Implmement BlockHeader BtcEncode/BtcDecode.

At the current time, there is no difference between the wire encoding
at protocol version 0 and the stable long-term storage format.  These
methods are simply for consistency with the other types.

wire/blockheader.go

@@ -95,6 +95,22 @@ func (h *BlockHeader) BlockSha() chainhash.Hash {
 	return chainhash.HashFuncH(buf.Bytes())
 }
 
+// BtcDecode decodes r using the bitcoin protocol encoding into the receiver.
+// This is part of the Message interface implementation.
+// See Deserialize for decoding block headers stored to disk, such as in a
+// database, as opposed to decoding block headers from the wire.
+func (h *BlockHeader) BtcDecode(r io.Reader, pver uint32) error {
+	return readBlockHeader(r, pver, h)
+}
+
+// BtcEncode encodes the receiver to w using the bitcoin protocol encoding.
+// This is part of the Message interface implementation.
+// See Serialize for encoding block headers to be stored to disk, such as in a
+// database, as opposed to encoding block headers for the wire.
+func (h *BlockHeader) BtcEncode(w io.Writer, pver uint32) error {
+	return writeBlockHeader(w, pver, h)
+}
+
 // Deserialize decodes a block header from r into the receiver using a format
 // that is suitable for long-term storage such as a database while respecting
 // the Version field.

wire/blockheader_test.go

@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func TestBlockHeader(t *testing.T) {
 // protocol versions.
 func TestBlockHeaderWire(t *testing.T) {
 	nonce := uint32(123123) // 0x1e0f3
+	pver := uint32(70001)
 
 	/*bh := dcrwire.NewBlockHeader(
 	&hash,
@@ -216,14 +217,15 @@ func TestBlockHeaderWire(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		b, err := wire.TstBytesBlockHeader(test.in)
+		buf.Reset()
+		err = test.in.BtcEncode(&buf, pver)
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("writeBlockHeader #%d error %v", i, err)
+			t.Errorf("BtcEncode #%d error %v", i, err)
 			continue
 		}
-		if !bytes.Equal(b, test.buf) {
-			t.Errorf("writeBlockHeader #%d\n got: %s want: %s", i,
-				spew.Sdump(b), spew.Sdump(test.buf))
+		if !bytes.Equal(buf.Bytes(), test.buf) {
+			t.Errorf("BtcEncode #%d\n got: %s want: %s", i,
+				spew.Sdump(buf.Bytes()), spew.Sdump(test.buf))
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -240,6 +242,18 @@ func TestBlockHeaderWire(t *testing.T) {
 				spew.Sdump(&bh), spew.Sdump(test.out))
 			continue
 		}
+
+		rbuf = bytes.NewReader(test.buf)
+		err = bh.BtcDecode(rbuf, pver)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("BtcDecode #%d error %v", i, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(&bh, test.out) {
+			t.Errorf("BtcDecode #%d\n got: %s want: %s", i,
+				spew.Sdump(&bh), spew.Sdump(test.out))
+			continue
+		}
 	}
 }
 

wire/internal_test.go

@@ -117,9 +117,3 @@ func TstReadBlockHeader(r io.Reader, pver uint32, bh *BlockHeader) error {
 func TstWriteBlockHeader(w io.Writer, pver uint32, bh *BlockHeader) error {
 	return writeBlockHeader(w, pver, bh)
 }
-
-// TstWriteBlockHeader makes the internal writeBlockHeader function available to
-// the test package.
-func TstBytesBlockHeader(bh *BlockHeader) ([]byte, error) {
-	return bh.Bytes()
-}