Method MakeBlock

state/state.go:234–262

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create a block from the latest state MakeBlock builds a block from the current state with the given txs, commit, and evidence. Note it also takes a proposerAddress because the state does not track rounds, and hence does not kno

(
	height int64,
	txs []types.Tx,
	commit *types.Commit,
	evidence []types.Evidence,
	proposerAddress []byte,
)

// and evidence. Note it also takes a proposerAddress because the state does not
// track rounds, and hence does not know the correct proposer. TODO: fix this!
func (state State) MakeBlock(
	height int64,
	txs []types.Tx,
	commit *types.Commit,
	evidence []types.Evidence,
	proposerAddress []byte,
) (*types.Block, *types.PartSet) {
	// Build base block with block data.
	block := types.MakeBlock(height, txs, commit, evidence)

	// Set time.
	var timestamp time.Time
	if height == state.InitialHeight {
		timestamp = state.LastBlockTime // genesis time
	} else {
		timestamp = MedianTime(commit, state.LastValidators)
	}

	// Fill rest of header with state data.
	block.Header.Populate(
		state.Version.Consensus, state.ChainID,
		timestamp, state.LastBlockID,
		state.Validators.Hash(), state.NextValidators.Hash(),
		types.HashConsensusParams(state.ConsensusParams), state.AppHash, state.LastResultsHash,
		proposerAddress,
	)

	return block, block.MakePartSet(types.BlockPartSizeBytes)
}

// MedianTime computes a median time for a given Commit (based on Timestamp field of votes messages) and the
// corresponding validator set. The computed time is always between timestamps of