// Copyright 2015-2017 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
// This file is part of Parity.

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//! A minimal "state backend" trait: an abstraction over the sources of data
//! a blockchain state may draw upon.
//!
//! Currently assumes a very specific DB + cache structure, but
//! should become general over time to the point where not even a
//! merkle trie is strictly necessary.

use std::sync::Arc;

use state::Account;
use util::{Address, HashDB, H256};

/// State backend. See module docs for more details.
pub trait Backend {
	/// Treat the backend as a read-only hashdb.
	fn as_hashdb(&self) -> &HashDB;

	/// Treat the backend as a writeable hashdb.
	fn as_hashdb_mut(&mut self) -> &mut HashDB;

	/// Add an account entry to the cache.
	fn add_to_account_cache(&mut self, addr: Address, data: Option<Account>, modified: bool);

	/// Add a global code cache entry. This doesn't need to worry about canonicality because
	/// it simply maps hashes to raw code and will always be correct in the absence of
	/// hash collisions.
	fn cache_code(&self, hash: H256, code: Arc<Vec<u8>>);

	/// Get basic copy of the cached account. Does not include storage.
	/// Returns 'None' if cache is disabled or if the account is not cached.
	fn get_cached_account(&self, addr: &Address) -> Option<Option<Account>>;

	/// Get value from a cached account.
	/// `None` is passed to the closure if the account entry cached
	/// is known not to exist.
	/// `None` is returned if the entry is not cached.
	fn get_cached<F, U>(&self, a: &Address, f: F) -> Option<U>
		where F: FnOnce(Option<&mut Account>) -> U;

	/// Get cached code based on hash.
	fn get_cached_code(&self, hash: &H256) -> Option<Arc<Vec<u8>>>;
}