datahaven/operator/runtime
Ahmad Kaouk 401f646286
feat: automated validator set submission with era targeting (#433)
## Era-targeted validator set submission with dedicated submitter role

> **Note:** This PR includes a detailed specification at
[`specs/validator-set-submission/validator-set-submission.md`](https://github.com/datahaven-xyz/datahaven/blob/feat/validator-set-submitter/specs/validator-set-submission/validator-set-submission.md)
that covers the design rationale, submission lifecycle, era-targeting
rules, and failure modes. Reading the spec first will make the contract,
pallet, and daemon changes easier to follow.

### Summary

- Introduce a dedicated `validatorSetSubmitter` role on
`DataHavenServiceManager`, separating validator set submission authority
from the contract owner
- Replace the unscoped `sendNewValidatorSet` with
`sendNewValidatorSetForEra`, which encodes a `targetEra` into the
Snowbridge message payload
- Add server-side era validation in the `external-validators` pallet to
reject stale, duplicate, or out-of-range submissions
- Add a long-running TypeScript daemon that watches session changes and
automatically submits each era's validator set at the right time

### Contract changes (`contracts/`)

- **New `validatorSetSubmitter` storage slot** — set during `initialize`
and rotatable via `setValidatorSetSubmitter` (owner-only). The storage
gap is decremented accordingly.
- **`sendNewValidatorSet` → `sendNewValidatorSetForEra`** — accepts a
`uint64 targetEra` parameter and is restricted to
`onlyValidatorSetSubmitter` instead of `onlyOwner`.
- **`buildNewValidatorSetMessageForEra`** — the
`NewValidatorSetPayload.externalIndex` is now caller-supplied instead of
hardcoded to `0`.
- **New events** — `ValidatorSetSubmitterUpdated`,
`ValidatorSetMessageSubmitted`.
- **New error** — `OnlyValidatorSetSubmitter`.
- **New test suite** — `ValidatorSetSubmitter.t.sol` covering submitter
set/rotate, access control, era encoding, and legacy function removal.

### Pallet changes (`operator/`)

- **`validate_target_era`** in `external-validators` — enforces
`activeEra < targetEra <= activeEra + 1` and `targetEra > ExternalIndex`
(dedup guard).
- **New errors** — `TargetEraTooOld`, `TargetEraTooNew`,
`DuplicateOrStaleTargetEra`.
- **Tests** — five new test cases for era boundary conditions (next-era
acceptance, old-era rejection, too-new rejection, duplicate rejection,
genesis behavior). Existing `era_hooks_with_external_index` test updated
to use valid target eras.
- **Runtime test fixes** — `external_index: 0` → `1` in
mainnet/stagenet/testnet EigenLayer message processor tests to satisfy
the new validation.

### Validator set submitter daemon
(`test/tools/validator-set-submitter/`)

- Event-driven service that subscribes to finalized
`Session.CurrentIndex` via Polkadot-API `watchValue`.
- Submits once per era during the last session, targeting `ActiveEra +
1`.
- Tracks submitted eras to avoid duplicates; skips if `ExternalIndex`
already covers the target.
- Startup self-checks: Ethereum connectivity, DataHaven connectivity,
on-chain submitter authorization.
- Supports `--dry-run` mode and YAML configuration.
- Graceful shutdown on `SIGINT`/`SIGTERM`.

### Test & tooling updates

- **E2E test** (`validator-set-update.test.ts`) — calls
`sendNewValidatorSetForEra` with a computed `targetEra` and filters the
substrate event by `external_index`.
- **`update-validator-set.ts` script** — accepts `--target-era` flag;
defaults to era 1 for fresh networks.
- **CLI launch** — wires validator set update as an interactive step
after relayer launch.
- **`package.json`** — new `submitter` and `submitter:dry-run` scripts.
- Regenerated contract bindings, PAPI metadata, state-diff, and storage
layout snapshots.

### Test plan

- [x] `forge test` — passes, including new `ValidatorSetSubmitter.t.sol`
- [x] `cargo test` — passes, including new era-validation tests in
`external-validators`
- [x] `bun test:e2e` — validator-set-update suite passes with
era-targeted flow
- [x] Manual: run submitter daemon against local network (`bun
submitter`), verify it submits once per era at the correct session

## ⚠️ Breaking Changes ⚠️

- **`sendNewValidatorSet` removed** — replaced by
`sendNewValidatorSetForEra(uint64 targetEra, ...)`. Callers must now
supply a `targetEra` parameter.
- **Access control changed** — validator set submission is now
restricted to the `validatorSetSubmitter` role instead of the contract
`owner`. The submitter address is set during `initialize` and rotatable
via `setValidatorSetSubmitter` (owner-only).
- **`external-validators` pallet now validates `targetEra`** — messages
with a stale, duplicate, or out-of-range `external_index` are rejected
on-chain. Existing integrations sending `external_index: 0` will fail
validation.

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Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
2026-02-20 10:31:44 +01:00
..
common fix: add missing benchmarks and weights (#302) 2026-02-03 17:12:11 +01:00
mainnet feat: automated validator set submission with era targeting (#433) 2026-02-20 10:31:44 +01:00
stagenet feat: automated validator set submission with era targeting (#433) 2026-02-20 10:31:44 +01:00
testnet feat: automated validator set submission with era targeting (#433) 2026-02-20 10:31:44 +01:00
README.md feat(operator): Add Ethereum RPCs (#55) 2025-04-30 17:01:21 +00:00

Release

Polkadot SDK stable2412