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+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+#include "stdlib.h"
+
+#include "rpc/blockchain.cpp"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
+
+/* Equality between doubles is imprecise. Comparison should be done
+ * with a small threshold of tolerance, rather than exact equality.
+ */
+bool DoubleEquals(double a, double b, double epsilon)
+{
+ return std::abs(a - b) < epsilon;
+}
+
+CBlockIndex* CreateBlockIndexWithNbits(uint32_t nbits)
+{
+ CBlockIndex* block_index = new CBlockIndex();
+ block_index->nHeight = 46367;
+ block_index->nTime = 1269211443;
+ block_index->nBits = nbits;
+ return block_index;
+}
+
+CChain CreateChainWithNbits(uint32_t nbits)
+{
+ CBlockIndex* block_index = CreateBlockIndexWithNbits(nbits);
+ CChain chain;
+ chain.SetTip(block_index);
+ return chain;
+}
+
+void RejectDifficultyMismatch(double difficulty, double expected_difficulty) {
+ BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(
+ DoubleEquals(difficulty, expected_difficulty, 0.00001),
+ "Difficulty was " + std::to_string(difficulty)
+ + " but was expected to be " + std::to_string(expected_difficulty));
+}
+
+/* Given a BlockIndex with the provided nbits,
+ * verify that the expected difficulty results.
+ */
+void TestDifficulty(uint32_t nbits, double expected_difficulty)
+{
+ CBlockIndex* block_index = CreateBlockIndexWithNbits(nbits);
+ /* Since we are passing in block index explicitly,
+ * there is no need to set up anything within the chain itself.
+ */
+ CChain chain;
+
+ double difficulty = GetDifficulty(chain, block_index);
+ delete block_index;
+
+ RejectDifficultyMismatch(difficulty, expected_difficulty);
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(blockchain_difficulty_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_very_low_target)
+{
+ TestDifficulty(0x1f111111, 0.000001);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_low_target)
+{
+ TestDifficulty(0x1ef88f6f, 0.000016);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_mid_target)
+{
+ TestDifficulty(0x1df88f6f, 0.004023);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_high_target)
+{
+ TestDifficulty(0x1cf88f6f, 1.029916);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_very_high_target)
+{
+ TestDifficulty(0x12345678, 5913134931067755359633408.0);
+}
+
+// Verify that difficulty is 1.0 for an empty chain.
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_null_tip)
+{
+ CChain chain;
+ double difficulty = GetDifficulty(chain, nullptr);
+ RejectDifficultyMismatch(difficulty, 1.0);
+}
+
+/* Verify that if difficulty is based upon the block index
+ * in the chain, if no block index is explicitly specified.
+ */
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_null_block_index)
+{
+ CChain chain = CreateChainWithNbits(0x1df88f6f);
+
+ double difficulty = GetDifficulty(chain, nullptr);
+ delete chain.Tip();
+
+ double expected_difficulty = 0.004023;
+
+ RejectDifficultyMismatch(difficulty, expected_difficulty);
+}
+
+/* Verify that difficulty is based upon the explicitly specified
+ * block index rather than being taken from the provided chain,
+ * when both are present.
+ */
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_difficulty_for_block_index_overrides_tip)
+{
+ CChain chain = CreateChainWithNbits(0x1df88f6f);
+ /* This block index's nbits should be used
+ * instead of the chain's when calculating difficulty.
+ */
+ CBlockIndex* override_block_index = CreateBlockIndexWithNbits(0x12345678);
+
+ double difficulty = GetDifficulty(chain, override_block_index);
+ delete chain.Tip();
+ delete override_block_index;
+
+ RejectDifficultyMismatch(difficulty, 5913134931067755359633408.0);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()