package parser import ( "encoding/binary" "io" "github.com/pkg/errors" ) const ( EQUIHASH_SIZE = 1344 // size of an Equihash solution in bytes ) // A block header as defined in version 2018.0-beta-29 of the Zcash Protocol Spec. type RawBlockHeader struct { // The block version number indicates which set of block validation rules // to follow. The current and only defined block version number for Zcash // is 4. Version int32 // A SHA-256d hash in internal byte order of the previous block's header. This // ensures no previous block can be changed without also changing this block's // header. HashPrevBlock [32]byte // A SHA-256d hash in internal byte order. The merkle root is derived from // the hashes of all transactions included in this block, ensuring that // none of those transactions can be modified without modifying the header. HashMerkleRoot [32]byte // [Pre-Sapling] A reserved field which should be ignored. // [Sapling onward] The root LEBS2OSP_256(rt) of the Sapling note // commitment tree corresponding to the final Sapling treestate of this // block. HashFinalSaplingRoot [32]byte // The block time is a Unix epoch time (UTC) when the miner started hashing // the header (according to the miner). Time uint32 // An encoded version of the target threshold this block's header hash must // be less than or equal to, in the same nBits format used by Bitcoin. NBits [4]byte // An arbitrary field that miners can change to modify the header hash in // order to produce a hash less than or equal to the target threshold. Nonce [32]byte // The size of an Equihash solution in bytes (always 1344). SolutionSize EquihashSize // The Equihash solution. Solution [EQUIHASH_SIZE]byte } // EquihashSize is a concrete instance of Bitcoin's CompactSize encoding. type EquihashSize struct { _ byte // always the byte value 253 Size uint16 // always 1344 } func ReadBlockHeader(r io.Reader) (*RawBlockHeader, error) { var blockHeader RawBlockHeader err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &blockHeader) if err != nil { return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed reading block header") } return &blockHeader, nil }