@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ The template request Object is extended to include a new item:
|-
! Key !! Required !! Type !! Description
|-
| rules || {{No}} || Array of Strings || list of supported softfork deployments, by name
| rules || No || Array of Strings || list of supported softfork deployments, by name
|}
The template Object is also extended:
@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ The template Object is also extended:
|-
! Key !! Required !! Type !! Description
|-
| rules || {{Yes}} || Array of Strings || list of softfork deployments, by name, that are active state
| rules || Yes || Array of Strings || list of softfork deployments, by name, that are active state
|-
| vbavailable || {{Yes}} || Object || set of pending, supported softfork deployments; each uses the softfork name as the key, and the softfork bit as its value
| vbavailable || Yes || Object || set of pending, supported softfork deployments; each uses the softfork name as the key, and the softfork bit as its value
|-
| vbrequired || {{No}} || Number || bit mask of softfork deployment version bits the server requires enabled in submissions
| vbrequired || No || Number || bit mask of softfork deployment version bits the server requires enabled in submissions
|}
The "version" key of the template is retained, and used to indicate the server's preference of deployments.
@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Block template creation can be influenced by various parameters:
|-
! Key !! Required !! Type !! Description
|-
| capabilities || {{No}} || Array of Strings || SHOULD contain a list of the following, to indicate client-side support: [[#Optional: Long Polling|"longpoll"]], "coinbasetxn", "coinbasevalue", [[bip-0023.mediawiki#Block Proposal|"proposal"]], [[bip-0023.mediawiki#Logical Services|"serverlist"]], "workid", and any of the [[bip-0023.mediawiki#Mutations|mutations]]
| capabilities || No || Array of Strings || SHOULD contain a list of the following, to indicate client-side support: [[#Optional: Long Polling|"longpoll"]], "coinbasetxn", "coinbasevalue", [[bip-0023.mediawiki#Block Proposal|"proposal"]], [[bip-0023.mediawiki#Logical Services|"serverlist"]], "workid", and any of the [[bip-0023.mediawiki#Mutations|mutations]]
|-
| mode || {{No}} || String || MUST be "template" or omitted
| mode || No || String || MUST be "template" or omitted
|}
getblocktemplate MUST return a JSON Object containing the following keys:
@ -37,29 +37,29 @@ getblocktemplate MUST return a JSON Object containing the following keys:
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! Key !! Required !! Type !! Description
|-
| bits || {{Yes}} || String || the compressed difficulty in hexadecimal
| bits || Yes || String || the compressed difficulty in hexadecimal
|-
| curtime || {{Yes}} || Number || the current time as seen by the server (recommended for block time) - note this is not necessarily the system clock, and must fall within the mintime/maxtime rules
| curtime || Yes || Number || the current time as seen by the server (recommended for block time) - note this is not necessarily the system clock, and must fall within the mintime/maxtime rules
|-
| height || {{Yes}} || Number || the height of the block we are looking for
| height || Yes || Number || the height of the block we are looking for
|-
| previousblockhash || {{Yes}} || String || the hash of the previous block, in big-endian hexadecimal
| previousblockhash || Yes || String || the hash of the previous block, in big-endian hexadecimal
|-
| sigoplimit || {{No}} || Number || number of sigops allowed in blocks
| sigoplimit || No || Number || number of sigops allowed in blocks
|-
| sizelimit || {{No}} || Number || number of bytes allowed in blocks
| sizelimit || No || Number || number of bytes allowed in blocks
|-
| transactions || {{Yes|Should}} || Array of Objects || Objects containing [[#Transactions Object Format|information for Bitcoin transactions]] (excluding coinbase)
| transactions || Should || Array of Objects || Objects containing [[#Transactions Object Format|information for Bitcoin transactions]] (excluding coinbase)
|-
| version || {{Yes}} || Number || always 1 or 2 (at least for bitcoin) - clients MUST understand the implications of the version they use (eg, comply with [[bip-0034.mediawiki|BIP 0034]] for version 2)
| version || Yes || Number || always 1 or 2 (at least for bitcoin) - clients MUST understand the implications of the version they use (eg, comply with [[bip-0034.mediawiki|BIP 0034]] for version 2)
|-
| coinbaseaux || {{No}} || Object || data that SHOULD be included in the coinbase's scriptSig content. Only the values (hexadecimal byte-for-byte) in this Object should be included, not the keys. This does not include the block height, which is required to be included in the scriptSig by [[bip-0034.mediawiki|BIP 0034]]. It is advisable to encode values inside "PUSH" opcodes, so as to not inadvertently expend SIGOPs (which are counted toward limits, despite not being executed).
| coinbaseaux || No || Object || data that SHOULD be included in the coinbase's scriptSig content. Only the values (hexadecimal byte-for-byte) in this Object should be included, not the keys. This does not include the block height, which is required to be included in the scriptSig by [[bip-0034.mediawiki|BIP 0034]]. It is advisable to encode values inside "PUSH" opcodes, so as to not inadvertently expend SIGOPs (which are counted toward limits, despite not being executed).
|-
| coinbasetxn || {{Patch|this or ↓}} || Object || [[#Transactions Object Format|information for coinbase transaction]]
| coinbasetxn || this or ↓ || Object || [[#Transactions Object Format|information for coinbase transaction]]
|-
| coinbasevalue || {{Patch|this or ↑}} || Number || total funds available for the coinbase (in Satoshis)
| coinbasevalue || this or ↑ || Number || total funds available for the coinbase (in Satoshis)
|-
| workid || {{No}} || String || if provided, this value must be returned with results (see [[#Block Submission|Block Submission]])
| workid || No || String || if provided, this value must be returned with results (see [[#Block Submission|Block Submission]])
Luke Dashjr
9 years ago