Merge pull request #4042 from MetaMask/tx-controller-rewrite-v3

docs and file organization for txController

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+# Transaction Controller
+
+Transaction Controller is an aggregate of sub-controllers and trackers
+exposed to the MetaMask controller.
+
+- txStateManager
+    responsible for the state of a transaction and
+    storing the transaction
+- pendingTxTracker
+    watching blocks for transactions to be include
+    and emitting confirmed events
+- txGasUtil
+    gas calculations and safety buffering
+- nonceTracker
+    calculating nonces
+
+## Flow diagram of processing a transaction
+
+![transaction-flow](../../../../docs/transaction-flow.png)
+
+## txMeta's & txParams
+
+A txMeta is the "meta" object it has all the random bits of info we need about a transaction on it. txParams are sacred every thing on txParams gets signed so it must
+be a valid key and be hex prefixed except for the network number. Extra stuff must go on the txMeta!
+
+Here is a txMeta too look at:
+
+```js
+txMeta = {
+  "id": 2828415030114568, // unique id for this txMeta used for look ups
+  "time": 1524094064821, // time of creation
+  "status": "confirmed",
+  "metamaskNetworkId": "1524091532133", //the network id for the transaction
+  "loadingDefaults": false, // used to tell the ui when we are done calculatyig gass defaults
+  "txParams": { // the txParams object
+    "from": "0x8acce2391c0d510a6c5e5d8f819a678f79b7e675",
+    "to": "0x8acce2391c0d510a6c5e5d8f819a678f79b7e675",
+    "value": "0x0",
+    "gasPrice": "0x3b9aca00",
+    "gas": "0x7b0c",
+    "nonce": "0x0"
+  },
+  "history": [{ //debug
+            "id": 2828415030114568,
+            "time": 1524094064821,
+            "status": "unapproved",
+            "metamaskNetworkId": "1524091532133",
+            "loadingDefaults": true,
+            "txParams": {
+              "from": "0x8acce2391c0d510a6c5e5d8f819a678f79b7e675",
+              "to": "0x8acce2391c0d510a6c5e5d8f819a678f79b7e675",
+              "value": "0x0"
+            }
+          },
+          [
+            {
+              "op": "add",
+              "path": "/txParams/gasPrice",
+              "value": "0x3b9aca00"
+            },
+            ...], // I've removed most of history for this
+  "gasPriceSpecified": false, //whether or not the user/dapp has specified gasPrice
+  "gasLimitSpecified": false, //whether or not the user/dapp has specified gas
+  "estimatedGas": "5208",
+  "origin": "MetaMask", //debug
+  "nonceDetails": {
+    "params": {
+      "highestLocallyConfirmed": 0,
+      "highestSuggested": 0,
+      "nextNetworkNonce": 0
+    },
+    "local": {
+      "name": "local",
+      "nonce": 0,
+      "details": {
+        "startPoint": 0,
+        "highest": 0
+      }
+    },
+    "network": {
+      "name": "network",
+      "nonce": 0,
+      "details": {
+        "baseCount": 0
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "rawTx": "0xf86980843b9aca00827b0c948acce2391c0d510a6c5e5d8f819a678f79b7e67580808602c5b5de66eea05c01a320b96ac730cb210ca56d2cb71fa360e1fc2c21fa5cf333687d18eb323fa02ed05987a6e5fd0f2459fcff80710b76b83b296454ad9a37594a0ccb4643ea90", // used for rebroadcast
+  "hash": "0xa45ba834b97c15e6ff4ed09badd04ecd5ce884b455eb60192cdc73bcc583972a",
+  "submittedTime": 1524094077902 // time of the attempt to submit the raw tx to the network, used in the ui to show the retry button
+}
+```