Interface BftQueryService

All Superinterfaces:
BesuService, PoaQueryService
public interface BftQueryService extends PoaQueryService
Allows for the BFT specific aspects of the block chain to be queried.

  • Method Details

    • getRoundNumberFrom

      int getRoundNumberFrom(BlockHeader header)
      Extracts the round number from the supplied header and returns it to the caller.
      Parameters:
      header - the block header from which the round number is to be extracted
      Returns:
      The number of failed rounds executed prior to adding the block to the chain.

    • getSignersFrom

      Collection<org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address> getSignersFrom(BlockHeader header)
      Extracts the collection of signers from the supplied block header and returns them to the caller.
      Parameters:
      header - the block header from which a list of signers is to be extracted
      Returns:
      The addresses of

    • getConsensusMechanismName

      String getConsensusMechanismName()
      Returns the literal name of the BFT consensus mechanism is use (eg ibft or qbft), which forms the prefix for all BFT metrics.
      Returns:
      The name of the consensus mechanism being used by Besu