refactor pool. improve chains.

lib/bcoin/chain.js

@@ -67,6 +67,30 @@ function Chain(options) {
 
 inherits(Chain, EventEmitter);
 
+Chain.codes = {
+  okay: 0,
+  newOrphan: 1,
+  knownOrphan: 2,
+  forked: 3,
+  invalid: 4,
+  badCheckpoint: 4,
+  unchanged: 5
+};
+
+Chain.messages = {
+  0: 'Block was added successfully',
+  1: 'Block is a new orphan',
+  2: 'Block is a known orphan',
+  3: 'Block is a greater fork',
+  4: 'Block verification failed',
+  5: 'Block does not match checkpoint',
+  6: 'Chain is unchanged'
+};
+
+Chain.msg = function msg(code) {
+  return new Error(Chain.messages[code] || 'Unknown');
+};
+
 function compareTs(a, b) {
   return a -b;
 }
@@ -151,26 +175,28 @@ Chain.prototype._probeIndex = function _probeIndex(hash, ts) {
 Chain.prototype._addIndex = function _addIndex(hash, ts, height) {
   var self = this;
 
+  // Already added
   if (this._probeIndex(hash, ts))
-    return new Error('Already added.');
+    return Chain.codes.unchanged;
 
   var pos = utils.binaryInsert(this.index.ts, ts, compareTs, true);
   var checkpoint;
 
-  // Avoid duplicates
+  // Duplicate height
   if (this.index.hashes[pos] === hash
       || this.index.hashes[pos - 1] === hash
       || this.index.hashes[pos + 1] === hash) {
-    return new Error('Duplicate height.');
+    return Chain.codes.unchanged;
   }
 
+  // Fork at checkpoint
   checkpoint = network.checkpoints[height];
   if (checkpoint) {
     this.emit('checkpoint', height, hash, checkpoint);
     if (hash !== checkpoint) {
       this.resetLastCheckpoint(height);
       this.emit('fork', height, hash, checkpoint);
-      return new Error('Forked chain at checkpoint.');
+      return Chain.codes.badCheckpoint;
     }
   }
 
@@ -185,13 +211,15 @@ Chain.prototype._addIndex = function _addIndex(hash, ts, height) {
     ts: ts,
     height: height
   });
+
+  return Chain.codes.okay;
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.resetLastCheckpoint = function resetLastCheckpoint(height) {
   var lastHeight = Object.keys(network.checkpoints).sort().indexOf(height) - 1;
 
   if (lastHeight < 0)
-    i = 0;
+    lastHeight = 0;
 
   this.resetHeight(lastHeight);
 };
@@ -201,8 +229,7 @@ Chain.prototype.resetHeight = function resetHeight(height) {
   var index = this.index.heights.indexOf(height);
   var ahead = this.index.hashes.slice(index + 1);
 
-  if (index < 0)
-    throw new Error('Cannot reset to height of ' + height);
+  assert(index >= 0);
 
   this.block.list.length = 0;
   this.block.bloom.reset();
@@ -283,15 +310,14 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
     return;
   }
 
-  var res = false;
-  var err = null;
   var initial = block;
+  var code = Chain.codes.unchanged;
   var hash, prev, prevProbe, range, hashes;
 
-  do {
-    // No need to revalidate orphans
-    if (!res && !block.verify()) {
-      err = new Error('Block verification failed.');
+  for (;;) {
+    // Only validate the initial block (orphans were already validated)
+    if (block === initial && !block.verify()) {
+      code = Chain.codes.invalid;
       break;
     }
 
@@ -300,7 +326,7 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
 
     // If the block is already known to be an orphan
     if (this.orphan.map[prev]) {
-      err = new Error('Block is a known orphan.');
+      code = Chain.codes.knownOrphan;
       break;
     }
 
@@ -308,7 +334,7 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
 
     // Remove forked nodes from storage, if shorter chain is detected
     if (this._killFork(prevProbe)) {
-      err = new Error('Fork found.');
+      code = Chain.codes.forked;
       break;
     }
 
@@ -322,17 +348,15 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
       hashes = this.index.hashes.slice(range.start, range.end + 1);
 
       this.emit('missing', prev, hashes, block);
+      code = Chain.codes.newOrphan;
       break;
     }
 
     // Validated known block at this point - add it to index
-    if (prevProbe) {
-      this._addIndex(hash, block.ts, prevProbe.height + 1);
-      block.height = prevProbe.height + 1;
-    }
+    if (prevProbe)
+      code = this._addIndex(hash, block.ts, prevProbe.height + 1);
 
     // At least one block was added
-    res = true;
     this.block.list.push(block);
     this.block.bloom.add(hash, 'hex');
 
@@ -347,7 +371,7 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
     delete this.orphan.bmap[block.hash('hex')];
     delete this.orphan.map[hash];
     this.orphan.count--;
-  } while (true);
+  }
 
   // Failsafe for large orphan chains
   if (this.orphan.count > 10000) {
@@ -363,7 +387,7 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
   // Compress old blocks
   this._compress();
 
-  return err;
+  return code;
 };
 
 Chain.prototype._compress = function compress() {

lib/bcoin/fullchain.js

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ function Chain(options) {
     lastTs: 0
   };
 
+  this.request = new utils.RequestCache();
+
   this.fromJSON({
     v: 1,
     type: 'chain',
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ function Chain(options) {
     ]
   });
 
+  this.tip = this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1];
+
   // Last TS after preload, needed for fill percent
   this.index.lastTs = this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1].ts;
 
@@ -74,6 +78,30 @@ function Chain(options) {
 
 inherits(Chain, EventEmitter);
 
+Chain.codes = {
+  okay: 0,
+  newOrphan: 1,
+  knownOrphan: 2,
+  forked: 3,
+  invalid: 4,
+  badCheckpoint: 4,
+  unchanged: 5
+};
+
+Chain.messages = {
+  0: 'Block was added successfully',
+  1: 'Block is a new orphan',
+  2: 'Block is a known orphan',
+  3: 'Block is a greater fork',
+  4: 'Block verification failed',
+  5: 'Block does not match checkpoint',
+  6: 'Chain is unchanged'
+};
+
+Chain.msg = function msg(code) {
+  return new Error(Chain.messages[code] || 'Unknown');
+};
+
 Chain.prototype._init = function _init() {
   var self = this;
   var s;
@@ -111,19 +139,24 @@ Chain.prototype._init = function _init() {
 Chain.prototype._addIndex = function _addIndex(entry) {
   var self = this;
 
-  if (this.index.entries[entry.hash])
-    return new Error('Already added.');
+  // Already added
+  if (this.index.heights[entry.hash] != null) {
+    assert(this.index.heights[entry.hash] === entry.height);
+    return Chain.codes.unchanged;
+  }
 
+  // Duplcate height
   if (this.index.hashes[entry.height] === entry.hash)
-    return new Error('Duplicate height.');
+    return Chain.codes.unchanged;
 
+  // Fork at checkpoint
   checkpoint = network.checkpoints[entry.height];
   if (checkpoint) {
     this.emit('checkpoint', entry.height, entry.hash, checkpoint);
     if (hash !== checkpoint) {
       this.resetLastCheckpoint(entry.height);
       this.emit('fork', entry.height, entry.hash, checkpoint);
-      return new Error('Forked chain at checkpoint.');
+      return Chain.codes.badCheckpoint;
     }
   }
 
@@ -131,14 +164,18 @@ Chain.prototype._addIndex = function _addIndex(entry) {
   this.index.hashes[entry.height] = entry.hash;
   this.index.heights[entry.hash] = entry.height;
 
+  this.tip = this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1];
+
   this._save(entry);
+
+  return Chain.codes.okay;
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.resetLastCheckpoint = function resetLastCheckpoint(height) {
   var lastHeight = Object.keys(network.checkpoints).sort().indexOf(height) - 1;
 
   if (lastHeight < 0)
-    i = 0;
+    lastHeight = 0;
 
   this.resetHeight(lastHeight);
 };
@@ -147,8 +184,7 @@ Chain.prototype.resetHeight = function resetHeight(height) {
   var self = this;
   var ahead = this.index.entries.slice(height + 1);
 
-  if (height >= this.index.entries - 1)
-    throw new Error('Cannot reset to height of ' + height);
+  assert(height < this.index.entries - 1);
 
   this.orphan.map = {};
   this.orphan.bmap = {};
@@ -160,6 +196,8 @@ Chain.prototype.resetHeight = function resetHeight(height) {
   }, {});
   this.index.hashes.length = height + 1;
 
+  this.tip = this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1];
+
   this.index.lastTs = Math.min(
     this.index.lastTs,
     this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1].ts
@@ -185,15 +223,15 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
     return;
   }
 
-  var res = false;
-  var err = null;
   var initial = block;
+  var code = Chain.codes.unchanged;
+  var length = this.index.entries.length;
   var hash, prev, prevProbe, range, i, entry;
 
   for (;;) {
-    // No need to revalidate orphans
-    if (!res && !block.verify()) {
-      err = new Error('Block verification failed.');
+    // Only validate the initial block (orphans were already validated)
+    if (block === initial && !block.verify()) {
+      code = Chain.codes.invalid;
       break;
     }
 
@@ -202,7 +240,7 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
 
     // If the block is already known to be an orphan
     if (this.orphan.map[prev]) {
-      err = new Error('Block is a known orphan.');
+      code = Chain.codes.knownOrphan;
       break;
     }
 
@@ -213,6 +251,7 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
       this.orphan.count++;
       this.orphan.map[prev] = block;
       this.orphan.bmap[hash] = block;
+      code = Chain.codes.newOrphan;
       break;
     }
 
@@ -225,28 +264,28 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
       height: i + 1
     });
 
-    // Already have block
-    if (this.index.hashes[entry.height] === hash)
-      break;
+    // Add entry if we do not have it (or there is another hash at its height)
+    if (this.index.hashes[entry.height] !== hash) {
+      assert(this.index.heights[entry.hash] == null);
 
-    assert(this.index.heights[entry.hash] == null);
-
-    // Remove forked nodes from storage, if shorter chain is detected
-    if (this.index.hashes[entry.height]) {
-      if (!this.tip) {
-        this.tip = entry;
-      } else if (this.tip.chainwork.cmp(entry.chainwork) < 0) {
-        // Found fork
-        this.resetHeight(entry.height - 1);
-        this.tip = entry;
+      // If we have a block at the same height, use chain with higher work
+      if (this.index.hashes[entry.height]) {
+        if (this.tip.chainwork.cmp(entry.chainwork) < 0) {
+          this.resetHeight(entry.height - 1);
+          this._addIndex(entry);
+          code = Chain.codes.forked;
+          // Breaking here only works because
+          // we deleted the orphan map in resetHeight.
+          break;
+        }
       }
+
+      // Validated known block at this point - add it to index
+      code = this._addIndex(entry);
     }
 
-    // Validated known block at this point - add it to index
-    this._addIndex(entry);
-
-    // At least one block was added
-    res = true;
+    // Fullfill request
+    this.request.fullfill(hash, block);
 
     if (!this.orphan.map[hash])
       break;
@@ -265,7 +304,7 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
     this.orphan.count = 0;
   }
 
-  return err;
+  return code;
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.has = function has(hash, noIndex, cb) {

lib/bcoin/peer.js

@@ -530,13 +530,25 @@ Peer.prototype._handleHeaders = function handleHeaders(headers) {
 };
 
 Peer.prototype.loadHeaders = function loadHeaders(hashes, stop) {
+  this.emit('debug',
+    'Requesting headers packet from %s with getheaders',
+    this.address);
   this._write(this.framer.getHeaders(hashes, stop));
 };
 
 Peer.prototype.loadBlocks = function loadBlocks(hashes, stop) {
+  this.emit('debug',
+    'Requesting inv packet from %s with getblocks',
+    this.address);
   this._write(this.framer.getBlocks(hashes, stop));
 };
 
+Peer.prototype.loadItems = function loadItems(hashes, stop) {
+  if (this.pool.options.headers)
+    return this.loadHeaders(hashes, stop);
+  return this.loadBlocks(hashes, stop);
+};
+
 /**
  * Expose
  */

lib/bcoin/pool.js

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function Pool(options) {
     network.set(this.options.network);
 
   this.options.fullNode = !!this.options.fullNode;
+  this.options.headers = !!this.options.headers;
   this.options.relay = this.options.relay == null
     ? (this.options.fullNode ? true : false)
     : this.options.relay;
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@ function Pool(options) {
   };
 
   this.load = {
-    timeout: options.loadTimeout || 3000,
+    // timeout: options.loadTimeout || 3000,
+    // interval: options.loadInterval || 5000,
+    timeout: options.loadTimeout || 30000,
     interval: options.loadInterval || 5000,
     window: options.loadWindow || 250,
     lastRange: null,
@@ -58,13 +61,6 @@ function Pool(options) {
     hiReached: false
   };
 
-  if (this.options.fullNode) {
-    if (!options.loadTimeout)
-      this.load.timeout = 30000;
-    if (!options.loadInterval)
-      this.load.interval = 5000;
-  }
-
   this.maxRetries = options.maxRetries || 42;
   this.requestTimeout = options.requestTimeout || 10000;
 
@@ -179,9 +175,58 @@ Pool.prototype._init = function _init() {
   });
 };
 
+Pool.prototype._startTimer = function _startTimer() {
+  var self = this;
+
+  this._stopTimer();
+
+  function destroy() {
+    // Chain is full and up-to-date
+    if (self.chain.isFull()) {
+      self._stopTimer();
+      self.emit('full');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (self.peers.load)
+      self.peers.load.destroy();
+  }
+
+  this._timer = setTimeout(destroy, this.load.timeout);
+};
+
+Pool.prototype._stopTimer = function _stopTimer() {
+  if (!this._timer)
+    return;
+
+  clearTimeout(this._timer);
+  delete this._timer;
+};
+
+Pool.prototype._startInterval = function _startInterval() {
+  var self = this;
+
+  this._stopInterval();
+
+  function load() {
+    // self._load();
+  }
+
+  this._interval = setInterval(load, this.load.interval);
+};
+
+Pool.prototype._stopInterval = function _stopInterval() {
+  if (!this._interval)
+    return;
+
+  clearInterval(this._interval);
+  delete this._interval;
+};
+
+
 Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
   var self = this;
-  var peer, interval, timer;
+  var peer;
 
   if (this.destroyed)
     return;
@@ -201,20 +246,24 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
     self.emit('error', err, peer);
   });
 
-  peer.once('close', onclose);
-  function onclose() {
-    clearTimeout(timer);
-    clearInterval(interval);
+  peer.on('debug', function() {
+    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+    self.emit.apply(self, ['debug'].concat(args));
+  });
+
+  peer.once('close', function() {
+    self._stopInterval();
+    self._stopTimer();
     self._removePeer(peer);
     if (self.destroyed)
       return;
     self._addLoader();
-  }
+  });
 
   peer.once('ack', function() {
     peer.updateWatch();
     if (!self._load())
-      clearTimeout(timer);
+      self._stopTimer();
   });
 
   peer.on('version', function(version) {
@@ -223,25 +272,6 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
     self.emit('version', version, peer);
   });
 
-  function load() {
-    // self._load();
-  }
-
-  interval = setInterval(load, this.load.interval);
-
-  function destroy() {
-    // Chain is full and up-to-date
-    if (self.chain.isFull()) {
-      clearTimeout(timer);
-      self.emit('full');
-      return;
-    }
-
-    peer.destroy();
-  }
-
-  timer = setTimeout(destroy, this.load.timeout);
-
   peer.on('merkleblock', function(block) {
     self._handleBlock(block, peer);
   });
@@ -250,67 +280,126 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
     self._handleBlock(block, peer);
   });
 
-  peer.on('blocks', function(hashes) {
-    self._handleInv(hashes, peer);
-  });
+  if (self.options.headers) {
+    peer.on('blocks', function(hashes) {
+      self._handleInv(hashes, peer);
+    });
 
-  // Split blocks and request them using multiple peers
-  peer.on('headers', function(headers) {
-    var i, header, last, block;
+    peer.on('headers', function(headers) {
+      self._handleHeaders(headers, peer);
+    });
+  } else {
+    peer.on('blocks', function(hashes) {
+      self._handleBlocks(hashes, peer);
+    });
+  }
 
-    if (headers.length === 0)
-      return;
+  this._startInterval();
+  this._startTimer();
+};
 
-    self.emit('debug',
-      'Recieved %s headers from %s',
-      headers.length,
-      peer.address);
+Pool.prototype._handleHeaders = function _handleHeaders(hashes, peer) {
+  var i, header, last, block;
 
-    self.emit('headers', headers);
+  assert(this.options.headers);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < headers.length; i++) {
-      block = bcoin.block(headers[i], 'header');
+  if (headers.length === 0)
+    return;
 
-      if (last && block.prevBlock !== last.hash('hex'))
-        break;
+  this.emit('debug',
+    'Recieved %s headers from %s',
+    headers.length,
+    peer.address);
 
-      if (!block.verify())
-        break;
+  this.emit('headers', headers);
 
-      if (!self.chain.hasBlock(block) && !self.chain.hasOrphan(block))
-        self._request(self.block.type, block.hash('hex'));
+  for (i = 0; i < headers.length; i++) {
+    block = bcoin.block(headers[i], 'header');
 
-      // We could do headers-first:
-      // self._addIndex(block, peer);
+    if (last && block.prevBlock !== last.hash('hex'))
+      break;
 
-      // Resolve orphan chain
-      // if (self.chain.hasOrphan(block)) {
-      //   peer.loadHeaders(
-      //     self.chain.locatorHashes(),
-      //     self.chain.getOrphanRoot(block)
-      //   );
-      //   continue;
-      // }
+    if (!block.verify())
+      break;
 
-      last = block;
+    if (!this.chain.has(block))
+      this._request(this.block.type, block.hash('hex'));
+
+    // For headers-first:
+    // this._addIndex(block, peer);
+
+    last = block;
+  }
+
+  // Restart the getheaders process
+  if (last && headers.length >= 1999)
+    peer.loadHeaders(this.chain.locatorHashes(last), null);
+
+  // Push our getdata packet
+  this._scheduleRequests();
+
+  // Reset interval to avoid calling getheaders unnecessarily
+  this._startInterval();
+
+  // Reset timeout to avoid killing the loader
+  this._startTimer();
+
+  this.emit('debug',
+    'Requesting %s block packets from %s with getdata',
+    this.request.active,
+    peer.address
+  );
+};
+
+Pool.prototype._handleBlocks = function _handleBlocks(hashes, peer) {
+  var i, hash;
+
+  assert(!this.options.headers);
+
+  if (hashes.length === 0)
+    return;
+
+  this.emit('blocks', hashes);
+
+  this.emit('debug',
+    'Recieved %s block hashes from %s',
+    hashes.length,
+    peer.address);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) {
+    hash = hashes[i];
+
+    // Resolve orphan chain
+    if (this.chain.hasOrphan(hash)) {
+      peer.loadBlocks(
+        this.chain.locatorHashes(),
+        this.chain.getOrphanRoot(hash)
+      );
+      continue;
     }
 
-    // Restart the getheaders process
-    if (last && headers.length >= 1999)
-      peer.loadHeaders(self.chain.locatorHashes(last), 0);
-      // peer.loadHeaders([last.hash('hex')], 0);
+    // Request block if we don't have it
+    if (!this.chain.has(hash))
+      this._request(this.block.type, hash);
+  }
 
-    // Schedule our requests
-    self._scheduleRequests();
+  // Restart the entire getblocks process
+  peer.loadBlocks(this.chain.locatorHashes(), null);
 
-    // Reset interval to avoid calling getheaders unnecessarily
-    clearInterval(interval);
-    interval = setInterval(load, self.load.interval);
+  // Push our getdata packet
+  this._scheduleRequests();
 
-    // Reset timeout to avoid killing the loader
-    clearTimeout(timer);
-    timer = setTimeout(destroy, self.load.timeout);
-  });
+  // Reset interval to avoid calling getblocks unnecessarily
+  this._startInterval();
+
+  // Reset timeout to avoid killing the loader
+  this._startTimer();
+
+  this.emit('debug',
+    'Requesting %s block packets from %s with getdata',
+    this.request.active,
+    peer.address
+  );
 };
 
 Pool.prototype._handleInv = function _handleInv(hashes, peer) {
@@ -318,9 +407,16 @@ Pool.prototype._handleInv = function _handleInv(hashes, peer) {
 
   for (i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) {
     hash = utils.toHex(hashes[i]);
-    if (!this.chain.hasBlock(hash) && !this.chain.hasOrphan(hash))
-      this.peers.load.loadHeaders(this.chain.locatorHashes(), hash);
+    if (!this.chain.has(hash)) {
+      if (this.options.headers)
+        this.peers.load.loadHeaders(this.chain.locatorHashes(), hash);
+      else
+        this._request(this.block.type, hash);
+    }
   }
+
+  if (!this.options.headers)
+    this._scheduleRequests();
 };
 
 Pool.prototype._handleBlock = function _handleBlock(block, peer) {
@@ -342,6 +438,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlock = function _handleBlock(block, peer) {
     });
   }
 
+  // Do not use with headers-first:
   if (!this._addIndex(block, peer))
     return;
 
@@ -350,25 +447,25 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlock = function _handleBlock(block, peer) {
 
 Pool.prototype._addIndex = function _addIndex(block, peer) {
   var self = this;
-  var hash, size, orphan, err;
+  var hash, size, orphan, res;
 
   hash = block.hash('hex');
   size = this.chain.size();
   orphan = this.chain.hasOrphan(block);
 
-  err = this.chain.add(block);
-  if (err)
-    this.emit('chain-error', err, peer);
+  res = this.chain.add(block);
+  if (res)
+    this.emit('chain-error', bcoin.chain.msg(res), peer);
 
   if (this.chain.hasOrphan(block)) {
     // Resolve orphan chain
-    // peer.loadHeaders(
-    //   this.chain.locatorHashes(),
-    //   this.chain.getOrphanRoot(block)
-    // );
+    peer.loadBlocks(
+      this.chain.locatorHashes(),
+      this.chain.getOrphanRoot(block)
+    );
     // Emit our orphan if it is new
     if (!orphan)
-      this.emit('orphan', block, peer);
+      return true;
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -425,18 +522,15 @@ Pool.prototype._load = function _load() {
 
   this.load.hiReached = false;
 
-  if (this.peers.load) {
-    this.emit('debug',
-      'Requesting headers packet from %s with getheaders',
-      this.peers.load.address);
-  }
-
   if (!this.peers.load) {
     this._addLoader();
     return true;
   }
 
-  this.peers.load.loadHeaders(this.chain.locatorHashes(), 0);
+  if (this.options.headers)
+    this.peers.load.loadHeaders(this.chain.locatorHashes(), null);
+  else
+    this.peers.load.loadBlocks(this.chain.locatorHashes(), null);
 
   return true;
 };
@@ -466,6 +560,11 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
     self.emit('error', err, peer);
   });
 
+  peer.on('debug', function() {
+    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+    self.emit.apply(self, ['debug'].concat(args));
+  });
+
   peer.once('close', function() {
     self._removePeer(peer);
     if (self.destroyed)
@@ -925,8 +1024,9 @@ Pool.prototype._request = function _request(type, hash, options, cb) {
   }
 
   // Block should be not in chain, or be requested
-  // if (!options.force && (type === 'block' || type === 'filtered'))
-  //   return this.chain.has(hash, true, next);
+  // Do not use with headers-first
+  if (!options.force && (type === 'block' || type === 'filtered'))
+    return this.chain.has(hash, true, next);
 
   return next(false);
 };
@@ -988,29 +1088,29 @@ Pool.prototype._doRequests = function _doRequests() {
   if (above && below && this.load.hiReached)
     this._load();
 
-  if (this.options.fullNode) {
-    req = items.map(function(item) {
-      return item.start(this.peers.load);
-    }, this);
+  if (this.options.multiplePeers) {
+    mapReq = function(item) {
+      return item.start(this.peers.block[i]);
+    };
 
-    this.peers.load.getData(req);
+    // Split list between peers
+    red = this.redundancy;
+    count = this.peers.block.length;
+    split = Math.ceil(items.length * red / count);
+    for (i = 0, off = 0; i < count; i += red, off += split) {
+      req = items.slice(off, off + split).map(mapReq, this);
+      for (j = 0; j < red && i + j < count; j++)
+        this.peers.block[i + j].getData(req);
+    }
 
     return;
   }
 
-  mapReq = function(item) {
-    return item.start(this.peers.block[i]);
-  };
+  req = items.map(function(item) {
+    return item.start(this.peers.load);
+  }, this);
 
-  // Split list between peers
-  red = this.redundancy;
-  count = this.peers.block.length;
-  split = Math.ceil(items.length * red / count);
-  for (i = 0, off = 0; i < count; i += red, off += split) {
-    req = items.slice(off, off + split).map(mapReq, this);
-    for (j = 0; j < red && i + j < count; j++)
-      this.peers.block[i + j].getData(req);
-  }
+  this.peers.load.getData(req);
 };
 
 Pool.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(hash, cb) {

lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js

@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ Framer.prototype._getBlocks = function _getBlocks(cmd, hashes, stop) {
   var p = [];
   var off, i, hash, len;
 
+  // getheaders can have a null hash
+  if (cmd === 'getheaders' && !hashes)
+    hashes = [];
+
   writeU32(p, constants.version, 0);
   off = 4 + utils.writeIntv(p, hashes.length, 4);
   p.length = off + 32 * (hashes.length + 1);