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// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of go-ethereum.
//
// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// go-ethereum 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 General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

// faucet is a Ether faucet backed by a light client.
package main

//go:generate go-bindata -nometadata -o website.go faucet.html
//go:generate gofmt -w -s website.go

import (
    "bytes"
    "context"
    "encoding/json"
    "errors"
    "flag"
    "fmt"
    "html/template"
    "io/ioutil"
    "math"
    "math/big"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "os"
    "path/filepath"
    "regexp"
    "strconv"
    "strings"
    "sync"
    "time"

    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethstats"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/nat"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
    "golang.org/x/net/websocket"
)

var (
    genesisFlag = flag.String("genesis", "", "Genesis json file to seed the chain with")
    apiPortFlag = flag.Int("apiport", 8080, "Listener port for the HTTP API connection")
    ethPortFlag = flag.Int("ethport", 30303, "Listener port for the devp2p connection")
    bootFlag    = flag.String("bootnodes", "", "Comma separated bootnode enode URLs to seed with")
    netFlag     = flag.Uint64("network", 0, "Network ID to use for the Ethereum protocol")
    statsFlag   = flag.String("ethstats", "", "Ethstats network monitoring auth string")

    netnameFlag = flag.String("faucet.name", "", "Network name to assign to the faucet")
    payoutFlag  = flag.Int("faucet.amount", 1, "Number of Ethers to pay out per user request")
    minutesFlag = flag.Int("faucet.minutes", 1440, "Number of minutes to wait between funding rounds")
    tiersFlag   = flag.Int("faucet.tiers", 3, "Number of funding tiers to enable (x3 time, x2.5 funds)")

    accJSONFlag = flag.String("account.json", "", "Key json file to fund user requests with")
    accPassFlag = flag.String("account.pass", "", "Decryption password to access faucet funds")

    captchaToken  = flag.String("captcha.token", "", "Recaptcha site key to authenticate client side")
    captchaSecret = flag.String("captcha.secret", "", "Recaptcha secret key to authenticate server side")

    noauthFlag = flag.Bool("noauth", false, "Enables funding requests without authentication")
    logFlag    = flag.Int("loglevel", 3, "Log level to use for Ethereum and the faucet")
)

var (
    ether = new(big.Int).Exp(big.NewInt(10), big.NewInt(18), nil)
)

var (
    gitCommit = "" // Git SHA1 commit hash of the release (set via linker flags)
    gitDate   = "" // Git commit date YYYYMMDD of the release (set via linker flags)
)

func main() {
    // Parse the flags and set up the logger to print everything requested
    flag.Parse()
    log.Root().SetHandler(log.LvlFilterHandler(log.Lvl(*logFlag), log.StreamHandler(os.Stderr, log.TerminalFormat(true))))

    // Construct the payout tiers
    amounts := make([]string, *tiersFlag)
    periods := make([]string, *tiersFlag)
    for i := 0; i < *tiersFlag; i++ {
        // Calculate the amount for the next tier and format it
        amount := float64(*payoutFlag) * math.Pow(2.5, float64(i))
        amounts[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%s Ethers", strconv.FormatFloat(amount, 'f', -1, 64))
        if amount == 1 {
            amounts[i] = strings.TrimSuffix(amounts[i], "s")
        }
        // Calculate the period for the next tier and format it
        period := *minutesFlag * int(math.Pow(3, float64(i)))
        periods[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%d mins", period)
        if period%60 == 0 {
            period /= 60
            periods[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%d hours", period)

            if period%24 == 0 {
                period /= 24
                periods[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%d days", period)
            }
        }
        if period == 1 {
            periods[i] = strings.TrimSuffix(periods[i], "s")
        }
    }
    // Load up and render the faucet website
    tmpl, err := Asset("faucet.html")
    if err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to load the faucet template", "err", err)
    }
    website := new(bytes.Buffer)
    err = template.Must(template.New("").Parse(string(tmpl))).Execute(website, map[string]interface{}{
        "Network":   *netnameFlag,
        "Amounts":   amounts,
        "Periods":   periods,
        "Recaptcha": *captchaToken,
        "NoAuth":    *noauthFlag,
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to render the faucet template", "err", err)
    }
    // Load and parse the genesis block requested by the user
    blob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(*genesisFlag)
    if err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to read genesis block contents", "genesis", *genesisFlag, "err", err)
    }
    genesis := new(core.Genesis)
    if err = json.Unmarshal(blob, genesis); err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to parse genesis block json", "err", err)
    }
    // Convert the bootnodes to internal enode representations
    var enodes []*discv5.Node
    for _, boot := range strings.Split(*bootFlag, ",") {
        if url, err := discv5.ParseNode(boot); err == nil {
            enodes = append(enodes, url)
        } else {
            log.Error("Failed to parse bootnode URL", "url", boot, "err", err)
        }
    }
    // Load up the account key and decrypt its password
    if blob, err = ioutil.ReadFile(*accPassFlag); err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to read account password contents", "file", *accPassFlag, "err", err)
    }
    // Delete trailing newline in password
    pass := strings.TrimSuffix(string(blob), "\n")

    ks := keystore.NewKeyStore(filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".faucet", "keys"), keystore.StandardScryptN, keystore.StandardScryptP)
    if blob, err = ioutil.ReadFile(*accJSONFlag); err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to read account key contents", "file", *accJSONFlag, "err", err)
    }
    acc, err := ks.Import(blob, pass, pass)
    if err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to import faucet signer account", "err", err)
    }
    ks.Unlock(acc, pass)

    // Assemble and start the faucet light service
    faucet, err := newFaucet(genesis, *ethPortFlag, enodes, *netFlag, *statsFlag, ks, website.Bytes())
    if err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to start faucet", "err", err)
    }
    defer faucet.close()

    if err := faucet.listenAndServe(*apiPortFlag); err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to launch faucet API", "err", err)
    }
}

// request represents an accepted funding request.
type request struct {
    Avatar  string             `json:"avatar"`  // Avatar URL to make the UI nicer
    Account common.Address     `json:"account"` // Ethereum address being funded
    Time    time.Time          `json:"time"`    // Timestamp when the request was accepted
    Tx      *types.Transaction `json:"tx"`      // Transaction funding the account
}

// faucet represents a crypto faucet backed by an Ethereum light client.
type faucet struct {
    config *params.ChainConfig // Chain configurations for signing
    stack  *node.Node          // Ethereum protocol stack
    client *ethclient.Client   // Client connection to the Ethereum chain
    index  []byte              // Index page to serve up on the web

    keystore *keystore.KeyStore // Keystore containing the single signer
    account  accounts.Account   // Account funding user faucet requests
    head     *types.Header      // Current head header of the faucet
    balance  *big.Int           // Current balance of the faucet
    nonce    uint64             // Current pending nonce of the faucet
    price    *big.Int           // Current gas price to issue funds with

    conns    []*websocket.Conn    // Currently live websocket connections
    timeouts map[string]time.Time // History of users and their funding timeouts
    reqs     []*request           // Currently pending funding requests
    update   chan struct{}        // Channel to signal request updates

    lock sync.RWMutex // Lock protecting the faucet's internals
}

func newFaucet(genesis *core.Genesis, port int, enodes []*discv5.Node, network uint64, stats string, ks *keystore.KeyStore, index []byte) (*faucet, error) {
    // Assemble the raw devp2p protocol stack
    stack, err := node.New(&node.Config{
        Name:    "geth",
        Version: params.VersionWithCommit(gitCommit, gitDate),
        DataDir: filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".faucet"),
        P2P: p2p.Config{
            NAT:              nat.Any(),
            NoDiscovery:      true,
            DiscoveryV5:      true,
            ListenAddr:       fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port),
            MaxPeers:         25,
            BootstrapNodesV5: enodes,
        },
    })
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    // Assemble the Ethereum light client protocol
    if err := stack.Register(func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
        cfg := eth.DefaultConfig
        cfg.SyncMode = downloader.LightSync
        cfg.NetworkId = network
        cfg.Genesis = genesis
        return les.New(ctx, &cfg)
    }); err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    // Assemble the ethstats monitoring and reporting service'
    if stats != "" {
        if err := stack.Register(func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
            var serv *les.LightEthereum
            ctx.Service(&serv)
            return ethstats.New(stats, nil, serv)
        }); err != nil {
            return nil, err
        }
    }
    // Boot up the client and ensure it connects to bootnodes
    if err := stack.Start(); err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    for _, boot := range enodes {
        old, err := enode.Parse(enode.ValidSchemes, boot.String())
        if err == nil {
            stack.Server().AddPeer(old)
        }
    }
    // Attach to the client and retrieve and interesting metadatas
    api, err := stack.Attach()
    if err != nil {
        stack.Stop()
        return nil, err
    }
    client := ethclient.NewClient(api)

    return &faucet{
        config:   genesis.Config,
        stack:    stack,
        client:   client,
        index:    index,
        keystore: ks,
        account:  ks.Accounts()[0],
        timeouts: make(map[string]time.Time),
        update:   make(chan struct{}, 1),
    }, nil
}

// close terminates the Ethereum connection and tears down the faucet.
func (f *faucet) close() error {
    return f.stack.Close()
}

// listenAndServe registers the HTTP handlers for the faucet and boots it up
// for service user funding requests.
func (f *faucet) listenAndServe(port int) error {
    go f.loop()

    http.HandleFunc("/", f.webHandler)
    http.Handle("/api", websocket.Handler(f.apiHandler))

    return http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port), nil)
}

// webHandler handles all non-api requests, simply flattening and returning the
// faucet website.
func (f *faucet) webHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    w.Write(f.index)
}

// apiHandler handles requests for Ether grants and transaction statuses.
func (f *faucet) apiHandler(conn *websocket.Conn) {
    // Start tracking the connection and drop at the end
    defer conn.Close()

    f.lock.Lock()
    f.conns = append(f.conns, conn)
    f.lock.Unlock()

    defer func() {
        f.lock.Lock()
        for i, c := range f.conns {
            if c == conn {
                f.conns = append(f.conns[:i], f.conns[i+1:]...)
                break
            }
        }
        f.lock.Unlock()
    }()
    // Gather the initial stats from the network to report
    var (
        head    *types.Header
        balance *big.Int
        nonce   uint64
        err     error
    )
    for head == nil || balance == nil {
        // Retrieve the current stats cached by the faucet
        f.lock.RLock()
        if f.head != nil {
            head = types.CopyHeader(f.head)
        }
        if f.balance != nil {
            balance = new(big.Int).Set(f.balance)
        }
        nonce = f.nonce
        f.lock.RUnlock()

        if head == nil || balance == nil {
            // Report the faucet offline until initial stats are ready
            if err = sendError(conn, errors.New("Faucet offline")); err != nil {
                log.Warn("Failed to send faucet error to client", "err", err)
                return
            }
            time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
        }
    }
    // Send over the initial stats and the latest header
    if err = send(conn, map[string]interface{}{
        "funds":    new(big.Int).Div(balance, ether),
        "funded":   nonce,
        "peers":    f.stack.Server().PeerCount(),
        "requests": f.reqs,
    }, 3*time.Second); err != nil {
        log.Warn("Failed to send initial stats to client", "err", err)
        return
    }
    if err = send(conn, head, 3*time.Second); err != nil {
        log.Warn("Failed to send initial header to client", "err", err)
        return
    }
    // Keep reading requests from the websocket until the connection breaks
    for {
        // Fetch the next funding request and validate against github
        var msg struct {
            URL     string `json:"url"`
            Tier    uint   `json:"tier"`
            Captcha string `json:"captcha"`
        }
        if err = websocket.JSON.Receive(conn, &msg); err != nil {
            return
        }
        if !*noauthFlag && !strings.HasPrefix(msg.URL, "https://gist.github.com/") && !strings.HasPrefix(msg.URL, "https://twitter.com/") &&
            !strings.HasPrefix(msg.URL, "https://plus.google.com/") && !strings.HasPrefix(msg.URL, "https://www.facebook.com/") {
            if err = sendError(conn, errors.New("URL doesn't link to supported services")); err != nil {
                log.Warn("Failed to send URL error to client", "err", err)
                return
            }
            continue
        }
        if msg.Tier >= uint(*tiersFlag) {
            if err = sendError(conn, errors.New("Invalid funding tier requested")); err != nil {
                log.Warn("Failed to send tier error to client", "err", err)
                return
            }
            continue
        }
        log.Info("Faucet funds requested", "url", msg.URL, "tier", msg.Tier)

        // If captcha verifications are enabled, make sure we're not dealing with a robot
        if *captchaToken != "" {
            form := url.Values{}
            form.Add("secret", *captchaSecret)
            form.Add("response", msg.Captcha)

            res, err := http.PostForm("https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify", form)
            if err != nil {
                if err = sendError(conn, err); err != nil {
                    log.Warn("Failed to send captcha post error to client", "err", err)
                    return
                }
                continue
            }
            var result struct {
                Success bool            `json:"success"`
                Errors  json.RawMessage `json:"error-codes"`
            }
            err = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&result)
            res.Body.Close()
            if err != nil {
                if err = sendError(conn, err); err != nil {
                    log.Warn("Failed to send captcha decode error to client", "err", err)
                    return
                }
                continue
            }
            if !result.Success {
                log.Warn("Captcha verification failed", "err", string(result.Errors))
                if err = sendError(conn, errors.New("Beep-bop, you're a robot!")); err != nil {
                    log.Warn("Failed to send captcha failure to client", "err", err)
                    return
                }
                continue
            }
        }
        // Retrieve the Ethereum address to fund, the requesting user and a profile picture
        var (
            username string
            avatar   string
            address  common.Address
        )
        switch {
        case strings.HasPrefix(msg.URL, "https://gist.github.com/"):
            if err = sendError(conn, errors.New("GitHub authentication discontinued at the official request of GitHub")); err != nil {
                log.Warn("Failed to send GitHub deprecation to client", "err", err)
                return
            }
            continue
        case strings.HasPrefix(msg.URL, "https://plus.google.com/"):
            if err = sendError(conn, errors.New("Google+ authentication discontinued as the service was sunset")); err != nil {
                log.Warn("Failed to send Google+ deprecation to client", "err", err)
                return
            }
            continue
        case strings.HasPrefix(msg.URL, "https://twitter.com/"):
            username, avatar, address, err = authTwitter(msg.URL)
        case strings.HasPrefix(msg.URL, "https://www.facebook.com/"):
            username, avatar, address, err = authFacebook(msg.URL)
        case *noauthFlag:
            username, avatar, address, err = authNoAuth(msg.URL)
        default:
            err = errors.New("Something funky happened, please open an issue at https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues")
        }
        if err != nil {
            if err = sendError(conn, err); err != nil {
                log.Warn("Failed to send prefix error to client", "err", err)
                return
            }
            continue
        }
        log.Info("Faucet request valid", "url", msg.URL, "tier", msg.Tier, "user", username, "address", address)

        // Ensure the user didn't request funds too recently
        f.lock.Lock()
        var (
            fund    bool
            timeout time.Time
        )
        if timeout = f.timeouts[username]; time.Now().After(timeout) {
            // User wasn't funded recently, create the funding transaction
            amount := new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(int64(*payoutFlag)), ether)
            amount = new(big.Int).Mul(amount, new(big.Int).Exp(big.NewInt(5), big.NewInt(int64(msg.Tier)), nil))
            amount = new(big.Int).Div(amount, new(big.Int).Exp(big.NewInt(2), big.NewInt(int64(msg.Tier)), nil))

            tx := types.NewTransaction(f.nonce+uint64(len(f.reqs)), address, amount, 21000, f.price, nil)
            signed, err := f.keystore.SignTx(f.account, tx, f.config.ChainID)
            if err != nil {
                f.lock.Unlock()
                if err = sendError(conn, err); err != nil {
                    log.Warn("Failed to send transaction creation error to client", "err", err)
                    return
                }
                continue
            }
            // Submit the transaction and mark as funded if successful
            if err := f.client.SendTransaction(context.Background(), signed); err != nil {
                f.lock.Unlock()
                if err = sendError(conn, err); err != nil {
                    log.Warn("Failed to send transaction transmission error to client", "err", err)
                    return
                }
                continue
            }
            f.reqs = append(f.reqs, &request{
                Avatar:  avatar,
                Account: address,
                Time:    time.Now(),
                Tx:      signed,
            })
            f.timeouts[username] = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(*minutesFlag*int(math.Pow(3, float64(msg.Tier)))) * time.Minute)
            fund = true
        }
        f.lock.Unlock()

        // Send an error if too frequent funding, othewise a success
        if !fund {
            if err = sendError(conn, fmt.Errorf("%s left until next allowance", common.PrettyDuration(timeout.Sub(time.Now())))); err != nil { // nolint: gosimple
                log.Warn("Failed to send funding error to client", "err", err)
                return
            }
            continue
        }
        if err = sendSuccess(conn, fmt.Sprintf("Funding request accepted for %s into %s", username, address.Hex())); err != nil {
            log.Warn("Failed to send funding success to client", "err", err)
            return
        }
        select {
        case f.update <- struct{}{}:
        default:
        }
    }
}

// refresh attempts to retrieve the latest header from the chain and extract the
// associated faucet balance and nonce for connectivity caching.
func (f *faucet) refresh(head *types.Header) error {
    // Ensure a state update does not run for too long
    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
    defer cancel()

    // If no header was specified, use the current chain head
    var err error
    if head == nil {
        if head, err = f.client.HeaderByNumber(ctx, nil); err != nil {
            return err
        }
    }
    // Retrieve the balance, nonce and gas price from the current head
    var (
        balance *big.Int
        nonce   uint64
        price   *big.Int
    )
    if balance, err = f.client.BalanceAt(ctx, f.account.Address, head.Number); err != nil {
        return err
    }
    if nonce, err = f.client.NonceAt(ctx, f.account.Address, head.Number); err != nil {
        return err
    }
    if price, err = f.client.SuggestGasPrice(ctx); err != nil {
        return err
    }
    // Everything succeeded, update the cached stats and eject old requests
    f.lock.Lock()
    f.head, f.balance = head, balance
    f.price, f.nonce = price, nonce
    for len(f.reqs) > 0 && f.reqs[0].Tx.Nonce() < f.nonce {
        f.reqs = f.reqs[1:]
    }
    f.lock.Unlock()

    return nil
}

// loop keeps waiting for interesting events and pushes them out to connected
// websockets.
func (f *faucet) loop() {
    // Wait for chain events and push them to clients
    heads := make(chan *types.Header, 16)
    sub, err := f.client.SubscribeNewHead(context.Background(), heads)
    if err != nil {
        log.Crit("Failed to subscribe to head events", "err", err)
    }
    defer sub.Unsubscribe()

    // Start a goroutine to update the state from head notifications in the background
    update := make(chan *types.Header)

    go func() {
        for head := range update {
            // New chain head arrived, query the current stats and stream to clients
            timestamp := time.Unix(int64(head.Time), 0)
            if time.Since(timestamp) > time.Hour {
                log.Warn("Skipping faucet refresh, head too old", "number", head.Number, "hash", head.Hash(), "age", common.PrettyAge(timestamp))
                continue
            }
            if err := f.refresh(head); err != nil {
                log.Warn("Failed to update faucet state", "block", head.Number, "hash", head.Hash(), "err", err)
                continue
            }
            // Faucet state retrieved, update locally and send to clients
            f.lock.RLock()
            log.Info("Updated faucet state", "number", head.Number, "hash", head.Hash(), "age", common.PrettyAge(timestamp), "balance", f.balance, "nonce", f.nonce, "price", f.price)

            balance := new(big.Int).Div(f.balance, ether)
            peers := f.stack.Server().PeerCount()

            for _, conn := range f.conns {
                if err := send(conn, map[string]interface{}{
                    "funds":    balance,
                    "funded":   f.nonce,
                    "peers":    peers,
                    "requests": f.reqs,
                }, time.Second); err != nil {
                    log.Warn("Failed to send stats to client", "err", err)
                    conn.Close()
                    continue
                }
                if err := send(conn, head, time.Second); err != nil {
                    log.Warn("Failed to send header to client", "err", err)
                    conn.Close()
                }
            }
            f.lock.RUnlock()
        }
    }()
    // Wait for various events and assing to the appropriate background threads
    for {
        select {
        case head := <-heads:
            // New head arrived, send if for state update if there's none running
            select {
            case update <- head:
            default:
            }

        case <-f.update:
            // Pending requests updated, stream to clients
            f.lock.RLock()
            for _, conn := range f.conns {
                if err := send(conn, map[string]interface{}{"requests": f.reqs}, time.Second); err != nil {
                    log.Warn("Failed to send requests to client", "err", err)
                    conn.Close()
                }
            }
            f.lock.RUnlock()
        }
    }
}

// sends transmits a data packet to the remote end of the websocket, but also
// setting a write deadline to prevent waiting forever on the node.
func send(conn *websocket.Conn, value interface{}, timeout time.Duration) error {
    if timeout == 0 {
        timeout = 60 * time.Second
    }
    conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(timeout))
    return websocket.JSON.Send(conn, value)
}

// sendError transmits an error to the remote end of the websocket, also setting
// the write deadline to 1 second to prevent waiting forever.
func sendError(conn *websocket.Conn, err error) error {
    return send(conn, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()}, time.Second)
}

// sendSuccess transmits a success message to the remote end of the websocket, also
// setting the write deadline to 1 second to prevent waiting forever.
func sendSuccess(conn *websocket.Conn, msg string) error {
    return send(conn, map[string]string{"success": msg}, time.Second)
}

// authTwitter tries to authenticate a faucet request using Twitter posts, returning
// the username, avatar URL and Ethereum address to fund on success.
func authTwitter(url string) (string, string, common.Address, error) {
    // Ensure the user specified a meaningful URL, no fancy nonsense
    parts := strings.Split(url, "/")
    if len(parts) < 4 || parts[len(parts)-2] != "status" {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, errors.New("Invalid Twitter status URL")
    }
    // Twitter's API isn't really friendly with direct links. Still, we don't
    // want to do ask read permissions from users, so just load the public posts and
    // scrape it for the Ethereum address and profile URL.
    res, err := http.Get(url)
    if err != nil {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, err
    }
    defer res.Body.Close()

    // Resolve the username from the final redirect, no intermediate junk
    parts = strings.Split(res.Request.URL.String(), "/")
    if len(parts) < 4 || parts[len(parts)-2] != "status" {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, errors.New("Invalid Twitter status URL")
    }
    username := parts[len(parts)-3]

    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
    if err != nil {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, err
    }
    address := common.HexToAddress(string(regexp.MustCompile("0x[0-9a-fA-F]{40}").Find(body)))
    if address == (common.Address{}) {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, errors.New("No Ethereum address found to fund")
    }
    var avatar string
    if parts = regexp.MustCompile("src=\"([^\"]+twimg.com/profile_images[^\"]+)\"").FindStringSubmatch(string(body)); len(parts) == 2 {
        avatar = parts[1]
    }
    return username + "@twitter", avatar, address, nil
}

// authFacebook tries to authenticate a faucet request using Facebook posts,
// returning the username, avatar URL and Ethereum address to fund on success.
func authFacebook(url string) (string, string, common.Address, error) {
    // Ensure the user specified a meaningful URL, no fancy nonsense
    parts := strings.Split(url, "/")
    if len(parts) < 4 || parts[len(parts)-2] != "posts" {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, errors.New("Invalid Facebook post URL")
    }
    username := parts[len(parts)-3]

    // Facebook's Graph API isn't really friendly with direct links. Still, we don't
    // want to do ask read permissions from users, so just load the public posts and
    // scrape it for the Ethereum address and profile URL.
    res, err := http.Get(url)
    if err != nil {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, err
    }
    defer res.Body.Close()

    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
    if err != nil {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, err
    }
    address := common.HexToAddress(string(regexp.MustCompile("0x[0-9a-fA-F]{40}").Find(body)))
    if address == (common.Address{}) {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, errors.New("No Ethereum address found to fund")
    }
    var avatar string
    if parts = regexp.MustCompile("src=\"([^\"]+fbcdn.net[^\"]+)\"").FindStringSubmatch(string(body)); len(parts) == 2 {
        avatar = parts[1]
    }
    return username + "@facebook", avatar, address, nil
}

// authNoAuth tries to interpret a faucet request as a plain Ethereum address,
// without actually performing any remote authentication. This mode is prone to
// Byzantine attack, so only ever use for truly private networks.
func authNoAuth(url string) (string, string, common.Address, error) {
    address := common.HexToAddress(regexp.MustCompile("0x[0-9a-fA-F]{40}").FindString(url))
    if address == (common.Address{}) {
        return "", "", common.Address{}, errors.New("No Ethereum address found to fund")
    }
    return address.Hex() + "@noauth", "", address, nil
}