config: add TimePerBlock to replace SecondsPerBlock

It's more generic and convenient than MillisecondsPerBlock. This setting is
made in backwards-compatible fashion, but it'll override SecondsPerBlock if
both are used. Configurations are specifically not changed here, it's
important to check compatibility.

Fixes #2675.

ROADMAP.md

@@ -92,3 +92,13 @@ used instead (that also have a counter).
 
 It's not a frequently used thing and it's easy to replace it, so removal of
 old counters is scheduled for January-February 2023 (~0.100.X release).
+
+## SecondsPerBlock protocol configuration
+
+With 0.100.0 version SecondsPerBlock protocol configuration setting was
+deprecated and replaced by a bit more generic and precise TimePerBlock
+(allowing for subsecond time). An informational message is printed on node
+startup to inform about this, it's very easy to deal with this configuration
+change, just replace one line.
+
+Removal of SecondsPerBlock is scheduled for May-June 2023 (~0.103.0 release).

docs/node-configuration.md

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ where:
   enable `SessionBackedByMPT`, see `SessionBackedByMPT` documentation for more
   details.
 - `SessionExpirationTime` is a lifetime of iterator session in seconds. It is set
-  to `SecondsPerBlock` seconds by default and is relevant only if `SessionEnabled`
+  to `TimePerBlock` seconds by default and is relevant only if `SessionEnabled`
   is set to `true`.
 - `SessionBackedByMPT` is a flag forcing JSON-RPC server into using MPT-backed
   storage for delayed iterator traversal. If `true`, then iterator resources got
@@ -275,11 +275,12 @@ protocol-related settings described in the table below.
 | RemoveUntraceableBlocks | `bool`| `false` | Denotes whether old blocks should be removed from cache and database. If enabled, then only the last `MaxTraceableBlocks` are stored and accessible to smart contracts. Old MPT data is also deleted in accordance with `GarbageCollectionPeriod` setting. If enabled along with `P2PStateExchangeExtensions`, then old blocks and MPT states will be removed up to the second latest state synchronisation point (see `StateSyncInterval`). |
 | ReservedAttributes | `bool` | `false` | Allows to have reserved attributes range for experimental or private purposes. |
 | SaveStorageBatch | `bool` | `false` | Enables storage batch saving before every persist. It is similar to StorageDump plugin for C# node. |
-| SecondsPerBlock | `int` | `15` | Minimal time that should pass before next block is accepted. |
+| SecondsPerBlock | `int` | `15` | Minimal time that should pass before next block is accepted. Deprecated: please use TimePerBlock setting (which overrides anything set here), SecondsPerBlock will be removed in future versions. |
 | SeedList | `[]string` | [] | List of initial nodes addresses used to establish connectivity. |
 | StandbyCommittee | `[]string` | [] | List of public keys of standby committee validators are chosen from. |
 | StateRootInHeader | `bool` | `false` | Enables storing state root in block header. | Experimental protocol extension! |
 | StateSyncInterval | `int` | `40000` | The number of blocks between state heights available for MPT state data synchronization. | `P2PStateExchangeExtensions` should be enabled to use this setting. |
+| TimePerBlock | `Duration` | `15s` | Minimal (and targeted for) time interval between blocks. Must be an integer number of milliseconds. |
 | ValidatorsCount | `int` | `0` | Number of validators set for the whole network lifetime, can't be set if `ValidatorsHistory` setting is used. |
 | ValidatorsHistory | map[uint32]int | none | Number of consensus nodes to use after given height (see `CommitteeHistory` also). Heights where the change occurs must be divisible by the number of committee members at that height. Can't be used with `ValidatorsCount` not equal to zero. |
 | VerifyBlocks | `bool` | `false` | Denotes whether to verify the received blocks. |

pkg/config/protocol_config.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config/netmode"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/native/nativenames"
@@ -58,7 +59,10 @@ type (
 		// ReservedAttributes allows to have reserved attributes range for experimental or private purposes.
 		ReservedAttributes bool `yaml:"ReservedAttributes"`
 		// SaveStorageBatch enables storage batch saving before every persist.
-		SaveStorageBatch bool     `yaml:"SaveStorageBatch"`
+		SaveStorageBatch bool `yaml:"SaveStorageBatch"`
+		// SecondsPerBlock is the time interval (in seconds) between blocks that consensus nodes work with.
+		//
+		// Deprecated: replaced by TimePerBlock, to be removed in future versions.
 		SecondsPerBlock  int      `yaml:"SecondsPerBlock"`
 		SeedList         []string `yaml:"SeedList"`
 		StandbyCommittee []string `yaml:"StandbyCommittee"`
@@ -67,7 +71,10 @@ type (
 		// StateSyncInterval is the number of blocks between state heights available for MPT state data synchronization.
 		// It is valid only if P2PStateExchangeExtensions are enabled.
 		StateSyncInterval int `yaml:"StateSyncInterval"`
-		ValidatorsCount   int `yaml:"ValidatorsCount"`
+		// TimePerBlock is the time interval between blocks that consensus nodes work with.
+		// It must be an integer number of milliseconds.
+		TimePerBlock    time.Duration `yaml:"TimePerBlock"`
+		ValidatorsCount int           `yaml:"ValidatorsCount"`
 		// Validators stores history of changes to consensus node number (height: number).
 		ValidatorsHistory map[uint32]int `yaml:"ValidatorsHistory"`
 		// Whether to verify received blocks.
@@ -92,6 +99,9 @@ func (p *ProtocolConfiguration) Validate() error {
 	if p.P2PStateExchangeExtensions && p.KeepOnlyLatestState && !p.RemoveUntraceableBlocks {
 		return fmt.Errorf("P2PStateExchangeExtensions can be enabled either on MPT-complete node (KeepOnlyLatestState=false) or on light GC-enabled node (RemoveUntraceableBlocks=true)")
 	}
+	if p.TimePerBlock%time.Millisecond != 0 {
+		return errors.New("TimePerBlock must be an integer number of milliseconds")
+	}
 	for name := range p.NativeUpdateHistories {
 		if !nativenames.IsValid(name) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("NativeActivations configuration section contains unexpected native contract name: %s", name)
@@ -219,6 +229,7 @@ func (p *ProtocolConfiguration) Equals(o *ProtocolConfiguration) bool {
 		p.SecondsPerBlock != o.SecondsPerBlock ||
 		p.StateRootInHeader != o.StateRootInHeader ||
 		p.StateSyncInterval != o.StateSyncInterval ||
+		p.TimePerBlock != o.TimePerBlock ||
 		p.ValidatorsCount != o.ValidatorsCount ||
 		p.VerifyBlocks != o.VerifyBlocks ||
 		p.VerifyTransactions != o.VerifyTransactions ||

pkg/config/protocol_config_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ func TestProtocolConfigurationValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		P2PStateExchangeExtensions: true,
 	}
 	require.Error(t, p.Validate())
+	p = &ProtocolConfiguration{
+		StandbyCommittee: []string{
+			"02b3622bf4017bdfe317c58aed5f4c753f206b7db896046fa7d774bbc4bf7f8dc2",
+		},
+		ValidatorsCount: 1,
+		TimePerBlock:    time.Microsecond,
+	}
+	require.Error(t, p.Validate())
 	p = &ProtocolConfiguration{
 		ValidatorsCount: 1,
 	}

pkg/consensus/consensus_test.go

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func newTestServiceWithChain(t *testing.T, bc *core.Blockchain) *service {
 		ProtocolConfiguration: bc.GetConfig(),
 		RequestTx:             func(...util.Uint256) {},
 		StopTxFlow:            func() {},
-		TimePerBlock:          time.Duration(bc.GetConfig().SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second,
+		TimePerBlock:          bc.GetConfig().TimePerBlock,
 		Wallet: &config.Wallet{
 			Path:     "./testdata/wallet1.json",
 			Password: "one",

pkg/core/blockchain.go

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const (
 	defaultMaxBlockSystemFee               = 900000000000
 	defaultMaxTraceableBlocks              = 2102400 // 1 year of 15s blocks
 	defaultMaxTransactionsPerBlock         = 512
-	defaultSecondsPerBlock                 = 15
+	defaultTimePerBlock                    = 15 * time.Second
 	// HeaderVerificationGasLimit is the maximum amount of GAS for block header verification.
 	HeaderVerificationGasLimit = 3_00000000 // 3 GAS
 	defaultStateSyncInterval   = 40000
@@ -252,15 +252,21 @@ func NewBlockchain(s storage.Store, cfg config.ProtocolConfiguration, log *zap.L
 		log.Info("MaxTransactionsPerBlock is not set or wrong, using default value",
 			zap.Uint16("MaxTransactionsPerBlock", cfg.MaxTransactionsPerBlock))
 	}
-	if cfg.SecondsPerBlock == 0 {
+	if cfg.TimePerBlock <= 0 {
-		cfg.SecondsPerBlock = defaultSecondsPerBlock
+		if cfg.SecondsPerBlock > 0 { //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: cfg.SecondsPerBlock is deprecated
-		log.Info("SecondsPerBlock is not set or wrong, using default value",
+			cfg.TimePerBlock = time.Duration(cfg.SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: cfg.SecondsPerBlock is deprecated
-			zap.Int("SecondsPerBlock", cfg.SecondsPerBlock))
+			log.Info("TimePerBlock is not set, using deprecated SecondsPerBlock setting, consider updating your config",
+				zap.Duration("TimePerBlock", cfg.TimePerBlock))
+		} else {
+			cfg.TimePerBlock = defaultTimePerBlock
+			log.Info("TimePerBlock is not set or wrong, using default value",
+				zap.Duration("TimePerBlock", cfg.TimePerBlock))
+		}
 	}
 	if cfg.MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement == 0 {
-		const secondsPerDay = int(24 * time.Hour / time.Second)
+		const timePerDay = 24 * time.Hour
 
-		cfg.MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement = uint32(secondsPerDay / cfg.SecondsPerBlock)
+		cfg.MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement = uint32(timePerDay / cfg.TimePerBlock)
 		log.Info("MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement is not set or wrong, using default value",
 			zap.Uint32("MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement", cfg.MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement))
 	}
@@ -2650,7 +2656,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) getFakeNextBlock(nextBlockHeight uint32) (*block.Block, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	b.Timestamp = hdr.Timestamp + uint64(bc.config.SecondsPerBlock*int(time.Second/time.Millisecond))
+	b.Timestamp = hdr.Timestamp + uint64(bc.config.TimePerBlock/time.Millisecond)
 	return b, nil
 }
 

pkg/neotest/chain/chain.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config/netmode"
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ const (
 	// We don't need a lot of traceable blocks for tests.
 	MaxTraceableBlocks = 1000
 
-	// SecondsPerBlock is the default SecondsPerBlock setting used for test chains.
+	// TimePerBlock is the default TimePerBlock setting used for test chains (1s).
 	// Usually blocks are created by tests bypassing this setting.
-	SecondsPerBlock = 1
+	TimePerBlock = time.Second
 )
 
 const singleValidatorWIF = "KxyjQ8eUa4FHt3Gvioyt1Wz29cTUrE4eTqX3yFSk1YFCsPL8uNsY"
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func init() {
 
 // NewSingle creates a new blockchain instance with a single validator and
 // setups cleanup functions. The configuration used is with netmode.UnitTestNet
-// magic and SecondsPerBlock/MaxTraceableBlocks options defined by constants in
+// magic and TimePerBlock/MaxTraceableBlocks options defined by constants in
 // this package. MemoryStore is used as the backend storage, so all of the chain
 // contents is always in RAM. The Signer returned is the validator (and the committee at
 // the same time).
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func NewSingleWithCustomConfigAndStore(t testing.TB, f func(cfg *config.Protocol
 	protoCfg := config.ProtocolConfiguration{
 		Magic:              netmode.UnitTestNet,
 		MaxTraceableBlocks: MaxTraceableBlocks,
-		SecondsPerBlock:    SecondsPerBlock,
+		TimePerBlock:       TimePerBlock,
 		StandbyCommittee:   []string{hex.EncodeToString(committeeAcc.PublicKey().Bytes())},
 		ValidatorsCount:    1,
 		VerifyBlocks:       true,
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ func NewMultiWithCustomConfigAndStoreNoCheck(t testing.TB, f func(*config.Protoc
 	protoCfg := config.ProtocolConfiguration{
 		Magic:              netmode.UnitTestNet,
 		MaxTraceableBlocks: MaxTraceableBlocks,
-		SecondsPerBlock:    SecondsPerBlock,
+		TimePerBlock:       TimePerBlock,
 		StandbyCommittee:   standByCommittee,
 		ValidatorsCount:    4,
 		VerifyBlocks:       true,

pkg/network/server_config.go

@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ type (
 func NewServerConfig(cfg config.Config) ServerConfig {
 	appConfig := cfg.ApplicationConfiguration
 	protoConfig := cfg.ProtocolConfiguration
+	timePerBlock := protoConfig.TimePerBlock
+	if timePerBlock == 0 && protoConfig.SecondsPerBlock > 0 { //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: protoConfig.SecondsPerBlock is deprecated
+		timePerBlock = time.Duration(protoConfig.SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: protoConfig.SecondsPerBlock is deprecated
+	}
 
 	return ServerConfig{
 		UserAgent:          cfg.GenerateUserAgent(),
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ func NewServerConfig(cfg config.Config) ServerConfig {
 		MaxPeers:           appConfig.MaxPeers,
 		AttemptConnPeers:   appConfig.AttemptConnPeers,
 		MinPeers:           appConfig.MinPeers,
-		TimePerBlock:       time.Duration(protoConfig.SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second,
+		TimePerBlock:       timePerBlock,
 		OracleCfg:          appConfig.Oracle,
 		P2PNotaryCfg:       appConfig.P2PNotary,
 		StateRootCfg:       appConfig.StateRoot,

pkg/network/tcp_peer.go

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (p *TCPPeer) handleQueues() {
 	var p2pSkipCounter uint32
 	const p2pSkipDivisor = 4
 
-	var writeTimeout = time.Duration(p.server.config.SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second
+	var writeTimeout = p.server.TimePerBlock
 	for {
 		var msg []byte
 

pkg/services/rpcsrv/client_test.go

@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ func TestClient_Wait(t *testing.T) {
 			select {
 			case <-rcvr:
 				break waitloop
-			case <-time.NewTimer(time.Duration(chain.GetConfig().SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second).C:
+			case <-time.NewTimer(chain.GetConfig().TimePerBlock).C:
 				t.Fatal("transaction failed to be awaited")
 			}
 		}
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ func TestWSClient_Wait(t *testing.T) {
 					require.Equal(t, vmstate.Halt, aer.VMState)
 				}
 				break waitloop
-			case <-time.NewTimer(time.Duration(chain.GetConfig().SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second).C:
+			case <-time.NewTimer(chain.GetConfig().TimePerBlock).C:
 				t.Fatalf("transaction from block %d failed to be awaited: deadline exceeded", b.Index)
 			}
 		}
@@ -2232,7 +2232,7 @@ waitloop:
 			require.Equal(t, trigger.Application, aer.Trigger)
 			require.Equal(t, vmstate.Halt, aer.VMState)
 			break waitloop
-		case <-time.NewTimer(time.Duration(chain.GetConfig().SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second).C:
+		case <-time.NewTimer(chain.GetConfig().TimePerBlock).C:
 			t.Fatal("transaction failed to be awaited")
 		}
 	}

pkg/services/rpcsrv/server.go

@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ func New(chain Ledger, conf config.RPC, coreServer *network.Server,
 	protoCfg := chain.GetConfig()
 	if conf.SessionEnabled {
 		if conf.SessionExpirationTime <= 0 {
-			conf.SessionExpirationTime = protoCfg.SecondsPerBlock
+			conf.SessionExpirationTime = int(protoCfg.TimePerBlock / time.Second)
-			log.Info("SessionExpirationTime is not set or wrong, setting default value", zap.Int("SessionExpirationTime", protoCfg.SecondsPerBlock))
+			log.Info("SessionExpirationTime is not set or wrong, setting default value", zap.Int("SessionExpirationTime", conf.SessionExpirationTime))
 		}
 		if conf.SessionPoolSize <= 0 {
 			conf.SessionPoolSize = defaultSessionPoolSize
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ func (s *Server) getVersion(_ params.Params) (interface{}, *neorpc.Error) {
 		Protocol: result.Protocol{
 			AddressVersion:              address.NEO3Prefix,
 			Network:                     cfg.Magic,
-			MillisecondsPerBlock:        cfg.SecondsPerBlock * 1000,
+			MillisecondsPerBlock:        int(cfg.TimePerBlock / time.Millisecond),
 			MaxTraceableBlocks:          cfg.MaxTraceableBlocks,
 			MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement: cfg.MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement,
 			MaxTransactionsPerBlock:     cfg.MaxTransactionsPerBlock,

pkg/services/rpcsrv/server_test.go

@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ var rpcTestCases = map[string][]rpcTestCase{
 				cfg := e.chain.GetConfig()
 				require.EqualValues(t, address.NEO3Prefix, resp.Protocol.AddressVersion)
 				require.EqualValues(t, cfg.Magic, resp.Protocol.Network)
-				require.EqualValues(t, cfg.SecondsPerBlock*1000, resp.Protocol.MillisecondsPerBlock)
+				require.EqualValues(t, cfg.TimePerBlock/time.Millisecond, resp.Protocol.MillisecondsPerBlock)
 				require.EqualValues(t, cfg.MaxTraceableBlocks, resp.Protocol.MaxTraceableBlocks)
 				require.EqualValues(t, cfg.MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement, resp.Protocol.MaxValidUntilBlockIncrement)
 				require.EqualValues(t, cfg.MaxTransactionsPerBlock, resp.Protocol.MaxTransactionsPerBlock)

pkg/services/stateroot/service.go

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func New(cfg config.StateRoot, sm *stateroot.Module, log *zap.Logger, bc Ledger,
 		blockCh:         make(chan *block.Block),
 		stopCh:          make(chan struct{}),
 		done:            make(chan struct{}),
-		timePerBlock:    time.Duration(bcConf.SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second,
+		timePerBlock:    bcConf.TimePerBlock,
 		maxRetries:      voteValidEndInc,
 		relayExtensible: cb,
 	}