Merge pull request #3563 from nspcc-dev/go-1.21

Go 1.21

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version: '1.23'
 
       - name: Build CLI
         run: make build
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version: '1.23'
 
       - name: Login to DockerHub
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.push_image == 'true') }}

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version: '1.23'
           cache: true
 
       - name: Write coverage profile
@@ -156,24 +156,24 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, macos-12, macos-14]
-        go_versions: [ '1.20', '1.21', '1.22' ]
+        go_versions: [ '1.21', '1.22', '1.23' ]
         exclude:
           # Only latest Go version for Windows and MacOS.
           - os: windows-2022
-            go_versions: '1.20'
+            go_versions: '1.21'
           - os: windows-2022
-            go_versions: '1.21'
+            go_versions: '1.22'
-          - os: macos-12
-            go_versions: '1.20'
           - os: macos-12
             go_versions: '1.21'
-          - os: macos-14
+          - os: macos-12
-            go_versions: '1.20'
+            go_versions: '1.22'
           - os: macos-14
             go_versions: '1.21'
+          - os: macos-14
+            go_versions: '1.22'
           # Exclude latest Go version for Ubuntu as Coverage uses it.
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
-            go_versions: '1.22'
+            go_versions: '1.23'
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.golangci.yml

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ linters:
     - decorder
     - durationcheck
     - errorlint
-    - exportloopref
+    - copyloopvar
     - gofmt
     - misspell
     - predeclared

Dockerfile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Builder image
 # Keep go version in sync with Build GA job.
-FROM golang:1.22-alpine as builder
+FROM golang:1.23-alpine as builder
 
 # Display go version for information purposes.
 RUN go version

Dockerfile.wsc

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Builder image
 # Keep go version in sync with Build GA job.
-FROM golang:1.22.0-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 as builder
+FROM golang:1.23.0-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 as builder
 
 COPY . /neo-go
 

Makefile

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ REPONAME = "neo-go"
 NETMODE ?= "privnet"
 BINARY=neo-go
 BINARY_PATH=./bin/$(BINARY)$(shell go env GOEXE)
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.20
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.23
 DESTDIR = ""
 SYSCONFIGDIR = "/etc"
 BINDIR = "/usr/bin"

README.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ NeoGo, `:latest` points to the latest release) or build yourself.
 
 ### Building
 
-Building NeoGo requires Go 1.20+ and `make`:
+Building NeoGo requires Go 1.21+ and `make`:
 
 ```
 make

cli/query/query.go

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package query
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"cmp"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
@@ -192,14 +193,18 @@ func queryCandidates(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return cli.Exit(err, 1)
 	}
 
-	sort.Slice(vals, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(vals, func(a, b result.Candidate) int {
-		if vals[i].Active != vals[j].Active {
+		if a.Active && !b.Active {
-			return vals[i].Active
+			return 1
 		}
-		if vals[i].Votes != vals[j].Votes {
+		if !a.Active && b.Active {
-			return vals[i].Votes > vals[j].Votes
+			return -1
 		}
-		return vals[i].PublicKey.Cmp(&vals[j].PublicKey) == -1
+		res := cmp.Compare(a.Votes, b.Votes)
+		if res != 0 {
+			return res
+		}
+		return a.PublicKey.Cmp(&b.PublicKey)
 	})
 	var res []byte
 	res = fmt.Appendf(res, "Key\tVotes\tCommittee\tConsensus\n")

cli/server/server.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"slices"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -36,10 +37,9 @@ import (
 func NewCommands() []*cli.Command {
 	cfgFlags := []cli.Flag{options.Config, options.ConfigFile, options.RelativePath}
 	cfgFlags = append(cfgFlags, options.Network...)
-	var cfgWithCountFlags = make([]cli.Flag, len(cfgFlags))
-	copy(cfgWithCountFlags, cfgFlags)
-	cfgFlags = append(cfgFlags, options.Debug)
 
+	var cfgWithCountFlags = slices.Clone(cfgFlags)
+	cfgFlags = append(cfgFlags, options.Debug)
 	cfgWithCountFlags = append(cfgWithCountFlags,
 		&cli.UintFlag{
 			Name:    "count",
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ func NewCommands() []*cli.Command {
 			Usage:   "Number of blocks to be processed (default or 0: all chain)",
 		},
 	)
-	var cfgCountOutFlags = make([]cli.Flag, len(cfgWithCountFlags))
+	var cfgCountOutFlags = slices.Clone(cfgWithCountFlags)
-	copy(cfgCountOutFlags, cfgWithCountFlags)
 	cfgCountOutFlags = append(cfgCountOutFlags,
 		&cli.UintFlag{
 			Name:    "start",
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ func NewCommands() []*cli.Command {
 			Usage:   "Output file (stdout if not given)",
 		},
 	)
-	var cfgCountInFlags = make([]cli.Flag, len(cfgWithCountFlags))
+	var cfgCountInFlags = slices.Clone(cfgWithCountFlags)
-	copy(cfgCountInFlags, cfgWithCountFlags)
 	cfgCountInFlags = append(cfgCountInFlags,
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:    "in",
@@ -79,13 +77,12 @@ func NewCommands() []*cli.Command {
 			Usage:   "Use if dump is incremental",
 		},
 	)
-	var cfgHeightFlags = make([]cli.Flag, len(cfgFlags)+1)
+	var cfgHeightFlags = slices.Clone(cfgFlags)
-	copy(cfgHeightFlags, cfgFlags)
+	cfgHeightFlags = append(cfgHeightFlags, &cli.UintFlag{
-	cfgHeightFlags[len(cfgHeightFlags)-1] = &cli.UintFlag{
 		Name:     "height",
 		Usage:    "Height of the state to reset DB to",
 		Required: true,
-	}
+	})
 	return []*cli.Command{
 		{
 			Name:      "node",

cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go

@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func initSmartContract(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	gm := []byte("module " + contractName + `
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop ` + ver + `

cli/util/cancel.go

@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ func cancelTx(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if mainTx != nil && t.NetworkFee < mainTx.NetworkFee+1 {
+		if mainTx != nil {
-			t.NetworkFee = mainTx.NetworkFee + 1
+			t.NetworkFee = max(t.NetworkFee, mainTx.NetworkFee+1)
 		}
 		t.NetworkFee += int64(flags.Fixed8FromContext(ctx, "gas"))
 		if mainTx != nil {

cli/vm/cli.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/nef"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/trigger"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util/slice"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/stackitem"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -1456,7 +1456,9 @@ func Parse(args []string) (string, error) {
 		}
 		buf = fmt.Appendf(buf, "Hex to String\t%s\n", fmt.Sprintf("%q", string(rawStr)))
 		buf = fmt.Appendf(buf, "Hex to Integer\t%s\n", bigint.FromBytes(rawStr))
-		buf = fmt.Appendf(buf, "Swap Endianness\t%s\n", hex.EncodeToString(slice.CopyReverse(rawStr)))
+		var clonedStr = slices.Clone(rawStr)
+		slices.Reverse(clonedStr)
+		buf = fmt.Appendf(buf, "Swap Endianness\t%s\n", hex.EncodeToString(clonedStr))
 	}
 	if addr, err := address.StringToUint160(arg); err == nil {
 		buf = fmt.Appendf(buf, "Address to BE ScriptHash\t%s\n", addr)

cli/vm/cli_test.go

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0
 )
 replace github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop => ` + filepath.Join(wd, "../../pkg/interop") + `
-go 1.20`)
+go 1.21`)
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "go.mod"), goMod, os.ModePerm))
 	return filename
 }

cli/wallet/nep11.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/cli/cmdargs"
@@ -39,12 +40,11 @@ func newNEP11Commands() []*cli.Command {
 		Usage: "Hex-encoded token ID",
 	}
 
-	balanceFlags := make([]cli.Flag, len(baseBalanceFlags))
+	balanceFlags := slices.Clone(baseBalanceFlags)
-	copy(balanceFlags, baseBalanceFlags)
 	balanceFlags = append(balanceFlags, tokenID)
 	balanceFlags = append(balanceFlags, options.RPC...)
-	transferFlags := make([]cli.Flag, len(baseTransferFlags))
+
-	copy(transferFlags, baseTransferFlags)
+	transferFlags := slices.Clone(baseTransferFlags)
 	transferFlags = append(transferFlags, tokenID)
 	transferFlags = append(transferFlags, options.RPC...)
 	return []*cli.Command{

cli/wallet/nep17.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/cli/cmdargs"
@@ -91,11 +92,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 func newNEP17Commands() []*cli.Command {
-	balanceFlags := make([]cli.Flag, len(baseBalanceFlags))
+	balanceFlags := slices.Clone(baseBalanceFlags)
-	copy(balanceFlags, baseBalanceFlags)
 	balanceFlags = append(balanceFlags, options.RPC...)
-	transferFlags := make([]cli.Flag, len(baseTransferFlags))
+
-	copy(transferFlags, baseTransferFlags)
+	transferFlags := slices.Clone(baseTransferFlags)
 	transferFlags = append(transferFlags, options.RPC...)
 	return []*cli.Command{
 		{

cli/wallet/wallet.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/cli/cmdargs"
@@ -512,16 +513,13 @@ func exportKeys(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	var wifs []string
 
-loop:
 	for _, a := range wall.Accounts {
 		if addr != "" && a.Address != addr {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		for i := range wifs {
+		if slices.Contains(wifs, a.EncryptedWIF) {
-			if a.EncryptedWIF == wifs[i] {
+			continue
-				continue loop
-			}
 		}
 
 		wifs = append(wifs, a.EncryptedWIF)

examples/engine/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/engine
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/events/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/events
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/iterator/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/iterator
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/nft-d/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/nft
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/nft-nd-nns/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/nft-nd-nns
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go v0.102.1-0.20231020181554-d89c8801d689

examples/nft-nd-nns/go.sum

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRF
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190717042225-c3de453c63f4/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190924025748-f65c72e2690d/go.mod h1:rBZYJk541a8SKzHPHnH3zbiI+7dagKZ0cgpgrD7Fyho=
 github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20221202181307-76fa05c21b12 h1:npHgfD4Tl2WJS3AJaMUi5ynGDPUBfkg3U3fCzDyXZ+4=
+github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20221202181307-76fa05c21b12/go.mod h1:pSwJ0fSY5KhvocuWSx4fz3BA8OrA1bQn+K1Eli3BRwM=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLju8=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XL
 github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10/go.mod h1:+Ywpsq7O8HXn0nuIou7OrIPyXbp3wmkHB+jjWRnGsAI=
 github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5PlCu98SY8svDHJxuZscDgtXS6KTTbou5AhLI=
 github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1 h1:upd/6fQk4src78LMRzh5vItIt361/o4uq553V8B5sGI=
+github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1/go.mod h1:Eh+b79XXUwfKfcPLepksvw2tcLE/Ct21YObkaSkeBlk=
 github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
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@@ -170,16 +172,19 @@ github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report v0.9.1/go.mod h1:Brl9GWCQeLvo8nXZwPNNblvFj/X
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+github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51/go.mod h1:CzGEWj7cYgsdH8dAjBGEr58BoE7ScuLd+fwFZ44+/x8=
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 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
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 github.com/kr/logfmt v0.0.0-20140226030751-b84e30acd515/go.mod h1:+0opPa2QZZtGFBFZlji/RkVcI2GknAs/DXo4wKdlNEc=
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+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
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 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/leanovate/gopter v0.2.9 h1:fQjYxZaynp97ozCzfOyOuAGOU4aU/z37zf/tOujFk7c=
+github.com/leanovate/gopter v0.2.9/go.mod h1:U2L/78B+KVFIx2VmW6onHJQzXtFb+p5y3y2Sh+Jxxv8=
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@@ -195,19 +200,25 @@ github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0/go.mod h1:BinMc/sQntlIE1frQmRFPUoPA1Zkr8VRgBdjW
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+github.com/nspcc-dev/dbft v0.0.0-20230515113611-25db6ba61d5c/go.mod h1:kjBC9F8L25GR+kIHy/1KgG/KfcoGnVwIiyovgq1uszk=
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+github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2 v2.14.0/go.mod h1:DRIr0Ic1s+6QgdqmNFNLIqMqd7lNMJfYwkczlm1hDtM=
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+github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-crypto v0.4.0/go.mod h1:6XJ8kbXgOfevbI2WMruOtI+qUJXNwSGM/E9eClXxPHs=
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+github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go v1.0.0-rc.11/go.mod h1:W+ImTNRnSNMH8w43H1knCcIqwu7dLHePXtlJNZ7EFIs=
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 github.com/nspcc-dev/rfc6979 v0.2.0/go.mod h1:exhIh1PdpDC5vQmyEsGvc4YDM/lyQp/452QxGq/UEso=
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+github.com/nspcc-dev/tzhash v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Dnx9LUlOLr5paL2Rtc96x0PPs8D9eIkUtowt1n+KQus=
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@@ -218,6 +229,7 @@ github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.1/go.mod h1:XdKZgCCFLUoM/7CFJVPcG8C1xQ1AJ0vpAezJrB7J
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.1 h1:o0+MgICZLuZ7xjH7Vx6zS/zcu93/BEp1VwkIW1mEXCE=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.1/go.mod h1:iN09h71vgCQne3DLsj+A5owkum+a2tYe+TOCB1ybHNo=
 github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.6.1+incompatible h1:9UY3+iC23yxF0UfGaYrGplQ+79Rg+h/q9FV9ix19jjM=
+github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.6.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:pdkljMzZIN41W+lC3N2tnIh5sFi+IEE17M5jbnwPHcY=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
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 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
@@ -260,6 +272,7 @@ github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPx
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.2/go.mod h1:tLMulIdttU9McNUspp0xgXVQah82FyeX6MwdIuYE2rE=
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+github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:JwIasOWyU6f++ZhiEuf87xNszmSA2myDM2Kzu9HwQUA=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
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@@ -288,6 +301,7 @@ go.opencensus.io v0.22.4/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0 h1:9qC72Qh0+3MqyJbAn8YU5xVq1frD8bn3JtD2oXtafVQ=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0/go.mod h1:LUxbIzbOniOlMKjJjyPfpl4v+PKK2cNJn91OQbhoJI0=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.11 h1:wy28qYRKZgnJTxGxvye5/wgWr1EKjmUDGYox5mGlRlI=
+go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.11/go.mod h1:cwTWslyiVhfpKIDGSZEM2HlOvcqm+tG4zioyIeLoqMQ=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0 h1:7fIwc/ZtS0q++VgcfqFDxSBZVv/Xo49/SYnDFupUwlI=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0/go.mod h1:X2jQV1h+kxSjClGpnseKVIxpmcjrj7MNnI0bnlfKTVQ=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0 h1:FiJd5l1UOLj0wCgbSE0rwwXHzEdAZS6hiiSnxJN/D60=
@@ -311,6 +325,7 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200119233911-0405dc783f0a/go.mod h1:2RIsYlXP63K8oxa1u0
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200207192155-f17229e696bd/go.mod h1:J/WKrq2StrnmMY6+EHIKF9dgMWnmCNThgcyBT1FY9mM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200224162631-6cc2880d07d6/go.mod h1:3jZMyOhIsHpP37uCMkUooju7aAi5cS1Q23tOzKc+0MU=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230817173708-d852ddb80c63 h1:m64FZMko/V45gv0bNmrNYoDEq8U5YUhetc9cBWKS1TQ=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230817173708-d852ddb80c63/go.mod h1:0v4NqG35kSWCMzLaMeX+IQrlSnVE/bqGSyC2cz/9Le8=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190227222117-0694c2d4d067/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190802002840-cff245a6509b/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181026193005-c67002cb31c3/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
@@ -368,6 +383,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qx
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220127200216-cd36cc0744dd/go.mod h1:CfG3xpIq0wQ8r1q4Su4UZFWDARRcnwPjda9FqA0JpMk=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220225172249-27dd8689420f/go.mod h1:CfG3xpIq0wQ8r1q4Su4UZFWDARRcnwPjda9FqA0JpMk=
 golang.org/x/net v0.17.0 h1:pVaXccu2ozPjCXewfr1S7xza/zcXTity9cCdXQYSjIM=
+golang.org/x/net v0.17.0/go.mod h1:NxSsAGuq816PNPmqtQdLE42eU2Fs7NoRIZrHJAlaCOE=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190226205417-e64efc72b421/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190604053449-0f29369cfe45/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
@@ -562,6 +578,7 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.29.1/go.mod h1:itym6AZVZYACWQqET3MqgPpjcuV5QH3BxFS3Iji
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.30.0/go.mod h1:N36X2cJ7JwdamYAgDz+s+rVMFjt3numwzf/HckM8pak=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.31.0/go.mod h1:N36X2cJ7JwdamYAgDz+s+rVMFjt3numwzf/HckM8pak=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.57.0 h1:kfzNeI/klCGD2YPMUlaGNT3pxvYfga7smW3Vth8Zsiw=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.57.0/go.mod h1:Sd+9RMTACXwmub0zcNY2c4arhtrbBYD1AUHI/dt16Mo=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200109180630-ec00e32a8dfd/go.mod h1:DFci5gLYBciE7Vtevhsrf46CRTquxDuWsQurQQe4oz8=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200221191635-4d8936d0db64/go.mod h1:kwYJMbMJ01Woi6D6+Kah6886xMZcty6N08ah7+eCXa0=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200228230310-ab0ca4ff8a60/go.mod h1:cfTl7dwQJ+fmap5saPgwCLgHXTUD7jkjRqWcaiX5VyM=
@@ -581,6 +598,7 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=
 gopkg.in/errgo.v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:hNsd1EY+bozCKY1Ytp96fpM3vjJbqLJn88ws8XvfDNI=
 gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1 v1.4.7/go.mod h1:Tz8NjZHkW78fSQdbUxIjBTcgA1z1m8ZHf0WmKUhAMys=
 gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 h1:uRGJdciOHaEIrze2W8Q3AKkepLTh2hOroT7a+7czfdQ=

examples/nft-nd/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/nft-nd
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/oracle/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/oracle
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/runtime/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/runtime
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/storage/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/storage
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/timer/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/timer
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/token/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/token
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.mod

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/zkp/cubic
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
-	github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.1
+	github.com/consensys/gnark v0.10.0
-	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20231013160410-1f65e75b6dfb
+	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20240215234832-d72fcb379d3e
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go v0.103.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 )
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ingonyama-zk/icicle v0.0.0-20230928131117-97f0079e5c71 // indirect
+	github.com/ingonyama-zk/iciclegnark v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 // indirect

examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.sum

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRF
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190717042225-c3de453c63f4/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190924025748-f65c72e2690d/go.mod h1:rBZYJk541a8SKzHPHnH3zbiI+7dagKZ0cgpgrD7Fyho=
 github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20221202181307-76fa05c21b12 h1:npHgfD4Tl2WJS3AJaMUi5ynGDPUBfkg3U3fCzDyXZ+4=
+github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20221202181307-76fa05c21b12/go.mod h1:pSwJ0fSY5KhvocuWSx4fz3BA8OrA1bQn+K1Eli3BRwM=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLju8=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
@@ -57,15 +58,16 @@ github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XL
 github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10/go.mod h1:+Ywpsq7O8HXn0nuIou7OrIPyXbp3wmkHB+jjWRnGsAI=
 github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5PlCu98SY8svDHJxuZscDgtXS6KTTbou5AhLI=
 github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1 h1:upd/6fQk4src78LMRzh5vItIt361/o4uq553V8B5sGI=
+github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1/go.mod h1:Eh+b79XXUwfKfcPLepksvw2tcLE/Ct21YObkaSkeBlk=
 github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20191209042840-269d4d468f6f/go.mod h1:M8M6+tZqaGXZJjfX53e64911xZQV5JYwmTeXPW+k8Sc=
 github.com/consensys/bavard v0.1.13 h1:oLhMLOFGTLdlda/kma4VOJazblc7IM5y5QPd2A/YjhQ=
 github.com/consensys/bavard v0.1.13/go.mod h1:9ItSMtA/dXMAiL7BG6bqW2m3NdSEObYWoH223nGHukI=
-github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.1 h1:aTwBp5469MY/2jNrf4ABrqHRW3+JytfkADdw4ZBY7T0=
+github.com/consensys/gnark v0.10.0 h1:yhi6ThoeFP7WrH8zQDaO56WVXe9iJEBSkfrZ9PZxabw=
-github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.1/go.mod h1:udWvWGXnfBE7mn7BsNoGAvZDnUhcONBEtNijvVjfY80=
+github.com/consensys/gnark v0.10.0/go.mod h1:VJU5JrrhZorbfDH+EUjcuFWr2c5z19tHPh8D6KVQksU=
-github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20231013160410-1f65e75b6dfb h1:f0BMgIjhZy4lSRHCXFbQst85f5agZAjtDMixQqBWNpc=
+github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20240215234832-d72fcb379d3e h1:MKdOuCiy2DAX1tMp2YsmtNDaqdigpY6B5cZQDJ9BvEo=
-github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20231013160410-1f65e75b6dfb/go.mod h1:v2Gy7L/4ZRosZ7Ivs+9SfUDr0f5UlG+EM5t7MPHiLuY=
+github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20240215234832-d72fcb379d3e/go.mod h1:wKqwsieaKPThcFkHe0d0zMsbHEUWFmZcG7KBCse210o=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d h1:U+s90UTSYgptZMwQh2aRr3LuazLJIa+Pg3Kc1ylSYVY=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.1/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.4/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/martian v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:9I4somxYTbIHy5NJKHRl3wXiIaQGbYVAs8BPL6v8lEs=
 github.com/google/martian/v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:y5Zk1BBys9G+gd6Jrk0W3cC1+ELVxBWuIGO+w/tUAp0=
@@ -169,6 +172,10 @@ github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.2.0 h1:gpSYcPLWGv4sG43I2mVLiDZCNDh/EpGjSk8tmtxitHM
 github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.2.0/go.mod h1:y4ga/t+u+Xwd7CpDgZESaRcWy0I7XMlTMA25ApIH5Jw=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
+github.com/ingonyama-zk/icicle v0.0.0-20230928131117-97f0079e5c71 h1:YxI1RTPzpFJ3MBmxPl3Bo0F7ume7CmQEC1M9jL6CT94=
+github.com/ingonyama-zk/icicle v0.0.0-20230928131117-97f0079e5c71/go.mod h1:kAK8/EoN7fUEmakzgZIYdWy1a2rBnpCaZLqSHwZWxEk=
+github.com/ingonyama-zk/iciclegnark v0.1.0 h1:88MkEghzjQBMjrYRJFxZ9oR9CTIpB8NG2zLeCJSvXKQ=
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@@ -179,16 +186,20 @@ github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report v0.9.1/go.mod h1:Brl9GWCQeLvo8nXZwPNNblvFj/X
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@@ -211,19 +222,25 @@ github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0/go.mod h1:BinMc/sQntlIE1frQmRFPUoPA1Zkr8VRgBdjW
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@@ -234,6 +251,7 @@ github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.1/go.mod h1:XdKZgCCFLUoM/7CFJVPcG8C1xQ1AJ0vpAezJrB7J
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@@ -267,6 +285,7 @@ github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.8.0 h1:ODq8ZFEaYeCaZOJlZZdJA2AbQR98dSHSM1KW/You5
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@@ -278,6 +297,7 @@ github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPx
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@@ -308,6 +328,7 @@ go.opencensus.io v0.22.4/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
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@@ -331,6 +352,7 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200119233911-0405dc783f0a/go.mod h1:2RIsYlXP63K8oxa1u0
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@@ -388,6 +410,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qx
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+golang.org/x/net v0.17.0/go.mod h1:NxSsAGuq816PNPmqtQdLE42eU2Fs7NoRIZrHJAlaCOE=
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@@ -586,6 +609,7 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.29.1/go.mod h1:itym6AZVZYACWQqET3MqgPpjcuV5QH3BxFS3Iji
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@@ -605,6 +629,7 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8
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+gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=
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examples/zkp/xor_compat/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/zkp/xor
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

go.mod

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1
-	github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.1
+	github.com/consensys/gnark v0.10.0
-	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20231013160410-1f65e75b6dfb
+	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20240215234832-d72fcb379d3e
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.2.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20230817174616-7a8ec2ada47b // indirect
+	github.com/ingonyama-zk/icicle v0.0.0-20230928131117-97f0079e5c71 // indirect
+	github.com/ingonyama-zk/iciclegnark v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
 	github.com/mmcloughlin/addchain v0.4.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ github.com/chzyer/test v1.0.0 h1:p3BQDXSxOhOG0P9z6/hGnII4LGiEPOYBhs8asl/fC04=
 github.com/chzyer/test v1.0.0/go.mod h1:2JlltgoNkt4TW/z9V/IzDdFaMTM2JPIi26O1pF38GC8=
 github.com/consensys/bavard v0.1.13 h1:oLhMLOFGTLdlda/kma4VOJazblc7IM5y5QPd2A/YjhQ=
 github.com/consensys/bavard v0.1.13/go.mod h1:9ItSMtA/dXMAiL7BG6bqW2m3NdSEObYWoH223nGHukI=
-github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.1 h1:aTwBp5469MY/2jNrf4ABrqHRW3+JytfkADdw4ZBY7T0=
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-github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.1/go.mod h1:udWvWGXnfBE7mn7BsNoGAvZDnUhcONBEtNijvVjfY80=
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-github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20231013160410-1f65e75b6dfb h1:f0BMgIjhZy4lSRHCXFbQst85f5agZAjtDMixQqBWNpc=
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-github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20231013160410-1f65e75b6dfb/go.mod h1:v2Gy7L/4ZRosZ7Ivs+9SfUDr0f5UlG+EM5t7MPHiLuY=
+github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20240215234832-d72fcb379d3e/go.mod h1:wKqwsieaKPThcFkHe0d0zMsbHEUWFmZcG7KBCse210o=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4 h1:wfIWP927BUkWJb2NmU/kNDYIBTh/ziUX91+lVfRxZq4=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20230817174616-7a8ec2ada47b h1:h9U78+dx9a4BKdQkBBos92HalKpaGKHrp+3Uo6yTodo=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20230817174616-7a8ec2ada47b/go.mod h1:czg5+yv1E0ZGTi6S6vVK1mke0fV+FaUhNGcd6VRS9Ik=
 github.com/google/subcommands v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ZjhPrFU+Olkh9WazFPsl27BQ4UPiG37m3yTrtFlrHVk=
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.7/go.mod h1:QeFd9opnmA6QUJc5vARoKUSoFhyf
 github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.2.4 h1:jUc4Nk8fm9jZabQuqr2JzednajVmBpC+oiTiXZJEApU=
 github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.2.4/go.mod h1:EOMSn4q6Nyt9P6efbI3bueV4e1b3dGlUCXeiRV4ng7E=
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+github.com/ingonyama-zk/icicle v0.0.0-20230928131117-97f0079e5c71 h1:YxI1RTPzpFJ3MBmxPl3Bo0F7ume7CmQEC1M9jL6CT94=
+github.com/ingonyama-zk/icicle v0.0.0-20230928131117-97f0079e5c71/go.mod h1:kAK8/EoN7fUEmakzgZIYdWy1a2rBnpCaZLqSHwZWxEk=
+github.com/ingonyama-zk/iciclegnark v0.1.0 h1:88MkEghzjQBMjrYRJFxZ9oR9CTIpB8NG2zLeCJSvXKQ=
+github.com/ingonyama-zk/iciclegnark v0.1.0/go.mod h1:wz6+IpyHKs6UhMMoQpNqz1VY+ddfKqC/gRwR/64W6WU=
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 github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51/go.mod h1:CzGEWj7cYgsdH8dAjBGEr58BoE7ScuLd+fwFZ44+/x8=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3x
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/leanovate/gopter v0.2.9 h1:fQjYxZaynp97ozCzfOyOuAGOU4aU/z37zf/tOujFk7c=
+github.com/leanovate/gopter v0.2.9/go.mod h1:U2L/78B+KVFIx2VmW6onHJQzXtFb+p5y3y2Sh+Jxxv8=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12/go.mod h1:u5H1YNBxpqRaxsYJYSkiCWKzEfiAb1Gb520KVy5xxl4=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@ github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.12.0 h1:jluTpSng7V9hY0O2R9DzzJHYb2xULk9VTR1V1R/k
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.12.0/go.mod h1:pcuDEFsWDnvcgNzo4EEweacyhjeA9Zk3cnaOZAZEfOo=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0/go.mod h1:WtVeX8xhTBvf0smdhujwtBcq4Qrzq/fJaraNFVN+nFs=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.11.0 h1:cWPaGQEPrBb5/AsnsZesgZZ9yb1OQ+GOISoDNXVBh4M=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.11.0/go.mod h1:ddIwULY96R17DhadqLgMfk9H9tvdUzkipdSkR5nkCZA=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.5.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.30.0 h1:SymVODrcRsaRaSInD9yQtKbtWqwsfoPcRff/oRXLj4c=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.30.0/go.mod h1:/tk+P47gFdPXq4QYjvCmT5/Gsug2nagsFWBWhAiSi1w=
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240312152122-5f08fbb34913/go.mod h1:4aEEwZQut
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.9 h1:8x7aARPEXiXbHmtUwAIv7eV2fQFHrLLavdiJ3uzJXoI=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.9/go.mod h1:zaO32+Ti0PK1ivdPtgMESzuzL2VPoIG1PCQNvOdo/dE=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
+go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 h1:blXXJkSxSSfBVBlC76pxqeO+LN3aDfLQo+309xJstO0=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 h1:aJMhYGrd5QSmlpLMr2MftRKl7t8J8PTZPA732ud/XR8=
@@ -166,6 +174,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 h1:7EYJ93RZ9vYSZAIb2x3lnuvqO5zneoD6IvWjuhfxjTs=
 golang.org/x/net v0.23.0/go.mod h1:JKghWKKOSdJwpW2GEx0Ja7fmaKnMsbu+MWVZTokSYmg=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0 h1:5BMeUDZ7vkXGfEr1x9B4bRcTH4lpkTkpdh0T/J+qjbQ=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
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@@ -211,12 +220,14 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 h1:uNO2rsAINq/JlFpSdYEKIZ0uKD/R9cpdv0T+yoGwGm
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internal/contracts/oracle_contract/go.mod

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/internal/examples/oracle
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec

pkg/compiler/analysis.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"go/ast"
 	"go/token"
 	"go/types"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/emit"
@@ -118,9 +119,7 @@ func (c *codegen) traverseGlobals() bool {
 
 			var currMax int
 			lastCnt, currMax = c.convertInitFuncs(f, pkg.Types, lastCnt)
-			if currMax > maxCnt {
+			maxCnt = max(currMax, maxCnt)
-				maxCnt = currMax
-			}
 		}
 		// because we reuse `convertFuncDecl` for init funcs,
 		// we need to clear scope, so that global variables
@@ -128,9 +127,7 @@ func (c *codegen) traverseGlobals() bool {
 		c.scope = nil
 	})
 
-	if c.globalInlineCount > maxCnt {
+	maxCnt = max(c.globalInlineCount, maxCnt)
-		maxCnt = c.globalInlineCount
-	}
 
 	// Here we remove `INITSLOT` if no code was emitted for `init` function.
 	// Note that the `INITSSLOT` must stay in place.
@@ -701,12 +698,7 @@ func (c *codegen) pickVarsFromNodes(nodes []nodeContext, markAsUsed func(name st
 }
 
 func isGoBuiltin(name string) bool {
-	for i := range goBuiltins {
+	return slices.Contains(goBuiltins, name)
-		if name == goBuiltins[i] {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
 }
 
 func isPotentialCustomBuiltin(f *funcScope, expr ast.Expr) bool {

pkg/compiler/codegen.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package compiler
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"go/types"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
@@ -402,9 +403,7 @@ func (c *codegen) convertInitFuncs(f *ast.File, pkg *types.Package, lastCount in
 
 				f := c.convertFuncDecl(f, n, pkg)
 				lastCount = f.vars.localsCnt
-				if lastCount > maxCount {
+				maxCount = max(lastCount, maxCount)
-					maxCount = lastCount
-				}
 			}
 		case *ast.GenDecl:
 			return false
@@ -437,9 +436,7 @@ func (c *codegen) convertDeployFuncs() int {
 
 					f := c.convertFuncDecl(f, n, pkg)
 					lastCount = f.vars.localsCnt
-					if lastCount > maxCount {
+					maxCount = max(lastCount, maxCount)
-						maxCount = lastCount
-					}
 				}
 			case *ast.GenDecl:
 				return false
@@ -2257,7 +2254,7 @@ func (c *codegen) compile(info *buildInfo, pkg *packages.Package) error {
 	for _, p := range info.program {
 		keys = append(keys, p.Types)
 	}
-	sort.Slice(keys, func(i, j int) bool { return keys[i].Path() < keys[j].Path() })
+	slices.SortFunc(keys, func(a, b *types.Package) int { return cmp.Compare(a.Path(), b.Path()) })
 
 	// Generate the code for the program.
 	c.ForEachFile(func(f *ast.File, pkg *types.Package) {
@@ -2539,9 +2536,7 @@ func removeNOPs(b []byte, nopOffsets []int, sequencePoints map[string][]DebugSeq
 
 func calcOffsetCorrection(ip, target int, offsets []int) int {
 	cnt := 0
-	start := sort.Search(len(offsets), func(i int) bool {
+	start, _ := slices.BinarySearch(offsets, min(ip, target))
-		return offsets[i] >= ip || offsets[i] >= target
-	})
 	for i := start; i < len(offsets) && (offsets[i] < target || offsets[i] <= ip); i++ {
 		ind := offsets[i]
 		if ip <= ind && ind < target || target <= ind && ind < ip {

pkg/compiler/compiler.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract"
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func CompileAndSave(src string, o *Options) ([]byte, error) {
 				for k := range di.EmittedEvents {
 					keys = append(keys, k)
 				}
-				sort.Strings(keys)
+				slices.Sort(keys)
 				for _, eventName := range keys {
 					var (
 						eventUsages   = di.EmittedEvents[eventName]

pkg/compiler/debug.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"go/ast"
 	"go/types"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (c *codegen) emitDebugInfo(contract []byte) *DebugInfo {
 		}
 		fnames = append(fnames, name)
 	}
-	sort.Strings(fnames)
+	slices.Sort(fnames)
 	d.NamedTypes = make(map[string]binding.ExtendedType)
 	for _, name := range fnames {
 		m := c.methodInfoFromScope(name, c.funcs[name], d.NamedTypes)

pkg/compiler/inline.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"go/ast"
 	"go/constant"
 	"go/types"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/interop/runtime"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/binding"
@@ -47,9 +48,7 @@ func (c *codegen) inlineCall(f *funcScope, n *ast.CallExpr) {
 		c.scope = &funcScope{}
 		c.scope.vars.newScope()
 		defer func() {
-			if cnt := c.scope.vars.localsCnt; cnt > c.globalInlineCount {
+			c.globalInlineCount = max(c.globalInlineCount, c.scope.vars.localsCnt)
-				c.globalInlineCount = cnt
-			}
 			c.scope = nil
 		}()
 	}
@@ -58,8 +57,7 @@ func (c *codegen) inlineCall(f *funcScope, n *ast.CallExpr) {
 	// while stored in the new.
 	oldScope := c.scope.vars.locals
 	c.scope.vars.newScope()
-	newScope := make([]map[string]varInfo, len(c.scope.vars.locals))
+	newScope := slices.Clone(c.scope.vars.locals)
-	copy(newScope, c.scope.vars.locals)
 	defer c.scope.vars.dropScope()
 
 	if f.decl.Recv != nil {

pkg/compiler/types.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package compiler
 import (
 	"go/ast"
 	"go/types"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/stackitem"
 )
@@ -45,11 +46,7 @@ func (c *codegen) typeOf(e ast.Expr) types.Type {
 func isBasicTypeOfKind(typ types.Type, ks ...types.BasicKind) bool {
 	if t, ok := typ.Underlying().(*types.Basic); ok {
 		k := t.Kind()
-		for i := range ks {
+		return slices.Contains(ks, k)
-			if k == ks[i] {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
 	}
 	return false
 }

pkg/config/application_config.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -38,17 +38,13 @@ func (a *ApplicationConfiguration) EqualsButServices(o *ApplicationConfiguration
 	if len(a.P2P.Addresses) != len(o.P2P.Addresses) {
 		return false
 	}
-	aCp := make([]string, len(a.P2P.Addresses))
+	aCp := slices.Clone(a.P2P.Addresses)
-	oCp := make([]string, len(o.P2P.Addresses))
+	oCp := slices.Clone(o.P2P.Addresses)
-	copy(aCp, a.P2P.Addresses)
+	slices.Sort(aCp)
-	copy(oCp, o.P2P.Addresses)
+	slices.Sort(oCp)
-	sort.Strings(aCp)
+	if !slices.Equal(aCp, oCp) {
-	sort.Strings(oCp)
-	for i := range aCp {
-		if aCp[i] != oCp[i] {
 		return false
 	}
-	}
 	if a.P2P.AttemptConnPeers != o.P2P.AttemptConnPeers ||
 		a.P2P.BroadcastFactor != o.P2P.BroadcastFactor ||
 		a.DBConfiguration != o.DBConfiguration ||

pkg/config/protocol_config.go

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"maps"
+	"slices"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config/netmode"
@@ -166,9 +168,7 @@ func (p *ProtocolConfiguration) Validate() error {
 
 // sortCheckZero sorts heightNumber array and checks for zero height presence.
 func sortCheckZero(arr []heightNumber, field string) error {
-	sort.Slice(arr, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(arr, func(a, b heightNumber) int { return cmp.Compare(a.h, b.h) })
-		return arr[i].h < arr[j].h
-	})
 	if arr[0].h != 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s: no height 0 specified", field)
 	}
@@ -231,40 +231,12 @@ func (p *ProtocolConfiguration) Equals(o *ProtocolConfiguration) bool {
 		p.TimePerBlock != o.TimePerBlock ||
 		p.ValidatorsCount != o.ValidatorsCount ||
 		p.VerifyTransactions != o.VerifyTransactions ||
-		len(p.CommitteeHistory) != len(o.CommitteeHistory) ||
+		!maps.Equal(p.CommitteeHistory, o.CommitteeHistory) ||
-		len(p.Hardforks) != len(o.Hardforks) ||
+		!maps.Equal(p.Hardforks, o.Hardforks) ||
-		len(p.SeedList) != len(o.SeedList) ||
+		!slices.Equal(p.SeedList, o.SeedList) ||
-		len(p.StandbyCommittee) != len(o.StandbyCommittee) ||
+		!slices.Equal(p.StandbyCommittee, o.StandbyCommittee) ||
-		len(p.ValidatorsHistory) != len(o.ValidatorsHistory) {
+		!maps.Equal(p.ValidatorsHistory, o.ValidatorsHistory) {
 		return false
 	}
-	for k, v := range p.CommitteeHistory {
-		vo, ok := o.CommitteeHistory[k]
-		if !ok || v != vo {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	for k, v := range p.Hardforks {
-		vo, ok := o.Hardforks[k]
-		if !ok || v != vo {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	for i := range p.SeedList {
-		if p.SeedList[i] != o.SeedList[i] {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	for i := range p.StandbyCommittee {
-		if p.StandbyCommittee[i] != o.StandbyCommittee[i] {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	for k, v := range p.ValidatorsHistory {
-		vo, ok := o.ValidatorsHistory[k]
-		if !ok || v != vo {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
 	return true
 }

pkg/consensus/consensus.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package consensus
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
@@ -166,14 +166,9 @@ func NewService(cfg Config) (Service, error) {
 		}
 
 		// Check that the wallet password is correct for at least one account.
-		var ok bool
+		var ok = slices.ContainsFunc(srv.wallet.Accounts, func(acc *wallet.Account) bool {
-		for _, acc := range srv.wallet.Accounts {
+			return acc.Decrypt(srv.Config.Wallet.Password, srv.wallet.Scrypt) == nil
-			err := acc.Decrypt(srv.Config.Wallet.Password, srv.wallet.Scrypt)
+		})
-			if err == nil {
-				ok = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, errors.New("no account with provided password was found")
 		}
@@ -634,9 +629,7 @@ func (s *service) processBlock(b dbft.Block[util.Uint256]) {
 }
 
 func (s *service) postBlock(b *coreb.Block) {
-	if s.lastTimestamp < b.Timestamp {
+	s.lastTimestamp = max(s.lastTimestamp, b.Timestamp)
-		s.lastTimestamp = b.Timestamp
-	}
 	s.lastProposal = nil
 }
 
@@ -658,8 +651,6 @@ func (s *service) getBlockWitness(b *coreb.Block) *transaction.Witness {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	sort.Sort(keys.PublicKeys(pubs))
-
 	buf := io.NewBufBinWriter()
 	for i, j := 0, 0; i < len(pubs) && j < m; i++ {
 		if sig, ok := sigs[pubs[i]]; ok {
@@ -790,9 +781,7 @@ func (s *service) newBlockFromContext(ctx *dbft.Context[util.Uint256]) dbft.Bloc
 	block.Block.PrimaryIndex = primaryIndex
 
 	// it's OK to have ctx.TransactionsHashes == nil here
-	hashes := make([]util.Uint256, len(ctx.TransactionHashes))
+	block.Block.MerkleRoot = hash.CalcMerkleRoot(slices.Clone(ctx.TransactionHashes))
-	copy(hashes, ctx.TransactionHashes)
-	block.Block.MerkleRoot = hash.CalcMerkleRoot(hashes)
 
 	return block
 }

pkg/core/blockchain.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -1115,9 +1115,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) Run() {
 			}
 			nextSync = dur > persistInterval*2
 			interval := persistInterval - dur - gcDur
-			if interval <= 0 {
+			interval = max(interval, time.Microsecond) // Reset doesn't work with zero or negative value.
-				interval = time.Microsecond // Reset doesn't work with zero value
-			}
 			persistTimer.Reset(interval)
 		}
 	}
@@ -1134,9 +1132,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) tryRunGC(oldHeight uint32) time.Duration {
 		syncP := newHeight / uint32(bc.config.StateSyncInterval)
 		syncP--
 		syncP *= uint32(bc.config.StateSyncInterval)
-		if tgtBlock > int64(syncP) {
+		tgtBlock = min(tgtBlock, int64(syncP))
-			tgtBlock = int64(syncP)
-		}
 	}
 	// Always round to the GCP.
 	tgtBlock /= int64(bc.config.Ledger.GarbageCollectionPeriod)
@@ -1619,9 +1615,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) storeBlock(block *block.Block, txpool *mempool.Pool) error
 					block.Index >= uint32(bc.config.StateSyncInterval)+bc.config.MaxTraceableBlocks && // check this in case if MaxTraceableBlocks>StateSyncInterval
 					int(block.Index)%bc.config.StateSyncInterval == 0 {
 					stop = block.Index - uint32(bc.config.StateSyncInterval) - bc.config.MaxTraceableBlocks
-					if stop > uint32(bc.config.StateSyncInterval) {
+					start = stop - min(stop, uint32(bc.config.StateSyncInterval))
-						start = stop - uint32(bc.config.StateSyncInterval)
-					}
 				}
 			} else if block.Index > bc.config.MaxTraceableBlocks {
 				start = block.Index - bc.config.MaxTraceableBlocks // is at least 1
@@ -1844,9 +1838,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) updateExtensibleWhitelist(height uint32) error {
 		bc.updateExtensibleList(&newList, stateVals)
 	}
 
-	sort.Slice(newList, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(newList, util.Uint160.Compare)
-		return newList[i].Less(newList[j])
-	})
 	bc.extensible.Store(newList)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1860,8 +1852,8 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) updateExtensibleList(s *[]util.Uint160, pubs keys.PublicKe
 // IsExtensibleAllowed determines if script hash is allowed to send extensible payloads.
 func (bc *Blockchain) IsExtensibleAllowed(u util.Uint160) bool {
 	us := bc.extensible.Load().([]util.Uint160)
-	n := sort.Search(len(us), func(i int) bool { return !us[i].Less(u) })
+	_, ok := slices.BinarySearchFunc(us, u, util.Uint160.Compare)
-	return n < len(us)
+	return ok
 }
 
 func (bc *Blockchain) runPersist(script []byte, block *block.Block, cache *dao.Simple, trig trigger.Type, v *vm.VM) (*state.AppExecResult, *vm.VM, error) {
@@ -2791,7 +2783,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) PoolTxWithData(t *transaction.Transaction, data any, mp *m
 // GetCommittee returns the sorted list of public keys of nodes in committee.
 func (bc *Blockchain) GetCommittee() (keys.PublicKeys, error) {
 	pubs := bc.contracts.NEO.GetCommitteeMembers(bc.dao)
-	sort.Sort(pubs)
+	slices.SortFunc(pubs, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	return pubs, nil
 }
 
@@ -2954,10 +2946,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) VerifyWitness(h util.Uint160, c hash.Hashable, w *transact
 
 // verifyHashAgainstScript verifies given hash against the given witness and returns the amount of GAS consumed.
 func (bc *Blockchain) verifyHashAgainstScript(hash util.Uint160, witness *transaction.Witness, interopCtx *interop.Context, gas int64) (int64, error) {
-	gasPolicy := bc.contracts.Policy.GetMaxVerificationGas(interopCtx.DAO)
+	gas = min(gas, bc.contracts.Policy.GetMaxVerificationGas(interopCtx.DAO))
-	if gas > gasPolicy {
-		gas = gasPolicy
-	}
 
 	vm := interopCtx.SpawnVM()
 	vm.GasLimit = gas

pkg/core/blockchain_neotest_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func TestBlockchain_InitializeNeoCache_Bug3424(t *testing.T) {
 	standBySorted, err := keys.NewPublicKeysFromStrings(e.Chain.GetConfig().StandbyCommittee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	standBySorted = standBySorted[:validatorsCount]
-	sort.Sort(standBySorted)
+	slices.SortFunc(standBySorted, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	pubs := e.Chain.ComputeNextBlockValidators()
 	require.Equal(t, standBySorted, keys.PublicKeys(pubs))
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func TestBlockchain_InitializeNeoCache_Bug3424(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := range candidates[:validatorsCount] {
 		sortedCandidates[i] = candidates[i].(neotest.SingleSigner).Account().PublicKey()
 	}
-	sort.Sort(sortedCandidates)
+	slices.SortFunc(sortedCandidates, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	require.EqualValues(t, sortedCandidates, keys.PublicKeys(pubs))
 
 	// Move to the last block in the epoch and restart the node.

pkg/core/headerhashes.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2"
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func (h *HeaderHashes) init(dao *dao.Simple) error {
 			headers = append(headers, blk.Hash())
 			hash = blk.PrevHash
 		}
-		hashSliceReverse(headers)
+		slices.Reverse(headers)
 		h.latest = append(h.latest, headers...)
 	}
 	return nil

pkg/core/interop/context.go

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package interop
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
@@ -361,16 +362,14 @@ func (c *ContractMD) AddMethod(md *MethodAndPrice, desc *manifest.Method) {
 	md.MD = desc
 	desc.Safe = md.RequiredFlags&(callflag.All^callflag.ReadOnly) == 0
 
-	index := sort.Search(len(c.methods), func(i int) bool {
+	index, _ := slices.BinarySearchFunc(c.methods, *md, func(e, t MethodAndPrice) int {
-		md := c.methods[i].MD
+		res := cmp.Compare(e.MD.Name, t.MD.Name)
-		if md.Name != desc.Name {
+		if res != 0 {
-			return md.Name >= desc.Name
+			return res
 		}
-		return len(md.Parameters) > len(desc.Parameters)
+		return cmp.Compare(len(e.MD.Parameters), len(t.MD.Parameters))
 	})
-	c.methods = append(c.methods, MethodAndPrice{})
+	c.methods = slices.Insert(c.methods, index, *md)
-	copy(c.methods[index+1:], c.methods[index:])
-	c.methods[index] = *md
 
 	if md.ActiveFrom != nil {
 		c.ActiveHFs[*md.ActiveFrom] = struct{}{}
@@ -393,21 +392,18 @@ func (c *HFSpecificContractMD) GetMethodByOffset(offset int) (HFSpecificMethodAn
 
 // GetMethod returns method `name` with the specified number of parameters.
 func (c *HFSpecificContractMD) GetMethod(name string, paramCount int) (HFSpecificMethodAndPrice, bool) {
-	index := sort.Search(len(c.Methods), func(i int) bool {
+	index, ok := slices.BinarySearchFunc(c.Methods, HFSpecificMethodAndPrice{}, func(a, _ HFSpecificMethodAndPrice) int {
-		md := c.Methods[i]
+		res := strings.Compare(a.MD.Name, name)
-		res := strings.Compare(name, md.MD.Name)
+		if res != 0 {
-		switch res {
+			return res
-		case -1, 1:
-			return res == -1
-		default:
-			return paramCount <= len(md.MD.Parameters)
 		}
+		return cmp.Compare(len(a.MD.Parameters), paramCount)
 	})
-	if index < len(c.Methods) {
+	// Exact match is possible only for specific paramCount, but if we're
-		md := c.Methods[index]
+	// searching for _some_ method with this name (-1) we're taking the
-		if md.MD.Name == name && (paramCount == -1 || len(md.MD.Parameters) == paramCount) {
+	// first one.
-			return md, true
+	if ok || (index < len(c.Methods) && c.Methods[index].MD.Name == name && paramCount == -1) {
-		}
+		return c.Methods[index], true
 	}
 	return HFSpecificMethodAndPrice{}, false
 }
@@ -426,7 +422,7 @@ func (c *ContractMD) AddEvent(md Event) {
 
 // Sort sorts interop functions by id.
 func Sort(fs []Function) {
-	sort.Slice(fs, func(i, j int) bool { return fs[i].ID < fs[j].ID })
+	slices.SortFunc(fs, func(a, b Function) int { return cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID) })
 }
 
 // GetContract returns a contract by its hash in the current interop context.
@@ -436,13 +432,13 @@ func (ic *Context) GetContract(hash util.Uint160) (*state.Contract, error) {
 
 // GetFunction returns metadata for interop with the specified id.
 func (ic *Context) GetFunction(id uint32) *Function {
-	n := sort.Search(len(ic.Functions), func(i int) bool {
+	n, ok := slices.BinarySearchFunc(ic.Functions, Function{}, func(a, _ Function) int {
-		return ic.Functions[i].ID >= id
+		return cmp.Compare(a.ID, id)
 	})
-	if n < len(ic.Functions) && ic.Functions[n].ID == id {
+	if !ok {
-		return &ic.Functions[n]
-	}
 		return nil
+	}
+	return &ic.Functions[n]
 }
 
 // BaseExecFee represents factor to multiply syscall prices with.

pkg/core/interop/runtime/util.go

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"math/big"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/interop"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/state"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/bigint"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/stackitem"
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ func GetRandom(ic *interop.Context) error {
 	if !ic.VM.AddGas(ic.BaseExecFee() * price) {
 		return errors.New("gas limit exceeded")
 	}
-	ic.VM.Estack().PushItem(stackitem.NewBigInteger(bigint.FromBytesUnsigned(res)))
+	// Resulting data is interpreted as an unsigned LE integer.
+	slices.Reverse(res)
+	ic.VM.Estack().PushItem(stackitem.NewBigInteger(new(big.Int).SetBytes(res)))
 	return nil
 }
 

pkg/core/interop/runtime/witness.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/elliptic"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/interop"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
@@ -79,24 +80,20 @@ func checkScope(ic *interop.Context, hash util.Uint160) (bool, error) {
 			}
 			if c.Scopes&transaction.CustomContracts != 0 {
 				currentScriptHash := ic.VM.GetCurrentScriptHash()
-				for _, allowedContract := range c.AllowedContracts {
+				if slices.Contains(c.AllowedContracts, currentScriptHash) {
-					if allowedContract == currentScriptHash {
 					return true, nil
 				}
 			}
-			}
 			if c.Scopes&transaction.CustomGroups != 0 {
 				groups, err := getContractGroups(ic.VM, ic, ic.VM.GetCurrentScriptHash())
 				if err != nil {
 					return false, err
 				}
 				// check if the current group is the required one
-				for _, allowedGroup := range c.AllowedGroups {
+				if slices.ContainsFunc(c.AllowedGroups, groups.Contains) {
-					if groups.Contains(allowedGroup) {
 					return true, nil
 				}
 			}
-			}
 			if c.Scopes&transaction.Rules != 0 {
 				ctx := scopeContext{ic.VM, ic}
 				for _, r := range c.Rules {

pkg/core/mempool/bench_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package mempool
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
+)
+
+const (
+	poolSize = 10000
+)
+
+func BenchmarkPool(b *testing.B) {
+	fe := &FeerStub{
+		feePerByte:  1,
+		blockHeight: 1,
+		balance:     100_0000_0000,
+	}
+	txesSimple := make([]*transaction.Transaction, poolSize)
+	for i := range txesSimple {
+		txesSimple[i] = transaction.New([]byte{1, 2, 3}, 100500)
+		txesSimple[i].Signers = []transaction.Signer{{Account: util.Uint160{1, 2, 3}}}
+	}
+	txesIncFee := make([]*transaction.Transaction, poolSize)
+	for i := range txesIncFee {
+		txesIncFee[i] = transaction.New([]byte{1, 2, 3}, 100500)
+		txesIncFee[i].NetworkFee = 10 * int64(i)
+		txesIncFee[i].Signers = []transaction.Signer{{Account: util.Uint160{1, 2, 3}}}
+	}
+	txesMulti := make([]*transaction.Transaction, poolSize)
+	for i := range txesMulti {
+		txesMulti[i] = transaction.New([]byte{1, 2, 3}, 100500)
+		txesMulti[i].Signers = []transaction.Signer{{Account: util.Uint160{1, 2, 3, byte(i % 256), byte(i / 256)}}}
+	}
+	txesMultiInc := make([]*transaction.Transaction, poolSize)
+	for i := range txesMultiInc {
+		txesMultiInc[i] = transaction.New([]byte{1, 2, 3}, 100500)
+		txesMultiInc[i].NetworkFee = 10 * int64(i)
+		txesMultiInc[i].Signers = []transaction.Signer{{Account: util.Uint160{1, 2, 3, byte(i % 256), byte(i / 256)}}}
+	}
+
+	senders := make(map[string][]*transaction.Transaction)
+	senders["one, same fee"] = txesSimple
+	senders["one, incr fee"] = txesIncFee
+	senders["many, same fee"] = txesMulti
+	senders["many, incr fee"] = txesMultiInc
+	for name, txes := range senders {
+		b.Run(name, func(b *testing.B) {
+			p := New(poolSize, 0, false, nil)
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				for j := range txes {
+					if p.Add(txes[j], fe) != nil {
+						b.Fail()
+					}
+				}
+				p.RemoveStale(func(*transaction.Transaction) bool { return false }, fe)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/core/mempool/mem_pool.go

@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ type Pool struct {
 
 func (p items) Len() int           { return len(p) }
 func (p items) Swap(i, j int)      { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
-func (p items) Less(i, j int) bool { return p[i].CompareTo(p[j]) < 0 }
+func (p items) Less(i, j int) bool { return p[i].Compare(p[j]) < 0 }
 
-// CompareTo returns the difference between two items.
+// Compare returns the difference between two items.
 // difference < 0 implies p < otherP.
 // difference = 0 implies p = otherP.
 // difference > 0 implies p > otherP.
-func (p item) CompareTo(otherP item) int {
+func (p item) Compare(otherP item) int {
 	pHigh := p.txn.HasAttribute(transaction.HighPriority)
 	otherHigh := otherP.txn.HasAttribute(transaction.HighPriority)
 	if pHigh && !otherHigh {
@@ -238,8 +238,18 @@ func (mp *Pool) Add(t *transaction.Transaction, fee Feer, data ...any) error {
 	// transactions with the same priority and appending to the end of the
 	// slice is always more efficient.
 	n := sort.Search(len(mp.verifiedTxes), func(n int) bool {
-		return pItem.CompareTo(mp.verifiedTxes[n]) > 0
+		return pItem.Compare(mp.verifiedTxes[n]) > 0
 	})
+	// Changing sort.Search to slices.BinarySearchFunc() is not recommended
+	// above, as of Go 1.23 this results in
+	// cpu: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
+	//                        │ pool.current │              pool.new              │
+	//                        │    sec/op    │   sec/op     vs base               │
+	// Pool/one,_same_fee-16     1.742m ± 1%   1.799m ± 1%  +3.29% (p=0.000 n=10)
+	// Pool/one,_incr_fee-16     12.51m ± 1%   12.63m ± 2%  +0.92% (p=0.023 n=10)
+	// Pool/many,_same_fee-16    3.100m ± 1%   3.099m ± 1%       ~ (p=0.631 n=10)
+	// Pool/many,_incr_fee-16    14.11m ± 1%   14.20m ± 1%       ~ (p=0.315 n=10)
+	// geomean                   5.556m        5.624m       +1.22%
 
 	// We've reached our capacity already.
 	if len(mp.verifiedTxes) == mp.capacity {
@@ -255,6 +265,17 @@ func (mp *Pool) Add(t *transaction.Transaction, fee Feer, data ...any) error {
 	} else {
 		mp.verifiedTxes = append(mp.verifiedTxes, pItem)
 	}
+	// While we're obviously doing slices.Insert here (and above a bit),
+	// code simplification is not advised since slices.Insert works
+	// slightly slower as of Go 1.23:
+	// cpu: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
+	//                        │ pool.current │             pool.new2              │
+	//                        │    sec/op    │   sec/op     vs base               │
+	// Pool/one,_same_fee-16     1.742m ± 1%   1.801m ± 2%  +3.38% (p=0.000 n=10)
+	// Pool/one,_incr_fee-16     12.51m ± 1%   12.59m ± 2%       ~ (p=0.218 n=10)
+	// Pool/many,_same_fee-16    3.100m ± 1%   3.134m ± 1%  +1.11% (p=0.011 n=10)
+	// Pool/many,_incr_fee-16    14.11m ± 1%   14.09m ± 1%       ~ (p=0.393 n=10)
+	// geomean                   5.556m        5.626m       +1.25%
 	if n != len(mp.verifiedTxes)-1 {
 		copy(mp.verifiedTxes[n+1:], mp.verifiedTxes[n:])
 		mp.verifiedTxes[n] = pItem
@@ -351,8 +372,8 @@ func (mp *Pool) RemoveStale(isOK func(*transaction.Transaction) bool, feer Feer)
 	// We can reuse already allocated slice
 	// because items are iterated one-by-one in increasing order.
 	newVerifiedTxes := mp.verifiedTxes[:0]
-	mp.fees = make(map[util.Uint160]utilityBalanceAndFees) // it'd be nice to reuse existing map, but we can't easily clear it
+	clear(mp.fees)
-	mp.conflicts = make(map[util.Uint256][]util.Uint256)
+	clear(mp.conflicts)
 	height := feer.BlockHeight()
 	var (
 		staleItems []item
@@ -466,14 +487,14 @@ func (mp *Pool) TryGetData(hash util.Uint256) (any, bool) {
 	if tx, ok := mp.verifiedMap[hash]; ok {
 		itm := item{txn: tx}
 		n := sort.Search(len(mp.verifiedTxes), func(n int) bool {
-			return itm.CompareTo(mp.verifiedTxes[n]) >= 0
+			return itm.Compare(mp.verifiedTxes[n]) >= 0
 		})
 		if n < len(mp.verifiedTxes) {
 			for i := n; i < len(mp.verifiedTxes); i++ { // items may have equal priority, so `n` is the left bound of the items which are as prioritized as the desired `itm`.
 				if mp.verifiedTxes[i].txn.Hash() == hash {
 					return mp.verifiedTxes[i].data, ok
 				}
-				if itm.CompareTo(mp.verifiedTxes[i]) != 0 {
+				if itm.Compare(mp.verifiedTxes[i]) != 0 {
 					break
 				}
 			}

pkg/core/mempool/mem_pool_test.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package mempool
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ func TestOverCapacity(t *testing.T) {
 	const mempoolSize = 10
 	mp := New(mempoolSize, 0, false, nil)
 
+	var checkPoolIsSorted = func() {
+		require.True(t, slices.IsSortedFunc(mp.verifiedTxes, func(a, b item) int { return -a.Compare(b) }))
+	}
+
 	for i := 0; i < mempoolSize; i++ {
 		tx := transaction.New([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSH1)}, 0)
 		tx.Nonce = uint32(i)
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ func TestOverCapacity(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	txcnt := uint32(mempoolSize)
 	require.Equal(t, mempoolSize, mp.Count())
-	require.Equal(t, true, sort.IsSorted(sort.Reverse(mp.verifiedTxes)))
+	checkPoolIsSorted()
 	require.Equal(t, *uint256.NewInt(0), mp.fees[acc].feeSum)
 
 	bigScript := make([]byte, 64)
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ func TestOverCapacity(t *testing.T) {
 		// size is ~90, networkFee is 10000 => feePerByte is 119
 		require.NoError(t, mp.Add(tx, fs))
 		require.Equal(t, mempoolSize, mp.Count())
-		require.Equal(t, true, sort.IsSorted(sort.Reverse(mp.verifiedTxes)))
+		checkPoolIsSorted()
 	}
 	require.Equal(t, *uint256.NewInt(10 * 10000), mp.fees[acc].feeSum)
 
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@ func TestOverCapacity(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, mempoolSize, len(mp.verifiedMap))
 	require.Equal(t, mempoolSize, len(mp.verifiedTxes))
 	require.False(t, mp.containsKey(tx.Hash()))
-	require.Equal(t, true, sort.IsSorted(sort.Reverse(mp.verifiedTxes)))
+	checkPoolIsSorted()
 	require.Equal(t, *uint256.NewInt(100000), mp.fees[acc].feeSum)
 
 	// Low net fee, but higher per-byte fee is still a better combination.
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ func TestOverCapacity(t *testing.T) {
 	// => feePerByte is 137 (>119)
 	require.NoError(t, mp.Add(tx, fs))
 	require.Equal(t, mempoolSize, mp.Count())
-	require.Equal(t, true, sort.IsSorted(sort.Reverse(mp.verifiedTxes)))
+	checkPoolIsSorted()
 	require.Equal(t, *uint256.NewInt(9*10000 + 7000), mp.fees[acc].feeSum)
 
 	// High priority always wins over low priority.
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ func TestOverCapacity(t *testing.T) {
 		txcnt++
 		require.NoError(t, mp.Add(tx, fs))
 		require.Equal(t, mempoolSize, mp.Count())
-		require.Equal(t, true, sort.IsSorted(sort.Reverse(mp.verifiedTxes)))
+		checkPoolIsSorted()
 	}
 	require.Equal(t, *uint256.NewInt(10 * 8000), mp.fees[acc].feeSum)
 	// Good luck with low priority now.
@@ -190,7 +194,7 @@ func TestOverCapacity(t *testing.T) {
 	tx.Signers = []transaction.Signer{{Account: acc}}
 	require.Error(t, mp.Add(tx, fs))
 	require.Equal(t, mempoolSize, mp.Count())
-	require.Equal(t, true, sort.IsSorted(sort.Reverse(mp.verifiedTxes)))
+	checkPoolIsSorted()
 }
 
 func TestGetVerified(t *testing.T) {
@@ -343,18 +347,18 @@ func TestMempoolItemsOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	tx4.Signers = []transaction.Signer{{Account: sender0}}
 	item4 := item{txn: tx4}
 
-	require.True(t, item1.CompareTo(item2) > 0)
+	require.True(t, item1.Compare(item2) > 0)
-	require.True(t, item2.CompareTo(item1) < 0)
+	require.True(t, item2.Compare(item1) < 0)
-	require.True(t, item1.CompareTo(item3) > 0)
+	require.True(t, item1.Compare(item3) > 0)
-	require.True(t, item3.CompareTo(item1) < 0)
+	require.True(t, item3.Compare(item1) < 0)
-	require.True(t, item1.CompareTo(item4) > 0)
+	require.True(t, item1.Compare(item4) > 0)
-	require.True(t, item4.CompareTo(item1) < 0)
+	require.True(t, item4.Compare(item1) < 0)
-	require.True(t, item2.CompareTo(item3) > 0)
+	require.True(t, item2.Compare(item3) > 0)
-	require.True(t, item3.CompareTo(item2) < 0)
+	require.True(t, item3.Compare(item2) < 0)
-	require.True(t, item2.CompareTo(item4) > 0)
+	require.True(t, item2.Compare(item4) > 0)
-	require.True(t, item4.CompareTo(item2) < 0)
+	require.True(t, item4.Compare(item2) < 0)
-	require.True(t, item3.CompareTo(item4) > 0)
+	require.True(t, item3.Compare(item4) > 0)
-	require.True(t, item4.CompareTo(item3) < 0)
+	require.True(t, item4.Compare(item3) < 0)
 }
 
 func TestMempoolAddRemoveOracleResponse(t *testing.T) {

pkg/core/mpt/batch.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package mpt
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 )
 
 // Batch is a batch of storage changes.
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func MapToMPTBatch(m map[string][]byte) Batch {
 	for k, v := range m {
 		b.kv = append(b.kv, keyValue{strToNibbles(k), v}) // Strip storage prefix.
 	}
-	sort.Slice(b.kv, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(b.kv, func(a, b keyValue) int {
-		return bytes.Compare(b.kv[i].key, b.kv[j].key) < 0
+		return bytes.Compare(a.key, b.key)
 	})
 	return b
 }

pkg/core/mpt/trie.go

@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func (t *Trie) Collapse(depth int) {
 		panic("negative depth")
 	}
 	t.root = collapse(depth, t.root)
-	t.refcount = make(map[util.Uint256]*cachedNode)
+	clear(t.refcount)
 }
 
 func collapse(depth int, node Node) Node {

pkg/core/mpt/trie_store.go

@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ type TrieStore struct {
 	trie *Trie
 }
 
-// ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation is returned when operation is not supposed to
-// be performed over MPT-based Store.
-var ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation = errors.New("operation is not allowed to be performed over TrieStore")
-
 // NewTrieStore returns a new ready to use MPT-backed storage.
 func NewTrieStore(root util.Uint256, mode TrieMode, backed storage.Store) *TrieStore {
 	cache, ok := backed.(*storage.MemCachedStore)
@@ -37,10 +33,11 @@ func NewTrieStore(root util.Uint256, mode TrieMode, backed storage.Store) *TrieS
 	}
 }
 
-// Get implements the Store interface.
+// Get implements the Store interface. It can return [errors.ErrUnsupported]
+// for unsupported operations.
 func (m *TrieStore) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if len(key) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: Get is supported only for contract storage items", ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: Get is supported only for contract storage items", errors.ErrUnsupported)
 	}
 	switch storage.KeyPrefix(key[0]) {
 	case storage.STStorage, storage.STTempStorage:
@@ -51,22 +48,23 @@ func (m *TrieStore) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		}
 		return res, err
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: Get is supported only for contract storage items", ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: Get is supported only for contract storage items", errors.ErrUnsupported)
 	}
 }
 
-// PutChangeSet implements the Store interface.
+// PutChangeSet implements the Store interface. It's not supported, so it
+// always returns [errors.ErrUnsupported].
 func (m *TrieStore) PutChangeSet(puts map[string][]byte, stor map[string][]byte) error {
 	// Only Get and Seek should be supported, as TrieStore is read-only and is always
 	// should be wrapped by MemCachedStore to properly support put operations (if any).
-	return fmt.Errorf("%w: PutChangeSet is not supported", ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: PutChangeSet is not supported", errors.ErrUnsupported)
 }
 
 // Seek implements the Store interface.
 func (m *TrieStore) Seek(rng storage.SeekRange, f func(k, v []byte) bool) {
 	prefix := storage.KeyPrefix(rng.Prefix[0])
 	if prefix != storage.STStorage && prefix != storage.STTempStorage { // Prefix is always non-empty.
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("%w: Seek is supported only for contract storage items", ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation))
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("%w: Seek is supported only for contract storage items", errors.ErrUnsupported))
 	}
 	prefixP := toNibbles(rng.Prefix[1:])
 	fromP := []byte{}
@@ -113,9 +111,10 @@ func (m *TrieStore) Seek(rng storage.SeekRange, f func(k, v []byte) bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-// SeekGC implements the Store interface.
+// SeekGC implements the Store interface. It's not supported, so it always
+// returns [errors.ErrUnsupported].
 func (m *TrieStore) SeekGC(rng storage.SeekRange, keep func(k, v []byte) bool) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("%w: SeekGC is not supported", ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: SeekGC is not supported", errors.ErrUnsupported)
 }
 
 // Close implements the Store interface.

pkg/core/mpt/trie_store_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mpt
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/storage"
@@ -15,10 +16,10 @@ func TestTrieStore_TestTrieOperations(t *testing.T) {
 	st := NewTrieStore(source.root.Hash(), ModeAll, backed)
 
 	t.Run("forbidden operations", func(t *testing.T) {
-		require.ErrorIs(t, st.SeekGC(storage.SeekRange{}, nil), ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, st.SeekGC(storage.SeekRange{}, nil), errors.ErrUnsupported)
 		_, err := st.Get([]byte{byte(storage.STTokenTransferInfo)})
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errors.ErrUnsupported)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, st.PutChangeSet(nil, nil), ErrForbiddenTrieStoreOperation)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, st.PutChangeSet(nil, nil), errors.ErrUnsupported)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Get", func(t *testing.T) {

pkg/core/native/crypto.go

@@ -201,16 +201,16 @@ func curveHasherFromStackitem(si stackitem.Item, allowKeccak bool) (elliptic.Cur
 		return elliptic.P256(), hash.Sha256, nil
 	case int64(Secp256k1Keccak256):
 		if !allowKeccak {
-			return nil, nil, errors.New("unsupported hash type")
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: keccak hash", errors.ErrUnsupported)
 		}
 		return secp256k1.S256(), Keccak256, nil
 	case int64(Secp256r1Keccak256):
 		if !allowKeccak {
-			return nil, nil, errors.New("unsupported hash type")
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: keccak hash", errors.ErrUnsupported)
 		}
 		return elliptic.P256(), Keccak256, nil
 	default:
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("unsupported curve/hash type")
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: unknown curve/hash", errors.ErrUnsupported)
 	}
 }
 

pkg/core/native/designate.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func (s *Designate) DesignateAsRole(ic *interop.Context, r noderoles.Role, pubs
 	if si != nil {
 		return ErrAlreadyDesignated
 	}
-	sort.Sort(pubs)
+	slices.SortFunc(pubs, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	nl := NodeList(pubs)
 
 	err := putConvertibleToDAO(s.ID, ic.DAO, key, &nl)

pkg/core/native/native_neo.go

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"math/big"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
@@ -150,13 +151,8 @@ func copyNeoCache(src, dst *NeoCache) {
 	// Can't omit copying because gasPerBlock is append-only, thus to be able to
 	// discard cache changes in case of FAULTed transaction we need a separate
 	// container for updated gasPerBlock values.
-	dst.gasPerBlock = make(gasRecord, len(src.gasPerBlock))
+	dst.gasPerBlock = slices.Clone(src.gasPerBlock)
-	copy(dst.gasPerBlock, src.gasPerBlock)
+	dst.gasPerVoteCache = maps.Clone(src.gasPerVoteCache)
-
-	dst.gasPerVoteCache = make(map[string]big.Int)
-	for k, v := range src.gasPerVoteCache {
-		dst.gasPerVoteCache[k] = v
-	}
 }
 
 // makeValidatorKey creates a key from the account script hash.
@@ -376,8 +372,7 @@ func (n *NEO) InitializeCache(blockHeight uint32, d *dao.Simple) error {
 		// nextValidators, committee and committee hash are filled in by this moment
 		// via n.updateCache call.
 		cache.newEpochNextValidators = cache.nextValidators.Copy()
-		cache.newEpochCommittee = make(keysWithVotes, len(cache.committee))
+		cache.newEpochCommittee = slices.Clone(cache.committee)
-		copy(cache.newEpochCommittee, cache.committee)
 		cache.newEpochCommitteeHash = cache.committeeHash
 	}
 
@@ -409,7 +404,7 @@ func (n *NEO) updateCache(cache *NeoCache, cvs keysWithVotes, blockHeight uint32
 	cache.committeeHash = hash.Hash160(script)
 
 	nextVals := committee[:n.cfg.GetNumOfCNs(blockHeight+1)].Copy()
-	sort.Sort(nextVals)
+	slices.SortFunc(nextVals, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	cache.nextValidators = nextVals
 	return nil
 }
@@ -434,7 +429,7 @@ func (n *NEO) updateCachedNewEpochValues(d *dao.Simple, cache *NeoCache, blockHe
 	cache.newEpochCommitteeHash = hash.Hash160(script)
 
 	nextVals := committee[:numOfCNs].Copy()
-	sort.Sort(nextVals)
+	slices.SortFunc(nextVals, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	cache.newEpochNextValidators = nextVals
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1032,23 +1027,23 @@ func (n *NEO) getCandidates(d *dao.Simple, sortByKey bool, maxNum int) ([]keyWit
 		// sortByKey assumes to sort by serialized key bytes (that's the way keys
 		// are stored and retrieved from the storage by default). Otherwise, need
 		// to sort using big.Int comparator.
-		sort.Slice(arr, func(i, j int) bool {
+		slices.SortFunc(arr, func(a, b keyWithVotes) int {
 			// The most-voted validators should end up in the front of the list.
-			cmp := arr[i].Votes.Cmp(arr[j].Votes)
+			cmp := b.Votes.Cmp(a.Votes)
 			if cmp != 0 {
-				return cmp > 0
+				return cmp
 			}
 			// Ties are broken with deserialized public keys.
 			// Sort by ECPoint's (X, Y) components: compare X first, and then compare Y.
-			cmpX := strings.Compare(arr[i].Key[1:], arr[j].Key[1:])
+			cmpX := strings.Compare(a.Key[1:], b.Key[1:])
 			if cmpX != 0 {
-				return cmpX == -1
+				return cmpX
 			}
 			// The case when X components are the same is extremely rare, thus we perform
 			// key deserialization only if needed. No error can occur.
-			ki, _ := keys.NewPublicKeyFromBytes([]byte(arr[i].Key), elliptic.P256())
+			ka, _ := keys.NewPublicKeyFromBytes([]byte(a.Key), elliptic.P256())
-			kj, _ := keys.NewPublicKeyFromBytes([]byte(arr[j].Key), elliptic.P256())
+			kb, _ := keys.NewPublicKeyFromBytes([]byte(b.Key), elliptic.P256())
-			return ki.Y.Cmp(kj.Y) == -1
+			return ka.Y.Cmp(kb.Y)
 		})
 	}
 	return arr, nil
@@ -1176,7 +1171,7 @@ func (n *NEO) ComputeNextBlockValidators(d *dao.Simple) keys.PublicKeys {
 
 func (n *NEO) getCommittee(ic *interop.Context, _ []stackitem.Item) stackitem.Item {
 	pubs := n.GetCommitteeMembers(ic.DAO)
-	sort.Sort(pubs)
+	slices.SortFunc(pubs, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	return pubsToArray(pubs)
 }
 

pkg/core/native/native_test/cryptolib_verification_test.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package native_test
 
 import (
 	"math/big"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/interop/interopnames"
@@ -602,9 +602,7 @@ func TestCryptoLib_KoblitzMultisigVerificationScript(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 		}
 		// Sort private keys by their public keys.
-		sort.Slice(pks, func(i, j int) bool {
+		slices.SortFunc(pks, func(a, b *keys.PrivateKey) int { return a.PublicKey().Cmp(b.PublicKey()) })
-			return pks[i].PublicKey().Cmp(pks[j].PublicKey()) < 0
-		})
 
 		// Firstly, we need to build the N3 multisig account address based on the users' public keys.
 		// Pubs must be sorted, exactly like for the standard CheckMultisig.

pkg/core/native/native_test/designate_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package native_test
 
 import (
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
@@ -157,6 +157,6 @@ func TestDesignate_GenesisRolesExtension(t *testing.T) {
 	c := e.CommitteeInvoker(e.NativeHash(t, nativenames.Designation))
 
 	// Check designated node in a separate block.
-	sort.Sort(pubs)
+	slices.SortFunc(pubs, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	checkNodeRoles(t, c, true, noderoles.StateValidator, e.Chain.BlockHeight()+1, pubs)
 }

pkg/core/native/native_test/management_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	ojson "github.com/nspcc-dev/go-ordered-json"
@@ -423,8 +424,7 @@ func TestManagement_ContractDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("bad methods in manifest 1", func(t *testing.T) {
 		badManifest := cs1.Manifest
-		badManifest.ABI.Methods = make([]manifest.Method, len(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods))
+		badManifest.ABI.Methods = slices.Clone(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods)
-		copy(badManifest.ABI.Methods, cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods)
 		badManifest.ABI.Methods[0].Offset = 100500 // out of bounds
 		manifB, err := json.Marshal(&badManifest)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -433,8 +433,7 @@ func TestManagement_ContractDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("bad methods in manifest 2", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var badManifest = cs1.Manifest
-		badManifest.ABI.Methods = make([]manifest.Method, len(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods))
+		badManifest.ABI.Methods = slices.Clone(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods)
-		copy(badManifest.ABI.Methods, cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods)
 		badManifest.ABI.Methods[0].Offset = len(cs1.NEF.Script) - 2 // Ends with `CALLT(X,X);RET`.
 
 		manifB, err := json.Marshal(badManifest)
@@ -444,8 +443,7 @@ func TestManagement_ContractDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("duplicated methods in manifest 1", func(t *testing.T) {
 		badManifest := cs1.Manifest
-		badManifest.ABI.Methods = make([]manifest.Method, len(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods))
+		badManifest.ABI.Methods = slices.Clone(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods)
-		copy(badManifest.ABI.Methods, cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods)
 		badManifest.ABI.Methods[0] = badManifest.ABI.Methods[1] // duplicates
 		manifB, err := json.Marshal(&badManifest)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -454,8 +452,7 @@ func TestManagement_ContractDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("duplicated events in manifest 1", func(t *testing.T) {
 		badManifest := cs1.Manifest
-		badManifest.ABI.Methods = make([]manifest.Method, len(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods))
+		badManifest.ABI.Methods = slices.Clone(cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods)
-		copy(badManifest.ABI.Methods, cs1.Manifest.ABI.Methods)
 		badManifest.ABI.Events = []manifest.Event{{Name: "event"}, {Name: "event"}} // duplicates
 		manifB, err := json.Marshal(&badManifest)
 		require.NoError(t, err)

pkg/core/native/native_test/neo_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func TestNEO_Vote(t *testing.T) {
 	standBySorted, err := keys.NewPublicKeysFromStrings(e.Chain.GetConfig().StandbyCommittee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	standBySorted = standBySorted[:validatorsCount]
-	sort.Sort(standBySorted)
+	slices.SortFunc(standBySorted, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	pubs := e.Chain.ComputeNextBlockValidators()
 	require.Equal(t, standBySorted, keys.PublicKeys(pubs))
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func TestNEO_Vote(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := range candidates[:validatorsCount] {
 		sortedCandidates[i] = candidates[i].(neotest.SingleSigner).Account().PublicKey()
 	}
-	sort.Sort(sortedCandidates)
+	slices.SortFunc(sortedCandidates, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	require.EqualValues(t, sortedCandidates, keys.PublicKeys(pubs))
 
 	pubs, err = neoCommitteeInvoker.Chain.GetNextBlockValidators()
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func TestNEO_GetCommitteeAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	e := neoValidatorInvoker.Executor
 	standByCommitteePublicKeys, err := keys.NewPublicKeysFromStrings(e.Chain.GetConfig().StandbyCommittee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	sort.Sort(standByCommitteePublicKeys)
+	slices.SortFunc(standByCommitteePublicKeys, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	expectedCommitteeAddress, err := smartcontract.CreateMajorityMultiSigRedeemScript(standByCommitteePublicKeys)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	stack, err := neoValidatorInvoker.TestInvoke(t, "getCommitteeAddress")
@@ -811,8 +811,8 @@ func TestNEO_GetCandidates(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 		neoCommitteeInvoker.Invoke(t, v, "getCandidateVote", pub)
 	}
-	sort.Slice(expected, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(expected, func(a, b stackitem.Item) int {
-		return bytes.Compare(expected[i].Value().([]stackitem.Item)[0].Value().([]byte), expected[j].Value().([]stackitem.Item)[0].Value().([]byte)) < 0
+		return bytes.Compare(a.Value().([]stackitem.Item)[0].Value().([]byte), b.Value().([]stackitem.Item)[0].Value().([]byte))
 	})
 	neoCommitteeInvoker.Invoke(t, stackitem.NewArray(expected), "getCandidates")
 

pkg/core/native/policy.go

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ package native
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"math/big"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/dao"
@@ -91,12 +92,8 @@ func (c *PolicyCache) Copy() dao.NativeContractCache {
 
 func copyPolicyCache(src, dst *PolicyCache) {
 	*dst = *src
-	dst.attributeFee = make(map[transaction.AttrType]uint32, len(src.attributeFee))
+	dst.attributeFee = maps.Clone(src.attributeFee)
-	for t, v := range src.attributeFee {
+	dst.blockedAccounts = slices.Clone(src.blockedAccounts)
-		dst.attributeFee[t] = v
-	}
-	dst.blockedAccounts = make([]util.Uint160, len(src.blockedAccounts))
-	copy(dst.blockedAccounts, src.blockedAccounts)
 }
 
 // newPolicy returns Policy native contract.
@@ -329,14 +326,7 @@ func (p *Policy) IsBlocked(dao *dao.Simple, hash util.Uint160) bool {
 // of the blocked account in the blocked accounts list (or the position it should be
 // put at).
 func (p *Policy) isBlockedInternal(roCache *PolicyCache, hash util.Uint160) (int, bool) {
-	length := len(roCache.blockedAccounts)
+	return slices.BinarySearchFunc(roCache.blockedAccounts, hash, util.Uint160.Compare)
-	i := sort.Search(length, func(i int) bool {
-		return !roCache.blockedAccounts[i].Less(hash)
-	})
-	if length != 0 && i != length && roCache.blockedAccounts[i].Equals(hash) {
-		return i, true
-	}
-	return i, false
 }
 
 func (p *Policy) getStoragePrice(ic *interop.Context, _ []stackitem.Item) stackitem.Item {

pkg/core/native/std.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"math/big"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/callflag"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/manifest"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util/slice"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/stackitem"
 )
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (s *Std) itoa(_ *interop.Context, args []stackitem.Item) stackitem.Item {
 			break
 		}
 		bs := bigint.ToBytes(num)
-		slice.Reverse(bs)
+		slices.Reverse(bs)
 		str = hex.EncodeToString(bs)
 		if pad := bs[0] & 0xF8; pad == 0 || pad == 0xF8 {
 			str = str[1:]
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (s *Std) atoi(_ *interop.Context, args []stackitem.Item) stackitem.Item {
 		if changed && bs[0]&0x8 != 0 {
 			bs[0] |= 0xF0
 		}
-		slice.Reverse(bs)
+		slices.Reverse(bs)
 		bi = bigint.FromBytes(bs)
 	default:
 		panic(ErrInvalidBase)

pkg/core/statesync/mptpool.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package statesync
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ func (mp *Pool) TryGet(hash util.Uint256) ([][]byte, bool) {
 
 	paths, ok := mp.hashes[hash]
 	// need to copy here, because we can modify existing array of paths inside the pool.
-	res := make([][]byte, len(paths))
+	return slices.Clone(paths), ok
-	copy(res, paths)
-	return res, ok
 }
 
 // GetAll returns all MPT nodes with the corresponding paths from the pool.
@@ -95,11 +93,9 @@ func (mp *Pool) Update(remove map[util.Uint256][][]byte, add map[util.Uint256][]
 	for h, paths := range remove {
 		old := mp.hashes[h]
 		for _, path := range paths {
-			i := sort.Search(len(old), func(i int) bool {
+			i, found := slices.BinarySearchFunc(old, path, bytes.Compare)
-				return bytes.Compare(old[i], path) >= 0
+			if found {
-			})
+				old = slices.Delete(old, i, i+1)
-			if i < len(old) && bytes.Equal(old[i], path) {
-				old = append(old[:i], old[i+1:]...)
 			}
 		}
 		if len(old) == 0 {
@@ -117,18 +113,12 @@ func (mp *Pool) Update(remove map[util.Uint256][][]byte, add map[util.Uint256][]
 func (mp *Pool) addPaths(nodeHash util.Uint256, paths [][]byte) {
 	old := mp.hashes[nodeHash]
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		i := sort.Search(len(old), func(i int) bool {
+		i, found := slices.BinarySearchFunc(old, path, bytes.Compare)
-			return bytes.Compare(old[i], path) >= 0
+		if found {
-		})
-		if i < len(old) && bytes.Equal(old[i], path) {
 			// then path is already added
 			continue
 		}
-		old = append(old, path)
+		old = slices.Insert(old, i, path)
-		if i != len(old)-1 {
-			copy(old[i+1:], old[i:])
-			old[i] = path
-		}
 	}
 	mp.hashes[nodeHash] = old
 }

pkg/core/storage/memcached_store.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -230,13 +230,11 @@ func (s *MemCachedStore) prepareSeekMemSnapshot(rng SeekRange) (Store, []KeyValu
 // seeking from some point is supported with corresponding `rng` field set.
 func performSeek(ctx context.Context, ps Store, memRes []KeyValueExists, rng SeekRange, cutPrefix bool, f func(k, v []byte) bool) {
 	lPrefix := len(string(rng.Prefix))
-	less := func(k1, k2 []byte) bool {
+	var cmpFunc = getCmpFunc(rng.Backwards)
-		res := bytes.Compare(k1, k2)
+
-		return res != 0 && rng.Backwards == (res > 0)
-	}
 	// Sort memRes items for further comparison with ps items.
-	sort.Slice(memRes, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(memRes, func(a, b KeyValueExists) int {
-		return less(memRes[i].Key, memRes[j].Key)
+		return cmpFunc(a.Key, b.Key)
 	})
 
 	var (
@@ -266,7 +264,7 @@ func performSeek(ctx context.Context, ps Store, memRes []KeyValueExists, rng See
 				done = true
 				return false
 			default:
-				var isMem = haveMem && less(kvMem.Key, kvPs.Key)
+				var isMem = haveMem && cmpFunc(kvMem.Key, kvPs.Key) < 0
 				if isMem {
 					if kvMem.Exists {
 						if cutPrefix {

pkg/core/storage/memcached_store_test.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/internal/random"
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ func TestCachedSeekSorting(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 		assert.Equal(t, len(foundKVs), len(lowerKVs)+len(updatedKVs))
 		expected := append(lowerKVs, updatedKVs...)
-		sort.Slice(expected, func(i, j int) bool {
+		slices.SortFunc(expected, func(a, b KeyValue) int {
-			return bytes.Compare(expected[i].Key, expected[j].Key) < 0
+			return bytes.Compare(a.Key, b.Key)
 		})
 		require.Equal(t, expected, foundKVs)
 	}

pkg/core/storage/memory_store.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package storage
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -107,10 +107,7 @@ func (s *MemoryStore) seek(rng SeekRange, f func(k, v []byte) bool, lock func(),
 			return strings.HasPrefix(key, sPrefix) && (lStart == 0 || strings.Compare(key[lPrefix:], sStart) <= 0)
 		}
 	}
-	less := func(k1, k2 []byte) bool {
+	var cmpFunc = getCmpFunc(rng.Backwards)
-		res := bytes.Compare(k1, k2)
-		return res != 0 && rng.Backwards == (res > 0)
-	}
 
 	lock()
 	m := s.chooseMap(rng.Prefix)
@@ -123,8 +120,8 @@ func (s *MemoryStore) seek(rng SeekRange, f func(k, v []byte) bool, lock func(),
 		}
 	}
 	unlock()
-	sort.Slice(memList, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(memList, func(a, b KeyValue) int {
-		return less(memList[i].Key, memList[j].Key)
+		return cmpFunc(a.Key, b.Key)
 	})
 	for _, kv := range memList {
 		if !f(kv.Key, kv.Value) {
@@ -133,6 +130,13 @@ func (s *MemoryStore) seek(rng SeekRange, f func(k, v []byte) bool, lock func(),
 	}
 }
 
+func getCmpFunc(backwards bool) func(a, b []byte) int {
+	if !backwards {
+		return bytes.Compare
+	}
+	return func(a, b []byte) int { return -bytes.Compare(a, b) }
+}
+
 // Close implements Store interface and clears up memory. Never returns an
 // error.
 func (s *MemoryStore) Close() error {

pkg/core/storage/storeandbatch_test.go

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -49,15 +49,10 @@ func testStoreSeek(t *testing.T, s Store) {
 	kvs := pushSeekDataSet(t, s)
 	check := func(t *testing.T, goodprefix, start []byte, goodkvs []KeyValue, backwards bool, cont func(k, v []byte) bool) {
 		// Seek result expected to be sorted in an ascending (for forwards seeking) or descending (for backwards seeking) way.
-		cmpFunc := func(i, j int) bool {
+		var cmpFunc = getCmpFunc(backwards)
-			return bytes.Compare(goodkvs[i].Key, goodkvs[j].Key) < 0
+		slices.SortFunc(goodkvs, func(a, b KeyValue) int {
-		}
+			return cmpFunc(a.Key, b.Key)
-		if backwards {
+		})
-			cmpFunc = func(i, j int) bool {
-				return bytes.Compare(goodkvs[i].Key, goodkvs[j].Key) > 0
-			}
-		}
-		sort.Slice(goodkvs, cmpFunc)
 
 		rng := SeekRange{
 			Prefix: goodprefix,

pkg/core/transaction/signer.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package transaction
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"math/big"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
@@ -93,10 +94,7 @@ func (c *Signer) Copy() *Signer {
 		return nil
 	}
 	cp := *c
-	if c.AllowedContracts != nil {
+	cp.AllowedContracts = slices.Clone(c.AllowedContracts)
-		cp.AllowedContracts = make([]util.Uint160, len(c.AllowedContracts))
-		copy(cp.AllowedContracts, c.AllowedContracts)
-	}
 	cp.AllowedGroups = keys.PublicKeys(c.AllowedGroups).Copy()
 	if c.Rules != nil {
 		cp.Rules = make([]WitnessRule, len(c.Rules))

pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util/bitfield"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/stackitem"
 )
 
@@ -428,14 +429,14 @@ func (t *Transaction) isValid() error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	attrs := map[AttrType]bool{}
+	var attrBits = bitfield.New(256)
 	for i := range t.Attributes {
 		typ := t.Attributes[i].Type
 		if !typ.allowMultiple() {
-			if attrs[typ] {
+			if attrBits.IsSet(int(typ)) {
 				return fmt.Errorf("%w: multiple '%s' attributes", ErrInvalidAttribute, typ.String())
 			}
-			attrs[typ] = true
+			attrBits.Set(int(typ))
 		}
 	}
 	if len(t.Script) == 0 {

pkg/core/util.go

@@ -115,10 +115,3 @@ func getCommitteeAddress(committee []*keys.PublicKey) (val util.Uint160, err err
 	}
 	return hash.Hash160(raw), nil
 }
-
-// hashSliceReverse reverses the given slice of util.Uint256.
-func hashSliceReverse(dest []util.Uint256) {
-	for i, j := 0, len(dest)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
-		dest[i], dest[j] = dest[j], dest[i]
-	}
-}

pkg/crypto/keys/nep2.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/base58"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util/slice"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/scrypt"
 	"golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm"
 )
@@ -53,32 +52,28 @@ func NEP2Encrypt(priv *PrivateKey, passphrase string, params ScryptParams) (s st
 	if err != nil {
 		return s, err
 	}
-	defer slice.Clean(derivedKey)
+	defer clear(derivedKey)
 
 	derivedKey1 := derivedKey[:32]
 	derivedKey2 := derivedKey[32:]
 
 	privBytes := priv.Bytes()
-	defer slice.Clean(privBytes)
+	defer clear(privBytes)
 	xr := xor(privBytes, derivedKey1)
-	defer slice.Clean(xr)
+	defer clear(xr)
 
 	encrypted, err := aesEncrypt(xr, derivedKey2)
 	if err != nil {
 		return s, err
 	}
 
-	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	var buf = make([]byte, 0, len(nepHeader)+1+len(addrHash)+len(encrypted))
-	buf.Write(nepHeader)
+	buf = append(buf, nepHeader...)
-	buf.WriteByte(nepFlag)
+	buf = append(buf, nepFlag)
-	buf.Write(addrHash)
+	buf = append(buf, addrHash...)
-	buf.Write(encrypted)
+	buf = append(buf, encrypted...)
 
-	if buf.Len() != 39 {
+	return base58.CheckEncode(buf), nil
-		return s, fmt.Errorf("invalid buffer length: expecting 39 bytes got %d", buf.Len())
-	}
-
-	return base58.CheckEncode(buf.Bytes()), nil
 }
 
 // NEP2Decrypt decrypts an encrypted key using the given passphrase
@@ -99,7 +94,7 @@ func NEP2Decrypt(key, passphrase string, params ScryptParams) (*PrivateKey, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer slice.Clean(derivedKey)
+	defer clear(derivedKey)
 
 	derivedKey1 := derivedKey[:32]
 	derivedKey2 := derivedKey[32:]
@@ -109,10 +104,10 @@ func NEP2Decrypt(key, passphrase string, params ScryptParams) (*PrivateKey, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer slice.Clean(decrypted)
+	defer clear(decrypted)
 
 	privBytes := xor(decrypted, derivedKey1)
-	defer slice.Clean(privBytes)
+	defer clear(privBytes)
 
 	// Rebuild the private key.
 	privKey, err := NewPrivateKeyFromBytes(privBytes)

pkg/crypto/keys/private_key.go

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util/slice"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/rfc6979"
 )
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func NewPrivateKeyFromHex(str string) (*PrivateKey, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer slice.Clean(b)
+	defer clear(b)
 	return NewPrivateKeyFromBytes(b)
 }
 
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ func NewPrivateKeyFromWIF(wif string) (*PrivateKey, error) {
 // https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Wallet_import_format
 func (p *PrivateKey) WIF() string {
 	pb := p.Bytes()
-	defer slice.Clean(pb)
+	defer clear(pb)
 	w, err := WIFEncode(pb, WIFVersion, true)
 	// The only way WIFEncode() can fail is if we're to give it a key of
 	// wrong size, but we have a proper key here, aren't we?
@@ -124,10 +123,7 @@ func (p *PrivateKey) WIF() string {
 // Destroy wipes the contents of the private key from memory. Any operations
 // with the key after call to Destroy have undefined behavior.
 func (p *PrivateKey) Destroy() {
-	bits := p.D.Bits()
+	clear(p.D.Bits())
-	for i := range bits {
-		bits[i] = 0
-	}
 }
 
 // Address derives the public NEO address that is coupled with the private key, and

pkg/crypto/keys/publickey.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4"
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2"
@@ -70,23 +71,13 @@ func (keys *PublicKeys) Bytes() []byte {
 
 // Contains checks whether the passed param is contained in PublicKeys.
 func (keys PublicKeys) Contains(pKey *PublicKey) bool {
-	for _, key := range keys {
+	return slices.ContainsFunc(keys, pKey.Equal)
-		if key.Equal(pKey) {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
 }
 
 // Copy returns a shallow copy of the PublicKeys slice. It creates a new slice with the same elements,
 // but does not perform a deep copy of the elements themselves.
 func (keys PublicKeys) Copy() PublicKeys {
-	if keys == nil {
+	return slices.Clone(keys)
-		return nil
-	}
-	res := make(PublicKeys, len(keys))
-	copy(res, keys)
-	return res
 }
 
 // Unique returns a set of public keys.
@@ -161,7 +152,7 @@ func (p *PublicKey) getBytes(compressed bool) []byte {
 	if compressed {
 		return elliptic.MarshalCompressed(p.Curve, p.X, p.Y)
 	}
-	return elliptic.Marshal(p.Curve, p.X, p.Y)
+	return elliptic.Marshal(p.Curve, p.X, p.Y) //nolint:staticcheck // We don't care about ECDH, but UncompressedBytes() should still work.
 }
 
 // Bytes returns byte array representation of the public key in compressed

pkg/crypto/keys/publickey_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"math/rand"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -145,8 +146,7 @@ func TestSort(t *testing.T) {
 		pubs1[i] = priv.PublicKey()
 	}
 
-	pubs2 := make(PublicKeys, len(pubs1))
+	pubs2 := slices.Clone(pubs1)
-	copy(pubs2, pubs1)
 
 	sort.Sort(pubs1)
 

pkg/crypto/keys/wif.go

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package keys
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/base58"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util/slice"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -37,14 +35,14 @@ func WIFEncode(key []byte, version byte, compressed bool) (s string, err error)
 		return s, fmt.Errorf("invalid private key length: %d", len(key))
 	}
 
-	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	var buf = make([]byte, 0, 1+len(key)+1)
-	buf.WriteByte(version)
+	buf = append(buf, version)
-	buf.Write(key)
+	buf = append(buf, key...)
 	if compressed {
-		buf.WriteByte(0x01)
+		buf = append(buf, 0x01)
 	}
 
-	s = base58.CheckEncode(buf.Bytes())
+	s = base58.CheckEncode(buf)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ func WIFDecode(wif string, version byte) (*WIF, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer slice.Clean(b)
+	defer clear(b)
 
 	if version == 0x00 {
 		version = WIFVersion

pkg/encoding/bigint/bigint.go

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"math/bits"
-
+	"slices"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util/slice"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -17,12 +16,6 @@ const (
 
 var bigOne = big.NewInt(1)
 
-// FromBytesUnsigned converts data in little-endian format to an unsigned integer.
-func FromBytesUnsigned(data []byte) *big.Int {
-	bs := slice.CopyReverse(data)
-	return new(big.Int).SetBytes(bs)
-}
-
 // FromBytes converts data in little-endian format to
 // an integer.
 func FromBytes(data []byte) *big.Int {
@@ -148,7 +141,7 @@ func ToPreallocatedBytes(n *big.Int, data []byte) []byte {
 		data = data[:lb]
 	}
 	_ = n.FillBytes(data)
-	slice.Reverse(data)
+	slices.Reverse(data)
 
 	if sign == -1 {
 		for i := range data {

pkg/encoding/bigint/bigint_test.go

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package bigint
 import (
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util/slice"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -128,31 +128,6 @@ func TestBytesToInt(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-var unsignedCases = []struct {
-	number int64
-	buf    []byte
-}{
-	{0xff00000000, []byte{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff}},
-	{0xfd00000000, []byte{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfd}},
-	{0x8000000000, []byte{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80}},
-	{0xff0200000000, []byte{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0xff}},
-	{0xff0100000000, []byte{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff}},
-	{0xff0100000000, []byte{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0x00}},
-}
-
-func TestBytesToUnsigned(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		if tc.number > 0 {
-			num := FromBytesUnsigned(tc.buf)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.number, num.Int64(), "expected %x, got %x", tc.number, num.Int64())
-		}
-	}
-	for _, tc := range unsignedCases {
-		num := FromBytesUnsigned(tc.buf)
-		assert.Equal(t, tc.number, num.Int64(), "expected %x, got %x", tc.number, num.Int64())
-	}
-}
-
 func TestEquivalentRepresentations(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		buf := tc.buf
@@ -210,7 +185,9 @@ func TestVeryBigInts(t *testing.T) {
 		num, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(tc.numStr, 10)
 		assert.True(t, ok)
 
-		result := FromBytes(slice.CopyReverse(tc.buf))
+		revb := slices.Clone(tc.buf)
+		slices.Reverse(revb)
+		result := FromBytes(revb)
 		assert.Equal(t, num, result, "error while converting %s from bytes", tc.numStr)
 	}
 }

pkg/encoding/fixedn/fixed8.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package fixedn
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -158,10 +159,10 @@ func (f Fixed8) Equal(g Fixed8) bool {
 	return f == g
 }
 
-// CompareTo returns the difference between the f and g.
+// Compare performs three-way comparison between f and g.
-// difference < 0 implies f < g.
+//   - -1 implies f < g.
-// difference = 0 implies f = g.
+//   - 0 implies f = g.
-// difference > 0 implies f > g.
+//   - 1 implies f > g.
-func (f Fixed8) CompareTo(g Fixed8) int {
+func (f Fixed8) Compare(g Fixed8) int {
-	return int(f - g)
+	return cmp.Compare(f, g)
 }

pkg/encoding/fixedn/fixed8_test.go

@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ func TestFixed8_Arith(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, u1.LessThan(u2))
 	assert.True(t, u2.GreaterThan(u1))
 	assert.True(t, u1.Equal(u1))
-	assert.NotZero(t, u1.CompareTo(u2))
+	assert.NotZero(t, u1.Compare(u2))
-	assert.Zero(t, u1.CompareTo(u1))
+	assert.Zero(t, u1.Compare(u1))
 	assert.EqualValues(t, Fixed8(2), u2.Div(3))
 }
 

pkg/interop/go.mod

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21

pkg/neotest/chain/chain.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package chain
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ func init() {
 	standByCommittee[5] = pubs[5].StringCompressed()
 
 	multiValidatorAcc = make([]*wallet.Account, 4)
-	sort.Sort(pubs[:4])
+	slices.SortFunc(pubs[:4], (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 
-	sort.Slice(accs[:4], func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(accs[:4], func(a, b *wallet.Account) int {
-		p1 := accs[i].PublicKey()
+		pa := a.PublicKey()
-		p2 := accs[j].PublicKey()
+		pb := b.PublicKey()
-		return p1.Cmp(p2) == -1
+		return pa.Cmp(pb)
 	})
 	for i := range multiValidatorAcc {
 		multiValidatorAcc[i] = wallet.NewAccountFromPrivateKey(accs[i].PrivateKey())
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ func init() {
 	}
 
 	multiCommitteeAcc = make([]*wallet.Account, len(committeeWIFs))
-	sort.Sort(pubs)
+	slices.SortFunc(pubs, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 
-	sort.Slice(accs, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(accs, func(a, b *wallet.Account) int {
-		p1 := accs[i].PublicKey()
+		pa := a.PublicKey()
-		p2 := accs[j].PublicKey()
+		pb := b.PublicKey()
-		return p1.Cmp(p2) == -1
+		return pa.Cmp(pb)
 	})
 	for i := range multiCommitteeAcc {
 		multiCommitteeAcc[i] = wallet.NewAccountFromPrivateKey(accs[i].PrivateKey())

pkg/neotest/signer.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package neotest
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config/netmode"
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ func NewMultiSigner(accs ...*wallet.Account) MultiSigner {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("verification script requires %d signatures, "+
 			"but only %d accounts were provided", m, len(accs)))
 	}
-	sort.Slice(accs, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(accs, func(a, b *wallet.Account) int {
-		p1 := accs[i].PublicKey()
+		pa := a.PublicKey()
-		p2 := accs[j].PublicKey()
+		pb := b.PublicKey()
-		return p1.Cmp(p2) == -1
+		return pa.Cmp(pb)
 	})
 	for _, acc := range accs {
 		if !bytes.Equal(script, acc.Contract.Script) {

pkg/neotest/signer_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package neotest
 
 import (
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestMultiSigner(t *testing.T) {
 		pubs[i] = a.PublicKey()
 	}
 
-	sort.Sort(pubs)
+	slices.SortFunc(pubs, (*keys.PublicKey).Cmp)
 	m := smartcontract.GetDefaultHonestNodeCount(size)
 	for i := range accs {
 		require.NoError(t, accs[i].ConvertMultisig(m, pubs))

pkg/network/discovery_test.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package network
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"net"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestDefaultDiscoverer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tryMaxWait = 1 // Don't waste time.
 	var set1 = []string{"1.1.1.1:10333", "2.2.2.2:10333"}
-	sort.Strings(set1)
+	slices.Sort(set1)
 
 	// Added addresses should end up in the pool and in the unconnected set.
 	// Done twice to check re-adding unconnected addresses, which should be
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestDefaultDiscoverer(t *testing.T) {
 		d.BackFill(set1...)
 		assert.Equal(t, len(set1), d.PoolCount())
 		set1D := d.UnconnectedPeers()
-		sort.Strings(set1D)
+		slices.Sort(set1D)
 		assert.Equal(t, 0, len(d.GoodPeers()))
 		assert.Equal(t, 0, len(d.BadPeers()))
 		require.Equal(t, set1, set1D)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestDefaultDiscoverer(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	require.Eventually(t, func() bool { return len(d.UnconnectedPeers()) == 0 }, 2*time.Second, 50*time.Millisecond)
-	sort.Strings(dialled)
+	slices.Sort(dialled)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, d.PoolCount())
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(d.BadPeers()))
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(d.GoodPeers()))
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestDefaultDiscoverer(t *testing.T) {
 		}, addr.Capabilities)
 		gAddrs[i] = addr.Address
 	}
-	sort.Strings(gAddrs)
+	slices.Sort(gAddrs)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, d.PoolCount())
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(d.UnconnectedPeers()))
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(d.BadPeers()))
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func TestDefaultDiscoverer(t *testing.T) {
 	ts.retFalse.Store(1)
 	assert.Equal(t, len(set1), d.PoolCount())
 	set1D := d.UnconnectedPeers()
-	sort.Strings(set1D)
+	slices.Sort(set1D)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(d.BadPeers()))
 	require.Equal(t, set1, set1D)
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func TestDefaultDiscoverer(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	require.Eventually(t, func() bool { return d.PoolCount() == 0 }, 2*time.Second, 50*time.Millisecond)
-	sort.Strings(dialledBad)
+	slices.Sort(dialledBad)
 	for i := 0; i < len(set1); i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < connRetries; j++ {
 			assert.Equal(t, set1[i], dialledBad[i*connRetries+j])
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func TestSeedDiscovery(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := &fakeTransp{}
 	ts.dialCh = make(chan string)
 	ts.retFalse.Store(1) // Fail all dial requests.
-	sort.Strings(seeds)
+	slices.Sort(seeds)
 
 	d := NewDefaultDiscovery(seeds, time.Second/10, ts)
 	tryMaxWait = 1 // Don't waste time.

pkg/network/payload/notary_request_test.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func TestNotaryRequestIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 		Script:          []byte{0, 1, 2},
 		ValidUntilBlock: 123,
 	}
+	emptySingleInvocation := append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), keys.SignatureLen}, make([]byte, keys.SignatureLen)...)
 	errorCases := map[string]*P2PNotaryRequest{
 		"main tx: missing NotaryAssisted attribute": {MainTransaction: &transaction.Transaction{}},
 		"main tx: zero NKeys":                       {MainTransaction: &transaction.Transaction{Attributes: []transaction.Attribute{{Type: transaction.NotaryAssistedT, Value: &transaction.NotaryAssisted{NKeys: 0}}}}},
@@ -53,14 +54,14 @@ func TestNotaryRequestIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 			MainTransaction: mainTx,
 			FallbackTransaction: &transaction.Transaction{
 				Signers: []transaction.Signer{{Account: random.Uint160()}, {Account: random.Uint160()}},
-				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), keys.SignatureLen}, make([]byte, keys.SignatureLen)...), VerificationScript: make([]byte, 1)}, {}},
+				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: emptySingleInvocation, VerificationScript: make([]byte, 1)}, {}},
 			},
 		},
 		"fallback tx: missing NotValidBefore attribute": {
 			MainTransaction: mainTx,
 			FallbackTransaction: &transaction.Transaction{
 				Signers: []transaction.Signer{{Account: random.Uint160()}, {Account: random.Uint160()}},
-				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), keys.SignatureLen}, make([]byte, keys.SignatureLen)...), VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
+				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: emptySingleInvocation, VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
 			},
 		},
 		"fallback tx: invalid number of Conflicts attributes": {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func TestNotaryRequestIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 			FallbackTransaction: &transaction.Transaction{
 				Attributes: []transaction.Attribute{{Type: transaction.NotValidBeforeT, Value: &transaction.NotValidBefore{Height: 123}}},
 				Signers:    []transaction.Signer{{Account: random.Uint160()}, {Account: random.Uint160()}},
-				Scripts:    []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), keys.SignatureLen}, make([]byte, keys.SignatureLen)...), VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
+				Scripts:    []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: emptySingleInvocation, VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
 			},
 		},
 		"fallback tx: does not conflicts with main tx": {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func TestNotaryRequestIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 					{Type: transaction.ConflictsT, Value: &transaction.Conflicts{Hash: util.Uint256{}}},
 				},
 				Signers: []transaction.Signer{{Account: random.Uint160()}, {Account: random.Uint160()}},
-				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), keys.SignatureLen}, make([]byte, keys.SignatureLen)...), VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
+				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: emptySingleInvocation, VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
 			},
 		},
 		"fallback tx: missing NotaryAssisted attribute": {
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func TestNotaryRequestIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 					{Type: transaction.ConflictsT, Value: &transaction.Conflicts{Hash: mainTx.Hash()}},
 				},
 				Signers: []transaction.Signer{{Account: random.Uint160()}, {Account: random.Uint160()}},
-				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), keys.SignatureLen}, make([]byte, keys.SignatureLen)...), VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
+				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: emptySingleInvocation, VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
 			},
 		},
 		"fallback tx: non-zero NKeys": {
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ func TestNotaryRequestIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 					{Type: transaction.NotaryAssistedT, Value: &transaction.NotaryAssisted{NKeys: 1}},
 				},
 				Signers: []transaction.Signer{{Account: random.Uint160()}, {Account: random.Uint160()}},
-				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), keys.SignatureLen}, make([]byte, keys.SignatureLen)...), VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
+				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: emptySingleInvocation, VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
 			},
 		},
 		"fallback tx: ValidUntilBlock mismatch": {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func TestNotaryRequestIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 					{Type: transaction.NotaryAssistedT, Value: &transaction.NotaryAssisted{NKeys: 0}},
 				},
 				Signers: []transaction.Signer{{Account: random.Uint160()}, {Account: random.Uint160()}},
-				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), keys.SignatureLen}, make([]byte, keys.SignatureLen)...), VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
+				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: emptySingleInvocation, VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func TestNotaryRequestIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 					{Type: transaction.NotaryAssistedT, Value: &transaction.NotaryAssisted{NKeys: 0}},
 				},
 				Signers: []transaction.Signer{{Account: random.Uint160()}, {Account: random.Uint160()}},
-				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), keys.SignatureLen}, make([]byte, keys.SignatureLen)...), VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
+				Scripts: []transaction.Witness{{InvocationScript: emptySingleInvocation, VerificationScript: make([]byte, 0)}, {}},
 			},
 		}
 		require.NoError(t, p.isValid())

pkg/network/server.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	mrand "math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"runtime"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -475,11 +475,7 @@ func (s *Server) run() {
 		} else if s.MinPeers > 0 && loopCnt%s.MinPeers == 0 && optimalN > peerN && optimalN < s.MaxPeers && optimalN < netSize {
 			// Having some number of peers, but probably can get some more, the network is big.
 			// It also allows to start picking up new peers proactively, before we suddenly have <s.MinPeers of them.
-			var connN = s.AttemptConnPeers
+			s.discovery.RequestRemote(min(s.AttemptConnPeers, optimalN-peerN))
-			if connN > optimalN-peerN {
-				connN = optimalN - peerN
-			}
-			s.discovery.RequestRemote(connN)
 		}
 
 		if addrCheckTimeout || s.discovery.PoolCount() < s.AttemptConnPeers {
@@ -1173,10 +1169,8 @@ txloop:
 				var cbList = s.txCbList.Load()
 				if cbList != nil {
 					var list = cbList.([]util.Uint256)
-					var i = sort.Search(len(list), func(i int) bool {
+					_, found := slices.BinarySearchFunc(list, tx.Hash(), util.Uint256.Compare)
-						return list[i].CompareTo(tx.Hash()) >= 0
+					if found {
-					})
-					if i < len(list) && list[i].Equals(tx.Hash()) {
 						txCallback(tx)
 					}
 				}
@@ -1443,25 +1437,16 @@ func (s *Server) tryInitStateSync() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var peersNumber int
 	s.lock.RLock()
-	heights := make([]uint32, 0)
+	heights := make([]uint32, 0, len(s.peers))
 	for p := range s.peers {
 		if p.Handshaked() {
-			peersNumber++
+			heights = append(heights, p.LastBlockIndex())
-			peerLastBlock := p.LastBlockIndex()
-			i := sort.Search(len(heights), func(i int) bool {
-				return heights[i] >= peerLastBlock
-			})
-			heights = append(heights, peerLastBlock)
-			if i != len(heights)-1 {
-				copy(heights[i+1:], heights[i:])
-				heights[i] = peerLastBlock
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	s.lock.RUnlock()
-	if peersNumber >= s.MinPeers && len(heights) > 0 {
+	slices.Sort(heights)
+	if len(heights) >= s.MinPeers && len(heights) > 0 {
 		// choose the height of the median peer as the current chain's height
 		h := heights[len(heights)/2]
 		err := s.stateSync.Init(h)
@@ -1498,20 +1483,14 @@ func (s *Server) RequestTx(hashes ...util.Uint256) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var sorted = make([]util.Uint256, len(hashes))
+	var sorted = slices.Clone(hashes)
-	copy(sorted, hashes)
+	slices.SortFunc(sorted, util.Uint256.Compare)
-	sort.Slice(sorted, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return sorted[i].CompareTo(sorted[j]) < 0
-	})
-
 	s.txCbList.Store(sorted)
 
 	for i := 0; i <= len(hashes)/payload.MaxHashesCount; i++ {
 		start := i * payload.MaxHashesCount
 		stop := (i + 1) * payload.MaxHashesCount
-		if stop > len(hashes) {
+		stop = min(stop, len(hashes))
-			stop = len(hashes)
-		}
 		if start == stop {
 			break
 		}
@@ -1660,9 +1639,7 @@ func (s *Server) initStaleMemPools() {
 	threshold := 5
 	// Not perfect, can change over time, but should be sufficient.
 	numOfCNs := s.config.GetNumOfCNs(s.chain.BlockHeight())
-	if numOfCNs*2 > threshold {
+	threshold = max(threshold, numOfCNs*2)
-		threshold = numOfCNs * 2
-	}
 
 	s.mempool.SetResendThreshold(uint32(threshold), s.broadcastTX)
 	if s.chain.P2PSigExtensionsEnabled() {
@@ -1769,12 +1746,5 @@ func (s *Server) Port(localAddr net.Addr) (uint16, error) {
 func optimalNumOfThreads() int {
 	// Doing more won't help, mempool is still a contention point.
 	const maxThreads = 16
-	var threads = runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)
+	return min(runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0), runtime.NumCPU(), maxThreads)
-	if threads > runtime.NumCPU() {
-		threads = runtime.NumCPU()
-	}
-	if threads > maxThreads {
-		threads = maxThreads
-	}
-	return threads
 }

pkg/rpcclient/invoker/invoker.go

@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ func iterateNext(rpc RPCSessions, sessionID uuid.UUID, iterator *result.Iterator
 	if iterator.ID != nil {
 		return rpc.TraverseIterator(sessionID, *iterator.ID, num)
 	}
-	if num > len(iterator.Values) {
+	num = min(num, len(iterator.Values))
-		num = len(iterator.Values)
-	}
 	items := iterator.Values[:num]
 	iterator.Values = iterator.Values[num:]
 

pkg/rpcclient/neo/doc_test.go

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package neo_test
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"math/big"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/neorpc/result"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient/actor"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpcclient/invoker"
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ func ExampleContract() {
 	cands, _ := neoToken.GetCandidates()
 
 	// Sort by votes.
-	sort.Slice(cands, func(i, j int) bool { return cands[i].Votes < cands[j].Votes })
+	slices.SortFunc(cands, func(a, b result.Validator) int { return cmp.Compare(a.Votes, b.Votes) })
 
 	// Get the extended NEO-specific balance data.
 	bNeo, _ := neoToken.GetAccountState(a.Sender())

pkg/rpcclient/waiter/waiter.go

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ var (
 	// of transaction awaiting process and no result was received yet.
 	ErrContextDone = errors.New("waiter context done")
 	// ErrAwaitingNotSupported is returned from Wait method if Waiter instance
-	// doesn't support transaction awaiting.
+	// doesn't support transaction awaiting. It's compatible with [errors.ErrUnsupported].
-	ErrAwaitingNotSupported = errors.New("awaiting not supported")
+	ErrAwaitingNotSupported = fmt.Errorf("%w: awaiting", errors.ErrUnsupported)
 	// ErrMissedEvent is returned when RPCEventBased closes receiver channel
 	// which happens if missed event was received from the RPC server.
 	ErrMissedEvent = errors.New("some event was missed")

pkg/rpcclient/wsclient_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ func TestWSConcurrentAccess(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ids.lock.RUnlock()
 
-	sort.Ints(idsList)
+	slices.Sort(idsList)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, idsList[0])
 	require.Less(t, idsList[len(idsList)-1],
 		batchCount*3+1) // batchCount*requestsPerBatch+1

pkg/services/notary/node.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package notary
 
 import (
+	"slices"
+
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
@@ -13,13 +15,9 @@ func (n *Notary) UpdateNotaryNodes(notaryNodes keys.PublicKeys) {
 	n.accMtx.Lock()
 	defer n.accMtx.Unlock()
 
-	if n.currAccount != nil {
+	if n.currAccount != nil && slices.ContainsFunc(notaryNodes, n.currAccount.PublicKey().Equal) {
-		for _, node := range notaryNodes {
-			if node.Equal(n.currAccount.PublicKey()) {
 		return
 	}
-		}
-	}
 
 	var acc *wallet.Account
 	for _, node := range notaryNodes {

pkg/services/notary/notary.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
@@ -131,18 +132,14 @@ func (r request) isMainCompleted() bool {
 // NewNotary returns a new Notary module.
 func NewNotary(cfg Config, net netmode.Magic, mp *mempool.Pool, onTransaction func(tx *transaction.Transaction) error) (*Notary, error) {
 	w := cfg.MainCfg.UnlockWallet
-	wallet, err := wallet.NewWalletFromFile(w.Path)
+	wall, err := wallet.NewWalletFromFile(w.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	haveAccount := false
+	var haveAccount = slices.ContainsFunc(wall.Accounts, func(acc *wallet.Account) bool {
-	for _, acc := range wallet.Accounts {
+		return acc.Decrypt(w.Password, wall.Scrypt) == nil
-		if err := acc.Decrypt(w.Password, wallet.Scrypt); err == nil {
+	})
-			haveAccount = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
 	if !haveAccount {
 		return nil, errors.New("no wallet account could be unlocked")
 	}
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ func NewNotary(cfg Config, net netmode.Magic, mp *mempool.Pool, onTransaction fu
 		requests:      make(map[util.Uint256]*request),
 		Config:        cfg,
 		Network:       net,
-		wallet:        wallet,
+		wallet:        wall,
 		onTransaction: onTransaction,
 		newTxs:        make(chan txHashPair, defaultTxChannelCapacity),
 		mp:            mp,
@@ -260,14 +257,12 @@ func (n *Notary) OnNewRequest(payload *payload.P2PNotaryRequest) {
 	defer n.reqMtx.Unlock()
 	r, exists := n.requests[payload.MainTransaction.Hash()]
 	if exists {
-		for _, fb := range r.fallbacks {
+		if slices.ContainsFunc(r.fallbacks, func(fb *transaction.Transaction) bool {
-			if fb.Hash().Equals(payload.FallbackTransaction.Hash()) {
+			return fb.Hash().Equals(payload.FallbackTransaction.Hash())
+		}) {
 			return // then we already have processed this request
 		}
-		}
+		r.minNotValidBefore = min(r.minNotValidBefore, nvbFallback)
-		if nvbFallback < r.minNotValidBefore {
-			r.minNotValidBefore = nvbFallback
-		}
 	} else {
 		// Avoid changes in the main transaction witnesses got from the notary request pool to
 		// keep the pooled tx valid. We will update its copy => the copy's size will be changed.
@@ -449,13 +444,9 @@ func (n *Notary) newTxCallbackLoop() {
 			}
 			if !isMain {
 				// Ensure that fallback was not already completed.
-				var isPending bool
+				var isPending = slices.ContainsFunc(r.fallbacks, func(fb *transaction.Transaction) bool {
-				for _, fb := range r.fallbacks {
+					return fb.Hash() == tx.tx.Hash()
-					if fb.Hash() == tx.tx.Hash() {
+				})
-						isPending = true
-						break
-					}
-				}
 				if !isPending {
 					n.reqMtx.Unlock()
 					continue

pkg/services/oracle/jsonpath/jsonpath.go

@@ -449,9 +449,7 @@ func (p *pathParser) descendByRange(objs []any, start, end int) ([]any, bool) {
 			subEnd += len(arr)
 		}
 
-		if subEnd > len(arr) {
+		subEnd = min(subEnd, len(arr))
-			subEnd = len(arr)
-		}
 
 		if subEnd <= subStart {
 			continue

pkg/services/oracle/network.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"slices"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
@@ -39,12 +40,9 @@ func isReserved(ip net.IP) bool {
 	if !ip.IsGlobalUnicast() {
 		return true
 	}
-	for i := range privateNets {
+	return slices.ContainsFunc(privateNets, func(pn net.IPNet) bool {
-		if privateNets[i].Contains(ip) {
+		return pn.Contains(ip)
-			return true
+	})
-		}
-	}
-	return false
 }
 
 func getDefaultClient(cfg config.OracleConfiguration) *http.Client {

pkg/services/oracle/nodes.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package oracle
 
 import (
+	"slices"
+
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract"
@@ -13,18 +15,9 @@ func (o *Oracle) UpdateOracleNodes(oracleNodes keys.PublicKeys) {
 	o.accMtx.Lock()
 	defer o.accMtx.Unlock()
 
-	old := o.oracleNodes
+	if slices.EqualFunc(o.oracleNodes, oracleNodes, (*keys.PublicKey).Equal) {
-	if isEqual := len(old) == len(oracleNodes); isEqual {
-		for i := range old {
-			if !old[i].Equal(oracleNodes[i]) {
-				isEqual = false
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		if isEqual {
 		return
 	}
-	}
 
 	var acc *wallet.Account
 	for i := range oracleNodes {

pkg/services/oracle/oracle.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -150,13 +151,9 @@ func NewOracle(cfg Config) (*Oracle, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	haveAccount := false
+	var haveAccount = slices.ContainsFunc(o.wallet.Accounts, func(acc *wallet.Account) bool {
-	for _, acc := range o.wallet.Accounts {
+		return acc.Decrypt(w.Password, o.wallet.Scrypt) == nil
-		if err := acc.Decrypt(w.Password, o.wallet.Scrypt); err == nil {
+	})
-			haveAccount = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
 	if !haveAccount {
 		return nil, errors.New("no wallet account could be unlocked")
 	}

pkg/services/oracle/request.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"slices"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/state"
@@ -284,10 +285,5 @@ func checkMediaType(hdr string, allowed []string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	for _, ct := range allowed {
+	return slices.Contains(allowed, typ)
-		if ct == typ {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
 }