adjust block/uncle reward tests and add methods to pkg/geth blockchain and ethclient for direct fetching of eth balances

libraries/shared/utilities/utils.go

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+// VulcanizeDB
+// Copyright © 2019 Vulcanize
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package utilities
+
+func NullToZero(str string) string {
+	if str == "" {
+		return "0"
+	}
+	return str
+}