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use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;

use btc_wire::rpc::ChainTipsStatus;
use postgres::fallible_iterator::FallibleIterator;
use taler_common::{
    config::Config,
    log::log::{error, warn},
};

use crate::{
    reconnect::{AutoReconnectRPC, AutoReconnectSql},
    WireState,
};

/// Analyse blockchain behavior and adapt confirmations in real time
pub fn analysis(
    mut rpc: AutoReconnectRPC,
    mut db: AutoReconnectSql,
    config: &Config,
    state: &WireState,
) {
    // The biggest fork ever seen
    let mut max_conf = 0;
    loop {
        let rpc = rpc.client();
        let db = db.client();
        let result: Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> = (|| {
            // Register as listener
            db.batch_execute("LISTEN new_block")?;
            loop {
                // Get biggest known valid fork
                let max_fork = rpc
                    .get_chain_tips()?
                    .into_iter()
                    .filter_map(|t| {
                        (t.status == ChainTipsStatus::ValidFork).then(|| t.branch_length)
                    })
                    .max()
                    .unwrap_or(0) as u16;
                // The first time we see a fork that big
                if max_fork > max_conf {
                    max_conf = max_fork;
                    let current_conf = state.confirmation.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
                    // If new fork is bigger than the current confirmation
                    if max_fork > current_conf {
                        // Max two time the configuration
                        let new_conf = max_fork.min(config.confirmation * 2);
                        state.confirmation.store(new_conf, Ordering::SeqCst);
                        warn!(
                            "analysis: found dangerous fork of {} blocks, adapt confirmation to {} blocks capped at {}, you should update taler.conf",
                            max_fork, new_conf, config.confirmation * 2
                        );
                    }
                }

                // TODO smarter analysis: suspicious transaction value, limit wire bitcoin throughput

                // Wait for next notification
                db.notifications().blocking_iter().next()?;
            }
        })();
        if let Err(e) = result {
            error!("analysis: {}", e);
        }
    }
}