1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/rpc.cpp b/rpc.cpp
index f298137aa2..c56ce263fb 100644
--- a/rpc.cpp
+++ b/rpc.cpp
@@ -77,24 +77,28 @@ Value getconnectioncount(const Array& params)
 }

 

 

-Value getdifficulty(const Array& params)

+double GetDifficulty()

 {

-    if (params.size() != 0)

-        throw runtime_error(

-            "getdifficulty (no parameters)\n"

-            "Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.");

-

-    if (pindexBest == NULL)

-        throw runtime_error("block chain not loaded");

-

     // Floating point number that is a multiple of the minimum difficulty,

     // minimum difficulty = 1.0.

+    if (pindexBest == NULL)

+        return 1.0;

     int nShift = 256 - 32 - 31; // to fit in a uint

     double dMinimum = (CBigNum().SetCompact(bnProofOfWorkLimit.GetCompact()) >> nShift).getuint();

     double dCurrently = (CBigNum().SetCompact(pindexBest->nBits) >> nShift).getuint();

     return dMinimum / dCurrently;

 }

 

+Value getdifficulty(const Array& params)

+{

+    if (params.size() != 0)

+        throw runtime_error(

+            "getdifficulty (no parameters)\n"

+            "Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.");

+

+    return GetDifficulty();

+}

+

 

 Value getbalance(const Array& params)

 {

@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ Value getinfo(const Array& params)
     obj.push_back(Pair("proxy",         (fUseProxy ? addrProxy.ToStringIPPort() : string())));

     obj.push_back(Pair("generate",      (bool)fGenerateBitcoins));

     obj.push_back(Pair("genproclimit",  (int)(fLimitProcessors ? nLimitProcessors : -1)));

+    obj.push_back(Pair("difficulty",    (double)GetDifficulty()));

     return obj;

 }