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+# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
+"""
+eth-abi.abi_contract
+
+Utility functions for decoding inputs/arguments based on contract json abi definitions
+
+Changelog:
+* github.com/tintinweb - initial decoder
+"""
+from eth_abi.abi import decode_abi
+
+
+class ContractAbi(object):
+    """
+    Utility Class to encapsulate a contracts ABI
+    """
+    def __init__(self, jsonabi):
+        self.abi = jsonabi
+        self.signatures = {}
+        self._prepare_abi(jsonabi)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def str_to_bytes(s):
+        """
+        Convert 0xHexString to bytes
+        :param s: 0x hexstring
+        :return:  byte sequence
+        """
+        return bytes.fromhex(s.replace("0x", ""))
+
+    def _prepare_abi(self, jsonabi):
+        """
+        Prepare the contract json abi for sighash lookups and fast access
+
+        :param jsonabi: contracts abi in json format
+        :return:
+        """
+        for element_description in jsonabi:
+            abi_e = AbiMethod(element_description)
+            if abi_e["type"] == "constructor":
+                self.signatures[b"__constructor__"] = abi_e
+            elif abi_e["type"] == "fallback":
+                abi_e.setdefault("inputs", [])
+                self.signatures[b"__fallback__"] = abi_e
+            elif abi_e["type"] == "function":
+                self.signatures[ContractAbi.str_to_bytes(abi_e["signature"])] = abi_e
+            elif abi_e["type"] == "event":
+                self.signatures[b"__event__"] = abi_e
+            else:
+                raise Exception("Invalid abi type: %s - %s - %s" % (abi_e.get("type"), element_description, abi_e))
+
+    def describe_constructor(self, s):
+        """
+        Describe the input bytesequence (constructor arguments) s based on the loaded contract abi definition
+
+        :param s: bytes constructor arguments
+        :return: AbiMethod instance
+        """
+        method = self.signatures.get(b"__constructor__")
+        if not method:
+            # constructor not available
+            m = AbiMethod({"type": "constructor", "name": "", "inputs": [], "outputs": []})
+            return m
+
+        types_def = method["inputs"]
+        types = [t["type"] for t in types_def]
+        names = [t["name"] for t in types_def]
+
+        if not len(s):
+            values = len(types) * ["<nA>"]
+        else:
+            values = decode_abi(types, s)
+
+        # (type, name, data)
+        method.inputs = [{"type": t, "name": n, "data": v} for t, n, v in list(zip(types, names, values))]
+        return method
+
+    def describe_input(self, s):
+        """
+        Describe the input bytesequence s based on the loaded contract abi definition
+
+        :param s: bytes input
+        :return: AbiMethod instance
+        """
+        signatures = self.signatures.items()
+
+        for sighash, method in signatures:
+            if sighash is None or sighash.startswith(b"__"):
+                continue  # skip constructor
+
+            if s.startswith(sighash):
+                s = s[len(sighash):]
+
+                types_def = self.signatures.get(sighash)["inputs"]
+                types = [t["type"] for t in types_def]
+                names = [t["name"] for t in types_def]
+
+                if not len(s):
+                    values = len(types) * ["<nA>"]
+                else:
+                    values = decode_abi(types, s)
+
+                # (type, name, data)
+                method.inputs = [{"type": t, "name": n, "data": v} for t, n, v in list(zip(types, names, values))]
+                return method
+        else:
+            method = AbiMethod({"type": "fallback", "name": "__fallback__", "inputs": [], "outputs": []})
+            types_def = self.signatures.get(b"__fallback__", {"inputs": []})["inputs"]
+            types = [t["type"] for t in types_def]
+            names = [t["name"] for t in types_def]
+
+            values = decode_abi(types, s)
+
+            # (type, name, data)
+            method.inputs = [{"type": t, "name": n, "data": v} for t, n, v in list(zip(types, names, values))]
+            return method
+
+
+class AbiMethod(dict):
+    """
+    Abstraction for an abi method that easily serializes to a human readable format.
+    The object itself is an extended dictionary for easy access.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.inputs = []
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.describe()
+
+    def describe(self):
+        """
+
+        :return: string representation of the methods input decoded with the set abi
+        """
+        outputs = ", ".join(["(%s) %s" % (o["type"], o["name"]) for o in self["outputs"]]) if self.get(
+            "outputs") else ""
+        inputs = ", ".join(
+            ["(%s) %s = %r" % (i["type"], i["name"], i["data"]) for i in self.inputs]) if self.inputs else ""
+        return "%s %s %s returns %s" % (
+            self["type"], self.get("name"), "(%s)" % inputs if inputs else "()", "(%s)" % outputs if outputs else "()")
+