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// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
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// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
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//
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// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
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// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
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// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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package core

import (
	"bytes"
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	"encoding/binary"
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	"encoding/json"
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	"errors"
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	"fmt"
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	"math/big"

	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
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	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
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	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
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	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
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	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
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	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
)

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// DatabaseReader wraps the Get method of a backing data store.
type DatabaseReader interface {
	Get(key []byte) (value []byte, err error)
}

// DatabaseDeleter wraps the Delete method of a backing data store.
type DatabaseDeleter interface {
	Delete(key []byte) error
}

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var (
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	headHeaderKey = []byte("LastHeader")
	headBlockKey  = []byte("LastBlock")
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	headFastKey   = []byte("LastFast")
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	// Data item prefixes (use single byte to avoid mixing data types, avoid `i`).
	headerPrefix        = []byte("h") // headerPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash -> header
	tdSuffix            = []byte("t") // headerPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash + tdSuffix -> td
	numSuffix           = []byte("n") // headerPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + numSuffix -> hash
	blockHashPrefix     = []byte("H") // blockHashPrefix + hash -> num (uint64 big endian)
	bodyPrefix          = []byte("b") // bodyPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash -> block body
	blockReceiptsPrefix = []byte("r") // blockReceiptsPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash -> block receipts
	lookupPrefix        = []byte("l") // lookupPrefix + hash -> transaction/receipt lookup metadata
	bloomBitsPrefix     = []byte("B") // bloomBitsPrefix + bit (uint16 big endian) + section (uint64 big endian) + hash -> bloom bits
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	preimagePrefix = "secure-key-"              // preimagePrefix + hash -> preimage
	configPrefix   = []byte("ethereum-config-") // config prefix for the db

	// Chain index prefixes (use `i` + single byte to avoid mixing data types).
	BloomBitsIndexPrefix = []byte("iB") // BloomBitsIndexPrefix is the data table of a chain indexer to track its progress
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	// used by old db, now only used for conversion
	oldReceiptsPrefix = []byte("receipts-")
	oldTxMetaSuffix   = []byte{0x01}
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	ErrChainConfigNotFound = errors.New("ChainConfig not found") // general config not found error
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	preimageCounter    = metrics.NewCounter("db/preimage/total")
	preimageHitCounter = metrics.NewCounter("db/preimage/hits")
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)

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// TxLookupEntry is a positional metadata to help looking up the data content of
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// a transaction or receipt given only its hash.
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type TxLookupEntry struct {
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	BlockHash  common.Hash
	BlockIndex uint64
	Index      uint64
}

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// encodeBlockNumber encodes a block number as big endian uint64
func encodeBlockNumber(number uint64) []byte {
	enc := make([]byte, 8)
	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(enc, number)
	return enc
}

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// GetCanonicalHash retrieves a hash assigned to a canonical block number.
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func GetCanonicalHash(db DatabaseReader, number uint64) common.Hash {
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	data, _ := db.Get(append(append(headerPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), numSuffix...))
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	if len(data) == 0 {
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		return common.Hash{}
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	}
	return common.BytesToHash(data)
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}

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// missingNumber is returned by GetBlockNumber if no header with the
// given block hash has been stored in the database
const missingNumber = uint64(0xffffffffffffffff)

// GetBlockNumber returns the block number assigned to a block hash
// if the corresponding header is present in the database
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func GetBlockNumber(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) uint64 {
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	data, _ := db.Get(append(blockHashPrefix, hash.Bytes()...))
	if len(data) != 8 {
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		return missingNumber
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	}
	return binary.BigEndian.Uint64(data)
}

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// GetHeadHeaderHash retrieves the hash of the current canonical head block's
// header. The difference between this and GetHeadBlockHash is that whereas the
// last block hash is only updated upon a full block import, the last header
// hash is updated already at header import, allowing head tracking for the
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// light synchronization mechanism.
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func GetHeadHeaderHash(db DatabaseReader) common.Hash {
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	data, _ := db.Get(headHeaderKey)
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	if len(data) == 0 {
		return common.Hash{}
	}
	return common.BytesToHash(data)
}

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// GetHeadBlockHash retrieves the hash of the current canonical head block.
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func GetHeadBlockHash(db DatabaseReader) common.Hash {
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	data, _ := db.Get(headBlockKey)
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	if len(data) == 0 {
		return common.Hash{}
	}
	return common.BytesToHash(data)
}

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// GetHeadFastBlockHash retrieves the hash of the current canonical head block during
// fast synchronization. The difference between this and GetHeadBlockHash is that
// whereas the last block hash is only updated upon a full block import, the last
// fast hash is updated when importing pre-processed blocks.
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func GetHeadFastBlockHash(db DatabaseReader) common.Hash {
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	data, _ := db.Get(headFastKey)
	if len(data) == 0 {
		return common.Hash{}
	}
	return common.BytesToHash(data)
}

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// GetHeaderRLP retrieves a block header in its raw RLP database encoding, or nil
// if the header's not found.
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func GetHeaderRLP(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) rlp.RawValue {
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	data, _ := db.Get(headerKey(hash, number))
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	return data
}

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// GetHeader retrieves the block header corresponding to the hash, nil if none
// found.
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func GetHeader(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Header {
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	data := GetHeaderRLP(db, hash, number)
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	if len(data) == 0 {
		return nil
	}
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	header := new(types.Header)
	if err := rlp.Decode(bytes.NewReader(data), header); err != nil {
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		log.Error("Invalid block header RLP", "hash", hash, "err", err)
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		return nil
	}
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	return header
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}

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// GetBodyRLP retrieves the block body (transactions and uncles) in RLP encoding.
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func GetBodyRLP(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) rlp.RawValue {
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	data, _ := db.Get(blockBodyKey(hash, number))
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	return data
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}

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func headerKey(hash common.Hash, number uint64) []byte {
	return append(append(headerPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...)
}

func blockBodyKey(hash common.Hash, number uint64) []byte {
	return append(append(bodyPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...)
}

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// GetBody retrieves the block body (transactons, uncles) corresponding to the
// hash, nil if none found.
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func GetBody(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Body {
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	data := GetBodyRLP(db, hash, number)
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	if len(data) == 0 {
		return nil
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	}
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	body := new(types.Body)
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	if err := rlp.Decode(bytes.NewReader(data), body); err != nil {
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		log.Error("Invalid block body RLP", "hash", hash, "err", err)
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		return nil
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	}
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	return body
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}

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// GetTd retrieves a block's total difficulty corresponding to the hash, nil if
// none found.
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func GetTd(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) *big.Int {
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	data, _ := db.Get(append(append(append(headerPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash[:]...), tdSuffix...))
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	if len(data) == 0 {
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		return nil
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	}
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	td := new(big.Int)
	if err := rlp.Decode(bytes.NewReader(data), td); err != nil {
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		log.Error("Invalid block total difficulty RLP", "hash", hash, "err", err)
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		return nil
	}
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	return td
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}

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// GetBlock retrieves an entire block corresponding to the hash, assembling it
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// back from the stored header and body. If either the header or body could not
// be retrieved nil is returned.
//
// Note, due to concurrent download of header and block body the header and thus
// canonical hash can be stored in the database but the body data not (yet).
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func GetBlock(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Block {
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	// Retrieve the block header and body contents
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	header := GetHeader(db, hash, number)
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	if header == nil {
		return nil
	}
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	body := GetBody(db, hash, number)
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	if body == nil {
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		return nil
	}
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	// Reassemble the block and return
	return types.NewBlockWithHeader(header).WithBody(body.Transactions, body.Uncles)
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}

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// GetBlockReceipts retrieves the receipts generated by the transactions included
// in a block given by its hash.
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func GetBlockReceipts(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) types.Receipts {
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	data, _ := db.Get(append(append(blockReceiptsPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash[:]...))
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	if len(data) == 0 {
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		return nil
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	}
	storageReceipts := []*types.ReceiptForStorage{}
	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &storageReceipts); err != nil {
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		log.Error("Invalid receipt array RLP", "hash", hash, "err", err)
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		return nil
	}
	receipts := make(types.Receipts, len(storageReceipts))
	for i, receipt := range storageReceipts {
		receipts[i] = (*types.Receipt)(receipt)
	}
	return receipts
}

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// GetTxLookupEntry retrieves the positional metadata associated with a transaction
// hash to allow retrieving the transaction or receipt by hash.
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func GetTxLookupEntry(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) (common.Hash, uint64, uint64) {
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	// Load the positional metadata from disk and bail if it fails
	data, _ := db.Get(append(lookupPrefix, hash.Bytes()...))
	if len(data) == 0 {
		return common.Hash{}, 0, 0
	}
	// Parse and return the contents of the lookup entry
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	var entry TxLookupEntry
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	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &entry); err != nil {
		log.Error("Invalid lookup entry RLP", "hash", hash, "err", err)
		return common.Hash{}, 0, 0
	}
	return entry.BlockHash, entry.BlockIndex, entry.Index
}

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// GetTransaction retrieves a specific transaction from the database, along with
// its added positional metadata.
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func GetTransaction(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) (*types.Transaction, common.Hash, uint64, uint64) {
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	// Retrieve the lookup metadata and resolve the transaction from the body
	blockHash, blockNumber, txIndex := GetTxLookupEntry(db, hash)

	if blockHash != (common.Hash{}) {
		body := GetBody(db, blockHash, blockNumber)
		if body == nil || len(body.Transactions) <= int(txIndex) {
			log.Error("Transaction referenced missing", "number", blockNumber, "hash", blockHash, "index", txIndex)
			return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
		}
		return body.Transactions[txIndex], blockHash, blockNumber, txIndex
	}
	// Old transaction representation, load the transaction and it's metadata separately
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	data, _ := db.Get(hash.Bytes())
	if len(data) == 0 {
		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
	}
	var tx types.Transaction
	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &tx); err != nil {
		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
	}
	// Retrieve the blockchain positional metadata
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	data, _ = db.Get(append(hash.Bytes(), oldTxMetaSuffix...))
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	if len(data) == 0 {
		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
	}
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	var entry TxLookupEntry
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	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &entry); err != nil {
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		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
	}
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	return &tx, entry.BlockHash, entry.BlockIndex, entry.Index
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}

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// GetReceipt retrieves a specific transaction receipt from the database, along with
// its added positional metadata.
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func GetReceipt(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, common.Hash, uint64, uint64) {
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	// Retrieve the lookup metadata and resolve the receipt from the receipts
	blockHash, blockNumber, receiptIndex := GetTxLookupEntry(db, hash)

	if blockHash != (common.Hash{}) {
		receipts := GetBlockReceipts(db, blockHash, blockNumber)
		if len(receipts) <= int(receiptIndex) {
			log.Error("Receipt refereced missing", "number", blockNumber, "hash", blockHash, "index", receiptIndex)
			return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
		}
		return receipts[receiptIndex], blockHash, blockNumber, receiptIndex
	}
	// Old receipt representation, load the receipt and set an unknown metadata
	data, _ := db.Get(append(oldReceiptsPrefix, hash[:]...))
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	if len(data) == 0 {
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		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
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	}
	var receipt types.ReceiptForStorage
	err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &receipt)
	if err != nil {
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		log.Error("Invalid receipt RLP", "hash", hash, "err", err)
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	}
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	return (*types.Receipt)(&receipt), common.Hash{}, 0, 0
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}

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// GetBloomBits retrieves the compressed bloom bit vector belonging to the given
// section and bit index from the.
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func GetBloomBits(db DatabaseReader, bit uint, section uint64, head common.Hash) ([]byte, error) {
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	key := append(append(bloomBitsPrefix, make([]byte, 10)...), head.Bytes()...)

	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(key[1:], uint16(bit))
	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(key[3:], section)

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	return db.Get(key)
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}

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// WriteCanonicalHash stores the canonical hash for the given block number.
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func WriteCanonicalHash(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash, number uint64) error {
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	key := append(append(headerPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), numSuffix...)
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	if err := db.Put(key, hash.Bytes()); err != nil {
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		log.Crit("Failed to store number to hash mapping", "err", err)
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	}
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	return nil
}

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// WriteHeadHeaderHash stores the head header's hash.
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func WriteHeadHeaderHash(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash) error {
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	if err := db.Put(headHeaderKey, hash.Bytes()); err != nil {
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		log.Crit("Failed to store last header's hash", "err", err)
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	}
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	return nil
}

// WriteHeadBlockHash stores the head block's hash.
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func WriteHeadBlockHash(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash) error {
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	if err := db.Put(headBlockKey, hash.Bytes()); err != nil {
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		log.Crit("Failed to store last block's hash", "err", err)
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	}
	return nil
}
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// WriteHeadFastBlockHash stores the fast head block's hash.
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func WriteHeadFastBlockHash(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash) error {
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	if err := db.Put(headFastKey, hash.Bytes()); err != nil {
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		log.Crit("Failed to store last fast block's hash", "err", err)
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	}
	return nil
}

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// WriteHeader serializes a block header into the database.
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func WriteHeader(db ethdb.Putter, header *types.Header) error {
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	data, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(header)
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	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
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	hash := header.Hash().Bytes()
	num := header.Number.Uint64()
	encNum := encodeBlockNumber(num)
	key := append(blockHashPrefix, hash...)
	if err := db.Put(key, encNum); err != nil {
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		log.Crit("Failed to store hash to number mapping", "err", err)
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	}
	key = append(append(headerPrefix, encNum...), hash...)
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	if err := db.Put(key, data); err != nil {
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		log.Crit("Failed to store header", "err", err)
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	}
	return nil
}
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// WriteBody serializes the body of a block into the database.
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func WriteBody(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash, number uint64, body *types.Body) error {
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	data, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(body)
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	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
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	return WriteBodyRLP(db, hash, number, data)
}

// WriteBodyRLP writes a serialized body of a block into the database.
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func WriteBodyRLP(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash, number uint64, rlp rlp.RawValue) error {
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	key := append(append(bodyPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...)
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	if err := db.Put(key, rlp); err != nil {
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		log.Crit("Failed to store block body", "err", err)
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	}
	return nil
}

// WriteTd serializes the total difficulty of a block into the database.
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func WriteTd(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash, number uint64, td *big.Int) error {
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	data, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(td)
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	if err != nil {
		return err
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	}
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	key := append(append(append(headerPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...), tdSuffix...)
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	if err := db.Put(key, data); err != nil {
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		log.Crit("Failed to store block total difficulty", "err", err)
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	}
	return nil
}
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// WriteBlock serializes a block into the database, header and body separately.
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func WriteBlock(db ethdb.Putter, block *types.Block) error {
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	// Store the body first to retain database consistency
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	if err := WriteBody(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64(), block.Body()); err != nil {
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		return err
	}
	// Store the header too, signaling full block ownership
	if err := WriteHeader(db, block.Header()); err != nil {
		return err
	}
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	return nil
}
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// WriteBlockReceipts stores all the transaction receipts belonging to a block
// as a single receipt slice. This is used during chain reorganisations for
// rescheduling dropped transactions.
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func WriteBlockReceipts(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash, number uint64, receipts types.Receipts) error {
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	// Convert the receipts into their storage form and serialize them
	storageReceipts := make([]*types.ReceiptForStorage, len(receipts))
	for i, receipt := range receipts {
		storageReceipts[i] = (*types.ReceiptForStorage)(receipt)
	}
	bytes, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(storageReceipts)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	// Store the flattened receipt slice
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	key := append(append(blockReceiptsPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...)
	if err := db.Put(key, bytes); err != nil {
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		log.Crit("Failed to store block receipts", "err", err)
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	}
	return nil
}

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// WriteTxLookupEntries stores a positional metadata for every transaction from
// a block, enabling hash based transaction and receipt lookups.
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func WriteTxLookupEntries(db ethdb.Putter, block *types.Block) error {
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	// Iterate over each transaction and encode its metadata
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	for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
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		entry := TxLookupEntry{
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			BlockHash:  block.Hash(),
			BlockIndex: block.NumberU64(),
			Index:      uint64(i),
		}
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		data, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(entry)
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		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
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		if err := db.Put(append(lookupPrefix, tx.Hash().Bytes()...), data); err != nil {
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			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}

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// WriteBloomBits writes the compressed bloom bits vector belonging to the given
// section and bit index.
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func WriteBloomBits(db ethdb.Putter, bit uint, section uint64, head common.Hash, bits []byte) {
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	key := append(append(bloomBitsPrefix, make([]byte, 10)...), head.Bytes()...)

	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(key[1:], uint16(bit))
	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(key[3:], section)

	if err := db.Put(key, bits); err != nil {
		log.Crit("Failed to store bloom bits", "err", err)
	}
}

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// DeleteCanonicalHash removes the number to hash canonical mapping.
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func DeleteCanonicalHash(db DatabaseDeleter, number uint64) {
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	db.Delete(append(append(headerPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), numSuffix...))
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}

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// DeleteHeader removes all block header data associated with a hash.
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func DeleteHeader(db DatabaseDeleter, hash common.Hash, number uint64) {
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	db.Delete(append(blockHashPrefix, hash.Bytes()...))
	db.Delete(append(append(headerPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...))
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}

// DeleteBody removes all block body data associated with a hash.
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func DeleteBody(db DatabaseDeleter, hash common.Hash, number uint64) {
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	db.Delete(append(append(bodyPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...))
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}

// DeleteTd removes all block total difficulty data associated with a hash.
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func DeleteTd(db DatabaseDeleter, hash common.Hash, number uint64) {
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	db.Delete(append(append(append(headerPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...), tdSuffix...))
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}

// DeleteBlock removes all block data associated with a hash.
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func DeleteBlock(db DatabaseDeleter, hash common.Hash, number uint64) {
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	DeleteBlockReceipts(db, hash, number)
	DeleteHeader(db, hash, number)
	DeleteBody(db, hash, number)
	DeleteTd(db, hash, number)
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}

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// DeleteBlockReceipts removes all receipt data associated with a block hash.
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func DeleteBlockReceipts(db DatabaseDeleter, hash common.Hash, number uint64) {
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	db.Delete(append(append(blockReceiptsPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...))
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}

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// DeleteTxLookupEntry removes all transaction data associated with a hash.
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func DeleteTxLookupEntry(db DatabaseDeleter, hash common.Hash) {
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	db.Delete(append(lookupPrefix, hash.Bytes()...))
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}

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// PreimageTable returns a Database instance with the key prefix for preimage entries.
func PreimageTable(db ethdb.Database) ethdb.Database {
	return ethdb.NewTable(db, preimagePrefix)
}

// WritePreimages writes the provided set of preimages to the database. `number` is the
// current block number, and is used for debug messages only.
func WritePreimages(db ethdb.Database, number uint64, preimages map[common.Hash][]byte) error {
	table := PreimageTable(db)
	batch := table.NewBatch()
	hitCount := 0
	for hash, preimage := range preimages {
		if _, err := table.Get(hash.Bytes()); err != nil {
			batch.Put(hash.Bytes(), preimage)
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			hitCount++
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		}
	}
	preimageCounter.Inc(int64(len(preimages)))
	preimageHitCounter.Inc(int64(hitCount))
	if hitCount > 0 {
		if err := batch.Write(); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("preimage write fail for block %d: %v", number, err)
		}
	}
	return nil
}

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// GetBlockChainVersion reads the version number from db.
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func GetBlockChainVersion(db DatabaseReader) int {
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	var vsn uint
	enc, _ := db.Get([]byte("BlockchainVersion"))
	rlp.DecodeBytes(enc, &vsn)
	return int(vsn)
}

// WriteBlockChainVersion writes vsn as the version number to db.
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func WriteBlockChainVersion(db ethdb.Putter, vsn int) {
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	enc, _ := rlp.EncodeToBytes(uint(vsn))
	db.Put([]byte("BlockchainVersion"), enc)
}
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// WriteChainConfig writes the chain config settings to the database.
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func WriteChainConfig(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash, cfg *params.ChainConfig) error {
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	// short circuit and ignore if nil config. GetChainConfig
	// will return a default.
	if cfg == nil {
		return nil
	}

	jsonChainConfig, err := json.Marshal(cfg)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return db.Put(append(configPrefix, hash[:]...), jsonChainConfig)
}

// GetChainConfig will fetch the network settings based on the given hash.
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func GetChainConfig(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) (*params.ChainConfig, error) {
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	jsonChainConfig, _ := db.Get(append(configPrefix, hash[:]...))
	if len(jsonChainConfig) == 0 {
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		return nil, ErrChainConfigNotFound
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	}

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	var config params.ChainConfig
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	if err := json.Unmarshal(jsonChainConfig, &config); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return &config, nil
}
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// FindCommonAncestor returns the last common ancestor of two block headers
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func FindCommonAncestor(db DatabaseReader, a, b *types.Header) *types.Header {
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	for bn := b.Number.Uint64(); a.Number.Uint64() > bn; {
		a = GetHeader(db, a.ParentHash, a.Number.Uint64()-1)
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		if a == nil {
			return nil
		}
	}
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	for an := a.Number.Uint64(); an < b.Number.Uint64(); {
		b = GetHeader(db, b.ParentHash, b.Number.Uint64()-1)
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		if b == nil {
			return nil
		}
	}
	for a.Hash() != b.Hash() {
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		a = GetHeader(db, a.ParentHash, a.Number.Uint64()-1)
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		if a == nil {
			return nil
		}
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		b = GetHeader(db, b.ParentHash, b.Number.Uint64()-1)
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		if b == nil {
			return nil
		}
	}
	return a
}