Method GossipBlock

controller/block.go:98–111

PUBLISHERS BELOW GossipBlock() gossips a certificate (with block) through the P2P network for a specific chainId

(certificate *lib.QuorumCertificate, senderPubToExclude []byte, timestamp uint64)

// GossipBlock() gossips a certificate (with block) through the P2P network for a specific chainId
func (c *Controller) GossipBlock(certificate *lib.QuorumCertificate, senderPubToExclude []byte, timestamp uint64) {
	// log the start of the gossip block function
	c.log.Debugf("Gossiping certificate: %s", lib.BytesToString(certificate.ResultsHash))
	// create the block message to gossip
	blockMessage := &lib.BlockMessage{
		ChainId:             c.Config.ChainId,
		BlockAndCertificate: certificate,
		Time:                timestamp,
	}
	// send the block message to all peers excluding the sender (gossip)
	if err := c.P2P.SendToPeers(Block, blockMessage, lib.BytesToString(senderPubToExclude)); err != nil {
		c.log.Errorf("unable to gossip block with err: %s", err.Error())
	}
}

// SelfSendBlock() gossips a QuorumCertificate (with block) through the P2P network for handling
func (c *Controller) SelfSendBlock(qc *lib.QuorumCertificate, timestamp uint64) {