def validate(self):
"""
Checks if incoming blocks are valid or not
"""
# create a bigchain instance. All processes should create their own bigchcain instance so that they all
# have their own connection to the database
b = Bigchain()
logger.info('voter waiting for new blocks')
# signal initialization complete
self.initialized.set()
while True:
new_block = self.q_blocks_to_validate.get()
# poison pill
if new_block == 'stop':
self.q_validated_block.put('stop')
return
logger.info('new_block arrived to voter')
with self.monitor.timer('validate_block'):
# FIXME: the following check is done also in `is_valid_block`,
# but validity can be true even if the block has already
# a vote.
if b.has_previous_vote(new_block):
continue
validity = b.is_valid_block(new_block)
self.q_validated_block.put(
(new_block, self.v_previous_block_id.value.decode(), validity))
self.v_previous_block_id.value = new_block['id'].encode()
def validate(self):
"""
Checks if incoming blocks are valid or not
"""
# create a bigchain instance. All processes should create their own bigchcain instance so that they all
# have their own connection to the database
b = Bigchain()
logger.info('voter waiting for new blocks')
# signal initialization complete
self.initialized.set()
while True:
new_block = self.q_blocks_to_validate.get()
# poison pill
if new_block == 'stop':
self.q_validated_block.put('stop')
return
logger.info('new_block arrived to voter')
with self.monitor.timer('validate_block'):
# FIXME: the following check is done also in `is_valid_block`,
# but validity can be true even if the block has already
# a vote.
if b.has_previous_vote(new_block):
continue
validity = b.is_valid_block(new_block)
self.q_validated_block.put((new_block,
self.v_previous_block_id.value.decode(),
validity))
self.v_previous_block_id.value = new_block['id'].encode()
class Vote:
"""This class encapsulates the logic to vote on blocks.
Note:
Methods of this class will be executed in different processes.
"""
def __init__(self):
"""Initialize the Block voter."""
# Since cannot share a connection to RethinkDB using multiprocessing,
# we need to create a temporary instance of BigchainDB that we use
# only to query RethinkDB
# This is the Bigchain instance that will be "shared" (aka: copied)
# by all the subprocesses
self.bigchain = Bigchain()
self.last_voted_id = Bigchain().get_last_voted_block().id
self.counters = Counter()
self.blocks_validity_status = {}
dummy_tx = Transaction.create([self.bigchain.me],
[([self.bigchain.me], 1)]).to_dict()
self.invalid_dummy_tx = dummy_tx
def validate_block(self, block_dict):
if not self.bigchain.has_previous_vote(block_dict['id']):
try:
block = Block.from_db(
self.bigchain,
block_dict,
from_dict_kwargs={'tx_construct': FastTransaction})
except (exceptions.InvalidHash):
# XXX: if a block is invalid we should skip the `validate_tx`
# step, but since we are in a pipeline we cannot just jump to
# another function. Hackish solution: generate an invalid
# transaction and propagate it to the next steps of the
# pipeline.
return block_dict['id'], [self.invalid_dummy_tx]
try:
block._validate_block(self.bigchain)
except exceptions.ValidationError:
# XXX: if a block is invalid we should skip the `validate_tx`
# step, but since we are in a pipeline we cannot just jump to
# another function. Hackish solution: generate an invalid
# transaction and propagate it to the next steps of the
# pipeline.
return block.id, [self.invalid_dummy_tx]
return block.id, block_dict['block']['transactions']
def ungroup(self, block_id, transactions):
"""Given a block, ungroup the transactions in it.
Args:
block_id (str): the id of the block in progress.
transactions (list(dict)): transactions of the block in
progress.
Returns:
``None`` if the block has been already voted, an iterator that
yields a transaction, block id, and the total number of
transactions contained in the block otherwise.
"""
num_tx = len(transactions)
for tx in transactions:
yield tx, block_id, num_tx
def validate_tx(self, tx_dict, block_id, num_tx):
"""Validate a transaction. Transaction must also not be in any VALID
block.
Args:
tx_dict (dict): the transaction to validate
block_id (str): the id of block containing the transaction
num_tx (int): the total number of transactions to process
Returns:
Three values are returned, the validity of the transaction,
``block_id``, ``num_tx``.
"""
try:
tx = Transaction.from_dict(tx_dict)
new = self.bigchain.is_new_transaction(tx.id,
exclude_block_id=block_id)
if not new:
raise exceptions.ValidationError('Tx already exists, %s',
tx.id)
tx.validate(self.bigchain)
valid = True
except exceptions.ValidationError as e:
valid = False
logger.warning('Invalid tx: %s', e)
return valid, block_id, num_tx
def vote(self, tx_validity, block_id, num_tx):
"""Collect the validity of transactions and cast a vote when ready.
Args:
tx_validity (bool): the validity of the transaction
block_id (str): the id of block containing the transaction
num_tx (int): the total number of transactions to process
Returns:
None, or a vote if a decision has been reached.
"""
self.counters[block_id] += 1
self.blocks_validity_status[
block_id] = tx_validity and self.blocks_validity_status.get(
block_id, True)
if self.counters[block_id] == num_tx:
vote = self.bigchain.vote(block_id, self.last_voted_id,
self.blocks_validity_status[block_id])
self.last_voted_id = block_id
del self.counters[block_id]
del self.blocks_validity_status[block_id]
return vote, num_tx
def write_vote(self, vote, num_tx):
"""Write vote to the database.
Args:
vote: the vote to write.
"""
validity = 'valid' if vote['vote']['is_block_valid'] else 'invalid'
logger.info("Voting '%s' for block %s", validity,
vote['vote']['voting_for_block'])
self.bigchain.write_vote(vote)
self.bigchain.statsd.incr('pipelines.vote.throughput', num_tx)
return vote
class Vote:
"""This class encapsulates the logic to vote on blocks.
Note:
Methods of this class will be executed in different processes.
"""
def __init__(self):
"""Initialize the Block voter."""
# Since cannot share a connection to RethinkDB using multiprocessing,
# we need to create a temporary instance of BigchainDB that we use
# only to query RethinkDB
self.consensus = BaseConsensusRules
# This is the Bigchain instance that will be "shared" (aka: copied)
# by all the subprocesses
self.bigchain = Bigchain()
self.last_voted_id = Bigchain().get_last_voted_block().id
self.counters = Counter()
self.validity = {}
self.invalid_dummy_tx = Transaction.create([self.bigchain.me],
[self.bigchain.me])
def validate_block(self, block):
if not self.bigchain.has_previous_vote(block['id'], block['block']['voters']):
try:
block = Block.from_dict(block)
except (exceptions.InvalidHash, exceptions.InvalidSignature):
# XXX: if a block is invalid we should skip the `validate_tx`
# step, but since we are in a pipeline we cannot just jump to
# another function. Hackish solution: generate an invalid
# transaction and propagate it to the next steps of the
# pipeline.
return block['id'], [self.invalid_dummy_tx]
try:
self.consensus.validate_block(self.bigchain, block)
except (exceptions.InvalidHash,
exceptions.OperationError,
exceptions.InvalidSignature):
# XXX: if a block is invalid we should skip the `validate_tx`
# step, but since we are in a pipeline we cannot just jump to
# another function. Hackish solution: generate an invalid
# transaction and propagate it to the next steps of the
# pipeline.
return block.id, [self.invalid_dummy_tx]
return block.id, block.transactions
def ungroup(self, block_id, transactions):
"""Given a block, ungroup the transactions in it.
Args:
block_id (str): the id of the block in progress.
transactions (list(Transaction)): transactions of the block in
progress.
Returns:
``None`` if the block has been already voted, an iterator that
yields a transaction, block id, and the total number of
transactions contained in the block otherwise.
"""
num_tx = len(transactions)
for tx in transactions:
yield tx, block_id, num_tx
def validate_tx(self, tx, block_id, num_tx):
"""Validate a transaction.
Args:
tx (dict): the transaction to validate
block_id (str): the id of block containing the transaction
num_tx (int): the total number of transactions to process
Returns:
Three values are returned, the validity of the transaction,
``block_id``, ``num_tx``.
"""
return bool(self.bigchain.is_valid_transaction(tx)), block_id, num_tx
def vote(self, tx_validity, block_id, num_tx):
"""Collect the validity of transactions and cast a vote when ready.
Args:
tx_validity (bool): the validity of the transaction
block_id (str): the id of block containing the transaction
num_tx (int): the total number of transactions to process
Returns:
None, or a vote if a decision has been reached.
"""
self.counters[block_id] += 1
self.validity[block_id] = tx_validity and self.validity.get(block_id,
True)
if self.counters[block_id] == num_tx:
vote = self.bigchain.vote(block_id,
self.last_voted_id,
self.validity[block_id])
self.last_voted_id = block_id
del self.counters[block_id]
del self.validity[block_id]
return vote
def write_vote(self, vote):
"""Write vote to the database.
Args:
vote: the vote to write.
"""
self.bigchain.write_vote(vote)
return vote
class Vote:
"""This class encapsulates the logic to vote on blocks.
Note:
Methods of this class will be executed in different processes.
"""
def __init__(self):
"""Initialize the Block voter."""
# Since cannot share a connection to RethinkDB using multiprocessing,
# we need to create a temporary instance of BigchainDB that we use
# only to query RethinkDB
self.consensus = BaseConsensusRules
# This is the Bigchain instance that will be "shared" (aka: copied)
# by all the subprocesses
self.bigchain = Bigchain()
self.last_voted_id = Bigchain().get_last_voted_block().id
self.counters = Counter()
self.validity = {}
self.invalid_dummy_tx = Transaction.create([self.bigchain.me],
[([self.bigchain.me], 1)])
def validate_block(self, block):
if not self.bigchain.has_previous_vote(block['id'],
block['block']['voters']):
try:
block = Block.from_dict(block)
except (exceptions.InvalidHash, exceptions.InvalidSignature):
# XXX: if a block is invalid we should skip the `validate_tx`
# step, but since we are in a pipeline we cannot just jump to
# another function. Hackish solution: generate an invalid
# transaction and propagate it to the next steps of the
# pipeline.
return block['id'], [self.invalid_dummy_tx]
try:
self.consensus.validate_block(self.bigchain, block)
except (exceptions.InvalidHash,
exceptions.OperationError,
exceptions.InvalidSignature):
# XXX: if a block is invalid we should skip the `validate_tx`
# step, but since we are in a pipeline we cannot just jump to
# another function. Hackish solution: generate an invalid
# transaction and propagate it to the next steps of the
# pipeline.
return block.id, [self.invalid_dummy_tx]
return block.id, block.transactions
def ungroup(self, block_id, transactions):
"""Given a block, ungroup the transactions in it.
Args:
block_id (str): the id of the block in progress.
transactions (list(Transaction)): transactions of the block in
progress.
Returns:
``None`` if the block has been already voted, an iterator that
yields a transaction, block id, and the total number of
transactions contained in the block otherwise.
"""
num_tx = len(transactions)
for tx in transactions:
yield tx, block_id, num_tx
def validate_tx(self, tx, block_id, num_tx):
"""Validate a transaction.
Args:
tx (dict): the transaction to validate
block_id (str): the id of block containing the transaction
num_tx (int): the total number of transactions to process
Returns:
Three values are returned, the validity of the transaction,
``block_id``, ``num_tx``.
"""
return bool(self.bigchain.is_valid_transaction(tx)), block_id, num_tx
def vote(self, tx_validity, block_id, num_tx):
"""Collect the validity of transactions and cast a vote when ready.
Args:
tx_validity (bool): the validity of the transaction
block_id (str): the id of block containing the transaction
num_tx (int): the total number of transactions to process
Returns:
None, or a vote if a decision has been reached.
"""
self.counters[block_id] += 1
self.validity[block_id] = tx_validity and self.validity.get(block_id,
True)
if self.counters[block_id] == num_tx:
vote = self.bigchain.vote(block_id,
self.last_voted_id,
self.validity[block_id])
self.last_voted_id = block_id
del self.counters[block_id]
del self.validity[block_id]
return vote
def write_vote(self, vote):
"""Write vote to the database.
Args:
vote: the vote to write.
"""
self.bigchain.write_vote(vote)
return vote
class Vote:
"""This class encapsulates the logic to vote on blocks.
Note:
Methods of this class will be executed in different processes.
"""
def __init__(self):
"""Initialize the Block voter."""
# Since cannot share a connection to RethinkDB using multiprocessing,
# we need to create a temporary instance of BigchainDB that we use
# only to query RethinkDB
# This is the Bigchain instance that will be "shared" (aka: copied)
# by all the subprocesses
self.bigchain = Bigchain()
self.last_voted_id = Bigchain().get_last_voted_block().id
self.counters = Counter()
self.blocks_validity_status = {}
dummy_tx = Transaction.create([self.bigchain.me],
[([self.bigchain.me], 1)]).to_dict()
self.invalid_dummy_tx = dummy_tx
def validate_block(self, block_dict):
if not self.bigchain.has_previous_vote(block_dict['id']):
try:
block = Block.from_db(self.bigchain, block_dict, from_dict_kwargs={
'tx_construct': FastTransaction
})
except (exceptions.InvalidHash):
# XXX: if a block is invalid we should skip the `validate_tx`
# step, but since we are in a pipeline we cannot just jump to
# another function. Hackish solution: generate an invalid
# transaction and propagate it to the next steps of the
# pipeline.
return block_dict['id'], [self.invalid_dummy_tx]
try:
block._validate_block(self.bigchain)
except exceptions.ValidationError:
# XXX: if a block is invalid we should skip the `validate_tx`
# step, but since we are in a pipeline we cannot just jump to
# another function. Hackish solution: generate an invalid
# transaction and propagate it to the next steps of the
# pipeline.
return block.id, [self.invalid_dummy_tx]
return block.id, block_dict['block']['transactions']
def ungroup(self, block_id, transactions):
"""Given a block, ungroup the transactions in it.
Args:
block_id (str): the id of the block in progress.
transactions (list(dict)): transactions of the block in
progress.
Returns:
``None`` if the block has been already voted, an iterator that
yields a transaction, block id, and the total number of
transactions contained in the block otherwise.
"""
num_tx = len(transactions)
for tx in transactions:
yield tx, block_id, num_tx
def validate_tx(self, tx_dict, block_id, num_tx):
"""Validate a transaction. Transaction must also not be in any VALID
block.
Args:
tx_dict (dict): the transaction to validate
block_id (str): the id of block containing the transaction
num_tx (int): the total number of transactions to process
Returns:
Three values are returned, the validity of the transaction,
``block_id``, ``num_tx``.
"""
try:
tx = Transaction.from_dict(tx_dict)
new = self.bigchain.is_new_transaction(tx.id, exclude_block_id=block_id)
if not new:
raise exceptions.ValidationError('Tx already exists, %s', tx.id)
tx.validate(self.bigchain)
valid = True
except exceptions.ValidationError as e:
valid = False
logger.warning('Invalid tx: %s', e)
return valid, block_id, num_tx
def vote(self, tx_validity, block_id, num_tx):
"""Collect the validity of transactions and cast a vote when ready.
Args:
tx_validity (bool): the validity of the transaction
block_id (str): the id of block containing the transaction
num_tx (int): the total number of transactions to process
Returns:
None, or a vote if a decision has been reached.
"""
self.counters[block_id] += 1
self.blocks_validity_status[block_id] = tx_validity and self.blocks_validity_status.get(block_id,
True)
if self.counters[block_id] == num_tx:
vote = self.bigchain.vote(block_id,
self.last_voted_id,
self.blocks_validity_status[block_id])
self.last_voted_id = block_id
del self.counters[block_id]
del self.blocks_validity_status[block_id]
return vote, num_tx
def write_vote(self, vote, num_tx):
"""Write vote to the database.
Args:
vote: the vote to write.
"""
validity = 'valid' if vote['vote']['is_block_valid'] else 'invalid'
logger.info("Voting '%s' for block %s", validity,
vote['vote']['voting_for_block'])
self.bigchain.write_vote(vote)
self.bigchain.statsd.incr('pipelines.vote.throughput', num_tx)
return vote