eth, rpc: standardize the chain sync progress counters

eth/downloader/downloader.go

@@ -130,10 +130,9 @@ type Downloader struct {
 	interrupt int32 // Atomic boolean to signal termination
 
 	// Statistics
-	importStart time.Time // Instance when the last blocks were taken from the cache
-	importQueue []*Block  // Previously taken blocks to check import progress
-	importDone  int       // Number of taken blocks already imported from the last batch
-	importLock  sync.Mutex
+	syncStatsOrigin uint64       // Origin block number where syncing started at
+	syncStatsHeight uint64       // Highest block number known when syncing started
+	syncStatsLock   sync.RWMutex // Lock protecting the sync stats fields
 
 	// Callbacks
 	hasBlock    hashCheckFn      // Checks if a block is present in the chain
@@ -161,6 +160,7 @@ type Downloader struct {
 	cancelLock sync.RWMutex  // Lock to protect the cancel channel in delivers
 
 	// Testing hooks
+	syncInitHook    func(uint64, uint64)  // Method to call upon initiating a new sync run
 	bodyFetchHook   func([]*types.Header) // Method to call upon starting a block body fetch
 	chainInsertHook func([]*Block)        // Method to call upon inserting a chain of blocks (possibly in multiple invocations)
 }
@@ -192,27 +192,14 @@ func New(mux *event.TypeMux, hasBlock hashCheckFn, getBlock blockRetrievalFn, he
 	}
 }
 
-// Stats retrieves the current status of the downloader.
-func (d *Downloader) Stats() (pending int, cached int, importing int, estimate time.Duration) {
-	// Fetch the download status
-	pending, cached = d.queue.Size()
+// Boundaries retrieves the synchronisation boundaries, specifically the origin
+// block where synchronisation started at (may have failed/suspended) and the
+// latest known block which the synchonisation targets.
+func (d *Downloader) Boundaries() (uint64, uint64) {
+	d.syncStatsLock.RLock()
+	defer d.syncStatsLock.RUnlock()
 
-	// Figure out the import progress
-	d.importLock.Lock()
-	defer d.importLock.Unlock()
-
-	for len(d.importQueue) > 0 && d.hasBlock(d.importQueue[0].RawBlock.Hash()) {
-		d.importQueue = d.importQueue[1:]
-		d.importDone++
-	}
-	importing = len(d.importQueue)
-
-	// Make an estimate on the total sync
-	estimate = 0
-	if d.importDone > 0 {
-		estimate = time.Since(d.importStart) / time.Duration(d.importDone) * time.Duration(pending+cached+importing)
-	}
-	return
+	return d.syncStatsOrigin, d.syncStatsHeight
 }
 
 // Synchronising returns whether the downloader is currently retrieving blocks.
@@ -333,14 +320,29 @@ func (d *Downloader) syncWithPeer(p *peer, hash common.Hash, td *big.Int) (err e
 
 	switch {
 	case p.version == eth61:
-		// Old eth/61, use forward, concurrent hash and block retrieval algorithm
-		number, err := d.findAncestor61(p)
+		// Look up the sync boundaries: the common ancestor and the target block
+		latest, err := d.fetchHeight61(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		origin, err := d.findAncestor61(p)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		d.syncStatsLock.Lock()
+		if d.syncStatsHeight <= origin || d.syncStatsOrigin > origin {
+			d.syncStatsOrigin = origin
+		}
+		d.syncStatsHeight = latest
+		d.syncStatsLock.Unlock()
+
+		// Initiate the sync using a  concurrent hash and block retrieval algorithm
+		if d.syncInitHook != nil {
+			d.syncInitHook(origin, latest)
+		}
 		errc := make(chan error, 2)
-		go func() { errc <- d.fetchHashes61(p, td, number+1) }()
-		go func() { errc <- d.fetchBlocks61(number + 1) }()
+		go func() { errc <- d.fetchHashes61(p, td, origin+1) }()
+		go func() { errc <- d.fetchBlocks61(origin + 1) }()
 
 		// If any fetcher fails, cancel the other
 		if err := <-errc; err != nil {
@@ -351,14 +353,29 @@ func (d *Downloader) syncWithPeer(p *peer, hash common.Hash, td *big.Int) (err e
 		return <-errc
 
 	case p.version >= eth62:
-		// New eth/62, use forward, concurrent header and block body retrieval algorithm
-		number, err := d.findAncestor(p)
+		// Look up the sync boundaries: the common ancestor and the target block
+		latest, err := d.fetchHeight(p)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		origin, err := d.findAncestor(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		d.syncStatsLock.Lock()
+		if d.syncStatsHeight <= origin || d.syncStatsOrigin > origin {
+			d.syncStatsOrigin = origin
+		}
+		d.syncStatsHeight = latest
+		d.syncStatsLock.Unlock()
+
+		// Initiate the sync using a  concurrent hash and block retrieval algorithm
+		if d.syncInitHook != nil {
+			d.syncInitHook(origin, latest)
+		}
 		errc := make(chan error, 2)
-		go func() { errc <- d.fetchHeaders(p, td, number+1) }()
-		go func() { errc <- d.fetchBodies(number + 1) }()
+		go func() { errc <- d.fetchHeaders(p, td, origin+1) }()
+		go func() { errc <- d.fetchBodies(origin + 1) }()
 
 		// If any fetcher fails, cancel the other
 		if err := <-errc; err != nil {
@@ -401,6 +418,50 @@ func (d *Downloader) Terminate() {
 	d.cancel()
 }
 
+// fetchHeight61 retrieves the head block of the remote peer to aid in estimating
+// the total time a pending synchronisation would take.
+func (d *Downloader) fetchHeight61(p *peer) (uint64, error) {
+	glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: retrieving remote chain height", p)
+
+	// Request the advertised remote head block and wait for the response
+	go p.getBlocks([]common.Hash{p.head})
+
+	timeout := time.After(blockSoftTTL)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-d.cancelCh:
+			return 0, errCancelBlockFetch
+
+		case <-d.headerCh:
+			// Out of bounds eth/62 block headers received, ignore them
+
+		case <-d.bodyCh:
+			// Out of bounds eth/62 block bodies received, ignore them
+
+		case <-d.hashCh:
+			// Out of bounds hashes received, ignore them
+
+		case blockPack := <-d.blockCh:
+			// Discard anything not from the origin peer
+			if blockPack.peerId != p.id {
+				glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Received blocks from incorrect peer(%s)", blockPack.peerId)
+				break
+			}
+			// Make sure the peer actually gave something valid
+			blocks := blockPack.blocks
+			if len(blocks) != 1 {
+				glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: invalid number of head blocks: %d != 1", p, len(blocks))
+				return 0, errBadPeer
+			}
+			return blocks[0].NumberU64(), nil
+
+		case <-timeout:
+			glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: head block timeout", p)
+			return 0, errTimeout
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // findAncestor61 tries to locate the common ancestor block of the local chain and
 // a remote peers blockchain. In the general case when our node was in sync and
 // on the correct chain, checking the top N blocks should already get us a match.
@@ -776,6 +837,50 @@ func (d *Downloader) fetchBlocks61(from uint64) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// fetchHeight retrieves the head header of the remote peer to aid in estimating
+// the total time a pending synchronisation would take.
+func (d *Downloader) fetchHeight(p *peer) (uint64, error) {
+	glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: retrieving remote chain height", p)
+
+	// Request the advertised remote head block and wait for the response
+	go p.getRelHeaders(p.head, 1, 0, false)
+
+	timeout := time.After(headerTTL)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-d.cancelCh:
+			return 0, errCancelBlockFetch
+
+		case headerPack := <-d.headerCh:
+			// Discard anything not from the origin peer
+			if headerPack.peerId != p.id {
+				glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Received headers from incorrect peer(%s)", headerPack.peerId)
+				break
+			}
+			// Make sure the peer actually gave something valid
+			headers := headerPack.headers
+			if len(headers) != 1 {
+				glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: invalid number of head headers: %d != 1", p, len(headers))
+				return 0, errBadPeer
+			}
+			return headers[0].Number.Uint64(), nil
+
+		case <-d.bodyCh:
+			// Out of bounds block bodies received, ignore them
+
+		case <-d.hashCh:
+			// Out of bounds eth/61 hashes received, ignore them
+
+		case <-d.blockCh:
+			// Out of bounds eth/61 blocks received, ignore them
+
+		case <-timeout:
+			glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: head header timeout", p)
+			return 0, errTimeout
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // findAncestor tries to locate the common ancestor block of the local chain and
 // a remote peers blockchain. In the general case when our node was in sync and
 // on the correct chain, checking the top N blocks should already get us a match.
@@ -1203,16 +1308,10 @@ func (d *Downloader) process() {
 			d.process()
 		}
 	}()
-	// Release the lock upon exit (note, before checking for reentry!), and set
+	// Release the lock upon exit (note, before checking for reentry!)
 	// the import statistics to zero.
-	defer func() {
-		d.importLock.Lock()
-		d.importQueue = nil
-		d.importDone = 0
-		d.importLock.Unlock()
+	defer atomic.StoreInt32(&d.processing, 0)
 
-		atomic.StoreInt32(&d.processing, 0)
-	}()
 	// Repeat the processing as long as there are blocks to import
 	for {
 		// Fetch the next batch of blocks
@@ -1223,13 +1322,6 @@ func (d *Downloader) process() {
 		if d.chainInsertHook != nil {
 			d.chainInsertHook(blocks)
 		}
-		// Reset the import statistics
-		d.importLock.Lock()
-		d.importStart = time.Now()
-		d.importQueue = blocks
-		d.importDone = 0
-		d.importLock.Unlock()
-
 		// Actually import the blocks
 		glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Inserting chain with %d blocks (#%v - #%v)\n", len(blocks), blocks[0].RawBlock.Number(), blocks[len(blocks)-1].RawBlock.Number())
 		for len(blocks) != 0 {

rpc/api/admin.go

@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ var (
 		"admin_exportChain":        (*adminApi).ExportChain,
 		"admin_importChain":        (*adminApi).ImportChain,
 		"admin_verbosity":          (*adminApi).Verbosity,
-		"admin_chainSyncStatus":    (*adminApi).ChainSyncStatus,
 		"admin_setSolc":            (*adminApi).SetSolc,
 		"admin_datadir":            (*adminApi).DataDir,
 		"admin_startRPC":           (*adminApi).StartRPC,
@@ -232,17 +231,6 @@ func (self *adminApi) Verbosity(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-func (self *adminApi) ChainSyncStatus(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
-	pending, cached, importing, estimate := self.ethereum.Downloader().Stats()
-
-	return map[string]interface{}{
-		"blocksAvailable":        pending,
-		"blocksWaitingForImport": cached,
-		"importing":              importing,
-		"estimate":               estimate.String(),
-	}, nil
-}
-
 func (self *adminApi) SetSolc(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	args := new(SetSolcArgs)
 	if err := self.coder.Decode(req.Params, &args); err != nil {

rpc/api/admin_js.go

@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@ web3._extend({
 		new web3._extend.Property({
 			name: 'datadir',
 			getter: 'admin_datadir'
-		}),
-		new web3._extend.Property({
-			name: 'chainSyncStatus',
-			getter: 'admin_chainSyncStatus'
 		})
 	]
 });

rpc/api/eth.go

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var (
 		"eth_protocolVersion":                     (*ethApi).ProtocolVersion,
 		"eth_coinbase":                            (*ethApi).Coinbase,
 		"eth_mining":                              (*ethApi).IsMining,
+		"eth_syncing":                             (*ethApi).IsSyncing,
 		"eth_gasPrice":                            (*ethApi).GasPrice,
 		"eth_getStorage":                          (*ethApi).GetStorage,
 		"eth_storageAt":                           (*ethApi).GetStorage,
@@ -166,6 +167,20 @@ func (self *ethApi) IsMining(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	return self.xeth.IsMining(), nil
 }
 
+func (self *ethApi) IsSyncing(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	current := self.ethereum.ChainManager().CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
+	origin, height := self.ethereum.Downloader().Boundaries()
+
+	if current < height {
+		return map[string]interface{}{
+			"startingBlock": origin,
+			"currentBlock":  current,
+			"highestBlock":  height,
+		}, nil
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
 func (self *ethApi) GasPrice(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	return newHexNum(self.xeth.DefaultGasPrice().Bytes()), nil
 }

rpc/api/eth_js.go

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ web3._extend({
 		new web3._extend.Property({
 			name: 'pendingTransactions',
 			getter: 'eth_pendingTransactions'
+		}),
+		new web3._extend.Property({
+			name: 'syncing',
+			getter: 'eth_syncing'
 		})
 	]
 });

rpc/api/utils.go

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ var (
 	AutoCompletion = map[string][]string{
 		"admin": []string{
 			"addPeer",
-			"chainSyncStatus",
 			"datadir",
 			"exportChain",
 			"getContractInfo",
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ var (
 			"sendRawTransaction",
 			"sendTransaction",
 			"sign",
+			"syncing",
 		},
 		"miner": []string{
 			"hashrate",