This change drops the last kernel dependency on shutdown.cpp. It also adds new
hooks for libbitcoinkernel applications to be able to interrupt kernel
operations when the chain tip changes.
This is a refactoring that does not affect behavior. (Looking at the code it
can appear like the new break statement in the ActivateBestChain function is a
change in behavior, but actually the previous StartShutdown call was indirectly
triggering a break before, because it was causing m_chainman.m_interrupt to be
true. The new code just makes the break more obvious.)
Remove access to the global gArgs for the stopatheight argument and
replace it by adding a field to the existing ChainstateManager Options
struct.
This should eventually allow users of the ChainstateManager to not rely
on the global gArgs and instead pass in their own options.
This commit is part of the libbitcoinkernel project and seeks to remove
the ChainstateManager's and, more generally, the kernel library's
dependency on interface_ui with options methods in this and the following
few commits. By removing interface_ui from the kernel library, its
dependency on boost is reduced to just boost::multi_index.
Define a new kernel notification class with virtual methods for
notifying about internal kernel events. Create a new file in the node
library for defining a function creating the default set of notification
methods such that these do not need to be re-defined all over the
codebase. As a first step, add a `blockTip` method, wrapping
`uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip`.
This changes the flag for the bitcoin-chainstate executable. Previously
it was false, now it is the chain's default value (still false for the
main chain).
This changes the minimum chain work for the bitcoin-chainstate
executable. Previously it was uint256{}, now it is the chain's default
minimum chain work.
This decouples validation.cpp from netaddress.cpp (transitively,
timedata.cpp, and asmap.cpp).
This is important for libbitcoinkernel as:
- There is no reason for the consensus engine to be coupled with
netaddress, timedata, and asmap
- Users of libbitcoinkernel can now easily supply their own
std::function that provides the adjusted time.
See the src/Makefile.am changes for some satisfying removals.
[META] Although it seems like we don't need it for just one option,
we're going to introduce another member to this struct *in the
next commit*. In future patchsets for libbitcoinkernel decoupling
it from ArgsManager, even more members will be added here.
