ethereum.forks.arrow_glacier.fork

Ethereum Specification.

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Introduction

Entry point for the Ethereum specification.

BLOCK_REWARD

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BLOCK_REWARD = U256(2 * 10**18)

BASE_FEE_MAX_CHANGE_DENOMINATOR

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BASE_FEE_MAX_CHANGE_DENOMINATOR = Uint(8)

ELASTICITY_MULTIPLIER

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ELASTICITY_MULTIPLIER = Uint(2)

MINIMUM_DIFFICULTY

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MINIMUM_DIFFICULTY = Uint(131072)

MAX_OMMER_DEPTH

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MAX_OMMER_DEPTH = Uint(6)

BOMB_DELAY_BLOCKS

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BOMB_DELAY_BLOCKS = 10700000

EMPTY_OMMER_HASH

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EMPTY_OMMER_HASH = keccak256(rlp.encode([]))

BlockChain

History and current state of the block chain.

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@final
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@dataclass
class BlockChain:

blocks

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    blocks: List[Block]

state

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    state: State

chain_id

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    chain_id: U64

apply_fork

Transforms the state from the previous hard fork (old) into the block chain object for this hard fork and returns it.

When forks need to implement an irregular state transition, this function is used to handle the irregularity. See the :ref:DAO Fork <dao-fork> for an example.

Parameters

old : Previous block chain object.

Returns

new : BlockChain Upgraded block chain object for this hard fork.

def apply_fork(​old: BlockChain​) -> BlockChain:
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    return old

get_last_256_block_hashes

Obtain the list of hashes of the previous 256 blocks in order of increasing block number.

This function will return less hashes for the first 256 blocks.

The BLOCKHASH opcode needs to access the latest hashes on the chain, therefore this function retrieves them.

Parameters

chain : History and current state.

Returns

recent_block_hashes : List[Hash32] Hashes of the recent 256 blocks in order of increasing block number.

def get_last_256_block_hashes(​chain: BlockChain​) -> List[Hash32]:
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    recent_blocks = chain.blocks[-255:]
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    if len(recent_blocks) == 0:
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        return []
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    recent_block_hashes = []
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    for block in recent_blocks:
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        prev_block_hash = block.header.parent_hash
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        recent_block_hashes.append(prev_block_hash)
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    # We are computing the hash only for the most recent block and not for
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    # the rest of the blocks as they have successors which have the hash of
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    # the current block as parent hash.
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    most_recent_block_hash = keccak256(rlp.encode(recent_blocks[-1].header))
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    recent_block_hashes.append(most_recent_block_hash)
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    return recent_block_hashes

state_transition

Attempts to apply a block to an existing block chain.

All parts of the block's contents need to be verified before being added to the chain. Blocks are verified by ensuring that the contents of the block make logical sense with the contents of the parent block. The information in the block's header must also match the corresponding information in the block.

To implement Ethereum, in theory clients are only required to store the most recent 255 blocks of the chain since as far as execution is concerned, only those blocks are accessed. Practically, however, clients should store more blocks to handle reorgs.

Parameters

chain : History and current state. block : Block to apply to chain.

def state_transition(​chain: BlockChain, ​​block: Block​) -> None:
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    validate_header(chain, block.header)
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    validate_ommers(block.ommers, block.header, chain)
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    block_state = BlockState(pre_state=chain.state)
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    block_env = vm.BlockEnvironment(
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        chain_id=chain.chain_id,
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        state=block_state,
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        block_gas_limit=block.header.gas_limit,
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        block_hashes=get_last_256_block_hashes(chain),
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        coinbase=block.header.coinbase,
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        number=block.header.number,
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        base_fee_per_gas=block.header.base_fee_per_gas,
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        time=block.header.timestamp,
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        difficulty=block.header.difficulty,
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    )
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    block_output = apply_body(
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        block_env=block_env,
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        transactions=block.transactions,
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        ommers=block.ommers,
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    )
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    block_diff = extract_block_diff(block_state)
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    block_state_root = chain.state.compute_state_root(block_diff)
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    transactions_root = root(block_output.transactions_trie)
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    receipt_root = root(block_output.receipts_trie)
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    block_logs_bloom = logs_bloom(block_output.block_logs)
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    if block_output.block_gas_used != block.header.gas_used:
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        raise InvalidBlock(
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            f"{block_output.block_gas_used} != {block.header.gas_used}"
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        )
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    if transactions_root != block.header.transactions_root:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    if block_state_root != block.header.state_root:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    if receipt_root != block.header.receipt_root:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    if block_logs_bloom != block.header.bloom:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    apply_changes_to_state(chain.state, block_diff)
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    chain.blocks.append(block)
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    if len(chain.blocks) > 255:
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        # Real clients have to store more blocks to deal with reorgs, but the
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        # protocol only requires the last 255
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        chain.blocks = chain.blocks[-255:]

calculate_base_fee_per_gas

Calculates the base fee per gas for the block.

Parameters

block_gas_limit : Gas limit of the block for which the base fee is being calculated. parent_gas_limit : Gas limit of the parent block. parent_gas_used : Gas used in the parent block. parent_base_fee_per_gas : Base fee per gas of the parent block.

Returns

base_fee_per_gas : Uint Base fee per gas for the block.

def calculate_base_fee_per_gas(​block_gas_limit: Uint, ​​parent_gas_limit: Uint, ​​parent_gas_used: Uint, ​​parent_base_fee_per_gas: Uint​) -> Uint:
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    parent_gas_target = parent_gas_limit // ELASTICITY_MULTIPLIER
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    if not check_gas_limit(block_gas_limit, parent_gas_limit):
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    if parent_gas_used == parent_gas_target:
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        expected_base_fee_per_gas = parent_base_fee_per_gas
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    elif parent_gas_used > parent_gas_target:
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        gas_used_delta = parent_gas_used - parent_gas_target
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        parent_fee_gas_delta = parent_base_fee_per_gas * gas_used_delta
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        target_fee_gas_delta = parent_fee_gas_delta // parent_gas_target
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        base_fee_per_gas_delta = max(
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            target_fee_gas_delta // BASE_FEE_MAX_CHANGE_DENOMINATOR,
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            Uint(1),
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        )
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        expected_base_fee_per_gas = (
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            parent_base_fee_per_gas + base_fee_per_gas_delta
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        )
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    else:
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        gas_used_delta = parent_gas_target - parent_gas_used
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        parent_fee_gas_delta = parent_base_fee_per_gas * gas_used_delta
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        target_fee_gas_delta = parent_fee_gas_delta // parent_gas_target
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        base_fee_per_gas_delta = (
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            target_fee_gas_delta // BASE_FEE_MAX_CHANGE_DENOMINATOR
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        )
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        expected_base_fee_per_gas = (
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            parent_base_fee_per_gas - base_fee_per_gas_delta
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        )
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    return Uint(expected_base_fee_per_gas)

validate_header

Verifies a block header.

In order to consider a block's header valid, the logic for the quantities in the header should match the logic for the block itself. For example the header timestamp should be greater than the block's parent timestamp because the block was created after the parent block. Additionally, the block's number should be directly following the parent block's number since it is the next block in the sequence.

Parameters

chain : History and current state. header : Header to check for correctness.

def validate_header(​chain: BlockChain, ​​header: Header​) -> None:
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    if header.number < Uint(1):
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    parent_header_number = header.number - Uint(1)
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    first_block_number = chain.blocks[0].header.number
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    last_block_number = chain.blocks[-1].header.number
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    if (
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        parent_header_number < first_block_number
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        or parent_header_number > last_block_number
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    ):
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    parent_header = chain.blocks[
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        parent_header_number - first_block_number
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    ].header
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    if header.gas_used > header.gas_limit:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    expected_base_fee_per_gas = calculate_base_fee_per_gas(
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        header.gas_limit,
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        parent_header.gas_limit,
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        parent_header.gas_used,
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        parent_header.base_fee_per_gas,
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    )
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    if expected_base_fee_per_gas != header.base_fee_per_gas:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    parent_has_ommers = parent_header.ommers_hash != EMPTY_OMMER_HASH
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    if header.timestamp <= parent_header.timestamp:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    if header.number != parent_header.number + Uint(1):
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    if len(header.extra_data) > 32:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    block_difficulty = calculate_block_difficulty(
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        header.number,
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        header.timestamp,
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        parent_header.timestamp,
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        parent_header.difficulty,
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        parent_has_ommers,
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    )
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    if header.difficulty != block_difficulty:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    block_parent_hash = keccak256(rlp.encode(parent_header))
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    if header.parent_hash != block_parent_hash:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    validate_proof_of_work(header)

generate_header_hash_for_pow

Generate rlp hash of the header which is to be used for Proof-of-Work verification.

In other words, the PoW artefacts mix_digest and nonce are ignored while calculating this hash.

A particular PoW is valid for a single hash, that hash is computed by this function. The nonce and mix_digest are omitted from this hash because they are being changed by miners in their search for a sufficient proof-of-work.

Parameters

header : The header object for which the hash is to be generated.

Returns

hash : Hash32 The PoW valid rlp hash of the passed in header.

def generate_header_hash_for_pow(​header: Header​) -> Hash32:
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    header_data_without_pow_artefacts = (
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        header.parent_hash,
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        header.ommers_hash,
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        header.coinbase,
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        header.state_root,
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        header.transactions_root,
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        header.receipt_root,
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        header.bloom,
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        header.difficulty,
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        header.number,
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        header.gas_limit,
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        header.gas_used,
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        header.timestamp,
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        header.extra_data,
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        header.base_fee_per_gas,
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    )
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    return keccak256(rlp.encode(header_data_without_pow_artefacts))

validate_proof_of_work

Validates the Proof of Work constraints.

In order to verify that a miner's proof-of-work is valid for a block, a mix-digest and result are calculated using the hashimoto_light hash function. The mix digest is a hash of the header and the nonce that is passed through and it confirms whether or not proof-of-work was done on the correct block. The result is the actual hash value of the block.

Parameters

header : Header of interest.

def validate_proof_of_work(​header: Header​) -> None:
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    header_hash = generate_header_hash_for_pow(header)
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    # TODO: Memoize this somewhere and read from that data instead of
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    # calculating cache for every block validation.
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    cache = generate_cache(header.number)
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    mix_digest, result = hashimoto_light(
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        header_hash, header.nonce, cache, dataset_size(header.number)
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    )
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    if mix_digest != header.mix_digest:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    limit = Uint(U256.MAX_VALUE) + Uint(1)
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    if Uint.from_be_bytes(result) > (limit // header.difficulty):
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        raise InvalidBlock

check_transaction

Check if the transaction is includable in the block.

Parameters

block_env : The block scoped environment. block_output : The block output for the current block. tx : The transaction. tx_state : The transaction state tracker.

Returns

sender_address : The sender of the transaction. effective_gas_price : The price to charge for gas when the transaction is executed.

Raises

InvalidBlock : If the transaction is not includable. GasUsedExceedsLimitError : If the gas used by the transaction exceeds the block's gas limit. NonceMismatchError : If the nonce of the transaction is not equal to the sender's nonce. InsufficientBalanceError : If the sender's balance is not enough to pay for the transaction. InvalidSenderError : If the transaction is from an address that does not exist anymore. InsufficientMaxFeePerGasError : If the maximum fee per gas is insufficient for the transaction.

def check_transaction(​block_env: ethereum.forks.arrow_glacier.vm.BlockEnvironment, ​​block_output: ethereum.forks.arrow_glacier.vm.BlockOutput, ​​tx: Transaction, ​​tx_state: TransactionState​) -> Tuple[Address, Uint]:
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    gas_available = block_env.block_gas_limit - block_output.block_gas_used
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    if tx.gas > gas_available:
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        raise GasUsedExceedsLimitError("gas used exceeds limit")
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    tx_chain_id = chain_id(tx)
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    if tx_chain_id is not None and tx_chain_id != block_env.chain_id:
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        raise WrongChainIdError(
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            expected=block_env.chain_id,
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            actual=tx_chain_id,
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        )
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    sender_address = recover_sender(tx)
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    sender_account = get_account(tx_state, sender_address)
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    if isinstance(tx, FeeMarketTransaction):
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        if tx.max_fee_per_gas < block_env.base_fee_per_gas:
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            raise InsufficientMaxFeePerGasError(
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                tx.max_fee_per_gas, block_env.base_fee_per_gas
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            )
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        priority_fee_per_gas = min(
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            tx.max_priority_fee_per_gas,
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            tx.max_fee_per_gas - block_env.base_fee_per_gas,
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        )
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        effective_gas_price = priority_fee_per_gas + block_env.base_fee_per_gas
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        max_gas_fee = tx.gas * tx.max_fee_per_gas
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    else:
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        if tx.gas_price < block_env.base_fee_per_gas:
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            raise InvalidBlock
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        effective_gas_price = tx.gas_price
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        max_gas_fee = tx.gas * tx.gas_price
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    if sender_account.nonce > Uint(tx.nonce):
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        raise NonceMismatchError("nonce too low")
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    elif sender_account.nonce < Uint(tx.nonce):
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        raise NonceMismatchError("nonce too high")
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    if Uint(sender_account.balance) < max_gas_fee + Uint(tx.value):
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        raise InsufficientBalanceError("insufficient sender balance")
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    if sender_account.code_hash != EMPTY_CODE_HASH:
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        raise InvalidSenderError("not EOA")
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    return sender_address, effective_gas_price

make_receipt

Make the receipt for a transaction that was executed.

Parameters

tx : The executed transaction. error : Error in the top level frame of the transaction, if any. cumulative_gas_used : The total gas used so far in the block after the transaction was executed. logs : The logs produced by the transaction.

Returns

receipt : The receipt for the transaction.

def make_receipt(​tx: Transaction, ​​error: Optional[EthereumException], ​​cumulative_gas_used: Uint, ​​logs: Tuple[Log, ...]​) -> Bytes | Receipt:
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    receipt = Receipt(
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        succeeded=error is None,
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        cumulative_gas_used=cumulative_gas_used,
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        bloom=logs_bloom(logs),
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        logs=logs,
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    )
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    return encode_receipt(tx, receipt)

apply_body

Executes a block.

Many of the contents of a block are stored in data structures called tries. There is a transactions trie which is similar to a ledger of the transactions stored in the current block. There is also a receipts trie which stores the results of executing a transaction, like the post state and gas used. This function creates and executes the block that is to be added to the chain.

Parameters

block_env : The block scoped environment. transactions : Transactions included in the block. ommers : Headers of ancestor blocks which are not direct parents (formerly uncles.)

Returns

block_output : The block output for the current block.

def apply_body(​block_env: ethereum.forks.arrow_glacier.vm.BlockEnvironment, ​​transactions: Tuple[LegacyTransaction | Bytes, ...], ​​ommers: Tuple[Header, ...]​) -> ethereum.forks.arrow_glacier.vm.BlockOutput:
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    block_output = vm.BlockOutput()
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    for i, tx in enumerate(map(decode_transaction, transactions)):
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        process_transaction(block_env, block_output, tx, Uint(i))
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    pay_rewards(block_env, ommers)
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    return block_output

validate_ommers

Validates the ommers mentioned in the block.

An ommer block is a block that wasn't canonically added to the blockchain because it wasn't validated as fast as the canonical block but was mined at the same time.

To be considered valid, the ommers must adhere to the rules defined in the Ethereum protocol. The maximum amount of ommers is 2 per block and there cannot be duplicate ommers in a block. Many of the other ommer constraints are listed in the in-line comments of this function.

Parameters

ommers : List of ommers mentioned in the current block. block_header: The header of current block. chain : History and current state.

def validate_ommers(​ommers: Tuple[Header, ...], ​​block_header: Header, ​​chain: BlockChain​) -> None:
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    block_hash = keccak256(rlp.encode(block_header))
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    if keccak256(rlp.encode(ommers)) != block_header.ommers_hash:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    if len(ommers) == 0:
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        # Nothing to validate
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        return
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    # Check that each ommer satisfies the constraints of a header
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    for ommer in ommers:
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        if Uint(1) > ommer.number or ommer.number >= block_header.number:
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            raise InvalidBlock
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        validate_header(chain, ommer)
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    if len(ommers) > 2:
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    ommers_hashes = [keccak256(rlp.encode(ommer)) for ommer in ommers]
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    if len(ommers_hashes) != len(set(ommers_hashes)):
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        raise InvalidBlock
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    recent_canonical_blocks = chain.blocks[-(MAX_OMMER_DEPTH + Uint(1)) :]
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    recent_canonical_block_hashes = {
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        keccak256(rlp.encode(block.header))
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        for block in recent_canonical_blocks
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    }
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    recent_ommers_hashes: Set[Hash32] = set()
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    for block in recent_canonical_blocks:
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        recent_ommers_hashes = recent_ommers_hashes.union(
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            {keccak256(rlp.encode(ommer)) for ommer in block.ommers}
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        )
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    for ommer_index, ommer in enumerate(ommers):
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        ommer_hash = ommers_hashes[ommer_index]
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        if ommer_hash == block_hash:
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            raise InvalidBlock
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        if ommer_hash in recent_canonical_block_hashes:
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            raise InvalidBlock
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        if ommer_hash in recent_ommers_hashes:
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            raise InvalidBlock
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        # Ommer age with respect to the current block. For example, an age of
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        # 1 indicates that the ommer is a sibling of previous block.
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        ommer_age = block_header.number - ommer.number
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        if Uint(1) > ommer_age or ommer_age > MAX_OMMER_DEPTH:
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            raise InvalidBlock
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        if ommer.parent_hash not in recent_canonical_block_hashes:
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            raise InvalidBlock
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        if ommer.parent_hash == block_header.parent_hash:
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            raise InvalidBlock

pay_rewards

Pay rewards to the block miner as well as the ommers miners.

The miner of the canonical block is rewarded with the predetermined block reward, BLOCK_REWARD, plus a variable award based off of the number of ommer blocks that were mined around the same time, and included in the canonical block's header. An ommer block is a block that wasn't added to the canonical blockchain because it wasn't validated as fast as the accepted block but was mined at the same time. Although not all blocks that are mined are added to the canonical chain, miners are still paid a reward for their efforts. This reward is called an ommer reward and is calculated based on the number associated with the ommer block that they mined.

Parameters

block_env : The block scoped environment. ommers : List of ommers mentioned in the current block.

def pay_rewards(​block_env: ethereum.forks.arrow_glacier.vm.BlockEnvironment, ​​ommers: Tuple[Header, ...]​) -> None:
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    rewards_state = TransactionState(parent=block_env.state)
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    ommer_count = U256(len(ommers))
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    miner_reward = BLOCK_REWARD + (ommer_count * (BLOCK_REWARD // U256(32)))
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    create_ether(rewards_state, block_env.coinbase, miner_reward)
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    for ommer in ommers:
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        # Ommer age with respect to the current block.
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        ommer_age = U256(block_env.number - ommer.number)
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        ommer_miner_reward = ((U256(8) - ommer_age) * BLOCK_REWARD) // U256(8)
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        create_ether(rewards_state, ommer.coinbase, ommer_miner_reward)
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    incorporate_tx_into_block(rewards_state)

process_transaction

Execute a transaction against the provided environment.

This function processes the actions needed to execute a transaction. It decrements the sender's account balance after calculating the gas fee and refunds them the proper amount after execution. Calling contracts, deploying code, and incrementing nonces are all examples of actions that happen within this function or from a call made within this function.

Accounts that are marked for deletion are processed and destroyed after execution.

Parameters

block_env : Environment for the Ethereum Virtual Machine. block_output : The block output for the current block. tx : Transaction to execute. index: Index of the transaction in the block.

def process_transaction(​block_env: ethereum.forks.arrow_glacier.vm.BlockEnvironment, ​​block_output: ethereum.forks.arrow_glacier.vm.BlockOutput, ​​tx: Transaction, ​​index: Uint​) -> None:
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    tx_state = TransactionState(parent=block_env.state)
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    trie_set(
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        block_output.transactions_trie,
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        rlp.encode(index),
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        encode_transaction(tx),
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    )
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    intrinsic_gas = validate_transaction(tx)
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    (
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        sender,
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        effective_gas_price,
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    ) = check_transaction(
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        block_env=block_env,
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        block_output=block_output,
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        tx=tx,
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        tx_state=tx_state,
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    )
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    sender_account = get_account(tx_state, sender)
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    effective_gas_fee = tx.gas * effective_gas_price
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    gas = tx.gas - intrinsic_gas
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    increment_nonce(tx_state, sender)
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    sender_balance_after_gas_fee = (
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        Uint(sender_account.balance) - effective_gas_fee
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    )
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    set_account_balance(tx_state, sender, U256(sender_balance_after_gas_fee))
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    access_list_addresses = set()
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    access_list_storage_keys = set()
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    if isinstance(tx, (AccessListTransaction, FeeMarketTransaction)):
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        for access in tx.access_list:
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            access_list_addresses.add(access.account)
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            for slot in access.slots:
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                access_list_storage_keys.add((access.account, slot))
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    tx_env = vm.TransactionEnvironment(
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        origin=sender,
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        gas_price=effective_gas_price,
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        gas=gas,
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        access_list_addresses=access_list_addresses,
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        access_list_storage_keys=access_list_storage_keys,
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        state=tx_state,
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        index_in_block=index,
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        tx_hash=get_transaction_hash(encode_transaction(tx)),
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    )
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    message = prepare_message(block_env, tx_env, tx)
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    tx_output = process_message_call(message)
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    tx_gas_used_before_refund = tx.gas - tx_output.gas_left
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    tx_gas_refund = min(
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        tx_gas_used_before_refund // Uint(5), Uint(tx_output.refund_counter)
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    )
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    tx_gas_used_after_refund = tx_gas_used_before_refund - tx_gas_refund
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    tx_gas_left = tx.gas - tx_gas_used_after_refund
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    gas_refund_amount = tx_gas_left * effective_gas_price
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    # For non-1559 transactions effective_gas_price == tx.gas_price
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    priority_fee_per_gas = effective_gas_price - block_env.base_fee_per_gas
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    transaction_fee = tx_gas_used_after_refund * priority_fee_per_gas
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811
    # refund gas
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    create_ether(tx_state, sender, U256(gas_refund_amount))
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814
    # transfer miner fees
815
    coinbase_balance_after_mining_fee = get_account(
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        tx_state, block_env.coinbase
817
    ).balance + U256(transaction_fee)
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    if coinbase_balance_after_mining_fee != 0:
819
        set_account_balance(
820
            tx_state,
821
            block_env.coinbase,
822
            coinbase_balance_after_mining_fee,
823
        )
824
    elif account_exists_and_is_empty(tx_state, block_env.coinbase):
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        destroy_account(tx_state, block_env.coinbase)
826
827
    for address in tx_output.accounts_to_delete:
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        destroy_account(tx_state, address)
829
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    destroy_touched_empty_accounts(tx_state, tx_output.touched_accounts)
831
832
    block_output.block_gas_used += tx_gas_used_after_refund
833
834
    receipt = make_receipt(
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        tx, tx_output.error, block_output.block_gas_used, tx_output.logs
836
    )
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838
    receipt_key = rlp.encode(Uint(index))
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    block_output.receipt_keys += (receipt_key,)
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841
    trie_set(
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        block_output.receipts_trie,
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        receipt_key,
844
        receipt,
845
    )
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    block_output.block_logs += tx_output.logs
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849
    incorporate_tx_into_block(tx_state)

check_gas_limit

Validates the gas limit for a block.

The bounds of the gas limit, max_adjustment_delta, is set as the quotient of the parent block's gas limit and the LIMIT_ADJUSTMENT_FACTOR. Therefore, if the gas limit that is passed through as a parameter is greater than or equal to the sum of the parent's gas and the adjustment delta then the limit for gas is too high and fails this function's check. Similarly, if the limit is less than or equal to the difference of the parent's gas and the adjustment delta or the predefined LIMIT_MINIMUM then this function's check fails because the gas limit doesn't allow for a sufficient or reasonable amount of gas to be used on a block.

Parameters

gas_limit : Gas limit to validate.

parent_gas_limit : Gas limit of the parent block.

Returns

check : bool True if gas limit constraints are satisfied, False otherwise.

def check_gas_limit(​gas_limit: Uint, ​​parent_gas_limit: Uint​) -> bool:
853
    <snip>
881
    max_adjustment_delta = parent_gas_limit // GasCosts.LIMIT_ADJUSTMENT_FACTOR
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    if gas_limit >= parent_gas_limit + max_adjustment_delta:
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        return False
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    if gas_limit <= parent_gas_limit - max_adjustment_delta:
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        return False
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    if gas_limit < GasCosts.LIMIT_MINIMUM:
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        return False
888
889
    return True

calculate_block_difficulty

Computes difficulty of a block using its header and parent header.

The difficulty is determined by the time the block was created after its parent. The offset is calculated using the parent block's difficulty, parent_difficulty, and the timestamp between blocks. This offset is then added to the parent difficulty and is stored as the difficulty variable. If the time between the block and its parent is too short, the offset will result in a positive number thus making the sum of parent_difficulty and offset to be a greater value in order to avoid mass forking. But, if the time is long enough, then the offset results in a negative value making the block less difficult than its parent.

The base standard for a block's difficulty is the predefined value set for the genesis block since it has no parent. So, a block can't be less difficult than the genesis block, therefore each block's difficulty is set to the maximum value between the calculated difficulty and the MINIMUM_DIFFICULTY.

Parameters

block_number : Block number of the block. block_timestamp : Timestamp of the block. parent_timestamp : Timestamp of the parent block. parent_difficulty : difficulty of the parent block. parent_has_ommers: does the parent have ommers.

Returns

difficulty : ethereum.base_types.Uint Computed difficulty for a block.

def calculate_block_difficulty(​block_number: Uint, ​​block_timestamp: U256, ​​parent_timestamp: U256, ​​parent_difficulty: Uint, ​​parent_has_ommers: bool​) -> Uint:
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    <snip>
938
    offset = (
939
        int(parent_difficulty)
940
        // 2048
941
        * max(
942
            (2 if parent_has_ommers else 1)
943
            - int(block_timestamp - parent_timestamp) // 9,
944
            -99,
945
        )
946
    )
947
    difficulty = int(parent_difficulty) + offset
948
    # Historical Note: The difficulty bomb was not present in Ethereum at the
949
    # start of Frontier, but was added shortly after launch. However since the
950
    # bomb has no effect prior to block 200000 we pretend it existed from
951
    # genesis.
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    # See https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/1588
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    num_bomb_periods = ((int(block_number) - BOMB_DELAY_BLOCKS) // 100000) - 2
954
    if num_bomb_periods >= 0:
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        difficulty += 2**num_bomb_periods
956
957
    # Some clients raise the difficulty to `MINIMUM_DIFFICULTY` prior to adding
958
    # the bomb. This bug does not matter because the difficulty is always much
959
    # greater than `MINIMUM_DIFFICULTY` on Mainnet.
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    return Uint(max(difficulty, int(MINIMUM_DIFFICULTY)))