Here is a TokenWrapper contract from Golem GNT that may offer some further insights as to how this can be achieved - any interpretation would be greatly appreciated.
/**
*Submitted for verification at Etherscan.io on 2016-12-07
*/
/*
Copyright 2016 Nexus Development, LLC
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
pragma solidity ^0.4.2;
// Token standard API
// https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/20
contract ERC20Constant {
function totalSupply() constant returns (uint supply);
function balanceOf( address who ) constant returns (uint value);
function allowance(address owner, address spender) constant returns (uint _allowance);
}
contract ERC20Stateful {
function transfer( address to, uint value) returns (bool ok);
function transferFrom( address from, address to, uint value) returns (bool ok);
function approve(address spender, uint value) returns (bool ok);
}
contract ERC20Events {
event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint value);
event Approval( address indexed owner, address indexed spender, uint value);
}
contract ERC20 is ERC20Constant, ERC20Stateful, ERC20Events {}
contract ERC20Base is ERC20
{
mapping( address => uint ) _balances;
mapping( address => mapping( address => uint ) ) _approvals;
uint _supply;
function ERC20Base( uint initial_balance ) {
_balances[msg.sender] = initial_balance;
_supply = initial_balance;
}
function totalSupply() constant returns (uint supply) {
return _supply;
}
function balanceOf( address who ) constant returns (uint value) {
return _balances[who];
}
function transfer( address to, uint value) returns (bool ok) {
if( _balances[msg.sender] < value ) {
throw;
}
if( !safeToAdd(_balances[to], value) ) {
throw;
}
_balances[msg.sender] -= value;
_balances[to] += value;
Transfer( msg.sender, to, value );
return true;
}
function transferFrom( address from, address to, uint value) returns (bool ok) {
// if you don't have enough balance, throw
if( _balances[from] < value ) {
throw;
}
// if you don't have approval, throw
if( _approvals[from][msg.sender] < value ) {
throw;
}
if( !safeToAdd(_balances[to], value) ) {
throw;
}
// transfer and return true
_approvals[from][msg.sender] -= value;
_balances[from] -= value;
_balances[to] += value;
Transfer( from, to, value );
return true;
}
function approve(address spender, uint value) returns (bool ok) {
_approvals[msg.sender][spender] = value;
Approval( msg.sender, spender, value );
return true;
}
function allowance(address owner, address spender) constant returns (uint _allowance) {
return _approvals[owner][spender];
}
function safeToAdd(uint a, uint b) internal returns (bool) {
return (a + b >= a);
}
}
contract ReducedToken {
function balanceOf(address _owner) returns (uint256);
function transfer(address _to, uint256 _value) returns (bool);
function migrate(uint256 _value);
}
contract DepositBrokerInterface {
function clear();
}
contract TokenWrapperInterface is ERC20 {
function withdraw(uint amount);
// NO deposit, must be done via broker! Sorry!
function createBroker() returns (DepositBrokerInterface);
// broker contracts only - transfer to a personal broker then use `clear`
function notifyDeposit(uint amount);
function getBroker(address owner) returns (DepositBrokerInterface);
}
contract DepositBroker is DepositBrokerInterface {
ReducedToken _g;
TokenWrapperInterface _w;
function DepositBroker( ReducedToken token ) {
_w = TokenWrapperInterface(msg.sender);
_g = token;
}
function clear() {
var amount = _g.balanceOf(this);
_g.transfer(_w, amount);
_w.notifyDeposit(amount);
}
}
contract TokenWrapperEvents {
event LogBroker(address indexed broker);
}
// Deposits only accepted via broker!
contract TokenWrapper is ERC20Base(0), TokenWrapperInterface, TokenWrapperEvents {
ReducedToken _unwrapped;
mapping(address=>address) _broker2owner;
mapping(address=>address) _owner2broker;
function TokenWrapper( ReducedToken unwrapped) {
_unwrapped = unwrapped;
}
function createBroker() returns (DepositBrokerInterface) {
DepositBroker broker;
if( _owner2broker[msg.sender] == address(0) ) {
broker = new DepositBroker(_unwrapped);
_broker2owner[broker] = msg.sender;
_owner2broker[msg.sender] = broker;
LogBroker(broker);
}
else {
broker = DepositBroker(_owner2broker[msg.sender]);
}
return broker;
}
function notifyDeposit(uint amount) {
var owner = _broker2owner[msg.sender];
if( owner == address(0) ) {
throw;
}
_balances[owner] += amount;
_supply += amount;
}
function withdraw(uint amount) {
if( _balances[msg.sender] < amount ) {
throw;
}
_balances[msg.sender] -= amount;
_supply -= amount;
_unwrapped.transfer(msg.sender, amount);
}
function getBroker(address owner) returns (DepositBrokerInterface) {
return DepositBroker(_owner2broker[msg.sender]);
}
}