From a44bdea8902f36b06e96717ac368869d5a94fdb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roman Khimov Date: Mon, 18 May 2020 12:01:00 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] interop/engine: update documentation --- pkg/interop/engine/engine.go | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/pkg/interop/engine/engine.go b/pkg/interop/engine/engine.go index 06a54e3fc..c2ebda9dd 100644 --- a/pkg/interop/engine/engine.go +++ b/pkg/interop/engine/engine.go @@ -1,34 +1,56 @@ +/* +Package engine provides access to VM execution metadata and allows to make contract calls. +It's roughly similar in function to ExecutionEngine class in the Neo .net +framework. +*/ package engine import "github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop/transaction" -// Package engine provides function signatures that can be used inside -// smart contracts that are written in the neo-go framework. - -// GetScriptContainer returns the transaction that is in the execution context. +// GetScriptContainer returns the transaction that initially triggered current +// execution context. It never changes in a single execution, no matter how deep +// this execution goes. See `transaction` package for details on how to use the +// returned value. This function uses `System.ExecutionEngine.GetScriptContainer` +// syscall. func GetScriptContainer() transaction.Transaction { return transaction.Transaction{} } -// GetExecutingScriptHash returns the script hash of the contract that is -// currently being executed. +// GetExecutingScriptHash returns script hash (160 bit in BE form represented +// as 20-byte slice) of the contract that is currently being executed. Any +// AppCall can change the value returned by this function if it calls a +// different contract. This function uses +// `System.ExecutionEngine.GetExecutingScriptHash` syscall. func GetExecutingScriptHash() []byte { return nil } -// GetCallingScriptHash returns the script hash of the contract that started -// the execution of the current script. +// GetCallingScriptHash returns script hash (160 bit in BE form represented +// as 20-byte slice) of the contract that started the execution of the currently +// running context (caller of current contract or function), so it's one level +// above the GetExecutingScriptHash in the call stack. It uses +// `System.ExecutionEngine.GetCallingScriptHash` syscall. func GetCallingScriptHash() []byte { return nil } -// GetEntryScriptHash returns the script hash of the contract that started the -// execution from the start. +// GetEntryScriptHash returns script hash (160 bit in BE form represented +// as 20-byte slice) of the contract that initially started current execution +// (this is a script that is contained in a transaction returned by +// GetScriptContainer) execution from the start. This function uses +// `System.ExecutionEngine.GetEntryScriptHash` syscall. func GetEntryScriptHash() []byte { return nil } -// AppCall executes script with specified hash using provided arguments. +// AppCall executes previously deployed blockchain contract with specified hash +// (160 bit in BE form represented as 20-byte slice) using provided arguments. +// It returns whatever this contract returns. Even though this function accepts +// a slice for scriptHash you can only use it for contracts known at +// compile time, because there is a significant difference between static and +// dynamic calls in Neo (contracts should have a special property declared +// and paid for to be able to use dynamic calls). This function uses +// `System.Contract.Call` syscall. func AppCall(scriptHash []byte, args ...interface{}) interface{} { return nil }