If I understood correctly, this should help avoid misunderstanding of how long a sync might take.
(Another option may be a code change that log for INFO Syncing will display est_time first, before the distance.)
* Apply clippy lints to beacon node
* Remove unnecessary logging and correct formatting
* Initial bones of load-balanced range-sync
* Port bump meshsup tests
* Further structure and network handling logic added
* Basic structure, ignoring error handling
* Correct max peers delay bug
* Clean up and re-write message processor and sync manager
* Restructure directory, correct type issues
* Fix compiler issues
* Completed first testing of new sync
* Correct merge issues
* Clean up warnings
* Push attestation processed log down to dbg
* Add state enc/dec benches
* Correct math error, downgraded logs
* Add example for flamegraph
* Use `PublicKeyBytes` for `Validator`
* Ripple PublicKeyBytes change through codebase
* Add RPC error handling and improved syncing code
* Add benches, optimizations to store BeaconState
* Store BeaconState in StorageContainer too
* Optimize StorageContainer with std::mem magic
* Add libp2p stream error handling and dropping of invalid peers
* Lower logs
* Update lcli to parse spec at boot, remove pycli
* Fix issues when starting with mainnet spec
* Set default spec to mainnet
* Fix lcli --spec param
* Add discovery tweak
* Ensure ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE is in YamlConfig
* Set testnet ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE to 16
* Fix rest_api tests
* Set testnet min validator count
* Update with new testnet dir
* Remove some dbg, println
* Add timeout when notifier waits for libp2p lock
* Add validator count CLI flag to lcli contract deploy
* Extend genesis delay time
* Correct libp2p service locking
* Update testnet dir
* Add basic block/state caching on beacon chain
* Add decimals display to notifier sync speed
* Try merge in change to reduce fork choice calls
* Remove fork choice from process block
* Minor log fix
* Check successes > 0
* Adds checkpoint cache
* Stop storing the tree hash cache in the db
* Handles peer disconnects for sync
* Fix failing beacon chain tests
* Change eth2_testnet_config tests to Mainnet
* Add logs downgrade discovery log
* Remove dedunant beacon state write
* Fix re-org warnings
* Use caching get methods in fork choice
* Fix mistake in prev commit
* Use caching state getting in state_by_slot
* Add state.cacheless_clone
* Less fork choice (#679)
* Try merge in change to reduce fork choice calls
* Remove fork choice from process block
* Minor log fix
* Check successes > 0
* Fix failing beacon chain tests
* Fix re-org warnings
* Fix mistake in prev commit
* Attempt to improve attestation processing times
* Introduce HeadInfo struct
* Used cache tree hash for block processing
* Use cached tree hash for block production too
* Range sync refactor
- Introduces `ChainCollection`
- Correct Disconnect node handling
- Removes duplicate code
* Add more logging for DB
* Various bug fixes
* Remove unnecessary logs
* Maintain syncing state in the transition from finalied to head
* Improved disconnect handling
* Add `Speedo` struct
* Fix bugs in speedo
* Fix bug in speedo
* Fix rounding bug in speedo
* Move code around, reduce speedo observation count
* Adds forwards block interator
* Fix inf NaN
* Add first draft of validator onboarding
* Update docs
* Add documentation link to main README
* Continue docs development
* Update book readme
* Update docs
* Allow vc to run without testnet subcommand
* Small change to onboarding docs
* Tidy CLI help messages
* Update docs
* Add check to val client see if beacon node is synced
* Attempt to fix NaN bug
* Fix compile bug
* Add notifier service to validator client
* Re-order onboarding steps
* Update deposit contract address
* Update testnet dir
* Add note about public eth1 node
* Fix installation link
* Set default eth1 endpoint to sigp
* Fix broken test
* Try fix eth1 cache locking
* Be more specific about eth1 endpoint
* Increase gas limit for deposit
* Fix default deposit amount
* Fix re-org log
* Add first draft of validator onboarding
* Update docs
* Add documentation link to main README
* Continue docs development
* Update book readme
* Update docs
* Allow vc to run without testnet subcommand
* Small change to onboarding docs
* Tidy CLI help messages
* Update docs
* Add check to val client see if beacon node is synced
* Add notifier service to validator client
* Re-order onboarding steps
* Update deposit contract address
* Update testnet dir
* Add note about public eth1 node
* Set default eth1 endpoint to sigp
* Fix broken test
* Try fix eth1 cache locking
* Be more specific about eth1 endpoint
* Increase gas limit for deposit
* Fix default deposit amount
* Update lcli to parse spec at boot, remove pycli
* Fix issues when starting with mainnet spec
* Set default spec to mainnet
* Ensure ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE is in YamlConfig
* Set testnet ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE to 16
* Set testnet min validator count
* Add validator count CLI flag to lcli contract deploy
* Extend genesis delay time
* Add basic block/state caching on beacon chain
* Adds checkpoint cache
* Stop storing the tree hash cache in the db
* Remove dedunant beacon state write
* Use caching get methods in fork choice
* Use caching state getting in state_by_slot
* Add state.cacheless_clone
* Attempt to improve attestation processing times
* Introduce HeadInfo struct
* Used cache tree hash for block processing
* Use cached tree hash for block production too
* Squish prev commits into a single atop master
* Enable http and ws during testing
* Checkout clobbered files from master
* Further un-clobber rest_api changes
* Tidy formatting
* Do rust-fmt's job for it :|
* Add state enc/dec benches
* Add example for flamegraph
* Use `PublicKeyBytes` for `Validator`
* Ripple PublicKeyBytes change through codebase
* Add benches, optimizations to store BeaconState
* Store BeaconState in StorageContainer too
* Optimize StorageContainer with std::mem magic
* Fix rest_api tests
* Draft of checkpoint freezer DB
* Fix bugs
* Adjust root iterators for checkpoint database
* Fix freezer state lookups with no slot hint
* Fix split comment
* Use "restore point" to refer to frozen states
* Resolve some FIXMEs
* Configurable slots per restore point
* Document new freezer DB functions
* Fix up StoreConfig
* Fix new test for merge
* Document SPRP default CLI flag, clarify tests
* Update to spec v0.9.0
* Update to v0.9.1
* Bump spec tags for v0.9.1
* Formatting, fix CI failures
* Resolve accidental KeyPair merge conflict
* Document new BeaconState functions
* Add `validator` changes from `validator-to-rest`
* Add initial (failing) REST api tests
* Fix signature parsing
* Add more tests
* Refactor http router
* Add working tests for publish beacon block
* Add validator duties tests
* Move account_manager under `lighthouse` binary
* Unify logfile handling in `environment` crate.
* Fix incorrect cache drops in `advance_caches`
* Update fork choice for v0.9.1
* Add `deposit_contract` crate
* Add progress on validator onboarding
* Add unfinished attesation code
* Update account manager CLI
* Write eth1 data file as hex string
* Integrate ValidatorDirectory with validator_client
* Move ValidatorDirectory into validator_client
* Clean up some FIXMEs
* Add beacon_chain_sim
* Fix a few docs/logs
* Expand `beacon_chain_sim`
* Fix spec for `beacon_chain_sim
* More testing for api
* Start work on attestation endpoint
* Reject empty attestations
* Allow attestations to genesis block
* Add working tests for `rest_api` validator endpoint
* Remove grpc from beacon_node
* Start heavy refactor of validator client
- Block production is working
* Prune old validator client files
* Start works on attestation service
* Add attestation service to validator client
* Use full pubkey for validator directories
* Add validator duties post endpoint
* Use par_iter for keypair generation
* Use bulk duties request in validator client
* Add version http endpoint tests
* Add interop keys and startup wait
* Ensure a prompt exit
* Add duties pruning
* Fix compile error in beacon node tests
* Add github workflow
* Modify rust.yaml
* Modify gitlab actions
* Add to CI file
* Add sudo to CI npm install
* Move cargo fmt to own job in tests
* Fix cargo fmt in CI
* Add rustup update before cargo fmt
* Change name of CI job
* Make other CI jobs require cargo fmt
* Add CI badge
* Remove gitlab and travis files
* Add different http timeout for debug
* Update docker file, use makefile in CI
* Use make in the dockerfile, skip the test
* Use the makefile for debug GI test
* Update book
* Tidy grpc and misc things
* Apply discv5 fixes
* Address other minor issues
* Fix warnings
* Attempt fix for addr parsing
* Tidy validator config, CLIs
* Tidy comments
* Tidy signing, reduce ForkService duplication
* Fail if skipping too many slots
* Set default recent genesis time to 0
* Add custom http timeout to validator
* Fix compile bug in node_test_rig
* Remove old bootstrap flag from val CLI
* Update docs
* Tidy val client
* Change val client log levels
* Add comments, more validity checks
* Fix compile error, add comments
* Undo changes to eth2-libp2p/src
* Reduce duplication of keypair generation
* Add more logging for validator duties
* Fix beacon_chain_sim, nitpicks
* Fix compile error, minor nits
* Update to use v0.9.2 version of deposit contract
* Add efforts to automate eth1 testnet deployment
* Fix lcli testnet deployer
* Modify bn CLI to parse eth2_testnet_dir
* Progress with account_manager deposit tools
* Make account manager submit deposits
* Add password option for submitting deposits
* Allow custom deposit amount
* Add long names to lcli clap
* Add password option to lcli deploy command
* Fix minor bugs whilst testing
* Address Michael's comments
* Add refund-deposit-contract to lcli
* Use time instead of skip count for denying long skips
* Improve logging for eth1
* Fix bug with validator services exiting on error
* Drop the block cache after genesis
* Modify eth1 testnet config
* Improve eth1 logging
* Make validator wait until genesis time
* Fix bug in eth1 voting
* Add more logging to eth1 voting
* Handle errors in eth1 http module
* Set SECONDS_PER_DAY to sensible minimum
* Shorten delay before testnet start
* Ensure eth1 block is produced without any votes
* Improve eth1 logging
* Fix broken tests in eth1
* Tidy code in rest_api
* Fix failing test in deposit_contract
* Make CLI args more consistent
* Change validator/duties endpoint
* Add time-based skip slot limiting
* Add new error type missed in previous commit
* Add log when waiting for genesis
* Refactor beacon node CLI
* Remove unused dep
* Add lcli eth1-genesis command
* Fix bug in master merge
* Apply clippy lints to beacon node
* Add support for YamlConfig in Eth2TestnetDir
* Upgrade tesnet deposit contract version
* Remove unnecessary logging and correct formatting
* Add a hardcoded eth2 testnet config
* Ensure http server flag works. Overwrite configs with flags.
* Ensure boot nodes are loaded from testnet dir
* Fix account manager CLI bugs
* Fix bugs with beacon node cli
* Allow testnet dir without boot nodes
* Write genesis state as SSZ
* Remove ---/n from the start of testnet_dir files
* Set default libp2p address
* Tidy account manager CLI, add logging
* Add check to see if testnet dir exists
* Apply reviewers suggestions
* Add HeadTracker struct
* Add fork choice persistence
* Shorten slot time for simulator
* Add the /beacon/heads API endpoint
* Update hardcoded testnet
* Add tests for BeaconChain persistence + fix bugs
* Extend BeaconChain persistence testing
* Ensure chain is finalized b4 persistence tests
* Ensure boot_enr.yaml is include in binary
* Refactor beacon_chain_sim
* Move files about in beacon sim
* Update beacon_chain_sim
* Fix bug with deposit inclusion
* Increase log in genesis service, fix todo
* Tidy sim, fix broken rest_api tests
* Fix more broken tests
* Update testnet
* Fix broken rest api test
* Tidy account manager CLI
* Use tempdir for account manager
* Stop hardcoded testnet dir from creating dir
* Rename Eth2TestnetDir to Eth2TestnetConfig
* Change hardcoded -> hard_coded
* Tidy account manager
* Add log to account manager
* Tidy, ensure head tracker is loaded from disk
* Tidy beacon chain builder
* Tidy eth1_chain
* Adds log support for simulator
* Revert "Adds log support for simulator"
This reverts commit ec77c66a052350f551db145cf20f213823428dd3.
* Adds log support for simulator
* Tidy after self-review
* Change default log level
* Address Michael's delicious PR comments
* Fix off-by-one in tests
* Allow slot clock to work on genesis
* Loose over-strict requirements for slot clock tests
* fix slots_per_eth1_voting_period
* add utils for domain serializing and deserializing
* add serde_yaml to cargo
* add tmpdir to cargo
* cargo fmt src/utils
* add YamlConfig, allowing to serialize and deserialize yaml config files
* update to v0.9.1
* Comment out local tests
* update milliseconds_per_slot for minimal
* add safe_slots_to_update_justified
* Update to v0.9.1 and add deny_unknown_fields
* Specify that max_epochs_per_crosslink is for phase1
* Remove test stubs
* Use get to avoid panicking in serde_utils
* Use ? operator instead of explicit match return
* Create libp2p instance
* Change logger to stdlog
* test_connection initial commit
* Add gossipsub test
* Delete tests in network crate
* Add test module
* Clean tests
* Remove dependency on discovery
* Working publish between 2 nodes
TODO: Publish should be called just once
* Working 2 peer gossipsub test with additional events
* Cleanup test
* Add rpc test
* Star topology discovery WIP
* build_nodes builds and connects n nodes. Increase nodes in gossipsub test
* Add unsubscribe method and expose reference to gossipsub object for gossipsub tests
* Add gossipsub message forwarding test
* Fix gossipsub forward test
* Test improvements
* Remove discovery tests
* Simplify gossipsub forward test topology
* Add helper functions for topology building
* Clean up tests
* Update naming to new network spec
* Correct ssz encoding of protocol names
* Further additions to network upgrade
* Initial network spec update WIP
* Temp commit
* Builds one side of the streamed RPC responses
* Temporary commit
* Propagates streaming changes up into message handler
* Intermediate network update
* Partial update in upgrading to the new network spec
* Update dependencies, remove redundant deps
* Correct sync manager for block stream handling
* Re-write of RPC handler, improves efficiency and corrects bugs
* Stream termination update
* Completed refactor of rpc handler
* Remove crates
* Correct compile issues associated with test merge
* Build basic tests and testing structure for eth2-libp2p
* Enhance RPC tests and add logging
* Complete RPC testing framework and STATUS test
* Decoding bug fixes, log improvements, stream test
* Clean up RPC handler logging
* Decoder bug fix, empty block stream test
* Add BlocksByRoot RPC test
* Add Goodbye RPC test
* Syncing and stream handling bug fixes and performance improvements
* Applies discv5 bug fixes
* Adds DHT IP filtering for lighthouse - currently disabled
* Adds randomized network propagation as a CLI arg
* Add disconnect functionality
* Adds attestation handling and parent lookup
* Adds RPC error handling for the sync manager
* Allow parent's blocks to be already processed
* Update github workflow
* Adds reviewer suggestions
* Implement freezer database for state vectors
* Improve BeaconState safe accessors
And fix a bug in the compact committees accessor.
* Banish dodgy type bounds back to gRPC
* Clean up
* Switch to exclusive end points in chunked vec
* Cleaning up and start of tests
* Randao fix, more tests
* Fix unsightly hack
* Resolve test FIXMEs
* Config file support
* More clean-ups, migrator beginnings
* Finish migrator, integrate into BeaconChain
* Fixups
* Fix store tests
* Fix BeaconChain tests
* Fix LMD GHOST tests
* Address review comments, delete 'static bounds
* Cargo format
* Address review comments
* Fix LMD ghost tests
* Update to spec v0.9.0
* Update to v0.9.1
* Bump spec tags for v0.9.1
* Formatting, fix CI failures
* Resolve accidental KeyPair merge conflict
* Document new BeaconState functions
* Fix incorrect cache drops in `advance_caches`
* Update fork choice for v0.9.1
* Clean up some FIXMEs
* Fix a few docs/logs
* Update for new builder paradigm, spec changes
* Freezer DB integration into BeaconNode
* Cleaning up
* This works, clean it up
* Cleanups
* Fix and improve store tests
* Refine store test
* Delete unused beacon_chain_builder.rs
* Fix CLI
* Store state at split slot in hot database
* Make fork choice lookup fast again
* Store freezer DB split slot in the database
* Handle potential div by 0 in chunked_vector
* Exclude committee caches from freezer DB
* Remove FIXME about long-running test
* Update to spec v0.9.0
* Update to v0.9.1
* Bump spec tags for v0.9.1
* Formatting, fix CI failures
* Resolve accidental KeyPair merge conflict
* Document new BeaconState functions
* Add `validator` changes from `validator-to-rest`
* Add initial (failing) REST api tests
* Fix signature parsing
* Add more tests
* Refactor http router
* Add working tests for publish beacon block
* Add validator duties tests
* Move account_manager under `lighthouse` binary
* Unify logfile handling in `environment` crate.
* Fix incorrect cache drops in `advance_caches`
* Update fork choice for v0.9.1
* Add `deposit_contract` crate
* Add progress on validator onboarding
* Add unfinished attesation code
* Update account manager CLI
* Write eth1 data file as hex string
* Integrate ValidatorDirectory with validator_client
* Move ValidatorDirectory into validator_client
* Clean up some FIXMEs
* Add beacon_chain_sim
* Fix a few docs/logs
* Expand `beacon_chain_sim`
* Fix spec for `beacon_chain_sim
* More testing for api
* Start work on attestation endpoint
* Reject empty attestations
* Allow attestations to genesis block
* Add working tests for `rest_api` validator endpoint
* Remove grpc from beacon_node
* Start heavy refactor of validator client
- Block production is working
* Prune old validator client files
* Start works on attestation service
* Add attestation service to validator client
* Use full pubkey for validator directories
* Add validator duties post endpoint
* Use par_iter for keypair generation
* Use bulk duties request in validator client
* Add version http endpoint tests
* Add interop keys and startup wait
* Ensure a prompt exit
* Add duties pruning
* Fix compile error in beacon node tests
* Add github workflow
* Modify rust.yaml
* Modify gitlab actions
* Add to CI file
* Add sudo to CI npm install
* Move cargo fmt to own job in tests
* Fix cargo fmt in CI
* Add rustup update before cargo fmt
* Change name of CI job
* Make other CI jobs require cargo fmt
* Add CI badge
* Remove gitlab and travis files
* Add different http timeout for debug
* Update docker file, use makefile in CI
* Use make in the dockerfile, skip the test
* Use the makefile for debug GI test
* Update book
* Tidy grpc and misc things
* Apply discv5 fixes
* Address other minor issues
* Fix warnings
* Attempt fix for addr parsing
* Tidy validator config, CLIs
* Tidy comments
* Tidy signing, reduce ForkService duplication
* Fail if skipping too many slots
* Set default recent genesis time to 0
* Add custom http timeout to validator
* Fix compile bug in node_test_rig
* Remove old bootstrap flag from val CLI
* Update docs
* Tidy val client
* Change val client log levels
* Add comments, more validity checks
* Fix compile error, add comments
* Undo changes to eth2-libp2p/src
* Reduce duplication of keypair generation
* Add more logging for validator duties
* Fix beacon_chain_sim, nitpicks
* Fix compile error, minor nits
* Address Michael's comments
* Update to spec v0.9.0
* Update to v0.9.1
* Bump spec tags for v0.9.1
* Formatting, fix CI failures
* Resolve accidental KeyPair merge conflict
* Document new BeaconState functions
* Fix incorrect cache drops in `advance_caches`
* Update fork choice for v0.9.1
* Clean up some FIXMEs
* Fix a few docs/logs
