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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Cryptonomex, Inc., and contributors.
+ *
+ * The MIT License
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <graphene/app/plugin.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/database.hpp>
+
+#include <fc/thread/future.hpp>
+
+namespace graphene { namespace generate_genesis_plugin {
+
+class generate_genesis_plugin : public graphene::app::plugin {
+public:
+   ~generate_genesis_plugin() {
+   }
+
+   std::string plugin_name()const override;
+
+   virtual void plugin_set_program_options(
+      boost::program_options::options_description &command_line_options,
+      boost::program_options::options_description &config_file_options
+      ) override;
+
+   virtual void plugin_initialize( const boost::program_options::variables_map& options ) override;
+   virtual void plugin_startup() override;
+   virtual void plugin_shutdown() override;
+
+private:
+   void block_applied(const graphene::chain::signed_block& b);
+   void generate_snapshot();
+
+   boost::program_options::variables_map _options;
+
+   uint32_t _block_to_snapshot;
+   std::string _genesis_filename;
+};
+
+} } //graphene::generate_genesis_plugin