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Error message inaccurate when querying future block. #3939
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F3-annoyance 💩
The client behaves within expectations, however this “expected behaviour” itself is at issue.
M6-rpcapi 📣
RPC API.
It seems that when querying something (like a balance or a transaction count) at a future-numbered block, geth throws an error with an inaccurate message:
If someone queries for a future block, it should probably be either the latest block or throw a consistent error. Geth right now returns a mal-formed reply, so you both might want to take this opportunity to coordinate a consistent behavior.
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