eth2.0-specs/specs/phase1/fork-choice.md

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# Ethereum 2.0 Phase 1 -- Beacon Chain Fork Choice
**Notice**: This document is a work-in-progress for researchers and implementers.
## Table of contents
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Fork choice](#fork-choice)
- [Handlers](#handlers)
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## Introduction
This document is the beacon chain fork choice spec for part of Ethereum 2.0 Phase 1.
## Fork choice
Due to the changes in the structure of `IndexedAttestation` in Phase 1, `on_attestation` must be re-specified to handle this. The bulk of `on_attestation` has been moved out into a few helpers to reduce code duplication where possible.
The rest of the fork choice remains stable.
### Handlers
```python
def on_attestation(store: Store, attestation: Attestation) -> None:
"""
Run ``on_attestation`` upon receiving a new ``attestation`` from either within a block or directly on the wire.
An ``attestation`` that is asserted as invalid may be valid at a later time,
consider scheduling it for later processing in such case.
"""
validate_on_attestation(store, attestation)
store_target_checkpoint_state(store, attestation.data.target)
# Get state at the `target` to fully validate attestation
target_state = store.checkpoint_states[attestation.data.target]
indexed_attestation = get_indexed_attestation(target_state, attestation)
assert is_valid_indexed_attestation(target_state, indexed_attestation)
# Update latest messages for attesting indices
attesting_indices = [
index for i, index in enumerate(indexed_attestation.committee)
if attestation.aggregation_bits[i]
]
update_latest_messages(store, attesting_indices, attestation)
```