Initial Interop Updates (#492)

* Add interop chain spec and rename chain_id

* Add ability to connect to raw libp2p nodes

* Adds Identify protocol, clean up RPC protocol name handling

* Update to latest libp2p, gossipsub improvements

* Updates to latest interop branch.

- Shifts decoding of objects into message handler.
- Updates to latest interop gossipsub.
- Adds interop spec constant.

* Configuration updates allow for verbosity CLI flag and spec constants

* Update submodules to master

* Correct minimal chainspec modifications

* Duplication of validator polls are no longer fatal

* Apply PR suggestions

beacon_node/client/src/config.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::Eth2Config;
 use clap::ArgMatches;
 use http_server::HttpServerConfig;
 use network::NetworkConfig;
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@ impl Default for Config {
             log_file: PathBuf::from(""),
             db_type: "disk".to_string(),
             db_name: "chain_db".to_string(),
-            // Note: there are no default bootnodes specified.
-            // Once bootnodes are established, add them here.
             network: NetworkConfig::new(),
             rpc: rpc::RPCConfig::default(),
             http: HttpServerConfig::default(),
@@ -129,6 +128,15 @@ impl Config {
             self.data_dir = PathBuf::from(dir);
         };
 
+        if let Some(default_spec) = args.value_of("default-spec") {
+            match default_spec {
+                "mainnet" => self.spec_constants = Eth2Config::mainnet().spec_constants,
+                "minimal" => self.spec_constants = Eth2Config::minimal().spec_constants,
+                "interop" => self.spec_constants = Eth2Config::interop().spec_constants,
+                _ => {} // not supported
+            }
+        }
+
         if let Some(dir) = args.value_of("db") {
             self.db_type = dir.to_string();
         };

beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/Cargo.toml

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 clap = "2.32.0"
 #SigP repository 
-libp2p =  { git = "https://github.com/SigP/rust-libp2p", rev = "be5710bbde69d8c5be732c13ba64239e2f370a7b" }
+libp2p =  { git = "https://github.com/SigP/rust-libp2p", rev = "b0d3cf7b4b0fa6c555b64dbdd110673a05457abd" }
-enr =  { git = "https://github.com/SigP/rust-libp2p/", rev = "be5710bbde69d8c5be732c13ba64239e2f370a7b", features = ["serde"] }
+enr =  { git = "https://github.com/SigP/rust-libp2p/", rev = "b0d3cf7b4b0fa6c555b64dbdd110673a05457abd", features = ["serde"] }
 types = { path =  "../../eth2/types" }
 serde = "1.0"
 serde_derive = "1.0"

beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/behaviour.rs

@@ -2,47 +2,52 @@ use crate::discovery::Discovery;
 use crate::rpc::{RPCEvent, RPCMessage, RPC};
 use crate::{error, NetworkConfig};
 use crate::{Topic, TopicHash};
+use crate::{BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC, BEACON_BLOCK_TOPIC};
 use futures::prelude::*;
 use libp2p::{
-    core::{
+    core::identity::Keypair,
-        identity::Keypair,
-        swarm::{NetworkBehaviourAction, NetworkBehaviourEventProcess},
-    },
     discv5::Discv5Event,
     gossipsub::{Gossipsub, GossipsubEvent},
+    identify::{Identify, IdentifyEvent},
     ping::{Ping, PingConfig, PingEvent},
+    swarm::{NetworkBehaviourAction, NetworkBehaviourEventProcess},
     tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite},
     NetworkBehaviour, PeerId,
 };
-use slog::{o, trace, warn};
+use slog::{debug, o, trace};
-use ssz::{ssz_encode, Decode, DecodeError, Encode};
+use ssz::{ssz_encode, Encode};
 use std::num::NonZeroU32;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use types::{Attestation, BeaconBlock, EthSpec};
+
+const MAX_IDENTIFY_ADDRESSES: usize = 20;
 
 /// Builds the network behaviour that manages the core protocols of eth2.
 /// This core behaviour is managed by `Behaviour` which adds peer management to all core
 /// behaviours.
 #[derive(NetworkBehaviour)]
-#[behaviour(out_event = "BehaviourEvent<E>", poll_method = "poll")]
+#[behaviour(out_event = "BehaviourEvent", poll_method = "poll")]
-pub struct Behaviour<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> {
+pub struct Behaviour<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> {
     /// The routing pub-sub mechanism for eth2.
     gossipsub: Gossipsub<TSubstream>,
-    /// The serenity RPC specified in the wire-0 protocol.
+    /// The Eth2 RPC specified in the wire-0 protocol.
-    serenity_rpc: RPC<TSubstream, E>,
+    eth2_rpc: RPC<TSubstream>,
     /// Keep regular connection to peers and disconnect if absent.
+    // TODO: Remove Libp2p ping in favour of discv5 ping.
     ping: Ping<TSubstream>,
-    /// Kademlia for peer discovery.
+    // TODO: Using id for initial interop. This will be removed by mainnet.
+    /// Provides IP addresses and peer information.
+    identify: Identify<TSubstream>,
+    /// Discovery behaviour.
     discovery: Discovery<TSubstream>,
     #[behaviour(ignore)]
     /// The events generated by this behaviour to be consumed in the swarm poll.
-    events: Vec<BehaviourEvent<E>>,
+    events: Vec<BehaviourEvent>,
     /// Logger for behaviour actions.
     #[behaviour(ignore)]
     log: slog::Logger,
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSubstream, E> {
+impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> Behaviour<TSubstream> {
     pub fn new(
         local_key: &Keypair,
         net_conf: &NetworkConfig,
@@ -50,17 +55,25 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSubstream, E> {
     ) -> error::Result<Self> {
         let local_peer_id = local_key.public().clone().into_peer_id();
         let behaviour_log = log.new(o!());
+
         let ping_config = PingConfig::new()
             .with_timeout(Duration::from_secs(30))
             .with_interval(Duration::from_secs(20))
             .with_max_failures(NonZeroU32::new(2).expect("2 != 0"))
             .with_keep_alive(false);
 
+        let identify = Identify::new(
+            "lighthouse/libp2p".into(),
+            version::version(),
+            local_key.public(),
+        );
+
         Ok(Behaviour {
-            serenity_rpc: RPC::new(log),
+            eth2_rpc: RPC::new(log),
             gossipsub: Gossipsub::new(local_peer_id.clone(), net_conf.gs_config.clone()),
             discovery: Discovery::new(local_key, net_conf, log)?,
             ping: Ping::new(ping_config),
+            identify,
             events: Vec::new(),
             log: behaviour_log,
         })
@@ -68,31 +81,20 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSubstream, E> {
 }
 
 // Implement the NetworkBehaviourEventProcess trait so that we can derive NetworkBehaviour for Behaviour
-impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<GossipsubEvent>
+impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<GossipsubEvent>
-    for Behaviour<TSubstream, E>
+    for Behaviour<TSubstream>
 {
     fn inject_event(&mut self, event: GossipsubEvent) {
         match event {
             GossipsubEvent::Message(gs_msg) => {
                 trace!(self.log, "Received GossipEvent"; "msg" => format!("{:?}", gs_msg));
 
-                let pubsub_message = match PubsubMessage::from_ssz_bytes(&gs_msg.data) {
+                let msg = PubsubMessage::from_topics(&gs_msg.topics, gs_msg.data);
-                    //TODO: Punish peer on error
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        warn!(
-                            self.log,
-                            "Received undecodable message from Peer {:?} error", gs_msg.source;
-                            "error" => format!("{:?}", e)
-                        );
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    Ok(msg) => msg,
-                };
 
                 self.events.push(BehaviourEvent::GossipMessage {
                     source: gs_msg.source,
                     topics: gs_msg.topics,
-                    message: Box::new(pubsub_message),
+                    message: msg,
                 });
             }
             GossipsubEvent::Subscribed { .. } => {}
@@ -101,8 +103,8 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> NetworkBehaviourEventProces
     }
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<RPCMessage>
+impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<RPCMessage>
-    for Behaviour<TSubstream, E>
+    for Behaviour<TSubstream>
 {
     fn inject_event(&mut self, event: RPCMessage) {
         match event {
@@ -119,19 +121,19 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> NetworkBehaviourEventProces
     }
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<PingEvent>
+impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<PingEvent>
-    for Behaviour<TSubstream, E>
+    for Behaviour<TSubstream>
 {
     fn inject_event(&mut self, _event: PingEvent) {
         // not interested in ping responses at the moment.
     }
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSubstream, E> {
+impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> Behaviour<TSubstream> {
     /// Consumes the events list when polled.
     fn poll<TBehaviourIn>(
         &mut self,
-    ) -> Async<NetworkBehaviourAction<TBehaviourIn, BehaviourEvent<E>>> {
+    ) -> Async<NetworkBehaviourAction<TBehaviourIn, BehaviourEvent>> {
         if !self.events.is_empty() {
             return Async::Ready(NetworkBehaviourAction::GenerateEvent(self.events.remove(0)));
         }
@@ -140,8 +142,36 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSubstream, E> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<Discv5Event>
+impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<IdentifyEvent>
-    for Behaviour<TSubstream, E>
+    for Behaviour<TSubstream>
+{
+    fn inject_event(&mut self, event: IdentifyEvent) {
+        match event {
+            IdentifyEvent::Identified {
+                peer_id, mut info, ..
+            } => {
+                if info.listen_addrs.len() > MAX_IDENTIFY_ADDRESSES {
+                    debug!(
+                        self.log,
+                        "More than 20 addresses have been identified, truncating"
+                    );
+                    info.listen_addrs.truncate(MAX_IDENTIFY_ADDRESSES);
+                }
+                debug!(self.log, "Identified Peer"; "Peer" => format!("{}", peer_id),
+                "Protocol Version" => info.protocol_version,
+                "Agent Version" => info.agent_version,
+                "Listening Addresses" => format!("{:?}", info.listen_addrs),
+                "Protocols" => format!("{:?}", info.protocols)
+                );
+            }
+            IdentifyEvent::Error { .. } => {}
+            IdentifyEvent::SendBack { .. } => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<Discv5Event>
+    for Behaviour<TSubstream>
 {
     fn inject_event(&mut self, _event: Discv5Event) {
         // discv5 has no events to inject
@@ -149,7 +179,7 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> NetworkBehaviourEventProces
 }
 
 /// Implements the combined behaviour for the libp2p service.
-impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSubstream, E> {
+impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> Behaviour<TSubstream> {
     /* Pubsub behaviour functions */
 
     /// Subscribes to a gossipsub topic.
@@ -158,7 +188,7 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSubstream, E> {
     }
 
     /// Publishes a message on the pubsub (gossipsub) behaviour.
-    pub fn publish(&mut self, topics: Vec<Topic>, message: PubsubMessage<E>) {
+    pub fn publish(&mut self, topics: Vec<Topic>, message: PubsubMessage) {
         let message_bytes = ssz_encode(&message);
         for topic in topics {
             self.gossipsub.publish(topic, message_bytes.clone());
@@ -169,7 +199,7 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSubstream, E> {
 
     /// Sends an RPC Request/Response via the RPC protocol.
     pub fn send_rpc(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId, rpc_event: RPCEvent) {
-        self.serenity_rpc.send_rpc(peer_id, rpc_event);
+        self.eth2_rpc.send_rpc(peer_id, rpc_event);
     }
 
     /* Discovery / Peer management functions */
@@ -179,99 +209,60 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite, E: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSubstream, E> {
 }
 
 /// The types of events than can be obtained from polling the behaviour.
-pub enum BehaviourEvent<E: EthSpec> {
+pub enum BehaviourEvent {
     RPC(PeerId, RPCEvent),
     PeerDialed(PeerId),
     PeerDisconnected(PeerId),
     GossipMessage {
         source: PeerId,
         topics: Vec<TopicHash>,
-        message: Box<PubsubMessage<E>>,
+        message: PubsubMessage,
     },
 }
 
 /// Messages that are passed to and from the pubsub (Gossipsub) behaviour.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub enum PubsubMessage<E: EthSpec> {
+pub enum PubsubMessage {
     /// Gossipsub message providing notification of a new block.
-    Block(BeaconBlock<E>),
+    Block(Vec<u8>),
     /// Gossipsub message providing notification of a new attestation.
-    Attestation(Attestation<E>),
+    Attestation(Vec<u8>),
+    /// Gossipsub message from an unknown topic.
+    Unknown(Vec<u8>),
 }
 
-//TODO: Correctly encode/decode enums. Prefixing with integer for now.
+impl PubsubMessage {
-impl<E: EthSpec> Encode for PubsubMessage<E> {
+    /* Note: This is assuming we are not hashing topics. If we choose to hash topics, these will
+     * need to be modified.
+     *
+     * Also note that a message can be associated with many topics. As soon as one of the topics is
+     * known we match. If none of the topics are known we return an unknown state.
+     */
+    fn from_topics(topics: &Vec<TopicHash>, data: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        for topic in topics {
+            match topic.as_str() {
+                BEACON_BLOCK_TOPIC => return PubsubMessage::Block(data),
+                BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC => return PubsubMessage::Attestation(data),
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+        PubsubMessage::Unknown(data)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Encode for PubsubMessage {
     fn is_ssz_fixed_len() -> bool {
         false
     }
 
     fn ssz_append(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {
-        let offset = <u32 as Encode>::ssz_fixed_len() + <Vec<u8> as Encode>::ssz_fixed_len();
-
-        let mut encoder = ssz::SszEncoder::container(buf, offset);
-
         match self {
-            PubsubMessage::Block(block_gossip) => {
+            PubsubMessage::Block(inner)
-                encoder.append(&0_u32);
+            | PubsubMessage::Attestation(inner)
-
+            | PubsubMessage::Unknown(inner) => {
                 // Encode the gossip as a Vec<u8>;
-                encoder.append(&block_gossip.as_ssz_bytes());
+                buf.append(&mut inner.as_ssz_bytes());
-            }
-            PubsubMessage::Attestation(attestation_gossip) => {
-                encoder.append(&1_u32);
-
-                // Encode the gossip as a Vec<u8>;
-                encoder.append(&attestation_gossip.as_ssz_bytes());
             }
         }
-
-        encoder.finalize();
-    }
-}
-
-impl<E: EthSpec> Decode for PubsubMessage<E> {
-    fn is_ssz_fixed_len() -> bool {
-        false
-    }
-
-    fn from_ssz_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, ssz::DecodeError> {
-        let mut builder = ssz::SszDecoderBuilder::new(&bytes);
-
-        builder.register_type::<u32>()?;
-        builder.register_type::<Vec<u8>>()?;
-
-        let mut decoder = builder.build()?;
-
-        let id: u32 = decoder.decode_next()?;
-        let body: Vec<u8> = decoder.decode_next()?;
-
-        match id {
-            0 => Ok(PubsubMessage::Block(BeaconBlock::from_ssz_bytes(&body)?)),
-            1 => Ok(PubsubMessage::Attestation(Attestation::from_ssz_bytes(
-                &body,
-            )?)),
-            _ => Err(DecodeError::BytesInvalid(
-                "Invalid PubsubMessage id".to_string(),
-            )),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use super::*;
-    use types::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn ssz_encoding() {
-        let original = PubsubMessage::Block(BeaconBlock::<MainnetEthSpec>::empty(
-            &MainnetEthSpec::default_spec(),
-        ));
-
-        let encoded = ssz_encode(&original);
-
-        let decoded = PubsubMessage::from_ssz_bytes(&encoded).unwrap();
-
-        assert_eq!(original, decoded);
     }
 }

beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/config.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use clap::ArgMatches;
 use enr::Enr;
 use libp2p::gossipsub::{GossipsubConfig, GossipsubConfigBuilder};
+use libp2p::Multiaddr;
 use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 /// The beacon node topic string to subscribe to.
-pub const BEACON_PUBSUB_TOPIC: &str = "beacon_block";
+pub const BEACON_BLOCK_TOPIC: &str = "beacon_block";
 pub const BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC: &str = "beacon_attestation";
 pub const SHARD_TOPIC_PREFIX: &str = "shard";
 
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// List of nodes to initially connect to.
     pub boot_nodes: Vec<Enr>,
 
+    /// List of libp2p nodes to initially connect to.
+    pub libp2p_nodes: Vec<Multiaddr>,
+
     /// Client version
     pub client_version: String,
 
@@ -60,12 +64,13 @@ impl Default for Config {
             discovery_port: 9000,
             max_peers: 10,
             //TODO: Set realistic values for production
+            // Note: This defaults topics to plain strings. Not hashes
             gs_config: GossipsubConfigBuilder::new()
-                .max_gossip_size(4_000_000)
+                .max_transmit_size(1_000_000)
-                .inactivity_timeout(Duration::from_secs(90))
                 .heartbeat_interval(Duration::from_secs(20))
                 .build(),
             boot_nodes: vec![],
+            libp2p_nodes: vec![],
             client_version: version::version(),
             topics: Vec::new(),
         }
@@ -118,6 +123,21 @@ impl Config {
                 .collect::<Result<Vec<Enr>, _>>()?;
         }
 
+        if let Some(libp2p_addresses_str) = args.value_of("libp2p-addresses") {
+            self.libp2p_nodes = libp2p_addresses_str
+                .split(',')
+                .map(|multiaddr| {
+                    multiaddr
+                        .parse()
+                        .map_err(|_| format!("Invalid Multiaddr: {}", multiaddr))
+                })
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<Multiaddr>, _>>()?;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(topics_str) = args.value_of("topics") {
+            self.topics = topics_str.split(',').map(|s| s.into()).collect();
+        }
+
         if let Some(discovery_address_str) = args.value_of("discovery-address") {
             self.discovery_address = discovery_address_str
                 .parse()

beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/discovery.rs

@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ use crate::{error, NetworkConfig};
 /// Currently using discv5 for peer discovery.
 ///
 use futures::prelude::*;
-use libp2p::core::swarm::{
+use libp2p::core::{identity::Keypair, ConnectedPoint, Multiaddr, PeerId};
-    ConnectedPoint, NetworkBehaviour, NetworkBehaviourAction, PollParameters,
-};
-use libp2p::core::{identity::Keypair, Multiaddr, PeerId, ProtocolsHandler};
 use libp2p::discv5::{Discv5, Discv5Event};
 use libp2p::enr::{Enr, EnrBuilder, NodeId};
 use libp2p::multiaddr::Protocol;
+use libp2p::swarm::{NetworkBehaviour, NetworkBehaviourAction, PollParameters, ProtocolsHandler};
 use slog::{debug, info, o, warn};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fs::File;
@@ -37,6 +35,9 @@ pub struct Discovery<TSubstream> {
     /// The target number of connected peers on the libp2p interface.
     max_peers: usize,
 
+    /// directory to save ENR to
+    enr_dir: String,
+
     /// The delay between peer discovery searches.
     peer_discovery_delay: Delay,
 
@@ -54,9 +55,6 @@ pub struct Discovery<TSubstream> {
 
     /// Logger for the discovery behaviour.
     log: slog::Logger,
-
-    /// directory to save ENR to
-    enr_dir: String,
 }
 
 impl<TSubstream> Discovery<TSubstream> {

beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/lib.rs

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ mod service;
 
 pub use behaviour::PubsubMessage;
 pub use config::{
-    Config as NetworkConfig, BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC, BEACON_PUBSUB_TOPIC, SHARD_TOPIC_PREFIX,
+    Config as NetworkConfig, BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC, BEACON_BLOCK_TOPIC, SHARD_TOPIC_PREFIX,
 };
-pub use libp2p::floodsub::{Topic, TopicBuilder, TopicHash};
+pub use libp2p::gossipsub::{Topic, TopicHash};
 pub use libp2p::multiaddr;
 pub use libp2p::Multiaddr;
 pub use libp2p::{

beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/handler.rs

@@ -5,23 +5,21 @@ use crate::rpc::protocol::{InboundFramed, OutboundFramed};
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 use fnv::FnvHashMap;
 use futures::prelude::*;
-use libp2p::core::protocols_handler::{
+use libp2p::core::upgrade::{InboundUpgrade, OutboundUpgrade};
+use libp2p::swarm::protocols_handler::{
     KeepAlive, ProtocolsHandler, ProtocolsHandlerEvent, ProtocolsHandlerUpgrErr, SubstreamProtocol,
 };
-use libp2p::core::upgrade::{InboundUpgrade, OutboundUpgrade};
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
-use types::EthSpec;
 
 /// The time (in seconds) before a substream that is awaiting a response times out.
 pub const RESPONSE_TIMEOUT: u64 = 9;
 
 /// Implementation of `ProtocolsHandler` for the RPC protocol.
-pub struct RPCHandler<TSubstream, E>
+pub struct RPCHandler<TSubstream>
 where
     TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
-    E: EthSpec,
 {
     /// The upgrade for inbound substreams.
     listen_protocol: SubstreamProtocol<RPCProtocol>,
@@ -56,8 +54,8 @@ where
     /// After the given duration has elapsed, an inactive connection will shutdown.
     inactive_timeout: Duration,
 
-    /// Phantom EthSpec.
+    /// Marker to pin the generic stream.
-    _phantom: PhantomData<E>,
+    _phantom: PhantomData<TSubstream>,
 }
 
 /// An outbound substream is waiting a response from the user.
@@ -90,10 +88,9 @@ where
     },
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream, E> RPCHandler<TSubstream, E>
+impl<TSubstream> RPCHandler<TSubstream>
 where
     TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
-    E: EthSpec,
 {
     pub fn new(
         listen_protocol: SubstreamProtocol<RPCProtocol>,
@@ -145,20 +142,18 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream, E> Default for RPCHandler<TSubstream, E>
+impl<TSubstream> Default for RPCHandler<TSubstream>
 where
     TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
-    E: EthSpec,
 {
     fn default() -> Self {
         RPCHandler::new(SubstreamProtocol::new(RPCProtocol), Duration::from_secs(30))
     }
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream, E> ProtocolsHandler for RPCHandler<TSubstream, E>
+impl<TSubstream> ProtocolsHandler for RPCHandler<TSubstream>
 where
     TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
-    E: EthSpec,
 {
     type InEvent = RPCEvent;
     type OutEvent = RPCEvent;
@@ -273,7 +268,11 @@ where
         Self::Error,
     > {
         if let Some(err) = self.pending_error.take() {
-            return Err(err);
+            // Returning an error here will result in dropping any peer that doesn't support any of
+            // the RPC protocols. For our immediate purposes we permit this and simply log that an
+            // upgrade was not supported.
+            // TODO: Add a logger to the handler for trace output.
+            dbg!(&err);
         }
 
         // return any events that need to be reported

beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/mod.rs

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 use futures::prelude::*;
 use handler::RPCHandler;
-use libp2p::core::protocols_handler::ProtocolsHandler;
+use libp2p::core::ConnectedPoint;
-use libp2p::core::swarm::{
+use libp2p::swarm::{
-    ConnectedPoint, NetworkBehaviour, NetworkBehaviourAction, PollParameters,
+    protocols_handler::ProtocolsHandler, NetworkBehaviour, NetworkBehaviourAction, PollParameters,
 };
 use libp2p::{Multiaddr, PeerId};
 pub use methods::{ErrorMessage, HelloMessage, RPCErrorResponse, RPCResponse, RequestId};
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ pub use protocol::{RPCError, RPCProtocol, RPCRequest};
 use slog::o;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
-use types::EthSpec;
 
 pub(crate) mod codec;
 mod handler;
@@ -50,16 +49,16 @@ impl RPCEvent {
 
 /// Implements the libp2p `NetworkBehaviour` trait and therefore manages network-level
 /// logic.
-pub struct RPC<TSubstream, E: EthSpec> {
+pub struct RPC<TSubstream> {
     /// Queue of events to processed.
     events: Vec<NetworkBehaviourAction<RPCEvent, RPCMessage>>,
     /// Pins the generic substream.
-    marker: PhantomData<(TSubstream, E)>,
+    marker: PhantomData<(TSubstream)>,
     /// Slog logger for RPC behaviour.
     _log: slog::Logger,
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream, E: EthSpec> RPC<TSubstream, E> {
+impl<TSubstream> RPC<TSubstream> {
     pub fn new(log: &slog::Logger) -> Self {
         let log = log.new(o!("Service" => "Libp2p-RPC"));
         RPC {
@@ -80,12 +79,11 @@ impl<TSubstream, E: EthSpec> RPC<TSubstream, E> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<TSubstream, E> NetworkBehaviour for RPC<TSubstream, E>
+impl<TSubstream> NetworkBehaviour for RPC<TSubstream>
 where
     TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
-    E: EthSpec,
 {
-    type ProtocolsHandler = RPCHandler<TSubstream, E>;
+    type ProtocolsHandler = RPCHandler<TSubstream>;
     type OutEvent = RPCMessage;
 
     fn new_handler(&mut self) -> Self::ProtocolsHandler {

beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/rpc/protocol.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use futures::{
     future::{self, FutureResult},
     sink, stream, Sink, Stream,
 };
-use libp2p::core::{upgrade, InboundUpgrade, OutboundUpgrade, UpgradeInfo};
+use libp2p::core::{upgrade, InboundUpgrade, OutboundUpgrade, ProtocolName, UpgradeInfo};
 use std::io;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::codec::Framed;
@@ -28,24 +28,22 @@ const REQUEST_TIMEOUT: u64 = 3;
 pub struct RPCProtocol;
 
 impl UpgradeInfo for RPCProtocol {
-    type Info = RawProtocolId;
+    type Info = ProtocolId;
     type InfoIter = Vec<Self::Info>;
 
     fn protocol_info(&self) -> Self::InfoIter {
         vec![
-            ProtocolId::new("hello", "1.0.0", "ssz").into(),
+            ProtocolId::new("hello", "1.0.0", "ssz"),
-            ProtocolId::new("goodbye", "1.0.0", "ssz").into(),
+            ProtocolId::new("goodbye", "1.0.0", "ssz"),
-            ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_roots", "1.0.0", "ssz").into(),
+            ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_roots", "1.0.0", "ssz"),
-            ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_headers", "1.0.0", "ssz").into(),
+            ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_headers", "1.0.0", "ssz"),
-            ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_bodies", "1.0.0", "ssz").into(),
+            ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_bodies", "1.0.0", "ssz"),
         ]
     }
 }
 
-/// The raw protocol id sent over the wire.
-type RawProtocolId = Vec<u8>;
-
 /// Tracks the types in a protocol id.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ProtocolId {
     /// The rpc message type/name.
     pub message_name: String,
@@ -55,44 +53,31 @@ pub struct ProtocolId {
 
     /// The encoding of the RPC.
     pub encoding: String,
+
+    /// The protocol id that is formed from the above fields.
+    protocol_id: String,
 }
 
 /// An RPC protocol ID.
 impl ProtocolId {
     pub fn new(message_name: &str, version: &str, encoding: &str) -> Self {
+        let protocol_id = format!(
+            "{}/{}/{}/{}",
+            PROTOCOL_PREFIX, message_name, version, encoding
+        );
+
         ProtocolId {
             message_name: message_name.into(),
             version: version.into(),
             encoding: encoding.into(),
+            protocol_id,
         }
     }
-
-    /// Converts a raw RPC protocol id string into an `RPCProtocolId`
-    pub fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, RPCError> {
-        let protocol_string = String::from_utf8(bytes.to_vec())
-            .map_err(|_| RPCError::InvalidProtocol("Invalid protocol Id"))?;
-        let protocol_list: Vec<&str> = protocol_string.as_str().split('/').take(7).collect();
-
-        if protocol_list.len() != 7 {
-            return Err(RPCError::InvalidProtocol("Not enough '/'"));
-        }
-
-        Ok(ProtocolId {
-            message_name: protocol_list[4].into(),
-            version: protocol_list[5].into(),
-            encoding: protocol_list[6].into(),
-        })
-    }
 }
 
-impl Into<RawProtocolId> for ProtocolId {
+impl ProtocolName for ProtocolId {
-    fn into(self) -> RawProtocolId {
+    fn protocol_name(&self) -> &[u8] {
-        format!(
+        self.protocol_id.as_bytes()
-            "{}/{}/{}/{}",
-            PROTOCOL_PREFIX, self.message_name, self.version, self.encoding
-        )
-        .as_bytes()
-        .to_vec()
     }
 }
 
@@ -127,16 +112,11 @@ where
     fn upgrade_inbound(
         self,
         socket: upgrade::Negotiated<TSocket>,
-        protocol: RawProtocolId,
+        protocol: ProtocolId,
     ) -> Self::Future {
-        // TODO: Verify this
+        match protocol.encoding.as_str() {
-        let protocol_id =
-            ProtocolId::from_bytes(&protocol).expect("Can decode all supported protocols");
-
-        match protocol_id.encoding.as_str() {
             "ssz" | _ => {
-                let ssz_codec =
+                let ssz_codec = BaseInboundCodec::new(SSZInboundCodec::new(protocol, MAX_RPC_SIZE));
-                    BaseInboundCodec::new(SSZInboundCodec::new(protocol_id, MAX_RPC_SIZE));
                 let codec = InboundCodec::SSZ(ssz_codec);
                 Framed::new(socket, codec)
                     .into_future()
@@ -171,7 +151,7 @@ pub enum RPCRequest {
 }
 
 impl UpgradeInfo for RPCRequest {
-    type Info = RawProtocolId;
+    type Info = ProtocolId;
     type InfoIter = Vec<Self::Info>;
 
     // add further protocols as we support more encodings/versions
@@ -182,22 +162,25 @@ impl UpgradeInfo for RPCRequest {
 
 /// Implements the encoding per supported protocol for RPCRequest.
 impl RPCRequest {
-    pub fn supported_protocols(&self) -> Vec<RawProtocolId> {
+    pub fn supported_protocols(&self) -> Vec<ProtocolId> {
         match self {
             // add more protocols when versions/encodings are supported
-            RPCRequest::Hello(_) => vec![ProtocolId::new("hello", "1.0.0", "ssz").into()],
+            RPCRequest::Hello(_) => vec![
-            RPCRequest::Goodbye(_) => vec![ProtocolId::new("goodbye", "1.0.0", "ssz").into()],
+                ProtocolId::new("hello", "1.0.0", "ssz"),
+                ProtocolId::new("goodbye", "1.0.0", "ssz"),
+            ],
+            RPCRequest::Goodbye(_) => vec![ProtocolId::new("goodbye", "1.0.0", "ssz")],
             RPCRequest::BeaconBlockRoots(_) => {
-                vec![ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_roots", "1.0.0", "ssz").into()]
+                vec![ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_roots", "1.0.0", "ssz")]
             }
             RPCRequest::BeaconBlockHeaders(_) => {
-                vec![ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_headers", "1.0.0", "ssz").into()]
+                vec![ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_headers", "1.0.0", "ssz")]
             }
             RPCRequest::BeaconBlockBodies(_) => {
-                vec![ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_bodies", "1.0.0", "ssz").into()]
+                vec![ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_bodies", "1.0.0", "ssz")]
             }
             RPCRequest::BeaconChainState(_) => {
-                vec![ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_state", "1.0.0", "ssz").into()]
+                vec![ProtocolId::new("beacon_block_state", "1.0.0", "ssz")]
             }
         }
     }
@@ -230,12 +213,9 @@ where
         socket: upgrade::Negotiated<TSocket>,
         protocol: Self::Info,
     ) -> Self::Future {
-        let protocol_id =
+        match protocol.encoding.as_str() {
-            ProtocolId::from_bytes(&protocol).expect("Can decode all supported protocols");
-
-        match protocol_id.encoding.as_str() {
             "ssz" | _ => {
-                let ssz_codec = BaseOutboundCodec::new(SSZOutboundCodec::new(protocol_id, 4096));
+                let ssz_codec = BaseOutboundCodec::new(SSZOutboundCodec::new(protocol, 4096));
                 let codec = OutboundCodec::SSZ(ssz_codec);
                 Framed::new(socket, codec).send(self)
             }

beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/service.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use crate::error;
 use crate::multiaddr::Protocol;
 use crate::rpc::RPCEvent;
 use crate::NetworkConfig;
-use crate::{TopicBuilder, TopicHash};
+use crate::{Topic, TopicHash};
-use crate::{BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC, BEACON_PUBSUB_TOPIC};
+use crate::{BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC, BEACON_BLOCK_TOPIC};
 use futures::prelude::*;
 use futures::Stream;
 use libp2p::core::{
@@ -21,25 +21,24 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
 use std::time::Duration;
-use types::EthSpec;
 
 type Libp2pStream = Boxed<(PeerId, StreamMuxerBox), Error>;
-type Libp2pBehaviour<E> = Behaviour<Substream<StreamMuxerBox>, E>;
+type Libp2pBehaviour = Behaviour<Substream<StreamMuxerBox>>;
 
 const NETWORK_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "key";
 
 /// The configuration and state of the libp2p components for the beacon node.
-pub struct Service<E: EthSpec> {
+pub struct Service {
     /// The libp2p Swarm handler.
     //TODO: Make this private
-    pub swarm: Swarm<Libp2pStream, Libp2pBehaviour<E>>,
+    pub swarm: Swarm<Libp2pStream, Libp2pBehaviour>,
     /// This node's PeerId.
     _local_peer_id: PeerId,
     /// The libp2p logger handle.
     pub log: slog::Logger,
 }
 
-impl<E: EthSpec> Service<E> {
+impl Service {
     pub fn new(config: NetworkConfig, log: slog::Logger) -> error::Result<Self> {
         debug!(log, "Network-libp2p Service starting");
 
@@ -76,18 +75,35 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Service<E> {
             ),
         };
 
+        // attempt to connect to user-input libp2p nodes
+        for multiaddr in config.libp2p_nodes {
+            match Swarm::dial_addr(&mut swarm, multiaddr.clone()) {
+                Ok(()) => debug!(log, "Dialing libp2p node: {}", multiaddr),
+                Err(err) => debug!(
+                    log,
+                    "Could not connect to node: {} error: {:?}", multiaddr, err
+                ),
+            };
+        }
+
         // subscribe to default gossipsub topics
         let mut topics = vec![];
         //TODO: Handle multiple shard attestations. For now we simply use a separate topic for
-        //attestations
+        // attestations
-        topics.push(BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC.to_string());
+        topics.push(Topic::new(BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC.into()));
-        topics.push(BEACON_PUBSUB_TOPIC.to_string());
+        topics.push(Topic::new(BEACON_BLOCK_TOPIC.into()));
-        topics.append(&mut config.topics.clone());
+        topics.append(
+            &mut config
+                .topics
+                .iter()
+                .cloned()
+                .map(|s| Topic::new(s))
+                .collect(),
+        );
 
         let mut subscribed_topics = vec![];
         for topic in topics {
-            let t = TopicBuilder::new(topic.clone()).build();
+            if swarm.subscribe(topic.clone()) {
-            if swarm.subscribe(t) {
                 trace!(log, "Subscribed to topic: {:?}", topic);
                 subscribed_topics.push(topic);
             } else {
@@ -104,8 +120,8 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Service<E> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<E: EthSpec> Stream for Service<E> {
+impl Stream for Service {
-    type Item = Libp2pEvent<E>;
+    type Item = Libp2pEvent;
     type Error = crate::error::Error;
 
     fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>, Self::Error> {
@@ -119,7 +135,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Stream for Service<E> {
                         topics,
                         message,
                     } => {
-                        trace!(self.log, "Pubsub message received: {:?}", message);
+                        trace!(self.log, "Gossipsub message received"; "Message" => format!("{:?}", message));
                         return Ok(Async::Ready(Some(Libp2pEvent::PubsubMessage {
                             source,
                             topics,
@@ -179,7 +195,7 @@ fn build_transport(local_private_key: Keypair) -> Boxed<(PeerId, StreamMuxerBox)
 }
 
 /// Events that can be obtained from polling the Libp2p Service.
-pub enum Libp2pEvent<E: EthSpec> {
+pub enum Libp2pEvent {
     /// An RPC response request has been received on the swarm.
     RPC(PeerId, RPCEvent),
     /// Initiated the connection to a new peer.
@@ -190,7 +206,7 @@ pub enum Libp2pEvent<E: EthSpec> {
     PubsubMessage {
         source: PeerId,
         topics: Vec<TopicHash>,
-        message: Box<PubsubMessage<E>>,
+        message: PubsubMessage,
     },
 }
 

beacon_node/http_server/src/api.rs

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn handle_fork<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static>(req: &mut Request) -> IronResult<R
 
     let response = json!({
         "fork": beacon_chain.head().beacon_state.fork,
-        "chain_id": beacon_chain.spec.chain_id
+        "network_id": beacon_chain.spec.network_id
     });
 
     Ok(Response::with((Status::Ok, response.to_string())))

beacon_node/http_server/src/lib.rs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn create_iron_http_server<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static>(
 pub fn start_service<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static>(
     config: &HttpServerConfig,
     executor: &TaskExecutor,
-    _network_chan: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<T::EthSpec>>,
+    _network_chan: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage>,
     beacon_chain: Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
     db_path: PathBuf,
     metrics_registry: Registry,

beacon_node/network/src/message_handler.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use slog::{debug, warn};
 use ssz::{Decode, DecodeError};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
-use types::{BeaconBlockHeader, EthSpec};
+use types::{Attestation, BeaconBlock, BeaconBlockHeader};
 
 /// Handles messages received from the network and client and organises syncing.
 pub struct MessageHandler<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ pub struct MessageHandler<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     /// The syncing framework.
     sync: SimpleSync<T>,
     /// The context required to send messages to, and process messages from peers.
-    network_context: NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+    network_context: NetworkContext,
     /// The `MessageHandler` logger.
     log: slog::Logger,
 }
 
 /// Types of messages the handler can receive.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum HandlerMessage<E: EthSpec> {
+pub enum HandlerMessage {
     /// We have initiated a connection to a new peer.
     PeerDialed(PeerId),
     /// Peer has disconnected,
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ pub enum HandlerMessage<E: EthSpec> {
     /// An RPC response/request has been received.
     RPC(PeerId, RPCEvent),
     /// A gossip message has been received.
-    PubsubMessage(PeerId, Box<PubsubMessage<E>>),
+    PubsubMessage(PeerId, PubsubMessage),
 }
 
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static> MessageHandler<T> {
     /// Initializes and runs the MessageHandler.
     pub fn spawn(
         beacon_chain: Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
-        network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<T::EthSpec>>,
+        network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage>,
         executor: &tokio::runtime::TaskExecutor,
         log: slog::Logger,
-    ) -> error::Result<mpsc::UnboundedSender<HandlerMessage<T::EthSpec>>> {
+    ) -> error::Result<mpsc::UnboundedSender<HandlerMessage>> {
         debug!(log, "Service starting");
 
         let (handler_send, handler_recv) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static> MessageHandler<T> {
     }
 
     /// Handle all messages incoming from the network service.
-    fn handle_message(&mut self, message: HandlerMessage<T::EthSpec>) {
+    fn handle_message(&mut self, message: HandlerMessage) {
         match message {
             // we have initiated a connection to a peer
             HandlerMessage::PeerDialed(peer_id) => {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static> MessageHandler<T> {
             }
             // we have received an RPC message request/response
             HandlerMessage::PubsubMessage(peer_id, gossip) => {
-                self.handle_gossip(peer_id, *gossip);
+                self.handle_gossip(peer_id, gossip);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -218,6 +218,62 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static> MessageHandler<T> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Handle various RPC errors
+    fn handle_rpc_error(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId, request_id: RequestId, error: RPCError) {
+        //TODO: Handle error correctly
+        warn!(self.log, "RPC Error"; "Peer" => format!("{:?}", peer_id), "Request Id" => format!("{}", request_id), "Error" => format!("{:?}", error));
+    }
+
+    /// Handle RPC messages
+    fn handle_gossip(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId, gossip_message: PubsubMessage) {
+        match gossip_message {
+            PubsubMessage::Block(message) => match self.decode_gossip_block(message) {
+                Err(e) => {
+                    debug!(self.log, "Invalid Gossiped Beacon Block"; "Peer" => format!("{}", peer_id), "Error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+                }
+                Ok(block) => {
+                    let _should_forward_on =
+                        self.sync
+                            .on_block_gossip(peer_id, block, &mut self.network_context);
+                }
+            },
+            PubsubMessage::Attestation(message) => match self.decode_gossip_attestation(message) {
+                Err(e) => {
+                    debug!(self.log, "Invalid Gossiped Attestation"; "Peer" => format!("{}", peer_id), "Error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+                }
+                Ok(attestation) => {
+                    self.sync
+                        .on_attestation_gossip(peer_id, attestation, &mut self.network_context)
+                }
+            },
+            PubsubMessage::Unknown(message) => {
+                // Received a message from an unknown topic. Ignore for now
+                debug!(self.log, "Unknown Gossip Message"; "Peer" => format!("{}", peer_id), "Message" => format!("{:?}", message));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Decoding of blocks and attestations from the network.
+     *
+     * TODO: Apply efficient decoding/verification of these objects
+     */
+
+    fn decode_gossip_block(
+        &self,
+        beacon_block: Vec<u8>,
+    ) -> Result<BeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>, DecodeError> {
+        //TODO: Apply verification before decoding.
+        BeaconBlock::from_ssz_bytes(&beacon_block)
+    }
+
+    fn decode_gossip_attestation(
+        &self,
+        beacon_block: Vec<u8>,
+    ) -> Result<Attestation<T::EthSpec>, DecodeError> {
+        //TODO: Apply verification before decoding.
+        Attestation::from_ssz_bytes(&beacon_block)
+    }
+
     /// Verifies and decodes the ssz-encoded block bodies received from peers.
     fn decode_block_bodies(
         &self,
@@ -241,39 +297,18 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static> MessageHandler<T> {
         //TODO: Implement faster header verification before decoding entirely
         Vec::from_ssz_bytes(&headers_response.headers)
     }
-
-    /// Handle various RPC errors
-    fn handle_rpc_error(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId, request_id: RequestId, error: RPCError) {
-        //TODO: Handle error correctly
-        warn!(self.log, "RPC Error"; "Peer" => format!("{:?}", peer_id), "Request Id" => format!("{}", request_id), "Error" => format!("{:?}", error));
-    }
-
-    /// Handle RPC messages
-    fn handle_gossip(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId, gossip_message: PubsubMessage<T::EthSpec>) {
-        match gossip_message {
-            PubsubMessage::Block(message) => {
-                let _should_forward_on =
-                    self.sync
-                        .on_block_gossip(peer_id, message, &mut self.network_context);
-            }
-            PubsubMessage::Attestation(message) => {
-                self.sync
-                    .on_attestation_gossip(peer_id, message, &mut self.network_context)
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 // TODO: RPC Rewrite makes this struct fairly pointless
-pub struct NetworkContext<E: EthSpec> {
+pub struct NetworkContext {
     /// The network channel to relay messages to the Network service.
-    network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<E>>,
+    network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage>,
     /// The `MessageHandler` logger.
     log: slog::Logger,
 }
 
-impl<E: EthSpec> NetworkContext<E> {
+impl NetworkContext {
-    pub fn new(network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<E>>, log: slog::Logger) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage>, log: slog::Logger) -> Self {
         Self { network_send, log }
     }
 

beacon_node/network/src/service.rs

@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ use slog::{debug, info, o, trace};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::runtime::TaskExecutor;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
-use types::EthSpec;
 
 /// Service that handles communication between internal services and the eth2_libp2p network service.
 pub struct Service<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
-    libp2p_service: Arc<Mutex<LibP2PService<T::EthSpec>>>,
+    libp2p_service: Arc<Mutex<LibP2PService>>,
     _libp2p_exit: oneshot::Sender<()>,
-    _network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<T::EthSpec>>,
+    _network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage>,
     _phantom: PhantomData<T>, //message_handler: MessageHandler,
                               //message_handler_send: Sender<HandlerMessage>
 }
@@ -31,9 +30,9 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static> Service<T> {
         config: &NetworkConfig,
         executor: &TaskExecutor,
         log: slog::Logger,
-    ) -> error::Result<(Arc<Self>, mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<T::EthSpec>>)> {
+    ) -> error::Result<(Arc<Self>, mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage>)> {
         // build the network channel
-        let (network_send, network_recv) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<NetworkMessage<_>>();
+        let (network_send, network_recv) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<NetworkMessage>();
         // launch message handler thread
         let message_handler_log = log.new(o!("Service" => "MessageHandler"));
         let message_handler_send = MessageHandler::spawn(
@@ -65,15 +64,15 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static> Service<T> {
         Ok((Arc::new(network_service), network_send))
     }
 
-    pub fn libp2p_service(&self) -> Arc<Mutex<LibP2PService<T::EthSpec>>> {
+    pub fn libp2p_service(&self) -> Arc<Mutex<LibP2PService>> {
         self.libp2p_service.clone()
     }
 }
 
-fn spawn_service<E: EthSpec>(
+fn spawn_service(
-    libp2p_service: Arc<Mutex<LibP2PService<E>>>,
+    libp2p_service: Arc<Mutex<LibP2PService>>,
-    network_recv: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<NetworkMessage<E>>,
+    network_recv: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<NetworkMessage>,
-    message_handler_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<HandlerMessage<E>>,
+    message_handler_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<HandlerMessage>,
     executor: &TaskExecutor,
     log: slog::Logger,
 ) -> error::Result<tokio::sync::oneshot::Sender<()>> {
@@ -99,10 +98,10 @@ fn spawn_service<E: EthSpec>(
 }
 
 //TODO: Potentially handle channel errors
-fn network_service<E: EthSpec>(
+fn network_service(
-    libp2p_service: Arc<Mutex<LibP2PService<E>>>,
+    libp2p_service: Arc<Mutex<LibP2PService>>,
-    mut network_recv: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<NetworkMessage<E>>,
+    mut network_recv: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<NetworkMessage>,
-    mut message_handler_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<HandlerMessage<E>>,
+    mut message_handler_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<HandlerMessage>,
     log: slog::Logger,
 ) -> impl futures::Future<Item = (), Error = eth2_libp2p::error::Error> {
     futures::future::poll_fn(move || -> Result<_, eth2_libp2p::error::Error> {
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ fn network_service<E: EthSpec>(
                     },
                     NetworkMessage::Publish { topics, message } => {
                         debug!(log, "Sending pubsub message"; "topics" => format!("{:?}",topics));
-                        libp2p_service.lock().swarm.publish(topics, *message);
+                        libp2p_service.lock().swarm.publish(topics, message);
                     }
                 },
                 Ok(Async::NotReady) => break,
@@ -176,14 +175,14 @@ fn network_service<E: EthSpec>(
 
 /// Types of messages that the network service can receive.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum NetworkMessage<E: EthSpec> {
+pub enum NetworkMessage {
     /// Send a message to libp2p service.
     //TODO: Define typing for messages across the wire
     Send(PeerId, OutgoingMessage),
     /// Publish a message to pubsub mechanism.
     Publish {
         topics: Vec<Topic>,
-        message: Box<PubsubMessage<E>>,
+        message: PubsubMessage,
     },
 }
 

beacon_node/network/src/sync/simple_sync.rs

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
     /// Handle the connection of a new peer.
     ///
     /// Sends a `Hello` message to the peer.
-    pub fn on_connect(&self, peer_id: PeerId, network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>) {
+    pub fn on_connect(&self, peer_id: PeerId, network: &mut NetworkContext) {
         info!(self.log, "PeerConnected"; "peer" => format!("{:?}", peer_id));
 
         network.send_rpc_request(peer_id, RPCRequest::Hello(hello_message(&self.chain)));
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         peer_id: PeerId,
         request_id: RequestId,
         hello: HelloMessage,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         debug!(self.log, "HelloRequest"; "peer" => format!("{:?}", peer_id));
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         hello: HelloMessage,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         debug!(self.log, "HelloResponse"; "peer" => format!("{:?}", peer_id));
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         hello: HelloMessage,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         let remote = PeerSyncInfo::from(hello);
         let local = PeerSyncInfo::from(&self.chain);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         peer_id: PeerId,
         request_id: RequestId,
         req: BeaconBlockRootsRequest,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         let state = &self.chain.head().beacon_state;
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         res: BeaconBlockRootsResponse,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         debug!(
             self.log,
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         peer_id: PeerId,
         request_id: RequestId,
         req: BeaconBlockHeadersRequest,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         let state = &self.chain.head().beacon_state;
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         headers: Vec<BeaconBlockHeader>,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         debug!(
             self.log,
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         peer_id: PeerId,
         request_id: RequestId,
         req: BeaconBlockBodiesRequest,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         let block_bodies: Vec<BeaconBlockBody<_>> = req
             .block_roots
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         res: DecodedBeaconBlockBodiesResponse<T::EthSpec>,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         debug!(
             self.log,
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         block: BeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) -> bool {
         if let Some(outcome) =
             self.process_block(peer_id.clone(), block.clone(), network, &"gossip")
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         _peer_id: PeerId,
         msg: Attestation<T::EthSpec>,
-        _network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        _network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         match self.chain.process_attestation(msg) {
             Ok(()) => info!(self.log, "ImportedAttestation"; "source" => "gossip"),
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         req: BeaconBlockRootsRequest,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         // Potentially set state to sync.
         if self.state == SyncState::Idle && req.count > SLOT_IMPORT_TOLERANCE {
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         req: BeaconBlockHeadersRequest,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         debug!(
             self.log,
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         req: BeaconBlockBodiesRequest,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
     ) {
         debug!(
             self.log,
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         block_root: Hash256,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
         source: &str,
     ) -> Option<BlockProcessingOutcome> {
         match self.import_queue.attempt_complete_block(block_root) {
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SimpleSync<T> {
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
         block: BeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>,
-        network: &mut NetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
+        network: &mut NetworkContext,
         source: &str,
     ) -> Option<BlockProcessingOutcome> {
         let processing_result = self.chain.process_block(block.clone());
@@ -915,9 +915,9 @@ fn hello_message<T: BeaconChainTypes>(beacon_chain: &BeaconChain<T>) -> HelloMes
     let state = &beacon_chain.head().beacon_state;
 
     HelloMessage {
-        //TODO: Correctly define the chain/network id
+        network_id: spec.network_id,
-        network_id: spec.chain_id,
+        //TODO: Correctly define the chain id
-        chain_id: u64::from(spec.chain_id),
+        chain_id: spec.network_id as u64,
         latest_finalized_root: state.finalized_checkpoint.root,
         latest_finalized_epoch: state.finalized_checkpoint.epoch,
         best_root: beacon_chain.head().beacon_block_root,

beacon_node/rpc/src/attestation.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use beacon_chain::{BeaconChain, BeaconChainTypes};
 use eth2_libp2p::PubsubMessage;
-use eth2_libp2p::TopicBuilder;
+use eth2_libp2p::Topic;
 use eth2_libp2p::BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC;
 use futures::Future;
 use grpcio::{RpcContext, RpcStatus, RpcStatusCode, UnarySink};
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use protos::services::{
 };
 use protos::services_grpc::AttestationService;
 use slog::{error, info, trace, warn};
-use ssz::{ssz_encode, Decode};
+use ssz::{ssz_encode, Decode, Encode};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use types::Attestation;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use types::Attestation;
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AttestationServiceInstance<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     pub chain: Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
-    pub network_chan: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<T::EthSpec>>,
+    pub network_chan: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage>,
     pub log: slog::Logger,
 }
 
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> AttestationService for AttestationServiceInstance<T> {
                 );
 
                 // valid attestation, propagate to the network
-                let topic = TopicBuilder::new(BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC).build();
+                let topic = Topic::new(BEACON_ATTESTATION_TOPIC.into());
-                let message = PubsubMessage::Attestation(attestation);
+                let message = PubsubMessage::Attestation(attestation.as_ssz_bytes());
 
                 self.network_chan
                     .try_send(NetworkMessage::Publish {
                         topics: vec![topic],
-                        message: Box::new(message),
+                        message: message,
                     })
                     .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
                         error!(

beacon_node/rpc/src/beacon_block.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use beacon_chain::{BeaconChain, BeaconChainTypes, BlockProcessingOutcome};
-use eth2_libp2p::BEACON_PUBSUB_TOPIC;
+use eth2_libp2p::BEACON_BLOCK_TOPIC;
-use eth2_libp2p::{PubsubMessage, TopicBuilder};
+use eth2_libp2p::{PubsubMessage, Topic};
 use futures::Future;
 use grpcio::{RpcContext, RpcStatus, RpcStatusCode, UnarySink};
 use network::NetworkMessage;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use protos::services::{
 use protos::services_grpc::BeaconBlockService;
 use slog::Logger;
 use slog::{error, info, trace, warn};
-use ssz::{ssz_encode, Decode};
+use ssz::{ssz_encode, Decode, Encode};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use types::{BeaconBlock, Signature, Slot};
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use types::{BeaconBlock, Signature, Slot};
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct BeaconBlockServiceInstance<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     pub chain: Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
-    pub network_chan: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<T::EthSpec>>,
+    pub network_chan: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage>,
     pub log: Logger,
 }
 
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconBlockService for BeaconBlockServiceInstance<T> {
                             );
 
                             // get the network topic to send on
-                            let topic = TopicBuilder::new(BEACON_PUBSUB_TOPIC).build();
+                            let topic = Topic::new(BEACON_BLOCK_TOPIC.into());
-                            let message = PubsubMessage::Block(block);
+                            let message = PubsubMessage::Block(block.as_ssz_bytes());
 
                             // Publish the block to the p2p network via gossipsub.
                             self.network_chan
                                 .try_send(NetworkMessage::Publish {
                                     topics: vec![topic],
-                                    message: Box::new(message),
+                                    message: message,
                                 })
                                 .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
                                     error!(

beacon_node/rpc/src/beacon_node.rs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconNodeService for BeaconNodeServiceInstance<T> {
         node_info.set_fork(fork);
         node_info.set_genesis_time(genesis_time);
         node_info.set_genesis_slot(spec.genesis_slot.as_u64());
-        node_info.set_chain_id(u32::from(spec.chain_id));
+        node_info.set_network_id(u32::from(spec.network_id));
 
         // send the node_info the requester
         let error_log = self.log.clone();

beacon_node/rpc/src/lib.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 pub fn start_server<T: BeaconChainTypes + Clone + 'static>(
     config: &RPCConfig,
     executor: &TaskExecutor,
-    network_chan: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<T::EthSpec>>,
+    network_chan: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage>,
     beacon_chain: Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
     log: &slog::Logger,
 ) -> exit_future::Signal {

beacon_node/src/main.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use clap::{App, Arg};
 use client::{ClientConfig, Eth2Config};
 use env_logger::{Builder, Env};
 use eth2_config::{read_from_file, write_to_file};
-use slog::{crit, o, Drain, Level};
+use slog::{crit, o, warn, Drain, Level};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
@@ -52,10 +52,17 @@ fn main() {
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("listen-address")
                 .long("listen-address")
-                .value_name("Address")
+                .value_name("ADDRESS")
                 .help("The address lighthouse will listen for UDP and TCP connections. (default 127.0.0.1).")
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("port")
+                .long("port")
+                .value_name("PORT")
+                .help("The TCP/UDP port to listen on. The UDP port can be modified by the --discovery-port flag.")
+                .takes_value(true),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("maxpeers")
                 .long("maxpeers")
@@ -70,27 +77,34 @@ fn main() {
                 .help("One or more comma-delimited base64-encoded ENR's to bootstrap the p2p network.")
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
-        .arg(
-            Arg::with_name("port")
-                .long("port")
-                .value_name("Lighthouse Port")
-                .help("The TCP/UDP port to listen on. The UDP port can be modified by the --discovery-port flag.")
-                .takes_value(true),
-        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("discovery-port")
                 .long("disc-port")
-                .value_name("DiscoveryPort")
+                .value_name("PORT")
                 .help("The discovery UDP port.")
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("discovery-address")
                 .long("discovery-address")
-                .value_name("Address")
+                .value_name("ADDRESS")
                 .help("The IP address to broadcast to other peers on how to reach this node.")
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("topics")
+                .long("topics")
+                .value_name("STRING")
+                .help("One or more comma-delimited gossipsub topic strings to subscribe to.")
+                .takes_value(true),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("libp2p-addresses")
+                .long("libp2p-addresses")
+                .value_name("MULTIADDR")
+                .help("One or more comma-delimited multiaddrs to manually connect to a libp2p peer without an ENR.")
+                .takes_value(true),
+        )
         /*
          * gRPC parameters.
          */
@@ -136,6 +150,7 @@ fn main() {
                 .help("Listen port for the HTTP server.")
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
+        /* Client related arguments */
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("api")
                 .long("api")
@@ -178,12 +193,9 @@ fn main() {
                 .long("default-spec")
                 .value_name("TITLE")
                 .short("default-spec")
-                .help("Specifies the default eth2 spec to be used. Overridden by any spec loaded
+                .help("Specifies the default eth2 spec to be used. This will override any spec written to disk and will therefore be used by default in future instances.")
-                from disk. A spec will be written to disk after this flag is used, so it is
-                primarily used for creating eth2 spec files.")
                 .takes_value(true)
-                .possible_values(&["mainnet", "minimal"])
+                .possible_values(&["mainnet", "minimal", "interop"])
-                .default_value("minimal"),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("recent-genesis")
@@ -202,7 +214,7 @@ fn main() {
                 .help("The title of the spec constants for chain config.")
                 .takes_value(true)
                 .possible_values(&["info", "debug", "trace", "warn", "error", "crit"])
-                .default_value("info"),
+                .default_value("trace"),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("verbosity")
@@ -301,29 +313,58 @@ fn main() {
 
     let eth2_config_path = data_dir.join(ETH2_CONFIG_FILENAME);
 
-    // Attempt to load the `Eth2Config` from file.
+    // Initialise the `Eth2Config`.
     //
-    // If the file doesn't exist, create a default one depending on the CLI flags.
+    // If a CLI parameter is set, overwrite any config file present.
-    let mut eth2_config = match read_from_file::<Eth2Config>(eth2_config_path.clone()) {
+    // If a parameter is not set, use either the config file present or default to minimal.
-        Ok(Some(c)) => c,
+    let cli_config = match matches.value_of("default-spec") {
-        Ok(None) => {
+        Some("mainnet") => Some(Eth2Config::mainnet()),
-            let default = match matches.value_of("default-spec") {
+        Some("minimal") => Some(Eth2Config::minimal()),
-                Some("mainnet") => Eth2Config::mainnet(),
+        Some("interop") => Some(Eth2Config::interop()),
-                Some("minimal") => Eth2Config::minimal(),
+        _ => None,
-                _ => unreachable!(), // Guarded by slog.
+    };
-            };
+    // if a CLI flag is specified, write the new config if it doesn't exist,
-            if let Err(e) = write_to_file(eth2_config_path, &default) {
+    // otherwise notify the user that the file will not be written.
-                crit!(log, "Failed to write default Eth2Config to file"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+    let eth2_config_from_file = match read_from_file::<Eth2Config>(eth2_config_path.clone()) {
-                return;
+        Ok(config) => config,
-            }
-            default
-        }
         Err(e) => {
-            crit!(log, "Failed to load/generate an Eth2Config"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+            crit!(log, "Failed to read the Eth2Config from file"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
             return;
         }
     };
 
+    let mut eth2_config = {
+        if let Some(cli_config) = cli_config {
+            if eth2_config_from_file.is_none() {
+                // write to file if one doesn't exist
+                if let Err(e) = write_to_file(eth2_config_path, &cli_config) {
+                    crit!(log, "Failed to write default Eth2Config to file"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+                    return;
+                }
+            } else {
+                warn!(
+                    log,
+                    "Eth2Config file exists. Configuration file is ignored, using default"
+                );
+            }
+            cli_config
+        } else {
+            // CLI config not specified, read from disk
+            match eth2_config_from_file {
+                Some(config) => config,
+                None => {
+                    // set default to minimal
+                    let eth2_config = Eth2Config::minimal();
+                    if let Err(e) = write_to_file(eth2_config_path, &eth2_config) {
+                        crit!(log, "Failed to write default Eth2Config to file"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    eth2_config
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     // Update the eth2 config with any CLI flags.
     match eth2_config.apply_cli_args(&matches) {
         Ok(()) => (),
@@ -333,6 +374,12 @@ fn main() {
         }
     };
 
+    // check to ensure the spec constants between the client and eth2_config match
+    if eth2_config.spec_constants != client_config.spec_constants {
+        crit!(log, "Specification constants do not match."; "client_config" => format!("{}", client_config.spec_constants), "eth2_config" => format!("{}", eth2_config.spec_constants));
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Start the node using a `tokio` executor.
     match run::run_beacon_node(client_config, eth2_config, &log) {
         Ok(_) => {}

beacon_node/src/run.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use tokio::runtime::Builder;
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio::runtime::TaskExecutor;
 use tokio_timer::clock::Clock;
-use types::{MainnetEthSpec, MinimalEthSpec};
+use types::{InteropEthSpec, MainnetEthSpec, MinimalEthSpec};
 
 /// Reads the configuration and initializes a `BeaconChain` with the required types and parameters.
 ///
@@ -90,6 +90,22 @@ pub fn run_beacon_node(
             runtime,
             log,
         ),
+        ("disk", "interop") => run::<ClientType<DiskStore, InteropEthSpec>>(
+            &db_path,
+            client_config,
+            eth2_config,
+            executor,
+            runtime,
+            log,
+        ),
+        ("memory", "interop") => run::<ClientType<MemoryStore, InteropEthSpec>>(
+            &db_path,
+            client_config,
+            eth2_config,
+            executor,
+            runtime,
+            log,
+        ),
         (db_type, spec) => {
             error!(log, "Unknown runtime configuration"; "spec_constants" => spec, "db_type" => db_type);
             Err("Unknown specification and/or db_type.".into())

eth2/types/src/beacon_state/beacon_state_types.rs

@@ -200,3 +200,37 @@ impl EthSpec for MinimalEthSpec {
 }
 
 pub type MinimalBeaconState = BeaconState<MinimalEthSpec>;
+
+/// Interop testnet spec
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct InteropEthSpec;
+
+impl EthSpec for InteropEthSpec {
+    type ShardCount = U8;
+    type SlotsPerEpoch = U8;
+    type SlotsPerHistoricalRoot = U64;
+    type SlotsPerEth1VotingPeriod = U16;
+    type EpochsPerHistoricalVector = U64;
+    type EpochsPerSlashingsVector = U64;
+    type MaxPendingAttestations = U1024; // 128 max attestations * 8 slots per epoch
+
+    params_from_eth_spec!(MainnetEthSpec {
+        JustificationBitsLength,
+        MaxValidatorsPerCommittee,
+        GenesisEpoch,
+        HistoricalRootsLimit,
+        ValidatorRegistryLimit,
+        MaxProposerSlashings,
+        MaxAttesterSlashings,
+        MaxAttestations,
+        MaxDeposits,
+        MaxVoluntaryExits,
+        MaxTransfers
+    });
+
+    fn default_spec() -> ChainSpec {
+        ChainSpec::interop()
+    }
+}
+
+pub type InteropBeaconState = BeaconState<InteropEthSpec>;

eth2/types/src/chain_spec.rs

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub struct ChainSpec {
     domain_transfer: u32,
 
     pub boot_nodes: Vec<String>,
-    pub chain_id: u8,
+    pub network_id: u8,
 }
 
 impl ChainSpec {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl ChainSpec {
              * Network specific
              */
             boot_nodes: vec![],
-            chain_id: 1, // mainnet chain id
+            network_id: 1, // mainnet network id
         }
     }
 
@@ -208,7 +208,23 @@ impl ChainSpec {
             shuffle_round_count: 10,
             min_genesis_active_validator_count: 64,
             max_epochs_per_crosslink: 4,
-            chain_id: 2, // lighthouse testnet chain id
+            network_id: 2, // lighthouse testnet network id
+            boot_nodes,
+            ..ChainSpec::mainnet()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Interop testing spec
+    ///
+    /// This allows us to customize a chain spec for interop testing.
+    pub fn interop() -> Self {
+        let boot_nodes = vec![];
+
+        Self {
+            seconds_per_slot: 12,
+            target_committee_size: 4,
+            shuffle_round_count: 10,
+            network_id: 13,
             boot_nodes,
             ..ChainSpec::mainnet()
         }

eth2/utils/eth2_config/src/lib.rs

@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ impl Eth2Config {
             spec: ChainSpec::minimal(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn interop() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            spec_constants: "interop".to_string(),
+            spec: ChainSpec::interop(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Eth2Config {

protos/src/services.proto

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ service AttestationService {
 message NodeInfoResponse {
     string version = 1;
     Fork fork = 2;
-    uint32 chain_id = 3;
+    uint32 network_id = 3;
     uint64 genesis_time = 4;
     uint64 genesis_slot = 5;
 }

validator_client/eth2_config.toml

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-spec_constants = "minimal"
-
-[spec]
-target_committee_size = 4
-max_indices_per_attestation = 4096
-min_per_epoch_churn_limit = 4
-churn_limit_quotient = 65536
-base_rewards_per_epoch = 5
-shuffle_round_count = 10
-deposit_contract_tree_depth = 32
-min_deposit_amount = 1000000000
-max_effective_balance = 32000000000
-ejection_balance = 16000000000
-effective_balance_increment = 1000000000
-genesis_slot = 0
-zero_hash = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-bls_withdrawal_prefix_byte = "0x00"
-genesis_time = 4294967295
-seconds_per_slot = 6
-min_attestation_inclusion_delay = 2
-min_seed_lookahead = 1
-activation_exit_delay = 4
-slots_per_eth1_voting_period = 16
-slots_per_historical_root = 8192
-min_validator_withdrawability_delay = 256
-persistent_committee_period = 2048
-max_crosslink_epochs = 64
-min_epochs_to_inactivity_penalty = 4
-base_reward_quotient = 32
-whistleblowing_reward_quotient = 512
-proposer_reward_quotient = 8
-inactivity_penalty_quotient = 33554432
-min_slashing_penalty_quotient = 32
-max_proposer_slashings = 16
-max_attester_slashings = 1
-max_attestations = 128
-max_deposits = 16
-max_voluntary_exits = 16
-max_transfers = 0
-domain_beacon_proposer = 0
-domain_randao = 1
-domain_attestation = 2
-domain_deposit = 3
-domain_voluntary_exit = 4
-domain_transfer = 5
-boot_nodes = ["/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9000"]
-chain_id = 2

validator_client/src/main.rs

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ use crate::service::Service as ValidatorService;
 use clap::{App, Arg};
 use eth2_config::{read_from_file, write_to_file, Eth2Config};
 use protos::services_grpc::ValidatorServiceClient;
-use slog::{crit, error, info, o, Drain, Level};
+use slog::{crit, error, info, o, warn, Drain, Level};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use types::{Keypair, MainnetEthSpec, MinimalEthSpec};
+use types::{InteropEthSpec, Keypair, MainnetEthSpec, MinimalEthSpec};
 
 pub const DEFAULT_SPEC: &str = "minimal";
 pub const DEFAULT_DATA_DIR: &str = ".lighthouse-validator";
@@ -64,14 +64,13 @@ fn main() {
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
         .arg(
-            Arg::with_name("spec-constants")
+            Arg::with_name("default-spec")
-                .long("spec-constants")
+                .long("default-spec")
                 .value_name("TITLE")
-                .short("s")
+                .short("default-spec")
-                .help("The title of the spec constants for chain config.")
+                .help("Specifies the default eth2 spec to be used. This will override any spec written to disk and will therefore be used by default in future instances.")
                 .takes_value(true)
-                .possible_values(&["mainnet", "minimal"])
+                .possible_values(&["mainnet", "minimal", "interop"])
-                .default_value("minimal"),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("debug-level")
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let client_config_path = data_dir.join(CLIENT_CONFIG_FILENAME);
 
-    // Attempt to lead the `ClientConfig` from disk.
+    // Attempt to load the `ClientConfig` from disk.
     //
     // If file doesn't exist, create a new, default one.
     let mut client_config = match read_from_file::<ValidatorClientConfig>(
@@ -164,29 +163,58 @@ fn main() {
         .and_then(|s| Some(PathBuf::from(s)))
         .unwrap_or_else(|| data_dir.join(ETH2_CONFIG_FILENAME));
 
-    // Attempt to load the `Eth2Config` from file.
+    // Initialise the `Eth2Config`.
     //
-    // If the file doesn't exist, create a default one depending on the CLI flags.
+    // If a CLI parameter is set, overwrite any config file present.
-    let mut eth2_config = match read_from_file::<Eth2Config>(eth2_config_path.clone()) {
+    // If a parameter is not set, use either the config file present or default to minimal.
-        Ok(Some(c)) => c,
+    let cli_config = match matches.value_of("default-spec") {
-        Ok(None) => {
+        Some("mainnet") => Some(Eth2Config::mainnet()),
-            let default = match matches.value_of("spec-constants") {
+        Some("minimal") => Some(Eth2Config::minimal()),
-                Some("mainnet") => Eth2Config::mainnet(),
+        Some("interop") => Some(Eth2Config::interop()),
-                Some("minimal") => Eth2Config::minimal(),
+        _ => None,
-                _ => unreachable!(), // Guarded by slog.
+    };
-            };
+    // if a CLI flag is specified, write the new config if it doesn't exist,
-            if let Err(e) = write_to_file(eth2_config_path, &default) {
+    // otherwise notify the user that the file will not be written.
-                crit!(log, "Failed to write default Eth2Config to file"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+    let eth2_config_from_file = match read_from_file::<Eth2Config>(eth2_config_path.clone()) {
-                return;
+        Ok(config) => config,
-            }
-            default
-        }
         Err(e) => {
-            crit!(log, "Failed to instantiate an Eth2Config"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+            crit!(log, "Failed to read the Eth2Config from file"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
             return;
         }
     };
 
+    let mut eth2_config = {
+        if let Some(cli_config) = cli_config {
+            if eth2_config_from_file.is_none() {
+                // write to file if one doesn't exist
+                if let Err(e) = write_to_file(eth2_config_path, &cli_config) {
+                    crit!(log, "Failed to write default Eth2Config to file"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+                    return;
+                }
+            } else {
+                warn!(
+                    log,
+                    "Eth2Config file exists. Configuration file is ignored, using default"
+                );
+            }
+            cli_config
+        } else {
+            // CLI config not specified, read from disk
+            match eth2_config_from_file {
+                Some(config) => config,
+                None => {
+                    // set default to minimal
+                    let eth2_config = Eth2Config::minimal();
+                    if let Err(e) = write_to_file(eth2_config_path, &eth2_config) {
+                        crit!(log, "Failed to write default Eth2Config to file"; "error" => format!("{:?}", e));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    eth2_config
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     // Update the eth2 config with any CLI flags.
     match eth2_config.apply_cli_args(&matches) {
         Ok(()) => (),
@@ -214,6 +242,11 @@ fn main() {
             eth2_config,
             log.clone(),
         ),
+        "interop" => ValidatorService::<ValidatorServiceClient, Keypair, InteropEthSpec>::start(
+            client_config,
+            eth2_config,
+            log.clone(),
+        ),
         other => {
             crit!(log, "Unknown spec constants"; "title" => other);
             return;

validator_client/src/service.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use protos::services_grpc::{
     AttestationServiceClient, BeaconBlockServiceClient, BeaconNodeServiceClient,
     ValidatorServiceClient,
 };
-use slog::{error, info, warn};
+use slog::{crit, error, info, warn};
 use slot_clock::{SlotClock, SystemTimeSlotClock};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use types::{ChainSpec, Epoch, EthSpec, Fork, Slot};
 
 /// A fixed amount of time after a slot to perform operations. This gives the node time to complete
 /// per-slot processes.
-const TIME_DELAY_FROM_SLOT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(200);
+const TIME_DELAY_FROM_SLOT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
 
 /// The validator service. This is the main thread that executes and maintains validator
 /// duties.
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ impl<B: BeaconNodeDuties + 'static, S: Signer + 'static, E: EthSpec> Service<B,
                         );
                         return Err("Genesis time in the future".into());
                     }
-                    // verify the node's chain id
+                    // verify the node's network id
-                    if eth2_config.spec.chain_id != info.chain_id as u8 {
+                    if eth2_config.spec.network_id != info.network_id as u8 {
                         error!(
                             log,
                             "Beacon Node's genesis time is in the future. No work to do.\n Exiting"
                         );
-                        return Err(format!("Beacon node has the wrong chain id. Expected chain id: {}, node's chain id: {}", eth2_config.spec.chain_id, info.chain_id).into());
+                        return Err(format!("Beacon node has the wrong chain id. Expected chain id: {}, node's chain id: {}", eth2_config.spec.network_id, info.network_id).into());
                     }
                     break info;
                 }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl<B: BeaconNodeDuties + 'static, S: Signer + 'static, E: EthSpec> Service<B,
         let genesis_time = node_info.get_genesis_time();
         let genesis_slot = Slot::from(node_info.get_genesis_slot());
 
-        info!(log,"Beacon node connected"; "Node Version" => node_info.version.clone(), "Chain ID" => node_info.chain_id, "Genesis time" => genesis_time);
+        info!(log,"Beacon node connected"; "Node Version" => node_info.version.clone(), "Chain ID" => node_info.network_id, "Genesis time" => genesis_time);
 
         let proto_fork = node_info.get_fork();
         let mut previous_version: [u8; 4] = [0; 4];
@@ -303,12 +303,16 @@ impl<B: BeaconNodeDuties + 'static, S: Signer + 'static, E: EthSpec> Service<B,
 
         let current_epoch = current_slot.epoch(self.slots_per_epoch);
 
-        // this is a fatal error. If the slot clock repeats, there is something wrong with
+        // this is a non-fatal error. If the slot clock repeats, the node could
-        // the timer, terminate immediately.
+        // have been slow to process the previous slot and is now duplicating tasks.
-        assert!(
+        // We ignore duplicated but raise a critical error.
-            current_slot > self.current_slot,
+        if current_slot <= self.current_slot {
-            "The Timer should poll a new slot"
+            crit!(
-        );
+                self.log,
+                "The validator tried to duplicate a slot. Likely missed the previous slot"
+            );
+            return Err("Duplicate slot".into());
+        }
         self.current_slot = current_slot;
         info!(self.log, "Processing"; "slot" => current_slot.as_u64(), "epoch" => current_epoch.as_u64());
         Ok(())