github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm@v1.4.4/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation.go

package blockchain

import (
	"context"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"
	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v1alpha1"
	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/attestationutil"
	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/copyutil"
	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
)

// onAttestation is called whenever an attestation is received, verifies the attestation is valid and saves
// it to the DB. As a stateless function, this does not hold nor delay attestation based on the spec descriptions.
// The delay is handled by the caller in `processAttestations`.
//
// Spec pseudocode definition:
//   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
//    update_latest_messages(store, indexed_attestation.attesting_indices, attestation)
func (s *Service) onAttestation(ctx context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) error {
	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.onAttestation")
	defer span.End()

	if err := helpers.ValidateNilAttestation(a); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := helpers.ValidateSlotTargetEpoch(a.Data); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	tgt := copyutil.CopyCheckpoint(a.Data.Target)

	// Note that target root check is ignored here because it was performed in sync's validation pipeline:
	// validate_aggregate_proof.go and validate_beacon_attestation.go
	// If missing target root were to fail in this method, it would have just failed in `getAttPreState`.

	// Retrieve attestation's data beacon block pre state. Advance pre state to latest epoch if necessary and
	// save it to the cache.
	baseState, err := s.getAttPreState(ctx, tgt)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	genesisTime := baseState.GenesisTime()

	// Verify attestation target is from current epoch or previous epoch.
	if err := s.verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx, genesisTime, uint64(timeutils.Now().Unix()), tgt); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Verify attestation beacon block is known and not from the future.
	if err := s.verifyBeaconBlock(ctx, a.Data); err != nil {
		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify attestation beacon block")
	}

	// Note that LMG GHOST and FFG consistency check is ignored because it was performed in sync's validation pipeline:
	// validate_aggregate_proof.go and validate_beacon_attestation.go

	// Verify attestations can only affect the fork choice of subsequent slots.
	if err := helpers.VerifySlotTime(genesisTime, a.Data.Slot+1, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Use the target state to verify attesting indices are valid.
	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(baseState, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	indexedAtt, err := attestationutil.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, a, committee)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := attestationutil.IsValidAttestationIndices(ctx, indexedAtt); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Note that signature verification is ignored here because it was performed in sync's validation pipeline:
	// validate_aggregate_proof.go and validate_beacon_attestation.go
	// We assume trusted attestation in this function has verified signature.

	// Update forkchoice store with the new attestation for updating weight.
	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ProcessAttestation(ctx, indexedAtt.AttestingIndices, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot), a.Data.Target.Epoch)

	return nil
}