Function ThreadImport

src/init.cpp:551–613

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void ThreadImport(std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> vImportFiles)
{
    RenameThread("bitcoin-loadblk");
    CImportingNow imp;

    // -reindex
    if (fReindex) {
        int nFile = 0;
        while (true) {
            CDiskBlockPos pos(nFile, 0);
            if (!boost::filesystem::exists(GetBlockPosFilename(pos, "blk")))
                break; // No block files left to reindex
            FILE *file = OpenBlockFile(pos, true);
            if (!file)
                break; // This error is logged in OpenBlockFile
            LogPrintf("Reindexing block file blk%05u.dat...\n", (unsigned int)nFile);
            LoadExternalBlockFile(file, &pos);
            nFile++;
        }
        pblocktree->WriteReindexing(false);
        fReindex = false;
        LogPrintf("Reindexing finished\n");
        // To avoid ending up in a situation without genesis block, re-try initializing (no-op if reindexing worked):
        InitBlockIndex();
    }

    // hardcoded $DATADIR/bootstrap.dat
    boost::filesystem::path pathBootstrap = GetDataDir() / "bootstrap.dat";
    if (boost::filesystem::exists(pathBootstrap)) {
        FILE *file = fopen(pathBootstrap.string().c_str(), "rb");
        if (file) {
            boost::filesystem::path pathBootstrapOld = GetDataDir() / "bootstrap.dat.old";
            LogPrintf("Importing bootstrap.dat...\n");
            LoadExternalBlockFile(file);
            RenameOver(pathBootstrap, pathBootstrapOld);
        } else {
            LogPrintf("Warning: Could not open bootstrap file %s\n", pathBootstrap.string());
        }
    }

    // -loadblock=
    BOOST_FOREACH(boost::filesystem::path &path, vImportFiles) {
        FILE *file = fopen(path.string().c_str(), "rb");
        if (file) {
            LogPrintf("Importing blocks file %s...\n", path.string());
            LoadExternalBlockFile(file);
        } else {
            LogPrintf("Warning: Could not open blocks file %s\n", path.string());
        }
    }

    // scan for better chains in the block chain database, that are not yet connected in the active best chain
    CValidationState state;
    if (!ActivateBestChain(state)) {
        LogPrintf("Failed to connect best block");
        StartShutdown();
    }