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18 changes: 15 additions & 3 deletions eth/api.go
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Expand Up @@ -166,8 +166,16 @@ func NewPrivateAdminAPI(eth *Ethereum) *PrivateAdminAPI {
return &PrivateAdminAPI{eth: eth}
}

// ExportChain exports the current blockchain into a local file.
func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) ExportChain(file string) (bool, error) {
// ExportChain exports the current blockchain into a local file,
// or a range of blocks if first and last are non-nil
func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) ExportChain(file string, first *uint64, last *uint64) (bool, error) {
if first == nil && last != nil {
return false, errors.New("last cannot be specified without first")
}
if first != nil && last == nil {
head := api.eth.BlockChain().CurrentHeader().Number.Uint64()
last = &head
}
if _, err := os.Stat(file); err == nil {
// File already exists. Allowing overwrite could be a DoS vecotor,
// since the 'file' may point to arbitrary paths on the drive
Expand All @@ -187,7 +195,11 @@ func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) ExportChain(file string) (bool, error) {
}

// Export the blockchain
if err := api.eth.BlockChain().Export(writer); err != nil {
if first != nil {
if err := api.eth.BlockChain().ExportN(writer, *first, *last); err != nil {
return false, err
}
} else if err := api.eth.BlockChain().Export(writer); err != nil {
return false, err
}
return true, nil
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
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Expand Up @@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ web3._extend({
new web3._extend.Method({
name: 'exportChain',
call: 'admin_exportChain',
params: 1,
inputFormatter: [null]
params: 3,
inputFormatter: [null, null, null]
}),
new web3._extend.Method({
name: 'importChain',
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