Dark Gravity Wave version 3

DarkGravityWave3.cpp

static const int64 nTargetSpacing = 2.5 * 60; // Guldencoin: 2.5 minutes between block

unsigned int static DarkGravityWave3(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHeader *pblock) {
    /* current difficulty formula, darkcoin - DarkGravity v3, written by Evan Duffield - evan@darkcoin.io */
    const CBlockIndex *BlockLastSolved = pindexLast;
    const CBlockIndex *BlockReading = pindexLast;
    const CBlockHeader *BlockCreating = pblock;
    BlockCreating = BlockCreating;
    int64 nActualTimespan = 0;
    int64 LastBlockTime = 0;
    int64 PastBlocksMin = 24;
    int64 PastBlocksMax = 24;
    int64 CountBlocks = 0;
    CBigNum PastDifficultyAverage;
    CBigNum PastDifficultyAveragePrev;

    if (BlockLastSolved == NULL || BlockLastSolved->nHeight == 0 || BlockLastSolved->nHeight < PastBlocksMin) {
        // This is the first block or the height is < PastBlocksMin
        // Return minimal required work. (1e0fffff)
        return bnProofOfWorkLimit.GetCompact(); 
    }
    
    // loop over the past n blocks, where n == PastBlocksMax
    for (unsigned int i = 1; BlockReading && BlockReading->nHeight > 0; i++) {
        if (PastBlocksMax > 0 && i > PastBlocksMax) { break; }
        CountBlocks++;

        // Calculate average difficulty based on the blocks we iterate over in this for loop
        if(CountBlocks <= PastBlocksMin) {
            if (CountBlocks == 1) { PastDifficultyAverage.SetCompact(BlockReading->nBits); }
            else { PastDifficultyAverage = ((PastDifficultyAveragePrev * CountBlocks)+(CBigNum().SetCompact(BlockReading->nBits))) / (CountBlocks+1); }
            PastDifficultyAveragePrev = PastDifficultyAverage;
        }

        // If this is the second iteration (LastBlockTime was set)
        if(LastBlockTime > 0){
            // Calculate time difference between previous block and current block
            int64 Diff = (LastBlockTime - BlockReading->GetBlockTime());
            // Increment the actual timespan
            nActualTimespan += Diff;
        }
        // Set LasBlockTime to the block time for the block in current iteration
        LastBlockTime = BlockReading->GetBlockTime();      

        if (BlockReading->pprev == NULL) { assert(BlockReading); break; }
        BlockReading = BlockReading->pprev;
    }
    
    // bnNew is the difficulty
    CBigNum bnNew(PastDifficultyAverage);

    // nTargetTimespan is the time that the CountBlocks should have taken to be generated.
    int64 nTargetTimespan = CountBlocks*nTargetSpacing;

    // Limit the re-adjustment to 3x or 0.33x
    // We don't want to increase/decrease diff too much.
    if (nActualTimespan < nTargetTimespan/3)
        nActualTimespan = nTargetTimespan/3;
    if (nActualTimespan > nTargetTimespan*3)
        nActualTimespan = nTargetTimespan*3;

    // Calculate the new difficulty based on actual and target timespan.
    bnNew *= nActualTimespan;
    bnNew /= nTargetTimespan;

    // If calculated difficulty is lower than the minimal diff, set the new difficulty to be the minimal diff.
    if (bnNew > bnProofOfWorkLimit){
        bnNew = bnProofOfWorkLimit;
    }
    
    // Some logging.
    // TODO: only display these log messages for a certain debug option.
    printf("Difficulty Retarget - Dark Gravity Wave 3\n");
    printf("Before: %08x %s\n", BlockLastSolved->nBits, CBigNum().SetCompact(BlockLastSolved->nBits).getuint256().ToString().c_str());
    printf("After: %08x %s\n", bnNew.GetCompact(), bnNew.getuint256().ToString().c_str());

    // Return the new diff.
    return bnNew.GetCompact();
}