Reorganise command line options into more general engine.

ethcore/src/client/client.rs

@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ impl<V> Client<V> where V: Verifier {
 		let mut dir = path.to_path_buf();
 		dir.push(H64::from(spec.genesis_header().hash()).hex());
 		//TODO: sec/fat: pruned/full versioning
-		dir.push(format!("v{}-sec-{}", CLIENT_DB_VER_STR, if config.prefer_journal { "pruned" } else { "archive" }));
+		// version here is a bit useless now, since it's controlled only be the pruning algo.
+		dir.push(format!("v{}-sec-{}", CLIENT_DB_VER_STR, config.pruning));
 		let path = dir.as_path();
 		let gb = spec.genesis_block();
 		let chain = Arc::new(BlockChain::new(config.blockchain, &gb, path));
@@ -140,11 +141,7 @@ impl<V> Client<V> where V: Verifier {
 
 		let engine = Arc::new(try!(spec.to_engine()));
 		let state_path_str = state_path.to_str().unwrap();
-		let mut state_db = if config.prefer_journal {
-			new_optiononedb(state_path_str)
-		} else {
-			new_archivedb(state_path_str)
-		};
+		let mut state_db = journaldb::new(state_path_str, config.pruning);
 
 		if state_db.is_empty() && engine.spec().ensure_db_good(state_db.as_hashdb_mut()) {
 			state_db.commit(0, &engine.spec().genesis_header().hash(), None).expect("Error commiting genesis state to state DB");

ethcore/src/client/config.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 pub use block_queue::BlockQueueConfig;
 pub use blockchain::BlockChainConfig;
+use util::journaldb;
 
 /// Client configuration. Includes configs for all sub-systems.
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ pub struct ClientConfig {
 	pub queue: BlockQueueConfig,
 	/// Blockchain configuration.
 	pub blockchain: BlockChainConfig,
-	/// Prefer journal rather than archive.
-	pub prefer_journal: bool,
+	/// The JournalDB ("pruning") algorithm to use.
+	pub pruning: journaldb::Algorithm,
 	/// The name of the client instance.
 	pub name: String,
 }

parity/main.rs

@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ Protocol Options:
                            or olympic, frontier, homestead, mainnet, morden, or testnet [default: homestead].
   --testnet                Equivalent to --chain testnet (geth-compatible).
   --networkid INDEX        Override the network identifier from the chain we are on.
-  --pruning                Client should prune the state/storage trie.
+  --pruning METHOD         Configure pruning of the state/storage trie. METHOD may be one of: archive,
+                           light (experimental) [default: archive]. 
   -d --datadir PATH        Specify the database & configuration directory path [default: $HOME/.parity]
   --keys-path PATH         Specify the path for JSON key files to be found [default: $HOME/.web3/keys]
   --identity NAME          Specify your node's name.
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ API and Console Options:
   --jsonrpc-port PORT      Specify the port portion of the JSONRPC API server [default: 8545].
   --jsonrpc-cors URL       Specify CORS header for JSON-RPC API responses [default: null].
   --jsonrpc-apis APIS      Specify the APIs available through the JSONRPC interface. APIS is a comma-delimited
-                           list of API name. Possible name are web3, eth and net. [default: web3,eth,net].
+                           list of API name. Possible names are web3, eth and net. [default: web3,eth,net].
   --rpc                    Equivalent to --jsonrpc (geth-compatible).
   --rpcaddr HOST           Equivalent to --jsonrpc-addr HOST (geth-compatible).
   --rpcport PORT           Equivalent to --jsonrpc-port PORT (geth-compatible).
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ struct Args {
 	flag_identity: String,
 	flag_cache: Option<usize>,
 	flag_keys_path: String,
-	flag_pruning: bool,
+	flag_pruning: String,
 	flag_no_bootstrap: bool,
 	flag_listen_address: String,
 	flag_public_address: Option<String>,
@@ -403,7 +404,13 @@ impl Configuration {
 				client_config.blockchain.max_cache_size = self.args.flag_cache_max_size;
 			}
 		}
-		client_config.prefer_journal = self.args.flag_pruning;
+		client_config.pruning = match self.args.flag_pruning.as_str() {
+			"archive" => journaldb::Algorithm::Archive,
+			"pruned" => journaldb::Algorithm::EarlyMerge,
+//			"fast" => journaldb::Algorithm::OverlayRecent,	// TODO: @arkpar uncomment this once option 2 is merged.
+//			"slow" => journaldb::Algorithm::RefCounted,		// TODO: @gavofyork uncomment this once ref-count algo is merged.
+			_ => { die!("{}: Invalid pruning method given.", self.args.flag_pruning); }
+		};
 		client_config.name = self.args.flag_identity.clone();
 		client_config.queue.max_mem_use = self.args.flag_queue_max_size;
 		let mut service = ClientService::start(client_config, spec, net_settings, &Path::new(&self.path())).unwrap();
@@ -424,7 +431,7 @@ impl Configuration {
 				self.args.flag_rpcaddr.as_ref().unwrap_or(&self.args.flag_jsonrpc_addr),
 				self.args.flag_rpcport.unwrap_or(self.args.flag_jsonrpc_port)
 			);
-			SocketAddr::from_str(&url).unwrap_or_else(|_|die!("{}: Invalid JSONRPC listen host/port given.", url));
+			SocketAddr::from_str(&url).unwrap_or_else(|_| die!("{}: Invalid JSONRPC listen host/port given.", url));
 			let cors = self.args.flag_rpccorsdomain.as_ref().unwrap_or(&self.args.flag_jsonrpc_cors);
 			// TODO: use this as the API list.
 			let apis = self.args.flag_rpcapi.as_ref().unwrap_or(&self.args.flag_jsonrpc_apis);

util/src/journaldb/mod.rs

@@ -26,8 +26,53 @@ mod optiononedb;
 /// Export the JournalDB trait.
 pub use self::traits::JournalDB;
 
-/// Create a new JournalDB trait object which is an ArchiveDB.
-pub fn new_archivedb(path: &str) -> Box<JournalDB> { Box::new(archivedb::ArchiveDB::new(path)) }
+/// A journal database algorithm.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Algorithm {
+	/// Keep all keys forever.
+	Archive,
 
-/// Create a new JournalDB trait object which is an OptionOneDB.
-pub fn new_optiononedb(path: &str) -> Box<JournalDB> { Box::new(optiononedb::OptionOneDB::new(path)) }
+	/// Ancient and recent history maintained separately; recent history lasts for particular
+	/// number of blocks.
+	///
+	/// Inserts go into backing database, journal retains knowledge of whether backing DB key is
+	/// ancient or recent. Non-canon inserts get explicitly reverted and removed from backing DB.
+	EarlyMerge,
+
+	/// Ancient and recent history maintained separately; recent history lasts for particular
+	/// number of blocks.
+	///
+	/// Inserts go into memory overlay, which is tried for key fetches. Memory overlay gets
+	/// flushed in backing only at end of recent history.
+	OverlayRecent,
+
+	/// Ancient and recent history maintained separately; recent history lasts for particular
+	/// number of blocks.
+	///
+	/// References are counted in disk-backed DB.
+	RefCounted,
+}
+
+impl Default for Algorithm {
+	fn default() -> Algorithm { Algorithm::Archive }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Algorithm {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+		write!(f, "{}", match self {
+			&Algorithm::Archive => "archive",
+			&Algorithm::EarlyMerge => "earlymerge",
+			&Algorithm::OverlayRecent => "overlayrecent",
+			&Algorithm::RefCounted => "refcounted",
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+/// Create a new JournalDB trait object.
+pub fn new(path: &str, algorithm: Algorithm) -> Box<JournalDB> {
+	match algorithm {
+		Algorithm::Archive => Box::new(archivedb::ArchiveDB::new(path)),
+		Algorithm::EarlyMerge => Box::new(optiononedb::OptionOneDB::new(path)),
+		_ => unimplemented!(),
+	}
+}

util/src/lib.rs

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pub use rlp::*;
 pub use hashdb::*;
 pub use memorydb::*;
 pub use overlaydb::*;
-pub use journaldb::*;
+pub use journaldb::JournalDB;
 pub use math::*;
 pub use crypto::*;
 pub use triehash::*;