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jeffro256[m] How are EPEE arrays stored in binary? Is it one byte of  SERIALIZE_TYPE_x number ORed with SERIALIZE_FLAG_ARRAY + the varint length + each raw element serialized and packed without padding? 
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willshu[m] How to decide if a transaction is successful? For some other blockchains, there is a keyword like "status: success". For Monero, any transaction that can be scanned from the blockchain is successful? 
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jeffro256[m] What do you mean by successful? If you mean that it is confirmed, it's really up to the receiver to decide how many confirmations a TX needs for them to consider it final 
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moneromooo If you mean as a user, if it's in the chain. If as a coder, since you're in -dev, check the top level handle_incoming_txs function in cryptonote_core.cpp. 
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willshu[m] jeffro256[m]: For example, on ethereum, a transaction can be found on chain, but still failed due to insufficient balance. 
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moneromooo On purpose ? Or a consensus bug ? 
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jeffro256[m] will.shu That doesn't happen in Monero because there is no gas or smart contracts involved. If a transaction has insufficient balance, it just won't get confirmed 
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moneromooo For monero, there's on "on chain but not actually valid". 
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moneromooo Of course you have to check the chain. 
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moneromooo there's *no", not on. 
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willshu[m] Yeah, I was asking only about if a keyword to specify whether a transaction is successful or not. I guess on Monero if you found a transaction on chain. After some confirmations, it is then valid. Right? 
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moneromooo As soon as it's included in a valid chain, it's valid for that chain. 
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moneromooo It might end up invalidated by another chain with more cumulative PoW of course. 
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willshu[m] moneromooo: got it. 
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jeffro256[m] But also If a TX gets  reorged out of the chain then it will probably (99% chance) make its way into a later block 
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willshu[m] <jeffro256[m]> "But also If a TX gets  reorged..." <- ok 
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drflashd[m] what exactly does 'monero-blockchain-export' write to the file regards user info? is it purely the blockchain or is there any local wallet/peer info included? 
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drflashd[m] is it equal to blockchain.raw download file? 
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moneromooo Blockchain. No wallet stuff. You don't give it wallet path/password in the first place. 
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drflashd[m] moneromooo: i am talking about metadata in general, is it purely public blockchain or any local user info? 
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moneromooo No local user info. 
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drflashd[m] would like to verify it 
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xmr-pr Gingeropolous opened issue #8229: monerod blocks exclusive node 
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xmr-pr 
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plowsof[m]