* apply contract constructors at spec load time

* debugging

* do trie updates in two stages

* add lint exception to newly-dead constructor

* squash warning in RPC tests

* kill dead accountdb constructors

* restore accountdb constructors under test configuration

* use provided state root in spec, if it exists

* EIP-86

* Disable EIP-86 auto activation for now

* initial native contract generator

* get generated code compiling

* unit tests for type codegen

* autogenerate registry contract

* native_contracts entry for registry

* service_transaction_checker

* fixed indentation

* ability to make validation stricter

* fix consensus

* remove logger

* return errors on database corruption

* fix tests, json tests

* fix remainder of build

* buffer flow -> request credits

* proving state backend

* generate transaction proofs from provider

* network messages for transaction proof

* transaction proof test

* test for transaction proof message

* fix call bug

* request transaction proofs from on_demand

* most of proved_execution rpc

* proved execution future

* initial request definitions

* RLP encoding and decoding for requests

* proofs of non-existance in ProvingBlockChainClient

* new requests in provider.

* encode and decode responses

* complete initial request changes

* handle request packet in LightProtocol

* handle response packets

* implement requesting from

* re-do cost table

* get tests compiling

* fix cost table RLP encoding

* roundtrip tests for request types

* request builder tests

* move request_builder -> request::builder

* get network tests working

* return only complete headers responses

* request builder improvements

* New version of jsonrpc.

* split request filling into fill,complete

* Better invalid encoding messages

* Fixing deprecated methods of tokio_core

* use PIP messages in on_demand, old API

* migrate oneshot::complete to send in on_demand

* get on_demand tests to compile

* port ethsync to PIP messages

* adjust to minor on_demand API changes in RPC

* Using dedicated branch for jsonrpc

* Bump

* fixed naming of rlp modules

* RlpStream cleanup

* appending short rlp lists (0...55 bytes) is 25% faster

* RlpStream does not use bytes module, nor trait Stream

* removed unused code from rlp module

* compiling ethcore-util with new rlp serialization

* compiling parity with new rlp serialization

* fixed compiling ethcore-light with new rlp serialization

* fixed compiling ethsync with new rlp serialization

* moved rlp benches and rlp tests

* rlp deserialization refactor, 30% faster

* removed redundant comment, print

* fixed compiling parity with new rlp deserialization

* removed redundant double-space

* fixed failing test

* updated rlp docs, removed unused traits

* fixed rlp benchmarks

* replace usage of WriteBytesExt with ByteOrder

* removed unused, commented out code

* fixed merge conflict

* First little bits for chain-selection.

* Provide RPCs and get settings through to user defaults.

* Hasty stash.

* Fix updater accidentally redownloading.

* Finish up.

* Add JS tests.

* Hypervisor should never run a binary modified before itself.

* Style.

* Help tweak.

* Fix test compile.

* Fix JS test

* Build fix for tests.

* Revert default chain name

* Another test

* Use spec name via client.

* Fix mock up.

* whitespace

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* whitespace

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* remove exit/restart endpoints.

* make validator set aware of various states

* fix updater build

* clean up contract call

* failing sync test

* adjust tests

* nicer indent [ci skip]

* revert bound divisor

* return errors on database corruption

* fix tests, json tests

* fix remainder of build

* buffer flow -> request credits

* proving state backend

* generate transaction proofs from provider

* network messages for transaction proof

* transaction proof test

* test for transaction proof message

* fix call bug

* request transaction proofs from on_demand

* most of proved_execution rpc

* proved execution future

* state backend trait mirroring state_db API

* minimal state backend trait

make state module public

* fix json tests

* return errors on database corruption

* fix tests, json tests

* fix remainder of build

* add Backend bound on state

make state module public

* Create new column family for local node info

* remove DBTransaction::new reliance on DB

* KeyValueDB trait

* InMemory KeyValueDB implementation

* journaldb generic over KVDB

* make most of `ethcore` generic over KVDB

* fix json tests compilation

* get all tests compiling

* implement local store (just for transactions)

* finish local store API, test

* put everything into place

* better test for skipping bad transactions

* fix warning

* update local store every 15 minutes

* remove superfluous `{}`s

* Adding RPC informant structs

* RPC informant

* Middleware counting RPC requests

* Moving client keep_alive to middleware

* Transaction timestamp condtiion

* Updated docs

* Updated docs

* Check agains last block timestamp

* EIP98: Optional receipt state root

* Use if-else

* Fixing tests

* Fix whitespace.

* Update copyright years/owner.

* Push release only for tags.

* remove register_account_provider

* build rpc module

* new dummy client

* common EngineSigner struct

* from -> into

* initial report via call

* separate safe from regular contract

* transact_contract

* fix build

* return Signature, docs

* add sign method to some engines

* add safeContract spec

* update specs to new contracts

* use AuthorityRound for contract spec

* add more reporting

* add reporting test

* use gas floor

* shorter