-		// Magic nonce for current genesis block at cuckatoo15
-		ChainTypes::UserTesting => 27944,
-		// Placeholder, obviously not the right value
-		ChainTypes::Floonet => 0,
-		// Placeholder, obviously not the right value
-		ChainTypes::Mainnet => 0,
-	}
-}
-
-/// Genesis block timestamp. Dependant on chain type.
-pub fn get_genesis_timestamp() -> DateTime<Utc> {
-	let param_ref = CHAIN_TYPE.read();
-	match *param_ref {
-		ChainTypes::UserTesting => Utc::now(),
-		ChainTypes::AutomatedTesting => Utc::now() - Duration::minutes(60),
-		_ => Utc.ymd(1997, 8, 4).and_hms(0, 0, 0),
-	}
-}
-
 /// Converts an iterator of block difficulty data to more a more manageable
 /// vector and pads if needed (which will) only be needed for the first few
 /// blocks after genesis

servers/src/grin/server.rs

@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ impl Server {
 		));
 
 		let genesis = match config.chain_type {
-			global::ChainTypes::AutomatedTesting => genesis::genesis_dev(),
+			global::ChainTypes::AutomatedTesting => pow::mine_genesis_block().unwrap(),
-			global::ChainTypes::UserTesting => genesis::genesis_dev(),
+			global::ChainTypes::UserTesting => pow::mine_genesis_block().unwrap(),
 			global::ChainTypes::Floonet => genesis::genesis_floo(),
 			global::ChainTypes::Mainnet => genesis::genesis_main(),
 		};