doc: add release notes

Co-Authored-By: tdb3 <106488469+tdb3@users.noreply.github.com>

doc/release-notes-31583.md

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Updated RPCs
+---
+- `getmininginfo` now returns `nBits` and the current target in the `target` field. It also returns a `next` object which specifies the `height`, `nBits`, `difficulty`, and `target` for the next block.
+- `getdifficulty` can now return the difficulty for the next block (rather than the current tip) when calling with the boolean `next` argument set to true.
+- `getblock` and `getblockheader` now return the current target in the `target` field
+- `getblockchaininfo` and `getchainstates` now return `nBits` and the current target in the `target` field
+
+New RPCs
+---
+- `gettarget` can be used to return the current target (for tip) or target for the next block (with the `next` argument)
+
+REST interface
+---
+- `GET /rest/block/<BLOCK-HASH>.json` and `GET /rest/headers/<BLOCK-HASH>.json` now return the current target in the `target` field

src/bench/rpc_blockchain.cpp

@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ struct TestBlockAndIndex {
 static void BlockToJsonVerbose(benchmark::Bench& bench)
 {
     TestBlockAndIndex data;
+    const uint256 pow_limit{data.testing_setup->m_node.chainman->GetParams().GetConsensus().powLimit};
     bench.run([&] {
-        auto univalue = blockToJSON(data.testing_setup->m_node.chainman->m_blockman, data.block, data.blockindex, data.blockindex, TxVerbosity::SHOW_DETAILS_AND_PREVOUT);
+        auto univalue = blockToJSON(data.testing_setup->m_node.chainman->m_blockman, data.block, data.blockindex, data.blockindex, TxVerbosity::SHOW_DETAILS_AND_PREVOUT, pow_limit);
         ankerl::nanobench::doNotOptimizeAway(univalue);
     });
 }
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ BENCHMARK(BlockToJsonVerbose, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
 static void BlockToJsonVerboseWrite(benchmark::Bench& bench)
 {
     TestBlockAndIndex data;
-    auto univalue = blockToJSON(data.testing_setup->m_node.chainman->m_blockman, data.block, data.blockindex, data.blockindex, TxVerbosity::SHOW_DETAILS_AND_PREVOUT);
+    const uint256 pow_limit{data.testing_setup->m_node.chainman->GetParams().GetConsensus().powLimit};
+    auto univalue = blockToJSON(data.testing_setup->m_node.chainman->m_blockman, data.block, data.blockindex, data.blockindex, TxVerbosity::SHOW_DETAILS_AND_PREVOUT, pow_limit);
     bench.run([&] {
         auto str = univalue.write();
         ankerl::nanobench::doNotOptimizeAway(str);

src/rest.cpp

@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ static bool rest_headers(const std::any& context,
     const CBlockIndex* tip = nullptr;
     std::vector<const CBlockIndex*> headers;
     headers.reserve(*parsed_count);
+    ChainstateManager* maybe_chainman = GetChainman(context, req);
+    if (!maybe_chainman) return false;
+    ChainstateManager& chainman = *maybe_chainman;
     {
-        ChainstateManager* maybe_chainman = GetChainman(context, req);
-        if (!maybe_chainman) return false;
-        ChainstateManager& chainman = *maybe_chainman;
         LOCK(cs_main);
         CChain& active_chain = chainman.ActiveChain();
         tip = active_chain.Tip();
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static bool rest_headers(const std::any& context,
     case RESTResponseFormat::JSON: {
         UniValue jsonHeaders(UniValue::VARR);
         for (const CBlockIndex *pindex : headers) {
-            jsonHeaders.push_back(blockheaderToJSON(*tip, *pindex));
+            jsonHeaders.push_back(blockheaderToJSON(*tip, *pindex, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit));
         }
         std::string strJSON = jsonHeaders.write() + "\n";
         req->WriteHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static bool rest_block(const std::any& context,
         CBlock block{};
         DataStream block_stream{block_data};
         block_stream >> TX_WITH_WITNESS(block);
-        UniValue objBlock = blockToJSON(chainman.m_blockman, block, *tip, *pblockindex, tx_verbosity);
+        UniValue objBlock = blockToJSON(chainman.m_blockman, block, *tip, *pblockindex, tx_verbosity, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit);
         std::string strJSON = objBlock.write() + "\n";
         req->WriteHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
         req->WriteReply(HTTP_OK, strJSON);

src/rpc/blockchain.cpp

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static const CBlockIndex* ParseHashOrHeight(const UniValue& param, ChainstateMan
     }
 }
 
-UniValue blockheaderToJSON(const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex)
+UniValue blockheaderToJSON(const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex, const uint256 pow_limit)
 {
     // Serialize passed information without accessing chain state of the active chain!
     AssertLockNotHeld(cs_main); // For performance reasons
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ UniValue blockheaderToJSON(const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex
     result.pushKV("mediantime", blockindex.GetMedianTimePast());
     result.pushKV("nonce", blockindex.nNonce);
     result.pushKV("bits", strprintf("%08x", blockindex.nBits));
+    result.pushKV("target", GetTarget(tip, pow_limit).GetHex());
     result.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(blockindex));
     result.pushKV("chainwork", blockindex.nChainWork.GetHex());
     result.pushKV("nTx", blockindex.nTx);
@@ -175,9 +176,9 @@ UniValue blockheaderToJSON(const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex
     return result;
 }
 
-UniValue blockToJSON(BlockManager& blockman, const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex, TxVerbosity verbosity)
+UniValue blockToJSON(BlockManager& blockman, const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex, TxVerbosity verbosity, const uint256 pow_limit)
 {
-    UniValue result = blockheaderToJSON(tip, blockindex);
+    UniValue result = blockheaderToJSON(tip, blockindex, pow_limit);
 
     result.pushKV("strippedsize", (int)::GetSerializeSize(TX_NO_WITNESS(block)));
     result.pushKV("size", (int)::GetSerializeSize(TX_WITH_WITNESS(block)));
@@ -431,7 +432,9 @@ static RPCHelpMan getdifficulty()
 {
     return RPCHelpMan{"getdifficulty",
                 "\nReturns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.\n",
-                {},
+                {
+                    {"next", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, RPCArg::Default{false}, "difficulty for the next block, if found now"},
+                },
                 RPCResult{
                     RPCResult::Type::NUM, "", "the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty."},
                 RPCExamples{
@@ -441,8 +444,55 @@ static RPCHelpMan getdifficulty()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     ChainstateManager& chainman = EnsureAnyChainman(request.context);
-    LOCK(cs_main);
-    return GetDifficulty(*CHECK_NONFATAL(chainman.ActiveChain().Tip()));
+    CBlockIndex& tip{*CHECK_NONFATAL(WITH_LOCK(chainman.GetMutex(), return chainman.ActiveChain().Tip()))};
+
+    bool next{false};
+    if (!request.params[0].isNull()) {
+        next = request.params[0].get_bool();
+    }
+
+    if (next) {
+        CBlockIndex next_index;
+        NextEmptyBlockIndex(tip, chainman.GetConsensus(), next_index);
+        return GetDifficulty(next_index);
+    } else {
+        return GetDifficulty(tip);
+    }
+
+},
+    };
+}
+
+static RPCHelpMan gettarget()
+{
+    return RPCHelpMan{"gettarget",
+                "\nReturns the proof-of-work target.\n",
+                {
+                    {"next", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, RPCArg::Default{false}, "target for the next block, if found now"},
+                },
+                RPCResult{
+                    RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "", "the proof-of-work target."},
+                RPCExamples{
+                    HelpExampleCli("gettarget", "")
+            + HelpExampleRpc("gettarget", "")
+                },
+        [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
+{
+    ChainstateManager& chainman = EnsureAnyChainman(request.context);
+    CBlockIndex& tip{*CHECK_NONFATAL(WITH_LOCK(chainman.GetMutex(), return chainman.ActiveChain().Tip()))};
+
+    bool next{false};
+    if (!request.params[0].isNull()) {
+        next = request.params[0].get_bool();
+    }
+
+    if (next) {
+        CBlockIndex next_index;
+        NextEmptyBlockIndex(tip, chainman.GetConsensus(), next_index);
+        return GetTarget(next_index, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit).GetHex();
+    } else {
+        return GetTarget(tip, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit).GetHex();
+    }
 },
     };
 }
@@ -553,7 +603,8 @@ static RPCHelpMan getblockheader()
                             {RPCResult::Type::NUM_TIME, "time", "The block time expressed in " + UNIX_EPOCH_TIME},
                             {RPCResult::Type::NUM_TIME, "mediantime", "The median block time expressed in " + UNIX_EPOCH_TIME},
                             {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "nonce", "The nonce"},
-                            {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "bits", "The bits"},
+                            {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "bits", "nBits: compact representation of the block difficulty target"},
+                            {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "target", "The difficulty target"},
                             {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "difficulty", "The difficulty"},
                             {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "chainwork", "Expected number of hashes required to produce the current chain"},
                             {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "nTx", "The number of transactions in the block"},
@@ -577,8 +628,8 @@ static RPCHelpMan getblockheader()
 
     const CBlockIndex* pblockindex;
     const CBlockIndex* tip;
+    ChainstateManager& chainman = EnsureAnyChainman(request.context);
     {
-        ChainstateManager& chainman = EnsureAnyChainman(request.context);
         LOCK(cs_main);
         pblockindex = chainman.m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(hash);
         tip = chainman.ActiveChain().Tip();
@@ -596,7 +647,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan getblockheader()
         return strHex;
     }
 
-    return blockheaderToJSON(*tip, *pblockindex);
+    return blockheaderToJSON(*tip, *pblockindex, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit);
 },
     };
 }
@@ -727,7 +778,8 @@ static RPCHelpMan getblock()
                     {RPCResult::Type::NUM_TIME, "time",       "The block time expressed in " + UNIX_EPOCH_TIME},
                     {RPCResult::Type::NUM_TIME, "mediantime", "The median block time expressed in " + UNIX_EPOCH_TIME},
                     {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "nonce", "The nonce"},
-                    {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "bits", "The bits"},
+                    {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "bits", "nBits: compact representation of the block difficulty target"},
+                    {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "target", "The difficulty target"},
                     {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "difficulty", "The difficulty"},
                     {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "chainwork", "Expected number of hashes required to produce the chain up to this block (in hex)"},
                     {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "nTx", "The number of transactions in the block"},
@@ -802,7 +854,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan getblock()
         tx_verbosity = TxVerbosity::SHOW_DETAILS_AND_PREVOUT;
     }
 
-    return blockToJSON(chainman.m_blockman, block, *tip, *pblockindex, tx_verbosity);
+    return blockToJSON(chainman.m_blockman, block, *tip, *pblockindex, tx_verbosity, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit);
 },
     };
 }
@@ -1296,6 +1348,8 @@ RPCHelpMan getblockchaininfo()
                 {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "blocks", "the height of the most-work fully-validated chain. The genesis block has height 0"},
                 {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "headers", "the current number of headers we have validated"},
                 {RPCResult::Type::STR, "bestblockhash", "the hash of the currently best block"},
+                {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "bits", "nBits: compact representation of the block difficulty target"},
+                {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "target", "The difficulty target"},
                 {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "difficulty", "the current difficulty"},
                 {RPCResult::Type::NUM_TIME, "time", "The block time expressed in " + UNIX_EPOCH_TIME},
                 {RPCResult::Type::NUM_TIME, "mediantime", "The median block time expressed in " + UNIX_EPOCH_TIME},
@@ -1334,6 +1388,8 @@ RPCHelpMan getblockchaininfo()
     obj.pushKV("blocks", height);
     obj.pushKV("headers", chainman.m_best_header ? chainman.m_best_header->nHeight : -1);
     obj.pushKV("bestblockhash", tip.GetBlockHash().GetHex());
+    obj.pushKV("bits", strprintf("%08x", tip.nBits));
+    obj.pushKV("target", GetTarget(tip, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit).GetHex());
     obj.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(tip));
     obj.pushKV("time", tip.GetBlockTime());
     obj.pushKV("mediantime", tip.GetMedianTimePast());
@@ -3301,6 +3357,8 @@ static RPCHelpMan loadtxoutset()
 const std::vector<RPCResult> RPCHelpForChainstate{
     {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "blocks", "number of blocks in this chainstate"},
     {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "bestblockhash", "blockhash of the tip"},
+    {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "bits", "nBits: compact representation of the block difficulty target"},
+    {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "target", "The difficulty target"},
     {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "difficulty", "difficulty of the tip"},
     {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "verificationprogress", "progress towards the network tip"},
     {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "snapshot_blockhash", /*optional=*/true, "the base block of the snapshot this chainstate is based on, if any"},
@@ -3343,6 +3401,8 @@ return RPCHelpMan{
 
         data.pushKV("blocks",                (int)chain.Height());
         data.pushKV("bestblockhash",         tip->GetBlockHash().GetHex());
+        data.pushKV("bits", strprintf("%08x", tip->nBits));
+        data.pushKV("target", GetTarget(*tip, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit).GetHex());
         data.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(*tip));
         data.pushKV("verificationprogress", chainman.GuessVerificationProgress(tip));
         data.pushKV("coins_db_cache_bytes",  cs.m_coinsdb_cache_size_bytes);
@@ -3382,6 +3442,7 @@ void RegisterBlockchainRPCCommands(CRPCTable& t)
         {"blockchain", &getblockheader},
         {"blockchain", &getchaintips},
         {"blockchain", &getdifficulty},
+        {"blockchain", &gettarget},
         {"blockchain", &getdeploymentinfo},
         {"blockchain", &gettxout},
         {"blockchain", &gettxoutsetinfo},

src/rpc/blockchain.h

@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ static constexpr int NUM_GETBLOCKSTATS_PERCENTILES = 5;
 double GetDifficulty(const CBlockIndex& blockindex);
 
 /** Block description to JSON */
-UniValue blockToJSON(node::BlockManager& blockman, const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex, TxVerbosity verbosity) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(cs_main);
+UniValue blockToJSON(node::BlockManager& blockman, const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex, TxVerbosity verbosity, const uint256 pow_limit) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(cs_main);
 
 /** Block header to JSON */
-UniValue blockheaderToJSON(const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(cs_main);
+UniValue blockheaderToJSON(const CBlockIndex& tip, const CBlockIndex& blockindex, const uint256 pow_limit) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(cs_main);
 
 /** Used by getblockstats to get feerates at different percentiles by weight  */
 void CalculatePercentilesByWeight(CAmount result[NUM_GETBLOCKSTATS_PERCENTILES], std::vector<std::pair<CAmount, int64_t>>& scores, int64_t total_weight);

src/rpc/client.cpp

@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ static const CRPCConvertParam vRPCConvertParams[] =
     { "getblock", 1, "verbose" },
     { "getblockheader", 1, "verbose" },
     { "getchaintxstats", 0, "nblocks" },
+    { "getdifficulty", 0, "next" },
+    { "gettarget", 0, "next" },
     { "gettransaction", 1, "include_watchonly" },
     { "gettransaction", 2, "verbose" },
     { "getrawtransaction", 1, "verbosity" },

src/rpc/mining.cpp

@@ -421,11 +421,20 @@ static RPCHelpMan getmininginfo()
                         {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "blocks", "The current block"},
                         {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "currentblockweight", /*optional=*/true, "The block weight of the last assembled block (only present if a block was ever assembled)"},
                         {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "currentblocktx", /*optional=*/true, "The number of block transactions of the last assembled block (only present if a block was ever assembled)"},
+                        {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "bits", "The current nBits, compact representation of the block difficulty target"},
                         {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "difficulty", "The current difficulty"},
+                        {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "target", "The current target"},
                         {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "networkhashps", "The network hashes per second"},
                         {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "pooledtx", "The size of the mempool"},
                         {RPCResult::Type::STR, "chain", "current network name (" LIST_CHAIN_NAMES ")"},
                         {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "signet_challenge", /*optional=*/true, "The block challenge (aka. block script), in hexadecimal (only present if the current network is a signet)"},
+                        {RPCResult::Type::OBJ, "next", "The next block, if found now",
+                        {
+                            {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "height", "The next height"},
+                            {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "bits", "The next target nBits"},
+                            {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "difficulty", "The next difficulty"},
+                            {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "target", "The next target"}
+                        }},
                         (IsDeprecatedRPCEnabled("warnings") ?
                             RPCResult{RPCResult::Type::STR, "warnings", "any network and blockchain warnings (DEPRECATED)"} :
                             RPCResult{RPCResult::Type::ARR, "warnings", "any network and blockchain warnings (run with `-deprecatedrpc=warnings` to return the latest warning as a single string)",
@@ -446,18 +455,32 @@ static RPCHelpMan getmininginfo()
     ChainstateManager& chainman = EnsureChainman(node);
     LOCK(cs_main);
     const CChain& active_chain = chainman.ActiveChain();
+    CBlockIndex& tip{*CHECK_NONFATAL(active_chain.Tip())};
 
     UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
     obj.pushKV("blocks",           active_chain.Height());
     if (BlockAssembler::m_last_block_weight) obj.pushKV("currentblockweight", *BlockAssembler::m_last_block_weight);
     if (BlockAssembler::m_last_block_num_txs) obj.pushKV("currentblocktx", *BlockAssembler::m_last_block_num_txs);
-    obj.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(*CHECK_NONFATAL(active_chain.Tip())));
+    obj.pushKV("bits", strprintf("%08x", tip.nBits));
+    obj.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(tip));
+    obj.pushKV("target", GetTarget(tip, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit).GetHex());
     obj.pushKV("networkhashps",    getnetworkhashps().HandleRequest(request));
     obj.pushKV("pooledtx",         (uint64_t)mempool.size());
     obj.pushKV("chain", chainman.GetParams().GetChainTypeString());
+
+    UniValue next(UniValue::VOBJ);
+    CBlockIndex next_index;
+    NextEmptyBlockIndex(tip, chainman.GetConsensus(), next_index);
+
+    next.pushKV("height", next_index.nHeight);
+    next.pushKV("bits", strprintf("%08x", next_index.nBits));
+    next.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(next_index));
+    next.pushKV("target", GetTarget(next_index, chainman.GetConsensus().powLimit).GetHex());
+    obj.pushKV("next", next);
+
     if (chainman.GetParams().GetChainType() == ChainType::SIGNET) {
         const std::vector<uint8_t>& signet_challenge =
-            chainman.GetParams().GetConsensus().signet_challenge;
+            chainman.GetConsensus().signet_challenge;
         obj.pushKV("signet_challenge", HexStr(signet_challenge));
     }
     obj.pushKV("warnings", node::GetWarningsForRpc(*CHECK_NONFATAL(node.warnings), IsDeprecatedRPCEnabled("warnings")));

src/rpc/server_util.cpp

@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 #include <rpc/server_util.h>
 
+#include <chain.h>
 #include <common/args.h>
 #include <net_processing.h>
 #include <node/context.h>
+#include <node/miner.h>
 #include <policy/fees.h>
+#include <pow.h>
 #include <rpc/protocol.h>
 #include <rpc/request.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <any>
 
 using node::NodeContext;
+using node::UpdateTime;
 
 NodeContext& EnsureAnyNodeContext(const std::any& context)
 {
@@ -129,3 +133,18 @@ AddrMan& EnsureAnyAddrman(const std::any& context)
 {
     return EnsureAddrman(EnsureAnyNodeContext(context));
 }
+
+void NextEmptyBlockIndex(CBlockIndex& tip, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, CBlockIndex& next_index)
+{
+    CBlockHeader next_header{};
+    next_header.hashPrevBlock  = tip.GetBlockHash();
+    UpdateTime(&next_header, consensusParams, &tip);
+    next_header.nBits = GetNextWorkRequired(&tip, &next_header, consensusParams);
+    next_header.nNonce = 0;
+
+    next_index.pprev = &tip;
+    next_index.nTime = next_header.nTime;
+    next_index.nBits = next_header.nBits;
+    next_index.nNonce = next_header.nNonce;
+    next_index.nHeight = tip.nHeight + 1;
+}

src/rpc/server_util.h

@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 
 #include <any>
 
+#include <consensus/params.h>
+
 class AddrMan;
 class ArgsManager;
+class CBlockIndex;
 class CBlockPolicyEstimator;
 class CConnman;
 class CTxMemPool;
@@ -39,4 +42,7 @@ PeerManager& EnsurePeerman(const node::NodeContext& node);
 AddrMan& EnsureAddrman(const node::NodeContext& node);
 AddrMan& EnsureAnyAddrman(const std::any& context);
 
+/** Return an empty block index on top of the tip, with height, time and nBits set */
+void NextEmptyBlockIndex(CBlockIndex& tip, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, CBlockIndex& next_index);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_RPC_SERVER_UTIL_H

src/rpc/util.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <bitcoin-build-config.h> // IWYU pragma: keep
 
+#include <chain.h>
 #include <clientversion.h>
 #include <common/args.h>
 #include <common/messages.h>
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <node/types.h>
 #include <outputtype.h>
+#include <pow.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <script/descriptor.h>
 #include <script/interpreter.h>
@@ -1418,3 +1420,9 @@ std::vector<RPCResult> ScriptPubKeyDoc() {
              {RPCResult::Type::STR, "type", "The type (one of: " + GetAllOutputTypes() + ")"},
          };
 }
+
+uint256 GetTarget(const CBlockIndex& blockindex, const uint256 pow_limit)
+{
+    arith_uint256 target{*CHECK_NONFATAL(DeriveTarget(blockindex.nBits, pow_limit))};
+    return ArithToUint256(target);
+}

src/rpc/util.h

@@ -516,4 +516,14 @@ void PushWarnings(const std::vector<bilingual_str>& warnings, UniValue& obj);
 
 std::vector<RPCResult> ScriptPubKeyDoc();
 
+/***
+ * Get the target for a given block index.
+ *
+ * @param[in] blockindex    the block
+ * @param[in] pow_limit     PoW limit (consensus parameter)
+ *
+ * @return  the target
+ */
+uint256 GetTarget(const CBlockIndex& blockindex, const uint256 pow_limit);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_RPC_UTIL_H

src/test/fuzz/rpc.cpp

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ const std::vector<std::string> RPC_COMMANDS_SAFE_FOR_FUZZING{
     "getorphantxs",
     "getpeerinfo",
     "getprioritisedtransactions",
+    "gettarget",
     "getrawaddrman",
     "getrawmempool",
     "getrawtransaction",

test/functional/feature_assumeutxo.py

@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ from test_framework.wallet import (
     getnewdestination,
     MiniWallet,
 )
+from test_framework.blocktools import (
+    REGTEST_N_BITS,
+    REGTEST_TARGET,
+    nbits_str,
+    target_str,
+)
 
 START_HEIGHT = 199
 SNAPSHOT_BASE_HEIGHT = 299
@@ -229,6 +235,12 @@ class AssumeutxoTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(normal['blocks'], START_HEIGHT + 99)
         assert_equal(snapshot['blocks'], SNAPSHOT_BASE_HEIGHT)
 
+        # Both states should have the same nBits and target
+        assert_equal(normal['bits'], nbits_str(REGTEST_N_BITS))
+        assert_equal(normal['bits'], snapshot['bits'])
+        assert_equal(normal['target'], target_str(REGTEST_TARGET))
+        assert_equal(normal['target'], snapshot['target'])
+
         # Now lets sync the nodes and wait for the background validation to finish
         self.connect_nodes(0, 3)
         self.sync_blocks(nodes=(n0, n3))

test/functional/feature_block.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from test_framework.blocktools import (
     create_tx_with_script,
     get_legacy_sigopcount_block,
     MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS,
+    REGTEST_N_BITS,
 )
 from test_framework.messages import (
     CBlock,
@@ -590,7 +591,7 @@ class FullBlockTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         b44 = CBlock()
         b44.nTime = self.tip.nTime + 1
         b44.hashPrevBlock = self.tip.sha256
-        b44.nBits = 0x207fffff
+        b44.nBits = REGTEST_N_BITS
         b44.vtx.append(coinbase)
         tx = self.create_and_sign_transaction(out[14], 1)
         b44.vtx.append(tx)
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@ class FullBlockTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         b45 = CBlock()
         b45.nTime = self.tip.nTime + 1
         b45.hashPrevBlock = self.tip.sha256
-        b45.nBits = 0x207fffff
+        b45.nBits = REGTEST_N_BITS
         b45.vtx.append(non_coinbase)
         b45.hashMerkleRoot = b45.calc_merkle_root()
         b45.solve()
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ class FullBlockTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         b46 = CBlock()
         b46.nTime = b44.nTime + 1
         b46.hashPrevBlock = b44.sha256
-        b46.nBits = 0x207fffff
+        b46.nBits = REGTEST_N_BITS
         b46.vtx = []
         b46.hashMerkleRoot = 0
         b46.solve()

test/functional/interface_rest.py

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class RESTTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # Compare with normal RPC block response
         rpc_block_json = self.nodes[0].getblock(bb_hash)
-        for key in ['hash', 'confirmations', 'height', 'version', 'merkleroot', 'time', 'nonce', 'bits', 'difficulty', 'chainwork', 'previousblockhash']:
+        for key in ['hash', 'confirmations', 'height', 'version', 'merkleroot', 'time', 'nonce', 'bits', 'target', 'difficulty', 'chainwork', 'previousblockhash']:
             assert_equal(json_obj[0][key], rpc_block_json[key])
 
         # See if we can get 5 headers in one response

test/functional/mining_basic.py

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ from test_framework.blocktools import (
     get_witness_script,
     NORMAL_GBT_REQUEST_PARAMS,
     TIME_GENESIS_BLOCK,
+    REGTEST_N_BITS,
+    REGTEST_TARGET,
+    nbits_str,
+    target_str,
 )
 from test_framework.messages import (
     BLOCK_HEADER_SIZE,
@@ -206,7 +210,15 @@ class MiningTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(mining_info['chain'], self.chain)
         assert 'currentblocktx' not in mining_info
         assert 'currentblockweight' not in mining_info
+        assert_equal(mining_info['bits'], nbits_str(REGTEST_N_BITS))
+        assert_equal(mining_info['target'], target_str(REGTEST_TARGET))
         assert_equal(mining_info['difficulty'], Decimal('4.656542373906925E-10'))
+        assert_equal(mining_info['next'], {
+            'height': 201,
+            'target': target_str(REGTEST_TARGET),
+            'bits': nbits_str(REGTEST_N_BITS),
+            'difficulty': Decimal('4.656542373906925E-10')
+        })
         assert_equal(mining_info['networkhashps'], Decimal('0.003333333333333334'))
         assert_equal(mining_info['pooledtx'], 0)
 

test/functional/mining_testnet.py

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) 2024 The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+"""Test mining on testnet
+
+Test mining related RPCs that involve difficulty adjustment, which
+regtest doesn't have.
+
+It uses the first retarget period of testnet4, generated as follows:
+
+for i in {1..2015}
+do
+  hash=`bitcoin-cli -testnet4 getblockhash $i`
+  block=`bitcoin-cli -testnet4 getblock $hash 0`
+  echo $block >> data/testnet4.hex
+done
+"""
+
+from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.util import (
+    assert_equal,
+)
+from test_framework.blocktools import (
+    DIFF_1_N_BITS,
+    DIFF_1_TARGET,
+    DIFF_4_N_BITS,
+    DIFF_4_TARGET,
+    nbits_str,
+    target_str
+)
+
+import os
+
+class MiningTestnetTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
+
+    def set_test_params(self):
+        self.num_nodes = 1
+        self.setup_clean_chain = True
+        self.chain = "testnet4"
+
+    def add_options(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--datafile',
+            default='data/testnet4.hex',
+            help='Test data file (default: %(default)s)',
+        )
+
+    def run_test(self):
+        node = self.nodes[0]
+        self.log.info("Load testnet4 blocks")
+        self.headers_file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), self.options.datafile)
+        with open(self.headers_file_path, encoding='utf-8') as blocks_data:
+            for block in blocks_data:
+                node.submitblock(block.strip())
+
+        assert_equal(node.getblockcount(), 2015)
+
+        mining_info = node.getmininginfo()
+        assert_equal(mining_info['difficulty'], 1)
+        assert_equal(mining_info['bits'], nbits_str(DIFF_1_N_BITS))
+        assert_equal(mining_info['target'], target_str(DIFF_1_TARGET))
+
+        assert_equal(mining_info['next']['height'], 2016)
+        assert_equal(mining_info['next']['difficulty'], 4)
+        assert_equal(mining_info['next']['bits'], nbits_str(DIFF_4_N_BITS))
+        assert_equal(mining_info['next']['target'], target_str(DIFF_4_TARGET))
+
+        assert_equal(node.getdifficulty(next=True), 4)
+        assert_equal(node.gettarget(next=True), target_str(DIFF_4_TARGET))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    MiningTestnetTest(__file__).main()

test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-# Copyright (c) 2014-2022 The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Copyright (c) 2014-present The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 """Test RPCs related to blockchainstate.
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Test the following RPCs:
     - gettxoutsetinfo
     - getblockheader
     - getdifficulty
+    - gettarget
     - getnetworkhashps
     - waitforblockheight
     - getblock
@@ -30,9 +31,13 @@ import textwrap
 from test_framework.blocktools import (
     MAX_FUTURE_BLOCK_TIME,
     TIME_GENESIS_BLOCK,
+    REGTEST_N_BITS,
+    REGTEST_TARGET,
     create_block,
     create_coinbase,
     create_tx_with_script,
+    nbits_str,
+    target_str,
 )
 from test_framework.messages import (
     CBlockHeader,
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self._test_gettxoutsetinfo()
         self._test_getblockheader()
         self._test_getdifficulty()
+        self._test_gettarget()
         self._test_getnetworkhashps()
         self._test_stopatheight()
         self._test_waitforblock() # also tests waitfornewblock
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         keys = [
             'bestblockhash',
+            'bits',
             'blocks',
             'chain',
             'chainwork',
@@ -138,6 +145,7 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             'mediantime',
             'pruned',
             'size_on_disk',
+            'target',
             'time',
             'verificationprogress',
             'warnings',
@@ -194,6 +202,9 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(res['prune_target_size'], 576716800)
         assert_greater_than(res['size_on_disk'], 0)
 
+        assert_equal(res['bits'], nbits_str(REGTEST_N_BITS))
+        assert_equal(res['target'], target_str(REGTEST_TARGET))
+
     def check_signalling_deploymentinfo_result(self, gdi_result, height, blockhash, status_next):
         assert height >= 144 and height <= 287
 
@@ -412,7 +423,8 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_is_hash_string(header['hash'])
         assert_is_hash_string(header['previousblockhash'])
         assert_is_hash_string(header['merkleroot'])
-        assert_is_hash_string(header['bits'], length=None)
+        assert_equal(header['bits'], nbits_str(REGTEST_N_BITS))
+        assert_equal(header['target'], target_str(REGTEST_TARGET))
         assert isinstance(header['time'], int)
         assert_equal(header['mediantime'], TIME_RANGE_MTP)
         assert isinstance(header['nonce'], int)
@@ -437,6 +449,14 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         # 1 hash in 2 should be valid, so difficulty should be 1/2**31
         # binary => decimal => binary math is why we do this check
         assert abs(difficulty * 2**31 - 1) < 0.0001
+        self.log.info("Next difficulty should be the same as the current (no difficulty adjustment)")
+        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getdifficulty(next=True), difficulty)
+
+    def _test_gettarget(self):
+        self.log.info("Test gettarget")
+        target = self.nodes[0].gettarget()
+        assert_equal(target, target_str(REGTEST_TARGET))
+        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].gettarget(next=True), target_str(REGTEST_TARGET))
 
     def _test_getnetworkhashps(self):
         self.log.info("Test getnetworkhashps")

test/functional/test_framework/blocktools.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from .messages import (
     hash256,
     ser_uint256,
     tx_from_hex,
+    uint256_from_compact,
     uint256_from_str,
     WITNESS_SCALE_FACTOR,
 )
@@ -65,6 +66,23 @@ NORMAL_GBT_REQUEST_PARAMS = {"rules": ["segwit"]}
 VERSIONBITS_LAST_OLD_BLOCK_VERSION = 4
 MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP = 288
 
+REGTEST_N_BITS = 0x207fffff  # difficulty retargeting is disabled in REGTEST chainparams"
+REGTEST_TARGET = 0x7fffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+assert_equal(uint256_from_compact(REGTEST_N_BITS), REGTEST_TARGET)
+
+DIFF_1_N_BITS = 0x1d00ffff
+DIFF_1_TARGET = 0x00000000ffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+assert_equal(uint256_from_compact(DIFF_1_N_BITS), DIFF_1_TARGET)
+
+DIFF_4_N_BITS = 0x1c3fffc0
+DIFF_4_TARGET = int(DIFF_1_TARGET / 4)
+assert_equal(uint256_from_compact(DIFF_4_N_BITS), DIFF_4_TARGET)
+
+def nbits_str(nbits):
+    return f"{nbits:08x}"
+
+def target_str(target):
+    return f"{target:064x}"
 
 def create_block(hashprev=None, coinbase=None, ntime=None, *, version=None, tmpl=None, txlist=None):
     """Create a block (with regtest difficulty)."""
@@ -77,7 +95,7 @@ def create_block(hashprev=None, coinbase=None, ntime=None, *, version=None, tmpl
     if tmpl and tmpl.get('bits') is not None:
         block.nBits = struct.unpack('>I', bytes.fromhex(tmpl['bits']))[0]
     else:
-        block.nBits = 0x207fffff  # difficulty retargeting is disabled in REGTEST chainparams
+        block.nBits = REGTEST_N_BITS
     if coinbase is None:
         coinbase = create_coinbase(height=tmpl['height'])
     block.vtx.append(coinbase)

test/functional/test_runner.py

@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ BASE_SCRIPTS = [
     'wallet_upgradewallet.py --legacy-wallet',
     'wallet_crosschain.py',
     'mining_basic.py',
+    'mining_testnet.py',
     'feature_signet.py',
     'p2p_mutated_blocks.py',
     'wallet_implicitsegwit.py --legacy-wallet',

test/functional/tool_signet_miner.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 
+from test_framework.blocktools import DIFF_1_N_BITS
 from test_framework.key import ECKey
 from test_framework.script_util import key_to_p2wpkh_script
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class SignetMinerTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
                 'generate',
                 f'--address={node.getnewaddress()}',
                 f'--grind-cmd={self.options.bitcoinutil} grind',
-                '--nbits=1d00ffff',
+                f'--nbits={hex(DIFF_1_N_BITS)}',
                 f'--set-block-time={int(time.time())}',
                 '--poolnum=99',
             ], check=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)