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package main

import (
    "crypto/ecdsa"
    "crypto/rand"
    "fmt"
    "io/ioutil"
    "os"
    "path/filepath"

    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
    "github.com/pborman/uuid"
    "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
)

type outputGenerate struct {
    Address      string
    AddressEIP55 string
}

var commandGenerate = cli.Command{
    Name:      "generate",
    Usage:     "generate new keyfile",
    ArgsUsage: "[ <keyfile> ]",
    Description: `
Generate a new keyfile.
If you want to use an existing private key to use in the keyfile, it can be 
specified by setting --privatekey with the location of the file containing the 
private key.`,
    Flags: []cli.Flag{
        passphraseFlag,
        jsonFlag,
        cli.StringFlag{
            Name: "privatekey",
            Usage: "the file from where to read the private key to " +
                "generate a keyfile for",
        },
    },
    Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
        // Check if keyfile path given and make sure it doesn't already exist.
        keyfilepath := ctx.Args().First()
        if keyfilepath == "" {
            keyfilepath = defaultKeyfileName
        }
        if _, err := os.Stat(keyfilepath); err == nil {
            utils.Fatalf("Keyfile already exists at %s.", keyfilepath)
        } else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
            utils.Fatalf("Error checking if keyfile exists: %v", err)
        }

        var privateKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey

        // First check if a private key file is provided.
        privateKeyFile := ctx.String("privatekey")
        if privateKeyFile != "" {
            privateKeyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(privateKeyFile)
            if err != nil {
                utils.Fatalf("Failed to read the private key file '%s': %v",
                    privateKeyFile, err)
            }

            pk, err := crypto.HexToECDSA(string(privateKeyBytes))
            if err != nil {
                utils.Fatalf(
                    "Could not construct ECDSA private key from file content: %v",
                    err)
            }
            privateKey = pk
        }

        // If not loaded, generate random.
        if privateKey == nil {
            pk, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(crypto.S256(), rand.Reader)
            if err != nil {
                utils.Fatalf("Failed to generate random private key: %v", err)
            }
            privateKey = pk
        }

        // Create the keyfile object with a random UUID.
        id := uuid.NewRandom()
        key := &keystore.Key{
            Id:         id,
            Address:    crypto.PubkeyToAddress(privateKey.PublicKey),
            PrivateKey: privateKey,
        }

        // Encrypt key with passphrase.
        passphrase := getPassPhrase(ctx, true)
        keyjson, err := keystore.EncryptKey(key, passphrase,
            keystore.StandardScryptN, keystore.StandardScryptP)
        if err != nil {
            utils.Fatalf("Error encrypting key: %v", err)
        }

        // Store the file to disk.
        if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(keyfilepath), 0700); err != nil {
            utils.Fatalf("Could not create directory %s", filepath.Dir(keyfilepath))
        }
        if err := ioutil.WriteFile(keyfilepath, keyjson, 0600); err != nil {
            utils.Fatalf("Failed to write keyfile to %s: %v", keyfilepath, err)
        }

        // Output some information.
        out := outputGenerate{
            Address: key.Address.Hex(),
        }
        if ctx.Bool(jsonFlag.Name) {
            mustPrintJSON(out)
        } else {
            fmt.Println("Address:       ", out.Address)
        }
        return nil
    },
}