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package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet;

import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.ProtocolContext;
import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;

import java.math.BigInteger;

/** Calculates block difficulties. */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface DifficultyCalculator {

  /**
   * Calculates the block difficulty for a block.
   *
   * @param time the time the block was generated
   * @param parent the block's parent block header
   * @param context the context in which the difficulty calculator should operate
   * @return the block difficulty
   */
  BigInteger nextDifficulty(long time, BlockHeader parent, ProtocolContext context);
}
