github.com/KYVENetwork/cometbft/v38@v38.0.3/spec/abci/abci++_methods.md (about)

     1  ---
     2  order: 2
     3  title: Methods
     4  ---
     5  
     6  # Methods
     7  
     8  ## Methods existing in ABCI
     9  
    10  ### Echo
    11  
    12  * **Request**:
    13      * `Message (string)`: A string to echo back
    14  * **Response**:
    15      * `Message (string)`: The input string
    16  * **Usage**:
    17      * Echo a string to test an ABCI client/server implementation
    18  
    19  ### Flush
    20  
    21  * **Usage**:
    22      * Signals that messages queued on the client should be flushed to
    23      the server. It is called periodically by the client
    24      implementation to ensure asynchronous requests are actually
    25      sent, and is called immediately to make a synchronous request,
    26      which returns when the Flush response comes back.
    27  
    28  ### Info
    29  
    30  * **Request**:
    31  
    32      | Name          | Type   | Description                            | Field Number |
    33      |---------------|--------|----------------------------------------|--------------|
    34      | version       | string | The CometBFT software semantic version | 1            |
    35      | block_version | uint64 | The CometBFT Block Protocol version    | 2            |
    36      | p2p_version   | uint64 | The CometBFT P2P Protocol version      | 3            |
    37      | abci_version  | string | The CometBFT ABCI semantic version     | 4            |
    38  
    39  * **Response**:
    40  
    41      | Name                | Type   | Description                                         | Field Number | Deterministic |
    42      |---------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
    43      | data                | string | Some arbitrary information                          | 1            | N/A           |
    44      | version             | string | The application software semantic version           | 2            | N/A           |
    45      | app_version         | uint64 | The application protocol version                    | 3            | N/A           |
    46      | last_block_height   | int64  | Latest height for which the app persisted its state | 4            | N/A           |
    47      | last_block_app_hash | bytes  | Latest AppHash returned by `FinalizeBlock`          | 5            | N/A           |
    48  
    49  * **Usage**:
    50      * Return information about the application state.
    51      * Used to sync CometBFT with the application during a handshake
    52        that happens on startup or on recovery.
    53      * The returned `app_version` will be included in the Header of every block.
    54      * CometBFT expects `last_block_app_hash` and `last_block_height` to
    55        be updated and persisted during `Commit`.
    56  
    57  > Note: Semantic version is a reference to [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/). Semantic versions in info will be displayed as X.X.x.
    58  
    59  ### InitChain
    60  
    61  * **Request**:
    62  
    63      | Name             | Type                                            | Description                                         | Field Number |
    64      |------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
    65      | time             | [google.protobuf.Timestamp][protobuf-timestamp] | Genesis time                                        | 1            |
    66      | chain_id         | string                                          | ID of the blockchain.                               | 2            |
    67      | consensus_params | [ConsensusParams](#consensusparams)             | Initial consensus-critical parameters.              | 3            |
    68      | validators       | repeated [ValidatorUpdate](#validatorupdate)    | Initial genesis validators, sorted by voting power. | 4            |
    69      | app_state_bytes  | bytes                                           | Serialized initial application state. JSON bytes.   | 5            |
    70      | initial_height   | int64                                           | Height of the initial block (typically `1`).        | 6            |
    71  
    72  * **Response**:
    73  
    74      | Name             | Type                                         | Description                                      | Field Number | Deterministic |
    75      |------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
    76      | consensus_params | [ConsensusParams](#consensusparams)          | Initial consensus-critical parameters (optional) | 1            | Yes           |
    77      | validators       | repeated [ValidatorUpdate](#validatorupdate) | Initial validator set (optional).                | 2            | Yes           |
    78      | app_hash         | bytes                                        | Initial application hash.                        | 3            | Yes           |
    79  
    80  * **Usage**:
    81      * Called once upon genesis.
    82      * If `ResponseInitChain.Validators` is empty, the initial validator set will be the `RequestInitChain.Validators`
    83      * If `ResponseInitChain.Validators` is not empty, it will be the initial
    84        validator set (regardless of what is in `RequestInitChain.Validators`).
    85      * This allows the app to decide if it wants to accept the initial validator
    86        set proposed by CometBFT (ie. in the genesis file), or if it wants to use
    87        a different one (perhaps computed based on some application specific
    88        information in the genesis file).
    89      * Both `RequestInitChain.Validators` and `ResponseInitChain.Validators` are [ValidatorUpdate](#validatorupdate) structs.
    90        So, technically, they both are _updating_ the set of validators from the empty set.
    91  
    92  ### Query
    93  
    94  * **Request**:
    95  
    96      | Name   | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Field Number |
    97      |--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
    98      | data   | bytes  | Request parameters for the application to interpret analogously to a [URI query component](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.4). Can be used with or in lieu of `path`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1            |
    99      | path   | string | A request path for the application to interpret analogously to a [URI path component](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.3) in e.g. routing. Can be used with or in lieu of `data`. Applications MUST interpret "/store" or any path starting with "/store/" as a query by key on the underlying store, in which case a key SHOULD be specified in `data`. Applications SHOULD allow queries over specific types like `/accounts/...` or `/votes/...`. | 2            |
   100      | height | int64  | The block height against which to query (default=0 returns data for the latest committed block). Note that this is the height of the block containing the application's Merkle root hash, which represents the state as it was after committing the block at Height-1.                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3            |
   101      | prove  | bool   | Return Merkle proof with response if possible.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4            |
   102  
   103  * **Response**:
   104  
   105      | Name      | Type                  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Field Number | Deterministic |
   106      |-----------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   107      | code      | uint32                | Response code.                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1            | N/A           |
   108      | log       | string                | The output of the application's logger.                                                                                                                                                                            | 3            | N/A           |
   109      | info      | string                | Additional information.                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4            | N/A           |
   110      | index     | int64                 | The index of the key in the tree.                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5            | N/A           |
   111      | key       | bytes                 | The key of the matching data.                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6            | N/A           |
   112      | value     | bytes                 | The value of the matching data.                                                                                                                                                                                    | 7            | N/A           |
   113      | proof_ops | [ProofOps](#proofops) | Serialized proof for the value data, if requested, to be verified against the `app_hash` for the given Height.                                                                                                     | 8            | N/A           |
   114      | height    | int64                 | The block height from which data was derived. Note that this is the height of the block containing the application's Merkle root hash, which represents the state as it was after committing the block at Height-1 | 9            | N/A           |
   115      | codespace | string                | Namespace for the `code`.                                                                                                                                                                                          | 10           | N/A           |
   116  
   117  * **Usage**:
   118      * Query for data from the application at current or past height.
   119      * Optionally return Merkle proof.
   120      * Merkle proof includes self-describing `type` field to support many types
   121      of Merkle trees and encoding formats.
   122  
   123  ### CheckTx
   124  
   125  * **Request**:
   126  
   127      | Name | Type        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Field Number |
   128      |------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   129      | tx   | bytes       | The request transaction bytes                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1            |
   130      | type | CheckTxType | One of `CheckTx_New` or `CheckTx_Recheck`. `CheckTx_New` is the default and means that a full check of the tranasaction is required. `CheckTx_Recheck` types are used when the mempool is initiating a normal recheck of a transaction. | 2            |
   131  
   132  * **Response**:
   133  
   134      | Name       | Type                                              | Description                                                          | Field Number | Deterministic |
   135      |------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   136      | code       | uint32                                            | Response code.                                                       | 1            | N/A           |
   137      | data       | bytes                                             | Result bytes, if any.                                                | 2            | N/A           |
   138      | log        | string                                            | The output of the application's logger.                              | 3            | N/A           |
   139      | info       | string                                            | Additional information.                                              | 4            | N/A           |
   140      | gas_wanted | int64                                             | Amount of gas requested for transaction.                             | 5            | N/A           |
   141      | gas_used   | int64                                             | Amount of gas consumed by transaction.                               | 6            | N/A           |
   142      | events     | repeated [Event](abci++_basic_concepts.md#events) | Type & Key-Value events for indexing transactions (e.g. by account). | 7            | N/A           |
   143      | codespace  | string                                            | Namespace for the `code`.                                            | 8            | N/A           |
   144  
   145  * **Usage**:
   146  
   147      * Technically optional - not involved in processing blocks.
   148      * Guardian of the mempool: every node runs `CheckTx` before letting a
   149        transaction into its local mempool.
   150      * The transaction may come from an external user or another node
   151      * `CheckTx` validates the transaction against the current state of the application,
   152        for example, checking signatures and account balances, but does not apply any
   153        of the state changes described in the transaction.
   154      * Transactions where `ResponseCheckTx.Code != 0` will be rejected - they will not be broadcast
   155        to other nodes or included in a proposal block.
   156        CometBFT attributes no other value to the response code.
   157  
   158  ### Commit
   159  
   160  #### Parameters and Types
   161  
   162  * **Request**:
   163  
   164      Commit signals the application to persist application state. It takes no parameters.
   165  
   166  * **Response**:
   167  
   168      | Name          | Type  | Description                                                            | Field Number | Deterministic |
   169      |---------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   170      | retain_height | int64 | Blocks below this height may be removed. Defaults to `0` (retain all). | 3            | No            |
   171  
   172  * **Usage**:
   173  
   174      * Signal the Application to persist the application state.
   175        Application is expected to persist its state at the end of this call, before calling `ResponseCommit`.
   176      * Use `ResponseCommit.retain_height` with caution! If all nodes in the network remove historical
   177        blocks then this data is permanently lost, and no new nodes will be able to join the network and
   178        bootstrap, unless state sync is enabled on the chain. Historical blocks may also be required for other purposes, e.g. auditing, replay of
   179        non-persisted heights, light client verification, and so on.
   180  
   181  ### ListSnapshots
   182  
   183  * **Request**:
   184  
   185      Empty request asking the application for a list of snapshots.
   186  
   187  * **Response**:
   188  
   189      | Name      | Type                           | Description                    | Field Number | Deterministic |
   190      |-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   191      | snapshots | repeated [Snapshot](#snapshot) | List of local state snapshots. | 1            | N/A           |
   192  
   193  * **Usage**:
   194      * Used during state sync to discover available snapshots on peers.
   195      * See `Snapshot` data type for details.
   196  
   197  ### LoadSnapshotChunk
   198  
   199  * **Request**:
   200  
   201      | Name   | Type   | Description                                                           | Field Number |
   202      |--------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   203      | height | uint64 | The height of the snapshot the chunk belongs to.                      | 1            |
   204      | format | uint32 | The application-specific format of the snapshot the chunk belongs to. | 2            |
   205      | chunk  | uint32 | The chunk index, starting from `0` for the initial chunk.             | 3            |
   206  
   207  * **Response**:
   208  
   209      | Name  | Type  | Description                                                                                                                                            | Field Number | Deterministic |
   210      |-------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   211      | chunk | bytes | The binary chunk contents, in an arbitrary format. Chunk messages cannot be larger than 16 MB _including metadata_, so 10 MB is a good starting point. | 1            | N/A           |
   212  
   213  * **Usage**:
   214      * Used during state sync to retrieve snapshot chunks from peers.
   215  
   216  ### OfferSnapshot
   217  
   218  * **Request**:
   219  
   220      | Name     | Type                  | Description                                                              | Field Number |
   221      |----------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   222      | snapshot | [Snapshot](#snapshot) | The snapshot offered for restoration.                                    | 1            |
   223      | app_hash | bytes                 | The light client-verified app hash for this height, from the blockchain. | 2            |
   224  
   225  * **Response**:
   226  
   227      | Name   | Type              | Description                       | Field Number | Deterministic |
   228      |--------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   229      | result | [Result](#result) | The result of the snapshot offer. | 1            | N/A           |
   230  
   231  #### Result
   232  
   233  ```protobuf
   234    enum Result {
   235      UNKNOWN       = 0;  // Unknown result, abort all snapshot restoration
   236      ACCEPT        = 1;  // Snapshot is accepted, start applying chunks.
   237      ABORT         = 2;  // Abort snapshot restoration, and don't try any other snapshots.
   238      REJECT        = 3;  // Reject this specific snapshot, try others.
   239      REJECT_FORMAT = 4;  // Reject all snapshots with this `format`, try others.
   240      REJECT_SENDER = 5;  // Reject all snapshots from all senders of this snapshot, try others.
   241    }
   242  ```
   243  
   244  * **Usage**:
   245      * `OfferSnapshot` is called when bootstrapping a node using state sync. The application may
   246      accept or reject snapshots as appropriate. Upon accepting, CometBFT will retrieve and
   247      apply snapshot chunks via `ApplySnapshotChunk`. The application may also choose to reject a
   248      snapshot in the chunk response, in which case it should be prepared to accept further
   249      `OfferSnapshot` calls.
   250      * Only `AppHash` can be trusted, as it has been verified by the light client. Any other data
   251      can be spoofed by adversaries, so applications should employ additional verification schemes
   252      to avoid denial-of-service attacks. The verified `AppHash` is automatically checked against
   253      the restored application at the end of snapshot restoration.
   254      * For more information, see the `Snapshot` data type or the [state sync section](../p2p/legacy-docs/messages/state-sync.md).
   255  
   256  ### ApplySnapshotChunk
   257  
   258  * **Request**:
   259  
   260      | Name   | Type   | Description                                                               | Field Number |
   261      |--------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   262      | index  | uint32 | The chunk index, starting from `0`. CometBFT applies chunks sequentially. | 1            |
   263      | chunk  | bytes  | The binary chunk contents, as returned by `LoadSnapshotChunk`.            | 2            |
   264      | sender | string | The P2P ID of the node who sent this chunk.                               | 3            |
   265  
   266  * **Response**:
   267  
   268      | Name           | Type                | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Field Number | Deterministic |
   269      |----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   270      | result         | Result  (see below) | The result of applying this chunk.                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1            | N/A           |
   271      | refetch_chunks | repeated uint32     | Refetch and reapply the given chunks, regardless of `result`. Only the listed chunks will be refetched, and reapplied in sequential order.                                                                                              | 2            | N/A           |
   272      | reject_senders | repeated string     | Reject the given P2P senders, regardless of `Result`. Any chunks already applied will not be refetched unless explicitly requested, but queued chunks from these senders will be discarded, and new chunks or other snapshots rejected. | 3            | N/A           |
   273  
   274  ```proto
   275    enum Result {
   276      UNKNOWN         = 0;  // Unknown result, abort all snapshot restoration
   277      ACCEPT          = 1;  // The chunk was accepted.
   278      ABORT           = 2;  // Abort snapshot restoration, and don't try any other snapshots.
   279      RETRY           = 3;  // Reapply this chunk, combine with `RefetchChunks` and `RejectSenders` as appropriate.
   280      RETRY_SNAPSHOT  = 4;  // Restart this snapshot from `OfferSnapshot`, reusing chunks unless instructed otherwise.
   281      REJECT_SNAPSHOT = 5;  // Reject this snapshot, try a different one.
   282    }
   283  ```
   284  
   285  * **Usage**:
   286      * The application can choose to refetch chunks and/or ban P2P peers as appropriate. CometBFT
   287      will not do this unless instructed by the application.
   288      * The application may want to verify each chunk, e.g. by attaching chunk hashes in
   289      `Snapshot.Metadata` and/or incrementally verifying contents against `AppHash`.
   290      * When all chunks have been accepted, CometBFT will make an ABCI `Info` call to verify that
   291      `LastBlockAppHash` and `LastBlockHeight` matches the expected values, and record the
   292      `AppVersion` in the node state. It then switches to block sync or consensus and joins the
   293      network.
   294      * If CometBFT is unable to retrieve the next chunk after some time (e.g. because no suitable
   295      peers are available), it will reject the snapshot and try a different one via `OfferSnapshot`.
   296      The application should be prepared to reset and accept it or abort as appropriate.
   297  
   298  ## New methods introduced in ABCI 2.0
   299  
   300  ### PrepareProposal
   301  
   302  #### Parameters and Types
   303  
   304  * **Request**:
   305  
   306      | Name                 | Type                                            | Description                                                                                   | Field Number |
   307      |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   308      | max_tx_bytes         | int64                                           | Currently configured maximum size in bytes taken by the modified transactions.                | 1            |
   309      | txs                  | repeated bytes                                  | Preliminary list of transactions that have been picked as part of the block to propose.       | 2            |
   310      | local_last_commit    | [ExtendedCommitInfo](#extendedcommitinfo)       | Info about the last commit, obtained locally from CometBFT's data structures.                 | 3            |
   311      | misbehavior          | repeated [Misbehavior](#misbehavior)            | List of information about validators that misbehaved.                                         | 4            |
   312      | height               | int64                                           | The height of the block that will be proposed.                                                | 5            |
   313      | time                 | [google.protobuf.Timestamp][protobuf-timestamp] | Timestamp of the block that that will be proposed.                                            | 6            |
   314      | next_validators_hash | bytes                                           | Merkle root of the next validator set.                                                        | 7            |
   315      | proposer_address     | bytes                                           | [Address](../core/data_structures.md#address) of the validator that is creating the proposal. | 8            |
   316  
   317  * **Response**:
   318  
   319      | Name | Type           | Description                                                                                 | Field Number | Deterministic |
   320      |------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   321      | txs  | repeated bytes | Possibly modified list of transactions that have been picked as part of the proposed block. | 2            | No            |
   322  
   323  * **Usage**:
   324      * `RequestPrepareProposal`'s parameters `txs`, `misbehavior`, `height`, `time`,
   325        `next_validators_hash`, and `proposer_address` are the same as in `RequestProcessProposal`
   326        and `RequestFinalizeBlock`.
   327      * `RequestPrepareProposal.local_last_commit` is a set of the precommit votes for the previous
   328        height, including the ones that led to the decision of the previous block,
   329        together with their corresponding vote extensions.
   330      * The `height`, `time`, and `proposer_address` values match the values from the header of the
   331        proposed block.
   332      * `RequestPrepareProposal` contains a preliminary set of transactions `txs` that CometBFT
   333        retrieved from the mempool, called _raw proposal_. The Application can modify this
   334        set and return a modified set of transactions via `ResponsePrepareProposal.txs` .
   335          * The Application _can_ modify the raw proposal: it can reorder, remove or add transactions.
   336            Let `tx` be a transaction in `txs` (set of transactions within `RequestPrepareProposal`):
   337              * If the Application considers that `tx` should not be proposed in this block, e.g.,
   338                there are other transactions with higher priority, then it should not include it in
   339                `ResponsePrepareProposal.txs`. However, this will not remove `tx` from the mempool.
   340              * If the Application wants to add a new transaction to the proposed block, then the
   341                Application includes it in `ResponsePrepareProposal.txs`. CometBFT will not add
   342                the transaction to the mempool.
   343          * The Application should be aware that removing and adding transactions may compromise
   344            _traceability_.
   345            > Consider the following example: the Application transforms a client-submitted
   346              transaction `t1` into a second transaction `t2`, i.e., the Application asks CometBFT
   347              to remove `t1` from the block and add `t2` to the block. If a client wants to eventually check what
   348              happened to `t1`, it will discover that `t1` is not in a
   349              committed block (assuming a _re-CheckTx_ evicted it from the mempool), getting the wrong idea that `t1` did not make it into a block. Note
   350              that `t2` _will be_ in a committed block, but unless the Application tracks this
   351              information, no component will be aware of it. Thus, if the Application wants
   352              traceability, it is its responsibility's to support it. For instance, the Application
   353              could attach to a transformed transaction a list with the hashes of the transactions it
   354              derives from.
   355      * The Application MAY configure CometBFT to include a list of transactions in `RequestPrepareProposal.txs`
   356        whose total size in bytes exceeds `RequestPrepareProposal.max_tx_bytes`.
   357        If the Application sets `ConsensusParams.Block.MaxBytes` to -1, CometBFT
   358        will include _all_ transactions currently in the mempool in `RequestPrepareProposal.txs`,
   359        which may not fit in `RequestPrepareProposal.max_tx_bytes`.
   360        Therefore, if the size of `RequestPrepareProposal.txs` is greater than
   361        `RequestPrepareProposal.max_tx_bytes`, the Application MUST remove transactions to ensure
   362        that the `RequestPrepareProposal.max_tx_bytes` limit is respected by those transactions
   363        returned in `ResponsePrepareProposal.txs`.
   364        This is specified in [Requirement 2](./abci%2B%2B_app_requirements.md).
   365      * As a result of executing the prepared proposal, the Application may produce block events or transaction events.
   366        The Application must keep those events until a block is decided and then pass them on to CometBFT via
   367        `ResponseFinalizeBlock`.
   368      * CometBFT does NOT provide any additional validity checks (such as checking for duplicate
   369        transactions).
   370        <!--
   371        As a sanity check, CometBFT will check the returned parameters for validity if the Application modified them.
   372        In particular, `ResponsePrepareProposal.txs` will be deemed invalid if there are duplicate transactions in the list.
   373         -->
   374      * If CometBFT fails to validate the `ResponsePrepareProposal`, CometBFT will assume the
   375        Application is faulty and crash.
   376      * The implementation of `PrepareProposal` MAY be non-deterministic.
   377  
   378  
   379  #### When does CometBFT call "PrepareProposal" ?
   380  
   381  When a validator _p_ enters consensus round _r_, height _h_, in which _p_ is the proposer,
   382  and _p_'s _validValue_ is `nil`:
   383  
   384  1. CometBFT collects outstanding transactions from _p_'s mempool
   385      * the transactions will be collected in order of priority
   386      * _p_'s CometBFT creates a block header.
   387  2. _p_'s CometBFT calls `RequestPrepareProposal` with the newly generated block, the local
   388     commit of the previous height (with vote extensions), and any outstanding evidence of
   389     misbehavior. The call is synchronous: CometBFT's execution will block until the Application
   390     returns from the call.
   391  3. The Application uses the information received (transactions, commit info, misbehavior, time) to
   392      (potentially) modify the proposal.
   393      * the Application MAY fully execute the block and produce a candidate state (immediate execution)
   394      * the Application can manipulate transactions:
   395          * leave transactions untouched
   396          * add new transactions (not present initially) to the proposal
   397          * remove transactions from the proposal (but not from the mempool thus effectively _delaying_ them) - the
   398            Application does not include the transaction in `ResponsePrepareProposal.txs`.
   399          * modify transactions (e.g. aggregate them). As explained above, this compromises client traceability, unless
   400            it is implemented at the Application level.
   401          * reorder transactions - the Application reorders transactions in the list
   402      * the Application MAY use the vote extensions in the commit info to modify the proposal, in which case it is suggested
   403       that extensions be validated in the same maner as done in `VerifyVoteExtension`, since extensions of votes included
   404       in the commit info after the minimum of +2/3 had been reached are not verified.
   405  4. The Application includes the transaction list (whether modified or not) in the return parameters
   406     (see the rules in section _Usage_), and returns from the call.
   407  5. _p_ uses the (possibly) modified block as _p_'s proposal in round _r_, height _h_.
   408  
   409  Note that, if _p_ has a non-`nil` _validValue_ in round _r_, height _h_,
   410  the consensus algorithm will use it as proposal and will not call `RequestPrepareProposal`.
   411  
   412  ### ProcessProposal
   413  
   414  #### Parameters and Types
   415  
   416  * **Request**:
   417  
   418      | Name                 | Type                                            | Description                                                                               | Field Number |
   419      |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   420      | txs                  | repeated bytes                                  | List of transactions of the proposed block.                                               | 1            |
   421      | proposed_last_commit | [CommitInfo](#commitinfo)                       | Info about the last commit, obtained from the information in the proposed block.          | 2            |
   422      | misbehavior          | repeated [Misbehavior](#misbehavior)            | List of information about validators that misbehaved.                                     | 3            |
   423      | hash                 | bytes                                           | The hash of the proposed block.                                                           | 4            |
   424      | height               | int64                                           | The height of the proposed block.                                                         | 5            |
   425      | time                 | [google.protobuf.Timestamp][protobuf-timestamp] | Timestamp of the proposed block.                                                          | 6            |
   426      | next_validators_hash | bytes                                           | Merkle root of the next validator set.                                                    | 7            |
   427      | proposer_address     | bytes                                           | [Address](../core/data_structures.md#address) of the validator that created the proposal. | 8            |
   428  
   429  * **Response**:
   430  
   431      | Name   | Type                              | Description                                                      | Field Number | Deterministic |
   432      |--------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   433      | status | [ProposalStatus](#proposalstatus) | `enum` that signals if the application finds the proposal valid. | 1            | Yes           |
   434  
   435  * **Usage**:
   436      * Contains all information on the proposed block needed to fully execute it.
   437          * The Application may fully execute the block as though it was handling
   438           `RequestFinalizeBlock`.
   439          * However, any resulting state changes must be kept as _candidate state_,
   440            and the Application should be ready to discard it in case another block is decided.
   441      * `RequestProcessProposal` is also called at the proposer of a round.
   442        Normally the call to `RequestProcessProposal` occurs right after the call to `RequestPrepareProposal` and
   443        `RequestProcessProposal` matches the block produced based on `ResponsePrepareProposal` (i.e.,
   444        `RequestPrepareProposal.txs` equals `RequestProcessProposal.txs`).
   445        However, no such guarantee is made since, in the presence of failures, `RequestProcessProposal` may match
   446        `ResponsePrepareProposal` from an earlier invocation or `ProcessProposal` may not be invoked at all.
   447      * The height and time values match the values from the header of the proposed block.
   448      * If `ResponseProcessProposal.status` is `REJECT`, consensus assumes the proposal received
   449        is not valid.
   450      * The Application MAY fully execute the block (immediate execution)
   451      * The implementation of `ProcessProposal` MUST be deterministic. Moreover, the value of
   452        `ResponseProcessProposal.status` MUST **exclusively** depend on the parameters passed in
   453        the call to `RequestProcessProposal`, and the last committed Application state
   454        (see [Requirements](./abci++_app_requirements.md) section).
   455      * Moreover, application implementors SHOULD always set `ResponseProcessProposal.status` to `ACCEPT`,
   456        unless they _really_ know what the potential liveness implications of returning `REJECT` are.
   457  
   458  #### When does CometBFT call "ProcessProposal" ?
   459  
   460  When a node _p_ enters consensus round _r_, height _h_, in which _q_ is the proposer (possibly _p_ = _q_):
   461  
   462  1. _p_ sets up timer `ProposeTimeout`.
   463  2. If _p_ is the proposer, _p_ executes steps 1-6 in [PrepareProposal](#prepareproposal).
   464  3. Upon reception of Proposal message (which contains the header) for round _r_, height _h_ from
   465     _q_, _p_ verifies the block header.
   466  4. Upon reception of Proposal message, along with all the block parts, for round _r_, height _h_
   467     from _q_, _p_ follows the validators' algorithm to check whether it should prevote for the
   468     proposed block, or `nil`.
   469  5. If the validators' consensus algorithm indicates _p_ should prevote non-nil:
   470      1. CometBFT calls `RequestProcessProposal` with the block. The call is synchronous.
   471      2. The Application checks/processes the proposed block, which is read-only, and returns
   472         `ACCEPT` or `REJECT` in the `ResponseProcessProposal.status` field.
   473         * The Application, depending on its needs, may call `ResponseProcessProposal`
   474           * either after it has completely processed the block (immediate execution),
   475           * or after doing some basic checks, and process the block asynchronously. In this case the
   476             Application will not be able to reject the block, or force prevote/precommit `nil`
   477             afterwards.
   478           * or immediately, returning `ACCEPT`, if _p_ is not a validator
   479             and the Application does not want non-validating nodes to handle `ProcessProposal`
   480      3. If _p_ is a validator and the returned value is
   481           * `ACCEPT`: _p_ prevotes on this proposal for round _r_, height _h_.
   482           * `REJECT`: _p_ prevotes `nil`.
   483           *
   484  
   485  ### ExtendVote
   486  
   487  #### Parameters and Types
   488  
   489  * **Request**:
   490  
   491      | Name                 | Type                                            | Description                                                                               | Field Number |
   492      |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   493      | hash                 | bytes                                           | The header hash of the proposed block that the vote extension is to refer to.             | 1            |
   494      | height               | int64                                           | Height of the proposed block (for sanity check).                                          | 2            |
   495      | time                 | [google.protobuf.Timestamp][protobuf-timestamp] | Timestamp of the proposed block (that the extension is to refer to).                      | 3            |
   496      | txs                  | repeated bytes                                  | List of transactions of the block that the extension is to refer to.                      | 4            |
   497      | proposed_last_commit | [CommitInfo](#commitinfo)                       | Info about the last proposed block's last commit.                                         | 5            |
   498      | misbehavior          | repeated [Misbehavior](#misbehavior)            | List of information about validators that misbehaved contained in the proposed block.     | 6            |
   499      | next_validators_hash | bytes                                           | Merkle root of the next validator set contained in the proposed block.                    | 7            |
   500      | proposer_address     | bytes                                           | [Address](../core/data_structures.md#address) of the validator that created the proposal. | 8            |
   501  
   502  * **Response**:
   503  
   504      | Name           | Type  | Description                                           | Field Number | Deterministic |
   505      |----------------|-------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   506      | vote_extension | bytes | Information signed by by CometBFT. Can have 0 length. | 1            | No            |
   507  
   508  * **Usage**:
   509      * `ResponseExtendVote.vote_extension` is application-generated information that will be signed
   510        by CometBFT and attached to the Precommit message.
   511      * The Application may choose to use an empty vote extension (0 length).
   512      * The contents of `RequestExtendVote` correspond to the proposed block on which the consensus algorithm
   513        will send the Precommit message.
   514      * `ResponseExtendVote.vote_extension` will only be attached to a non-`nil` Precommit message. If the consensus algorithm is to
   515        precommit `nil`, it will not call `RequestExtendVote`.
   516      * The Application logic that creates the extension can be non-deterministic.
   517  
   518  #### When does CometBFT call `ExtendVote`?
   519  
   520  When a validator _p_ is in consensus state _prevote_ of round _r_, height _h_, in which _q_ is the proposer; and _p_ has received
   521  
   522  * the Proposal message _v_ for round _r_, height _h_, along with all the block parts, from _q_,
   523  * `Prevote` messages from _2f + 1_ validators' voting power for round _r_, height _h_, prevoting for the same block _id(v)_,
   524  
   525  then _p_ locks _v_  and sends a Precommit message in the following way
   526  
   527  1. _p_ sets _lockedValue_ and _validValue_ to _v_, and sets _lockedRound_ and _validRound_ to _r_
   528  2. _p_'s CometBFT calls `RequestExtendVote` with _v_ (`RequestExtendVote`). The call is synchronous.
   529  3. The Application returns an array of bytes, `ResponseExtendVote.extension`, which is not interpreted by the consensus algorithm.
   530  4. _p_ sets `ResponseExtendVote.extension` as the value of the `extension` field of type
   531     [CanonicalVoteExtension](../core/data_structures.md#canonicalvoteextension),
   532     populates the other fields in [CanonicalVoteExtension](../core/data_structures.md#canonicalvoteextension),
   533     and signs the populated data structure.
   534  5. _p_ constructs and signs the [CanonicalVote](../core/data_structures.md#canonicalvote) structure.
   535  6. _p_ constructs the Precommit message (i.e. [Vote](../core/data_structures.md#vote) structure)
   536     using [CanonicalVoteExtension](../core/data_structures.md#canonicalvoteextension)
   537     and [CanonicalVote](../core/data_structures.md#canonicalvote).
   538  7. _p_ broadcasts the Precommit message.
   539  
   540  In the cases when _p_ is to broadcast `precommit nil` messages (either _2f+1_ `prevote nil` messages received,
   541  or _timeoutPrevote_ triggered), _p_'s CometBFT does **not** call `RequestExtendVote` and will not include
   542  a [CanonicalVoteExtension](../core/data_structures.md#canonicalvoteextension) field in the `precommit nil` message.
   543  
   544  ### VerifyVoteExtension
   545  
   546  #### Parameters and Types
   547  
   548  * **Request**:
   549  
   550      | Name              | Type  | Description                                                                               | Field Number |
   551      |-------------------|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   552      | hash              | bytes | The hash of the proposed block that the vote extension refers to.                         | 1            |
   553      | validator_address | bytes | [Address](../core/data_structures.md#address) of the validator that signed the extension. | 2            |
   554      | height            | int64 | Height of the block (for sanity check).                                                   | 3            |
   555      | vote_extension    | bytes | Application-specific information signed by CometBFT. Can have 0 length.                   | 4            |
   556  
   557  * **Response**:
   558  
   559      | Name   | Type                          | Description                                                    | Field Number | Deterministic |
   560      |--------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   561      | status | [VerifyStatus](#verifystatus) | `enum` signaling if the application accepts the vote extension | 1            | Yes           |
   562  
   563  * **Usage**:
   564      * `RequestVerifyVoteExtension.vote_extension` can be an empty byte array. The Application's
   565        interpretation of it should be
   566        that the Application running at the process that sent the vote chose not to extend it.
   567        CometBFT will always call `RequestVerifyVoteExtension`, even for 0 length vote extensions.
   568      * `RequestVerifyVoteExtension` is not called for precommit votes sent by the local process.
   569      * `RequestVerifyVoteExtension.hash` refers to a proposed block. There is not guarantee that
   570        this proposed block has previously been exposed to the Application via `ProcessProposal`.
   571      * If `ResponseVerifyVoteExtension.status` is `REJECT`, the consensus algorithm will reject the whole received vote.
   572        See the [Requirements](./abci++_app_requirements.md) section to understand the potential
   573        liveness implications of this.
   574      * The implementation of `VerifyVoteExtension` MUST be deterministic. Moreover, the value of
   575        `ResponseVerifyVoteExtension.status` MUST **exclusively** depend on the parameters passed in
   576        the call to `RequestVerifyVoteExtension`, and the last committed Application state
   577        (see [Requirements](./abci++_app_requirements.md) section).
   578      * Moreover, application implementers SHOULD always set `ResponseVerifyVoteExtension.status` to `ACCEPT`,
   579        unless they _really_ know what the potential liveness implications of returning `REJECT` are.
   580  
   581  #### When does CometBFT call `VerifyVoteExtension`?
   582  
   583  When a node _p_ is in consensus round _r_, height _h_, and _p_ receives a Precommit
   584  message for round _r_, height _h_ from validator _q_ (_q_ &ne; _p_):
   585  
   586  1. If the Precommit message does not contain a vote extension with a valid signature, _p_
   587     discards the Precommit message as invalid.
   588     * a 0-length vote extension is valid as long as its accompanying signature is also valid.
   589  2. Else, _p_'s CometBFT calls `RequestVerifyVoteExtension`.
   590  3. The Application returns `ACCEPT` or `REJECT` via `ResponseVerifyVoteExtension.status`.
   591  4. If the Application returns
   592     * `ACCEPT`, _p_ will keep the received vote, together with its corresponding
   593       vote extension in its internal data structures. It will be used to populate the [ExtendedCommitInfo](#extendedcommitinfo)
   594       structure in calls to `RequestPrepareProposal`, in rounds of height _h + 1_ where _p_ is the proposer.
   595     * `REJECT`, _p_ will deem the Precommit message invalid and discard it.
   596  
   597  When a node _p_ is in consensus round _0_, height _h_, and _p_ receives a Precommit
   598  message for CommitRound _r_, height _h-1_ from validator _q_ (_q_ &ne; _p_), _p_
   599  MAY add the Precommit message and associated extension to [ExtendedCommitInfo](#extendedcommitinfo)
   600  without calling `RequestVerifyVoteExtension` to verify it.
   601  
   602  
   603  ### FinalizeBlock
   604  
   605  #### Parameters and Types
   606  
   607  * **Request**:
   608  
   609      | Name                 | Type                                            | Description                                                                               | Field Number |
   610      |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   611      | txs                  | repeated bytes                                  | List of transactions committed as part of the block.                                      | 1            |
   612      | decided_last_commit  | [CommitInfo](#commitinfo)                       | Info about the last commit, obtained from the block that was just decided.                | 2            |
   613      | misbehavior          | repeated [Misbehavior](#misbehavior)            | List of information about validators that misbehaved.                                     | 3            |
   614      | hash                 | bytes                                           | The block's hash.                                                                         | 4            |
   615      | height               | int64                                           | The height of the finalized block.                                                        | 5            |
   616      | time                 | [google.protobuf.Timestamp][protobuf-timestamp] | Timestamp of the finalized block.                                                         | 6            |
   617      | next_validators_hash | bytes                                           | Merkle root of the next validator set.                                                    | 7            |
   618      | proposer_address     | bytes                                           | [Address](../core/data_structures.md#address) of the validator that created the proposal. | 8            |
   619  
   620  * **Response**:
   621  
   622      | Name                    | Type                                              | Description                                                                      | Field Number | Deterministic |
   623      |-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   624      | events                  | repeated [Event](abci++_basic_concepts.md#events) | Type & Key-Value events for indexing                                             | 1            | No            |
   625      | tx_results              | repeated [ExecTxResult](#exectxresult)            | List of structures containing the data resulting from executing the transactions | 2            | Yes           |
   626      | validator_updates       | repeated [ValidatorUpdate](#validatorupdate)      | Changes to validator set (set voting power to 0 to remove).                      | 3            | Yes           |
   627      | consensus_param_updates | [ConsensusParams](#consensusparams)               | Changes to gas, size, and other consensus-related parameters.                    | 4            | Yes           |
   628      | app_hash                | bytes                                             | The Merkle root hash of the application state.                                   | 5            | Yes           |
   629  
   630  * **Usage**:
   631      * Contains the fields of the newly decided block.
   632      * This method is equivalent to the call sequence `BeginBlock`, [`DeliverTx`],
   633        and `EndBlock` in the previous version of ABCI.
   634      * The height and time values match the values from the header of the proposed block.
   635      * The Application can use `RequestFinalizeBlock.decided_last_commit` and `RequestFinalizeBlock.misbehavior`
   636        to determine rewards and punishments for the validators.
   637      * The Application executes the transactions in `RequestFinalizeBlock.txs` deterministically,
   638        according to the rules set up by the Application, before returning control to CometBFT.
   639        Alternatively, it can apply the candidate state corresponding to the same block previously
   640        executed via `PrepareProposal` or `ProcessProposal`.
   641      * `ResponseFinalizeBlock.tx_results[i].Code == 0` only if the _i_-th transaction is fully valid.
   642      * The Application must provide values for `ResponseFinalizeBlock.app_hash`,
   643        `ResponseFinalizeBlock.tx_results`, `ResponseFinalizeBlock.validator_updates`, and
   644        `ResponseFinalizeBlock.consensus_param_updates` as a result of executing the block.
   645          * The values for `ResponseFinalizeBlock.validator_updates`, or
   646            `ResponseFinalizeBlock.consensus_param_updates` may be empty. In this case, CometBFT will keep
   647            the current values.
   648          * `ResponseFinalizeBlock.validator_updates`, triggered by block `H`, affect validation
   649            for blocks `H+1`, `H+2`, and `H+3`. Heights following a validator update are affected in the following way:
   650              * Height `H+1`: `NextValidatorsHash` includes the new `validator_updates` value.
   651              * Height `H+2`: The validator set change takes effect and `ValidatorsHash` is updated.
   652              * Height `H+3`: `*_last_commit` fields in `PrepareProposal`, `ProcessProposal`, and
   653                `FinalizeBlock` now include the altered validator set.
   654          * `ResponseFinalizeBlock.consensus_param_updates` returned for block `H` apply to the consensus
   655            params for block `H+1`. For more information on the consensus parameters,
   656            see the [consensus parameters](./abci%2B%2B_app_requirements.md#consensus-parameters)
   657            section.
   658      * `ResponseFinalizeBlock.app_hash` contains an (optional) Merkle root hash of the application state.
   659      * `ResponseFinalizeBlock.app_hash` is included as the `Header.AppHash` in the next block.
   660          * `ResponseFinalizeBlock.app_hash` may also be empty or hard-coded, but MUST be
   661            **deterministic** - it must not be a function of anything that did not come from the parameters
   662            of `RequestFinalizeBlock` and the previous committed state.
   663      * Later calls to `Query` can return proofs about the application state anchored
   664        in this Merkle root hash.
   665      * The implementation of `FinalizeBlock` MUST be deterministic, since it is
   666        making the Application's state evolve in the context of state machine replication.
   667      * Currently, CometBFT will fill up all fields in `RequestFinalizeBlock`, even if they were
   668        already passed on to the Application via `RequestPrepareProposal` or `RequestProcessProposal`.
   669  
   670  #### When does CometBFT call `FinalizeBlock`?
   671  
   672  When a node _p_ is in consensus height _h_, and _p_ receives
   673  
   674  * the Proposal message with block _v_ for a round _r_, along with all its block parts, from _q_,
   675    which is the proposer of round _r_, height _h_,
   676  * `Precommit` messages from _2f + 1_ validators' voting power for round _r_, height _h_,
   677    precommitting the same block _id(v)_,
   678  
   679  then _p_ decides block _v_ and finalizes consensus for height _h_ in the following way
   680  
   681  1. _p_ persists _v_ as the decision for height _h_.
   682  2. _p_'s CometBFT calls `RequestFinalizeBlock` with _v_'s data. The call is synchronous.
   683  3. _p_'s Application executes block _v_.
   684  4. _p_'s Application calculates and returns the _AppHash_, along with a list containing
   685     the outputs of each of the transactions executed.
   686  5. _p_'s CometBFT hashes all the transaction outputs and stores it in _ResultHash_.
   687  6. _p_'s CometBFT persists the transaction outputs, _AppHash_, and _ResultsHash_.
   688  7. _p_'s CometBFT locks the mempool &mdash; no calls to `CheckTx` on new transactions.
   689  8. _p_'s CometBFT calls `RequestCommit` to instruct the Application to persist its state.
   690  9. _p_'s CometBFT, optionally, re-checks all outstanding transactions in the mempool
   691     against the newly persisted Application state.
   692  10. _p_'s CometBFT unlocks the mempool &mdash; newly received transactions can now be checked.
   693  11. _p_ starts consensus for height _h+1_, round 0
   694  
   695  ## Data Types existing in ABCI
   696  
   697  Most of the data structures used in ABCI are shared [common data structures](../core/data_structures.md). In certain cases, ABCI uses different data structures which are documented here:
   698  
   699  ### Validator
   700  
   701  * **Fields**:
   702  
   703      | Name    | Type  | Description                                                | Field Number |
   704      |---------|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   705      | address | bytes | [Address](../core/data_structures.md#address) of validator | 1            |
   706      | power   | int64 | Voting power of the validator                              | 3            |
   707  
   708  * **Usage**:
   709      * Validator identified by address
   710      * Used as part of VoteInfo within `CommitInfo` (used in `ProcessProposal` and `FinalizeBlock`),
   711        and `ExtendedCommitInfo` (used in `PrepareProposal`).
   712      * Does not include PubKey to avoid sending potentially large quantum pubkeys
   713      over the ABCI
   714  
   715  ### ValidatorUpdate
   716  
   717  * **Fields**:
   718  
   719      | Name    | Type                                             | Description                   | Field Number | Deterministic |
   720      |---------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   721      | pub_key | [Public Key](../core/data_structures.md#pub_key) | Public key of the validator   | 1            | Yes           |
   722      | power   | int64                                            | Voting power of the validator | 2            | Yes           |
   723  
   724  * **Usage**:
   725      * Validator identified by PubKey
   726      * Used to tell CometBFT to update the validator set
   727  
   728  ### Misbehavior
   729  
   730  * **Fields**:
   731  
   732      | Name               | Type                                            | Description                                                  | Field Number |
   733      |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   734      | type               | [MisbehaviorType](#misbehaviortype)             | Type of the misbehavior. An enum of possible misbehaviors.   | 1            |
   735      | validator          | [Validator](#validator)                         | The offending validator                                      | 2            |
   736      | height             | int64                                           | Height when the offense occurred                             | 3            |
   737      | time               | [google.protobuf.Timestamp][protobuf-timestamp] | Timestamp of the block that was committed at height `height` | 4            |
   738      | total_voting_power | int64                                           | Total voting power of the validator set at height `height`   | 5            |
   739  
   740  #### MisbehaviorType
   741  
   742  * **Fields**
   743  
   744      MisbehaviorType is an enum with the listed fields:
   745  
   746      | Name                | Field Number |
   747      |---------------------|--------------|
   748      | UNKNOWN             | 0            |
   749      | DUPLICATE_VOTE      | 1            |
   750      | LIGHT_CLIENT_ATTACK | 2            |
   751  
   752  ### ConsensusParams
   753  
   754  * **Fields**:
   755  
   756      | Name      | Type                                                          | Description                                                                  | Field Number | Deterministic |
   757      |-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   758      | block     | [BlockParams](../core/data_structures.md#blockparams)         | Parameters limiting the size of a block and time between consecutive blocks. | 1            | Yes           |
   759      | evidence  | [EvidenceParams](../core/data_structures.md#evidenceparams)   | Parameters limiting the validity of evidence of byzantine behaviour.         | 2            | Yes           |
   760      | validator | [ValidatorParams](../core/data_structures.md#validatorparams) | Parameters limiting the types of public keys validators can use.             | 3            | Yes           |
   761      | version   | [VersionsParams](../core/data_structures.md#versionparams)    | The ABCI application version.                                                | 4            | Yes           |
   762  
   763  ### ProofOps
   764  
   765  * **Fields**:
   766  
   767      | Name | Type                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Field Number | Deterministic |
   768      |------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   769      | ops  | repeated [ProofOp](#proofop) | List of chained Merkle proofs, of possibly different types. The Merkle root of one op is the value being proven in the next op. The Merkle root of the final op should equal the ultimate root hash being verified against.. | 1            | N/A           |
   770  
   771  ### ProofOp
   772  
   773  * **Fields**:
   774  
   775      | Name | Type   | Description                                    | Field Number | Deterministic |
   776      |------|--------|------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   777      | type | string | Type of Merkle proof and how it's encoded.     | 1            | N/A           |
   778      | key  | bytes  | Key in the Merkle tree that this proof is for. | 2            | N/A           |
   779      | data | bytes  | Encoded Merkle proof for the key.              | 3            | N/A           |
   780  
   781  ### Snapshot
   782  
   783  * **Fields**:
   784  
   785      | Name     | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                                     | Field Number | Deterministic |
   786      |----------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   787      | height   | uint64 | The height at which the snapshot was taken (after commit).                                                                                                                      | 1            | N/A           |
   788      | format   | uint32 | An application-specific snapshot format, allowing applications to version their snapshot data format and make backwards-incompatible changes. CometBFT does not interpret this. | 2            | N/A           |
   789      | chunks   | uint32 | The number of chunks in the snapshot. Must be at least 1 (even if empty).                                                                                                       | 3            | N/A           |
   790      | hash     | bytes  | An arbitrary snapshot hash. Must be equal only for identical snapshots across nodes. CometBFT does not interpret the hash, it only compares them.                               | 4            | N/A           |
   791      | metadata | bytes  | Arbitrary application metadata, for example chunk hashes or other verification data.                                                                                            | 5            | N/A           |
   792  
   793  * **Usage**:
   794      * Used for state sync snapshots, see the [state sync section](../p2p/legacy-docs/messages/state-sync.md) for details.
   795      * A snapshot is considered identical across nodes only if _all_ fields are equal (including
   796      `Metadata`). Chunks may be retrieved from all nodes that have the same snapshot.
   797      * When sent across the network, a snapshot message can be at most 4 MB.
   798  
   799  ## Data types introduced or modified in ABCI++
   800  
   801  ### VoteInfo
   802  
   803  * **Fields**:
   804  
   805      | Name              | Type                    | Description                                                   | Field Number |
   806      |-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   807      | validator         | [Validator](#validator) | The validator that sent the vote.                             | 1            |
   808      | signed_last_block | bool                    | Indicates whether or not the validator signed the last block. | 2            |
   809  
   810  * **Usage**:
   811      * Indicates whether a validator signed the last block, allowing for rewards based on validator availability.
   812      * This information is typically extracted from a proposed or decided block.
   813  
   814  ### ExtendedVoteInfo
   815  
   816  * **Fields**:
   817  
   818      | Name              | Type                    | Description                                                                  | Field Number |
   819      |-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   820      | validator         | [Validator](#validator) | The validator that sent the vote.                                            | 1            |
   821      | signed_last_block | bool                    | Indicates whether or not the validator signed the last block.                | 2            |
   822      | vote_extension    | bytes                   | Non-deterministic extension provided by the sending validator's Application. | 3            |
   823  
   824  * **Usage**:
   825      * Indicates whether a validator signed the last block, allowing for rewards based on validator availability.
   826      * This information is extracted from CometBFT's data structures in the local process.
   827      * `vote_extension` contains the sending validator's vote extension, which is signed by CometBFT. It can be empty
   828  
   829  ### CommitInfo
   830  
   831  * **Fields**:
   832  
   833      | Name  | Type                           | Description                                                                                  | Field Number |
   834      |-------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   835      | round | int32                          | Commit round. Reflects the round at which the block proposer decided in the previous height. | 1            |
   836      | votes | repeated [VoteInfo](#voteinfo) | List of validators' addresses in the last validator set with their voting information.       | 2            |
   837  
   838  * **Notes**
   839    * The `VoteInfo` in `votes` are ordered by the voting power of the validators (descending order, highest to lowest voting power).
   840    * CometBFT guarantees the `votes` ordering through its logic to update the validator set in which, in the end, the  validators are sorted (descending) by their voting power.
   841    * The ordering is also persisted when a validator set is saved in the store.
   842    * The validator set is loaded from the store when building the `CommitInfo`, ensuring order is maintained from the persisted validator set.
   843  
   844  ### ExtendedCommitInfo
   845  
   846  * **Fields**:
   847  
   848      | Name  | Type                                           | Description                                                                                                       | Field Number |
   849      |-------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
   850      | round | int32                                          | Commit round. Reflects the round at which the block proposer decided in the previous height.                      | 1            |
   851      | votes | repeated [ExtendedVoteInfo](#extendedvoteinfo) | List of validators' addresses in the last validator set with their voting information, including vote extensions. | 2            |
   852  
   853  * **Notes**
   854      * The `ExtendedVoteInfo` in `votes` are ordered by the voting power of the validators (descending order, highest to lowest voting power).
   855      * CometBFT guarantees the `votes` ordering through its logic to update the validator set in which, in the end, the validators are sorted (descending) by their voting power.
   856      * The ordering is also persisted when a validator set is saved in the store.
   857      * The validator set is loaded from the store when building the `ExtendedCommitInfo`, ensuring order is maintained from the persisted validator set.
   858  
   859  ### ExecTxResult
   860  
   861  * **Fields**:
   862  
   863      | Name       | Type                                              | Description                                                          | Field Number | Deterministic |
   864      |------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
   865      | code       | uint32                                            | Response code.                                                       | 1            | Yes           |
   866      | data       | bytes                                             | Result bytes, if any.                                                | 2            | Yes           |
   867      | log        | string                                            | The output of the application's logger.                              | 3            | No            |
   868      | info       | string                                            | Additional information.                                              | 4            | No            |
   869      | gas_wanted | int64                                             | Amount of gas requested for transaction.                             | 5            | Yes           |
   870      | gas_used   | int64                                             | Amount of gas consumed by transaction.                               | 6            | Yes           |
   871      | events     | repeated [Event](abci++_basic_concepts.md#events) | Type & Key-Value events for indexing transactions (e.g. by account). | 7            | No            |
   872      | codespace  | string                                            | Namespace for the `code`.                                            | 8            | Yes           |
   873  
   874  ### ProposalStatus
   875  
   876  ```proto
   877  enum ProposalStatus {
   878    UNKNOWN = 0; // Unknown status. Returning this from the application is always an error.
   879    ACCEPT  = 1; // Status that signals that the application finds the proposal valid.
   880    REJECT  = 2; // Status that signals that the application finds the proposal invalid.
   881  }
   882  ```
   883  
   884  * **Usage**:
   885      * Used within the [ProcessProposal](#processproposal) response.
   886          * If `Status` is `UNKNOWN`, a problem happened in the Application. CometBFT will assume the application is faulty and crash.
   887          * If `Status` is `ACCEPT`, the consensus algorithm accepts the proposal and will issue a Prevote message for it.
   888          * If `Status` is `REJECT`, the consensus algorithm rejects the proposal and will issue a Prevote for `nil` instead.
   889  
   890  
   891  ### VerifyStatus
   892  
   893  ```proto
   894  enum VerifyStatus {
   895    UNKNOWN = 0; // Unknown status. Returning this from the application is always an error.
   896    ACCEPT  = 1; // Status that signals that the application finds the vote extension valid.
   897    REJECT  = 2; // Status that signals that the application finds the vote extension invalid.
   898  }
   899  ```
   900  
   901  * **Usage**:
   902      * Used within the [VerifyVoteExtension](#verifyvoteextension) response.
   903          * If `Status` is `UNKNOWN`, a problem happened in the Application. CometBFT will assume the application is faulty and crash.
   904          * If `Status` is `ACCEPT`, the consensus algorithm will accept the vote as valid.
   905          * If `Status` is `REJECT`, the consensus algorithm will reject the vote as invalid.
   906  
   907  [protobuf-timestamp]: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/reference/google.protobuf#google.protobuf.Timestamp