lighthouse/eth2/lmd_ghost/src/lib.rs

mod reduced_tree;

use std::sync::Arc;
use store::Store;
use types::{EthSpec, Hash256, Slot};

pub use reduced_tree::ThreadSafeReducedTree;

pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, String>;

pub trait LmdGhost<S: Store, E: EthSpec>: Send + Sync {
    /// Create a new instance, with the given `store` and `finalized_root`.
    fn new(store: Arc<S>, finalized_root: Hash256) -> Self;

    /// Process an attestation message from some validator that attests to some `block_hash`
    /// representing a block at some `block_slot`.
    fn process_attestation(
        &self,
        validator_index: usize,
        block_hash: Hash256,
        block_slot: Slot,
    ) -> Result<()>;

    /// Process a block that was seen on the network.
    fn process_block(&self, block_hash: Hash256, block_slot: Slot) -> Result<()>;

    /// Returns the head of the chain, starting the search at `start_block_root` and moving upwards
    /// (in block height).
    fn find_head<F>(&self, start_block_root: Hash256, weight: F) -> Result<Hash256>
    where
        F: Fn(usize) -> Option<u64> + Copy;

    /// Provide an indication that the blockchain has been finalized at the given `finalized_root`.
    fn update_finalized_root(&self, finalized_root: Hash256) -> Result<()>;
}