Merge pull request #5 from sdboyer/iotas

Idiomatic go: use iotas for const declarations
ethersphere · Feb 19, 2014 · 531b3a9 · 531b3a9
2 parents 3dae732 + 357b4bc
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diff --git a/ethwire/messaging.go b/ethwire/messaging.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ var MagicToken = []byte{34, 64, 8, 145}
 type MsgType byte
 
 const (
+	// Values are given explicitly instead of by iota because these values are
+	// defined by the wire protocol spec; it is easier for humans to ensure
+	// correctness when values are explicit.
 	MsgHandshakeTy  = 0x00
 	MsgDiscTy       = 0x01
 	MsgPingTy       = 0x02

diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ const (
 type DiscReason byte
 
 const (
+	// Values are given explicitly instead of by iota because these values are
+	// defined by the wire protocol spec; it is easier for humans to ensure
+	// correctness when values are explicit.
 	DiscReRequested  = 0x00
 	DiscReTcpSysErr  = 0x01
 	DiscBadProto     = 0x02
@@ -56,9 +59,9 @@ func (d DiscReason) String() string {
 type Caps byte
 
 const (
-	CapPeerDiscTy = 0x01
-	CapTxTy       = 0x02
-	CapChainTy    = 0x04
+	CapPeerDiscTy = 1 << iota
+	CapTxTy
+	CapChainTy
 
 	CapDefault = CapChainTy | CapTxTy | CapPeerDiscTy
 )