* Sync to peers with confirmed fork block only (#1863)
* Fixing gas conversion
* Validating u256->usize conversion
* Update cache usage on commiting block info (#1871)
* Use UntrustedRlp for block verification (#1872)
* take snapshot at specified block and slightly better informants (#1873)
* prettier informant for snapshot creation
* allow taking snapshot at a given block
* minor tweaks
* elaborate on cli
* Send new block hashes to all peers (#1875)
* Reduce max open files (#1876)
* ws-rs update
* Fixing test
* Fixing miner deadlock (#1885)
* to_rlp takes self by-reference
* clean up some derefs
* out-of-order insertion for blockchain
* implement block rebuilder without verification
* group block chunk header into struct
* block rebuilder does verification
* integrate snapshot service with client service; flesh out implementation more
* initial implementation of snapshot service
* remove snapshottaker trait
* snapshot writer trait with packed and loose implementations
* write chunks using "snapshotwriter" in service
* have snapshot taking use snapshotwriter
* implement snapshot readers
* back up client dbs when replacing
* use snapshot reader in snapshot service
* describe offset format
* use new get_db_path in parity, allow some errors in service
* blockchain formatting
* implement parity snapshot
* implement snapshot restore
* force blocks to be submitted in order
* fix bug loading block hashes in packed reader
* fix seal field loading
* fix uncle hash computation
* fix a few bugs
* store genesis state in db. reverse block chunk order in packed writer
* allow out-of-order import for blocks
* bring restoration types together
* only snapshot the last 30000 blocks
* restore into overlaydb instead of journaldb
* commit version to database
* use memorydbs and commit directly
* fix trie test compilation
* fix failing tests
* sha3_null_rlp, not H256::zero
* move overlaydb to ref_overlaydb, add new overlaydb without on-disk rc
* port archivedb to new overlaydb
* add deletion mode tests for overlaydb
* use new overlaydb, check state root at end
* share chain info between state and block snapshotting
* create blocks snapshot using blockchain directly
* allow snapshot from arbitrary block, remove panickers from snapshot creation
* begin test framework
* blockchain chunking test
* implement stateproducer::tick
* state snapshot test
* create block and state chunks concurrently, better restoration informant
* fix tests
* add deletion mode tests for overlaydb
* address comments
* more tests
* Fix up tests.
* remove a few printlns
* add a little more documentation to `commit`
* fix tests
* fix ref_overlaydb test names
* snapshot command skeleton
* revert ref_overlaydb renaming
* reimplement snapshot commands
* fix many errors
* everything but inject
* get ethcore compiling
* get snapshot tests passing again
* instrument snapshot commands again
* fix fallout from other changes, mark snapshots as experimental
* optimize injection patterns
* do two injections
* fix up tests
* take snapshots from 1000 blocks efore
* address minor comments
* fix a few io crate related errors
* clarify names about total difficulty
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* failng test
* use account_starting_nonce instead of zero
* simplier test
* jsons are getting closer
* incorrect test client and incorrect tests fix
* null_morden is using 0x0 starting nonce
* replaced json with the correct one
* superwhatever line
* Making ConfirmationsQueue a bit more generic [WiP]
* Generalizing cofirmations
* New confirmations types - tests
* Separating transaction type in queue. Closes#1310
* Handling sign requests
* Speeding up tests
* Renaming methods
* eth_postSign
* Bumping ui
* Development mode for Signer
* CLI option for signer-dev
* Renaming CLI option
* Make obvious that CLI option is insecure.
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* Additional warning over security
