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# The Merge -- The Beacon Chain
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**Notice**: This document is a work-in-progress for researchers and implementers.
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## Table of contents
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
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- [Custom types](#custom-types)
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- [Constants](#constants)
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- [Execution](#execution)
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- [Configuration](#configuration)
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- [Genesis testing settings](#genesis-testing-settings)
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- [Containers](#containers)
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- [Extended containers](#extended-containers)
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- [`BeaconBlockBody`](#beaconblockbody)
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- [`BeaconState`](#beaconstate)
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- [New containers](#new-containers)
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- [`ExecutionPayload`](#executionpayload)
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- [`ExecutionPayloadHeader`](#executionpayloadheader)
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- [Helper functions](#helper-functions)
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- [Predicates](#predicates)
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- [`is_merge_complete`](#is_merge_complete)
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- [`is_merge_block`](#is_merge_block)
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- [`is_execution_enabled`](#is_execution_enabled)
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- [Misc](#misc)
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- [`compute_timestamp_at_slot`](#compute_timestamp_at_slot)
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- [Beacon chain state transition function](#beacon-chain-state-transition-function)
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- [Execution engine](#execution-engine)
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- [`on_payload`](#on_payload)
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- [Block processing](#block-processing)
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- [Execution payload processing](#execution-payload-processing)
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- [`is_valid_gas_limit`](#is_valid_gas_limit)
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- [`process_execution_payload`](#process_execution_payload)
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- [Testing](#testing)
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## Introduction
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This patch adds transaction execution to the beacon chain as part of the Merge fork.
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## Custom types
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*Note*: The `Transaction` type is a stub which is not final.
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| Name | SSZ equivalent | Description |
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| `OpaqueTransaction` | `ByteList[MAX_BYTES_PER_OPAQUE_TRANSACTION]` | a [typed transaction envelope](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2718#opaque-byte-array-rather-than-an-rlp-array) structured as `TransactionType \|\| TransactionPayload` |
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| `Transaction` | `Union[OpaqueTransaction]` | a transaction |
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## Constants
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### Execution
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| Name | Value |
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| `MAX_BYTES_PER_OPAQUE_TRANSACTION` | `uint64(2**20)` (= 1,048,576) |
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| `MAX_TRANSACTIONS_PER_PAYLOAD` | `uint64(2**14)` (= 16,384) |
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| `BYTES_PER_LOGS_BLOOM` | `uint64(2**8)` (= 256) |
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| `GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR` | `uint64(2**10)` (= 1,024) |
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| `MIN_GAS_LIMIT` | `uint64(5000)` (= 5,000) |
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## Configuration
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### Genesis testing settings
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*Note*: These configuration settings do not apply to the mainnet and are utilized only by pure Merge testing.
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| Name | Value |
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| `GENESIS_GAS_LIMIT` | `uint64(30000000)` (= 30,000,000) |
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| `GENESIS_BASE_FEE_PER_GAS` | `Bytes32('0x00ca9a3b00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000')` (= 1,000,000,000) |
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## Containers
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### Extended containers
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#### `BeaconBlockBody`
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```python
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class BeaconBlockBody(Container):
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randao_reveal: BLSSignature
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eth1_data: Eth1Data # Eth1 data vote
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graffiti: Bytes32 # Arbitrary data
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# Operations
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proposer_slashings: List[ProposerSlashing, MAX_PROPOSER_SLASHINGS]
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attester_slashings: List[AttesterSlashing, MAX_ATTESTER_SLASHINGS]
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attestations: List[Attestation, MAX_ATTESTATIONS]
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deposits: List[Deposit, MAX_DEPOSITS]
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voluntary_exits: List[SignedVoluntaryExit, MAX_VOLUNTARY_EXITS]
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sync_aggregate: SyncAggregate
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# Execution
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execution_payload: ExecutionPayload # [New in Merge]
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```
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#### `BeaconState`
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```python
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class BeaconState(Container):
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# Versioning
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genesis_time: uint64
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genesis_validators_root: Root
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slot: Slot
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fork: Fork
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# History
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latest_block_header: BeaconBlockHeader
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block_roots: Vector[Root, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
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state_roots: Vector[Root, SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT]
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historical_roots: List[Root, HISTORICAL_ROOTS_LIMIT]
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# Eth1
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eth1_data: Eth1Data
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eth1_data_votes: List[Eth1Data, EPOCHS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH]
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eth1_deposit_index: uint64
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# Registry
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validators: List[Validator, VALIDATOR_REGISTRY_LIMIT]
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balances: List[Gwei, VALIDATOR_REGISTRY_LIMIT]
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# Randomness
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randao_mixes: Vector[Bytes32, EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR]
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# Slashings
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slashings: Vector[Gwei, EPOCHS_PER_SLASHINGS_VECTOR] # Per-epoch sums of slashed effective balances
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# Participation
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previous_epoch_participation: List[ParticipationFlags, VALIDATOR_REGISTRY_LIMIT]
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current_epoch_participation: List[ParticipationFlags, VALIDATOR_REGISTRY_LIMIT]
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# Finality
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justification_bits: Bitvector[JUSTIFICATION_BITS_LENGTH] # Bit set for every recent justified epoch
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previous_justified_checkpoint: Checkpoint
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current_justified_checkpoint: Checkpoint
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finalized_checkpoint: Checkpoint
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# Inactivity
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inactivity_scores: List[uint64, VALIDATOR_REGISTRY_LIMIT]
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# Sync
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current_sync_committee: SyncCommittee
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next_sync_committee: SyncCommittee
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# Execution
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latest_execution_payload_header: ExecutionPayloadHeader # [New in Merge]
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```
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### New containers
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#### `ExecutionPayload`
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*Note*: The `base_fee_per_gas` field is serialized in little-endian.
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```python
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class ExecutionPayload(Container):
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# Execution block header fields
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parent_hash: Hash32
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coinbase: Bytes20 # 'beneficiary' in the yellow paper
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state_root: Bytes32
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receipt_root: Bytes32 # 'receipts root' in the yellow paper
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logs_bloom: ByteVector[BYTES_PER_LOGS_BLOOM]
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random: Bytes32 # 'difficulty' in the yellow paper
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block_number: uint64 # 'number' in the yellow paper
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gas_limit: uint64
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gas_used: uint64
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timestamp: uint64
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base_fee_per_gas: Bytes32 # base fee introduced in EIP-1559, little-endian serialized
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# Extra payload fields
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block_hash: Hash32 # Hash of execution block
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transactions: List[Transaction, MAX_TRANSACTIONS_PER_PAYLOAD]
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```
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#### `ExecutionPayloadHeader`
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```python
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class ExecutionPayloadHeader(Container):
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# Execution block header fields
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parent_hash: Hash32
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coinbase: Bytes20
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state_root: Bytes32
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receipt_root: Bytes32
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logs_bloom: ByteVector[BYTES_PER_LOGS_BLOOM]
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random: Bytes32
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block_number: uint64
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gas_limit: uint64
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gas_used: uint64
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timestamp: uint64
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base_fee_per_gas: Bytes32
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# Extra payload fields
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block_hash: Hash32 # Hash of execution block
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transactions_root: Root
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```
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## Helper functions
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### Predicates
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#### `is_merge_complete`
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```python
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def is_merge_complete(state: BeaconState) -> bool:
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return state.latest_execution_payload_header != ExecutionPayloadHeader()
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```
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#### `is_merge_block`
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```python
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def is_merge_block(state: BeaconState, body: BeaconBlockBody) -> bool:
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return not is_merge_complete(state) and body.execution_payload != ExecutionPayload()
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```
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#### `is_execution_enabled`
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```python
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def is_execution_enabled(state: BeaconState, body: BeaconBlockBody) -> bool:
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return is_merge_block(state, body) or is_merge_complete(state)
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```
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### Misc
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#### `compute_timestamp_at_slot`
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*Note*: This function is unsafe with respect to overflows and underflows.
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```python
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def compute_timestamp_at_slot(state: BeaconState, slot: Slot) -> uint64:
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slots_since_genesis = slot - GENESIS_SLOT
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return uint64(state.genesis_time + slots_since_genesis * SECONDS_PER_SLOT)
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```
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## Beacon chain state transition function
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### Execution engine
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The implementation-dependent `ExecutionEngine` protocol encapsulates the execution sub-system logic via:
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* a state object `self.execution_state` of type `ExecutionState`
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* a state transition function `self.on_payload` which mutates `self.execution_state`
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#### `on_payload`
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```python
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def on_payload(self: ExecutionEngine, execution_payload: ExecutionPayload) -> bool:
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"""
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Returns ``True`` iff ``execution_payload`` is valid with respect to ``self.execution_state``.
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"""
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...
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```
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The above function is accessed through the `EXECUTION_ENGINE` module which instantiates the `ExecutionEngine` protocol.
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### Block processing
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```python
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def process_block(state: BeaconState, block: BeaconBlock) -> None:
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process_block_header(state, block)
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process_randao(state, block.body)
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process_eth1_data(state, block.body)
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process_operations(state, block.body)
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process_sync_aggregate(state, block.body.sync_aggregate)
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if is_execution_enabled(state, block.body):
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process_execution_payload(state, block.body.execution_payload, EXECUTION_ENGINE) # [New in Merge]
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```
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### Execution payload processing
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#### `is_valid_gas_limit`
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```python
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def is_valid_gas_limit(payload: ExecutionPayload, parent: ExecutionPayloadHeader) -> bool:
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parent_gas_limit = parent.gas_limit
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# Check if the payload used too much gas
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if payload.gas_used > payload.gas_limit:
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return False
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# Check if the payload changed the gas limit too much
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if payload.gas_limit >= parent_gas_limit + parent_gas_limit // GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR:
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return False
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if payload.gas_limit <= parent_gas_limit - parent_gas_limit // GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR:
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return False
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# Check if the gas limit is at least the minimum gas limit
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if payload.gas_limit < MIN_GAS_LIMIT:
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return False
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return True
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```
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#### `process_execution_payload`
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*Note:* This function depends on `process_randao` function call as it retrieves the most recent randao mix from the `state`. Implementations that are considering parallel processing of execution payload with respect to beacon chain state transition function should work around this dependency.
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```python
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def process_execution_payload(state: BeaconState, payload: ExecutionPayload, execution_engine: ExecutionEngine) -> None:
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# Verify consistency of the parent hash, block number, random, base fee per gas and gas limit
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if is_merge_complete(state):
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assert payload.parent_hash == state.latest_execution_payload_header.block_hash
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assert payload.block_number == state.latest_execution_payload_header.block_number + uint64(1)
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assert payload.random == get_randao_mix(state, get_current_epoch(state))
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assert is_valid_gas_limit(payload, state.latest_execution_payload_header)
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# Verify timestamp
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assert payload.timestamp == compute_timestamp_at_slot(state, state.slot)
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# Verify the execution payload is valid
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assert execution_engine.on_payload(payload)
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# Cache execution payload header
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state.latest_execution_payload_header = ExecutionPayloadHeader(
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parent_hash=payload.parent_hash,
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coinbase=payload.coinbase,
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state_root=payload.state_root,
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receipt_root=payload.receipt_root,
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logs_bloom=payload.logs_bloom,
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random=payload.random,
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block_number=payload.block_number,
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gas_limit=payload.gas_limit,
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gas_used=payload.gas_used,
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timestamp=payload.timestamp,
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base_fee_per_gas=payload.base_fee_per_gas,
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block_hash=payload.block_hash,
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transactions_root=hash_tree_root(payload.transactions),
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)
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```
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## Testing
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*Note*: The function `initialize_beacon_state_from_eth1` is modified for pure Merge testing only.
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*Note*: The function `initialize_beacon_state_from_eth1` is modified: (1) using `MERGE_FORK_VERSION` as the current fork version, (2) utilizing the Merge `BeaconBlockBody` when constructing the initial `latest_block_header`, and (3) initialize `latest_execution_payload_header`.
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```python
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def initialize_beacon_state_from_eth1(eth1_block_hash: Bytes32,
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eth1_timestamp: uint64,
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deposits: Sequence[Deposit]) -> BeaconState:
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fork = Fork(
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previous_version=GENESIS_FORK_VERSION,
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current_version=MERGE_FORK_VERSION, # [Modified in Merge]
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epoch=GENESIS_EPOCH,
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)
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state = BeaconState(
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genesis_time=eth1_timestamp + GENESIS_DELAY,
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fork=fork,
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eth1_data=Eth1Data(block_hash=eth1_block_hash, deposit_count=uint64(len(deposits))),
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latest_block_header=BeaconBlockHeader(body_root=hash_tree_root(BeaconBlockBody())),
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randao_mixes=[eth1_block_hash] * EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR, # Seed RANDAO with Eth1 entropy
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)
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# Process deposits
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leaves = list(map(lambda deposit: deposit.data, deposits))
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for index, deposit in enumerate(deposits):
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deposit_data_list = List[DepositData, 2**DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TREE_DEPTH](*leaves[:index + 1])
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state.eth1_data.deposit_root = hash_tree_root(deposit_data_list)
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process_deposit(state, deposit)
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# Process activations
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for index, validator in enumerate(state.validators):
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balance = state.balances[index]
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validator.effective_balance = min(balance - balance % EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT, MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE)
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if validator.effective_balance == MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE:
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validator.activation_eligibility_epoch = GENESIS_EPOCH
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validator.activation_epoch = GENESIS_EPOCH
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# Set genesis validators root for domain separation and chain versioning
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state.genesis_validators_root = hash_tree_root(state.validators)
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# Fill in sync committees
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# Note: A duplicate committee is assigned for the current and next committee at genesis
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state.current_sync_committee = get_next_sync_committee(state)
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state.next_sync_committee = get_next_sync_committee(state)
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# [New in Merge] Initialize the execution payload header (with block number set to 0)
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state.latest_execution_payload_header.block_hash = eth1_block_hash
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state.latest_execution_payload_header.timestamp = eth1_timestamp
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state.latest_execution_payload_header.random = eth1_block_hash
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state.latest_execution_payload_header.gas_limit = GENESIS_GAS_LIMIT
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state.latest_execution_payload_header.base_fee_per_gas = GENESIS_BASE_FEE_PER_GAS
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return state
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```
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