[NOD-1567] Add clone methods to data stores types (#1149)

* [NOD-1567] Add clone methods to data stores types

* [NOD-1567] Fix comments

* [NOD-1567] Fix test

domain/consensus/datastructures/acceptancedatastore/acceptancedatastore.go

@@ -25,14 +25,8 @@ func New() model.AcceptanceDataStore {
 }
 
 // Stage stages the given acceptanceData for the given blockHash
-func (ads *acceptanceDataStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, acceptanceData model.AcceptanceData) error {
+func (ads *acceptanceDataStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, acceptanceData model.AcceptanceData) {
-	clone, err := ads.cloneAcceptanceData(acceptanceData)
+	ads.staging[*blockHash] = acceptanceData.Clone()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	ads.staging[*blockHash] = clone
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (ads *acceptanceDataStore) IsStaged() bool {
@@ -107,12 +101,3 @@ func (ads *acceptanceDataStore) deserializeAcceptanceData(acceptanceDataBytes []
 func (ads *acceptanceDataStore) hashAsKey(hash *externalapi.DomainHash) model.DBKey {
 	return bucket.Key(hash[:])
 }
-
-func (ads *acceptanceDataStore) cloneAcceptanceData(acceptanceData model.AcceptanceData) (model.AcceptanceData, error) {
-	serialized, err := ads.serializeAcceptanceData(acceptanceData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return ads.deserializeAcceptanceData(serialized)
-}

domain/consensus/datastructures/blockheaderstore/blockheaderstore.go

@@ -54,14 +54,8 @@ func (bhs *blockHeaderStore) initializeCount(dbContext model.DBReader) error {
 }
 
 // Stage stages the given block header for the given blockHash
-func (bhs *blockHeaderStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockHeader *externalapi.DomainBlockHeader) error {
+func (bhs *blockHeaderStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockHeader *externalapi.DomainBlockHeader) {
-	clone, err := bhs.cloneHeader(blockHeader)
+	bhs.staging[*blockHash] = blockHeader.Clone()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	bhs.staging[*blockHash] = clone
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (bhs *blockHeaderStore) IsStaged() bool {
@@ -169,15 +163,6 @@ func (bhs *blockHeaderStore) deserializeHeader(headerBytes []byte) (*externalapi
 	return serialization.DbBlockHeaderToDomainBlockHeader(dbBlockHeader)
 }
 
-func (bhs *blockHeaderStore) cloneHeader(header *externalapi.DomainBlockHeader) (*externalapi.DomainBlockHeader, error) {
-	serialized, err := bhs.serializeHeader(header)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return bhs.deserializeHeader(serialized)
-}
-
 func (bhs *blockHeaderStore) Count() uint64 {
 	return bhs.count + uint64(len(bhs.staging)) - uint64(len(bhs.toDelete))
 }

domain/consensus/datastructures/blockrelationstore/blockrelationstore.go

@@ -22,14 +22,8 @@ func New() model.BlockRelationStore {
 	}
 }
 
-func (brs *blockRelationStore) StageBlockRelation(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockRelations *model.BlockRelations) error {
+func (brs *blockRelationStore) StageBlockRelation(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockRelations *model.BlockRelations) {
-	clone, err := brs.clone(blockRelations)
+	brs.staging[*blockHash] = blockRelations.Clone()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	brs.staging[*blockHash] = clone
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (brs *blockRelationStore) IsStaged() bool {
@@ -94,12 +88,3 @@ func (brs *blockRelationStore) deserializeBlockRelations(blockRelationsBytes []b
 	}
 	return serialization.DbBlockRelationsToDomainBlockRelations(dbBlockRelations)
 }
-
-func (brs *blockRelationStore) clone(blockRelations *model.BlockRelations) (*model.BlockRelations, error) {
-	serialized, err := brs.serializeBlockRelations(blockRelations)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return brs.deserializeBlockRelations(serialized)
-}

domain/consensus/datastructures/blockstatusstore/blockstatusstore.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func New() model.BlockStatusStore {
 
 // Stage stages the given blockStatus for the given blockHash
 func (bss *blockStatusStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockStatus externalapi.BlockStatus) {
-	bss.staging[*blockHash] = blockStatus
+	bss.staging[*blockHash] = blockStatus.Clone()
 }
 
 func (bss *blockStatusStore) IsStaged() bool {

domain/consensus/datastructures/blockstore/blockstore.go

@@ -54,14 +54,8 @@ func (bs *blockStore) initializeCount(dbContext model.DBReader) error {
 }
 
 // Stage stages the given block for the given blockHash
-func (bs *blockStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error {
+func (bs *blockStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, block *externalapi.DomainBlock) {
-	clone, err := bs.clone(block)
+	bs.staging[*blockHash] = block.Clone()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	bs.staging[*blockHash] = clone
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (bs *blockStore) IsStaged() bool {
@@ -169,15 +163,6 @@ func (bs *blockStore) hashAsKey(hash *externalapi.DomainHash) model.DBKey {
 	return bucket.Key(hash[:])
 }
 
-func (bs *blockStore) clone(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) (*externalapi.DomainBlock, error) {
-	serialized, err := bs.serializeBlock(block)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return bs.deserializeBlock(serialized)
-}
-
 func (bs *blockStore) Count() uint64 {
 	return bs.count + uint64(len(bs.staging)) - uint64(len(bs.toDelete))
 }

domain/consensus/datastructures/consensusstatestore/tips.go

@@ -23,14 +23,8 @@ func (c *consensusStateStore) Tips(dbContext model.DBReader) ([]*externalapi.Dom
 	return c.deserializeTips(tipsBytes)
 }
 
-func (c *consensusStateStore) StageTips(tipHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) error {
+func (c *consensusStateStore) StageTips(tipHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) {
-	clone, err := c.cloneTips(tipHashes)
+	c.stagedTips = externalapi.CloneHashes(tipHashes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	c.stagedTips = clone
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *consensusStateStore) commitTips(dbTx model.DBTransaction) error {
@@ -67,14 +61,3 @@ func (c *consensusStateStore) deserializeTips(tipsBytes []byte) ([]*externalapi.
 
 	return serialization.DBTipsToTips(dbTips)
 }
-
-func (c *consensusStateStore) cloneTips(tips []*externalapi.DomainHash,
-) ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, error) {
-
-	serialized, err := c.serializeTips(tips)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return c.deserializeTips(serialized)
-}

domain/consensus/datastructures/consensusstatestore/utxo.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (c *consensusStateStore) StageVirtualUTXODiff(virtualUTXODiff *model.UTXODi
 		return errors.New("cannot stage virtual UTXO diff while virtual UTXO set is staged")
 	}
 
-	c.stagedVirtualUTXODiff = c.cloneUTXODiff(virtualUTXODiff)
+	c.stagedVirtualUTXODiff = virtualUTXODiff.Clone()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -227,35 +227,3 @@ func (c *consensusStateStore) StageVirtualUTXOSet(virtualUTXOSetIterator model.R
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (c *consensusStateStore) cloneUTXODiff(diff *model.UTXODiff) *model.UTXODiff {
-	utxoDiffCopy := &model.UTXODiff{
-		ToAdd:    make(model.UTXOCollection, len(diff.ToAdd)),
-		ToRemove: make(model.UTXOCollection, len(diff.ToRemove)),
-	}
-
-	for outpoint, entry := range diff.ToAdd {
-		scriptPublicKeyCopy := make([]byte, len(entry.ScriptPublicKey))
-		copy(scriptPublicKeyCopy, entry.ScriptPublicKey)
-		utxoDiffCopy.ToAdd[outpoint] = cloneUTXOEntry(entry)
-	}
-
-	for outpoint, entry := range diff.ToRemove {
-		scriptPublicKeyCopy := make([]byte, len(entry.ScriptPublicKey))
-		copy(scriptPublicKeyCopy, entry.ScriptPublicKey)
-		utxoDiffCopy.ToRemove[outpoint] = cloneUTXOEntry(entry)
-	}
-
-	return diff
-}
-
-func cloneUTXOEntry(entry *externalapi.UTXOEntry) *externalapi.UTXOEntry {
-	scriptPublicKeyCopy := make([]byte, len(entry.ScriptPublicKey))
-	copy(scriptPublicKeyCopy, entry.ScriptPublicKey)
-	return &externalapi.UTXOEntry{
-		Amount:          entry.Amount,
-		ScriptPublicKey: scriptPublicKeyCopy,
-		BlockBlueScore:  entry.BlockBlueScore,
-		IsCoinbase:      entry.IsCoinbase,
-	}
-}

domain/consensus/datastructures/consensusstatestore/virtual_diff_parents.go

@@ -23,14 +23,8 @@ func (c *consensusStateStore) VirtualDiffParents(dbContext model.DBReader) ([]*e
 	return c.deserializeVirtualDiffParents(virtualDiffParentsBytes)
 }
 
-func (c *consensusStateStore) StageVirtualDiffParents(tipHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) error {
+func (c *consensusStateStore) StageVirtualDiffParents(tipHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) {
-	clone, err := c.cloneVirtualDiffParents(tipHashes)
+	c.stagedVirtualDiffParents = externalapi.CloneHashes(tipHashes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	c.stagedVirtualDiffParents = clone
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *consensusStateStore) commitVirtualDiffParents(dbTx model.DBTransaction) error {
@@ -67,14 +61,3 @@ func (c *consensusStateStore) deserializeVirtualDiffParents(virtualDiffParentsBy
 
 	return serialization.DBVirtualDiffParentsToVirtualDiffParents(dbVirtualDiffParents)
 }
-
-func (c *consensusStateStore) cloneVirtualDiffParents(virtualDiffParents []*externalapi.DomainHash,
-) ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, error) {
-
-	serialized, err := c.serializeVirtualDiffParents(virtualDiffParents)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return c.deserializeVirtualDiffParents(serialized)
-}

domain/consensus/datastructures/ghostdagdatastore/ghostdagdatastore.go

@@ -23,14 +23,8 @@ func New() model.GHOSTDAGDataStore {
 }
 
 // Stage stages the given blockGHOSTDAGData for the given blockHash
-func (gds *ghostdagDataStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockGHOSTDAGData *model.BlockGHOSTDAGData) error {
+func (gds *ghostdagDataStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockGHOSTDAGData *model.BlockGHOSTDAGData) {
-	clone, err := gds.clone(blockGHOSTDAGData)
+	gds.staging[*blockHash] = blockGHOSTDAGData.Clone()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	gds.staging[*blockHash] = clone
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (gds *ghostdagDataStore) IsStaged() bool {
@@ -89,12 +83,3 @@ func (gds *ghostdagDataStore) deserializeBlockGHOSTDAGData(blockGHOSTDAGDataByte
 
 	return serialization.DBBlockGHOSTDAGDataToBlockGHOSTDAGData(dbBlockGHOSTDAGData)
 }
-
-func (gds *ghostdagDataStore) clone(blockGHOSTDAGData *model.BlockGHOSTDAGData) (*model.BlockGHOSTDAGData, error) {
-	serialized, err := gds.serializeBlockGHOSTDAGData(blockGHOSTDAGData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return gds.deserializeBlockGHOSTDAGData(serialized)
-}

domain/consensus/datastructures/headertipsstore/headertipsstore.go

@@ -45,14 +45,8 @@ func (h *headerTipsStore) Commit(dbTx model.DBTransaction) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (h *headerTipsStore) Stage(tips []*externalapi.DomainHash) error {
+func (h *headerTipsStore) Stage(tips []*externalapi.DomainHash) {
-	clone, err := h.clone(tips)
+	h.staging = externalapi.CloneHashes(tips)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	h.staging = clone
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (h *headerTipsStore) IsStaged() bool {
@@ -87,17 +81,6 @@ func (h *headerTipsStore) deserializeTips(tipsBytes []byte) ([]*externalapi.Doma
 	return serialization.DBHeaderTipsToHeaderTips(dbTips)
 }
 
-func (h *headerTipsStore) clone(tips []*externalapi.DomainHash,
-) ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, error) {
-
-	serialized, err := h.serializeTips(tips)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return h.deserializeTips(serialized)
-}
-
 // New instantiates a new HeaderTipsStore
 func New() model.HeaderTipsStore {
 	return &headerTipsStore{}

domain/consensus/datastructures/multisetstore/multisetstore.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func New() model.MultisetStore {
 
 // Stage stages the given multiset for the given blockHash
 func (ms *multisetStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, multiset model.Multiset) {
-	ms.staging[*blockHash] = multiset
+	ms.staging[*blockHash] = multiset.Clone()
 }
 
 func (ms *multisetStore) IsStaged() bool {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (ms *multisetStore) Commit(dbTx model.DBTransaction) error {
 // Get gets the multiset associated with the given blockHash
 func (ms *multisetStore) Get(dbContext model.DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (model.Multiset, error) {
 	if multiset, ok := ms.staging[*blockHash]; ok {
-		return multiset.Clone()
+		return multiset.Clone(), nil
 	}
 
 	multisetBytes, err := dbContext.Get(ms.hashAsKey(blockHash))

domain/consensus/datastructures/pruningstore/pruningstore.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func New() model.PruningStore {
 
 // Stage stages the pruning state
 func (ps *pruningStore) Stage(pruningPointBlockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, pruningPointUTXOSetBytes []byte) {
-	ps.pruningPointStaging = &(*pruningPointBlockHash)
+	ps.pruningPointStaging = pruningPointBlockHash.Clone()
 	ps.serializedUTXOSetStaging = pruningPointUTXOSetBytes
 }
 

domain/consensus/datastructures/reachabilitydatastore/reachabilitydatastore.go

@@ -27,14 +27,8 @@ func New() model.ReachabilityDataStore {
 
 // StageReachabilityData stages the given reachabilityData for the given blockHash
 func (rds *reachabilityDataStore) StageReachabilityData(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
-	reachabilityData *model.ReachabilityData) error {
+	reachabilityData *model.ReachabilityData) {
-	clone, err := rds.cloneReachabilityData(reachabilityData)
+	rds.reachabilityDataStaging[*blockHash] = reachabilityData.Clone()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	rds.reachabilityDataStaging[*blockHash] = clone
-	return nil
 }
 
 // StageReachabilityReindexRoot stages the given reachabilityReindexRoot
@@ -151,12 +145,3 @@ func (rds *reachabilityDataStore) deserializeReachabilityReindexRoot(reachabilit
 
 	return serialization.DbHashToDomainHash(dbHash)
 }
-
-func (rds *reachabilityDataStore) cloneReachabilityData(reachabilityData *model.ReachabilityData) (*model.ReachabilityData, error) {
-	serialized, err := rds.serializeReachabilityData(reachabilityData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return rds.deserializeReachabilityData(serialized)
-}

domain/consensus/datastructures/utxodiffstore/utxodiffstore.go

@@ -29,18 +29,12 @@ func New() model.UTXODiffStore {
 }
 
 // Stage stages the given utxoDiff for the given blockHash
-func (uds *utxoDiffStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, utxoDiff *model.UTXODiff, utxoDiffChild *externalapi.DomainHash) error {
+func (uds *utxoDiffStore) Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, utxoDiff *model.UTXODiff, utxoDiffChild *externalapi.DomainHash) {
-	utxoDiffClone, err := uds.cloneUTXODiff(utxoDiff)
+	uds.utxoDiffStaging[*blockHash] = utxoDiff.Clone()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	uds.utxoDiffStaging[*blockHash] = utxoDiffClone
 
 	if utxoDiffChild != nil {
-		utxoDiffChildClone := uds.cloneUTXODiffChild(utxoDiffChild)
+		uds.utxoDiffChildStaging[*blockHash] = utxoDiffChild.Clone()
-		uds.utxoDiffChildStaging[*blockHash] = utxoDiffChildClone
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (uds *utxoDiffStore) IsStaged() bool {
@@ -203,16 +197,3 @@ func (uds *utxoDiffStore) deserializeUTXODiffChild(utxoDiffChildBytes []byte) (*
 
 	return serialization.DbHashToDomainHash(dbHash)
 }
-
-func (uds *utxoDiffStore) cloneUTXODiff(diff *model.UTXODiff) (*model.UTXODiff, error) {
-	serialized, err := uds.serializeUTXODiff(diff)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return uds.deserializeUTXODiff(serialized)
-}
-
-func (uds *utxoDiffStore) cloneUTXODiffChild(diffChild *externalapi.DomainHash) *externalapi.DomainHash {
-	return diffChild.Clone()
-}

domain/consensus/model/acceptancedata.go

@@ -6,12 +6,39 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 // It's ordered in the same way as the block merge set blues.
 type AcceptanceData []*BlockAcceptanceData
 
+// Clone clones the AcceptanceData
+func (ad AcceptanceData) Clone() AcceptanceData {
+	if ad == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	clone := make(AcceptanceData, len(ad))
+	for i, blockAcceptanceData := range ad {
+		clone[i] = blockAcceptanceData.Clone()
+	}
+
+	return clone
+}
+
 // BlockAcceptanceData stores all transactions in a block with an indication
 // if they were accepted or not by some other block
 type BlockAcceptanceData struct {
 	TransactionAcceptanceData []*TransactionAcceptanceData
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of BlockAcceptanceData
+func (bad *BlockAcceptanceData) Clone() *BlockAcceptanceData {
+	if bad == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	clone := &BlockAcceptanceData{TransactionAcceptanceData: make([]*TransactionAcceptanceData, len(bad.TransactionAcceptanceData))}
+	for i, acceptanceData := range bad.TransactionAcceptanceData {
+		clone.TransactionAcceptanceData[i] = acceptanceData.Clone()
+	}
+
+	return clone
+}
+
 // TransactionAcceptanceData stores a transaction together with an indication
 // if it was accepted or not by some block
 type TransactionAcceptanceData struct {
@@ -19,3 +46,16 @@ type TransactionAcceptanceData struct {
 	Fee         uint64
 	IsAccepted  bool
 }
+
+// Clone returns a clone of TransactionAcceptanceData
+func (tad *TransactionAcceptanceData) Clone() *TransactionAcceptanceData {
+	if tad == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &TransactionAcceptanceData{
+		Transaction: tad.Transaction.Clone(),
+		Fee:         tad.Fee,
+		IsAccepted:  tad.IsAccepted,
+	}
+}

domain/consensus/model/blockrelations.go

@@ -7,3 +7,15 @@ type BlockRelations struct {
 	Parents  []*externalapi.DomainHash
 	Children []*externalapi.DomainHash
 }
+
+// Clone returns a clone of BlockRelations
+func (br *BlockRelations) Clone() *BlockRelations {
+	if br == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &BlockRelations{
+		Parents:  externalapi.CloneHashes(br.Parents),
+		Children: externalapi.CloneHashes(br.Children),
+	}
+}

domain/consensus/model/externalapi/block.go

@@ -6,6 +6,23 @@ type DomainBlock struct {
 	Transactions []*DomainTransaction
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of DomainBlock
+func (block *DomainBlock) Clone() *DomainBlock {
+	if block == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	transactionClone := make([]*DomainTransaction, len(block.Transactions))
+	for i, tx := range block.Transactions {
+		transactionClone[i] = tx.Clone()
+	}
+
+	return &DomainBlock{
+		Header:       block.Header.Clone(),
+		Transactions: transactionClone,
+	}
+}
+
 // DomainBlockHeader represents the header part of a Kaspa block
 type DomainBlockHeader struct {
 	Version              int32
@@ -17,3 +34,21 @@ type DomainBlockHeader struct {
 	Bits                 uint32
 	Nonce                uint64
 }
+
+// Clone returns a clone of DomainBlockHeader
+func (header *DomainBlockHeader) Clone() *DomainBlockHeader {
+	if header == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &DomainBlockHeader{
+		Version:              header.Version,
+		ParentHashes:         CloneHashes(header.ParentHashes),
+		HashMerkleRoot:       *header.HashMerkleRoot.Clone(),
+		AcceptedIDMerkleRoot: *header.AcceptedIDMerkleRoot.Clone(),
+		UTXOCommitment:       *header.UTXOCommitment.Clone(),
+		TimeInMilliseconds:   header.TimeInMilliseconds,
+		Bits:                 header.Bits,
+		Nonce:                header.Nonce,
+	}
+}

domain/consensus/model/externalapi/blockstatus.go

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ package externalapi
 // BlockStatus represents the validation state of the block.
 type BlockStatus byte
 
+// Clone returns a clone of BlockStatus
+func (bs BlockStatus) Clone() BlockStatus {
+	return bs
+}
+
 const (
 	// StatusInvalid indicates that the block is invalid.
 	StatusInvalid BlockStatus = iota

domain/consensus/model/externalapi/hash.go

@@ -22,7 +22,18 @@ func (hash *DomainHash) Clone() *DomainHash {
 	if hash == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return &*hash
+
+	hashClone := *hash
+	return &hashClone
+}
+
+// CloneHashes returns a clone of the given hashes slice
+func CloneHashes(hashes []*DomainHash) []*DomainHash {
+	clone := make([]*DomainHash, len(hashes))
+	for i, hash := range hashes {
+		clone[i] = hash.Clone()
+	}
+	return clone
 }
 
 // DomainHashesToStrings returns a slice of strings representing the hashes in the given slice of hashes

domain/consensus/model/externalapi/subnetworkid.go

@@ -15,3 +15,13 @@ func (id DomainSubnetworkID) String() string {
 	}
 	return hex.EncodeToString(id[:])
 }
+
+// Clone returns a clone of DomainSubnetworkID
+func (id *DomainSubnetworkID) Clone() *DomainSubnetworkID {
+	if id == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	idClone := *id
+	return &idClone
+}

domain/consensus/model/externalapi/transaction.go

@@ -19,6 +19,39 @@ type DomainTransaction struct {
 	Mass uint64
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of DomainTransaction
+func (tx *DomainTransaction) Clone() *DomainTransaction {
+	if tx == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	payloadClone := make([]byte, len(tx.Payload))
+	copy(payloadClone, tx.Payload)
+
+	inputsClone := make([]*DomainTransactionInput, len(tx.Inputs))
+	for i, input := range tx.Inputs {
+		inputsClone[i] = input.Clone()
+	}
+
+	outputsClone := make([]*DomainTransactionOutput, len(tx.Outputs))
+	for i, output := range tx.Outputs {
+		outputsClone[i] = output.Clone()
+	}
+
+	return &DomainTransaction{
+		Version:      tx.Version,
+		Inputs:       inputsClone,
+		Outputs:      outputsClone,
+		LockTime:     tx.LockTime,
+		SubnetworkID: *tx.SubnetworkID.Clone(),
+		Gas:          tx.Gas,
+		PayloadHash:  *tx.PayloadHash.Clone(),
+		Payload:      payloadClone,
+		Fee:          tx.Fee,
+		Mass:         tx.Mass,
+	}
+}
+
 // DomainTransactionInput represents a Kaspa transaction input
 type DomainTransactionInput struct {
 	PreviousOutpoint DomainOutpoint
@@ -28,12 +61,41 @@ type DomainTransactionInput struct {
 	UTXOEntry *UTXOEntry
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of DomainTransactionInput
+func (input *DomainTransactionInput) Clone() *DomainTransactionInput {
+	if input == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	signatureScriptClone := make([]byte, len(input.SignatureScript))
+	copy(signatureScriptClone, input.SignatureScript)
+
+	return &DomainTransactionInput{
+		PreviousOutpoint: *input.PreviousOutpoint.Clone(),
+		SignatureScript:  signatureScriptClone,
+		Sequence:         input.Sequence,
+		UTXOEntry:        input.UTXOEntry.Clone(),
+	}
+}
+
 // DomainOutpoint represents a Kaspa transaction outpoint
 type DomainOutpoint struct {
 	TransactionID DomainTransactionID
 	Index         uint32
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of DomainOutpoint
+func (op *DomainOutpoint) Clone() *DomainOutpoint {
+	if op == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &DomainOutpoint{
+		TransactionID: *op.TransactionID.Clone(),
+		Index:         op.Index,
+	}
+}
+
 // String stringifies an outpoint.
 func (op DomainOutpoint) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("(%s: %d)", op.TransactionID, op.Index)
@@ -53,6 +115,21 @@ type DomainTransactionOutput struct {
 	ScriptPublicKey []byte
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of DomainTransactionOutput
+func (output *DomainTransactionOutput) Clone() *DomainTransactionOutput {
+	if output == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	scriptPublicKeyClone := make([]byte, len(output.ScriptPublicKey))
+	copy(scriptPublicKeyClone, output.ScriptPublicKey)
+
+	return &DomainTransactionOutput{
+		Value:           output.Value,
+		ScriptPublicKey: scriptPublicKeyClone,
+	}
+}
+
 // DomainTransactionID represents the ID of a Kaspa transaction
 type DomainTransactionID DomainHash
 
@@ -60,3 +137,13 @@ type DomainTransactionID DomainHash
 func (id DomainTransactionID) String() string {
 	return DomainHash(id).String()
 }
+
+// Clone returns a clone of DomainTransactionID
+func (id *DomainTransactionID) Clone() *DomainTransactionID {
+	if id == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	idClone := *id
+	return &idClone
+}

domain/consensus/model/externalapi/utxoentry.go

@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ type UTXOEntry struct {
 	IsCoinbase      bool
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of UTXOEntry
+func (entry *UTXOEntry) Clone() *UTXOEntry {
+	if entry == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	scriptPublicKeyClone := make([]byte, len(entry.ScriptPublicKey))
+	copy(scriptPublicKeyClone, entry.ScriptPublicKey)
+
+	return &UTXOEntry{
+		Amount:          entry.Amount,
+		ScriptPublicKey: scriptPublicKeyClone,
+		BlockBlueScore:  entry.BlockBlueScore,
+		IsCoinbase:      entry.IsCoinbase,
+	}
+}
+
 // NewUTXOEntry creates a new utxoEntry representing the given txOut
 func NewUTXOEntry(amount uint64, scriptPubKey []byte, isCoinbase bool, blockBlueScore uint64) *UTXOEntry {
 	return &UTXOEntry{

domain/consensus/model/ghostdag.go

@@ -11,5 +11,25 @@ type BlockGHOSTDAGData struct {
 	BluesAnticoneSizes map[externalapi.DomainHash]KType
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of BlockGHOSTDAGData
+func (bgd *BlockGHOSTDAGData) Clone() *BlockGHOSTDAGData {
+	if bgd == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	bluesAnticoneSizesClone := make(map[externalapi.DomainHash]KType, len(bgd.BluesAnticoneSizes))
+	for hash, size := range bgd.BluesAnticoneSizes {
+		bluesAnticoneSizesClone[hash] = size
+	}
+
+	return &BlockGHOSTDAGData{
+		BlueScore:          bgd.BlueScore,
+		SelectedParent:     bgd.SelectedParent.Clone(),
+		MergeSetBlues:      externalapi.CloneHashes(bgd.MergeSetBlues),
+		MergeSetReds:       externalapi.CloneHashes(bgd.MergeSetReds),
+		BluesAnticoneSizes: bluesAnticoneSizesClone,
+	}
+}
+
 // KType defines the size of GHOSTDAG consensus algorithm K parameter.
 type KType byte

domain/consensus/model/interface_datastructures_acceptancedatastore.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 // AcceptanceDataStore represents a store of AcceptanceData
 type AcceptanceDataStore interface {
 	Store
-	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, acceptanceData AcceptanceData) error
+	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, acceptanceData AcceptanceData)
 	IsStaged() bool
 	Get(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (AcceptanceData, error)
 	Delete(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash)

domain/consensus/model/interface_datastructures_blockheaderstore.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 // BlockHeaderStore represents a store of block headers
 type BlockHeaderStore interface {
 	Store
-	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockHeader *externalapi.DomainBlockHeader) error
+	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockHeader *externalapi.DomainBlockHeader)
 	IsStaged() bool
 	BlockHeader(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (*externalapi.DomainBlockHeader, error)
 	HasBlockHeader(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (bool, error)

domain/consensus/model/interface_datastructures_blockrelationstore.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 // BlockRelationStore represents a store of BlockRelations
 type BlockRelationStore interface {
 	Store
-	StageBlockRelation(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockRelations *BlockRelations) error
+	StageBlockRelation(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockRelations *BlockRelations)
 	IsStaged() bool
 	BlockRelation(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (*BlockRelations, error)
 	Has(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (bool, error)

domain/consensus/model/interface_datastructures_blockstore.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 // BlockStore represents a store of blocks
 type BlockStore interface {
 	Store
-	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error
+	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, block *externalapi.DomainBlock)
 	IsStaged() bool
 	Block(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (*externalapi.DomainBlock, error)
 	HasBlock(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (bool, error)

domain/consensus/model/interface_datastructures_consensusstatestore.go

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ type ConsensusStateStore interface {
 	HasUTXOByOutpoint(dbContext DBReader, outpoint *externalapi.DomainOutpoint) (bool, error)
 	VirtualUTXOSetIterator(dbContext DBReader) (ReadOnlyUTXOSetIterator, error)
 
-	StageVirtualDiffParents(virtualDiffParents []*externalapi.DomainHash) error
+	StageVirtualDiffParents(virtualDiffParents []*externalapi.DomainHash)
 	VirtualDiffParents(dbContext DBReader) ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, error)
 
-	StageTips(tipHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) error
+	StageTips(tipHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash)
 	Tips(dbContext DBReader) ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, error)
 }

domain/consensus/model/interface_datastructures_ghostdagdatastore.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 // GHOSTDAGDataStore represents a store of BlockGHOSTDAGData
 type GHOSTDAGDataStore interface {
 	Store
-	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockGHOSTDAGData *BlockGHOSTDAGData) error
+	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockGHOSTDAGData *BlockGHOSTDAGData)
 	IsStaged() bool
 	Get(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (*BlockGHOSTDAGData, error)
 }

domain/consensus/model/interface_datastructures_headertipsstore.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 // HeaderTipsStore represents a store of the header tips
 type HeaderTipsStore interface {
 	Store
-	Stage(tips []*externalapi.DomainHash) error
+	Stage(tips []*externalapi.DomainHash)
 	IsStaged() bool
 	Tips(dbContext DBReader) ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, error)
 	HasTips(dbContext DBReader) (bool, error)

domain/consensus/model/interface_datastructures_reachabilitydatastore.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 // ReachabilityDataStore represents a store of ReachabilityData
 type ReachabilityDataStore interface {
 	Store
-	StageReachabilityData(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, reachabilityData *ReachabilityData) error
+	StageReachabilityData(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, reachabilityData *ReachabilityData)
 	StageReachabilityReindexRoot(reachabilityReindexRoot *externalapi.DomainHash)
 	IsAnythingStaged() bool
 	ReachabilityData(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (*ReachabilityData, error)

domain/consensus/model/interface_datastructures_utxodiffstore.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 // UTXODiffStore represents a store of UTXODiffs
 type UTXODiffStore interface {
 	Store
-	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, utxoDiff *UTXODiff, utxoDiffChild *externalapi.DomainHash) error
+	Stage(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, utxoDiff *UTXODiff, utxoDiffChild *externalapi.DomainHash)
 	IsStaged() bool
 	UTXODiff(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (*UTXODiff, error)
 	UTXODiffChild(dbContext DBReader, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (*externalapi.DomainHash, error)

domain/consensus/model/multiset.go

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ type Multiset interface {
 	Remove(data []byte)
 	Hash() *externalapi.DomainHash
 	Serialize() []byte
-	Clone() (Multiset, error)
+	Clone() Multiset
 }

domain/consensus/model/reachabilitydata.go

@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ type ReachabilityData struct {
 	FutureCoveringSet FutureCoveringTreeNodeSet
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of ReachabilityData
+func (rd *ReachabilityData) Clone() *ReachabilityData {
+	if rd == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &ReachabilityData{
+		TreeNode:          rd.TreeNode.Clone(),
+		FutureCoveringSet: externalapi.CloneHashes(rd.FutureCoveringSet),
+	}
+}
+
 // ReachabilityTreeNode represents a node in the reachability tree
 // of some DAG block. It mainly provides the ability to query *tree*
 // reachability with O(1) query time. It does so by managing an
@@ -36,6 +48,19 @@ type ReachabilityTreeNode struct {
 	Interval *ReachabilityInterval
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of ReachabilityTreeNode
+func (rtn *ReachabilityTreeNode) Clone() *ReachabilityTreeNode {
+	if rtn == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &ReachabilityTreeNode{
+		Children: externalapi.CloneHashes(rtn.Children),
+		Parent:   rtn.Parent.Clone(),
+		Interval: rtn.Interval.Clone(),
+	}
+}
+
 // ReachabilityInterval represents an interval to be used within the
 // tree reachability algorithm. See ReachabilityTreeNode for further
 // details.
@@ -44,6 +69,18 @@ type ReachabilityInterval struct {
 	End   uint64
 }
 
+// Clone returns a clone of ReachabilityInterval
+func (ri *ReachabilityInterval) Clone() *ReachabilityInterval {
+	if ri == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &ReachabilityInterval{
+		Start: ri.Start,
+		End:   ri.End,
+	}
+}
+
 func (ri *ReachabilityInterval) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[%d,%d]", ri.Start, ri.End)
 }

domain/consensus/model/utxodiff.go

@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ import (
 // UTXOCollection represents a set of UTXOs indexed by their outpoints
 type UTXOCollection map[externalapi.DomainOutpoint]*externalapi.UTXOEntry
 
-// UTXODiff represents a diff between two UTXO Sets.
+// Clone returns a clone of UTXOCollection
-type UTXODiff struct {
+func (uc UTXOCollection) Clone() UTXOCollection {
-	ToAdd    UTXOCollection
+	if uc == nil {
-	ToRemove UTXOCollection
+		return nil
 	}
 
-// NewUTXODiff instantiates an empty UTXODiff
+	clone := make(UTXOCollection, len(uc))
-func NewUTXODiff() *UTXODiff {
+	for outpoint, entry := range uc {
-	return &UTXODiff{
+		clone[outpoint] = entry.Clone()
-		ToAdd:    UTXOCollection{},
-		ToRemove: UTXOCollection{},
 	}
+
+	return clone
 }
 
 func (uc UTXOCollection) String() string {
@@ -41,6 +41,32 @@ func (uc UTXOCollection) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[ %s ]", strings.Join(utxoStrings, ", "))
 }
 
+// UTXODiff represents a diff between two UTXO Sets.
+type UTXODiff struct {
+	ToAdd    UTXOCollection
+	ToRemove UTXOCollection
+}
+
+// Clone returns a clone of UTXODiff
+func (d *UTXODiff) Clone() *UTXODiff {
+	if d == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &UTXODiff{
+		ToAdd:    d.ToAdd.Clone(),
+		ToRemove: d.ToRemove.Clone(),
+	}
+}
+
 func (d UTXODiff) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("ToAdd: %s; ToRemove: %s", d.ToAdd, d.ToRemove)
 }
+
+// NewUTXODiff instantiates an empty UTXODiff
+func NewUTXODiff() *UTXODiff {
+	return &UTXODiff{
+		ToAdd:    UTXOCollection{},
+		ToRemove: UTXOCollection{},
+	}
+}

domain/consensus/processes/blockbuilder/test_block_builder.go

@@ -83,12 +83,9 @@ func (bb *testBlockBuilder) buildBlockWithParents(
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := bb.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(tempBlockHash, &model.BlockRelations{Parents: parentHashes})
+	bb.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(tempBlockHash, &model.BlockRelations{Parents: parentHashes})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
-	err = bb.ghostdagManager.GHOSTDAG(tempBlockHash)
+	err := bb.ghostdagManager.GHOSTDAG(tempBlockHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -111,10 +108,8 @@ func (bb *testBlockBuilder) buildBlockWithParents(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	err = bb.acceptanceDataStore.Stage(tempBlockHash, acceptanceData)
+
-	if err != nil {
+	bb.acceptanceDataStore.Stage(tempBlockHash, acceptanceData)
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	coinbase, err := bb.coinbaseManager.ExpectedCoinbaseTransaction(tempBlockHash, coinbaseData)
 	if err != nil {

domain/consensus/processes/blockprocessor/validateandinsertblock.go

@@ -129,10 +129,7 @@ func (bp *blockProcessor) validateAndInsertBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		err = bp.headerTipsStore.Stage(tips)
+		bp.headerTipsStore.Stage(tips)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 	}
 
 	if syncInfo.State != externalapi.SyncStateMissingGenesis {
@@ -216,10 +213,7 @@ func (bp *blockProcessor) validateBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock, mode *ex
 	}
 
 	if !hasHeader {
-		err = bp.blockHeaderStore.Stage(blockHash, block.Header)
+		bp.blockHeaderStore.Stage(blockHash, block.Header)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 	}
 
 	// If any validation until (included) proof-of-work fails, simply
@@ -276,12 +270,9 @@ func (bp *blockProcessor) validatePostProofOfWork(block *externalapi.DomainBlock
 	blockHash := consensusserialization.BlockHash(block)
 
 	if mode.State != externalapi.SyncStateHeadersFirst {
-		err := bp.blockStore.Stage(blockHash, block)
+		bp.blockStore.Stage(blockHash, block)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 
-		err = bp.blockValidator.ValidateBodyInIsolation(blockHash)
+		err := bp.blockValidator.ValidateBodyInIsolation(blockHash)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

domain/consensus/processes/blockvalidator/block_body_in_isolation_test.go

@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ func TestCheckBlockSanity(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("Too few transactions in block, expect at least 3, got %v", len(exampleValidBlock.Transactions))
 		}
 
-		err = consensus.BlockStore().Stage(blockHash, &exampleValidBlock)
+		consensus.BlockStore().Stage(blockHash, &exampleValidBlock)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed storing block: %v", err)
-		}
 
 		err = consensus.BlockValidator().ValidateBodyInIsolation(blockHash)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -103,10 +100,7 @@ func TestCheckBlockSanity(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Test with block with wrong transactions sorting order
 		blockHash = consensusserialization.BlockHash(&blockWithWrongTxOrder)
-		err = consensus.BlockStore().Stage(blockHash, &blockWithWrongTxOrder)
+		consensus.BlockStore().Stage(blockHash, &blockWithWrongTxOrder)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed storing block: %v", err)
-		}
 		err = consensus.BlockValidator().ValidateBodyInIsolation(blockHash)
 		if !errors.Is(err, ruleerrors.ErrTransactionsNotSorted) {
 			t.Errorf("CheckBlockSanity: Expected ErrTransactionsNotSorted error, instead got %v", err)
@@ -115,10 +109,7 @@ func TestCheckBlockSanity(t *testing.T) {
 		// Test a block with invalid parents order
 		// We no longer require blocks to have ordered parents
 		blockHash = consensusserialization.BlockHash(&unOrderedParentsBlock)
-		err = consensus.BlockStore().Stage(blockHash, &unOrderedParentsBlock)
+		consensus.BlockStore().Stage(blockHash, &unOrderedParentsBlock)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed storing block: %v", err)
-		}
 		err = consensus.BlockValidator().ValidateBodyInIsolation(blockHash)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("CheckBlockSanity: Expected block to be be body in isolation valid, got error instead: %v", err)

domain/consensus/processes/blockvalidator/block_header_in_context_test.go

@@ -38,13 +38,10 @@ func TestValidateMedianTime(t *testing.T) {
 
 		pastMedianTime := func(parents ...*externalapi.DomainHash) int64 {
 			var tempHash externalapi.DomainHash
-			err := tc.BlockRelationStore().StageBlockRelation(&tempHash, &model.BlockRelations{
+			tc.BlockRelationStore().StageBlockRelation(&tempHash, &model.BlockRelations{
 				Parents:  parents,
 				Children: nil,
 			})
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("StageBlockRelation: %+v", err)
-			}
 			defer tc.BlockRelationStore().Discard()
 
 			err = tc.GHOSTDAGManager().GHOSTDAG(&tempHash)

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/add_block_to_virtual.go

@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ func (csm *consensusStateManager) addTip(newTipHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (ne
 	}
 	log.Tracef("The new tips are: %s", newTips)
 
-	err = csm.consensusStateStore.StageTips(newTips)
+	csm.consensusStateStore.StageTips(newTips)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	log.Tracef("Staged the new tips %s", newTips)
 
 	return newTips, nil

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/calculate_past_utxo.go

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (csm *consensusStateManager) applyBlueBlocks(blockHash *externalapi.DomainH
 	log.Tracef("The past median time for block %s is: %d", blockHash, selectedParentMedianTime)
 
 	multiblockAcceptanceData := make(model.AcceptanceData, len(blueBlocks))
-	accumulatedUTXODiff := utxoalgebra.DiffClone(selectedParentPastUTXODiff)
+	accumulatedUTXODiff := selectedParentPastUTXODiff.Clone()
 	accumulatedMass := uint64(0)
 
 	for i, blueBlock := range blueBlocks {

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/resolve_block_status.go

@@ -132,10 +132,7 @@ func (csm *consensusStateManager) resolveSingleBlockStatus(blockHash *externalap
 	}
 
 	log.Tracef("Staging the calculated acceptance data of block %s", blockHash)
-	err = csm.acceptanceDataStore.Stage(blockHash, acceptanceData)
+	csm.acceptanceDataStore.Stage(blockHash, acceptanceData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
 
 	block, err := csm.blockStore.Block(csm.databaseContext, blockHash)
 	if err != nil {

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/set_pruning_utxo_set.go

@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ func (csm *consensusStateManager) setPruningPointUTXOSet(serializedUTXOSet []byt
 	log.Tracef("Header tip pruning point multiset validation passed")
 
 	log.Tracef("Staging the parent hashes for the header tips pruning point as the DAG tips")
-	err = csm.consensusStateStore.StageTips(headerTipsPruningPointHeader.ParentHashes)
+	csm.consensusStateStore.StageTips(headerTipsPruningPointHeader.ParentHashes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	log.Tracef("Setting the parent hashes for the header tips pruning point as the virtual parents")
 	err = csm.dagTopologyManager.SetParents(model.VirtualBlockHash, headerTipsPruningPointHeader.ParentHashes)
@@ -159,12 +156,10 @@ func (csm *consensusStateManager) HeaderTipsPruningPoint() (*externalapi.DomainH
 	log.Tracef("The current header tips are: %s", headerTips)
 
 	log.Tracef("Temporarily staging the parents of the virtual header to be the header tips: %s", headerTips)
-	err = csm.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(virtualHeaderHash, &model.BlockRelations{
+	csm.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(virtualHeaderHash, &model.BlockRelations{
 		Parents: headerTips,
 	})
-	if err != nil {
+
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	defer csm.blockRelationStore.Discard()
 
 	err = csm.ghostdagManager.GHOSTDAG(virtualHeaderHash)

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/update_virtual.go

@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ func (csm *consensusStateManager) updateVirtual(newBlockHash *externalapi.Domain
 	}
 
 	log.Tracef("Staging new acceptance data for the virtual block")
-	err = csm.acceptanceDataStore.Stage(model.VirtualBlockHash, virtualAcceptanceData)
+	csm.acceptanceDataStore.Stage(model.VirtualBlockHash, virtualAcceptanceData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	log.Tracef("Staging new multiset for the virtual block")
 	csm.multisetStore.Stage(model.VirtualBlockHash, virtualMultiset)

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/utxo_diffs.go

@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ func (csm *consensusStateManager) stageDiff(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
 	defer log.Tracef("stageDiff end for block %s", blockHash)
 
 	log.Tracef("Staging block %s as the diff child of %s", utxoDiffChild, blockHash)
-	err := csm.utxoDiffStore.Stage(blockHash, utxoDiff, utxoDiffChild)
+	csm.utxoDiffStore.Stage(blockHash, utxoDiff, utxoDiffChild)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	if utxoDiffChild == nil {
 		log.Tracef("Adding block %s to the virtual diff parents", blockHash)
@@ -55,7 +52,8 @@ func (csm *consensusStateManager) addToVirtualDiffParents(blockHash *externalapi
 
 	newVirtualDiffParents := append([]*externalapi.DomainHash{blockHash}, oldVirtualDiffParents...)
 	log.Tracef("Staging virtual diff parents after adding %s to it", blockHash)
-	return csm.consensusStateStore.StageVirtualDiffParents(newVirtualDiffParents)
+	csm.consensusStateStore.StageVirtualDiffParents(newVirtualDiffParents)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (csm *consensusStateManager) removeFromVirtualDiffParents(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) error {
@@ -80,5 +78,6 @@ func (csm *consensusStateManager) removeFromVirtualDiffParents(blockHash *extern
 	}
 
 	log.Tracef("Staging virtual diff parents after removing %s from it", blockHash)
-	return csm.consensusStateStore.StageVirtualDiffParents(newVirtualDiffParents)
+	csm.consensusStateStore.StageVirtualDiffParents(newVirtualDiffParents)
+	return nil
 }

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/utxoalgebra/collection_helpers.go

@@ -48,13 +48,3 @@ func collectionContainsWithBlueScore(collection model.UTXOCollection, outpoint *
 	entry, ok := CollectionGet(collection, outpoint)
 	return ok && entry.BlockBlueScore == blueScore
 }
-
-// clone returns a clone of this collection
-func collectionClone(collection model.UTXOCollection) model.UTXOCollection {
-	clone := make(model.UTXOCollection, len(collection))
-	for outpoint, entry := range collection {
-		collectionAdd(clone, &outpoint, entry)
-	}
-
-	return clone
-}

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/utxoalgebra/diff_algebra.go

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func WithDiffInPlace(this *model.UTXODiff, diff *model.UTXODiff) error {
 // WithDiff applies provided diff to this diff, creating a new utxoDiff, that would be the result if
 // first d, and than diff were applied to some base
 func WithDiff(this *model.UTXODiff, diff *model.UTXODiff) (*model.UTXODiff, error) {
-	clone := DiffClone(this)
+	clone := this.Clone()
 
 	err := WithDiffInPlace(clone, diff)
 	if err != nil {

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/utxoalgebra/diff_algebra_test.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestUTXOCollection(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		// Test model.UTXOCollection cloning
-		collectionClone := collectionClone(test.collection)
+		collectionClone := test.collection.Clone()
 		if reflect.ValueOf(collectionClone).Pointer() == reflect.ValueOf(test.collection).Pointer() {
 			t.Errorf("collection is reference-equal to its clone in test \"%s\". ", test.name)
 		}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestUTXODiff(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Test utxoDiff cloning
-	clonedDiff := DiffClone(diff)
+	clonedDiff := diff.Clone()
 	if clonedDiff == diff {
 		t.Errorf("cloned diff is reference-equal to the original")
 	}
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ func TestUTXODiffRules(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		// Repeat WithDiff check test.this time using withDiffInPlace
-		thisClone := DiffClone(test.this)
+		thisClone := test.this.Clone()
 		err = WithDiffInPlace(thisClone, test.other)
 
 		// Test whether withDiffInPlace returned an error

domain/consensus/processes/consensusstatemanager/utxoalgebra/diff_helpers.go

@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
-// DiffClone returns a new UTXODiff which is identical to the given diff
-func DiffClone(diff *model.UTXODiff) *model.UTXODiff {
-	clone := &model.UTXODiff{
-		ToAdd:    collectionClone(diff.ToAdd),
-		ToRemove: collectionClone(diff.ToRemove),
-	}
-	return clone
-}
-
 // DiffAddTransaction modifies the provided utxoDiff with provided transaction.
 func DiffAddTransaction(utxoDiff *model.UTXODiff, transaction *externalapi.DomainTransaction, blockBlueScore uint64) error {
 	for _, input := range transaction.Inputs {

domain/consensus/processes/dagtopologymanager/dagtopologymanager.go

@@ -127,10 +127,7 @@ func (dtm *dagTopologyManager) SetParents(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, par
 			for i, parentChild := range parentRelations.Children {
 				if *parentChild == *blockHash {
 					parentRelations.Children = append(parentRelations.Children[:i], parentRelations.Children[i+1:]...)
-					err = dtm.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(currentParent, parentRelations)
+					dtm.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(currentParent, parentRelations)
-					if err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
 
 					break
 				}
@@ -153,21 +150,15 @@ func (dtm *dagTopologyManager) SetParents(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, par
 		}
 		if !isBlockAlreadyInChildren {
 			parentRelations.Children = append(parentRelations.Children, blockHash)
-			err = dtm.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(parent, parentRelations)
+			dtm.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(parent, parentRelations)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Finally - create the relations for the block itself
-	err = dtm.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(blockHash, &model.BlockRelations{
+	dtm.blockRelationStore.StageBlockRelation(blockHash, &model.BlockRelations{
 		Parents:  parentHashes,
 		Children: []*externalapi.DomainHash{},
 	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	return nil
 }

domain/consensus/processes/ghostdagmanager/ghostdag.go

@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ func (gm *ghostdagManager) GHOSTDAG(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) error {
 		newBlockData.BlueScore = 0
 	}
 
-	err = gm.ghostdagDataStore.Stage(blockHash, newBlockData)
+	gm.ghostdagDataStore.Stage(blockHash, newBlockData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	return nil
 }

domain/consensus/processes/headertipsmanager/headertipsmanager.go

@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ func (h headerTipsManager) AddHeaderTip(hash *externalapi.DomainHash) error {
 	}
 
 	newTips = append(newTips, hash)
-	err = h.headerTipsStore.Stage(newTips)
+	h.headerTipsStore.Stage(newTips)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	return nil
 }

domain/consensus/processes/reachabilitymanager/reachability_test.go

@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ func (r *reachabilityDataStoreMock) Commit(_ model.DBTransaction) error {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func (r *reachabilityDataStoreMock) StageReachabilityData(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, reachabilityData *model.ReachabilityData) error {
+func (r *reachabilityDataStoreMock) StageReachabilityData(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, reachabilityData *model.ReachabilityData) {
 	r.reachabilityDataStaging[*blockHash] = reachabilityData
 	r.recorder[*blockHash] = struct{}{}
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *reachabilityDataStoreMock) StageReachabilityReindexRoot(reachabilityReindexRoot *externalapi.DomainHash) {

domain/consensus/processes/reachabilitymanager/stage.go

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 )
 
-func (rt *reachabilityManager) stageData(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, data *model.ReachabilityData) error {
+func (rt *reachabilityManager) stageData(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, data *model.ReachabilityData) {
-	return rt.reachabilityDataStore.StageReachabilityData(blockHash, data)
+	rt.reachabilityDataStore.StageReachabilityData(blockHash, data)
 }
 
 func (rt *reachabilityManager) stageFutureCoveringSet(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, set model.FutureCoveringTreeNodeSet) error {
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ func (rt *reachabilityManager) stageFutureCoveringSet(blockHash *externalapi.Dom
 	}
 
 	data.FutureCoveringSet = set
-	return rt.reachabilityDataStore.StageReachabilityData(blockHash, data)
+	rt.reachabilityDataStore.StageReachabilityData(blockHash, data)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (rt *reachabilityManager) stageTreeNode(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, node *model.ReachabilityTreeNode) error {
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ func (rt *reachabilityManager) stageTreeNode(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
 	}
 
 	data.TreeNode = node
-	return rt.reachabilityDataStore.StageReachabilityData(blockHash, data)
+	rt.reachabilityDataStore.StageReachabilityData(blockHash, data)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (rt *reachabilityManager) stageReindexRoot(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) {

domain/consensus/utils/multiset/multiset.go

@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ func (m multiset) Serialize() []byte {
 	return m.ms.Serialize()[:]
 }
 
-func (m multiset) Clone() (model.Multiset, error) {
+func (m multiset) Clone() model.Multiset {
-	return FromBytes(m.Serialize())
+	msClone := *m.ms
+	return &multiset{ms: &msClone}
 }
 
 // FromBytes deserializes the given bytes slice and returns a multiset.