ChainHeadEstimate.java

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package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.manager;

import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.ChainHead;
import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Difficulty;

public interface ChainHeadEstimate {

  Difficulty getEstimatedTotalDifficulty();

  long getEstimatedHeight();

  /**
   * Returns true if this chain state represents a chain that is "better" than the chain represented
   * by the supplied {@link ChainHead}. "Better" currently means that this chain is longer or
   * heavier than the supplied {@code chainToCheck}.
   *
   * @param chainToCheck The chain being compared.
   * @return true if this {@link ChainState} represents a better chain than {@code chainToCheck}.
   */
  default boolean chainIsBetterThan(final ChainHead chainToCheck) {
    return hasHigherDifficultyThan(chainToCheck) || hasLongerChainThan(chainToCheck);
  }

  default boolean hasHigherDifficultyThan(final ChainHead chainToCheck) {
    return getEstimatedTotalDifficulty().compareTo(chainToCheck.getTotalDifficulty()) > 0;
  }

  default boolean hasLongerChainThan(final ChainHead chainToCheck) {
    return getEstimatedHeight() > chainToCheck.getHeight();
  }
}