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// Copyright 2020 The Exonum Team
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

//! Building blocks for creating blockchains powered by the Exonum framework.

pub use self::{
    api_sender::{ApiSender, SendError},
    block::{
        AdditionalHeaders, Block, BlockHeaderKey, BlockProof, CallProof, Epoch, IndexProof,
        ProofError, ProposerId, SkipFlag,
    },
    builder::BlockchainBuilder,
    config::{ConsensusConfig, ConsensusConfigBuilder, ValidatorKeys},
    schema::{CallErrorsIter, CallInBlock, CallRecords, Schema, TxLocation},
};

pub mod config;

pub(crate) use crate::runtime::ExecutionError;

use exonum_crypto::{Hash, KeyPair};
use exonum_merkledb::{
    access::{Access, RawAccess},
    Database, Fork, HashTag, KeySetIndex, MapIndex, ObjectHash, Patch, Result as StorageResult,
    Snapshot, SystemSchema, TemporaryDB,
};

use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::BTreeMap, iter, sync::Arc};

use crate::{
    blockchain::config::GenesisConfig,
    helpers::{Height, ValidateInput, ValidatorId},
    messages::{AnyTx, Precommit, Verified},
    runtime::Dispatcher,
};

mod api_sender;
mod block;
mod builder;
mod schema;
#[cfg(test)]
pub mod tests;

/// Iterator type for transactions in `TransactionCache`.
pub type Transactions<'a> = Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (Hash, Cow<'a, Verified<AnyTx>>)> + 'a>;

/// Container for transactions allowing to look them up by hash digest.
///
/// By default, transaction caches are *ephemeral*; they are not saved on node restart.
/// However, Exonum nodes do have an ability to save uncommitted transactions to the persistent
/// cache (although this API is not stable). Reading transactions from such a cache is possible
/// via [`PersistentPool`].
///
/// [`PersistentPool`]: struct.PersistentPool.html
pub trait TransactionCache {
    /// Gets a transaction from this cache. `None` is returned if the transaction is not
    /// in the cache.
    fn get_transaction(&self, hash: Hash) -> Option<Verified<AnyTx>>;

    /// Checks if the cache contains a transaction with the specified hash.
    ///
    /// The default implementation calls `get_transaction()` and checks that the returned
    /// value is `Some(_)`.
    fn contains_transaction(&self, hash: Hash) -> bool {
        self.get_transaction(hash).is_some()
    }

    /// Returns iterator over transactions contained in this cache.
    fn transactions(&self) -> Transactions<'_>;
}

/// Cache that does not contain any transactions.
impl TransactionCache for () {
    fn get_transaction(&self, _hash: Hash) -> Option<Verified<AnyTx>> {
        None
    }

    fn transactions(&self) -> Transactions<'_> {
        Box::new(iter::empty())
    }
}

/// Cache backed up by a B-tree map.
impl TransactionCache for BTreeMap<Hash, Verified<AnyTx>> {
    fn get_transaction(&self, hash: Hash) -> Option<Verified<AnyTx>> {
        self.get(&hash).cloned()
    }

    fn contains_transaction(&self, hash: Hash) -> bool {
        self.contains_key(&hash)
    }

    fn transactions(&self) -> Transactions<'_> {
        let it = self
            .iter()
            .map(|(tx_hash, tx)| (*tx_hash, Cow::Borrowed(tx)));
        Box::new(it)
    }
}

/// Persistent transaction pool that uses both a provided ephemeral cache and the cache
/// persisting in the node database.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct PersistentPool<'a, C: ?Sized, T: RawAccess> {
    cache: &'a C,
    transactions: MapIndex<T, Hash, Verified<AnyTx>>,
    transactions_pool: KeySetIndex<T, Hash>,
}

impl<'a, C, T> PersistentPool<'a, C, T>
where
    C: TransactionCache + ?Sized,
    T: RawAccess,
{
    /// Creates a new cache using the provided access to the storage and the ephemeral cache.
    pub fn new<A>(access: A, cache: &'a C) -> Self
    where
        A: Access<Base = T>,
    {
        let schema = Schema::new(access);
        Self {
            cache,
            transactions: schema.transactions(),
            transactions_pool: schema.transactions_pool(),
        }
    }
}

impl<C, T> TransactionCache for PersistentPool<'_, C, T>
where
    C: TransactionCache + ?Sized,
    T: RawAccess,
{
    fn get_transaction(&self, hash: Hash) -> Option<Verified<AnyTx>> {
        self.cache
            .get_transaction(hash)
            .or_else(|| self.transactions.get(&hash))
    }

    fn contains_transaction(&self, hash: Hash) -> bool {
        self.cache.contains_transaction(hash) || self.transactions.contains(&hash)
    }

    fn transactions(&self) -> Transactions<'_> {
        // TODO: should transactions be ordered?
        let pool_it = self.transactions_pool.iter().map(move |tx_hash| {
            let tx = self
                .transactions
                .get(&tx_hash)
                .expect("Transaction in pool is lost");
            (tx_hash, Cow::Owned(tx))
        });
        let it = self.cache.transactions().chain(pool_it);
        Box::new(it)
    }
}

/// Shared Exonum blockchain instance.
///
/// This is essentially a smart pointer to shared blockchain resources (storage,
/// cryptographic keys, and a sender of transactions). It can be converted into a [`BlockchainMut`]
/// instance, which combines these resources with behavior (i.e., a set of services).
///
/// [`BlockchainMut`]: struct.BlockchainMut.html
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct Blockchain {
    api_sender: ApiSender,
    db: Arc<dyn Database>,
    service_keypair: KeyPair,
}

impl Blockchain {
    /// Constructs a blockchain for the given `database`.
    pub fn new(
        database: impl Into<Arc<dyn Database>>,
        service_keypair: impl Into<KeyPair>,
        api_sender: ApiSender,
    ) -> Self {
        Self {
            db: database.into(),
            service_keypair: service_keypair.into(),
            api_sender,
        }
    }

    /// Creates a non-persisting blockchain, all data in which is irrevocably lost on drop.
    ///
    /// The created blockchain cannot send transactions; an attempt to do so will result
    /// in an error.
    pub fn build_for_tests() -> Self {
        Self::new(TemporaryDB::new(), KeyPair::random(), ApiSender::closed())
    }

    /// Returns a reference to the database enclosed by this `Blockchain`.
    pub(crate) fn database(&self) -> &Arc<dyn Database> {
        &self.db
    }

    /// Creates a read-only snapshot of the current storage state.
    pub fn snapshot(&self) -> Box<dyn Snapshot> {
        self.db.snapshot()
    }

    /// Returns the hash of the latest committed block.
    /// If genesis block was not committed returns `Hash::zero()`.
    pub fn last_hash(&self) -> Hash {
        Schema::new(&self.snapshot())
            .block_hashes_by_height()
            .last()
            .unwrap_or_else(Hash::zero)
    }

    /// Returns the latest committed block.
    pub fn last_block(&self) -> Block {
        Schema::new(&self.snapshot()).last_block()
    }

    /// Returns the transactions pool size.
    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn pool_size(&self) -> u64 {
        Schema::new(&self.snapshot()).transactions_pool_len()
    }

    /// Starts promotion into a mutable blockchain instance that can be used to process
    /// transactions and create blocks.
    #[cfg(test)]
    pub fn into_mut(self, genesis_config: GenesisConfig) -> BlockchainBuilder {
        BlockchainBuilder::new(self).with_genesis_config(genesis_config)
    }

    /// Starts building a mutable blockchain with the genesis config, in which
    /// this node is the only validator.
    #[cfg(test)]
    pub fn into_mut_with_dummy_config(self) -> BlockchainBuilder {
        use self::config::GenesisConfigBuilder;

        let (mut config, _) = ConsensusConfig::for_tests(1);
        config.validator_keys[0].service_key = self.service_keypair.public_key();
        let genesis_config = GenesisConfigBuilder::with_consensus_config(config).build();
        self.into_mut(genesis_config)
    }

    /// Returns reference to the transactions sender.
    pub fn sender(&self) -> &ApiSender {
        &self.api_sender
    }

    /// Returns reference to the service key pair of the current node.
    pub fn service_keypair(&self) -> &KeyPair {
        &self.service_keypair
    }

    /// Performs several shallow checks that transaction is correct.
    ///
    /// Returned `Ok(())` value doesn't necessarily mean that transaction is correct and will be
    /// executed successfully, but returned `Err(..)` value means that this transaction is
    /// **obviously** incorrect and should be declined as early as possible.
    pub fn check_tx(snapshot: &dyn Snapshot, tx: &Verified<AnyTx>) -> Result<(), ExecutionError> {
        Dispatcher::check_tx(snapshot, tx)
    }
}

/// Block metadata provided to `BlockchainMut::create_patch` by the consensus algorithm.
///
/// Some data regarding blocks is not known in advance, for example, the ID of the validator
/// that has proposed the block, or the block contents. Thus, this data needs to be supplied
/// to `BlockchainMut` externally from the consensus algorithm implementation. The standard
/// implementation is located in the [`exonum-node`] crate.
///
/// [`exonum-node`]: https://docs.rs/exonum-node/
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct BlockParams<'a> {
    proposer: ValidatorId,
    epoch: Height,
    contents: BlockContents<'a>,
}

impl<'a> BlockParams<'a> {
    /// Creates a new `BlockParams` instance for a [normal block].
    ///
    /// [normal block]: enum.BlockContents.html#variant.Transactions
    pub fn new(proposer: ValidatorId, epoch: Height, tx_hashes: &'a [Hash]) -> Self {
        Self {
            proposer,
            epoch,
            contents: BlockContents::Transactions(tx_hashes),
        }
    }

    /// Creates a new `BlockParams` instance for a [block skip].
    ///
    /// [block skip]: enum.BlockContents.html#variant.Skip
    pub fn skip(proposer: ValidatorId, epoch: Height) -> Self {
        Self {
            proposer,
            epoch,
            contents: BlockContents::Skip,
        }
    }

    /// Creates `BlockParams` with the provided contents.
    pub fn with_contents(
        contents: BlockContents<'a>,
        proposer: ValidatorId,
        epoch: Height,
    ) -> Self {
        Self {
            proposer,
            epoch,
            contents,
        }
    }

    fn for_genesis_block() -> Self {
        Self {
            proposer: ValidatorId(0),
            epoch: Height(0),
            contents: BlockContents::Transactions(&[]),
        }
    }
}

/// Contents of a block, defining how the block is applied to the blockchain state.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
#[non_exhaustive]
pub enum BlockContents<'a> {
    /// Contents of an ordinary block: a list of transaction hashes to execute. Besides transactions,
    /// the blockchain will execute `before_transactions` and `after_transactions` hooks
    /// for all active services on the blockchain. If / when the block is accepted, the runtimes
    /// will be notified about the acceptance (the runtimes can notify services then).
    ///
    /// See [`Runtime`] docs for more details about normal block processing in the context
    /// of runtimes and services.
    ///
    /// [`Runtime`]: ../runtime/trait.Runtime.html
    Transactions(&'a [Hash]),

    /// Contents of a block skip. A block skip means executing no transactions and no service hooks.
    /// As such, the blockchain state is guaranteed to remain the same, and no [errors] can be raised
    /// during execution.
    ///
    /// Block skips are recorded in the blockchain as [`Block`]s; however, unlike normal blocks,
    /// block skips are not recorded permanently. Instead, only the latest skip on the current
    /// blockchain height is recorded. If a normal block is accepted, the recorded skip (if any)
    /// is removed. As one can see, such lax record-keeping does not harm blockchain authenticity
    /// or ability to replicate blockchain state. Indeed, because skips do not affect state,
    /// it is possible to skip (heh) *all* block skips without losing any blockchain information.
    ///
    /// Block skips are useful during the periods of network inactivity. In this case, skips
    /// signal that the blockchain network is operational without bloating the storage. In terms
    /// of distributed systems, keeping such a "heartbeat" ensures that the consensus algorithm
    /// correctly estimates delays in the network. Without skips, such delays would have high
    /// estimates, which would negatively affect transaction latency once transactions appear
    /// in the network.
    ///
    /// [errors]: ../runtime/struct.ExecutionError.html
    /// [`Block`]: struct.Block.html
    Skip,
}

/// Block kind, acting as an abridged version of `BlockContents`.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
#[non_exhaustive]
pub enum BlockKind {
    /// Ordinary block with transactions.
    Normal,
    /// Block skip.
    Skip,
}

/// Opaque database patch corresponding to a block of transactions.
///
/// `BlockPatch`es can be obtained by [`BlockchainMut::create_patch()`] and are consumed
/// by [`BlockchainMut::commit()`].
///
/// [`BlockchainMut::create_patch()`]: struct.BlockchainMut.html#method.create_patch
/// [`BlockchainMut::commit()`]: struct.BlockchainMut.html#method.commit
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct BlockPatch {
    inner: Patch,
    block_hash: Hash,
    kind: BlockKind,
}

impl BlockPatch {
    /// Converts this patch into the raw DB patch.
    pub fn into_inner(self) -> Patch {
        self.inner
    }

    /// Returns the hash of the created block.
    pub fn block_hash(&self) -> Hash {
        self.block_hash
    }

    /// Returns the block kind.
    pub fn kind(&self) -> BlockKind {
        self.kind
    }
}

impl AsRef<Patch> for BlockPatch {
    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Patch {
        &self.inner
    }
}

/// Mutable blockchain capable of processing transactions.
///
/// `BlockchainMut` combines [`Blockchain`] resources with a service dispatcher. The resulting
/// combination cannot be cloned (unlike `Blockchain`), but can be sent across threads. It is
/// possible to extract a `Blockchain` reference from `BlockchainMut` via `AsRef` trait.
///
/// [`Blockchain`]: struct.Blockchain.html
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct BlockchainMut {
    inner: Blockchain,
    dispatcher: Dispatcher,
}

impl AsRef<Blockchain> for BlockchainMut {
    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Blockchain {
        &self.inner
    }
}

impl BlockchainMut {
    /// Returns a copy of immutable blockchain view.
    pub fn immutable_view(&self) -> Blockchain {
        self.inner.clone()
    }

    /// Returns a mutable reference to dispatcher.
    #[cfg(test)]
    pub(crate) fn dispatcher(&mut self) -> &mut Dispatcher {
        &mut self.dispatcher
    }

    /// Creates a read-only snapshot of the current storage state.
    pub fn snapshot(&self) -> Box<dyn Snapshot> {
        self.inner.snapshot()
    }

    /// Creates a snapshot of the current storage state that can be later committed into the storage
    /// via the `merge` method.
    pub fn fork(&self) -> Fork {
        self.inner.db.fork()
    }

    /// Commits changes from the `patch` to the blockchain storage.
    pub fn merge(&mut self, patch: Patch) -> StorageResult<()> {
        self.inner.db.merge(patch)
    }

    /// Creates and commits the genesis block with the given genesis configuration.
    ///
    /// # Panics
    ///
    /// Panics if the genesis block cannot be created.
    fn create_genesis_block(&mut self, genesis_config: GenesisConfig) {
        genesis_config
            .consensus_config
            .validate()
            .expect("Invalid consensus config");
        let mut fork = self.fork();
        {
            let schema = Schema::new(&fork);
            // Write genesis configuration to the blockchain.
            schema
                .consensus_config_entry()
                .set(genesis_config.consensus_config);
            // Touch the transactions pool index (without this, there are edge cases where
            // the pool will forget transactions submitted immediately after the genesis block).
            schema.transactions_pool().clear();
        }

        for spec in genesis_config.artifacts {
            self.dispatcher
                .add_builtin_artifact(&fork, spec.artifact, spec.payload);
        }

        // Add service instances.
        // Note that `before_transactions` will not be invoked for services, since
        // they are added within block (and don't appear from nowhere).
        for inst in genesis_config.builtin_instances {
            self.dispatcher
                .add_builtin_service(&mut fork, inst.instance_spec, inst.constructor)
                .expect("Unable to add a builtin service");
        }
        // Activate services and persist changes.
        let patch = self.dispatcher.start_builtin_instances(fork);
        self.merge(patch).unwrap();

        // Create a new fork to collect the changes from `after_transactions` hook.
        let mut fork = self.fork();

        // We need to activate services before calling `create_patch()`; unlike all other blocks,
        // initial services are considered immediately active in the genesis block, i.e.,
        // their state should be included into `patch` created below.
        let errors = self.dispatcher.after_transactions(&mut fork);

        // If there was at least one error during the genesis block creation, the block shouldn't be
        // created at all.
        assert!(
            errors.is_empty(),
            "`after_transactions` failed for at least one service, errors: {:?}",
            &errors
        );

        let patch = self.dispatcher.commit_block(fork);
        self.merge(patch).unwrap();

        let block_params = BlockParams::for_genesis_block();
        let BlockPatch { inner: patch, .. } = self.create_patch(block_params, &());
        // On the other hand, we need to notify runtimes *after* the block has been created.
        // Otherwise, benign operations (e.g., calling `height()` on the core schema) will panic.
        self.dispatcher.notify_runtimes_about_commit(&patch);
        self.merge(patch).unwrap();

        log::info!(
            "GENESIS_BLOCK ====== hash={}",
            self.inner.last_hash().to_hex()
        );
    }

    /// Executes the given transactions from the pool. Collects the resulting changes
    /// from the current storage state and returns them with the hash of the resulting block.
    ///
    /// # Arguments
    ///
    /// - `tx_cache` is an ephemeral [transaction cache] used to retrieve transactions
    ///   by their hash. It isn't necessary to wrap this cache in [`PersistentPool`];
    ///   this will be done within the method.
    ///
    /// [transaction cache]: trait.TransactionCache.html
    /// [`PersistentPool`]: struct.PersistentPool.html
    #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
    // ^-- `BlockParams` is passed by value for future compatibility.
    pub fn create_patch<C>(&self, block_params: BlockParams<'_>, tx_cache: &C) -> BlockPatch
    where
        C: TransactionCache + ?Sized,
    {
        match block_params.contents {
            BlockContents::Transactions(tx_hashes) => {
                self.create_patch_inner(self.fork(), &block_params, tx_hashes, tx_cache)
            }
            BlockContents::Skip => self.create_skip_patch(&block_params),
        }
    }

    /// Executes a new block skip and returns the corresponding patch.
    fn create_skip_patch(&self, block_data: &BlockParams<'_>) -> BlockPatch {
        let prev_block = self.inner.last_block();

        let mut block_skip = Block {
            height: prev_block.height, // not increased!
            tx_count: 0,
            prev_hash: prev_block.object_hash(),
            tx_hash: HashTag::empty_list_hash(),
            state_hash: prev_block.state_hash,
            error_hash: HashTag::empty_map_hash(),
            additional_headers: AdditionalHeaders::new(),
        };
        block_skip.add_header::<ProposerId>(block_data.proposer);
        // Pseudo-blocks are distinguished by the epoch rather than `height` / `prev_hash`.
        block_skip.add_epoch(block_data.epoch);
        block_skip.set_skip();

        let block_hash = block_skip.object_hash();
        let fork = self.fork();
        let mut schema = Schema::new(&fork);
        schema.store_block_skip(block_skip);

        BlockPatch {
            inner: fork.into_patch(),
            block_hash,
            kind: BlockKind::Skip,
        }
    }

    /// Version of `create_patch` that supports user-provided fork. Used in tests.
    pub(crate) fn create_patch_inner<C>(
        &self,
        mut fork: Fork,
        block_data: &BlockParams<'_>,
        tx_hashes: &[Hash],
        tx_cache: &C,
    ) -> BlockPatch
    where
        C: TransactionCache + ?Sized,
    {
        let height = Schema::new(&fork).next_height();

        // Skip execution for genesis block.
        if height > Height(0) {
            let errors = self.dispatcher.before_transactions(&mut fork);
            let mut schema = Schema::new(&fork);
            for (location, error) in errors {
                schema.save_error(height, location, error);
            }
        }

        // Save & execute transactions.
        for (index, hash) in (0..).zip(tx_hashes) {
            self.execute_transaction(*hash, height, index, &mut fork, tx_cache);
        }

        // During processing of the genesis block, this hook is already called in another method.
        if height > Height(0) {
            let errors = self.dispatcher.after_transactions(&mut fork);
            let mut schema = Schema::new(&fork);
            for (location, error) in errors {
                schema.save_error(height, location, error);
            }
        }

        let (patch, block) = self.create_block_header(fork, block_data, height, tx_hashes);
        log::trace!("Executing {:?}", block);

        // Calculate block hash.
        let block_hash = block.object_hash();
        // Update height.
        let fork = Fork::from(patch);
        let schema = Schema::new(&fork);
        schema.block_hashes_by_height().push(block_hash);
        // Save block.
        schema.blocks().put(&block_hash, block);

        BlockPatch {
            inner: fork.into_patch(),
            block_hash,
            kind: BlockKind::Normal,
        }
    }

    fn create_block_header(
        &self,
        fork: Fork,
        block_data: &BlockParams<'_>,
        height: Height,
        tx_hashes: &[Hash],
    ) -> (Patch, Block) {
        let prev_hash = self.inner.last_hash();

        let mut schema = Schema::new(&fork);
        let error_hash = schema.call_errors_map(height).object_hash();
        let tx_hash = schema.block_transactions(height).object_hash();
        schema.clear_block_skip();

        let patch = fork.into_patch();
        let state_hash = SystemSchema::new(&patch).state_hash();

        let mut block = Block {
            height,
            tx_count: tx_hashes.len() as u32,
            prev_hash,
            tx_hash,
            state_hash,
            error_hash,
            additional_headers: AdditionalHeaders::new(),
        };
        block.add_header::<ProposerId>(block_data.proposer);
        block.add_epoch(block_data.epoch);

        (patch, block)
    }

    fn execute_transaction<C>(
        &self,
        tx_hash: Hash,
        height: Height,
        index: u32,
        fork: &mut Fork,
        tx_cache: &C,
    ) where
        C: TransactionCache + ?Sized,
    {
        let transaction = PersistentPool::new(&*fork, tx_cache)
            .get_transaction(tx_hash)
            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("BUG: Cannot find transaction {:?} in database", tx_hash));
        fork.flush();

        let tx_result = self.dispatcher.execute(fork, tx_hash, index, &transaction);
        let mut schema = Schema::new(&*fork);

        if let Err(e) = tx_result {
            schema.save_error(height, CallInBlock::transaction(index), e);
        }
        schema.commit_transaction(&tx_hash, height, transaction);
        let location = TxLocation::new(height, index);
        schema.transactions_locations().put(&tx_hash, location);
        fork.flush();
    }

    /// Commits to the blockchain a new block with the indicated changes
    /// and `Precommit` messages that authenticate the block. The processing of the `patch`
    /// depends on the block contents provided to [`create_patch()`] call that has created it.
    /// See [`BlockContents`] for more details.
    ///
    /// [`create_patch()`]: #method.create_patch
    /// [`BlockContents`]: enum.BlockContents.html
    pub fn commit<I>(&mut self, patch: BlockPatch, precommits: I) -> anyhow::Result<()>
    where
        I: IntoIterator<Item = Verified<Precommit>>,
    {
        let fork: Fork = patch.inner.into();
        let schema = Schema::new(&fork);
        schema.precommits(&patch.block_hash).extend(precommits);

        match patch.kind {
            BlockKind::Skip => {
                self.merge(fork.into_patch())?;
            }
            BlockKind::Normal => {
                let patch = self.dispatcher.commit_block_and_notify_runtimes(fork);
                self.merge(patch)?;

                // TODO: this makes `commit` non-atomic; can this be avoided? (ECR-4319)
                let new_fork = self.fork();
                Schema::new(&new_fork).update_transaction_count();
                self.merge(new_fork.into_patch())?;
            }
        }
        Ok(())
    }

    /// Adds a transaction into pool of uncommitted transactions.
    ///
    /// Unlike the corresponding method in the core schema, this method checks if the
    /// added transactions are already known to the node and does nothing if it is.
    /// Thus, it is safe to call this method without verifying that the transactions
    /// are not in the pool and are not committed.
    #[doc(hidden)] // used by testkit, should not be used anywhere else
    pub fn add_transactions_into_pool(
        &mut self,
        // ^-- mutable reference taken for future compatibility.
        transactions: impl IntoIterator<Item = Verified<AnyTx>>,
    ) {
        Self::add_transactions_into_db_pool(self.inner.db.as_ref(), transactions);
    }

    /// Same as `add_transactions_into_pool()`, but accepting a database handle instead
    /// of the `BlockchainMut` instance. Beware that accesses to database need to be synchronized
    /// across threads.
    #[doc(hidden)] // used by testkit, should not be used anywhere else
    pub fn add_transactions_into_db_pool<Db: Database + ?Sized>(
        db: &Db,
        transactions: impl IntoIterator<Item = Verified<AnyTx>>,
    ) {
        let fork = db.fork();
        let mut schema = Schema::new(&fork);
        for transaction in transactions {
            if !schema.transactions().contains(&transaction.object_hash()) {
                schema.add_transaction_into_pool(transaction);
            }
        }
        db.merge(fork.into_patch())
            .expect("Cannot update transaction pool");
    }
}