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package bootstrap

import (
	ab "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/common"
)

// Helper defines the functions a bootstrapping implementation should provide.
type Helper interface {
	// GenesisBlock should return the genesis block required to bootstrap
	// the ledger (be it reading from the filesystem, generating it, etc.)
	GenesisBlock() *ab.Block
}