Merge branch 'master' of github.com:ethcore/parity into move_hash

Cargo.lock

@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static 0.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.3.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num_cpus 0.2.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "rand 0.3.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rayon 0.3.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rust-crypto 0.2.36 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rustc-serialize 0.3.19 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",

ethcore/Cargo.toml

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ethjson = { path = "../json" }
 ethcore-ipc = { path = "../ipc/rpc" }
 ethstore = { path = "../ethstore" }
 ethcore-ipc-nano = { path = "../ipc/nano" }
+rand = "0.3"
 
 [dependencies.hyper]
 git = "https://github.com/ethcore/hyper"

ethcore/src/account_provider.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
 use std::fmt;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use util::{Address as H160, H256, H520, RwLock};
+use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
+use util::{Address as H160, H256, H520, Mutex, RwLock};
 use ethstore::{SecretStore, Error as SSError, SafeAccount, EthStore};
 use ethstore::dir::{KeyDirectory};
 use ethstore::ethkey::{Address as SSAddress, Message as SSMessage, Secret as SSSecret, Random, Generator};
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ enum Unlock {
 	/// Account unlocked permantently can always sign message.
 	/// Use with caution.
 	Perm,
+	/// Account unlocked with a timeout
+	Timed((Instant, u32)),
 }
 
 /// Data associated with account.
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ impl KeyDirectory for NullDir {
 /// Account management.
 /// Responsible for unlocking accounts.
 pub struct AccountProvider {
-	unlocked: RwLock<HashMap<SSAddress, AccountData>>,
+	unlocked: Mutex<HashMap<SSAddress, AccountData>>,
 	sstore: Box<SecretStore>,
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ impl AccountProvider {
 	/// Creates new account provider.
 	pub fn new(sstore: Box<SecretStore>) -> Self {
 		AccountProvider {
-			unlocked: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
+			unlocked: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
 			sstore: sstore,
 		}
 	}
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ impl AccountProvider {
 	/// Creates not disk backed provider.
 	pub fn transient_provider() -> Self {
 		AccountProvider {
-			unlocked: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
+			unlocked: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
 			sstore: Box::new(EthStore::open(Box::new(NullDir::default())).unwrap())
 		}
 	}
@@ -236,21 +239,18 @@ impl AccountProvider {
 		let _ = try!(self.sstore.sign(&account, &password, &Default::default()));
 
 		// check if account is already unlocked pernamently, if it is, do nothing
-		{
+		let mut unlocked = self.unlocked.lock();
-			let unlocked = self.unlocked.read();
 		if let Some(data) = unlocked.get(&account) {
 			if let Unlock::Perm = data.unlock {
 				return Ok(())
 			}
 		}
-		}
 
 		let data = AccountData {
 			unlock: unlock,
 			password: password,
 		};
 
-		let mut unlocked = self.unlocked.write();
 		unlocked.insert(account, data);
 		Ok(())
 	}
@@ -265,10 +265,15 @@ impl AccountProvider {
 		self.unlock_account(account, password, Unlock::Temp)
 	}
 
+	/// Unlocks account temporarily with a timeout.
+	pub fn unlock_account_timed<A>(&self, account: A, password: String, duration_ms: u32) -> Result<(), Error> where Address: From<A> {
+		self.unlock_account(account, password, Unlock::Timed((Instant::now(), duration_ms)))
+	}
+
 	/// Checks if given account is unlocked
 	pub fn is_unlocked<A>(&self, account: A) -> bool where Address: From<A> {
 		let account = Address::from(account).into();
-		let unlocked = self.unlocked.read();
+		let unlocked = self.unlocked.lock();
 		unlocked.get(&account).is_some()
 	}
 
@@ -278,14 +283,19 @@ impl AccountProvider {
 		let message = Message::from(message).into();
 
 		let data = {
-			let unlocked = self.unlocked.read();
+			let mut unlocked = self.unlocked.lock();
-			try!(unlocked.get(&account).ok_or(Error::NotUnlocked)).clone()
+			let data = try!(unlocked.get(&account).ok_or(Error::NotUnlocked)).clone();
-		};
-
 			if let Unlock::Temp = data.unlock {
-			let mut unlocked = self.unlocked.write();
 				unlocked.remove(&account).expect("data exists: so key must exist: qed");
 			}
+			if let Unlock::Timed((ref start, ref duration)) = data.unlock {
+				if start.elapsed() > Duration::from_millis(*duration as u64) {
+					unlocked.remove(&account).expect("data exists: so key must exist: qed");
+					return Err(Error::NotUnlocked);
+				}
+			}
+			data
+		};
 
 		let signature = try!(self.sstore.sign(&account, &data.password, &message));
 		Ok(H520(signature.into()))
@@ -304,6 +314,7 @@ impl AccountProvider {
 mod tests {
 	use super::AccountProvider;
 	use ethstore::ethkey::{Generator, Random};
+	use std::time::Duration;
 
 	#[test]
 	fn unlock_account_temp() {
@@ -329,4 +340,16 @@ mod tests {
 		assert!(ap.sign(kp.address(), [0u8; 32]).is_ok());
 		assert!(ap.sign(kp.address(), [0u8; 32]).is_ok());
 	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn unlock_account_timer() {
+		let kp = Random.generate().unwrap();
+		let ap = AccountProvider::transient_provider();
+		assert!(ap.insert_account(kp.secret().clone(), "test").is_ok());
+		assert!(ap.unlock_account_timed(kp.address(), "test1".into(), 2000).is_err());
+		assert!(ap.unlock_account_timed(kp.address(), "test".into(), 2000).is_ok());
+		assert!(ap.sign(kp.address(), [0u8; 32]).is_ok());
+		::std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(2000));
+		assert!(ap.sign(kp.address(), [0u8; 32]).is_err());
+	}
 }

ethcore/src/block.rs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl Block {
 		UntrustedRlp::new(b).as_val::<Block>().is_ok()
 	}
 
-	/// Get the RLP-encoding of the block without the seal.
+	/// Get the RLP-encoding of the block with or without the seal.
 	pub fn rlp_bytes(&self, seal: Seal) -> Bytes {
 		let mut block_rlp = RlpStream::new_list(3);
 		self.header.stream_rlp(&mut block_rlp, seal);

ethcore/src/block_queue.rs

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl BlockQueueInfo {
 /// Sorts them ready for blockchain insertion.
 pub struct BlockQueue {
 	panic_handler: Arc<PanicHandler>,
-	engine: Arc<Box<Engine>>,
+	engine: Arc<Engine>,
 	more_to_verify: Arc<SCondvar>,
 	verification: Arc<Verification>,
 	verifiers: Vec<JoinHandle<()>>,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ struct Verification {
 
 impl BlockQueue {
 	/// Creates a new queue instance.
-	pub fn new(config: BlockQueueConfig, engine: Arc<Box<Engine>>, message_channel: IoChannel<ClientIoMessage>) -> BlockQueue {
+	pub fn new(config: BlockQueueConfig, engine: Arc<Engine>, message_channel: IoChannel<ClientIoMessage>) -> BlockQueue {
 		let verification = Arc::new(Verification {
 			unverified: Mutex::new(VecDeque::new()),
 			verified: Mutex::new(VecDeque::new()),
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ impl BlockQueue {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn verify(verification: Arc<Verification>, engine: Arc<Box<Engine>>, wait: Arc<SCondvar>, ready: Arc<QueueSignal>, deleting: Arc<AtomicBool>, empty: Arc<SCondvar>) {
+	fn verify(verification: Arc<Verification>, engine: Arc<Engine>, wait: Arc<SCondvar>, ready: Arc<QueueSignal>, deleting: Arc<AtomicBool>, empty: Arc<SCondvar>) {
 		while !deleting.load(AtomicOrdering::Acquire) {
 			{
 				let mut more_to_verify = verification.more_to_verify.lock().unwrap();
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ impl BlockQueue {
 			};
 
 			let block_hash = block.header.hash();
-			match verify_block_unordered(block.header, block.bytes, &**engine) {
+			match verify_block_unordered(block.header, block.bytes, &*engine) {
 				Ok(verified) => {
 					let mut verifying = verification.verifying.lock();
 					for e in verifying.iter_mut() {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ impl BlockQueue {
 			}
 		}
 
-		match verify_block_basic(&header, &bytes, &**self.engine) {
+		match verify_block_basic(&header, &bytes, &*self.engine) {
 			Ok(()) => {
 				self.processing.write().insert(h.clone());
 				self.verification.unverified.lock().push_back(UnverifiedBlock { header: header, bytes: bytes });
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ impl BlockQueue {
 			return;
 		}
 		let mut verified_lock = self.verification.verified.lock();
-		let mut verified = verified_lock.deref_mut();
+		let mut verified = &mut *verified_lock;
 		let mut bad = self.verification.bad.lock();
 		let mut processing = self.processing.write();
 		bad.reserve(block_hashes.len());
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ mod tests {
 	fn get_test_queue() -> BlockQueue {
 		let spec = get_test_spec();
 		let engine = spec.engine;
-		BlockQueue::new(BlockQueueConfig::default(), Arc::new(engine), IoChannel::disconnected())
+		BlockQueue::new(BlockQueueConfig::default(), engine, IoChannel::disconnected())
 	}
 
 	#[test]
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ mod tests {
 		// TODO better test
 		let spec = Spec::new_test();
 		let engine = spec.engine;
-		let _ = BlockQueue::new(BlockQueueConfig::default(), Arc::new(engine), IoChannel::disconnected());
+		let _ = BlockQueue::new(BlockQueueConfig::default(), engine, IoChannel::disconnected());
 	}
 
 	#[test]
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ mod tests {
 		let engine = spec.engine;
 		let mut config = BlockQueueConfig::default();
 		config.max_mem_use = super::MIN_MEM_LIMIT;  // empty queue uses about 15000
-		let queue = BlockQueue::new(config, Arc::new(engine), IoChannel::disconnected());
+		let queue = BlockQueue::new(config, engine, IoChannel::disconnected());
 		assert!(!queue.queue_info().is_full());
 		let mut blocks = get_good_dummy_block_seq(50);
 		for b in blocks.drain(..) {

ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs

@@ -533,6 +533,116 @@ impl BlockChain {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/// Inserts a verified, known block from the canonical chain.
+	///
+	/// Can be performed out-of-order, but care must be taken that the final chain is in a correct state.
+	/// This is used by snapshot restoration.
+	///
+	/// Supply a dummy parent total difficulty when the parent block may not be in the chain.
+	/// Returns true if the block is disconnected.
+	pub fn insert_snapshot_block(&self, bytes: &[u8], receipts: Vec<Receipt>, parent_td: Option<U256>, is_best: bool) -> bool {
+		let block = BlockView::new(bytes);
+		let header = block.header_view();
+		let hash = header.sha3();
+
+		if self.is_known(&hash) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		assert!(self.pending_best_block.read().is_none());
+
+		let batch = self.db.transaction();
+
+		let block_rlp = UntrustedRlp::new(bytes);
+		let compressed_header = block_rlp.at(0).unwrap().compress(RlpType::Blocks);
+		let compressed_body = UntrustedRlp::new(&Self::block_to_body(bytes)).compress(RlpType::Blocks);
+
+		// store block in db
+		batch.put(DB_COL_HEADERS, &hash, &compressed_header).unwrap();
+		batch.put(DB_COL_BODIES, &hash, &compressed_body).unwrap();
+
+		let maybe_parent = self.block_details(&header.parent_hash());
+
+		if let Some(parent_details) = maybe_parent {
+			// parent known to be in chain.
+			let info = BlockInfo {
+				hash: hash,
+				number: header.number(),
+				total_difficulty: parent_details.total_difficulty + header.difficulty(),
+				location: BlockLocation::CanonChain,
+			};
+
+			self.prepare_update(&batch, ExtrasUpdate {
+				block_hashes: self.prepare_block_hashes_update(bytes, &info),
+				block_details: self.prepare_block_details_update(bytes, &info),
+				block_receipts: self.prepare_block_receipts_update(receipts, &info),
+				transactions_addresses: self.prepare_transaction_addresses_update(bytes, &info),
+				blocks_blooms: self.prepare_block_blooms_update(bytes, &info),
+				info: info,
+				block: bytes
+			}, is_best);
+			self.db.write(batch).unwrap();
+
+			false
+		} else {
+			// parent not in the chain yet. we need the parent difficulty to proceed.
+			let d = parent_td
+				.expect("parent total difficulty always supplied for first block in chunk. only first block can have missing parent; qed");
+
+			let info = BlockInfo {
+				hash: hash,
+				number: header.number(),
+				total_difficulty: d + header.difficulty(),
+				location: BlockLocation::CanonChain,
+			};
+
+			let block_details = BlockDetails {
+				number: header.number(),
+				total_difficulty: info.total_difficulty,
+				parent: header.parent_hash(),
+				children: Vec::new(),
+			};
+
+			let mut update = HashMap::new();
+			update.insert(hash, block_details);
+
+			self.prepare_update(&batch, ExtrasUpdate {
+				block_hashes: self.prepare_block_hashes_update(bytes, &info),
+				block_details: update,
+				block_receipts: self.prepare_block_receipts_update(receipts, &info),
+				transactions_addresses: self.prepare_transaction_addresses_update(bytes, &info),
+				blocks_blooms: self.prepare_block_blooms_update(bytes, &info),
+				info: info,
+				block: bytes,
+			}, is_best);
+			self.db.write(batch).unwrap();
+
+			true
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Add a child to a given block. Assumes that the block hash is in
+	/// the chain and the child's parent is this block.
+	///
+	/// Used in snapshots to glue the chunks together at the end.
+	pub fn add_child(&self, block_hash: H256, child_hash: H256) {
+		let mut parent_details = self.block_details(&block_hash)
+			.unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("Invalid block hash: {:?}", block_hash));
+
+		let batch = self.db.transaction();
+		parent_details.children.push(child_hash);
+
+		let mut update = HashMap::new();
+		update.insert(block_hash, parent_details);
+
+		self.note_used(CacheID::BlockDetails(block_hash));
+
+		let mut write_details = self.block_details.write();
+		batch.extend_with_cache(DB_COL_EXTRA, &mut *write_details, update, CacheUpdatePolicy::Overwrite);
+
+		self.db.write(batch).unwrap();
+	}
+
 	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(similar_names))]
 	/// Inserts the block into backing cache database.
 	/// Expects the block to be valid and already verified.
@@ -572,7 +682,7 @@ impl BlockChain {
 			blocks_blooms: self.prepare_block_blooms_update(bytes, &info),
 			info: info.clone(),
 			block: bytes,
-		});
+		}, true);
 
 		ImportRoute::from(info)
 	}
@@ -618,7 +728,7 @@ impl BlockChain {
 	}
 
 	/// Prepares extras update.
-	fn prepare_update(&self, batch: &DBTransaction, update: ExtrasUpdate) {
+	fn prepare_update(&self, batch: &DBTransaction, update: ExtrasUpdate, is_best: bool) {
 		{
 			for hash in update.block_details.keys().cloned() {
 				self.note_used(CacheID::BlockDetails(hash));
@@ -645,7 +755,7 @@ impl BlockChain {
 			// update best block
 			match update.info.location {
 				BlockLocation::Branch => (),
-				_ => {
+				_ => if is_best {
 					batch.put(DB_COL_EXTRA, b"best", &update.info.hash).unwrap();
 					*best_block = Some(BestBlock {
 						hash: update.info.hash,
@@ -653,9 +763,8 @@ impl BlockChain {
 						total_difficulty: update.info.total_difficulty,
 						block: update.block.to_vec(),
 					});
+				},
 			}
-			}
-
 			let mut write_hashes = self.pending_block_hashes.write();
 			let mut write_txs = self.pending_transaction_addresses.write();
 
@@ -745,6 +854,7 @@ impl BlockChain {
 	}
 
 	/// This function returns modified block details.
+	/// Uses the given parent details or attempts to load them from the database.
 	fn prepare_block_details_update(&self, block_bytes: &[u8], info: &BlockInfo) -> HashMap<H256, BlockDetails> {
 		let block = BlockView::new(block_bytes);
 		let header = block.header_view();

ethcore/src/blockchain/extras.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub enum ExtrasIndex {
 fn with_index(hash: &H256, i: ExtrasIndex) -> H264 {
 	let mut result = H264::default();
 	result[0] = i as u8;
-	result.deref_mut()[1..].clone_from_slice(hash);
+	(*result)[1..].clone_from_slice(hash);
 	result
 }
 

ethcore/src/blockchain/generator/mod.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+//! Blockchain generator for tests.
+
 mod bloom;
 mod block;
 mod complete;

ethcore/src/blockchain/mod.rs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mod import_route;
 mod update;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-mod generator;
+pub mod generator;
 
 pub use self::blockchain::{BlockProvider, BlockChain};
 pub use self::cache::CacheSize;

ethcore/src/client/client.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
 use std::collections::{HashSet, HashMap, VecDeque};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 use std::path::{Path};
@@ -62,6 +61,7 @@ use trace::FlatTransactionTraces;
 use evm::Factory as EvmFactory;
 use miner::{Miner, MinerService};
 use util::TrieFactory;
+use snapshot::{self, io as snapshot_io};
 
 // re-export
 pub use types::blockchain_info::BlockChainInfo;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ pub struct Client {
 	mode: Mode,
 	chain: Arc<BlockChain>,
 	tracedb: Arc<TraceDB<BlockChain>>,
-	engine: Arc<Box<Engine>>,
+	engine: Arc<Engine>,
 	db: Arc<Database>,
 	state_db: Mutex<Box<JournalDB>>,
 	block_queue: BlockQueue,
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ pub struct Client {
 }
 
 const HISTORY: u64 = 1200;
+
 // database columns
 /// Column for State
 pub const DB_COL_STATE: Option<u32> = Some(0);
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ impl Client {
 	/// Create a new client with given spec and DB path and custom verifier.
 	pub fn new(
 		config: ClientConfig,
-		spec: Spec,
+		spec: &Spec,
 		path: &Path,
 		miner: Arc<Miner>,
 		message_channel: IoChannel<ClientIoMessage>,
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ impl Client {
 			warn!("State root not found for block #{} ({})", chain.best_block_number(), chain.best_block_hash().hex());
 		}
 
-		let engine = Arc::new(spec.engine);
+		let engine = spec.engine.clone();
 
 		let block_queue = BlockQueue::new(config.queue, engine.clone(), message_channel.clone());
 		let panic_handler = PanicHandler::new_in_arc();
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ impl Client {
 	}
 
 	fn check_and_close_block(&self, block: &PreverifiedBlock) -> Result<LockedBlock, ()> {
-		let engine = &**self.engine;
+		let engine = &*self.engine;
 		let header = &block.header;
 
 		// Check the block isn't so old we won't be able to enact it.
@@ -593,6 +594,23 @@ impl Client {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/// Take a snapshot.
+	pub fn take_snapshot<W: snapshot_io::SnapshotWriter + Send>(&self, writer: W) -> Result<(), ::error::Error> {
+		let db = self.state_db.lock().boxed_clone();
+		let best_block_number = self.chain_info().best_block_number;
+		let start_block_number = if best_block_number > 1000 {
+			best_block_number - 1000
+		} else {
+			0
+		};
+		let start_hash = self.block_hash(BlockID::Number(start_block_number))
+			.expect("blocks within HISTORY are always stored.");
+
+		try!(snapshot::take_snapshot(&self.chain, start_hash, db.as_hashdb(), writer));
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
 	fn block_hash(chain: &BlockChain, id: BlockID) -> Option<H256> {
 		match id {
 			BlockID::Hash(hash) => Some(hash),
@@ -665,7 +683,7 @@ impl BlockChainClient for Client {
 			state.add_balance(&sender, &(needed_balance - balance));
 		}
 		let options = TransactOptions { tracing: analytics.transaction_tracing, vm_tracing: analytics.vm_tracing, check_nonce: false };
-		let mut ret = try!(Executive::new(&mut state, &env_info, &**self.engine, &self.vm_factory).transact(t, options));
+		let mut ret = try!(Executive::new(&mut state, &env_info, &*self.engine, &self.vm_factory).transact(t, options));
 
 		// TODO gav move this into Executive.
 		ret.state_diff = original_state.map(|original| state.diff_from(original));
@@ -697,7 +715,7 @@ impl BlockChainClient for Client {
 			gas_limit: view.gas_limit(),
 		};
 		for t in txs.iter().take(address.index) {
-			match Executive::new(&mut state, &env_info, &**self.engine, &self.vm_factory).transact(t, Default::default()) {
+			match Executive::new(&mut state, &env_info, &*self.engine, &self.vm_factory).transact(t, Default::default()) {
 				Ok(x) => { env_info.gas_used = env_info.gas_used + x.gas_used; }
 				Err(ee) => { return Err(CallError::Execution(ee)) }
 			}
@@ -705,7 +723,7 @@ impl BlockChainClient for Client {
 		let t = &txs[address.index];
 
 		let original_state = if analytics.state_diffing { Some(state.clone()) } else { None };
-		let mut ret = try!(Executive::new(&mut state, &env_info, &**self.engine, &self.vm_factory).transact(t, options));
+		let mut ret = try!(Executive::new(&mut state, &env_info, &*self.engine, &self.vm_factory).transact(t, options));
 		ret.state_diff = original_state.map(|original| state.diff_from(original));
 
 		Ok(ret)
@@ -997,7 +1015,7 @@ impl BlockChainClient for Client {
 
 impl MiningBlockChainClient for Client {
 	fn prepare_open_block(&self, author: Address, gas_range_target: (U256, U256), extra_data: Bytes) -> OpenBlock {
-		let engine = &**self.engine;
+		let engine = &*self.engine;
 		let h = self.chain.best_block_hash();
 
 		let mut open_block = OpenBlock::new(

ethcore/src/client/mod.rs

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ mod traits {
 
 pub mod chain_notify {
 	//! Chain notify interface
-
 	#![allow(dead_code, unused_assignments, unused_variables, missing_docs)] // codegen issues
 	include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/chain_notify.rs"));
 }

ethcore/src/client/test_client.rs

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl Default for TestBlockChainClient {
 impl TestBlockChainClient {
 	/// Creates new test client.
 	pub fn new() -> Self {
-
+		let spec = Spec::new_test();
 		let mut client = TestBlockChainClient {
 			blocks: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
 			numbers: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ impl TestBlockChainClient {
 			execution_result: RwLock::new(None),
 			receipts: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
 			queue_size: AtomicUsize::new(0),
-			miner: Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(Spec::new_test())),
+			miner: Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec)),
-			spec: Spec::new_test(),
+			spec: spec,
 			vm_factory: EvmFactory::new(VMType::Interpreter),
 		};
 		client.add_blocks(1, EachBlockWith::Nothing); // add genesis block

ethcore/src/error.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ use basic_types::LogBloom;
 use client::Error as ClientError;
 use ipc::binary::{BinaryConvertError, BinaryConvertable};
 use types::block_import_error::BlockImportError;
+use snapshot::Error as SnapshotError;
+
 pub use types::executed::{ExecutionError, CallError};
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
@@ -234,25 +236,28 @@ pub enum Error {
 	StdIo(::std::io::Error),
 	/// Snappy error.
 	Snappy(::util::snappy::InvalidInput),
+	/// Snapshot error.
+	Snapshot(SnapshotError),
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Error {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
 		match *self {
-			Error::Client(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::Client(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
-			Error::Util(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::Util(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
-			Error::Io(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::Io(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
-			Error::Block(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::Block(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
-			Error::Execution(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::Execution(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
-			Error::Transaction(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::Transaction(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
-			Error::Import(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::Import(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
 			Error::UnknownEngineName(ref name) =>
 				f.write_fmt(format_args!("Unknown engine name ({})", name)),
 			Error::PowHashInvalid => f.write_str("Invalid or out of date PoW hash."),
 			Error::PowInvalid => f.write_str("Invalid nonce or mishash"),
-			Error::Trie(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::Trie(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
-			Error::StdIo(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::StdIo(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
-			Error::Snappy(ref err) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", err)),
+			Error::Snappy(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
+			Error::Snapshot(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -329,12 +334,6 @@ impl From<::std::io::Error> for Error {
 	}
 }
 
-impl From<::util::snappy::InvalidInput> for Error {
-	fn from(err: ::util::snappy::InvalidInput) -> Error {
-		Error::Snappy(err)
-	}
-}
-
 impl From<BlockImportError> for Error {
 	fn from(err: BlockImportError) -> Error {
 		match err {
@@ -345,6 +344,23 @@ impl From<BlockImportError> for Error {
 	}
 }
 
+impl From<snappy::InvalidInput> for Error {
+	fn from(err: snappy::InvalidInput) -> Error {
+		Error::Snappy(err)
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<SnapshotError> for Error {
+	fn from(err: SnapshotError) -> Error {
+		match err {
+			SnapshotError::Io(err) => Error::StdIo(err),
+			SnapshotError::Trie(err) => Error::Trie(err),
+			SnapshotError::Decoder(err) => err.into(),
+			other => Error::Snapshot(other),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 impl<E> From<Box<E>> for Error where Error: From<E> {
 	fn from(err: Box<E>) -> Error {
 		Error::from(*err)

ethcore/src/externalities.rs

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ mod tests {
 
 	struct TestSetup {
 		state: GuardedTempResult<State>,
-		engine: Box<Engine>,
+		engine: Arc<Engine>,
 		sub_state: Substate,
 		env_info: EnvInfo
 	}

ethcore/src/json_tests/chain.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use tests::helpers::*;
 use devtools::*;
 use spec::Genesis;
 use ethjson;
-use ethjson::blockchain::BlockChain;
 use miner::Miner;
 use io::IoChannel;
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn json_chain_test(json_data: &[u8], era: ChainEra) -> Vec<String> {
 
 			flush!("   - {}...", name);
 
-			let spec = |blockchain: &BlockChain| {
+			let spec = {
 				let genesis = Genesis::from(blockchain.genesis());
 				let state = From::from(blockchain.pre_state.clone());
 				let mut spec = match era {
@@ -61,9 +60,9 @@ pub fn json_chain_test(json_data: &[u8], era: ChainEra) -> Vec<String> {
 			{
 				let client = Client::new(
 					ClientConfig::default(),
-					spec(&blockchain),
+					&spec,
 					temp.as_path(),
-					Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(spec(&blockchain))),
+					Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec)),
 					IoChannel::disconnected()
 				).unwrap();
 				for b in &blockchain.blocks_rlp() {

ethcore/src/lib.rs

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ pub extern crate ethstore;
 extern crate semver;
 extern crate ethcore_ipc_nano as nanoipc;
 extern crate ethcore_devtools as devtools;
+extern crate rand;
 extern crate bit_set;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "jit" )] extern crate evmjit;

ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub struct Miner {
 	gas_range_target: RwLock<(U256, U256)>,
 	author: RwLock<Address>,
 	extra_data: RwLock<Bytes>,
-	spec: Spec,
+	engine: Arc<Engine>,
 
 	accounts: Option<Arc<AccountProvider>>,
 	work_poster: Option<WorkPoster>,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ pub struct Miner {
 
 impl Miner {
 	/// Creates new instance of miner without accounts, but with given spec.
-	pub fn with_spec(spec: Spec) -> Miner {
+	pub fn with_spec(spec: &Spec) -> Miner {
 		Miner {
 			transaction_queue: Arc::new(Mutex::new(TransactionQueue::new())),
 			options: Default::default(),
@@ -197,14 +197,14 @@ impl Miner {
 			author: RwLock::new(Address::default()),
 			extra_data: RwLock::new(Vec::new()),
 			accounts: None,
-			spec: spec,
+			engine: spec.engine.clone(),
 			work_poster: None,
 			gas_pricer: Mutex::new(GasPricer::new_fixed(20_000_000_000u64.into())),
 		}
 	}
 
 	/// Creates new instance of miner
-	pub fn new(options: MinerOptions, gas_pricer: GasPricer, spec: Spec, accounts: Option<Arc<AccountProvider>>) -> Arc<Miner> {
+	pub fn new(options: MinerOptions, gas_pricer: GasPricer, spec: &Spec, accounts: Option<Arc<AccountProvider>>) -> Arc<Miner> {
 		let work_poster = if !options.new_work_notify.is_empty() { Some(WorkPoster::new(&options.new_work_notify)) } else { None };
 		let txq = Arc::new(Mutex::new(TransactionQueue::with_limits(options.tx_queue_size, options.tx_gas_limit)));
 		Arc::new(Miner {
@@ -217,16 +217,12 @@ impl Miner {
 			extra_data: RwLock::new(Vec::new()),
 			options: options,
 			accounts: accounts,
-			spec: spec,
+			engine: spec.engine.clone(),
 			work_poster: work_poster,
 			gas_pricer: Mutex::new(gas_pricer),
 		})
 	}
 
-	fn engine(&self) -> &Engine {
-		self.spec.engine.deref()
-	}
-
 	fn forced_sealing(&self) -> bool {
 		self.options.force_sealing || !self.options.new_work_notify.is_empty()
 	}
@@ -274,8 +270,7 @@ impl Miner {
 				Some(old_block) => {
 					trace!(target: "miner", "Already have previous work; updating and returning");
 					// add transactions to old_block
-					let e = self.engine();
+					old_block.reopen(&*self.engine, chain.vm_factory())
-					old_block.reopen(e, chain.vm_factory())
 				}
 				None => {
 					// block not found - create it.
@@ -338,13 +333,13 @@ impl Miner {
 		if !block.transactions().is_empty() {
 			trace!(target: "miner", "prepare_sealing: block has transaction - attempting internal seal.");
 			// block with transactions - see if we can seal immediately.
-			let s = self.engine().generate_seal(block.block(), match self.accounts {
+			let s = self.engine.generate_seal(block.block(), match self.accounts {
 				Some(ref x) => Some(&**x),
 				None => None,
 			});
 			if let Some(seal) = s {
 				trace!(target: "miner", "prepare_sealing: managed internal seal. importing...");
-				if let Ok(sealed) = block.lock().try_seal(self.engine(), seal) {
+				if let Ok(sealed) = block.lock().try_seal(&*self.engine, seal) {
 					if let Ok(_) = chain.import_block(sealed.rlp_bytes()) {
 						trace!(target: "miner", "prepare_sealing: sealed internally and imported. leaving.");
 					} else {
@@ -497,7 +492,7 @@ impl MinerService for Miner {
 					state.add_balance(&sender, &(needed_balance - balance));
 				}
 				let options = TransactOptions { tracing: analytics.transaction_tracing, vm_tracing: analytics.vm_tracing, check_nonce: false };
-				let mut ret = try!(Executive::new(&mut state, &env_info, self.engine(), chain.vm_factory()).transact(t, options));
+				let mut ret = try!(Executive::new(&mut state, &env_info, &*self.engine, chain.vm_factory()).transact(t, options));
 
 				// TODO gav move this into Executive.
 				ret.state_diff = original_state.map(|original| state.diff_from(original));
@@ -795,7 +790,7 @@ impl MinerService for Miner {
 
 	fn submit_seal(&self, chain: &MiningBlockChainClient, pow_hash: H256, seal: Vec<Bytes>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		let result = if let Some(b) = self.sealing_work.lock().queue.get_used_if(if self.options.enable_resubmission { GetAction::Clone } else { GetAction::Take }, |b| &b.hash() == &pow_hash) {
-			b.lock().try_seal(self.engine(), seal).or_else(|_| {
+			b.lock().try_seal(&*self.engine, seal).or_else(|_| {
 				warn!(target: "miner", "Mined solution rejected: Invalid.");
 				Err(Error::PowInvalid)
 			})
@@ -897,7 +892,7 @@ mod tests {
 	fn should_prepare_block_to_seal() {
 		// given
 		let client = TestBlockChainClient::default();
-		let miner = Miner::with_spec(Spec::new_test());
+		let miner = Miner::with_spec(&Spec::new_test());
 
 		// when
 		let sealing_work = miner.map_sealing_work(&client, |_| ());
@@ -908,7 +903,7 @@ mod tests {
 	fn should_still_work_after_a_couple_of_blocks() {
 		// given
 		let client = TestBlockChainClient::default();
-		let miner = Miner::with_spec(Spec::new_test());
+		let miner = Miner::with_spec(&Spec::new_test());
 
 		let res = miner.map_sealing_work(&client, |b| b.block().fields().header.hash());
 		assert!(res.is_some());
@@ -940,7 +935,7 @@ mod tests {
 				enable_resubmission: true,
 			},
 			GasPricer::new_fixed(0u64.into()),
-			Spec::new_test(),
+			&Spec::new_test(),
 			None, // accounts provider
 		)).ok().expect("Miner was just created.")
 	}

ethcore/src/miner/mod.rs

@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
 //! use ethcore::miner::{Miner, MinerService};
 //!
 //! fn main() {
-//!		let miner: Miner = Miner::with_spec(ethereum::new_frontier());
+//!		let miner: Miner = Miner::with_spec(&ethereum::new_frontier());
 //!		// get status
 //!		assert_eq!(miner.status().transactions_in_pending_queue, 0);
 //!
 //!		// Check block for sealing
-//!		//assert!(miner.sealing_block(client.deref()).lock().is_some());
+//!		//assert!(miner.sealing_block(&*client).lock().is_some());
 //! }
 //! ```
 

ethcore/src/service.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use spec::Spec;
 use error::*;
 use client::{Client, ClientConfig, ChainNotify};
 use miner::Miner;
+use snapshot::service::Service as SnapshotService;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 
 #[cfg(feature="ipc")]
@@ -38,12 +39,17 @@ pub enum ClientIoMessage {
 	BlockVerified,
 	/// New transaction RLPs are ready to be imported
 	NewTransactions(Vec<Bytes>),
+	/// Feed a state chunk to the snapshot service
+	FeedStateChunk(H256, Bytes),
+	/// Feed a block chunk to the snapshot service
+	FeedBlockChunk(H256, Bytes),
 }
 
 /// Client service setup. Creates and registers client and network services with the IO subsystem.
 pub struct ClientService {
 	io_service: Arc<IoService<ClientIoMessage>>,
 	client: Arc<Client>,
+	snapshot: Arc<SnapshotService>,
 	panic_handler: Arc<PanicHandler>,
 	_stop_guard: ::devtools::StopGuard,
 }
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@ impl ClientService {
 	/// Start the service in a separate thread.
 	pub fn start(
 		config: ClientConfig,
-		spec: Spec,
+		spec: &Spec,
 		db_path: &Path,
 		miner: Arc<Miner>,
 		) -> Result<ClientService, Error>
@@ -65,10 +71,17 @@ impl ClientService {
 		if spec.fork_name.is_some() {
 			warn!("Your chain is an alternative fork. {}", Colour::Red.bold().paint("TRANSACTIONS MAY BE REPLAYED ON THE MAINNET!"));
 		}
-		let client = try!(Client::new(config, spec, db_path, miner, io_service.channel()));
+
-		panic_handler.forward_from(client.deref());
+		let pruning = config.pruning;
+		let client = try!(Client::new(config, &spec, db_path, miner, io_service.channel()));
+		let snapshot = try!(SnapshotService::new(spec, pruning, db_path.into(), io_service.channel()));
+
+		let snapshot = Arc::new(snapshot);
+
+		panic_handler.forward_from(&*client);
 		let client_io = Arc::new(ClientIoHandler {
-			client: client.clone()
+			client: client.clone(),
+			snapshot: snapshot.clone(),
 		});
 		try!(io_service.register_handler(client_io));
 
@@ -78,6 +91,7 @@ impl ClientService {
 		Ok(ClientService {
 			io_service: Arc::new(io_service),
 			client: client,
+			snapshot: snapshot,
 			panic_handler: panic_handler,
 			_stop_guard: stop_guard,
 		})
@@ -98,6 +112,11 @@ impl ClientService {
 		self.client.clone()
 	}
 
+	/// Get snapshot interface.
+	pub fn snapshot_service(&self) -> Arc<SnapshotService> {
+		self.snapshot.clone()
+	}
+
 	/// Get network service component
 	pub fn io(&self) -> Arc<IoService<ClientIoMessage>> {
 		self.io_service.clone()
@@ -117,7 +136,8 @@ impl MayPanic for ClientService {
 
 /// IO interface for the Client handler
 struct ClientIoHandler {
-	client: Arc<Client>
+	client: Arc<Client>,
+	snapshot: Arc<SnapshotService>,
 }
 
 const CLIENT_TICK_TIMER: TimerToken = 0;
@@ -139,6 +159,8 @@ impl IoHandler<ClientIoMessage> for ClientIoHandler {
 		match *net_message {
 			ClientIoMessage::BlockVerified => { self.client.import_verified_blocks(); }
 			ClientIoMessage::NewTransactions(ref transactions) => { self.client.import_queued_transactions(transactions); }
+			ClientIoMessage::FeedStateChunk(ref hash, ref chunk) => self.snapshot.feed_state_chunk(*hash, chunk),
+			ClientIoMessage::FeedBlockChunk(ref hash, ref chunk) => self.snapshot.feed_block_chunk(*hash, chunk),
 			_ => {} // ignore other messages
 		}
 	}
@@ -172,11 +194,16 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn it_can_be_started() {
 		let temp_path = RandomTempPath::new();
+		let mut path = temp_path.as_path().to_owned();
+		path.push("pruning");
+		path.push("db");
+
+		let spec = get_test_spec();
 		let service = ClientService::start(
 			ClientConfig::default(),
-			get_test_spec(),
+			&spec,
-			temp_path.as_path(),
+			&path,
-			Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(get_test_spec())),
+			Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec)),
 		);
 		assert!(service.is_ok());
 	}

ethcore/src/snapshot/account.rs

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 //! Account state encoding and decoding
 
 use account_db::{AccountDB, AccountDBMut};
-use error::Error;
 use util::{U256, FixedHash, H256, Bytes, HashDB, SHA3_EMPTY, TrieDB};
 use util::rlp::{Rlp, RlpStream, Stream, UntrustedRlp, View};
+use snapshot::Error;
 
 // An alternate account structure from ::account::Account.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
@@ -130,39 +130,25 @@ impl Account {
 			code_hash: code_hash,
 		})
 	}
+
+	#[cfg(test)]
+	pub fn storage_root_mut(&mut self) -> &mut H256 {
+		&mut self.storage_root
+	}
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 	use account_db::{AccountDB, AccountDBMut};
 	use tests::helpers::get_temp_journal_db;
+	use snapshot::tests::helpers::fill_storage;
 
 	use util::{SHA3_NULL_RLP, SHA3_EMPTY};
 	use util::hash::{Address, FixedHash, H256};
 	use util::rlp::{UntrustedRlp, View};
-	use util::trie::{Alphabet, StandardMap, SecTrieDBMut, TrieMut, ValueMode};
 
 	use super::Account;
 
-	fn fill_storage(mut db: AccountDBMut) -> H256 {
-		let map = StandardMap {
-			alphabet: Alphabet::All,
-			min_key: 6,
-			journal_key: 6,
-			value_mode: ValueMode::Random,
-			count: 100
-		};
-
-		let mut root = H256::new();
-		{
-			let mut trie = SecTrieDBMut::new(&mut db, &mut root);
-			for (k, v) in map.make() {
-				trie.insert(&k, &v).unwrap();
-			}
-		}
-		root
-	}
-
 	#[test]
 	fn encoding_basic() {
 		let mut db = get_temp_journal_db();
@@ -190,12 +176,16 @@ mod tests {
 		let mut db = &mut **db;
 		let addr = Address::random();
 
-		let root = fill_storage(AccountDBMut::new(db.as_hashdb_mut(), &addr));
+		let account = {
-		let account = Account {
+			let acct_db = AccountDBMut::new(db.as_hashdb_mut(), &addr);
+			let mut root = SHA3_NULL_RLP;
+			fill_storage(acct_db, &mut root, &mut H256::zero());
+			Account {
 				nonce: 25.into(),
 				balance: 987654321.into(),
 				storage_root: root,
 				code_hash: SHA3_EMPTY,
+			}
 		};
 
 		let thin_rlp = account.to_thin_rlp();

ethcore/src/snapshot/block.rs

@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 //! Block RLP compression.
 
-// TODO [rob] remove when BlockRebuilder done.
-#![allow(dead_code)]
-
 use block::Block;
 use header::Header;
 
@@ -50,10 +47,9 @@ impl AbridgedBlock {
 	/// producing new rlp.
 	pub fn from_block_view(block_view: &BlockView) -> Self {
 		let header = block_view.header_view();
-
 		let seal_fields = header.seal();
 
-		// 10 header fields, unknown amount of seal fields, and 2 block fields.
+		// 10 header fields, unknown number of seal fields, and 2 block fields.
 		let mut stream = RlpStream::new_list(
 			HEADER_FIELDS +
 			seal_fields.len() +
@@ -110,25 +106,17 @@ impl AbridgedBlock {
 		let transactions = try!(rlp.val_at(10));
 		let uncles: Vec<Header> = try!(rlp.val_at(11));
 
-		// iterator-based approach is cleaner but doesn't work w/ try.
+		let mut uncles_rlp = RlpStream::new();
-		let seal = {
+		uncles_rlp.append(&uncles);
-			let mut seal = Vec::new();
+		header.uncles_hash = uncles_rlp.as_raw().sha3();
 
-			for i in 12..rlp.item_count() {
+		let mut seal_fields = Vec::new();
-				seal.push(try!(rlp.val_at(i)));
+		for i in (HEADER_FIELDS + BLOCK_FIELDS)..rlp.item_count() {
+			let seal_rlp = try!(rlp.at(i));
+			seal_fields.push(seal_rlp.as_raw().to_owned());
 		}
 
-			seal
+		header.set_seal(seal_fields);
-		};
-
-		header.set_seal(seal);
-
-		let uncle_bytes = uncles.iter()
-			.fold(RlpStream::new_list(uncles.len()), |mut s, u| {
-				s.append_raw(&u.rlp(::basic_types::Seal::With), 1);
-				s
-			}).out();
-		header.uncles_hash = uncle_bytes.sha3();
 
 		Ok(Block {
 			header: header,
@@ -145,17 +133,10 @@ mod tests {
 	use super::AbridgedBlock;
 	use types::transaction::{Action, Transaction};
 
-	use util::{Address, H256, FixedHash, U256};
+	use util::{Address, H256, FixedHash, U256, Bytes};
-	use util::{Bytes, RlpStream, Stream};
 
 	fn encode_block(b: &Block) -> Bytes {
-		let mut s = RlpStream::new_list(3);
+		b.rlp_bytes(::basic_types::Seal::With)
-
-		b.header.stream_rlp(&mut s, ::basic_types::Seal::With);
-		s.append(&b.transactions);
-		s.append(&b.uncles);
-
-		s.out()
 	}
 
 	#[test]

ethcore/src/snapshot/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Snapshot-related errors.
+
+use std::fmt;
+
+use util::H256;
+use util::trie::TrieError;
+use util::rlp::DecoderError;
+
+/// Snapshot-related errors.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+	/// Invalid starting block for snapshot.
+	InvalidStartingBlock(H256),
+	/// Block not found.
+	BlockNotFound(H256),
+	/// Trie error.
+	Trie(TrieError),
+	/// Decoder error.
+	Decoder(DecoderError),
+	/// Io error.
+	Io(::std::io::Error),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Error {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+		match *self {
+			Error::InvalidStartingBlock(ref hash) => write!(f, "Invalid starting block hash: {}", hash),
+			Error::BlockNotFound(ref hash) => write!(f, "Block not found in chain: {}", hash),
+			Error::Io(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
+			Error::Decoder(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
+			Error::Trie(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<::std::io::Error> for Error {
+	fn from(err: ::std::io::Error) -> Self {
+		Error::Io(err)
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<Box<TrieError>> for Error {
+	fn from(err: Box<TrieError>) -> Self {
+		Error::Trie(*err)
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<DecoderError> for Error {
+	fn from(err: DecoderError) -> Self {
+		Error::Decoder(err)
+	}
+}

ethcore/src/snapshot/io.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Snapshot i/o.
+//! Ways of writing and reading snapshots. This module supports writing and reading
+//! snapshots of two different formats: packed and loose.
+//! Packed snapshots are written to a single file, and loose snapshots are
+//! written to multiple files in one directory.
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::{self, Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
+use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use util::Bytes;
+use util::hash::H256;
+use util::rlp::{self, Encodable, RlpStream, UntrustedRlp, Stream, View};
+
+use super::ManifestData;
+
+/// Something which can write snapshots.
+/// Writing the same chunk multiple times will lead to implementation-defined
+/// behavior, and is not advised.
+pub trait SnapshotWriter {
+	/// Write a compressed state chunk.
+	fn write_state_chunk(&mut self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()>;
+
+	/// Write a compressed block chunk.
+	fn write_block_chunk(&mut self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()>;
+
+	/// Complete writing. The manifest's chunk lists must be consistent
+	/// with the chunks written.
+	fn finish(self, manifest: ManifestData) -> io::Result<()> where Self: Sized;
+}
+
+// (hash, len, offset)
+struct ChunkInfo(H256, u64, u64);
+
+impl Encodable for ChunkInfo {
+	fn rlp_append(&self, s: &mut RlpStream) {
+		s.begin_list(3);
+		s.append(&self.0).append(&self.1).append(&self.2);
+	}
+}
+
+impl rlp::Decodable for ChunkInfo {
+	fn decode<D: rlp::Decoder>(decoder: &D) -> Result<Self, rlp::DecoderError> {
+		let d = decoder.as_rlp();
+
+		let hash = try!(d.val_at(0));
+		let len = try!(d.val_at(1));
+		let off = try!(d.val_at(2));
+		Ok(ChunkInfo(hash, len, off))
+	}
+}
+
+/// A packed snapshot writer. This writes snapshots to a single concatenated file.
+///
+/// The file format is very simple and consists of three parts:
+/// 	[Concatenated chunk data]
+/// 	[manifest as RLP]
+///     [manifest start offset (8 bytes little-endian)]
+///
+/// The manifest contains all the same information as a standard `ManifestData`,
+/// but also maps chunk hashes to their lengths and offsets in the file
+/// for easy reading.
+pub struct PackedWriter {
+	file: File,
+	state_hashes: Vec<ChunkInfo>,
+	block_hashes: Vec<ChunkInfo>,
+	cur_len: u64,
+}
+
+impl PackedWriter {
+	/// Create a new "PackedWriter", to write into the file at the given path.
+	pub fn new(path: &Path) -> io::Result<Self> {
+		Ok(PackedWriter {
+			file: try!(File::create(path)),
+			state_hashes: Vec::new(),
+			block_hashes: Vec::new(),
+			cur_len: 0,
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+impl SnapshotWriter for PackedWriter {
+	fn write_state_chunk(&mut self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+		try!(self.file.write_all(chunk));
+
+		let len = chunk.len() as u64;
+		self.state_hashes.push(ChunkInfo(hash, len, self.cur_len));
+
+		self.cur_len += len;
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	fn write_block_chunk(&mut self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+		try!(self.file.write_all(chunk));
+
+		let len = chunk.len() as u64;
+		self.block_hashes.push(ChunkInfo(hash, len, self.cur_len));
+
+		self.cur_len += len;
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	fn finish(mut self, manifest: ManifestData) -> io::Result<()> {
+		// we ignore the hashes fields of the manifest under the assumption that
+		// they are consistent with ours.
+		let mut stream = RlpStream::new_list(5);
+		stream
+			.append(&self.state_hashes)
+			.append(&self.block_hashes)
+			.append(&manifest.state_root)
+			.append(&manifest.block_number)
+			.append(&manifest.block_hash);
+
+		let manifest_rlp = stream.out();
+
+		try!(self.file.write_all(&manifest_rlp));
+		let off = self.cur_len;
+		trace!(target: "snapshot_io", "writing manifest of len {} to offset {}", manifest_rlp.len(), off);
+
+		let off_bytes: [u8; 8] =
+			[
+				off as u8,
+				(off >> 8) as u8,
+				(off >> 16) as u8,
+				(off >> 24) as u8,
+				(off >> 32) as u8,
+				(off >> 40) as u8,
+				(off >> 48) as u8,
+				(off >> 56) as u8,
+			];
+
+		try!(self.file.write_all(&off_bytes[..]));
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
+/// A "loose" writer writes chunk files into a directory.
+pub struct LooseWriter {
+	dir: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl LooseWriter {
+	/// Create a new LooseWriter which will write into the given directory,
+	/// creating it if it doesn't exist.
+	pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> io::Result<Self> {
+		try!(fs::create_dir_all(&path));
+
+		Ok(LooseWriter {
+			dir: path,
+		})
+	}
+
+	// writing logic is the same for both kinds of chunks.
+	fn write_chunk(&mut self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+		let mut file_path = self.dir.clone();
+		file_path.push(hash.hex());
+
+		let mut file = try!(File::create(file_path));
+		try!(file.write_all(chunk));
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
+impl SnapshotWriter for LooseWriter {
+	fn write_state_chunk(&mut self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+		self.write_chunk(hash, chunk)
+	}
+
+	fn write_block_chunk(&mut self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+		self.write_chunk(hash, chunk)
+	}
+
+	fn finish(self, manifest: ManifestData) -> io::Result<()> {
+		let rlp = manifest.into_rlp();
+		let mut path = self.dir.clone();
+		path.push("MANIFEST");
+
+		let mut file = try!(File::create(path));
+		try!(file.write_all(&rlp[..]));
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
+/// Something which can read compressed snapshots.
+pub trait SnapshotReader {
+	/// Get the manifest data for this snapshot.
+	fn manifest(&self) -> &ManifestData;
+
+	/// Get raw chunk data by hash. implementation defined behavior
+	/// if a chunk not in the manifest is requested.
+	fn chunk(&self, hash: H256) -> io::Result<Bytes>;
+}
+
+/// Packed snapshot reader.
+pub struct PackedReader {
+	file: File,
+	state_hashes: HashMap<H256, (u64, u64)>, // len, offset
+	block_hashes: HashMap<H256, (u64, u64)>, // len, offset
+	manifest: ManifestData,
+}
+
+impl PackedReader {
+	/// Create a new `PackedReader` for the file at the given path.
+	/// This will fail if any io errors are encountered or the file
+	/// is not a valid packed snapshot.
+	pub fn new(path: &Path) -> Result<Option<Self>, ::error::Error> {
+		let mut file = try!(File::open(path));
+		let file_len = try!(file.metadata()).len();
+		if file_len < 8 {
+			// ensure we don't seek before beginning.
+			return Ok(None);
+		}
+
+
+		try!(file.seek(SeekFrom::End(-8)));
+		let mut off_bytes = [0u8; 8];
+
+		try!(file.read_exact(&mut off_bytes[..]));
+
+		let manifest_off: u64 =
+			((off_bytes[7] as u64) << 56) +
+			((off_bytes[6] as u64) << 48) +
+			((off_bytes[5] as u64) << 40) +
+			((off_bytes[4] as u64) << 32) +
+			((off_bytes[3] as u64) << 24) +
+			((off_bytes[2] as u64) << 16) +
+			((off_bytes[1] as u64) << 8) +
+			(off_bytes[0] as u64);
+
+		let manifest_len = file_len - manifest_off - 8;
+		trace!(target: "snapshot", "loading manifest of length {} from offset {}", manifest_len, manifest_off);
+
+		let	mut manifest_buf = vec![0; manifest_len as usize];
+
+		try!(file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(manifest_off)));
+		try!(file.read_exact(&mut manifest_buf));
+
+		let rlp = UntrustedRlp::new(&manifest_buf);
+
+		let state: Vec<ChunkInfo> = try!(rlp.val_at(0));
+		let blocks: Vec<ChunkInfo> = try!(rlp.val_at(1));
+
+		let manifest = ManifestData {
+			state_hashes: state.iter().map(|c| c.0).collect(),
+			block_hashes: blocks.iter().map(|c| c.0).collect(),
+			state_root: try!(rlp.val_at(2)),
+			block_number: try!(rlp.val_at(3)),
+			block_hash: try!(rlp.val_at(4)),
+		};
+
+		Ok(Some(PackedReader {
+			file: file,
+			state_hashes: state.into_iter().map(|c| (c.0, (c.1, c.2))).collect(),
+			block_hashes: blocks.into_iter().map(|c| (c.0, (c.1, c.2))).collect(),
+			manifest: manifest
+		}))
+	}
+}
+
+impl SnapshotReader for PackedReader {
+	fn manifest(&self) -> &ManifestData {
+		&self.manifest
+	}
+
+	fn chunk(&self, hash: H256) -> io::Result<Bytes> {
+		let &(len, off) = self.state_hashes.get(&hash).or_else(|| self.block_hashes.get(&hash))
+			.expect("only chunks in the manifest can be requested; qed");
+
+		let mut file = &self.file;
+
+		try!(file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(off)));
+		let mut buf = vec![0; len as usize];
+
+		try!(file.read_exact(&mut buf[..]));
+
+		Ok(buf)
+	}
+}
+
+/// reader for "loose" snapshots
+pub struct LooseReader {
+	dir: PathBuf,
+	manifest: ManifestData,
+}
+
+impl LooseReader {
+	/// Create a new `LooseReader` which will read the manifest and chunk data from
+	/// the given directory.
+	pub fn new(mut dir: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, ::error::Error> {
+		let mut manifest_buf = Vec::new();
+
+		dir.push("MANIFEST");
+		let mut manifest_file = try!(File::open(&dir));
+		try!(manifest_file.read_to_end(&mut manifest_buf));
+
+		let manifest = try!(ManifestData::from_rlp(&manifest_buf[..]));
+
+		dir.pop();
+
+		Ok(LooseReader {
+			dir: dir,
+			manifest: manifest,
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+impl SnapshotReader for LooseReader {
+	fn manifest(&self) -> &ManifestData {
+		&self.manifest
+	}
+
+	fn chunk(&self, hash: H256) -> io::Result<Bytes> {
+		let mut path = self.dir.clone();
+		path.push(hash.hex());
+
+		let mut buf = Vec::new();
+		let mut file = try!(File::open(&path));
+
+		try!(file.read_to_end(&mut buf));
+
+		Ok(buf)
+	}
+}

ethcore/src/snapshot/mod.rs

@@ -14,123 +14,120 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//! Snapshot creation helpers.
+//! Snapshot creation, restoration, and network service.
 
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
-use std::fs::{create_dir_all, File};
+use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::io::Write;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use account_db::{AccountDB, AccountDBMut};
-use client::BlockChainClient;
+use blockchain::{BlockChain, BlockProvider};
-use error::Error;
+use engines::Engine;
-use ids::BlockID;
+use views::BlockView;
-use views::{BlockView, HeaderView};
 
-use util::{Bytes, Hashable, HashDB, JournalDB, snappy, TrieDB, TrieDBMut, TrieMut, DBTransaction};
+use util::{Bytes, Hashable, HashDB, snappy, TrieDB, TrieDBMut, TrieMut};
-use util::error::UtilError;
+use util::Mutex;
 use util::hash::{FixedHash, H256};
+use util::journaldb::{self, Algorithm, JournalDB};
+use util::kvdb::Database;
 use util::rlp::{DecoderError, RlpStream, Stream, UntrustedRlp, View, Compressible, RlpType};
+use util::rlp::SHA3_NULL_RLP;
 
 use self::account::Account;
 use self::block::AbridgedBlock;
+use self::io::SnapshotWriter;
 
 use crossbeam::{scope, ScopedJoinHandle};
+use rand::{Rng, OsRng};
+
+pub use self::error::Error;
+pub use self::service::{RestorationStatus, Service, SnapshotService};
+
+pub mod io;
+pub mod service;
 
 mod account;
 mod block;
+mod error;
 
-// Try to have chunks be around 16MB (before compression)
+#[cfg(test)]
-const PREFERRED_CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+mod tests;
 
-/// Take a snapshot using the given client and database, writing into `path`.
+// Try to have chunks be around 4MB (before compression)
-pub fn take_snapshot(client: &BlockChainClient, mut path: PathBuf, state_db: &HashDB) -> Result<(), Error> {
+const PREFERRED_CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
-	let chain_info = client.chain_info();
 
-	let genesis_hash = chain_info.genesis_hash;
+// How many blocks to include in a snapshot, starting from the head of the chain.
-	let best_header_raw = client.best_block_header();
+const SNAPSHOT_BLOCKS: u64 = 30000;
-	let best_header = HeaderView::new(&best_header_raw);
-	let state_root = best_header.state_root();
 
-	trace!(target: "snapshot", "Taking snapshot starting at block {}", best_header.number());
+/// Take a snapshot using the given blockchain, starting block hash, and database, writing into the given writer.
+pub fn take_snapshot<W: SnapshotWriter + Send>(chain: &BlockChain, start_block_hash: H256, state_db: &HashDB, writer: W) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let start_header = try!(chain.block_header(&start_block_hash).ok_or(Error::InvalidStartingBlock(start_block_hash)));
+	let state_root = start_header.state_root();
+	let number = start_header.number();
 
-	let _ = create_dir_all(&path);
+	info!("Taking snapshot starting at block {}", number);
 
-	let state_hashes = try!(chunk_state(state_db, &state_root, &path));
+	let writer = Mutex::new(writer);
-	let block_hashes = try!(chunk_blocks(client, best_header.hash(), genesis_hash, &path));
+	let (state_hashes, block_hashes) = try!(scope(|scope| {
+		let block_guard = scope.spawn(|| chunk_blocks(chain, (number, start_block_hash), &writer));
+		let state_res = chunk_state(state_db, state_root, &writer);
 
-	trace!(target: "snapshot", "produced {} state chunks and {} block chunks.", state_hashes.len(), block_hashes.len());
+		state_res.and_then(|state_hashes| {
+			block_guard.join().map(|block_hashes| (state_hashes, block_hashes))
+		})
+	}));
+
+	info!("produced {} state chunks and {} block chunks.", state_hashes.len(), block_hashes.len());
 
 	let manifest_data = ManifestData {
 		state_hashes: state_hashes,
 		block_hashes: block_hashes,
-		state_root: state_root,
+		state_root: *state_root,
-		block_number: chain_info.best_block_number,
+		block_number: number,
-		block_hash: chain_info.best_block_hash,
+		block_hash: start_block_hash,
 	};
 
-	path.push("MANIFEST");
+	try!(writer.into_inner().finish(manifest_data));
-
-	let mut manifest_file = try!(File::create(&path));
-
-	try!(manifest_file.write_all(&manifest_data.into_rlp()));
 
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-// shared portion of write_chunk
-// returns either a (hash, compressed_size) pair or an io error.
-fn write_chunk(raw_data: &[u8], compression_buffer: &mut Vec<u8>, path: &Path) -> Result<(H256, usize), Error> {
-	let compressed_size = snappy::compress_into(raw_data, compression_buffer);
-	let compressed = &compression_buffer[..compressed_size];
-	let hash = compressed.sha3();
-
-	let mut file_path = path.to_owned();
-	file_path.push(hash.hex());
-
-	let mut file = try!(File::create(file_path));
-	try!(file.write_all(compressed));
-
-	Ok((hash, compressed_size))
-}
-
 /// Used to build block chunks.
 struct BlockChunker<'a> {
-	client: &'a BlockChainClient,
+	chain: &'a BlockChain,
 	// block, receipt rlp pairs.
 	rlps: VecDeque<Bytes>,
 	current_hash: H256,
 	hashes: Vec<H256>,
 	snappy_buffer: Vec<u8>,
+	writer: &'a Mutex<SnapshotWriter + 'a>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> BlockChunker<'a> {
 	// Repeatedly fill the buffers and writes out chunks, moving backwards from starting block hash.
-	// Loops until we reach the genesis, and writes out the remainder.
+	// Loops until we reach the first desired block, and writes out the remainder.
-	fn chunk_all(&mut self, genesis_hash: H256, path: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	fn chunk_all(&mut self, first_hash: H256) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		let mut loaded_size = 0;
 
-		while self.current_hash != genesis_hash {
+		while self.current_hash != first_hash {
-			let block = self.client.block(BlockID::Hash(self.current_hash))
+			let (block, receipts) = try!(self.chain.block(&self.current_hash)
-				.expect("started from the head of chain and walking backwards; client stores full chain; qed");
+				.and_then(|b| self.chain.block_receipts(&self.current_hash).map(|r| (b, r)))
+				.ok_or(Error::BlockNotFound(self.current_hash)));
+
 			let view = BlockView::new(&block);
 			let abridged_rlp = AbridgedBlock::from_block_view(&view).into_inner();
 
-			let receipts = self.client.block_receipts(&self.current_hash)
-				.expect("started from head of chain and walking backwards; client stores full chain; qed");
-
 			let pair = {
 				let mut pair_stream = RlpStream::new_list(2);
-				pair_stream.append(&abridged_rlp).append(&receipts);
+				pair_stream.append_raw(&abridged_rlp, 1).append(&receipts);
 				pair_stream.out()
 			};
 
 			let new_loaded_size = loaded_size + pair.len();
 
-			// cut off the chunk if too large
+			// cut off the chunk if too large.
+
 			if new_loaded_size > PREFERRED_CHUNK_SIZE {
-				let header = view.header_view();
+				try!(self.write_chunk());
-				try!(self.write_chunk(header.parent_hash(), header.number(), path));
 				loaded_size = pair.len();
 			} else {
 				loaded_size = new_loaded_size;
@@ -141,25 +138,44 @@ impl<'a> BlockChunker<'a> {
 		}
 
 		if loaded_size != 0 {
-			// we don't store the genesis block, so once we get to this point,
+			// we don't store the first block, so once we get to this point,
-			// the "first" block will be number 1.
+			// the "first" block will be first_number + 1.
-			try!(self.write_chunk(genesis_hash, 1, path));
+			try!(self.write_chunk());
 		}
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
 	// write out the data in the buffers to a chunk on disk
-	fn write_chunk(&mut self, parent_hash: H256, number: u64, path: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	//
+	// we preface each chunk with the parent of the first block's details.
+	fn write_chunk(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		// since the block we're inspecting now doesn't go into the
+		// chunk if it's too large, the current hash is the parent hash
+		// for the first block in that chunk.
+		let parent_hash = self.current_hash;
+
 		trace!(target: "snapshot", "prepared block chunk with {} blocks", self.rlps.len());
-		let mut rlp_stream = RlpStream::new_list(self.rlps.len() + 2);
+		let (parent_number, parent_details) = try!(self.chain.block_number(&parent_hash)
-		rlp_stream.append(&parent_hash).append(&number);
+			.and_then(|n| self.chain.block_details(&parent_hash).map(|d| (n, d)))
+			.ok_or(Error::BlockNotFound(parent_hash)));
+
+		let parent_total_difficulty = parent_details.total_difficulty;
+
+		let mut rlp_stream = RlpStream::new_list(3 + self.rlps.len());
+		rlp_stream.append(&parent_number).append(&parent_hash).append(&parent_total_difficulty);
+
 		for pair in self.rlps.drain(..) {
 			rlp_stream.append_raw(&pair, 1);
 		}
 
 		let raw_data = rlp_stream.out();
-		let (hash, size) = try!(write_chunk(&raw_data, &mut self.snappy_buffer, path));
+
+		let size = snappy::compress_into(&raw_data, &mut self.snappy_buffer);
+		let compressed = &self.snappy_buffer[..size];
+		let hash = compressed.sha3();
+
+		try!(self.writer.lock().write_block_chunk(hash, compressed));
 		trace!(target: "snapshot", "wrote block chunk. hash: {}, size: {}, uncompressed size: {}", hash.hex(), size, raw_data.len());
 
 		self.hashes.push(hash);
@@ -172,16 +188,29 @@ impl<'a> BlockChunker<'a> {
 ///
 /// The path parameter is the directory to store the block chunks in.
 /// This function assumes the directory exists already.
-pub fn chunk_blocks(client: &BlockChainClient, best_block_hash: H256, genesis_hash: H256, path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<H256>, Error> {
+/// Returns a list of chunk hashes, with the first having the blocks furthest from the genesis.
-	let mut chunker = BlockChunker {
+pub fn chunk_blocks<'a>(chain: &'a BlockChain, start_block_info: (u64, H256), writer: &Mutex<SnapshotWriter + 'a>) -> Result<Vec<H256>, Error> {
-		client: client,
+	let (start_number, start_hash) = start_block_info;
-		rlps: VecDeque::new(),
+
-		current_hash: best_block_hash,
+	let first_hash = if start_number < SNAPSHOT_BLOCKS {
-		hashes: Vec::new(),
+		// use the genesis hash.
-		snappy_buffer: vec![0; snappy::max_compressed_len(PREFERRED_CHUNK_SIZE)],
+		chain.genesis_hash()
+	} else {
+		let first_num = start_number - SNAPSHOT_BLOCKS;
+		chain.block_hash(first_num)
+			.expect("number before best block number; whole chain is stored; qed")
 	};
 
-	try!(chunker.chunk_all(genesis_hash, path));
+	let mut chunker = BlockChunker {
+		chain: chain,
+		rlps: VecDeque::new(),
+		current_hash: start_hash,
+		hashes: Vec::new(),
+		snappy_buffer: vec![0; snappy::max_compressed_len(PREFERRED_CHUNK_SIZE)],
+		writer: writer,
+	};
+
+	try!(chunker.chunk_all(first_hash));
 
 	Ok(chunker.hashes)
 }
@@ -191,8 +220,8 @@ struct StateChunker<'a> {
 	hashes: Vec<H256>,
 	rlps: Vec<Bytes>,
 	cur_size: usize,
-	snapshot_path: &'a Path,
 	snappy_buffer: Vec<u8>,
+	writer: &'a Mutex<SnapshotWriter + 'a>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> StateChunker<'a> {
@@ -226,7 +255,12 @@ impl<'a> StateChunker<'a> {
 		}
 
 		let raw_data = stream.out();
-		let (hash, compressed_size) = try!(write_chunk(&raw_data, &mut self.snappy_buffer, self.snapshot_path));
+
+		let compressed_size = snappy::compress_into(&raw_data, &mut self.snappy_buffer);
+		let compressed = &self.snappy_buffer[..compressed_size];
+		let hash = compressed.sha3();
+
+		try!(self.writer.lock().write_state_chunk(hash, compressed));
 		trace!(target: "snapshot", "wrote state chunk. size: {}, uncompressed size: {}", compressed_size, raw_data.len());
 
 		self.hashes.push(hash);
@@ -241,21 +275,21 @@ impl<'a> StateChunker<'a> {
 ///
 /// Returns a list of hashes of chunks created, or any error it may
 /// have encountered.
-pub fn chunk_state(db: &HashDB, root: &H256, path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<H256>, Error> {
+pub fn chunk_state<'a>(db: &HashDB, root: &H256, writer: &Mutex<SnapshotWriter + 'a>) -> Result<Vec<H256>, Error> {
-	let account_view = try!(TrieDB::new(db, &root));
+	let account_trie = try!(TrieDB::new(db, &root));
 
 	let mut chunker = StateChunker {
 		hashes: Vec::new(),
 		rlps: Vec::new(),
 		cur_size: 0,
-		snapshot_path: path,
 		snappy_buffer: vec![0; snappy::max_compressed_len(PREFERRED_CHUNK_SIZE)],
+		writer: writer,
 	};
 
 	trace!(target: "snapshot", "beginning state chunking");
 
 	// account_key here is the address' hash.
-	for (account_key, account_data) in account_view.iter() {
+	for (account_key, account_data) in account_trie.iter() {
 		let account = Account::from_thin_rlp(account_data);
 		let account_key_hash = H256::from_slice(&account_key);
 
@@ -274,6 +308,7 @@ pub fn chunk_state(db: &HashDB, root: &H256, path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<H256>, E
 }
 
 /// Manifest data.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct ManifestData {
 	/// List of state chunk hashes.
 	pub state_hashes: Vec<H256>,
@@ -324,63 +359,60 @@ impl ManifestData {
 pub struct StateRebuilder {
 	db: Box<JournalDB>,
 	state_root: H256,
-	snappy_buffer: Vec<u8>
 }
 
 impl StateRebuilder {
 	/// Create a new state rebuilder to write into the given backing DB.
-	pub fn new(db: Box<JournalDB>) -> Self {
+	pub fn new(db: Arc<Database>, pruning: Algorithm) -> Self {
 		StateRebuilder {
-			db: db,
+			db: journaldb::new(db.clone(), pruning, ::client::DB_COL_STATE),
-			state_root: H256::zero(),
+			state_root: SHA3_NULL_RLP,
-			snappy_buffer: Vec::new(),
 		}
 	}
 
-	/// Feed a compressed state chunk into the rebuilder.
+	/// Feed an uncompressed state chunk into the rebuilder.
-	pub fn feed(&mut self, compressed: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	pub fn feed(&mut self, chunk: &[u8]) -> Result<(), ::error::Error> {
-		let len = try!(snappy::decompress_into(compressed, &mut self.snappy_buffer));
+		let rlp = UntrustedRlp::new(chunk);
-		let rlp = UntrustedRlp::new(&self.snappy_buffer[..len]);
 		let account_fat_rlps: Vec<_> = rlp.iter().map(|r| r.as_raw()).collect();
 		let mut pairs = Vec::with_capacity(rlp.item_count());
+		let backing = self.db.backing().clone();
 
 		// initialize the pairs vector with empty values so we have slots to write into.
-		for _ in 0..rlp.item_count() {
+		pairs.resize(rlp.item_count(), (H256::new(), Vec::new()));
-			pairs.push((H256::new(), Vec::new()));
-		}
 
-		let chunk_size = account_fat_rlps.len() / ::num_cpus::get();
+		let chunk_size = account_fat_rlps.len() / ::num_cpus::get() + 1;
 
 		// build account tries in parallel.
 		try!(scope(|scope| {
 			let mut handles = Vec::new();
 			for (account_chunk, out_pairs_chunk) in account_fat_rlps.chunks(chunk_size).zip(pairs.chunks_mut(chunk_size)) {
 				let mut db = self.db.boxed_clone();
-				let handle: ScopedJoinHandle<Result<(), Error>> = scope.spawn(move || {
+				let handle: ScopedJoinHandle<Result<Box<JournalDB>, ::error::Error>> = scope.spawn(move || {
 					try!(rebuild_account_trie(db.as_hashdb_mut(), account_chunk, out_pairs_chunk));
 
-					// commit the db changes we made in this thread.
+					trace!(target: "snapshot", "thread rebuilt {} account tries", account_chunk.len());
-					let batch = DBTransaction::new(&db.backing());
+					Ok(db)
-					try!(db.commit(&batch, 0, &H256::zero(), None));
-					try!(db.backing().write(batch).map_err(UtilError::SimpleString));
-
-					Ok(())
 				});
 
 				handles.push(handle);
 			}
 
-			// see if we got any errors.
+			// commit all account tries to the db, but only in this thread.
+			let batch = backing.transaction();
 			for handle in handles {
-				try!(handle.join());
+				let mut thread_db = try!(handle.join());
+				try!(thread_db.inject(&batch));
 			}
+			try!(backing.write(batch).map_err(::util::UtilError::SimpleString));
 
-			Ok::<_, Error>(())
+
+			Ok::<_, ::error::Error>(())
 		}));
 
+
 		// batch trie writes
 		{
-			let mut account_trie = if self.state_root != H256::zero() {
+			let mut account_trie = if self.state_root != SHA3_NULL_RLP {
 				try!(TrieDBMut::from_existing(self.db.as_hashdb_mut(), &mut self.state_root))
 			} else {
 				TrieDBMut::new(self.db.as_hashdb_mut(), &mut self.state_root)
@@ -391,9 +423,10 @@ impl StateRebuilder {
 			}
 		}
 
-		let batch = DBTransaction::new(self.db.backing());
+		let batch = backing.transaction();
-		try!(self.db.commit(&batch, 0, &H256::zero(), None));
+		try!(self.db.inject(&batch));
-		try!(self.db.backing().write(batch).map_err(|e| Error::Util(e.into())));
+		try!(backing.write(batch).map_err(::util::UtilError::SimpleString));
+		trace!(target: "snapshot", "current state root: {:?}", self.state_root);
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
@@ -401,7 +434,7 @@ impl StateRebuilder {
 	pub fn state_root(&self) -> H256 { self.state_root }
 }
 
-fn rebuild_account_trie(db: &mut HashDB, account_chunk: &[&[u8]], out_chunk: &mut [(H256, Bytes)]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+fn rebuild_account_trie(db: &mut HashDB, account_chunk: &[&[u8]], out_chunk: &mut [(H256, Bytes)]) -> Result<(), ::error::Error> {
 	for (account_pair, out) in account_chunk.into_iter().zip(out_chunk) {
 		let account_rlp = UntrustedRlp::new(account_pair);
 
@@ -410,7 +443,7 @@ fn rebuild_account_trie(db: &mut HashDB, account_chunk: &[&[u8]], out_chunk: &mu
 		let fat_rlp = UntrustedRlp::new(&decompressed[..]);
 
 		let thin_rlp = {
-			let mut acct_db = AccountDBMut::from_hash(db.as_hashdb_mut(), hash);
+			let mut acct_db = AccountDBMut::from_hash(db, hash);
 
 			// fill out the storage trie and code while decoding.
 			let acc = try!(Account::from_fat_rlp(&mut acct_db, fat_rlp));
@@ -422,3 +455,98 @@ fn rebuild_account_trie(db: &mut HashDB, account_chunk: &[&[u8]], out_chunk: &mu
 	}
 	Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Proportion of blocks which we will verify PoW for.
+const POW_VERIFY_RATE: f32 = 0.02;
+
+/// Rebuilds the blockchain from chunks.
+///
+/// Does basic verification for all blocks, but PoW verification for some.
+/// Blocks must be fed in-order.
+///
+/// The first block in every chunk is disconnected from the last block in the
+/// chunk before it, as chunks may be submitted out-of-order.
+///
+/// After all chunks have been submitted, we "glue" the chunks together.
+pub struct BlockRebuilder {
+	chain: BlockChain,
+	rng: OsRng,
+	disconnected: Vec<(u64, H256)>,
+	best_number: u64,
+}
+
+impl BlockRebuilder {
+	/// Create a new BlockRebuilder.
+	pub fn new(chain: BlockChain, best_number: u64) -> Result<Self, ::error::Error> {
+		Ok(BlockRebuilder {
+			chain: chain,
+			rng: try!(OsRng::new()),
+			disconnected: Vec::new(),
+			best_number: best_number,
+		})
+	}
+
+	/// Feed the rebuilder an uncompressed block chunk.
+	/// Returns the number of blocks fed or any errors.
+	pub fn feed(&mut self, chunk: &[u8], engine: &Engine) -> Result<u64, ::error::Error> {
+		use basic_types::Seal::With;
+		use util::U256;
+
+		let rlp = UntrustedRlp::new(chunk);
+		let item_count = rlp.item_count();
+
+		trace!(target: "snapshot", "restoring block chunk with {} blocks.", item_count - 2);
+
+		// todo: assert here that these values are consistent with chunks being in order.
+		let mut cur_number = try!(rlp.val_at::<u64>(0)) + 1;
+		let mut parent_hash = try!(rlp.val_at::<H256>(1));
+		let parent_total_difficulty = try!(rlp.val_at::<U256>(2));
+
+		for idx in 3..item_count {
+			let pair = try!(rlp.at(idx));
+			let abridged_rlp = try!(pair.at(0)).as_raw().to_owned();
+			let abridged_block = AbridgedBlock::from_raw(abridged_rlp);
+			let receipts: Vec<::receipt::Receipt> = try!(pair.val_at(1));
+			let block = try!(abridged_block.to_block(parent_hash, cur_number));
+			let block_bytes = block.rlp_bytes(With);
+
+			if self.rng.gen::<f32>() <= POW_VERIFY_RATE {
+				try!(engine.verify_block_seal(&block.header))
+			} else {
+				try!(engine.verify_block_basic(&block.header, Some(&block_bytes)));
+			}
+
+			let is_best = cur_number == self.best_number;
+
+			// special-case the first block in each chunk.
+			if idx == 3 {
+				if self.chain.insert_snapshot_block(&block_bytes, receipts, Some(parent_total_difficulty), is_best) {
+					self.disconnected.push((cur_number, block.header.hash()));
+				}
+			} else {
+				self.chain.insert_snapshot_block(&block_bytes, receipts, None, is_best);
+			}
+			self.chain.commit();
+
+			parent_hash = BlockView::new(&block_bytes).hash();
+			cur_number += 1;
+		}
+
+		Ok(item_count as u64 - 3)
+	}
+
+	/// Glue together any disconnected chunks. To be called at the end.
+	pub fn glue_chunks(&mut self) {
+		for &(ref first_num, ref first_hash) in &self.disconnected {
+			let parent_num = first_num - 1;
+
+			// check if the parent is even in the chain.
+			// since we don't restore every single block in the chain,
+			// the first block of the first chunks has nothing to connect to.
+			if let Some(parent_hash) = self.chain.block_hash(parent_num) {
+				// if so, add the child to it.
+				self.chain.add_child(parent_hash, *first_hash);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

ethcore/src/snapshot/service.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,437 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Snapshot network service implementation.
+
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+
+use super::{ManifestData, StateRebuilder, BlockRebuilder};
+use super::io::{SnapshotReader, LooseReader};
+
+use blockchain::BlockChain;
+use engines::Engine;
+use error::Error;
+use service::ClientIoMessage;
+use spec::Spec;
+
+use io::IoChannel;
+
+use util::{Bytes, H256, Mutex, UtilError};
+use util::journaldb::Algorithm;
+use util::kvdb::{Database, DatabaseConfig};
+use util::snappy;
+
+/// Statuses for restorations.
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum RestorationStatus {
+	///	No restoration.
+	Inactive,
+	/// Ongoing restoration.
+	Ongoing,
+	/// Failed restoration.
+	Failed,
+}
+
+/// Restoration info.
+
+/// The interface for a snapshot network service.
+/// This handles:
+///    - restoration of snapshots to temporary databases.
+///    - responding to queries for snapshot manifests and chunks
+pub trait SnapshotService {
+	/// Query the most recent manifest data.
+	fn manifest(&self) -> Option<ManifestData>;
+
+	/// Get raw chunk for a given hash.
+	fn chunk(&self, hash: H256) -> Option<Bytes>;
+
+	/// Ask the snapshot service for the restoration status.
+	fn status(&self) -> RestorationStatus;
+
+	/// Ask the snapshot service for the number of chunks completed.
+	/// Return a tuple of (state_chunks, block_chunks).
+	/// Undefined when not restoring.
+	fn chunks_done(&self) -> (usize, usize);
+
+	/// Begin snapshot restoration.
+	/// If restoration in-progress, this will reset it.
+	/// From this point on, any previous snapshot may become unavailable.
+	/// Returns true if successful, false otherwise.
+	fn begin_restore(&self, manifest: ManifestData) -> bool;
+
+	/// Feed a raw state chunk to the service to be processed asynchronously.
+	/// no-op if not currently restoring.
+	fn restore_state_chunk(&self, hash: H256, chunk: Bytes);
+
+	/// Feed a raw block chunk to the service to be processed asynchronously.
+	/// no-op if currently restoring.
+	fn restore_block_chunk(&self, hash: H256, chunk: Bytes);
+}
+
+/// State restoration manager.
+struct Restoration {
+	state_chunks_left: HashSet<H256>,
+	block_chunks_left: HashSet<H256>,
+	state: StateRebuilder,
+	blocks: BlockRebuilder,
+	snappy_buffer: Bytes,
+	final_state_root: H256,
+}
+
+impl Restoration {
+	// make a new restoration, building databases in the given path.
+	fn new(manifest: &ManifestData, pruning: Algorithm, path: &Path, gb: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+		let cfg = DatabaseConfig::with_columns(::client::DB_NO_OF_COLUMNS);
+		let raw_db = Arc::new(try!(Database::open(&cfg, &*path.to_string_lossy())
+			.map_err(|s| UtilError::SimpleString(s))));
+
+		let chain = BlockChain::new(Default::default(), gb, raw_db.clone());
+		let blocks = try!(BlockRebuilder::new(chain, manifest.block_number));
+
+		Ok(Restoration {
+			state_chunks_left: manifest.state_hashes.iter().cloned().collect(),
+			block_chunks_left: manifest.block_hashes.iter().cloned().collect(),
+			state: StateRebuilder::new(raw_db, pruning),
+			blocks: blocks,
+			snappy_buffer: Vec::new(),
+			final_state_root: manifest.state_root,
+		})
+	}
+
+	// feeds a state chunk
+	fn feed_state(&mut self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		use util::trie::TrieError;
+
+		if self.state_chunks_left.remove(&hash) {
+			let len = try!(snappy::decompress_into(&chunk, &mut self.snappy_buffer));
+			try!(self.state.feed(&self.snappy_buffer[..len]));
+
+			if self.state_chunks_left.is_empty() {
+				let root = self.state.state_root();
+				if root != self.final_state_root {
+					warn!("Final restored state has wrong state root: expected {:?}, got {:?}", root, self.final_state_root);
+					return Err(TrieError::InvalidStateRoot(root).into());
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	// feeds a block chunk
+	fn feed_blocks(&mut self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8], engine: &Engine) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		if self.block_chunks_left.remove(&hash) {
+			let len = try!(snappy::decompress_into(&chunk, &mut self.snappy_buffer));
+			try!(self.blocks.feed(&self.snappy_buffer[..len], engine));
+
+			if self.block_chunks_left.is_empty() {
+				// connect out-of-order chunks.
+				self.blocks.glue_chunks();
+			}
+		}
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	// is everything done?
+	fn is_done(&self) -> bool {
+		self.block_chunks_left.is_empty() && self.state_chunks_left.is_empty()
+	}
+}
+
+/// Type alias for client io channel.
+pub type Channel = IoChannel<ClientIoMessage>;
+
+/// Service implementation.
+///
+/// This will replace the client's state DB as soon as the last state chunk
+/// is fed, and will replace the client's blocks DB when the last block chunk
+/// is fed.
+pub struct Service {
+	restoration: Mutex<Option<Restoration>>,
+	client_db: PathBuf, // "<chain hash>/<pruning>/db"
+	db_path: PathBuf,  // "<chain hash>/"
+	io_channel: Channel,
+	pruning: Algorithm,
+	status: Mutex<RestorationStatus>,
+	reader: Option<LooseReader>,
+	engine: Arc<Engine>,
+	genesis_block: Bytes,
+	state_chunks: AtomicUsize,
+	block_chunks: AtomicUsize,
+}
+
+impl Service {
+	/// Create a new snapshot service.
+	pub fn new(spec: &Spec, pruning: Algorithm, client_db: PathBuf, io_channel: Channel) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+		let db_path = try!(client_db.parent().and_then(Path::parent)
+			.ok_or_else(|| UtilError::SimpleString("Failed to find database root.".into()))).to_owned();
+
+		let reader = {
+			let mut snapshot_path = db_path.clone();
+			snapshot_path.push("snapshot");
+
+			LooseReader::new(snapshot_path).ok()
+		};
+
+		let service = Service {
+			restoration: Mutex::new(None),
+			client_db: client_db,
+			db_path: db_path,
+			io_channel: io_channel,
+			pruning: pruning,
+			status: Mutex::new(RestorationStatus::Inactive),
+			reader: reader,
+			engine: spec.engine.clone(),
+			genesis_block: spec.genesis_block(),
+			state_chunks: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+			block_chunks: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+		};
+
+		// create the snapshot dir if it doesn't exist.
+		match fs::create_dir_all(service.snapshot_dir()) {
+			Err(e) => {
+				if e.kind() != ErrorKind::AlreadyExists {
+					return Err(e.into())
+				}
+			}
+			_ => {}
+		}
+
+		// delete the temporary restoration dir if it does exist.
+		match fs::remove_dir_all(service.restoration_dir()) {
+			Err(e) => {
+				if e.kind() != ErrorKind::NotFound {
+					return Err(e.into())
+				}
+			}
+			_ => {}
+		}
+
+		Ok(service)
+	}
+
+	// get the snapshot path.
+	fn snapshot_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+		let mut dir = self.db_path.clone();
+		dir.push("snapshot");
+		dir
+	}
+
+	// get the restoration directory.
+	fn restoration_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+		let mut dir = self.snapshot_dir();
+		dir.push("restoration");
+		dir
+	}
+
+	// restoration db path.
+	fn restoration_db(&self) -> PathBuf {
+		let mut dir = self.restoration_dir();
+		dir.push("db");
+		dir
+	}
+
+	// replace one the client's database with our own.
+	fn replace_client_db(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		let our_db = self.restoration_db();
+
+		trace!(target: "snapshot", "replacing {:?} with {:?}", self.client_db, our_db);
+
+		let mut backup_db = self.restoration_dir();
+		backup_db.push("backup_db");
+
+		let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&backup_db);
+
+		let existed = match fs::rename(&self.client_db, &backup_db) {
+			Ok(_) => true,
+			Err(e) => if let ErrorKind::NotFound = e.kind() {
+				false
+			} else {
+				return Err(e.into());
+			}
+		};
+
+		match fs::rename(&our_db, &self.client_db) {
+			Ok(_) => {
+				// clean up the backup.
+				if existed {
+					try!(fs::remove_dir_all(&backup_db));
+				}
+				Ok(())
+			}
+			Err(e) => {
+				// restore the backup.
+				if existed {
+					try!(fs::rename(&backup_db, &self.client_db));
+				}
+				Err(e.into())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// finalize the restoration. this accepts an already-locked
+	// restoration as an argument -- so acquiring it again _will_
+	// lead to deadlock.
+	fn finalize_restoration(&self, rest: &mut Option<Restoration>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		trace!(target: "snapshot", "finalizing restoration");
+
+		self.state_chunks.store(0, Ordering::SeqCst);
+		self.block_chunks.store(0, Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+		// destroy the restoration before replacing databases.
+		*rest = None;
+
+		try!(self.replace_client_db());
+
+		*self.status.lock() = RestorationStatus::Inactive;
+
+		// TODO: take control of restored snapshot.
+		let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(self.restoration_dir());
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	/// Feed a chunk of either kind. no-op if no restoration or status is wrong.
+	fn feed_chunk(&self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8], is_state: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		match self.status() {
+			RestorationStatus::Inactive | RestorationStatus::Failed => Ok(()),
+			RestorationStatus::Ongoing => {
+				// TODO: be able to process block chunks and state chunks at same time?
+				let mut restoration = self.restoration.lock();
+
+				let res = {
+					let rest = match *restoration {
+						Some(ref mut r) => r,
+						None => return Ok(()),
+					};
+
+					match is_state {
+						true => rest.feed_state(hash, chunk),
+						false => rest.feed_blocks(hash, chunk, &*self.engine),
+					}.map(|_| rest.is_done())
+				};
+
+				match res {
+					Ok(is_done) => {
+						match is_state {
+							true => self.state_chunks.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst),
+							false => self.block_chunks.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst),
+						};
+
+						match is_done {
+							true => self.finalize_restoration(&mut *restoration),
+							false => Ok(())
+						}
+					}
+					other => other.map(drop),
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Feed a state chunk to be processed synchronously.
+	pub fn feed_state_chunk(&self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) {
+		match self.feed_chunk(hash, chunk, true) {
+			Ok(()) => (),
+			Err(e) => {
+				warn!("Encountered error during state restoration: {}", e);
+				*self.restoration.lock() = None;
+				*self.status.lock() = RestorationStatus::Failed;
+				let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(self.restoration_dir());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Feed a block chunk to be processed synchronously.
+	pub fn feed_block_chunk(&self, hash: H256, chunk: &[u8]) {
+		match self.feed_chunk(hash, chunk, false) {
+			Ok(()) => (),
+			Err(e) => {
+				warn!("Encountered error during block restoration: {}", e);
+				*self.restoration.lock() = None;
+				*self.status.lock() = RestorationStatus::Failed;
+				let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(self.restoration_dir());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl SnapshotService for Service {
+	fn manifest(&self) -> Option<ManifestData> {
+		self.reader.as_ref().map(|r| r.manifest().clone())
+	}
+
+	fn chunk(&self, hash: H256) -> Option<Bytes> {
+		self.reader.as_ref().and_then(|r| r.chunk(hash).ok())
+	}
+
+	fn status(&self) -> RestorationStatus {
+		*self.status.lock()
+	}
+
+	fn chunks_done(&self) -> (usize, usize) {
+		(self.state_chunks.load(Ordering::Relaxed), self.block_chunks.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
+	}
+
+	fn begin_restore(&self, manifest: ManifestData) -> bool {
+		let rest_dir = self.restoration_dir();
+
+		let mut res = self.restoration.lock();
+
+		// tear down existing restoration.
+		*res = None;
+
+		// delete and restore the restoration dir.
+		if let Err(e) = fs::remove_dir_all(&rest_dir).and_then(|_| fs::create_dir_all(&rest_dir)) {
+			match e.kind() {
+				ErrorKind::NotFound => {},
+				_ => {
+					warn!("encountered error {} while beginning snapshot restoration.", e);
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// make new restoration.
+		let db_path = self.restoration_db();
+		*res = match Restoration::new(&manifest, self.pruning, &db_path, &self.genesis_block) {
+				Ok(b) => Some(b),
+				Err(e) => {
+					warn!("encountered error {} while beginning snapshot restoration.", e);
+					return false;
+				}
+		};
+
+		*self.status.lock() = RestorationStatus::Ongoing;
+		true
+	}
+
+	fn restore_state_chunk(&self, hash: H256, chunk: Bytes) {
+		self.io_channel.send(ClientIoMessage::FeedStateChunk(hash, chunk))
+			.expect("snapshot service and io service are kept alive by client service; qed");
+	}
+
+	fn restore_block_chunk(&self, hash: H256, chunk: Bytes) {
+		self.io_channel.send(ClientIoMessage::FeedBlockChunk(hash, chunk))
+			.expect("snapshot service and io service are kept alive by client service; qed");
+	}
+}

ethcore/src/snapshot/tests/blocks.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Block chunker and rebuilder tests.
+
+use devtools::RandomTempPath;
+
+use blockchain::generator::{ChainGenerator, ChainIterator, BlockFinalizer};
+use blockchain::BlockChain;
+use snapshot::{chunk_blocks, BlockRebuilder};
+use snapshot::io::{PackedReader, PackedWriter, SnapshotReader, SnapshotWriter};
+
+use util::{Mutex, snappy};
+use util::kvdb::{Database, DatabaseConfig};
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+fn chunk_and_restore(amount: u64) {
+	let mut canon_chain = ChainGenerator::default();
+	let mut finalizer = BlockFinalizer::default();
+	let genesis = canon_chain.generate(&mut finalizer).unwrap();
+	let db_cfg = DatabaseConfig::with_columns(::client::DB_NO_OF_COLUMNS);
+
+	let orig_path = RandomTempPath::create_dir();
+	let new_path = RandomTempPath::create_dir();
+	let mut snapshot_path = new_path.as_path().to_owned();
+	snapshot_path.push("SNAP");
+
+	let old_db = Arc::new(Database::open(&db_cfg, orig_path.as_str()).unwrap());
+	let bc = BlockChain::new(Default::default(), &genesis, old_db.clone());
+
+	// build the blockchain.
+	for _ in 0..amount {
+		let block = canon_chain.generate(&mut finalizer).unwrap();
+		let batch = old_db.transaction();
+		bc.insert_block(&batch, &block, vec![]);
+		bc.commit();
+		old_db.write(batch).unwrap();
+	}
+
+	let best_hash = bc.best_block_hash();
+
+	// snapshot it.
+	let writer = Mutex::new(PackedWriter::new(&snapshot_path).unwrap());
+	let block_hashes = chunk_blocks(&bc, (amount, best_hash), &writer).unwrap();
+	writer.into_inner().finish(::snapshot::ManifestData {
+		state_hashes: Vec::new(),
+		block_hashes: block_hashes,
+		state_root: Default::default(),
+		block_number: amount,
+		block_hash: best_hash,
+	}).unwrap();
+
+	// restore it.
+	let new_db = Arc::new(Database::open(&db_cfg, new_path.as_str()).unwrap());
+	let new_chain = BlockChain::new(Default::default(), &genesis, new_db.clone());
+	let mut rebuilder = BlockRebuilder::new(new_chain, amount).unwrap();
+	let reader = PackedReader::new(&snapshot_path).unwrap().unwrap();
+	let engine = ::engines::NullEngine::new(Default::default(), Default::default());
+	for chunk_hash in &reader.manifest().block_hashes {
+		let compressed = reader.chunk(*chunk_hash).unwrap();
+		let chunk = snappy::decompress(&compressed).unwrap();
+		rebuilder.feed(&chunk, &engine).unwrap();
+	}
+
+	rebuilder.glue_chunks();
+	drop(rebuilder);
+
+	// and test it.
+	let new_chain = BlockChain::new(Default::default(), &genesis, new_db);
+	assert_eq!(new_chain.best_block_hash(), best_hash);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn chunk_and_restore_500() { chunk_and_restore(500) }
+
+#[test]
+fn chunk_and_restore_40k() { chunk_and_restore(40000) }

ethcore/src/snapshot/tests/helpers.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Snapshot test helpers. These are used to build blockchains and state tries
+//! which can be queried before and after a full snapshot/restore cycle.
+
+use account_db::AccountDBMut;
+use rand::Rng;
+use snapshot::account::Account;
+
+use util::hash::{FixedHash, H256};
+use util::hashdb::HashDB;
+use util::trie::{Alphabet, StandardMap, SecTrieDBMut, TrieMut, ValueMode};
+use util::trie::{TrieDB, TrieDBMut};
+use util::rlp::SHA3_NULL_RLP;
+
+// the proportion of accounts we will alter each tick.
+const ACCOUNT_CHURN: f32 = 0.01;
+
+/// This structure will incrementally alter a state given an rng.
+pub struct StateProducer {
+	state_root: H256,
+	storage_seed: H256,
+}
+
+impl StateProducer {
+	/// Create a new `StateProducer`.
+	pub fn new() -> Self {
+		StateProducer {
+			state_root: SHA3_NULL_RLP,
+			storage_seed: H256::zero(),
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Tick the state producer. This alters the state, writing new data into
+	/// the database.
+	pub fn tick<R: Rng>(&mut self, rng: &mut R, db: &mut HashDB) {
+		// modify existing accounts.
+		let mut accounts_to_modify: Vec<_> = {
+			let trie = TrieDB::new(&*db, &self.state_root).unwrap();
+			trie.iter()
+				.filter(|_| rng.gen::<f32>() < ACCOUNT_CHURN)
+				.map(|(k, v)| (H256::from_slice(&k), v.to_owned()))
+				.collect()
+		};
+
+		// sweep once to alter storage tries.
+		for &mut (ref mut address_hash, ref mut account_data) in &mut accounts_to_modify {
+			let mut account = Account::from_thin_rlp(&*account_data);
+			let acct_db = AccountDBMut::from_hash(db, *address_hash);
+			fill_storage(acct_db, account.storage_root_mut(), &mut self.storage_seed);
+			*account_data = account.to_thin_rlp();
+		}
+
+		// sweep again to alter account trie.
+		let mut trie = TrieDBMut::from_existing(db, &mut self.state_root).unwrap();
+
+		for (address_hash, account_data) in accounts_to_modify {
+			trie.insert(&address_hash[..], &account_data).unwrap();
+		}
+
+		// add between 0 and 5 new accounts each tick.
+		let new_accs = rng.gen::<u32>() % 5;
+
+		for _ in 0..new_accs {
+			let address_hash = H256::random();
+			let balance: usize = rng.gen();
+			let nonce: usize = rng.gen();
+			let acc = ::account::Account::new_basic(balance.into(), nonce.into()).rlp();
+			trie.insert(&address_hash[..], &acc).unwrap();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Get the current state root.
+	pub fn state_root(&self) -> H256 {
+		self.state_root
+	}
+}
+
+/// Fill the storage of an account.
+pub fn fill_storage(mut db: AccountDBMut, root: &mut H256, seed: &mut H256) {
+	let map = StandardMap {
+		alphabet: Alphabet::All,
+		min_key: 6,
+		journal_key: 6,
+		value_mode: ValueMode::Random,
+		count: 100,
+	};
+	{
+		let mut trie = if *root == SHA3_NULL_RLP {
+			SecTrieDBMut::new(&mut db, root)
+		} else {
+			SecTrieDBMut::from_existing(&mut db, root).unwrap()
+		};
+
+		for (k, v) in map.make_with(seed) {
+			trie.insert(&k, &v).unwrap();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/// Compare two state dbs.
+pub fn compare_dbs(one: &HashDB, two: &HashDB) {
+	let keys = one.keys();
+
+	for (key, _) in keys {
+		assert_eq!(one.get(&key).unwrap(), two.get(&key).unwrap());
+	}
+}

ethcore/src/snapshot/tests/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Snapshot tests.
+
+mod blocks;
+mod state;
+
+pub mod helpers;

ethcore/src/snapshot/tests/state.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! State snapshotting tests.
+
+use snapshot::{chunk_state, StateRebuilder};
+use snapshot::io::{PackedReader, PackedWriter, SnapshotReader, SnapshotWriter};
+use super::helpers::{compare_dbs, StateProducer};
+
+use rand;
+use util::hash::H256;
+use util::journaldb::{self, Algorithm};
+use util::kvdb::{Database, DatabaseConfig};
+use util::memorydb::MemoryDB;
+use util::Mutex;
+use devtools::RandomTempPath;
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+#[test]
+fn snap_and_restore() {
+	let mut producer = StateProducer::new();
+	let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+	let mut old_db = MemoryDB::new();
+	let db_cfg = DatabaseConfig::with_columns(::client::DB_NO_OF_COLUMNS);
+
+	for _ in 0..150 {
+		producer.tick(&mut rng, &mut old_db);
+	}
+
+	let snap_dir = RandomTempPath::create_dir();
+	let mut snap_file = snap_dir.as_path().to_owned();
+	snap_file.push("SNAP");
+
+	let state_root = producer.state_root();
+	let writer = Mutex::new(PackedWriter::new(&snap_file).unwrap());
+
+	let state_hashes = chunk_state(&old_db, &state_root, &writer).unwrap();
+
+	writer.into_inner().finish(::snapshot::ManifestData {
+		state_hashes: state_hashes,
+		block_hashes: Vec::new(),
+		state_root: state_root,
+		block_number: 0,
+		block_hash: H256::default(),
+	}).unwrap();
+
+	let mut db_path = snap_dir.as_path().to_owned();
+	db_path.push("db");
+	let db = {
+		let new_db = Arc::new(Database::open(&db_cfg, &db_path.to_string_lossy()).unwrap());
+		let mut rebuilder = StateRebuilder::new(new_db.clone(), Algorithm::Archive);
+		let reader = PackedReader::new(&snap_file).unwrap().unwrap();
+
+		for chunk_hash in &reader.manifest().state_hashes {
+			let raw = reader.chunk(*chunk_hash).unwrap();
+			let chunk = ::util::snappy::decompress(&raw).unwrap();
+
+			rebuilder.feed(&chunk).unwrap();
+		}
+
+		assert_eq!(rebuilder.state_root(), state_root);
+		new_db
+	};
+
+	let new_db = journaldb::new(db, Algorithm::Archive, ::client::DB_COL_STATE);
+
+	compare_dbs(&old_db, new_db.as_hashdb());
+}

ethcore/src/spec/spec.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 
 /// Parameters common to all engines.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+#[cfg_attr(test, derive(Default))]
 pub struct CommonParams {
 	/// Account start nonce.
 	pub account_start_nonce: U256,
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ pub struct Spec {
 	/// User friendly spec name
 	pub name: String,
 	/// What engine are we using for this?
-	pub engine: Box<Engine>,
+	pub engine: Arc<Engine>,
 	/// The fork identifier for this chain. Only needed to distinguish two chains sharing the same genesis.
 	pub fork_name: Option<String>,
 
@@ -130,14 +131,14 @@ impl From<ethjson::spec::Spec> for Spec {
 }
 
 impl Spec {
-	/// Convert engine spec into a boxed Engine of the right underlying type.
+	/// Convert engine spec into a arc'd Engine of the right underlying type.
 	/// TODO avoid this hard-coded nastiness - use dynamic-linked plugin framework instead.
-	fn engine(engine_spec: ethjson::spec::Engine, params: CommonParams, builtins: BTreeMap<Address, Builtin>) -> Box<Engine> {
+	fn engine(engine_spec: ethjson::spec::Engine, params: CommonParams, builtins: BTreeMap<Address, Builtin>) -> Arc<Engine> {
 		match engine_spec {
-			ethjson::spec::Engine::Null => Box::new(NullEngine::new(params, builtins)),
+			ethjson::spec::Engine::Null => Arc::new(NullEngine::new(params, builtins)),
-			ethjson::spec::Engine::InstantSeal => Box::new(InstantSeal::new(params, builtins)),
+			ethjson::spec::Engine::InstantSeal => Arc::new(InstantSeal::new(params, builtins)),
-			ethjson::spec::Engine::Ethash(ethash) => Box::new(ethereum::Ethash::new(params, From::from(ethash.params), builtins)),
+			ethjson::spec::Engine::Ethash(ethash) => Arc::new(ethereum::Ethash::new(params, From::from(ethash.params), builtins)),
-			ethjson::spec::Engine::BasicAuthority(basic_authority) => Box::new(BasicAuthority::new(params, From::from(basic_authority.params), builtins)),
+			ethjson::spec::Engine::BasicAuthority(basic_authority) => Arc::new(BasicAuthority::new(params, From::from(basic_authority.params), builtins)),
 		}
 	}
 

ethcore/src/tests/client.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ use miner::Miner;
 #[test]
 fn imports_from_empty() {
 	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
-	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(get_test_spec())), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let spec = get_test_spec();
+	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), &spec, dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec)), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 	client.import_verified_blocks();
 	client.flush_queue();
 }
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ fn returns_state_root_basic() {
 #[test]
 fn imports_good_block() {
 	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
-	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(get_test_spec())), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let spec = get_test_spec();
+	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), &spec, dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec)), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 	let good_block = get_good_dummy_block();
 	if let Err(_) = client.import_block(good_block) {
 		panic!("error importing block being good by definition");
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@ fn imports_good_block() {
 #[test]
 fn query_none_block() {
 	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
-	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(get_test_spec())), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let spec = get_test_spec();
+	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), &spec, dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec)), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 
     let non_existant = client.block_header(BlockID::Number(188));
 	assert!(non_existant.is_none());

ethcore/src/tests/helpers.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub enum ChainEra {
 }
 
 pub struct TestEngine {
-	engine: Box<Engine>,
+	engine: Arc<Engine>,
 	max_depth: usize
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn generate_dummy_client_with_spec_and_data<F>(get_test_spec: F, block_numbe
 	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
 
 	let test_spec = get_test_spec();
-	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(get_test_spec())), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), &test_spec, dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&test_spec)), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 	let test_engine = &test_spec.engine;
 
 	let mut db_result = get_temp_journal_db();
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ pub fn push_blocks_to_client(client: &Arc<Client>, timestamp_salt: u64, starting
 
 pub fn get_test_client_with_blocks(blocks: Vec<Bytes>) -> GuardedTempResult<Arc<Client>> {
 	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
-	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(get_test_spec())), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let test_spec = get_test_spec();
+	let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), &test_spec, dir.as_path(), Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&test_spec)), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 	for block in &blocks {
 		if let Err(_) = client.import_block(block.clone()) {
 			panic!("panic importing block which is well-formed");

ethcore/src/tests/rpc.rs

@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ pub fn run_test_worker(scope: &crossbeam::Scope, stop: Arc<AtomicBool>, socket_p
 	let socket_path = socket_path.to_owned();
 	scope.spawn(move || {
 		let temp = RandomTempPath::create_dir();
+		let spec = get_test_spec();
 		let client = Client::new(
 			ClientConfig::default(),
-			get_test_spec(),
+			&spec,
 			temp.as_path(),
-			Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(get_test_spec())),
+			Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec)),
 			IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 		let mut worker = nanoipc::Worker::new(&(client as Arc<BlockChainClient>));
 		worker.add_reqrep(&socket_path).unwrap();

ethcore/src/types/blockchain_info.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use ipc::binary::BinaryConvertError;
 use header::BlockNumber;
 
 /// Information about the blockchain gathered together.
-#[derive(Debug, Binary)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Binary)]
 pub struct BlockChainInfo {
 	/// Blockchain difficulty.
 	pub total_difficulty: U256,

parity/blockchain.rs

@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ fn execute_import(cmd: ImportBlockchain) -> Result<String, String> {
 	// build client
 	let service = try!(ClientService::start(
 		client_config,
-		spec,
+		&spec,
 		Path::new(&client_path),
-		Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(try!(cmd.spec.spec()))),
+		Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec)),
 	).map_err(|e| format!("Client service error: {:?}", e)));
 
 	panic_handler.forward_from(&service);
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ fn execute_export(cmd: ExportBlockchain) -> Result<String, String> {
 
 	let service = try!(ClientService::start(
 		client_config,
-		spec,
+		&spec,
 		Path::new(&client_path),
-		Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(try!(cmd.spec.spec())))
+		Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec)),
 	).map_err(|e| format!("Client service error: {:?}", e)));
 
 	panic_handler.forward_from(&service);

parity/cli.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Usage:
   parity import [ <file> ] [options]
   parity export [ <file> ] [options]
   parity signer new-token [options]
+  parity snapshot <file> [options]
+  parity restore <file> [options]
 
 Operating Options:
   --mode MODE              Set the operating mode. MODE can be one of:
@@ -286,6 +288,8 @@ pub struct Args {
 	pub cmd_import: bool,
 	pub cmd_signer: bool,
 	pub cmd_new_token: bool,
+	pub cmd_snapshot: bool,
+	pub cmd_restore: bool,
 	pub cmd_ui: bool,
 	pub arg_pid_file: String,
 	pub arg_file: Option<String>,

parity/configuration.rs

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use run::RunCmd;
 use blockchain::{BlockchainCmd, ImportBlockchain, ExportBlockchain, DataFormat};
 use presale::ImportWallet;
 use account::{AccountCmd, NewAccount, ImportAccounts};
+use snapshot::{self, SnapshotCommand};
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Cmd {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ pub enum Cmd {
 	ImportPresaleWallet(ImportWallet),
 	Blockchain(BlockchainCmd),
 	SignerToken(String),
+	Snapshot(SnapshotCommand),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -156,6 +158,36 @@ impl Configuration {
 				to_block: try!(to_block_id(&self.args.flag_to)),
 			};
 			Cmd::Blockchain(BlockchainCmd::Export(export_cmd))
+		} else if self.args.cmd_snapshot {
+			let snapshot_cmd = SnapshotCommand {
+				cache_config: cache_config,
+				dirs: dirs,
+				spec: spec,
+				pruning: pruning,
+				logger_config: logger_config,
+				mode: mode,
+				tracing: tracing,
+				compaction: compaction,
+				file_path: self.args.arg_file.clone(),
+				wal: wal,
+				kind: snapshot::Kind::Take,
+			};
+			Cmd::Snapshot(snapshot_cmd)
+		} else if self.args.cmd_restore {
+			let restore_cmd = SnapshotCommand {
+				cache_config: cache_config,
+				dirs: dirs,
+				spec: spec,
+				pruning: pruning,
+				logger_config: logger_config,
+				mode: mode,
+				tracing: tracing,
+				compaction: compaction,
+				file_path: self.args.arg_file.clone(),
+				wal: wal,
+				kind: snapshot::Kind::Restore,
+			};
+			Cmd::Snapshot(restore_cmd)
 		} else {
 			let daemon = if self.args.cmd_daemon {
 				Some(self.args.arg_pid_file.clone())

parity/main.rs

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ mod blockchain;
 mod presale;
 mod run;
 mod sync;
+mod snapshot;
 
 use std::{process, env};
 use cli::print_version;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ fn execute(command: Cmd) -> Result<String, String> {
 		Cmd::ImportPresaleWallet(presale_cmd) => presale::execute(presale_cmd),
 		Cmd::Blockchain(blockchain_cmd) => blockchain::execute(blockchain_cmd),
 		Cmd::SignerToken(path) => signer::new_token(path),
+		Cmd::Snapshot(snapshot_cmd) => snapshot::execute(snapshot_cmd),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -131,4 +133,3 @@ fn main() {
 		}
 	}
 }
-

parity/rpc_apis.rs

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ pub fn setup_rpc<T: Extendable>(server: T, deps: Arc<Dependencies>, apis: ApiSet
 				}
 			},
 			Api::Personal => {
-				server.add_delegate(PersonalClient::new(&deps.secret_store, &deps.client, &deps.miner, deps.signer_port).to_delegate());
+				server.add_delegate(PersonalClient::new(&deps.secret_store, &deps.client, &deps.miner, deps.signer_port, deps.geth_compatibility).to_delegate());
 			},
 			Api::Signer => {
 				server.add_delegate(SignerClient::new(&deps.secret_store, &deps.client, &deps.miner, &deps.signer_queue).to_delegate());

parity/run.rs

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn execute(cmd: RunCmd) -> Result<(), String> {
 	let account_provider = Arc::new(try!(prepare_account_provider(&cmd.dirs, cmd.acc_conf)));
 
 	// create miner
-	let miner = Miner::new(cmd.miner_options, cmd.gas_pricer.into(), spec, Some(account_provider.clone()));
+	let miner = Miner::new(cmd.miner_options, cmd.gas_pricer.into(), &spec, Some(account_provider.clone()));
 	miner.set_author(cmd.miner_extras.author);
 	miner.set_gas_floor_target(cmd.miner_extras.gas_floor_target);
 	miner.set_gas_ceil_target(cmd.miner_extras.gas_ceil_target);
@@ -161,20 +161,16 @@ pub fn execute(cmd: RunCmd) -> Result<(), String> {
 		fork_name.as_ref(),
 	);
 
-	// load spec
-	// TODO: make it clonable and load it only once!
-	let spec = try!(cmd.spec.spec());
-
 	// set up bootnodes
 	let mut net_conf = cmd.net_conf;
 	if !cmd.custom_bootnodes {
 		net_conf.boot_nodes = spec.nodes.clone();
 	}
 
-	// create client
+	// create client service.
 	let service = try!(ClientService::start(
 		client_config,
-		spec,
+		&spec,
 		Path::new(&client_path),
 		miner.clone(),
 	).map_err(|e| format!("Client service error: {:?}", e)));

parity/snapshot.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Snapshot and restoration commands.
+
+use std::time::Duration;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use ethcore_logger::{setup_log, Config as LogConfig};
+use ethcore::snapshot::{RestorationStatus, SnapshotService};
+use ethcore::snapshot::io::{SnapshotReader, PackedReader, PackedWriter};
+use ethcore::service::ClientService;
+use ethcore::client::{Mode, DatabaseCompactionProfile, Switch, VMType};
+use ethcore::miner::Miner;
+use cache::CacheConfig;
+use params::{SpecType, Pruning};
+use helpers::{to_client_config, execute_upgrades};
+use dir::Directories;
+use fdlimit;
+
+use io::PanicHandler;
+
+/// Kinds of snapshot commands.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Kind {
+	/// Take a snapshot.
+	Take,
+	/// Restore a snapshot.
+	Restore
+}
+
+/// Command for snapshot creation or restoration.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SnapshotCommand {
+	pub cache_config: CacheConfig,
+	pub dirs: Directories,
+	pub spec: SpecType,
+	pub pruning: Pruning,
+	pub logger_config: LogConfig,
+	pub mode: Mode,
+	pub tracing: Switch,
+	pub compaction: DatabaseCompactionProfile,
+	pub file_path: Option<String>,
+	pub wal: bool,
+	pub kind: Kind,
+}
+
+impl SnapshotCommand {
+	// shared portion of snapshot commands: start the client service
+	fn start_service(self) -> Result<(ClientService, Arc<PanicHandler>), String> {
+		// Setup panic handler
+		let panic_handler = PanicHandler::new_in_arc();
+
+		// load spec file
+		let spec = try!(self.spec.spec());
+
+		// load genesis hash
+		let genesis_hash = spec.genesis_header().hash();
+
+		// Setup logging
+		let _logger = setup_log(&self.logger_config);
+
+		fdlimit::raise_fd_limit();
+
+		// select pruning algorithm
+		let algorithm = self.pruning.to_algorithm(&self.dirs, genesis_hash, spec.fork_name.as_ref());
+
+		// prepare client_path
+		let client_path = self.dirs.client_path(genesis_hash, spec.fork_name.as_ref(), algorithm);
+
+		// execute upgrades
+		try!(execute_upgrades(&self.dirs, genesis_hash, spec.fork_name.as_ref(), algorithm, self.compaction.compaction_profile()));
+
+		// prepare client config
+		let client_config = to_client_config(&self.cache_config, &self.dirs, genesis_hash, self.mode, self.tracing, self.pruning, self.compaction, self.wal, VMType::default(), "".into(), spec.fork_name.as_ref());
+
+		let service = try!(ClientService::start(
+			client_config,
+			&spec,
+			Path::new(&client_path),
+			Arc::new(Miner::with_spec(&spec))
+		).map_err(|e| format!("Client service error: {:?}", e)));
+
+		Ok((service, panic_handler))
+	}
+
+	/// restore from a snapshot
+	pub fn restore(self) -> Result<(), String> {
+		let file = try!(self.file_path.clone().ok_or("No file path provided.".to_owned()));
+		let (service, _panic_handler) = try!(self.start_service());
+
+		warn!("Snapshot restoration is experimental and the format may be subject to change.");
+
+		let snapshot = service.snapshot_service();
+		let reader = PackedReader::new(&Path::new(&file))
+			.map_err(|e| format!("Couldn't open snapshot file: {}", e))
+			.and_then(|x| x.ok_or("Snapshot file has invalid format.".into()));
+
+		let reader = try!(reader);
+		let manifest = reader.manifest();
+
+		// drop the client so we don't restore while it has open DB handles.
+		drop(service);
+
+		if !snapshot.begin_restore(manifest.clone()) {
+			return Err("Failed to begin restoration.".into());
+		}
+
+		let (num_state, num_blocks) = (manifest.state_hashes.len(), manifest.block_hashes.len());
+
+		let informant_handle = snapshot.clone();
+		::std::thread::spawn(move || {
+ 			while let RestorationStatus::Ongoing = informant_handle.status() {
+ 				let (state_chunks, block_chunks) = informant_handle.chunks_done();
+ 				info!("Processed {}/{} state chunks and {}/{} block chunks.",
+ 					state_chunks, num_state, block_chunks, num_blocks);
+
+ 				::std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
+ 			}
+ 		});
+
+ 		info!("Restoring state");
+ 		for &state_hash in &manifest.state_hashes {
+ 			if snapshot.status() == RestorationStatus::Failed {
+ 				return Err("Restoration failed".into());
+ 			}
+
+ 			let chunk = try!(reader.chunk(state_hash)
+				.map_err(|e| format!("Encountered error while reading chunk {:?}: {}", state_hash, e)));
+ 			snapshot.feed_state_chunk(state_hash, &chunk);
+ 		}
+
+		info!("Restoring blocks");
+		for &block_hash in &manifest.block_hashes {
+			if snapshot.status() == RestorationStatus::Failed {
+				return Err("Restoration failed".into());
+			}
+
+ 			let chunk = try!(reader.chunk(block_hash)
+				.map_err(|e| format!("Encountered error while reading chunk {:?}: {}", block_hash, e)));
+			snapshot.feed_block_chunk(block_hash, &chunk);
+		}
+
+		match snapshot.status() {
+			RestorationStatus::Ongoing => Err("Snapshot file is incomplete and missing chunks.".into()),
+			RestorationStatus::Failed => Err("Snapshot restoration failed.".into()),
+			RestorationStatus::Inactive => {
+				info!("Restoration complete.");
+				Ok(())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Take a snapshot from the head of the chain.
+	pub fn take_snapshot(self) -> Result<(), String> {
+		let file_path = try!(self.file_path.clone().ok_or("No file path provided.".to_owned()));
+		let file_path: PathBuf = file_path.into();
+		let (service, _panic_handler) = try!(self.start_service());
+
+		warn!("Snapshots are currently experimental. File formats may be subject to change.");
+
+		let writer = try!(PackedWriter::new(&file_path)
+			.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open snapshot writer: {}", e)));
+
+		if let Err(e) = service.client().take_snapshot(writer) {
+			let _ = ::std::fs::remove_file(&file_path);
+			return Err(format!("Encountered fatal error while creating snapshot: {}", e));
+		}
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
+/// Execute this snapshot command.
+pub fn execute(cmd: SnapshotCommand) -> Result<String, String> {
+	match cmd.kind {
+		Kind::Take => try!(cmd.take_snapshot()),
+		Kind::Restore => try!(cmd.restore()),
+	}
+
+	Ok(String::new())
+}

rpc/src/v1/impls/personal.rs

@@ -33,16 +33,18 @@ pub struct PersonalClient<C, M> where C: MiningBlockChainClient, M: MinerService
 	client: Weak<C>,
 	miner: Weak<M>,
 	signer_port: Option<u16>,
+	allow_perm_unlock: bool,
 }
 
 impl<C, M> PersonalClient<C, M> where C: MiningBlockChainClient, M: MinerService {
 	/// Creates new PersonalClient
-	pub fn new(store: &Arc<AccountProvider>, client: &Arc<C>, miner: &Arc<M>, signer_port: Option<u16>) -> Self {
+	pub fn new(store: &Arc<AccountProvider>, client: &Arc<C>, miner: &Arc<M>, signer_port: Option<u16>, allow_perm_unlock: bool) -> Self {
 		PersonalClient {
 			accounts: Arc::downgrade(store),
 			client: Arc::downgrade(client),
 			miner: Arc::downgrade(miner),
 			signer_port: signer_port,
+			allow_perm_unlock: allow_perm_unlock,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -89,11 +91,17 @@ impl<C: 'static, M: 'static> Personal for PersonalClient<C, M> where C: MiningBl
 
 	fn unlock_account(&self, params: Params) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 		try!(self.active());
-		from_params::<(RpcH160, String, u64)>(params).and_then(
+		from_params::<(RpcH160, String, Option<u64>)>(params).and_then(
-			|(account, account_pass, _)|{
+			|(account, account_pass, duration)|{
 				let account: Address = account.into();
 				let store = take_weak!(self.accounts);
-				match store.unlock_account_temporarily(account, account_pass) {
+				let r = match (self.allow_perm_unlock, duration) {
+					(false, _) => store.unlock_account_temporarily(account, account_pass),
+					(true, Some(0)) => store.unlock_account_permanently(account, account_pass),
+					(true, Some(d)) => store.unlock_account_timed(account, account_pass, d as u32 * 1000),
+					(true, None) => store.unlock_account_timed(account, account_pass, 300_000),
+				};
+				match r {
 					Ok(_) => Ok(Value::Bool(true)),
 					Err(_) => Ok(Value::Bool(false)),
 				}

rpc/src/v1/tests/eth.rs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn sync_provider() -> Arc<TestSyncProvider> {
 	}))
 }
 
-fn miner_service(spec: Spec, accounts: Arc<AccountProvider>) -> Arc<Miner> {
+fn miner_service(spec: &Spec, accounts: Arc<AccountProvider>) -> Arc<Miner> {
 	Miner::new(
 		MinerOptions {
 			new_work_notify: vec![],
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ fn miner_service(spec: Spec, accounts: Arc<AccountProvider>) -> Arc<Miner> {
 			enable_resubmission: true,
 		},
 		GasPricer::new_fixed(20_000_000_000u64.into()),
-		spec,
+		&spec,
-		Some(accounts)
+		Some(accounts),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct EthTester {
 
 impl EthTester {
 	fn from_chain(chain: &BlockChain) -> Self {
-		let tester = Self::from_spec_provider(|| make_spec(chain));
+		let tester = Self::from_spec(make_spec(chain));
 
 		for b in &chain.blocks_rlp() {
 			if Block::is_good(&b) {
@@ -105,13 +105,11 @@ impl EthTester {
 		tester
 	}
 
-	fn from_spec_provider<F>(spec_provider: F) -> Self
+	fn from_spec(spec: Spec) -> Self {
-		where F: Fn() -> Spec {
-
 		let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
 		let account_provider = account_provider();
-		let miner_service = miner_service(spec_provider(), account_provider.clone());
+		let miner_service = miner_service(&spec, account_provider.clone());
-		let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), spec_provider(), dir.as_path(), miner_service.clone(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+		let client = Client::new(ClientConfig::default(), &spec, dir.as_path(), miner_service.clone(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 		let sync_provider = sync_provider();
 		let external_miner = Arc::new(ExternalMiner::default());
 
@@ -291,7 +289,7 @@ fn eth_transaction_count() {
 	use util::crypto::Secret;
 
 	let secret = Secret::from_str("8a283037bb19c4fed7b1c569e40c7dcff366165eb869110a1b11532963eb9cb2").unwrap();
-	let tester = EthTester::from_spec_provider(|| Spec::load(TRANSACTION_COUNT_SPEC));
+	let tester = EthTester::from_spec(Spec::load(TRANSACTION_COUNT_SPEC));
 	let address = tester.accounts.insert_account(secret, "").unwrap();
 	tester.accounts.unlock_account_permanently(address, "".into()).unwrap();
 
@@ -417,7 +415,7 @@ fn verify_transaction_counts(name: String, chain: BlockChain) {
 
 #[test]
 fn starting_nonce_test() {
-	let tester = EthTester::from_spec_provider(|| Spec::load(POSITIVE_NONCE_SPEC));
+	let tester = EthTester::from_spec(Spec::load(POSITIVE_NONCE_SPEC));
 	let address = ::util::hash::Address::from(10);
 
 	let sample = tester.handler.handle_request(&(r#"

rpc/src/v1/tests/mocked/personal.rs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn setup(signer: Option<u16>) -> PersonalTester {
 	let accounts = accounts_provider();
 	let client = blockchain_client();
 	let miner = miner_service();
-	let personal = PersonalClient::new(&accounts, &client, &miner, signer);
+	let personal = PersonalClient::new(&accounts, &client, &miner, signer, false);
 
 	let io = IoHandler::new();
 	io.add_delegate(personal.to_delegate());

sync/src/chain.rs

@@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ impl ChainSync {
 	/// Called by peer once it has new block bodies
 	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(cyclomatic_complexity))]
 	fn on_peer_new_block(&mut self, io: &mut SyncIo, peer_id: PeerId, r: &UntrustedRlp) -> Result<(), PacketDecodeError> {
+		if !self.peers.get(&peer_id).map_or(false, |p| p.confirmed) {
+			trace!(target: "sync", "Ignoring new block from unconfirmed peer {}", peer_id);
+			return Ok(());
+		}
 		let block_rlp = try!(r.at(0));
 		let header_rlp = try!(block_rlp.at(0));
 		let h = header_rlp.as_raw().sha3();
@@ -650,6 +654,10 @@ impl ChainSync {
 
 	/// Handles `NewHashes` packet. Initiates headers download for any unknown hashes.
 	fn on_peer_new_hashes(&mut self, io: &mut SyncIo, peer_id: PeerId, r: &UntrustedRlp) -> Result<(), PacketDecodeError> {
+		if !self.peers.get(&peer_id).map_or(false, |p| p.confirmed) {
+			trace!(target: "sync", "Ignoring new hashes from unconfirmed peer {}", peer_id);
+			return Ok(());
+		}
 		if self.state != SyncState::Idle {
 			trace!(target: "sync", "Ignoring new hashes since we're already downloading.");
 			let max = r.iter().take(MAX_NEW_HASHES).map(|item| item.val_at::<BlockNumber>(1).unwrap_or(0)).fold(0u64, max);
@@ -1029,7 +1037,7 @@ impl ChainSync {
 		if !io.is_chain_queue_empty() {
 			return Ok(());
 		}
-		if self.peers.get(&peer_id).map_or(false, |p| p.confirmed) {
+		if !self.peers.get(&peer_id).map_or(false, |p| p.confirmed) {
 			trace!(target: "sync", "{} Ignoring transactions from unconfirmed/unknown peer", peer_id);
 		}
 
@@ -1685,7 +1693,7 @@ mod tests {
 				asking_hash: None,
 				ask_time: 0f64,
 				expired: false,
-				confirmed: false,
+				confirmed: true,
 			});
 		sync
 	}

sync/src/lib.rs

@@ -43,15 +43,16 @@
 //!
 //! fn main() {
 //! 	let dir = env::temp_dir();
+//!		let spec = ethereum::new_frontier();
 //! 	let miner = Miner::new(
 //! 		Default::default(),
 //! 		GasPricer::new_fixed(20_000_000_000u64.into()),
-//! 		ethereum::new_frontier(),
+//! 		&spec,
 //! 		None
 //! 	);
 //! 	let client = Client::new(
 //!			ClientConfig::default(),
-//!			ethereum::new_frontier(),
+//!			&spec,
 //!			&dir,
 //!			miner,
 //!			IoChannel::disconnected()

util/src/journaldb/refcounteddb.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 use common::*;
 use rlp::*;
 use hashdb::*;
-use overlaydb::*;
+use overlaydb::OverlayDB;
 use super::{DB_PREFIX_LEN, LATEST_ERA_KEY};
 use super::traits::JournalDB;
 use kvdb::{Database, DBTransaction};

util/src/memorydb.rs

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl MemoryDB {
 		if key == &SHA3_NULL_RLP {
 			return Some(STATIC_NULL_RLP.clone());
 		}
-		self.data.get(key).map(|&(ref v, x)| (&v[..], x))
+		self.data.get(key).map(|&(ref val, rc)| (&val[..], rc))
 	}
 
 	/// Denote than an existing value has the given key. Used when a key gets removed without