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Unify ContractInfo and AccountInfo Queries #758

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hip: 758
title: Unify ContractInfo and AccountInfo Queries
author: Nana Essilfie-Conduah (@nana-ec)
working-group: Richard Bair (@rbair23), Jasper Potts (@jasperpotts), Nick Poorman (@nickpoorman), Stoyan Panayotov ([email protected]), Miroslav Gatsanoga ([email protected]), Greg Scullard ([email protected]), Steven Sheehy (@steven-sheehy), Michael Tinker (@tinker-michaelj), Neeha Sompalli (@Neeharika-Sompalli)
type: Standards Track
category: Service
needs-council-approval: Yes
status: Review
created: 2023-06-15
discussions-to: https://github.com/hashgraph/hedera-improvement-proposal/pull/758
updated: 2023-06-20
---

## Abstract

This proposal addresses the disparity between `ContractInfo` and `AccountInfo` query results.
As contracts are also accounts developers should be able to retrieve the subset of account information when querying a node, currently this is not the case.
To address this the `ContractInfo` query will be updated to return the missing account related information.

## Motivation

On Hedera like many other networks Accounts and Contracts are both considered account entities. As such they share many similar properties such as an id and balance.
Today, the consensus node returns an error when querying `AccountInfo` for a ContractID/address but also does not return account specific details on a `ContractInfo` query.
As such developers are missing account level details at the EVM level (e.g. nonce) but also at the Hedera level (e.g. ownedNfts)

## Rationale

By providing a consistent API developers can retrieve the complete set of details for a contract under the appropriate query flow.

## User stories

1. As a developer I would like to query for `ContractInfo` using a ContractId/address and retrieve account info in addition to contract specific details.
2. As a developer I would like to query for `AccountInfo` using a ContractId/address and retrieve account info.

## Specification

This change exposes greater details at the service level and has impacts across products

### Protobuf
The ContractInfo protobuf message will need to be updated with missing `AccountInfo` details
```protobuf
message ContractInfo {
...

/**
* The total number of tinybars proxy staked to this account
*/
int64 proxyReceived = 16;

/**
* If true, no transaction can transfer to this account unless signed by this account's key
*/
bool receiverSigRequired = 17;

/**
* The number of NFTs owned by this account
*/
int64 ownedNfts = 18;

/**
* The alias of this account
*/
bytes alias = 19;

/**
* The ethereum transaction nonce associated with this account.
*/
int64 ethereum_nonce = 20;
}
```

### Services
The `getAccountInfo` behaviour will be updated to return a valid `AccountInfo` object and no longer return an `INVALID_ACCOUNT_ID` error when a valid ContractID/address is provided.
To achieve this the query will add an `isContract()` check to its inner logic.

### SDK
The `getContractInfo` queries will need to be updated to expose the new account details under the `ContractInfo` object.

### Mirror Node
The contract entity details under the `api/v1/contracts` endpoints will need to be updated to expose account info details currently found only under `api/v1/accounts`.

```json
{
...,
"balance": {
"timestamp": "0.000002345",
"balance": 80,
"tokens": [
{
"token_id": "0.0.200001",
"balance": 8
}
]
},
...,
"decline_reward": false,
...,
"ethereum_nonce": 10,
...,
"pending_reward": 100,
...,
"receiver_sig_required": false,
...,
"staked_account_id": null,
"staked_node_id": 3,
"stake_period_start": "172800000.000000000"
...
}
```


## Backwards Compatibility

Existing account and contracts details will continue to be persisted on transactions and returned on queries so there is no concern of breaking changes.

Some developers may have relied on the implicit API behavious of an `INVALID_ACCOUNT_ID` error when submitting a `getAccountInfo()` query with a ContractID/address.
To address this developers should more appropriately submit a `getContractInfo` query to determine if an entity is a contract.

## Security Implications

No new transactions are introduced or state changes so implications are minor.
The increased size of `getContractInfo()` queries responses will need to be reflected in the node fee charged by nodes.

## How to Teach This



## Reference Implementation



## Rejected Ideas

1. Updating `getAccountInfo()` behaviour to support ContractId/address queries whiles leaving `ContractInfo` as is.
2. Updating `ContractInfo` with `ethereum_nonce` whiles leaving `getAccountInfo()` behaviour as is.
2. Updating `ContractInfo` with an `AccountInfo` property and deprecating duplicates whiles leaving `getAccountInfo()` behaviour as is.

## Open Issues

1. Are developers actively calling `getAccountInfo()` as a way to determine if an entity is an `Account` and not a `Contract`?
2. Should `alias` be renamed `address` or remain consistent with `AccountInfo`?
3. Should `liveHashes` be added to `ContractInfo`?
4. Should Mirror Node API's be updated in a similar consistent manner?

## References

1. [Account Protobuf](https://github.com/hashgraph/hedera-protobufs/blob/main/services/crypto_get_info.proto)
2. [Contract Protobuf](https://github.com/hashgraph/hedera-protobufs/blob/main/services/contract_get_info.proto)
3. [Mirror Node REST APIs](https://testnet.mirrornode.hedera.com/api/v1/docs/)

## Copyright/license

This document is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 -- see [LICENSE](../LICENSE) or (https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)