.github/workflows/generic-testing.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   stack-orchestrator-ref: ${{ inputs.stack-orchestrator-ref || '7fb664270a0ba09e2caa3095e8c91f3fdb5b38af' }}
-  ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref  || '3dfe416302d553f8240f6051c08a7899b0e39e12' }}
+  ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref  || '6b38fe9b18f7b19a803c626b742cafdccc1a2365' }}
   ssz-data-ref: ${{ inputs.ssz-data-ref || 'main' }}
   GOPATH: /tmp/go
 jobs:
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ 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-indexer.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-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
           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
 

.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  || '3dfe416302d553f8240f6051c08a7899b0e39e12' }}
+  ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref: ${{ inputs.ipld-eth-beacon-db-ref  || '6b38fe9b18f7b19a803c626b742cafdccc1a2365' }}
   GOPATH: /tmp/go
   bc_protocol: "http"
   bc_address: ${{secrets.BC_ADDRESS}}

Dockerfile

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ RUN GCO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -race -ldflags="-s -w" -o ipld-eth-beacon-
 RUN chmod +x ipld-eth-beacon-indexer
 
 FROM frolvlad/alpine-bash:latest
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates libstdc++
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates libstdc++ busybox-extras
 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.json .
 ENTRYPOINT ["./entrypoint.sh"]

Makefile

@@ -65,7 +65,17 @@ integration-test-local-no-race:
 unit-test-local:
 	go vet ./...
 	go fmt ./...
-	$(GINKGO) -r --label-filter unit \
+	$(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' \
 	--randomize-all --randomize-suites \
 	--flake-attempts=3 \
 	--fail-on-pending --keep-going \

cmd/boot.go

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ 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.GetInt("kg.increment"), "boot", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"),
+		viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconBlockProcessing"), viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconStateProcessing"))
 	if err != nil {
 		StopApplicationPreBoot(err, Db)
 	}

cmd/full.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/beaconclient"
 	"strconv"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -34,7 +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()
 	},
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ func startFullProcessing() {
 
 	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.GetInt("kg.increment"), "head", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"),
+		viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconBlockProcessing"), viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconStateProcessing"))
 	if err != nil {
 		StopApplicationPreBoot(err, Db)
 	}
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ func startFullProcessing() {
 
 	errG, _ := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
 	errG.Go(func() error {
-		errs := Bc.CaptureHistoric(hpContext, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker"))
+		errs := Bc.CaptureHistoric(hpContext, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("bc.minimumSlot")))
 		if len(errs) != 0 {
 			if len(errs) != 0 {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"errs": errs}).Error("All errors when processing historic events")
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ func startFullProcessing() {
 		go func() {
 			errG := new(errgroup.Group)
 			errG.Go(func() error {
-				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(kgCtx, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"))
+				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(kgCtx, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("kg.minimumSlot")))
 				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")

cmd/head.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/beaconclient"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ func startHeadTracking() {
 
 	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.GetInt("kg.increment"), "head", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"),
+		viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconBlockProcessing"), viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconStateProcessing"))
 	if err != nil {
 		StopApplicationPreBoot(err, Db)
 	}
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ func startHeadTracking() {
 		go func() {
 			errG := new(errgroup.Group)
 			errG.Go(func() error {
-				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(kgCtx, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"))
+				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(kgCtx, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("kg.minimumSlot")))
 				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")

cmd/historic.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/beaconclient"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ func startHistoricProcessing() {
 
 	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.GetInt("kg.increment"), "historic", viper.GetBool("t.skipSync"), viper.GetInt("bc.uniqueNodeIdentifier"), viper.GetBool("bc.checkDb"),
+		viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconBlockProcessing"), viper.GetBool("bc.performBeaconStateProcessing"))
 	if err != nil {
 		StopApplicationPreBoot(err, Db)
 	}
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func startHistoricProcessing() {
 
 	errG, _ := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
 	errG.Go(func() error {
-		errs := Bc.CaptureHistoric(hpContext, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker"))
+		errs := Bc.CaptureHistoric(hpContext, viper.GetInt("bc.maxHistoricProcessWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("bc.minimumSlot")))
 		if len(errs) != 0 {
 			if len(errs) != 0 {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"errs": errs}).Error("All errors when processing historic events")
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ func startHistoricProcessing() {
 		go func() {
 			errG := new(errgroup.Group)
 			errG.Go(func() error {
-				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(kgContext, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"))
+				errs := Bc.ProcessKnownGaps(kgContext, viper.GetInt("kg.maxKnownGapsWorker"), beaconclient.Slot(viper.GetUint64("kg.minimumSlot")))
 				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")

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

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "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
-  },
-  "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/example.ipld-eth-beacon-indexer-config.json

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

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

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "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

@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ if [ ${CAPTURE_MODE} == "boot" ]; then
 
     tail -f /dev/null
 else
-    exec /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer capture ${CAPTURE_MODE} --config /root/ipld-eth-beacon-config.json > /root/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.output
+    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

go.mod

@@ -5,106 +5,94 @@ 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 v1.12.0
+	github.com/jackc/pgconn v1.13.0
-	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.1.0
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.2.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.1.4
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.19.0
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.12.1
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/r3labs/sse v0.0.0-20210224172625-26fe804710bc
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.13.0
-	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1
+	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
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2 // 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/uuid v1.3.0 // 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/herumi/bls-eth-go-binary v0.0.0-20210917013441-d37c07cfda4e // indirect
+	github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.0.3 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-util v0.0.2 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format v0.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log v1.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.1 // 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 v2.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/pgproto3/v2 v2.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20200714003250-2b9c44734f2b // indirect
-	github.com/jackc/pgtype v1.11.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/pgtype v1.12.0 // indirect
-	github.com/jackc/puddle v1.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/puddle v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.12 // indirect
+	github.com/kilic/bls12-381 v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.5 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 // 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 v0.0.4 // indirect
+	github.com/multiformats/go-base32 v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/multiformats/go-base36 v0.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/multiformats/go-multibase v0.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multibase v0.1.1 // 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 v0.32.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.37.0 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.7.3 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield v0.0.0-20210809151128-385d8c5e3fb7 // indirect
+	github.com/protolambda/bls12-381-util v0.0.0-20210720105258-a772f2aac13e // indirect
-	github.com/prysmaticlabs/gohashtree v0.0.1-alpha.0.20220303211031-f753e083138c // indirect
+	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/supranational/blst v0.3.5 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0 // 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/multierr v1.8.0 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.21.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.23.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220427172511-eb4f295cb31f // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220829220503-c86fa9a7ed90 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220425223048-2871e0cb64e4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220907135653-1e95f45603a7 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220505152158-f39f71e6c8f3 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // 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
 	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 v0.3.0
+	github.com/georgysavva/scany v1.2.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 v4.16.0
+	github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 v4.17.2
 	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 v2.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm v1.4.2-0.20220504145118-df695346a53c
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.2 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/afero v1.8.2 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/cast v1.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.5.0
-	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 v1.11.0
+	github.com/spf13/viper v1.13.0
-	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.1 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220907140024-f12130a52804
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220503163025-988cb79eb6c6 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220907062415-87db552b00fd // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.4 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // 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) (*beaconclient.BeaconClient, sql.Database, error) {
+	bcAddress string, bcPort int, bcConnectionProtocol string, bcKgTableIncrement int, disregardSync bool, uniqueNodeIdentifier int, checkDb bool, performBeaconBlockProcessing bool, performBeaconStateProcessing 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)
+	Bc, err := beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(ctx, bcConnectionProtocol, bcAddress, bcPort, bcKgTableIncrement, uniqueNodeIdentifier, checkDb, performBeaconBlockProcessing, performBeaconStateProcessing)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Bc, nil, err
 	}
@@ -86,14 +86,15 @@ 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) (*beaconclient.BeaconClient, sql.Database, error) {
+	startUpMode string, disregardSync bool, uniqueNodeIdentifier int, checkDb bool, performBeaconBlockProcessing bool, performBeaconStateProcessing 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)
+				bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, disregardSync, uniqueNodeIdentifier, checkDb,
+				performBeaconBlockProcessing, performBeaconStateProcessing)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"retryNumber": i,
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ 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)
+				bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, disregardSync, uniqueNodeIdentifier, checkDb,
+				performBeaconBlockProcessing, performBeaconStateProcessing)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"retryNumber": i,

internal/boot/boot_test.go

@@ -40,51 +40,53 @@ var _ = Describe("Boot", func() {
 		bcKgTableIncrement    int    = 10
 		bcUniqueIdentifier    int    = 100
 		bcCheckDb             bool   = false
+		bcProcessBeaconBlocks bool   = true
+		bcProcessBeaconState  bool   = true
 	)
 	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)
+				_, 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)
 				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)
+				_, 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)
 				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)
+				_, 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)
 				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)
+				_, 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)
 				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)
+				_, _, err := boot.BootApplication(context.Background(), dbAddress, dbPort, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, "hi", 100, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
 				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)
+				_, _, err := boot.BootApplication(context.Background(), "hi", 10, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, bcAddress, bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
 				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)
+				_, _, err := boot.BootApplication(context.Background(), "hi", 10, dbName, dbUsername, dbPassword, dbDriver, "hi", 100, bcConnectionProtocol, bcKgTableIncrement, true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
 				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			})
 		})

internal/shutdown/shutdown_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/r3labs/sse"
+	"github.com/r3labs/sse/v2"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/internal/boot"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/internal/shutdown"
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ 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
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Shutdown", func() {
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		ctx = 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)
+			bcPort, bcConnectionProtocol, bcType, bcBootRetryInterval, bcBootMaxRetry, bcKgTableIncrement, "head", true, bcUniqueIdentifier, bcCheckDb, bcProcessBeaconBlocks, bcProcessBeaconState)
 		notifierCh = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 	})

ipld-eth-beacon-config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  "db": {
+    "address": "localhost",
+    "password": "password",
+    "port": 5432,
+    "username": "vdbm",
+    "name": "vulcanize_db",
+    "driver": "PGX"
+  },
+  "bc": {
+    "address": "localhost",
+    "port": 5052,
+    "type": "lighthouse",
+    "bootRetryInterval": 30,
+    "bootMaxRetry": 5,
+    "maxHistoricProcessWorker": 2,
+    "connectionProtocol": "http",
+    "uniqueNodeIdentifier": 100,
+    "checkDb": true,
+    "performBeaconStateProcessing": false,
+    "performBeaconBlockProcessing": true,
+    "minimumSlot": 4700013
+  },
+  "t": {
+    "skipSync": true
+  },
+  "log": {
+    "level": "debug",
+    "output": true,
+    "file": "./ipld-eth-beacon-indexer.log",
+    "format": "json"
+  },
+  "kg": {
+    "increment": 10000,
+    "processKnownGaps": true,
+    "maxKnownGapsWorker": 2,
+    "minimumSlot": 4700013
+  },
+  "pm": {
+    "address": "localhost",
+    "port": 9000,
+    "metrics": true
+  }
+}

pkg/beaconclient/beaconclient.go

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ package beaconclient
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
+	"github.com/r3labs/sse/v2"
-
-	"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.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var (
 	BcBlockRootEndpoint  = func(slot string) string {
 		return "/eth/v1/beacon/blocks/" + slot + "/root"
 	}
-	bcSlotsPerEpoch = 32 // Number of slots in a single Epoch
+	bcSlotsPerEpoch uint64 = 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
 )
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ type BeaconClient struct {
 	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?
 
 	// Used for Head Tracking
 
 	PerformHeadTracking bool                   // Should we track head?
-	StartingSlot        int                    // If we're performing head tracking. What is the first slot we processed.
+	StartingSlot        Slot                   // If we're performing head tracking. What is the first slot we processed.
-	PreviousSlot        int                    // Whats the previous 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.
 	HeadTracking        *SseEvents[Head]       // Track the head block
 	ReOrgTracking       *SseEvents[ChainReorg] // Track all Reorgs
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ type SseEvents[P ProcessedEvents] struct {
 	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
+	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.
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ 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) (*BeaconClient, error) {
+func CreateBeaconClient(ctx context.Context, connectionProtocol string, bcAddress string, bcPort int,
+	bcKgTableIncrement int, uniqueNodeIdentifier int, checkDb bool, performBeaconBlockProcessing bool, performBeaconStateProcessing 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.")
@@ -110,6 +113,8 @@ func CreateBeaconClient(ctx context.Context, connectionProtocol string, bcAddres
 		Metrics:                      metrics,
 		UniqueNodeIdentifier:         uniqueNodeIdentifier,
 		CheckDb:                      checkDb,
+		PerformBeaconBlockProcessing: performBeaconBlockProcessing,
+		PerformBeaconStateProcessing: performBeaconStateProcessing,
 		//FinalizationTracking: createSseEvent[FinalizedCheckpoint](endpoint, bcFinalizedTopicEndpoint),
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -122,10 +127,40 @@ func createSseEvent[P ProcessedEvents](baseEndpoint string, path string) *SseEve
 		MessagesCh: make(chan *sse.Event, 1),
 		ErrorCh:    make(chan *SseError),
 		ProcessCh:  make(chan *P),
-		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

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (bc *BeaconClient) StopHeadTracking() error {
 // 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.SseClient.Unsubscribe(se.MessagesCh)
+	se.Disconnect()
 	for len(se.MessagesCh) != 0 || len(se.ProcessCh) != 0 {
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(shutdownWaitInterval) * time.Millisecond)
 	}

pkg/beaconclient/capturehead_test.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/beacon/common"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -29,12 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jarcoal/httpmock"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	"github.com/r3labs/sse/v2"
-	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"
@@ -75,7 +71,7 @@ var (
 			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA2GINRRGFSDKYRZGNTGIYLCGY4TAMJTME3WMMDBGJTDSNRRMNQWGYJQMM4DKM3GHA3WGZTFHE2TSNLGMU2TAMBTHAYTMMZQG44TGNRQ",
 			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA3WKNZWHA4DAZLCGY3WEYTEMM4DMMRVGBQWCNJXHA4TKODFHFSDANRXGVSTMNDFG4YTIMZTG44DKNJSGA2GMYRVMFRGCYLGHAZGGMTC",
 			CorrectParentRoot:             "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-			CorrectEth1BlockHash:          "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
 		},
 		"100-dummy": {
 			HeadMessage: beaconclient.Head{
@@ -141,7 +137,7 @@ var (
 			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA2TQMRRHA3WKOJXMY3TKMRQMJRDMOLFMVQTAMJUMMZTQMZUMM4TMNDDGQ2TENJZGM3TEYJQMVQWCZLBGNTDAMZSGAYTGNZZG44TSNTC",
 			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPBTDEOBWMEYDGNZZMMYDGOBWMEZWGN3CMUZDQZBQGVSDQMRZMY4GKYRXMIZDQMDDMM4WKZDFGE2TINBZMFTDEMDFMJRWIMBWME3WCNJW",
 			CorrectParentRoot:             "0x629ae1587895043076500f4f5dcb202a47c2fc95d5b5c548cb83bc97bd2dbfe1",
-			CorrectEth1BlockHash:          "0x8d3f027beef5cbd4f8b29fc831aba67a5d74768edca529f5596f07fd207865e1",
+			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0x8d3f027beef5cbd4f8b29fc831aba67a5d74768edca529f5596f07fd207865e1",
 		},
 		"101": {
 			HeadMessage: beaconclient.Head{
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ 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"),
-			CorrectEth1BlockHash:          "0x8d3f027beef5cbd4f8b29fc831aba67a5d74768edca529f5596f07fd207865e1",
+			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0x8d3f027beef5cbd4f8b29fc831aba67a5d74768edca529f5596f07fd207865e1",
 			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPBQWEZJRME4TOMTFGUYTEMJYGJSDANDGGBSDIYJVMM4WGMRVMY4WKZJVG5RTEZJZMQYGMZRTMY2GGNDDHAZGMZBUGJSDCM3EGMYTAOBT",
 			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPBRWEMBUMFQTEZLEMJTDCM3DG5RGEN3FG5RGIOLCGYZDCY3FMQ3DQMZSMUYDANZVMU4DSMJUG4ZTKMTFMFRTGMBRHFQTQMRUMNSTQNBX",
 		},
@@ -199,11 +195,15 @@ var (
 				Slot:                      "2375703",
 				Block:                     "0x4392372c5f6e39499e31bf924388b5815639103149f0f54f8a453773b1802301",
 				State:                     "0xb6215b560273af63ec7e011572b60ec1ca0b0232f8ff44fcd4ed55c7526e964e",
-				CurrentDutyDependentRoot: "", PreviousDutyDependentRoot: "", EpochTransition: false, ExecutionOptimistic: false},
+				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"),
-			CorrectEth1BlockHash:          "0xd74b1c60423651624de6bb301ac25808951c167ba6ecdd9b2e79b4315aee8202",
+			CorrectEth1DataBlockHash:      "0xd74b1c60423651624de6bb301ac25808951c167ba6ecdd9b2e79b4315aee8202",
 			CorrectParentRoot:             "0x08736ddc20b77f65d1aa6301f7e6e856a820ff3ce6430ed2c3694ae35580e740",
 			CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey: "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPA2DGOJSGM3TEYZVMY3GKMZZGQ4TSZJTGFRGMOJSGQZTQODCGU4DCNJWGM4TCMBTGE2DSZRQMY2TIZRYME2DKMZXG4ZWEMJYGAZDGMBR",
 			CorrectBeaconStateMhKey:       "/blocks/QLVAEQRQPBRDMMRRGVRDKNRQGI3TGYLGGYZWKYZXMUYDCMJVG4ZGENRQMVRTCY3BGBRDAMRTGJTDQZTGGQ2GMY3EGRSWINJVMM3TKMRWMU4TMNDF",
@@ -213,12 +213,61 @@ var (
 				Slot:                      "3797056",
 				Block:                     "",
 				State:                     "",
-				CurrentDutyDependentRoot: "", PreviousDutyDependentRoot: "", EpochTransition: false, ExecutionOptimistic: false},
+				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,
@@ -234,6 +283,8 @@ var (
 		knownGapsTableIncrement:      knownGapsTableIncrement,
 		bcUniqueIdentifier:           bcUniqueIdentifier,
 		checkDb:                      true,
+		performBeaconStateProcessing: true,
+		performBeaconBlockProcessing: true,
 	}
 
 	BeaconNodeTester = TestBeaconNode{
@@ -251,7 +302,8 @@ type Message struct {
 	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
+	CorrectEth1DataBlockHash      string                                 // The correct eth1blockHash
+	CorrectExecutionPayloadHeader *beaconclient.DbExecutionPayloadHeader // The correct ExecutionPayload details.
 }
 
 // A structure that can be utilized to mimic and existing SSZ object but change it ever so slightly.
@@ -270,8 +322,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), 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)
-				validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+				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)
+				}
 
 			})
 		})
@@ -281,8 +337,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), 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["2375703"].HeadMessage, 74240, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
-				validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+				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)
+				}
 			})
 		})
 		Context("Correctly formatted Altair Test Blocks", func() {
@@ -299,6 +359,26 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 
 			})
 		})
+		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() {
 			It("Should turn it into a struct successfully.", func() {
 				bc := setUpTest(BeaconNodeTester.TestConfig, "99")
@@ -311,7 +391,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 				defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
 				BeaconNodeTester.testProcessBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100-dummy-2"].HeadMessage, 3, maxRetry, 1, 0, 0)
 			})
-
 		})
 		Context("Two consecutive correct blocks", func() {
 			It("Should handle both blocks correctly, without any reorgs or known_gaps", func() {
@@ -332,12 +411,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehead", Label("head"), func() {
 			})
 		})
 		Context("Phase 0: We have a correctly formated SSZ SignedBeaconBlock and BeaconState", func() {
-			It("Should be able to get each objects root hash.", func() {
+			It("Should be able to get each objects root hash (100).", 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.", func() {
+			It("Should be able to get each objects root hash (2375703).", func() {
 				testSszRoot(BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"])
 			})
 		})
@@ -459,6 +538,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	knownGapsTableIncrement      int
 	bcUniqueIdentifier           int
 	checkDb                      bool
+	performBeaconBlockProcessing bool
+	performBeaconStateProcessing bool
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -468,7 +549,7 @@ 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)
+	bc, err := beaconclient.CreateBeaconClient(context.Background(), config.protocol, config.address, config.port, config.knownGapsTableIncrement, config.bcUniqueIdentifier, config.checkDb, config.performBeaconBlockProcessing, config.performBeaconStateProcessing)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	db, err := postgres.SetupPostgresDb(config.dbHost, config.dbPort, config.dbName, config.dbUser, config.dbPassword, config.dbDriver)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -484,10 +565,10 @@ 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 int, correctStatus string) {
+func validateSlot(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, headMessage beaconclient.Head, correctEpoch beaconclient.Epoch, correctStatus string) {
 	epoch, dbSlot, blockRoot, stateRoot, status := queryDbSlotAndBlock(bc.Db, headMessage.Slot, headMessage.Block)
 	log.Info("validateSlot: ", headMessage)
-	baseSlot, err := strconv.Atoi(headMessage.Slot)
+	baseSlot, err := beaconclient.ParseSlot(headMessage.Slot)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(dbSlot).To(Equal(baseSlot))
 	Expect(epoch).To(Equal(correctEpoch))
@@ -497,29 +578,30 @@ 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, correctEth1BlockHash string, correctMhKey string) {
+func validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, headMessage beaconclient.Head,
-	dbSlot, blockRoot, parentRoot, eth1BlockHash, mhKey := queryDbSignedBeaconBlock(bc.Db, headMessage.Slot, headMessage.Block)
+	correctParentRoot string, correctEth1DataBlockHash string, correctMhKey string,
+	correctExecutionPayloadHeader *beaconclient.DbExecutionPayloadHeader) {
+	dbSignedBlock := queryDbSignedBeaconBlock(bc.Db, headMessage.Slot, headMessage.Block)
 	log.Info("validateSignedBeaconBlock: ", headMessage)
-	baseSlot, err := strconv.Atoi(headMessage.Slot)
+	baseSlot, err := beaconclient.ParseSlot(headMessage.Slot)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	Expect(dbSlot).To(Equal(baseSlot))
+	Expect(dbSignedBlock.Slot).To(Equal(baseSlot.Number()))
-	Expect(blockRoot).To(Equal(headMessage.Block))
+	Expect(dbSignedBlock.BlockRoot).To(Equal(headMessage.Block))
-	Expect(parentRoot).To(Equal(correctParentRoot))
+	Expect(dbSignedBlock.ParentBlock).To(Equal(correctParentRoot))
-	Expect(eth1BlockHash).To(Equal(correctEth1BlockHash))
+	Expect(dbSignedBlock.Eth1DataBlockHash).To(Equal(correctEth1DataBlockHash))
-	Expect(mhKey).To(Equal(correctMhKey))
+	Expect(dbSignedBlock.MhKey).To(Equal(correctMhKey))
-
+	Expect(dbSignedBlock.ExecutionPayloadHeader).To(Equal(correctExecutionPayloadHeader))
 }
 
 // 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 := strconv.Atoi(headMessage.Slot)
+	baseSlot, err := beaconclient.ParseSlot(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
@@ -551,9 +633,10 @@ 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) (int, int, string, string, string) {
+func queryDbSlotAndBlock(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryBlockRoot string) (beaconclient.Epoch, beaconclient.Slot, 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, slot int
+	var epoch beaconclient.Epoch
+	var slot beaconclient.Slot
 	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)
@@ -563,25 +646,56 @@ 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) (int, string, string, string, string) {
+func queryDbSignedBeaconBlock(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryBlockRoot string) beaconclient.DbSignedBeaconBlock {
-	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;`
+	sqlStatement := `SELECT slot, block_root, parent_block_root, eth1_data_block_hash, mh_key, 
-	var slot int
+       payload_block_number, payload_timestamp, payload_block_hash,
-	var blockRoot, parent_block_root, eth1_block_hash, mh_key string
+       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
+
 	row := db.QueryRow(context.Background(), sqlStatement, querySlot, queryBlockRoot)
-	err := row.Scan(&slot, &blockRoot, &parent_block_root, &eth1_block_hash, &mh_key)
+	err := row.Scan(&slot, &blockRoot, &parentBlockRoot, &eth1DataBlockHash, &mhKey,
+		&payloadBlockNumber, &payloadTimestamp, &payloadBlockHash,
+		&payloadParentHash, &payloadStateRoot, &payloadReceiptsRoot, &payloadTransactionsRoot)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	return slot, blockRoot, parent_block_root, eth1_block_hash, mh_key
+
+	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
 }
 
 // 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) (int, string, string) {
+func queryDbBeaconState(db sql.Database, querySlot string, queryStateRoot string) (beaconclient.Slot, string, string) {
 	sqlStatement := `SELECT slot, state_root, mh_key FROM eth_beacon.state WHERE slot=$1 AND state_root=$2;`
-	var slot int
+	var slot beaconclient.Slot
-	var stateRoot, mh_key string
+	var stateRoot, mhKey string
 	row := db.QueryRow(context.Background(), sqlStatement, querySlot, queryStateRoot)
-	err := row.Scan(&slot, &stateRoot, &mh_key)
+	err := row.Scan(&slot, &stateRoot, &mhKey)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	return slot, stateRoot, mh_key
+	return slot, stateRoot, mhKey
 }
 
 // Count the entries in the knownGaps table.
@@ -620,55 +734,27 @@ 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) (*st.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+func readSignedBeaconBlock(slotFile string) (*beaconclient.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
 	dat, err := os.ReadFile(slotFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Can't find the slot file, %s", slotFile)
 	}
-	block := &st.SignedBeaconBlock{}
+	var block beaconclient.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) (state.BeaconState, *dt.VersionedUnmarshaler, error) {
+func readBeaconState(slotFile string) (*beaconclient.BeaconState, error) {
 	dat, err := os.ReadFile(slotFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Can't find the slot file, %s", slotFile)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Can't find the slot file, %s", slotFile)
 	}
-	versionedUnmarshaler, err := dt.FromState(dat)
+	var beaconState beaconclient.BeaconState
+	err = beaconState.UnmarshalSSZ(dat)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	state, err := versionedUnmarshaler.UnmarshalBeaconState(dat)
+	return &beaconState, nil
-	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
@@ -768,52 +854,62 @@ 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())
-				block.Block.Slot = types.Slot(slot)
+				phase0.Message.Slot = common.Slot(slot)
 
-				block.Block.StateRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(Message.HeadMessage.State)
+				phase0.Message.StateRoot, err = decodeRoot(Message.HeadMessage.State)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 				if Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot == "" {
-					block.Block.ParentRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(dummyParentRoot)
+					phase0.Message.ParentRoot, err = decodeRoot(dummyParentRoot)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				} else {
-					block.Block.ParentRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot)
+					phase0.Message.ParentRoot, err = decodeRoot(Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				}
 				return block.MarshalSSZ()
 			case "altair":
-				block, err := readSignedBeaconBlockAltair(slotFile)
+				block, err := readSignedBeaconBlock(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())
-				block.Block.Slot = types.Slot(slot)
+				altair.Message.Slot = common.Slot(slot)
 
-				block.Block.StateRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(Message.HeadMessage.State)
+				altair.Message.StateRoot, err = decodeRoot(Message.HeadMessage.State)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 				if Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot == "" {
-					block.Block.ParentRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(dummyParentRoot)
+					altair.Message.ParentRoot, err = decodeRoot(dummyParentRoot)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				} else {
-					block.Block.ParentRoot, err = hex.DecodeString(Message.MimicConfig.ParentRoot)
+					altair.Message.ParentRoot, err = decodeRoot(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())
-			err = state.SetSlot(types.Slot(slot))
+			if state.IsBellatrix() {
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				state.GetBellatrix().Slot = common.Slot(slot)
+			} else if state.IsAltair() {
+				state.GetAltair().Slot = common.Slot(slot)
+			} else {
+				state.GetPhase0().Slot = common.Slot(slot)
+			}
 			return state.MarshalSSZ()
 		}
 	}
@@ -831,7 +927,7 @@ 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 int, maxRetry int) {
+func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleReorgs(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firstHead beaconclient.Head, secondHead beaconclient.Head, thirdHead beaconclient.Head, epoch beaconclient.Epoch, maxRetry int) {
 	go bc.CaptureHead()
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
@@ -863,7 +959,7 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleReorgs(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firs
 		NewHeadBlock:        secondHead.Block,
 		OldHeadState:        thirdHead.State,
 		NewHeadState:        secondHead.State,
-		Epoch:               strconv.Itoa(epoch),
+		Epoch:               epoch.Format(),
 		ExecutionOptimistic: false,
 	})
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -893,7 +989,7 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleReorgs(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firs
 }
 
 // A test to validate a single block was processed correctly
-func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testProcessBlock(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, head beaconclient.Head, epoch int, maxRetry int, expectedSuccessInsert uint64, expectedKnownGaps uint64, expectedReorgs uint64) {
+func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testProcessBlock(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, head beaconclient.Head, epoch beaconclient.Epoch, maxRetry int, expectedSuccessInsert uint64, expectedKnownGaps uint64, expectedReorgs uint64) {
 	go bc.CaptureHead()
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	sendHeadMessage(bc, head, maxRetry, expectedSuccessInsert)
@@ -923,7 +1019,7 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testProcessBlock(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, head b
 
 // 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 int, maxRetry int) {
+func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testMultipleHead(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, firstHead beaconclient.Head, secondHead beaconclient.Head, epoch beaconclient.Epoch, maxRetry int) {
 	go bc.CaptureHead()
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
@@ -979,15 +1075,25 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) testKnownGapsMessages(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, t
 
 // This function will make sure we are properly able to get the SszRoot of the SignedBeaconBlock and the BeaconState.
 func testSszRoot(msg Message) {
-	state, vm, err := readBeaconState(msg.BeaconState)
+	state, err := readBeaconState(msg.BeaconState)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	stateRoot, err := state.HashTreeRoot(context.Background())
+	stateRoot := state.HashTreeRoot()
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(msg.HeadMessage.State).To(Equal("0x" + hex.EncodeToString(stateRoot[:])))
 
-	block, err := readSignedBeaconBlockInterface(msg.SignedBeaconBlock, vm)
+	block, err := readSignedBeaconBlock(msg.SignedBeaconBlock)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	blockRoot, err := block.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+	blockRoot := 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
+}

pkg/beaconclient/capturehistoric.go

@@ -22,16 +22,15 @@ 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) []error {
+func (bc *BeaconClient) CaptureHistoric(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, minimumSlot Slot) []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.HistoricalProcess.db, bc.ServerEndpoint, bc.Metrics, bc.CheckDb, bc.Metrics.IncrementHistoricSlotProcessed)
+	errs := handleBatchProcess(ctx, maxWorkers, bc.HistoricalProcess, bc.SlotProcessingDetails(), bc.Metrics.IncrementHistoricSlotProcessed, minimumSlot)
 	log.Debug("Exiting Historical")
 	return errs
 }
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func (bc *BeaconClient) StopHistoric(cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 //
 // 2. Known Gaps Processing
 type BatchProcessing interface {
-	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.
+	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.
 	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.
@@ -67,14 +66,14 @@ type BatchProcessing interface {
 
 // A struct to pass around indicating a table entry for slots to process.
 type slotsToProcess struct {
-	startSlot int // The start slot
+	startSlot Slot // The start slot
-	endSlot   int // The end slot
+	endSlot   Slot // 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       int    // The slot which the error is for.
+	slot       Slot   // The slot which the error is for.
 }
 
 // Wrapper function for the BatchProcessing interface.
@@ -91,9 +90,9 @@ type batchHistoricError struct {
 // 4. Remove the slot entry from the DB.
 //
 // 5. Handle any errors.
-func handleBatchProcess(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, bp BatchProcessing, db sql.Database, serverEndpoint string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics, checkDb bool, incrementTracker func(uint64)) []error {
+func handleBatchProcess(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, bp BatchProcessing, spd SlotProcessingDetails, incrementTracker func(uint64), minimumSlot Slot) []error {
 	slotsCh := make(chan slotsToProcess)
-	workCh := make(chan int)
+	workCh := make(chan Slot)
 	processedCh := make(chan slotsToProcess)
 	errCh := make(chan batchHistoricError)
 	finalErrCh := make(chan []error, 1)
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ 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, db, serverEndpoint, metrics, checkDb, incrementTracker)
+		go processSlotRangeWorker(ctx, workCh, errCh, spd, incrementTracker)
 	}
 
 	// Process all ranges and send each individual slot to the worker.
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ func handleBatchProcess(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, bp BatchProcessing,
 
 	// Get slots from the DB.
 	go func() {
-		errs := bp.getSlotRange(ctx, slotsCh) // Periodically adds new entries....
+		errs := bp.getSlotRange(ctx, slotsCh, minimumSlot) // Periodically adds new entries....
 		if errs != nil {
 			finalErrCh <- errs
 		}

pkg/beaconclient/capturehistoric_test.go

@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ 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")
-				validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["0"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+				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)
+				}
 			})
 		})
 		Context("When there is a skipped slot", func() {
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Capturehistoric", func() {
 				BeaconNodeTester.runKnownGapsProcess(bc, 2, 2, 0, 2, 0)
 			})
 		})
-		Context("When theres a reprocessing error", Label("reprocessingError"), func() {
+		Context("When theres a reprocessing error", Label("reprocessingError", "flaky"), 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)
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ 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) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	go bc.CaptureHistoric(ctx, maxWorkers)
+	go bc.CaptureHistoric(ctx, maxWorkers, 0)
 	validateMetrics(bc, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError)
 	log.Debug("Calling the stop function for historical processing..")
 	err := bc.StopHistoric(cancel)
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ func (tbc TestBeaconNode) runHistoricalProcess(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, ma
 // Wrapper function that processes knownGaps
 func (tbc TestBeaconNode) runKnownGapsProcess(bc *beaconclient.BeaconClient, maxWorkers int, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError uint64) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	go bc.ProcessKnownGaps(ctx, maxWorkers)
+	go bc.ProcessKnownGaps(ctx, maxWorkers, 0)
 	validateMetrics(bc, expectedInserts, expectedReorgs, expectedKnownGaps, expectedKnownGapsReprocessError)
 	err := bc.StopKnownGapsProcessing(cancel)
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
@@ -268,17 +272,29 @@ 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")
-	validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+	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)
+	}
 
 	validateSlot(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage, 3, "proposed")
-	validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["100"].HeadMessage.Block, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["101"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+	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)
+	}
 
 	validateSlot(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, 74240, "proposed")
-	validateSignedBeaconBlock(bc, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].HeadMessage, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectParentRoot, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectEth1BlockHash, BeaconNodeTester.TestEvents["2375703"].CorrectSignedBeaconBlockMhKey)
+	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)
 	}
+}
 
 // Make sure all rows have checked_out as false.
 func validateAllRowsCheckedOut(db sql.Database, checkStmt string) {

pkg/beaconclient/checkbeaconserverstatus.go

@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 package beaconclient
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -71,14 +73,17 @@ func (bc BeaconClient) QueryHeadSync() (Sync, error) {
 	}
 
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	var body bytes.Buffer
+	buf := bufio.NewWriter(&body)
+	_, err = io.Copy(buf, resp.Body)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return syncStatus, err
 	}
 
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &syncStatus); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body.Bytes(), &syncStatus); err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogEndpoint(bcSync).WithFields(log.Fields{
-			"rawMessage": string(body),
+			"rawMessage": body.String(),
 			"err":        err,
 		}).Error("Unable to unmarshal sync status")
 		return syncStatus, err
@@ -149,14 +154,16 @@ func (bc BeaconClient) queryLighthouseDbInfo() (LighthouseDatabaseInfo, error) {
 	}
 
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	var body bytes.Buffer
+	buf := bufio.NewWriter(&body)
+	_, err = io.Copy(buf, resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dbInfo, err
 	}
 
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &dbInfo); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body.Bytes(), &dbInfo); err != nil {
 		loghelper.LogEndpoint(lhDbInfo).WithFields(log.Fields{
-			"rawMessage": string(body),
+			"rawMessage": body.String(),
 			"err":        err,
 		}).Error("Unable to unmarshal the lighthouse database information")
 		return dbInfo, err

pkg/beaconclient/consensus.go

@@ -0,0 +1,441 @@
+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

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ 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"
@@ -34,8 +32,14 @@ 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_block_hash, mh_key)
+INSERT INTO eth_beacon.signed_block (slot, block_root, parent_block_root, eth1_data_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)
@@ -94,8 +98,8 @@ type DatabaseWriter struct {
 	rawSignedBeaconBlock *[]byte
 }
 
-func CreateDatabaseWrite(db sql.Database, slot int, stateRoot string, blockRoot string, parentBlockRoot string,
+func CreateDatabaseWrite(db sql.Database, slot Slot, stateRoot string, blockRoot string, parentBlockRoot string,
-	eth1BlockHash string, status string, rawSignedBeaconBlock *[]byte, rawBeaconState *[]byte, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
+	eth1DataBlockHash string, payloadHeader *ExecutionPayloadHeader, status string, rawSignedBeaconBlock *[]byte, rawBeaconState *[]byte, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	tx, err := db.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ func CreateDatabaseWrite(db sql.Database, slot int, stateRoot string, blockRoot
 		Metrics:              metrics,
 	}
 	dw.prepareSlotsModel(slot, stateRoot, blockRoot, status)
-	err = dw.prepareSignedBeaconBlockModel(slot, blockRoot, parentBlockRoot, eth1BlockHash)
+	err = dw.prepareSignedBeaconBlockModel(slot, blockRoot, parentBlockRoot, eth1DataBlockHash, payloadHeader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -124,10 +128,10 @@ func CreateDatabaseWrite(db sql.Database, slot int, 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 int, stateRoot string, blockRoot string, status string) {
+func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareSlotsModel(slot Slot, stateRoot string, blockRoot string, status string) {
 	dw.DbSlots = &DbSlots{
 		Epoch:     calculateEpoch(slot, bcSlotsPerEpoch),
-		Slot:      strconv.Itoa(slot),
+		Slot:      slot.Number(),
 		StateRoot: stateRoot,
 		BlockRoot: blockRoot,
 		Status:    status,
@@ -137,30 +141,45 @@ func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareSlotsModel(slot int, stateRoot string, blockRoo
 }
 
 // Create the model for the eth_beacon.signed_block table.
-func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareSignedBeaconBlockModel(slot int, blockRoot string, parentBlockRoot string, eth1BlockHash string) error {
+func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareSignedBeaconBlockModel(slot Slot, blockRoot string, parentBlockRoot string, eth1DataBlockHash string,
+	payloadHeader *ExecutionPayloadHeader) error {
 	mhKey, err := MultihashKeyFromSSZRoot([]byte(dw.DbSlots.BlockRoot))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock = &DbSignedBeaconBlock{
-		Slot:          strconv.Itoa(slot),
+		Slot:                   slot.Number(),
 		BlockRoot:              blockRoot,
 		ParentBlock:            parentBlockRoot,
-		Eth1BlockHash: eth1BlockHash,
+		Eth1DataBlockHash:      eth1DataBlockHash,
 		MhKey:                  mhKey,
+		ExecutionPayloadHeader: nil,
 	}
+
+	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 int, stateRoot string) error {
+func (dw *DatabaseWriter) prepareBeaconStateModel(slot Slot, stateRoot string) error {
 	mhKey, err := MultihashKeyFromSSZRoot([]byte(dw.DbSlots.StateRoot))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	dw.DbBeaconState = &DbBeaconState{
-		Slot:      strconv.Itoa(slot),
+		Slot:      slot.Number(),
 		StateRoot: stateRoot,
 		MhKey:     mhKey,
 	}
@@ -229,6 +248,11 @@ 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
@@ -252,9 +276,36 @@ func (dw *DatabaseWriter) upsertPublicBlocks(key string, data *[]byte) error {
 
 // Upsert to the eth_beacon.signed_block table.
 func (dw *DatabaseWriter) upsertSignedBeaconBlock() error {
-	_, err := dw.Tx.Exec(dw.Ctx, UpsertSignedBeaconBlockStmt, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.Slot, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.BlockRoot, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.ParentBlock, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.Eth1BlockHash, dw.DbSignedBeaconBlock.MhKey)
+	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,
+		)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		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")
+		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")
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -262,6 +313,11 @@ 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
@@ -285,56 +341,51 @@ 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 string, latestBlockRoot string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+func transactReorgs(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot Slot, 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, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We ran into some trouble while updating all forks.")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We ran into some trouble while updating all forks.")
-		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slotNum, slotNum, err, "reorg", metrics)
+		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slot, slot, err, "reorg", metrics)
 	}
 	proposedCount, err := updateProposed(tx, ctx, slot, latestBlockRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We ran into some trouble while trying to update the proposed slot.")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We ran into some trouble while trying to update the proposed slot.")
-		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slotNum, slotNum, err, "reorg", metrics)
+		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slot, slot, err, "reorg", metrics)
 	}
 
 	if forkCount > 0 {
-		loghelper.LogReorg(slot, latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"forkCount": forkCount,
 		}).Info("Updated rows that were forked.")
 	} else {
-		loghelper.LogReorg(slot, latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"forkCount": forkCount,
 		}).Warn("There were no forked rows to update.")
 	}
 
 	if proposedCount == 1 {
-		loghelper.LogReorg(slot, latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"proposedCount": proposedCount,
 		}).Info("Updated the row that should have been marked as proposed.")
 	} else if proposedCount > 1 {
-		loghelper.LogReorg(slot, latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"proposedCount": proposedCount,
 		}).Error("Too many rows were marked as proposed!")
-		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slotNum, slotNum, fmt.Errorf("Too many rows were marked as unproposed."), "reorg", metrics)
+		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slot, slot, fmt.Errorf("Too many rows were marked as unproposed."), "reorg", metrics)
 	} else if proposedCount == 0 {
-		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slotNum, slotNum, fmt.Errorf("Unable to find properly proposed row in DB"), "reorg", metrics)
+		transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, 1, slot, slot, 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.")
+		loghelper.LogReorg(slot.Number(), 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 string, latestBlockRoot string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+func writeReorgs(db sql.Database, slot Slot, latestBlockRoot string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	tx, err := db.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Fatal("Unable to create a new transaction for reorgs")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Fatal("Unable to create a new transaction for reorgs")
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		err := tx.Rollback(ctx)
@@ -344,35 +395,35 @@ func writeReorgs(db sql.Database, slot string, latestBlockRoot string, metrics *
 	}()
 	transactReorgs(tx, ctx, slot, latestBlockRoot, metrics)
 	if err = tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Fatal("Unable to execute the transaction for reorgs")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), 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 string, latestBlockRoot string) (int64, error) {
+func updateForked(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot Slot, latestBlockRoot string) (int64, error) {
 	res, err := tx.Exec(ctx, UpdateForkedStmt, slot, latestBlockRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We are unable to update the eth_beacon.slots table with the forked slots")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), 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, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("Unable to figure out how many entries were marked as forked.")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), 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 string, latestBlockRoot string) (int64, error) {
+func updateProposed(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot Slot, latestBlockRoot string) (int64, error) {
 	res, err := tx.Exec(ctx, UpdateProposedStmt, slot, latestBlockRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("We are unable to update the eth_beacon.slots table with the proposed slot.")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), 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, latestBlockRoot, err).Error("Unable to figure out how many entries were marked as proposed")
+		loghelper.LogReorgError(slot.Number(), latestBlockRoot, err).Error("Unable to figure out how many entries were marked as proposed")
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
@@ -382,17 +433,17 @@ func updateProposed(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, slot string, latestBlockRoot
 // 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 int, endSlot int, entryError error, entryProcess string, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+func transactKnownGaps(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, tableIncrement int, startSlot Slot, endSlot Slot, entryError error, entryProcess string, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
 	var entryErrorMsg string
 	if entryError == nil {
 		entryErrorMsg = ""
 	} else {
 		entryErrorMsg = entryError.Error()
 	}
-	if endSlot-startSlot <= tableIncrement {
+	if endSlot.Number()-startSlot.Number() <= uint64(tableIncrement) {
 		kgModel := DbKnownGaps{
-			StartSlot:         strconv.Itoa(startSlot),
+			StartSlot:         startSlot.Number(),
-			EndSlot:           strconv.Itoa(endSlot),
+			EndSlot:           endSlot.Number(),
 			CheckedOut:        false,
 			ReprocessingError: "",
 			EntryError:        entryErrorMsg,
@@ -400,24 +451,24 @@ func transactKnownGaps(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, tableIncrement int, start
 		}
 		upsertKnownGaps(tx, ctx, kgModel, metric)
 	} else {
-		totalSlots := endSlot - startSlot
+		totalSlots := endSlot.Number() - startSlot.Number()
 		var chunks int
-		chunks = totalSlots / tableIncrement
+		chunks = int(totalSlots / uint64(tableIncrement))
-		if totalSlots%tableIncrement != 0 {
+		if totalSlots%uint64(tableIncrement) != 0 {
 			chunks = chunks + 1
 		}
 
 		for i := 0; i < chunks; i++ {
-			var tempStart, tempEnd int
+			var tempStart, tempEnd Slot
-			tempStart = startSlot + (i * tableIncrement)
+			tempStart = startSlot.PlusInt(i * tableIncrement)
 			if i+1 == chunks {
 				tempEnd = endSlot
 			} else {
-				tempEnd = startSlot + ((i + 1) * tableIncrement)
+				tempEnd = startSlot.PlusInt((i + 1) * tableIncrement)
 			}
 			kgModel := DbKnownGaps{
-				StartSlot:         strconv.Itoa(tempStart),
+				StartSlot:         tempStart.Number(),
-				EndSlot:           strconv.Itoa(tempEnd),
+				EndSlot:           tempEnd.Number(),
 				CheckedOut:        false,
 				ReprocessingError: "",
 				EntryError:        entryErrorMsg,
@@ -430,11 +481,11 @@ 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 int, endSlot int, entryError error, entryProcess string, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+func writeKnownGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, startSlot Slot, endSlot Slot, entryError error, entryProcess string, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	tx, err := db.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).Fatal("Unable to create a new transaction for knownGaps")
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).Fatal("Unable to create a new transaction for knownGaps")
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		err := tx.Rollback(ctx)
@@ -444,7 +495,7 @@ func writeKnownGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, startSlot int, endSlot
 	}()
 	transactKnownGaps(tx, ctx, tableIncrement, startSlot, endSlot, entryError, entryProcess, metric)
 	if err = tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).Fatal("Unable to execute the transaction for knownGaps")
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).Fatal("Unable to execute the transaction for knownGaps")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -467,8 +518,8 @@ 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 int, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
+func writeStartUpGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, firstSlot Slot, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) {
-	var maxSlot int
+	var maxSlot Slot
 	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.")
@@ -496,19 +547,19 @@ func writeStartUpGaps(db sql.Database, tableIncrement int, firstSlot int, metric
 }
 
 // A function to update a knownGap range with a reprocessing error.
-func updateKnownGapErrors(db sql.Database, startSlot int, endSlot int, reprocessingErr error, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) error {
+func updateKnownGapErrors(db sql.Database, startSlot Slot, endSlot Slot, reprocessingErr error, metric *BeaconClientMetrics) error {
 	res, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), UpsertKnownGapsErrorStmt, startSlot, endSlot, reprocessingErr.Error())
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).Error("Unable to update reprocessing_error")
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to update reprocessing_error")
 		return err
 	}
 	row, err := res.RowsAffected()
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).Error("Unable to count rows affected when trying to update reprocessing_error.")
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to count rows affected when trying to update reprocessing_error.")
 		return err
 	}
 	if row != 1 {
-		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(startSlot), strconv.Itoa(endSlot), err).WithFields(log.Fields{
+		loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(startSlot.Number(), endSlot.Number(), err).WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"rowCount": row,
 		}).Error("The rows affected by the upsert for reprocessing_error is not 1.")
 		metric.IncrementKnownGapsReprocessError(1)
@@ -519,13 +570,12 @@ func updateKnownGapErrors(db sql.Database, startSlot int, endSlot int, reprocess
 }
 
 // A quick helper function to calculate the epoch.
-func calculateEpoch(slot int, slotPerEpoch int) string {
+func calculateEpoch(slot Slot, slotPerEpoch uint64) uint64 {
-	epoch := slot / slotPerEpoch
+	return slot.Number() / 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 string) (bool, error) {
+func isSlotProcessed(db sql.Database, checkProcessStmt string, slot Slot) (bool, error) {
 	processRow, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), checkProcessStmt, slot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -542,7 +592,7 @@ func isSlotProcessed(db sql.Database, checkProcessStmt string, slot string) (boo
 
 // 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 string, blockRoot string, stateRoot string) (bool, error) {
+func IsSlotInDb(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, slot Slot, blockRoot string, stateRoot string) (bool, error) {
 	var (
 		isInBeaconState       bool
 		isInSignedBeaconBlock bool
@@ -585,7 +635,7 @@ func IsSlotInDb(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, slot string, blockRoot str
 
 // 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, slot, root string) (bool, error) {
+func checkSlotAndRoot(db sql.Database, statement string, slot Slot, root string) (bool, error) {
 	processRow, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), statement, slot, root)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err

pkg/beaconclient/eth2.0-spec-tests

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

pkg/beaconclient/healthcheck_test.go

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

pkg/beaconclient/incomingsse.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package beaconclient
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -33,11 +34,11 @@ var (
 // 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)) {
+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.SseClient.SubscribeChanRaw(eventHandler.MessagesCh)
+			err := eventHandler.Connect()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -54,9 +55,21 @@ func handleIncomingSseEvent[P ProcessedEvents](eventHandler *SseEvents[P], errMe
 		}
 
 	}()
+
+	// 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 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.")
@@ -64,6 +77,9 @@ 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,
@@ -71,6 +87,21 @@ 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)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -93,6 +124,6 @@ func processMsg[P ProcessedEvents](msg []byte, processCh chan<- *P, errorCh chan
 // Capture all of the event topics.
 func (bc *BeaconClient) captureEventTopic() {
 	log.Info("We are capturing all SSE events")
-	go handleIncomingSseEvent(bc.HeadTracking, bc.Metrics.IncrementHeadError)
+	go handleIncomingSseEvent(bc.HeadTracking, bc.Metrics.IncrementHeadError, time.Second*30)
-	go handleIncomingSseEvent(bc.ReOrgTracking, bc.Metrics.IncrementReorgError)
+	go handleIncomingSseEvent(bc.ReOrgTracking, bc.Metrics.IncrementReorgError, 0)
 }

pkg/beaconclient/models.go

@@ -53,34 +53,45 @@ type ChainReorg struct {
 
 // A struct to capture whats being written to the eth-beacon.slots table.
 type DbSlots struct {
-	Epoch     string // The epoch.
+	Epoch     uint64 // The epoch.
-	Slot      string // The slot.
+	Slot      uint64 // 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          string // The slot.
+	Slot                   uint64                    // The slot.
 	BlockRoot              string                    // The block root
 	ParentBlock            string                    // The parent block root.
-	Eth1BlockHash string // The eth1 block_hash
+	Eth1DataBlockHash      string                    // The eth1 block_hash
 	MhKey                  string                    // The ipld multihash key.
-
+	ExecutionPayloadHeader *DbExecutionPayloadHeader // The ExecutionPayloadHeader (after Bellatrix only).
 }
 
 // A struct to capture whats being written to eth-beacon.state table.
 type DbBeaconState struct {
-	Slot      string // The slot.
+	Slot      uint64 // 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         string // The start slot for known_gaps, inclusive.
+	StartSlot         uint64 // The start slot for known_gaps, inclusive.
-	EndSlot           string // The end slot for known_gaps, inclusive.
+	EndSlot           uint64 // 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

@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ package beaconclient
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
-
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/loghelper"
 )
 
 // This function will perform the necessary steps to handle a reorg.
@@ -31,7 +30,11 @@ func (bc *BeaconClient) handleReorg() {
 	for {
 		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)
+		slot, err := ParseSlot(reorg.Slot)
+		if nil != err {
+			loghelper.LogSlotError(slot.Number(), err)
+		}
+		writeReorgs(bc.Db, slot, reorg.NewHeadBlock, bc.Metrics)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ func (bc *BeaconClient) handleHead() {
 	for {
 		head := <-bc.HeadTracking.ProcessCh
 		// Process all the work here.
-		slot, err := strconv.Atoi(head.Slot)
+		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),
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ func (bc *BeaconClient) handleHead() {
 			bc.StartingSlot = slot
 		}
 
-		go processHeadSlot(bc.Db, bc.ServerEndpoint, slot, head.Block, head.State, bc.PreviousSlot, bc.PreviousBlockRoot, bc.Metrics, bc.KnownGapTableIncrement, bc.CheckDb)
+		go processHeadSlot(slot, head.Block, head.State, bc.SlotProcessingDetails())
 
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"head": head.Slot}).Debug("We finished calling processHeadSlot.")
 

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
+	WHERE checked_out=false AND end_slot >= $1
 	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;`
+	checkHpEntryStmt string = `SELECT * FROM eth_beacon.historic_process WHERE checked_out=false AND end_slot >= $1;`
 	// 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) []error {
+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))
+	return getBatchProcessRow(ctx, hp.db, getHpEntryStmt, checkHpEntryStmt, lockHpEntryStmt, slotCh, strconv.Itoa(hp.uniqueNodeIdentifier), minimumSlot)
 }
 
 // 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(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), errMs.err)
+			loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), 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 int, errCh chan<- batchHistoricError, db sql.Database, serverAddress string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics, checkDb bool, incrementTracker func(uint64)) {
+func processSlotRangeWorker(ctx context.Context, workCh <-chan Slot, errCh chan<- batchHistoricError, spd SlotProcessingDetails, incrementTracker func(uint64)) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		case slot := <-workCh:
 			log.Debug("Handling slot: ", slot)
-			err, errProcess := handleHistoricSlot(ctx, db, serverAddress, slot, metrics, checkDb)
+			err, errProcess := handleHistoricSlot(ctx, slot, spd)
 			if err != nil {
 				errMs := batchHistoricError{
 					err:        err,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func processSlotRangeWorker(ctx context.Context, workCh <-chan int, 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) []error {
+func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStmt string, checkNewRowsStmt string, checkOutRowStmt string, slotCh chan<- slotsToProcess, uniqueNodeIdentifier string, minimumSlot Slot) []error {
 	errCount := make([]error, 0)
 
 	// 5 is an arbitrary number. It allows us to retry a few times before
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStm
 					"errCount": errCount,
 				}).Error("New error entry added")
 			}
-			processRow, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), checkNewRowsStmt)
+			processRow, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), checkNewRowsStmt, minimumSlot)
 			if err != nil {
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 			}
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStm
 
 			// Query the DB for slots.
 			sp := slotsToProcess{}
-			err = tx.QueryRow(dbCtx, getStartEndSlotStmt).Scan(&sp.startSlot, &sp.endSlot)
+			err = tx.QueryRow(dbCtx, getStartEndSlotStmt, minimumSlot).Scan(&sp.startSlot, &sp.endSlot)
 			if err != nil {
 				if err == pgx.ErrNoRows {
 					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 					break
 				}
-				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), getStartEndSlotStmt, err).Error("Unable to get a row")
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), getStartEndSlotStmt, err).Error("Unable to get a row")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 				break
 			}
@@ -186,25 +186,25 @@ 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(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), checkOutRowStmt, err).Error("Unable to checkout the row")
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), checkOutRowStmt, err).Error("Unable to checkout the row")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 				break
 			}
 			rows, err := res.RowsAffected()
 			if err != nil {
-				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."))
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), 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(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), checkOutRowStmt, err).WithFields(log.Fields{
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), checkOutRowStmt, err).WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"rowsReturn": rows,
 				}).Error("We locked too many rows.....")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 				break
 			}
 			if rows == 0 {
-				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), checkOutRowStmt, err).WithFields(log.Fields{
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeStatementError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), checkOutRowStmt, err).WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"rowsReturn": rows,
 				}).Error("We did not lock a single row.")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func getBatchProcessRow(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, getStartEndSlotStm
 			}
 			err = tx.Commit(dbCtx)
 			if err != nil {
-				loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(strconv.Itoa(sp.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(sp.endSlot), err).Error("Unable commit transactions.")
+				loghelper.LogSlotRangeError(sp.startSlot.Number(), sp.endSlot.Number(), err).Error("Unable commit transactions.")
 				errCount = append(errCount, err)
 				break
 			}
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ 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, strconv.Itoa(slots.startSlot))
+					isStartProcess, err := isSlotProcessed(db, checkProcessedStmt, slots.startSlot)
 					if err != nil {
 						errCh <- err
 					}
-					isEndProcess, err := isSlotProcessed(db, checkProcessedStmt, strconv.Itoa(slots.endSlot))
+					isEndProcess, err := isSlotProcessed(db, checkProcessedStmt, slots.endSlot)
 					if err != nil {
 						errCh <- err
 					}
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func removeRowPostProcess(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, processCh <-chan
 					time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 				}
 
-				_, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), removeStmt, strconv.Itoa(slots.startSlot), strconv.Itoa(slots.endSlot))
+				_, err := db.Exec(context.Background(), removeStmt, slots.startSlot.Number(), slots.endSlot.Number())
 				if err != nil {
 					errCh <- err
 				}

pkg/beaconclient/processknowngaps.go

@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ 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
+	WHERE checked_out=false AND end_slot >= $1
 	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;`
+	checkKgEntryStmt string = `SELECT * FROM eth_beacon.known_gaps WHERE checked_out=false AND end_slot >= $1;`
 	// 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
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ 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) []error {
+func (bc *BeaconClient) ProcessKnownGaps(ctx context.Context, maxWorkers int, minimumSlot Slot) []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.KnownGapsProcess.db, bc.ServerEndpoint, bc.Metrics, bc.CheckDb, bc.Metrics.IncrementKnownGapsProcessed)
+	errs := handleBatchProcess(ctx, maxWorkers, bc.KnownGapsProcess, bc.SlotProcessingDetails(), bc.Metrics.IncrementKnownGapsProcessed, minimumSlot)
 	log.Debug("Exiting known gaps processing service")
 	return errs
 }
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ func (bc *BeaconClient) StopKnownGapsProcessing(cancel context.CancelFunc) error
 }
 
 // Get a single row of historical slots from the table.
-func (kgp KnownGapsProcessing) getSlotRange(ctx context.Context, slotCh chan<- slotsToProcess) []error {
+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))
+	return getBatchProcessRow(ctx, kgp.db, getKgEntryStmt, checkKgEntryStmt, lockKgEntryStmt, slotCh, strconv.Itoa(kgp.uniqueNodeIdentifier), minimumSlot)
 }
 
 // Remove the table entry.
@@ -97,21 +97,21 @@ 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(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), err).Error("Unable to see if this slot is in the eth_beacon.known_gaps table")
+				loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), 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(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), err).WithFields(log.Fields{
+				loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), err).WithFields(log.Fields{
 					"queryStatement": checkKgSingleSlotStmt,
 				}).Error("Unable to get the number of rows affected by this statement.")
 			}
 
 			if rows > 0 {
-				loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), errMs.err).Error("We received an error when processing a knownGap")
+				loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), 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(strconv.Itoa(errMs.slot), err).Error("Error processing known gap")
+					loghelper.LogSlotError(errMs.slot.Number(), 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

@@ -23,36 +23,55 @@ 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"
 )
 
-var (
+type SlotProcessingDetails struct {
-	ParentRootUnmarshalError  = "Unable to properly unmarshal the ParentRoot field in the SignedBeaconBlock."
+	Context                      context.Context      // A context generic context with multiple uses.
-	MissingEth1Data           = "Can't get the Eth1 block_hash"
+	ServerEndpoint               string               // What is the endpoint of the beacon server.
-	VersionedUnmarshalerError = "Unable to create a versioned unmarshaler"
+	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,
+	}
+}
 
 type ProcessSlot struct {
 	// Generic
 
-	Slot               int                  // The slot number.
+	Slot               Slot                 // The slot number.
-	Epoch              int                  // The epoch number.
+	Epoch              Epoch                // 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.
@@ -64,10 +83,10 @@ type ProcessSlot struct {
 	// BeaconBlock
 
 	SszSignedBeaconBlock  []byte             // The entire SSZ encoded SignedBeaconBlock
-	FullSignedBeaconBlock si.SignedBeaconBlock // The unmarshaled BeaconState object, the unmarshalling could have errors.
+	FullSignedBeaconBlock *SignedBeaconBlock // The unmarshaled BeaconState object, the unmarshalling could have errors.
 
 	// BeaconState
-	FullBeaconState state.BeaconState // The unmarshaled BeaconState object, the unmarshalling could have errors.
+	FullBeaconState *BeaconState // The unmarshaled BeaconState object, the unmarshalling could have errors.
 	SszBeaconState  []byte       // The entire SSZ encoded BeaconState
 
 	// DB Write objects
@@ -92,7 +111,16 @@ 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, 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) {
+func processFullSlot(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	slot Slot,
+	blockRoot string,
+	stateRoot string,
+	previousSlot Slot,
+	previousBlockRoot string,
+	knownGapsTableIncrement int,
+	headOrHistoric string,
+	spd *SlotProcessingDetails) (error, string) {
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return nil, ""
@@ -103,8 +131,8 @@ func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string,
 			BlockRoot:      blockRoot,
 			StateRoot:      stateRoot,
 			HeadOrHistoric: headOrHistoric,
-			Db:             db,
+			Db:             spd.Db,
-			Metrics:        metrics,
+			Metrics:        spd.Metrics,
 			PerformanceMetrics: PerformanceMetrics{
 				BeaconNodeBlockRetrievalTime: 0,
 				BeaconNodeStateRetrievalTime: 0,
@@ -120,8 +148,8 @@ func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string,
 		}
 
 		g, _ := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
-		vUnmarshalerCh := make(chan *dt.VersionedUnmarshaler, 1)
 
+		if spd.PerformBeaconStateProcessing {
 			// Get the BeaconState.
 			g.Go(func() error {
 				select {
@@ -129,7 +157,7 @@ func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string,
 					return nil
 				default:
 					start := time.Now()
-				err := ps.getBeaconState(serverAddress, vUnmarshalerCh)
+					err := ps.getBeaconState(spd.ServerEndpoint)
 					if err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
@@ -137,7 +165,9 @@ func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string,
 					return nil
 				}
 			})
+		}
 
+		if spd.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
 			// Get the SignedBeaconBlock.
 			g.Go(func() error {
 				select {
@@ -145,7 +175,7 @@ func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string,
 					return nil
 				default:
 					start := time.Now()
-				err := ps.getSignedBeaconBlock(serverAddress, vUnmarshalerCh)
+					err := ps.getSignedBeaconBlock(spd.ServerEndpoint)
 					if err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
@@ -153,25 +183,40 @@ func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string,
 					return nil
 				}
 			})
+		}
 
 		if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
 			return err, "processSlot"
 		}
 
 		parseBeaconTime := time.Now()
-		finalBlockRoot, finalStateRoot, finalEth1BlockHash, err := ps.provideFinalHash()
+		finalBlockRoot, finalStateRoot, _, err := ps.provideFinalHash()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err, "CalculateBlockRoot"
 		}
 		ps.PerformanceMetrics.ParseBeaconObjectForHash = time.Since(parseBeaconTime)
 
-		if checkDb {
+		if spd.CheckDb {
 			checkDbTime := time.Now()
-			inDb, err := IsSlotInDb(ctx, ps.Db, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), finalBlockRoot, finalStateRoot)
+			var blockRequired bool
+			if spd.PerformBeaconBlockProcessing {
+				blockExists, err := checkSlotAndRoot(ps.Db, CheckSignedBeaconBlockStmt, ps.Slot, finalBlockRoot)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err, "checkDb"
 				}
-			if inDb {
+				blockRequired = !blockExists
+			}
+
+			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 {
 				log.WithField("slot", slot).Info("Slot already in the DB.")
 				return nil, ""
 			}
@@ -180,7 +225,7 @@ func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string,
 
 		// Get this object ready to write
 		createDbWriteTime := time.Now()
-		dw, err := ps.createWriteObjects(finalBlockRoot, finalStateRoot, finalEth1BlockHash)
+		dw, err := ps.createWriteObjects()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err, "blockRoot"
 		}
@@ -206,7 +251,7 @@ func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string,
 		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)
@@ -234,97 +279,111 @@ func processFullSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string,
 }
 
 // Handle a slot that is at head. A wrapper function for calling `handleFullSlot`.
-func processHeadSlot(db sql.Database, serverAddress string, slot int, blockRoot string, stateRoot string, previousSlot int, previousBlockRoot string, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics, knownGapsTableIncrement int, checkDb bool) {
+func processHeadSlot(slot Slot, blockRoot string, stateRoot string, spd SlotProcessingDetails) {
-	// Get the knownGaps at startUp.
+	// Get the knownGaps at startUp
-	if previousSlot == 0 && previousBlockRoot == "" {
+	if spd.PreviousSlot == 0 && spd.PreviousBlockRoot == "" {
-		writeStartUpGaps(db, knownGapsTableIncrement, slot, metrics)
+		writeStartUpGaps(spd.Db, spd.KnownGapTableIncrement, slot, spd.Metrics)
 	}
-	err, errReason := processFullSlot(context.Background(), db, serverAddress, slot, blockRoot, stateRoot, previousSlot, previousBlockRoot, "head", metrics, knownGapsTableIncrement, checkDb)
+	// TODO(telackey): Why context.Background()?
+	err, errReason := processFullSlot(context.Background(), slot, blockRoot, stateRoot,
+		spd.PreviousSlot, spd.PreviousBlockRoot, spd.KnownGapTableIncrement, "head", &spd)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeKnownGaps(db, knownGapsTableIncrement, slot, slot, err, errReason, metrics)
+		writeKnownGaps(spd.Db, spd.KnownGapTableIncrement, slot, slot, err, errReason, spd.Metrics)
 	}
 }
 
 // Handle a historic slot. A wrapper function for calling `handleFullSlot`.
-func handleHistoricSlot(ctx context.Context, db sql.Database, serverAddress string, slot int, metrics *BeaconClientMetrics, checkDb bool) (error, string) {
+func handleHistoricSlot(ctx context.Context, slot Slot, spd SlotProcessingDetails) (error, string) {
-	return processFullSlot(ctx, db, serverAddress, slot, "", "", 0, "", "historic", metrics, 1, checkDb)
+	return processFullSlot(ctx, slot, "", "", 0, "",
+		1, "historic", &spd)
 }
 
 // Update the SszSignedBeaconBlock and FullSignedBeaconBlock object with their respective values.
-func (ps *ProcessSlot) getSignedBeaconBlock(serverAddress string, vmCh <-chan *dt.VersionedUnmarshaler) error {
+func (ps *ProcessSlot) getSignedBeaconBlock(serverAddress string) error {
 	var blockIdentifier string // Used to query the block
 	if ps.BlockRoot != "" {
 		blockIdentifier = ps.BlockRoot
 	} else {
-		blockIdentifier = strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot)
+		blockIdentifier = ps.Slot.Format()
-	}
-	blockEndpoint := serverAddress + BcBlockQueryEndpoint + blockIdentifier
-	var err error
-	var rc int
-	ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock, rc, err = querySsz(blockEndpoint, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot))
-	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), err).Error("Unable to properly query the slot.")
-		return err
 	}
 
-	vm := <-vmCh
+	blockEndpoint := serverAddress + BcBlockQueryEndpoint + blockIdentifier
-	if rc != 200 {
+	sszSignedBeaconBlock, rc, err := querySsz(blockEndpoint, ps.Slot)
-		ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock = &wrapper.Phase0SignedBeaconBlock{}
+
+	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
-	if vm == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf(VersionedUnmarshalerError)
 	}
 
-	ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock, err = vm.UnmarshalBeaconBlock(ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock)
+	var signedBeaconBlock SignedBeaconBlock
+	err = signedBeaconBlock.UnmarshalSSZ(sszSignedBeaconBlock)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), err).Warn("Unable to process the slots SignedBeaconBlock")
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(ps.Slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to unmarshal SignedBeaconBlock for slot.")
-		return nil
+		ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock = nil
+		ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock = []byte{}
+		ps.ParentBlockRoot = ""
+		ps.Status = "skipped"
+		return err
 	}
-	ps.ParentBlockRoot = "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
+
+	ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock = &signedBeaconBlock
+	ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock = sszSignedBeaconBlock
+
+	ps.ParentBlockRoot = toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Update the SszBeaconState and FullBeaconState object with their respective values.
-func (ps *ProcessSlot) getBeaconState(serverEndpoint string, vmCh chan<- *dt.VersionedUnmarshaler) error {
+func (ps *ProcessSlot) getBeaconState(serverEndpoint string) error {
 	var stateIdentifier string // Used to query the state
 	if ps.StateRoot != "" {
 		stateIdentifier = ps.StateRoot
 	} else {
-		stateIdentifier = strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot)
+		stateIdentifier = ps.Slot.Format()
 	}
-	stateEndpoint := serverEndpoint + BcStateQueryEndpoint + stateIdentifier
-	ps.SszBeaconState, _, _ = querySsz(stateEndpoint, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot))
 
-	versionedUnmarshaler, err := dt.FromState(ps.SszBeaconState)
+	stateEndpoint := serverEndpoint + BcStateQueryEndpoint + stateIdentifier
+	sszBeaconState, _, err := querySsz(stateEndpoint, ps.Slot)
 	if err != nil {
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), err).Error(VersionedUnmarshalerError)
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(ps.Slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to properly query the BeaconState.")
-		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
 	}
+
+	var beaconState BeaconState
+	err = beaconState.UnmarshalSSZ(sszBeaconState)
+	if err != nil {
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(ps.Slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to unmarshal the 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 int, previousBlockRoot string, knownGapsTableIncrement int) {
+func (ps *ProcessSlot) checkPreviousSlot(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, previousSlot Slot, previousBlockRoot string, knownGapsTableIncrement int) {
-	parentRoot := "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
+	if nil == ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock {
-	slot := int(ps.FullBeaconState.Slot())
+		log.Debug("Can't check block root, no current block.")
+		return
+	}
+	parentRoot := toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
+	slot := ps.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, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot), ps.BlockRoot, ps.Metrics)
+		transactReorgs(tx, ctx, ps.Slot, ps.BlockRoot, ps.Metrics)
 	} else if previousSlot > slot {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"previousSlot": previousSlot,
@@ -335,20 +394,20 @@ 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, strconv.Itoa(previousSlot), parentRoot, ps.Metrics)
+		transactReorgs(tx, ctx, 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(blockRoot, stateRoot, eth1BlockHash string) (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
+func (ps *ProcessSlot) createWriteObjects() (*DatabaseWriter, error) {
 	var status string
 	if ps.Status != "" {
 		status = ps.Status
@@ -356,7 +415,18 @@ func (ps *ProcessSlot) createWriteObjects(blockRoot, stateRoot, eth1BlockHash st
 		status = "proposed"
 	}
 
-	dw, err := CreateDatabaseWrite(ps.Db, ps.Slot, stateRoot, blockRoot, ps.ParentBlockRoot, eth1BlockHash, status, &ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock, &ps.SszBeaconState, ps.Metrics)
+	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)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dw, err
 	}
@@ -364,39 +434,65 @@ func (ps *ProcessSlot) createWriteObjects(blockRoot, stateRoot, eth1BlockHash st
 	return dw, nil
 }
 
-// This function will return the final blockRoot, stateRoot, and eth1BlockHash that will be
+// This function will return the final blockRoot, stateRoot, and eth1DataBlockHash that will be
 // used to write to a DB
 func (ps *ProcessSlot) provideFinalHash() (string, string, string, error) {
 	var (
 		stateRoot         string
 		blockRoot         string
-		eth1BlockHash string
+		eth1DataBlockHash string
 	)
 	if ps.Status == "skipped" {
 		stateRoot = ""
 		blockRoot = ""
-		eth1BlockHash = ""
+		eth1DataBlockHash = ""
 	} else {
 		if ps.StateRoot != "" {
 			stateRoot = ps.StateRoot
 		} else {
-			stateRoot = "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().StateRoot())
+			if nil != ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock {
-			log.Debug("StateRoot: ", stateRoot)
+				stateRoot = toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().StateRoot())
+				log.Debug("BeaconBlock StateRoot: ", stateRoot)
+			} else {
+				log.Debug("BeaconBlock StateRoot: <nil beacon block>")
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ps.BlockRoot != "" {
 			blockRoot = ps.BlockRoot
 		} else {
-			var err error
+			if nil != ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock {
-			rawBlockRoot, err := ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+				rawBlockRoot := ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
-			//blockRoot, err = queryBlockRoot(blockRootEndpoint, strconv.Itoa(ps.Slot))
+				blockRoot = toHex(rawBlockRoot)
-			if err != nil {
-				return "", "", "", err
-			}
-			blockRoot = "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(rawBlockRoot[:])
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"blockRoot": blockRoot}).Debug("Block Root from ssz")
+			} else {
+				log.Debug("BeaconBlock HashTreeRoot: <nil beacon block>")
 			}
-		eth1BlockHash = "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().Body().Eth1Data().BlockHash)
 		}
-	return blockRoot, stateRoot, eth1BlockHash, nil
+		if nil != ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock {
+			eth1DataBlockHash = toHex(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[:])
 }

pkg/beaconclient/queryserver.go

@@ -18,40 +18,16 @@
 package beaconclient
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"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()
-	rc := response.StatusCode
-	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())
-	}
-	return body, rc, nil
-}
-
 // Object to unmarshal the BlockRootResponse
 type BlockRootResponse struct {
 	Data BlockRootMessage `json:"data"`
@@ -62,35 +38,36 @@ type BlockRootMessage struct {
 	Root string `json:"root"`
 }
 
-// A function to query the blockroot for a given slot.
+// A helper function to query endpoints that utilize slots.
-func queryBlockRoot(endpoint string, slot string) (string, error) {
+func querySsz(endpoint string, slot Slot) ([]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!")
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to create a request!")
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to create a request!: %s", err.Error())
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Unable to create a request!: %s", err.Error())
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+	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!")
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to query Beacon Node!")
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to query Beacon Node: %s", err.Error())
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Unable to query Beacon Node: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 	defer response.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+
-	if err != nil {
+	rc := response.StatusCode
-		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot, err).Error("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!")
+	// Any 2xx code is OK.
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!: %s", err.Error())
+	if rc < 200 || rc >= 300 {
+		return nil, rc, fmt.Errorf("HTTP Error: %d", rc)
 	}
 
-	resp := BlockRootResponse{}
+	var body bytes.Buffer
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &resp); err != nil {
+	buf := bufio.NewWriter(&body)
-		loghelper.LogEndpoint(endpoint).WithFields(log.Fields{
+	_, err = io.Copy(buf, response.Body)
-			"rawMessage": string(body),
+	if err != nil {
-			"err":        err,
+		loghelper.LogSlotError(slot.Number(), err).Error("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!")
-		}).Error("Unable to unmarshal the block root")
+		return nil, rc, fmt.Errorf("Unable to turn response into a []bytes array!: %s", err.Error())
-		return "", err
 	}
-	return resp.Data.Root, nil
+
+	return body.Bytes(), rc, nil
 }

pkg/beaconclient/systemvalidation_test.go

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package beaconclient_test
 
 import (
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	//. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer/pkg/beaconclient"
 )
 
@@ -24,9 +25,18 @@ var (
 		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,
 	}
 )
+
+// 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() {
 			It("We should process the messages successfully", func() {

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