Allow custom epoch and status for multiple messages

.github/workflows/generic-testing.yml

@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       stack-orchestrator-ref:
-        required: false
+        required: true
         type: string
       ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref:
-        required: false
+        required: true
         type: string
       ssz-data-ref:
-        required: false
+        required: true
         type: string
     secrets:
       GHA_KEY:
         required: true
 
 env:
-  stack-orchestrator-ref: ${{ inputs.stack-orchestrator-ref || '7fb664270a0ba09e2caa3095e8c91f3fdb5b38af' }}
-  ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref  || '6b38fe9b18f7b19a803c626b742cafdccc1a2365' }}
-  ssz-data-ref: ${{ inputs.ssz-data-ref || 'main' }}
+  stack-orchestrator-ref: ${{ inputs.stack-orchestrator-ref }}
+  ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref }}
+  ssz-data-ref: ${{ inputs.ssz-data-ref }}
   GOPATH: /tmp/go
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
           echo vulcanize_ipld_eth_beacon_indexer=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer >> ./config.sh
           echo eth_beacon_config_file=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/config/cicd/boot.ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.json >> ./config.sh
           echo eth_beacon_capture_mode=boot >> ./config.sh
-          echo CAPTURE_MODE=boot >> config.sh
           cat ./config.sh
 
       - name: Run docker compose
@@ -65,13 +64,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check to make sure HEALTH file is present
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          until $(docker compose \
-          -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-ipld-eth-beacon-db.yml" \
-          -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.yml" \
-          -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/latest/docker-compose-lighthouse.yml" \
-          --env-file ./config.sh cp ipld-eth-beacon-indexer:/root/HEALTH ./HEALTH) ; do sleep 10; done
+          until $(docker compose -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.yml" --env-file ./config.sh cp ipld-eth-beacon-indexer:/root/HEALTH ./HEALTH) ; do sleep 10; done
           cat ./HEALTH
-          if [[ "$(cat ./HEALTH)" -eq "0" ]]; then echo "Application boot successful" && (exit 0); else docker compose -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.yml" cp ipld-eth-beacon-indexer:/root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log . && cat ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log && (exit 1); fi
+          if [[ "$(cat ./HEALTH)" -eq "0" ]]; then echo "Application boot successful" && (exit 0); else docker compose -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.yml" --env-file ./config.sh cp ipld-eth-beacon-indexer:/root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log . && cat ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log && (exit 1); fi
 
   unit-test:
     name: Run Unit Tests
@@ -127,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install packages
         run: |
-          go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@2.1.4
+          go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest
           which ginkgo
 
       - name: Run the tests using Make

.github/workflows/issues-notion-sync.yml

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-name: Notion Sync
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  issues:
-    types:
-      [
-        opened,
-        edited,
-        labeled,
-        unlabeled,
-        assigned,
-        unassigned,
-        milestoned,
-        demilestoned,
-        reopened,
-        closed,
-      ]
-
-jobs:
-  notion_job:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Add GitHub Issues to Notion
-    steps:
-      - name: Add GitHub Issues to Notion
-        uses: vulcanize/notion-github-action@v1.2.4-issueid
-        with:
-          notion-token: ${{ secrets.NOTION_TOKEN }}
-          notion-db: ${{ secrets.NOTION_DATABASE }}

.github/workflows/on-pr-publish.yml

@@ -2,9 +2,50 @@ name: Publish Docker image
 on:
   release:
     types: [published, edited]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      stack-orchestrator-ref:
+        description: "The branch, commit or sha from stack-orchestrator to checkout"
+        required: false
+        default: "7fb664270a0ba09e2caa3095e8c91f3fdb5b38af"
+      ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref:
+        description: "The branch, commit or sha from ipld-eth-beacon-db to checkout"
+        required: false
+        default: "3dfe416302d553f8240f6051c08a7899b0e39e12"
+      ssz-data-ref:
+        description: "The branch, commit or sha from ssz-data to checkout"
+        required: false
+        default: "main"
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "!**.md"
+      - "!.gitignore"
+      - "!LICENSE"
+      - "!.github/workflows/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/on-pr.yml"
+      - ".github/workflows/tests.yml"
+      - "**"
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 13 * * *' # Must be single quotes!!
 jobs:
+  pre_job:
+    # continue-on-error: true # Uncomment once integration is finished
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Map a step output to a job output
+    outputs:
+      should_skip: ${{ steps.skip_check.outputs.should_skip }}
+    steps:
+      - id: skip_check
+        uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@v4
+        with:
+          # All of these options are optional, so you can remove them if you are happy with the defaults
+          concurrent_skipping: "never"
+          skip_after_successful_duplicate: "true"
+          do_not_skip: '["workflow_dispatch", "schedule"]'
   trigger-tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/generic-testing.yml
+    if: ${{ needs.pre_job.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
+    needs: pre_job
     with:
       stack-orchestrator-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.stack-orchestrator-ref }}
       ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref }}
@@ -12,6 +53,8 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       GHA_KEY: ${{secrets.GHA_KEY}}
   system-testing:
+    if: ${{ needs.pre_job.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
+    needs: pre_job
     uses: ./.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
     with:
       stack-orchestrator-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.stack-orchestrator-ref }}
@@ -25,6 +68,11 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - trigger-tests
       - system-testing
+    if: |
+      always() &&
+      (needs.trigger-tests.result == 'success' || needs.trigger-tests.result == 'skipped') &&
+      (needs.system-testing.result == 'success' || needs.system-testing.result == 'skipped') &&
+      github.event_name == 'release'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Get the version
@@ -42,6 +90,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Push Docker image to Docker Hub
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
+    if: |
+      always() &&
+      (needs.build.result == 'success') &&
+      github.event_name == 'release'
     steps:
       - name: Get the version
         id: vars

.github/workflows/on-pr.yml

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-name: Test Application On PR
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      stack-orchestrator-ref:
-        description: "The branch, commit or sha from stack-orchestrator to checkout"
-        required: false
-        default: "main"
-      ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref:
-        description: "The branch, commit or sha from ipld-eth-beacon-db to checkout"
-        required: false
-        default: "main"
-      ssz-data-ref:
-        description: "The branch, commit or sha from ssz-data to checkout"
-        required: false
-        default: "main"
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "!**.md"
-      - "!.gitignore"
-      - "!LICENSE"
-      - "!.github/workflows/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/on-pr.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/tests.yml"
-      - "**"
-  #schedule:
-  #  - cron: '0 13 * * *' # Must be single quotes!!
-
-jobs:
-  trigger-tests:
-    if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/generic-testing.yml
-    with:
-      stack-orchestrator-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.stack-orchestrator-ref }}
-      ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref }}
-      ssz-data-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ssz-data-ref }}
-    secrets:
-      GHA_KEY: ${{secrets.GHA_KEY}}
-  system-testing:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
-    with:
-      stack-orchestrator-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.stack-orchestrator-ref }}
-      ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref }}
-    secrets:
-      GHA_KEY: ${{secrets.GHA_KEY}}
-      BC_ADDRESS: ${{secrets.BC_ADDRESS}}

.github/workflows/system-tests.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
         required: true
 env:
   stack-orchestrator-ref: ${{ inputs.stack-orchestrator-ref || '7fb664270a0ba09e2caa3095e8c91f3fdb5b38af' }}
-  ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref  || '6b38fe9b18f7b19a803c626b742cafdccc1a2365' }}
+  ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref  || '3dfe416302d553f8240f6051c08a7899b0e39e12' }}
   GOPATH: /tmp/go
   bc_protocol: "http"
   bc_address: ${{secrets.BC_ADDRESS}}
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   system-testing:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
       - name: Create GOPATH
         run: mkdir -p /tmp/go

.gitignore

@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log
 ipld-eth-beacon-indexer
 config/local.ipld-eth-beacon-indexer-config.json
 config/docker.ipld-eth-beacon-indexer-config.json
-.idea/*

Dockerfile

@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ COPY . .
 RUN GCO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -race -ldflags="-s -w" -o ipld-eth-beacon-indexer .
 RUN chmod +x ipld-eth-beacon-indexer
 
-FROM alpine:latest
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates libstdc++ busybox-extras gettext libintl bash gawk sed grep bc coreutils
+FROM frolvlad/alpine-bash:latest
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates libstdc++
 WORKDIR /root/
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer
 ADD entrypoint.sh .
-ADD ipld-eth-beacon-config-docker.json .
-ENTRYPOINT ["./entrypoint.sh"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["./entrypoint.sh"]

Makefile

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ integration-test-ci:
 	go fmt ./...
 	$(GINKGO) -r --label-filter integration \
 	--procs=4 --compilers=4 \
+	--flake-attempts=3 \
 	--randomize-all --randomize-suites \
 	--fail-on-pending --keep-going \
 	--cover --coverprofile=cover.profile \
@@ -65,17 +66,7 @@ integration-test-local-no-race:
 unit-test-local:
 	go vet ./...
 	go fmt ./...
-	$(GINKGO) -r --label-filter 'unit && !flaky' \
-	--randomize-all --randomize-suites \
-	--flake-attempts=3 \
-	--fail-on-pending --keep-going \
-	--trace
-
-.PHONY: unit-test-local-bellatrix
-unit-test-local-bellatrix:
-	go vet ./...
-	go fmt ./...
-	$(GINKGO) -r --label-filter 'unit && !flaky && bellatrix' \
+	$(GINKGO) -r --label-filter unit \
 	--randomize-all --randomize-suites \
 	--flake-attempts=3 \
 	--fail-on-pending --keep-going \
@@ -86,7 +77,7 @@ unit-test-ci:
 	go vet ./...
 	go fmt ./...
 	$(GINKGO) -r --label-filter unit \
-	--randomize-all --randomize-suites
+	--randomize-all --randomize-suites \
 	--flake-attempts=3 \
 	--fail-on-pending --keep-going \
 	--cover --coverprofile=cover.profile \
@@ -98,6 +89,7 @@ system-test-ci:
 	go fmt ./...
 	$(GINKGO) -r --label-filter system \
 	--randomize-all --randomize-suites \
+	--flake-attempts=3 \
 	--fail-on-pending --keep-going \
 	--cover --coverprofile=cover.profile \
 	--trace --json-report=report.json
@@ -111,16 +103,6 @@ system-test-local:
 	--fail-on-pending --keep-going \
 	--trace
 
-.PHONY: e2e-test-local
-e2e-test-local:
-	go vet ./...
-	go fmt ./...
-	$(GINKGO) -r --label-filter e2e \
-	--randomize-all --randomize-suites \
-	--fail-on-pending --keep-going \
-	--trace
-
-
 .PHONY: build
 build:
 	go fmt ./...
@@ -129,4 +111,4 @@ build:
 ## Build docker image
 .PHONY: docker-build
 docker-build:
-	docker build -t vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer .
+	docker build -t vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer .

cmd/boot.go

@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"syscall"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -47,8 +50,7 @@ func bootApp() {
 
 	Bc, Db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(ctx, viper.GetString("db.address"), viper.GetInt("db.port"), viper.GetString("db.name"), viper.GetString("db.username"), viper.GetString("db.password"), viper.GetString("db.driver"),
 		viper.GetString("bc.address"), viper.GetInt("bc.port"), viper.GetString("bc.connectionProtocol"), viper.GetString("bc.type"), viper.GetInt("bc.bootRetryInterval"), viper.GetInt("bc.bootMaxRetry"),
-		viper.GetInt("kg.increment"), "boot", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"),
-		viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconBlockProcessing"), viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconStateProcessing"))
+		viper.GetInt("kg.increment"), "boot", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"))
 	if err != nil {
 		StopApplicationPreBoot(err, Db)
 	}
@@ -61,6 +63,12 @@ func bootApp() {
 		notifierCh <- syscall.SIGTERM
 	}()
 
+	if viper.GetBool("t.pprof") {
+		go func() {
+			log.Println(http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprint("localhost:"+strconv.Itoa(viper.GetInt("t.pprofPort"))), nil))
+		}()
+	}
+
 	err = shutdown.ShutdownBoot(ctx, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, Db, Bc)
 	if err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Ungracefully Shutdown ipld-eth-beacon-indexer!")

cmd/capture.go

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ var (
 	bcConnectionProtocol       string
 	bcType                     string
 	bcMaxHistoricProcessWorker int
+	bcMaxHeadProcessWorker     int
 	bcUniqueNodeIdentifier     int
 	bcCheckDb                  bool
 	kgMaxWorker                int
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ var (
 	maxWaitSecondsShutdown     time.Duration  = time.Duration(20) * time.Second
 	notifierCh                 chan os.Signal = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	testDisregardSync          bool
+	isTestPprof                bool
+	testPprofPort              int
 )
 
 // captureCmd represents the capture command
@@ -94,7 +97,8 @@ func init() {
 	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&bcConnectionProtocol, "bc.connectionProtocol", "", "http", "protocol for connecting to the beacon node.")
 	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&bcBootRetryInterval, "bc.bootRetryInterval", "", 30, "The amount of time to wait between retries while booting the application")
 	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&bcBootMaxRetry, "bc.bootMaxRetry", "", 5, "The amount of time to wait between retries while booting the application")
-	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&bcMaxHistoricProcessWorker, "bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker", "", 30, "The number of workers that should be actively processing slots from the eth-beacon.historic_process table. Be careful of system memory.")
+	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&bcMaxHistoricProcessWorker, "bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker", "", 3, "The number of workers that should be actively processing slots from the eth-beacon.historic_process table. Be careful of system memory.")
+	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&bcMaxHeadProcessWorker, "bc.maxHeadProcessWorker", "", 3, "The number of workers that should be actively processing slots head slots. Be careful of system memory.")
 	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&bcUniqueNodeIdentifier, "bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier", "", 0, "The unique identifier of this application. Each application connecting to the DB should have a unique identifier.")
 	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&bcCheckDb, "bc.checkDb", "", true, "Should we check to see if the slot exists in the DB before writing it?")
 	// err = captureCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("bc.address")
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ func init() {
 	//// Known Gaps specific
 	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&kgProcessGaps, "kg.processKnownGaps", "", true, "Should we process the slots within the eth-beacon.known_gaps table.")
 	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&kgTableIncrement, "kg.increment", "", 10000, "The max slots within a single entry to the known_gaps table.")
-	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&kgMaxWorker, "kg.maxKnownGapsWorker", "", 30, "The number of workers that should be actively processing slots from the eth-beacon.known_gaps table. Be careful of system memory.")
+	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&kgMaxWorker, "kg.maxKnownGapsWorker", "", 3, "The number of workers that should be actively processing slots from the eth-beacon.known_gaps table. Be careful of system memory.")
 
 	// Prometheus Specific
 	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&pmMetrics, "pm.metrics", "", true, "Should we capture prometheus metrics.")
@@ -114,6 +118,8 @@ func init() {
 
 	//// Testing Specific
 	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&testDisregardSync, "t.skipSync", false, "Should we disregard the head sync?")
+	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&isTestPprof, "t.pprof", false, "Should we start pprof?")
+	captureCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&testPprofPort, "t.pprofPort", 6060, "What port should we export pprof at?")
 
 	// Bind Flags with Viper
 	//// DB Flags
@@ -133,6 +139,10 @@ func init() {
 	//// Testing Specific
 	err = viper.BindPFlag("t.skipSync", captureCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("t.skipSync"))
 	exitErr(err)
+	err = viper.BindPFlag("t.pprof", captureCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("t.pprof"))
+	exitErr(err)
+	err = viper.BindPFlag("t.pprofPort", captureCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("t.pprofPort"))
+	exitErr(err)
 
 	//// LH specific
 	err = viper.BindPFlag("bc.address", captureCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("bc.address"))
@@ -149,6 +159,8 @@ func init() {
 	exitErr(err)
 	err = viper.BindPFlag("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker", captureCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker"))
 	exitErr(err)
+	err = viper.BindPFlag("bc.maxHeadProcessWorker", captureCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("bc.maxHeadProcessWorker"))
+	exitErr(err)
 	err = viper.BindPFlag("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier", captureCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"))
 	exitErr(err)
 	err = viper.BindPFlag("bc.checkDb", captureCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("bc.checkDb"))

cmd/full.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/beaconclient"
+	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 var fullCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "full",
 	Short: "Capture all components of the application (head and historical)",
-	Long:  `Capture all components of the application (head and historical)`,
+	Long:  `Capture all components of the application (head and historical`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		startFullProcessing()
 	},
@@ -59,12 +59,11 @@ func init() {
 func startFullProcessing() {
 	// Boot the application
 	log.Info("Starting the application in head tracking mode.")
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	Bc, Db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(ctx, viper.GetString("db.address"), viper.GetInt("db.port"), viper.GetString("db.name"), viper.GetString("db.username"), viper.GetString("db.password"), viper.GetString("db.driver"),
 		viper.GetString("bc.address"), viper.GetInt("bc.port"), viper.GetString("bc.connectionProtocol"), viper.GetString("bc.type"), viper.GetInt("bc.bootRetryInterval"), viper.GetInt("bc.bootMaxRetry"),
-		viper.GetInt("kg.increment"), "head", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"),
-		viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconBlockProcessing"), viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconStateProcessing"))
+		viper.GetInt("kg.increment"), "head", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"))
 	if err != nil {
 		StopApplicationPreBoot(err, Db)
 	}
@@ -76,13 +75,11 @@ func startFullProcessing() {
 
 	log.Info("The Beacon Client has booted successfully!")
 	// Capture head blocks
-	go Bc.CaptureHead()
-
-	hpContext, hpCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	go Bc.CaptureHead(ctx, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHeadProcessWorker"), false)
 
 	errG, _ := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
 	errG.Go(func() error {
-		errs := Bc.CaptureHistoric(hpContext, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("bc.minimumSlot")))
+		errs := Bc.CaptureHistoric(ctx, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker"))
 		if len(errs) != 0 {
 			if len(errs) != 0 {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"errs": errs}).Error("All errors when processing historic events")
@@ -91,12 +88,11 @@ func startFullProcessing() {
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
-	kgCtx, KgCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	if viper.GetBool("kg.processKnownGaps") {
 		go func() {
 			errG := new(errgroup.Group)
 			errG.Go(func() error {
-				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(kgCtx, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("kg.minimumSlot")))
+				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(ctx, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"))
 				if len(errs) != 0 {
 					log.WithFields(log.Fields{"errs": errs}).Error("All errors when processing knownGaps")
 					return fmt.Errorf("Application ended because there were too many error when attempting to process knownGaps")
@@ -109,8 +105,14 @@ func startFullProcessing() {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	if viper.GetBool("t.pprof") {
+		go func() {
+			log.Println(http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprint("localhost:"+strconv.Itoa(viper.GetInt("t.pprofPort"))), nil))
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Shutdown when the time is right.
-	err = shutdown.ShutdownFull(ctx, KgCancel, hpCancel, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, Db, Bc)
+	err = shutdown.ShutdownFull(ctx, cancel, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, Db, Bc)
 	if err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Ungracefully Shutdown ipld-eth-beacon-indexer!")
 	} else {

cmd/head.go

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/beaconclient"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -47,12 +46,11 @@ var headCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func startHeadTracking() {
 	// Boot the application
 	log.Info("Starting the application in head tracking mode.")
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	Bc, Db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(ctx, viper.GetString("db.address"), viper.GetInt("db.port"), viper.GetString("db.name"), viper.GetString("db.username"), viper.GetString("db.password"), viper.GetString("db.driver"),
 		viper.GetString("bc.address"), viper.GetInt("bc.port"), viper.GetString("bc.connectionProtocol"), viper.GetString("bc.type"), viper.GetInt("bc.bootRetryInterval"), viper.GetInt("bc.bootMaxRetry"),
-		viper.GetInt("kg.increment"), "head", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"),
-		viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconBlockProcessing"), viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconStateProcessing"))
+		viper.GetInt("kg.increment"), "head", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"))
 	if err != nil {
 		StopApplicationPreBoot(err, Db)
 	}
@@ -64,13 +62,13 @@ func startHeadTracking() {
 
 	log.Info("The Beacon Client has booted successfully!")
 	// Capture head blocks
-	go Bc.CaptureHead()
-	kgCtx, KgCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	go Bc.CaptureHead(ctx, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHeadProcessWorker"), false)
+
 	if viper.GetBool("kg.processKnownGaps") {
 		go func() {
 			errG := new(errgroup.Group)
 			errG.Go(func() error {
-				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(kgCtx, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("kg.minimumSlot")))
+				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(ctx, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"))
 				if len(errs) != 0 {
 					log.WithFields(log.Fields{"errs": errs}).Error("All errors when processing knownGaps")
 					return fmt.Errorf("Application ended because there were too many error when attempting to process knownGaps")
@@ -83,14 +81,19 @@ func startHeadTracking() {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	if viper.GetBool("t.pprof") {
+		go func() {
+			log.Println(http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprint("localhost:"+strconv.Itoa(viper.GetInt("t.pprofPort"))), nil))
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Shutdown when the time is right.
-	err = shutdown.ShutdownHeadTracking(ctx, KgCancel, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, Db, Bc)
+	err = shutdown.ShutdownHeadTracking(ctx, cancel, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, Db, Bc)
 	if err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Ungracefully Shutdown ipld-eth-beacon-indexer!")
 	} else {
 		log.Info("Gracefully shutdown ipld-eth-beacon-indexer")
 	}
-
 }
 
 func init() {

cmd/historic.go

@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/beaconclient"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"net/http"
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
+
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -47,12 +49,11 @@ var historicCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func startHistoricProcessing() {
 	// Boot the application
 	log.Info("Starting the application in head tracking mode.")
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	Bc, Db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(ctx, viper.GetString("db.address"), viper.GetInt("db.port"), viper.GetString("db.name"), viper.GetString("db.username"), viper.GetString("db.password"), viper.GetString("db.driver"),
 		viper.GetString("bc.address"), viper.GetInt("bc.port"), viper.GetString("bc.connectionProtocol"), viper.GetString("bc.type"), viper.GetInt("bc.bootRetryInterval"), viper.GetInt("bc.bootMaxRetry"),
-		viper.GetInt("kg.increment"), "historic", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"),
-		viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconBlockProcessing"), viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconStateProcessing"))
+		viper.GetInt("kg.increment"), "historic", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"))
 	if err != nil {
 		StopApplicationPreBoot(err, Db)
 	}
@@ -62,11 +63,9 @@ func startHistoricProcessing() {
 		serveProm(addr)
 	}
 
-	hpContext, hpCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-
 	errG, _ := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
 	errG.Go(func() error {
-		errs := Bc.CaptureHistoric(hpContext, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("bc.minimumSlot")))
+		errs := Bc.CaptureHistoric(ctx, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker"))
 		if len(errs) != 0 {
 			if len(errs) != 0 {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"errs": errs}).Error("All errors when processing historic events")
@@ -76,12 +75,11 @@ func startHistoricProcessing() {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	kgContext, kgCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	if viper.GetBool("kg.processKnownGaps") {
 		go func() {
 			errG := new(errgroup.Group)
 			errG.Go(func() error {
-				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(kgContext, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("kg.minimumSlot")))
+				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(ctx, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"))
 				if len(errs) != 0 {
 					log.WithFields(log.Fields{"errs": errs}).Error("All errors when processing knownGaps")
 					return fmt.Errorf("Application ended because there were too many error when attempting to process knownGaps")
@@ -94,8 +92,14 @@ func startHistoricProcessing() {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	if viper.GetBool("t.pprof") {
+		go func() {
+			log.Println(http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprint("localhost:"+strconv.Itoa(viper.GetInt("t.pprofPort"))), nil))
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Shutdown when the time is right.
-	err = shutdown.ShutdownHistoricProcessing(ctx, kgCancel, hpCancel, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, Db, Bc)
+	err = shutdown.ShutdownHistoricProcessing(ctx, cancel, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, Db, Bc)
 	if err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Ungracefully Shutdown ipld-eth-beacon-indexer!")
 	} else {

config/cicd/boot.ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.json

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
     "checkDb": true
   },
   "t": {
-    "skipSync": true
+    "skipSync": true,
+    "pprof": true,
+    "pprofPort": 6060
   },
   "log": {
     "level": "debug",

config/example.ipld-eth-beacon-indexer-config.json

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../ipld-eth-beacon-config.json

config/example.ipld-eth-beacon-indexer-config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "db": {
+    "address": "localhost",
+    "password": "password",
+    "port": 8076,
+    "username": "vdbm",
+    "name": "vulcanize_testing",
+    "driver": "PGX"
+  },
+  "bc": {
+    "address": "localhost",
+    "port": 5052,
+    "type": "lighthouse",
+    "bootRetryInterval": 30,
+    "bootMaxRetry": 5,
+    "maxHistoricProcessWorker": 2,
+    "connectionProtocol": "http",
+    "uniqueNodeIdentifier": 100,
+    "checkDb": true
+  },
+  "t": {
+    "skipSync": true,
+    "pprof": true,
+    "pprofPort": 6060
+  },
+  "log": {
+    "level": "debug",
+    "output": true,
+    "file": "./ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log",
+    "format": "json"
+  },
+  "kg": {
+    "increment": 10000,
+    "processKnownGaps": true,
+    "maxKnownGapsWorker": 2
+  },
+  "pm": {
+    "address": "localhost",
+    "port": 9000,
+    "metrics": true
+  }
+}

config/tel.ipld-eth-beacon-indexer-config.json

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db": {
-    "address": "localhost",
-    "password": "secret12",
-    "port": 45432,
-    "username": "postgres",
-    "name": "postgres",
-    "driver": "PGX"
-  },
-  "bc": {
-    "address": "localhost",
-    "port": 8001,
-    "type": "lighthouse",
-    "bootRetryInterval": 30,
-    "bootMaxRetry": 5,
-    "maxHistoricProcessWorker": 2,
-    "connectionProtocol": "http",
-    "uniqueNodeIdentifier": 100,
-    "checkDb": true
-  },
-  "t": {
-    "skipSync": true
-  },
-  "log": {
-    "level": "debug",
-    "output": true,
-    "file": "./ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log",
-    "format": "json"
-  },
-  "kg": {
-    "increment": 10000,
-    "processKnownGaps": true,
-    "maxKnownGapsWorker": 2
-  },
-  "pm": {
-    "address": "localhost",
-    "port": 9000,
-    "metrics": true
-  }
-}

entrypoint.sh

@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 sleep 10
 echo "Starting ipld-eth-beacon-indexer"
 
-cat /root/ipld-eth-beacon-config-docker.json | envsubst > /root/ipld-eth-beacon-config.json
-
 echo /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer capture ${CAPTURE_MODE} --config /root/ipld-eth-beacon-config.json > /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.output
-env
 
 if [ ${CAPTURE_MODE} == "boot" ]; then
     /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer capture ${CAPTURE_MODE} --config /root/ipld-eth-beacon-config.json > /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.output
@@ -17,13 +14,11 @@ if [ ${CAPTURE_MODE} == "boot" ]; then
     else
       echo "ipld-eth-beacon-indexer boot succeeded"
     fi
-
-    echo $rv > /root/HEALTH
-    echo $rv
-    cat /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.output
+      echo $rv > /root/HEALTH
+      echo $rv
+      cat /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.output
 
     tail -f /dev/null
 else
-    exec /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer capture ${CAPTURE_MODE} --config /root/ipld-eth-beacon-config.json > /dev/null &
-    tail -F ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log
-fi
+    exec /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer capture ${CAPTURE_MODE} --config /root/ipld-eth-beacon-config.json > /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.output
+fi

go.mod

@@ -5,109 +5,107 @@ go 1.18
 require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blockstore v1.2.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help v1.1.0
-	github.com/jackc/pgconn v1.13.0
-	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.2.1
+	github.com/jackc/pgconn v1.12.0
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.1.0
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.1.4
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.19.0
-	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.13.0
-	github.com/protolambda/zrnt v0.28.0
-	github.com/protolambda/ztyp v0.2.2
-	github.com/r3labs/sse/v2 v2.8.1
-	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.0
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.12.1
+	github.com/r3labs/sse v0.0.0-20210224172625-26fe804710bc
+	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20180116203802-5d049714c4a6 // indirect
-	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2 // indirect
-	github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.10.25 // indirect
-	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.1 // indirect
-	github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20210107165309-348f09dbbbc0 // indirect
+	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.10.17 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
-	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210407192527-94a9f03dee38 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 // indirect
+	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.5-0.20210104140557-80c98217689d // indirect
-	github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/herumi/bls-eth-go-binary v0.0.0-20210917013441-d37c07cfda4e // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.0.3 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-util v0.0.2 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format v0.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log v1.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.1 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-metrics-interface v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/chunkreader/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgio v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/jackc/pgproto3/v2 v2.3.1 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/pgproto3/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20200714003250-2b9c44734f2b // indirect
-	github.com/jackc/pgtype v1.12.0 // indirect
-	github.com/jackc/puddle v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/pgtype v1.11.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/puddle v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4 // indirect
-	github.com/kilic/bls12-381 v0.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.12 // indirect
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.5 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14 // indirect
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/minio/blake2b-simd v0.0.0-20160723061019-3f5f724cb5b1 // indirect
+	github.com/minio/highwayhash v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/minio/sha256-simd v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826 // indirect
 	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/multiformats/go-base32 v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/multiformats/go-base32 v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/multiformats/go-base36 v0.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/multiformats/go-multibase v0.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multibase v0.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/multiformats/go-varint v0.0.6 // indirect
 	github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/common v0.37.0 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/protolambda/bls12-381-util v0.0.0-20210720105258-a772f2aac13e // indirect
-	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/shirou/gopsutil v3.21.4-0.20210419000835-c7a38de76ee5+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.32.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.7.3 // indirect
+	github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield v0.0.0-20210809151128-385d8c5e3fb7 // indirect
+	github.com/prysmaticlabs/gohashtree v0.0.1-alpha.0.20220303211031-f753e083138c // indirect
+	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.5 // indirect
-	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.2.2 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0 // indirect
+	github.com/supranational/blst v0.3.5 // indirect
+	github.com/thomaso-mirodin/intmath v0.0.0-20160323211736-5dc6d854e46e // indirect
+	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
+	go.opencensus.io v0.23.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.12 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.8.0 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.23.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220829220503-c86fa9a7ed90 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220907135653-1e95f45603a7 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.1.10 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220427172511-eb4f295cb31f // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220425223048-2871e0cb64e4 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220505152158-f39f71e6c8f3 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.46.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/cenkalti/backoff.v1 v1.1.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/natefinch/npipe.v2 v2.0.0-20160621034901-c1b8fa8bdcce // indirect
 	lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.1.7 // indirect
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/ferranbt/fastssz v0.0.0-20220303160658-88bb965b6747 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.4 // indirect
-	github.com/georgysavva/scany v1.2.0
+	github.com/georgysavva/scany v0.3.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 v4.17.2
+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 v4.16.0
 	github.com/jarcoal/httpmock v1.2.0
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.6 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 // indirect
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.2 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.5.0
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm v1.4.2-0.20220504145118-df695346a53c
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.8.2 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.4.0
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/viper v1.13.0
-	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.1 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220907140024-f12130a52804
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220907062415-87db552b00fd // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/viper v1.11.0
+	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220503163025-988cb79eb6c6 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.4 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b // indirect
 )

internal/boot/boot.go

@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ var (
 //
 // 3. Make sure the node is synced, unless disregardSync is true.
 func BootApplication(ctx context.Context, dbHostname string, dbPort int, dbName string, dbUsername string, dbPassword string, driverName string,
-	bcAddress string, bcPort int, bcConnectionProtocol string, bcKgTableIncrement int, disregardSync bool, uniqueNodeIdentifier int, checkDb bool, performBeaconBlockProcessing bool, performBeaconStateProcessing bool) (*beaconclient.BeaconClient, sql.Database, error) {
+	bcAddress string, bcPort int, bcConnectionProtocol string, bcKgTableIncrement int, disregardSync bool, uniqueNodeIdentifier int, checkDb bool) (*beaconclient.BeaconClient, sql.Database, error) {
 	log.Info("Booting the Application")
 
 	log.Debug("Creating the Beacon Client")
-	Bc, err := beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(ctx, bcConnectionProtocol, bcAddress, bcPort, bcKgTableIncrement, uniqueNodeIdentifier, checkDb, performBeaconBlockProcessing, performBeaconStateProcessing)
+	Bc, err := beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(ctx, bcConnectionProtocol, bcAddress, bcPort, bcKgTableIncrement, uniqueNodeIdentifier, checkDb)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Bc, nil, err
 	}
@@ -86,15 +86,14 @@ func BootApplication(ctx context.Context, dbHostname string, dbPort int, dbName
 // Add retry logic to ensure that we are give the Beacon Client and the DB time to start.
 func BootApplicationWithRetry(ctx context.Context, dbHostname string, dbPort int, dbName string, dbUsername string, dbPassword string, driverName string,
 	bcAddress string, bcPort int, bcConnectionProtocol string, bcType string, bcRetryInterval int, bcMaxRetry int, bcKgTableIncrement int,
-	startUpMode string, disregardSync bool, uniqueNodeIdentifier int, checkDb bool, performBeaconBlockProcessing bool, performBeaconStateProcessing bool) (*beaconclient.BeaconClient, sql.Database, error) {
+	startUpMode string, disregardSync bool, uniqueNodeIdentifier int, checkDb bool) (*beaconclient.BeaconClient, sql.Database, error) {
 	var err error
 
 	if bcMaxRetry < 0 {
 		i := 0
 		for {
 			BC, DB, err = BootApplication(ctx, dbHostname, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, driverName,
-				bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, disregardSync, uniqueNodeIdentifier, checkDb,
-				performBeaconBlockProcessing, performBeaconStateProcessing)
+				bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, disregardSync, uniqueNodeIdentifier, checkDb)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"retryNumber": i,
@@ -109,8 +108,7 @@ func BootApplicationWithRetry(ctx context.Context, dbHostname string, dbPort int
 	} else {
 		for i := 0; i < bcMaxRetry; i++ {
 			BC, DB, err = BootApplication(ctx, dbHostname, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, driverName,
-				bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, disregardSync, uniqueNodeIdentifier, checkDb,
-				performBeaconBlockProcessing, performBeaconStateProcessing)
+				bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, disregardSync, uniqueNodeIdentifier, checkDb)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"retryNumber": i,

internal/boot/boot_test.go

@@ -25,68 +25,66 @@ import (
 
 var _ = Describe("Boot", func() {
 	var (
-		dbAddress             string = "localhost"
-		dbPort                int    = 8076
-		dbName                string = "vulcanize_testing"
-		dbUsername            string = "vdbm"
-		dbPassword            string = "password"
-		dbDriver              string = "PGX"
-		bcAddress             string = "localhost"
-		bcPort                int    = 5052
-		bcConnectionProtocol  string = "http"
-		bcType                string = "lighthouse"
-		bcBootRetryInterval   int    = 1
-		bcBootMaxRetry        int    = 5
-		bcKgTableIncrement    int    = 10
-		bcUniqueIdentifier    int    = 100
-		bcCheckDb             bool   = false
-		bcProcessBeaconBlocks bool   = true
-		bcProcessBeaconState  bool   = true
+		dbAddress            string = "localhost"
+		dbPort               int    = 8076
+		dbName               string = "vulcanize_testing"
+		dbUsername           string = "vdbm"
+		dbPassword           string = "password"
+		dbDriver             string = "PGX"
+		bcAddress            string = "localhost"
+		bcPort               int    = 5052
+		bcConnectionProtocol string = "http"
+		bcType               string = "lighthouse"
+		bcBootRetryInterval  int    = 1
+		bcBootMaxRetry       int    = 5
+		bcKgTableIncrement   int    = 10
+		bcUniqueIdentifier   int    = 100
+		bcCheckDb            bool   = false
 	)
 	Describe("Booting the application", Label("integration"), func() {
 		Context("When the DB and BC are both up and running, we skip checking for a synced head, and we are processing head", func() {
 			It("Should connect successfully", func() {
-				_, db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "head", true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
+				_, db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "head", true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb)
 				defer db.Close()
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When the DB and BC are both up and running, we skip checking for a synced head, and we are processing historic ", func() {
 			It("Should connect successfully", func() {
-				_, db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "historic", true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
+				_, db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "historic", true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb)
 				defer db.Close()
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When the DB and BC are both up and running, and we check for a synced head", func() {
 			It("Should not connect successfully", func() {
-				_, db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "head", false, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
+				_, db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "head", false, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb)
 				defer db.Close()
 				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When the DB and BC are both up and running, we skip checking for a synced head, but the unique identifier is 0", func() {
 			It("Should not connect successfully", func() {
-				_, db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "head", false, 0, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
+				_, db, err := boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "head", false, 0, bcCheckDb)
 				defer db.Close()
 				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When the DB is running but not the BC", func() {
 			It("Should not connect successfully", func() {
-				_, _, err := boot.BootApplication(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, "hi", 100, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
+				_, _, err := boot.BootApplication(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, "hi", 100, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb)
 				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When the BC is running but not the DB", func() {
 			It("Should not connect successfully", func() {
-				_, _, err := boot.BootApplication(context.Background(), "hi", 10, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
+				_, _, err := boot.BootApplication(context.Background(), "hi", 10, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb)
 				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When neither the BC or DB are running", func() {
 			It("Should not connect successfully", func() {
-				_, _, err := boot.BootApplication(context.Background(), "hi", 10, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, "hi", 100, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
+				_, _, err := boot.BootApplication(context.Background(), "hi", 10, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, "hi", 100, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb)
 				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})

internal/shutdown/shutdown.go

@@ -40,68 +40,66 @@ func ShutdownServices(ctx context.Context, notifierCh chan os.Signal, waitTime t
 }
 
 // Wrapper function for shutting down the head tracking process.
-func ShutdownHeadTracking(ctx context.Context, kgCancel context.CancelFunc, notifierCh chan os.Signal, waitTime time.Duration, DB sql.Database, BC *beaconclient.BeaconClient) error {
+func ShutdownHeadTracking(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, notifierCh chan os.Signal, waitTime time.Duration, DB sql.Database, BC *beaconclient.BeaconClient) error {
 	return ShutdownServices(ctx, notifierCh, waitTime, DB, BC, map[string]gracefulshutdown.Operation{
 		// Combining DB shutdown with BC because BC needs DB open to cleanly shutdown.
 		"beaconClient": func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			defer DB.Close()
-			err := BC.StopHeadTracking()
-			if err != nil {
-				loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Unable to trigger shutdown of head tracking")
-			}
+			cancel()
+			BC.StopHeadTracking(ctx, false)
 			if BC.KnownGapsProcess != (beaconclient.KnownGapsProcessing{}) {
-				err = BC.StopKnownGapsProcessing(kgCancel)
+				err := BC.StopKnownGapsProcessing(ctx)
 				if err != nil {
 					loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Unable to stop processing known gaps")
+					return err
 				}
 			}
-			return err
+			return nil
 		},
 	})
 }
 
 // Wrapper function for shutting down the head tracking process.
-func ShutdownHistoricProcessing(ctx context.Context, kgCancel, hpCancel context.CancelFunc, notifierCh chan os.Signal, waitTime time.Duration, DB sql.Database, BC *beaconclient.BeaconClient) error {
+func ShutdownHistoricProcessing(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, notifierCh chan os.Signal, waitTime time.Duration, DB sql.Database, BC *beaconclient.BeaconClient) error {
 	return ShutdownServices(ctx, notifierCh, waitTime, DB, BC, map[string]gracefulshutdown.Operation{
 		// Combining DB shutdown with BC because BC needs DB open to cleanly shutdown.
 		"beaconClient": func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			defer DB.Close()
-			err := BC.StopHistoric(hpCancel)
+			cancel()
+			err := BC.StopHistoricProcess(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Unable to stop processing historic")
 			}
 			if BC.KnownGapsProcess != (beaconclient.KnownGapsProcessing{}) {
-				err = BC.StopKnownGapsProcessing(kgCancel)
+				err = BC.StopKnownGapsProcessing(ctx)
 				if err != nil {
 					loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Unable to stop processing known gaps")
+					return err
 				}
 			}
-			return err
+			return nil
 		},
 	})
 }
 
 // Shutdown the head and historical processing
-func ShutdownFull(ctx context.Context, kgCancel, hpCancel context.CancelFunc, notifierCh chan os.Signal, waitTime time.Duration, DB sql.Database, BC *beaconclient.BeaconClient) error {
+func ShutdownFull(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, notifierCh chan os.Signal, waitTime time.Duration, DB sql.Database, BC *beaconclient.BeaconClient) error {
 	return ShutdownServices(ctx, notifierCh, waitTime, DB, BC, map[string]gracefulshutdown.Operation{
 		// Combining DB shutdown with BC because BC needs DB open to cleanly shutdown.
 		"beaconClient": func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			defer DB.Close()
-			err := BC.StopHistoric(hpCancel)
+			cancel()
+			err := BC.StopHistoricProcess(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Unable to stop processing historic")
 			}
 			if BC.KnownGapsProcess != (beaconclient.KnownGapsProcessing{}) {
-				err = BC.StopKnownGapsProcessing(kgCancel)
+				err = BC.StopKnownGapsProcessing(ctx)
 				if err != nil {
 					loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Unable to stop processing known gaps")
 				}
 			}
-			err = BC.StopHeadTracking()
-			if err != nil {
-				loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Unable to trigger shutdown of head tracking")
-			}
-
+			BC.StopHeadTracking(ctx, false)
 			return err
 		},
 	})

internal/shutdown/shutdown_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/r3labs/sse/v2"
+	"github.com/r3labs/sse"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/internal/boot"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/internal/shutdown"
@@ -51,30 +51,28 @@ var (
 	bcKgTableIncrement     int           = 10
 	bcUniqueIdentifier     int           = 100
 	bcCheckDb              bool          = false
-	bcProcessBeaconBlocks  bool          = true
-	bcProcessBeaconState   bool          = true
 	maxWaitSecondsShutdown time.Duration = time.Duration(1) * time.Second
 	DB                     sql.Database
 	BC                     *beaconclient.BeaconClient
 	err                    error
 	ctx                    context.Context
+	cancel                 context.CancelFunc
 	notifierCh             chan os.Signal
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("Shutdown", func() {
 	BeforeEach(func() {
-		ctx = context.Background()
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		BC, DB, err = boot.BootApplicationWithRetry(ctx, dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress,
-			bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "head", true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
+			bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "head", true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb)
 		notifierCh = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 	})
 
-	Describe("Run Shutdown Function for head tracking,", Label("integration"), func() {
+	Describe("Run Shutdown Function for head tracking,", Label("integration", "shutdown"), func() {
 		Context("When Channels are empty,", func() {
 			It("Should Shutdown Successfully.", func() {
 				go func() {
-					_, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 					log.Debug("Starting shutdown chan")
 					err = shutdown.ShutdownHeadTracking(ctx, cancel, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, DB, BC)
 					log.Debug("We have completed the shutdown...")
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Shutdown", func() {
 				shutdownCh := make(chan bool)
 				//log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 				go func() {
-					_, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 					log.Debug("Starting shutdown chan")
 					err = shutdown.ShutdownHeadTracking(ctx, cancel, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, DB, BC)
 					log.Debug("We have completed the shutdown...")
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Shutdown", func() {
 				//log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 				go func() {
 					log.Debug("Starting shutdown chan")
-					_, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 					err = shutdown.ShutdownHeadTracking(ctx, cancel, notifierCh, maxWaitSecondsShutdown, DB, BC)
 					log.Debug("We have completed the shutdown...")
 					Expect(err).To(MatchError(gracefulshutdown.TimeoutErr(maxWaitSecondsShutdown.String())))

ipld-eth-beacon-config-docker.json

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db": {
-    "address": "${POSTGRES_HOST}",
-    "password": "${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}",
-    "port": ${POSTGRES_PORT},
-    "username": "${POSTGRES_USER}",
-    "name": "${POSTGRES_DB}",
-    "driver": "PGX"
-  },
-  "bc": {
-    "address": "${LIGHTHOUSE_HOST}",
-    "port": ${LIGHTHOUSE_PORT},
-    "type": "lighthouse",
-    "bootRetryInterval": 30,
-    "bootMaxRetry": 5,
-    "maxHistoricProcessWorker": ${BC_MAX_HISTORIC_PROCESS_WORKER},
-    "connectionProtocol": "${LIGHTHOUSE_PROTOCOL}",
-    "uniqueNodeIdentifier": ${BC_UNIQUE_NODE_IDENTIFIER},
-    "checkDb": ${BC_CHECK_DB},
-    "performBeaconStateProcessing": ${BC_BEACON_STATE_PROCESSING_ENABLED},
-    "performBeaconBlockProcessing": ${BC_BEACON_BLOCK_PROCESSING_ENABLED},
-    "minimumSlot": ${BC_MINIMUM_SLOT}
-  },
-  "t": {
-    "skipSync": true
-  },
-  "log": {
-    "level": "${LOG_LEVEL}",
-    "output": true,
-    "file": "./ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log",
-    "format": "json"
-  },
-  "kg": {
-    "increment": ${KG_INCREMENT},
-    "processKnownGaps": ${KG_PROCESS_KNOWN_GAPS_ENABLED},
-    "maxKnownGapsWorker": ${KG_MAX_KNOWN_GAPS_WORKER},
-    "minimumSlot": ${KG_MINIMUM_SLOT}
-  },
-  "pm": {
-    "address": "${PROM_HOST}",
-    "port": ${PROM_PORT},
-    "metrics": ${PROM_METRICS_ENABLED}
-  }
-}

pkg/beaconclient/beaconclient.go

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ package beaconclient
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/r3labs/sse/v2"
+	"math/rand"
+
+	"github.com/r3labs/sse"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/database/sql"
-	"math/rand"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // TODO: Use prysms config values instead of hardcoding them here.
@@ -37,29 +37,27 @@ var (
 	BcBlockRootEndpoint  = func(slot string) string {
 		return "/eth/v1/beacon/blocks/" + slot + "/root"
 	}
-	bcSlotsPerEpoch uint64 = 32 // Number of slots in a single Epoch
+	bcSlotsPerEpoch = 32 // Number of slots in a single Epoch
 	//bcSlotPerHistoricalVector = 8192                                // The number of slots in a historic vector.
 	//bcFinalizedTopicEndpoint  = "/eth/v1/events?topics=finalized_checkpoint" // Endpoint used to subscribe to the head of the chain
 )
 
 // A struct that capture the Beacon Server that the Beacon Client will be interacting with and querying.
 type BeaconClient struct {
-	Context                      context.Context      // A context generic context with multiple uses.
-	ServerEndpoint               string               // What is the endpoint of the beacon server.
-	Db                           sql.Database         // Database object used for reads and writes.
-	Metrics                      *BeaconClientMetrics // An object used to keep track of certain BeaconClient Metrics.
-	KnownGapTableIncrement       int                  // The max number of slots within a single known_gaps table entry.
-	UniqueNodeIdentifier         int                  // The unique identifier within the cluster of this individual node.
-	KnownGapsProcess             KnownGapsProcessing  // object keeping track of knowngaps processing
-	CheckDb                      bool                 // Should we check the DB to see if the slot exists before processing it?
-	PerformBeaconStateProcessing bool                 // Should we process BeaconStates?
-	PerformBeaconBlockProcessing bool                 // Should we process BeaconBlocks?
+	Context                context.Context      // A context generic context with multiple uses.
+	ServerEndpoint         string               // What is the endpoint of the beacon server.
+	Db                     sql.Database         // Database object used for reads and writes.
+	Metrics                *BeaconClientMetrics // An object used to keep track of certain BeaconClient Metrics.
+	KnownGapTableIncrement int                  // The max number of slots within a single known_gaps table entry.
+	UniqueNodeIdentifier   int                  // The unique identifier within the cluster of this individual node.
+	KnownGapsProcess       KnownGapsProcessing  // object keeping track of knowngaps processing
+	CheckDb                bool                 // Should we check the DB to see if the slot exists before processing it?
 
 	// Used for Head Tracking
 
 	PerformHeadTracking bool                   // Should we track head?
-	StartingSlot        Slot                   // If we're performing head tracking. What is the first slot we processed.
-	PreviousSlot        Slot                   // Whats the previous slot we processed
+	StartingSlot        int                    // If we're performing head tracking. What is the first slot we processed.
+	PreviousSlot        int                    // Whats the previous slot we processed
 	PreviousBlockRoot   string                 // Whats the previous block root, used to check the next blocks parent.
 	HeadTracking        *SseEvents[Head]       // Track the head block
 	ReOrgTracking       *SseEvents[ChainReorg] // Track all Reorgs
@@ -78,9 +76,9 @@ type BeaconClient struct {
 type SseEvents[P ProcessedEvents] struct {
 	Endpoint   string          // The endpoint for the subscription. Primarily used for logging
 	MessagesCh chan *sse.Event // Contains all the messages from the SSE Channel
-	ErrorCh    chan *SseError  // Contains any errors while SSE streaming occurred
-	ProcessCh  chan *P         // Used to capture processed data in its proper struct.
-	sseClient  *sse.Client     // sse.Client object that is used to interact with the SSE stream
+	ErrorCh    chan SseError   // Contains any errors while SSE streaming occurred
+	ProcessCh  chan P          // Used to capture processed data in its proper struct.
+	SseClient  *sse.Client     // sse.Client object that is used to interact with the SSE stream
 }
 
 // An object to capture any errors when turning an SSE message to JSON.
@@ -90,8 +88,7 @@ type SseError struct {
 }
 
 // A Function to create the BeaconClient.
-func CreateBeaconClient(ctx context.Context, connectionProtocol string, bcAddress string, bcPort int,
-	bcKgTableIncrement int, uniqueNodeIdentifier int, checkDb bool, performBeaconBlockProcessing bool, performBeaconStateProcessing bool) (*BeaconClient, error) {
+func CreateBeaconClient(ctx context.Context, connectionProtocol string, bcAddress string, bcPort int, bcKgTableIncrement int, uniqueNodeIdentifier int, checkDb bool) (*BeaconClient, error) {
 	if uniqueNodeIdentifier == 0 {
 		uniqueNodeIdentifier := rand.Int()
 		log.WithField("randomUniqueNodeIdentifier", uniqueNodeIdentifier).Warn("No uniqueNodeIdentifier provided, we are going to use a randomly generated one.")
@@ -105,16 +102,14 @@ func CreateBeaconClient(ctx context.Context, connectionProtocol string, bcAddres
 	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%d", connectionProtocol, bcAddress, bcPort)
 	log.Info("Creating the BeaconClient")
 	return &BeaconClient{
-		Context:                      ctx,
-		ServerEndpoint:               endpoint,
-		KnownGapTableIncrement:       bcKgTableIncrement,
-		HeadTracking:                 createSseEvent[Head](endpoint, BcHeadTopicEndpoint),
-		ReOrgTracking:                createSseEvent[ChainReorg](endpoint, bcReorgTopicEndpoint),
-		Metrics:                      metrics,
-		UniqueNodeIdentifier:         uniqueNodeIdentifier,
-		CheckDb:                      checkDb,
-		PerformBeaconBlockProcessing: performBeaconBlockProcessing,
-		PerformBeaconStateProcessing: performBeaconStateProcessing,
+		Context:                ctx,
+		ServerEndpoint:         endpoint,
+		KnownGapTableIncrement: bcKgTableIncrement,
+		HeadTracking:           createSseEvent[Head](endpoint, BcHeadTopicEndpoint),
+		ReOrgTracking:          createSseEvent[ChainReorg](endpoint, bcReorgTopicEndpoint),
+		Metrics:                metrics,
+		UniqueNodeIdentifier:   uniqueNodeIdentifier,
+		CheckDb:                checkDb,
 		//FinalizationTracking: createSseEvent[FinalizedCheckpoint](endpoint, bcFinalizedTopicEndpoint),
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -124,43 +119,13 @@ func createSseEvent[P ProcessedEvents](baseEndpoint string, path string) *SseEve
 	endpoint := baseEndpoint + path
 	sseEvents := &SseEvents[P]{
 		Endpoint:   endpoint,
-		MessagesCh: make(chan *sse.Event, 1),
-		ErrorCh:    make(chan *SseError),
-		ProcessCh:  make(chan *P),
+		MessagesCh: make(chan *sse.Event),
+		ErrorCh:    make(chan SseError),
+		ProcessCh:  make(chan P, 10),
+		SseClient: func(endpoint string) *sse.Client {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"endpoint": endpoint}).Info("Creating SSE client")
+			return sse.NewClient(endpoint)
+		}(endpoint),
 	}
 	return sseEvents
 }
-
-func (se *SseEvents[P]) Connect() error {
-	if nil == se.sseClient {
-		se.initClient()
-	}
-	return se.sseClient.SubscribeChanRaw(se.MessagesCh)
-}
-
-func (se *SseEvents[P]) Disconnect() {
-	if nil == se.sseClient {
-		return
-	}
-
-	log.WithFields(log.Fields{"endpoint": se.Endpoint}).Info("Disconnecting and destroying SSE client")
-	se.sseClient.Unsubscribe(se.MessagesCh)
-	se.sseClient.Connection.CloseIdleConnections()
-	se.sseClient = nil
-}
-
-func (se *SseEvents[P]) initClient() {
-	if nil != se.sseClient {
-		se.Disconnect()
-	}
-
-	log.WithFields(log.Fields{"endpoint": se.Endpoint}).Info("Creating SSE client")
-	client := sse.NewClient(se.Endpoint)
-	client.ReconnectNotify = func(err error, duration time.Duration) {
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"endpoint": se.Endpoint}).Debug("Reconnecting SSE client")
-	}
-	client.OnDisconnect(func(c *sse.Client) {
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"endpoint": se.Endpoint}).Debug("SSE client disconnected")
-	})
-	se.sseClient = client
-}

pkg/beaconclient/capturehead.go

@@ -18,42 +18,32 @@
 package beaconclient
 
 import (
-	"time"
+	"context"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/loghelper"
 )
 
 // This function will perform all the heavy lifting for tracking the head of the chain.
-func (bc *BeaconClient) CaptureHead() {
+func (bc *BeaconClient) CaptureHead(ctx context.Context, maxHeadWorkers int, skipSee bool) {
 	log.Info("We are tracking the head of the chain.")
-	go bc.handleHead()
-	go bc.handleReorg()
-	bc.captureEventTopic()
+	go bc.handleHead(ctx, maxHeadWorkers)
+	go bc.handleReorg(ctx)
+	bc.captureEventTopic(ctx, skipSee)
 }
 
 // Stop the head tracking service.
-func (bc *BeaconClient) StopHeadTracking() error {
-	log.Info("We are going to stop tracking the head of chain because of the shutdown signal.")
-	chHead := make(chan bool)
-	chReorg := make(chan bool)
-
-	go bc.HeadTracking.finishProcessingChannel(chHead)
-	go bc.ReOrgTracking.finishProcessingChannel(chReorg)
-
-	<-chHead
-	<-chReorg
-	log.Info("Successfully stopped the head tracking service.")
-	return nil
-}
-
-// This function closes the SSE subscription, but waits until the MessagesCh is empty
-func (se *SseEvents[ProcessedEvents]) finishProcessingChannel(finish chan<- bool) {
-	loghelper.LogEndpoint(se.Endpoint).Info("Received a close event.")
-	se.Disconnect()
-	for len(se.MessagesCh) != 0 || len(se.ProcessCh) != 0 {
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(shutdownWaitInterval) * time.Millisecond)
+func (bc *BeaconClient) StopHeadTracking(ctx context.Context, skipSee bool) {
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		if !skipSee {
+			bc.HeadTracking.SseClient.Unsubscribe(bc.HeadTracking.MessagesCh)
+			bc.ReOrgTracking.SseClient.Unsubscribe(bc.ReOrgTracking.MessagesCh)
+			log.Info("Successfully unsubscribed to SSE client")
+			close(bc.ReOrgTracking.MessagesCh)
+			close(bc.HeadTracking.MessagesCh)
+		}
+		log.Info("Successfully stopped the head tracking service.")
+	default:
+		log.Error("The context has not completed....")
 	}
-	loghelper.LogEndpoint(se.Endpoint).Info("Done processing all messages, ready for shutdown")
-	finish <- true
 }

pkg/beaconclient/capturehead_test.go

@@ -20,17 +20,22 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/beacon/common"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jarcoal/httpmock"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	"github.com/r3labs/sse/v2"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	si "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
+	dt "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/ssz/detect"
+	st "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/r3labs/sse"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ var (
 			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA2GINRRGFSDKYRZGNTGIYLCGY4TAMJTME3WMMDBGJTDSNRRMNQWGYJQMM4DKM3GHA3WGZTFHE2TSNLGMU2TAMBTHAYTMMZQG44TGNRQ",
 			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA3WKNZWHA4DAZLCGY3WEYTEMM4DMMRVGBQWCNJXHA4TKODFHFSDANRXGVSTMNDFG4YTIMZTG44DKNJSGA2GMYRVMFRGCYLGHAZGGMTC",
 			CorrectParentRoot:             "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+			CorrectEth1BlockHash:          "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
 		},
 		"100-dummy": {
 			HeadMessage: beaconclient.Head{
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ var (
 			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA2TQMRRHA3WKOJXMY3TKMRQMJRDMOLFMVQTAMJUMMZTQMZUMM4TMNDDGQ2TENJZGM3TEYJQMVQWCZLBGNTDAMZSGAYTGNZZG44TSNTC",
 			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPBTDEOBWMEYDGNZZMMYDGOBWMEZWGN3CMUZDQZBQGVSDQMRZMY4GKYRXMIZDQMDDMM4WKZDFGE2TINBZMFTDEMDFMJRWIMBWME3WCNJW",
 			CorrectParentRoot:             "0x629ae1587895043076500f4f5dcb202a47c2fc95d5b5c548cb83bc97bd2dbfe1",
-			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0x8d3f027beef5cbd4f8b29fc831aba67a5d74768edca529f5596f07fd207865e1",
+			CorrectEth1BlockHash:          "0x8d3f027beef5cbd4f8b29fc831aba67a5d74768edca529f5596f07fd207865e1",
 		},
 		"101": {
 			HeadMessage: beaconclient.Head{
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ var (
 			TestNotes:                     "An easy to process Phase 0 block",
 			SignedBeaconBlock:             filepath.Join("ssz-data", "101", "signed-beacon-block.ssz"),
 			BeaconState:                   filepath.Join("ssz-data", "101", "beacon-state.ssz"),
-			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0x8d3f027beef5cbd4f8b29fc831aba67a5d74768edca529f5596f07fd207865e1",
+			CorrectEth1BlockHash:          "0x8d3f027beef5cbd4f8b29fc831aba67a5d74768edca529f5596f07fd207865e1",
 			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPBQWEZJRME4TOMTFGUYTEMJYGJSDANDGGBSDIYJVMM4WGMRVMY4WKZJVG5RTEZJZMQYGMZRTMY2GGNDDHAZGMZBUGJSDCM3EGMYTAOBT",
 			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPBRWEMBUMFQTEZLEMJTDCM3DG5RGEN3FG5RGIOLCGYZDCY3FMQ3DQMZSMUYDANZVMU4DSMJUG4ZTKMTFMFRTGMBRHFQTQMRUMNSTQNBX",
 		},
@@ -192,99 +197,44 @@ var (
 		},
 		"2375703": {
 			HeadMessage: beaconclient.Head{
-				Slot:                      "2375703",
-				Block:                     "0x4392372c5f6e39499e31bf924388b5815639103149f0f54f8a453773b1802301",
-				State:                     "0xb6215b560273af63ec7e011572b60ec1ca0b0232f8ff44fcd4ed55c7526e964e",
-				CurrentDutyDependentRoot:  "",
-				PreviousDutyDependentRoot: "",
-				EpochTransition:           false,
-				ExecutionOptimistic:       false,
-			},
+				Slot:                     "2375703",
+				Block:                    "0x4392372c5f6e39499e31bf924388b5815639103149f0f54f8a453773b1802301",
+				State:                    "0xb6215b560273af63ec7e011572b60ec1ca0b0232f8ff44fcd4ed55c7526e964e",
+				CurrentDutyDependentRoot: "", PreviousDutyDependentRoot: "", EpochTransition: false, ExecutionOptimistic: false},
 			TestNotes:                     "An easy to process Altair Block",
 			SignedBeaconBlock:             filepath.Join("ssz-data", "2375703", "signed-beacon-block.ssz"),
 			BeaconState:                   filepath.Join("ssz-data", "2375703", "beacon-state.ssz"),
-			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0xd74b1c60423651624de6bb301ac25808951c167ba6ecdd9b2e79b4315aee8202",
+			CorrectEth1BlockHash:          "0xd74b1c60423651624de6bb301ac25808951c167ba6ecdd9b2e79b4315aee8202",
 			CorrectParentRoot:             "0x08736ddc20b77f65d1aa6301f7e6e856a820ff3ce6430ed2c3694ae35580e740",
 			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA2DGOJSGM3TEYZVMY3GKMZZGQ4TSZJTGFRGMOJSGQZTQODCGU4DCNJWGM4TCMBTGE2DSZRQMY2TIZRYME2DKMZXG4ZWEMJYGAZDGMBR",
 			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPBRDMMRRGVRDKNRQGI3TGYLGGYZWKYZXMUYDCMJVG4ZGENRQMVRTCY3BGBRDAMRTGJTDQZTGGQ2GMY3EGRSWINJVMM3TKMRWMU4TMNDF",
 		},
 		"3797056": {
 			HeadMessage: beaconclient.Head{
-				Slot:                      "3797056",
-				Block:                     "",
-				State:                     "",
-				CurrentDutyDependentRoot:  "",
-				PreviousDutyDependentRoot: "",
-				EpochTransition:           false,
-				ExecutionOptimistic:       false,
-			},
+				Slot:                     "3797056",
+				Block:                    "",
+				State:                    "",
+				CurrentDutyDependentRoot: "", PreviousDutyDependentRoot: "", EpochTransition: false, ExecutionOptimistic: false},
 			TestNotes: "An easy to process Altair Block",
 			// The file below should not exist, this will trigger an error message and 404 response from the mock.
 			SignedBeaconBlock: filepath.Join("ssz-data", "3797056", "should-not-exist.txt"),
 			BeaconState:       filepath.Join("ssz-data", "3797056", "beacon-state.ssz"),
 		},
-		"4636672": {
-			HeadMessage: beaconclient.Head{
-				Slot:                      "4636672",
-				Block:                     "0x9429ce339da8944dd2e1565be8cac5bf634cae2120b6937c081e39148a7f4b1a",
-				State:                     "0x0067a5d28b38e6e2f59a73046fabbf16a782b978c2c89621a679e7f682b05bd4",
-				CurrentDutyDependentRoot:  "",
-				PreviousDutyDependentRoot: "",
-				EpochTransition:           true,
-				ExecutionOptimistic:       false,
-			},
-			TestNotes:                     "The first Bellatrix block (empty ExecutionPayload)",
-			SignedBeaconBlock:             filepath.Join("ssz-data", "4636672", "signed-beacon-block.ssz"),
-			BeaconState:                   filepath.Join("ssz-data", "4636672", "beacon-state.ssz"),
-			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0x3b7d392e46db19704d677cadb3310c3776d8c0b8cb2af1c324bb4a394b7f8164",
-			CorrectParentRoot:             "0xe7d4f3b7924c30ae047fceabb853b8afdae32b85e0a87ab6c4c37421b353a1da",
-			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA4TIMRZMNSTGMZZMRQTQOJUGRSGIMTFGE2TMNLCMU4GGYLDGVRGMNRTGRRWCZJSGEZDAYRWHEZTOYZQHAYWKMZZGE2DQYJXMY2GEMLB",
-			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "",
-		},
-		"4700013": {
-			HeadMessage: beaconclient.Head{
-				Slot:                      "4700013",
-				Block:                     "0x810a00400a80cdffc11ffdcf17ac404ac4dba215b95221955a9dfddf163d0b0d",
-				State:                     "0x171ef131e0638eddfe1ef73e7b483e344b1cf128b092f2c39e946eb7775b3a2f",
-				CurrentDutyDependentRoot:  "",
-				PreviousDutyDependentRoot: "",
-				EpochTransition:           true,
-				ExecutionOptimistic:       false,
-			},
-			TestNotes:                     "The first Bellatrix block post-Merge (with ExecutionPayload)",
-			SignedBeaconBlock:             filepath.Join("ssz-data", "4700013", "signed-beacon-block.ssz"),
-			BeaconState:                   filepath.Join("ssz-data", "4700013", "beacon-state.ssz"),
-			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0xb8736ada384707e156f2e0e69d8311ceda11f96806921644a378fd55899894ca",
-			CorrectParentRoot:             "0x60e751f7d2cf0ae24b195bda37e9add56a7d8c4b75469c018c0f912518c3bae8",
-			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA4DCMDBGAYDIMBQME4DAY3EMZTGGMJRMZTGIY3GGE3WCYZUGA2GCYZUMRRGCMRRGVRDSNJSGIYTSNJVME4WIZTEMRTDCNRTMQYGEMDE",
-			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "",
-			CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader: &beaconclient.DbExecutionPayloadHeader{
-				BlockNumber:      15537394,
-				Timestamp:        1663224179,
-				BlockHash:        "0x56a9bb0302da44b8c0b3df540781424684c3af04d0b7a38d72842b762076a664",
-				ParentHash:       "0x55b11b918355b1ef9c5db810302ebad0bf2544255b530cdce90674d5887bb286",
-				StateRoot:        "0x40c07091e16263270f3579385090fea02dd5f061ba6750228fcc082ff762fda7",
-				ReceiptsRoot:     "0x928073fb98ce316265ea35d95ab7e2e1206cecd85242eb841dbbcc4f568fca4b",
-				TransactionsRoot: "0xf9ef008aaf996dccd1c871c7e937f25d66e057e52773fbe2497090c114231acf",
-			},
-		},
 	}
 	TestConfig = Config{
-		protocol:                     protocol,
-		address:                      address,
-		port:                         port,
-		dummyParentRoot:              dummyParentRoot,
-		dbHost:                       dbHost,
-		dbPort:                       dbPort,
-		dbName:                       dbName,
-		dbUser:                       dbUser,
-		dbPassword:                   dbPassword,
-		dbDriver:                     dbDriver,
-		knownGapsTableIncrement:      knownGapsTableIncrement,
-		bcUniqueIdentifier:           bcUniqueIdentifier,
-		checkDb:                      true,
-		performBeaconStateProcessing: true,
-		performBeaconBlockProcessing: true,
+		protocol:                protocol,
+		address:                 address,
+		port:                    port,
+		dummyParentRoot:         dummyParentRoot,
+		dbHost:                  dbHost,
+		dbPort:                  dbPort,
+		dbName:                  dbName,
+		dbUser:                  dbUser,
+		dbPassword:              dbPassword,
+		dbDriver:                dbDriver,
+		knownGapsTableIncrement: knownGapsTableIncrement,
+		bcUniqueIdentifier:      bcUniqueIdentifier,
+		checkDb:                 true,
 	}
 
 	BeaconNodeTester = TestBeaconNode{
@@ -294,16 +244,15 @@ var (
 )
 
 type Message struct {
-	HeadMessage                   beaconclient.Head                      // The head messsage that will be streamed to the BeaconClient
-	TestNotes                     string                                 // A small explanation of the purpose this structure plays in the testing landscape.
-	MimicConfig                   *MimicConfig                           // A configuration of parameters that you are trying to
-	SignedBeaconBlock             string                                 // The file path output of an SSZ encoded SignedBeaconBlock.
-	BeaconState                   string                                 // The file path output of an SSZ encoded BeaconState.
-	CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey string                                 // The correct MhKey for the signedBeaconBlock
-	CorrectBeaconStateMhKey       string                                 // The correct MhKey beaconState
-	CorrectParentRoot             string                                 // The correct parent root
-	CorrectEth1DataBlockHash      string                                 // The correct eth1blockHash
-	CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader *beaconclient.DbExecutionPayloadHeader // The correct ExecutionPayload details.
+	HeadMessage                   beaconclient.Head // The head messsage that will be streamed to the BeaconClient
+	TestNotes                     string            // A small explanation of the purpose this structure plays in the testing landscape.
+	MimicConfig                   *MimicConfig      // A configuration of parameters that you are trying to
+	SignedBeaconBlock             string            // The file path output of an SSZ encoded SignedBeaconBlock.
+	BeaconState                   string            // The file path output of an SSZ encoded BeaconState.
+	CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey string            // The correct MhKey for the signedBeaconBlock
+	CorrectBeaconStateMhKey       string            // The correct MhKey beaconState
+	CorrectParentRoot             string            // The correct parent root
+	CorrectEth1BlockHash          string            // The correct eth1blockHash
 }
 
 // A structure that can be utilized to mimic and existing SSZ object but change it ever so slightly.
@@ -317,106 +266,130 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 
 	Describe("Receiving New Head SSE messages", Label("unit", "behavioral"), func() {
 		Context("Correctly formatted Phase0 Block", func() {
-			It("Should turn it into a struct successfully.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
+			It("Should process it successfully.", func() {
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
-				if bc.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-					validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectEth1DataBlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader)
-				}
-				if bc.PerformBeaconStateProcessing {
-					validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
-				}
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
+
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 3,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
+				validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+				validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
 
 			})
 		})
-		Context("Correctly formatted Altair Block", func() {
-			It("Should turn it into a struct successfully.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
+		Context("Correctly formatted Altair Block", Label("leak-head"), func() {
+			It("Should process it successfully.", func() {
+				log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, 74240, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
-				if bc.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-					validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectEth1DataBlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader)
-				}
-				if bc.PerformBeaconStateProcessing {
-					validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
-				}
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 74240,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
+				validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+				validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
 			})
 		})
-		Context("Correctly formatted Altair Test Blocks", func() {
+		Context("Correctly formatted Altair Test Blocks", Label("correct-test-altairs"), func() {
 			It("Should turn it into a struct successfully.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703-dummy"].HeadMessage, 74240, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703-dummy"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 74240,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
 
 				bc = setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
-				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
-				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703-dummy-2"].HeadMessage, 74240, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703-dummy-2"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 74240,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
 
 			})
 		})
-		Context("Correctly formatted Bellatrix Test Blocks", Label("unit", "bellatrix"), func() {
-			It("Should turn it into a struct successfully (pre-Merge).", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "4636672")
-				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
-				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4636672"].HeadMessage, 144896, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
-				if bc.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-					validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4636672"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4636672"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4636672"].CorrectEth1DataBlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4636672"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4636672"].CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader)
-				}
-			})
-			It("Should turn it into a struct successfully (post-Merge).", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "4700013")
-				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
-				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4700013"].HeadMessage, 146875, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
-				if bc.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-					validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4700013"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4700013"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4700013"].CorrectEth1DataBlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4700013"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["4700013"].CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader)
-				}
-			})
-		})
-		Context("Correctly formatted Phase0 Test Blocks", func() {
+		Context("Correctly formatted Phase0 Test Blocks", Label("correct-test-phase0"), func() {
 			It("Should turn it into a struct successfully.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100-dummy"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100-dummy"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 3,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
 
 				bc = setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
-				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
-				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100-dummy-2"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100-dummy-2"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 3,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
+
+				//bc = setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
+				//BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
+				//defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+				//BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100-dummy-2"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
+
 			})
+
 		})
-		Context("Two consecutive correct blocks", func() {
+		Context("Two consecutive correct blocks", Label("bug"), func() {
 			It("Should handle both blocks correctly, without any reorgs or known_gaps", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 2, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 3,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				}, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 3,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
+
 			})
 		})
-		Context("Two consecutive blocks with a bad parent", func() {
+		Context("Two consecutive blocks with a bad parent", Label("bad-parent"), func() {
 			It("Should add the previous block to the knownGaps table.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100-dummy"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 1, 1, 1)
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 2, 1, 1,
+					headBlocksSent{
+						head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100-dummy"].HeadMessage,
+						expectedEpoch: 3,
+						expectStatus:  "forked",
+					},
+					headBlocksSent{
+						head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage,
+						expectedEpoch: 3,
+						expectStatus:  "proposed",
+					})
+
 			})
 		})
 		Context("Phase 0: We have a correctly formated SSZ SignedBeaconBlock and BeaconState", func() {
-			It("Should be able to get each objects root hash (100).", func() {
+			It("Should be able to get each objects root hash.", func() {
 				testSszRoot(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"])
 			})
 		})
 		Context("Altair: We have a correctly formated SSZ SignedBeaconBlock and BeaconState", func() {
-			It("Should be able to get each objects root hash (2375703).", func() {
+			It("Should be able to get each objects root hash.", func() {
 				testSszRoot(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"])
 			})
 		})
@@ -427,10 +400,15 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 		//})
 		Context("When the proper SSZ objects are not served", func() {
 			It("Should return an error, and add the slot to the knownGaps table.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "101")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["102-wrong-ssz-1"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 0, 1, 0)
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "101")
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 0, 1, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["102-wrong-ssz-1"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 3,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
 
 				knownGapCount := countKnownGapsTable(bc.Db)
 				Expect(knownGapCount).To(Equal(1))
@@ -438,6 +416,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 				start, end := queryKnownGaps(bc.Db, "102", "102")
 				Expect(start).To(Equal(102))
 				Expect(end).To(Equal(102))
+
 			})
 		})
 	})
@@ -445,9 +424,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 	Describe("Known Gaps Scenario", Label("unit", "behavioral"), func() {
 		Context("There is a gap at start up within one incrementing range.", func() {
 			It("Should add only a single entry to the knownGaps table.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "10")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "10")
 				BeaconNodeTester.testKnownGapsMessages(bc, 100, 1, maxRetry, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage)
 				start, end := queryKnownGaps(bc.Db, "11", "99")
 				Expect(start).To(Equal(11))
@@ -456,9 +436,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 		})
 		Context("There is a gap at start up spanning multiple incrementing range.", func() {
 			It("Should add multiple entries to the knownGaps table.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "5")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "5")
 				BeaconNodeTester.testKnownGapsMessages(bc, 10, 10, maxRetry, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage)
 
 				start, end := queryKnownGaps(bc.Db, "6", "16")
@@ -470,11 +451,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 				Expect(end).To(Equal(99))
 			})
 		})
-		Context("Gaps between two head messages", func() {
+		Context("Gaps between two head messages", Label("gap-head"), func() {
 			It("Should add the slots in-between", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.testKnownGapsMessages(bc, 1000000, 3, maxRetry, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage)
 
 				start, end := queryKnownGaps(bc.Db, "101", "1000101")
@@ -491,33 +473,37 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 	Describe("ReOrg Scenario", Label("unit", "behavioral"), func() {
 		Context("Altair: Multiple head messages for the same slot.", func() {
 			It("The previous block should be marked as 'forked', the new block should be the only one marked as 'proposed'.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				BeaconNodeTester.testMultipleHead(bc, TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, TestEvents["2375703-dummy"].HeadMessage, 74240, maxRetry)
 			})
 		})
 		Context("Phase0: Multiple head messages for the same slot.", func() {
 			It("The previous block should be marked as 'forked', the new block should be the only one marked as 'proposed'.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.testMultipleHead(bc, TestEvents["100-dummy"].HeadMessage, TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry)
 			})
 		})
 		Context("Phase 0: Multiple reorgs have occurred on this slot", func() {
 			It("The previous blocks should be marked as 'forked', the new block should be the only one marked as 'proposed'.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.testMultipleReorgs(bc, TestEvents["100-dummy"].HeadMessage, TestEvents["100-dummy-2"].HeadMessage, TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry)
 			})
 		})
 		Context("Altair: Multiple reorgs have occurred on this slot", func() {
 			It("The previous blocks should be marked as 'forked', the new block should be the only one marked as 'proposed'.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				BeaconNodeTester.testMultipleReorgs(bc, TestEvents["2375703-dummy"].HeadMessage, TestEvents["2375703-dummy-2"].HeadMessage, TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, 74240, maxRetry)
 			})
 		})
@@ -525,21 +511,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 })
 
 type Config struct {
-	protocol                     string
-	address                      string
-	port                         int
-	dummyParentRoot              string
-	dbHost                       string
-	dbPort                       int
-	dbName                       string
-	dbUser                       string
-	dbPassword                   string
-	dbDriver                     string
-	knownGapsTableIncrement      int
-	bcUniqueIdentifier           int
-	checkDb                      bool
-	performBeaconBlockProcessing bool
-	performBeaconStateProcessing bool
+	protocol                string
+	address                 string
+	port                    int
+	dummyParentRoot         string
+	dbHost                  string
+	dbPort                  int
+	dbName                  string
+	dbUser                  string
+	dbPassword              string
+	dbDriver                string
+	knownGapsTableIncrement int
+	bcUniqueIdentifier      int
+	checkDb                 bool
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -549,7 +533,7 @@ type Config struct {
 // Must run before each test. We can't use the beforeEach because of the way
 // Gingko treats race conditions.
 func setUpTest(config Config, maxSlot string) *beaconclient.BeaconClient {
-	bc, err := beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(context.Background(), config.protocol, config.address, config.port, config.knownGapsTableIncrement, config.bcUniqueIdentifier, config.checkDb, config.performBeaconBlockProcessing, config.performBeaconStateProcessing)
+	bc, err := beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(context.Background(), config.protocol, config.address, config.port, config.knownGapsTableIncrement, config.bcUniqueIdentifier, config.checkDb)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	db, err := postgres.SetupPostgresDb(config.dbHost, config.dbPort, config.dbName, config.dbUser, config.dbPassword, config.dbDriver)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -565,10 +549,10 @@ func setUpTest(config Config, maxSlot string) *beaconclient.BeaconClient {
 }
 
 // A helper function to validate the expected output from the eth_beacon.slots table.
-func validateSlot(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, headMessage beaconclient.Head, correctEpoch beaconclient.Epoch, correctStatus string) {
+func validateSlot(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, headMessage beaconclient.Head, correctEpoch int, correctStatus string) {
 	epoch, dbSlot, blockRoot, stateRoot, status := queryDbSlotAndBlock(bc.Db, headMessage.Slot, headMessage.Block)
 	log.Info("validateSlot: ", headMessage)
-	baseSlot, err := beaconclient.ParseSlot(headMessage.Slot)
+	baseSlot, err := strconv.Atoi(headMessage.Slot)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(dbSlot).To(Equal(baseSlot))
 	Expect(epoch).To(Equal(correctEpoch))
@@ -578,45 +562,51 @@ func validateSlot(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, headMessage beaconclient.Head,
 }
 
 // A helper function to validate the expected output from the eth_beacon.signed_block table.
-func validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, headMessage beaconclient.Head,
-	correctParentRoot string, correctEth1DataBlockHash string, correctMhKey string,
-	correctExecutionPayloadHeader *beaconclient.DbExecutionPayloadHeader) {
-	dbSignedBlock := queryDbSignedBeaconBlock(bc.Db, headMessage.Slot, headMessage.Block)
+func validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, headMessage beaconclient.Head, correctParentRoot string, correctEth1BlockHash string, correctMhKey string) {
+	dbSlot, blockRoot, parentRoot, eth1BlockHash, mhKey := queryDbSignedBeaconBlock(bc.Db, headMessage.Slot, headMessage.Block)
 	log.Info("validateSignedBeaconBlock: ", headMessage)
-	baseSlot, err := beaconclient.ParseSlot(headMessage.Slot)
+	baseSlot, err := strconv.Atoi(headMessage.Slot)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	Expect(dbSignedBlock.Slot).To(Equal(baseSlot.Number()))
-	Expect(dbSignedBlock.BlockRoot).To(Equal(headMessage.Block))
-	Expect(dbSignedBlock.ParentBlock).To(Equal(correctParentRoot))
-	Expect(dbSignedBlock.Eth1DataBlockHash).To(Equal(correctEth1DataBlockHash))
-	Expect(dbSignedBlock.MhKey).To(Equal(correctMhKey))
-	Expect(dbSignedBlock.ExecutionPayloadHeader).To(Equal(correctExecutionPayloadHeader))
+	Expect(dbSlot).To(Equal(baseSlot))
+	Expect(blockRoot).To(Equal(headMessage.Block))
+	Expect(parentRoot).To(Equal(correctParentRoot))
+	Expect(eth1BlockHash).To(Equal(correctEth1BlockHash))
+	Expect(mhKey).To(Equal(correctMhKey))
+
 }
 
 // A helper function to validate the expected output from the eth_beacon.state table.
 func validateBeaconState(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, headMessage beaconclient.Head, correctMhKey string) {
 	dbSlot, stateRoot, mhKey := queryDbBeaconState(bc.Db, headMessage.Slot, headMessage.State)
 	log.Info("validateBeaconState: ", headMessage)
-	baseSlot, err := beaconclient.ParseSlot(headMessage.Slot)
+	baseSlot, err := strconv.Atoi(headMessage.Slot)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(dbSlot).To(Equal(baseSlot))
 	Expect(stateRoot).To(Equal(headMessage.State))
 	Expect(mhKey).To(Equal(correctMhKey))
+
 }
 
 // Wrapper function to send a head message to the beaconclient
-func sendHeadMessage(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, head beaconclient.Head, maxRetry int, expectedSuccessfulInserts uint64) {
-
-	data, err := json.Marshal(head)
-	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+func sendHeadMessage(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, maxRetry int, expectedSuccessfulInserts uint64, head ...beaconclient.Head) {
 
+	var (
+		data []byte
+		err  error
+	)
 	startInserts := atomic.LoadUint64(&bc.Metrics.SlotInserts)
-	bc.HeadTracking.MessagesCh <- &sse.Event{
-		ID:    []byte{},
-		Data:  data,
-		Event: []byte{},
-		Retry: []byte{},
+	for _, ms := range head {
+		data, err = json.Marshal(ms)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		bc.HeadTracking.MessagesCh <- &sse.Event{
+			ID:    []byte{},
+			Data:  data,
+			Event: []byte{},
+			Retry: []byte{},
+		}
 	}
+
 	curRetry := 0
 	for atomic.LoadUint64(&bc.Metrics.SlotInserts) != startInserts+expectedSuccessfulInserts {
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
@@ -633,10 +623,9 @@ func sendHeadMessage(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, head beaconclient.Head, maxR
 }
 
 // A helper function to query the eth_beacon.slots table based on the slot and block_root
-func queryDbSlotAndBlock(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryBlockRoot string) (beaconclient.Epoch, beaconclient.Slot, string, string, string) {
+func queryDbSlotAndBlock(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryBlockRoot string) (int, int, string, string, string) {
 	sqlStatement := `SELECT epoch, slot, block_root, state_root, status FROM eth_beacon.slots WHERE slot=$1 AND block_root=$2;`
-	var epoch beaconclient.Epoch
-	var slot beaconclient.Slot
+	var epoch, slot int
 	var blockRoot, stateRoot, status string
 	log.Debug("Starting to query the eth_beacon.slots table, ", querySlot, " ", queryBlockRoot)
 	err := db.QueryRow(context.Background(), sqlStatement, querySlot, queryBlockRoot).Scan(&epoch, &slot, &blockRoot, &stateRoot, &status)
@@ -646,56 +635,25 @@ func queryDbSlotAndBlock(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryBlockRoot strin
 }
 
 // A helper function to query the eth_beacon.signed_block table based on the slot and block_root.
-func queryDbSignedBeaconBlock(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryBlockRoot string) beaconclient.DbSignedBeaconBlock {
-	sqlStatement := `SELECT slot, block_root, parent_block_root, eth1_data_block_hash, mh_key, 
-       payload_block_number, payload_timestamp, payload_block_hash,
-       payload_parent_hash, payload_state_root, payload_receipts_root,
-       payload_transactions_root FROM eth_beacon.signed_block WHERE slot=$1 AND block_root=$2;`
-
-	var slot beaconclient.Slot
-	var payloadBlockNumber, payloadTimestamp *uint64
-	var blockRoot, parentBlockRoot, eth1DataBlockHash, mhKey string
-	var payloadBlockHash, payloadParentHash, payloadStateRoot, payloadReceiptsRoot, payloadTransactionsRoot *string
-
+func queryDbSignedBeaconBlock(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryBlockRoot string) (int, string, string, string, string) {
+	sqlStatement := `SELECT slot, block_root, parent_block_root, eth1_block_hash, mh_key FROM eth_beacon.signed_block WHERE slot=$1 AND block_root=$2;`
+	var slot int
+	var blockRoot, parent_block_root, eth1_block_hash, mh_key string
 	row := db.QueryRow(context.Background(), sqlStatement, querySlot, queryBlockRoot)
-	err := row.Scan(&slot, &blockRoot, &parentBlockRoot, &eth1DataBlockHash, &mhKey,
-		&payloadBlockNumber, &payloadTimestamp, &payloadBlockHash,
-		&payloadParentHash, &payloadStateRoot, &payloadReceiptsRoot, &payloadTransactionsRoot)
+	err := row.Scan(&slot, &blockRoot, &parent_block_root, &eth1_block_hash, &mh_key)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-	signedBlock := beaconclient.DbSignedBeaconBlock{
-		Slot:                   slot.Number(),
-		BlockRoot:              blockRoot,
-		ParentBlock:            parentBlockRoot,
-		Eth1DataBlockHash:      eth1DataBlockHash,
-		MhKey:                  mhKey,
-		ExecutionPayloadHeader: nil,
-	}
-
-	if nil != payloadBlockNumber {
-		signedBlock.ExecutionPayloadHeader = &beaconclient.DbExecutionPayloadHeader{
-			BlockNumber:      *payloadBlockNumber,
-			Timestamp:        *payloadTimestamp,
-			BlockHash:        *payloadBlockHash,
-			ParentHash:       *payloadParentHash,
-			StateRoot:        *payloadStateRoot,
-			ReceiptsRoot:     *payloadReceiptsRoot,
-			TransactionsRoot: *payloadTransactionsRoot,
-		}
-	}
-
-	return signedBlock
+	return slot, blockRoot, parent_block_root, eth1_block_hash, mh_key
 }
 
 // A helper function to query the eth_beacon.signed_block table based on the slot and block_root.
-func queryDbBeaconState(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryStateRoot string) (beaconclient.Slot, string, string) {
+func queryDbBeaconState(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryStateRoot string) (int, string, string) {
 	sqlStatement := `SELECT slot, state_root, mh_key FROM eth_beacon.state WHERE slot=$1 AND state_root=$2;`
-	var slot beaconclient.Slot
-	var stateRoot, mhKey string
+	var slot int
+	var stateRoot, mh_key string
 	row := db.QueryRow(context.Background(), sqlStatement, querySlot, queryStateRoot)
-	err := row.Scan(&slot, &stateRoot, &mhKey)
+	err := row.Scan(&slot, &stateRoot, &mh_key)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	return slot, stateRoot, mhKey
+	return slot, stateRoot, mh_key
 }
 
 // Count the entries in the knownGaps table.
@@ -734,27 +692,55 @@ func writeSlot(db sql.Database, slot string) {
 
 // Read a file with the SignedBeaconBlock in SSZ and return the SSZ object. This is used for testing only.
 // We can't use the readSignedBeaconBlockInterface to update struct fields so this is the workaround.
-func readSignedBeaconBlock(slotFile string) (*beaconclient.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+func readSignedBeaconBlock(slotFile string) (*st.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
 	dat, err := os.ReadFile(slotFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Can't find the slot file, %s", slotFile)
 	}
-	var block beaconclient.SignedBeaconBlock
+	block := &st.SignedBeaconBlock{}
 	err = block.UnmarshalSSZ(dat)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	return &block, nil
+	return block, nil
+}
+
+// Read a file with the SignedBeaconBlock in SSZ and return the SSZ object. This is used for testing only.
+// We can't use the readSignedBeaconBlockInterface to update struct fields so this is the workaround.
+func readSignedBeaconBlockAltair(slotFile string) (*st.SignedBeaconBlockAltair, error) {
+	dat, err := os.ReadFile(slotFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Can't find the slot file, %s", slotFile)
+	}
+	block := &st.SignedBeaconBlockAltair{}
+	err = block.UnmarshalSSZ(dat)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	return block, nil
+}
+
+// Read a file with the SignedBeaconBlock in SSZ and return the SSZ objects interface. This is production like.
+// It will provide the correct struct for the given fork.
+func readSignedBeaconBlockInterface(slotFile string, vm *dt.VersionedUnmarshaler) (si.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+	dat, err := os.ReadFile(slotFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Can't find the slot file, %s", slotFile)
+	}
+
+	block, err := vm.UnmarshalBeaconBlock(dat)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	return block, nil
+
 }
 
 // Read a file with the BeaconState in SSZ and return the SSZ object
-func readBeaconState(slotFile string) (*beaconclient.BeaconState, error) {
+func readBeaconState(slotFile string) (state.BeaconState, *dt.VersionedUnmarshaler, error) {
 	dat, err := os.ReadFile(slotFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Can't find the slot file, %s", slotFile)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Can't find the slot file, %s", slotFile)
 	}
-	var beaconState beaconclient.BeaconState
-	err = beaconState.UnmarshalSSZ(dat)
+	versionedUnmarshaler, err := dt.FromState(dat)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	return &beaconState, nil
+	state, err := versionedUnmarshaler.UnmarshalBeaconState(dat)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	return state, versionedUnmarshaler, nil
 }
 
 // An object that is used to aggregate test functions. Test functions are needed because we need to
@@ -854,62 +840,52 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) provideSsz(slotIdentifier string, sszIdentifier string
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
-				Expect(block.IsPhase0()).To(BeTrue())
-				var phase0 = block.GetPhase0()
-
 				slot, err := strconv.ParseUint(Message.HeadMessage.Slot, 10, 64)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				phase0.Message.Slot = common.Slot(slot)
+				block.Block.Slot = types.Slot(slot)
 
-				phase0.Message.StateRoot, err = decodeRoot(Message.HeadMessage.State)
+				block.Block.StateRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(Message.HeadMessage.State)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 				if Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot == "" {
-					phase0.Message.ParentRoot, err = decodeRoot(dummyParentRoot)
+					block.Block.ParentRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(dummyParentRoot)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				} else {
-					phase0.Message.ParentRoot, err = decodeRoot(Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot)
+					block.Block.ParentRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				}
 				return block.MarshalSSZ()
 			case "altair":
-				block, err := readSignedBeaconBlock(slotFile)
+				block, err := readSignedBeaconBlockAltair(slotFile)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
-				Expect(block.IsAltair()).To(BeTrue())
-				var altair = block.GetAltair()
 				slot, err := strconv.ParseUint(Message.HeadMessage.Slot, 10, 64)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				altair.Message.Slot = common.Slot(slot)
+				block.Block.Slot = types.Slot(slot)
 
-				altair.Message.StateRoot, err = decodeRoot(Message.HeadMessage.State)
+				block.Block.StateRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(Message.HeadMessage.State)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 				if Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot == "" {
-					altair.Message.ParentRoot, err = decodeRoot(dummyParentRoot)
+					block.Block.ParentRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(dummyParentRoot)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				} else {
-					altair.Message.ParentRoot, err = decodeRoot(Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot)
+					block.Block.ParentRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				}
 				return block.MarshalSSZ()
 			}
 		}
 		if sszIdentifier == "state" {
-			state, err := readBeaconState(slotFile)
+			state, _, err := readBeaconState(slotFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			slot, err := strconv.ParseUint(Message.HeadMessage.Slot, 10, 64)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			if state.IsBellatrix() {
-				state.GetBellatrix().Slot = common.Slot(slot)
-			} else if state.IsAltair() {
-				state.GetAltair().Slot = common.Slot(slot)
-			} else {
-				state.GetPhase0().Slot = common.Slot(slot)
-			}
+			err = state.SetSlot(types.Slot(slot))
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			return state.MarshalSSZ()
 		}
 	}
@@ -927,14 +903,14 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) provideSsz(slotIdentifier string, sszIdentifier string
 
 // Helper function to test three reorg messages. There are going to be many functions like this,
 // Because we need to test the same logic for multiple phases.
-func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleReorgs(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firstHead beaconclient.Head, secondHead beaconclient.Head, thirdHead beaconclient.Head, epoch beaconclient.Epoch, maxRetry int) {
-	go bc.CaptureHead()
+func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleReorgs(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firstHead beaconclient.Head, secondHead beaconclient.Head, thirdHead beaconclient.Head, epoch int, maxRetry int) {
+	startGoRoutines := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	go bc.CaptureHead(ctx, 2, true)
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
 	log.Info("Sending Messages to BeaconClient")
-	sendHeadMessage(bc, firstHead, maxRetry, 1)
-	sendHeadMessage(bc, secondHead, maxRetry, 1)
-	sendHeadMessage(bc, thirdHead, maxRetry, 1)
+	sendHeadMessage(bc, maxRetry, 3, firstHead, secondHead, thirdHead)
 
 	curRetry := 0
 	for atomic.LoadUint64(&bc.Metrics.ReorgInserts) != 2 {
@@ -959,7 +935,7 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleReorgs(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firs
 		NewHeadBlock:        secondHead.Block,
 		OldHeadState:        thirdHead.State,
 		NewHeadState:        secondHead.State,
-		Epoch:               epoch.Format(),
+		Epoch:               strconv.Itoa(epoch),
 		ExecutionOptimistic: false,
 	})
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -986,13 +962,22 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleReorgs(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firs
 	validateSlot(bc, secondHead, epoch, "proposed")
 	validateSlot(bc, thirdHead, epoch, "forked")
 
+	cancel()
+	testStopHeadTracking(ctx, bc, startGoRoutines, true)
 }
 
 // A test to validate a single block was processed correctly
-func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testProcessBlock(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, head beaconclient.Head, epoch beaconclient.Epoch, maxRetry int, expectedSuccessInsert uint64, expectedKnownGaps uint64, expectedReorgs uint64) {
-	go bc.CaptureHead()
+func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testProcessBlock(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, maxRetry int, expectedSuccessInsert uint64, expectedKnownGaps uint64, expectedReorgs uint64, head ...headBlocksSent) {
+	//pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 1)
+	startGoRoutines := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	go bc.CaptureHead(ctx, 2, true)
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	sendHeadMessage(bc, head, maxRetry, expectedSuccessInsert)
+	heads := make([]beaconclient.Head, 0)
+	for _, msgs := range head {
+		heads = append(heads, msgs.head)
+	}
+	sendHeadMessage(bc, maxRetry, expectedSuccessInsert, heads...)
 
 	curRetry := 0
 	for atomic.LoadUint64(&bc.Metrics.KnownGapsInserts) != expectedKnownGaps {
@@ -1008,23 +993,28 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testProcessBlock(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, head b
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		curRetry = curRetry + 1
 		if curRetry == maxRetry {
-			Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Wrong reorg metrics, got: %d, wanted %d", bc.Metrics.KnownGapsInserts, expectedKnownGaps))
+			Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Wrong reorg metrics, got: %d, wanted %d", bc.Metrics.ReorgInserts, expectedReorgs))
 		}
 	}
 
 	if expectedSuccessInsert > 0 {
-		validateSlot(bc, head, epoch, "proposed")
+		for _, msg := range head {
+			validateSlot(bc, msg.head, msg.expectedEpoch, msg.expectStatus)
+		}
 	}
+	cancel()
+	testStopHeadTracking(ctx, bc, startGoRoutines, true)
 }
 
 // A test that ensures that if two HeadMessages occur for a single slot they are marked
 // as proposed and forked correctly.
-func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleHead(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firstHead beaconclient.Head, secondHead beaconclient.Head, epoch beaconclient.Epoch, maxRetry int) {
-	go bc.CaptureHead()
+func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleHead(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firstHead beaconclient.Head, secondHead beaconclient.Head, epoch int, maxRetry int) {
+	startGoRoutines := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	go bc.CaptureHead(ctx, 2, true)
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
-	sendHeadMessage(bc, firstHead, maxRetry, 1)
-	sendHeadMessage(bc, secondHead, maxRetry, 1)
+	sendHeadMessage(bc, maxRetry, 2, firstHead, secondHead)
 
 	curRetry := 0
 	for atomic.LoadUint64(&bc.Metrics.ReorgInserts) != 1 {
@@ -1042,18 +1032,22 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleHead(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firstH
 	log.Info("Checking Altair to make sure the fork was marked properly.")
 	validateSlot(bc, firstHead, epoch, "forked")
 	validateSlot(bc, secondHead, epoch, "proposed")
+	cancel()
+	testStopHeadTracking(ctx, bc, startGoRoutines, true)
 }
 
 // A test that ensures that if two HeadMessages occur for a single slot they are marked
 // as proposed and forked correctly.
 func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testKnownGapsMessages(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, tableIncrement int, expectedEntries uint64, maxRetry int, msg ...beaconclient.Head) {
 	bc.KnownGapTableIncrement = tableIncrement
-	go bc.CaptureHead()
+
+	//pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 1)
+	startGoRoutines := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	go bc.CaptureHead(ctx, 2, true)
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
-	for _, headMsg := range msg {
-		sendHeadMessage(bc, headMsg, maxRetry, 1)
-	}
+	sendHeadMessage(bc, maxRetry, 1, msg...)
 
 	curRetry := 0
 	for atomic.LoadUint64(&bc.Metrics.KnownGapsInserts) != expectedEntries {
@@ -1071,29 +1065,40 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testKnownGapsMessages(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, t
 	if atomic.LoadUint64(&bc.Metrics.ReorgInserts) != 0 {
 		Fail("We found reorgs when we didn't expect it")
 	}
+	cancel()
+	testStopHeadTracking(ctx, bc, startGoRoutines, true)
 }
 
 // This function will make sure we are properly able to get the SszRoot of the SignedBeaconBlock and the BeaconState.
 func testSszRoot(msg Message) {
-	state, err := readBeaconState(msg.BeaconState)
+	state, vm, err := readBeaconState(msg.BeaconState)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	stateRoot := state.HashTreeRoot()
+	stateRoot, err := state.HashTreeRoot(context.Background())
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(msg.HeadMessage.State).To(Equal("0x" + hex.EncodeToString(stateRoot[:])))
 
-	block, err := readSignedBeaconBlock(msg.SignedBeaconBlock)
+	block, err := readSignedBeaconBlockInterface(msg.SignedBeaconBlock, vm)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	blockRoot := block.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+	blockRoot, err := block.Block().HashTreeRoot()
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(msg.HeadMessage.Block).To(Equal("0x" + hex.EncodeToString(blockRoot[:])))
 }
 
-func decodeRoot(raw string) (common.Root, error) {
-	value, err := hex.DecodeString(raw)
-	if err != nil {
-		return common.Root{}, err
-	}
-	var root common.Root
-	copy(root[:], value[:32])
-	return root, nil
+// A make shift function to stop head tracking and insure we dont have any goroutine leaks
+func testStopHeadTracking(ctx context.Context, bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, startGoRoutines int, skipSse bool) {
+	bc.StopHeadTracking(ctx, skipSse)
+
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+	endNum := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+	//pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 1)
+	log.WithField("startNum", startGoRoutines).Info("Start Go routine number")
+	log.WithField("endNum", endNum).Info("End Go routine number")
+	//Expect(endNum <= startGoRoutines).To(BeTrue())
+	Expect(endNum).To(Equal(startGoRoutines))
+}
+
+type headBlocksSent struct {
+	head          beaconclient.Head
+	expectedEpoch int
+	expectStatus  string
 }

pkg/beaconclient/capturehistoric.go

@@ -22,28 +22,33 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/database/sql"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/loghelper"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
 // This function will perform all the heavy lifting for tracking the head of the chain.
-func (bc *BeaconClient) CaptureHistoric(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, minimumSlot Slot) []error {
+func (bc *BeaconClient) CaptureHistoric(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int) []error {
 	log.Info("We are starting the historical processing service.")
 	bc.HistoricalProcess = HistoricProcessing{db: bc.Db, metrics: bc.Metrics, uniqueNodeIdentifier: bc.UniqueNodeIdentifier}
-	errs := handleBatchProcess(ctx, maxWorkers, bc.HistoricalProcess, bc.SlotProcessingDetails(), bc.Metrics.IncrementHistoricSlotProcessed, minimumSlot)
+	errs := handleBatchProcess(ctx, maxWorkers, bc.HistoricalProcess, bc.HistoricalProcess.db, bc.ServerEndpoint, bc.Metrics, bc.CheckDb, bc.Metrics.IncrementHistoricSlotProcessed)
 	log.Debug("Exiting Historical")
 	return errs
 }
 
 // This function will perform all the necessary clean up tasks for stopping historical processing.
-func (bc *BeaconClient) StopHistoric(cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
-	log.Info("We are stopping the historical processing service.")
-	cancel()
-	err := bc.HistoricalProcess.releaseDbLocks()
-	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogError(err).WithField("uniqueIdentifier", bc.UniqueNodeIdentifier).Error("We were unable to remove the locks from the eth_beacon.historic_processing table. Manual Intervention is needed!")
+func (bc *BeaconClient) StopHistoricProcess(ctx context.Context) error {
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		log.Info("We are stopping the historical processing service.")
+		err := bc.HistoricalProcess.releaseDbLocks()
+		if err != nil {
+			loghelper.LogError(err).WithField("uniqueIdentifier", bc.UniqueNodeIdentifier).Error("We were unable to remove the locks from the eth_beacon.historic_processing table. Manual Intervention is needed!")
+		}
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("Tried to stop historic before the context ended...")
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // An interface to enforce any batch processing. Currently there are two use cases for this.
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ func (bc *BeaconClient) StopHistoric(cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 //
 // 2. Known Gaps Processing
 type BatchProcessing interface {
-	getSlotRange(context.Context, chan<- slotsToProcess, Slot) []error // Write the slots to process in a channel, return an error if you cant get the next slots to write.
+	getSlotRange(context.Context, chan<- slotsToProcess) []error       // Write the slots to process in a channel, return an error if you cant get the next slots to write.
 	handleProcessingErrors(context.Context, <-chan batchHistoricError) // Custom logic to handle errors.
 	removeTableEntry(context.Context, <-chan slotsToProcess) error     // With the provided start and end slot, remove the entry from the database.
 	releaseDbLocks() error                                             // Update the checked_out column to false for whatever table is being updated.
@@ -66,14 +71,14 @@ type BatchProcessing interface {
 
 // A struct to pass around indicating a table entry for slots to process.
 type slotsToProcess struct {
-	startSlot Slot // The start slot
-	endSlot   Slot // The end slot
+	startSlot int // The start slot
+	endSlot   int // The end slot
 }
 
 type batchHistoricError struct {
 	err        error  // The error that occurred when attempting to a slot
 	errProcess string // The process that caused the error.
-	slot       Slot   // The slot which the error is for.
+	slot       int    // The slot which the error is for.
 }
 
 // Wrapper function for the BatchProcessing interface.
@@ -90,11 +95,11 @@ type batchHistoricError struct {
 // 4. Remove the slot entry from the DB.
 //
 // 5. Handle any errors.
-func handleBatchProcess(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, bp BatchProcessing, spd SlotProcessingDetails, incrementTracker func(uint64), minimumSlot Slot) []error {
+func handleBatchProcess(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, bp BatchProcessing, db sql.Database, serverEndpoint string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics, checkDb bool, incrementTracker func(uint64)) []error {
 	slotsCh := make(chan slotsToProcess)
-	workCh := make(chan Slot)
-	processedCh := make(chan slotsToProcess)
-	errCh := make(chan batchHistoricError)
+	workCh := make(chan int, 5)
+	processedCh := make(chan slotsToProcess, 5)
+	errCh := make(chan batchHistoricError, 5)
 	finalErrCh := make(chan []error, 1)
 
 	// Checkout Rows with same node Identifier.
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ func handleBatchProcess(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, bp BatchProcessing,
 	for w := 1; w <= maxWorkers; w++ {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"maxWorkers": maxWorkers}).Debug("Starting batch processing workers")
 
-		go processSlotRangeWorker(ctx, workCh, errCh, spd, incrementTracker)
+		go processSlotRangeWorker(ctx, workCh, errCh, db, serverEndpoint, metrics, checkDb, incrementTracker)
 	}
 
 	// Process all ranges and send each individual slot to the worker.
@@ -115,6 +120,8 @@ func handleBatchProcess(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, bp BatchProcessing,
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
+				close(workCh)
+				close(processedCh)
 				return
 			case slots := <-slotsCh:
 				if slots.startSlot > slots.endSlot {
@@ -160,11 +167,12 @@ func handleBatchProcess(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, bp BatchProcessing,
 
 	// Get slots from the DB.
 	go func() {
-		errs := bp.getSlotRange(ctx, slotsCh, minimumSlot) // Periodically adds new entries....
+		errs := bp.getSlotRange(ctx, slotsCh) // Periodically adds new entries....
 		if errs != nil {
 			finalErrCh <- errs
+		} else {
+			finalErrCh <- nil
 		}
-		finalErrCh <- nil
 		log.Debug("We are stopping the processing of adding new entries")
 	}()
 	log.Debug("Waiting for shutdown signal from channel")

pkg/beaconclient/capturehistoric_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package beaconclient_test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
@@ -24,17 +25,18 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 	Describe("Run the application in historic mode", Label("unit", "behavioral", "historical"), func() {
 		Context("Phase0 + Altairs: When we need to process a multiple blocks in a multiple entries in the eth_beacon.historic_process table.", Label("deb"), func() {
 			It("Successfully Process the Blocks", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.writeEventToHistoricProcess(bc, 100, 101, 10)
 				BeaconNodeTester.runHistoricalProcess(bc, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0)
 				// Run Two seperate processes
 				BeaconNodeTester.writeEventToHistoricProcess(bc, 2375703, 2375703, 10)
 				BeaconNodeTester.runHistoricalProcess(bc, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0)
 
-				time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 				validatePopularBatchBlocks(bc)
+
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When the start block is greater than the endBlock", func() {
@@ -54,12 +56,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 				BeaconNodeTester.writeEventToHistoricProcess(bc, 0, 0, 10)
 				BeaconNodeTester.runHistoricalProcess(bc, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0)
 				validateSlot(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].HeadMessage, 0, "proposed")
-				if bc.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-					validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectEth1DataBlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader)
-				}
-				if bc.PerformBeaconStateProcessing {
-					validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
-				}
+				validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+				validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When there is a skipped slot", func() {
@@ -74,11 +72,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 		})
 	})
 	Describe("Running the Application to process Known Gaps", Label("unit", "behavioral", "knownGaps"), func() {
-		Context("Phase0 + Altairs: When we need to process a multiple blocks in a multiple entries in the eth_beacon.known_gaps table.", func() {
+		Context("Phase0 + Altairs: When we need to process a multiple blocks in a multiple entries in the eth_beacon.known_gaps table.", Label("leak"), func() {
 			It("Successfully Process the Blocks", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.writeEventToKnownGaps(bc, 100, 101)
 				BeaconNodeTester.runKnownGapsProcess(bc, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0)
 				// Run Two seperate processes
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 
 				time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 				validatePopularBatchBlocks(bc)
+
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When the start block is greater than the endBlock", func() {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 				BeaconNodeTester.runKnownGapsProcess(bc, 2, 2, 0, 2, 0)
 			})
 		})
-		Context("When theres a reprocessing error", Label("reprocessingError", "flaky"), func() {
+		Context("When theres a reprocessing error", Label("reprocessingError"), func() {
 			It("Should update the reprocessing error.", func() {
 				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
@@ -111,13 +111,18 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 		})
 	})
 	Describe("Running the application in Historic, Head, and KnownGaps mode", Label("unit", "historical", "full"), func() {
-		Context("When it recieves a head, historic and known Gaps message (in order)", func() {
+		Context("When it recieves a head, historic and known Gaps message (in order)", Label("deb"), func() {
 			It("Should process them all successfully.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				// Head
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, 74240, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 74240,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
 
 				// Historical
 				BeaconNodeTester.writeEventToHistoricProcess(bc, 100, 100, 10)
@@ -129,19 +134,25 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 
 				time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 				validatePopularBatchBlocks(bc)
+
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When it recieves a historic, head and known Gaps message (in order)", func() {
 			It("Should process them all successfully.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				// Historical
 				BeaconNodeTester.writeEventToHistoricProcess(bc, 100, 100, 10)
 				BeaconNodeTester.runHistoricalProcess(bc, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0)
 
 				// Head
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, 74240, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 74240,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
 
 				// Known Gaps
 				BeaconNodeTester.writeEventToKnownGaps(bc, 101, 101)
@@ -153,9 +164,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 		})
 		Context("When it recieves a known Gaps, historic and head  message (in order)", func() {
 			It("Should process them all successfully.", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				BeaconNodeTester.SetupBeaconNodeMock(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.protocol, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.address, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.port, BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig.dummyParentRoot)
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "2375702")
 				// Known Gaps
 				BeaconNodeTester.writeEventToKnownGaps(bc, 101, 101)
 				BeaconNodeTester.runKnownGapsProcess(bc, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -165,7 +177,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 				BeaconNodeTester.runHistoricalProcess(bc, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0)
 
 				// Head
-				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, 74240, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
+				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0, headBlocksSent{
+					head:          BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage,
+					expectedEpoch: 74240,
+					expectStatus:  "proposed",
+				})
 
 				time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 				validatePopularBatchBlocks(bc)
@@ -204,25 +220,23 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) writeEventToHistoricProcess(bc *beaconclient.BeaconCli
 
 // Start the CaptureHistoric function, and check for the correct inserted slots.
 func (tbc TestBeaconNode) runHistoricalProcess(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, maxWorkers int, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError uint64) {
+	//pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 1)
+	startGoRoutines := runtime.NumGoroutine()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	go bc.CaptureHistoric(ctx, maxWorkers, 0)
+	go bc.CaptureHistoric(ctx, maxWorkers)
 	validateMetrics(bc, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError)
-	log.Debug("Calling the stop function for historical processing..")
-	err := bc.StopHistoric(cancel)
-	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	validateAllRowsCheckedOut(bc.Db, hpCheckCheckedOutStmt)
+	cancel()
+	testStopHistoricProcessing(ctx, bc, startGoRoutines)
 }
 
 // Wrapper function that processes knownGaps
 func (tbc TestBeaconNode) runKnownGapsProcess(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, maxWorkers int, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError uint64) {
+	startGoRoutines := runtime.NumGoroutine()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	go bc.ProcessKnownGaps(ctx, maxWorkers, 0)
+	go bc.ProcessKnownGaps(ctx, maxWorkers)
 	validateMetrics(bc, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError)
-	err := bc.StopKnownGapsProcessing(cancel)
-	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	validateAllRowsCheckedOut(bc.Db, kgCheckCheckedOutStmt)
+	cancel()
+	testStopKnownGapProcessing(ctx, bc, startGoRoutines)
 }
 
 func validateMetrics(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError uint64) {
@@ -272,28 +286,16 @@ func validateMetrics(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, expectedInserts, expectedReo
 // A wrapper function to validate a few popular blocks
 func validatePopularBatchBlocks(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient) {
 	validateSlot(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, 3, "proposed")
-	if bc.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-		validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectEth1DataBlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader)
-	}
-	if bc.PerformBeaconStateProcessing {
-		validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
-	}
+	validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+	validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
 
 	validateSlot(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage, 3, "proposed")
-	if bc.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-		validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage.Block, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].CorrectEth1DataBlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader)
-	}
-	if bc.PerformBeaconStateProcessing {
-		validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
-	}
+	validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage.Block, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+	validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
 
 	validateSlot(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, 74240, "proposed")
-	if bc.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-		validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectEth1DataBlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader)
-	}
-	if bc.PerformBeaconStateProcessing {
-		validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
-	}
+	validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+	validateBeaconState(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectBeaconStateMhKey)
 }
 
 // Make sure all rows have checked_out as false.
@@ -304,3 +306,37 @@ func validateAllRowsCheckedOut(db sql.Database, checkStmt string) {
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(rows).To(Equal(int64(0)))
 }
+
+// A make shift function to stop head tracking and insure we dont have any goroutine leaks
+func testStopHistoricProcessing(ctx context.Context, bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, startGoRoutines int) {
+	log.Debug("Calling the stop function for historical processing..")
+	err := bc.StopHistoricProcess(ctx)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+	validateAllRowsCheckedOut(bc.Db, hpCheckCheckedOutStmt)
+
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+	endNum := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+
+	//pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 1)
+	//Expect(endNum <= startGoRoutines).To(BeTrue())
+	log.WithField("startNum", startGoRoutines).Info("Start Go routine number")
+	log.WithField("endNum", endNum).Info("End Go routine number")
+	Expect(endNum).To(Equal(startGoRoutines))
+}
+
+// A make shift function to stop head tracking and insure we dont have any goroutine leaks
+func testStopKnownGapProcessing(ctx context.Context, bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, startGoRoutines int) {
+	log.Debug("Calling the stop function for knownGaps processing..")
+	err := bc.StopKnownGapsProcessing(ctx)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+	validateAllRowsCheckedOut(bc.Db, kgCheckCheckedOutStmt)
+
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+	endNum := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+
+	//pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 1)
+	//Expect(endNum <= startGoRoutines).To(BeTrue())
+	Expect(endNum).To(Equal(startGoRoutines))
+}

pkg/beaconclient/checkbeaconserverstatus.go

@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 package beaconclient
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ type SyncData struct {
 }
 
 // This function will check to see if we are synced up with the head of chain.
-// {"data":{"is_syncing":true,"head_slot":"62528","sync_distance":"3734299"}}
+//{"data":{"is_syncing":true,"head_slot":"62528","sync_distance":"3734299"}}
 func (bc BeaconClient) CheckHeadSync() (bool, error) {
 	syncStatus, err := bc.QueryHeadSync()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -73,17 +71,14 @@ func (bc BeaconClient) QueryHeadSync() (Sync, error) {
 	}
 
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	var body bytes.Buffer
-	buf := bufio.NewWriter(&body)
-	_, err = io.Copy(buf, resp.Body)
-
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return syncStatus, err
 	}
 
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(body.Bytes(), &syncStatus); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &syncStatus); err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogEndpoint(bcSync).WithFields(log.Fields{
-			"rawMessage": body.String(),
+			"rawMessage": string(body),
 			"err":        err,
 		}).Error("Unable to unmarshal sync status")
 		return syncStatus, err
@@ -154,16 +149,14 @@ func (bc BeaconClient) queryLighthouseDbInfo() (LighthouseDatabaseInfo, error) {
 	}
 
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	var body bytes.Buffer
-	buf := bufio.NewWriter(&body)
-	_, err = io.Copy(buf, resp.Body)
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dbInfo, err
 	}
 
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(body.Bytes(), &dbInfo); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &dbInfo); err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogEndpoint(lhDbInfo).WithFields(log.Fields{
-			"rawMessage": body.String(),
+			"rawMessage": string(body),
 			"err":        err,
 		}).Error("Unable to unmarshal the lighthouse database information")
 		return dbInfo, err

pkg/beaconclient/consensus.go

@@ -1,441 +0,0 @@
-package beaconclient
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"errors"
-	"github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/beacon/altair"
-	"github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/beacon/bellatrix"
-	"github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/beacon/common"
-	"github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/beacon/phase0"
-	"github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/configs"
-	"github.com/protolambda/ztyp/codec"
-	"github.com/protolambda/ztyp/tree"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"strconv"
-)
-
-type Eth1Data common.Eth1Data
-type Root common.Root
-type Signature common.BLSSignature
-type Slot uint64
-type Epoch uint64
-type ExecutionPayloadHeader common.ExecutionPayloadHeader
-
-func ParseSlot(v string) (Slot, error) {
-	slotNum, err := strconv.ParseUint(v, 10, 64)
-	return Slot(slotNum), err
-}
-
-func (s *Slot) Format() string {
-	return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(*s), 10)
-}
-
-func (s *Slot) Number() uint64 {
-	return uint64(*s)
-}
-
-func (s *Slot) Plus(v uint64) Slot {
-	return Slot(v + s.Number())
-}
-
-func (s *Slot) PlusInt(v int) Slot {
-	return s.Plus(uint64(v))
-}
-
-func (e *Epoch) Format() string {
-	return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(*e), 10)
-}
-
-type BeaconBlock struct {
-	spec      *common.Spec
-	bellatrix *bellatrix.BeaconBlock
-	altair    *altair.BeaconBlock
-	phase0    *phase0.BeaconBlock
-}
-
-type BeaconBlockBody struct {
-	spec      *common.Spec
-	bellatrix *bellatrix.BeaconBlockBody
-	altair    *altair.BeaconBlockBody
-	phase0    *phase0.BeaconBlockBody
-}
-
-type BeaconState struct {
-	spec      *common.Spec
-	bellatrix *bellatrix.BeaconState
-	altair    *altair.BeaconState
-	phase0    *phase0.BeaconState
-}
-
-type SignedBeaconBlock struct {
-	spec      *common.Spec
-	bellatrix *bellatrix.SignedBeaconBlock
-	altair    *altair.SignedBeaconBlock
-	phase0    *phase0.SignedBeaconBlock
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) UnmarshalSSZ(ssz []byte) error {
-	spec := chooseSpec(s.spec)
-
-	var bellatrix bellatrix.SignedBeaconBlock
-	err := bellatrix.Deserialize(spec, makeDecodingReader(ssz))
-	if nil == err {
-		s.bellatrix = &bellatrix
-		s.altair = nil
-		s.phase0 = nil
-		log.Info("Unmarshalled Bellatrix SignedBeaconBlock")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var altair altair.SignedBeaconBlock
-	err = altair.Deserialize(spec, makeDecodingReader(ssz))
-	if nil == err {
-		s.bellatrix = nil
-		s.altair = &altair
-		s.phase0 = nil
-		log.Info("Unmarshalled Altair SignedBeaconBlock")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var phase0 phase0.SignedBeaconBlock
-	err = phase0.Deserialize(spec, makeDecodingReader(ssz))
-	if nil == err {
-		s.bellatrix = nil
-		s.altair = nil
-		s.phase0 = &phase0
-		log.Info("Unmarshalled Phase0 SignedBeaconBlock")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	s.bellatrix = nil
-	s.altair = nil
-	s.phase0 = nil
-
-	log.Warning("Unable to unmarshal SignedBeaconBlock")
-	return err
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) MarshalSSZ() ([]byte, error) {
-	spec := chooseSpec(s.spec)
-	var err error
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	encodingWriter := codec.NewEncodingWriter(&buf)
-
-	if s.IsBellatrix() {
-		err = s.bellatrix.Serialize(spec, encodingWriter)
-	}
-	if s.IsAltair() {
-		err = s.altair.Serialize(spec, encodingWriter)
-	}
-	if s.IsPhase0() {
-		err = s.phase0.Serialize(spec, encodingWriter)
-	}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return buf.Bytes(), err
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) IsBellatrix() bool {
-	return s.bellatrix != nil
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) IsAltair() bool {
-	return s.altair != nil
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) IsPhase0() bool {
-	return s.phase0 != nil
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) GetBellatrix() *bellatrix.SignedBeaconBlock {
-	return s.bellatrix
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) GetAltair() *altair.SignedBeaconBlock {
-	return s.altair
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) GetPhase0() *phase0.SignedBeaconBlock {
-	return s.phase0
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) Signature() Signature {
-	if s.IsBellatrix() {
-		return Signature(s.bellatrix.Signature)
-	}
-
-	if s.IsAltair() {
-		return Signature(s.altair.Signature)
-	}
-
-	if s.IsPhase0() {
-		return Signature(s.phase0.Signature)
-	}
-
-	return Signature{}
-}
-
-func (s *SignedBeaconBlock) Block() *BeaconBlock {
-	if s.IsBellatrix() {
-		return &BeaconBlock{bellatrix: &s.bellatrix.Message, spec: s.spec}
-	}
-
-	if s.IsAltair() {
-		return &BeaconBlock{altair: &s.altair.Message, spec: s.spec}
-	}
-
-	if s.IsPhase0() {
-		return &BeaconBlock{phase0: &s.phase0.Message, spec: s.spec}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlock) IsBellatrix() bool {
-	return b.bellatrix != nil
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlock) IsAltair() bool {
-	return b.altair != nil
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlock) IsPhase0() bool {
-	return b.phase0 != nil
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconBlock) GetBellatrix() *bellatrix.BeaconBlock {
-	return s.bellatrix
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconBlock) GetAltair() *altair.BeaconBlock {
-	return s.altair
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconBlock) GetPhase0() *phase0.BeaconBlock {
-	return s.phase0
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlock) ParentRoot() Root {
-	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return Root(b.bellatrix.ParentRoot)
-	}
-
-	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return Root(b.altair.ParentRoot)
-	}
-
-	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return Root(b.phase0.ParentRoot)
-	}
-
-	return Root{}
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlock) StateRoot() Root {
-	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return Root(b.bellatrix.StateRoot)
-	}
-
-	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return Root(b.altair.StateRoot)
-	}
-
-	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return Root(b.phase0.StateRoot)
-	}
-
-	return Root{}
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlock) Body() *BeaconBlockBody {
-	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return &BeaconBlockBody{bellatrix: &b.bellatrix.Body, spec: b.spec}
-	}
-
-	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return &BeaconBlockBody{altair: &b.altair.Body, spec: b.spec}
-	}
-
-	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return &BeaconBlockBody{phase0: &b.phase0.Body, spec: b.spec}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlockBody) IsBellatrix() bool {
-	return b.bellatrix != nil
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlockBody) IsAltair() bool {
-	return b.altair != nil
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlockBody) IsPhase0() bool {
-	return b.phase0 != nil
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlockBody) Eth1Data() Eth1Data {
-	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return Eth1Data(b.bellatrix.Eth1Data)
-	}
-
-	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return Eth1Data(b.altair.Eth1Data)
-	}
-
-	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return Eth1Data(b.phase0.Eth1Data)
-	}
-
-	return Eth1Data{}
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlockBody) ExecutionPayloadHeader() *ExecutionPayloadHeader {
-	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		payloadHeader := b.bellatrix.ExecutionPayload.Header(chooseSpec(b.spec))
-		return (*ExecutionPayloadHeader)(payloadHeader)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (b *BeaconBlock) HashTreeRoot() Root {
-	spec := chooseSpec(b.spec)
-	hashFn := tree.GetHashFn()
-
-	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return Root(b.bellatrix.HashTreeRoot(spec, hashFn))
-	}
-
-	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return Root(b.altair.HashTreeRoot(spec, hashFn))
-	}
-
-	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return Root(b.phase0.HashTreeRoot(spec, hashFn))
-	}
-
-	return Root{}
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconState) UnmarshalSSZ(ssz []byte) error {
-	spec := chooseSpec(s.spec)
-
-	var bellatrix bellatrix.BeaconState
-	err := bellatrix.Deserialize(spec, makeDecodingReader(ssz))
-	if nil == err {
-		s.bellatrix = &bellatrix
-		s.altair = nil
-		s.phase0 = nil
-		log.Info("Unmarshalled Bellatrix BeaconState")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var altair altair.BeaconState
-	err = altair.Deserialize(spec, makeDecodingReader(ssz))
-	if nil == err {
-		s.bellatrix = nil
-		s.altair = &altair
-		s.phase0 = nil
-		log.Info("Unmarshalled Altair BeaconState")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var phase0 phase0.BeaconState
-	err = phase0.Deserialize(spec, makeDecodingReader(ssz))
-	if nil == err {
-		s.bellatrix = nil
-		s.altair = nil
-		s.phase0 = &phase0
-		log.Info("Unmarshalled Phase0 BeaconState")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	s.bellatrix = nil
-	s.altair = nil
-	s.phase0 = nil
-
-	log.Warning("Unable to unmarshal BeaconState")
-	return err
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconState) MarshalSSZ() ([]byte, error) {
-	spec := chooseSpec(s.spec)
-	var err error
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	encodingWriter := codec.NewEncodingWriter(&buf)
-
-	if s.IsBellatrix() {
-		err = s.bellatrix.Serialize(spec, encodingWriter)
-	} else if s.IsAltair() {
-		err = s.altair.Serialize(spec, encodingWriter)
-	} else if s.IsPhase0() {
-		err = s.phase0.Serialize(spec, encodingWriter)
-	} else {
-		err = errors.New("BeaconState not set")
-	}
-
-	if nil != err {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return buf.Bytes(), nil
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconState) IsBellatrix() bool {
-	return s.bellatrix != nil
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconState) IsAltair() bool {
-	return s.altair != nil
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconState) IsPhase0() bool {
-	return s.phase0 != nil
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconState) HashTreeRoot() Root {
-	spec := chooseSpec(s.spec)
-	hashFn := tree.GetHashFn()
-
-	if s.IsBellatrix() {
-		return Root(s.bellatrix.HashTreeRoot(spec, hashFn))
-	}
-
-	if s.IsAltair() {
-		return Root(s.altair.HashTreeRoot(spec, hashFn))
-	}
-
-	if s.IsPhase0() {
-		return Root(s.phase0.HashTreeRoot(spec, hashFn))
-	}
-
-	return Root{}
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconState) GetBellatrix() *bellatrix.BeaconState {
-	return s.bellatrix
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconState) GetAltair() *altair.BeaconState {
-	return s.altair
-}
-
-func (s *BeaconState) GetPhase0() *phase0.BeaconState {
-	return s.phase0
-}
-
-func chooseSpec(spec *common.Spec) *common.Spec {
-	if nil == spec {
-		return configs.Mainnet
-	}
-	return spec
-}
-
-func makeDecodingReader(ssz []byte) *codec.DecodingReader {
-	return codec.NewDecodingReader(bytes.NewReader(ssz), uint64(len(ssz)))
-}

pkg/beaconclient/databasewrite.go

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package beaconclient
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/database/sql"
@@ -32,14 +34,8 @@ INSERT INTO eth_beacon.slots (epoch, slot, block_root, state_root, status)
 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5) ON CONFLICT (slot, block_root) DO NOTHING`
 	// Statement to upsert to the eth_beacon.signed_blocks table.
 	UpsertSignedBeaconBlockStmt string = `
-INSERT INTO eth_beacon.signed_block (slot, block_root, parent_block_root, eth1_data_block_hash, mh_key)
+INSERT INTO eth_beacon.signed_block (slot, block_root, parent_block_root, eth1_block_hash, mh_key)
 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5) ON CONFLICT (slot, block_root) DO NOTHING`
-	UpsertSignedBeaconBlockWithPayloadStmt string = `
-INSERT INTO eth_beacon.signed_block (slot, block_root, parent_block_root, eth1_data_block_hash, mh_key,
-                                     payload_block_number, payload_timestamp, payload_block_hash,
-                                     payload_parent_hash, payload_state_root, payload_receipts_root,
-                                     payload_transactions_root)
-VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12) ON CONFLICT (slot, block_root) DO NOTHING`
 	// Statement to upsert to the eth_beacon.state table.
 	UpsertBeaconState string = `
 INSERT INTO eth_beacon.state (slot, state_root, mh_key)
@@ -98,8 +94,8 @@ type DatabaseWriter struct {
 	rawSignedBeaconBlock *[]byte
 }
 
-func CreateDatabaseWrite(db sql.Database, slot Slot, stateRoot string, blockRoot string, parentBlockRoot string,
-	eth1DataBlockHash string, payloadHeader *ExecutionPayloadHeader, status string, rawSignedBeaconBlock *[]byte, rawBeaconState *[]byte, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
+func CreateDatabaseWrite(db sql.Database, slot int, stateRoot string, blockRoot string, parentBlockRoot string,
+	eth1BlockHash string, status string, rawSignedBeaconBlock *[]byte, rawBeaconState *[]byte, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	tx, err := db.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -114,7 +110,7 @@ func CreateDatabaseWrite(db sql.Database, slot Slot, stateRoot string, blockRoot
 		Metrics:              metrics,
 	}
 	dw.prepareSlotsModel(slot, stateRoot, blockRoot, status)
-	err = dw.prepareSignedBeaconBlockModel(slot, blockRoot, parentBlockRoot, eth1DataBlockHash, payloadHeader)
+	err = dw.prepareSignedBeaconBlockModel(slot, blockRoot, parentBlockRoot, eth1BlockHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -128,10 +124,10 @@ func CreateDatabaseWrite(db sql.Database, slot Slot, stateRoot string, blockRoot
 // Write functions to write each all together...
 // Should I do one atomic write?
 // Create the model for the eth_beacon.slots table
-func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareSlotsModel(slot Slot, stateRoot string, blockRoot string, status string) {
+func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareSlotsModel(slot int, stateRoot string, blockRoot string, status string) {
 	dw.DbSlots = &DbSlots{
 		Epoch:     calculateEpoch(slot, bcSlotsPerEpoch),
-		Slot:      slot.Number(),
+		Slot:      strconv.Itoa(slot),
 		StateRoot: stateRoot,
 		BlockRoot: blockRoot,
 		Status:    status,
@@ -141,45 +137,30 @@ func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareSlotsModel(slot Slot, stateRoot string, blockRo
 }
 
 // Create the model for the eth_beacon.signed_block table.
-func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareSignedBeaconBlockModel(slot Slot, blockRoot string, parentBlockRoot string, eth1DataBlockHash string,
-	payloadHeader *ExecutionPayloadHeader) error {
+func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareSignedBeaconBlockModel(slot int, blockRoot string, parentBlockRoot string, eth1BlockHash string) error {
 	mhKey, err := MultihashKeyFromSSZRoot([]byte(dw.DbSlots.BlockRoot))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock = &DbSignedBeaconBlock{
-		Slot:                   slot.Number(),
-		BlockRoot:              blockRoot,
-		ParentBlock:            parentBlockRoot,
-		Eth1DataBlockHash:      eth1DataBlockHash,
-		MhKey:                  mhKey,
-		ExecutionPayloadHeader: nil,
+		Slot:          strconv.Itoa(slot),
+		BlockRoot:     blockRoot,
+		ParentBlock:   parentBlockRoot,
+		Eth1BlockHash: eth1BlockHash,
+		MhKey:         mhKey,
 	}
-
-	if nil != payloadHeader {
-		dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.ExecutionPayloadHeader = &DbExecutionPayloadHeader{
-			BlockNumber:      uint64(payloadHeader.BlockNumber),
-			Timestamp:        uint64(payloadHeader.Timestamp),
-			BlockHash:        toHex(payloadHeader.BlockHash),
-			ParentHash:       toHex(payloadHeader.ParentHash),
-			StateRoot:        toHex(payloadHeader.StateRoot),
-			ReceiptsRoot:     toHex(payloadHeader.ReceiptsRoot),
-			TransactionsRoot: toHex(payloadHeader.TransactionsRoot),
-		}
-	}
-
 	log.Debug("dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock: ", dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Create the model for the eth_beacon.state table.
-func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareBeaconStateModel(slot Slot, stateRoot string) error {
+func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareBeaconStateModel(slot int, stateRoot string) error {
 	mhKey, err := MultihashKeyFromSSZRoot([]byte(dw.DbSlots.StateRoot))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	dw.DbBeaconState = &DbBeaconState{
-		Slot:      slot.Number(),
+		Slot:      strconv.Itoa(slot),
 		StateRoot: stateRoot,
 		MhKey:     mhKey,
 	}
@@ -248,11 +229,6 @@ func (dw *DatabaseWriter) upsertSlots() error {
 
 // Add the information for the signed_block to a transaction.
 func (dw *DatabaseWriter) transactSignedBeaconBlocks() error {
-	if nil == dw.rawSignedBeaconBlock || len(*dw.rawSignedBeaconBlock) == 0 {
-		log.Warn("Skipping writing of empty BeaconBlock.")
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	err := dw.upsertPublicBlocks(dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.MhKey, dw.rawSignedBeaconBlock)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -276,36 +252,9 @@ func (dw *DatabaseWriter) upsertPublicBlocks(key string, data *[]byte) error {
 
 // Upsert to the eth_beacon.signed_block table.
 func (dw *DatabaseWriter) upsertSignedBeaconBlock() error {
-	block := dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock
-	var err error
-	if nil != block.ExecutionPayloadHeader {
-		_, err = dw.Tx.Exec(dw.Ctx,
-			UpsertSignedBeaconBlockWithPayloadStmt,
-			block.Slot,
-			block.BlockRoot,
-			block.ParentBlock,
-			block.Eth1DataBlockHash,
-			block.MhKey,
-			block.ExecutionPayloadHeader.BlockNumber,
-			block.ExecutionPayloadHeader.Timestamp,
-			block.ExecutionPayloadHeader.BlockHash,
-			block.ExecutionPayloadHeader.ParentHash,
-			block.ExecutionPayloadHeader.StateRoot,
-			block.ExecutionPayloadHeader.ReceiptsRoot,
-			block.ExecutionPayloadHeader.TransactionsRoot,
-		)
-	} else {
-		_, err = dw.Tx.Exec(dw.Ctx,
-			UpsertSignedBeaconBlockStmt,
-			block.Slot,
-			block.BlockRoot,
-			block.ParentBlock,
-			block.Eth1DataBlockHash,
-			block.MhKey,
-		)
-	}
+	_, err := dw.Tx.Exec(dw.Ctx, UpsertSignedBeaconBlockStmt, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.Slot, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.BlockRoot, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.ParentBlock, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.Eth1BlockHash, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.MhKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(dw.DbSlots.Slot, err).WithFields(log.Fields{"block_root": block.BlockRoot}).Error("Unable to write to the slot to the eth_beacon.signed_block table")
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(dw.DbSlots.Slot, err).WithFields(log.Fields{"block_root": dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.BlockRoot}).Error("Unable to write to the slot to the eth_beacon.signed_block table")
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -313,11 +262,6 @@ func (dw *DatabaseWriter) upsertSignedBeaconBlock() error {
 
 // Add the information for the state to a transaction.
 func (dw *DatabaseWriter) transactBeaconState() error {
-	if nil == dw.rawBeaconState || len(*dw.rawBeaconState) == 0 {
-		log.Warn("Skipping writing of empty BeaconState.")
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	err := dw.upsertPublicBlocks(dw.DbBeaconState.MhKey, dw.rawBeaconState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -341,51 +285,56 @@ func (dw *DatabaseWriter) upsertBeaconState() error {
 
 // Update a given slot to be marked as forked within a transaction. Provide the slot and the latest latestBlockRoot.
 // We will mark all entries for the given slot that don't match the provided latestBlockRoot as forked.
-func transactReorgs(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot Slot, latestBlockRoot string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+func transactReorgs(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot string, latestBlockRoot string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+	slotNum, strErr := strconv.Atoi(slot)
+	if strErr != nil {
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, strErr).Error("We can't convert the slot to an int...")
+	}
+
 	forkCount, err := updateForked(tx, ctx, slot, latestBlockRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We ran into some trouble while updating all forks.")
-		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slot, slot, err, "reorg", metrics)
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We ran into some trouble while updating all forks.")
+		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slotNum, slotNum, err, "reorg", metrics)
 	}
 	proposedCount, err := updateProposed(tx, ctx, slot, latestBlockRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We ran into some trouble while trying to update the proposed slot.")
-		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slot, slot, err, "reorg", metrics)
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We ran into some trouble while trying to update the proposed slot.")
+		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slotNum, slotNum, err, "reorg", metrics)
 	}
 
 	if forkCount > 0 {
-		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot, latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"forkCount": forkCount,
 		}).Info("Updated rows that were forked.")
 	} else {
-		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot, latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"forkCount": forkCount,
 		}).Warn("There were no forked rows to update.")
 	}
 
 	if proposedCount == 1 {
-		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot, latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"proposedCount": proposedCount,
 		}).Info("Updated the row that should have been marked as proposed.")
 	} else if proposedCount > 1 {
-		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot, latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"proposedCount": proposedCount,
 		}).Error("Too many rows were marked as proposed!")
-		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slot, slot, fmt.Errorf("Too many rows were marked as unproposed."), "reorg", metrics)
+		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slotNum, slotNum, fmt.Errorf("Too many rows were marked as unproposed."), "reorg", metrics)
 	} else if proposedCount == 0 {
-		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slot, slot, fmt.Errorf("Unable to find properly proposed row in DB"), "reorg", metrics)
-		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot).Info("Updated the row that should have been marked as proposed.")
+		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slotNum, slotNum, fmt.Errorf("Unable to find properly proposed row in DB"), "reorg", metrics)
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot, latestBlockRoot).Info("Updated the row that should have been marked as proposed.")
 	}
 
 	metrics.IncrementReorgsInsert(1)
 }
 
 // Wrapper function that will create a transaction and execute the function.
-func writeReorgs(db sql.Database, slot Slot, latestBlockRoot string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+func writeReorgs(db sql.Database, slot string, latestBlockRoot string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	tx, err := db.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Fatal("Unable to create a new transaction for reorgs")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Fatal("Unable to create a new transaction for reorgs")
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		err := tx.Rollback(ctx)
@@ -395,35 +344,35 @@ func writeReorgs(db sql.Database, slot Slot, latestBlockRoot string, metrics *Be
 	}()
 	transactReorgs(tx, ctx, slot, latestBlockRoot, metrics)
 	if err = tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Fatal("Unable to execute the transaction for reorgs")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Fatal("Unable to execute the transaction for reorgs")
 	}
 }
 
 // Update the slots table by marking the old slot's as forked.
-func updateForked(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot Slot, latestBlockRoot string) (int64, error) {
+func updateForked(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot string, latestBlockRoot string) (int64, error) {
 	res, err := tx.Exec(ctx, UpdateForkedStmt, slot, latestBlockRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We are unable to update the eth_beacon.slots table with the forked slots")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We are unable to update the eth_beacon.slots table with the forked slots")
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	count, err := res.RowsAffected()
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Error("Unable to figure out how many entries were marked as forked.")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("Unable to figure out how many entries were marked as forked.")
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	return count, err
 }
 
 // Mark a slot as proposed.
-func updateProposed(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot Slot, latestBlockRoot string) (int64, error) {
+func updateProposed(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot string, latestBlockRoot string) (int64, error) {
 	res, err := tx.Exec(ctx, UpdateProposedStmt, slot, latestBlockRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We are unable to update the eth_beacon.slots table with the proposed slot.")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We are unable to update the eth_beacon.slots table with the proposed slot.")
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	count, err := res.RowsAffected()
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Error("Unable to figure out how many entries were marked as proposed")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("Unable to figure out how many entries were marked as proposed")
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
@@ -433,17 +382,17 @@ func updateProposed(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot Slot, latestBlockRoot s
 // A wrapper function to call upsertKnownGaps. This function will break down the range of known_gaps into
 // smaller chunks. For example, instead of having an entry of 1-101, if we increment the entries by 10 slots, we would
 // have 10 entries as follows: 1-10, 11-20, etc...
-func transactKnownGaps(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, tableIncrement int, startSlot Slot, endSlot Slot, entryError error, entryProcess string, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+func transactKnownGaps(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, tableIncrement int, startSlot int, endSlot int, entryError error, entryProcess string, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
 	var entryErrorMsg string
 	if entryError == nil {
 		entryErrorMsg = ""
 	} else {
 		entryErrorMsg = entryError.Error()
 	}
-	if endSlot.Number()-startSlot.Number() <= uint64(tableIncrement) {
+	if endSlot-startSlot <= tableIncrement {
 		kgModel := DbKnownGaps{
-			StartSlot:         startSlot.Number(),
-			EndSlot:           endSlot.Number(),
+			StartSlot:         strconv.Itoa(startSlot),
+			EndSlot:           strconv.Itoa(endSlot),
 			CheckedOut:        false,
 			ReprocessingError: "",
 			EntryError:        entryErrorMsg,
@@ -451,24 +400,24 @@ func transactKnownGaps(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, tableIncrement int, start
 		}
 		upsertKnownGaps(tx, ctx, kgModel, metric)
 	} else {
-		totalSlots := endSlot.Number() - startSlot.Number()
+		totalSlots := endSlot - startSlot
 		var chunks int
-		chunks = int(totalSlots / uint64(tableIncrement))
-		if totalSlots%uint64(tableIncrement) != 0 {
+		chunks = totalSlots / tableIncrement
+		if totalSlots%tableIncrement != 0 {
 			chunks = chunks + 1
 		}
 
 		for i := 0; i < chunks; i++ {
-			var tempStart, tempEnd Slot
-			tempStart = startSlot.PlusInt(i * tableIncrement)
+			var tempStart, tempEnd int
+			tempStart = startSlot + (i * tableIncrement)
 			if i+1 == chunks {
 				tempEnd = endSlot
 			} else {
-				tempEnd = startSlot.PlusInt((i + 1) * tableIncrement)
+				tempEnd = startSlot + ((i + 1) * tableIncrement)
 			}
 			kgModel := DbKnownGaps{
-				StartSlot:         tempStart.Number(),
-				EndSlot:           tempEnd.Number(),
+				StartSlot:         strconv.Itoa(tempStart),
+				EndSlot:           strconv.Itoa(tempEnd),
 				CheckedOut:        false,
 				ReprocessingError: "",
 				EntryError:        entryErrorMsg,
@@ -481,11 +430,11 @@ func transactKnownGaps(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, tableIncrement int, start
 
 // Wrapper function, instead of adding the knownGaps entries to a transaction, it will
 // create the transaction and write it.
-func writeKnownGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, startSlot Slot, endSlot Slot, entryError error, entryProcess string, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+func writeKnownGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, startSlot int, endSlot int, entryError error, entryProcess string, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	tx, err := db.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).Fatal("Unable to create a new transaction for knownGaps")
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).Fatal("Unable to create a new transaction for knownGaps")
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		err := tx.Rollback(ctx)
@@ -495,7 +444,7 @@ func writeKnownGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, startSlot Slot, endSlot
 	}()
 	transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, tableIncrement, startSlot, endSlot, entryError, entryProcess, metric)
 	if err = tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).Fatal("Unable to execute the transaction for knownGaps")
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).Fatal("Unable to execute the transaction for knownGaps")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -518,8 +467,8 @@ func upsertKnownGaps(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, knModel DbKnownGaps, metric
 }
 
 // A function to write the gap between the highest slot in the DB and the first processed slot.
-func writeStartUpGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, firstSlot Slot, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
-	var maxSlot Slot
+func writeStartUpGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, firstSlot int, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+	var maxSlot int
 	err := db.QueryRow(context.Background(), QueryHighestSlotStmt).Scan(&maxSlot)
 	if err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogError(err).Fatal("Unable to get the max block from the DB. We must close the application or we might have undetected gaps.")
@@ -547,19 +496,19 @@ func writeStartUpGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, firstSlot Slot, metri
 }
 
 // A function to update a knownGap range with a reprocessing error.
-func updateKnownGapErrors(db sql.Database, startSlot Slot, endSlot Slot, reprocessingErr error, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) error {
+func updateKnownGapErrors(db sql.Database, startSlot int, endSlot int, reprocessingErr error, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) error {
 	res, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), UpsertKnownGapsErrorStmt, startSlot, endSlot, reprocessingErr.Error())
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to update reprocessing_error")
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).Error("Unable to update reprocessing_error")
 		return err
 	}
 	row, err := res.RowsAffected()
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to count rows affected when trying to update reprocessing_error.")
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).Error("Unable to count rows affected when trying to update reprocessing_error.")
 		return err
 	}
 	if row != 1 {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"rowCount": row,
 		}).Error("The rows affected by the upsert for reprocessing_error is not 1.")
 		metric.IncrementKnownGapsReprocessError(1)
@@ -570,12 +519,13 @@ func updateKnownGapErrors(db sql.Database, startSlot Slot, endSlot Slot, reproce
 }
 
 // A quick helper function to calculate the epoch.
-func calculateEpoch(slot Slot, slotPerEpoch uint64) uint64 {
-	return slot.Number() / slotPerEpoch
+func calculateEpoch(slot int, slotPerEpoch int) string {
+	epoch := slot / slotPerEpoch
+	return strconv.Itoa(epoch)
 }
 
 // A helper function to check to see if the slot is processed.
-func isSlotProcessed(db sql.Database, checkProcessStmt string, slot Slot) (bool, error) {
+func isSlotProcessed(db sql.Database, checkProcessStmt string, slot string) (bool, error) {
 	processRow, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), checkProcessStmt, slot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -592,7 +542,7 @@ func isSlotProcessed(db sql.Database, checkProcessStmt string, slot Slot) (bool,
 
 // Check to see if this slot is in the DB. Check eth_beacon.slots, eth_beacon.signed_block
 // and eth_beacon.state. If the slot exists, return true
-func IsSlotInDb(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, slot Slot, blockRoot string, stateRoot string) (bool, error) {
+func IsSlotInDb(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, slot string, blockRoot string, stateRoot string) (bool, error) {
 	var (
 		isInBeaconState       bool
 		isInSignedBeaconBlock bool
@@ -635,7 +585,7 @@ func IsSlotInDb(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, slot Slot, blockRoot strin
 
 // Provide a statement, slot, and root, and this function will check to see
 // if the slot and root exist in the table.
-func checkSlotAndRoot(db sql.Database, statement string, slot Slot, root string) (bool, error) {
+func checkSlotAndRoot(db sql.Database, statement, slot, root string) (bool, error) {
 	processRow, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), statement, slot, root)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err

pkg/beaconclient/e2emerge_test.go

@@ -1,225 +0,0 @@
-package beaconclient_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/hex"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	zcommon "github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/beacon/common"
-	"github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/configs"
-	"github.com/protolambda/ztyp/tree"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/beaconclient"
-	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/database/sql"
-	"math/big"
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
-	"time"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("e2emerge", Label("e2e"), func() {
-	e2eConfig := TestConfig
-	e2eConfig.port = getEnvInt("TEST_E2E_LIGHTHOUSE_PORT", 5052)
-	e2eConfig.performBeaconStateProcessing = false
-	e2eConfig.performBeaconBlockProcessing = true
-
-	level, _ := log.ParseLevel("debug")
-	log.SetLevel(level)
-
-	Describe("Run the application against a Merge testnet", func() {
-		Context("When we send a TX to geth", func() {
-			It("We should see the TX included in the ExecutionPayload of a BeaconBlock", func() {
-				bc := setUpTest(e2eConfig, "0")
-				go bc.CaptureHead()
-
-				tx, _ := sendTestTx()
-				beaconBlock := waitForTxToBeIndexed(bc.Db, tx)
-				Expect(beaconBlock).ToNot(BeNil())
-			})
-		})
-	})
-})
-
-type SentTx struct {
-	hash      string
-	raw       []byte
-	blockNo   uint64
-	blockHash string
-	txIndex   uint
-}
-
-func (tx *SentTx) RawHex() string {
-	return "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(tx.raw)
-}
-
-func waitForTxToBeIndexed(db sql.Database, tx *SentTx) *beaconclient.DbSignedBeaconBlock {
-	var beaconBlock *beaconclient.DbSignedBeaconBlock = nil
-	for i := 0; i < 30; i++ {
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-		record := lookForTxInDb(db, tx)
-		if nil != record {
-			beaconBlock = record
-			log.Debugf("Found ETH1 TX %s in SignedBeaconBlock %d/%s", tx.hash, beaconBlock.Slot, beaconBlock.BlockRoot)
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	return beaconBlock
-}
-
-func lookForTxInDb(db sql.Database, tx *SentTx) *beaconclient.DbSignedBeaconBlock {
-	sqlStatement := `SELECT * FROM eth_beacon.signed_block WHERE 
-                                    payload_block_number = $1 AND
-                                    payload_block_hash = $2 AND
-                                    payload_transactions_root = $3`
-
-	// We can pre-calculate the root and query on it because we are only sending a single TX at a time.
-	// Otherwise we would need to lookup the root by block num+hash, then do a proof that its txs
-	// root includes our TX.
-	var ptxs = zcommon.PayloadTransactions{tx.raw}
-	txRoot := ptxs.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.GetHashFn())
-
-	var slot uint64
-	var blockRoot, parentBlock, eth1DataBlockHash, mhKey string
-
-	var blockNumber, timestamp uint64
-	var blockHash, parentHash, stateRoot, receiptsRoot, transactionsRoot string
-
-	err := db.
-		QueryRow(context.Background(), sqlStatement, tx.blockNo, tx.blockHash, "0x"+hex.EncodeToString(txRoot[:])).
-		Scan(&slot, &blockRoot, &parentBlock, &eth1DataBlockHash, &mhKey,
-			&blockNumber, &timestamp, &blockHash, &parentHash, &stateRoot,
-			&receiptsRoot, &transactionsRoot)
-	if nil != err {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return &beaconclient.DbSignedBeaconBlock{
-		Slot:              slot,
-		BlockRoot:         blockRoot,
-		ParentBlock:       parentBlock,
-		Eth1DataBlockHash: eth1DataBlockHash,
-		MhKey:             mhKey,
-		ExecutionPayloadHeader: &beaconclient.DbExecutionPayloadHeader{
-			BlockNumber:      blockNumber,
-			Timestamp:        timestamp,
-			BlockHash:        blockHash,
-			ParentHash:       parentHash,
-			StateRoot:        stateRoot,
-			ReceiptsRoot:     receiptsRoot,
-			TransactionsRoot: transactionsRoot,
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-func sendTestTx() (*SentTx, error) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	eth, err := createClient()
-	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-	//TODO: Pull from test config / env.
-	tx, err := sendTransaction(
-		ctx,
-		eth,
-		getEnvStr("TEST_E2E_FROM_ADDR", "0xe6ce22afe802caf5ff7d3845cec8c736ecc8d61f"),
-		getEnvStr("TEST_E2E_TO_ADDR", "0xe22AD83A0dE117bA0d03d5E94Eb4E0d80a69C62a"),
-		int64(getEnvInt("TEST_E2E_AMOUNT", 10)),
-		getEnvStr("TEST_E2E_SIGNING_KEY", "0x888814df89c4358d7ddb3fa4b0213e7331239a80e1f013eaa7b2deca2a41a218"),
-	)
-	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-	txBin, err := tx.MarshalBinary()
-	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-	for i := 0; i <= 30; i++ {
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-		receipt, _ := eth.TransactionReceipt(ctx, tx.Hash())
-		if nil != receipt {
-			sentTx := &SentTx{
-				hash:      tx.Hash().String(),
-				raw:       txBin,
-				blockNo:   receipt.BlockNumber.Uint64(),
-				blockHash: receipt.BlockHash.String(),
-				txIndex:   receipt.TransactionIndex,
-			}
-			log.Debugf("Sent ETH1 TX %s (Block No: %d, Block Hash: %s)", sentTx.hash, sentTx.blockNo, sentTx.blockHash)
-			return sentTx, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	err = errors.New("Timed out waiting for TX.")
-	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	return nil, err
-}
-
-func createClient() (*ethclient.Client, error) {
-	return ethclient.Dial(getEnvStr("TEST_E2E_GETH_URL", "http://localhost:8545"))
-}
-
-// sendTransaction sends a transaction with 1 ETH to a specified address.
-func sendTransaction(ctx context.Context, eth *ethclient.Client, fromAddr string, toAddr string, amount int64, signingKey string) (*types.Transaction, error) {
-	var (
-		from     = common.HexToAddress(fromAddr)
-		to       = common.HexToAddress(toAddr)
-		sk       = crypto.ToECDSAUnsafe(common.FromHex(signingKey))
-		value    = big.NewInt(amount)
-		gasLimit = uint64(getEnvInt("TEST_E2E_GAS_LIMIT", 21000))
-	)
-	// Retrieve the chainid (needed for signer)
-	chainid, err := eth.ChainID(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// Retrieve the pending nonce
-	nonce, err := eth.PendingNonceAt(ctx, from)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// Get suggested gas price
-	tipCap, _ := eth.SuggestGasTipCap(ctx)
-	feeCap, _ := eth.SuggestGasPrice(ctx)
-	log.Info("Tip cap: ", tipCap)
-	log.Info("Fee cap: ", feeCap)
-	// Create a new transaction
-	tx := types.NewTx(
-		&types.DynamicFeeTx{
-			ChainID:   chainid,
-			Nonce:     nonce,
-			GasTipCap: tipCap,
-			GasFeeCap: feeCap,
-			Gas:       gasLimit,
-			To:        &to,
-			Value:     value,
-			Data:      nil,
-		})
-	// Sign the transaction using our keys
-	signedTx, _ := types.SignTx(tx, types.NewLondonSigner(chainid), sk)
-	// Send the transaction to our node
-	return signedTx, eth.SendTransaction(ctx, signedTx)
-}
-
-func getEnvStr(envVar string, def string) string {
-	value, set := os.LookupEnv(envVar)
-	if set {
-		return value
-	} else {
-		return def
-	}
-}
-
-func getEnvInt(envVar string, def int) int {
-	value, set := os.LookupEnv(envVar)
-	if set {
-		number, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
-		if err != nil {
-			return def
-		}
-		return number
-	} else {
-		return def
-	}
-}

pkg/beaconclient/eth2.0-spec-tests

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../external/eth2.0-spec-tests

pkg/beaconclient/healthcheck_test.go

@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Healthcheck", func() {
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		var err error
-		Bc, err = beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(context.Background(), "http", "localhost", 5052, 10, bcUniqueIdentifier, false, true, true)
+		Bc, err = beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(context.Background(), "http", "localhost", 5052, 10, bcUniqueIdentifier, false)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		errBc, err = beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(context.Background(), "http", "blah-blah", 1010, 10, bcUniqueIdentifier, false, true, true)
+		errBc, err = beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(context.Background(), "http", "blah-blah", 1010, 10, bcUniqueIdentifier, false)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
 	})
 	Describe("Connecting to the lighthouse client", Label("integration"), func() {
 		Context("When the client is running", func() {

pkg/beaconclient/incomingsse.go

@@ -18,58 +18,38 @@
 package beaconclient
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/loghelper"
-	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
-)
-
-var (
-	shutdownWaitInterval = time.Duration(5) * time.Second
 )
 
 // This function will capture all the SSE events for a given SseEvents object.
 // When new messages come in, it will ensure that they are decoded into JSON.
 // If any errors occur, it log the error information.
-func handleIncomingSseEvent[P ProcessedEvents](eventHandler *SseEvents[P], errMetricInc func(uint64), idleTimeout time.Duration) {
-	go func() {
-		errG := new(errgroup.Group)
-		errG.Go(func() error {
-			err := eventHandler.Connect()
+func handleIncomingSseEvent[P ProcessedEvents](ctx context.Context, eventHandler *SseEvents[P], errMetricInc func(uint64), skipSse bool) {
+	if !skipSse {
+		for {
+			err := eventHandler.SseClient.SubscribeChanRawWithContext(ctx, eventHandler.MessagesCh)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				loghelper.LogEndpoint(eventHandler.Endpoint).WithFields(log.Fields{
+					"err": err}).Error("We are unable to subscribe to the SSE endpoint")
+				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+				continue
 			}
-			return nil
-		})
-		if err := errG.Wait(); err != nil {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-				"err":      err,
-				"endpoint": eventHandler.Endpoint,
-			}).Error("Unable to subscribe to the SSE endpoint.")
-			return
-		} else {
 			loghelper.LogEndpoint(eventHandler.Endpoint).Info("Successfully subscribed to the event stream.")
+			break
 		}
+	}
 
-	}()
-
-	// TODO(telackey): Doesn't there need to be a check here that the handler hasn't been shutdown?
 	for {
-		var idleTimer *time.Timer = nil
-		var idleTimerC <-chan time.Time = nil
-		if idleTimeout > 0 {
-			idleTimer = time.NewTimer(idleTimeout)
-			idleTimerC = idleTimer.C
-		}
-
 		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			close(eventHandler.ProcessCh)
+			return
 		case message := <-eventHandler.MessagesCh:
-			if nil != idleTimer {
-				idleTimer.Stop()
-			}
 			// Message can be nil if its a keep-alive message
 			if len(message.Data) != 0 {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"msg": string(message.Data)}).Debug("We are going to send the following message to be processed.")
@@ -77,9 +57,6 @@ func handleIncomingSseEvent[P ProcessedEvents](eventHandler *SseEvents[P], errMe
 			}
 
 		case headErr := <-eventHandler.ErrorCh:
-			if nil != idleTimer {
-				idleTimer.Stop()
-			}
 			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 				"endpoint": eventHandler.Endpoint,
 				"err":      headErr.err,
@@ -87,43 +64,29 @@ func handleIncomingSseEvent[P ProcessedEvents](eventHandler *SseEvents[P], errMe
 			},
 			).Error("Unable to handle event.")
 			errMetricInc(1)
-
-		case <-idleTimerC:
-			err := errors.New("SSE idle timeout")
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-				"endpoint": eventHandler.Endpoint,
-				"err":      err,
-				"msg":      err.Error(),
-			},
-			).Error("TIMEOUT - Attempting to resubscribe")
-			errMetricInc(1)
-			eventHandler.Disconnect()
-			err = eventHandler.Connect()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("Unable to re-subscribe.", err)
-			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 // Turn the data object into a Struct.
-func processMsg[P ProcessedEvents](msg []byte, processCh chan<- *P, errorCh chan<- *SseError) {
+func processMsg[P ProcessedEvents](msg []byte, processCh chan<- P, errorCh chan<- SseError) {
 	var msgMarshaled P
 	err := json.Unmarshal(msg, &msgMarshaled)
 	if err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogError(err).Error("Unable to parse message")
-		errorCh <- &SseError{
+		errorCh <- SseError{
 			err: err,
 			msg: msg,
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	processCh <- &msgMarshaled
+	processCh <- msgMarshaled
+	log.Debug("Done sending")
 }
 
 // Capture all of the event topics.
-func (bc *BeaconClient) captureEventTopic() {
+func (bc *BeaconClient) captureEventTopic(ctx context.Context, skipSse bool) {
 	log.Info("We are capturing all SSE events")
-	go handleIncomingSseEvent(bc.HeadTracking, bc.Metrics.IncrementHeadError, time.Second*30)
-	go handleIncomingSseEvent(bc.ReOrgTracking, bc.Metrics.IncrementReorgError, 0)
+	go handleIncomingSseEvent(ctx, bc.HeadTracking, bc.Metrics.IncrementHeadError, skipSse)
+	go handleIncomingSseEvent(ctx, bc.ReOrgTracking, bc.Metrics.IncrementReorgError, skipSse)
 }

pkg/beaconclient/metrics.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/loghelper"
 )
 
-// Create a metric struct and register each channel with prometheus
+//Create a metric struct and register each channel with prometheus
 func CreateBeaconClientMetrics() (*BeaconClientMetrics, error) {
 	metrics := &BeaconClientMetrics{
 		SlotInserts:             0,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (m *BeaconClientMetrics) IncrementReorgError(inc uint64) {
 }
 
 // Wrapper function to increment the number of knownGaps that were updated with reprocessing errors.
-// If we want to use mutexes later we can easily update all occurrences here.
+//If we want to use mutexes later we can easily update all occurrences here.
 func (m *BeaconClientMetrics) IncrementKnownGapsReprocessError(inc uint64) {
 	atomic.AddUint64(&m.KnownGapsReprocessError, inc)
 }

pkg/beaconclient/models.go

@@ -53,45 +53,34 @@ type ChainReorg struct {
 
 // A struct to capture whats being written to the eth-beacon.slots table.
 type DbSlots struct {
-	Epoch     uint64 // The epoch.
-	Slot      uint64 // The slot.
+	Epoch     string // The epoch.
+	Slot      string // The slot.
 	BlockRoot string // The block root
 	StateRoot string // The state root
 	Status    string // The status, it can be proposed | forked | skipped.
 }
 
-// A struct to handle the details of an embedded Eth1-block (ie, the ExecutionPayload)
-type DbExecutionPayloadHeader struct {
-	BlockNumber      uint64
-	Timestamp        uint64
-	BlockHash        string
-	ParentHash       string
-	StateRoot        string
-	ReceiptsRoot     string
-	TransactionsRoot string
-}
-
 // A struct to capture whats being written to eth-beacon.signed_block table.
 type DbSignedBeaconBlock struct {
-	Slot                   uint64                    // The slot.
-	BlockRoot              string                    // The block root
-	ParentBlock            string                    // The parent block root.
-	Eth1DataBlockHash      string                    // The eth1 block_hash
-	MhKey                  string                    // The ipld multihash key.
-	ExecutionPayloadHeader *DbExecutionPayloadHeader // The ExecutionPayloadHeader (after Bellatrix only).
+	Slot          string // The slot.
+	BlockRoot     string // The block root
+	ParentBlock   string // The parent block root.
+	Eth1BlockHash string // The eth1 block_hash
+	MhKey         string // The ipld multihash key.
+
 }
 
 // A struct to capture whats being written to eth-beacon.state table.
 type DbBeaconState struct {
-	Slot      uint64 // The slot.
+	Slot      string // The slot.
 	StateRoot string // The state root
 	MhKey     string // The ipld multihash key.
 }
 
 // A structure to capture whats being written to the eth-beacon.known_gaps table.
 type DbKnownGaps struct {
-	StartSlot         uint64 // The start slot for known_gaps, inclusive.
-	EndSlot           uint64 // The end slot for known_gaps, inclusive.
+	StartSlot         string // The start slot for known_gaps, inclusive.
+	EndSlot           string // The end slot for known_gaps, inclusive.
 	CheckedOut        bool   // Indicates if any process is currently processing this entry.
 	ReprocessingError string // The error that occurred when attempting to reprocess these entries.
 	EntryError        string // The error that caused this entry to be added to the table. Could be null.

pkg/beaconclient/processevents.go

@@ -19,62 +19,102 @@
 package beaconclient
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/loghelper"
+	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/database/sql"
 )
 
 // This function will perform the necessary steps to handle a reorg.
-func (bc *BeaconClient) handleReorg() {
+func (bc *BeaconClient) handleReorg(ctx context.Context) {
 	log.Info("Starting to process reorgs.")
 	for {
-		reorg := <-bc.ReOrgTracking.ProcessCh
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"reorg": reorg}).Debug("Received a new reorg message.")
-		slot, err := ParseSlot(reorg.Slot)
-		if nil != err {
-			loghelper.LogSlotError(slot.Number(), err)
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case reorg := <-bc.ReOrgTracking.ProcessCh:
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"reorg": reorg}).Debug("Received a new reorg message.")
+			writeReorgs(bc.Db, reorg.Slot, reorg.NewHeadBlock, bc.Metrics)
 		}
-		writeReorgs(bc.Db, slot, reorg.NewHeadBlock, bc.Metrics)
 	}
 }
 
 // This function will handle the latest head event.
-func (bc *BeaconClient) handleHead() {
+func (bc *BeaconClient) handleHead(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int) {
 	log.Info("Starting to process head.")
+
+	workCh := make(chan workParams, 5)
+	log.WithField("workerNumber", maxWorkers).Info("Creating Workers")
+	for i := 1; i < maxWorkers; i++ {
+		go bc.headBlockProcessor(ctx, workCh)
+	}
 	errorSlots := 0
 	for {
-		head := <-bc.HeadTracking.ProcessCh
-		// Process all the work here.
-		slot, err := ParseSlot(head.Slot)
-		if err != nil {
-			bc.HeadTracking.ErrorCh <- &SseError{
-				err: fmt.Errorf("Unable to turn the slot from string to int: %s", head.Slot),
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			close(workCh)
+			return
+		case head := <-bc.HeadTracking.ProcessCh:
+
+			// Process all the work here.
+			slot, err := strconv.Atoi(head.Slot)
+			if err != nil {
+				bc.HeadTracking.ErrorCh <- SseError{
+					err: fmt.Errorf("Unable to turn the slot from string to int: %s", head.Slot),
+				}
+				errorSlots = errorSlots + 1
+				continue
 			}
-			errorSlots = errorSlots + 1
-			continue
+			if errorSlots != 0 && bc.PreviousSlot != 0 {
+				log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+					"lastProcessedSlot": bc.PreviousSlot,
+					"errorSlots":        errorSlots,
+				}).Warn("We added slots to the knownGaps table because we got bad head messages.")
+				writeKnownGaps(bc.Db, bc.KnownGapTableIncrement, bc.PreviousSlot+1, slot, fmt.Errorf("Bad Head Messages"), "headProcessing", bc.Metrics)
+				errorSlots = 0
+			}
+
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"head": head}).Debug("We are going to start processing the slot.")
+
+			// Not used anywhere yet but might be useful to have.
+			if bc.PreviousSlot == 0 && bc.PreviousBlockRoot == "" {
+				bc.StartingSlot = slot
+			}
+
+			workCh <- workParams{db: bc.Db, serverEndpoint: bc.ServerEndpoint, slot: slot, blockRoot: head.Block, stateRoot: head.State, previousSlot: bc.PreviousSlot, previousBlockRoot: bc.PreviousBlockRoot, metrics: bc.Metrics, knownGapsTableIncrement: bc.KnownGapTableIncrement, checkDb: bc.CheckDb}
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"head": head.Slot}).Debug("We finished sending this slot to the workCh")
+
+			// Update the previous block
+			bc.PreviousSlot = slot
+			bc.PreviousBlockRoot = head.Block
 		}
-		if errorSlots != 0 && bc.PreviousSlot != 0 {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-				"lastProcessedSlot": bc.PreviousSlot,
-				"errorSlots":        errorSlots,
-			}).Warn("We added slots to the knownGaps table because we got bad head messages.")
-			writeKnownGaps(bc.Db, bc.KnownGapTableIncrement, bc.PreviousSlot+1, slot, fmt.Errorf("Bad Head Messages"), "headProcessing", bc.Metrics)
-			errorSlots = 0
-		}
-
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"head": head}).Debug("We are going to start processing the slot.")
-
-		// Not used anywhere yet but might be useful to have.
-		if bc.PreviousSlot == 0 && bc.PreviousBlockRoot == "" {
-			bc.StartingSlot = slot
-		}
-
-		go processHeadSlot(slot, head.Block, head.State, bc.SlotProcessingDetails())
-
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"head": head.Slot}).Debug("We finished calling processHeadSlot.")
-
-		// Update the previous block
-		bc.PreviousSlot = slot
-		bc.PreviousBlockRoot = head.Block
 	}
 }
+
+// A worker that will process head slots.
+func (bc *BeaconClient) headBlockProcessor(ctx context.Context, workCh <-chan workParams) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case wp := <-workCh:
+			processHeadSlot(ctx, wp.db, wp.serverEndpoint, wp.slot, wp.blockRoot, wp.stateRoot, wp.previousSlot, wp.previousBlockRoot, wp.metrics, wp.knownGapsTableIncrement, wp.checkDb)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// A struct used to pass parameters to the worker.
+type workParams struct {
+	db                      sql.Database
+	serverEndpoint          string
+	slot                    int
+	blockRoot               string
+	stateRoot               string
+	previousSlot            int
+	previousBlockRoot       string
+	metrics                 *BeaconClientMetrics
+	knownGapsTableIncrement int
+	checkDb                 bool
+}

pkg/beaconclient/processhistoric.go

@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ import (
 var (
 	// Get a single highest priority and non-checked out row row from eth_beacon.historical_process
 	getHpEntryStmt string = `SELECT start_slot, end_slot FROM eth_beacon.historic_process
-	WHERE checked_out=false AND end_slot >= $1
+	WHERE checked_out=false
 	ORDER BY priority ASC
 	LIMIT 1;`
 	// Used to periodically check to see if there is a new entry in the eth_beacon.historic_process table.
-	checkHpEntryStmt string = `SELECT * FROM eth_beacon.historic_process WHERE checked_out=false AND end_slot >= $1;`
+	checkHpEntryStmt string = `SELECT * FROM eth_beacon.historic_process WHERE checked_out=false;`
 	// Used to checkout a row from the eth_beacon.historic_process table
 	lockHpEntryStmt string = `UPDATE eth_beacon.historic_process
 	SET checked_out=true, checked_out_by=$3
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ type HistoricProcessing struct {
 }
 
 // Get a single row of historical slots from the table.
-func (hp HistoricProcessing) getSlotRange(ctx context.Context, slotCh chan<- slotsToProcess, minimumSlot Slot) []error {
-	return getBatchProcessRow(ctx, hp.db, getHpEntryStmt, checkHpEntryStmt, lockHpEntryStmt, slotCh, strconv.Itoa(hp.uniqueNodeIdentifier), minimumSlot)
+func (hp HistoricProcessing) getSlotRange(ctx context.Context, slotCh chan<- slotsToProcess) []error {
+	return getBatchProcessRow(ctx, hp.db, getHpEntryStmt, checkHpEntryStmt, lockHpEntryStmt, slotCh, strconv.Itoa(hp.uniqueNodeIdentifier))
 }
 
 // Remove the table entry.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (hp HistoricProcessing) handleProcessingErrors(ctx context.Context, errMess
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		case errMs := <-errMessages:
-			loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), errMs.err)
+			loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), errMs.err)
 			writeKnownGaps(hp.db, 1, errMs.slot, errMs.slot, errMs.err, errMs.errProcess, hp.metrics)
 		}
 	}
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ func (hp HistoricProcessing) releaseDbLocks() error {
 }
 
 // Process the slot range.
-func processSlotRangeWorker(ctx context.Context, workCh <-chan Slot, errCh chan<- batchHistoricError, spd SlotProcessingDetails, incrementTracker func(uint64)) {
+func processSlotRangeWorker(ctx context.Context, workCh <-chan int, errCh chan<- batchHistoricError, db sql.Database, serverAddress string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics, checkDb bool, incrementTracker func(uint64)) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		case slot := <-workCh:
 			log.Debug("Handling slot: ", slot)
-			err, errProcess := handleHistoricSlot(ctx, slot, spd)
+			err, errProcess := handleHistoricSlot(ctx, db, serverAddress, slot, metrics, checkDb)
 			if err != nil {
 				errMs := batchHistoricError{
 					err:        err,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func processSlotRangeWorker(ctx context.Context, workCh <-chan Slot, errCh chan<
 // It also locks the row by updating the checked_out column.
 // The statement for getting the start_slot and end_slot must be provided.
 // The statement for "locking" the row must also be provided.
-func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStmt string, checkNewRowsStmt string, checkOutRowStmt string, slotCh chan<- slotsToProcess, uniqueNodeIdentifier string, minimumSlot Slot) []error {
+func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStmt string, checkNewRowsStmt string, checkOutRowStmt string, slotCh chan<- slotsToProcess, uniqueNodeIdentifier string) []error {
 	errCount := make([]error, 0)
 
 	// 5 is an arbitrary number. It allows us to retry a few times before
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStm
 	for len(errCount) < 5 {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+			close(slotCh)
 			return errCount
 		default:
 			if len(errCount) != prevErrCount {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStm
 					"errCount": errCount,
 				}).Error("New error entry added")
 			}
-			processRow, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), checkNewRowsStmt, minimumSlot)
+			processRow, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), checkNewRowsStmt)
 			if err != nil {
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 			}
@@ -172,13 +173,13 @@ func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStm
 
 			// Query the DB for slots.
 			sp := slotsToProcess{}
-			err = tx.QueryRow(dbCtx, getStartEndSlotStmt, minimumSlot).Scan(&sp.startSlot, &sp.endSlot)
+			err = tx.QueryRow(dbCtx, getStartEndSlotStmt).Scan(&sp.startSlot, &sp.endSlot)
 			if err != nil {
 				if err == pgx.ErrNoRows {
 					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 					break
 				}
-				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), getStartEndSlotStmt, err).Error("Unable to get a row")
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), getStartEndSlotStmt, err).Error("Unable to get a row")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 				break
 			}
@@ -186,25 +187,25 @@ func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStm
 			// Checkout the Row
 			res, err := tx.Exec(dbCtx, checkOutRowStmt, sp.startSlot, sp.endSlot, uniqueNodeIdentifier)
 			if err != nil {
-				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), checkOutRowStmt, err).Error("Unable to checkout the row")
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), checkOutRowStmt, err).Error("Unable to checkout the row")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 				break
 			}
 			rows, err := res.RowsAffected()
 			if err != nil {
-				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), checkOutRowStmt, fmt.Errorf("Unable to determine the rows affected when trying to checkout a row."))
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), checkOutRowStmt, fmt.Errorf("Unable to determine the rows affected when trying to checkout a row."))
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 				break
 			}
 			if rows > 1 {
-				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), checkOutRowStmt, err).WithFields(log.Fields{
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), checkOutRowStmt, err).WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"rowsReturn": rows,
 				}).Error("We locked too many rows.....")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 				break
 			}
 			if rows == 0 {
-				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), checkOutRowStmt, err).WithFields(log.Fields{
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), checkOutRowStmt, err).WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"rowsReturn": rows,
 				}).Error("We did not lock a single row.")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStm
 			}
 			err = tx.Commit(dbCtx)
 			if err != nil {
-				loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), err).Error("Unable commit transactions.")
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), err).Error("Unable commit transactions.")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 				break
 			}
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStm
 
 // After a row has been processed it should be removed from its appropriate table.
 func removeRowPostProcess(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, processCh <-chan slotsToProcess, checkProcessedStmt, removeStmt string) error {
-	errCh := make(chan error)
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -241,25 +242,28 @@ func removeRowPostProcess(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, processCh <-chan
 					"endSlot":   slots.endSlot,
 				}).Debug("Starting to check to see if the following slots have been processed")
 				for {
-					isStartProcess, err := isSlotProcessed(db, checkProcessedStmt, slots.startSlot)
-					if err != nil {
-						errCh <- err
+					select {
+					case <-ctx.Done():
+						return
+					default:
+						isStartProcess, err := isSlotProcessed(db, checkProcessedStmt, strconv.Itoa(slots.startSlot))
+						if err != nil {
+							errCh <- err
+						}
+						isEndProcess, err := isSlotProcessed(db, checkProcessedStmt, strconv.Itoa(slots.endSlot))
+						if err != nil {
+							errCh <- err
+						}
+						if isStartProcess && isEndProcess {
+							_, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), removeStmt, strconv.Itoa(slots.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(slots.endSlot))
+							if err != nil {
+								errCh <- err
+							}
+							return
+						}
+						time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 					}
-					isEndProcess, err := isSlotProcessed(db, checkProcessedStmt, slots.endSlot)
-					if err != nil {
-						errCh <- err
-					}
-					if isStartProcess && isEndProcess {
-						break
-					}
-					time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 				}
-
-				_, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), removeStmt, slots.startSlot.Number(), slots.endSlot.Number())
-				if err != nil {
-					errCh <- err
-				}
-
 			}()
 			if len(errCh) != 0 {
 				return <-errCh

pkg/beaconclient/processknowngaps.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package beaconclient
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -30,11 +31,11 @@ import (
 var (
 	// Get a single non-checked out row row from eth_beacon.known_gaps.
 	getKgEntryStmt string = `SELECT start_slot, end_slot FROM eth_beacon.known_gaps
-	WHERE checked_out=false AND end_slot >= $1
+	WHERE checked_out=false
 	ORDER BY priority ASC
 	LIMIT 1;`
 	// Used to periodically check to see if there is a new entry in the eth_beacon.known_gaps table.
-	checkKgEntryStmt string = `SELECT * FROM eth_beacon.known_gaps WHERE checked_out=false AND end_slot >= $1;`
+	checkKgEntryStmt string = `SELECT * FROM eth_beacon.known_gaps WHERE checked_out=false;`
 	// Used to checkout a row from the eth_beacon.known_gaps table
 	lockKgEntryStmt string = `UPDATE eth_beacon.known_gaps
 	SET checked_out=true, checked_out_by=$3
@@ -58,28 +59,32 @@ type KnownGapsProcessing struct {
 }
 
 // This function will perform all the heavy lifting for tracking the head of the chain.
-func (bc *BeaconClient) ProcessKnownGaps(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, minimumSlot Slot) []error {
+func (bc *BeaconClient) ProcessKnownGaps(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int) []error {
 	log.Info("We are starting the known gaps processing service.")
 	bc.KnownGapsProcess = KnownGapsProcessing{db: bc.Db, uniqueNodeIdentifier: bc.UniqueNodeIdentifier, metrics: bc.Metrics}
-	errs := handleBatchProcess(ctx, maxWorkers, bc.KnownGapsProcess, bc.SlotProcessingDetails(), bc.Metrics.IncrementKnownGapsProcessed, minimumSlot)
+	errs := handleBatchProcess(ctx, maxWorkers, bc.KnownGapsProcess, bc.KnownGapsProcess.db, bc.ServerEndpoint, bc.Metrics, bc.CheckDb, bc.Metrics.IncrementKnownGapsProcessed)
 	log.Debug("Exiting known gaps processing service")
 	return errs
 }
 
 // This function will perform all the necessary clean up tasks for stopping historical processing.
-func (bc *BeaconClient) StopKnownGapsProcessing(cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
-	log.Info("We are stopping the known gaps processing service.")
-	cancel()
-	err := bc.KnownGapsProcess.releaseDbLocks()
-	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogError(err).WithField("uniqueIdentifier", bc.UniqueNodeIdentifier).Error("We were unable to remove the locks from the eth_beacon.known_gaps table. Manual Intervention is needed!")
+func (bc *BeaconClient) StopKnownGapsProcessing(ctx context.Context) error {
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		log.Info("We are stopping the known gaps processing service.")
+		err := bc.KnownGapsProcess.releaseDbLocks()
+		if err != nil {
+			loghelper.LogError(err).WithField("uniqueIdentifier", bc.UniqueNodeIdentifier).Error("We were unable to remove the locks from the eth_beacon.known_gaps table. Manual Intervention is needed!")
+		}
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("Tried to stop knownGaps Processing without closing the context..")
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // Get a single row of historical slots from the table.
-func (kgp KnownGapsProcessing) getSlotRange(ctx context.Context, slotCh chan<- slotsToProcess, minimumSlot Slot) []error {
-	return getBatchProcessRow(ctx, kgp.db, getKgEntryStmt, checkKgEntryStmt, lockKgEntryStmt, slotCh, strconv.Itoa(kgp.uniqueNodeIdentifier), minimumSlot)
+func (kgp KnownGapsProcessing) getSlotRange(ctx context.Context, slotCh chan<- slotsToProcess) []error {
+	return getBatchProcessRow(ctx, kgp.db, getKgEntryStmt, checkKgEntryStmt, lockKgEntryStmt, slotCh, strconv.Itoa(kgp.uniqueNodeIdentifier))
 }
 
 // Remove the table entry.
@@ -97,21 +102,21 @@ func (kgp KnownGapsProcessing) handleProcessingErrors(ctx context.Context, errMe
 			// Check to see if this if this entry already exists.
 			res, err := kgp.db.Exec(context.Background(), checkKgSingleSlotStmt, errMs.slot, errMs.slot)
 			if err != nil {
-				loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to see if this slot is in the eth_beacon.known_gaps table")
+				loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), err).Error("Unable to see if this slot is in the eth_beacon.known_gaps table")
 			}
 
 			rows, err := res.RowsAffected()
 			if err != nil {
-				loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), err).WithFields(log.Fields{
+				loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), err).WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"queryStatement": checkKgSingleSlotStmt,
 				}).Error("Unable to get the number of rows affected by this statement.")
 			}
 
 			if rows > 0 {
-				loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), errMs.err).Error("We received an error when processing a knownGap")
+				loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), errMs.err).Error("We received an error when processing a knownGap")
 				err = updateKnownGapErrors(kgp.db, errMs.slot, errMs.slot, errMs.err, kgp.metrics)
 				if err != nil {
-					loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), err).Error("Error processing known gap")
+					loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), err).Error("Error processing known gap")
 				}
 			} else {
 				writeKnownGaps(kgp.db, 1, errMs.slot, errMs.slot, errMs.err, errMs.errProcess, kgp.metrics)

pkg/beaconclient/processslot.go

@@ -23,55 +23,36 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4"
+	si "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/wrapper"
+	dt "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/ssz/detect"
 
+	// The below is temporary, once https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/issues/10006 has been resolved we wont need it.
+	// pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v2"
+
+	state "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/database/sql"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/loghelper"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
-type SlotProcessingDetails struct {
-	Context                      context.Context      // A context generic context with multiple uses.
-	ServerEndpoint               string               // What is the endpoint of the beacon server.
-	Db                           sql.Database         // Database object used for reads and writes.
-	Metrics                      *BeaconClientMetrics // An object used to keep track of certain BeaconClient Metrics.
-	KnownGapTableIncrement       int                  // The max number of slots within a single known_gaps table entry.
-	CheckDb                      bool                 // Should we check the DB to see if the slot exists before processing it?
-	PerformBeaconStateProcessing bool                 // Should we process BeaconStates?
-	PerformBeaconBlockProcessing bool                 // Should we process BeaconBlocks?
-
-	StartingSlot      Slot   // If we're performing head tracking. What is the first slot we processed.
-	PreviousSlot      Slot   // Whats the previous slot we processed
-	PreviousBlockRoot string // Whats the previous block root, used to check the next blocks parent.
-}
-
-func (bc *BeaconClient) SlotProcessingDetails() SlotProcessingDetails {
-	return SlotProcessingDetails{
-		Context:        bc.Context,
-		ServerEndpoint: bc.ServerEndpoint,
-		Db:             bc.Db,
-		Metrics:        bc.Metrics,
-
-		CheckDb:                      bc.CheckDb,
-		PerformBeaconBlockProcessing: bc.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing,
-		PerformBeaconStateProcessing: bc.PerformBeaconStateProcessing,
-
-		KnownGapTableIncrement: bc.KnownGapTableIncrement,
-		StartingSlot:           bc.StartingSlot,
-		PreviousSlot:           bc.PreviousSlot,
-		PreviousBlockRoot:      bc.PreviousBlockRoot,
-	}
-}
+var (
+	ParentRootUnmarshalError  = "Unable to properly unmarshal the ParentRoot field in the SignedBeaconBlock."
+	MissingEth1Data           = "Can't get the Eth1 block_hash"
+	VersionedUnmarshalerError = "Unable to create a versioned unmarshaler"
+)
 
 type ProcessSlot struct {
 	// Generic
 
-	Slot               Slot                 // The slot number.
-	Epoch              Epoch                // The epoch number.
+	Slot               int                  // The slot number.
+	Epoch              int                  // The epoch number.
 	BlockRoot          string               // The hex encoded string of the BlockRoot.
 	StateRoot          string               // The hex encoded string of the StateRoot.
 	ParentBlockRoot    string               // The hex encoded string of the parent block.
@@ -82,12 +63,12 @@ type ProcessSlot struct {
 	PerformanceMetrics PerformanceMetrics   // An object to keep track of performance metrics.
 	// BeaconBlock
 
-	SszSignedBeaconBlock  []byte             // The entire SSZ encoded SignedBeaconBlock
-	FullSignedBeaconBlock *SignedBeaconBlock // The unmarshaled BeaconState object, the unmarshalling could have errors.
+	SszSignedBeaconBlock  *[]byte              // The entire SSZ encoded SignedBeaconBlock
+	FullSignedBeaconBlock si.SignedBeaconBlock // The unmarshaled BeaconState object, the unmarshalling could have errors.
 
 	// BeaconState
-	FullBeaconState *BeaconState // The unmarshaled BeaconState object, the unmarshalling could have errors.
-	SszBeaconState  []byte       // The entire SSZ encoded BeaconState
+	FullBeaconState state.BeaconState // The unmarshaled BeaconState object, the unmarshalling could have errors.
+	SszBeaconState  *[]byte           // The entire SSZ encoded BeaconState
 
 	// DB Write objects
 	DbSlotsModel             *DbSlots             // The model being written to the slots table.
@@ -111,16 +92,7 @@ type PerformanceMetrics struct {
 // This function will do all the work to process the slot and write it to the DB.
 // It will return the error and error process. The error process is used for providing reach detail to the
 // known_gaps table.
-func processFullSlot(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	slot Slot,
-	blockRoot string,
-	stateRoot string,
-	previousSlot Slot,
-	previousBlockRoot string,
-	knownGapsTableIncrement int,
-	headOrHistoric string,
-	spd *SlotProcessingDetails) (error, string) {
+func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string, slot int, blockRoot string, stateRoot string, previousSlot int, previousBlockRoot string, headOrHistoric string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics, knownGapsTableIncrement int, checkDb bool) (error, string) {
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return nil, ""
@@ -131,8 +103,8 @@ func processFullSlot(
 			BlockRoot:      blockRoot,
 			StateRoot:      stateRoot,
 			HeadOrHistoric: headOrHistoric,
-			Db:             spd.Db,
-			Metrics:        spd.Metrics,
+			Db:             db,
+			Metrics:        metrics,
 			PerformanceMetrics: PerformanceMetrics{
 				BeaconNodeBlockRetrievalTime: 0,
 				BeaconNodeStateRetrievalTime: 0,
@@ -148,75 +120,59 @@ func processFullSlot(
 		}
 
 		g, _ := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
+		vUnmarshalerCh := make(chan *dt.VersionedUnmarshaler, 1)
 
-		if spd.PerformBeaconStateProcessing {
-			// Get the BeaconState.
-			g.Go(func() error {
-				select {
-				case <-ctx.Done():
-					return nil
-				default:
-					start := time.Now()
-					err := ps.getBeaconState(spd.ServerEndpoint)
-					if err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-					ps.PerformanceMetrics.BeaconNodeStateRetrievalTime = time.Since(start)
-					return nil
+		// Get the BeaconState.
+		g.Go(func() error {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return nil
+			default:
+				start := time.Now()
+				err := ps.getBeaconState(serverAddress, vUnmarshalerCh)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
 				}
-			})
-		}
+				ps.PerformanceMetrics.BeaconNodeStateRetrievalTime = time.Since(start)
+				return nil
+			}
+		})
 
-		if spd.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-			// Get the SignedBeaconBlock.
-			g.Go(func() error {
-				select {
-				case <-ctx.Done():
-					return nil
-				default:
-					start := time.Now()
-					err := ps.getSignedBeaconBlock(spd.ServerEndpoint)
-					if err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-					ps.PerformanceMetrics.BeaconNodeBlockRetrievalTime = time.Since(start)
-					return nil
+		// Get the SignedBeaconBlock.
+		g.Go(func() error {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return nil
+			default:
+				start := time.Now()
+				err := ps.getSignedBeaconBlock(serverAddress, vUnmarshalerCh)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
 				}
-			})
-		}
+				ps.PerformanceMetrics.BeaconNodeBlockRetrievalTime = time.Since(start)
+				return nil
+			}
+		})
 
 		if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+			// Make sure channel is empty.
 			return err, "processSlot"
 		}
 
 		parseBeaconTime := time.Now()
-		finalBlockRoot, finalStateRoot, _, err := ps.provideFinalHash()
+		finalBlockRoot, finalStateRoot, finalEth1BlockHash, err := ps.provideFinalHash()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err, "CalculateBlockRoot"
 		}
 		ps.PerformanceMetrics.ParseBeaconObjectForHash = time.Since(parseBeaconTime)
 
-		if spd.CheckDb {
+		if checkDb {
 			checkDbTime := time.Now()
-			var blockRequired bool
-			if spd.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
-				blockExists, err := checkSlotAndRoot(ps.Db, CheckSignedBeaconBlockStmt, ps.Slot, finalBlockRoot)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err, "checkDb"
-				}
-				blockRequired = !blockExists
+			inDb, err := IsSlotInDb(ctx, ps.Db, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), finalBlockRoot, finalStateRoot)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err, "checkDb"
 			}
-
-			var stateRequired bool
-			if spd.PerformBeaconStateProcessing {
-				stateExists, err := checkSlotAndRoot(ps.Db, CheckBeaconStateStmt, ps.Slot, finalStateRoot)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err, "checkDb"
-				}
-				stateRequired = !stateExists
-			}
-
-			if !blockRequired && !stateRequired {
+			if inDb {
 				log.WithField("slot", slot).Info("Slot already in the DB.")
 				return nil, ""
 			}
@@ -225,7 +181,7 @@ func processFullSlot(
 
 		// Get this object ready to write
 		createDbWriteTime := time.Now()
-		dw, err := ps.createWriteObjects()
+		dw, err := ps.createWriteObjects(finalBlockRoot, finalStateRoot, finalEth1BlockHash)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err, "blockRoot"
 		}
@@ -251,7 +207,7 @@ func processFullSlot(
 		reorgTime := time.Now()
 		headOrHistoric = strings.ToLower(headOrHistoric)
 		if headOrHistoric != "head" && headOrHistoric != "historic" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("headOrHistoric must be either historic or head"), ""
+			return fmt.Errorf("headOrHistoric must be either historic or head!"), ""
 		}
 		if ps.HeadOrHistoric == "head" && previousSlot != 0 && previousBlockRoot != "" && ps.Status != "skipped" {
 			ps.checkPreviousSlot(dw.Tx, dw.Ctx, previousSlot, previousBlockRoot, knownGapsTableIncrement)
@@ -279,111 +235,103 @@ func processFullSlot(
 }
 
 // Handle a slot that is at head. A wrapper function for calling `handleFullSlot`.
-func processHeadSlot(slot Slot, blockRoot string, stateRoot string, spd SlotProcessingDetails) {
-	// Get the knownGaps at startUp
-	if spd.PreviousSlot == 0 && spd.PreviousBlockRoot == "" {
-		writeStartUpGaps(spd.Db, spd.KnownGapTableIncrement, slot, spd.Metrics)
+func processHeadSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string, slot int, blockRoot string, stateRoot string, previousSlot int, previousBlockRoot string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics, knownGapsTableIncrement int, checkDb bool) {
+	// Get the knownGaps at startUp.
+	if previousSlot == 0 && previousBlockRoot == "" {
+		writeStartUpGaps(db, knownGapsTableIncrement, slot, metrics)
 	}
-	// TODO(telackey): Why context.Background()?
-	err, errReason := processFullSlot(context.Background(), slot, blockRoot, stateRoot,
-		spd.PreviousSlot, spd.PreviousBlockRoot, spd.KnownGapTableIncrement, "head", &spd)
+	err, errReason := processFullSlot(ctx, db, serverAddress, slot, blockRoot, stateRoot, previousSlot, previousBlockRoot, "head", metrics, knownGapsTableIncrement, checkDb)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeKnownGaps(spd.Db, spd.KnownGapTableIncrement, slot, slot, err, errReason, spd.Metrics)
+		writeKnownGaps(db, knownGapsTableIncrement, slot, slot, err, errReason, metrics)
 	}
 }
 
 // Handle a historic slot. A wrapper function for calling `handleFullSlot`.
-func handleHistoricSlot(ctx context.Context, slot Slot, spd SlotProcessingDetails) (error, string) {
-	return processFullSlot(ctx, slot, "", "", 0, "",
-		1, "historic", &spd)
+func handleHistoricSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string, slot int, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics, checkDb bool) (error, string) {
+	return processFullSlot(ctx, db, serverAddress, slot, "", "", 0, "", "historic", metrics, 1, checkDb)
 }
 
 // Update the SszSignedBeaconBlock and FullSignedBeaconBlock object with their respective values.
-func (ps *ProcessSlot) getSignedBeaconBlock(serverAddress string) error {
+func (ps *ProcessSlot) getSignedBeaconBlock(serverAddress string, vmCh <-chan *dt.VersionedUnmarshaler) error {
 	var blockIdentifier string // Used to query the block
 	if ps.BlockRoot != "" {
 		blockIdentifier = ps.BlockRoot
 	} else {
-		blockIdentifier = ps.Slot.Format()
+		blockIdentifier = strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot)
 	}
-
 	blockEndpoint := serverAddress + BcBlockQueryEndpoint + blockIdentifier
-	sszSignedBeaconBlock, rc, err := querySsz(blockEndpoint, ps.Slot)
-
-	if err != nil || rc != 200 {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(ps.Slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to properly query the slot.")
-		ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock = nil
-		ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock = []byte{}
-		ps.ParentBlockRoot = ""
-		ps.Status = "skipped"
-
-		// A 404 is normal in the case of a "skipped" slot.
-		if rc == 404 {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var signedBeaconBlock SignedBeaconBlock
-	err = signedBeaconBlock.UnmarshalSSZ(sszSignedBeaconBlock)
+	var err error
+	var rc int
+	ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock, rc, err = querySsz(blockEndpoint, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot))
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(ps.Slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to unmarshal SignedBeaconBlock for slot.")
-		ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock = nil
-		ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock = []byte{}
-		ps.ParentBlockRoot = ""
-		ps.Status = "skipped"
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), err).Error("Unable to properly query the slot.")
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock = &signedBeaconBlock
-	ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock = sszSignedBeaconBlock
+	vm := <-vmCh
+	if rc != 200 {
+		ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock = &wrapper.Phase0SignedBeaconBlock{}
+		ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock = &[]byte{}
+		ps.ParentBlockRoot = ""
+		ps.Status = "skipped"
+		return nil
+	}
 
-	ps.ParentBlockRoot = toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
+	if vm == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(VersionedUnmarshalerError)
+	}
+
+	ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock, err = vm.UnmarshalBeaconBlock(*ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock)
+	if err != nil {
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), err).Warn("Unable to process the slots SignedBeaconBlock")
+		return nil
+	}
+	ps.ParentBlockRoot = "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Update the SszBeaconState and FullBeaconState object with their respective values.
-func (ps *ProcessSlot) getBeaconState(serverEndpoint string) error {
-	var stateIdentifier string // Used to query the state
+func (ps *ProcessSlot) getBeaconState(serverEndpoint string, vmCh chan<- *dt.VersionedUnmarshaler) error {
+	var (
+		stateIdentifier string // Used to query the state
+		err             error
+	)
 	if ps.StateRoot != "" {
 		stateIdentifier = ps.StateRoot
 	} else {
-		stateIdentifier = ps.Slot.Format()
+		stateIdentifier = strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot)
 	}
-
 	stateEndpoint := serverEndpoint + BcStateQueryEndpoint + stateIdentifier
-	sszBeaconState, _, err := querySsz(stateEndpoint, ps.Slot)
+	ps.SszBeaconState, _, err = querySsz(stateEndpoint, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot))
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(ps.Slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to properly query the BeaconState.")
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to querrySSZ")
 	}
 
-	var beaconState BeaconState
-	err = beaconState.UnmarshalSSZ(sszBeaconState)
+	versionedUnmarshaler, err := dt.FromState(*ps.SszBeaconState)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(ps.Slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to unmarshal the BeaconState.")
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), err).Error(VersionedUnmarshalerError)
+		vmCh <- nil
+		return fmt.Errorf(VersionedUnmarshalerError)
+	}
+	vmCh <- versionedUnmarshaler
+	ps.FullBeaconState, err = versionedUnmarshaler.UnmarshalBeaconState(*ps.SszBeaconState)
+	if err != nil {
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), err).Error("Unable to process the slots BeaconState")
 		return err
 	}
-
-	ps.FullBeaconState = &beaconState
-	ps.SszBeaconState = sszBeaconState
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Check to make sure that the previous block we processed is the parent of the current block.
-func (ps *ProcessSlot) checkPreviousSlot(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, previousSlot Slot, previousBlockRoot string, knownGapsTableIncrement int) {
-	if nil == ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock {
-		log.Debug("Can't check block root, no current block.")
-		return
-	}
-	parentRoot := toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
-	slot := ps.Slot
+func (ps *ProcessSlot) checkPreviousSlot(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, previousSlot int, previousBlockRoot string, knownGapsTableIncrement int) {
+	parentRoot := "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
+	slot := int(ps.FullBeaconState.Slot())
 	if previousSlot == slot {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"slot": slot,
 			"fork": true,
 		}).Warn("A fork occurred! The previous slot and current slot match.")
-		transactReorgs(tx, ctx, ps.Slot, ps.BlockRoot, ps.Metrics)
+		transactReorgs(tx, ctx, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), ps.BlockRoot, ps.Metrics)
 	} else if previousSlot > slot {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"previousSlot": previousSlot,
@@ -394,20 +342,20 @@ func (ps *ProcessSlot) checkPreviousSlot(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, previou
 			"previousSlot": previousSlot,
 			"currentSlot":  slot,
 		}).Error("We skipped a few slots.")
-		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, knownGapsTableIncrement, previousSlot+1, slot-1, fmt.Errorf("gaps during head processing"), "headGaps", ps.Metrics)
+		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, knownGapsTableIncrement, previousSlot+1, slot-1, fmt.Errorf("Gaps during head processing"), "headGaps", ps.Metrics)
 	} else if previousBlockRoot != parentRoot {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"previousBlockRoot":  previousBlockRoot,
 			"currentBlockParent": parentRoot,
 		}).Error("The previousBlockRoot does not match the current blocks parent, an unprocessed fork might have occurred.")
-		transactReorgs(tx, ctx, previousSlot, parentRoot, ps.Metrics)
+		transactReorgs(tx, ctx, strconv.Itoa(previousSlot), parentRoot, ps.Metrics)
 	} else {
 		log.Debug("Previous Slot and Current Slot are one distance from each other.")
 	}
 }
 
 // Transforms all the raw data into DB models that can be written to the DB.
-func (ps *ProcessSlot) createWriteObjects() (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
+func (ps *ProcessSlot) createWriteObjects(blockRoot, stateRoot, eth1BlockHash string) (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
 	var status string
 	if ps.Status != "" {
 		status = ps.Status
@@ -415,18 +363,7 @@ func (ps *ProcessSlot) createWriteObjects() (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
 		status = "proposed"
 	}
 
-	parseBeaconTime := time.Now()
-	// These will normally be pre-calculated by this point.
-	blockRoot, stateRoot, eth1DataBlockHash, err := ps.provideFinalHash()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	ps.PerformanceMetrics.ParseBeaconObjectForHash = time.Since(parseBeaconTime)
-
-	payloadHeader := ps.provideExecutionPayloadDetails()
-
-	dw, err := CreateDatabaseWrite(ps.Db, ps.Slot, stateRoot, blockRoot, ps.ParentBlockRoot, eth1DataBlockHash,
-		payloadHeader, status, &ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock, &ps.SszBeaconState, ps.Metrics)
+	dw, err := CreateDatabaseWrite(ps.Db, ps.Slot, stateRoot, blockRoot, ps.ParentBlockRoot, eth1BlockHash, status, ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock, ps.SszBeaconState, ps.Metrics)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dw, err
 	}
@@ -434,65 +371,39 @@ func (ps *ProcessSlot) createWriteObjects() (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
 	return dw, nil
 }
 
-// This function will return the final blockRoot, stateRoot, and eth1DataBlockHash that will be
+// This function will return the final blockRoot, stateRoot, and eth1BlockHash that will be
 // used to write to a DB
 func (ps *ProcessSlot) provideFinalHash() (string, string, string, error) {
 	var (
-		stateRoot         string
-		blockRoot         string
-		eth1DataBlockHash string
+		stateRoot     string
+		blockRoot     string
+		eth1BlockHash string
 	)
 	if ps.Status == "skipped" {
 		stateRoot = ""
 		blockRoot = ""
-		eth1DataBlockHash = ""
+		eth1BlockHash = ""
 	} else {
 		if ps.StateRoot != "" {
 			stateRoot = ps.StateRoot
 		} else {
-			if nil != ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock {
-				stateRoot = toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().StateRoot())
-				log.Debug("BeaconBlock StateRoot: ", stateRoot)
-			} else {
-				log.Debug("BeaconBlock StateRoot: <nil beacon block>")
-			}
+			stateRoot = "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().StateRoot())
+			log.Debug("StateRoot: ", stateRoot)
 		}
 
 		if ps.BlockRoot != "" {
 			blockRoot = ps.BlockRoot
 		} else {
-			if nil != ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock {
-				rawBlockRoot := ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
-				blockRoot = toHex(rawBlockRoot)
-				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"blockRoot": blockRoot}).Debug("Block Root from ssz")
-			} else {
-				log.Debug("BeaconBlock HashTreeRoot: <nil beacon block>")
+			var err error
+			rawBlockRoot, err := ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+			//blockRoot, err = queryBlockRoot(blockRootEndpoint, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot))
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", "", "", err
 			}
+			blockRoot = "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(rawBlockRoot[:])
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"blockRoot": blockRoot}).Debug("Block Root from ssz")
 		}
-		if nil != ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock {
-			eth1DataBlockHash = toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().Body().Eth1Data().BlockHash)
-		}
+		eth1BlockHash = "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().Body().Eth1Data().BlockHash)
 	}
-	return blockRoot, stateRoot, eth1DataBlockHash, nil
-}
-
-func (ps *ProcessSlot) provideExecutionPayloadDetails() *ExecutionPayloadHeader {
-	if nil == ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock || !ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.IsBellatrix() {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	payload := ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().Body().ExecutionPayloadHeader()
-	blockNumber := uint64(payload.BlockNumber)
-
-	// The earliest blocks on the Bellatrix fork, pre-Merge, have zeroed ExecutionPayloads.
-	// There is nothing useful to to store in that case, even though the structure exists.
-	if blockNumber == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return payload
-}
-
-func toHex(r [32]byte) string {
-	return "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(r[:])
+	return blockRoot, stateRoot, eth1BlockHash, nil
 }

pkg/beaconclient/queryserver.go

@@ -18,16 +18,48 @@
 package beaconclient
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/loghelper"
 )
 
+// A helper function to query endpoints that utilize slots.
+func querySsz(endpoint string, slot string) (*[]byte, int, error) {
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{"endpoint": endpoint}).Debug("Querying endpoint")
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot, err).Error("Unable to create a request!")
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Unable to create a request!: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/octet-stream")
+	response, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot, err).Error("Unable to query Beacon Node!")
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Unable to query Beacon Node: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+	// Needed for testing.... But might be interesting to test with...
+	defer client.CloseIdleConnections()
+	rc := response.StatusCode
+
+	//var body []byte
+	//io.Copy(body, response.Body)
+	//bytes.buffer...
+	//_, err = response.Body.Read(body)
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot, err).Error("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!")
+		return nil, rc, fmt.Errorf("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	//log.WithField("body", unsafe.Sizeof(body)).Debug("Size of the raw SSZ object")
+	return &body, rc, nil
+}
+
 // Object to unmarshal the BlockRootResponse
 type BlockRootResponse struct {
 	Data BlockRootMessage `json:"data"`
@@ -38,36 +70,35 @@ type BlockRootMessage struct {
 	Root string `json:"root"`
 }
 
-// A helper function to query endpoints that utilize slots.
-func querySsz(endpoint string, slot Slot) ([]byte, int, error) {
+// A function to query the blockroot for a given slot.
+func queryBlockRoot(endpoint string, slot string) (string, error) {
 	log.WithFields(log.Fields{"endpoint": endpoint}).Debug("Querying endpoint")
 	client := &http.Client{}
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", endpoint, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to create a request!")
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Unable to create a request!: %s", err.Error())
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot, err).Error("Unable to create a request!")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to create a request!: %s", err.Error())
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/octet-stream")
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
 	response, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to query Beacon Node!")
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Unable to query Beacon Node: %s", err.Error())
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot, err).Error("Unable to query Beacon Node!")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to query Beacon Node: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 	defer response.Body.Close()
-
-	rc := response.StatusCode
-	// Any 2xx code is OK.
-	if rc < 200 || rc >= 300 {
-		return nil, rc, fmt.Errorf("HTTP Error: %d", rc)
-	}
-
-	var body bytes.Buffer
-	buf := bufio.NewWriter(&body)
-	_, err = io.Copy(buf, response.Body)
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!")
-		return nil, rc, fmt.Errorf("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!: %s", err.Error())
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot, err).Error("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 
-	return body.Bytes(), rc, nil
+	resp := BlockRootResponse{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &resp); err != nil {
+		loghelper.LogEndpoint(endpoint).WithFields(log.Fields{
+			"rawMessage": string(body),
+			"err":        err,
+		}).Error("Unable to unmarshal the block root")
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return resp.Data.Root, nil
 }

pkg/beaconclient/systemvalidation_test.go

@@ -1,43 +1,36 @@
 package beaconclient_test
 
 import (
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"context"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 
+	//. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/beaconclient"
 )
 
 var (
 	prodConfig = Config{
-		protocol:                     os.Getenv("bc_protocol"),
-		address:                      os.Getenv("bc_address"),
-		port:                         getEnvInt(os.Getenv("bc_port"), 5052),
-		dbHost:                       os.Getenv("db_host"),
-		dbPort:                       getEnvInt(os.Getenv("db_port"), 8076),
-		dbName:                       os.Getenv("db_name"),
-		dbUser:                       os.Getenv("db_user"),
-		dbPassword:                   os.Getenv("db_password"),
-		dbDriver:                     os.Getenv("db_driver"),
-		knownGapsTableIncrement:      100000000,
-		bcUniqueIdentifier:           100,
-		checkDb:                      false,
-		performBeaconBlockProcessing: true,
-		// As of 2022-09, generating and downloading the full BeaconState is so slow it will cause the tests to fail.
-		performBeaconStateProcessing: false,
+		protocol:                os.Getenv("bc_protocol"),
+		address:                 os.Getenv("bc_address"),
+		port:                    getEnvInt(os.Getenv("bc_port")),
+		dbHost:                  os.Getenv("db_host"),
+		dbPort:                  getEnvInt(os.Getenv("db_port")),
+		dbName:                  os.Getenv("db_name"),
+		dbUser:                  os.Getenv("db_user"),
+		dbPassword:              os.Getenv("db_password"),
+		dbDriver:                os.Getenv("db_driver"),
+		knownGapsTableIncrement: 100000000,
+		bcUniqueIdentifier:      100,
+		checkDb:                 false,
 	}
 )
-
-// Note: These tests expect to communicate with a fully-synced Beacon node.
-
 var _ = Describe("Systemvalidation", Label("system"), func() {
-	level, _ := log.ParseLevel("debug")
-	log.SetLevel(level)
-
 	Describe("Run the application against a running lighthouse node", func() {
-		Context("When we receive head messages", func() {
+		Context("When we receive head messages", Label("system-head"), func() {
 			It("We should process the messages successfully", func() {
 				bc := setUpTest(prodConfig, "10000000000")
 				processProdHeadBlocks(bc, 3, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -61,9 +54,34 @@ var _ = Describe("Systemvalidation", Label("system"), func() {
 	})
 })
 
+// Wrapper function to get int env variables.
+func getEnvInt(envVar string) int {
+	val, err := strconv.Atoi(envVar)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return val
+}
+
 // Start head tracking and wait for the expected results.
 func processProdHeadBlocks(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError uint64) {
-	go bc.CaptureHead()
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	//startGoRoutines := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+	//pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 1)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	go bc.CaptureHead(ctx, 2, false)
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 	validateMetrics(bc, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError)
+
+	cancel()
+	time.Sleep(4 * time.Second)
+	testStopSystemHeadTracking(ctx, bc)
+}
+
+// Custom stop for system testing
+func testStopSystemHeadTracking(ctx context.Context, bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient) {
+	bc.StopHeadTracking(ctx, false)
+
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+	//pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 1)
+	//Expect(endNum <= startGoRoutines).To(BeTrue())
 }

pkg/gracefulshutdown/gracefulshutdown.go

@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ func Shutdown(ctx context.Context, notifierCh chan os.Signal, timeout time.Durat
 
 		// add any other syscalls that you want to be notified with
 		signal.Notify(notifierCh, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGHUP)
-		<-notifierCh
+		// Wait for one or the other...
+		select {
+		case <-notifierCh:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+		}
 
 		log.Info("Shutting Down your application")
 

pkg/loghelper/logerror.go

@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ func LogError(err error) *log.Entry {
 }
 
 // A simple herlper function to log slot and error.
-func LogSlotError(slot uint64, err error) *log.Entry {
+func LogSlotError(slot string, err error) *log.Entry {
 	return log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"err":  err,
 		"slot": slot,
 	})
 }
 
-func LogSlotRangeError(startSlot uint64, endSlot uint64, err error) *log.Entry {
+func LogSlotRangeError(startSlot string, endSlot string, err error) *log.Entry {
 	return log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"err":       err,
 		"startSlot": startSlot,
 		"endSlot":   endSlot,
 	})
 }
-func LogSlotRangeStatementError(startSlot uint64, endSlot uint64, statement string, err error) *log.Entry {
+func LogSlotRangeStatementError(startSlot string, endSlot string, statement string, err error) *log.Entry {
 	return log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"err":          err,
 		"startSlot":    startSlot,

pkg/loghelper/logreorg.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // A simple helper function that will help wrap the reorg error messages.
-func LogReorgError(slot uint64, latestBlockRoot string, err error) *log.Entry {
+func LogReorgError(slot string, latestBlockRoot string, err error) *log.Entry {
 	return log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"err":             err,
 		"slot":            slot,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func LogReorgError(slot uint64, latestBlockRoot string, err error) *log.Entry {
 }
 
 // A simple helper function that will help wrap regular reorg messages.
-func LogReorg(slot uint64, latestBlockRoot string) *log.Entry {
+func LogReorg(slot string, latestBlockRoot string) *log.Entry {
 	return log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"slot":            slot,
 		"latestBlockRoot": latestBlockRoot,