params: WIP config2

params/chainparam.go

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+package params
+
+import (
+	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params/forks"
+)
+
+// ChainID
+type ChainID big.Int
+
+// TerminalTotalDifficulty (TTD) is the total difficulty value where
+type TerminalTotalDifficulty big.Int
+
+func (v *TerminalTotalDifficulty) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return (*big.Int)(v).MarshalText()
+}
+
+func (v *TerminalTotalDifficulty) UnmarshalText(input []byte) error {
+	return (*big.Int)(v).UnmarshalText(input)
+}
+
+// DepositContractAddress configures the location of the deposit contract.
+type DepositContractAddress common.Address
+
+// This configures the EIP-4844 parameters across forks.
+// There must be an entry for each fork
+type BlobSchedule map[forks.Fork]BlobConfig
+
+// DAOForkSupport is the chain parameter that configures the DAO fork.
+// true=supports or false=opposes the fork.
+// The default value is true.
+type DAOForkSupport bool
+
+func init() {
+	Define(Parameter[*ChainID]{
+		Name:     "chainId",
+		Optional: false,
+	})
+	Define(Parameter[*TerminalTotalDifficulty]{
+		Name:     "terminalTotalDifficulty",
+		Optional: false,
+	})
+	Define(Parameter[DAOForkSupport]{
+		Name:     "daoForkSupport",
+		Optional: true,
+		Default:  true,
+	})
+	Define(Parameter[BlobSchedule]{
+		Name:     "blobSchedule",
+		Optional: true,
+	})
+	Define(Parameter[DepositContractAddress]{
+		Name:     "depositContractAddress",
+		Optional: true,
+	})
+}

params/config2.go

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+// Copyright 2025 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 params
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"maps"
+	"math/big"
+	"reflect"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params/forks"
+)
+
+// Activations contains the block numbers/timestamps where hard forks activate.
+type Activations map[forks.Fork]uint64
+
+// Config2 represents the chain configuration.
+type Config2 struct {
+	activation Activations
+	param      map[reflect.Type]ParameterType
+}
+
+func NewConfig2(activations Activations, param ...ParameterType) *Config2 {
+	cfg := &Config2{
+		activation: maps.Clone(activations),
+		param:      make(map[reflect.Type]ParameterType, len(param)),
+	}
+	for _, pv := range param {
+		info, ok := findParam(pv)
+		if !ok {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("undefined chain parameter type %T", pv))
+		}
+		cfg.param[info.rtype] = pv
+	}
+	return cfg
+}
+
+// Active reports whether the given fork is active for a block number/time.
+func (cfg *Config2) Active(f forks.Fork, block, timestamp uint64) bool {
+	activation, ok := cfg.activation[f]
+	if f.BlockBased() {
+		return ok && block >= activation
+	}
+	return ok && timestamp >= activation
+}
+
+func (cfg *Config2) Activation(f forks.Fork) (uint64, bool) {
+	a, ok := cfg.activation[f]
+	return a, ok
+}
+
+// Scheduled says whether the fork is scheduled at all.
+func (cfg *Config2) Scheduled(f forks.Fork) bool {
+	_, ok := cfg.activation[f]
+	return ok
+}
+
+// SetActivations returns a new configuration with the given forks activated.
+func (cfg *Config2) SetActivations(forks Activations) *Config2 {
+	newA := maps.Clone(cfg.activation)
+	maps.Copy(newA, forks)
+	return &Config2{activation: newA, param: cfg.param}
+}
+
+// SetParam returns a new configuration with parameters modified.
+func (cfg *Config2) SetParam(p ParameterType) *Config2 {
+	return &Config2{activation: cfg.activation}
+}
+
+// LatestFork returns the latest time-based fork that would be active for the given time.
+func (cfg *Config2) LatestFork(time uint64) forks.Fork {
+	londonBlock := cfg.activation[forks.London]
+	for _, f := range slices.Backward(forks.CanonOrder) {
+		if f.BlockBased() {
+			break
+		}
+		if cfg.Active(f, londonBlock, time) {
+			return f
+		}
+	}
+	return forks.Paris
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON encodes the config as JSON.
+func (cfg *Config2) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	m := make(map[string]any)
+	// params
+	for _, p := range cfg.param {
+		info, ok := findParam(p)
+		if !ok {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown chain parameter %T", p))
+		}
+		m[info.name] = p
+	}
+	// forks
+	for f, act := range cfg.activation {
+		var name string
+		if f.BlockBased() {
+			name = fmt.Sprintf("%sBlock", strings.ToLower(name))
+		} else {
+			name = fmt.Sprintf("%sTime", strings.ToLower(name))
+		}
+		m[name] = act
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(m)
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON encodes the config as JSON.
+func (cfg *Config2) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(input))
+	tok, err := dec.Token()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if tok != json.Delim('{') {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected JSON object for chain configuration")
+	}
+	// Now we're in the object.
+	newcfg := Config2{
+		activation: make(Activations),
+	}
+	for {
+		tok, err = dec.Token()
+		if tok == json.Delim('}') {
+			break
+		} else if key, ok := tok.(string); ok {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(key, "Block") || strings.HasSuffix(key, "Time") {
+				err = newcfg.decodeActivation(key, dec)
+			} else {
+				err = newcfg.decodeParameter(key, dec)
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	*cfg = newcfg
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cfg *Config2) decodeActivation(key string, dec *json.Decoder) error {
+	var num uint64
+	if err := dec.Decode(&num); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var f forks.Fork
+	name, ok := strings.CutSuffix(key, "Block")
+	if ok {
+		f, ok = forks.ByName(name)
+		if !ok || !f.BlockBased() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unknown block-based fork %q", name)
+		}
+	} else if name, ok = strings.CutSuffix(key, "Time"); ok {
+		f, ok = forks.ByName(name)
+		if !ok || f.BlockBased() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unknown time-based fork %q", name)
+		}
+	}
+	cfg.activation[f] = num
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cfg *Config2) decodeParameter(key string, dec *json.Decoder) error {
+	info, ok := paramRegistryByName[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown chain parameter %q", key)
+	}
+	v := reflect.New(info.rtype).Interface()
+	if err := dec.Decode(v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	cfg.param[info.rtype] = v
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Validate checks the configuration to ensure forks are scheduled in order,
+// and required settings are present.
+func (cfg *Config2) Validate() error {
+	sanityCheckCanonOrder()
+
+	lastFork := forks.CanonOrder[0]
+	for _, f := range forks.CanonOrder[1:] {
+		act := "timestamp"
+		if f.BlockBased() {
+			act = "block"
+		}
+
+		switch {
+		// Non-optional forks must all be present in the chain config up to the last defined fork.
+		case !cfg.Scheduled(lastFork) && cfg.Scheduled(f):
+			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported fork ordering: %v not enabled, but %v enabled at %s %v", lastFork, f, act, cfg.activation[f])
+
+		// Fork (whether defined by block or timestamp) must follow the fork definition sequence.
+		case cfg.Scheduled(lastFork) && cfg.Scheduled(f):
+			// Timestamp based forks can follow block based ones, but not the other way around.
+			if !lastFork.BlockBased() && f.BlockBased() {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unsupported fork ordering: %v used timestamp ordering, but %v reverted to block ordering", lastFork, f)
+			}
+			if lastFork.BlockBased() == f.BlockBased() && cfg.activation[lastFork] > cfg.activation[f] {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unsupported fork ordering: %v enabled at %s %v, but %v enabled at %s %v", lastFork, act, cfg.activation[lastFork], f, act, cfg.activation[f])
+			}
+		}
+
+		// If it was optional and not set, then ignore it.
+		if !f.Optional() || cfg.Scheduled(f) {
+			lastFork = f
+		}
+
+		// Check that all forks with blobs explicitly define the blob schedule configuration.
+		if f.HasBlobs() {
+			schedule := Get[BlobSchedule](cfg)
+			bcfg, defined := schedule[f]
+			if cfg.Scheduled(f) && !defined {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid chain configuration: missing entry for fork %q in blobSchedule", f)
+			}
+			if defined {
+				if err := bcfg.validate(); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("invalid chain configuration in blobSchedule for fork %q: %v", f, err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CheckCompatible validates chain configuration changes.
+// This called before applying changes to the 'stored configuration', the config
+// which is held in the database. The given block number and time represent the current head
+// of the chain in that database.
+//
+// An error is returned when the new configuration attempts to schedule a fork below the
+// current chain head. The error contains enough information to rewind the chain to a
+// point where the new config can be applied safely.
+func (c *Config2) CheckCompatible(newcfg *Config2, blocknum uint64, time uint64) *ConfigCompatError {
+	sanityCheckCanonOrder()
+
+	// Iterate checkCompatible to find the lowest conflict.
+	var lasterr *ConfigCompatError
+	bhead, btime := blocknum, time
+	for {
+		err := c.checkCompatible(newcfg, bhead, btime)
+		if err == nil || (lasterr != nil && err.RewindToBlock == lasterr.RewindToBlock && err.RewindToTime == lasterr.RewindToTime) {
+			break
+		}
+		lasterr = err
+
+		if err.RewindToTime > 0 {
+			btime = err.RewindToTime
+		} else {
+			bhead = err.RewindToBlock
+		}
+	}
+	return lasterr
+}
+
+// checkCompatible checks config compatibility at a specific block height.
+func (cfg *Config2) checkCompatible(newcfg *Config2, num uint64, time uint64) *ConfigCompatError {
+	incompatible := func(f forks.Fork) bool {
+		return (cfg.Active(f, num, time) || newcfg.Active(f, num, time)) && !activationEqual(f, cfg, newcfg)
+	}
+
+	for _, f := range forks.CanonOrder[1:] {
+		if incompatible(f) {
+			if f.BlockBased() {
+				return newBlockCompatError2(fmt.Sprintf("%v fork block", f), f, cfg, newcfg)
+			}
+			return newTimestampCompatError2("%v fork timestamp", f, cfg, newcfg)
+		}
+		// Specialty checks:
+		if cfg.Active(forks.DAO, num, time) && Get[DAOForkSupport](cfg) != Get[DAOForkSupport](newcfg) {
+			return newBlockCompatError2("DAO fork support flag", f, cfg, newcfg)
+		}
+		chainID := (*big.Int)(Get[*ChainID](cfg))
+		newChainID := (*big.Int)(Get[*ChainID](newcfg))
+		if cfg.Active(forks.TangerineWhistle, num, time) && !configBlockEqual(chainID, newChainID) {
+			return newBlockCompatError2("EIP158 chain ID", f, cfg, newcfg)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func newBlockCompatError2(what string, f forks.Fork, storedcfg, newcfg *Config2) *ConfigCompatError {
+	err := &ConfigCompatError{What: what}
+	if storedcfg.Scheduled(f) {
+		err.StoredBlock = new(big.Int).SetUint64(storedcfg.activation[f])
+	}
+	if newcfg.Scheduled(f) {
+		err.NewBlock = new(big.Int).SetUint64(newcfg.activation[f])
+	}
+	// Need to rewind to one block before the earliest possible activation.
+	rew, _ := minActivation(f, storedcfg, newcfg)
+	if rew > 0 {
+		err.RewindToBlock = rew - 1
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func newTimestampCompatError2(what string, f forks.Fork, storedcfg, newcfg *Config2) *ConfigCompatError {
+	err := &ConfigCompatError{What: what}
+	if storedcfg.Scheduled(f) {
+		t := storedcfg.activation[f]
+		err.StoredTime = &t
+	}
+	if newcfg.Scheduled(f) {
+		t := newcfg.activation[f]
+		err.NewTime = &t
+	}
+	// Need to rewind to before the earliest possible activation.
+	rew, _ := minActivation(f, storedcfg, newcfg)
+	if rew > 0 {
+		err.RewindToTime = rew - 1
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// minActivation the earliest possible activation block/time for the given fork
+// across two configurations.
+func minActivation(f forks.Fork, cfg1, cfg2 *Config2) (act uint64, scheduled bool) {
+	switch {
+	case !cfg1.Scheduled(f):
+		act, scheduled = cfg2.activation[f]
+	case !cfg2.Scheduled(f):
+		act, scheduled = cfg1.activation[f]
+	default:
+		act = min(cfg1.activation[f], cfg2.activation[f])
+		scheduled = true
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// activationEqual checks whether a fork has the same activation two configurations.
+// Note this also returns true when it isn't scheduled at all.
+func activationEqual(f forks.Fork, cfg1, cfg2 *Config2) bool {
+	return cfg1.Scheduled(f) == cfg2.Scheduled(f) && cfg1.activation[f] == cfg2.activation[f]
+}
+
+// sanityCheckCanonOrder verifies forks.CanonOrder is defined sensibly.
+// This exists to ensure library code doesn't mess with this slice in an incompatible way.
+func sanityCheckCanonOrder() {
+	if len(forks.CanonOrder) == 0 {
+		panic("forks.CanonOrder is empty")
+	}
+	if forks.CanonOrder[0] != forks.Frontier {
+		panic("forks.CanonOrder must start with Frontier")
+	}
+}
+
+func cloneBig(x *big.Int) *big.Int {
+	if x == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return new(big.Int).Set(x)
+}

params/config2_presets.go

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+// Copyright 2025 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 params
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params/forks"
+)
+
+var (
+	MainnetConfig2            *Config2
+	AllEthashProtocolChanges2 *Config2
+	MergedTestChainConfig2    *Config2
+)
+
+func init() {
+	MainnetConfig2 = NewConfig2(
+		Activations{
+			forks.Homestead:        1_150_000,
+			forks.DAO:              1_920_000,
+			forks.TangerineWhistle: 2_463_000,
+			forks.SpuriousDragon:   2_675_000,
+			forks.Byzantium:        4_370_000,
+			forks.Constantinople:   7_280_000,
+			forks.Petersburg:       7_280_000,
+			forks.Istanbul:         9_069_000,
+			forks.MuirGlacier:      9_200_000,
+			forks.Berlin:           12_244_000,
+			forks.London:           12_965_000,
+			forks.ArrowGlacier:     13_773_000,
+			forks.GrayGlacier:      15_050_000,
+			// time-based forks
+			forks.Shanghai: 1681338455,
+			forks.Cancun:   1710338135,
+			forks.Prague:   1746612311,
+		},
+		(*ChainID)(big.NewInt(1)),
+		(*TerminalTotalDifficulty)(MainnetTerminalTotalDifficulty),
+		DepositContractAddress(common.HexToAddress("0x00000000219ab540356cbb839cbe05303d7705fa")),
+		DAOForkSupport(true),
+		BlobSchedule{
+			forks.Cancun: *DefaultCancunBlobConfig,
+			forks.Prague: *DefaultPragueBlobConfig,
+		},
+	)
+
+	// AllEthashProtocolChanges2 contains every protocol change (EIPs) introduced
+	// and accepted by the Ethereum core developers into the Ethash consensus.
+	AllEthashProtocolChanges2 = NewConfig2(
+		Activations{
+			forks.Homestead:        0,
+			forks.TangerineWhistle: 0,
+			forks.SpuriousDragon:   0,
+			forks.Byzantium:        0,
+			forks.Constantinople:   0,
+			forks.Petersburg:       0,
+			forks.Istanbul:         0,
+			forks.MuirGlacier:      0,
+			forks.Berlin:           0,
+			forks.London:           0,
+			forks.ArrowGlacier:     0,
+			forks.GrayGlacier:      0,
+		},
+		(*ChainID)(big.NewInt(1337)),
+		(*TerminalTotalDifficulty)(big.NewInt(math.MaxInt64)),
+	)
+
+	// MergedTestChainConfig2 contains every protocol change (EIPs) introduced
+	// and accepted by the Ethereum core developers for testing purposes.
+	MergedTestChainConfig2 = NewConfig2(
+		Activations{
+			forks.Homestead:        0,
+			forks.TangerineWhistle: 0,
+			forks.SpuriousDragon:   0,
+			forks.Byzantium:        0,
+			forks.Constantinople:   0,
+			forks.Petersburg:       0,
+			forks.Istanbul:         0,
+			forks.MuirGlacier:      0,
+			forks.Berlin:           0,
+			forks.London:           0,
+			forks.ArrowGlacier:     0,
+			forks.GrayGlacier:      0,
+			forks.Paris:            0,
+			forks.Shanghai:         0,
+			forks.Cancun:           0,
+			forks.Prague:           0,
+			forks.Osaka:            0,
+		},
+		(*ChainID)(big.NewInt(1)),
+		(*TerminalTotalDifficulty)(big.NewInt(0)),
+		BlobSchedule{
+			forks.Cancun: *DefaultCancunBlobConfig,
+			forks.Prague: *DefaultPragueBlobConfig,
+			forks.Osaka:  *DefaultOsakaBlobConfig,
+		},
+	)
+}

params/forks/forks.go

@@ -16,60 +16,132 @@
 
 package forks
 
+import "fmt"
+
 // Fork is a numerical identifier of specific network upgrades (forks).
-type Fork int
+type Fork uint32
 
 const (
-	Frontier Fork = iota
-	FrontierThawing
-	Homestead
-	DAO
-	TangerineWhistle // a.k.a. the EIP150 fork
-	SpuriousDragon   // a.k.a. the EIP155 fork
-	Byzantium
-	Constantinople
-	Petersburg
-	Istanbul
-	MuirGlacier
-	Berlin
-	London
-	ArrowGlacier
-	GrayGlacier
-	Paris
-	Shanghai
-	Cancun
-	Prague
-	Osaka
+	Frontier         Fork = iota | blockBased
+	FrontierThawing  Fork = iota | blockBased | optional
+	Homestead        Fork = iota | blockBased
+	DAO              Fork = iota | blockBased | optional
+	TangerineWhistle Fork = iota | blockBased // a.k.a. the EIP150 fork
+	SpuriousDragon   Fork = iota | blockBased // a.k.a. the EIP155/EIP158 fork
+	Byzantium        Fork = iota | blockBased
+	Constantinople   Fork = iota | blockBased
+	Petersburg       Fork = iota | blockBased
+	Istanbul         Fork = iota | blockBased
+	MuirGlacier      Fork = iota | blockBased | optional
+	Berlin           Fork = iota | blockBased
+	London           Fork = iota | blockBased
+	ArrowGlacier     Fork = iota | blockBased | optional
+	GrayGlacier      Fork = iota | blockBased | optional
+	Paris            Fork = iota | blockBased | ismerge
+	Shanghai         Fork = iota
+	Cancun           Fork = iota | hasBlobs
+	Prague           Fork = iota | hasBlobs
+	Osaka            Fork = iota | hasBlobs
+	Verkle           Fork = iota | optional
 )
 
+var CanonOrder = []Fork{
+	Frontier,
+	FrontierThawing,
+	Homestead,
+	DAO,
+	TangerineWhistle,
+	SpuriousDragon,
+	Byzantium,
+	Constantinople,
+	Petersburg,
+	Istanbul,
+	MuirGlacier,
+	Berlin,
+	London,
+	ArrowGlacier,
+	GrayGlacier,
+	Paris,
+	Shanghai,
+	Cancun,
+	Prague,
+	Osaka,
+	Verkle,
+}
+
+const (
+	// Config bits: these bits are set on specific fork enum values and encode metadata
+	// about the fork.
+	blockBased = 1 << 31
+	ismerge    = 1 << 30
+	optional   = 1 << 29
+	hasBlobs   = 1 << 28
+
+	// The config bits can be stripped using this bit mask.
+	unconfigMask = ^Fork(0) >> 8
+)
+
+// IsMerge returns true for the merge fork.
+func (f Fork) IsMerge() bool {
+	return f&ismerge != 0
+}
+
+// Optional reports whether the fork can be left out of the config.
+func (f Fork) Optional() bool {
+	return f&optional != 0
+}
+
+// BlockBased reports whether the fork is scheduled by block number instead of timestamp.
+// This is true for pre-merge forks.
+func (f Fork) BlockBased() bool {
+	return f&blockBased != 0
+}
+
+// HasBlobs reports whether the fork must have a corresponding blob count configuration.
+func (f Fork) HasBlobs() bool {
+	return f&hasBlobs != 0
+}
+
 // String implements fmt.Stringer.
 func (f Fork) String() string {
 	s, ok := forkToString[f]
 	if !ok {
-		return "Unknown fork"
+		return fmt.Sprintf("unknownFork(%#x)", f)
 	}
 	return s
 }
 
 var forkToString = map[Fork]string{
 	Frontier:         "Frontier",
-	FrontierThawing:  "Frontier Thawing",
 	Homestead:        "Homestead",
-	DAO:              "DAO",
-	TangerineWhistle: "Tangerine Whistle",
-	SpuriousDragon:   "Spurious Dragon",
+	DAO:              "DAOFork",
+	TangerineWhistle: "TangerineWhistle",
+	SpuriousDragon:   "SpuriousDragon",
 	Byzantium:        "Byzantium",
 	Constantinople:   "Constantinople",
 	Petersburg:       "Petersburg",
 	Istanbul:         "Istanbul",
-	MuirGlacier:      "Muir Glacier",
+	MuirGlacier:      "MuirGlacier",
 	Berlin:           "Berlin",
 	London:           "London",
-	ArrowGlacier:     "Arrow Glacier",
-	GrayGlacier:      "Gray Glacier",
+	ArrowGlacier:     "ArrowGlacier",
+	GrayGlacier:      "GrayGlacier",
 	Paris:            "Paris",
 	Shanghai:         "Shanghai",
 	Cancun:           "Cancun",
 	Prague:           "Prague",
 	Osaka:            "Osaka",
 }
+
+var forkFromString = make(map[string]Fork, len(forkToString))
+
+func init() {
+	for f, name := range forkToString {
+		forkFromString[name] = f
+	}
+}
+
+func ByName(name string) (Fork, bool) {
+	f, ok := forkFromString[name]
+	return f, ok
+}

params/registry.go

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright 2025 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 params
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+type ParameterType any
+
+type paramInfo struct {
+	rtype      reflect.Type
+	name       string
+	optional   bool
+	defaultVal any
+}
+
+var (
+	paramRegistry = map[reflect.Type]*paramInfo{}
+	paramRegistryByName = map[string]*paramInfo{}
+)
+
+type Parameter[T ParameterType] struct {
+	Name     string
+	Optional bool
+	Default  T
+}
+
+// Get retrieves the value of a chain parameter.
+func Get[T ParameterType](cfg *Config2) T {
+	for _, p := range cfg.param {
+		if v, ok := p.(T); ok {
+			return v
+		}
+	}
+	// get default
+	var z T
+	info, ok := findParam(z)
+	if !ok {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown parameter type %T", z))
+	}
+	return info.defaultVal.(T)
+}
+
+func Define[T ParameterType](def Parameter[T]) {
+	var z T
+	info, defined := paramRegistryByName[def.Name]
+	if defined {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("chain parameter %q already registered with type %v", info.name, info.rtype))
+	}
+	rtype := reflect.TypeOf(z)
+	info, defined = paramRegistry[rtype]
+	if defined {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("chain parameter of type %v already registered with name %q", rtype, info.name))
+	}
+	info = &paramInfo{
+		rtype:      rtype,
+		name:       def.Name,
+		optional:   def.Optional,
+		defaultVal: def.Default,
+	}
+	paramRegistry[rtype] = info
+	paramRegistryByName[def.Name] = info
+}
+
+func findParam(v any) (*paramInfo, bool) {
+	rtype := reflect.TypeOf(v)
+	info, ok := paramRegistry[rtype]
+	return info, ok
+}