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+// Copyright (c) 2015-2017 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package netsync
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btclog"
+	btcutil "github.com/lbryio/lbcutil"
+)
+
+// blockProgressLogger provides periodic logging for other services in order
+// to show users progress of certain "actions" involving some or all current
+// blocks. Ex: syncing to best chain, indexing all blocks, etc.
+type blockProgressLogger struct {
+	receivedLogBlocks int64
+	receivedLogTx     int64
+	lastBlockLogTime  time.Time
+
+	subsystemLogger btclog.Logger
+	progressAction  string
+	sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// newBlockProgressLogger returns a new block progress logger.
+// The progress message is templated as follows:
+//  {progressAction} {numProcessed} {blocks|block} in the last {timePeriod}
+//  ({numTxs}, height {lastBlockHeight}, {lastBlockTimeStamp})
+func newBlockProgressLogger(progressMessage string, logger btclog.Logger) *blockProgressLogger {
+	return &blockProgressLogger{
+		lastBlockLogTime: time.Now(),
+		progressAction:   progressMessage,
+		subsystemLogger:  logger,
+	}
+}
+
+// LogBlockHeight logs a new block height as an information message to show
+// progress to the user. In order to prevent spam, it limits logging to one
+// message every 10 seconds with duration and totals included.
+func (b *blockProgressLogger) LogBlockHeight(block *btcutil.Block) {
+	b.Lock()
+	defer b.Unlock()
+
+	b.receivedLogBlocks++
+	b.receivedLogTx += int64(len(block.MsgBlock().Transactions))
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	duration := now.Sub(b.lastBlockLogTime)
+	if duration < time.Second*10 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Truncate the duration to 10s of milliseconds.
+	durationMillis := int64(duration / time.Millisecond)
+	tDuration := 10 * time.Millisecond * time.Duration(durationMillis/10)
+
+	// Log information about new block height.
+	blockStr := "blocks"
+	if b.receivedLogBlocks == 1 {
+		blockStr = "block"
+	}
+	txStr := "transactions"
+	if b.receivedLogTx == 1 {
+		txStr = "transaction"
+	}
+	b.subsystemLogger.Infof("%s %d %s in the last %s (%d %s, height %d, %s)",
+		b.progressAction, b.receivedLogBlocks, blockStr, tDuration, b.receivedLogTx,
+		txStr, block.Height(), block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp)
+
+	b.receivedLogBlocks = 0
+	b.receivedLogTx = 0
+	b.lastBlockLogTime = now
+}
+
+func (b *blockProgressLogger) SetLastLogTime(time time.Time) {
+	b.lastBlockLogTime = time
+}