Miner querying wallet receiver for coinbase output

With the coinbase receiver daemon in place, when starting a Grin
server in mining mode, the miner will now ask the receiver for a
coinbase output. The output is then used to insert in a block when
successfully mined.

core/src/core/block.rs

@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ impl Default for Block {
 }
 
 impl Block {
+
 	/// Builds a new block from the header of the previous block, a vector of
 	/// transactions and the private key that will receive the reward. Checks
 	/// that all transactions are valid and calculates the Merkle tree.
@@ -239,12 +240,24 @@ impl Block {
 		let secp = Secp256k1::with_caps(secp::ContextFlag::Commit);
 		let (reward_out, reward_proof) = try!(Block::reward_output(reward_key, &secp));
 
+    Block::with_reward(prev, txs, reward_out, reward_proof)
+	}
+
+	/// Builds a new block ready to mine from the header of the previous block,
+  /// a vector of transactions and the reward information. Checks
+	/// that all transactions are valid and calculates the Merkle tree.
+	pub fn with_reward(prev: &BlockHeader,
+	           txs: Vec<&mut Transaction>,
+	           reward_out: Output,
+             reward_kern: TxKernel)
+	           -> Result<Block, secp::Error> {
 		// note: the following reads easily but may not be the most efficient due to
 		// repeated iterations, revisit if a problem
+		let secp = Secp256k1::with_caps(secp::ContextFlag::Commit);
 
 		// validate each transaction and gather their kernels
 		let mut kernels = try_map_vec!(txs, |tx| tx.verify_sig(&secp));
-		kernels.push(reward_proof);
+		kernels.push(reward_kern);
 
 		// build vectors with all inputs and all outputs, ordering them by hash
 		// needs to be a fold so we don't end up with a vector of vectors and we
@@ -284,6 +297,7 @@ impl Block {
 			.compact())
   }
 
+
     /// Blockhash, computed using only the header
 	pub fn hash(&self) -> Hash {
 		self.header.hash()

grin/src/miner.rs

@@ -20,14 +20,19 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use time;
 
 use adapters::ChainToNetAdapter;
+use api;
 use core::consensus;
 use core::core;
 use core::core::hash::{Hash, Hashed};
 use core::pow::cuckoo;
+use core::ser;
 use chain;
 use secp;
+use types::{MinerConfig, Error};
+use util;
 
 pub struct Miner {
+	config: MinerConfig,
 	chain_head: Arc<Mutex<chain::Tip>>,
 	chain_store: Arc<chain::ChainStore>,
 	/// chain adapter to net
@@ -37,11 +42,13 @@ pub struct Miner {
 impl Miner {
 	/// Creates a new Miner. Needs references to the chain state and its
 	/// storage.
-	pub fn new(chain_head: Arc<Mutex<chain::Tip>>,
+	pub fn new(config: MinerConfig,
+	           chain_head: Arc<Mutex<chain::Tip>>,
 	           chain_store: Arc<chain::ChainStore>,
 	           chain_adapter: Arc<ChainToNetAdapter>)
 	           -> Miner {
 		Miner {
+			config: config,
 			chain_head: chain_head,
 			chain_store: chain_store,
 			chain_adapter: chain_adapter,
@@ -52,6 +59,7 @@ impl Miner {
 	/// chain anytime required and looking for PoW solution.
 	pub fn run_loop(&self) {
 		info!("Starting miner loop.");
+    let mut coinbase = self.get_coinbase();
 		loop {
 			// get the latest chain state and build a block on top of it
 			let head: core::BlockHeader;
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ impl Miner {
 				head = self.chain_store.head_header().unwrap();
 				latest_hash = self.chain_head.lock().unwrap().last_block_h;
 			}
-			let mut b = self.build_block(&head);
+			let mut b = self.build_block(&head, coinbase.clone());
 
 			// look for a pow for at most 2 sec on the same block (to give a chance to new
 			// transactions) and as long as the head hasn't changed
@@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ impl Miner {
 				} else if let Ok(Some(tip)) = res {
 					let chain_head = self.chain_head.clone();
 					let mut head = chain_head.lock().unwrap();
+          coinbase = self.get_coinbase();
 					*head = tip;
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@ impl Miner {
 
 	/// Builds a new block with the chain head as previous and eligible
 	/// transactions from the pool.
-	fn build_block(&self, head: &core::BlockHeader) -> core::Block {
+	fn build_block(&self, head: &core::BlockHeader, coinbase: (core::Output, core::TxKernel)) -> core::Block {
 		let mut now_sec = time::get_time().sec;
 		let head_sec = head.timestamp.to_timespec().sec;
 		if now_sec == head_sec {
@@ -121,17 +130,45 @@ impl Miner {
 		let (difficulty, cuckoo_len) =
 			consensus::next_target(now_sec, head_sec, head.difficulty.clone(), head.cuckoo_len);
 
-		let mut rng = rand::OsRng::new().unwrap();
-		let secp_inst = secp::Secp256k1::with_caps(secp::ContextFlag::Commit);
-		// TODO get a new key from the user's wallet or something
-		let skey = secp::key::SecretKey::new(&secp_inst, &mut rng);
-
 		// TODO populate inputs and outputs from pool transactions
-		let mut b = core::Block::new(head, vec![], skey).unwrap();
+    let (output, kernel) = coinbase;
+		let mut b = core::Block::with_reward(head, vec![], output, kernel).unwrap();
+
+		let mut rng = rand::OsRng::new().unwrap();
 		b.header.nonce = rng.gen();
 		b.header.cuckoo_len = cuckoo_len;
 		b.header.difficulty = difficulty;
 		b.header.timestamp = time::at(time::Timespec::new(now_sec, 0));
 		b
 	}
+
+	fn get_coinbase(&self) -> (core::Output, core::TxKernel) {
+		if self.config.burn_reward {
+		  let mut rng = rand::OsRng::new().unwrap();
+			let secp_inst = secp::Secp256k1::with_caps(secp::ContextFlag::Commit);
+			let skey = secp::key::SecretKey::new(&secp_inst, &mut rng);
+      core::Block::reward_output(skey, &secp_inst).unwrap()
+    } else {
+      let url = format!("{}/v1/receive_coinbase", self.config.wallet_receiver_url.as_str());
+      let res: CbData = api::client::post(url.as_str(), &CbAmount { amount: consensus::REWARD })
+				.expect("Wallet receiver unreachable, could not claim reward. Is it running?");
+      let out_bin = util::from_hex(res.output).unwrap();
+      let kern_bin = util::from_hex(res.kernel).unwrap();
+      let output = ser::deserialize(&mut &out_bin[..]).unwrap();
+      let kernel = ser::deserialize(&mut &kern_bin[..]).unwrap();
+
+      (output, kernel)
+    }
+	}
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+struct CbAmount {
+	amount: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+struct CbData {
+	output: String,
+	kernel: String,
 }

grin/src/server.rs

@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ impl Server {
 	/// Instantiates and starts a new server.
 	pub fn start(config: ServerConfig) -> Result<Server, Error> {
 		let mut evtlp = reactor::Core::new().unwrap();
-		let enable_mining = config.enable_mining;
+		let mining_config = config.mining_config.clone();
 		let serv = Server::future(config, &evtlp.handle())?;
-		if enable_mining {
+		if mining_config.enable_mining {
-			serv.start_miner();
+			serv.start_miner(mining_config);
 		}
 
 		let forever = Timer::default()
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ impl Server {
 
 	/// Start mining for blocks on a separate thread. Relies on a toy miner,
 	/// mostly for testing.
-	pub fn start_miner(&self) {
+	pub fn start_miner(&self, config: MinerConfig) {
-		let miner = miner::Miner::new(self.chain_head.clone(),
+		let miner = miner::Miner::new(config,
+		                              self.chain_head.clone(),
 		                              self.chain_store.clone(),
 		                              self.chain_adapter.clone());
 		thread::spawn(move || {

grin/src/types.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 use std::convert::From;
 
+use api;
 use chain;
 use p2p;
 use store;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ pub enum Error {
 	Chain(chain::Error),
 	/// Error originating from the peer-to-peer network.
 	P2P(p2p::Error),
+	/// Error originating from HTTP API calls
+	API(api::Error),
 }
 
 impl From<chain::Error> for Error {
@@ -47,6 +50,12 @@ impl From<store::Error> for Error {
 	}
 }
 
+impl From<api::Error> for Error {
+	fn from(e: api::Error) -> Error {
+		Error::API(e)
+	}
+}
+
 /// Type of seeding the server will use to find other peers on the network.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Seeding {
@@ -81,8 +90,22 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
 	/// Configuration for the peer-to-peer server
 	pub p2p_config: p2p::P2PConfig,
 
-	/// Whethere to start the miner with the server
+	/// Configuration for the mining daemon
+	pub mining_config: MinerConfig,
+}
+
+/// Mining configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct MinerConfig {
+	/// Whether to start the miner with the server
 	pub enable_mining: bool,
+
+	/// Base address to the HTTP wallet receiver
+	pub wallet_receiver_url: String,
+
+	/// Attributes the reward to a random private key instead of contacting the
+	/// wallet receiver. Mostly used for tests.
+	pub burn_reward: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for ServerConfig {
@@ -94,7 +117,17 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
 			capabilities: p2p::FULL_NODE,
 			seeding_type: Seeding::None,
 			p2p_config: p2p::P2PConfig::default(),
-			enable_mining: false,
+			mining_config: MinerConfig::default(),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl Default for MinerConfig {
+	fn default() -> MinerConfig {
+		MinerConfig {
+			enable_mining: false,
+			wallet_receiver_url: "http://localhost:13416".to_string(),
+			burn_reward: false,
 		}
 	}
 }

src/bin/grin.rs

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fn server_command(server_args: &ArgMatches) {
     server_config.p2p_config.port = port.parse().unwrap();
   }
   if server_args.is_present("mine") {
-    server_config.enable_mining = true;
+    server_config.mining_config.enable_mining = true;
   }
   if let Some(seeds) = server_args.values_of("seed") {
     server_config.seeding_type = grin::Seeding::List(seeds.map(|s| s.to_string()).collect());
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ fn default_config() -> grin::ServerConfig {
 	grin::ServerConfig {
 		cuckoo_size: 12,
 		seeding_type: grin::Seeding::WebStatic,
-		enable_mining: false,
 		..Default::default()
 	}
 }

util/src/hex.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use std::num;
 pub fn to_hex(bytes: Vec<u8>) -> String {
   let mut s = String::new();
   for byte in bytes {
-    write!(&mut s, "{:X}", byte).expect("Unable to write");
+    write!(&mut s, "{:02X}", byte).expect("Unable to write");
   }
   s
 }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn from_hex(hex_str: String) -> Result<Vec<u8>, num::ParseIntError> {
   } else {
     hex_str.clone()
   };
-  split_n(&hex_str.trim()[..], 2).iter()
+  split_n(&hex_trim.trim()[..], 2).iter()
     .map(|b| u8::from_str_radix(b, 16))
     .collect::<Result<Vec<u8>, _>>()
 }

wallet/src/receiver.rs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ use secp::key::SecretKey;
 
 use core::core::{Block, Transaction, TxKernel, Output, build};
 use core::ser;
-use api::*;
+use api::{self, ApiEndpoint, Operation, ApiResult};
 use extkey::{self, ExtendedKey};
 use types::*;
 use util;
@@ -93,22 +93,22 @@ impl ApiEndpoint for WalletReceiver {
 	fn operation(&self, op: String, input: CbAmount) -> ApiResult<CbData> {
     debug!("Operation {} with amount {}", op, input.amount);
     if input.amount == 0 {
-      return Err(ApiError::Argument(format!("Zero amount not allowed.")))
+      return Err(api::Error::Argument(format!("Zero amount not allowed.")))
     }
     match op.as_str() {
       "receive_coinbase" => {
         let (out, kern) = receive_coinbase(&self.key, input.amount).
-          map_err(|e| ApiError::Internal(format!("Error building coinbase: {:?}", e)))?;
+          map_err(|e| api::Error::Internal(format!("Error building coinbase: {:?}", e)))?;
         let out_bin = ser::ser_vec(&out).
-          map_err(|e| ApiError::Internal(format!("Error serializing output: {:?}", e)))?;
+          map_err(|e| api::Error::Internal(format!("Error serializing output: {:?}", e)))?;
         let kern_bin = ser::ser_vec(&kern).
-          map_err(|e| ApiError::Internal(format!("Error serializing kernel: {:?}", e)))?;
+          map_err(|e| api::Error::Internal(format!("Error serializing kernel: {:?}", e)))?;
         Ok(CbData {
           output: util::to_hex(out_bin),
           kernel: util::to_hex(kern_bin),
         })
       },
-      _ => Err(ApiError::Argument(format!("Unknown operation: {}", op))),
+      _ => Err(api::Error::Argument(format!("Unknown operation: {}", op))),
     }
   }
 }
@@ -131,5 +131,7 @@ fn receive_coinbase(ext_key: &ExtendedKey, amount: u64) -> Result<(Output, TxKer
 	});
 	wallet_data.write()?;
 
+  info!("Using child {} for a new coinbase output.", coinbase_key.n_child);
+
 	Block::reward_output(ext_key.key, &secp).map_err(&From::from)
 }

wallet/src/types.rs

@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ impl WalletData {
 	pub fn next_child(&self, fingerprint: [u8; 4]) -> u32 {
 		let mut max_n = 0;
 		for out in &self.outputs {
-      println!("{:?} {:?}", out.fingerprint, fingerprint);
 			if max_n < out.n_child && out.fingerprint == fingerprint {
 				max_n = out.n_child;
 			}