// yacySeedDB.java 
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// (C) by Michael Peter Christen; mc@anomic.de
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package de.anomic.yacy;

import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import de.anomic.net.URL;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import de.anomic.http.httpc;
import de.anomic.http.httpd;
import de.anomic.http.httpHeader;
import de.anomic.kelondro.kelondroDyn;
import de.anomic.kelondro.kelondroException;
import de.anomic.kelondro.kelondroMScoreCluster;
import de.anomic.kelondro.kelondroMap;
import de.anomic.kelondro.kelondroObjectCache;
import de.anomic.kelondro.kelondroRecords;
import de.anomic.plasma.plasmaSwitchboard;
import de.anomic.server.serverCore;
import de.anomic.server.serverSwitch;
import de.anomic.server.logging.serverLog;
import de.anomic.yacy.yacySeed;

public final class yacySeedDB {
  
    // global statics

    /**
     * this is the lenght(12) of the hash key that is used:<br>
     * - for seed hashes (this Object)<br>
     * - for word hashes (plasmaIndexEntry.wordHashLength)<br>
     * - for L-URL hashes (plasmaLURL.urlHashLength)<br><br>
     * these hashes all shall be generated by base64.enhancedCoder
     */
    public static final int commonHashLength = 12;

    public static final String[] sortFields = new String[] {yacySeed.LCOUNT, yacySeed.ICOUNT, yacySeed.UPTIME, yacySeed.VERSION, yacySeed.LASTSEEN};
    public static final String[]  accFields = new String[] {yacySeed.LCOUNT, yacySeed.ICOUNT, yacySeed.ISPEED};
    
    // class objects
    private File seedActiveDBFile, seedPassiveDBFile, seedPotentialDBFile;

    private kelondroMap seedActiveDB, seedPassiveDB, seedPotentialDB;
    private int seedDBBufferKB;
    private long preloadTime;
    
    public  final plasmaSwitchboard sb;
    public  yacySeed mySeed; // my own seed
    public  final File myOwnSeedFile;
    private final Hashtable nameLookupCache;
    private final Hashtable ipLookupCache;
    
    public yacySeedDB(plasmaSwitchboard sb,
            File seedActiveDBFile,
            File seedPassiveDBFile,
            File seedPotentialDBFile,
            int bufferkb, long preloadTime) {
        
        this.seedDBBufferKB = bufferkb;
        this.seedActiveDBFile = seedActiveDBFile;
        this.seedPassiveDBFile = seedPassiveDBFile;
        this.seedPotentialDBFile = seedPotentialDBFile;
        this.mySeed = null; // my own seed
        this.sb = sb;
        this.preloadTime = preloadTime;
        
        // set up seed database
        seedActiveDB = openSeedTable(seedActiveDBFile);
        seedPassiveDB = openSeedTable(seedPassiveDBFile);
        seedPotentialDB = openSeedTable(seedPotentialDBFile);
        
        // create or init own seed
        myOwnSeedFile = sb.getOwnSeedFile();
        if (myOwnSeedFile.length() > 0) try {
            // load existing identity
            mySeed = yacySeed.load(myOwnSeedFile);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // create new identity
            mySeed = yacySeed.genLocalSeed(sb);
            try {
                mySeed.save(myOwnSeedFile);
            } catch (IOException ee) {
                ee.printStackTrace();
                System.exit(-1);
            }
        } else {
            // create new identity
            mySeed = yacySeed.genLocalSeed(sb);
            try {
                mySeed.save(myOwnSeedFile);
            } catch (IOException ee) {
                ee.printStackTrace();
                System.exit(-1);
            }
        }
        
        if (sb.getConfig("portForwardingEnabled","false").equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
            mySeed.put(yacySeed.PORT, sb.getConfig("portForwardingPort","8080"));
            mySeed.put(yacySeed.IP, sb.getConfig("portForwardingHost","localhost"));
        } else {
            mySeed.put(yacySeed.IP, "");       // we delete the old information to see what we have now
            mySeed.put(yacySeed.PORT, Integer.toString(serverCore.getPortNr(sb.getConfig("port", "8080")))); // set my seed's correct port number
        }
        mySeed.put(yacySeed.PEERTYPE, yacySeed.PEERTYPE_VIRGIN); // markup startup condition
        
        // start our virtual DNS service for yacy peers with empty cache
        nameLookupCache = new Hashtable();
        
        // cache for reverse name lookup
        ipLookupCache = new Hashtable();
        
        // check if we are in the seedCaches: this can happen if someone else published our seed
        removeMySeed();
    }
    
    public synchronized void removeMySeed() {
        try {
            seedActiveDB.remove(mySeed.hash);
            seedPassiveDB.remove(mySeed.hash);
            seedPotentialDB.remove(mySeed.hash);
        } catch (IOException e) {}
    }
    
    public int dbCacheNodeChunkSize() {
        int ac = seedActiveDB.cacheNodeChunkSize();
        int pa = seedPassiveDB.cacheNodeChunkSize();
        int po = seedPotentialDB.cacheNodeChunkSize();

        return (ac+ pa + po) / 3;
    }
    
    public int[] dbCacheNodeStatus() {
        int[] ac = seedActiveDB.cacheNodeStatus();
        int[] pa = seedPassiveDB.cacheNodeStatus();
        int[] po = seedPotentialDB.cacheNodeStatus();
        return kelondroRecords.cacheCombinedStatus(new int[][]{ac, pa, po}, 3);
    }
    
    public String[] dbCacheObjectStatus() {
        return kelondroObjectCache.combinedStatus(new String[][] {
                seedActiveDB.cacheObjectStatus(),
                seedPassiveDB.cacheObjectStatus(),
                seedPotentialDB.cacheObjectStatus() }, 3);
    }
    
    private synchronized kelondroMap openSeedTable(File seedDBFile) {
        if (seedDBFile.exists()) try {
            // open existing seed database
            return new kelondroMap(new kelondroDyn(seedDBFile, (seedDBBufferKB * 0x400) / 3, preloadTime / 3, '#'), sortFields, accFields);
        } catch (kelondroException e) {
            // if we have an error, we start with a fresh database
            if (seedDBFile.exists()) seedDBFile.delete();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // if we have an error, we start with a fresh database
            if (seedDBFile.exists()) seedDBFile.delete();
        }
        // create new seed database
        new File(seedDBFile.getParent()).mkdir();
        return new kelondroMap(new kelondroDyn(seedDBFile, (seedDBBufferKB * 0x400) / 3, preloadTime / 3, commonHashLength, 480, '#', true), sortFields, accFields);
    }
    
    private synchronized kelondroMap resetSeedTable(kelondroMap seedDB, File seedDBFile) {
        // this is an emergency function that should only be used if any problem with the
        // seed.db is detected
    yacyCore.log.logFine("seed-db " + seedDBFile.toString() + " reset (on-the-fly)");
        try {
            seedDB.close();
            seedDBFile.delete();
            // create new seed database
            seedDB = openSeedTable(seedDBFile);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            yacyCore.log.logFine("resetSeedTable", e);
        }
        return seedDB;
    }
    
    public synchronized void resetActiveTable() { seedActiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedActiveDB, seedActiveDBFile); }
    public synchronized void resetPassiveTable() { seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile); }
    public synchronized void resetPotentialTable() { seedPotentialDB = resetSeedTable(seedPotentialDB, seedPotentialDBFile); }
    
    public void close() {
        try {
            seedActiveDB.close();
            seedPassiveDB.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            yacyCore.log.logFine("close", e);
        }
    }

    public Enumeration seedsSortedConnected(boolean up, String field) {
        // enumerates seed-type objects: all seeds sequentially ordered by field
        return new seedEnum(up, field, seedActiveDB);
    }
    
    public Enumeration seedsSortedDisconnected(boolean up, String field) {
        // enumerates seed-type objects: all seeds sequentially ordered by field
        return new seedEnum(up, field, seedPassiveDB);
    }
    
    public Enumeration seedsSortedPotential(boolean up, String field) {
        // enumerates seed-type objects: all seeds sequentially ordered by field
        return new seedEnum(up, field, seedPotentialDB);
    }
    
    public Enumeration seedsConnected(boolean up, boolean rot, String firstHash) {
        // enumerates seed-type objects: all seeds sequentially without order
        return new seedEnum(up, rot, (firstHash == null) ? null : firstHash.getBytes(), seedActiveDB);
    }
    
    public Enumeration seedsDisconnected(boolean up, boolean rot, String firstHash) {
        // enumerates seed-type objects: all seeds sequentially without order
        return new seedEnum(up, rot, (firstHash == null) ? null : firstHash.getBytes(), seedPassiveDB);
    }
    
    public Enumeration seedsPotential(boolean up, boolean rot, String firstHash) {
        // enumerates seed-type objects: all seeds sequentially without order
        return new seedEnum(up, rot, (firstHash == null) ? null : firstHash.getBytes(), seedPotentialDB);
    }
    
    public yacySeed anySeedVersion(float minVersion) {
        // return just any seed that has a specific minimum version number
        yacySeed seed;
        Enumeration e = seedsConnected(true, true, yacySeed.randomHash());
        int maxtry = seedActiveDB.size();
        for (int i = 0; i < maxtry; i++) {
            seed = (yacySeed) e.nextElement();
            System.out.println("ENUMSEED: " + ((seed == null) ? "NULL" : (seed.hash + ":" + seed.getName())));
            if ((seed != null) && (seed.getVersion() >= minVersion)) return seed;
        }
        return null;
    }

    public yacySeed[] seedsByAge(boolean up, int count) {
        if (count > sizeConnected()) count = sizeConnected();

        // fill a score object
        kelondroMScoreCluster seedScore = new kelondroMScoreCluster();
        yacySeed ys;
        long absage;
        Enumeration s = seedsConnected(true, false, null);
        int searchcount = 1000;
        if (searchcount > sizeConnected()) searchcount = sizeConnected();
        try {
            while ((s.hasMoreElements()) && (searchcount-- > 0)) {
                ys = (yacySeed) s.nextElement();
                if ((ys != null) && (ys.get(yacySeed.LASTSEEN, "").length() > 10)) try {
                    absage = Math.abs(System.currentTimeMillis() - ys.getLastSeenTime());
                    seedScore.addScore(ys.hash, (int) absage);
                } catch (Exception e) {}
            }
            
            // result is now in the score object; create a result vector
            yacySeed[] result = new yacySeed[count];
            Iterator it = seedScore.scores(up);
            int c = 0;
            while ((c < count) && (it.hasNext())) result[c++] = getConnected((String) it.next());
            return result;
        } catch (kelondroException e) {
            seedActiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedActiveDB, seedActiveDBFile);
            yacyCore.log.logFine("Internal Error at yacySeedDB.seedsByAge: " + e.getMessage(), e);
            return null;
        }
    }

    public int sizeConnected() {
    return seedActiveDB.size();
        /*
        Enumeration e = seedsConnected(true, false, null);
        int c = 0; while (e.hasMoreElements()) {c++; e.nextElement();}
        return c;
        */
    }
    
    public int sizeDisconnected() {
    return seedPassiveDB.size();
        /*
        Enumeration e = seedsDisconnected(true, false, null);
        int c = 0; while (e.hasMoreElements()) {c++; e.nextElement();}
        return c;
        */
    }
    
    public int sizePotential() {
    return seedPotentialDB.size();
        /*
        Enumeration e = seedsPotential(true, false, null);
        int c = 0; while (e.hasMoreElements()) {c++; e.nextElement();}
        return c;
        */
    }
    
    public long countActiveURL() { return seedActiveDB.getAcc(yacySeed.LCOUNT); }
    public long countActiveRWI() { return seedActiveDB.getAcc(yacySeed.ICOUNT); }
    public long countActivePPM() { return seedActiveDB.getAcc(yacySeed.ISPEED); }
    public long countPassiveURL() { return seedPassiveDB.getAcc(yacySeed.LCOUNT); }
    public long countPassiveRWI() { return seedPassiveDB.getAcc(yacySeed.ICOUNT); }
    public long countPotentialURL() { return seedPotentialDB.getAcc(yacySeed.LCOUNT); }
    public long countPotentialRWI() { return seedPotentialDB.getAcc(yacySeed.ICOUNT); }

    public synchronized void addConnected(yacySeed seed) {
        if ((seed == null) || (seed.isProper() != null)) return;
        //seed.put(yacySeed.LASTSEEN, yacyCore.shortFormatter.format(new Date(yacyCore.universalTime())));
        try {
            nameLookupCache.put(seed.getName(), seed);
            Map seedPropMap = seed.getMap();
            synchronized(seedPropMap) {
                seedActiveDB.set(seed.hash, seedPropMap);
            }
            seedPassiveDB.remove(seed.hash);
            seedPotentialDB.remove(seed.hash);
        } catch (IOException e){
            yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR add: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
            seedActiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedActiveDB, seedActiveDBFile);            
        } catch (kelondroException e){
            yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR add: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
            seedActiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedActiveDB, seedActiveDBFile);            
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR add: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
            seedActiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedActiveDB, seedActiveDBFile);
        }
    }
    
    public synchronized void addDisconnected(yacySeed seed) {
        if (seed == null) return;
        try {
            nameLookupCache.remove(seed.getName());
            seedActiveDB.remove(seed.hash);
            seedPotentialDB.remove(seed.hash);
        } catch (Exception e) {}
        //seed.put(yacySeed.LASTSEEN, yacyCore.shortFormatter.format(new Date(yacyCore.universalTime())));
        try {
            Map seedPropMap = seed.getMap();
            synchronized(seedPropMap) {
                seedPassiveDB.set(seed.hash, seedPropMap);
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR add: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
            seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile);
        } catch (kelondroException e) {
            yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR add: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
            seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR add: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
            seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile);
        }
    }
    
    public synchronized void addPotential(yacySeed seed) {
        if (seed == null) return;
        try {
            nameLookupCache.remove(seed.getName());
            seedActiveDB.remove(seed.hash);
            seedPassiveDB.remove(seed.hash);
        } catch (Exception e) {}
    if (seed.isProper() != null) return;
    //seed.put(yacySeed.LASTSEEN, yacyCore.shortFormatter.format(new Date(yacyCore.universalTime())));
        try {
            Map seedPropMap = seed.getMap();
            synchronized(seedPropMap) {
                seedPotentialDB.set(seed.hash, seedPropMap);
            }
    } catch (IOException e) {
        yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR add: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
        seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile);
    } catch (kelondroException e) {
        yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR add: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
        seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile);
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
        yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR add: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
        seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile);
    }
    }
        
    public boolean hasConnected(String hash) {
    try {
        return (seedActiveDB.get(hash) != null);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        return false;
    }
    }

    public boolean hasDisconnected(String hash) {
    try {
        return (seedPassiveDB.get(hash) != null);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        return false;
    }
    }
 
    public boolean hasPotential(String hash) {
    try {
        return (seedPotentialDB.get(hash) != null);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        return false;
    }
    }
        
    private yacySeed get(String hash, kelondroMap database) {
        if (hash == null) return null;
        if ((mySeed != null) && (hash.equals(mySeed.hash))) return mySeed;
    try {
        Map entry = database.get(hash);
        if (entry == null) return null;
        return new yacySeed(hash, entry);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        return null;
    }
    }
    
    public yacySeed getConnected(String hash) {
        return get(hash, seedActiveDB);
    }

    public yacySeed getDisconnected(String hash) {
        return get(hash, seedPassiveDB);
    }
        
    public yacySeed getPotential(String hash) {
        return get(hash, seedPotentialDB);
    }
    
    public yacySeed get(String hash) {
        yacySeed seed = getConnected(hash);
        if (seed == null) seed = getDisconnected(hash);
        if (seed == null) seed = getPotential(hash);
        return seed;
    }
    
    public void update(String hash, yacySeed seed) {
        if ((mySeed != null) && (hash.equals(mySeed.hash))) {
            mySeed = seed;
            return;
        }
        
        yacySeed s = get(hash, seedActiveDB);
        if (s != null) try { seedActiveDB.set(hash, seed.getMap()); return;} catch (IOException e) {}
        
        s = get(hash, seedPassiveDB);
        if (s != null) try { seedPassiveDB.set(hash, seed.getMap()); return;} catch (IOException e) {}
        
        s = get(hash, seedPotentialDB);
        if (s != null) try { seedPotentialDB.set(hash, seed.getMap()); return;} catch (IOException e) {}
    }
    
    public yacySeed lookupByName(String peerName) {
        // reads a seed by searching by name
        
        // local peer?
        if (peerName.equals("localpeer")) return mySeed;
        
        // then try to use the cache
        yacySeed seed = (yacySeed) nameLookupCache.get(peerName);
        if (seed != null) return seed;

        // enumerate the cache and simultanous insert values
        Enumeration e = seedsConnected(true, false, null);
        String name;
        while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
            seed = (yacySeed) e.nextElement();
        if (seed != null) {
        name = seed.getName().toLowerCase();
        if (seed.isProper() == null) nameLookupCache.put(name, seed);
        if (name.equals(peerName)) return seed;
        }
        }
        // check local seed
        name = mySeed.getName().toLowerCase();
        if (mySeed.isProper() == null) nameLookupCache.put(name, mySeed);
        if (name.equals(peerName)) return mySeed;
        // nothing found
        return null;
    }
    
    public yacySeed lookupByIP(
            InetAddress peerIP, 
            boolean lookupConnected, 
            boolean lookupDisconnected,
            boolean lookupPotential
    ) {
        
        yacySeed seed = null;        
        
        // local peer?
        if (httpd.isThisHostIP(peerIP)) return mySeed;
        
        // then try to use the cache
        SoftReference ref = (SoftReference) ipLookupCache.get(peerIP);
        if (ref != null) {        
            seed = (yacySeed) ref.get();
            if (seed != null) return seed;
        }

        int pos = -1;
        String addressStr = null;
        InetAddress seedIPAddress = null;        
        
        if (lookupConnected) {
            // enumerate the cache and simultanous insert values
            Enumeration e = seedsConnected(true, false, null);

            while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    seed = (yacySeed) e.nextElement();
                    if (seed != null) {
                        addressStr = seed.getAddress();
                        if ((pos = addressStr.indexOf(":"))!= -1) {
                            addressStr = addressStr.substring(0,pos);
                        }
                        seedIPAddress = InetAddress.getByName(addressStr);
                        if (seed.isProper() == null) ipLookupCache.put(seedIPAddress, new SoftReference(seed));
                        if (seedIPAddress.equals(peerIP)) return seed;
                    }
                } catch (UnknownHostException ex) {}
            }
        }
        
        if (lookupDisconnected) {
            // enumerate the cache and simultanous insert values
            Enumeration e = seedsDisconnected(true, false, null);

            while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    seed = (yacySeed) e.nextElement();
                    if (seed != null) {
                        addressStr = seed.getAddress();
                        if ((pos = addressStr.indexOf(":"))!= -1) {
                            addressStr = addressStr.substring(0,pos);
                        }
                        seedIPAddress = InetAddress.getByName(addressStr);
                        if (seed.isProper() == null) ipLookupCache.put(seedIPAddress, new SoftReference(seed));
                        if (seedIPAddress.equals(peerIP)) return seed;
                    }
                } catch (UnknownHostException ex) {}
            }
        }
        
        if (lookupPotential) {
            // enumerate the cache and simultanous insert values
            Enumeration e = seedsPotential(true, false, null);

            while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    seed = (yacySeed) e.nextElement();
                    if (seed != null) {
                        addressStr = seed.getAddress();
                        if ((pos = addressStr.indexOf(":"))!= -1) {
                            addressStr = addressStr.substring(0,pos);
                        }
                        seedIPAddress = InetAddress.getByName(addressStr);
                        if (seed.isProper() == null) ipLookupCache.put(seedIPAddress, new SoftReference(seed));
                        if (seedIPAddress.equals(peerIP)) return seed;
                    }
                } catch (UnknownHostException ex) {}
            }
        }
        
        try {
            // check local seed
            addressStr = mySeed.getAddress();
            if ((pos = addressStr.indexOf(":"))!= -1) {
                addressStr = addressStr.substring(0,pos);
            }
            seedIPAddress = InetAddress.getByName(addressStr);
            if (mySeed.isProper() == null) ipLookupCache.put(seedIPAddress,  new SoftReference(mySeed));
            if (seedIPAddress.equals(peerIP)) return mySeed;
            // nothing found
            return null;
        } catch (UnknownHostException e2) {
            return null;
        }
    }
    
    public ArrayList storeCache(File seedFile) throws IOException {
    return storeCache(seedFile, false);
    }

    private ArrayList storeCache(File seedFile, boolean addMySeed) throws IOException {
        PrintWriter pw = null;
        ArrayList v = new ArrayList(seedActiveDB.size()+1);
        try {
            
            pw = new PrintWriter(new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(seedFile)));
            
            // store own seed
            String line;
            if ((addMySeed) && (mySeed != null)) {
                line = mySeed.genSeedStr(null);
                v.add(line);
                pw.print(line + serverCore.crlfString);
            }
            
            // store other seeds
            yacySeed ys;
            Enumeration se = seedsConnected(true, false, null);
            while (se.hasMoreElements()) {
                ys = (yacySeed) se.nextElement();
                if (ys != null) {
                    line = ys.genSeedStr(null);
                    v.add(line);
                    pw.print(line + serverCore.crlfString);
                }
            }
            pw.flush();
        } finally {
            if (pw != null) try { pw.close(); } catch (Exception e) {}
        }
        return v;
    }

    public String uploadCache(yacySeedUploader uploader, 
            serverSwitch sb,
            yacySeedDB seedDB,
//          String  seedFTPServer,
//          String  seedFTPAccount,
//          String  seedFTPPassword,
//          File    seedFTPPath,
            URL     seedURL) throws Exception {
        
        // upload a seed file, if possible
        if (seedURL == null) throw new NullPointerException("UPLOAD - Error: URL not given");
        
        String log = null; 
        File seedFile = null;
        try {            
            // create a seed file which for uploading ...    
            seedFile = File.createTempFile("seedFile",".txt",((plasmaSwitchboard)sb).cacheManager.cachePath);
            seedFile.deleteOnExit();
            serverLog.logFine("YACY","SaveSeedList: Storing seedlist into tempfile " + seedFile.toString());
            ArrayList uv = storeCache(seedFile, true);            
            
            // uploading the seed file
            serverLog.logFine("YACY","SaveSeedList: Trying to upload seed-file, " + seedFile.length() + " bytes, " + uv.size() + " entries.");
            log = uploader.uploadSeedFile(sb,seedDB,seedFile);
            
            // check also if the result can be retrieved again
            serverLog.logFine("YACY","SaveSeedList: Checking uploading success ...");
            if (checkCache(uv, seedURL))
                log = log + "UPLOAD CHECK - Success: the result vectors are equal" + serverCore.crlfString;
            else {
                throw new Exception("UPLOAD CHECK - Error: the result vector is different" + serverCore.crlfString);
            }
        } finally {
            if (seedFile != null) seedFile.delete();
        }
        
        return log;
    }
        
    public String copyCache(File seedFile, URL seedURL) throws IOException {
        if (seedURL == null) return "COPY - Error: URL not given";
        ArrayList uv = storeCache(seedFile, true);
        try {
            // check also if the result can be retrieved again
            if (checkCache(uv, seedURL))
                return "COPY CHECK - Success: the result vectors are equal" + serverCore.crlfString;
            else
                return "COPY CHECK - Error: the result vector is different" + serverCore.crlfString;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return "COPY CHECK - Error: IO problem " + e.getMessage() + serverCore.crlfString;
        }
    }

    private boolean checkCache(ArrayList uv, URL seedURL) throws IOException {        
        // check if the result can be retrieved again
        // TODO: should we check the useProxy4Yacy option here???
        httpHeader reqHeader = new httpHeader();
        reqHeader.put(httpHeader.PRAGMA, "no-cache");
        reqHeader.put(httpHeader.CACHE_CONTROL, "no-cache"); // httpc uses HTTP/1.0 is this necessary?
        ArrayList check  = httpc.wget(
                seedURL,
                seedURL.getHost(),
                10000, 
                null, 
                null, 
                sb.remoteProxyConfig,
                reqHeader
        );
        
        if (check == null) {
            serverLog.logFine("YACY","SaveSeedList: Testing download failed ...");
        }
                
        if ((check == null) || (uv == null) || (uv.size() != check.size())) {
            serverLog.logFine("YACY","SaveSeedList: Local and uploades seed-list " +
                               "contains varying numbers of entries." +
                               "\n\tLocal seed-list:  " + uv.size() + " entries" + 
                               "\n\tRemote seed-list: " + check.size() + " enties");
            return false;
        } else {
            serverLog.logFine("YACY","SaveSeedList: Comparing local and uploades seed-list entries ...");
            int i;
            for (i = 0; i < uv.size(); i++) {
                if (!(((String) uv.get(i)).equals((String) check.get(i)))) return false;
            }
            if (i == uv.size()) return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    public String resolveYacyAddress(String host) {
        yacySeed seed;
        int p;
        String subdom = null;
        if (host.endsWith(".yacyh")) {
            // this is not functional at the moment
            // caused by lowecasing of hashes at the browser client
            p = host.indexOf(".");
            if ((p > 0) && (p != (host.length() - 6))) {
                subdom = host.substring(0, p);
                host = host.substring(p + 1);
            }
            // check if we have a b64-hash or a hex-hash
            String hash = host.substring(0, host.length() - 6);
            if (hash.length() > commonHashLength) {
                // this is probably a hex-hash
                hash = yacySeed.hexHash2b64Hash(hash);
            }
            // check remote seeds
            seed = getConnected(hash); // checks only remote, not local
            // check local seed
            if (seed == null) {
                if (hash.equals(mySeed.hash))
                    seed = mySeed;
                else return null;
            }
            return seed.getAddress() + ((subdom == null) ? "" : ("/" + subdom));
        } else if (host.endsWith(".yacy")) {
            // identify subdomain
            p = host.indexOf(".");
            if ((p > 0) && (p != (host.length() - 5))) {
                subdom = host.substring(0, p); // no double-dot attack possible, the subdom cannot have ".." in it
                host = host.substring(p + 1); // if ever, the double-dots are here but do not harm
            }
            // identify domain
            String domain = host.substring(0, host.length() - 5).toLowerCase();
            seed = lookupByName(domain);
            if (seed == null) return null;
            if ((seed == mySeed) && (!(seed.isOnline()))) {
                // take local ip instead of external
                return serverCore.publicIP() + ":" + serverCore.getPortNr(sb.getConfig("port", "8080")) + ((subdom == null) ? "" : ("/" + subdom));
            }
            return seed.getAddress() + ((subdom == null) ? "" : ("/" + subdom));
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    class seedEnum implements Enumeration {
        
        kelondroMap.mapIterator it;
        yacySeed nextSeed;
        kelondroMap database;
        
        public seedEnum(boolean up, boolean rot, byte[] firstKey, kelondroMap database) {
            this.database = database;
            try {
                it = (firstKey == null) ? database.maps(up, rot) : database.maps(up, rot, firstKey);
                nextSeed = internalNext();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR seedLinEnum: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
                if (database == seedActiveDB) seedActiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedActiveDB, seedActiveDBFile);
                if (database == seedPassiveDB) seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile);
                it = null;
            } catch (kelondroException e) {
                yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR seedLinEnum: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
                if (database == seedActiveDB) seedActiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedActiveDB, seedActiveDBFile);
                if (database == seedPassiveDB) seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile);
                it = null;
            }
        }
        
        public seedEnum(boolean up, String field, kelondroMap database) {
            this.database = database;
            try {
                it = database.maps(up, field);
                nextSeed = internalNext();
            } catch (kelondroException e) {
                yacyCore.log.logFine("ERROR seedLinEnum: seed.db corrupt (" + e.getMessage() + "); resetting seed.db", e);
                if (database == seedActiveDB) seedActiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedActiveDB, seedActiveDBFile);
                if (database == seedPassiveDB) seedPassiveDB = resetSeedTable(seedPassiveDB, seedPassiveDBFile);
                if (database == seedPotentialDB) seedPotentialDB = resetSeedTable(seedPotentialDB, seedPotentialDBFile);
                it = null;
            }
        }
        
        public boolean hasMoreElements() {
            return (nextSeed != null);
        }
        
        public yacySeed internalNext() {
            if ((it == null) || (!(it.hasNext()))) return null;
            Map dna = (Map) it.next();
            String hash = (String) dna.remove("key");
            //while (hash.length() < commonHashLength) { hash = hash + "_"; }
            return new yacySeed(hash, dna);
        }
        
        public Object nextElement() {
            yacySeed seed = nextSeed;
            nextSeed = internalNext();
            return seed;
        }
        
    }

}