chore: audit store/streaming/file/service.go

server/config/config.go

@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		Streamers: StreamersConfig{
 			File: FileStreamerConfig{
 				Keys:            []string{"*"},
-				WriteDir:        "data/file_streamer",
+				WriteDir:        "",
 				OutputMetadata:  true,
 				StopNodeOnError: true,
-				// NOTICE: the default config don't protect the streamer data integrity
+				// NOTICE: The default config doesn't protect the streamer data integrity
 				// in face of system crash.
 				Fsync: false,
 			},

server/config/toml.go

@@ -212,11 +212,14 @@ streamers = [{{ range .Store.Streamers }}{{ printf "%q, " . }}{{end}}]
 keys = [{{ range .Streamers.File.Keys }}{{ printf "%q, " . }}{{end}}]
 write_dir = "{{ .Streamers.File.WriteDir }}"
 prefix = "{{ .Streamers.File.Prefix }}"
+
 # output-metadata specifies if output the metadata file which includes the abci request/responses 
 # during processing the block.
 output-metadata = "{{ .Streamers.File.OutputMetadata }}"
+
 # stop-node-on-error specifies if propagate the file streamer errors to consensus state machine.
 stop-node-on-error = "{{ .Streamers.File.StopNodeOnError }}"
+
 # fsync specifies if call fsync after writing the files.
 fsync = "{{ .Streamers.File.Fsync }}"
 
@@ -229,7 +232,6 @@ fsync = "{{ .Streamers.File.Fsync }}"
 # Setting max_txs to negative 1 (-1) will disable transactions from being inserted into the mempool.
 # Setting max_txs to a positive number  (> 0) will limit the number of transactions in the mempool, by the specified amount.
 max-txs = "{{ .Mempool.MaxTxs }}"
-
 `
 
 var configTemplate *template.Template

store/streaming/file/service.go

@@ -10,18 +10,19 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 
-	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
 var _ baseapp.StreamingService = &StreamingService{}
 
-// StreamingService is a concrete implementation of StreamingService that writes state changes out to files
+// StreamingService is a concrete implementation of StreamingService that writes
+// state changes out to files.
 type StreamingService struct {
 	storeListeners []*types.MemoryListener // a series of KVStore listeners for each KVStore
 	filePrefix     string                  // optional prefix for each of the generated files
@@ -31,103 +32,125 @@ type StreamingService struct {
 
 	currentBlockNumber int64
 	blockMetadata      types.BlockMetadata
-	// if write the metadata file, otherwise only data file is outputted.
+
+	// outputMetadata, if true, writes additional metadata to file per block
 	outputMetadata bool
-	// if true, when commit failed it will panic and stop the consensus state machine to ensure the
-	// eventual consistency of the output, otherwise the error is ignored and have the risk of lossing data.
+
+	// stopNodeOnErr, if true, will panic and stop the node during ABCI Commit
+	// to ensure eventual consistency of the output, otherwise, any errors are
+	// logged and ignored which could yield data loss in streamed output.
 	stopNodeOnErr bool
-	// if true, the file.Sync() is called to make sure the data is persisted onto disk, otherwise it risks lossing data when system crash.
+
+	// fsync, if true, will execute file Sync to make sure the data is persisted
+	// onto disk, otherwise there is a risk of data loss during any crash.
 	fsync bool
 }
 
-// NewStreamingService creates a new StreamingService for the provided writeDir, (optional) filePrefix, and storeKeys
-func NewStreamingService(writeDir, filePrefix string, storeKeys []types.StoreKey, c types.Codec, logger log.Logger, outputMetadata bool, stopNodeOnErr bool, fsync bool) (*StreamingService, error) {
+func NewStreamingService(
+	writeDir, filePrefix string,
+	storeKeys []types.StoreKey,
+	cdc types.Codec,
+	logger log.Logger,
+	outputMetadata, stopNodeOnErr, fsync bool,
+) (*StreamingService, error) {
 	// sort storeKeys for deterministic output
 	sort.SliceStable(storeKeys, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return storeKeys[i].Name() < storeKeys[j].Name()
 	})
 
+	// NOTE: We use the same listener for each store.
 	listeners := make([]*types.MemoryListener, len(storeKeys))
-	// in this case, we are using the same listener for each Store
 	for i, key := range storeKeys {
 		listeners[i] = types.NewMemoryListener(key)
 	}
-	// check that the writeDir exists and is writable so that we can catch the error here at initialization if it is not
-	// we don't open a dstFile until we receive our first ABCI message
+
+	// Check that the writeDir exists and is writable so that we can catch the
+	// error here at initialization. If it is not we don't open a dstFile until we
+	// receive our first ABCI message.
 	if err := isDirWriteable(writeDir); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	return &StreamingService{
 		storeListeners: listeners,
 		filePrefix:     filePrefix,
 		writeDir:       writeDir,
-		codec:          c,
+		codec:          cdc,
 		logger:         logger,
 		outputMetadata: outputMetadata,
 		stopNodeOnErr:  stopNodeOnErr,
 		fsync:          fsync,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// Listeners satisfies the baseapp.StreamingService interface
-// It returns the StreamingService's underlying WriteListeners
-// Use for registering the underlying WriteListeners with the BaseApp
+// Listeners satisfies the StreamingService interface. It returns the
+// StreamingService's underlying WriteListeners. Use for registering the
+// underlying WriteListeners with the BaseApp.
 func (fss *StreamingService) Listeners() map[types.StoreKey][]types.WriteListener {
 	listeners := make(map[types.StoreKey][]types.WriteListener, len(fss.storeListeners))
 	for _, listener := range fss.storeListeners {
 		listeners[listener.StoreKey()] = []types.WriteListener{listener}
 	}
+
 	return listeners
 }
 
-// ListenBeginBlock satisfies the baseapp.ABCIListener interface
-// It writes the received BeginBlock request and response and the resulting state changes
-// out to a file as described in the above the naming schema
-func (fss *StreamingService) ListenBeginBlock(ctx context.Context, req abci.RequestBeginBlock, res abci.ResponseBeginBlock) (rerr error) {
+// ListenBeginBlock satisfies the ABCIListener interface. It sets the received
+// BeginBlock request, response and the current block number. Note, these are
+// not written to file until ListenCommit is executed and outputMetadata is set,
+// after which it will be reset again on the next block.
+func (fss *StreamingService) ListenBeginBlock(ctx context.Context, req abci.RequestBeginBlock, res abci.ResponseBeginBlock) error {
 	fss.blockMetadata.RequestBeginBlock = &req
 	fss.blockMetadata.ResponseBeginBlock = &res
 	fss.currentBlockNumber = req.Header.Height
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ListenDeliverTx satisfies the baseapp.ABCIListener interface
-// It writes the received DeliverTx request and response and the resulting state changes
-// out to a file as described in the above the naming schema
-func (fss *StreamingService) ListenDeliverTx(ctx context.Context, req abci.RequestDeliverTx, res abci.ResponseDeliverTx) (rerr error) {
+// ListenDeliverTx satisfies the ABCIListener interface. It appends the received
+// DeliverTx request and response to a list of DeliverTxs objects. Note, these
+// are not written to file until ListenCommit is executed and outputMetadata is
+// set, after which it will be reset again on the next block.
+func (fss *StreamingService) ListenDeliverTx(ctx context.Context, req abci.RequestDeliverTx, res abci.ResponseDeliverTx) error {
 	fss.blockMetadata.DeliverTxs = append(fss.blockMetadata.DeliverTxs, &types.BlockMetadata_DeliverTx{
 		Request:  &req,
 		Response: &res,
 	})
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ListenEndBlock satisfies the baseapp.ABCIListener interface
-// It writes the received EndBlock request and response and the resulting state changes
-// out to a file as described in the above the naming schema
-func (fss *StreamingService) ListenEndBlock(ctx context.Context, req abci.RequestEndBlock, res abci.ResponseEndBlock) (rerr error) {
+// ListenEndBlock satisfies the ABCIListener interface. It sets the received
+// EndBlock request, response and the current block number. Note, these are
+// not written to file until ListenCommit is executed and outputMetadata is set,
+// after which it will be reset again on the next block.
+func (fss *StreamingService) ListenEndBlock(ctx context.Context, req abci.RequestEndBlock, res abci.ResponseEndBlock) error {
 	fss.blockMetadata.RequestEndBlock = &req
 	fss.blockMetadata.ResponseEndBlock = &res
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ListenEndBlock satisfies the baseapp.ABCIListener interface
+// ListenCommit satisfies the ABCIListener interface. It is executed during the
+// ABCI Commit request and is responsible for writing all staged data to files.
+// It will only return a non-nil error when stopNodeOnErr is set.
 func (fss *StreamingService) ListenCommit(ctx context.Context, res abci.ResponseCommit) error {
-	err := fss.doListenCommit(ctx, res)
-	if err != nil {
-		fss.logger.Error("Commit listening hook failed", "height", fss.currentBlockNumber, "err", err)
+	if err := fss.doListenCommit(ctx, res); err != nil {
+		fss.logger.Error("Listen commit failed", "height", fss.currentBlockNumber, "err", err)
 		if fss.stopNodeOnErr {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (fss *StreamingService) doListenCommit(ctx context.Context, res abci.ResponseCommit) (err error) {
 	fss.blockMetadata.ResponseCommit = &res
 
-	// write to target files, the file size is written at the beginning, which can be used to detect completeness.
+	// Write to target files, the file size is written at the beginning, which can
+	// be used to detect completeness.
 	metaFileName := fmt.Sprintf("block-%d-meta", fss.currentBlockNumber)
 	dataFileName := fmt.Sprintf("block-%d-data", fss.currentBlockNumber)
+
 	if fss.filePrefix != "" {
 		metaFileName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", fss.filePrefix, metaFileName)
 		dataFileName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", fss.filePrefix, dataFileName)
@@ -138,6 +161,7 @@ func (fss *StreamingService) doListenCommit(ctx context.Context, res abci.Respon
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
 		if err := writeLengthPrefixedFile(path.Join(fss.writeDir, metaFileName), bz, fss.fsync); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -147,42 +171,44 @@ func (fss *StreamingService) doListenCommit(ctx context.Context, res abci.Respon
 	if err := fss.writeBlockData(&buf); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	return writeLengthPrefixedFile(path.Join(fss.writeDir, dataFileName), buf.Bytes(), fss.fsync)
 }
 
 func (fss *StreamingService) writeBlockData(writer io.Writer) error {
 	for _, listener := range fss.storeListeners {
 		cache := listener.PopStateCache()
+
 		for i := range cache {
 			bz, err := fss.codec.MarshalLengthPrefixed(&cache[i])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if _, err = writer.Write(bz); err != nil {
+
+			if _, err := writer.Write(bz); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
-}
 
-// Stream satisfies the baseapp.StreamingService interface
-func (fss *StreamingService) Stream(wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Close satisfies the io.Closer interface, which satisfies the baseapp.StreamingService interface
-func (fss *StreamingService) Close() error {
-	return nil
-}
+// Stream satisfies the StreamingService interface. It performs a no-op.
+func (fss *StreamingService) Stream(wg *sync.WaitGroup) error { return nil }
+
+// Close satisfies the StreamingService interface. It performs a no-op.
+func (fss *StreamingService) Close() error { return nil }
 
 // isDirWriteable checks if dir is writable by writing and removing a file
-// to dir. It returns nil if dir is writable.
+// to dir. It returns nil if dir is writable. We have to do this as there is no
+// platform-independent way of determining if a directory is writeable.
 func isDirWriteable(dir string) error {
 	f := path.Join(dir, ".touch")
 	if err := os.WriteFile(f, []byte(""), 0o600); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	return os.Remove(f)
 }
 
@@ -192,25 +218,30 @@ func writeLengthPrefixedFile(path string, data []byte, fsync bool) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "open file failed: %s", path)
 	}
+
 	defer func() {
 		// avoid overriding the real error with file close error
 		if err1 := f.Close(); err1 != nil && err == nil {
 			err = errors.Wrapf(err, "close file failed: %s", path)
 		}
 	}()
+
 	_, err = f.Write(sdk.Uint64ToBigEndian(uint64(len(data))))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "write length prefix failed: %s", path)
 	}
+
 	_, err = f.Write(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "write block data failed: %s", path)
 	}
+
 	if fsync {
 		err = f.Sync()
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "fsync failed: %s", path)
 		}
 	}
-	return
+
+	return err
 }