core: dynamic fee algorithm from ArticMine

The fee will vary based on the base reward and the current
block size limit:

fee = (R/R0) * (M0/M) * F0

R: base reward
R0: reference base reward (10 monero)
M: block size limit
M0: minimum block size limit (60000)
F0: 0.002 monero

Starts applying at v4

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.h b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.h
index 262c2952b..3311798f0 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.h
@@ -513,6 +513,33 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool check_tx_inputs(transaction& tx, uint64_t& pmax_used_block_height, crypto::hash& max_used_block_id, tx_verification_context &tvc, bool kept_by_block = false);
 
     /**
+     * @brief get dynamic per kB fee for a given block size
+     *
+     * The dynamic fee is based on the block size in a past window, and
+     * the current block reward. It is expressed by kB.
+     *
+     * @param block_reward the current block reward
+     * @param median_block_size the median blob's size in the past window
+     *
+     * @return the per kB fee
+     */
+    static uint64_t get_dynamic_per_kb_fee(uint64_t block_reward, size_t median_block_size);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief validate a transaction's fee
+     *
+     * This function validates the fee is enough for the transaction.
+     * This is based on the size of the transaction blob, and, after a
+     * height threshold, on the average size of transaction in a past window
+     *
+     * @param blob_size the transaction blob's size
+     * @param fee the fee
+     *
+     * @return true if the fee is enough, false otherwise
+     */
+    bool check_fee(size_t blob_size, uint64_t fee) const;
+
+    /**
      * @brief check that a transaction's outputs conform to current standards
      *
      * This function checks, for example at the time of this writing, that