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-// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package accounts
-
-import (
- "math/big"
-
- "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
- "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-)
-
-// Backend is an "account provider" that can specify a batch of accounts it can
-// sign transactions with and upon request, do so.
-type Backend interface {
- // Accounts retrieves the list of signing accounts the backend is currently aware of.
- Accounts() []Account
-
- // HasAddress reports whether an account with the given address is present.
- HasAddress(addr common.Address) bool
-
- // SignHash requests the backend to sign the given hash.
- //
- // It looks up the account specified either solely via its address contained within,
- // or optionally with the aid of any location metadata from the embedded URL field.
- //
- // If the backend requires additional authentication to sign the request (e.g.
- // a password to decrypt the account, or a PIN code o verify the transaction),
- // an AuthNeededError instance will be returned, containing infos for the user
- // about which fields or actions are needed. The user may retry by providing
- // the needed details via SignHashWithPassphrase, or by other means (e.g. unlock
- // the account in a keystore).
- SignHash(acc Account, hash []byte) ([]byte, error)
-
- // SignTx requests the backend to sign the given transaction.
- //
- // It looks up the account specified either solely via its address contained within,
- // or optionally with the aid of any location metadata from the embedded URL field.
- //
- // If the backend requires additional authentication to sign the request (e.g.
- // a password to decrypt the account, or a PIN code o verify the transaction),
- // an AuthNeededError instance will be returned, containing infos for the user
- // about which fields or actions are needed. The user may retry by providing
- // the needed details via SignTxWithPassphrase, or by other means (e.g. unlock
- // the account in a keystore).
- SignTx(acc Account, tx *types.Transaction, chainID *big.Int) (*types.Transaction, error)
-
- // SignHashWithPassphrase requests the backend to sign the given transaction with
- // the given passphrase as extra authentication information.
- //
- // It looks up the account specified either solely via its address contained within,
- // or optionally with the aid of any location metadata from the embedded URL field.
- SignHashWithPassphrase(acc Account, passphrase string, hash []byte) ([]byte, error)
-
- // SignTxWithPassphrase requests the backend to sign the given transaction, with the
- // given passphrase as extra authentication information.
- //
- // It looks up the account specified either solely via its address contained within,
- // or optionally with the aid of any location metadata from the embedded URL field.
- SignTxWithPassphrase(acc Account, passphrase string, tx *types.Transaction, chainID *big.Int) (*types.Transaction, error)
-
- // TODO(karalabe,fjl): watching and caching needs the Go subscription system
- // Watch requests the backend to send a notification to the specified channel whenever
- // an new account appears or an existing one disappears.
- //Watch(chan AccountEvent) error
-
- // Unwatch requests the backend stop sending notifications to the given channel.
- //Unwatch(chan AccountEvent) error
-}
-
-// TODO(karalabe,fjl): watching and caching needs the Go subscription system
-// type AccountEvent struct {
-// Account Account
-// Added bool
-// }