neobytes/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/blocktools.py

# blocktools.py - utilities for manipulating blocks and transactions
# Copyright (c) 2015 The Bitcoin Core developers
# Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
#

from .mininode import *
from .script import CScript, OP_TRUE, OP_CHECKSIG

# Create a block (with regtest difficulty)
def create_block(hashprev, coinbase, nTime=None):
    block = CBlock()
    if nTime is None:
        import time
        block.nTime = int(time.time()+600)
    else:
        block.nTime = nTime
    block.hashPrevBlock = hashprev
    block.nBits = 0x207fffff # Will break after a difficulty adjustment...
    block.vtx.append(coinbase)
    block.hashMerkleRoot = block.calc_merkle_root()
    block.calc_sha256()
    return block

def serialize_script_num(value):
    r = bytearray(0)
    if value == 0:
        return r
    neg = value < 0
    absvalue = -value if neg else value
    while (absvalue):
        r.append(int(absvalue & 0xff))
        absvalue >>= 8
    if r[-1] & 0x80:
        r.append(0x80 if neg else 0)
    elif neg:
        r[-1] |= 0x80
    return r

# Create a coinbase transaction, assuming no miner fees.
# If pubkey is passed in, the coinbase output will be a P2PK output;
# otherwise an anyone-can-spend output.
def create_coinbase(height, pubkey = None):
    coinbase = CTransaction()
    coinbase.vin.append(CTxIn(COutPoint(0, 0xffffffff), 
                ser_string(serialize_script_num(height)), 0xffffffff))
    coinbaseoutput = CTxOut()
    coinbaseoutput.nValue = 500 * COIN
    halvings = int(height/150) # regtest
    coinbaseoutput.nValue >>= halvings
    if (pubkey != None):
        coinbaseoutput.scriptPubKey = CScript([pubkey, OP_CHECKSIG])
    else:
        coinbaseoutput.scriptPubKey = CScript([OP_TRUE])
    coinbase.vout = [ coinbaseoutput ]
    coinbase.calc_sha256()
    return coinbase

# Create a transaction with an anyone-can-spend output, that spends the
# nth output of prevtx.
def create_transaction(prevtx, n, sig, value):
    tx = CTransaction()
    assert(n < len(prevtx.vout))
    tx.vin.append(CTxIn(COutPoint(prevtx.sha256, n), sig, 0xffffffff))
    tx.vout.append(CTxOut(value, b""))
    tx.calc_sha256()
    return tx