Method SaveBlockToDisk

src/node/blockstorage.cpp:837–855

Store block on disk. If dbp is non-nullptr, the file is known to already reside on disk */

/** Store block on disk. If dbp is non-nullptr, the file is known to already reside on disk */
FlatFilePos BlockManager::SaveBlockToDisk(const CBlock& block, int nHeight, CChain& active_chain, const CChainParams& chainparams, const FlatFilePos* dbp)
{
    unsigned int nBlockSize = ::GetSerializeSize(block, CLIENT_VERSION);
    FlatFilePos blockPos;
    if (dbp != nullptr) {
        blockPos = *dbp;
    }
    if (!FindBlockPos(blockPos, nBlockSize + 8, nHeight, active_chain, block.GetBlockTime(), dbp != nullptr)) {
        error("%s: FindBlockPos failed", __func__);
        return FlatFilePos();
    }
    if (dbp == nullptr) {
        if (!WriteBlockToDisk(block, blockPos, chainparams.MessageStart())) {
            AbortNode("Failed to write block");
            return FlatFilePos();
        }
    }
    return blockPos;
}

struct CImportingNow {
    CImportingNow()