sp_blockchain/

header_metadata.rs

// This file is part of Substrate.

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//! Implements tree backend, cached header metadata and algorithms
//! to compute routes efficiently over the tree of headers.

use parking_lot::Mutex;
use schnellru::{ByLength, LruMap};
use sp_core::U256;
use sp_runtime::{
	traits::{Block as BlockT, Header, NumberFor, One},
	Saturating,
};

/// Set to the expected max difference between `best` and `finalized` blocks at sync.
pub(crate) const LRU_CACHE_SIZE: u32 = 5_000;

/// Get the lowest common ancestor between two blocks in the tree.
///
/// This implementation is efficient because our trees have very few and
/// small branches, and because of our current query pattern:
/// lca(best, final), lca(best + 1, final), lca(best + 2, final), etc.
/// The first call is O(h) but the others are O(1).
pub fn lowest_common_ancestor<Block: BlockT, T: HeaderMetadata<Block> + ?Sized>(
	backend: &T,
	id_one: Block::Hash,
	id_two: Block::Hash,
) -> Result<HashAndNumber<Block>, T::Error> {
	let mut header_one = backend.header_metadata(id_one)?;
	if header_one.parent == id_two {
		return Ok(HashAndNumber { hash: id_two, number: header_one.number - One::one() })
	}

	let mut header_two = backend.header_metadata(id_two)?;
	if header_two.parent == id_one {
		return Ok(HashAndNumber { hash: id_one, number: header_one.number })
	}

	let mut orig_header_one = header_one.clone();
	let mut orig_header_two = header_two.clone();

	// We move through ancestor links as much as possible, since ancestor >= parent.

	while header_one.number > header_two.number {
		let ancestor_one = backend.header_metadata(header_one.ancestor)?;

		if ancestor_one.number >= header_two.number {
			header_one = ancestor_one;
		} else {
			break
		}
	}

	while header_one.number < header_two.number {
		let ancestor_two = backend.header_metadata(header_two.ancestor)?;

		if ancestor_two.number >= header_one.number {
			header_two = ancestor_two;
		} else {
			break
		}
	}

	// Then we move the remaining path using parent links.

	while header_one.hash != header_two.hash {
		if header_one.number > header_two.number {
			header_one = backend.header_metadata(header_one.parent)?;
		} else {
			header_two = backend.header_metadata(header_two.parent)?;
		}
	}

	// Update cached ancestor links.

	if orig_header_one.number > header_one.number {
		orig_header_one.ancestor = header_one.hash;
		backend.insert_header_metadata(orig_header_one.hash, orig_header_one);
	}

	if orig_header_two.number > header_one.number {
		orig_header_two.ancestor = header_one.hash;
		backend.insert_header_metadata(orig_header_two.hash, orig_header_two);
	}

	Ok(HashAndNumber { hash: header_one.hash, number: header_one.number })
}

/// Compute a tree-route between two blocks. See tree-route docs for more details.
pub fn tree_route<Block: BlockT, T: HeaderMetadata<Block> + ?Sized>(
	backend: &T,
	from: Block::Hash,
	to: Block::Hash,
) -> Result<TreeRoute<Block>, T::Error> {
	let mut from = backend.header_metadata(from)?;
	let mut to = backend.header_metadata(to)?;

	let mut to_branch =
		Vec::with_capacity(Into::<U256>::into(to.number.saturating_sub(from.number)).as_usize());
	while to.number > from.number {
		to_branch.push(HashAndNumber { number: to.number, hash: to.hash });

		to = backend.header_metadata(to.parent)?;
	}

	let mut from_branch =
		Vec::with_capacity(Into::<U256>::into(to.number.saturating_sub(from.number)).as_usize());
	while from.number > to.number {
		from_branch.push(HashAndNumber { number: from.number, hash: from.hash });
		from = backend.header_metadata(from.parent)?;
	}

	// numbers are equal now. walk backwards until the block is the same

	while to.hash != from.hash {
		to_branch.push(HashAndNumber { number: to.number, hash: to.hash });
		to = backend.header_metadata(to.parent)?;

		from_branch.push(HashAndNumber { number: from.number, hash: from.hash });
		from = backend.header_metadata(from.parent)?;
	}

	// add the pivot block. and append the reversed to-branch
	// (note that it's reverse order originals)
	let pivot = from_branch.len();
	from_branch.reserve_exact(to_branch.len() + 1);
	from_branch.push(HashAndNumber { number: to.number, hash: to.hash });
	from_branch.extend(to_branch.into_iter().rev());

	Ok(TreeRoute { route: from_branch, pivot })
}

/// Hash and number of a block.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct HashAndNumber<Block: BlockT> {
	/// The number of the block.
	pub number: NumberFor<Block>,
	/// The hash of the block.
	pub hash: Block::Hash,
}

/// A tree-route from one block to another in the chain.
///
/// All blocks prior to the pivot in the vector is the reverse-order unique ancestry
/// of the first block, the block at the pivot index is the common ancestor,
/// and all blocks after the pivot is the ancestry of the second block, in
/// order.
///
/// The ancestry sets will include the given blocks, and thus the tree-route is
/// never empty.
///
/// ```text
/// Tree route from R1 to E2. Retracted is [R1, R2, R3], Common is C, enacted [E1, E2]
///   <- R3 <- R2 <- R1
///  /
/// C
///  \-> E1 -> E2
/// ```
///
/// ```text
/// Tree route from C to E2. Retracted empty. Common is C, enacted [E1, E2]
/// C -> E1 -> E2
/// ```
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct TreeRoute<Block: BlockT> {
	route: Vec<HashAndNumber<Block>>,
	pivot: usize,
}

impl<Block: BlockT> TreeRoute<Block> {
	/// Creates a new `TreeRoute`.
	///
	/// To preserve the structure safety invariants it is required that `pivot < route.len()`.
	pub fn new(route: Vec<HashAndNumber<Block>>, pivot: usize) -> Result<Self, String> {
		if pivot < route.len() {
			Ok(TreeRoute { route, pivot })
		} else {
			Err(format!(
				"TreeRoute pivot ({}) should be less than route length ({})",
				pivot,
				route.len()
			))
		}
	}

	/// Get a slice of all retracted blocks in reverse order (towards common ancestor).
	pub fn retracted(&self) -> &[HashAndNumber<Block>] {
		&self.route[..self.pivot]
	}

	/// Convert into all retracted blocks in reverse order (towards common ancestor).
	pub fn into_retracted(mut self) -> Vec<HashAndNumber<Block>> {
		self.route.truncate(self.pivot);
		self.route
	}

	/// Get the common ancestor block. This might be one of the two blocks of the
	/// route.
	pub fn common_block(&self) -> &HashAndNumber<Block> {
		self.route.get(self.pivot).expect(
			"tree-routes are computed between blocks; \
			which are included in the route; \
			thus it is never empty; qed",
		)
	}

	/// Get a slice of enacted blocks (descendants of the common ancestor)
	pub fn enacted(&self) -> &[HashAndNumber<Block>] {
		&self.route[self.pivot + 1..]
	}

	/// Returns the last block.
	pub fn last(&self) -> Option<&HashAndNumber<Block>> {
		self.route.last()
	}
}

/// Handles header metadata: hash, number, parent hash, etc.
pub trait HeaderMetadata<Block: BlockT> {
	/// Error used in case the header metadata is not found.
	type Error: std::error::Error;

	fn header_metadata(
		&self,
		hash: Block::Hash,
	) -> Result<CachedHeaderMetadata<Block>, Self::Error>;
	fn insert_header_metadata(
		&self,
		hash: Block::Hash,
		header_metadata: CachedHeaderMetadata<Block>,
	);
	fn remove_header_metadata(&self, hash: Block::Hash);
}

/// Caches header metadata in an in-memory LRU cache.
pub struct HeaderMetadataCache<Block: BlockT> {
	cache: Mutex<LruMap<Block::Hash, CachedHeaderMetadata<Block>>>,
}

impl<Block: BlockT> HeaderMetadataCache<Block> {
	/// Creates a new LRU header metadata cache with `capacity`.
	pub fn new(capacity: u32) -> Self {
		HeaderMetadataCache { cache: Mutex::new(LruMap::new(ByLength::new(capacity))) }
	}
}

impl<Block: BlockT> Default for HeaderMetadataCache<Block> {
	fn default() -> Self {
		Self::new(LRU_CACHE_SIZE)
	}
}

impl<Block: BlockT> HeaderMetadataCache<Block> {
	pub fn header_metadata(&self, hash: Block::Hash) -> Option<CachedHeaderMetadata<Block>> {
		self.cache.lock().get(&hash).cloned()
	}

	pub fn insert_header_metadata(&self, hash: Block::Hash, metadata: CachedHeaderMetadata<Block>) {
		self.cache.lock().insert(hash, metadata);
	}

	pub fn remove_header_metadata(&self, hash: Block::Hash) {
		self.cache.lock().remove(&hash);
	}
}

/// Cached header metadata. Used to efficiently traverse the tree.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct CachedHeaderMetadata<Block: BlockT> {
	/// Hash of the header.
	pub hash: Block::Hash,
	/// Block number.
	pub number: NumberFor<Block>,
	/// Hash of parent header.
	pub parent: Block::Hash,
	/// Block state root.
	pub state_root: Block::Hash,
	/// Hash of an ancestor header. Used to jump through the tree.
	ancestor: Block::Hash,
}

impl<Block: BlockT> From<&Block::Header> for CachedHeaderMetadata<Block> {
	fn from(header: &Block::Header) -> Self {
		CachedHeaderMetadata {
			hash: header.hash(),
			number: *header.number(),
			parent: *header.parent_hash(),
			state_root: *header.state_root(),
			ancestor: *header.parent_hash(),
		}
	}
}