finish a full chain example (with p2p network)

13 files changed, 1808 insertions, 93 deletions

diff --git a/cmd/geth/config.go b/cmd/geth/config.go
index e33b367..d7484ab 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/dashboard"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/eth"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv6"
 	"github.com/naoina/toml"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func defaultNodeConfig() node.Config {
 func makeConfigNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, gethConfig) {
 	// Load defaults.
 	cfg := gethConfig{
-		Eth:       eth.DefaultConfig,
+		Eth:       eth.MyDefaultConfig(),
 		Shh:       whisper.DefaultConfig,
 		Node:      defaultNodeConfig(),
 		Dashboard: dashboard.DefaultConfig,
diff --git a/cmd/geth/consolecmd.go b/cmd/geth/consolecmd.go
index 0c0881b..3cf9192 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/consolecmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/consolecmd.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/console"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index a8ddd44..56b838d 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/console"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/node"
 	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
 
@@ -380,6 +380,11 @@ func startNode(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) {
 		if err := stack.Service(&ethereum); err != nil {
 			utils.Fatalf("Ethereum service not running: %v", err)
 		}
+        etherBase := &common.Address {
+            1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+            0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+        }
+        ethereum.SetEtherbase(*etherBase)
 		// Set the gas price to the limits from the CLI and start mining
 		gasprice := utils.GlobalBig(ctx, utils.MinerLegacyGasPriceFlag.Name)
 		if ctx.IsSet(utils.MinerGasPriceFlag.Name) {
diff --git a/cmd/utils/cmd.go b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
index 97597bb..91b1bb5 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 7e28dff..54dc9cd 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -40,18 +40,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/dashboard"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethstats"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/ethstats"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/graphql"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics/influxdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
@@ -960,41 +959,6 @@ func setIPC(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
 	}
 }
 
-// setLes configures the les server and ultra light client settings from the command line flags.
-func setLes(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) {
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightLegacyServFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightServ = ctx.GlobalInt(LightLegacyServFlag.Name)
-	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightServeFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightServ = ctx.GlobalInt(LightServeFlag.Name)
-	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightIngressFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightIngress = ctx.GlobalInt(LightIngressFlag.Name)
-	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightEgressFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightEgress = ctx.GlobalInt(LightEgressFlag.Name)
-	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightLegacyPeersFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightPeers = ctx.GlobalInt(LightLegacyPeersFlag.Name)
-	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightMaxPeersFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightPeers = ctx.GlobalInt(LightMaxPeersFlag.Name)
-	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(UltraLightServersFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.UltraLightServers = strings.Split(ctx.GlobalString(UltraLightServersFlag.Name), ",")
-	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(UltraLightFractionFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.UltraLightFraction = ctx.GlobalInt(UltraLightFractionFlag.Name)
-	}
-	if cfg.UltraLightFraction <= 0 && cfg.UltraLightFraction > 100 {
-		log.Error("Ultra light fraction is invalid", "had", cfg.UltraLightFraction, "updated", eth.DefaultConfig.UltraLightFraction)
-		cfg.UltraLightFraction = eth.DefaultConfig.UltraLightFraction
-	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(UltraLightOnlyAnnounceFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.UltraLightOnlyAnnounce = ctx.GlobalBool(UltraLightOnlyAnnounceFlag.Name)
-	}
-}
-
 // makeDatabaseHandles raises out the number of allowed file handles per process
 // for Geth and returns half of the allowance to assign to the database.
 func makeDatabaseHandles() int {
@@ -1411,7 +1375,6 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) {
 	setEthash(ctx, cfg)
 	setMiner(ctx, &cfg.Miner)
 	setWhitelist(ctx, cfg)
-	setLes(ctx, cfg)
 
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(SyncModeFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.SyncMode = *GlobalTextMarshaler(ctx, SyncModeFlag.Name).(*downloader.SyncMode)
@@ -1513,24 +1476,21 @@ func SetDashboardConfig(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *dashboard.Config) {
 
 // RegisterEthService adds an Ethereum client to the stack.
 func RegisterEthService(stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) {
-	var err error
-	if cfg.SyncMode == downloader.LightSync {
-		err = stack.Register(func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
-			return les.New(ctx, cfg)
-		})
-	} else {
-		err = stack.Register(func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
-			fullNode, err := eth.New(ctx, cfg)
-			if fullNode != nil && cfg.LightServ > 0 {
-				ls, _ := les.NewLesServer(fullNode, cfg)
-				fullNode.AddLesServer(ls)
-			}
-			return fullNode, err
-		})
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		Fatalf("Failed to register the Ethereum service: %v", err)
-	}
+    var err error
+    if cfg.SyncMode == downloader.LightSync {
+        panic("not supported")
+    } else {
+        err = stack.Register(func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
+            fullNode, err := eth.New(ctx, cfg)
+            if fullNode != nil && cfg.LightServ > 0 {
+                panic("not supported")
+            }
+            return fullNode, err
+        })
+    }
+    if err != nil {
+        Fatalf("Failed to register the Ethereum service: %v", err)
+    }
 }
 
 // RegisterDashboardService adds a dashboard to the stack.
@@ -1553,15 +1513,12 @@ func RegisterShhService(stack *node.Node, cfg *whisper.Config) {
 // the given node.
 func RegisterEthStatsService(stack *node.Node, url string) {
 	if err := stack.Register(func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
-		// Retrieve both eth and les services
+		// Retrieve both eth service
 		var ethServ *eth.Ethereum
 		ctx.Service(&ethServ)
 
-		var lesServ *les.LightEthereum
-		ctx.Service(&lesServ)
-
 		// Let ethstats use whichever is not nil
-		return ethstats.New(url, ethServ, lesServ)
+		return ethstats.New(url, ethServ, nil)
 	}); err != nil {
 		Fatalf("Failed to register the Ethereum Stats service: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1575,11 +1532,6 @@ func RegisterGraphQLService(stack *node.Node, endpoint string, cors, vhosts []st
 		if err := ctx.Service(&ethServ); err == nil {
 			return graphql.New(ethServ.APIBackend, endpoint, cors, vhosts, timeouts)
 		}
-		// Try to construct the GraphQL service backed by a light node
-		var lesServ *les.LightEthereum
-		if err := ctx.Service(&lesServ); err == nil {
-			return graphql.New(lesServ.ApiBackend, endpoint, cors, vhosts, timeouts)
-		}
 		// Well, this should not have happened, bail out
 		return nil, errors.New("no Ethereum service")
 	}); err != nil {
diff --git a/consensus/dummy/consensus.go b/consensus/dummy/consensus.go
index a496262..2a9441d 100644
--- a/consensus/dummy/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/dummy/consensus.go
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ func (self *DummyEngine) verifyHeaderWorker(chain consensus.ChainReader, headers
 }
 
 func (self *DummyEngine) Author(header *types.Header) (common.Address, error) {
-    addr := common.Address{}
-    return addr, nil
+    return header.Coinbase, nil
 }
 
 func (self *DummyEngine) VerifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainReader, header *types.Header, seal bool) error {
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ func (self *DummyEngine) VerifySeal(chain consensus.ChainReader, header *types.H
 }
 
 func (self *DummyEngine) Prepare(chain consensus.ChainReader, header *types.Header) error {
-    header.Difficulty = big.NewInt(0)
+    header.Difficulty = big.NewInt(1)
     return nil
 }
 
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ func (self *DummyEngine) SealHash(header *types.Header) (hash common.Hash) {
 }
 
 func (self *DummyEngine) CalcDifficulty(chain consensus.ChainReader, time uint64, parent *types.Header) *big.Int {
-    return big.NewInt(0)
+    return big.NewInt(1)
 }
 
 func (self *DummyEngine) APIs(chain consensus.ChainReader) []rpc.API {
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index b5f590e..12041de 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -409,6 +409,17 @@ func (s *Ethereum) SetEtherbase(etherbase common.Address) {
 // is already running, this method adjust the number of threads allowed to use
 // and updates the minimum price required by the transaction pool.
 func (s *Ethereum) StartMining(threads int) error {
+	// Update the thread count within the consensus engine
+	type threaded interface {
+		SetThreads(threads int)
+	}
+	if th, ok := s.engine.(threaded); ok {
+		log.Info("Updated mining threads", "threads", threads)
+		if threads == 0 {
+			threads = -1 // Disable the miner from within
+		}
+		th.SetThreads(threads)
+	}
 	// If the miner was not running, initialize it
 	if !s.IsMining() {
 		// Propagate the initial price point to the transaction pool
@@ -509,10 +520,10 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Stop() error {
 	s.bloomIndexer.Close()
 	s.blockchain.Stop()
 	s.engine.Close()
-	//s.protocolManager.Stop()
-	//if s.lesServer != nil {
-	//	s.lesServer.Stop()
-	//}
+	s.protocolManager.Stop()
+	if s.lesServer != nil {
+		s.lesServer.Stop()
+	}
 	s.txPool.Stop()
 	s.miner.Stop()
 	s.eventMux.Stop()
diff --git a/eth/config.go b/eth/config.go
index 6887872..3149c6f 100644
--- a/eth/config.go
+++ b/eth/config.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
+    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
@@ -155,3 +156,34 @@ type Config struct {
 	// CheckpointOracle is the configuration for checkpoint oracle.
 	CheckpointOracle *params.CheckpointOracleConfig `toml:",omitempty"`
 }
+
+func MyDefaultConfig() Config {
+    config := DefaultConfig
+    chainConfig := &params.ChainConfig {
+        ChainID:             big.NewInt(42222),
+        HomesteadBlock:      big.NewInt(0),
+        DAOForkBlock:        big.NewInt(0),
+        DAOForkSupport:      true,
+        EIP150Block:         big.NewInt(0),
+        EIP150Hash:          common.HexToHash("0x2086799aeebeae135c246c65021c82b4e15a2c451340993aacfd2751886514f0"),
+        EIP155Block:         big.NewInt(0),
+        EIP158Block:         big.NewInt(0),
+        ByzantiumBlock:      big.NewInt(0),
+        ConstantinopleBlock: big.NewInt(0),
+        PetersburgBlock:     big.NewInt(0),
+        IstanbulBlock:       nil,
+        Ethash:              nil,
+    }
+    genBalance := big.NewInt(1000000000000000000)
+
+    config.Genesis = &core.Genesis{
+        Config:     chainConfig,
+        Nonce:      0,
+        Number:     0,
+        ExtraData:  hexutil.MustDecode("0x00"),
+        GasLimit:   100000000,
+        Difficulty: big.NewInt(0),
+        Alloc: core.GenesisAlloc{ common.Address{}: { Balance: genBalance }},
+    }
+    return config
+}
diff --git a/ethstats/ethstats.go b/ethstats/ethstats.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e680b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethstats/ethstats.go
@@ -0,0 +1,717 @@
+// Copyright 2016 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 ethstats implements the network stats reporting service.
+package ethstats
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/mclock"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+)
+
+const (
+	// historyUpdateRange is the number of blocks a node should report upon login or
+	// history request.
+	historyUpdateRange = 50
+
+	// txChanSize is the size of channel listening to NewTxsEvent.
+	// The number is referenced from the size of tx pool.
+	txChanSize = 4096
+	// chainHeadChanSize is the size of channel listening to ChainHeadEvent.
+	chainHeadChanSize = 10
+)
+
+type txPool interface {
+	// SubscribeNewTxsEvent should return an event subscription of
+	// NewTxsEvent and send events to the given channel.
+	SubscribeNewTxsEvent(chan<- core.NewTxsEvent) event.Subscription
+}
+
+type blockChain interface {
+	SubscribeChainHeadEvent(ch chan<- core.ChainHeadEvent) event.Subscription
+}
+
+// Service implements an Ethereum netstats reporting daemon that pushes local
+// chain statistics up to a monitoring server.
+type Service struct {
+	server *p2p.Server        // Peer-to-peer server to retrieve networking infos
+	eth    *eth.Ethereum      // Full Ethereum service if monitoring a full node
+	les    *les.LightEthereum // Light Ethereum service if monitoring a light node
+	engine consensus.Engine   // Consensus engine to retrieve variadic block fields
+
+	node string // Name of the node to display on the monitoring page
+	pass string // Password to authorize access to the monitoring page
+	host string // Remote address of the monitoring service
+
+	pongCh chan struct{} // Pong notifications are fed into this channel
+	histCh chan []uint64 // History request block numbers are fed into this channel
+}
+
+// New returns a monitoring service ready for stats reporting.
+func New(url string, ethServ *eth.Ethereum, lesServ *les.LightEthereum) (*Service, error) {
+	// Parse the netstats connection url
+	re := regexp.MustCompile("([^:@]*)(:([^@]*))?@(.+)")
+	parts := re.FindStringSubmatch(url)
+	if len(parts) != 5 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid netstats url: \"%s\", should be nodename:secret@host:port", url)
+	}
+	// Assemble and return the stats service
+	var engine consensus.Engine
+	if ethServ != nil {
+		engine = ethServ.Engine()
+	} else {
+		engine = lesServ.Engine()
+	}
+	return &Service{
+		eth:    ethServ,
+		les:    lesServ,
+		engine: engine,
+		node:   parts[1],
+		pass:   parts[3],
+		host:   parts[4],
+		pongCh: make(chan struct{}),
+		histCh: make(chan []uint64, 1),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Protocols implements node.Service, returning the P2P network protocols used
+// by the stats service (nil as it doesn't use the devp2p overlay network).
+func (s *Service) Protocols() []p2p.Protocol { return nil }
+
+// APIs implements node.Service, returning the RPC API endpoints provided by the
+// stats service (nil as it doesn't provide any user callable APIs).
+func (s *Service) APIs() []rpc.API { return nil }
+
+// Start implements node.Service, starting up the monitoring and reporting daemon.
+func (s *Service) Start(server *p2p.Server) error {
+	s.server = server
+	go s.loop()
+
+	log.Info("Stats daemon started")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Stop implements node.Service, terminating the monitoring and reporting daemon.
+func (s *Service) Stop() error {
+	log.Info("Stats daemon stopped")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// loop keeps trying to connect to the netstats server, reporting chain events
+// until termination.
+func (s *Service) loop() {
+	// Subscribe to chain events to execute updates on
+	var blockchain blockChain
+	var txpool txPool
+	if s.eth != nil {
+		blockchain = s.eth.BlockChain()
+		txpool = s.eth.TxPool()
+	} else {
+		blockchain = s.les.BlockChain()
+		txpool = s.les.TxPool()
+	}
+
+	chainHeadCh := make(chan core.ChainHeadEvent, chainHeadChanSize)
+	headSub := blockchain.SubscribeChainHeadEvent(chainHeadCh)
+	defer headSub.Unsubscribe()
+
+	txEventCh := make(chan core.NewTxsEvent, txChanSize)
+	txSub := txpool.SubscribeNewTxsEvent(txEventCh)
+	defer txSub.Unsubscribe()
+
+	// Start a goroutine that exhausts the subsciptions to avoid events piling up
+	var (
+		quitCh = make(chan struct{})
+		headCh = make(chan *types.Block, 1)
+		txCh   = make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	)
+	go func() {
+		var lastTx mclock.AbsTime
+
+	HandleLoop:
+		for {
+			select {
+			// Notify of chain head events, but drop if too frequent
+			case head := <-chainHeadCh:
+				select {
+				case headCh <- head.Block:
+				default:
+				}
+
+			// Notify of new transaction events, but drop if too frequent
+			case <-txEventCh:
+				if time.Duration(mclock.Now()-lastTx) < time.Second {
+					continue
+				}
+				lastTx = mclock.Now()
+
+				select {
+				case txCh <- struct{}{}:
+				default:
+				}
+
+			// node stopped
+			case <-txSub.Err():
+				break HandleLoop
+			case <-headSub.Err():
+				break HandleLoop
+			}
+		}
+		close(quitCh)
+	}()
+	// Loop reporting until termination
+	for {
+		// Resolve the URL, defaulting to TLS, but falling back to none too
+		path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api", s.host)
+		urls := []string{path}
+
+		// url.Parse and url.IsAbs is unsuitable (https://github.com/golang/go/issues/19779)
+		if !strings.Contains(path, "://") {
+			urls = []string{"wss://" + path, "ws://" + path}
+		}
+		// Establish a websocket connection to the server on any supported URL
+		var (
+			conn *websocket.Conn
+			err  error
+		)
+		dialer := websocket.Dialer{HandshakeTimeout: 5 * time.Second}
+		header := make(http.Header)
+		header.Set("origin", "http://localhost")
+		for _, url := range urls {
+			conn, _, err = dialer.Dial(url, header)
+			if err == nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warn("Stats server unreachable", "err", err)
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+			continue
+		}
+		// Authenticate the client with the server
+		if err = s.login(conn); err != nil {
+			log.Warn("Stats login failed", "err", err)
+			conn.Close()
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+			continue
+		}
+		go s.readLoop(conn)
+
+		// Send the initial stats so our node looks decent from the get go
+		if err = s.report(conn); err != nil {
+			log.Warn("Initial stats report failed", "err", err)
+			conn.Close()
+			continue
+		}
+		// Keep sending status updates until the connection breaks
+		fullReport := time.NewTicker(15 * time.Second)
+
+		for err == nil {
+			select {
+			case <-quitCh:
+				conn.Close()
+				return
+
+			case <-fullReport.C:
+				if err = s.report(conn); err != nil {
+					log.Warn("Full stats report failed", "err", err)
+				}
+			case list := <-s.histCh:
+				if err = s.reportHistory(conn, list); err != nil {
+					log.Warn("Requested history report failed", "err", err)
+				}
+			case head := <-headCh:
+				if err = s.reportBlock(conn, head); err != nil {
+					log.Warn("Block stats report failed", "err", err)
+				}
+				if err = s.reportPending(conn); err != nil {
+					log.Warn("Post-block transaction stats report failed", "err", err)
+				}
+			case <-txCh:
+				if err = s.reportPending(conn); err != nil {
+					log.Warn("Transaction stats report failed", "err", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// Make sure the connection is closed
+		conn.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+// readLoop loops as long as the connection is alive and retrieves data packets
+// from the network socket. If any of them match an active request, it forwards
+// it, if they themselves are requests it initiates a reply, and lastly it drops
+// unknown packets.
+func (s *Service) readLoop(conn *websocket.Conn) {
+	// If the read loop exists, close the connection
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	for {
+		// Retrieve the next generic network packet and bail out on error
+		var msg map[string][]interface{}
+		if err := conn.ReadJSON(&msg); err != nil {
+			log.Warn("Failed to decode stats server message", "err", err)
+			return
+		}
+		log.Trace("Received message from stats server", "msg", msg)
+		if len(msg["emit"]) == 0 {
+			log.Warn("Stats server sent non-broadcast", "msg", msg)
+			return
+		}
+		command, ok := msg["emit"][0].(string)
+		if !ok {
+			log.Warn("Invalid stats server message type", "type", msg["emit"][0])
+			return
+		}
+		// If the message is a ping reply, deliver (someone must be listening!)
+		if len(msg["emit"]) == 2 && command == "node-pong" {
+			select {
+			case s.pongCh <- struct{}{}:
+				// Pong delivered, continue listening
+				continue
+			default:
+				// Ping routine dead, abort
+				log.Warn("Stats server pinger seems to have died")
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		// If the message is a history request, forward to the event processor
+		if len(msg["emit"]) == 2 && command == "history" {
+			// Make sure the request is valid and doesn't crash us
+			request, ok := msg["emit"][1].(map[string]interface{})
+			if !ok {
+				log.Warn("Invalid stats history request", "msg", msg["emit"][1])
+				s.histCh <- nil
+				continue // Ethstats sometime sends invalid history requests, ignore those
+			}
+			list, ok := request["list"].([]interface{})
+			if !ok {
+				log.Warn("Invalid stats history block list", "list", request["list"])
+				return
+			}
+			// Convert the block number list to an integer list
+			numbers := make([]uint64, len(list))
+			for i, num := range list {
+				n, ok := num.(float64)
+				if !ok {
+					log.Warn("Invalid stats history block number", "number", num)
+					return
+				}
+				numbers[i] = uint64(n)
+			}
+			select {
+			case s.histCh <- numbers:
+				continue
+			default:
+			}
+		}
+		// Report anything else and continue
+		log.Info("Unknown stats message", "msg", msg)
+	}
+}
+
+// nodeInfo is the collection of metainformation about a node that is displayed
+// on the monitoring page.
+type nodeInfo struct {
+	Name     string `json:"name"`
+	Node     string `json:"node"`
+	Port     int    `json:"port"`
+	Network  string `json:"net"`
+	Protocol string `json:"protocol"`
+	API      string `json:"api"`
+	Os       string `json:"os"`
+	OsVer    string `json:"os_v"`
+	Client   string `json:"client"`
+	History  bool   `json:"canUpdateHistory"`
+}
+
+// authMsg is the authentication infos needed to login to a monitoring server.
+type authMsg struct {
+	ID     string   `json:"id"`
+	Info   nodeInfo `json:"info"`
+	Secret string   `json:"secret"`
+}
+
+// login tries to authorize the client at the remote server.
+func (s *Service) login(conn *websocket.Conn) error {
+	// Construct and send the login authentication
+	infos := s.server.NodeInfo()
+
+	var network, protocol string
+	if info := infos.Protocols["eth"]; info != nil {
+		network = fmt.Sprintf("%d", info.(*eth.NodeInfo).Network)
+		protocol = fmt.Sprintf("eth/%d", eth.ProtocolVersions[0])
+	} else {
+		network = fmt.Sprintf("%d", infos.Protocols["les"].(*les.NodeInfo).Network)
+		protocol = fmt.Sprintf("les/%d", les.ClientProtocolVersions[0])
+	}
+	auth := &authMsg{
+		ID: s.node,
+		Info: nodeInfo{
+			Name:     s.node,
+			Node:     infos.Name,
+			Port:     infos.Ports.Listener,
+			Network:  network,
+			Protocol: protocol,
+			API:      "No",
+			Os:       runtime.GOOS,
+			OsVer:    runtime.GOARCH,
+			Client:   "0.1.1",
+			History:  true,
+		},
+		Secret: s.pass,
+	}
+	login := map[string][]interface{}{
+		"emit": {"hello", auth},
+	}
+	if err := conn.WriteJSON(login); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Retrieve the remote ack or connection termination
+	var ack map[string][]string
+	if err := conn.ReadJSON(&ack); err != nil || len(ack["emit"]) != 1 || ack["emit"][0] != "ready" {
+		return errors.New("unauthorized")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// report collects all possible data to report and send it to the stats server.
+// This should only be used on reconnects or rarely to avoid overloading the
+// server. Use the individual methods for reporting subscribed events.
+func (s *Service) report(conn *websocket.Conn) error {
+	if err := s.reportLatency(conn); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.reportBlock(conn, nil); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.reportPending(conn); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.reportStats(conn); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// reportLatency sends a ping request to the server, measures the RTT time and
+// finally sends a latency update.
+func (s *Service) reportLatency(conn *websocket.Conn) error {
+	// Send the current time to the ethstats server
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	ping := map[string][]interface{}{
+		"emit": {"node-ping", map[string]string{
+			"id":         s.node,
+			"clientTime": start.String(),
+		}},
+	}
+	if err := conn.WriteJSON(ping); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Wait for the pong request to arrive back
+	select {
+	case <-s.pongCh:
+		// Pong delivered, report the latency
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		// Ping timeout, abort
+		return errors.New("ping timed out")
+	}
+	latency := strconv.Itoa(int((time.Since(start) / time.Duration(2)).Nanoseconds() / 1000000))
+
+	// Send back the measured latency
+	log.Trace("Sending measured latency to ethstats", "latency", latency)
+
+	stats := map[string][]interface{}{
+		"emit": {"latency", map[string]string{
+			"id":      s.node,
+			"latency": latency,
+		}},
+	}
+	return conn.WriteJSON(stats)
+}
+
+// blockStats is the information to report about individual blocks.
+type blockStats struct {
+	Number     *big.Int       `json:"number"`
+	Hash       common.Hash    `json:"hash"`
+	ParentHash common.Hash    `json:"parentHash"`
+	Timestamp  *big.Int       `json:"timestamp"`
+	Miner      common.Address `json:"miner"`
+	GasUsed    uint64         `json:"gasUsed"`
+	GasLimit   uint64         `json:"gasLimit"`
+	Diff       string         `json:"difficulty"`
+	TotalDiff  string         `json:"totalDifficulty"`
+	Txs        []txStats      `json:"transactions"`
+	TxHash     common.Hash    `json:"transactionsRoot"`
+	Root       common.Hash    `json:"stateRoot"`
+	Uncles     uncleStats     `json:"uncles"`
+}
+
+// txStats is the information to report about individual transactions.
+type txStats struct {
+	Hash common.Hash `json:"hash"`
+}
+
+// uncleStats is a custom wrapper around an uncle array to force serializing
+// empty arrays instead of returning null for them.
+type uncleStats []*types.Header
+
+func (s uncleStats) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	if uncles := ([]*types.Header)(s); len(uncles) > 0 {
+		return json.Marshal(uncles)
+	}
+	return []byte("[]"), nil
+}
+
+// reportBlock retrieves the current chain head and reports it to the stats server.
+func (s *Service) reportBlock(conn *websocket.Conn, block *types.Block) error {
+	// Gather the block details from the header or block chain
+	details := s.assembleBlockStats(block)
+
+	// Assemble the block report and send it to the server
+	log.Trace("Sending new block to ethstats", "number", details.Number, "hash", details.Hash)
+
+	stats := map[string]interface{}{
+		"id":    s.node,
+		"block": details,
+	}
+	report := map[string][]interface{}{
+		"emit": {"block", stats},
+	}
+	return conn.WriteJSON(report)
+}
+
+// assembleBlockStats retrieves any required metadata to report a single block
+// and assembles the block stats. If block is nil, the current head is processed.
+func (s *Service) assembleBlockStats(block *types.Block) *blockStats {
+	// Gather the block infos from the local blockchain
+	var (
+		header *types.Header
+		td     *big.Int
+		txs    []txStats
+		uncles []*types.Header
+	)
+	if s.eth != nil {
+		// Full nodes have all needed information available
+		if block == nil {
+			block = s.eth.BlockChain().CurrentBlock()
+		}
+		header = block.Header()
+		td = s.eth.BlockChain().GetTd(header.Hash(), header.Number.Uint64())
+
+		txs = make([]txStats, len(block.Transactions()))
+		for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
+			txs[i].Hash = tx.Hash()
+		}
+		uncles = block.Uncles()
+	} else {
+		// Light nodes would need on-demand lookups for transactions/uncles, skip
+		if block != nil {
+			header = block.Header()
+		} else {
+			header = s.les.BlockChain().CurrentHeader()
+		}
+		td = s.les.BlockChain().GetTd(header.Hash(), header.Number.Uint64())
+		txs = []txStats{}
+	}
+	// Assemble and return the block stats
+	author, _ := s.engine.Author(header)
+
+	return &blockStats{
+		Number:     header.Number,
+		Hash:       header.Hash(),
+		ParentHash: header.ParentHash,
+		Timestamp:  new(big.Int).SetUint64(header.Time),
+		Miner:      author,
+		GasUsed:    header.GasUsed,
+		GasLimit:   header.GasLimit,
+		Diff:       header.Difficulty.String(),
+		TotalDiff:  td.String(),
+		Txs:        txs,
+		TxHash:     header.TxHash,
+		Root:       header.Root,
+		Uncles:     uncles,
+	}
+}
+
+// reportHistory retrieves the most recent batch of blocks and reports it to the
+// stats server.
+func (s *Service) reportHistory(conn *websocket.Conn, list []uint64) error {
+	// Figure out the indexes that need reporting
+	indexes := make([]uint64, 0, historyUpdateRange)
+	if len(list) > 0 {
+		// Specific indexes requested, send them back in particular
+		indexes = append(indexes, list...)
+	} else {
+		// No indexes requested, send back the top ones
+		var head int64
+		if s.eth != nil {
+			head = s.eth.BlockChain().CurrentHeader().Number.Int64()
+		} else {
+			head = s.les.BlockChain().CurrentHeader().Number.Int64()
+		}
+		start := head - historyUpdateRange + 1
+		if start < 0 {
+			start = 0
+		}
+		for i := uint64(start); i <= uint64(head); i++ {
+			indexes = append(indexes, i)
+		}
+	}
+	// Gather the batch of blocks to report
+	history := make([]*blockStats, len(indexes))
+	for i, number := range indexes {
+		// Retrieve the next block if it's known to us
+		var block *types.Block
+		if s.eth != nil {
+			block = s.eth.BlockChain().GetBlockByNumber(number)
+		} else {
+			if header := s.les.BlockChain().GetHeaderByNumber(number); header != nil {
+				block = types.NewBlockWithHeader(header)
+			}
+		}
+		// If we do have the block, add to the history and continue
+		if block != nil {
+			history[len(history)-1-i] = s.assembleBlockStats(block)
+			continue
+		}
+		// Ran out of blocks, cut the report short and send
+		history = history[len(history)-i:]
+		break
+	}
+	// Assemble the history report and send it to the server
+	if len(history) > 0 {
+		log.Trace("Sending historical blocks to ethstats", "first", history[0].Number, "last", history[len(history)-1].Number)
+	} else {
+		log.Trace("No history to send to stats server")
+	}
+	stats := map[string]interface{}{
+		"id":      s.node,
+		"history": history,
+	}
+	report := map[string][]interface{}{
+		"emit": {"history", stats},
+	}
+	return conn.WriteJSON(report)
+}
+
+// pendStats is the information to report about pending transactions.
+type pendStats struct {
+	Pending int `json:"pending"`
+}
+
+// reportPending retrieves the current number of pending transactions and reports
+// it to the stats server.
+func (s *Service) reportPending(conn *websocket.Conn) error {
+	// Retrieve the pending count from the local blockchain
+	var pending int
+	if s.eth != nil {
+		pending, _ = s.eth.TxPool().Stats()
+	} else {
+		pending = s.les.TxPool().Stats()
+	}
+	// Assemble the transaction stats and send it to the server
+	log.Trace("Sending pending transactions to ethstats", "count", pending)
+
+	stats := map[string]interface{}{
+		"id": s.node,
+		"stats": &pendStats{
+			Pending: pending,
+		},
+	}
+	report := map[string][]interface{}{
+		"emit": {"pending", stats},
+	}
+	return conn.WriteJSON(report)
+}
+
+// nodeStats is the information to report about the local node.
+type nodeStats struct {
+	Active   bool `json:"active"`
+	Syncing  bool `json:"syncing"`
+	Mining   bool `json:"mining"`
+	Hashrate int  `json:"hashrate"`
+	Peers    int  `json:"peers"`
+	GasPrice int  `json:"gasPrice"`
+	Uptime   int  `json:"uptime"`
+}
+
+// reportPending retrieves various stats about the node at the networking and
+// mining layer and reports it to the stats server.
+func (s *Service) reportStats(conn *websocket.Conn) error {
+	// Gather the syncing and mining infos from the local miner instance
+	var (
+		mining   bool
+		hashrate int
+		syncing  bool
+		gasprice int
+	)
+	if s.eth != nil {
+		mining = s.eth.Miner().Mining()
+		hashrate = int(s.eth.Miner().HashRate())
+
+		sync := s.eth.Downloader().Progress()
+		syncing = s.eth.BlockChain().CurrentHeader().Number.Uint64() >= sync.HighestBlock
+
+		price, _ := s.eth.APIBackend.SuggestPrice(context.Background())
+		gasprice = int(price.Uint64())
+	} else {
+		sync := s.les.Downloader().Progress()
+		syncing = s.les.BlockChain().CurrentHeader().Number.Uint64() >= sync.HighestBlock
+	}
+	// Assemble the node stats and send it to the server
+	log.Trace("Sending node details to ethstats")
+
+	stats := map[string]interface{}{
+		"id": s.node,
+		"stats": &nodeStats{
+			Active:   true,
+			Mining:   mining,
+			Hashrate: hashrate,
+			Peers:    s.server.PeerCount(),
+			GasPrice: gasprice,
+			Syncing:  syncing,
+			Uptime:   100,
+		},
+	}
+	report := map[string][]interface{}{
+		"emit": {"stats", stats},
+	}
+	return conn.WriteJSON(report)
+}
diff --git a/examples/fc/main.go b/examples/fc/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f336ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/fc/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+    "os"
+    "github.com/Determinant/coreth/cmd/geth"
+)
+
+func checkError(err error) {
+    if err != nil { panic(err) }
+}
+
+func main() {
+    geth.App.Run(os.Args)
+}
diff --git a/miner/miner.go b/miner/miner.go
index 56440cd..969dceb 100644
--- a/miner/miner.go
+++ b/miner/miner.go
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ func New(eth Backend, config *Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, mux *even
     }
 }
 
-func (self *Miner) SetEtherbase(addr common.Address) {
-    self.w.setEtherbase(addr)
-}
 
 func (self *Miner) Start(coinbase common.Address) {
     self.w.start()
@@ -62,6 +59,14 @@ func (self *Miner) Stop() {
     self.w.stop()
 }
 
+func (self *Miner) Mining()  bool {
+    return false
+}
+
+func (self *Miner) HashRate() uint64 {
+    return 0
+}
+
 func (self *Miner) SetExtra(extra []byte) error {
 	if uint64(len(extra)) > params.MaximumExtraDataSize {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Extra exceeds max length. %d > %v", len(extra), params.MaximumExtraDataSize)
@@ -70,20 +75,19 @@ func (self *Miner) SetExtra(extra []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *Miner) Mining()  bool {
-    return false
+func (self *Miner) SetRecommitInterval(interval time.Duration) {
+	self.w.setRecommitInterval(interval)
 }
 
-func (self *Miner) HashRate() uint64 {
-    return 0
+func (self *Miner) Pending() (*types.Block, *state.StateDB) {
+	return self.w.pending()
 }
 
-func (self *Miner) SetRecommitInterval(interval time.Duration) {}
 
 func (self *Miner) PendingBlock() *types.Block {
 	return self.w.pendingBlock()
 }
 
-func (self *Miner) Pending() (*types.Block, *state.StateDB) {
-	return self.w.pending()
+func (self *Miner) SetEtherbase(addr common.Address) {
+    self.w.setEtherbase(addr)
 }
diff --git a/node/api.go b/node/api.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66cd1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+// Copyright 2015 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 node
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+)
+
+// PrivateAdminAPI is the collection of administrative API methods exposed only
+// over a secure RPC channel.
+type PrivateAdminAPI struct {
+	node *Node // Node interfaced by this API
+}
+
+// NewPrivateAdminAPI creates a new API definition for the private admin methods
+// of the node itself.
+func NewPrivateAdminAPI(node *Node) *PrivateAdminAPI {
+	return &PrivateAdminAPI{node: node}
+}
+
+// AddPeer requests connecting to a remote node, and also maintaining the new
+// connection at all times, even reconnecting if it is lost.
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) AddPeer(url string) (bool, error) {
+	// Make sure the server is running, fail otherwise
+	server := api.node.Server()
+	if server == nil {
+		return false, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+	// Try to add the url as a static peer and return
+	node, err := enode.Parse(enode.ValidSchemes, url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid enode: %v", err)
+	}
+	server.AddPeer(node)
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// RemovePeer disconnects from a remote node if the connection exists
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) RemovePeer(url string) (bool, error) {
+	// Make sure the server is running, fail otherwise
+	server := api.node.Server()
+	if server == nil {
+		return false, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+	// Try to remove the url as a static peer and return
+	node, err := enode.Parse(enode.ValidSchemes, url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid enode: %v", err)
+	}
+	server.RemovePeer(node)
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// AddTrustedPeer allows a remote node to always connect, even if slots are full
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) AddTrustedPeer(url string) (bool, error) {
+	// Make sure the server is running, fail otherwise
+	server := api.node.Server()
+	if server == nil {
+		return false, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+	node, err := enode.Parse(enode.ValidSchemes, url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid enode: %v", err)
+	}
+	server.AddTrustedPeer(node)
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// RemoveTrustedPeer removes a remote node from the trusted peer set, but it
+// does not disconnect it automatically.
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) RemoveTrustedPeer(url string) (bool, error) {
+	// Make sure the server is running, fail otherwise
+	server := api.node.Server()
+	if server == nil {
+		return false, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+	node, err := enode.Parse(enode.ValidSchemes, url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid enode: %v", err)
+	}
+	server.RemoveTrustedPeer(node)
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// PeerEvents creates an RPC subscription which receives peer events from the
+// node's p2p.Server
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) PeerEvents(ctx context.Context) (*rpc.Subscription, error) {
+	// Make sure the server is running, fail otherwise
+	server := api.node.Server()
+	if server == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+
+	// Create the subscription
+	notifier, supported := rpc.NotifierFromContext(ctx)
+	if !supported {
+		return nil, rpc.ErrNotificationsUnsupported
+	}
+	rpcSub := notifier.CreateSubscription()
+
+	go func() {
+		events := make(chan *p2p.PeerEvent)
+		sub := server.SubscribeEvents(events)
+		defer sub.Unsubscribe()
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case event := <-events:
+				notifier.Notify(rpcSub.ID, event)
+			case <-sub.Err():
+				return
+			case <-rpcSub.Err():
+				return
+			case <-notifier.Closed():
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return rpcSub, nil
+}
+
+// StartRPC starts the HTTP RPC API server.
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartRPC(host *string, port *int, cors *string, apis *string, vhosts *string) (bool, error) {
+	api.node.lock.Lock()
+	defer api.node.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if api.node.httpHandler != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("HTTP RPC already running on %s", api.node.httpEndpoint)
+	}
+
+	if host == nil {
+		h := DefaultHTTPHost
+		if api.node.config.HTTPHost != "" {
+			h = api.node.config.HTTPHost
+		}
+		host = &h
+	}
+	if port == nil {
+		port = &api.node.config.HTTPPort
+	}
+
+	allowedOrigins := api.node.config.HTTPCors
+	if cors != nil {
+		allowedOrigins = nil
+		for _, origin := range strings.Split(*cors, ",") {
+			allowedOrigins = append(allowedOrigins, strings.TrimSpace(origin))
+		}
+	}
+
+	allowedVHosts := api.node.config.HTTPVirtualHosts
+	if vhosts != nil {
+		allowedVHosts = nil
+		for _, vhost := range strings.Split(*host, ",") {
+			allowedVHosts = append(allowedVHosts, strings.TrimSpace(vhost))
+		}
+	}
+
+	modules := api.node.httpWhitelist
+	if apis != nil {
+		modules = nil
+		for _, m := range strings.Split(*apis, ",") {
+			modules = append(modules, strings.TrimSpace(m))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := api.node.startHTTP(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *host, *port), api.node.rpcAPIs, modules, allowedOrigins, allowedVHosts, api.node.config.HTTPTimeouts); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// StopRPC terminates an already running HTTP RPC API endpoint.
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StopRPC() (bool, error) {
+	api.node.lock.Lock()
+	defer api.node.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if api.node.httpHandler == nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("HTTP RPC not running")
+	}
+	api.node.stopHTTP()
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// StartWS starts the websocket RPC API server.
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartWS(host *string, port *int, allowedOrigins *string, apis *string) (bool, error) {
+	api.node.lock.Lock()
+	defer api.node.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if api.node.wsHandler != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("WebSocket RPC already running on %s", api.node.wsEndpoint)
+	}
+
+	if host == nil {
+		h := DefaultWSHost
+		if api.node.config.WSHost != "" {
+			h = api.node.config.WSHost
+		}
+		host = &h
+	}
+	if port == nil {
+		port = &api.node.config.WSPort
+	}
+
+	origins := api.node.config.WSOrigins
+	if allowedOrigins != nil {
+		origins = nil
+		for _, origin := range strings.Split(*allowedOrigins, ",") {
+			origins = append(origins, strings.TrimSpace(origin))
+		}
+	}
+
+	modules := api.node.config.WSModules
+	if apis != nil {
+		modules = nil
+		for _, m := range strings.Split(*apis, ",") {
+			modules = append(modules, strings.TrimSpace(m))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := api.node.startWS(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *host, *port), api.node.rpcAPIs, modules, origins, api.node.config.WSExposeAll); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// StopWS terminates an already running websocket RPC API endpoint.
+func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StopWS() (bool, error) {
+	api.node.lock.Lock()
+	defer api.node.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if api.node.wsHandler == nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("WebSocket RPC not running")
+	}
+	api.node.stopWS()
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// PublicAdminAPI is the collection of administrative API methods exposed over
+// both secure and unsecure RPC channels.
+type PublicAdminAPI struct {
+	node *Node // Node interfaced by this API
+}
+
+// NewPublicAdminAPI creates a new API definition for the public admin methods
+// of the node itself.
+func NewPublicAdminAPI(node *Node) *PublicAdminAPI {
+	return &PublicAdminAPI{node: node}
+}
+
+// Peers retrieves all the information we know about each individual peer at the
+// protocol granularity.
+func (api *PublicAdminAPI) Peers() ([]*p2p.PeerInfo, error) {
+	server := api.node.Server()
+	if server == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+	return server.PeersInfo(), nil
+}
+
+// NodeInfo retrieves all the information we know about the host node at the
+// protocol granularity.
+func (api *PublicAdminAPI) NodeInfo() (*p2p.NodeInfo, error) {
+	server := api.node.Server()
+	if server == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+	return server.NodeInfo(), nil
+}
+
+// Datadir retrieves the current data directory the node is using.
+func (api *PublicAdminAPI) Datadir() string {
+	return api.node.DataDir()
+}
+
+// PublicWeb3API offers helper utils
+type PublicWeb3API struct {
+	stack *Node
+}
+
+// NewPublicWeb3API creates a new Web3Service instance
+func NewPublicWeb3API(stack *Node) *PublicWeb3API {
+	return &PublicWeb3API{stack}
+}
+
+// ClientVersion returns the node name
+func (s *PublicWeb3API) ClientVersion() string {
+	return s.stack.Server().Name
+}
+
+// Sha3 applies the ethereum sha3 implementation on the input.
+// It assumes the input is hex encoded.
+func (s *PublicWeb3API) Sha3(input hexutil.Bytes) hexutil.Bytes {
+	return crypto.Keccak256(input)
+}
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf496a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -0,0 +1,664 @@
+// Copyright 2015 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 node
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
+	"github.com/Determinant/coreth/internal/debug"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/prometheus/tsdb/fileutil"
+)
+
+// Node is a container on which services can be registered.
+type Node struct {
+	eventmux *event.TypeMux // Event multiplexer used between the services of a stack
+	config   *Config
+	accman   *accounts.Manager
+
+	ephemeralKeystore string            // if non-empty, the key directory that will be removed by Stop
+	instanceDirLock   fileutil.Releaser // prevents concurrent use of instance directory
+
+	serverConfig p2p.Config
+	server       *p2p.Server // Currently running P2P networking layer
+
+	serviceFuncs []ServiceConstructor     // Service constructors (in dependency order)
+	services     map[reflect.Type]Service // Currently running services
+
+	rpcAPIs       []rpc.API   // List of APIs currently provided by the node
+	inprocHandler *rpc.Server // In-process RPC request handler to process the API requests
+
+	ipcEndpoint string       // IPC endpoint to listen at (empty = IPC disabled)
+	ipcListener net.Listener // IPC RPC listener socket to serve API requests
+	ipcHandler  *rpc.Server  // IPC RPC request handler to process the API requests
+
+	httpEndpoint  string       // HTTP endpoint (interface + port) to listen at (empty = HTTP disabled)
+	httpWhitelist []string     // HTTP RPC modules to allow through this endpoint
+	httpListener  net.Listener // HTTP RPC listener socket to server API requests
+	httpHandler   *rpc.Server  // HTTP RPC request handler to process the API requests
+
+	wsEndpoint string       // Websocket endpoint (interface + port) to listen at (empty = websocket disabled)
+	wsListener net.Listener // Websocket RPC listener socket to server API requests
+	wsHandler  *rpc.Server  // Websocket RPC request handler to process the API requests
+
+	stop chan struct{} // Channel to wait for termination notifications
+	lock sync.RWMutex
+
+	log log.Logger
+}
+
+// New creates a new P2P node, ready for protocol registration.
+func New(conf *Config) (*Node, error) {
+	// Copy config and resolve the datadir so future changes to the current
+	// working directory don't affect the node.
+	confCopy := *conf
+	conf = &confCopy
+	if conf.DataDir != "" {
+		absdatadir, err := filepath.Abs(conf.DataDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		conf.DataDir = absdatadir
+	}
+	// Ensure that the instance name doesn't cause weird conflicts with
+	// other files in the data directory.
+	if strings.ContainsAny(conf.Name, `/\`) {
+		return nil, errors.New(`Config.Name must not contain '/' or '\'`)
+	}
+	if conf.Name == datadirDefaultKeyStore {
+		return nil, errors.New(`Config.Name cannot be "` + datadirDefaultKeyStore + `"`)
+	}
+	if strings.HasSuffix(conf.Name, ".ipc") {
+		return nil, errors.New(`Config.Name cannot end in ".ipc"`)
+	}
+	// Ensure that the AccountManager method works before the node has started.
+	// We rely on this in cmd/geth.
+	am, ephemeralKeystore, err := makeAccountManager(conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if conf.Logger == nil {
+		conf.Logger = log.New()
+	}
+	// Note: any interaction with Config that would create/touch files
+	// in the data directory or instance directory is delayed until Start.
+	return &Node{
+		accman:            am,
+		ephemeralKeystore: ephemeralKeystore,
+		config:            conf,
+		serviceFuncs:      []ServiceConstructor{},
+		ipcEndpoint:       conf.IPCEndpoint(),
+		httpEndpoint:      conf.HTTPEndpoint(),
+		wsEndpoint:        conf.WSEndpoint(),
+		eventmux:          new(event.TypeMux),
+		log:               conf.Logger,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Close stops the Node and releases resources acquired in
+// Node constructor New.
+func (n *Node) Close() error {
+	var errs []error
+
+	// Terminate all subsystems and collect any errors
+	if err := n.Stop(); err != nil && err != ErrNodeStopped {
+		errs = append(errs, err)
+	}
+	if err := n.accman.Close(); err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, err)
+	}
+	// Report any errors that might have occurred
+	switch len(errs) {
+	case 0:
+		return nil
+	case 1:
+		return errs[0]
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("%v", errs)
+	}
+}
+
+// Register injects a new service into the node's stack. The service created by
+// the passed constructor must be unique in its type with regard to sibling ones.
+func (n *Node) Register(constructor ServiceConstructor) error {
+	n.lock.Lock()
+	defer n.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if n.server != nil {
+		return ErrNodeRunning
+	}
+	n.serviceFuncs = append(n.serviceFuncs, constructor)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Start create a live P2P node and starts running it.
+func (n *Node) Start() error {
+	n.lock.Lock()
+	defer n.lock.Unlock()
+
+	// Short circuit if the node's already running
+	if n.server != nil {
+		return ErrNodeRunning
+	}
+	if err := n.openDataDir(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Initialize the p2p server. This creates the node key and
+	// discovery databases.
+	n.serverConfig = n.config.P2P
+	n.serverConfig.PrivateKey = n.config.NodeKey()
+	n.serverConfig.Name = n.config.NodeName()
+	n.serverConfig.Logger = n.log
+	if n.serverConfig.StaticNodes == nil {
+		n.serverConfig.StaticNodes = n.config.StaticNodes()
+	}
+	if n.serverConfig.TrustedNodes == nil {
+		n.serverConfig.TrustedNodes = n.config.TrustedNodes()
+	}
+	if n.serverConfig.NodeDatabase == "" {
+		n.serverConfig.NodeDatabase = n.config.NodeDB()
+	}
+	running := &p2p.Server{Config: n.serverConfig}
+	n.log.Info("Starting peer-to-peer node", "instance", n.serverConfig.Name)
+
+	// Otherwise copy and specialize the P2P configuration
+	services := make(map[reflect.Type]Service)
+	for _, constructor := range n.serviceFuncs {
+		// Create a new context for the particular service
+		ctx := &ServiceContext{
+			config:         n.config,
+			services:       make(map[reflect.Type]Service),
+			EventMux:       n.eventmux,
+			AccountManager: n.accman,
+		}
+		for kind, s := range services { // copy needed for threaded access
+			ctx.services[kind] = s
+		}
+		// Construct and save the service
+		service, err := constructor(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		kind := reflect.TypeOf(service)
+		if _, exists := services[kind]; exists {
+			return &DuplicateServiceError{Kind: kind}
+		}
+		services[kind] = service
+	}
+	// Gather the protocols and start the freshly assembled P2P server
+	for _, service := range services {
+		running.Protocols = append(running.Protocols, service.Protocols()...)
+	}
+	if err := running.Start(); err != nil {
+		return convertFileLockError(err)
+	}
+	// Start each of the services
+	var started []reflect.Type
+	for kind, service := range services {
+		// Start the next service, stopping all previous upon failure
+		if err := service.Start(running); err != nil {
+			for _, kind := range started {
+				services[kind].Stop()
+			}
+			running.Stop()
+
+			return err
+		}
+		// Mark the service started for potential cleanup
+		started = append(started, kind)
+	}
+	// Lastly start the configured RPC interfaces
+	if err := n.startRPC(services); err != nil {
+		for _, service := range services {
+			service.Stop()
+		}
+		running.Stop()
+		return err
+	}
+	// Finish initializing the startup
+	n.services = services
+	n.server = running
+	n.stop = make(chan struct{})
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Config returns the configuration of node.
+func (n *Node) Config() *Config {
+	return n.config
+}
+
+func (n *Node) openDataDir() error {
+	if n.config.DataDir == "" {
+		return nil // ephemeral
+	}
+
+	instdir := filepath.Join(n.config.DataDir, n.config.name())
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(instdir, 0700); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Lock the instance directory to prevent concurrent use by another instance as well as
+	// accidental use of the instance directory as a database.
+	release, _, err := fileutil.Flock(filepath.Join(instdir, "LOCK"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return convertFileLockError(err)
+	}
+	n.instanceDirLock = release
+	return nil
+}
+
+// startRPC is a helper method to start all the various RPC endpoint during node
+// startup. It's not meant to be called at any time afterwards as it makes certain
+// assumptions about the state of the node.
+func (n *Node) startRPC(services map[reflect.Type]Service) error {
+	// Gather all the possible APIs to surface
+	apis := n.apis()
+	for _, service := range services {
+		apis = append(apis, service.APIs()...)
+	}
+	// Start the various API endpoints, terminating all in case of errors
+	if err := n.startInProc(apis); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := n.startIPC(apis); err != nil {
+		n.stopInProc()
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := n.startHTTP(n.httpEndpoint, apis, n.config.HTTPModules, n.config.HTTPCors, n.config.HTTPVirtualHosts, n.config.HTTPTimeouts); err != nil {
+		n.stopIPC()
+		n.stopInProc()
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := n.startWS(n.wsEndpoint, apis, n.config.WSModules, n.config.WSOrigins, n.config.WSExposeAll); err != nil {
+		n.stopHTTP()
+		n.stopIPC()
+		n.stopInProc()
+		return err
+	}
+	// All API endpoints started successfully
+	n.rpcAPIs = apis
+	return nil
+}
+
+// startInProc initializes an in-process RPC endpoint.
+func (n *Node) startInProc(apis []rpc.API) error {
+	// Register all the APIs exposed by the services
+	handler := rpc.NewServer()
+	for _, api := range apis {
+		if err := handler.RegisterName(api.Namespace, api.Service); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		n.log.Debug("InProc registered", "namespace", api.Namespace)
+	}
+	n.inprocHandler = handler
+	return nil
+}
+
+// stopInProc terminates the in-process RPC endpoint.
+func (n *Node) stopInProc() {
+	if n.inprocHandler != nil {
+		n.inprocHandler.Stop()
+		n.inprocHandler = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// startIPC initializes and starts the IPC RPC endpoint.
+func (n *Node) startIPC(apis []rpc.API) error {
+	if n.ipcEndpoint == "" {
+		return nil // IPC disabled.
+	}
+	listener, handler, err := rpc.StartIPCEndpoint(n.ipcEndpoint, apis)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	n.ipcListener = listener
+	n.ipcHandler = handler
+	n.log.Info("IPC endpoint opened", "url", n.ipcEndpoint)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// stopIPC terminates the IPC RPC endpoint.
+func (n *Node) stopIPC() {
+	if n.ipcListener != nil {
+		n.ipcListener.Close()
+		n.ipcListener = nil
+
+		n.log.Info("IPC endpoint closed", "url", n.ipcEndpoint)
+	}
+	if n.ipcHandler != nil {
+		n.ipcHandler.Stop()
+		n.ipcHandler = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// startHTTP initializes and starts the HTTP RPC endpoint.
+func (n *Node) startHTTP(endpoint string, apis []rpc.API, modules []string, cors []string, vhosts []string, timeouts rpc.HTTPTimeouts) error {
+	// Short circuit if the HTTP endpoint isn't being exposed
+	if endpoint == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	listener, handler, err := rpc.StartHTTPEndpoint(endpoint, apis, modules, cors, vhosts, timeouts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	n.log.Info("HTTP endpoint opened", "url", fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", endpoint), "cors", strings.Join(cors, ","), "vhosts", strings.Join(vhosts, ","))
+	// All listeners booted successfully
+	n.httpEndpoint = endpoint
+	n.httpListener = listener
+	n.httpHandler = handler
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// stopHTTP terminates the HTTP RPC endpoint.
+func (n *Node) stopHTTP() {
+	if n.httpListener != nil {
+		n.httpListener.Close()
+		n.httpListener = nil
+
+		n.log.Info("HTTP endpoint closed", "url", fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", n.httpEndpoint))
+	}
+	if n.httpHandler != nil {
+		n.httpHandler.Stop()
+		n.httpHandler = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// startWS initializes and starts the websocket RPC endpoint.
+func (n *Node) startWS(endpoint string, apis []rpc.API, modules []string, wsOrigins []string, exposeAll bool) error {
+	// Short circuit if the WS endpoint isn't being exposed
+	if endpoint == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	listener, handler, err := rpc.StartWSEndpoint(endpoint, apis, modules, wsOrigins, exposeAll)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	n.log.Info("WebSocket endpoint opened", "url", fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s", listener.Addr()))
+	// All listeners booted successfully
+	n.wsEndpoint = endpoint
+	n.wsListener = listener
+	n.wsHandler = handler
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// stopWS terminates the websocket RPC endpoint.
+func (n *Node) stopWS() {
+	if n.wsListener != nil {
+		n.wsListener.Close()
+		n.wsListener = nil
+
+		n.log.Info("WebSocket endpoint closed", "url", fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s", n.wsEndpoint))
+	}
+	if n.wsHandler != nil {
+		n.wsHandler.Stop()
+		n.wsHandler = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Stop terminates a running node along with all it's services. In the node was
+// not started, an error is returned.
+func (n *Node) Stop() error {
+	n.lock.Lock()
+	defer n.lock.Unlock()
+
+	// Short circuit if the node's not running
+	if n.server == nil {
+		return ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+
+	// Terminate the API, services and the p2p server.
+	n.stopWS()
+	n.stopHTTP()
+	n.stopIPC()
+	n.rpcAPIs = nil
+	failure := &StopError{
+		Services: make(map[reflect.Type]error),
+	}
+	for kind, service := range n.services {
+		if err := service.Stop(); err != nil {
+			failure.Services[kind] = err
+		}
+	}
+	n.server.Stop()
+	n.services = nil
+	n.server = nil
+
+	// Release instance directory lock.
+	if n.instanceDirLock != nil {
+		if err := n.instanceDirLock.Release(); err != nil {
+			n.log.Error("Can't release datadir lock", "err", err)
+		}
+		n.instanceDirLock = nil
+	}
+
+	// unblock n.Wait
+	close(n.stop)
+
+	// Remove the keystore if it was created ephemerally.
+	var keystoreErr error
+	if n.ephemeralKeystore != "" {
+		keystoreErr = os.RemoveAll(n.ephemeralKeystore)
+	}
+
+	if len(failure.Services) > 0 {
+		return failure
+	}
+	if keystoreErr != nil {
+		return keystoreErr
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Wait blocks the thread until the node is stopped. If the node is not running
+// at the time of invocation, the method immediately returns.
+func (n *Node) Wait() {
+	n.lock.RLock()
+	if n.server == nil {
+		n.lock.RUnlock()
+		return
+	}
+	stop := n.stop
+	n.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	<-stop
+}
+
+// Restart terminates a running node and boots up a new one in its place. If the
+// node isn't running, an error is returned.
+func (n *Node) Restart() error {
+	if err := n.Stop(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := n.Start(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Attach creates an RPC client attached to an in-process API handler.
+func (n *Node) Attach() (*rpc.Client, error) {
+	n.lock.RLock()
+	defer n.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	if n.server == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+	return rpc.DialInProc(n.inprocHandler), nil
+}
+
+// RPCHandler returns the in-process RPC request handler.
+func (n *Node) RPCHandler() (*rpc.Server, error) {
+	n.lock.RLock()
+	defer n.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	if n.inprocHandler == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+	return n.inprocHandler, nil
+}
+
+// Server retrieves the currently running P2P network layer. This method is meant
+// only to inspect fields of the currently running server, life cycle management
+// should be left to this Node entity.
+func (n *Node) Server() *p2p.Server {
+	n.lock.RLock()
+	defer n.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	return n.server
+}
+
+// Service retrieves a currently running service registered of a specific type.
+func (n *Node) Service(service interface{}) error {
+	n.lock.RLock()
+	defer n.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	// Short circuit if the node's not running
+	if n.server == nil {
+		return ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+	// Otherwise try to find the service to return
+	element := reflect.ValueOf(service).Elem()
+	if running, ok := n.services[element.Type()]; ok {
+		element.Set(reflect.ValueOf(running))
+		return nil
+	}
+	return ErrServiceUnknown
+}
+
+// DataDir retrieves the current datadir used by the protocol stack.
+// Deprecated: No files should be stored in this directory, use InstanceDir instead.
+func (n *Node) DataDir() string {
+	return n.config.DataDir
+}
+
+// InstanceDir retrieves the instance directory used by the protocol stack.
+func (n *Node) InstanceDir() string {
+	return n.config.instanceDir()
+}
+
+// AccountManager retrieves the account manager used by the protocol stack.
+func (n *Node) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager {
+	return n.accman
+}
+
+// IPCEndpoint retrieves the current IPC endpoint used by the protocol stack.
+func (n *Node) IPCEndpoint() string {
+	return n.ipcEndpoint
+}
+
+// HTTPEndpoint retrieves the current HTTP endpoint used by the protocol stack.
+func (n *Node) HTTPEndpoint() string {
+	n.lock.Lock()
+	defer n.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if n.httpListener != nil {
+		return n.httpListener.Addr().String()
+	}
+	return n.httpEndpoint
+}
+
+// WSEndpoint retrieves the current WS endpoint used by the protocol stack.
+func (n *Node) WSEndpoint() string {
+	n.lock.Lock()
+	defer n.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if n.wsListener != nil {
+		return n.wsListener.Addr().String()
+	}
+	return n.wsEndpoint
+}
+
+// EventMux retrieves the event multiplexer used by all the network services in
+// the current protocol stack.
+func (n *Node) EventMux() *event.TypeMux {
+	return n.eventmux
+}
+
+// OpenDatabase opens an existing database with the given name (or creates one if no
+// previous can be found) from within the node's instance directory. If the node is
+// ephemeral, a memory database is returned.
+func (n *Node) OpenDatabase(name string, cache, handles int, namespace string) (ethdb.Database, error) {
+	if n.config.DataDir == "" {
+		return rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), nil
+	}
+	return rawdb.NewLevelDBDatabase(n.config.ResolvePath(name), cache, handles, namespace)
+}
+
+// OpenDatabaseWithFreezer opens an existing database with the given name (or
+// creates one if no previous can be found) from within the node's data directory,
+// also attaching a chain freezer to it that moves ancient chain data from the
+// database to immutable append-only files. If the node is an ephemeral one, a
+// memory database is returned.
+func (n *Node) OpenDatabaseWithFreezer(name string, cache, handles int, freezer, namespace string) (ethdb.Database, error) {
+	if n.config.DataDir == "" {
+		return rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), nil
+	}
+	root := n.config.ResolvePath(name)
+
+	switch {
+	case freezer == "":
+		freezer = filepath.Join(root, "ancient")
+	case !filepath.IsAbs(freezer):
+		freezer = n.config.ResolvePath(freezer)
+	}
+	return rawdb.NewLevelDBDatabaseWithFreezer(root, cache, handles, freezer, namespace)
+}
+
+// ResolvePath returns the absolute path of a resource in the instance directory.
+func (n *Node) ResolvePath(x string) string {
+	return n.config.ResolvePath(x)
+}
+
+// apis returns the collection of RPC descriptors this node offers.
+func (n *Node) apis() []rpc.API {
+	return []rpc.API{
+		{
+			Namespace: "admin",
+			Version:   "1.0",
+			Service:   NewPrivateAdminAPI(n),
+		}, {
+			Namespace: "admin",
+			Version:   "1.0",
+			Service:   NewPublicAdminAPI(n),
+			Public:    true,
+		}, {
+			Namespace: "debug",
+			Version:   "1.0",
+			Service:   debug.Handler,
+		}, {
+			Namespace: "web3",
+			Version:   "1.0",
+			Service:   NewPublicWeb3API(n),
+			Public:    true,
+		},
+	}
+}