core: use error wrapping to provide more details

pkg/core/blockchain.go

@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) AddBlock(block *block.Block) error {
 
 	expectedHeight := bc.BlockHeight() + 1
 	if expectedHeight != block.Index {
-		return ErrInvalidBlockIndex
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected %d, got %d: %w", expectedHeight, block.Index, ErrInvalidBlockIndex)
 	}
 
 	headerLen := bc.headerListLen()
@@ -1367,23 +1367,22 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) PoolTx(t *transaction.Transaction) error {
 	defer bc.lock.RUnlock()
 
 	if bc.HasTransaction(t.Hash()) {
-		return ErrAlreadyExists
+		return fmt.Errorf("blockchain: %w", ErrAlreadyExists)
 	}
 	if err := bc.verifyTx(t, nil); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Policying.
-	if ok, err := bc.contracts.Policy.CheckPolicy(bc.newInteropContext(trigger.Application, bc.dao, nil, t), t); err != nil {
+	if err := bc.contracts.Policy.CheckPolicy(bc.newInteropContext(trigger.Application, bc.dao, nil, t), t); err != nil {
-		return err
+		// Only one %w can be used.
-	} else if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrPolicy, err)
-		return ErrPolicy
 	}
 	if err := bc.memPool.Add(t, bc); err != nil {
 		switch err {
 		case mempool.ErrOOM:
 			return ErrOOM
 		case mempool.ErrConflict:
-			return ErrAlreadyExists
+			return fmt.Errorf("mempool: %w", ErrAlreadyExists)
 		default:
 			return err
 		}

pkg/core/native/policy.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package native
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
@@ -510,21 +511,21 @@ func (p *Policy) checkValidators(ic *interop.Context) (bool, error) {
 
 // CheckPolicy checks whether transaction's script hashes for verifying are
 // included into blocked accounts list.
-func (p *Policy) CheckPolicy(ic *interop.Context, tx *transaction.Transaction) (bool, error) {
+func (p *Policy) CheckPolicy(ic *interop.Context, tx *transaction.Transaction) error {
 	ba, err := p.GetBlockedAccountsInternal(ic.DAO)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get blocked accounts list: %w", err)
 	}
 	scriptHashes, err := ic.Chain.GetScriptHashesForVerifying(tx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get tx script hashes: %w", err)
 	}
 	for _, acc := range ba {
 		for _, hash := range scriptHashes {
 			if acc.Equals(hash) {
-				return false, nil
+				return fmt.Errorf("account %s is blocked", hash.StringLE())
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return true, nil
+	return nil
 }

pkg/network/server.go

@@ -843,12 +843,12 @@ func (s *Server) relayBlocksLoop() {
 // verifyAndPoolTX verifies the TX and adds it to the local mempool.
 func (s *Server) verifyAndPoolTX(t *transaction.Transaction) RelayReason {
 	if err := s.chain.PoolTx(t); err != nil {
-		switch err {
+		switch {
-		case core.ErrAlreadyExists:
+		case errors.Is(err, core.ErrAlreadyExists):
 			return RelayAlreadyExists
-		case core.ErrOOM:
+		case errors.Is(err, core.ErrOOM):
 			return RelayOutOfMemory
-		case core.ErrPolicy:
+		case errors.Is(err, core.ErrPolicy):
 			return RelayPolicyFail
 		default:
 			return RelayInvalid

pkg/rpc/server/server.go

@@ -917,8 +917,8 @@ func (s *Server) submitBlock(reqParams request.Params) (interface{}, *response.E
 	}
 	err = s.chain.AddBlock(b)
 	if err != nil {
-		switch err {
+		switch {
-		case core.ErrInvalidBlockIndex, core.ErrAlreadyExists:
+		case errors.Is(err, core.ErrInvalidBlockIndex) || errors.Is(err, core.ErrAlreadyExists):
 			return nil, response.ErrAlreadyExists
 		default:
 			return nil, response.ErrValidationFailed