PoaQueryService (plugin-api 1.3.6 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

IbftQueryService
```
public interface PoaQueryService
```
Provides methods to query the status of a Proof of Authority (PoA) network.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Address`	`getLocalSignerAddress()`	Retrieves the signer `Address` of the local node.
`Address`	`getProposerOfBlock(BlockHeader header)`	Retrieves the `Address` for the proposer of a block on the canonical chain.
`java.util.Collection<Address>`	`getValidatorsForLatestBlock()`	Retrieves the validators specified in the latest block from the canonical chain.

- Method Detail
  - getValidatorsForLatestBlock
```
java.util.Collection<Address> getValidatorsForLatestBlock()
```
    Retrieves the validators specified in the latest block from the canonical chain.
    
    Returns:
    
    Addresses of all validators in the latest canonical block.
  - getProposerOfBlock
```
Address getProposerOfBlock(BlockHeader header)
```
    Retrieves the Address for the proposer of a block on the canonical chain.
    
    Parameters:
    
    header - The BlockHeader for which the proposer will be found.
    
    Returns:
    
    The identity of the proposer for the given block.
  - getLocalSignerAddress
```
Address getLocalSignerAddress()
```
    Retrieves the signer Address of the local node. This is the address added to the BlockHeader to identify that a specific node was a validator during block creation.
    
    Returns:
    
    The signer Address of the local node.