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Geth mining script, run as last argument of geth via `js geth_mine.js` - source: https://gist.github.com/makevoid/5a618d73c4eff110a21c
// fork of mine.js script on embark-framework, this script mines only if there are new transactions in the pool
var eth, config, main, pendingTransactions, startTransactionMining;
eth = web3.eth;
console.log('geth_mine.js: start');
console.log("node infos: " + (JSON.stringify(admin.nodeInfo)));
config = {
threads: 2 // set this to the number of threads you machine can handle, remember to set a low difficulty in your genesis block to mine faster
};
main = function() {
var miner_obj;
miner_obj = admin.miner === void 0 ? miner : admin.miner;
miner_obj.stop();
startTransactionMining(miner_obj);
return true;
};
pendingTransactions = function() {
if (!eth.pendingTransactions) {
return txpool.status.pending || txpool.status.queued;
} else if (typeof eth.pendingTransactions === 'function') {
return eth.pendingTransactions().length > 0;
} else {
return eth.pendingTransactions.length > 0 || eth.getBlock('pending').transactions.length > 0;
}
};
startTransactionMining = function(miner_obj) {
eth.filter('pending').watch(function() {
if (miner_obj.hashrate > 0) {
return;
}
console.log('== Pending transactions! Looking for next block...');
miner_obj.start(config.threads);
});
return eth.filter('latest').watch(function() {
if (!pendingTransactions()) {
console.log('== No transactions left. Stopping miner...');
miner_obj.stop();
}
});
};
main();
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