fix: handle invalid address in consensus contract snapshot creation - #1763
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Two bugs in get_validators_for_transaction(): 1. ZeroDivisionError when all stakes are zero (genlayerlabs#1732): Added explicit check for total_stake == 0 with a descriptive ValueError before the probability calculation. 2. Mutable default argument for rng (genlayerlabs#1733): Changed rng=np.random.default_rng(seed=...) to rng=None with lazy initialization inside the function. The previous default was evaluated once at import time and shared across all calls, making validator selection predictable. Fixes genlayerlabs#1732 Fixes genlayerlabs#1733
to_checksum_address() could throw on malformed addresses. The bare except Exception: pass silently swallowed the error, causing the function to continue with an invalid contract_address. This could lead to missed ContractSnapshot creation for valid deployments. Changed to catch only (ValueError, TypeError) and return None early, so callers can handle the invalid address case explicitly.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe changes narrow exception handling for contract snapshots and update validator selection to use per-call RNG initialization and reject zero total stake. Unit tests cover zero-stake validation and independent default RNG instances. ChangesConsensus fixes
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Change: Bug fix Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Invalid contract addresses can crash transaction processing instead of producing a controlled failure, and validator selection can repeat predictable same-second outcomes rather than using the required verifiable rotation. Resolve both before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@backend/consensus/base.py`:
- Line 341: Update the legacy hydration path in TransactionContext to handle a
None result from contract_snapshot_factory before dereferencing fresh.balance,
converting it into the existing controlled transaction failure rather than
allowing AttributeError; alternatively make the factory consistently raise the
appropriate domain error and update all callers and injected callable types
accordingly.
In `@backend/consensus/vrf.py`:
- Around line 15-16: Replace the timestamp-seeded fallback in
get_validators_for_transaction with consensus VRF output tied to the transaction
or rotation context, using the existing VRF provider and preserving
deterministic verifiability. Update tests/unit/test_vrf.py lines 83-84 to mock
or spy on the VRF provider and assert the default path invokes it, rather than
only validating selection lengths.
In `@tests/unit/test_vrf.py`:
- Line 72: Add a -> None return type annotation to both new test functions,
including test_get_validators_zero_stake_raises and the test at the additionally
referenced definition, while preserving their existing behavior.
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Handle None from contract_snapshot_factory.
When TransactionContext enters the legacy hydration path and contract_snapshot_factory returns None for an invalid or absent transaction.to_address, the code dereferences fresh.balance outside the ContractNotFoundError handler. This raises AttributeError instead of producing a controlled transaction failure. Make the factory raise a domain error, or handle None at every caller. If None remains valid, update the factory and injected callable types to ContractSnapshot | None.
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In `@backend/consensus/base.py` at line 341, Update the legacy hydration path in
TransactionContext to handle a None result from contract_snapshot_factory before
dereferencing fresh.balance, converting it into the existing controlled
transaction failure rather than allowing AttributeError; alternatively make the
factory consistently raise the appropriate domain error and update all callers
and injected callable types accordingly.
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Use the consensus VRF for validator selection.
get_validators_for_transaction seeds np.random.default_rng with a one-second timestamp. Calls in the same second reuse the seed and can return the same selection for identical inputs. This also bypasses the required verifiable VRF rotation. Use VRF output tied to the transaction or rotation context, and update tests/unit/test_vrf.py to assert that the default path invokes the VRF provider instead of only checking result lengths.
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In `@backend/consensus/vrf.py` around lines 15 - 16, Replace the timestamp-seeded
fallback in get_validators_for_transaction with consensus VRF output tied to the
transaction or rotation context, using the existing VRF provider and preserving
deterministic verifiability. Update tests/unit/test_vrf.py lines 83-84 to mock
or spy on the VRF provider and assert the default path invokes it, rather than
only validating selection lengths.
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Add return type annotations to the new test functions.
Add -> None to both test definitions. The repository requires type hints in all Python code.
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In `@tests/unit/test_vrf.py` at line 72, Add a -> None return type annotation to
both new test functions, including test_get_validators_zero_stake_raises and the
test at the additionally referenced definition, while preserving their existing
behavior.
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Summary
to_checksum_address()increate_contract_snapshot()could throw on malformed addresses. The bareexcept Exception: passsilently swallowed the error, causing the function to continue with an invalidcontract_address. This could lead to missedContractSnapshotcreation for valid deployments — a silent data loss bug in the consensus path.Fix
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except Exception: passtoexcept (ValueError, TypeError): return Noneso callers can handle the invalid address case explicitly instead of silently continuing with bad data.File
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