def trigger_pow_miners(the_miners_list, the_type_of_consensus):
for counter in range(expected_chain_length):
obj = random.choice(the_miners_list)
if Parallel_PoW_mining:
# parallel approach
process = Process(target=obj.build_block,
args=(
numOfTXperBlock,
mempool.MemPool,
the_miners_list,
the_type_of_consensus,
blockchainFunction,
mempool.discarded_txs,
expected_chain_length,
))
process.start()
mining_processes.append(process)
else:
# non-parallel approach
obj.build_block(numOfTXperBlock, mempool.MemPool, the_miners_list,
the_type_of_consensus, blockchainFunction,
mempool.discarded_txs, expected_chain_length)
output.simulation_progress(counter, expected_chain_length)
for process in mining_processes:
process.join()
def trigger_pos_miners(the_miners_list, the_type_of_consensus,
expected_chain_length, numOfTXperBlock,
blockchainFunction):
for counter in range(expected_chain_length):
randomly_chosen_miners = []
x = int(round((len(the_miners_list) / 2), 0))
for i in range(x):
randomly_chosen_miners.append(random.choice(the_miners_list))
biggest_stake = 0
final_chosen_miner = the_miners_list[0]
temp_file_py = modification.read_file(
'temporary/miners_stake_amounts.json')
for chosen_miner in randomly_chosen_miners:
stake = temp_file_py[chosen_miner.address]
if stake > biggest_stake:
biggest_stake = stake
final_chosen_miner = chosen_miner
for entity in the_miners_list:
entity.next_pos_block_from = final_chosen_miner.address
if mempool.MemPool.qsize() != 0:
final_chosen_miner.build_block(numOfTXperBlock, mempool.MemPool,
the_miners_list,
the_type_of_consensus,
blockchainFunction,
expected_chain_length)
output.simulation_progress(counter, expected_chain_length)
def trigger_dpos_miners(expected_chain_length, the_miners_list,
number_of_delegates, numOfTXperBlock,
the_type_of_consensus, blockchainFunction,
Parallel_PoW_mining):
for counter in range(expected_chain_length):
votes_and_stakes = dpos_voting(the_miners_list)
selected_delegates = dpos_delegates_selection(votes_and_stakes,
number_of_delegates)
for entity in the_miners_list:
entity.delegates = selected_delegates
processes = []
for entity in the_miners_list:
if entity.address in entity.delegates:
if Parallel_PoW_mining:
process = Process(target=entity.build_block,
args=(
numOfTXperBlock,
mempool.MemPool,
the_miners_list,
the_type_of_consensus,
blockchainFunction,
expected_chain_length,
))
process.start()
processes.append(process)
else:
entity.build_block(numOfTXperBlock, mempool.MemPool,
the_miners_list, the_type_of_consensus,
blockchainFunction,
expected_chain_length)
for process in processes:
process.join()
output.simulation_progress(counter, expected_chain_length)
def trigger_poa_miners(the_miners_list, the_type_of_consensus):
for counter in range(expected_chain_length):
for obj in miner_list:
if mempool.MemPool.qsize() != 0:
obj.build_block(numOfTXperBlock, mempool.MemPool,
the_miners_list, the_type_of_consensus,
blockchainFunction, mempool.discarded_txs,
expected_chain_length)
output.simulation_progress(counter, expected_chain_length)
def trigger_dummy_miners(the_miners_list, numOfTXperBlock,
the_type_of_consensus, blockchainFunction,
expected_chain_length):
counter = -1
while mempool.MemPool.qsize() != 0:
obj = random.choice(the_miners_list)
obj.build_block(numOfTXperBlock, mempool.MemPool, the_miners_list,
the_type_of_consensus, blockchainFunction,
expected_chain_length)
counter += 1
output.simulation_progress(counter, expected_chain_length)
def trigger_pos_miners(the_miners_list, the_type_of_consensus):
for counter in range(expected_chain_length):
randomly_chosen_miners = []
x = int(round((len(the_miners_list) / 2), 0))
for i in range(x):
randomly_chosen_miners.append(random.choice(the_miners_list))
biggest_stake = 0
final_chosen_miner = the_miners_list[0]
with open('temporary/miners_stake_amounts.json', 'r') as temp_file:
temp_file_py = json.load(temp_file)
for chosen_miner in randomly_chosen_miners:
if temp_file_py[chosen_miner.address] > biggest_stake:
biggest_stake = temp_file_py[chosen_miner.address]
final_chosen_miner = chosen_miner
for entity in the_miners_list:
entity.next_pos_block_from = final_chosen_miner.address
if mempool.MemPool.qsize() != 0:
final_chosen_miner.build_block(
numOfTXperBlock, mempool.MemPool, the_miners_list,
the_type_of_consensus, blockchainFunction,
mempool.discarded_txs, expected_chain_length)
output.simulation_progress(counter, expected_chain_length)