Merge pull request #3475 from fjl/rpc-hex-improvements

rpc: remove HexBytes, HexNumber

eth/api.go

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ func (s *PublicEthereumAPI) Coinbase() (common.Address, error) {
 }
 
 // Hashrate returns the POW hashrate
-func (s *PublicEthereumAPI) Hashrate() *rpc.HexNumber {
-	return rpc.NewHexNumber(s.e.Miner().HashRate())
+func (s *PublicEthereumAPI) Hashrate() hexutil.Uint64 {
+	return hexutil.Uint64(s.e.Miner().HashRate())
 }
 
 // PublicMinerAPI provides an API to control the miner.
@@ -95,8 +96,8 @@ func (s *PublicMinerAPI) Mining() bool {
 
 // SubmitWork can be used by external miner to submit their POW solution. It returns an indication if the work was
 // accepted. Note, this is not an indication if the provided work was valid!
-func (s *PublicMinerAPI) SubmitWork(nonce rpc.HexNumber, solution, digest common.Hash) bool {
-	return s.agent.SubmitWork(nonce.Uint64(), digest, solution)
+func (s *PublicMinerAPI) SubmitWork(nonce hexutil.Uint64, solution, digest common.Hash) bool {
+	return s.agent.SubmitWork(uint64(nonce), digest, solution)
 }
 
 // GetWork returns a work package for external miner. The work package consists of 3 strings
@@ -119,8 +120,8 @@ func (s *PublicMinerAPI) GetWork() (work [3]string, err error) {
 // SubmitHashrate can be used for remote miners to submit their hash rate. This enables the node to report the combined
 // hash rate of all miners which submit work through this node. It accepts the miner hash rate and an identifier which
 // must be unique between nodes.
-func (s *PublicMinerAPI) SubmitHashrate(hashrate rpc.HexNumber, id common.Hash) bool {
-	s.agent.SubmitHashrate(id, hashrate.Uint64())
+func (s *PublicMinerAPI) SubmitHashrate(hashrate hexutil.Uint64, id common.Hash) bool {
+	s.agent.SubmitHashrate(id, uint64(hashrate))
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -137,18 +138,15 @@ func NewPrivateMinerAPI(e *Ethereum) *PrivateMinerAPI {
 
 // Start the miner with the given number of threads. If threads is nil the number of
 // workers started is equal to the number of logical CPU's that are usable by this process.
-func (s *PrivateMinerAPI) Start(threads *rpc.HexNumber) (bool, error) {
+func (s *PrivateMinerAPI) Start(threads *hexutil.Uint) (bool, error) {
 	s.e.StartAutoDAG()
-
+	var err error
 	if threads == nil {
-		threads = rpc.NewHexNumber(runtime.NumCPU())
-	}
-
-	err := s.e.StartMining(threads.Int())
-	if err == nil {
-		return true, nil
+		err = s.e.StartMining(runtime.NumCPU())
+	} else {
+		err = s.e.StartMining(int(*threads))
 	}
-	return false, err
+	return err == nil, err
 }
 
 // Stop the miner
@@ -166,8 +164,8 @@ func (s *PrivateMinerAPI) SetExtra(extra string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 // SetGasPrice sets the minimum accepted gas price for the miner.
-func (s *PrivateMinerAPI) SetGasPrice(gasPrice rpc.HexNumber) bool {
-	s.e.Miner().SetGasPrice(gasPrice.BigInt())
+func (s *PrivateMinerAPI) SetGasPrice(gasPrice hexutil.Big) bool {
+	s.e.Miner().SetGasPrice((*big.Int)(&gasPrice))
 	return true
 }
 

eth/bind.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
@@ -83,16 +84,16 @@ func toCallArgs(msg ethereum.CallMsg) ethapi.CallArgs {
 	args := ethapi.CallArgs{
 		To:   msg.To,
 		From: msg.From,
-		Data: common.ToHex(msg.Data),
+		Data: msg.Data,
 	}
 	if msg.Gas != nil {
-		args.Gas = *rpc.NewHexNumber(msg.Gas)
+		args.Gas = hexutil.Big(*msg.Gas)
 	}
 	if msg.GasPrice != nil {
-		args.GasPrice = *rpc.NewHexNumber(msg.GasPrice)
+		args.GasPrice = hexutil.Big(*msg.GasPrice)
 	}
 	if msg.Value != nil {
-		args.Value = *rpc.NewHexNumber(msg.Value)
+		args.Value = hexutil.Big(*msg.Value)
 	}
 	return args
 }
@@ -106,9 +107,12 @@ func toBlockNumber(num *big.Int) rpc.BlockNumber {
 
 // PendingAccountNonce implements bind.ContractTransactor retrieving the current
 // pending nonce associated with an account.
-func (b *ContractBackend) PendingNonceAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address) (uint64, error) {
+func (b *ContractBackend) PendingNonceAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address) (nonce uint64, err error) {
 	out, err := b.txapi.GetTransactionCount(ctx, account, rpc.PendingBlockNumber)
-	return out.Uint64(), err
+	if out != nil {
+		nonce = uint64(*out)
+	}
+	return nonce, err
 }
 
 // SuggestGasPrice implements bind.ContractTransactor retrieving the currently
@@ -124,13 +128,13 @@ func (b *ContractBackend) SuggestGasPrice(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
 // should provide a basis for setting a reasonable default.
 func (b *ContractBackend) EstimateGas(ctx context.Context, msg ethereum.CallMsg) (*big.Int, error) {
 	out, err := b.bcapi.EstimateGas(ctx, toCallArgs(msg))
-	return out.BigInt(), err
+	return out.ToInt(), err
 }
 
 // SendTransaction implements bind.ContractTransactor injects the transaction
 // into the pending pool for execution.
 func (b *ContractBackend) SendTransaction(ctx context.Context, tx *types.Transaction) error {
 	raw, _ := rlp.EncodeToBytes(tx)
-	_, err := b.txapi.SendRawTransaction(ctx, common.ToHex(raw))
+	_, err := b.txapi.SendRawTransaction(ctx, raw)
 	return err
 }

internal/jsre/jsre.go

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func New(assetPath string, output io.Writer) *JSRE {
 	}
 	go re.runEventLoop()
 	re.Set("loadScript", re.loadScript)
-	re.Set("inspect", prettyPrintJS)
+	re.Set("inspect", re.prettyPrintJS)
 	return re
 }
 

internal/jsre/pretty.go

@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ func jsErrorString(err error) string {
 	return err.Error()
 }
 
-func prettyPrintJS(call otto.FunctionCall, w io.Writer) otto.Value {
+func (re *JSRE) prettyPrintJS(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 	for _, v := range call.ArgumentList {
-		prettyPrint(call.Otto, v, w)
-		fmt.Fprintln(w)
+		prettyPrint(call.Otto, v, re.output)
+		fmt.Fprintln(re.output)
 	}
 	return otto.UndefinedValue()
 }

les/backend.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/compiler"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
@@ -135,8 +136,8 @@ func (s *LightDummyAPI) Coinbase() (common.Address, error) {
 }
 
 // Hashrate returns the POW hashrate
-func (s *LightDummyAPI) Hashrate() *rpc.HexNumber {
-	return rpc.NewHexNumber(0)
+func (s *LightDummyAPI) Hashrate() hexutil.Uint {
+	return 0
 }
 
 // Mining returns an indication if this node is currently mining.

node/api.go

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
 )
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) RemovePeer(url string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 // StartRPC starts the HTTP RPC API server.
-func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartRPC(host *string, port *rpc.HexNumber, cors *string, apis *string) (bool, error) {
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartRPC(host *string, port *int, cors *string, apis *string) (bool, error) {
 	api.node.lock.Lock()
 	defer api.node.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartRPC(host *string, port *rpc.HexNumber, cors *st
 		host = &h
 	}
 	if port == nil {
-		port = rpc.NewHexNumber(api.node.config.HTTPPort)
+		port = &api.node.config.HTTPPort
 	}
 	if cors == nil {
 		cors = &api.node.config.HTTPCors
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartRPC(host *string, port *rpc.HexNumber, cors *st
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := api.node.startHTTP(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *host, port.Int()), api.node.rpcAPIs, modules, *cors); err != nil {
+	if err := api.node.startHTTP(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *host, port), api.node.rpcAPIs, modules, *cors); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	return true, nil
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StopRPC() (bool, error) {
 }
 
 // StartWS starts the websocket RPC API server.
-func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartWS(host *string, port *rpc.HexNumber, allowedOrigins *string, apis *string) (bool, error) {
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartWS(host *string, port *int, allowedOrigins *string, apis *string) (bool, error) {
 	api.node.lock.Lock()
 	defer api.node.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartWS(host *string, port *rpc.HexNumber, allowedOr
 		host = &h
 	}
 	if port == nil {
-		port = rpc.NewHexNumber(api.node.config.WSPort)
+		port = &api.node.config.WSPort
 	}
 	if allowedOrigins == nil {
 		allowedOrigins = &api.node.config.WSOrigins
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartWS(host *string, port *rpc.HexNumber, allowedOr
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := api.node.startWS(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *host, port.Int()), api.node.rpcAPIs, modules, *allowedOrigins); err != nil {
+	if err := api.node.startWS(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *host, *port), api.node.rpcAPIs, modules, *allowedOrigins); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	return true, nil

rpc/json.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package rpc
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -256,8 +257,8 @@ func parseBatchRequest(incomingMsg json.RawMessage) ([]rpcRequest, bool, Error)
 	return requests, true, nil
 }
 
-// ParseRequestArguments tries to parse the given params (json.RawMessage) with the given types. It returns the parsed
-// values or an error when the parsing failed.
+// ParseRequestArguments tries to parse the given params (json.RawMessage) with the given
+// types. It returns the parsed values or an error when the parsing failed.
 func (c *jsonCodec) ParseRequestArguments(argTypes []reflect.Type, params interface{}) ([]reflect.Value, Error) {
 	if args, ok := params.(json.RawMessage); !ok {
 		return nil, &invalidParamsError{"Invalid params supplied"}
@@ -266,42 +267,42 @@ func (c *jsonCodec) ParseRequestArguments(argTypes []reflect.Type, params interf
 	}
 }
 
-// parsePositionalArguments tries to parse the given args to an array of values with the given types.
-// It returns the parsed values or an error when the args could not be parsed. Missing optional arguments
-// are returned as reflect.Zero values.
-func parsePositionalArguments(args json.RawMessage, callbackArgs []reflect.Type) ([]reflect.Value, Error) {
-	params := make([]interface{}, 0, len(callbackArgs))
-	for _, t := range callbackArgs {
-		params = append(params, reflect.New(t).Interface())
+// parsePositionalArguments tries to parse the given args to an array of values with the
+// given types. It returns the parsed values or an error when the args could not be
+// parsed. Missing optional arguments are returned as reflect.Zero values.
+func parsePositionalArguments(rawArgs json.RawMessage, types []reflect.Type) ([]reflect.Value, Error) {
+	// Read beginning of the args array.
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(rawArgs))
+	if tok, _ := dec.Token(); tok != json.Delim('[') {
+		return nil, &invalidParamsError{"non-array args"}
 	}
-
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(args, &params); err != nil {
-		return nil, &invalidParamsError{err.Error()}
+	// Read args.
+	args := make([]reflect.Value, 0, len(types))
+	for i := 0; dec.More(); i++ {
+		if i >= len(types) {
+			return nil, &invalidParamsError{fmt.Sprintf("too many arguments, want at most %d", len(types))}
 		}
-
-	if len(params) > len(callbackArgs) {
-		return nil, &invalidParamsError{fmt.Sprintf("too many params, want %d got %d", len(callbackArgs), len(params))}
+		argval := reflect.New(types[i])
+		if err := dec.Decode(argval.Interface()); err != nil {
+			return nil, &invalidParamsError{fmt.Sprintf("invalid argument %d: %v", i, err)}
 		}
-
-	// assume missing params are null values
-	for i := len(params); i < len(callbackArgs); i++ {
-		params = append(params, nil)
+		if argval.IsNil() && types[i].Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+			return nil, &invalidParamsError{fmt.Sprintf("missing value for required argument %d", i)}
 		}
-
-	argValues := make([]reflect.Value, len(params))
-	for i, p := range params {
-		// verify that JSON null values are only supplied for optional arguments (ptr types)
-		if p == nil && callbackArgs[i].Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-			return nil, &invalidParamsError{fmt.Sprintf("invalid or missing value for params[%d]", i)}
+		args = append(args, argval.Elem())
+	}
+	// Read end of args array.
+	if _, err := dec.Token(); err != nil {
+		return nil, &invalidParamsError{err.Error()}
 	}
-		if p == nil {
-			argValues[i] = reflect.Zero(callbackArgs[i])
-		} else { // deref pointers values creates previously with reflect.New
-			argValues[i] = reflect.ValueOf(p).Elem()
+	// Set any missing args to nil.
+	for i := len(args); i < len(types); i++ {
+		if types[i].Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+			return nil, &invalidParamsError{fmt.Sprintf("missing value for required argument %d", i)}
 		}
+		args = append(args, reflect.Zero(types[i]))
 	}
-
-	return argValues, nil
+	return args, nil
 }
 
 // CreateResponse will create a JSON-RPC success response with the given id and reply as result.

rpc/types.go

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 package rpc
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
@@ -123,91 +121,6 @@ type ServerCodec interface {
 	Closed() <-chan interface{}
 }
 
-// HexNumber serializes a number to hex format using the "%#x" format
-type HexNumber big.Int
-
-// NewHexNumber creates a new hex number instance which will serialize the given val with `%#x` on marshal.
-func NewHexNumber(val interface{}) *HexNumber {
-	if val == nil {
-		return nil // note, this doesn't catch nil pointers, only passing nil directly!
-	}
-
-	if v, ok := val.(*big.Int); ok {
-		if v != nil {
-			return (*HexNumber)(new(big.Int).Set(v))
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	rval := reflect.ValueOf(val)
-
-	var unsigned uint64
-	utype := reflect.TypeOf(unsigned)
-	if t := rval.Type(); t.ConvertibleTo(utype) {
-		hn := new(big.Int).SetUint64(rval.Convert(utype).Uint())
-		return (*HexNumber)(hn)
-	}
-
-	var signed int64
-	stype := reflect.TypeOf(signed)
-	if t := rval.Type(); t.ConvertibleTo(stype) {
-		hn := new(big.Int).SetInt64(rval.Convert(stype).Int())
-		return (*HexNumber)(hn)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (h *HexNumber) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
-	length := len(input)
-	if length >= 2 && input[0] == '"' && input[length-1] == '"' {
-		input = input[1 : length-1]
-	}
-
-	hn := (*big.Int)(h)
-	if _, ok := hn.SetString(string(input), 0); ok {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse number")
-}
-
-// MarshalJSON serialize the hex number instance to a hex representation.
-func (h *HexNumber) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	if h != nil {
-		hn := (*big.Int)(h)
-		if hn.BitLen() == 0 {
-			return []byte(`"0x0"`), nil
-		}
-		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`"0x%x"`, hn)), nil
-	}
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-func (h *HexNumber) Int() int {
-	hn := (*big.Int)(h)
-	return int(hn.Int64())
-}
-
-func (h *HexNumber) Int64() int64 {
-	hn := (*big.Int)(h)
-	return hn.Int64()
-}
-
-func (h *HexNumber) Uint() uint {
-	hn := (*big.Int)(h)
-	return uint(hn.Uint64())
-}
-
-func (h *HexNumber) Uint64() uint64 {
-	hn := (*big.Int)(h)
-	return hn.Uint64()
-}
-
-func (h *HexNumber) BigInt() *big.Int {
-	return (*big.Int)(h)
-}
-
 var (
 	pendingBlockNumber  = big.NewInt(-2)
 	latestBlockNumber   = big.NewInt(-1)
@@ -274,31 +187,3 @@ func (bn *BlockNumber) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 func (bn BlockNumber) Int64() int64 {
 	return (int64)(bn)
 }
-
-// HexBytes JSON-encodes as hex with 0x prefix.
-type HexBytes []byte
-
-func (b HexBytes) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	result := make([]byte, len(b)*2+4)
-	copy(result, `"0x`)
-	hex.Encode(result[3:], b)
-	result[len(result)-1] = '"'
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-func (b *HexBytes) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
-	if len(input) >= 2 && input[0] == '"' && input[len(input)-1] == '"' {
-		input = input[1 : len(input)-1]
-	}
-	if !bytes.HasPrefix(input, []byte("0x")) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("missing 0x prefix for hex byte array")
-	}
-	input = input[2:]
-	if len(input) == 0 {
-		*b = nil
-		return nil
-	}
-	*b = make([]byte, len(input)/2)
-	_, err := hex.Decode(*b, input)
-	return err
-}

rpc/types_test.go

-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// 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.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package rpc
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"math/big"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestNewHexNumber(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []interface{}{big.NewInt(123), int64(123), uint64(123), int8(123), uint8(123)}
-
-	for i, v := range tests {
-		hn := NewHexNumber(v)
-		if hn == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Unable to create hex number instance for tests[%d]", i)
-		}
-		if hn.Int64() != 123 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %d, got %d on value tests[%d]", 123, hn.Int64(), i)
-		}
-	}
-
-	failures := []interface{}{"", nil, []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}}
-	for i, v := range failures {
-		hn := NewHexNumber(v)
-		if hn != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Creating a nex number instance of %T should fail (failures[%d])", failures[i], i)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestHexNumberUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []string{`"0x4d2"`, "1234", `"1234"`}
-	for i, v := range tests {
-		var hn HexNumber
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v), &hn); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Test %d failed - %s", i, err)
-		}
-
-		if hn.Int64() != 1234 {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected %d, got %d for test[%d]", 1234, hn.Int64(), i)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestHexNumberMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	hn := NewHexNumber(1234567890)
-	got, err := json.Marshal(hn)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Unable to marshal hex number - %s", err)
-	}
-
-	exp := []byte(`"0x499602d2"`)
-	if bytes.Compare(exp, got) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("Invalid json.Marshal, expected '%s', got '%s'", exp, got)
-	}
-}
-
-var hexBytesTests = []struct{ in, out []byte }{
-	{in: []byte(`"0x"`), out: []byte{}},
-	{in: []byte(`"0x00"`), out: []byte{0}},
-	{in: []byte(`"0x01ff"`), out: []byte{0x01, 0xFF}},
-}
-
-func TestHexBytes(t *testing.T) {
-	for i, test := range hexBytesTests {
-		var dec HexBytes
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(test.in, &dec); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("test %d: can't decode: %v", i, err)
-		}
-		enc, _ := json.Marshal(HexBytes(test.out))
-		if !bytes.Equal(dec, test.out) {
-			t.Errorf("test %d: wrong decoded value 0x%x", i, dec)
-		}
-		if !bytes.Equal(enc, test.in) {
-			t.Errorf("test %d: wrong encoded value %#q", i, enc)
-		}
-	}
-}

whisper/shhapi/api.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	mathrand "math/rand"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
@@ -72,16 +73,16 @@ func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) Stop() error {
 }
 
 // Version returns the Whisper version this node offers.
-func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) Version() (*rpc.HexNumber, error) {
+func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) Version() (hexutil.Uint, error) {
 	if api.whisper == nil {
-		return rpc.NewHexNumber(0), whisperOffLineErr
+		return 0, whisperOffLineErr
 	}
-	return rpc.NewHexNumber(api.whisper.Version()), nil
+	return hexutil.Uint(api.whisper.Version()), nil
 }
 
 // MarkPeerTrusted marks specific peer trusted, which will allow it
 // to send historic (expired) messages.
-func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) MarkPeerTrusted(peerID rpc.HexBytes) error {
+func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) MarkPeerTrusted(peerID hexutil.Bytes) error {
 	if api.whisper == nil {
 		return whisperOffLineErr
 	}
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) MarkPeerTrusted(peerID rpc.HexBytes) error {
 // data contains parameters (time frame, payment details, etc.), required
 // by the remote email-like server. Whisper is not aware about the data format,
 // it will just forward the raw data to the server.
-func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) RequestHistoricMessages(peerID rpc.HexBytes, data rpc.HexBytes) error {
+func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) RequestHistoricMessages(peerID hexutil.Bytes, data hexutil.Bytes) error {
 	if api.whisper == nil {
 		return whisperOffLineErr
 	}
@@ -388,12 +389,12 @@ type PostArgs struct {
 	To       string              `json:"to"`
 	KeyName  string              `json:"keyname"`
 	Topic    whisperv5.TopicType `json:"topic"`
-	Padding  rpc.HexBytes        `json:"padding"`
-	Payload  rpc.HexBytes        `json:"payload"`
+	Padding  hexutil.Bytes       `json:"padding"`
+	Payload  hexutil.Bytes       `json:"payload"`
 	WorkTime uint32              `json:"worktime"`
 	PoW      float64             `json:"pow"`
 	FilterID uint32              `json:"filterID"`
-	PeerID   rpc.HexBytes        `json:"peerID"`
+	PeerID   hexutil.Bytes       `json:"peerID"`
 }
 
 type WhisperFilterArgs struct {

whisper/shhapi/api_test.go

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("failed generateFilter: %s.", err)
 	}
 
-	if ver.Uint64() != whisperv5.ProtocolVersion {
-		t.Fatalf("wrong version: %d.", ver.Uint64())
+	if uint64(ver) != whisperv5.ProtocolVersion {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong version: %d.", ver)
 	}
 
 	mail := api.GetFilterChanges(1)

whisper/whisperv2/api.go

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
 
 // PublicWhisperAPI provides the whisper RPC service.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type PublicWhisperAPI struct {
 	w *Whisper
 
 	messagesMu sync.RWMutex
-	messages   map[int]*whisperFilter
+	messages   map[hexutil.Uint]*whisperFilter
 }
 
 type whisperOfflineError struct{}
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ var whisperOffLineErr = new(whisperOfflineError)
 
 // NewPublicWhisperAPI create a new RPC whisper service.
 func NewPublicWhisperAPI(w *Whisper) *PublicWhisperAPI {
-	return &PublicWhisperAPI{w: w, messages: make(map[int]*whisperFilter)}
+	return &PublicWhisperAPI{w: w, messages: make(map[hexutil.Uint]*whisperFilter)}
 }
 
 // Version returns the Whisper version this node offers.
-func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) Version() (*rpc.HexNumber, error) {
+func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) Version() (hexutil.Uint, error) {
 	if s.w == nil {
-		return rpc.NewHexNumber(0), whisperOffLineErr
+		return 0, whisperOffLineErr
 	}
-	return rpc.NewHexNumber(s.w.Version()), nil
+	return hexutil.Uint(s.w.Version()), nil
 }
 
 // HasIdentity checks if the the whisper node is configured with the private key
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ type NewFilterArgs struct {
 }
 
 // NewWhisperFilter creates and registers a new message filter to watch for inbound whisper messages.
-func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) NewFilter(args NewFilterArgs) (*rpc.HexNumber, error) {
+func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) NewFilter(args NewFilterArgs) (hexutil.Uint, error) {
 	if s.w == nil {
-		return nil, whisperOffLineErr
+		return 0, whisperOffLineErr
 	}
 
-	var id int
+	var id hexutil.Uint
 	filter := Filter{
 		To:     crypto.ToECDSAPub(common.FromHex(args.To)),
 		From:   crypto.ToECDSAPub(common.FromHex(args.From)),
@@ -103,23 +103,22 @@ func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) NewFilter(args NewFilterArgs) (*rpc.HexNumber, error)
 			}
 		},
 	}
-
-	id = s.w.Watch(filter)
+	id = hexutil.Uint(s.w.Watch(filter))
 
 	s.messagesMu.Lock()
 	s.messages[id] = newWhisperFilter(id, s.w)
 	s.messagesMu.Unlock()
 
-	return rpc.NewHexNumber(id), nil
+	return id, nil
 }
 
 // GetFilterChanges retrieves all the new messages matched by a filter since the last retrieval.
-func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) GetFilterChanges(filterId rpc.HexNumber) []WhisperMessage {
+func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) GetFilterChanges(filterId hexutil.Uint) []WhisperMessage {
 	s.messagesMu.RLock()
 	defer s.messagesMu.RUnlock()
 
-	if s.messages[filterId.Int()] != nil {
-		if changes := s.messages[filterId.Int()].retrieve(); changes != nil {
+	if s.messages[filterId] != nil {
+		if changes := s.messages[filterId].retrieve(); changes != nil {
 			return changes
 		}
 	}
@@ -127,26 +126,26 @@ func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) GetFilterChanges(filterId rpc.HexNumber) []WhisperMes
 }
 
 // UninstallFilter disables and removes an existing filter.
-func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) UninstallFilter(filterId rpc.HexNumber) bool {
+func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) UninstallFilter(filterId hexutil.Uint) bool {
 	s.messagesMu.Lock()
 	defer s.messagesMu.Unlock()
 
-	if _, ok := s.messages[filterId.Int()]; ok {
-		delete(s.messages, filterId.Int())
+	if _, ok := s.messages[filterId]; ok {
+		delete(s.messages, filterId)
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
 // GetMessages retrieves all the known messages that match a specific filter.
-func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) GetMessages(filterId rpc.HexNumber) []WhisperMessage {
+func (s *PublicWhisperAPI) GetMessages(filterId hexutil.Uint) []WhisperMessage {
 	// Retrieve all the cached messages matching a specific, existing filter
 	s.messagesMu.RLock()
 	defer s.messagesMu.RUnlock()
 
 	var messages []*Message
-	if s.messages[filterId.Int()] != nil {
-		messages = s.messages[filterId.Int()].messages()
+	if s.messages[filterId] != nil {
+		messages = s.messages[filterId].messages()
 	}
 
 	return returnWhisperMessages(messages)
@@ -221,8 +220,8 @@ func (args *PostArgs) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) (err error) {
 		To       string         `json:"to"`
 		Topics   []string       `json:"topics"`
 		Payload  string         `json:"payload"`
-		Priority rpc.HexNumber `json:"priority"`
-		TTL      rpc.HexNumber `json:"ttl"`
+		Priority hexutil.Uint64 `json:"priority"`
+		TTL      hexutil.Uint64 `json:"ttl"`
 	}
 
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &obj); err != nil {
@@ -232,8 +231,8 @@ func (args *PostArgs) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) (err error) {
 	args.From = obj.From
 	args.To = obj.To
 	args.Payload = obj.Payload
-	args.Priority = obj.Priority.Int64()
-	args.TTL = obj.TTL.Int64()
+	args.Priority = int64(obj.Priority) // TODO(gluk256): handle overflow
+	args.TTL = int64(obj.TTL)           // ... here too ...
 
 	// decode topic strings
 	args.Topics = make([][]byte, len(obj.Topics))
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ func (args *NewFilterArgs) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) (err error) {
 // whisperFilter is the message cache matching a specific filter, accumulating
 // inbound messages until the are requested by the client.
 type whisperFilter struct {
-	id  int      // Filter identifier for old message retrieval
+	id  hexutil.Uint // Filter identifier for old message retrieval
 	ref *Whisper     // Whisper reference for old message retrieval
 
 	cache  []WhisperMessage         // Cache of messages not yet polled
@@ -348,7 +347,7 @@ func (w *whisperFilter) messages() []*Message {
 	w.update = time.Now()
 
 	w.skip = make(map[common.Hash]struct{})
-	messages := w.ref.Messages(w.id)
+	messages := w.ref.Messages(int(w.id))
 	for _, message := range messages {
 		w.skip[message.Hash] = struct{}{}
 	}
@@ -388,11 +387,10 @@ func (w *whisperFilter) activity() time.Time {
 }
 
 // newWhisperFilter creates a new serialized, poll based whisper topic filter.
-func newWhisperFilter(id int, ref *Whisper) *whisperFilter {
+func newWhisperFilter(id hexutil.Uint, ref *Whisper) *whisperFilter {
 	return &whisperFilter{
 		id:     id,
 		ref:    ref,
-
 		update: time.Now(),
 		skip:   make(map[common.Hash]struct{}),
 	}