diff --git a/eth/api_debug.go b/eth/api_debug.go
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-// Copyright 2023 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 eth
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
-)
-
-// DebugAPI is the collection of Ethereum full node APIs for debugging the
-// protocol.
-type DebugAPI struct {
-	eth *Ethereum
-}
-
-// NewDebugAPI creates a new DebugAPI instance.
-func NewDebugAPI(eth *Ethereum) *DebugAPI {
-	return &DebugAPI{eth: eth}
-}
-
-// DumpBlock retrieves the entire state of the database at a given block.
-func (api *DebugAPI) DumpBlock(blockNr rpc.BlockNumber) (state.Dump, error) {
-	opts := &state.DumpConfig{
-		OnlyWithAddresses: true,
-		Max:               AccountRangeMaxResults, // Sanity limit over RPC
-	}
-	if blockNr == rpc.PendingBlockNumber {
-		// If we're dumping the pending state, we need to request
-		// both the pending block as well as the pending state from
-		// the miner and operate on those
-		_, stateDb := api.eth.miner.Pending()
-		if stateDb == nil {
-			return state.Dump{}, errors.New("pending state is not available")
-		}
-		return stateDb.RawDump(opts), nil
-	}
-	var header *types.Header
-	switch blockNr {
-	case rpc.LatestBlockNumber:
-		header = api.eth.blockchain.CurrentBlock()
-	case rpc.FinalizedBlockNumber:
-		header = api.eth.blockchain.CurrentFinalBlock()
-	case rpc.SafeBlockNumber:
-		header = api.eth.blockchain.CurrentSafeBlock()
-	default:
-		block := api.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByNumber(uint64(blockNr))
-		if block == nil {
-			return state.Dump{}, fmt.Errorf("block #%d not found", blockNr)
-		}
-		header = block.Header()
-	}
-	if header == nil {
-		return state.Dump{}, fmt.Errorf("block #%d not found", blockNr)
-	}
-	stateDb, err := api.eth.BlockChain().StateAt(header.Root)
-	if err != nil {
-		return state.Dump{}, err
-	}
-	return stateDb.RawDump(opts), nil
-}
-
-// Preimage is a debug API function that returns the preimage for a sha3 hash, if known.
-func (api *DebugAPI) Preimage(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (hexutil.Bytes, error) {
-	if preimage := rawdb.ReadPreimage(api.eth.ChainDb(), hash); preimage != nil {
-		return preimage, nil
-	}
-	return nil, errors.New("unknown preimage")
-}
-
-// BadBlockArgs represents the entries in the list returned when bad blocks are queried.
-type BadBlockArgs struct {
-	Hash  common.Hash            `json:"hash"`
-	Block map[string]interface{} `json:"block"`
-	RLP   string                 `json:"rlp"`
-}
-
-// GetBadBlocks returns a list of the last 'bad blocks' that the client has seen on the network
-// and returns them as a JSON list of block hashes.
-func (api *DebugAPI) GetBadBlocks(ctx context.Context) ([]*BadBlockArgs, error) {
-	var (
-		blocks  = rawdb.ReadAllBadBlocks(api.eth.chainDb)
-		results = make([]*BadBlockArgs, 0, len(blocks))
-	)
-	for _, block := range blocks {
-		var (
-			blockRlp  string
-			blockJSON map[string]interface{}
-		)
-		if rlpBytes, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(block); err != nil {
-			blockRlp = err.Error() // Hacky, but hey, it works
-		} else {
-			blockRlp = fmt.Sprintf("%#x", rlpBytes)
-		}
-		blockJSON = ethapi.RPCMarshalBlock(block, true, true, api.eth.APIBackend.ChainConfig())
-		results = append(results, &BadBlockArgs{
-			Hash:  block.Hash(),
-			RLP:   blockRlp,
-			Block: blockJSON,
-		})
-	}
-	return results, nil
-}
-
-// AccountRangeMaxResults is the maximum number of results to be returned per call
-const AccountRangeMaxResults = 256
-
-// AccountRange enumerates all accounts in the given block and start point in paging request
-func (api *DebugAPI) AccountRange(blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrHash, start hexutil.Bytes, maxResults int, nocode, nostorage, incompletes bool) (state.Dump, error) {
-	var stateDb *state.StateDB
-	var err error
-
-	if number, ok := blockNrOrHash.Number(); ok {
-		if number == rpc.PendingBlockNumber {
-			// If we're dumping the pending state, we need to request
-			// both the pending block as well as the pending state from
-			// the miner and operate on those
-			_, stateDb = api.eth.miner.Pending()
-			if stateDb == nil {
-				return state.Dump{}, errors.New("pending state is not available")
-			}
-		} else {
-			var header *types.Header
-			switch number {
-			case rpc.LatestBlockNumber:
-				header = api.eth.blockchain.CurrentBlock()
-			case rpc.FinalizedBlockNumber:
-				header = api.eth.blockchain.CurrentFinalBlock()
-			case rpc.SafeBlockNumber:
-				header = api.eth.blockchain.CurrentSafeBlock()
-			default:
-				block := api.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByNumber(uint64(number))
-				if block == nil {
-					return state.Dump{}, fmt.Errorf("block #%d not found", number)
-				}
-				header = block.Header()
-			}
-			if header == nil {
-				return state.Dump{}, fmt.Errorf("block #%d not found", number)
-			}
-			stateDb, err = api.eth.BlockChain().StateAt(header.Root)
-			if err != nil {
-				return state.Dump{}, err
-			}
-		}
-	} else if hash, ok := blockNrOrHash.Hash(); ok {
-		block := api.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByHash(hash)
-		if block == nil {
-			return state.Dump{}, fmt.Errorf("block %s not found", hash.Hex())
-		}
-		stateDb, err = api.eth.BlockChain().StateAt(block.Root())
-		if err != nil {
-			return state.Dump{}, err
-		}
-	} else {
-		return state.Dump{}, errors.New("either block number or block hash must be specified")
-	}
-
-	opts := &state.DumpConfig{
-		SkipCode:          nocode,
-		SkipStorage:       nostorage,
-		OnlyWithAddresses: !incompletes,
-		Start:             start,
-		Max:               uint64(maxResults),
-	}
-	if maxResults > AccountRangeMaxResults || maxResults <= 0 {
-		opts.Max = AccountRangeMaxResults
-	}
-	return stateDb.RawDump(opts), nil
-}
-
-// StorageRangeResult is the result of a debug_storageRangeAt API call.
-type StorageRangeResult struct {
-	Storage storageMap   `json:"storage"`
-	NextKey *common.Hash `json:"nextKey"` // nil if Storage includes the last key in the trie.
-}
-
-type storageMap map[common.Hash]storageEntry
-
-type storageEntry struct {
-	Key   *common.Hash `json:"key"`
-	Value common.Hash  `json:"value"`
-}
-
-// StorageRangeAt returns the storage at the given block height and transaction index.
-func (api *DebugAPI) StorageRangeAt(ctx context.Context, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrHash, txIndex int, contractAddress common.Address, keyStart hexutil.Bytes, maxResult int) (StorageRangeResult, error) {
-	var block *types.Block
-
-	block, err := api.eth.APIBackend.BlockByNumberOrHash(ctx, blockNrOrHash)
-	if err != nil {
-		return StorageRangeResult{}, err
-	}
-	if block == nil {
-		return StorageRangeResult{}, fmt.Errorf("block %v not found", blockNrOrHash)
-	}
-	_, _, statedb, release, err := api.eth.stateAtTransaction(ctx, block, txIndex, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		return StorageRangeResult{}, err
-	}
-	defer release()
-
-	return storageRangeAt(statedb, block.Root(), contractAddress, keyStart, maxResult)
-}
-
-func storageRangeAt(statedb *state.StateDB, root common.Hash, address common.Address, start []byte, maxResult int) (StorageRangeResult, error) {
-	storageRoot := statedb.GetStorageRoot(address)
-	if storageRoot == types.EmptyRootHash || storageRoot == (common.Hash{}) {
-		return StorageRangeResult{}, nil // empty storage
-	}
-	id := trie.StorageTrieID(root, crypto.Keccak256Hash(address.Bytes()), storageRoot)
-	tr, err := trie.NewStateTrie(id, statedb.Database().TrieDB())
-	if err != nil {
-		return StorageRangeResult{}, err
-	}
-	trieIt, err := tr.NodeIterator(start)
-	if err != nil {
-		return StorageRangeResult{}, err
-	}
-	it := trie.NewIterator(trieIt)
-	result := StorageRangeResult{Storage: storageMap{}}
-	for i := 0; i < maxResult && it.Next(); i++ {
-		_, content, _, err := rlp.Split(it.Value)
-		if err != nil {
-			return StorageRangeResult{}, err
-		}
-		e := storageEntry{Value: common.BytesToHash(content)}
-		if preimage := tr.GetKey(it.Key); preimage != nil {
-			preimage := common.BytesToHash(preimage)
-			e.Key = &preimage
-		}
-		result.Storage[common.BytesToHash(it.Key)] = e
-	}
-	// Add the 'next key' so clients can continue downloading.
-	if it.Next() {
-		next := common.BytesToHash(it.Key)
-		result.NextKey = &next
-	}
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-// GetModifiedAccountsByNumber returns all accounts that have changed between the
-// two blocks specified. A change is defined as a difference in nonce, balance,
-// code hash, or storage hash.
-//
-// With one parameter, returns the list of accounts modified in the specified block.
-func (api *DebugAPI) GetModifiedAccountsByNumber(startNum uint64, endNum *uint64) ([]common.Address, error) {
-	var startBlock, endBlock *types.Block
-
-	startBlock = api.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByNumber(startNum)
-	if startBlock == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("start block %x not found", startNum)
-	}
-
-	if endNum == nil {
-		endBlock = startBlock
-		startBlock = api.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByHash(startBlock.ParentHash())
-		if startBlock == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("block %x has no parent", endBlock.Number())
-		}
-	} else {
-		endBlock = api.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByNumber(*endNum)
-		if endBlock == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("end block %d not found", *endNum)
-		}
-	}
-	return api.getModifiedAccounts(startBlock, endBlock)
-}
-
-// GetModifiedAccountsByHash returns all accounts that have changed between the
-// two blocks specified. A change is defined as a difference in nonce, balance,
-// code hash, or storage hash.
-//
-// With one parameter, returns the list of accounts modified in the specified block.
-func (api *DebugAPI) GetModifiedAccountsByHash(startHash common.Hash, endHash *common.Hash) ([]common.Address, error) {
-	var startBlock, endBlock *types.Block
-	startBlock = api.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByHash(startHash)
-	if startBlock == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("start block %x not found", startHash)
-	}
-
-	if endHash == nil {
-		endBlock = startBlock
-		startBlock = api.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByHash(startBlock.ParentHash())
-		if startBlock == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("block %x has no parent", endBlock.Number())
-		}
-	} else {
-		endBlock = api.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByHash(*endHash)
-		if endBlock == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("end block %x not found", *endHash)
-		}
-	}
-	return api.getModifiedAccounts(startBlock, endBlock)
-}
-
-func (api *DebugAPI) getModifiedAccounts(startBlock, endBlock *types.Block) ([]common.Address, error) {
-	if startBlock.Number().Uint64() >= endBlock.Number().Uint64() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("start block height (%d) must be less than end block height (%d)", startBlock.Number().Uint64(), endBlock.Number().Uint64())
-	}
-	triedb := api.eth.BlockChain().TrieDB()
-
-	oldTrie, err := trie.NewStateTrie(trie.StateTrieID(startBlock.Root()), triedb)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	newTrie, err := trie.NewStateTrie(trie.StateTrieID(endBlock.Root()), triedb)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	oldIt, err := oldTrie.NodeIterator([]byte{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	newIt, err := newTrie.NodeIterator([]byte{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	diff, _ := trie.NewDifferenceIterator(oldIt, newIt)
-	iter := trie.NewIterator(diff)
-
-	var dirty []common.Address
-	for iter.Next() {
-		key := newTrie.GetKey(iter.Key)
-		if key == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no preimage found for hash %x", iter.Key)
-		}
-		dirty = append(dirty, common.BytesToAddress(key))
-	}
-	return dirty, nil
-}
-
-// GetAccessibleState returns the first number where the node has accessible
-// state on disk. Note this being the post-state of that block and the pre-state
-// of the next block.
-// The (from, to) parameters are the sequence of blocks to search, which can go
-// either forwards or backwards
-func (api *DebugAPI) GetAccessibleState(from, to rpc.BlockNumber) (uint64, error) {
-	if api.eth.blockchain.TrieDB().Scheme() == rawdb.PathScheme {
-		return 0, errors.New("state history is not yet available in path-based scheme")
-	}
-	db := api.eth.ChainDb()
-	var pivot uint64
-	if p := rawdb.ReadLastPivotNumber(db); p != nil {
-		pivot = *p
-		log.Info("Found fast-sync pivot marker", "number", pivot)
-	}
-	var resolveNum = func(num rpc.BlockNumber) (uint64, error) {
-		// We don't have state for pending (-2), so treat it as latest
-		if num.Int64() < 0 {
-			block := api.eth.blockchain.CurrentBlock()
-			if block == nil {
-				return 0, errors.New("current block missing")
-			}
-			return block.Number.Uint64(), nil
-		}
-		return uint64(num.Int64()), nil
-	}
-	var (
-		start   uint64
-		end     uint64
-		delta   = int64(1)
-		lastLog time.Time
-		err     error
-	)
-	if start, err = resolveNum(from); err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	if end, err = resolveNum(to); err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	if start == end {
-		return 0, errors.New("from and to needs to be different")
-	}
-	if start > end {
-		delta = -1
-	}
-	for i := int64(start); i != int64(end); i += delta {
-		if time.Since(lastLog) > 8*time.Second {
-			log.Info("Finding roots", "from", start, "to", end, "at", i)
-			lastLog = time.Now()
-		}
-		if i < int64(pivot) {
-			continue
-		}
-		h := api.eth.BlockChain().GetHeaderByNumber(uint64(i))
-		if h == nil {
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("missing header %d", i)
-		}
-		if ok, _ := api.eth.ChainDb().Has(h.Root[:]); ok {
-			return uint64(i), nil
-		}
-	}
-	return 0, errors.New("no state found")
-}
-
-// SetTrieFlushInterval configures how often in-memory tries are persisted
-// to disk. The value is in terms of block processing time, not wall clock.
-// If the value is shorter than the block generation time, or even 0 or negative,
-// the node will flush trie after processing each block (effectively archive mode).
-func (api *DebugAPI) SetTrieFlushInterval(interval string) error {
-	if api.eth.blockchain.TrieDB().Scheme() == rawdb.PathScheme {
-		return errors.New("trie flush interval is undefined for path-based scheme")
-	}
-	t, err := time.ParseDuration(interval)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	api.eth.blockchain.SetTrieFlushInterval(t)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// GetTrieFlushInterval gets the current value of in-memory trie flush interval
-func (api *DebugAPI) GetTrieFlushInterval() (string, error) {
-	if api.eth.blockchain.TrieDB().Scheme() == rawdb.PathScheme {
-		return "", errors.New("trie flush interval is undefined for path-based scheme")
-	}
-	return api.eth.blockchain.GetTrieFlushInterval().String(), nil
-}