1 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/core_read.cpp b/src/core_read.cpp
index d39bc9a780..c15b978760 100644
--- a/src/core_read.cpp
+++ b/src/core_read.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 #include "core_io.h"
 
-#include "core/transaction.h"
+#include "primitives/block.h"
+#include "primitives/transaction.h"
 #include "script/script.h"
 #include "serialize.h"
 #include "streams.h"
@@ -101,7 +102,24 @@ bool DecodeHexTx(CTransaction& tx, const std::string& strHexTx)
     try {
         ssData >> tx;
     }
-    catch (const std::exception &) {
+    catch (const std::exception&) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool DecodeHexBlk(CBlock& block, const std::string& strHexBlk)
+{
+    if (!IsHex(strHexBlk))
+        return false;
+
+    std::vector<unsigned char> blockData(ParseHex(strHexBlk));
+    CDataStream ssBlock(blockData, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    try {
+        ssBlock >> block;
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception&) {
         return false;
     }