cumulus_client_consensus_aura/collators/slot_based/

mod.rs

// Copyright (C) Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
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//! # Architecture Overview
//!
//! The block building mechanism operates through two coordinated tasks:
//!
//! 1. **Block Builder Task**: Orchestrates the timing and execution of parachain block production
//! 2. **Collator Task**: Processes built blocks into collations for relay chain submission
//!
//! # Block Builder Task Details
//!
//! The block builder task manages block production timing and execution through an iterative
//! process:
//!
//! 1. Awaits the next production signal from the internal timer
//! 2. Retrieves the current best relay chain block and identifies a valid parent block (see
//!    [find_potential_parents][cumulus_client_consensus_common::find_potential_parents] for parent
//!    selection criteria)
//! 3. Validates that:
//!    - The parachain has an assigned core on the relay chain
//!    - No block has been previously built on the target core
//! 4. Executes block building and import operations
//! 5. Transmits the completed block to the collator task
//!
//! # Block Production Timing
//!
//! When a block is produced is determined by the following parameters:
//!
//! - Parachain slot duration
//! - Number of assigned parachain cores
//! - Parachain runtime configuration
//!
//! ## Timing Examples
//!
//! The following table demonstrates various timing configurations and their effects. The "AURA
//! Slot" column shows which author is responsible for the block.
//!
//! | Slot Duration (ms) | Cores | Production Attempts (ms) | AURA Slot  |
//! |-------------------|--------|-------------------------|------------|
//! | 2000              | 3      | 0, 2000, 4000, 6000    | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
//! | 6000              | 1      | 0, 6000, 12000, 18000  | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
//! | 6000              | 3      | 0, 2000, 4000, 6000    | 0, 0, 0, 1 |
//! | 12000             | 1      | 0, 6000, 12000, 18000  | 0, 0, 1, 1 |
//! | 12000             | 3      | 0, 2000, 4000, 6000    | 0, 0, 0, 0 |
//!
//! # Collator Task Details
//!
//! The collator task receives built blocks from the block builder task and performs two primary
//! functions:
//!
//! 1. Block compression
//! 2. Submission to the collation-generation subsystem

use self::{block_builder_task::run_block_builder, collation_task::run_collation_task};
pub use block_import::{SlotBasedBlockImport, SlotBasedBlockImportHandle};
use codec::Codec;
use consensus_common::ParachainCandidate;
use cumulus_client_collator::service::ServiceInterface as CollatorServiceInterface;
use cumulus_client_consensus_common::{self as consensus_common, ParachainBlockImportMarker};
use cumulus_primitives_aura::AuraUnincludedSegmentApi;
use cumulus_primitives_core::RelayParentOffsetApi;
use cumulus_relay_chain_interface::RelayChainInterface;
use futures::FutureExt;
use polkadot_primitives::{
	CollatorPair, CoreIndex, Hash as RelayHash, Id as ParaId, ValidationCodeHash,
};
use sc_client_api::{backend::AuxStore, BlockBackend, BlockOf, UsageProvider};
use sc_consensus::BlockImport;
use sc_network_types::PeerId;
use sc_utils::mpsc::tracing_unbounded;
use sp_api::ProvideRuntimeApi;
use sp_application_crypto::AppPublic;
use sp_blockchain::HeaderBackend;
use sp_consensus::Environment;
use sp_consensus_aura::AuraApi;
use sp_core::{crypto::Pair, traits::SpawnEssentialNamed};
use sp_inherents::CreateInherentDataProviders;
use sp_keystore::KeystorePtr;
use sp_runtime::traits::{Block as BlockT, Member};
use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc, time::Duration};

mod block_builder_task;
mod block_import;
mod collation_task;
mod relay_chain_data_cache;
mod slot_timer;

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests;

/// Parameters for [`run`].
pub struct Params<Block, BI, CIDP, Client, Backend, RClient, CHP, Proposer, CS, Spawner> {
	/// Inherent data providers. Only non-consensus inherent data should be provided, i.e.
	/// the timestamp, slot, and paras inherents should be omitted, as they are set by this
	/// collator.
	pub create_inherent_data_providers: CIDP,
	/// Used to actually import blocks.
	pub block_import: BI,
	/// The underlying para client.
	pub para_client: Arc<Client>,
	/// The para client's backend, used to access the database.
	pub para_backend: Arc<Backend>,
	/// A handle to the relay-chain client.
	pub relay_client: RClient,
	/// A validation code hash provider, used to get the current validation code hash.
	pub code_hash_provider: CHP,
	/// The underlying keystore, which should contain Aura consensus keys.
	pub keystore: KeystorePtr,
	/// The collator key used to sign collations before submitting to validators.
	pub collator_key: CollatorPair,
	/// The collator network peer id.
	pub collator_peer_id: PeerId,
	/// The para's ID.
	pub para_id: ParaId,
	/// The proposer for building blocks.
	pub proposer: Proposer,
	/// The generic collator service used to plug into this consensus engine.
	pub collator_service: CS,
	/// The amount of time to spend authoring each block.
	pub authoring_duration: Duration,
	/// Whether we should reinitialize the collator config (i.e. we are transitioning to aura).
	pub reinitialize: bool,
	/// Offset slots by a fixed duration. This can be used to create more preferrable authoring
	/// timings.
	pub slot_offset: Duration,
	/// The handle returned by [`SlotBasedBlockImport`].
	pub block_import_handle: SlotBasedBlockImportHandle<Block>,
	/// Spawner for spawning futures.
	pub spawner: Spawner,
	/// Slot duration of the relay chain
	pub relay_chain_slot_duration: Duration,
	/// When set, the collator will export every produced `POV` to this folder.
	pub export_pov: Option<PathBuf>,
	/// The maximum percentage of the maximum PoV size that the collator can use.
	/// It will be removed once <https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/6020> is fixed.
	pub max_pov_percentage: Option<u32>,
}

/// Run aura-based block building and collation task.
pub fn run<Block, P, BI, CIDP, Client, Backend, RClient, CHP, Proposer, CS, Spawner>(
	params: Params<Block, BI, CIDP, Client, Backend, RClient, CHP, Proposer, CS, Spawner>,
) where
	Block: BlockT,
	Client: ProvideRuntimeApi<Block>
		+ BlockOf
		+ AuxStore
		+ HeaderBackend<Block>
		+ BlockBackend<Block>
		+ UsageProvider<Block>
		+ Send
		+ Sync
		+ 'static,
	Client::Api:
		AuraApi<Block, P::Public> + AuraUnincludedSegmentApi<Block> + RelayParentOffsetApi<Block>,
	Backend: sc_client_api::Backend<Block> + 'static,
	RClient: RelayChainInterface + Clone + 'static,
	CIDP: CreateInherentDataProviders<Block, ()> + 'static,
	CIDP::InherentDataProviders: Send,
	BI: BlockImport<Block> + ParachainBlockImportMarker + Send + Sync + 'static,
	Proposer: Environment<Block> + Send + Sync + 'static,
	CS: CollatorServiceInterface<Block> + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
	CHP: consensus_common::ValidationCodeHashProvider<Block::Hash> + Send + 'static,
	P: Pair + Send + Sync + 'static,
	P::Public: AppPublic + Member + Codec,
	P::Signature: TryFrom<Vec<u8>> + Member + Codec,
	Spawner: SpawnEssentialNamed + Clone + 'static,
{
	let Params {
		create_inherent_data_providers,
		block_import,
		para_client,
		para_backend,
		relay_client,
		code_hash_provider,
		keystore,
		collator_key,
		collator_peer_id,
		para_id,
		proposer,
		collator_service,
		authoring_duration,
		reinitialize,
		slot_offset,
		block_import_handle,
		spawner,
		export_pov,
		relay_chain_slot_duration,
		max_pov_percentage,
	} = params;

	let (tx, rx) = tracing_unbounded("mpsc_builder_to_collator", 100);
	let collator_task_params = collation_task::Params {
		relay_client: relay_client.clone(),
		collator_key,
		para_id,
		reinitialize,
		collator_service: collator_service.clone(),
		collator_receiver: rx,
		block_import_handle,
		export_pov,
	};

	let collation_task_fut = run_collation_task::<Block, _, _>(collator_task_params);

	let block_builder_params = block_builder_task::BuilderTaskParams {
		create_inherent_data_providers,
		block_import,
		para_client,
		para_backend,
		relay_client,
		code_hash_provider,
		keystore,
		collator_peer_id,
		para_id,
		proposer,
		collator_service,
		authoring_duration,
		collator_sender: tx,
		relay_chain_slot_duration,
		slot_offset,
		max_pov_percentage,
	};

	let block_builder_fut =
		run_block_builder::<Block, P, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _>(block_builder_params);

	spawner.spawn_essential_blocking(
		"slot-based-block-builder",
		Some("slot-based-collator"),
		block_builder_fut.boxed(),
	);
	spawner.spawn_essential_blocking(
		"slot-based-collation",
		Some("slot-based-collator"),
		collation_task_fut.boxed(),
	);
}

/// Message to be sent from the block builder to the collation task.
///
/// Contains all data necessary to submit a collation to the relay chain.
struct CollatorMessage<Block: BlockT> {
	/// The hash of the relay chain block that provides the context for the parachain block.
	pub relay_parent: RelayHash,
	/// The header of the parent block.
	pub parent_header: Block::Header,
	/// The parachain block candidate.
	pub parachain_candidate: ParachainCandidate<Block>,
	/// The validation code hash at the parent block.
	pub validation_code_hash: ValidationCodeHash,
	/// Core index that this block should be submitted on
	pub core_index: CoreIndex,
	/// Maximum pov size. Currently needed only for exporting PoV.
	pub max_pov_size: u32,
}