CCV: Technical Specification - Methods

Outline

• General Methods
  • BeginBlock and EndBlock
  • Packet Relay
• Sub-protocols
  • Initialization
  • Consumer Chain Removal
  • Validator Set Update
  • Consumer Initiated Slashing
  • Reward Distribution

General Methods

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To express the error conditions, the following specification of the sub-protocols uses the exception system of the host state machine, which is exposed through two functions (as defined in ICS 24): abortTransactionUnless and abortSystemUnless.

BeginBlock and EndBlock

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The functions BeginBlock() and EndBlock() (see Implemented Interfaces) are split across the CCV sub-protocols.

[CCV-PCF-BBLOCK.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the AppModule interface
function BeginBlock() {
    BeginBlockInit()
    BeginBlockCCR()
}

• Caller
  • The ABCI application.
• Trigger Event
  • A BeginBlock message is received from the consensus engine; BeginBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • BeginBlockInit() is invoked (see [CCV-PCF-BBLOCK-INIT.1], i.e., it contains the BeginBlock() logic needed for the Initialization sub-protocol).
  • BeginBlockCCR() is invoked (see [CCV-PCF-BBLOCK-CCR.1], i.e., it contains the BeginBlock() logic needed for the Consumer Chain Removal sub-protocol).
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-EBLOCK.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the AppModule interface
function EndBlock(): [ValidatorUpdate] {
  EndBlockCIS()
  EndBlockCCR()
  EndBlockVSU()

  // do not return anything to the consensus engine
  return []   
}

• Caller
  • The ABCI application.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine; EndBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • EndBlockCIS() is invoked (see [CCV-PCF-EBLOCK-CIS.1], i.e., it contains the EndBlock() logic needed for the Consumer Initiated Slashing sub-protocol).
  • EndBlockCCR() is invoked (see [CCV-PCF-EBLOCK-CCR.1], i.e., it contains the EndBlock() logic needed for the Consumer Chain Removal sub-protocol).
  • EndBlockVSU() is invoked (see [CCV-PCF-EBLOCK-VSU.1], i.e., it contains the EndBlock() logic needed for the Validator Set Update sub-protocol).
• Error Condition
  • None.

Note: The provider CCV module expects the provider Staking module to update its view of the validator set before the EndBlock() of the provider CCV module is invoked. A solution is for the provider Staking module to update its view during EndBlock() and then, the EndBlock() of the provider Staking module to be executed before the EndBlock() of the provider CCV module.

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[CCV-CCF-BBLOCK.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the AppModule interface
function BeginBlock() {
    BeginBlockInit()
    BeginBlockCCR()
    BeginBlockCIS()
}

• Caller
  • The ABCI application.
• Trigger Event
  • A BeginBlock message is received from the consensus engine; BeginBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • BeginBlockInit() is invoked (see [CCV-CCF-BBLOCK-INIT.1], i.e., it contains the BeginBlock() logic needed for the Channel Initialization sub-protocol).
  • BeginBlockCCR() is invoked (see [CCV-CCF-BBLOCK-CCR.1], i.e., it contains the BeginBlock() logic needed for the Consumer Chain Removal sub-protocol).
  • BeginBlockCIS() is invoked (see [CCV-CCF-BBLOCK-CIS.1], i.e., it contains the BeginBlock() logic needed for the Consumer Initiated Slashing sub-protocol).
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-EBLOCK.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the AppModule interface
function EndBlock(): [ValidatorUpdate] {
  EndBlockRD()

  // return the validator set updates to the consensus engine
  return EndBlockVSU()
}

• Caller
  • The ABCI application.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine; EndBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True. x
• Postcondition
  • EndBlockRD() is invoked (see [CCV-PCF-EBLOCK-RD.1], i.e., it contains the EndBlock() logic needed for the Reward Distribution sub-protocol).
  • EndBlockVSU() is invoked and the return value is returned to the consensus engine (see [CCV-CCF-EBLOCK-VSU.1], i.e., it contains the EndBlock() logic needed for the Validator Set Update sub-protocol).
• Error Condition
  • None.

Packet Relay

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[CCV-PCF-RCVP.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onRecvPacket(packet: Packet): bytes {
  switch typeof(packet.data) {
    case VSCMaturedPacketData:
      return onRecvVSCMaturedPacket(packet)
    case SlashPacketData:
      return onRecvSlashPacket(packet)
    default:
      // unexpected packet type
      return PacketError
  }    
}

• Caller
  • The provider IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a packet on a channel owned by the provider CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If the packet is a VSCMaturedPacket, the acknowledgement obtained from invoking the onRecvVSCMaturedPacket method is returned.
  • If the packet is a SlashPacket, the acknowledgement obtained from invoking the onRecvSlashPacket method is returned.
  • Otherwise, an error acknowledgement is returned.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-ACKP.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onAcknowledgePacket(packet: Packet, ack: bytes) {
  switch typeof(packet.data) {
    case VSCPacketData:
      onAcknowledgeVSCPacket(packet, ack)
    default:
      // unexpected packet type
      abortTransactionUnless(FALSE)
  }
}

• Caller
  • The provider IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives an acknowledgement on a channel owned by the provider CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If the acknowledgement is for a VSCPacket, the onAcknowledgeVSCPacket method is invoked.
  • Otherwise, the transaction is aborted.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-TOP.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onTimeoutPacket(packet Packet) {
  switch typeof(packet.data) {
    case VSCPacketData:
      onTimeoutVSCPacket(packet)
    default:
      // unexpected packet type
      abortTransactionUnless(FALSE) 
  }
}

• Caller
  • The provider IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • A packet sent on a channel owned by the provider CCV module timed out as a result of either
    • the timeout height or timeout timestamp passing on the consumer chain without the packet being received (see timeoutPacket defined in ICS4);
    • or the channel being closed without the packet being received (see timeoutOnClose defined in ICS4).
• Precondition
  • The Correct Relayer assumption is violated (see the Assumptions section).
• Postcondition
  • If the timeout is for a VSCPacket, the onTimeoutVSCPacket method is invoked.
  • Otherwise, the transaction is aborted.
• Error Condition
  • None.

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[CCV-CCF-RCVP.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onRecvPacket(packet: Packet): bytes {
  switch typeof(packet.data) {
    case VSCPacketData:
      return onRecvVSCPacket(packet)
    default:
      // unexpected packet type
      return PacketError
  }
}

• Caller
  • The consumer IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives a packet on a channel owned by the consumer CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If the packet is a VSCPacket, the acknowledgement obtained from invoking the onRecvVSCPacket method is returned.
  • Otherwise, an error acknowledgement is returned.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-ACKP.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onAcknowledgePacket(packet: Packet, ack: bytes) {
  switch typeof(packet.data) {
    case VSCMaturedPacketData:
      onAcknowledgeVSCMaturedPacket(packet, ack)
    case SlashPacketData:
      onAcknowledgeSlashPacket(packet, ack)
    default:
      // unexpected packet type
      abortTransactionUnless(FALSE)
  }
}

• Caller
  • The consumer IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives an acknowledgement on a channel owned by the consumer CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If the acknowledgement is for a VSCMaturedPacket, the onAcknowledgeVSCMaturedPacket method is invoked.
  • If the acknowledgement is for a SlashPacket, the onAcknowledgeSlashPacket method is invoked.
  • Otherwise, the transaction is aborted.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-TOP.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onTimeoutPacket(packet Packet) {
  switch typeof(packet.data) {
    case VSCMaturedPacketData:
      onTimeoutVSCMaturedPacket(packet)
    case SlashPacketData:
      onTimeoutSlashPacket(packet)
    default:
      // unexpected packet type
      abortTransactionUnless(FALSE) 
  }
}

• Caller
  • The consumer IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • A packet sent on a channel owned by the consumer CCV module timed out as a result of either
    • the timeout height or timeout timestamp passing on the provider chain without the packet being received (see timeoutPacket defined in ICS4);
    • or the channel being closed without the packet being received (see timeoutOnClose defined in ICS4).
• Precondition
  • The Correct Relayer assumption is violated (see the Assumptions section).
• Postcondition
  • If the timeout is for a VSCMaturedPacket, the onTimeoutVSCMaturedPacket method is invoked.
  • If the timeout is for a SlashPacket, the onTimeoutSlashPacket method is invoked.
  • Otherwise, the transaction is aborted.
• Error Condition
  • None.

Sub-protocols

Initialization

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The initialization sub-protocol enables a provider chain and a consumer chain to create a CCV channel — a unique, ordered IBC channel for exchanging packets. As a prerequisite, the initialization sub-protocol MUST create two IBC clients, one on the provider chain to the consumer chain and one on the consumer chain to the provider chain. This is necessary to verify the identity of the two chains (as long as the clients are trusted).

[CCV-PCF-INITG.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the AppModule interface
function InitGenesis(state: ProviderGenesisState): [ValidatorUpdate] {
  // bind to ProviderPortId port 
  err = portKeeper.bindPort(ProviderPortId)
  // check whether the capability for the port can be claimed
  abortSystemUnless(err == nil)

  foreach cs in state.consumerStates {
    abortSystemUnless(validateChannelIdentifier(cs.channelId))
    chainToChannel[cs.chainId] = cs.channelId
    channelToChain[cs.channelId] = cc.chainId
  }

  // do not return anything to the consensus engine 
  return []
}

• Caller
  • The ABCI application.
• Trigger Event
  • An InitChain message is received from the consensus engine; the InitChain message is sent when the provider chain is first started.
• Precondition
  • The provider CCV module is in the initial state.
• Postcondition
  • The capability for the port ProviderPortId is claimed.
  • For each consumer state in the ProviderGenesisState, the initial state is set, i.e., the following mappings chainToChannel, channelToChain are set.
• Error Condition
  • The capability for the port ProviderPortId cannot be claimed.
  • For any consumer state in the ProviderGenesisState, the channel ID is not valid (cf. the validation function defined in ICS 4).

[CCV-PCF-HCAPROP.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements governance proposal Handler 
function HandleConsumerAdditionProposal(p: ConsumerAdditionProposal) {
    // store the proposal as a pending addition proposal
    pendingConsumerAdditionProposals.Append(p)
}

• Caller
  • EndBlock() method of Governance module.
• Trigger Event
  • A governance proposal ConsumerAdditionProposal has passed (i.e., it got the necessary votes).
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The proposal is appended to the list of pending addition proposals, i.e., pendingConsumerAdditionProposals.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-BBLOCK-INIT.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function BeginBlockInit() {
  // iterate over the pending addition proposals and create 
  // the consumer client if the spawn time has passed
  foreach p IN pendingConsumerAdditionProposals {
    if currentTimestamp() > p.spawnTime {
      CreateConsumerClient(p)
      pendingConsumerAdditionProposals.Remove(p)
    }
  }
}

• Caller
  • The BeginBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • A BeginBlock message is received from the consensus engine; BeginBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • For each ConsumerAdditionProposal p in the list of pending addition proposals pendingConsumerAdditionProposals, if currentTimestamp() > p.spawnTime, then
    • CreateConsumerClient(p) is invoked;
    • p is removed from pendingConsumerAdditionProposals.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-CRCLIENT.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// Utility method
function CreateConsumerClient(p: ConsumerAdditionProposal) {
  // check that no other consumer chain with the same chain ID exists
  if p.chainId IN chainToClient.Keys() {
    // ignore governance proposal
    return
  }

  // set consumer chain initial validator set, i.e.,
  // the validator set is the same as the validator set 
  // from own consensus state at current height
  // 
  // TODO: ownConsensusState.validatorSet VS consensusState.nextValidatorsHash
  //       specify which validator set is used as the initial val set
  ownConsensusState = getConsensusState(getCurrentHeight())
  initialValSet = ownConsensusState.validatorSet

  if p.connId != "" { // connection ID provided
    // check validity
    connectionEnd = provableStore.get("connections/{p.connId}")
    if connectionEnd == nil {
      // invalid proposal: cannot find connection
      return
    }
    clientState = provableStore.get("clients/{connectionEnd.clientIdentifier}/clientState")
    if clientState.chainID != p.chainId {
      // invalid proposal: connection not to expected chain ID
      return
    }

    // store client ID
    chainToClient[p.chainId] = connectionEnd.clientIdentifier
    // store connection ID
    chainToConnection[p.chainId] = connId

    // create and store ConsumerGenesisState
    consumerGenesisState[p.chainId] = ConsumerGenesisState {
      // consumer chain MUST start in pre-CCV state, i.e.,
      // the consumer CCV module MUST NOT pass validator updates
      // to the underlying consensus engine
      preCCV: true,
      unbondingPeriod: p.unbondingPeriod,
      connId: connectionEnd.counterpartyConnectionIdentifier,
      providerClientState: nil,
      providerConsensusState: nil,
      counterpartyClientId: "",
      initialValSet: initialValSet,
      transferChannelId: p.transferChannelId,
    }
  } 
  else {
    // create client state
    clientState = ClientState{
      chainId: p.chainId,
      unbondingPeriod: p.unbondingPeriod,
      // the height when the client was last updated is set to the first possible height; 
      // for example, in the case of a Tendermint Client, this is Height{0, 1} (see ICS-7)
      latestHeight: 0, 
    }
    // create consensus state
    consensusState = ConsensusState{
      validatorSet: initialValSet,
    }
    // create consumer chain client and store it
    clientId = clientKeeper.CreateClient(clientState, consensusState)
    chainToClient[p.chainId] = clientId
    
    // create and store ConsumerGenesisState
    consumerGenesisState[p.chainId] = ConsumerGenesisState {
      // consumer chain MUST NOT start in pre-CCV state, i.e.,
      // the consumer CCV module MUST pass validator updates
      // to the underlying consensus engine
      preCCV: false,
      unbondingPeriod: p.unbondingPeriod,
      connId: "",
      providerClientState: getHostClientState(getCurrentHeight()),
      providerConsensusState: ownConsensusState,
      counterpartyClientId: clientId,
      initialValSet: initialValSet,
      transferChannelId: p.transferChannelId,
    }
  }

  // store lockUnbondingOnTimeout flag
  lockUnbondingOnTimeout[p.chainId] = p.lockUnbondingOnTimeout

  // add init timeout timestamp for this consumer chain
  initTimeoutTimestamps[p.chainId] = currentTimestamp().Add(initTimeout)
}

• Caller
  • Either HandleConsumerAdditionProposal (see CCV-PCF-HCAPROP.1) or BeginBlockInit() (see CCV-PCF-BBLOCK-INIT.1).
• Trigger Event
  • A governance proposal ConsumerAdditionProposal p has passed (i.e., it got the necessary votes).
• Precondition
  • currentTimestamp() > p.spawnTime.
• Postcondition
  • If a client for p.chainId already exists, the state is not changed.
  • Otherwise,
    • the validator set of the provider chain own consensus state at current height is set as the initial validator set of the consumer chain;
    • if p.connId is set, then
      • if a connection end with ID p.connId cannot be found, the state is not changed;
      • otherwise,
        • if the connection with ID p.connId is not to the chain with ID p.chainId, the state is not changed;
        • otherwise,
          • both the client ID and connection ID are stored;
          • a ConsumerGenesisState is created and stored;
    • otherwise,
      • otherwise,
        • a client state is created with chainId = p.chainId and unbondingPeriod = p.unbondingPeriod;
        • a consensus state is created with validatorSet set to the initial validator set of the consumer chain;
        • a client of the consumer chain is created and the client ID is stored;
        • a ConsumerGenesisState is created and stored;
    • lockUnbondingOnTimeout[p.chainId] is set to p.lockUnbondingOnTimeout.
    • The init timeout timestamp is computed and stored in initTimeoutTimestamps[p.chainId].
• Error Condition
  • None.

Note: For the case when the clientId field of the ConsumerAdditionProposal is not set, creating a client of a remote chain requires a ClientState and a ConsensusState (for an example, take a look at ICS 7). ConsensusState requires setting a validator set of the remote chain. The provider chain uses the fact that the validator set of the consumer chain is the same as its own validator set.

Note: Bootstrapping the consumer CCV module requires a ConsumerGenesisState (see the CCV Data Structures section). The provider CCV module creates such a ConsumerGenesisState when handling a governance proposal ConsumerAdditionProposal.

Note: If the channel initialization for a consumer chain exceeds the initTimeout period, then the provider chain removes that consumer. As a result, all further attempts on the consumer side to established the CCV channel will fail. This means that the consumer chain requires some sort of social consensus to either restart the process of becoming a consumer chain or transitioning back to a sovereign chain.

[CCV-PCF-COINIT.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanOpenInit(
  order: ChannelOrder,
  connectionHops: [Identifier],
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyPortIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyChannelIdentifier: Identifier,
  version: string): string {
    // the channel handshake MUST be initiated by consumer chain
    abortTransactionUnless(FALSE)
}

• Caller
  • The provider IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a ChanOpenInit message on a port the provider CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is always aborted; hence, the state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-COTRY.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanOpenTry(
  order: ChannelOrder,
  connectionHops: [Identifier],
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyPortIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyChannelIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyVersion: string):  string {
    // validate parameters:
    // - only ordered channels allowed
    abortTransactionUnless(order == ORDERED)
    // - require the portIdentifier to be the port ID the CCV module is bound to
    abortTransactionUnless(portIdentifier == ProviderPortId)

    // assert that the counterpartyPortIdentifier matches 
    // the expected consumer port ID
    abortTransactionUnless(counterpartyPortIdentifier == ConsumerPortId)

    // assert that the counterpartyVersion matches the expected version
    abortTransactionUnless(counterpartyVersion == ccvVersion)
    
    // get the client state associated with the underlying client
    channelEnd = provableStore.get("channelEnds/ports/{portIdentifier}/channels/{channelIdentifier}")
    abortTransactionUnless(channelEnd != nil AND len(channelEnd.connectionHops) == 1)
    connId = channelEnd.connectionHops[0]
    connectionEnd = provableStore.get("connections/{connId}")
    clientState = provableStore.get("clients/{connectionEnd.clientIdentifier}/clientState")

    if clientState.chainId IN chainToConnection.Keys() {
      // if a connection is stored for this consumer chain, 
      // verify that the underlying connection is the expected one
      abortTransactionUnless(chainToConnection[clientState.chainId] == connId)
    }
    
    // verify that the underlying client is the expected client of the consumer chain
    abortTransactionUnless(chainToClient[clientState.chainId] == connectionEnd.clientIdentifier)

    // require that no other CCV channel exists for this consumer chain
    abortTransactionUnless(clientState.chainId NOTIN chainToChannel.Keys())

    return CCVHandshakeMetadata{
      providerDistributionAccount: GetDistributionAccountAddress(),
      version: ccvVersion
    }
}

• Caller
  • The provider IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a ChanOpenTry message on a port the provider CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is aborted if any of the following conditions are true:
    • the channel is not ordered;
    • portIdentifier != ProviderPortId;
    • counterpartyPortIdentifier != ConsumerPortId;
    • counterpartyVersion != ccvVersion;
    • no channel with portIdentifier and channelIdentifier exists;
    • the channel has more than one connection hop;
    • a connection is stored for this consumer chain and doesn’t match the underlying connection of this channel;
    • the channel is not built on top of the client created for this consumer chain;
    • another CCV channel for this consumer chain already exists.
  • A CCVHandshakeMetadata is returned, with providerDistributionAccount set to the address of the distribution module account on the provider chain and version set to ccvVersion.
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-COACK.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanOpenAck(
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyVersion: string) {
    // the channel handshake MUST be initiated by consumer chain
    abortTransactionUnless(FALSE)
}

• Caller
  • The provider IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a ChanOpenAck message on a port the provider CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is always aborted; hence, the state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-COCONFIRM.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanOpenConfirm(
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier) {
    // get the client state associated with the underlying client
    channelEnd = provableStore.get("channelEnds/ports/{portIdentifier}/channels/{channelIdentifier}")
    abortTransactionUnless(channelEnd != nil AND len(channelEnd.connectionHops) == 1)
    connId = channelEnd.connectionHops[0]
    connectionEnd = provableStore.get("connections/{connId}")
    clientState = provableStore.get("clients/{connectionEnd.clientIdentifier}/clientState")

    // require that no other CCV channel exists for this consumer chain;
    // note: this is a sanity check; this check should always pass by construction
    abortTransactionUnless(clientState.chainId NOTIN chainToChannel.Keys())

    // set channel mappings
    chainToConnection[clientState.chainId] = connId
    chainToChannel[clientState.chainId] = channelIdentifier
    channelToChain[channelIdentifier] = clientState.chainId
    // set initialHeights for this consumer chain
    initialHeights[chainId] = getCurrentHeight()
   
   // remove init timeout timestamp
   initTimeoutTimestamps.Remove(clientState.chainId)
}

• Caller
  • The provider IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a ChanOpenConfirm message on a port the provider CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is aborted if any of the following conditions are true:
    • no channel with portIdentifier and channelIdentifier exists;
    • the channel has more than one connection hop;
    • another CCV channel for this consumer chain already exists.
  • The connection mapping is set, i.e., chainToConnection.
  • The channel mappings are set, i.e., chainToChannel and channelToChain.
  • initialHeights[chainId] is set to the current height.
  • The init timeout timestamp for the consumer chain with ID clientState.chainId is removed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

---

[CCV-CCF-INITG.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the AppModule interface
function InitGenesis(gs: ConsumerGenesisState): [ValidatorUpdate] {
  // ValidateGenesis
  // - contains a non-empty initial validator set
  abortSystemUnless(gs.initialValSet NOT empty)
  if gs.preCCV {
    // - contains a valid connId
    connectionEnd = provableStore.get("connections/{gs.connId}")
    abortSystemUnless(connectionEnd != nil)
  }
  else {
    // - contains a valid providerClientState  
    abortSystemUnless(gs.providerClientState != nil AND gs.providerClientState.Valid())
    // - contains a valid providerConsensusState
    abortSystemUnless(gs.providerConsensusState != nil AND gs.providerConsensusState.Valid())
    // - contains an initial validator set that matches 
    //   the validator set in the providerConsensusState (e.g., ICS 7)
    abortSystemUnless(gs.initialValSet == gs.providerConsensusState.validatorSet)
  }
  if gs.transferChannelId != "" {
      // - if transferChannelId is provided, it must the ID
      //   of a channel connected to the "transfer" port
      channelEnd = provableStore.get("channelEnds/ports/transfer/channels/{gs.transferChannelId}")
      abortSystemUnless(channelEnd != nil)
  }

  // bind to ConsumerPortId port 
  err = portKeeper.bindPort(ConsumerPortId)
  // check whether the capability for the port can be claimed
  abortSystemUnless(err == nil)

  // set pre-CCV state
  preCCV = gs.preCCV

  if preCCV {
    // start consumer chain in pre-CCV state;
    // store the ID of the client of the provider chain
    providerClientId = connectionEnd.clientIdentifier
  }
  else {
    // start consumer chain in normal CCV state;
    // create client of the provider chain and store the ID
    providerClientId = clientKeeper.CreateClient(gs.providerClientState, gs.providerConsensusState)
  }

  // set the consumer unbonding period
  ConsumerUnbondingPeriod = gs.unbondingTime

  // set default value for HtoVSC
  HtoVSC[getCurrentHeight()] = 0

  // set the initial validator set for the consumer chain
  foreach val IN gs.initialValSet {
    ccvValidatorSet[hash(val.pubKey)] = val
  }

  // set distribution channel ID
  distributionChannelId = gs.transferChannelId

  // initiate handshake 
  if preCCV {
    // initiate CCV channel opening handshake
    // i.e., use handleChanOpenInit as defined in ICS-26
    datagram = ChanOpenInit{
      order: ORDERED,
      connectionHops: [gs.connId],
      portIdentifier: ConsumerPortId,
      counterpartyPortIdentifier: ProviderPortId,
      version: ccvVersion,
    }
    handleChanOpenInit(datagram)
  }
  else {
    // initiate connection opening handshake
    // i.e., use handleConnOpenInit as defined in ICS-26
    datagram = ConnOpenInit{
      clientIdentifier: providerClientId,
      counterpartyClientIdentifier: gs.counterpartyClientId,
      version: "ccv"
    }
    connId = handleConnOpenInit(datagram)

    // initiate CCV channel opening handshake
    // i.e., use handleChanOpenInit as defined in ICS-26
    datagram = ChanOpenInit{
      order: ORDERED,
      connectionHops: [connId],
      portIdentifier: ConsumerPortId,
      counterpartyPortIdentifier: ProviderPortId,
      version: ccvVersion,
    }
    handleChanOpenInit(datagram)
  }

  return gs.initialValSet
}

• Caller
  • The ABCI application.
• Trigger Event
  • An InitChain message is received from the consensus engine; the InitChain message is sent when the consumer chain is first started.
• Precondition
  • The consumer CCV module is in the initial state.
• Postcondition
  • The capability for the port ConsumerPortId is claimed.
  • preCCV is set to gs.preCCV.
  • If preCCV == true, the ID of the client on which the connection with gs.connId is built is stored into providerClientId.
  • Otherwise, a client of the provider chain is created and the client ID is stored into providerClientId.
  • ConsumerUnbondingPeriod is set to gs.unbondingPeriod.
  • HtoVSC for the current block is set to 0.
  • The ccvValidatorSet mapping is populated with the initial validator set.
  • The ID of the distribution token transfer channel is set to gs.transferChannelId.
  • If preCCV == true, the CCV channel opening handshake is initialized.
  • Otherwise, the connection opening handshake is initialized.
  • The initial validator set is returned to the consensus engine.
• Error Condition
  • The genesis state contains an empty initial validator set.
  • If the genesis state preCCV field is set to true, then the genesis state contains no valid connection ID.
  • Otherwise,
    • the genesis state contains no valid provider client state, where the validity is defined in the corresponding client specification (e.g., ICS 7;
    • the genesis state contains no valid provider consensus state, where the validity is defined in the corresponding client specification (e.g., ICS 7);
    • the genesis state contains an initial validator set that does not match the validator set in the provider consensus state;
  • The genesis state contains an invalid distribution channel ID.
  • The capability for the port ConsumerPortId cannot be claimed.

Note: CCV assumes that all the correct validators in the initial validator set of the consumer chain receive the same consumer chain binary and consumer chain genesis state. Although the mechanism of disseminating the binary and the genesis state is outside the scope of this specification, a possible approach would entail including this information in the governance proposal on the provider chain.

[CCV-CCF-COINIT.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanOpenInit(
  order: ChannelOrder,
  connectionHops: [Identifier],
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyPortIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyChannelIdentifier: Identifier,
  version: string): string {
    // ensure provider channel hasn't already been created
    abortTransactionUnless(providerChannel == "")

    // validate parameters:
    // - only ordered channels allowed
    abortTransactionUnless(order == ORDERED)
    // - require the portIdentifier to be the port ID the CCV module is bound to
    abortTransactionUnless(portIdentifier == ConsumerPortId)
    // - require the version to be the expected version
    abortTransactionUnless(version == "" OR version == ccvVersion)

    // assert that the counterpartyPortIdentifier matches 
    // the expected consumer port ID
    abortTransactionUnless(counterpartyPortIdentifier == ProviderPortId)
   
    // require that the client ID of the client associated 
    // with this channel matches the expected provider client id
    channelEnd = provableStore.get("channelEnds/ports/{portIdentifier}/channels/{channelIdentifier}")
    abortTransactionUnless(channelEnd != nil AND len(channelEnd.connectionHops) == 1)
    connId = channelEnd.connectionHops[0]
    connectionEnd = provableStore.get("connections/{connId}")
    abortTransactionUnless(providerClientId != connectionEnd.clientIdentifier)

    return ccvVersion
}

• Caller
  • The consumer IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives a ChanOpenInit message on a port the consumer CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is aborted if any of the following conditions are true:
    • providerChannel is already set;
    • portIdentifier != ConsumerPortId;
    • version is set but not to the expected version;
    • counterpartyPortIdentifier != ProviderPortId;
    • the client associated with this channel is not the expected provider client.
  • ccvVersion is returned.
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-COTRY.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanOpenTry(
  order: ChannelOrder,
  connectionHops: [Identifier],
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyPortIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyChannelIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyVersion: string):  string {
    // the channel handshake MUST be initiated by consumer chain
    abortTransactionUnless(FALSE)
}

• Caller
  • The consumer IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives a ChanOpenTry message on a port the consumer CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is always aborted; hence, the state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-COACK.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanOpenAck(
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier,
  counterpartyVersion: string) {
    // ensure provider channel hasn't already been created
    abortTransactionUnless(providerChannel == "")

    // the version must be encoded in JSON format (as defined in ICS4)
    md = UnmarshalJSON(counterpartyVersion)

    // assert that the counterpartyVersion matches the expected version
    abortTransactionUnless(md.version == ccvVersion)

    // set the address of the distribution module account on the provider chain
    providerDistributionAccount = md.providerDistributionAccount

    if distributionChannelId == "" {
      // initiate opening handshake for the distribution token transfer channel
      // over the same connection as the CCV channel
      // i.e., use handleChanOpenInit as defined in ICS-26
      datagram = ChanOpenInit{
          order: UNORDERED,
          connectionHops: channelKeeper.GetConnectionHops(channelIdentifier), // same as the CCV channel
          portIdentifier: "transfer",
          counterpartyPortIdentifier: "transfer",
          version: "ics20-1",
      }
      distributionChannelId = handleChanOpenInit(datagram)
    }

    // set the channel as the provider channel
    providerChannel = channelIdentifier

    // send pending slash requests;
    // note: this can happen only if preCCV == false, as the ABCI application 
    // can invoke SendSlashRequest only once the chain is upgraded to 
    // a consumer chain, see BeginBlockInit below
    SendPendingSlashRequests()

    if preCCV {
      // replace valset with initial valset
      stakingKeeper.ReplaceValset(ccvValidatorSet.Values()) 
    }
}

• Caller
  • The consumer IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives a ChanOpenAck message on a port the consumer CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • counterpartyVersion is unmarshaled into a CCVHandshakeMetadata structure md.
  • The transaction is aborted if any of the following conditions are true:
    • providerChannel is already set;
    • md.version != ccvVersion.
  • The address of the distribution module account on the provider chain is set to md.providerDistributionAccount.
  • If distributionChannelId is not set, the distribution token transfer channel opening handshake is initiated and distributionChannelId is set to the resulting channel ID.
  • The CCV channel is marked as established, i.e., providerChannel is set to this channel.
  • The pending slash requests are sent to the provider chain (see [CCV-CCF-SNDPESLASH.1]). Note that this can happen only if preCCV == false, as the ABCI application can invoke SendSlashRequest only once the chain is upgraded to a consumer chain (see [CCV-CCF-BBLOCK-INIT.1]).
  • If preCCV == true, the valset in the staking module is replaced with the ccvValidatorSet, i.e., the initial validator set.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-COCONFIRM.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanOpenConfirm(
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier) {
    // the channel handshake MUST be initiated by consumer chain
    abortTransactionUnless(FALSE)
}

• Caller
  • The consumer IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives a ChanOpenConfirm message on a port the consumer CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is always aborted; hence, the state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-BBLOCK-INIT.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function BeginBlockInit() {
  if preCCV {  
    ownConsensusState = getConsensusState(getCurrentHeight())
    if ownConsensusState.validatorSet == ccvValidatorSet.Values() {
      // pre-CCV state is over; upgrade chain to consumer chain
      //  - set preCCV to false
      //  - the existing staking module no longer provides 
      //    validator updates to the underlying consensus engine
      //  - the CCV module starts providing validator updates 
      //    to the underlying consensus engine
      //  - for safety, the existing staking module must be kept 
      //    for at least the unbonding period
    }
  }
}

• Caller
  • The BeginBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • A BeginBlock message is received from the consensus engine; BeginBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If preCCV == true and the current validator set matches the ccvValidatorSet (i.e., the initial validator set), then the chain MUST be upgraded to a full consumer chain. The upgrade mechanism is outside the scope of this specification.
• Error Condition
  • None.

Consumer Chain Removal

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[CCV-PCF-HCRPROP.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements governance proposal Handler 
function HandleConsumerRemovalProposal(p: ConsumerRemovalProposal) {
    // store the proposal as a pending removal proposal
    pendingConsumerRemovalProposals.Append(p)
}

• Caller
  • EndBlock() method of Governance module.
• Trigger Event
  • A governance proposal ConsumerRemovalProposal has passed (i.e., it got the necessary votes).
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The proposal is appended to the list of pending removal proposals, i.e., pendingConsumerRemovalProposals.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-BBLOCK-CCR.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function BeginBlockCCR() {
  // iterate over the pending removal proposals 
  // and stop the consumer chain
  foreach p IN pendingConsumerRemovalProposals {
    if currentTimestamp() > p.stopTime {
      // stop the consumer chain and do not lock the unbonding
      StopConsumerChain(p.chainId, false)
      pendingConsumerRemovalProposals.Remove(p)
    }
  }
}

• Caller
  • The BeginBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • A BeginBlock message is received from the consensus engine; BeginBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • For each ConsumerRemovalProposal p in the list of pending removal proposals pendingConsumerRemovalProposals, if currentTimestamp() > p.stopTime, then
    • StopConsumerChain(p.chainId, false) is invoked;
    • p is removed from pendingConsumerRemovalProposals.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-STCC.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function StopConsumerChain(chainId: string, lockUnbonding: Bool) {
  // check that a client for chainId exists 
  if chainId NOT IN chainToClient.Keys() {
    return
  }

  // cleanup state
  chainToClient.Remove(chainId)
  lockUnbondingOnTimeout.Remove(chainId)
  if chainId IN chainToChannel.Keys() {
    // CCV channel is established
    channelToChain.Remove(chainToChannel[chainId])
    channelKeeper.ChanCloseInit(chainToChannel[chainId])
    chainToChannel.Remove(chainId)
  }
  pendingVSCPackets.Remove(chainId)
  initialHeights.Remove(chainId)
  downtimeSlashRequests.Remove(chainId)
  initTimeoutTimestamps.Remove(chainId)
  vscSendTimestamps.Remove((chainId, *))

  if !lockUnbonding {
    // remove chainId form all outstanding unbonding operations
    foreach id IN vscToUnbondingOps[(chainId, _)] {
      unbondingOps[id].unbondingChainIds.Remove(chainId)
      // if the unbonding operation has unbonded on all consumer chains
      if unbondingOps[id].unbondingChainIds.IsEmpty() {
        // append the id of the unbonding to maturedUnbondingOps
        maturedUnbondingOps.Append(id)
        // remove unbonding operation
        unbondingOps.Remove(id)
      }
    }
    // clean up vscToUnbondingOps mapping
    vscToUnbondingOps.Remove((chainId, _))
  }
}

• Caller
  • HandleConsumerRemovalProposal (see CCV-PCF-HCRPROP.1) or BeginBlockCCR() (see CCV-PCF-BBLOCK-CCR.1) or onTimeoutVSCPacket() (see CCV-PCF-TOVSC.1) or EndBlockCCR() (see CCV-PCF-EBLOCK-CCR.1).
• Trigger Event
  • One of the following events:
    • a governance proposal to stop the consumer chain with chainId has passed (i.e., it got the necessary votes);
    • a VSCPacket sent on the CCV channel to the consumer chain with chainId has timed out;
    • the channel initialization has timed out.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If a client for p.chainId does not exist, the state is not changed.
  • Otherwise,
    • the client ID mapped to chainId in chainToClient is removed;
    • the value mapped to chainId in lockUnbondingOnTimeout is removed;
    • if the CCV channel to the consumer chain with chainId is established, then
      • the chain ID mapped to chainToChannel[chainId] in channelToChain is removed;
      • the channel closing handshake is initiated for the CCV channel;
      • the channel ID mapped to chainId in chainToChannel is removed.
    • all the VSCPacketData mapped to chainId in pendingVSCPackets are removed;
    • the height mapped to chainId in initialHeights is removed;
    • downtimeSlashRequests[chainId] is emptied;
    • if lockUnbonding == false, then
      • chainId is removed from all outstanding unbonding operations;
      • if an outstanding unbonding operation has matured on all consumer chains,
      • the matured unbonding operation is added to maturedUnbondingOps;
      • the matured unbonding operation is removed from unbondingOps;
      • all the entries with chainId are removed from the vscToUnbondingOps mapping.
• Error Condition
  • None

Note: Invoking StopConsumerChain(chainId, lockUnbonding) with lockUnbonding == FALSE entails that all outstanding unbonding operations can complete before ConsumerUnbondingPeriod elapses on the consumer chain with chainId. Thus, invoking StopConsumerChain(chainId, false) for any chainId MAY violate the Bond-Based Consumer Voting Power and Slashable Consumer Misbehavior properties (see the System Properties section).

StopConsumerChain(chainId, false) is invoked in two scenarios (see Trigger Event above).

• In the first scenario (i.e., a governance proposal to stop the consumer chain with chainId), the validators on the provider chain MUST make sure that it is safe to stop the consumer chain. Since a governance proposal needs a majority of the voting power to pass, the safety of invoking StopConsumerChain(chainId, false) is ensured by the Safe Blockchain assumption (see the Assumptions section).

• The second scenario (i.e., a timeout) is only possible if the Correct Relayer assumption is violated (see the Assumptions section), which is necessary to guarantee both the Bond-Based Consumer Voting Power and Slashable Consumer Misbehavior properties (see the Assumptions section).

[CCV-PCF-EBLOCK-CCR.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function EndBlockCCR() {
  // iterate over vscSendTimestamps
  for (chainId, vscId) IN vscSendTimestamps.Keys() {
    // check get first timestamp, i.e., the smallest
    if currentTimestamp() > vscSendTimestamps[(chainId, vscId)] + vscTimeout {
      // vscTimeout expired: 
      // stop the consumer chain and use lockUnbondingOnTimeout 
      // to decide whether to lock the unbonding
      StopConsumerChain(chainId, lockUnbondingOnTimeout[chainId])
    }
  }

  // iterate over initTimeoutTimestamps
  for chainId IN initTimeoutTimestamps.Keys() {
    if currentTimestamp() > initTimeoutTimestamps[chainId] {
      // initTimeout expired:
      // stop the consumer chain and unlock the unbonding 
      StopConsumerChain(chainId, false)
    }
  }
}

• Caller
  • The EndBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine; EndBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • For each consumer chain ID chainId in vscSendTimestamps.Keys(),
    • if vscSendTimestamps[(chainId, vscId)] + vscTimeout is smaller than the current timestamp, then the consumer chain with ID chainId is stopped.
  • For each consumer chain ID chainId in initTimeoutTimestamps.Keys(),
    • if the timestamp in initTimeoutTimestamps[chainId] is smaller than the current timestamp, then the consumer chain with ID chainId is stopped.
• Error Condition
  • None.

Note: To avoid false positives where a consumer chain is unnecessarily removed, vscTimeout MUST be larger than consumerUnbondingPeriod and SHOULD account for the time needed to relay the VSCPacket to the consumer and the corresponding VSCMaturedPacket back to the provider.

[CCV-PCF-CCINIT.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanCloseInit(
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier) {
    // Disallow user-initiated channel closing
    abortTransactionUnless(FALSE)
}

• Caller
  • The provider IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a ChanCloseInit message on a port the provider CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is always aborted; hence, the state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-CCCONFIRM.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanCloseConfirm(
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier) {
    // do nothing
}

• Caller
  • The provider IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a ChanCloseConfirm message on a port the provider CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

---

[CCV-CCF-BBLOCK-CCR.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function BeginBlockCCR() {
  if providerChannel != "" AND channelKeeper.GetChannelState(providerChannel) == CLOSED {
    // the CCV channel was established, but it was then closed; 
    // the consumer chain is no longer safe

    // cleanup state, e.g., 
    // providerChannel = ""

    // shut down consumer chain
    abortSystemUnless(FALSE)
  } 
}

• Caller
  • The BeginBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • A BeginBlock message is received from the consensus engine; BeginBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If the CCV was established, but then was moved to the CLOSED state, then the state of the consumer CCV module is cleaned up, e.g., the providerChannel is unset.
• Error Condition
  • If the CCV was established, but then was moved to the CLOSED state.

Note: Once the CCV channel is closed, the provider chain can no longer provider security. As a result, the consumer chain MUST be shut down. For an example of how to do this in practice, see the Cosmos SDK implementation.

[CCV-CCF-CCINIT.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanCloseInit(
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier) {
    // allow relayers to close duplicate OPEN channels, 
    // if the provider channel has already been established
    if providerChannel == "" || providerChannel == channelIdentifier {
      // user cannot close channel
      abortTransactionUnless(FALSE)
    }
}

• Caller
  • The consumer IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives a ChanCloseInit message on a port the consumer CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If providerChannel is not set or providerChannel matches the ID of the channel the ChanCloseInit message was received on, then the transaction is aborted.
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-CCCONFIRM.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// implements the ModuleCallbacks interface defined in ICS26
function onChanCloseConfirm(
  portIdentifier: Identifier,
  channelIdentifier: Identifier) {
    // do nothing
}

• Caller
  • The consumer IBC routing module.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives a ChanCloseConfirm message on a port the consumer CCV module is bounded to.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

Validator Set Update

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The validator set update sub-protocol enables the provider chain

• to update the consumer chain on the voting power granted to validators on the provider chain
• and to ensure the correct completion of unbonding operations for validators that produce blocks on the consumer chain.

[CCV-PCF-EBLOCK-VSU.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function EndBlockVSU() {
  // notify the Staking module to complete all matured unbondings
  for id IN maturedUnbondingOps {
    stakingKeeper.UnbondingCanComplete(id)
  }
  maturedUnbondingOps.RemoveAll()

  // get list of validator updates from the provider Staking module
  valUpdates = stakingKeeper.GetValidatorUpdates()

  // iterate over all consumer chains registered with this provider chain
  foreach chainId IN chainToClient.Keys() {
    // check whether there are changes in the validator set;
    // note that this also entails unbonding operations 
    // w/o changes in the voting power of the validators in the validator set
    if len(valUpdates) != 0 OR len(vscToUnbondingOps[(chainId, vscId)]) != 0 {
      // create VSCPacket data
      data = VSCPacketData{
        id: vscId, 
        updates: valUpdates,
        downtimeSlashAcks: downtimeSlashRequests[chainId]
      }
      downtimeSlashRequests.Remove(chainId)

      // add VSCPacket data to the list of pending VSCPackets 
      pendingVSCPackets.Append(chainId, data)
    }

    // check whether there is an established CCV channel to the consumer chain
    if chainId IN chainToChannel.Keys() {
      // get the channel ID for the given consumer chain ID
      channelId = chainToChannel[chainId]

      foreach data IN pendingVSCPackets[chainId] {
        // send data using the interface exposed by ICS-4
        channelKeeper.sendPacket(
          portKeeper.getCapability(portKeeper.portPath(ProviderPortId)),
          ProviderPortId, // source port ID
          channelId, // source channel ID
          zeroTimeoutHeight,
          ccvTimeoutTimestamp,
          data
        )
        // add VSC send timestamp to vscSendTimestamps
        vscSendTimestamps[(vscId, chainId)] = currentTimestamp()
      }

      // remove pending VSCPackets
      pendingVSCPackets.Remove(chainId)
    }
  }
  // increment VSC ID
  vscId++ 
}

• Caller
  • The EndBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine; EndBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • For every matured unbonding operation in maturedUnbondingOps, the Staking module is notified that the unbonding can complete.
  • All unbonding operation in maturedUnbondingOps are removed.
  • A list of validator updates valUpdates is obtained from the provider Staking module.
  • For every consumer chain with chainId
    • If either valUpdates is not empty or there were unbonding operations initiated during this block, then
      • a VSCPacket data data is created such that data.id = vscId, data.updates = valUpdates, and data.downtimeSlashAcks = downtimeSlashRequests[chainId];
      • downtimeSlashRequests[chainId] is emptied;
      • packetData is appended to the list of pending VSCPackets associated to chainId, i.e., pendingVSCPackets[chainId].
    • If there is an established CCV channel for the consumer chain with chainId, then
      • for each VSCPacketData in the list of pending VSCPackets associated to chainId
        • a packet with the VSCPacketData is sent on the channel associated with the consumer chain with chainId;
        • vscSendTimestamps[(vscId, chainId)] is set to the current timestamp;
      • all the pending VSCPackets associated to chainId are removed.
  • vscId is incremented.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-ACKVSC.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function onAcknowledgeVSCPacket(packet: Packet, ack: bytes) {
  // providing the VSC with id packet.data.id can fail, 
  // i.e., ack == VSCPacketError, 
  // only if the VSCPacket was sent on a channel 
  // other than the established CCV channel;
  // that should never happen, see EndBlock()
  abortSystemUnless(ack != VSCPacketError)
}

• Caller
  • The onAcknowledgePacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives an acknowledgement of a VSCPacket on a channel owned by the provider CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • The acknowledgement is VSCPacketError.

[CCV-PCF-TOVSC.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function onTimeoutVSCPacket(packet: Packet) {
  // cleanup state
  abortTransactionUnless(packet.getDestinationChannel() IN channelToChain.Keys())
  chainId = channelToChain[packet.getDestinationChannel()]
  // stop the consumer chain and use lockUnbondingOnTimeout 
  // to decide whether to lock the unbonding
  StopConsumerChain(chainId, lockUnbondingOnTimeout[chainId])
}

• Caller
  • The onTimeoutPacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • A VSCPacket sent on a channel owned by the provider CCV module timed out as a result of either
    • the timeout height or timeout timestamp passing on the consumer chain without the packet being received (see timeoutPacket defined in ICS4);
    • or the channel being closed without the packet being received (see timeoutOnClose defined in ICS4).
• Precondition
  • The Correct Relayer assumption is violated (see the Assumptions section).
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is aborted if the ID of the channel on which the packet was sent is not mapped to a chain ID (in channelToChain).
  • StopConsumerChain(chainId, lockUnbondingOnTimeout[chainId]) is invoked, where chainId = channelToChain[packet.getDestinationChannel()].
• Error Condition
  • None

[CCV-PCF-RCVMAT.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function onRecvVSCMaturedPacket(packet: Packet): bytes {
  // get the ID of the consumer chain mapped to this channel ID
  abortTransactionUnless(packet.getDestinationChannel() IN channelToChain.Keys())
  chainId = channelToChain[packet.getDestinationChannel()]

  // iterate over the unbonding operations mapped to
  // this chainId and vscId (i.e., packet.data.id)
  foreach op in GetUnbondingsFromVSC(chainId, packet.data.id) {
    // remove the consumer chain from 
    // the list of consumer chain that are still unbonding
    op.unbondingChainIds.Remove(chainId)
    // if the unbonding operation has unbonded on all consumer chains
    if op.unbondingChainIds.IsEmpty() {
      // append the id of the unbonding to maturedUnbondingOps
      maturedUnbondingOps.Append(op.id)
      // remove unbonding operation
      unbondingOps.Remove(op.id)
    }
  }
  // clean up vscToUnbondingOps mapping
  vscToUnbondingOps.Remove((chainId, vscId))

  // clean up vscSendTimestamps mapping
  vscSendTimestamps.Remove((chainId, vscId))

  return VSCMaturedPacketSuccess
}

• Caller
  • The onRecvPacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a VSCMaturedPacket on a channel owned by the provider CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The transaction is aborted if the channel on which the packet was received is not an established CCV channel (i.e., not in channelToChain).
  • chainId is set to the ID of the consumer chain mapped to the channel on which the packet was received.
  • For each unbonding operation op returned by GetUnbondingsFromVSC(chainId, packet.data.id)
    • chainId is removed from op.unbondingChainIds;
    • if op.unbondingChainIds is empty,
      • op.id is added to maturedUnbondingOps;
      • op.id is removed from unbondingOps.
  • (chainId, vscId) is removed from vscToUnbondingOps.
  • (chainId, vscId) is removed from vscSendTimestamps.
  • A successful acknowledgment is returned.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-GETUBS.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// Utility method
function GetUnbondingsFromVSC(
  chainId: Identifier, 
  _vscId: uint64): [UnbondingOperation] {
    // get all unbonding operations associated with (chainId, _vscId)
    ops = []
    foreach id in vscToUnbondingOps[(chainId, _vscId)] {
      // get the unbonding operation with this ID
      op = unbondingOps[id]
      // append the operation to the list of operations to be returned
      ops.Append(op)
    }
    return ops
}

• Caller
  • The onRecvVSCMaturedPacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a VSCMaturedPacket on a channel owned by the provider CCV module.
• Precondition
  • The provider CCV module received a VSCMaturedPacket P from a consumer chain with ID chainId, such that P.data.id == _vscId.
• Postcondition
  • Return the list of unbonding operations mapped to (chainId, _vscId).
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-HOOK-AFUBOPCR.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
// implements a Staking module hook
function AfterUnbondingInitiated(opId: uint64) {
  // get the IDs of all consumer chains registered with this provider chain;
  // note: this includes also consumer chains in the pre-CCV state
  chainIds = chainToClient.Keys()
  if len(chainIds) > 0 {
    // create and store a new unbonding operation
    unbondingOps[opId] = UnbondingOperation{
      id: opId,
      unbondingChainIds: chainIds
    }
    // add the unbonding operation id to vscToUnbondingOps
    foreach chainId in chainIds {
      vscToUnbondingOps[(chainId, vscId)].Append(opId)
    }

    // ask the Staking module to wait for this operation 
    // to reach maturity on the consumer chains
    stakingKeeper.PutUnbondingOnHold(opId)
  }
}

• Caller
  • The Staking module.
• Trigger Event
  • An unbonding operation with id opId is initiated.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • chainIds is set to the list of all consumer chains registered with this provider chain, i.e., chainToClient.Keys().
  • If there is at least one consumer chain in chainIds, then
    • an UnbondingOperation op is created and added to unbondingOps, such that op.id = opId and op.unbondingChainIds = chainIds.
    • opId is appended to every list in vscToUnbondingOps[(chainId, vscId)], where chainId is an ID of a consumer chains registered with this provider chain and vscId is the current VSC ID.
    • the PutUnbondingOnHold(opId) of the Staking module is invoked.
• Error Condition
  • None.

---

[CCV-CCF-RCVVSC.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function onRecvVSCPacket(packet: Packet): bytes {
  // check whether the packet was sent on the CCV channel
  if providerChannel != "" && providerChannel != packet.getDestinationChannel() {
    // packet sent on a channel other than the established provider channel;
    // return error acknowledgement
    return VSCPacketError
  }

  // set HtoVSC mapping
  HtoVSC[getCurrentHeight() + 1] = packet.data.id

  // store the packet data
  receivedVSCs.Append(packet.data)

  return VSCPacketSuccess
}

• Caller
  • The onRecvPacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives a VSCPacket on a channel owned by the consumer CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If providerChannel is set and does not match the channel (with ID packet.getDestinationChannel()) on which the packet was received, then an error acknowledgement is returned.
  • Otherwise,
    • the height of the subsequent block is mapped to packet.data.id (i.e., the HtoVSC mapping) ;
    • packet.data is appended to receivedVSCs.
    • a successful acknowledgement is returned.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-ACKMAT.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function onAcknowledgeVSCMaturedPacket(packet: Packet, ack: bytes) {
  // notifications of VSC maturity cannot fail by construction
  abortSystemUnless(ack != VSCMaturedPacketError)
}

• Caller
  • The onAcknowledgePacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives an acknowledgement of a VSCMaturedPacket on a channel owned by the consumer CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • The acknowledgement is VSCMaturedPacketError.

[CCV-CCF-TOMAT.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function onTimeoutVSCMaturedPacket(packet Packet) {
  // the CCV channel state is changed to CLOSED 
  // by the IBC handler (since the channel is ORDERED)
}

• Caller
  • The onTimeoutPacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • A VSCMaturedPacket sent on a channel owned by the consumer CCV module timed out as a result of either
    • the timeout height or timeout timestamp passing on the provider chain without the packet being received (see timeoutPacket defined in ICS4);
    • or the channel being closed without the packet being received (see timeoutOnClose defined in ICS4).
• Precondition
  • The Correct Relayer assumption is violated (see the Assumptions section).
• Postcondition
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None

[CCV-CCF-EBLOCK-VSU.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function EndBlockVSU(): [ValidatorUpdate] {
  // unbond mature packets if the CCV channel is established
  if providerChannel != "" {
    UnbondMaturePackets()
  }

  if preCCV {
    // do nothing
    return []
  }
  else {
    // handle received VSCs
    changes = HandleReceivedVSCs()

    // update ccvValidatorSet
    UpdateValidatorSet(changes)

    // return the validator set updates
    return changes
  }
}

• Caller
  • The EndBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine; EndBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If providerChannel != "", UnbondMaturePackets() is invoked;
  • If preCCV == true, the state is not changed.
  • Otherwise,
    • the data items in receivedVSCs are handled (see [CCV-CCF-HAREVSC.1]), which results in a list changes of validator updates;
    • UpdateValidatorSet(changes) is invoked;
    • changes is returned.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-HAREVSC.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function HandleReceivedVSCs(): [ValidatorUpdate] {
  changes = []
  foreach data IN receivedVSCs {
    // store the list of updates
    changes.Append(data.updates)

    // calculate and store the maturity timestamp for the VSC
    maturityTimestamp = currentTimestamp().Add(ConsumerUnbondingPeriod)
    maturingVSCs.Add(data.id, maturityTimestamp)

    // reset outstandingDowntime for validators in data.downtimeSlashAcks
    foreach valAddr IN data.downtimeSlashAcks {
      outstandingDowntime[valAddr] = FALSE
    }
  }
  // remove all entries
  receivedVSCs = []

  // aggregate the updates, 
  // i.e., keep only the latest update per validator;
  // note: in the implementation, the aggregation is done directly 
  // when receiving a VSCPacket via the AccumulateChanges method
  return changes.Aggregate()
}

• Caller
  • The EndBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine.
• Precondition
  • preCCV == false.
• Postcondition
  • For each data item in the list receivedVSCs,
    • data.updates are appended to changes, where changes is initially an empty list of validator updates;
    • (data.id, maturityTimestamp) is added to maturingVSCs, where maturityTimestamp = currentTimestamp() + ConsumerUnbondingPeriod;
    • for each valAddr in the slash acknowledgments received from the provider chain, outstandingDowntime[valAddr] is set to false.
  • receivedVSCs is emptied.
  • The updates in changes are aggregated, i.e., only the latest update per validator is kept, and returned.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-UPVALS.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function UpdateValidatorSet(changes: [ValidatorUpdate]) {
  foreach update IN changes {
    addr := hash(update.pubKey)
    if addr NOT IN ccvValidatorSet.Keys() {
      // new validator bonded;
      // note that due changes.Aggregate(), 
      // a validator can be added to the valset and 
      // then removed in the subsequent block, 
      // resulting in update.power == 0 
      if update.power > 0 {
        // add new validator to validator set
        ccvValidatorSet[addr] = update
        // call AfterCCValidatorBonded hook
        AfterCCValidatorBonded(addr)
      }
    }
    else if update.power == 0 {
      // existing validator begins unbonding
      ccvValidatorSet.Remove(addr)
      // call AfterCCValidatorBeginUnbonding hook
      AfterCCValidatorBeginUnbonding(addr)
    }
    else {
      ccvValidatorSet[addr].power = update.power
    }
  }
}

• Caller
  • The EndBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine.
• Precondition
  • preCCV == false.
• Postcondition
  • For each validator update in changes,
    • if the validator is not in the validator set and update.power > 0, then
      • a new validator is added to ccvValidatorSet;
      • the AfterCCValidatorBonded hook is called;
    • otherwise, if the validator’s new power is 0, then,
      • the validator is removed from ccvValidatorSet;
      • the AfterCCValidatorBeginUnbonding hook is called;
    • otherwise, the validator’s power is updated.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-UMP.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function UnbondMaturePackets() {
  foreach (id, ts) in maturingVSCs.SortedByMaturityTime() {
    if currentTimestamp() < ts {
      break // stop loop
    }
    // create VSCMaturedPacketData
    packetData = VSCMaturedPacketData{id: id}

    // send VSCMaturedPacketData using the interface exposed by ICS-4
    channelKeeper.sendPacket(
      portKeeper.getCapability(portKeeper.portPath(ConsumerPortId)),
      ConsumerPortId, // source port ID
      providerChannel, // source channel ID
      zeroTimeoutHeight,
      ccvTimeoutTimestamp,
      packetData
    )
          
    // remove entry from the list
    maturingVSCs.Remove(id, ts)
  }
}

• Caller
  • The EndBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine.
• Precondition
  • The CCV channel to the provider chain is established, i.e., providerChannel != "".
• Postcondition
  • For each (id, ts) in the list of maturing VSCs sorted by maturity timestamps
    • if currentTimestamp() < ts, the loop is stopped;
    • a VSCMaturedPacketData packet data is created;
    • a packet with the created VSCMaturedPacketData is sent to the provider chain;
    • the tuple (id, ts) is removed from maturingVSCs.
• Error Condition
  • None.

Consumer Initiated Slashing

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[CCV-PCF-EBLOCK-CIS.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function EndBlockCIS() {
  // set VSCtoH mapping
  VSCtoH[vscId] = getCurrentHeight() + 1
}

• Caller
  • The EndBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine; EndBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • vscId is mapped to the height of the subsequent block.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-PCF-RCVSLASH.1]

// PCF: Provider Chain Function
function onRecvSlashPacket(packet: Packet): bytes {
  // check whether the packet was received on an established CCV channel
  if packet.getDestinationChannel() NOT IN channelToChain.Keys() {
    // packet received on a non-established channel; incorrect behavior
    return SlashPacketError
  }

  // get the height that maps to the VSC ID in the packet data
  if packet.data.vscId == 0 {
    // the infraction happened before sending any VSC to this chain
    chainId = channelToChain[packet.getDestinationChannel()]
    infractionHeight = initialHeights[chainId]
  }
  else {
    infractionHeight = VSCtoH[packet.data.vscId]
  }

  // request the Slashing module to slash the validator
  // using the slashFactor set on the provider chain
  slashFactor = slashingKeeper.GetSlashFactor(packet.data.downtime)
  slashingKeeper.Slash(
    packet.data.valAddress, 
    infractionHeight, 
    packet.data.valPower, 
    slashFactor))

  // request the Slashing module to jail the validator
  // using the jailTime set on the provider chain
  jailTime = slashingKeeper.GetJailTime(packet.data.downtime)
  slashingKeeper.JailUntil(packet.data.valAddress, currentTimestamp() + jailTime)

  if packet.data.downtime {
    // add validator to list of downtime slash requests for chainId
    downtimeSlashRequests[chainId].Append(packet.data.valAddress)
  }

  return SlashPacketSuccess
}

• Caller
  • The onRecvPacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • The provider IBC routing module receives a SlashPacket on a channel owned by the provider CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If the channel the packet was received on is not an established CCV channel, then an error acknowledgment is returned.
  • Otherwise,
    • if packet.data.vscId == 0, infractionHeight is set to initialHeights[chainId], with chainId = channelToChain[packet.getDestinationChannel()], i.e., the height when the CCV channel to this consumer chain is established;
    • otherwise, infractionHeight is set to VSCtoH[packet.data.vscId], i.e., the height at which the voting power was last updated by the validator updates in the VSC with ID packet.data.vscId;
    • a request is made to the Slashing module to slash slashFactor of the tokens bonded at infractionHeight by the validator with address packet.data.valAddress, where slashFactor is the slashing factor set on the provider chain;
    • a request is made to the Slashing module to jail the validator with address packet.data.valAddress for a period jailTime, where jailTime is the jailing time set on the provider chain;
    • if the slash request is for downtime, the validator’s address packet.data.valAddress is added to the list of downtime slash requests from this chainId;
    • a successful acknowledgment is returned.
• Error Condition
  • None.

---

[CCV-CCF-BBLOCK-CIS.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function BeginBlockCIS() {
  HtoVSC[getCurrentHeight() + 1] = HtoVSC[getCurrentHeight()]
}

• Caller
  • The BeginBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • A BeginBlock message is received from the consensus engine; BeginBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • HtoVSC for the subsequent block height is set to the same VSC ID as the current block height.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-ACKSLASH.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function onAcknowledgeSlashPacket(packet: Packet, ack: bytes) {
  // slash request fail, i.e., ack == SlashPacketError, 
  // only if the SlashPacket was sent on a channel 
  // other than the established CCV channel;
  // that should never happen,
  // see SendSlashRequest() and SendPendingSlashRequests()
  abortSystemUnless(ack != SlashPacketError)
}

• Caller
  • The onAcknowledgePacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • The consumer IBC routing module receives an acknowledgement of a SlashPacket on a channel owned by the consumer CCV module.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • The acknowledgement is SlashPacketError.

[CCV-CCF-TOSLASH.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function onTimeoutSlashPacket(packet Packet) {
  // the CCV channel state is changed to CLOSED 
  // by the IBC handler (since the channel is ORDERED)
}

• Caller
  • The onTimeoutPacket() method.
• Trigger Event
  • A SlashPacket sent on a channel owned by the consumer CCV module timed out as a result of either
    • the timeout height or timeout timestamp passing on the provider chain without the packet being received (see timeoutPacket defined in ICS4);
    • or the channel being closed without the packet being received (see timeoutOnClose defined in ICS4).
• Precondition
  • The Correct Relayer assumption is violated (see the Assumptions section).
• Postcondition
  • The state is not changed.
• Error Condition
  • None

[CCV-CCF-SNDSLASH.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// Enables consumer initiated slashing
function SendSlashRequest(
  valAddress: string, 
  power: int64, 
  infractionHeight: Height,
  downtime: Bool) {
    if downtime AND outstandingDowntime[data.valAddress] {
      // do not send multiple requests for the same downtime
      return
    }

    // create SlashPacket data
    packetData = SlashPacketData{
      valAddress: valAddress,
      valPower: power,
      vscId: HtoVSC[infractionHeight],
      downtime: downtime
    }

    // check whether the CCV channel to the provider chain is established
    if providerChannel != "" {
      // send SlashPacket data using the interface exposed by ICS-4
      channelKeeper.sendPacket(
        portKeeper.getCapability(portKeeper.portPath(ConsumerPortId)),
        ConsumerPortId, // source port ID
        providerChannel, // source channel ID
        zeroTimeoutHeight,
        ccvTimeoutTimestamp,
        packetData
      )

      if downtime {
        // set outstandingDowntime for this validator
        outstandingDowntime[data.valAddress] = TRUE
      }
    }
    else {
      // add SlashPacket data to the list of pending SlashPackets 
      req := SlashRequest{data: packetData, downtime: downtime}
      pendingSlashRequests.Append(req)
    }
}

• Caller
  • The ABCI application (e.g., the Slashing module).
• Trigger Event
  • Evidence of misbehavior for a validator with address valAddress was received.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If the request is for downtime and there is an outstanding request to slash this validator for downtime, then the state is not changed.
  • Otherwise,
    • a SlashPacket data packetData is created, such that packetData.vscId = VSCtoH[infractionHeight];
    • if the CCV channel to the provider chain is established, then
      • a packet with the packetData is sent to the provider chain;
      • if the request is for downtime, outstandingDowntime[data.valAddress] is set to true;
    • otherwise SlashRequest{data: packetData, downtime: downtime} is appended to pendingSlashRequests.
• Error Condition
  • None.

Note: The ABCI application MUST subtract ValidatorUpdateDelay from the infraction height before invoking SendSlashRequest, where ValidatorUpdateDelay is a delay (in blocks) between when validator updates are returned to the consensus-engine and when they are applied. For example, if ValidatorUpdateDelay = x and a validator set update is returned with new validators at the end of block 10, then the new validators are expected to sign blocks beginning at block 11+x (for more details, take a look at the ABCI specification).

Consequently, the consumer CCV module expects the infractionHeight parameter of the SendSlashRequest() to be set accordingly.

Note: In the context of single-chain validation, slashing for downtime is an atomic operation, i.e., once the downtime is detected, the misbehaving validator is slashed and jailed immediately. Consequently, once a validator is punished for downtime, it is removed from the validator set and cannot be punished again for downtime. Since validators are not automatically added back to the validator set, it entails that the validator is aware of the punishment before it can rejoin and be potentially punished again.

In the context of CCV, slashing for downtime is no longer atomic, i.e., downtime is detected on the consumer chain, but the jailing happens on the provider chain. To avoid sending multiple slash requests for the same downtime infraction, the consumer CCV module uses an outstandingDowntime flag per validator. CCV assumes that the consumer ABCI application (e.g., the slashing module) is not including the downtime of a validator with outstandingDowntime == TRUE in the evidence for downtime.

[CCV-CCF-SNDPESLASH.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
// Utility method
function SendPendingSlashRequests() {
  // iterate over every pending SlashRequest in reverse order
  foreach req IN pendingSlashRequests.Reverse() {
    if !req.downtime OR !outstandingDowntime[req.data.valAddress] {
      // send req.data using the interface exposed by ICS-4
      channelKeeper.sendPacket(
        portKeeper.getCapability(portKeeper.portPath(ConsumerPortId)),
        ConsumerPortId, // source port ID
        providerChannel, // source channel ID
        zeroTimeoutHeight,
        ccvTimeoutTimestamp,
        req.data
      )

      if req.downtime {
        // set outstandingDowntime for this validator
        outstandingDowntime[req.data.valAddress] = TRUE
      }
    }
  }
  // remove pending SlashRequest
  pendingSlashRequests.RemoveAll()
}

• Caller
  • The onRecvVSCPacket() method (see CCV-CCF-RCVVSC.1).
• Trigger Event
  • The first VSCPacket is received from the provider chain.
• Precondition
  • providerChannel != "".
• Postcondition
  • For each slash request req in pendingSlashRequests in reverse order, such that either the slash request is not for downtime or there is no outstanding slash request for downtime,
    • a packet with the data req.data is sent to the provider chain;
    • if the request is for downtime, outstandingDowntime[req.data.valAddress] is set to true.
  • All the pending SlashRequests are removed.
• Error Condition
  • None.

Note: Iterating over pending SlashRequests in reverse order ensures that validators that are down for multiple blocks during channel initialization will be slashed for the latest downtime evidence.

Reward Distribution

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[CCV-CCF-EBLOCK-RD.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function EndBlockRD() {
  if getCurrentHeight() - lastDistributionTransferHeight >= BlocksPerDistributionTransfer {
    DistributeRewards()
  }
}

• Caller
  • The EndBlock() method.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine; EndBlock messages are sent once per block.
• Precondition
  • True.
• Postcondition
  • If getCurrentHeight() - lastDistributionTransferHeight >= BlocksPerDistributionTransfer, the DistributeRewards() method is invoked.
• Error Condition
  • None.

[CCV-CCF-DISTRREW.1]

// CCF: Consumer Chain Function
function DistributeRewards() {
  // iterate over all different tokens in ccvAccount
  foreach (denomination, amount) IN ccvAccount.GetAllBalances() {
    // transfer token using ICS20
    transferKeeper.sendFungibleTokens(
      denomination,
      amount,
      ccvAccount, // sender
      providerDistributionAccount, // receiver
      "transfer", // transfer port
      distributionChannelId, // transfer channel ID
      zeroTimeoutHeight, // timeoutHeight
      transferTimeoutTimestamp // timeoutTimestamp
    )
  }
  lastDistributionTransferHeight = getCurrentHeight()
}

• Caller
  • The EndBlockRD() method.
• Trigger Event
  • An EndBlock message is received from the consensus engine.
• Precondition
  • getCurrentHeight() - lastDistributionTransferHeight >= BlocksPerDistributionTransfer
• Postcondition
  • For each token type defined as a pair (denomination, amount) in ccvAccount, a transfer token (as defined in ICS 20) is initiated.
  • lastDistributionTransferHeight is set to the current height.
• Error Condition
  • None.