core: Use event to run DKG and CRS in Consensus. (#171)

3 files changed, 52 insertions, 46 deletions

diff --git a/core/consensus.go b/core/consensus.go
index 4bcc116..92990b0 100644
--- a/core/consensus.go
+++ b/core/consensus.go
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ type Consensus struct {
 	lock         sync.RWMutex
 	ctx          context.Context
 	ctxCancel    context.CancelFunc
+	event        *common.Event
 }
 
 // NewConsensus construct an Consensus instance.
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ func NewConsensus(
 		ctx:           ctx,
 		ctxCancel:     ctxCancel,
 		authModule:    authModule,
+		event:         common.NewEvent(),
 	}
 
 	con.baModules = make([]*agreement, config.NumChains)
@@ -278,7 +280,8 @@ func NewConsensus(
 // Run starts running DEXON Consensus.
 func (con *Consensus) Run() {
 	go con.processMsg(con.network.ReceiveChan())
-	con.runDKGTSIG()
+	startTime := time.Now().UTC().Add(con.currentConfig.RoundInterval / 2)
+	con.initialRound(startTime)
 	func() {
 		con.dkgReady.L.Lock()
 		defer con.dkgReady.L.Unlock()
@@ -286,13 +289,13 @@ func (con *Consensus) Run() {
 			con.dkgReady.Wait()
 		}
 	}()
+	time.Sleep(startTime.Sub(time.Now().UTC()))
 	ticks := make([]chan struct{}, 0, con.currentConfig.NumChains)
 	for i := uint32(0); i < con.currentConfig.NumChains; i++ {
 		tick := make(chan struct{})
 		ticks = append(ticks, tick)
 		go con.runBA(i, tick)
 	}
-	go con.runCRS()
 
 	// Reset ticker.
 	<-con.tickerObj.Tick()
@@ -400,51 +403,51 @@ func (con *Consensus) runDKGTSIG() {
 }
 
 func (con *Consensus) runCRS() {
-	for {
-		ticker := newTicker(con.gov, con.round, TickerCRS)
-		select {
-		case <-con.ctx.Done():
-			return
-		default:
-		}
-		<-ticker.Tick()
-		// Start running next round CRS.
-		psig, err := con.cfgModule.preparePartialSignature(
-			con.round, con.gov.CRS(con.round), types.TSigCRS)
+	// Start running next round CRS.
+	psig, err := con.cfgModule.preparePartialSignature(
+		con.round, con.gov.CRS(con.round), types.TSigCRS)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+	} else if err = con.authModule.SignDKGPartialSignature(psig); err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+	} else if err = con.cfgModule.processPartialSignature(psig); err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+	} else {
+		con.network.BroadcastDKGPartialSignature(psig)
+		crs, err := con.cfgModule.runCRSTSig(con.round, con.gov.CRS(con.round))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println(err)
-		} else if err = con.authModule.SignDKGPartialSignature(psig); err != nil {
-			log.Println(err)
-		} else if err = con.cfgModule.processPartialSignature(psig); err != nil {
-			log.Println(err)
 		} else {
-			con.network.BroadcastDKGPartialSignature(psig)
-			crs, err := con.cfgModule.runCRSTSig(con.round, con.gov.CRS(con.round))
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println(err)
-			} else {
-				con.gov.ProposeCRS(con.round+1, crs)
-			}
+			con.gov.ProposeCRS(con.round+1, crs)
 		}
-		con.cfgModule.registerDKG(con.round+1, con.currentConfig.NumDKGSet/3)
-		<-ticker.Tick()
-		select {
-		case <-con.ctx.Done():
-			return
-		default:
-		}
-		// Change round.
-		con.round++
-		con.currentConfig = con.gov.Configuration(con.round)
-		func() {
-			con.dkgReady.L.Lock()
-			defer con.dkgReady.L.Unlock()
-			con.dkgRunning = 0
-		}()
-		con.runDKGTSIG()
 	}
 }
 
+func (con *Consensus) initialRound(startTime time.Time) {
+	con.currentConfig = con.gov.Configuration(con.round)
+	func() {
+		con.dkgReady.L.Lock()
+		defer con.dkgReady.L.Unlock()
+		con.dkgRunning = 0
+	}()
+	con.runDKGTSIG()
+
+	con.event.RegisterTime(startTime.Add(con.currentConfig.RoundInterval/2),
+		func(time.Time) {
+			go con.runCRS()
+		})
+	con.event.RegisterTime(startTime.Add(con.currentConfig.RoundInterval/2),
+		func(time.Time) {
+			con.cfgModule.registerDKG(con.round+1, con.currentConfig.NumDKGSet/3)
+		})
+	con.event.RegisterTime(startTime.Add(con.currentConfig.RoundInterval),
+		func(time.Time) {
+			// Change round.
+			con.round++
+			con.initialRound(startTime.Add(con.currentConfig.RoundInterval))
+		})
+}
+
 // Stop the Consensus core.
 func (con *Consensus) Stop() {
 	con.ctxCancel()
@@ -533,6 +536,7 @@ func (con *Consensus) processBlock(block *types.Block) (err error) {
 		if err = con.db.Update(*b); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
+		go con.event.NotifyTime(b.ConsensusTimestamp)
 		con.nbModule.BlockDelivered(*b)
 		// TODO(mission): Find a way to safely recycle the block.
 		//                We should deliver block directly to
diff --git a/core/consensus_test.go b/core/consensus_test.go
index 9439adb..e8615a2 100644
--- a/core/consensus_test.go
+++ b/core/consensus_test.go
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ func (s *ConsensusTestSuite) TestDKGCRS() {
 	gov, err := test.NewGovernance(n, lambda*time.Millisecond)
 	s.Require().Nil(err)
 	gov.RoundInterval = 200 * lambda * time.Millisecond
-	config := gov.Configuration(0)
 	prvKeys := gov.PrivateKeys()
 	cons := map[types.NodeID]*Consensus{}
 	for _, key := range prvKeys {
@@ -464,10 +463,6 @@ func (s *ConsensusTestSuite) TestDKGCRS() {
 			crsFinish <- struct{}{}
 		}(con)
 	}
-	time.Sleep(config.RoundInterval * 3 / 4)
-	for _, con := range cons {
-		con.Stop()
-	}
 	for range cons {
 		<-crsFinish
 	}
diff --git a/core/lattice-data.go b/core/lattice-data.go
index 7eec7f2..75447c6 100644
--- a/core/lattice-data.go
+++ b/core/lattice-data.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var (
 	ErrAcksNotSorted           = fmt.Errorf("acks not sorted")
 	ErrInvalidBlockHeight      = fmt.Errorf("invalid block height")
 	ErrAlreadyInLattice        = fmt.Errorf("block already in lattice")
-	ErrIncorrectBlockTime      = fmt.Errorf("block timestampe is incorrect")
+	ErrIncorrectBlockTime      = fmt.Errorf("block timestamp is incorrect")
 )
 
 // Errors for method usage
@@ -271,6 +271,13 @@ func (data *latticeData) prepareBlock(block *types.Block) {
 			block.ParentHash = curBlock.Hash
 			block.Position.Height = curBlock.Position.Height + 1
 			block.Witness.Height = curBlock.Witness.Height
+			minTimestamp := curBlock.Timestamp.Add(data.minBlockTimeInterval)
+			maxTimestamp := curBlock.Timestamp.Add(data.maxBlockTimeInterval)
+			if block.Timestamp.Before(minTimestamp) {
+				block.Timestamp = minTimestamp
+			} else if block.Timestamp.After(maxTimestamp) {
+				block.Timestamp = maxTimestamp
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	block.Acks = common.NewSortedHashes(acks)