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// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
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// Copyright (c) 2009-present The Bitcoin Core developers
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// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
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// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
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#ifndef BITCOIN_POLICY_FEES_BLOCK_POLICY_ESTIMATOR_H
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#define BITCOIN_POLICY_FEES_BLOCK_POLICY_ESTIMATOR_H
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#include <consensus/amount.h>
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#include <policy/feerate.h>
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#include <random.h>
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#include <sync.h>
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#include <uint256.h>
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#include <util/fs.h>
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#include <validationinterface.h>
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#include <array>
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#include <chrono>
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#include <map>
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#include <memory>
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#include <set>
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#include <string>
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#include <vector>
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// How often to flush fee estimates to fee_estimates.dat.
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static constexpr std::chrono::hours FEE_FLUSH_INTERVAL{1};
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/** fee_estimates.dat that are more than 60 hours (2.5 days) old will not be read,
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 * as fee estimates are based on historical data and may be inaccurate if
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 * network activity has changed.
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 */
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static constexpr std::chrono::hours MAX_FILE_AGE{60};
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// Whether we allow importing a fee_estimates file older than MAX_FILE_AGE.
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static constexpr bool DEFAULT_ACCEPT_STALE_FEE_ESTIMATES{false};
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class AutoFile;
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class TxConfirmStats;
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struct RemovedMempoolTransactionInfo;
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struct NewMempoolTransactionInfo;
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/* Identifier for each of the 3 different TxConfirmStats which will track
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 * history over different time horizons. */
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enum class FeeEstimateHorizon {
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    SHORT_HALFLIFE,
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    MED_HALFLIFE,
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    LONG_HALFLIFE,
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};
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static constexpr auto ALL_FEE_ESTIMATE_HORIZONS = std::array{
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    FeeEstimateHorizon::SHORT_HALFLIFE,
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    FeeEstimateHorizon::MED_HALFLIFE,
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    FeeEstimateHorizon::LONG_HALFLIFE,
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};
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std::string StringForFeeEstimateHorizon(FeeEstimateHorizon horizon);
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/* Enumeration of reason for returned fee estimate */
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enum class FeeReason {
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    NONE,
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    HALF_ESTIMATE,
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    FULL_ESTIMATE,
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    DOUBLE_ESTIMATE,
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    CONSERVATIVE,
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    MEMPOOL_MIN,
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    FALLBACK,
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    REQUIRED,
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};
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/* Used to return detailed information about a feerate bucket */
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struct EstimatorBucket
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{
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    double start = -1;
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    double end = -1;
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    double withinTarget = 0;
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    double totalConfirmed = 0;
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    double inMempool = 0;
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    double leftMempool = 0;
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};
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/* Used to return detailed information about a fee estimate calculation */
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struct EstimationResult
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{
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    EstimatorBucket pass;
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    EstimatorBucket fail;
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    double decay = 0;
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    unsigned int scale = 0;
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};
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struct FeeCalculation
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{
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    EstimationResult est;
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    FeeReason reason = FeeReason::NONE;
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    int desiredTarget = 0;
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    int returnedTarget = 0;
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    unsigned int best_height{0};
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};
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/** \class CBlockPolicyEstimator
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 * The BlockPolicyEstimator is used for estimating the feerate needed
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 * for a transaction to be included in a block within a certain number of
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 * blocks.
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 *
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 * At a high level the algorithm works by grouping transactions into buckets
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 * based on having similar feerates and then tracking how long it
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 * takes transactions in the various buckets to be mined.  It operates under
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 * the assumption that in general transactions of higher feerate will be
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 * included in blocks before transactions of lower feerate.   So for
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 * example if you wanted to know what feerate you should put on a transaction to
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 * be included in a block within the next 5 blocks, you would start by looking
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 * at the bucket with the highest feerate transactions and verifying that a
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 * sufficiently high percentage of them were confirmed within 5 blocks and
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 * then you would look at the next highest feerate bucket, and so on, stopping at
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 * the last bucket to pass the test.   The average feerate of transactions in this
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 * bucket will give you an indication of the lowest feerate you can put on a
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 * transaction and still have a sufficiently high chance of being confirmed
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 * within your desired 5 blocks.
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 *
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 * Here is a brief description of the implementation:
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 * When a transaction enters the mempool, we track the height of the block chain
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 * at entry.  All further calculations are conducted only on this set of "seen"
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 * transactions. Whenever a block comes in, we count the number of transactions
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 * in each bucket and the total amount of feerate paid in each bucket. Then we
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 * calculate how many blocks Y it took each transaction to be mined.  We convert
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 * from a number of blocks to a number of periods Y' each encompassing "scale"
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 * blocks.  This is tracked in 3 different data sets each up to a maximum
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 * number of periods. Within each data set we have an array of counters in each
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 * feerate bucket and we increment all the counters from Y' up to max periods
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 * representing that a tx was successfully confirmed in less than or equal to
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 * that many periods. We want to save a history of this information, so at any
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 * time we have a counter of the total number of transactions that happened in a
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 * given feerate bucket and the total number that were confirmed in each of the
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 * periods or less for any bucket.  We save this history by keeping an
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 * exponentially decaying moving average of each one of these stats.  This is
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 * done for a different decay in each of the 3 data sets to keep relevant data
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 * from different time horizons.  Furthermore we also keep track of the number
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 * unmined (in mempool or left mempool without being included in a block)
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 * transactions in each bucket and for how many blocks they have been
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 * outstanding and use both of these numbers to increase the number of transactions
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 * we've seen in that feerate bucket when calculating an estimate for any number
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 * of confirmations below the number of blocks they've been outstanding.
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 *
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 *  We want to be able to estimate feerates that are needed on tx's to be included in
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 * a certain number of blocks.  Every time a block is added to the best chain, this class records
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 * stats on the transactions included in that block
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 */
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class CBlockPolicyEstimator : public CValidationInterface
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{
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private:
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    /** Track confirm delays up to 12 blocks for short horizon */
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    static constexpr unsigned int SHORT_BLOCK_PERIODS = 12;
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    static constexpr unsigned int SHORT_SCALE = 1;
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    /** Track confirm delays up to 48 blocks for medium horizon */
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    static constexpr unsigned int MED_BLOCK_PERIODS = 24;
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    static constexpr unsigned int MED_SCALE = 2;
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    /** Track confirm delays up to 1008 blocks for long horizon */
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    static constexpr unsigned int LONG_BLOCK_PERIODS = 42;
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    static constexpr unsigned int LONG_SCALE = 24;
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    /** Historical estimates that are older than this aren't valid */
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    static const unsigned int OLDEST_ESTIMATE_HISTORY = 6 * 1008;
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    /** Decay of .962 is a half-life of 18 blocks or about 3 hours */
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    static constexpr double SHORT_DECAY = .962;
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    /** Decay of .9952 is a half-life of 144 blocks or about 1 day */
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    static constexpr double MED_DECAY = .9952;
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    /** Decay of .99931 is a half-life of 1008 blocks or about 1 week */
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    static constexpr double LONG_DECAY = .99931;
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    /** Require greater than 60% of X feerate transactions to be confirmed within Y/2 blocks*/
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    static constexpr double HALF_SUCCESS_PCT = .6;
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    /** Require greater than 85% of X feerate transactions to be confirmed within Y blocks*/
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    static constexpr double SUCCESS_PCT = .85;
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    /** Require greater than 95% of X feerate transactions to be confirmed within 2 * Y blocks*/
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    static constexpr double DOUBLE_SUCCESS_PCT = .95;
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    /** Require an avg of 0.1 tx in the combined feerate bucket per block to have stat significance */
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    static constexpr double SUFFICIENT_FEETXS = 0.1;
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    /** Require an avg of 0.5 tx when using short decay since there are fewer blocks considered*/
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    static constexpr double SUFFICIENT_TXS_SHORT = 0.5;
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    /** Minimum and Maximum values for tracking feerates
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     * The MIN_BUCKET_FEERATE should just be set to the lowest reasonable feerate.
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     * MIN_BUCKET_FEERATE has historically inherited DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE.
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     * It is hardcoded because changing it is disruptive, as it invalidates existing fee
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     * estimate files.
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     * Whenever DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE changes, this value should be updated
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     * accordingly. At the same time CURRENT_FEES_FILE_VERSION should be bumped.
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     */
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    static constexpr double MIN_BUCKET_FEERATE = 100;
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    static constexpr double MAX_BUCKET_FEERATE = 1e7;
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    /** Spacing of FeeRate buckets
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     * We have to lump transactions into buckets based on feerate, but we want to be able
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     * to give accurate estimates over a large range of potential feerates
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     * Therefore it makes sense to exponentially space the buckets
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     */
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    static constexpr double FEE_SPACING = 1.05;
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    const fs::path m_estimation_filepath;
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    /** Create new BlockPolicyEstimator and initialize stats tracking classes with default values */
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    CBlockPolicyEstimator(const fs::path& estimation_filepath, bool read_stale_estimates);
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    virtual ~CBlockPolicyEstimator();
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    /** Process all the transactions that have been included in a block */
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    void processBlock(const std::vector<RemovedMempoolTransactionInfo>& txs_removed_for_block,
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                      unsigned int nBlockHeight)
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Process a transaction accepted to the mempool*/
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    void processTransaction(const NewMempoolTransactionInfo& tx)
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Remove a transaction from the mempool tracking stats for non BLOCK removal reasons*/
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    bool removeTx(Txid hash)
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** DEPRECATED. Return a feerate estimate */
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    CFeeRate estimateFee(int confTarget) const
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Estimate feerate needed to get be included in a block within confTarget
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     *  blocks. If no answer can be given at confTarget, return an estimate at
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     *  the closest target where one can be given.  'conservative' estimates are
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     *  valid over longer time horizons also.
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     */
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    virtual CFeeRate estimateSmartFee(int confTarget, FeeCalculation *feeCalc, bool conservative) const
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Return a specific fee estimate calculation with a given success
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     * threshold and time horizon, and optionally return detailed data about
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     * calculation
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     */
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    CFeeRate estimateRawFee(int confTarget, double successThreshold, FeeEstimateHorizon horizon,
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                            EstimationResult* result = nullptr) const
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Write estimation data to a file */
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    bool Write(AutoFile& fileout) const
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Read estimation data from a file */
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    bool Read(AutoFile& filein)
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Empty mempool transactions on shutdown to record failure to confirm for txs still in mempool */
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    void FlushUnconfirmed()
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Calculation of highest target that estimates are tracked for */
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    virtual unsigned int HighestTargetTracked(FeeEstimateHorizon horizon) const
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Drop still unconfirmed transactions and record current estimations, if the fee estimation file is present. */
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    void Flush()
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Record current fee estimations. */
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    void FlushFeeEstimates()
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Calculates the age of the file, since last modified */
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    std::chrono::hours GetFeeEstimatorFileAge();
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    /** Overridden from CValidationInterface. */
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    void TransactionAddedToMempool(const NewMempoolTransactionInfo& tx, uint64_t /*unused*/) override
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    void TransactionRemovedFromMempool(const CTransactionRef& tx, MemPoolRemovalReason /*unused*/, uint64_t /*unused*/) override
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    void MempoolTransactionsRemovedForBlock(const std::vector<RemovedMempoolTransactionInfo>& txs_removed_for_block, unsigned int nBlockHeight) override
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    mutable Mutex m_cs_fee_estimator;
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    unsigned int nBestSeenHeight GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator){0};
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    unsigned int firstRecordedHeight GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator){0};
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    unsigned int historicalFirst GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator){0};
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    unsigned int historicalBest GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator){0};
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    struct TxStatsInfo
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    {
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        unsigned int blockHeight{0};
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        unsigned int bucketIndex{0};
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        TxStatsInfo() = default;
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    };
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    // map of txids to information about that transaction
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    std::map<Txid, TxStatsInfo> mapMemPoolTxs GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Classes to track historical data on transaction confirmations */
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    std::unique_ptr<TxConfirmStats> feeStats PT_GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    std::unique_ptr<TxConfirmStats> shortStats PT_GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    std::unique_ptr<TxConfirmStats> longStats PT_GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    unsigned int trackedTxs GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator){0};
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    unsigned int untrackedTxs GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator){0};
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    std::vector<double> buckets GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator); // The upper-bound of the range for the bucket (inclusive)
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    std::map<double, unsigned int> bucketMap GUARDED_BY(m_cs_fee_estimator); // Map of bucket upper-bound to index into all vectors by bucket
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    /** Process a transaction confirmed in a block*/
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    bool processBlockTx(unsigned int nBlockHeight, const RemovedMempoolTransactionInfo& tx) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Helper for estimateSmartFee */
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    double estimateCombinedFee(unsigned int confTarget, double successThreshold, bool checkShorterHorizon, EstimationResult *result) const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Helper for estimateSmartFee */
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    double estimateConservativeFee(unsigned int doubleTarget, EstimationResult *result) const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Number of blocks of data recorded while fee estimates have been running */
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    unsigned int BlockSpan() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Number of blocks of recorded fee estimate data represented in saved data file */
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    unsigned int HistoricalBlockSpan() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** Calculation of highest target that reasonable estimate can be provided for */
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    unsigned int MaxUsableEstimate() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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    /** A non-thread-safe helper for the removeTx function */
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    bool _removeTx(const Txid& hash, bool inBlock)
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(m_cs_fee_estimator);
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};
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class FeeFilterRounder
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{
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    static constexpr double MAX_FILTER_FEERATE = 1e7;
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    /** FEE_FILTER_SPACING is just used to provide some quantization of fee
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     * filter results.  Historically it reused FEE_SPACING, but it is completely
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     * unrelated, and was made a separate constant so the two concepts are not
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    static constexpr double FEE_FILTER_SPACING = 1.1;
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    /** Create new FeeFilterRounder */
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    explicit FeeFilterRounder(const CFeeRate& min_incremental_fee, FastRandomContext& rng);
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    /** Quantize a minimum fee for privacy purpose before broadcast. */
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    CAmount round(CAmount currentMinFee) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_insecure_rand_mutex);
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    const std::set<double> m_fee_set;
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    Mutex m_insecure_rand_mutex;
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    FastRandomContext& insecure_rand GUARDED_BY(m_insecure_rand_mutex);
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};
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#endif // BITCOIN_POLICY_FEES_BLOCK_POLICY_ESTIMATOR_H