// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors // This file is part of the go-ethereum library. // // The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify // it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by // the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or // (at your option) any later version. // // The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the // GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. // // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see . package les import ( "time" "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader" ) const ( forceSyncCycle = 10 * time.Second // Time interval to force syncs, even if few peers are available minDesiredPeerCount = 5 // Amount of peers desired to start syncing ) // syncer is responsible for periodically synchronising with the network, both // downloading hashes and blocks as well as handling the announcement handler. func (pm *ProtocolManager) syncer() { // Start and ensure cleanup of sync mechanisms //pm.fetcher.Start() //defer pm.fetcher.Stop() defer pm.downloader.Terminate() // Wait for different events to fire synchronisation operations forceSync := time.Tick(forceSyncCycle) for { select { case <-pm.newPeerCh: // Make sure we have peers to select from, then sync if pm.peers.Len() < minDesiredPeerCount { break } go pm.synchronise(pm.peers.BestPeer(), false) case <-forceSync: // Force a sync even if not enough peers are present go pm.synchronise(pm.peers.BestPeer(), false) case <-pm.noMorePeers: return } } } // synchronise tries to sync up our local block chain with a remote peer. func (pm *ProtocolManager) synchronise(peer *peer, exit bool) { // Short circuit if no peers are available if peer == nil { return } // Make sure the peer's TD is higher than our own. td := pm.blockchain.GetTd(pm.blockchain.LastBlockHash()) if peer.Td().Cmp(td) > 0 { for { if pm.downloader.Synchronise(peer.id, peer.Head(), peer.Td(), downloader.LightSync) != nil { return } if exit { return } time.Sleep(time.Second * 5) } } }