monero/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp

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#include <atomic>
#include <cstdio>
#include <algorithm>
#include <fstream>

#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
#include "bootstrap_file.h"
#include "bootstrap_serialization.h"
#include "cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.h"
#include "serialization/binary_utils.h" // dump_binary(), parse_binary()
#include "serialization/json_utils.h" // dump_json()
#include "include_base_utils.h"
#include "blockchain_db/db_types.h"

#include <lmdb.h> // for db flag arguments

#include "fake_core.h"

#undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
#define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "bcutil"

namespace
{
// CONFIG
bool opt_batch   = true;
bool opt_verify  = true; // use add_new_block, which does verification before calling add_block
bool opt_resume  = true;
bool opt_testnet = true;

// number of blocks per batch transaction
// adjustable through command-line argument according to available RAM
#if ARCH_WIDTH != 32
uint64_t db_batch_size = 20000;
#else
// set a lower default batch size, pending possible LMDB issue with large transaction size
uint64_t db_batch_size = 100;
#endif

// when verifying, use a smaller default batch size so progress is more
// frequently saved
uint64_t db_batch_size_verify = 5000;

std::string refresh_string = "\r                                    \r";
}



namespace po = boost::program_options;

using namespace cryptonote;
using namespace epee;


std::string join_set_strings(const std::unordered_set<std::string>& db_types_all, const char* delim)
{
  std::string result;
  std::ostringstream s;
  std::copy(db_types_all.begin(), db_types_all.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(s, delim));
  result = s.str();
  if (result.length() > 0)
    result.erase(result.end()-strlen(delim), result.end());
  return result;
}

// db_type: lmdb, berkeley
// db_mode: safe, fast, fastest
int get_db_flags_from_mode(const std::string& db_type, const std::string& db_mode)
{
  uint64_t BDB_FAST_MODE = 0;
  uint64_t BDB_FASTEST_MODE = 0;
  uint64_t BDB_SAFE_MODE = 0;

#if defined(BERKELEY_DB)
  BDB_FAST_MODE = DB_TXN_WRITE_NOSYNC;
  BDB_FASTEST_MODE = DB_TXN_NOSYNC;
  BDB_SAFE_MODE = DB_TXN_SYNC;
#endif

  int db_flags = 0;
  bool islmdb = db_type == "lmdb";
  if (db_mode == "safe")
    db_flags = islmdb ? MDB_NORDAHEAD : BDB_SAFE_MODE;
  else if (db_mode == "fast")
    db_flags = islmdb ? MDB_NOMETASYNC | MDB_NOSYNC | MDB_NORDAHEAD : BDB_FAST_MODE;
  else if (db_mode == "fastest")
    db_flags = islmdb ? MDB_WRITEMAP | MDB_MAPASYNC | MDB_NORDAHEAD | MDB_NOMETASYNC | MDB_NOSYNC : BDB_FASTEST_MODE;
  return db_flags;
}

int parse_db_arguments(const std::string& db_arg_str, std::string& db_type, int& db_flags)
{
  std::vector<std::string> db_args;
  boost::split(db_args, db_arg_str, boost::is_any_of("#"));
  db_type = db_args.front();
  boost::algorithm::trim(db_type);

  if (db_args.size() == 1)
  {
    return 0;
  }
  else if (db_args.size() > 2)
  {
    std::cerr << "unrecognized database argument format: " << db_arg_str << ENDL;
    return 1;
  }

#if !defined(BERKELEY_DB)
  if (db_type == "berkeley")
  {
    MFATAL("BerkeleyDB support disabled.");
    return false;
  }
#endif

  std::string db_arg_str2 = db_args[1];
  boost::split(db_args, db_arg_str2, boost::is_any_of(","));

  // optionally use a composite mode instead of individual flags
  const std::unordered_set<std::string> db_modes {"safe", "fast", "fastest"};
  std::string db_mode;
  if (db_args.size() == 1)
  {
    if (db_modes.count(db_args[0]) > 0)
    {
      db_mode = db_args[0];
    }
  }
  if (! db_mode.empty())
  {
    db_flags = get_db_flags_from_mode(db_type, db_mode);
  }
  else
  {
    for (auto& it : db_args)
    {
      boost::algorithm::trim(it);
      if (it.empty())
	continue;
      if (db_type == "lmdb")
      {
	MINFO("LMDB flag: " << it);
	if (it == "nosync")
	  db_flags |= MDB_NOSYNC;
	else if (it == "nometasync")
	  db_flags |= MDB_NOMETASYNC;
	else if (it == "writemap")
	  db_flags |= MDB_WRITEMAP;
	else if (it == "mapasync")
	  db_flags |= MDB_MAPASYNC;
	else if (it == "nordahead")
	  db_flags |= MDB_NORDAHEAD;
	else
	{
	  std::cerr << "unrecognized database flag: " << it << ENDL;
	  return 1;
	}
      }
#if defined(BERKELEY_DB)
      else if (db_type == "berkeley")
      {
	if (it == "txn_write_nosync")
	  db_flags = DB_TXN_WRITE_NOSYNC;
	else if (it == "txn_nosync")
	  db_flags = DB_TXN_NOSYNC;
	else if (it == "txn_sync")
	  db_flags = DB_TXN_SYNC;
	else
	{
	  std::cerr << "unrecognized database flag: " << it << ENDL;
	  return 1;
	}
      }
#endif
    }
  }
  return 0;
}


template <typename FakeCore>
int pop_blocks(FakeCore& simple_core, int num_blocks)
{
  bool use_batch = false;
  if (opt_batch)
  {
    if (simple_core.support_batch)
      use_batch = true;
    else
      MWARNING("WARNING: batch transactions enabled but unsupported or unnecessary for this database type - ignoring");
  }

  if (use_batch)
    simple_core.batch_start();

  int quit = 0;
  block popped_block;
  std::vector<transaction> popped_txs;
  for (int i=0; i < num_blocks; ++i)
  {
    // simple_core.m_storage.pop_block_from_blockchain() is private, so call directly through db
    simple_core.m_storage.get_db().pop_block(popped_block, popped_txs);
    quit = 1;
  }



  if (use_batch)
  {
    if (quit > 1)
    {
      // There was an error, so don't commit pending data.
      // Destructor will abort write txn.
    }
    else
    {
      simple_core.batch_stop();
    }
    simple_core.m_storage.get_db().show_stats();
  }

  return num_blocks;
}

template <typename FakeCore>
int import_from_file(FakeCore& simple_core, const std::string& import_file_path, uint64_t block_stop=0)
{
  if (std::is_same<fake_core_db, FakeCore>::value)
  {
    // Reset stats, in case we're using newly created db, accumulating stats
    // from addition of genesis block.
    // This aligns internal db counts with importer counts.
    simple_core.m_storage.get_db().reset_stats();
  }
  boost::filesystem::path fs_import_file_path(import_file_path);
  boost::system::error_code ec;
  if (!boost::filesystem::exists(fs_import_file_path, ec))
  {
    MFATAL("bootstrap file not found: " << fs_import_file_path);
    return false;
  }

  BootstrapFile bootstrap;
  // BootstrapFile bootstrap(import_file_path);
  uint64_t total_source_blocks = bootstrap.count_blocks(import_file_path);
  MINFO("bootstrap file last block number: " << total_source_blocks-1 << " (zero-based height)  total blocks: " << total_source_blocks);

  std::cout << ENDL;
  std::cout << "Preparing to read blocks..." << ENDL;
  std::cout << ENDL;

  std::ifstream import_file;
  import_file.open(import_file_path, std::ios_base::binary | std::ifstream::in);

  uint64_t h = 0;
  uint64_t num_imported = 0;
  if (import_file.fail())
  {
    MFATAL("import_file.open() fail");
    return false;
  }

  // 4 byte magic + (currently) 1024 byte header structures
  bootstrap.seek_to_first_chunk(import_file);

  std::string str1;
  char buffer1[1024];
  char buffer_block[BUFFER_SIZE];
  block b;
  transaction tx;
  int quit = 0;
  uint64_t bytes_read = 0;

  uint64_t start_height = 1;
  if (opt_resume)
    start_height = simple_core.m_storage.get_current_blockchain_height();

  // Note that a new blockchain will start with block number 0 (total blocks: 1)
  // due to genesis block being added at initialization.

  if (! block_stop)
  {
    block_stop = total_source_blocks - 1;
  }

  // These are what we'll try to use, and they don't have to be a determination
  // from source and destination blockchains, but those are the defaults.
  MINFO("start block: " << start_height << "  stop block: " <<
      block_stop);

  bool use_batch = false;
  if (opt_batch)
  {
    if (simple_core.support_batch)
      use_batch = true;
    else
      MWARNING("WARNING: batch transactions enabled but unsupported or unnecessary for this database type - ignoring");
  }

  if (use_batch)
    simple_core.batch_start(db_batch_size);

  MINFO("Reading blockchain from bootstrap file...");
  std::cout << ENDL;

  // Within the loop, we skip to start_height before we start adding.
  // TODO: Not a bottleneck, but we can use what's done in count_blocks() and
  // only do the chunk size reads, skipping the chunk content reads until we're
  // at start_height.
  while (! quit)
  {
    uint32_t chunk_size;
    import_file.read(buffer1, sizeof(chunk_size));
    // TODO: bootstrap.read_chunk();
    if (! import_file) {
      std::cout << refresh_string;
      MINFO("End of file reached");
      quit = 1;
      break;
    }
    bytes_read += sizeof(chunk_size);

    str1.assign(buffer1, sizeof(chunk_size));
    if (! ::serialization::parse_binary(str1, chunk_size))
    {
      throw std::runtime_error("Error in deserialization of chunk size");
    }
    MDEBUG("chunk_size: " << chunk_size);

    if (chunk_size > BUFFER_SIZE)
    {
      MWARNING("WARNING: chunk_size " << chunk_size << " > BUFFER_SIZE " << BUFFER_SIZE);
      throw std::runtime_error("Aborting: chunk size exceeds buffer size");
    }
    if (chunk_size > 100000)
    {
      MINFO("NOTE: chunk_size " << chunk_size << " > 100000");
    }
    else if (chunk_size == 0) {
      MFATAL("ERROR: chunk_size == 0");
      return 2;
    }
    import_file.read(buffer_block, chunk_size);
    if (! import_file) {
      MFATAL("ERROR: unexpected end of file: bytes read before error: "
          << import_file.gcount() << " of chunk_size " << chunk_size);
      return 2;
    }
    bytes_read += chunk_size;
    MDEBUG("Total bytes read: " << bytes_read);

    if (h + NUM_BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK < start_height + 1)
    {
      h += NUM_BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK;
      continue;
    }
    if (h > block_stop)
    {
      std::cout << refresh_string << "block " << h-1
        << " / " << block_stop
        << std::flush;
      std::cout << ENDL << ENDL;
      MINFO("Specified block number reached - stopping.  block: " << h-1 << "  total blocks: " << h);
      quit = 1;
      break;
    }

    try
    {
      str1.assign(buffer_block, chunk_size);
      bootstrap::block_package bp;
      if (! ::serialization::parse_binary(str1, bp))
        throw std::runtime_error("Error in deserialization of chunk");

      int display_interval = 1000;
      int progress_interval = 10;
      // NOTE: use of NUM_BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK is a placeholder in case multi-block chunks are later supported.
      for (int chunk_ind = 0; chunk_ind < NUM_BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK; ++chunk_ind)
      {
        ++h;
        if ((h-1) % display_interval == 0)
        {
          std::cout << refresh_string;
          MDEBUG("loading block number " << h-1);
        }
        else
        {
          MDEBUG("loading block number " << h-1);
        }
        b = bp.block;
        MDEBUG("block prev_id: " << b.prev_id << ENDL);

        if ((h-1) % progress_interval == 0)
        {
          std::cout << refresh_string << "block " << h-1
            << " / " << block_stop
            << std::flush;
        }

        std::vector<transaction> txs;
        std::vector<transaction> archived_txs;

        archived_txs = bp.txs;

        // std::cout << refresh_string;
        // MDEBUG("txs: " << archived_txs.size());

        // if archived_txs is invalid
        // {
        //   std::cout << refresh_string;
        //   MFATAL("exception while de-archiving txs, height=" << h);
        //   quit = 1;
        //   break;
        // }

        // tx number 1: coinbase tx
        // tx number 2 onwards: archived_txs
        unsigned int tx_num = 1;
        for (const transaction& tx : archived_txs)
        {
          ++tx_num;
          // if tx is invalid
          // {
          //   MFATAL("exception while indexing tx from txs, height=" << h <<", tx_num=" << tx_num);
          //   quit = 1;
          //   break;
          // }

          // std::cout << refresh_string;
          // MDEBUG("tx hash: " << get_transaction_hash(tx));

          // crypto::hash hsh = null_hash;
          // size_t blob_size = 0;
          // NOTE: all tx hashes except for coinbase tx are available in the block data
          // get_transaction_hash(tx, hsh, blob_size);
          // MDEBUG("tx " << tx_num << "  " << hsh << " : " << ENDL);
          // MDEBUG(obj_to_json_str(tx) << ENDL);

          // add blocks with verification.
          // for Blockchain and blockchain_storage add_new_block().
          if (opt_verify)
          {
            // crypto::hash hsh = null_hash;
            // size_t blob_size = 0;
            // get_transaction_hash(tx, hsh, blob_size);


            uint8_t version = simple_core.m_storage.get_current_hard_fork_version();
            tx_verification_context tvc = AUTO_VAL_INIT(tvc);
            bool r = true;
            r = simple_core.m_pool.add_tx(tx, tvc, true, true, false, version);
            if (!r)
            {
              MFATAL("failed to add transaction to transaction pool, height=" << h <<", tx_num=" << tx_num);
              quit = 1;
              break;
            }
          }
          else
          {
            // for add_block() method, without (much) processing.
            // don't add coinbase transaction to txs.
            //
            // because add_block() calls
            // add_transaction(blk_hash, blk.miner_tx) first, and
            // then a for loop for the transactions in txs.
            txs.push_back(tx);
          }
        }

        if (opt_verify)
        {
          block_verification_context bvc = boost::value_initialized<block_verification_context>();
          simple_core.m_storage.add_new_block(b, bvc);

          if (bvc.m_verifivation_failed)
          {
            MFATAL("Failed to add block to blockchain, verification failed, height = " << h);
            MFATAL("skipping rest of file");
            // ok to commit previously batched data because it failed only in
            // verification of potential new block with nothing added to batch
            // yet
            quit = 1;
            break;
          }
          if (! bvc.m_added_to_main_chain)
          {
            MFATAL("Failed to add block to blockchain, height = " << h);
            MFATAL("skipping rest of file");
            // make sure we don't commit partial block data
            quit = 2;
            break;
          }
        }
        else
        {
          size_t block_size;
          difficulty_type cumulative_difficulty;
          uint64_t coins_generated;

          block_size = bp.block_size;
          cumulative_difficulty = bp.cumulative_difficulty;
          coins_generated = bp.coins_generated;

          // std::cout << refresh_string;
          // MDEBUG("block_size: " << block_size);
          // MDEBUG("cumulative_difficulty: " << cumulative_difficulty);
          // MDEBUG("coins_generated: " << coins_generated);

          try
          {
            simple_core.add_block(b, block_size, cumulative_difficulty, coins_generated, txs);
          }
          catch (const std::exception& e)
          {
            std::cout << refresh_string;
            MFATAL("Error adding block to blockchain: " << e.what());
            quit = 2; // make sure we don't commit partial block data
            break;
          }
        }
        ++num_imported;

        if (use_batch)
        {
          if ((h-1) % db_batch_size == 0)
          {
            std::cout << refresh_string;
            // zero-based height
            std::cout << ENDL << "[- batch commit at height " << h-1 << " -]" << ENDL;
            simple_core.batch_stop();
            simple_core.batch_start(db_batch_size);
            std::cout << ENDL;
            simple_core.m_storage.get_db().show_stats();
          }
        }
      }
    }
    catch (const std::exception& e)
    {
      std::cout << refresh_string;
      MFATAL("exception while reading from file, height=" << h << ": " << e.what());
      return 2;
    }
  } // while

  import_file.close();

  if (use_batch)
  {
    if (quit > 1)
    {
      // There was an error, so don't commit pending data.
      // Destructor will abort write txn.
    }
    else
    {
      simple_core.batch_stop();
    }
    simple_core.m_storage.get_db().show_stats();
    MINFO("Number of blocks imported: " << num_imported);
    if (h > 0)
      // TODO: if there was an error, the last added block is probably at zero-based height h-2
      MINFO("Finished at block: " << h-1 << "  total blocks: " << h);
  }
  std::cout << ENDL;
  return 0;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
  TRY_ENTRY();

  epee::string_tools::set_module_name_and_folder(argv[0]);

  std::string default_db_type = "lmdb";
  std::string default_db_engine_compiled = "blockchain_db";

  std::unordered_set<std::string> db_types_all = cryptonote::blockchain_db_types;
  db_types_all.insert("memory");

  std::string available_dbs = join_set_strings(db_types_all, ", ");
  available_dbs = "available: " + available_dbs;

  uint32_t log_level = 0;
  uint64_t num_blocks = 0;
  uint64_t block_stop = 0;
  std::string m_config_folder;
  std::string db_arg_str;

  tools::sanitize_locale();

  boost::filesystem::path default_data_path {tools::get_default_data_dir()};
  boost::filesystem::path default_testnet_data_path {default_data_path / "testnet"};
  std::string import_file_path;

  po::options_description desc_cmd_only("Command line options");
  po::options_description desc_cmd_sett("Command line options and settings options");
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_input_file = {"input-file", "Specify input file", "", true};
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_log_level   = {"log-level",  "0-4 or categories", ""};
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<uint64_t> arg_block_stop  = {"block-stop", "Stop at block number", block_stop};
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<uint64_t> arg_batch_size  = {"batch-size", "", db_batch_size};
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<uint64_t> arg_pop_blocks  = {"pop-blocks", "Remove blocks from end of blockchain", num_blocks};
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_drop_hf  = {"drop-hard-fork", "Drop hard fork subdbs", false};
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool>     arg_testnet_on  = {
    "testnet"
      , "Run on testnet."
      , false
  };
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool>     arg_count_blocks = {
    "count-blocks"
      , "Count blocks in bootstrap file and exit"
      , false
  };
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_database = {
    "database", available_dbs.c_str(), default_db_type
  };
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_verify =  {"verify",
    "Verify blocks and transactions during import", true};
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_batch  =  {"batch",
    "Batch transactions for faster import", true};
  const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_resume =  {"resume",
    "Resume from current height if output database already exists", true};

  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_data_dir, default_data_path.string());
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, command_line::arg_testnet_data_dir, default_testnet_data_path.string());
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_input_file);
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_testnet_on);
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_log_level);
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_database);
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_batch_size);
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_block_stop);

  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, arg_count_blocks);
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, arg_pop_blocks);
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, arg_drop_hf);
  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, command_line::arg_help);

  // call add_options() directly for these arguments since
  // command_line helpers support only boolean switch, not boolean argument
  desc_cmd_sett.add_options()
    (arg_verify.name, make_semantic(arg_verify), arg_verify.description)
    (arg_batch.name,  make_semantic(arg_batch),  arg_batch.description)
    (arg_resume.name, make_semantic(arg_resume), arg_resume.description)
    ;

  po::options_description desc_options("Allowed options");
  desc_options.add(desc_cmd_only).add(desc_cmd_sett);

  po::variables_map vm;
  bool r = command_line::handle_error_helper(desc_options, [&]()
  {
    po::store(po::parse_command_line(argc, argv, desc_options), vm);
    po::notify(vm);
    return true;
  });
  if (! r)
    return 1;

  opt_verify    = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_verify);
  opt_batch     = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_batch);
  opt_resume    = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_resume);
  block_stop    = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_block_stop);
  db_batch_size = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_batch_size);

  if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_help))
  {
    std::cout << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << ENDL << ENDL;
    std::cout << desc_options << std::endl;
    return 1;
  }

  if (! opt_batch && ! vm["batch-size"].defaulted())
  {
    std::cerr << "Error: batch-size set, but batch option not enabled" << ENDL;
    return 1;
  }
  if (! db_batch_size)
  {
    std::cerr << "Error: batch-size must be > 0" << ENDL;
    return 1;
  }
  if (opt_verify && vm["batch-size"].defaulted())
  {
    // usually want batch size default lower if verify on, so progress can be
    // frequently saved.
    //
    // currently, with Windows, default batch size is low, so ignore
    // default db_batch_size_verify unless it's even lower
    if (db_batch_size > db_batch_size_verify)
    {
      db_batch_size = db_batch_size_verify;
    }
  }

  opt_testnet = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_testnet_on);
  auto data_dir_arg = opt_testnet ? command_line::arg_testnet_data_dir : command_line::arg_data_dir;
  m_config_folder = command_line::get_arg(vm, data_dir_arg);
  db_arg_str = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_database);

  mlog_configure(mlog_get_default_log_path("monero-blockchain-import.log"), true);
  if (!vm["log-level"].defaulted())
    mlog_set_log(command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_log_level).c_str());
  else
    mlog_set_log(std::string(std::to_string(log_level) + ",bcutil:INFO").c_str());

  MINFO("Starting...");

  boost::filesystem::path fs_import_file_path;

  if (command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_input_file))
    fs_import_file_path = boost::filesystem::path(command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_input_file));
  else
    fs_import_file_path = boost::filesystem::path(m_config_folder) / "export" / BLOCKCHAIN_RAW;

  import_file_path = fs_import_file_path.string();

  if (command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_count_blocks))
  {
    BootstrapFile bootstrap;
    bootstrap.count_blocks(import_file_path);
    return 0;
  }


  std::string db_type;
  std::string db_engine_compiled;
  int db_flags = 0;
  int res = 0;
  res = parse_db_arguments(db_arg_str, db_type, db_flags);
  if (res)
  {
    std::cerr << "Error parsing database argument(s)" << ENDL;
    return 1;
  }

  if (db_types_all.count(db_type) == 0)
  {
    std::cerr << "Invalid database type: " << db_type << std::endl;
    return 1;
  }

  if ((db_type == "lmdb")
#if defined(BERKELEY_DB)
   || (db_type == "berkeley")
#endif
  )
  {
    db_engine_compiled = "blockchain_db";
  }
  else
  {
    db_engine_compiled = "memory";
  }

  MINFO("database: " << db_type);
  MINFO("database flags: " << db_flags);
  MINFO("verify:  " << std::boolalpha << opt_verify << std::noboolalpha);
  if (opt_batch)
  {
    MINFO("batch:   " << std::boolalpha << opt_batch << std::noboolalpha
        << "  batch size: " << db_batch_size);
  }
  else
  {
    MINFO("batch:   " << std::boolalpha << opt_batch << std::noboolalpha);
  }
  MINFO("resume:  " << std::boolalpha << opt_resume  << std::noboolalpha);
  MINFO("testnet: " << std::boolalpha << opt_testnet << std::noboolalpha);

  MINFO("bootstrap file path: " << import_file_path);
  MINFO("database path:       " << m_config_folder);

  try
  {

  // fake_core needed for verification to work when enabled.
  //
  // NOTE: don't need fake_core method of doing things when we're going to call
  // BlockchainDB add_block() directly and have available the 3 block
  // properties to do so. Both ways work, but fake core isn't necessary in that
  // circumstance.

  if (db_type != "lmdb"
#if defined(BERKELEY_DB)
  && db_type != "berkeley"
#endif
  )
  {
    std::cerr << "database type unrecognized" << ENDL;
    return 1;
  }

  // for multi_db_compile:
  fake_core_db simple_core(m_config_folder, opt_testnet, opt_batch, db_type, db_flags);

  if (! vm["pop-blocks"].defaulted())
  {
    num_blocks = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_pop_blocks);
    MINFO("height: " << simple_core.m_storage.get_current_blockchain_height());
    pop_blocks(simple_core, num_blocks);
    MINFO("height: " << simple_core.m_storage.get_current_blockchain_height());
    return 0;
  }

  if (! vm["drop-hard-fork"].defaulted())
  {
    MINFO("Dropping hard fork tables...");
    simple_core.m_storage.get_db().drop_hard_fork_info();
    return 0;
  }

  import_from_file(simple_core, import_file_path, block_stop);

  }
  catch (const DB_ERROR& e)
  {
    std::cout << std::string("Error loading blockchain db: ") + e.what() + " -- shutting down now" << ENDL;
    return 1;
  }

  // destructors called at exit:
  //
  // ensure db closed
  //   - transactions properly checked and handled
  //   - disk sync if needed
  //
  // fake_core object's destructor is called when it goes out of scope. For an
  // LMDB fake_core, it calls Blockchain::deinit() on its object, which in turn
  // calls delete on its BlockchainDB derived class' object, which closes its
  // files.
  return 0;

  CATCH_ENTRY("Import error", 1);
}