added start/step support to work() to support multithreading

2017-12-03 13:44:04 +01:00 · 2017-12-03 13:44:04 +01:00 · d3a3a4bb6b
commit d3a3a4bb6b
parent 027b1e20fb
1 changed files with 2 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/proofow.py
+++ b/proofow.py
@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class pow_base:
        self._base = urandom(self._bits//8) if not base else base
        self._target = 2 ** (self._bits - difficulty)

-    def work(self, max_attempts=0):
-        cycles = count() if max_attempts == 0 else range(max_attempts)
+    def work(self, max_attempts=0, start=0, step=1):
+        cycles = count(start, step) if max_attempts == 0 else range(start, max_attempts, step)
        for nonce in cycles:
            if self.verify(nonce):
                return nonce