Implemented block file serving over HTTP

blockchain.go

@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ func blockchainInit(createDefault bool) {
 // Verifies the entire blockchain to see if there are errors.
 // TODO: Dynamic adding and revoking of key is not yet checked
 func blockchainVerifyEverything() error {
+	if cfg.faster {
+		log.Println("Skipping blockchain consistency checks")
+		return nil
+	}
+	log.Println("Verifying all the blocks...")
 	maxHeight := dbGetBlockchainHeight()
 	for height := 0; height <= maxHeight; height++ {
 		if height > 0 && height%1000 == 0 {

blockwebserver.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+)
+
+func blockWebSendBlock(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+
+	blockHeight, err := strconv.Atoi(vars["height"])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(vars)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	blockFilename := blockchainGetFilename(blockHeight)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(blockFilename); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		log.Println("Block file not found:", blockFilename)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Println("Serving block", blockHeight)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/x-sqlite3")
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", fmt.Sprintf("attachment; filename=\"%08x.db\"", blockHeight))
+	http.ServeFile(w, r, blockFilename)
+}
+
+func blockWebServer() {
+	r := mux.NewRouter()
+	r.HandleFunc("/block/{height}", blockWebSendBlock)
+
+	serverAddress := fmt.Sprintf(":%d", DefaultBlockWebServerPort)
+
+	log.Println("HTTP listening on", serverAddress)
+	err := http.ListenAndServe(serverAddress, r)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}

config.go

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import (
 // DefaultP2PPort is the default TCP port for p2p connections
 const DefaultP2PPort = 2017
 
+// DefaultBlockWebServerPort is the default TCP port for the HTTP server
+const DefaultBlockWebServerPort = 2018
+
 // DefaultConfigFile is the default configuration filename
 const DefaultConfigFile = "/etc/daisy/config.json"
 
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ var cfg struct {
 	P2pPort    int    `json:"p2p_port"`
 	DataDir    string `json:"data_dir"`
 	showHelp   bool
+	faster     bool
 }
 
 // Initialises defaults, parses command line
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ func configInit() {
 	flag.IntVar(&cfg.P2pPort, "port", cfg.P2pPort, "P2P port")
 	flag.StringVar(&cfg.DataDir, "dir", cfg.DataDir, "Data directory")
 	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.showHelp, "help", false, "Shows CLI usage information")
+	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.faster, "faster", false, "Be faster when starting up")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if cfg.showHelp {

main.go

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func main() {
 	go p2pCoordinator.Run()
 	go p2pServer()
 	go p2pClient()
+	go blockWebServer()
 
 	for {
 		select {

p2p.go

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func p2pServer() {
 			log.Fatalf("p2pServer l.Close: %v", err)
 		}
 	}()
-	log.Println("Listening on", serverAddress)
+	log.Println("P2P listening on", serverAddress)
 	for {
 		conn, err := l.Accept()
 		if err != nil {