sc-consensus-slots 0.8.0-alpha.3

Generic slots-based utilities for consensus
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// Copyright 2019-2020 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
// This file is part of Substrate.

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//! Schema for slots in the aux-db.

use codec::{Encode, Decode};
use sc_client_api::backend::AuxStore;
use sp_blockchain::{Result as ClientResult, Error as ClientError};
use sp_runtime::traits::Header;

const SLOT_HEADER_MAP_KEY: &[u8] = b"slot_header_map";
const SLOT_HEADER_START: &[u8] = b"slot_header_start";

/// We keep at least this number of slots in database.
pub const MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY: u64 = 1000;
/// We prune slots when they reach this number.
pub const PRUNING_BOUND: u64 = 2 * MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY;

fn load_decode<C, T>(backend: &C, key: &[u8]) -> ClientResult<Option<T>>
	where
		C: AuxStore,
		T: Decode,
{
	match backend.get_aux(key)? {
		None => Ok(None),
		Some(t) => T::decode(&mut &t[..])
			.map_err(
				|e| ClientError::Backend(format!("Slots DB is corrupted. Decode error: {}", e.what())),
			)
			.map(Some)
	}
}

/// Represents an equivocation proof.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct EquivocationProof<H> {
	slot: u64,
	fst_header: H,
	snd_header: H,
}

impl<H> EquivocationProof<H> {
	/// Get the slot number where the equivocation happened.
	pub fn slot(&self) -> u64 {
		self.slot
	}

	/// Get the first header involved in the equivocation.
	pub fn fst_header(&self) -> &H {
		&self.fst_header
	}

	/// Get the second header involved in the equivocation.
	pub fn snd_header(&self) -> &H {
		&self.snd_header
	}
}

/// Checks if the header is an equivocation and returns the proof in that case.
///
/// Note: it detects equivocations only when slot_now - slot <= MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY.
pub fn check_equivocation<C, H, P>(
	backend: &C,
	slot_now: u64,
	slot: u64,
	header: &H,
	signer: &P,
) -> ClientResult<Option<EquivocationProof<H>>>
	where
		H: Header,
		C: AuxStore,
		P: Clone + Encode + Decode + PartialEq,
{
	// We don't check equivocations for old headers out of our capacity.
	if slot_now - slot > MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY {
		return Ok(None)
	}

	// Key for this slot.
	let mut curr_slot_key = SLOT_HEADER_MAP_KEY.to_vec();
	slot.using_encoded(|s| curr_slot_key.extend(s));

	// Get headers of this slot.
	let mut headers_with_sig = load_decode::<_, Vec<(H, P)>>(backend, &curr_slot_key[..])?
		.unwrap_or_else(Vec::new);

	// Get first slot saved.
	let slot_header_start = SLOT_HEADER_START.to_vec();
	let first_saved_slot = load_decode::<_, u64>(backend, &slot_header_start[..])?
		.unwrap_or(slot);

	for (prev_header, prev_signer) in headers_with_sig.iter() {
		// A proof of equivocation consists of two headers:
		// 1) signed by the same voter,
		if prev_signer == signer {
			// 2) with different hash
			if header.hash() != prev_header.hash() {
				return Ok(Some(EquivocationProof {
					slot, // 3) and mentioning the same slot.
					fst_header: prev_header.clone(),
					snd_header: header.clone(),
				}));
			} else {
				//  We don't need to continue in case of duplicated header,
				// since it's already saved and a possible equivocation
				// would have been detected before.
				return Ok(None)
			}
		}
	}

	let mut keys_to_delete = vec![];
	let mut new_first_saved_slot = first_saved_slot;

	if slot_now - first_saved_slot >= PRUNING_BOUND {
		let prefix = SLOT_HEADER_MAP_KEY.to_vec();
		new_first_saved_slot = slot_now.saturating_sub(MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY);

		for s in first_saved_slot..new_first_saved_slot {
			let mut p = prefix.clone();
			s.using_encoded(|s| p.extend(s));
			keys_to_delete.push(p);
		}
	}

	headers_with_sig.push((header.clone(), signer.clone()));

	backend.insert_aux(
		&[
			(&curr_slot_key[..], headers_with_sig.encode().as_slice()),
			(&slot_header_start[..], new_first_saved_slot.encode().as_slice()),
		],
		&keys_to_delete.iter().map(|k| &k[..]).collect::<Vec<&[u8]>>()[..],
	)?;

	Ok(None)
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
	use sp_core::{sr25519, Pair};
	use sp_core::hash::H256;
	use sp_runtime::testing::{Header as HeaderTest, Digest as DigestTest};
	use substrate_test_runtime_client;

	use super::{MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY, PRUNING_BOUND, check_equivocation};

	fn create_header(number: u64) -> HeaderTest {
		// so that different headers for the same number get different hashes
		let parent_hash = H256::random();

		let header = HeaderTest {
			parent_hash,
			number,
			state_root: Default::default(),
			extrinsics_root: Default::default(),
			digest: DigestTest { logs: vec![], },
		};

		header
	}

	#[test]
	fn check_equivocation_works() {
		let client = substrate_test_runtime_client::new();
		let (pair, _seed) = sr25519::Pair::generate();
		let public = pair.public();

		let header1 = create_header(1); // @ slot 2
		let header2 = create_header(2); // @ slot 2
		let header3 = create_header(2); // @ slot 4
		let header4 = create_header(3); // @ slot MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY + 4
		let header5 = create_header(4); // @ slot MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY + 4
		let header6 = create_header(3); // @ slot 4

		// It's ok to sign same headers.
		assert!(
			check_equivocation(
				&client,
				2,
				2,
				&header1,
				&public,
			).unwrap().is_none(),
		);

		assert!(
			check_equivocation(
				&client,
				3,
				2,
				&header1,
				&public,
			).unwrap().is_none(),
		);

		// But not two different headers at the same slot.
		assert!(
			check_equivocation(
				&client,
				4,
				2,
				&header2,
				&public,
			).unwrap().is_some(),
		);

		// Different slot is ok.
		assert!(
			check_equivocation(
				&client,
				5,
				4,
				&header3,
				&public,
			).unwrap().is_none(),
		);

		// Here we trigger pruning and save header 4.
		assert!(
			check_equivocation(
				&client,
				PRUNING_BOUND + 2,
				MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY + 4,
				&header4,
				&public,
			).unwrap().is_none(),
		);

		// This fails because header 5 is an equivocation of header 4.
		assert!(
			check_equivocation(
				&client,
				PRUNING_BOUND + 3,
				MAX_SLOT_CAPACITY + 4,
				&header5,
				&public,
			).unwrap().is_some(),
		);

		// This is ok because we pruned the corresponding header. Shows that we are pruning.
		assert!(
			check_equivocation(
				&client,
				PRUNING_BOUND + 4,
				4,
				&header6,
				&public,
			).unwrap().is_none(),
		);
	}
}