Interface PoaQueryService

All Superinterfaces:
BesuService
All Known Subinterfaces:
BftQueryService
public interface PoaQueryService extends BesuService
Provides methods to query the status of a Proof of Authority (PoA) network.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address
    getLocalSignerAddress()
    Retrieves the signer Address of the local node.
    org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address
    getProposerOfBlock(BlockHeader header)
    Retrieves the Address for the proposer of a block on the canonical chain.
    Collection<org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address>
    getValidatorsForLatestBlock()
    Retrieves the validators specified in the latest block from the canonical chain.

  • Method Details

    • getValidatorsForLatestBlock

      Collection<org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address> getValidatorsForLatestBlock()
      Retrieves the validators specified in the latest block from the canonical chain.
      Returns:
      Addresses of all validators in the latest canonical block.

    • getProposerOfBlock

      org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address getProposerOfBlock(BlockHeader header)
      Retrieves the Address for the proposer of a block on the canonical chain.
      Parameters:
      header - The BlockHeader for which the proposer will be found.
      Returns:
      The identity of the proposer for the given block.

    • getLocalSignerAddress

      org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address getLocalSignerAddress()
      Retrieves the signer Address of the local node. This is the address added to the BlockHeader to identify that a specific node was a validator during block creation.
      Returns:
      The signer Address of the local node.