stabilize tributary chain sync

coordinator/src/p2p.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::{
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use rand_core::{RngCore, OsRng};
 
-use scale::Encode;
+use scale::{Decode, Encode};
 use borsh::{BorshSerialize, BorshDeserialize};
 use serai_client::{primitives::NetworkId, validator_sets::primitives::ValidatorSet, Serai};
 
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ use crate::{Transaction, Block, Tributary, ActiveTributary, TributaryEvent};
 const MAX_LIBP2P_MESSAGE_SIZE: usize = tributary::BLOCK_SIZE_LIMIT + 1024;
 const LIBP2P_TOPIC: &str = "serai-coordinator";
 
+// amount of blocks in a minute
+const BLOCKS_PER_MINUTE: u32 = 60 / (tributary::tendermint::TARGET_BLOCK_TIME / 1000);
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Debug, BorshSerialize, BorshDeserialize)]
 pub struct CosignedBlock {
   pub network: NetworkId,
@@ -173,6 +176,18 @@ pub struct Message<P: P2p> {
   pub msg: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Encode, Decode)]
+pub struct BlockCommit {
+  pub block: Vec<u8>,
+  pub commit: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Encode, Decode)]
+pub struct HeartbeatBatch {
+  pub blocks: Vec<BlockCommit>,
+  pub timestamp: u64,
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait P2p: Send + Sync + Clone + fmt::Debug + TributaryP2p {
   type Id: Send + Sync + Clone + Copy + fmt::Debug;
@@ -868,7 +883,7 @@ pub async fn handle_p2p_task<D: Db, P: P2p>(
               let p2p = p2p.clone();
               async move {
                 loop {
-                  let Some(mut msg) = recv.recv().await else {
+                  let Some(msg) = recv.recv().await else {
                     // Channel closure happens when the tributary retires
                     break;
                   };
@@ -913,34 +928,54 @@ pub async fn handle_p2p_task<D: Db, P: P2p>(
                           latest = next;
                         }
                         if to_send.len() > 3 {
-                          for next in to_send {
-                            let mut res = reader.block(&next).unwrap().serialize();
-                            res.extend(reader.commit(&next).unwrap());
-                            // Also include the timestamp used within the Heartbeat
-                            res.extend(&msg.msg[32 .. 40]);
-                            p2p.send(msg.sender, ReqResMessageKind::Block(genesis), res).await;
+                          // prepare the batch to sends
+                          let mut blocks = vec![];
+                          for (i, next) in to_send.iter().enumerate() {
+                            // each batch contains BLOCKS_PER_MINUTE + 1 blocks
+                            if i >= usize::try_from(BLOCKS_PER_MINUTE).unwrap() + 1 {
+                              break;
+                            }
+
+                            blocks.push(BlockCommit {
+                              block: reader.block(&next).unwrap().serialize(),
+                              commit: reader.commit(&next).unwrap(),
+                            });
                           }
+                          let batch = HeartbeatBatch { blocks, timestamp: msg_time };
+
+                          p2p
+                            .send(msg.sender, ReqResMessageKind::Block(genesis), batch.encode())
+                            .await;
                         }
                       });
                     }
 
                     P2pMessageKind::ReqRes(ReqResMessageKind::Block(msg_genesis)) => {
                       assert_eq!(msg_genesis, genesis);
-                      let mut msg_ref: &[u8] = msg.msg.as_ref();
-                      let Ok(block) = Block::<Transaction>::read(&mut msg_ref) else {
-                        log::error!("received block message with an invalidly serialized block");
+                      // decode the batch
+                      let Ok(batch) = HeartbeatBatch::decode(&mut msg.msg.as_ref()) else {
+                        log::error!(
+                          "received HeartBeatBatch message with an invalidly serialized batch"
+                        );
                         continue;
                       };
-                      // Get just the commit
-                      msg.msg.drain(.. (msg.msg.len() - msg_ref.len()));
-                      msg.msg.drain((msg.msg.len() - 8) ..);
 
-                      let res = tributary.tributary.sync_block(block, msg.msg).await;
-                      log::debug!(
-                        "received block from {:?}, sync_block returned {}",
-                        msg.sender,
-                        res
-                      );
+                      // sync blocks
+                      for bc in batch.blocks {
+                        // TODO: why do we use ReadWrite instead of Encode/Decode for blocks?
+                        // Should we use the same for batches so we can read both at the same time?
+                        let Ok(block) = Block::<Transaction>::read(&mut bc.block.as_slice()) else {
+                          log::error!("received block message with an invalidly serialized block");
+                          continue;
+                        };
+
+                        let res = tributary.tributary.sync_block(block, bc.commit).await;
+                        log::debug!(
+                          "received block from {:?}, sync_block returned {}",
+                          msg.sender,
+                          res
+                        );
+                      }
                     }
 
                     P2pMessageKind::Gossip(GossipMessageKind::Tributary(msg_genesis)) => {