Cleanup staking and fee consistency for stake tx

src/cc/CoinbaseGuard.cpp

@@ -193,9 +193,8 @@ bool MakeGuardedOutput(CAmount value, CPubKey &dest, CTransaction &stakeTx, CTxO
     return false;
 }
 
-// This is only needed to create a spend for cheating. normal spend and signing should work
+// this creates a spend using a stake transaction
-// for vins
+bool MakeGuardedSpend(CTxIn &vin, CPubKey &dest, CTransaction &pCheater)
-bool MakeGuardedSpend(CTxIn &vin, CPubKey &dest, CTransaction *pCheater)
 {
     CCcontract_info *cp,C;
 

src/cc/CoinbaseGuard.h

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include "streams.h"
 #include "script/script.h"
 
+#define DEFAULT_STAKE_TXFEE 10000
+
 class CStakeParams
 {
     public:
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ bool ValidateStakeTransaction(const CTransaction &stakeTx, CStakeParams &stakePa
 
 bool MakeGuardedOutput(CAmount value, CPubKey &dest, CTransaction &stakeTx, CTxOut &vout);
 
+bool MakeGuardedSpend(CTxIn &vin, CPubKey &dest, CTransaction &pCheater);
+
 bool CoinbaseGuardValidate(struct CCcontract_info *cp,Eval* eval,const CTransaction &tx, uint32_t nIn);
 
 UniValue CoinbaseGuardInfo();

src/miner.cpp

@@ -433,11 +433,14 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32_t gpucount,
         //pblock->nTime = blocktime + 1;
         pblock->nBits = GetNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev, pblock, Params().GetConsensus());
 
+        int32_t stakeHeight = chainActive.Height() + 1;
+        bool extendedStake = (Params().GetConsensus().vUpgrades[Consensus::UPGRADE_SAPLING].nActivationHeight >= stakeHeight);
+
         //LogPrintf("CreateNewBlock(): total size %u blocktime.%u nBits.%08x\n", nBlockSize,blocktime,pblock->nBits);
         if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && isStake )
         {
             uint64_t txfees,utxovalue; uint32_t txtime; uint256 utxotxid; int32_t i,siglen,numsigs,utxovout; uint8_t utxosig[128],*ptr;
-            CMutableTransaction txStaked = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(Params().GetConsensus(), chainActive.Height() + 1);
+            CMutableTransaction txStaked = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(Params().GetConsensus(), stakeHeight);
 
             //if ( blocktime > pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast()+60 )
             //    blocktime = pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast() + 60;
@@ -460,9 +463,12 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32_t gpucount,
 
             if ( siglen > 0 )
             {
-                CAmount txfees = 0;
+                CAmount txfees;
-                //if ( (int32_t)chainActive.LastTip()->GetHeight()+1 > 100 && GetAdjustedTime() < blocktime-157 )
+
-                //    return(0);
+                // after Sapling, stake transactions have a fee, but it is recovered in the reward
+                // this ensures that a rebroadcast goes through quickly to begin staking again
+                txfees = extendedStake ? DEFAULT_STAKE_TXFEE : 0;
+
                 pblock->vtx.push_back(txStaked);
                 pblocktemplate->vTxFees.push_back(txfees);
                 pblocktemplate->vTxSigOps.push_back(GetLegacySigOpCount(txStaked));
@@ -483,17 +489,24 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32_t gpucount,
         txNew.vout[0].nValue = GetBlockSubsidy(nHeight,chainparams.GetConsensus()) + nFees;
 
         // once we get to Sapling, enable CC CoinbaseGuard for stake transactions
-        if (isStake && Params().GetConsensus().vUpgrades[Consensus::UPGRADE_SAPLING].nActivationHeight >= nHeight)
+        if (isStake && extendedStake)
         {
             // if there is a specific destination, use it
             CTransaction stakeTx = pblock->vtx[pblock->vtx.size() - 1];
             CStakeParams p;
             if (ValidateStakeTransaction(stakeTx, p))
             {
-                if (!MakeGuardedOutput(txNew.vout[0].nValue, p.pk, stakeTx, txNew.vout[0]))
+                if (!p.pk.IsValid() || !MakeGuardedOutput(txNew.vout[0].nValue, p.pk, stakeTx, txNew.vout[0]))
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr,"CreateNewBlock: failed to make GuardedOutput on staking coinbase\n");
                     return 0;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr,"CreateNewBlock: invalid stake transaction\n");
+                return 0;
             }
-            else return 0;
         }
 
         txNew.nExpiryHeight = 0;
@@ -516,7 +529,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32_t gpucount,
             opretScript.AddCheckLockTimeVerify(komodo_block_unlocktime(nHeight));
             if (scriptPubKeyIn.IsPayToScriptHash() || scriptPubKeyIn.IsPayToCryptoCondition())
             {
-                fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: attempt to add timelock to pay2sh or pay2cc\n");
+                fprintf(stderr,"CreateNewBlock: attempt to add timelock to pay2sh or pay2cc\n");
                 return 0;
             }
             

src/wallet/wallet.cpp

@@ -1275,12 +1275,13 @@ int32_t CWallet::VerusStakeTransaction(CBlock *pBlock, CMutableTransaction &txNe
     bool signSuccess; 
     SignatureData sigdata; 
     uint64_t txfee;
-    auto consensusBranchId = CurrentEpochBranchId(chainActive.Height() + 1, Params().GetConsensus());
+    uint32_t stakeHeight = chainActive.Height() + 1;
+    auto consensusBranchId = CurrentEpochBranchId(stakeHeight, Params().GetConsensus());
 
     const CKeyStore& keystore = *pwalletMain;
     txNew.vin.resize(1);
     txNew.vout.resize(1);
-    txfee = extendedStake ? 10000 : 0; // extended stakes will always be rebroadcast, so they require a fee to make it fast
+    txfee = extendedStake ? DEFAULT_STAKE_TXFEE : 0; // extended stakes will always be rebroadcast, so they require a fee to make it fast
     txNew.vin[0].prevout.hash = stakeSource.GetHash();
     txNew.vin[0].prevout.n = voutNum;
 
@@ -1304,6 +1305,7 @@ int32_t CWallet::VerusStakeTransaction(CBlock *pBlock, CMutableTransaction &txNe
         return 0;
 
     // if we are staking with the extended format, add the opreturn data required
+    // TODO: uncomment the line below to save a little space after testing, remove this one
     // if (extendedStake)
     {
         uint256 srcBlock = uint256();