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This page describes a BIP (Bitcoin Improvement Proposal).
Please see BIP 2 for more information about BIPs and creating them. Please do not just create a wiki page.
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BIP: ?
Title: ?
Author: Paul Sheppard <shepsoft@gmail.com> and Luke Dashjr <luke+bip22@dashjr.org>
Status: Draft
Type: Standards Track
Created: 22-05-2012
Abstract
This BIP aims to create a standard API for pool statistics.
Specification
- All time keys are seconds since Jan 1 1970 midnight UTC.
- Hashrate is measured in full block hashes per second. So if a full block proof-of-work requires two rounds of SHA256 (as it does with Bitcoin today), each two rounds counts only as a single hash.
- Currencies are always represented in the smallest divisible part of the currency. eg, for USD this is 1 cent and for Bitcoin this is 0.00000001 BTC
Object Formats
| Key |
Type |
Description
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| user
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| pool_MOTD |
String |
whatever the pool wants to tell us
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| pool_hashrate |
Hashrate |
current hashrate of the entire pool
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| pool_users |
Number |
number of active users on the pool
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| pool_workers |
Number |
number of active workers on the pool
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| current_round |
Object of 'block' |
current active round
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| user_hashrate |
Hashrate |
current hashrate of user for all workers
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| last_activity |
Time |
last submitted share time of any user worker
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| balances |
Array of 'balance' |
listing of each balance (BTC, NMC, etc.)
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| workers |
Array of 'worker' |
listing of each worker of the user
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| Key |
Type |
Description
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| shares
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| submitted |
Number |
shares submitted
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| stale |
Number |
shares deemed stale by pool
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| invalid |
Number |
shares deemed invalid by pool
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| Key |
Type |
Description
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| block
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| currency |
String |
BTC, NMC, Ix, iO, etc...
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| id |
Number |
block ID
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| duration |
Time |
block duration in seconds
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| shares_round |
Object 'shares' |
shares for entire pool for the round
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| shares_user |
Object 'shares' |
shares for all workers of the user for the round
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| Key |
Type |
Description
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| balance
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| currency |
String |
BTC, NMC, Ix, iO, etc...
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| confirmed |
Satoshis |
confirmed reward (>=120 valid blocks)
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| unconfirmed |
Satoshis |
unconfirmed reward (<120 valid blocks)
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| estimate |
Satoshis |
estimated reward for current round
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| last_pay |
Satoshis |
value of last payout
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| last_pay_time |
Time |
time of last payout
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| total_pay |
Satoshis |
total value of paid out
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| threshold |
Satoshis |
min confirmed reward before auto payout. 0 for no auto payment
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| Key |
Type |
Description
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| worker
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| id |
String |
unique worker identifier
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| name |
String |
human-readable identifier for worker
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| hashrate |
Hashrate |
current hashrate of the worker
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| last_activity |
Time |
last submitted share time
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| shares_round |
Object 'shares' |
shares for current round
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| shares_reset |
Object 'shares' |
shares since last user reset
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| shares_total |
Object 'shares' |
shares of worker for all time
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| reward_algo |
String |
reward algorithm identifier
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| fee |
Float |
fee multiplier (1% = 0.01)
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Reward algorithms:
| Algorithm name |
Description
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| Prop |
Proportional
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| PPLNS |
Pay Per Last N Shares
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| PPS |
Pay Per Share
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| SMPPS |
Shared Maximum Pay Per Share
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| Score |
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| Geo |
Geometric Method
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| DGM |
Double Geometric Method
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Example
Motivation
Moving forward with bitcoin it is important to make all aspects as user friendly as possible.
Rationale
This BIP allows the creators of Apps and Web GUIs for pool monitoring a common interface to use, as opposed to dealing with a differing interface for each pool.
Backwards Compatibility
As an emerging standard, backwards comparability is not applicable. However forward comparability should be maintained. Any future incompatibilities shall be identified by the 'API_version' number.