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Summary of changes

Changes introduced in this pull request:

  • Filecoin.Version now reports the API version of the endpoint being served (1.5.0 over /rpc/v0, 2.3.0 over /rpc/v1), matching Lotus, and Filecoin.SyncSubmitBlock no longer requires the node to be in the Synced state and waits up to one block time for the submitted block to become the chain head. Together these let Forest act as the full node for an external block producer such as lotus-miner or curio
  • validated that it works on a local devnet backed up lotus-miner + forest; the setup to be submitted in a follow-up PR.

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Part of #7370
Closes #7536

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  • New Features

    • API version reporting now distinguishes V0, V1, and V2 requests.
    • External block submissions can proceed while the node is syncing.
    • Submitted blocks are monitored for validation results, with rejected blocks refused and delayed results producing a warning.
    • Successfully validated blocks are published automatically.
  • Documentation

    • Added unreleased changelog notes describing these updates.

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The RPC changes add endpoint-specific API version reporting and use ChainFollower validation outcomes for synchronous external block submission. SyncSubmitBlock accepts submissions before Synced status and waits up to one block delay for a validation result.

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RPC behavior updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Endpoint API version reporting
src/rpc/methods/common.rs
Filecoin.Version reads ApiPaths from request extensions and returns 1.5.0 for V0 requests. V1, V2, and missing metadata return 2.3.0.
Block validation outcome reporting
src/chain_sync/chain_follower.rs, src/chain_sync/mod.rs
ChainFollower exposes a subscriber for per-block Applied and Rejected outcomes. The sync state machine reports outcomes keyed by block CID. Tests cover successful validation and bad-block rejection.
External block submission flow
src/rpc/methods/sync.rs, src/daemon/mod.rs, src/rpc/mod.rs, src/tool/..., CHANGELOG.md
Filecoin.SyncSubmitBlock no longer requires NodeSyncStatus::Synced. It waits for the submitted block’s validation outcome, rejects definitive failures, and publishes after allowed outcomes or timeout. RPC state wiring and fixtures initialize the subscriber. The changelog documents both RPC changes.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to c86c1

This change enables external block producers to submit blocks through Forest, but rejected submissions can still be reported as successful or propagated after timeout in some cases. Those correctness risks should be fixed before merging.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ExternalBlockProducer
  participant SyncSubmitBlock
  participant ChainFollower
  participant BlockValidationSubscriber
  participant BlockPublication
  ExternalBlockProducer->>SyncSubmitBlock: submit block
  SyncSubmitBlock->>BlockValidationSubscriber: subscribe for block CID
  SyncSubmitBlock->>ChainFollower: validate and queue block
  ChainFollower->>BlockValidationSubscriber: report Applied or Rejected
  BlockValidationSubscriber-->>SyncSubmitBlock: deliver validation outcome
  SyncSubmitBlock->>BlockPublication: publish when outcome permits
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Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The PR adds validation outcome reporting and RPC waiting, but does not show a direct ChainFollower API with Applied, Rejected(error), and Timeout outcomes required by #7536. Implement and test a direct synchronous ChainFollower submission API with Applied, Rejected(error), and Timeout outcomes.
Title check ❓ Inconclusive The title relates to block production but is vague and does not identify synchronous submission or API-version changes. Use a specific title such as "fix: support synchronous external block production".
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Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes support external block production and synchronous block submission, including required wiring, tests, initialization, and changelog updates.
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LesnyRumcajs force-pushed the block-producer-fixes branch 2 times, most recently from 2d858ea to cb97cf6 Compare August 24, 2026 12:38
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In `@src/rpc/methods/sync.rs`:
- Around line 164-167: Update SyncSubmitBlock’s post-submit wait to verify
inclusion of the submitted tipset, not merely that the heaviest tipset reaches
submitted_epoch. Capture a stable identity for ts before try_send(ts) consumes
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❌ Patch coverage is 71.81818% with 31 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 67.26%. Comparing base (cf8212b) to head (c86c16a).
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In `@src/chain_sync/chain_follower.rs`:
- Around line 790-802: Update notify_rejected and its callers to carry the exact
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BlockValidationOutcome::Rejected for every submitted rejected block without
consulting the optional bad_block_cache. Ensure finalized-tipset rejection and
FOREST_DISABLE_BAD_BLOCK_CACHE flows still notify Filecoin.SyncSubmitBlock for
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- Around line 163-170: Update the verdict-waiting logic around outcomes.recv in
the sync submission flow so RecvError::Lagged cannot lead to publishing a block
with an unknown verdict; use a per-submission reply channel or durable CID-keyed
outcome store to retain the matching BlockValidationOutcome, and add a
regression test that forces lag before receiving the matching rejection.
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