add REST endpoint for fork choice context (#4042)

Implements a proposed REST endpoint for analyzing fork choice behaviour.
See https://github.com/ethereum/beacon-APIs/pull/232

beacon_chain/conf.nim

@@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ type
         defaultValue: true # the use of the nimbus_signing_process binary by default will be delayed until async I/O over stdin/stdout is developed for the child process.
         name: "in-process-validators" .}: bool
 
+      debugForkChoice* {.
+        hidden
+        desc: "Enable debug API for fork choice (https://github.com/ethereum/beacon-APIs/pull/232)"
+        defaultValue: false
+        name: "debug-fork-choice" .}: bool
+
       discv5Enabled* {.
         desc: "Enable Discovery v5"
         defaultValue: true

beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/blockchain_dag.nim

@@ -1692,26 +1692,23 @@ proc pruneStateCachesDAG*(dag: ChainDAGRef) =
     statePruneDur = statePruneTick - startTick,
     epochRefPruneDur = epochRefPruneTick - statePruneTick
 
-proc loadExecutionBlockRoot*(dag: ChainDAGRef, blck: BlockRef): Eth2Digest =
-  if dag.cfg.blockForkAtEpoch(blck.bid.slot.epoch) < BeaconBlockFork.Bellatrix:
+proc loadExecutionBlockRoot*(dag: ChainDAGRef, bid: BlockId): Eth2Digest =
+  if dag.cfg.blockForkAtEpoch(bid.slot.epoch) < BeaconBlockFork.Bellatrix:
     return ZERO_HASH
 
-  if blck.executionBlockRoot.isSome:
-    return blck.executionBlockRoot.get
-
-  let blockData = dag.getForkedBlock(blck.bid).valueOr:
-    blck.executionBlockRoot = some ZERO_HASH
+  let blockData = dag.getForkedBlock(bid).valueOr:
     return ZERO_HASH
 
-  let executionBlockRoot =
   withBlck(blockData):
     when stateFork >= BeaconStateFork.Bellatrix:
       blck.message.body.execution_payload.block_hash
     else:
       ZERO_HASH
-  blck.executionBlockRoot = some executionBlockRoot
 
-  executionBlockRoot
+proc loadExecutionBlockRoot*(dag: ChainDAGRef, blck: BlockRef): Eth2Digest =
+  if blck.executionBlockRoot.isNone:
+    blck.executionBlockRoot = some dag.loadExecutionBlockRoot(blck.bid)
+  blck.executionBlockRoot.unsafeGet
 
 proc updateHead*(
     dag: ChainDAGRef,

beacon_chain/fork_choice/proto_array.nim

@@ -552,6 +552,50 @@ func nodeIsViableForHead(self: ProtoArray, node: ProtoNode): bool =
     (self.checkpoints.finalized.epoch == GENESIS_EPOCH)
   )
 
+# Diagnostics
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers to dump internal state
+
+type ProtoArrayItem* = object
+  root*: Eth2Digest
+  parent*: Eth2Digest
+  checkpoints*: FinalityCheckpoints
+  unrealized*: Option[FinalityCheckpoints]
+  weight*: int64
+  bestChild*: Eth2Digest
+  bestDescendant*: Eth2Digest
+
+func root(self: ProtoNodes, logicalIdx: Option[Index]): Eth2Digest =
+  if logicalIdx.isNone:
+    return ZERO_HASH
+  let node = self[logicalIdx.unsafeGet]
+  if node.isNone:
+    return ZERO_HASH
+  node.unsafeGet.root
+
+iterator items*(self: ProtoArray): ProtoArrayItem =
+  ## Iterate over all nodes known by fork choice.
+  doAssert self.indices.len == self.nodes.len
+  for nodePhysicalIdx, node in self.nodes.buf:
+    if node.root.isZero:
+      continue
+
+    let unrealized = block:
+      let nodeLogicalIdx = nodePhysicalIdx + self.nodes.offset
+      if self.currentEpochTips.hasKey(nodeLogicalIdx):
+        some self.currentEpochTips.unsafeGet(nodeLogicalIdx)
+      else:
+        none(FinalityCheckpoints)
+
+    yield ProtoArrayItem(
+      root: node.root,
+      parent: self.nodes.root(node.parent),
+      checkpoints: node.checkpoints,
+      unrealized: unrealized,
+      weight: node.weight,
+      bestChild: self.nodes.root(node.bestChild),
+      bestDescendant: self.nodes.root(node.bestDescendant))
+
 # Sanity checks
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Sanity checks on internal private procedures

beacon_chain/rpc/rest_debug_api.nim

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import ".."/beacon_node,
        ".."/spec/forks,
        "."/[rest_utils, state_ttl_cache]
 
+from ../fork_choice/proto_array import ProtoArrayItem, items
+
 export rest_utils
 
 logScope: topics = "rest_debug"
@@ -107,6 +109,74 @@ proc installDebugApiHandlers*(router: var RestRouter, node: BeaconNode) =
       )
     )
 
+  # https://github.com/ethereum/beacon-APIs/pull/232
+  if node.config.debugForkChoice:
+    router.api(MethodGet,
+               "/eth/v1/debug/fork_choice") do () -> RestApiResponse:
+      type
+        ForkChoiceResponseExtraData = object
+          justified_root: Eth2Digest
+          finalized_root: Eth2Digest
+          u_justified_checkpoint: Option[Checkpoint]
+          u_finalized_checkpoint: Option[Checkpoint]
+          best_child: Eth2Digest
+          best_descendant: Eth2Digest
+
+        ForkChoiceResponse = object
+          slot: Slot
+          block_root: Eth2Digest
+          parent_root: Eth2Digest
+          justified_epoch: Epoch
+          finalized_epoch: Epoch
+          weight: uint64
+          execution_optimistic: bool
+          execution_payload_root: Eth2Digest
+          extra_data: Option[ForkChoiceResponseExtraData]
+
+      var responses: seq[ForkChoiceResponse]
+      for item in node.attestationPool[].forkChoice.backend.proto_array:
+        let
+          bid = node.dag.getBlockId(item.root)
+          slot =
+            if bid.isOk:
+              bid.unsafeGet.slot
+            else:
+              FAR_FUTURE_SLOT
+          executionPayloadRoot =
+            if bid.isOk:
+              node.dag.loadExecutionBlockRoot(bid.unsafeGet)
+            else:
+              ZERO_HASH
+          unrealized = item.unrealized.get(item.checkpoints)
+          u_justified_checkpoint =
+            if unrealized.justified != item.checkpoints.justified:
+              some unrealized.justified
+            else:
+              none(Checkpoint)
+          u_finalized_checkpoint =
+            if unrealized.finalized != item.checkpoints.finalized:
+              some unrealized.finalized
+            else:
+              none(Checkpoint)
+
+        responses.add ForkChoiceResponse(
+          slot: slot,
+          block_root: item.root,
+          parent_root: item.parent,
+          justified_epoch: item.checkpoints.justified.epoch,
+          finalized_epoch: item.checkpoints.finalized.epoch,
+          weight: cast[uint64](item.weight),
+          execution_optimistic: node.dag.is_optimistic(item.root),
+          execution_payload_root: executionPayloadRoot,
+          extra_data: some ForkChoiceResponseExtraData(
+            justified_root: item.checkpoints.justified.root,
+            finalized_root: item.checkpoints.finalized.root,
+            u_justified_checkpoint: u_justified_checkpoint,
+            u_finalized_checkpoint: u_finalized_checkpoint,
+            best_child: item.bestChild,
+            bestDescendant: item.bestDescendant))
+      return RestApiResponse.jsonResponse(responses)
+
   # Legacy URLS - Nimbus <= 1.5.5 used to expose the REST API with an additional
   # `/api` path component
   router.redirect(