hotstuff_rs::block_sync

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Definitions for structured messages that are sent between replicas as part of the Block Sync protocol.

§Messages

The Block Sync protocol defines two categories of messages:

  1. Block Sync Protocol messages (BlockSyncMessage): exchanged between a sync client and sync server when the client is trying to sync with the server.
  2. Block Sync Server Advertisements (BlockSyncAdvertiseMessage): periodically broadcasted by sync servers to update the sync clients on:
    1. Their availability and commitment to providing blocks at least up to a given height (AdvertiseBlock).
    2. Whether the quorum is making progress in a future view, as evidenced by the server’s local Highest PC (AdvertisePC).

Structs§

  • AdvertiseBlock
    A message periodically broadcasted by the sync server to:
  • AdvertisePC
    A message periodically broadcasted by the sync server to let clients know about the Highest PhaseCertificate the server knows.
  • BlockSyncRequest
    Sync request sent by a sync client to a sync server. The request includes:
  • BlockSyncResponse
    Sync response sent by a sync server to a sync client requesting blocks. The response includes:

Enums§

  • BlockSyncAdvertiseMessage
    Messages periodically broadcasted by the sync server to update clients about their availability, commitment to providing blocks up to a given height, and knowledge of the latest consensus decision.
  • BlockSyncMessage
    Messages exchanged between a sync server and a sync client when syncing.