Update changelog.txt for v0.12.11 (#2176)

* Fix IBD sync conditions

* Fix syntax

* Fix Sprintf

* Bump version

* On negotiation check only blocks in future of PP

* Only log error and add comment

* Fix comment

.github/workflows/deploy.yaml

@@ -19,16 +19,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      # Increase the pagefile size on Windows to aviod running out of memory
-      - name: Increase pagefile size on Windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        run: powershell -command .github\workflows\SetPageFileSize.ps1
-
 
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.16
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - name: Build on Linux
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'

.github/workflows/race.yaml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.16
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - name: Set scheduled branch name
         shell: bash

.github/workflows/tests.yaml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.16
+          go-version: 1.18
 
 
       # Source: https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/examples.md#go---modules
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.16
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.16
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - name: Delete the stability tests from coverage
         run: rm -r stability-tests

README.md

@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@ Kaspad
 
 Kaspad is the reference full node Kaspa implementation written in Go (golang).
 
-This project is currently under active development and is in Beta state.
-
 ## What is kaspa
 
 Kaspa is an attempt at a proof-of-work cryptocurrency with instant confirmations and sub-second block times. It is based on [the PHANTOM protocol](https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/104.pdf), a generalization of Nakamoto consensus.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-Go 1.16 or later.
+Go 1.18 or later.
 
 ## Installation
 

app/appmessage/message.go

@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ const (
 	CmdReady
 	CmdTrustedData
 	CmdBlockWithTrustedDataV4
+	CmdRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks
+	CmdRequestIBDChainBlockLocator
+	CmdIBDChainBlockLocator
+	CmdRequestAnticone
 
 	// rpc
 	CmdGetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage
@@ -152,6 +156,13 @@ const (
 	CmdVirtualDaaScoreChangedNotificationMessage
 	CmdGetBalancesByAddressesRequestMessage
 	CmdGetBalancesByAddressesResponseMessage
+	CmdNotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage
+	CmdNotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage
+	CmdNewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage
+	CmdGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage
+	CmdGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage
+	CmdGetCoinSupplyRequestMessage
+	CmdGetCoinSupplyResponseMessage
 )
 
 // ProtocolMessageCommandToString maps all MessageCommands to their string representation
@@ -195,6 +206,10 @@ var ProtocolMessageCommandToString = map[MessageCommand]string{
 	CmdReady:                               "Ready",
 	CmdTrustedData:                         "TrustedData",
 	CmdBlockWithTrustedDataV4:              "BlockWithTrustedDataV4",
+	CmdRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks: "RequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks",
+	CmdRequestIBDChainBlockLocator:                 "RequestIBDChainBlockLocator",
+	CmdIBDChainBlockLocator:                        "IBDChainBlockLocator",
+	CmdRequestAnticone:                             "RequestAnticone",
 }
 
 // RPCMessageCommandToString maps all MessageCommands to their string representation
@@ -278,6 +293,13 @@ var RPCMessageCommandToString = map[MessageCommand]string{
 	CmdVirtualDaaScoreChangedNotificationMessage:                  "VirtualDaaScoreChangedNotification",
 	CmdGetBalancesByAddressesRequestMessage:                       "GetBalancesByAddressesRequest",
 	CmdGetBalancesByAddressesResponseMessage:                      "GetBalancesByAddressesResponse",
+	CmdNotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage:                       "NotifyNewBlockTemplateRequest",
+	CmdNotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage:                      "NotifyNewBlockTemplateResponse",
+	CmdNewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage:                        "NewBlockTemplateNotification",
+	CmdGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage:                 "GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequest",
+	CmdGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage:                "GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponse",
+	CmdGetCoinSupplyRequestMessage:                                "GetCoinSupplyRequest",
+	CmdGetCoinSupplyResponseMessage:                               "GetCoinSupplyResponse",
 }
 
 // Message is an interface that describes a kaspa message. A type that

app/appmessage/p2p_msgibdchainblocklocator.go

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgIBDChainBlockLocator implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// locator message. It is used to find the blockLocator of a peer that is
+// syncing with you.
+type MsgIBDChainBlockLocator struct {
+	baseMessage
+	BlockLocatorHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgIBDChainBlockLocator) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdIBDChainBlockLocator
+}
+
+// NewMsgIBDChainBlockLocator returns a new kaspa locator message that conforms to
+// the Message interface. See MsgBlockLocator for details.
+func NewMsgIBDChainBlockLocator(locatorHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) *MsgIBDChainBlockLocator {
+	return &MsgIBDChainBlockLocator{
+		BlockLocatorHashes: locatorHashes,
+	}
+}

app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestanticone.go

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgRequestAnticone implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// RequestHeaders message. It is used to request the set past(ContextHash) \cap anticone(BlockHash)
+type MsgRequestAnticone struct {
+	baseMessage
+	BlockHash   *externalapi.DomainHash
+	ContextHash *externalapi.DomainHash
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestAnticone) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestAnticone
+}
+
+// NewMsgRequestAnticone returns a new kaspa RequestPastDiff message that conforms to the
+// Message interface using the passed parameters and defaults for the remaining
+// fields.
+func NewMsgRequestAnticone(blockHash, contextHash *externalapi.DomainHash) *MsgRequestAnticone {
+	return &MsgRequestAnticone{
+		BlockHash:   blockHash,
+		ContextHash: contextHash,
+	}
+}

app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestibdchainblocklocator.go

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgRequestIBDChainBlockLocator implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// IBDRequestChainBlockLocator message. It is used to request a block locator between low
+// and high hash.
+// The locator is returned via a locator message (MsgIBDChainBlockLocator).
+type MsgRequestIBDChainBlockLocator struct {
+	baseMessage
+	HighHash *externalapi.DomainHash
+	LowHash  *externalapi.DomainHash
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestIBDChainBlockLocator) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestIBDChainBlockLocator
+}
+
+// NewMsgIBDRequestChainBlockLocator returns a new IBDRequestChainBlockLocator message that conforms to the
+// Message interface using the passed parameters and defaults for the remaining
+// fields.
+func NewMsgIBDRequestChainBlockLocator(highHash, lowHash *externalapi.DomainHash) *MsgRequestIBDChainBlockLocator {
+	return &MsgRequestIBDChainBlockLocator{
+		HighHash: highHash,
+		LowHash:  lowHash,
+	}
+}

app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestnextpruningpointanditsanticoneblocks.go

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// MsgRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// RequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks message. It is used to notify the IBD syncer peer to send
+// more blocks from the pruning anticone.
+//
+// This message has no payload.
+type MsgRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks
+}
+
+// NewMsgRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks returns a new kaspa RequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks message that conforms to the
+// Message interface.
+func NewMsgRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks() *MsgRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks {
+	return &MsgRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks{}
+}

app/appmessage/p2p_msgtx_test.go

@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ func TestTx(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestTxHash tests the ability to generate the hash of a transaction accurately.
 func TestTxHashAndID(t *testing.T) {
-	txHash1Str := "93663e597f6c968d32d229002f76408edf30d6a0151ff679fc729812d8cb2acc"
-	txID1Str := "24079c6d2bdf602fc389cc307349054937744a9c8dc0f07c023e6af0e949a4e7"
+	txHash1Str := "b06f8b650115b5cf4d59499e10764a9312742930cb43c9b4ff6495d76f332ed7"
+	txID1Str := "e20225c3d065ee41743607ee627db44d01ef396dc9779b05b2caf55bac50e12d"
 	wantTxID1, err := transactionid.FromString(txID1Str)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("NewTxIDFromStr: %v", err)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestTxHashAndID(t *testing.T) {
 			spew.Sprint(tx1ID), spew.Sprint(wantTxID1))
 	}
 
-	hash2Str := "8dafd1bec24527d8e3b443ceb0a3b92fffc0d60026317f890b2faf5e9afc177a"
+	hash2Str := "fa16a8ce88d52ca1ff45187bbba0d33044e9f5fe309e8d0b22d4812dcf1782b7"
 	wantHash2, err := externalapi.NewDomainHashFromString(hash2Str)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("NewTxIDFromStr: %v", err)

app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_template.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package appmessage
 type GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage struct {
 	baseMessage
 	PayAddress string
+	ExtraData  string
 }
 
 // Command returns the protocol command string for the message
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@ func (msg *GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
 }
 
 // NewGetBlockTemplateRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
-func NewGetBlockTemplateRequestMessage(payAddress string) *GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage {
+func NewGetBlockTemplateRequestMessage(payAddress, extraData string) *GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage {
 	return &GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage{
 		PayAddress: payAddress,
+		ExtraData:  extraData,
 	}
 }
 

app/appmessage/rpc_get_coin_supply.go

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetCoinSupplyRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetCoinSupplyRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetCoinSupplyRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetCoinSupplyRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetCoinSupplyRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetCoinSupplyRequestMessage() *GetCoinSupplyRequestMessage {
+	return &GetCoinSupplyRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// GetCoinSupplyResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetCoinSupplyResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	MaxSompi         uint64
+	CirculatingSompi uint64
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetCoinSupplyResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetCoinSupplyResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetCoinSupplyResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetCoinSupplyResponseMessage(maxSompi uint64, circulatingSompi uint64) *GetCoinSupplyResponseMessage {
+	return &GetCoinSupplyResponseMessage{
+		MaxSompi:         maxSompi,
+		CirculatingSompi: circulatingSompi,
+	}
+}

app/appmessage/rpc_get_info.go

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ type GetInfoResponseMessage struct {
 	P2PID         string
 	MempoolSize   uint64
 	ServerVersion string
+	IsUtxoIndexed bool
+	IsSynced      bool
 
 	Error *RPCError
 }
@@ -33,10 +35,12 @@ func (msg *GetInfoResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
 }
 
 // NewGetInfoResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
-func NewGetInfoResponseMessage(p2pID string, mempoolSize uint64, serverVersion string) *GetInfoResponseMessage {
+func NewGetInfoResponseMessage(p2pID string, mempoolSize uint64, serverVersion string, isUtxoIndexed bool, isSynced bool) *GetInfoResponseMessage {
 	return &GetInfoResponseMessage{
 		P2PID:         p2pID,
 		MempoolSize:   mempoolSize,
 		ServerVersion: serverVersion,
+		IsUtxoIndexed: isUtxoIndexed,
+		IsSynced:      isSynced,
 	}
 }

app/appmessage/rpc_get_mempool_entries.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package appmessage
 // its respective RPC message
 type GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage struct {
 	baseMessage
+	IncludeOrphanPool     bool
+	FilterTransactionPool bool
 }
 
 // Command returns the protocol command string for the message
@@ -12,8 +14,11 @@ func (msg *GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
 }
 
 // NewGetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
-func NewGetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage() *GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage {
-	return &GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage{}
+func NewGetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage(includeOrphanPool bool, filterTransactionPool bool) *GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage {
+	return &GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage{
+		IncludeOrphanPool:     includeOrphanPool,
+		FilterTransactionPool: filterTransactionPool,
+	}
 }
 
 // GetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to

app/appmessage/rpc_get_mempool_entries_by_addresses.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// MempoolEntryByAddress represents MempoolEntries associated with some address
+type MempoolEntryByAddress struct {
+	Address   string
+	Receiving []*MempoolEntry
+	Sending   []*MempoolEntry
+}
+
+// GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Addresses             []string
+	IncludeOrphanPool     bool
+	FilterTransactionPool bool
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage(addresses []string, includeOrphanPool bool, filterTransactionPool bool) *GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage {
+	return &GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage{
+		Addresses:             addresses,
+		IncludeOrphanPool:     includeOrphanPool,
+		FilterTransactionPool: filterTransactionPool,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Entries []*MempoolEntryByAddress
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage(entries []*MempoolEntryByAddress) *GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage {
+	return &GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage{
+		Entries: entries,
+	}
+}

app/appmessage/rpc_get_mempool_entry.go

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ package appmessage
 // its respective RPC message
 type GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage struct {
 	baseMessage
-	TxID string
+	TxID                  string
+	IncludeOrphanPool     bool
+	FilterTransactionPool bool
 }
 
 // Command returns the protocol command string for the message
@@ -13,8 +15,12 @@ func (msg *GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
 }
 
 // NewGetMempoolEntryRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
-func NewGetMempoolEntryRequestMessage(txID string) *GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage {
-	return &GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage{TxID: txID}
+func NewGetMempoolEntryRequestMessage(txID string, includeOrphanPool bool, filterTransactionPool bool) *GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage {
+	return &GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage{
+		TxID:                  txID,
+		IncludeOrphanPool:     includeOrphanPool,
+		FilterTransactionPool: filterTransactionPool,
+	}
 }
 
 // GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ type GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage struct {
 type MempoolEntry struct {
 	Fee         uint64
 	Transaction *RPCTransaction
+	IsOrphan    bool
 }
 
 // Command returns the protocol command string for the message
@@ -38,11 +45,12 @@ func (msg *GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
 }
 
 // NewGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
-func NewGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage(fee uint64, transaction *RPCTransaction) *GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage {
+func NewGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage(fee uint64, transaction *RPCTransaction, isOrphan bool) *GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage {
 	return &GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage{
 		Entry: &MempoolEntry{
 			Fee:         fee,
 			Transaction: transaction,
+			IsOrphan:    isOrphan,
 		},
 	}
 }

app/appmessage/rpc_get_virtual_selected_parent_chain_from_block.go

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ package appmessage
 // its respective RPC message
 type GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockRequestMessage struct {
 	baseMessage
-	StartHash string
+	StartHash                     string
+	IncludeAcceptedTransactionIDs bool
 }
 
 // Command returns the protocol command string for the message
@@ -13,18 +14,29 @@ func (msg *GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockRequestMessage) Command() Messa
 }
 
 // NewGetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
-func NewGetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockRequestMessage(startHash string) *GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockRequestMessage {
+func NewGetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockRequestMessage(
+	startHash string, includeAcceptedTransactionIDs bool) *GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockRequestMessage {
+
 	return &GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockRequestMessage{
-		StartHash: startHash,
+		StartHash:                     startHash,
+		IncludeAcceptedTransactionIDs: includeAcceptedTransactionIDs,
 	}
 }
 
+// AcceptedTransactionIDs is a part of the GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage and
+// VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage appmessages
+type AcceptedTransactionIDs struct {
+	AcceptingBlockHash     string
+	AcceptedTransactionIDs []string
+}
+
 // GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
 // its respective RPC message
 type GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage struct {
 	baseMessage
 	RemovedChainBlockHashes []string
 	AddedChainBlockHashes   []string
+	AcceptedTransactionIDs  []*AcceptedTransactionIDs
 
 	Error *RPCError
 }
@@ -36,10 +48,11 @@ func (msg *GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage) Command() Mess
 
 // NewGetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
 func NewGetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage(removedChainBlockHashes,
-	addedChainBlockHashes []string) *GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage {
+	addedChainBlockHashes []string, acceptedTransactionIDs []*AcceptedTransactionIDs) *GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage {
 
 	return &GetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage{
 		RemovedChainBlockHashes: removedChainBlockHashes,
 		AddedChainBlockHashes:   addedChainBlockHashes,
+		AcceptedTransactionIDs:  acceptedTransactionIDs,
 	}
 }

app/appmessage/rpc_notify_new_block_template.go

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// NotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type NotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *NotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdNotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewNotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage returns an instance of the message
+func NewNotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage() *NotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage {
+	return &NotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// NotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type NotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *NotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdNotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewNotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage returns an instance of the message
+func NewNotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage() *NotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage {
+	return &NotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage{}
+}
+
+// NewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type NewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *NewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdNewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage
+}
+
+// NewNewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage returns an instance of the message
+func NewNewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage() *NewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage {
+	return &NewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage{}
+}

app/appmessage/rpc_notify_virtual_selected_parent_chain_changed.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package appmessage
 // its respective RPC message
 type NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage struct {
 	baseMessage
+	IncludeAcceptedTransactionIDs bool
 }
 
 // Command returns the protocol command string for the message
@@ -11,9 +12,13 @@ func (msg *NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage) Command() Mess
 	return CmdNotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage
 }
 
-// NewNotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
-func NewNotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage() *NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage {
-	return &NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage{}
+// NewNotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage returns an instance of the message
+func NewNotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage(
+	includeAcceptedTransactionIDs bool) *NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage {
+
+	return &NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage{
+		IncludeAcceptedTransactionIDs: includeAcceptedTransactionIDs,
+	}
 }
 
 // NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@ type VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage struct {
 	baseMessage
 	RemovedChainBlockHashes []string
 	AddedChainBlockHashes   []string
+	AcceptedTransactionIDs  []*AcceptedTransactionIDs
 }
 
 // Command returns the protocol command string for the message
@@ -48,10 +54,11 @@ func (msg *VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage) Command() Messa
 
 // NewVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage returns a instance of the message
 func NewVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage(removedChainBlockHashes,
-	addedChainBlocks []string) *VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage {
+	addedChainBlocks []string, acceptedTransactionIDs []*AcceptedTransactionIDs) *VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage {
 
 	return &VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage{
 		RemovedChainBlockHashes: removedChainBlockHashes,
 		AddedChainBlockHashes:   addedChainBlocks,
+		AcceptedTransactionIDs:  acceptedTransactionIDs,
 	}
 }

app/component_manager.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/miningmanager/mempool"
 
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol"
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ func (a *ComponentManager) Stop() {
 	}
 
 	a.protocolManager.Close()
+	close(a.protocolManager.Context().Domain().ConsensusEventsChannel())
 
 	return
 }
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ func NewComponentManager(cfg *config.Config, db infrastructuredatabase.Database,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	rpcManager := setupRPC(cfg, domain, netAdapter, protocolManager, connectionManager, addressManager, utxoIndex, interrupt)
+	rpcManager := setupRPC(cfg, domain, netAdapter, protocolManager, connectionManager, addressManager, utxoIndex, domain.ConsensusEventsChannel(), interrupt)
 
 	return &ComponentManager{
 		cfg:               cfg,
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ func setupRPC(
 	connectionManager *connmanager.ConnectionManager,
 	addressManager *addressmanager.AddressManager,
 	utxoIndex *utxoindex.UTXOIndex,
+	consensusEventsChan chan externalapi.ConsensusEvent,
 	shutDownChan chan<- struct{},
 ) *rpc.Manager {
 
@@ -150,10 +154,10 @@ func setupRPC(
 		connectionManager,
 		addressManager,
 		utxoIndex,
+		consensusEventsChan,
 		shutDownChan,
 	)
-	protocolManager.SetOnVirtualChange(rpcManager.NotifyVirtualChange)
-	protocolManager.SetOnBlockAddedToDAGHandler(rpcManager.NotifyBlockAddedToDAG)
+	protocolManager.SetOnNewBlockTemplateHandler(rpcManager.NotifyNewBlockTemplate)
 	protocolManager.SetOnPruningPointUTXOSetOverrideHandler(rpcManager.NotifyPruningPointUTXOSetOverride)
 
 	return rpcManager

app/protocol/flowcontext/blocks.go

@@ -16,53 +16,42 @@ import (
 // OnNewBlock updates the mempool after a new block arrival, and
 // relays newly unorphaned transactions and possibly rebroadcast
 // manually added transactions when not in IBD.
-func (f *FlowContext) OnNewBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock,
-	virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error {
+func (f *FlowContext) OnNewBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error {
 
 	hash := consensushashing.BlockHash(block)
-	log.Debugf("OnNewBlock start for block %s", hash)
-	defer log.Debugf("OnNewBlock end for block %s", hash)
+	log.Tracef("OnNewBlock start for block %s", hash)
+	defer log.Tracef("OnNewBlock end for block %s", hash)
 
-	unorphaningResults, err := f.UnorphanBlocks(block)
+	unorphanedBlocks, err := f.UnorphanBlocks(block)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("OnNewBlock: block %s unorphaned %d blocks", hash, len(unorphaningResults))
+	log.Debugf("OnNewBlock: block %s unorphaned %d blocks", hash, len(unorphanedBlocks))
 
 	newBlocks := []*externalapi.DomainBlock{block}
-	newVirtualChangeSets := []*externalapi.VirtualChangeSet{virtualChangeSet}
-	for _, unorphaningResult := range unorphaningResults {
-		newBlocks = append(newBlocks, unorphaningResult.block)
-		newVirtualChangeSets = append(newVirtualChangeSets, unorphaningResult.virtualChangeSet)
-	}
+	newBlocks = append(newBlocks, unorphanedBlocks...)
 
 	allAcceptedTransactions := make([]*externalapi.DomainTransaction, 0)
-	for i, newBlock := range newBlocks {
+	for _, newBlock := range newBlocks {
 		log.Debugf("OnNewBlock: passing block %s transactions to mining manager", hash)
 		acceptedTransactions, err := f.Domain().MiningManager().HandleNewBlockTransactions(newBlock.Transactions)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		allAcceptedTransactions = append(allAcceptedTransactions, acceptedTransactions...)
-
-		if f.onBlockAddedToDAGHandler != nil {
-			log.Debugf("OnNewBlock: calling f.onBlockAddedToDAGHandler for block %s", hash)
-			virtualChangeSet = newVirtualChangeSets[i]
-			err := f.onBlockAddedToDAGHandler(newBlock, virtualChangeSet)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	return f.broadcastTransactionsAfterBlockAdded(newBlocks, allAcceptedTransactions)
 }
 
-// OnVirtualChange calls the handler function whenever the virtual block changes.
-func (f *FlowContext) OnVirtualChange(virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error {
-	if f.onVirtualChangeHandler != nil && virtualChangeSet != nil {
-		return f.onVirtualChangeHandler(virtualChangeSet)
+// OnNewBlockTemplate calls the handler function whenever a new block template is available for miners.
+func (f *FlowContext) OnNewBlockTemplate() error {
+	// Clear current template cache. Note we call this even if the handler is nil, in order to keep the
+	// state consistent without dependency on external event registration
+	f.Domain().MiningManager().ClearBlockTemplate()
+	if f.onNewBlockTemplateHandler != nil {
+		return f.onNewBlockTemplateHandler()
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -118,14 +107,18 @@ func (f *FlowContext) AddBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error {
 		return protocolerrors.Errorf(false, "cannot add header only block")
 	}
 
-	virtualChangeSet, err := f.Domain().Consensus().ValidateAndInsertBlock(block, true)
+	err := f.Domain().Consensus().ValidateAndInsertBlock(block, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.As(err, &ruleerrors.RuleError{}) {
 			log.Warnf("Validation failed for block %s: %s", consensushashing.BlockHash(block), err)
 		}
 		return err
 	}
-	err = f.OnNewBlock(block, virtualChangeSet)
+	err = f.OnNewBlockTemplate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = f.OnNewBlock(block)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -150,7 +143,7 @@ func (f *FlowContext) TrySetIBDRunning(ibdPeer *peerpkg.Peer) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	f.ibdPeer = ibdPeer
-	log.Infof("IBD started")
+	log.Infof("IBD started with peer %s", ibdPeer)
 
 	return true
 }

app/protocol/flowcontext/errors.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package flowcontext
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
@@ -9,6 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
 )
 
+var (
+	// ErrPingTimeout signifies that a ping operation timed out.
+	ErrPingTimeout = protocolerrors.New(false, "timeout expired on ping")
+)
+
 // HandleError handles an error from a flow,
 // It sends the error to errChan if isStopping == 0 and increments isStopping
 //
@@ -21,8 +27,15 @@ func (*FlowContext) HandleError(err error, flowName string, isStopping *uint32,
 		if protocolErr := (protocolerrors.ProtocolError{}); !errors.As(err, &protocolErr) {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-
-		log.Errorf("error from %s: %s", flowName, err)
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrPingTimeout) {
+			// Avoid printing the call stack on ping timeouts, since users get panicked and this case is not interesting
+			log.Errorf("error from %s: %s", flowName, err)
+		} else {
+			// Explain to the user that this is not a panic, but only a protocol error with a specific peer
+			logFrame := strings.Repeat("=", 52)
+			log.Errorf("Non-critical peer protocol error from %s, printing the full stack for debug purposes: \n%s\n%+v \n%s",
+				flowName, logFrame, err, logFrame)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if atomic.AddUint32(isStopping, 1) == 1 {

app/protocol/flowcontext/flow_context.go

@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/id"
 )
 
-// OnBlockAddedToDAGHandler is a handler function that's triggered
-// when a block is added to the DAG
-type OnBlockAddedToDAGHandler func(block *externalapi.DomainBlock, virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error
-
-// OnVirtualChangeHandler is a handler function that's triggered when the virtual changes
-type OnVirtualChangeHandler func(virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error
+// OnNewBlockTemplateHandler is a handler function that's triggered when a new block template is available
+type OnNewBlockTemplateHandler func() error
 
 // OnPruningPointUTXOSetOverrideHandler is a handle function that's triggered whenever the UTXO set
 // resets due to pruning point change via IBD.
@@ -44,8 +40,7 @@ type FlowContext struct {
 
 	timeStarted int64
 
-	onVirtualChangeHandler               OnVirtualChangeHandler
-	onBlockAddedToDAGHandler             OnBlockAddedToDAGHandler
+	onNewBlockTemplateHandler            OnNewBlockTemplateHandler
 	onPruningPointUTXOSetOverrideHandler OnPruningPointUTXOSetOverrideHandler
 	onTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler   OnTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler
 
@@ -102,14 +97,14 @@ func (f *FlowContext) ShutdownChan() <-chan struct{} {
 	return f.shutdownChan
 }
 
-// SetOnVirtualChangeHandler sets the onVirtualChangeHandler handler
-func (f *FlowContext) SetOnVirtualChangeHandler(onVirtualChangeHandler OnVirtualChangeHandler) {
-	f.onVirtualChangeHandler = onVirtualChangeHandler
+// IsNearlySynced returns whether current consensus is considered synced or close to being synced.
+func (f *FlowContext) IsNearlySynced() (bool, error) {
+	return f.Domain().Consensus().IsNearlySynced()
 }
 
-// SetOnBlockAddedToDAGHandler sets the onBlockAddedToDAG handler
-func (f *FlowContext) SetOnBlockAddedToDAGHandler(onBlockAddedToDAGHandler OnBlockAddedToDAGHandler) {
-	f.onBlockAddedToDAGHandler = onBlockAddedToDAGHandler
+// SetOnNewBlockTemplateHandler sets the onNewBlockTemplateHandler handler
+func (f *FlowContext) SetOnNewBlockTemplateHandler(onNewBlockTemplateHandler OnNewBlockTemplateHandler) {
+	f.onNewBlockTemplateHandler = onNewBlockTemplateHandler
 }
 
 // SetOnPruningPointUTXOSetOverrideHandler sets the onPruningPointUTXOSetOverrideHandler handler

app/protocol/flowcontext/network.go

@@ -72,3 +72,10 @@ func (f *FlowContext) Peers() []*peerpkg.Peer {
 	}
 	return peers
 }
+
+// HasPeers returns whether there are currently active peers
+func (f *FlowContext) HasPeers() bool {
+	f.peersMutex.RLock()
+	defer f.peersMutex.RUnlock()
+	return len(f.peers) > 0
+}

app/protocol/flowcontext/orphans.go

@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ import (
 // on: 2^orphanResolutionRange * PHANTOM K.
 const maxOrphans = 600
 
-// UnorphaningResult is the result of unorphaning a block
-type UnorphaningResult struct {
-	block            *externalapi.DomainBlock
-	virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet
-}
-
 // AddOrphan adds the block to the orphan set
 func (f *FlowContext) AddOrphan(orphanBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock) {
 	f.orphansMutex.Lock()
@@ -57,7 +51,7 @@ func (f *FlowContext) IsOrphan(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) bool {
 }
 
 // UnorphanBlocks removes the block from the orphan set, and remove all of the blocks that are not orphans anymore.
-func (f *FlowContext) UnorphanBlocks(rootBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock) ([]*UnorphaningResult, error) {
+func (f *FlowContext) UnorphanBlocks(rootBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock) ([]*externalapi.DomainBlock, error) {
 	f.orphansMutex.Lock()
 	defer f.orphansMutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -66,7 +60,7 @@ func (f *FlowContext) UnorphanBlocks(rootBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock) ([]*Uno
 	rootBlockHash := consensushashing.BlockHash(rootBlock)
 	processQueue := f.addChildOrphansToProcessQueue(rootBlockHash, []externalapi.DomainHash{})
 
-	var unorphaningResults []*UnorphaningResult
+	var unorphanedBlocks []*externalapi.DomainBlock
 	for len(processQueue) > 0 {
 		var orphanHash externalapi.DomainHash
 		orphanHash, processQueue = processQueue[0], processQueue[1:]
@@ -90,21 +84,18 @@ func (f *FlowContext) UnorphanBlocks(rootBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock) ([]*Uno
 			}
 		}
 		if canBeUnorphaned {
-			virtualChangeSet, unorphaningSucceeded, err := f.unorphanBlock(orphanHash)
+			unorphaningSucceeded, err := f.unorphanBlock(orphanHash)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			if unorphaningSucceeded {
-				unorphaningResults = append(unorphaningResults, &UnorphaningResult{
-					block:            orphanBlock,
-					virtualChangeSet: virtualChangeSet,
-				})
+				unorphanedBlocks = append(unorphanedBlocks, orphanBlock)
 				processQueue = f.addChildOrphansToProcessQueue(&orphanHash, processQueue)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return unorphaningResults, nil
+	return unorphanedBlocks, nil
 }
 
 // addChildOrphansToProcessQueue finds all child orphans of `blockHash`
@@ -143,24 +134,24 @@ func (f *FlowContext) findChildOrphansOfBlock(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash)
 	return childOrphans
 }
 
-func (f *FlowContext) unorphanBlock(orphanHash externalapi.DomainHash) (*externalapi.VirtualChangeSet, bool, error) {
+func (f *FlowContext) unorphanBlock(orphanHash externalapi.DomainHash) (bool, error) {
 	orphanBlock, ok := f.orphans[orphanHash]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, false, errors.Errorf("attempted to unorphan a non-orphan block %s", orphanHash)
+		return false, errors.Errorf("attempted to unorphan a non-orphan block %s", orphanHash)
 	}
 	delete(f.orphans, orphanHash)
 
-	virtualChangeSet, err := f.domain.Consensus().ValidateAndInsertBlock(orphanBlock, true)
+	err := f.domain.Consensus().ValidateAndInsertBlock(orphanBlock, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.As(err, &ruleerrors.RuleError{}) {
 			log.Warnf("Validation failed for orphan block %s: %s", orphanHash, err)
-			return nil, false, nil
+			return false, nil
 		}
-		return nil, false, err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
 	log.Infof("Unorphaned block %s", orphanHash)
-	return virtualChangeSet, true, nil
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 // GetOrphanRoots returns the roots of the missing ancestors DAG of the given orphan

app/protocol/flowcontext/should_mine.go

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-package flowcontext
-
-import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/mstime"
-
-const (
-	maxSelectedParentTimeDiffToAllowMiningInMilliSeconds = 60 * 60 * 1000 // 1 Hour
-)
-
-// ShouldMine returns whether it's ok to use block template from this node
-// for mining purposes.
-func (f *FlowContext) ShouldMine() (bool, error) {
-	peers := f.Peers()
-	if len(peers) == 0 {
-		log.Debugf("The node is not connected, so ShouldMine returns false")
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	if f.IsIBDRunning() {
-		log.Debugf("IBD is running, so ShouldMine returns false")
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	virtualSelectedParent, err := f.domain.Consensus().GetVirtualSelectedParent()
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	if virtualSelectedParent.Equal(f.Config().NetParams().GenesisHash) {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	virtualSelectedParentHeader, err := f.domain.Consensus().GetBlockHeader(virtualSelectedParent)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	now := mstime.Now().UnixMilliseconds()
-	if now-virtualSelectedParentHeader.TimeInMilliseconds() < maxSelectedParentTimeDiffToAllowMiningInMilliSeconds {
-		log.Debugf("The selected tip timestamp is recent (%d), so ShouldMine returns true",
-			virtualSelectedParentHeader.TimeInMilliseconds())
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("The selected tip timestamp is old (%d), so ShouldMine returns false",
-		virtualSelectedParentHeader.TimeInMilliseconds())
-	return false, nil
-}

app/protocol/flows/handshake/receiveversion.go

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ var (
 
 	// minAcceptableProtocolVersion is the lowest protocol version that a
 	// connected peer may support.
-	minAcceptableProtocolVersion = uint32(4)
+	minAcceptableProtocolVersion = uint32(5)
 
-	maxAcceptableProtocolVersion = uint32(4)
+	maxAcceptableProtocolVersion = uint32(5)
 )
 
 type receiveVersionFlow struct {

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/batch_size_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package blockrelay
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestIBDBatchSizeLessThanRouteCapacity(t *testing.T) {
+	// The `ibdBatchSize` constant must be equal at both syncer and syncee. Therefore, we do not want
+	// to set it to `router.DefaultMaxMessages` to avoid confusion and human errors.
+	// However, nonetheless we must enforce that it does not exceed `router.DefaultMaxMessages`
+	if ibdBatchSize >= router.DefaultMaxMessages {
+		t.Fatalf("IBD batch size (%d) must be smaller than router.DefaultMaxMessages (%d)",
+			ibdBatchSize, router.DefaultMaxMessages)
+	}
+}

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/block_locator.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) receiveBlockLocator() (blockLocatorHashes []*ex
 
 		switch message := message.(type) {
 		case *appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock:
-			flow.invsQueue = append(flow.invsQueue, message)
+			flow.invsQueue = append(flow.invsQueue, invRelayBlock{Hash: message.Hash, IsOrphanRoot: false})
 		case *appmessage.MsgBlockLocator:
 			return message.BlockLocatorHashes, nil
 		default:

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/handle_ibd_block_locator.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/peer"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ func HandleIBDBlockLocator(context HandleIBDBlockLocatorContext, incomingRoute *
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if !blockInfo.Exists {
+		if !blockInfo.HasHeader() {
 			return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "received IBDBlockLocator "+
 				"with an unknown targetHash %s", targetHash)
 		}
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ func HandleIBDBlockLocator(context HandleIBDBlockLocatorContext, incomingRoute *
 			}
 
 			// The IBD block locator is checking only existing blocks with bodies.
-			if !blockInfo.Exists || blockInfo.BlockStatus == externalapi.StatusHeaderOnly {
+			if !blockInfo.HasBody() {
 				continue
 			}
 

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/handle_ibd_block_requests.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -28,18 +27,15 @@ func HandleIBDBlockRequests(context HandleIBDBlockRequestsContext, incomingRoute
 		log.Debugf("Got request for %d ibd blocks", len(msgRequestIBDBlocks.Hashes))
 		for i, hash := range msgRequestIBDBlocks.Hashes {
 			// Fetch the block from the database.
-			blockInfo, err := context.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockInfo(hash)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if !blockInfo.Exists || blockInfo.BlockStatus == externalapi.StatusHeaderOnly {
-				return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "block %s not found", hash)
-			}
-			block, err := context.Domain().Consensus().GetBlock(hash)
+			block, found, err := context.Domain().Consensus().GetBlock(hash)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to fetch requested block hash %s", hash)
 			}
 
+			if !found {
+				return protocolerrors.Errorf(false, "IBD block %s not found", hash)
+			}
+
 			// TODO (Partial nodes): Convert block to partial block if needed
 
 			blockMessage := appmessage.DomainBlockToMsgBlock(block)

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/handle_ibd_request_chain_block_locator.go

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package blockrelay
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// RequestIBDChainBlockLocatorContext is the interface for the context needed for the HandleRequestBlockLocator flow.
+type RequestIBDChainBlockLocatorContext interface {
+	Domain() domain.Domain
+}
+
+type handleRequestIBDChainBlockLocatorFlow struct {
+	RequestIBDChainBlockLocatorContext
+	incomingRoute, outgoingRoute *router.Route
+}
+
+// HandleRequestIBDChainBlockLocator handles getBlockLocator messages
+func HandleRequestIBDChainBlockLocator(context RequestIBDChainBlockLocatorContext, incomingRoute *router.Route,
+	outgoingRoute *router.Route) error {
+
+	flow := &handleRequestIBDChainBlockLocatorFlow{
+		RequestIBDChainBlockLocatorContext: context,
+		incomingRoute:                      incomingRoute,
+		outgoingRoute:                      outgoingRoute,
+	}
+	return flow.start()
+}
+
+func (flow *handleRequestIBDChainBlockLocatorFlow) start() error {
+	for {
+		highHash, lowHash, err := flow.receiveRequestIBDChainBlockLocator()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Debugf("Received getIBDChainBlockLocator with highHash: %s, lowHash: %s", highHash, lowHash)
+
+		var locator externalapi.BlockLocator
+		if highHash == nil || lowHash == nil {
+			locator, err = flow.Domain().Consensus().CreateFullHeadersSelectedChainBlockLocator()
+		} else {
+			locator, err = flow.Domain().Consensus().CreateHeadersSelectedChainBlockLocator(lowHash, highHash)
+			if errors.Is(model.ErrBlockNotInSelectedParentChain, err) {
+				// The chain has been modified, signal it by sending an empty locator
+				locator, err = externalapi.BlockLocator{}, nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("Received error from CreateHeadersSelectedChainBlockLocator: %s", err)
+			return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "couldn't build a block "+
+				"locator between %s and %s", lowHash, highHash)
+		}
+
+		err = flow.sendIBDChainBlockLocator(locator)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (flow *handleRequestIBDChainBlockLocatorFlow) receiveRequestIBDChainBlockLocator() (highHash, lowHash *externalapi.DomainHash, err error) {
+
+	message, err := flow.incomingRoute.Dequeue()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	msgGetBlockLocator := message.(*appmessage.MsgRequestIBDChainBlockLocator)
+
+	return msgGetBlockLocator.HighHash, msgGetBlockLocator.LowHash, nil
+}
+
+func (flow *handleRequestIBDChainBlockLocatorFlow) sendIBDChainBlockLocator(locator externalapi.BlockLocator) error {
+	msgIBDChainBlockLocator := appmessage.NewMsgIBDChainBlockLocator(locator)
+	err := flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(msgIBDChainBlockLocator)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/handle_pruning_point_and_its_anticone_requests.go

@@ -118,16 +118,33 @@ func HandlePruningPointAndItsAnticoneRequests(context PruningPointAndItsAnticone
 				return err
 			}
 
-			for _, blockHash := range pointAndItsAnticone {
-				block, err := context.Domain().Consensus().GetBlock(blockHash)
+			for i, blockHash := range pointAndItsAnticone {
+				block, found, err := context.Domain().Consensus().GetBlock(blockHash)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 
+				if !found {
+					return protocolerrors.Errorf(false, "pruning point anticone block %s not found", blockHash)
+				}
+
 				err = outgoingRoute.Enqueue(appmessage.DomainBlockWithTrustedDataToBlockWithTrustedDataV4(block, trustedDataDAABlockIndexes[*blockHash], trustedDataGHOSTDAGDataIndexes[*blockHash]))
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+
+				if (i+1)%ibdBatchSize == 0 {
+					// No timeout here, as we don't care if the syncee takes its time computing,
+					// since it only blocks this dedicated flow
+					message, err := incomingRoute.Dequeue()
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					if _, ok := message.(*appmessage.MsgRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks); !ok {
+						return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "received unexpected message type. "+
+							"expected: %s, got: %s", appmessage.CmdRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks, message.Command())
+					}
+				}
 			}
 
 			err = outgoingRoute.Enqueue(appmessage.NewMsgDoneBlocksWithTrustedData())

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/handle_relay_block_requests.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	peerpkg "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/peer"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -29,18 +28,15 @@ func HandleRelayBlockRequests(context RelayBlockRequestsContext, incomingRoute *
 		log.Debugf("Got request for relay blocks with hashes %s", getRelayBlocksMessage.Hashes)
 		for _, hash := range getRelayBlocksMessage.Hashes {
 			// Fetch the block from the database.
-			blockInfo, err := context.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockInfo(hash)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if !blockInfo.Exists || blockInfo.BlockStatus == externalapi.StatusHeaderOnly {
-				return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "block %s not found", hash)
-			}
-			block, err := context.Domain().Consensus().GetBlock(hash)
+			block, found, err := context.Domain().Consensus().GetBlock(hash)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to fetch requested block hash %s", hash)
 			}
 
+			if !found {
+				return protocolerrors.Errorf(false, "Relay block %s not found", hash)
+			}
+
 			// TODO (Partial nodes): Convert block to partial block if needed
 
 			err = outgoingRoute.Enqueue(appmessage.DomainBlockToMsgBlock(block))

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/handle_relay_invs.go

@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import (
 	peerpkg "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/peer"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/ruleerrors"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/consensushashing"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/hashset"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/config"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@ var orphanResolutionRange uint32 = 5
 type RelayInvsContext interface {
 	Domain() domain.Domain
 	Config() *config.Config
-	OnNewBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock, virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error
-	OnVirtualChange(virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error
+	OnNewBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error
+	OnNewBlockTemplate() error
 	OnPruningPointUTXOSetOverride() error
 	SharedRequestedBlocks() *flowcontext.SharedRequestedBlocks
 	Broadcast(message appmessage.Message) error
@@ -34,13 +36,19 @@ type RelayInvsContext interface {
 	IsOrphan(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) bool
 	IsIBDRunning() bool
 	IsRecoverableError(err error) bool
+	IsNearlySynced() (bool, error)
+}
+
+type invRelayBlock struct {
+	Hash         *externalapi.DomainHash
+	IsOrphanRoot bool
 }
 
 type handleRelayInvsFlow struct {
 	RelayInvsContext
 	incomingRoute, outgoingRoute *router.Route
 	peer                         *peerpkg.Peer
-	invsQueue                    []*appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock
+	invsQueue                    []invRelayBlock
 }
 
 // HandleRelayInvs listens to appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock messages, requests their corresponding blocks if they
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ func HandleRelayInvs(context RelayInvsContext, incomingRoute *router.Route, outg
 		incomingRoute:    incomingRoute,
 		outgoingRoute:    outgoingRoute,
 		peer:             peer,
-		invsQueue:        make([]*appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock, 0),
+		invsQueue:        make([]invRelayBlock, 0),
 	}
 	err := flow.start()
 	// Currently, HandleRelayInvs flow is the only place where IBD is triggered, so the channel can be closed now
@@ -104,10 +112,16 @@ func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) start() error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Block relay is disabled during IBD
+		// Block relay is disabled if the node is already during IBD AND considered out of sync
 		if flow.IsIBDRunning() {
-			log.Debugf("Got block %s while in IBD. continuing...", inv.Hash)
-			continue
+			isNearlySynced, err := flow.IsNearlySynced()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if !isNearlySynced {
+				log.Debugf("Got block %s while in IBD and the node is out of sync. Continuing...", inv.Hash)
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 
 		log.Debugf("Requesting block %s", inv.Hash)
@@ -130,8 +144,36 @@ func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) start() error {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Note we do not apply the heuristic below if inv was queued as an orphan root, since
+		// that means the process started by a proper and relevant relay block
+		if !inv.IsOrphanRoot {
+			// Check bounded merge depth to avoid requesting irrelevant data which cannot be merged under virtual
+			virtualMergeDepthRoot, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().VirtualMergeDepthRoot()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if !virtualMergeDepthRoot.Equal(model.VirtualGenesisBlockHash) {
+				mergeDepthRootHeader, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockHeader(virtualMergeDepthRoot)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				// Since `BlueWork` respects topology, this condition means that the relay
+				// block is not in the future of virtual's merge depth root, and thus cannot be merged unless
+				// other valid blocks Kosherize it, in which case it will be obtained once the merger is relayed
+				if block.Header.BlueWork().Cmp(mergeDepthRootHeader.BlueWork()) <= 0 {
+					log.Debugf("Block %s has lower blue work than virtual's merge root %s (%d <= %d), hence we are skipping it",
+						inv.Hash, virtualMergeDepthRoot, block.Header.BlueWork(), mergeDepthRootHeader.BlueWork())
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		log.Debugf("Processing block %s", inv.Hash)
-		missingParents, virtualChangeSet, err := flow.processBlock(block)
+		oldVirtualInfo, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetVirtualInfo()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		missingParents, err := flow.processBlock(block)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, ruleerrors.ErrPrunedBlock) {
 				log.Infof("Ignoring pruned block %s", inv.Hash)
@@ -153,13 +195,48 @@ func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) start() error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		log.Debugf("Relaying block %s", inv.Hash)
-		err = flow.relayBlock(block)
+		oldVirtualParents := hashset.New()
+		for _, parent := range oldVirtualInfo.ParentHashes {
+			oldVirtualParents.Add(parent)
+		}
+
+		newVirtualInfo, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetVirtualInfo()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		virtualHasNewParents := false
+		for _, parent := range newVirtualInfo.ParentHashes {
+			if oldVirtualParents.Contains(parent) {
+				continue
+			}
+			virtualHasNewParents = true
+			block, found, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetBlock(parent)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if !found {
+				return protocolerrors.Errorf(false, "Virtual parent %s not found", parent)
+			}
+			blockHash := consensushashing.BlockHash(block)
+			log.Debugf("Relaying block %s", blockHash)
+			err = flow.relayBlock(block)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		if virtualHasNewParents {
+			log.Debugf("Virtual %d has new parents, raising new block template event", newVirtualInfo.DAAScore)
+			err = flow.OnNewBlockTemplate()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
 		log.Infof("Accepted block %s via relay", inv.Hash)
-		err = flow.OnNewBlock(block, virtualChangeSet)
+		err = flow.OnNewBlock(block)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -175,24 +252,24 @@ func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) banIfBlockIsHeaderOnly(block *externalapi.Domai
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) readInv() (*appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock, error) {
+func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) readInv() (invRelayBlock, error) {
 	if len(flow.invsQueue) > 0 {
-		var inv *appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock
+		var inv invRelayBlock
 		inv, flow.invsQueue = flow.invsQueue[0], flow.invsQueue[1:]
 		return inv, nil
 	}
 
 	msg, err := flow.incomingRoute.Dequeue()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return invRelayBlock{}, err
 	}
 
-	inv, ok := msg.(*appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock)
+	msgInv, ok := msg.(*appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "unexpected %s message in the block relay handleRelayInvsFlow while "+
+		return invRelayBlock{}, protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "unexpected %s message in the block relay handleRelayInvsFlow while "+
 			"expecting an inv message", msg.Command())
 	}
-	return inv, nil
+	return invRelayBlock{Hash: msgInv.Hash, IsOrphanRoot: false}, nil
 }
 
 func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) requestBlock(requestHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (*externalapi.DomainBlock, bool, error) {
@@ -237,7 +314,7 @@ func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) readMsgBlock() (msgBlock *appmessage.MsgBlock,
 
 		switch message := message.(type) {
 		case *appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock:
-			flow.invsQueue = append(flow.invsQueue, message)
+			flow.invsQueue = append(flow.invsQueue, invRelayBlock{Hash: message.Hash, IsOrphanRoot: false})
 		case *appmessage.MsgBlock:
 			return message, nil
 		default:
@@ -246,22 +323,25 @@ func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) readMsgBlock() (msgBlock *appmessage.MsgBlock,
 	}
 }
 
-func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) processBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet, error) {
+func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) processBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, error) {
 	blockHash := consensushashing.BlockHash(block)
-	virtualChangeSet, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().ValidateAndInsertBlock(block, true)
+	err := flow.Domain().Consensus().ValidateAndInsertBlock(block, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !errors.As(err, &ruleerrors.RuleError{}) {
-			return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to process block %s", blockHash)
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to process block %s", blockHash)
 		}
 
 		missingParentsError := &ruleerrors.ErrMissingParents{}
 		if errors.As(err, missingParentsError) {
-			return missingParentsError.MissingParentHashes, nil, nil
+			return missingParentsError.MissingParentHashes, nil
 		}
-		log.Warnf("Rejected block %s from %s: %s", blockHash, flow.peer, err)
-		return nil, nil, protocolerrors.Wrapf(true, err, "got invalid block %s from relay", blockHash)
+		// A duplicate block should not appear to the user as a warning and is already reported in the calling function
+		if !errors.Is(err, ruleerrors.ErrDuplicateBlock) {
+			log.Warnf("Rejected block %s from %s: %s", blockHash, flow.peer, err)
+		}
+		return nil, protocolerrors.Wrapf(true, err, "got invalid block %s from relay", blockHash)
 	}
-	return nil, virtualChangeSet, nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) relayBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error {
@@ -369,12 +449,16 @@ func (flow *handleRelayInvsFlow) AddOrphanRootsToQueue(orphan *externalapi.Domai
 			"probably happened because it was randomly evicted immediately after it was added.", orphan)
 	}
 
+	if len(orphanRoots) == 0 {
+		// In some rare cases we get here when there are no orphan roots already
+		return nil
+	}
 	log.Infof("Block %s has %d missing ancestors. Adding them to the invs queue...", orphan, len(orphanRoots))
 
-	invMessages := make([]*appmessage.MsgInvRelayBlock, len(orphanRoots))
+	invMessages := make([]invRelayBlock, len(orphanRoots))
 	for i, root := range orphanRoots {
 		log.Debugf("Adding block %s missing ancestor %s to the invs queue", orphan, root)
-		invMessages[i] = appmessage.NewMsgInvBlock(root)
+		invMessages[i] = invRelayBlock{Hash: root, IsOrphanRoot: true}
 	}
 
 	flow.invsQueue = append(invMessages, flow.invsQueue...)

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/handle_request_anticone.go

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package blockrelay
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/peer"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/config"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
+	"sort"
+)
+
+// RequestAnticoneContext is the interface for the context needed for the HandleRequestHeaders flow.
+type RequestAnticoneContext interface {
+	Domain() domain.Domain
+	Config() *config.Config
+}
+
+type handleRequestAnticoneFlow struct {
+	RequestAnticoneContext
+	incomingRoute, outgoingRoute *router.Route
+	peer                         *peer.Peer
+}
+
+// HandleRequestAnticone handles RequestAnticone messages
+func HandleRequestAnticone(context RequestAnticoneContext, incomingRoute *router.Route,
+	outgoingRoute *router.Route, peer *peer.Peer) error {
+
+	flow := &handleRequestAnticoneFlow{
+		RequestAnticoneContext: context,
+		incomingRoute:          incomingRoute,
+		outgoingRoute:          outgoingRoute,
+		peer:                   peer,
+	}
+	return flow.start()
+}
+
+func (flow *handleRequestAnticoneFlow) start() error {
+	for {
+		blockHash, contextHash, err := receiveRequestAnticone(flow.incomingRoute)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Debugf("Received requestAnticone with blockHash: %s, contextHash: %s", blockHash, contextHash)
+		log.Debugf("Getting past(%s) cap anticone(%s) for peer %s", contextHash, blockHash, flow.peer)
+
+		// GetAnticone is expected to be called by the syncee for getting the anticone of the header selected tip
+		// intersected by past of relayed block, and is thus expected to be bounded by mergeset limit since
+		// we relay blocks only if they enter virtual's mergeset. We add a 2 factor for possible sync gaps.
+		blockHashes, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetAnticone(blockHash, contextHash,
+			flow.Config().ActiveNetParams.MergeSetSizeLimit*2)
+		if err != nil {
+			return protocolerrors.Wrap(true, err, "Failed querying anticone")
+		}
+		log.Debugf("Got %d header hashes in past(%s) cap anticone(%s)", len(blockHashes), contextHash, blockHash)
+
+		blockHeaders := make([]*appmessage.MsgBlockHeader, len(blockHashes))
+		for i, blockHash := range blockHashes {
+			blockHeader, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockHeader(blockHash)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			blockHeaders[i] = appmessage.DomainBlockHeaderToBlockHeader(blockHeader)
+		}
+
+		// We sort the headers in bottom-up topological order before sending
+		sort.Slice(blockHeaders, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return blockHeaders[i].BlueWork.Cmp(blockHeaders[j].BlueWork) < 0
+		})
+
+		blockHeadersMessage := appmessage.NewBlockHeadersMessage(blockHeaders)
+		err = flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(blockHeadersMessage)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(appmessage.NewMsgDoneHeaders())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func receiveRequestAnticone(incomingRoute *router.Route) (blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
+	contextHash *externalapi.DomainHash, err error) {
+
+	message, err := incomingRoute.Dequeue()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	msgRequestAnticone := message.(*appmessage.MsgRequestAnticone)
+
+	return msgRequestAnticone.BlockHash, msgRequestAnticone.ContextHash, nil
+}

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/handle_request_headers.go

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
 )
 
-const ibdBatchSize = router.DefaultMaxMessages
+// This constant must be equal at both syncer and syncee. Therefore, never (!!) change this constant unless a new p2p
+// version is introduced. See `TestIBDBatchSizeLessThanRouteCapacity` as well.
+const ibdBatchSize = 99
 
 // RequestHeadersContext is the interface for the context needed for the HandleRequestHeaders flow.
 type RequestHeadersContext interface {
@@ -42,7 +44,34 @@ func (flow *handleRequestHeadersFlow) start() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		log.Debugf("Recieved requestHeaders with lowHash: %s, highHash: %s", lowHash, highHash)
+		log.Debugf("Received requestHeaders with lowHash: %s, highHash: %s", lowHash, highHash)
+
+		consensus := flow.Domain().Consensus()
+
+		lowHashInfo, err := consensus.GetBlockInfo(lowHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !lowHashInfo.HasHeader() {
+			return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "Block %s does not exist", lowHash)
+		}
+
+		highHashInfo, err := consensus.GetBlockInfo(highHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !highHashInfo.HasHeader() {
+			return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "Block %s does not exist", highHash)
+		}
+
+		isLowSelectedAncestorOfHigh, err := consensus.IsInSelectedParentChainOf(lowHash, highHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !isLowSelectedAncestorOfHigh {
+			return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "Expected %s to be on the selected chain of %s",
+				lowHash, highHash)
+		}
 
 		for !lowHash.Equal(highHash) {
 			log.Debugf("Getting block headers between %s and %s to %s", lowHash, highHash, flow.peer)
@@ -51,7 +80,7 @@ func (flow *handleRequestHeadersFlow) start() error {
 			// in order to avoid locking the consensus for too long
 			// maxBlocks MUST be >= MergeSetSizeLimit + 1
 			const maxBlocks = 1 << 10
-			blockHashes, _, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetHashesBetween(lowHash, highHash, maxBlocks)
+			blockHashes, _, err := consensus.GetHashesBetween(lowHash, highHash, maxBlocks)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -59,7 +88,7 @@ func (flow *handleRequestHeadersFlow) start() error {
 
 			blockHeaders := make([]*appmessage.MsgBlockHeader, len(blockHashes))
 			for i, blockHash := range blockHashes {
-				blockHeader, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockHeader(blockHash)
+				blockHeader, err := consensus.GetBlockHeader(blockHash)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/ibd.go

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package blockrelay
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/common"
 	peerpkg "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/peer"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/ruleerrors"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/consensushashing"
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 type IBDContext interface {
 	Domain() domain.Domain
 	Config() *config.Config
-	OnNewBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock, virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error
-	OnVirtualChange(virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error
+	OnNewBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error
+	OnNewBlockTemplate() error
 	OnPruningPointUTXOSetOverride() error
 	IsIBDRunning() bool
 	TrySetIBDRunning(ibdPeer *peerpkg.Peer) bool
@@ -71,22 +71,25 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) runIBDIfNotRunning(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) er
 	}
 
 	isFinishedSuccessfully := false
+	var err error
 	defer func() {
 		flow.UnsetIBDRunning()
-		flow.logIBDFinished(isFinishedSuccessfully)
+		flow.logIBDFinished(isFinishedSuccessfully, err)
 	}()
 
-	highHash := consensushashing.BlockHash(block)
-	log.Debugf("IBD started with peer %s and highHash %s", flow.peer, highHash)
-	log.Debugf("Syncing blocks up to %s", highHash)
-	log.Debugf("Trying to find highest shared chain block with peer %s with high hash %s", flow.peer, highHash)
-	highestSharedBlockHash, highestSharedBlockFound, err := flow.findHighestSharedBlockHash(highHash)
+	relayBlockHash := consensushashing.BlockHash(block)
+
+	log.Infof("IBD started with peer %s and relayBlockHash %s", flow.peer, relayBlockHash)
+	log.Infof("Syncing blocks up to %s", relayBlockHash)
+	log.Infof("Trying to find highest known syncer chain block from peer %s with relay hash %s", flow.peer, relayBlockHash)
+
+	syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, highestKnownSyncerChainHash, err := flow.negotiateMissingSyncerChainSegment()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Debugf("Found highest shared chain block %s with peer %s", highestSharedBlockHash, flow.peer)
 
-	shouldDownloadHeadersProof, shouldSync, err := flow.shouldSyncAndShouldDownloadHeadersProof(block, highestSharedBlockFound)
+	shouldDownloadHeadersProof, shouldSync, err := flow.shouldSyncAndShouldDownloadHeadersProof(
+		block, highestKnownSyncerChainHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) runIBDIfNotRunning(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) er
 
 	if shouldDownloadHeadersProof {
 		log.Infof("Starting IBD with headers proof")
-		err := flow.ibdWithHeadersProof(highHash, block.Header.DAAScore())
+		err = flow.ibdWithHeadersProof(syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, relayBlockHash, block.Header.DAAScore())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -110,27 +113,184 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) runIBDIfNotRunning(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) er
 
 			if isGenesisVirtualSelectedParent {
 				log.Infof("Cannot IBD to %s because it won't change the pruning point. The node needs to IBD "+
-					"to the recent pruning point before normal operation can resume.", highHash)
+					"to the recent pruning point before normal operation can resume.", relayBlockHash)
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
 
-		err = flow.syncPruningPointFutureHeaders(flow.Domain().Consensus(), highestSharedBlockHash, highHash, block.Header.DAAScore())
+		err = flow.syncPruningPointFutureHeaders(
+			flow.Domain().Consensus(),
+			syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, highestKnownSyncerChainHash, relayBlockHash, block.Header.DAAScore())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = flow.syncMissingBlockBodies(highHash)
+	// We start by syncing missing bodies over the syncer selected chain
+	err = flow.syncMissingBlockBodies(syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	relayBlockInfo, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockInfo(relayBlockHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Relay block might be in the anticone of syncer selected tip, thus
+	// check his chain for missing bodies as well.
+	// Note: this operation can be slightly optimized to avoid the full chain search since relay block
+	// is in syncer virtual mergeset which has bounded size.
+	if relayBlockInfo.BlockStatus == externalapi.StatusHeaderOnly {
+		err = flow.syncMissingBlockBodies(relayBlockHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 
-	log.Debugf("Finished syncing blocks up to %s", highHash)
+	log.Debugf("Finished syncing blocks up to %s", relayBlockHash)
 	isFinishedSuccessfully = true
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) negotiateMissingSyncerChainSegment() (*externalapi.DomainHash, *externalapi.DomainHash, error) {
+	/*
+		Algorithm:
+			Request full selected chain block locator from syncer
+			Find the highest block which we know
+			Repeat the locator step over the new range until finding max(past(syncee) \cap chain(syncer))
+	*/
+
+	// Empty hashes indicate that the full chain is queried
+	locatorHashes, err := flow.getSyncerChainBlockLocator(nil, nil, common.DefaultTimeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if len(locatorHashes) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil, protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "Expecting initial syncer chain block locator "+
+			"to contain at least one element")
+	}
+	log.Debugf("IBD chain negotiation with peer %s started and received %d hashes (%s, %s)", flow.peer,
+		len(locatorHashes), locatorHashes[0], locatorHashes[len(locatorHashes)-1])
+	syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash := locatorHashes[0]
+	var highestKnownSyncerChainHash *externalapi.DomainHash
+	chainNegotiationRestartCounter := 0
+	chainNegotiationZoomCounts := 0
+	initialLocatorLen := len(locatorHashes)
+	pruningPoint, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().PruningPoint()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	for {
+		var lowestUnknownSyncerChainHash, currentHighestKnownSyncerChainHash *externalapi.DomainHash
+		for _, syncerChainHash := range locatorHashes {
+			info, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockInfo(syncerChainHash)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, err
+			}
+			if info.Exists {
+				if info.BlockStatus == externalapi.StatusInvalid {
+					return nil, nil, protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "Sent invalid chain block %s", syncerChainHash)
+				}
+
+				isPruningPointOnSyncerChain, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().IsInSelectedParentChainOf(pruningPoint, syncerChainHash)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("Error checking isPruningPointOnSyncerChain: %s", err)
+				}
+
+				// We're only interested in syncer chain blocks that have our pruning
+				// point in their selected chain. Otherwise, it means one of the following:
+				// 1) We will not switch the virtual selected chain to the syncers chain since it will violate finality
+				//    (hence we can ignore it unless merged by others).
+				// 2) syncerChainHash is actually in the past of our pruning point so there's no
+				//    point in syncing from it.
+				if err == nil && isPruningPointOnSyncerChain {
+					currentHighestKnownSyncerChainHash = syncerChainHash
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			lowestUnknownSyncerChainHash = syncerChainHash
+		}
+		// No unknown blocks, break. Note this can only happen in the first iteration
+		if lowestUnknownSyncerChainHash == nil {
+			highestKnownSyncerChainHash = currentHighestKnownSyncerChainHash
+			break
+		}
+		// No shared block, break
+		if currentHighestKnownSyncerChainHash == nil {
+			highestKnownSyncerChainHash = nil
+			break
+		}
+		// No point in zooming further
+		if len(locatorHashes) == 1 {
+			highestKnownSyncerChainHash = currentHighestKnownSyncerChainHash
+			break
+		}
+		// Zoom in
+		locatorHashes, err = flow.getSyncerChainBlockLocator(
+			lowestUnknownSyncerChainHash,
+			currentHighestKnownSyncerChainHash, time.Second*10)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		if len(locatorHashes) > 0 {
+			if !locatorHashes[0].Equal(lowestUnknownSyncerChainHash) ||
+				!locatorHashes[len(locatorHashes)-1].Equal(currentHighestKnownSyncerChainHash) {
+				return nil, nil, protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "Expecting the high and low "+
+					"hashes to match the locator bounds")
+			}
+
+			chainNegotiationZoomCounts++
+			log.Debugf("IBD chain negotiation with peer %s zoomed in (%d) and received %d hashes (%s, %s)", flow.peer,
+				chainNegotiationZoomCounts, len(locatorHashes), locatorHashes[0], locatorHashes[len(locatorHashes)-1])
+
+			if len(locatorHashes) == 2 {
+				// We found our search target
+				highestKnownSyncerChainHash = currentHighestKnownSyncerChainHash
+				break
+			}
+
+			if chainNegotiationZoomCounts > initialLocatorLen*2 {
+				// Since the zoom-in always queries two consecutive entries in the previous locator, it is
+				// expected to decrease in size at least every two iterations
+				return nil, nil, protocolerrors.Errorf(true,
+					"IBD chain negotiation: Number of zoom-in steps %d exceeded the upper bound of 2*%d",
+					chainNegotiationZoomCounts, initialLocatorLen)
+			}
+
+		} else { // Empty locator signals a restart due to chain changes
+			chainNegotiationZoomCounts = 0
+			chainNegotiationRestartCounter++
+			if chainNegotiationRestartCounter > 32 {
+				return nil, nil, protocolerrors.Errorf(false,
+					"IBD chain negotiation with syncer %s exceeded restart limit %d", flow.peer, chainNegotiationRestartCounter)
+			}
+			log.Warnf("IBD chain negotiation with syncer %s restarted %d times", flow.peer, chainNegotiationRestartCounter)
+
+			// An empty locator signals that the syncer chain was modified and no longer contains one of
+			// the queried hashes, so we restart the search. We use a shorter timeout here to avoid a timeout attack
+			locatorHashes, err = flow.getSyncerChainBlockLocator(nil, nil, time.Second*10)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, err
+			}
+			if len(locatorHashes) == 0 {
+				return nil, nil, protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "Expecting initial syncer chain block locator "+
+					"to contain at least one element")
+			}
+			log.Infof("IBD chain negotiation with peer %s restarted (%d) and received %d hashes (%s, %s)", flow.peer,
+				chainNegotiationRestartCounter, len(locatorHashes), locatorHashes[0], locatorHashes[len(locatorHashes)-1])
+
+			initialLocatorLen = len(locatorHashes)
+			// Reset syncer's header selected tip
+			syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash = locatorHashes[0]
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Found highest known syncer chain block %s from peer %s",
+		highestKnownSyncerChainHash, flow.peer)
+
+	return syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, highestKnownSyncerChainHash, nil
+}
+
 func (flow *handleIBDFlow) isGenesisVirtualSelectedParent() (bool, error) {
 	virtualSelectedParent, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetVirtualSelectedParent()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -140,146 +300,66 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) isGenesisVirtualSelectedParent() (bool, error) {
 	return virtualSelectedParent.Equal(flow.Config().NetParams().GenesisHash), nil
 }
 
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) logIBDFinished(isFinishedSuccessfully bool) {
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) logIBDFinished(isFinishedSuccessfully bool, err error) {
 	successString := "successfully"
 	if !isFinishedSuccessfully {
-		successString = "(interrupted)"
+		if err != nil {
+			successString = fmt.Sprintf("(interrupted: %s)", err)
+		} else {
+			successString = fmt.Sprintf("(interrupted)")
+		}
 	}
-	log.Infof("IBD finished %s", successString)
+	log.Infof("IBD with peer %s finished %s", flow.peer, successString)
 }
 
-// findHighestSharedBlock attempts to find the highest shared block between the peer
-// and this node. This method may fail because the peer and us have conflicting pruning
-// points. In that case we return (nil, false, nil) so that we may stop IBD gracefully.
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) findHighestSharedBlockHash(
-	targetHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (*externalapi.DomainHash, bool, error) {
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) getSyncerChainBlockLocator(
+	highHash, lowHash *externalapi.DomainHash, timeout time.Duration) ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, error) {
 
-	log.Debugf("Sending a blockLocator to %s between pruning point and headers selected tip", flow.peer)
-	blockLocator, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().CreateFullHeadersSelectedChainBlockLocator()
+	requestIbdChainBlockLocatorMessage := appmessage.NewMsgIBDRequestChainBlockLocator(highHash, lowHash)
+	err := flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(requestIbdChainBlockLocatorMessage)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	for {
-		highestHash, highestHashFound, err := flow.fetchHighestHash(targetHash, blockLocator)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, false, err
-		}
-		if !highestHashFound {
-			return nil, false, nil
-		}
-		highestHashIndex, err := flow.findHighestHashIndex(highestHash, blockLocator)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, false, err
-		}
-
-		if highestHashIndex == 0 ||
-			// If the block locator contains only two adjacent chain blocks, the
-			// syncer will always find the same highest chain block, so to avoid
-			// an endless loop, we explicitly stop the loop in such situation.
-			(len(blockLocator) == 2 && highestHashIndex == 1) {
-
-			return highestHash, true, nil
-		}
-
-		locatorHashAboveHighestHash := highestHash
-		if highestHashIndex > 0 {
-			locatorHashAboveHighestHash = blockLocator[highestHashIndex-1]
-		}
-
-		blockLocator, err = flow.nextBlockLocator(highestHash, locatorHashAboveHighestHash)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, false, err
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) nextBlockLocator(lowHash, highHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (externalapi.BlockLocator, error) {
-	log.Debugf("Sending a blockLocator to %s between %s and %s", flow.peer, lowHash, highHash)
-	blockLocator, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().CreateHeadersSelectedChainBlockLocator(lowHash, highHash)
+	message, err := flow.incomingRoute.DequeueWithTimeout(timeout)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(model.ErrBlockNotInSelectedParentChain, err) {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		log.Debugf("Headers selected parent chain moved since findHighestSharedBlockHash - " +
-			"restarting with full block locator")
-		blockLocator, err = flow.Domain().Consensus().CreateFullHeadersSelectedChainBlockLocator()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return blockLocator, nil
-}
-
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) findHighestHashIndex(
-	highestHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockLocator externalapi.BlockLocator) (int, error) {
-
-	highestHashIndex := 0
-	highestHashIndexFound := false
-	for i, blockLocatorHash := range blockLocator {
-		if highestHash.Equal(blockLocatorHash) {
-			highestHashIndex = i
-			highestHashIndexFound = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	if !highestHashIndexFound {
-		return 0, protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "highest hash %s "+
-			"returned from peer %s is not in the original blockLocator", highestHash, flow.peer)
-	}
-	log.Debugf("The index of the highest hash in the original "+
-		"blockLocator sent to %s is %d", flow.peer, highestHashIndex)
-
-	return highestHashIndex, nil
-}
-
-// fetchHighestHash attempts to fetch the highest hash the peer knows amongst the given
-// blockLocator. This method may fail because the peer and us have conflicting pruning
-// points. In that case we return (nil, false, nil) so that we may stop IBD gracefully.
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) fetchHighestHash(
-	targetHash *externalapi.DomainHash, blockLocator externalapi.BlockLocator) (*externalapi.DomainHash, bool, error) {
-
-	ibdBlockLocatorMessage := appmessage.NewMsgIBDBlockLocator(targetHash, blockLocator)
-	err := flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(ibdBlockLocatorMessage)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, err
-	}
-	message, err := flow.incomingRoute.DequeueWithTimeout(common.DefaultTimeout)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	switch message := message.(type) {
-	case *appmessage.MsgIBDBlockLocatorHighestHash:
-		highestHash := message.HighestHash
-		log.Debugf("The highest hash the peer %s knows is %s", flow.peer, highestHash)
-
-		return highestHash, true, nil
-	case *appmessage.MsgIBDBlockLocatorHighestHashNotFound:
-		log.Debugf("Peer %s does not know any block within our blockLocator. "+
-			"This should only happen if there's a DAG split deeper than the pruning point.", flow.peer)
-		return nil, false, nil
+	case *appmessage.MsgIBDChainBlockLocator:
+		if len(message.BlockLocatorHashes) > 64 {
+			return nil, protocolerrors.Errorf(true,
+				"Got block locator of size %d>64 while expecting locator to have size "+
+					"which is logarithmic in DAG size (which should never exceed 2^64)",
+				len(message.BlockLocatorHashes))
+		}
+		return message.BlockLocatorHashes, nil
 	default:
-		return nil, false, protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "received unexpected message type. "+
-			"expected: %s, got: %s", appmessage.CmdIBDBlockLocatorHighestHash, message.Command())
+		return nil, protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "received unexpected message type. "+
+			"expected: %s, got: %s", appmessage.CmdIBDChainBlockLocator, message.Command())
 	}
 }
 
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncPruningPointFutureHeaders(consensus externalapi.Consensus, highestSharedBlockHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
-	highHash *externalapi.DomainHash, highBlockDAAScore uint64) error {
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncPruningPointFutureHeaders(consensus externalapi.Consensus,
+	syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, highestKnownSyncerChainHash, relayBlockHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
+	highBlockDAAScoreHint uint64) error {
 
 	log.Infof("Downloading headers from %s", flow.peer)
 
-	err := flow.sendRequestHeaders(highestSharedBlockHash, highHash)
+	if highestKnownSyncerChainHash.Equal(syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash) {
+		// No need to get syncer selected tip headers, so sync relay past and return
+		return flow.syncMissingRelayPast(consensus, syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, relayBlockHash)
+	}
+
+	err := flow.sendRequestHeaders(highestKnownSyncerChainHash, syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	highestSharedBlockHeader, err := consensus.GetBlockHeader(highestSharedBlockHash)
+	highestSharedBlockHeader, err := consensus.GetBlockHeader(highestKnownSyncerChainHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	progressReporter := newIBDProgressReporter(highestSharedBlockHeader.DAAScore(), highBlockDAAScore, "block headers")
+	progressReporter := newIBDProgressReporter(highestSharedBlockHeader.DAAScore(), highBlockDAAScoreHint, "block headers")
 
 	// Keep a short queue of BlockHeadersMessages so that there's
 	// never a moment when the node is not validating and inserting
@@ -297,6 +377,11 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncPruningPointFutureHeaders(consensus externalapi.C
 				close(blockHeadersMessageChan)
 				return
 			}
+			if len(blockHeadersMessage.BlockHeaders) == 0 {
+				// The syncer should have sent a done message if the search completed, and not an empty list
+				errChan <- protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "Received an empty headers message from peer %s", flow.peer)
+				return
+			}
 
 			blockHeadersMessageChan <- blockHeadersMessage
 
@@ -312,16 +397,7 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncPruningPointFutureHeaders(consensus externalapi.C
 		select {
 		case ibdBlocksMessage, ok := <-blockHeadersMessageChan:
 			if !ok {
-				// If the highHash has not been received, the peer is misbehaving
-				highHashBlockInfo, err := consensus.GetBlockInfo(highHash)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				if !highHashBlockInfo.Exists {
-					return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "did not receive "+
-						"highHash block %s from peer %s during block download", highHash, flow.peer)
-				}
-				return nil
+				return flow.syncMissingRelayPast(consensus, syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, relayBlockHash)
 			}
 			for _, header := range ibdBlocksMessage.BlockHeaders {
 				err = flow.processHeader(consensus, header)
@@ -338,11 +414,70 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncPruningPointFutureHeaders(consensus externalapi.C
 	}
 }
 
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) sendRequestHeaders(highestSharedBlockHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
-	peerSelectedTipHash *externalapi.DomainHash) error {
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncMissingRelayPast(consensus externalapi.Consensus, syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash *externalapi.DomainHash, relayBlockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) error {
+	// Finished downloading syncer selected tip blocks,
+	// check if we already have the triggering relayBlockHash
+	relayBlockInfo, err := consensus.GetBlockInfo(relayBlockHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !relayBlockInfo.Exists {
+		// Send a special header request for the selected tip anticone. This is expected to
+		// be a small set, as it is bounded to the size of virtual's mergeset.
+		err = flow.sendRequestAnticone(syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, relayBlockHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		anticoneHeadersMessage, anticoneDone, err := flow.receiveHeaders()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if anticoneDone {
+			return protocolerrors.Errorf(true,
+				"Expected one anticone header chunk for past(%s) cap anticone(%s) but got zero",
+				relayBlockHash, syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash)
+		}
+		_, anticoneDone, err = flow.receiveHeaders()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !anticoneDone {
+			return protocolerrors.Errorf(true,
+				"Expected only one anticone header chunk for past(%s) cap anticone(%s)",
+				relayBlockHash, syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash)
+		}
+		for _, header := range anticoneHeadersMessage.BlockHeaders {
+			err = flow.processHeader(consensus, header)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
-	msgGetBlockInvs := appmessage.NewMsgRequstHeaders(highestSharedBlockHash, peerSelectedTipHash)
-	return flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(msgGetBlockInvs)
+	// If the relayBlockHash has still not been received, the peer is misbehaving
+	relayBlockInfo, err = consensus.GetBlockInfo(relayBlockHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !relayBlockInfo.Exists {
+		return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "did not receive "+
+			"relayBlockHash block %s from peer %s during block download", relayBlockHash, flow.peer)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) sendRequestAnticone(
+	syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, relayBlockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) error {
+
+	msgRequestAnticone := appmessage.NewMsgRequestAnticone(syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, relayBlockHash)
+	return flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(msgRequestAnticone)
+}
+
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) sendRequestHeaders(
+	highestKnownSyncerChainHash, syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash *externalapi.DomainHash) error {
+
+	msgRequestHeaders := appmessage.NewMsgRequstHeaders(highestKnownSyncerChainHash, syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash)
+	return flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(msgRequestHeaders)
 }
 
 func (flow *handleIBDFlow) receiveHeaders() (msgIBDBlock *appmessage.BlockHeadersMessage, doneHeaders bool, err error) {
@@ -381,7 +516,7 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) processHeader(consensus externalapi.Consensus, msgBlo
 		log.Debugf("Block header %s is already in the DAG. Skipping...", blockHash)
 		return nil
 	}
-	_, err = consensus.ValidateAndInsertBlock(block, false)
+	err = consensus.ValidateAndInsertBlock(block, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !errors.As(err, &ruleerrors.RuleError{}) {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to process header %s during IBD", blockHash)
@@ -459,7 +594,7 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) receiveAndInsertPruningPointUTXOSet(
 
 			receivedChunkCount++
 			if receivedChunkCount%ibdBatchSize == 0 {
-				log.Debugf("Received %d UTXO set chunks so far, totaling in %d UTXOs",
+				log.Infof("Received %d UTXO set chunks so far, totaling in %d UTXOs",
 					receivedChunkCount, receivedUTXOCount)
 
 				requestNextPruningPointUTXOSetChunkMessage := appmessage.NewMsgRequestNextPruningPointUTXOSetChunk()
@@ -511,6 +646,12 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncMissingBlockBodies(highHash *externalapi.DomainHa
 	progressReporter := newIBDProgressReporter(lowBlockHeader.DAAScore(), highBlockHeader.DAAScore(), "blocks")
 	highestProcessedDAAScore := lowBlockHeader.DAAScore()
 
+	// If the IBD is small, we want to update the virtual after each block in order to avoid complications and possible bugs.
+	updateVirtual, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().IsNearlySynced()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	for offset := 0; offset < len(hashes); offset += ibdBatchSize {
 		var hashesToRequest []*externalapi.DomainHash
 		if offset+ibdBatchSize < len(hashes) {
@@ -547,7 +688,7 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncMissingBlockBodies(highHash *externalapi.DomainHa
 				return err
 			}
 
-			virtualChangeSet, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().ValidateAndInsertBlock(block, false)
+			err = flow.Domain().Consensus().ValidateAndInsertBlock(block, updateVirtual)
 			if err != nil {
 				if errors.Is(err, ruleerrors.ErrDuplicateBlock) {
 					log.Debugf("Skipping IBD Block %s as it has already been added to the DAG", blockHash)
@@ -555,7 +696,7 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncMissingBlockBodies(highHash *externalapi.DomainHa
 				}
 				return protocolerrors.ConvertToBanningProtocolErrorIfRuleError(err, "invalid block %s", blockHash)
 			}
-			err = flow.OnNewBlock(block, virtualChangeSet)
+			err = flow.OnNewBlock(block)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -566,7 +707,15 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncMissingBlockBodies(highHash *externalapi.DomainHa
 		progressReporter.reportProgress(len(hashesToRequest), highestProcessedDAAScore)
 	}
 
-	return flow.resolveVirtual(highestProcessedDAAScore)
+	// We need to resolve virtual only if it wasn't updated while syncing block bodies
+	if !updateVirtual {
+		err := flow.resolveVirtual(highestProcessedDAAScore)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return flow.OnNewBlockTemplate()
 }
 
 func (flow *handleIBDFlow) banIfBlockIsHeaderOnly(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error {
@@ -579,38 +728,24 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) banIfBlockIsHeaderOnly(block *externalapi.DomainBlock
 }
 
 func (flow *handleIBDFlow) resolveVirtual(estimatedVirtualDAAScoreTarget uint64) error {
-	virtualDAAScoreStart, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetVirtualDAAScore()
+	err := flow.Domain().Consensus().ResolveVirtual(func(virtualDAAScoreStart uint64, virtualDAAScore uint64) {
+		var percents int
+		if estimatedVirtualDAAScoreTarget-virtualDAAScoreStart <= 0 {
+			percents = 100
+		} else {
+			percents = int(float64(virtualDAAScore-virtualDAAScoreStart) / float64(estimatedVirtualDAAScoreTarget-virtualDAAScoreStart) * 100)
+		}
+		if percents < 0 {
+			percents = 0
+		} else if percents > 100 {
+			percents = 100
+		}
+		log.Infof("Resolving virtual. Estimated progress: %d%%", percents)
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for i := 0; ; i++ {
-		if i%10 == 0 {
-			virtualDAAScore, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetVirtualDAAScore()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			var percents int
-			if estimatedVirtualDAAScoreTarget-virtualDAAScoreStart <= 0 {
-				percents = 100
-			} else {
-				percents = int(float64(virtualDAAScore-virtualDAAScoreStart) / float64(estimatedVirtualDAAScoreTarget-virtualDAAScoreStart) * 100)
-			}
-			log.Infof("Resolving virtual. Estimated progress: %d%%", percents)
-		}
-		virtualChangeSet, isCompletelyResolved, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().ResolveVirtual()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		err = flow.OnVirtualChange(virtualChangeSet)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if isCompletelyResolved {
-			log.Infof("Resolved virtual")
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
+	log.Infof("Resolved virtual")
+	return nil
 }

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/ibd_progress_reporter.go

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ type ibdProgressReporter struct {
 }
 
 func newIBDProgressReporter(lowDAAScore uint64, highDAAScore uint64, objectName string) *ibdProgressReporter {
+	if highDAAScore <= lowDAAScore {
+		// Avoid a zero or negative diff
+		highDAAScore = lowDAAScore + 1
+	}
 	return &ibdProgressReporter{
 		lowDAAScore:                 lowDAAScore,
 		highDAAScore:                highDAAScore,
@@ -23,7 +27,16 @@ func newIBDProgressReporter(lowDAAScore uint64, highDAAScore uint64, objectName
 func (ipr *ibdProgressReporter) reportProgress(processedDelta int, highestProcessedDAAScore uint64) {
 	ipr.processed += processedDelta
 
-	relativeDAAScore := highestProcessedDAAScore - ipr.lowDAAScore
+	// Avoid exploding numbers in the percentage report, since the original `highDAAScore` might have been only a hint
+	if highestProcessedDAAScore > ipr.highDAAScore {
+		ipr.highDAAScore = highestProcessedDAAScore + 1 // + 1 for keeping it at 99%
+		ipr.totalDAAScoreDifference = ipr.highDAAScore - ipr.lowDAAScore
+	}
+	relativeDAAScore := uint64(0)
+	if highestProcessedDAAScore > ipr.lowDAAScore {
+		// Avoid a negative diff
+		relativeDAAScore = highestProcessedDAAScore - ipr.lowDAAScore
+	}
 	progressPercent := int((float64(relativeDAAScore) / float64(ipr.totalDAAScoreDifference)) * 100)
 	if progressPercent > ipr.lastReportedProgressPercent {
 		log.Infof("IBD: Processed %d %s (%d%%)", ipr.processed, ipr.objectName, progressPercent)

app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay/ibd_with_headers_proof.go

@@ -12,18 +12,20 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) ibdWithHeadersProof(highHash *externalapi.DomainHash, highBlockDAAScore uint64) error {
-	err := flow.Domain().InitStagingConsensus()
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) ibdWithHeadersProof(
+	syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, relayBlockHash *externalapi.DomainHash, highBlockDAAScore uint64) error {
+	err := flow.Domain().InitStagingConsensusWithoutGenesis()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = flow.downloadHeadersAndPruningUTXOSet(highHash, highBlockDAAScore)
+	err = flow.downloadHeadersAndPruningUTXOSet(syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, relayBlockHash, highBlockDAAScore)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !flow.IsRecoverableError(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		log.Infof("IBD with pruning proof from %s was unsuccessful. Deleting the staging consensus. (%s)", flow.peer, err)
 		deleteStagingConsensusErr := flow.Domain().DeleteStagingConsensus()
 		if deleteStagingConsensusErr != nil {
 			return deleteStagingConsensusErr
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) ibdWithHeadersProof(highHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
 		return err
 	}
 
+	log.Infof("Header download stage of IBD with pruning proof completed successfully from %s. "+
+		"Committing the staging consensus and deleting the previous obsolete one if such exists.", flow.peer)
 	err = flow.Domain().CommitStagingConsensus()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -45,11 +49,34 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) ibdWithHeadersProof(highHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) shouldSyncAndShouldDownloadHeadersProof(highBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock,
-	highestSharedBlockFound bool) (shouldDownload, shouldSync bool, err error) {
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) shouldSyncAndShouldDownloadHeadersProof(
+	relayBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock,
+	highestKnownSyncerChainHash *externalapi.DomainHash) (shouldDownload, shouldSync bool, err error) {
 
-	if !highestSharedBlockFound {
-		hasMoreBlueWorkThanSelectedTipAndPruningDepthMoreBlueScore, err := flow.checkIfHighHashHasMoreBlueWorkThanSelectedTipAndPruningDepthMoreBlueScore(highBlock)
+	var highestSharedBlockFound, isPruningPointInSharedBlockChain bool
+	if highestKnownSyncerChainHash != nil {
+		blockInfo, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockInfo(highestKnownSyncerChainHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, false, err
+		}
+
+		highestSharedBlockFound = blockInfo.HasBody()
+		pruningPoint, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().PruningPoint()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, false, err
+		}
+
+		isPruningPointInSharedBlockChain, err = flow.Domain().Consensus().IsInSelectedParentChainOf(
+			pruningPoint, highestKnownSyncerChainHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, false, err
+		}
+	}
+	// Note: in the case where `highestSharedBlockFound == true && isPruningPointInSharedBlockChain == false`
+	// we might have here info which is relevant to finality conflict decisions. This should be taken into
+	// account when we improve this aspect.
+	if !highestSharedBlockFound || !isPruningPointInSharedBlockChain {
+		hasMoreBlueWorkThanSelectedTipAndPruningDepthMoreBlueScore, err := flow.checkIfHighHashHasMoreBlueWorkThanSelectedTipAndPruningDepthMoreBlueScore(relayBlock)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, false, err
 		}
@@ -58,28 +85,33 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) shouldSyncAndShouldDownloadHeadersProof(highBlock *ex
 			return true, true, nil
 		}
 
-		return false, false, nil
+		if highestKnownSyncerChainHash == nil {
+			log.Infof("Stopping IBD since IBD from this node will cause a finality conflict")
+			return false, false, nil
+		}
+
+		return false, true, nil
 	}
 
 	return false, true, nil
 }
 
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) checkIfHighHashHasMoreBlueWorkThanSelectedTipAndPruningDepthMoreBlueScore(highBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock) (bool, error) {
-	headersSelectedTip, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetHeadersSelectedTip()
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) checkIfHighHashHasMoreBlueWorkThanSelectedTipAndPruningDepthMoreBlueScore(relayBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock) (bool, error) {
+	virtualSelectedParent, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetVirtualSelectedParent()
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	headersSelectedTipInfo, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockInfo(headersSelectedTip)
+	virtualSelectedTipInfo, err := flow.Domain().Consensus().GetBlockInfo(virtualSelectedParent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	if highBlock.Header.BlueScore() < headersSelectedTipInfo.BlueScore+flow.Config().NetParams().PruningDepth() {
+	if relayBlock.Header.BlueScore() < virtualSelectedTipInfo.BlueScore+flow.Config().NetParams().PruningDepth() {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	return highBlock.Header.BlueWork().Cmp(headersSelectedTipInfo.BlueWork) > 0, nil
+	return relayBlock.Header.BlueWork().Cmp(virtualSelectedTipInfo.BlueWork) > 0, nil
 }
 
 func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncAndValidatePruningPointProof() (*externalapi.DomainHash, error) {
@@ -114,7 +146,10 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncAndValidatePruningPointProof() (*externalapi.Doma
 	return consensushashing.HeaderHash(pruningPointProof.Headers[0][len(pruningPointProof.Headers[0])-1]), nil
 }
 
-func (flow *handleIBDFlow) downloadHeadersAndPruningUTXOSet(highHash *externalapi.DomainHash, highBlockDAAScore uint64) error {
+func (flow *handleIBDFlow) downloadHeadersAndPruningUTXOSet(
+	syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, relayBlockHash *externalapi.DomainHash,
+	highBlockDAAScore uint64) error {
+
 	proofPruningPoint, err := flow.syncAndValidatePruningPointProof()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -131,19 +166,20 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) downloadHeadersAndPruningUTXOSet(highHash *externalap
 		return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "the genesis pruning point violates finality")
 	}
 
-	err = flow.syncPruningPointFutureHeaders(flow.Domain().StagingConsensus(), proofPruningPoint, highHash, highBlockDAAScore)
+	err = flow.syncPruningPointFutureHeaders(flow.Domain().StagingConsensus(),
+		syncerHeaderSelectedTipHash, proofPruningPoint, relayBlockHash, highBlockDAAScore)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	log.Infof("Headers downloaded from peer %s", flow.peer)
 
-	highHashInfo, err := flow.Domain().StagingConsensus().GetBlockInfo(highHash)
+	relayBlockInfo, err := flow.Domain().StagingConsensus().GetBlockInfo(relayBlockHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !highHashInfo.Exists {
+	if !relayBlockInfo.Exists {
 		return protocolerrors.Errorf(true, "the triggering IBD block was not sent")
 	}
 
@@ -206,7 +242,8 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncPruningPointsAndPruningPointAnticone(proofPruning
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for {
+	i := 0
+	for ; ; i++ {
 		blockWithTrustedData, done, err := flow.receiveBlockWithTrustedData()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -220,9 +257,19 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncPruningPointsAndPruningPointAnticone(proofPruning
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		// We're using i+2 because we want to check if the next block will belong to the next batch, but we already downloaded
+		// the pruning point outside the loop so we use i+2 instead of i+1.
+		if (i+2)%ibdBatchSize == 0 {
+			log.Infof("Downloaded %d blocks from the pruning point anticone", i+1)
+			err := flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(appmessage.NewMsgRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("Finished downloading pruning point and its anticone from %s", flow.peer)
+	log.Infof("Finished downloading pruning point and its anticone from %s. Total blocks downloaded: %d", flow.peer, i+1)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -243,8 +290,14 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) processBlockWithTrustedData(
 		blockWithTrustedData.GHOSTDAGData = append(blockWithTrustedData.GHOSTDAGData, appmessage.GHOSTDAGHashPairToDomainGHOSTDAGHashPair(data.GHOSTDAGData[index]))
 	}
 
-	_, err := consensus.ValidateAndInsertBlockWithTrustedData(blockWithTrustedData, false)
-	return err
+	err := consensus.ValidateAndInsertBlockWithTrustedData(blockWithTrustedData, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.As(err, &ruleerrors.RuleError{}) {
+			return protocolerrors.Wrapf(true, err, "failed validating block with trusted data")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (flow *handleIBDFlow) receiveBlockWithTrustedData() (*appmessage.MsgBlockWithTrustedDataV4, bool, error) {
@@ -344,6 +397,7 @@ func (flow *handleIBDFlow) syncPruningPointUTXOSet(consensus externalapi.Consens
 	log.Info("Fetching the pruning point UTXO set")
 	isSuccessful, err := flow.fetchMissingUTXOSet(consensus, pruningPoint)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Infof("An error occurred while fetching the pruning point UTXO set. Stopping IBD. (%s)", err)
 		return false, err
 	}
 

app/protocol/flows/v5/ping/send.go

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package ping
 
 import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/common"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flowcontext"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
@@ -61,6 +63,9 @@ func (flow *sendPingsFlow) start() error {
 
 		message, err := flow.incomingRoute.DequeueWithTimeout(common.DefaultTimeout)
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, router.ErrTimeout) {
+				return errors.Wrapf(flowcontext.ErrPingTimeout, err.Error())
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		pongMessage := message.(*appmessage.MsgPong)

app/protocol/flows/v5/register.go

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-package v4
+package v5
 
 import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/common"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flowcontext"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v4/addressexchange"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v4/blockrelay"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v4/ping"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v4/rejects"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v4/transactionrelay"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v5/addressexchange"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v5/blockrelay"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v5/ping"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v5/rejects"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v5/transactionrelay"
 	peerpkg "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/peer"
 	routerpkg "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
 )
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func registerBlockRelayFlows(m protocolManager, router *routerpkg.Router, isStop
 			appmessage.CmdDonePruningPointUTXOSetChunks, appmessage.CmdIBDBlock, appmessage.CmdPruningPoints,
 			appmessage.CmdPruningPointProof,
 			appmessage.CmdTrustedData,
+			appmessage.CmdIBDChainBlockLocator,
 		},
 			isStopping, errChan, func(incomingRoute *routerpkg.Route, peer *peerpkg.Peer) error {
 				return blockrelay.HandleIBD(m.Context(), incomingRoute,
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func registerBlockRelayFlows(m protocolManager, router *routerpkg.Router, isStop
 		),
 
 		m.RegisterFlow("HandlePruningPointAndItsAnticoneRequests", router,
-			[]appmessage.MessageCommand{appmessage.CmdRequestPruningPointAndItsAnticone}, isStopping, errChan,
+			[]appmessage.MessageCommand{appmessage.CmdRequestPruningPointAndItsAnticone, appmessage.CmdRequestNextPruningPointAndItsAnticoneBlocks}, isStopping, errChan,
 			func(incomingRoute *routerpkg.Route, peer *peerpkg.Peer) error {
 				return blockrelay.HandlePruningPointAndItsAnticoneRequests(m.Context(), incomingRoute, outgoingRoute, peer)
 			},
@@ -134,6 +135,20 @@ func registerBlockRelayFlows(m protocolManager, router *routerpkg.Router, isStop
 			},
 		),
 
+		m.RegisterFlow("HandleRequestIBDChainBlockLocator", router,
+			[]appmessage.MessageCommand{appmessage.CmdRequestIBDChainBlockLocator}, isStopping, errChan,
+			func(incomingRoute *routerpkg.Route, peer *peerpkg.Peer) error {
+				return blockrelay.HandleRequestIBDChainBlockLocator(m.Context(), incomingRoute, outgoingRoute)
+			},
+		),
+
+		m.RegisterFlow("HandleRequestAnticone", router,
+			[]appmessage.MessageCommand{appmessage.CmdRequestAnticone}, isStopping, errChan,
+			func(incomingRoute *routerpkg.Route, peer *peerpkg.Peer) error {
+				return blockrelay.HandleRequestAnticone(m.Context(), incomingRoute, outgoingRoute, peer)
+			},
+		),
+
 		m.RegisterFlow("HandlePruningPointProofRequests", router,
 			[]appmessage.MessageCommand{appmessage.CmdRequestPruningPointProof}, isStopping, errChan,
 			func(incomingRoute *routerpkg.Route, peer *peerpkg.Peer) error {

app/protocol/flows/v5/testing/receiveaddresses_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package testing
 
 import (
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v4/addressexchange"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v5/addressexchange"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 

app/protocol/flows/v5/transactionrelay/handle_relayed_transactions.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type TransactionsRelayContext interface {
 	SharedRequestedTransactions() *flowcontext.SharedRequestedTransactions
 	OnTransactionAddedToMempool()
 	EnqueueTransactionIDsForPropagation(transactionIDs []*externalapi.DomainTransactionID) error
-	IsIBDRunning() bool
+	IsNearlySynced() (bool, error)
 }
 
 type handleRelayedTransactionsFlow struct {
@@ -50,7 +50,12 @@ func (flow *handleRelayedTransactionsFlow) start() error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if flow.IsIBDRunning() {
+		isNearlySynced, err := flow.IsNearlySynced()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// Transaction relay is disabled if the node is out of sync and thus not mining
+		if !isNearlySynced {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ func (flow *handleRelayedTransactionsFlow) requestInvTransactions(
 func (flow *handleRelayedTransactionsFlow) isKnownTransaction(txID *externalapi.DomainTransactionID) bool {
 	// Ask the transaction memory pool if the transaction is known
 	// to it in any form (main pool or orphan).
-	if _, ok := flow.Domain().MiningManager().GetTransaction(txID); ok {
+	if _, _, ok := flow.Domain().MiningManager().GetTransaction(txID, true, true); ok {
 		return true
 	}
 

app/protocol/flows/v5/transactionrelay/handle_relayed_transactions_test.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package transactionrelay_test
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flowcontext"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v4/transactionrelay"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v5/transactionrelay"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ func (m *mocTransactionsRelayContext) EnqueueTransactionIDsForPropagation(transa
 func (m *mocTransactionsRelayContext) OnTransactionAddedToMempool() {
 }
 
-func (m *mocTransactionsRelayContext) IsIBDRunning() bool {
-	return false
+func (m *mocTransactionsRelayContext) IsNearlySynced() (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 // TestHandleRelayedTransactionsNotFound tests the flow of  HandleRelayedTransactions when the peer doesn't

app/protocol/flows/v5/transactionrelay/handle_requested_transactions.go

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (flow *handleRequestedTransactionsFlow) start() error {
 		}
 
 		for _, transactionID := range msgRequestTransactions.IDs {
-			tx, ok := flow.Domain().MiningManager().GetTransaction(transactionID)
+			tx, _, ok := flow.Domain().MiningManager().GetTransaction(transactionID, true, false)
 
 			if !ok {
 				msgTransactionNotFound := appmessage.NewMsgTransactionNotFound(transactionID)
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ func (flow *handleRequestedTransactionsFlow) start() error {
 				}
 				continue
 			}
-
 			err := flow.outgoingRoute.Enqueue(appmessage.DomainTransactionToMsgTx(tx))
 			if err != nil {
 				return err

app/protocol/flows/v5/transactionrelay/handle_requested_transactions_test.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package transactionrelay_test
 
 import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flowcontext"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v4/transactionrelay"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v5/transactionrelay"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"

app/protocol/manager.go

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package protocol
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/common"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/common"
+
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
@@ -90,14 +91,9 @@ func (m *Manager) runFlows(flows []*common.Flow, peer *peerpkg.Peer, errChan <-c
 	return <-errChan
 }
 
-// SetOnVirtualChange sets the onVirtualChangeHandler handler
-func (m *Manager) SetOnVirtualChange(onVirtualChangeHandler flowcontext.OnVirtualChangeHandler) {
-	m.context.SetOnVirtualChangeHandler(onVirtualChangeHandler)
-}
-
-// SetOnBlockAddedToDAGHandler sets the onBlockAddedToDAG handler
-func (m *Manager) SetOnBlockAddedToDAGHandler(onBlockAddedToDAGHandler flowcontext.OnBlockAddedToDAGHandler) {
-	m.context.SetOnBlockAddedToDAGHandler(onBlockAddedToDAGHandler)
+// SetOnNewBlockTemplateHandler sets the onNewBlockTemplate handler
+func (m *Manager) SetOnNewBlockTemplateHandler(onNewBlockTemplateHandler flowcontext.OnNewBlockTemplateHandler) {
+	m.context.SetOnNewBlockTemplateHandler(onNewBlockTemplateHandler)
 }
 
 // SetOnPruningPointUTXOSetOverrideHandler sets the OnPruningPointUTXOSetOverride handler
@@ -110,12 +106,6 @@ func (m *Manager) SetOnTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler(onTransactionAddedToMemp
 	m.context.SetOnTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler(onTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler)
 }
 
-// ShouldMine returns whether it's ok to use block template from this node
-// for mining purposes.
-func (m *Manager) ShouldMine() (bool, error) {
-	return m.context.ShouldMine()
-}
-
 // IsIBDRunning returns true if IBD is currently marked as running
 func (m *Manager) IsIBDRunning() bool {
 	return m.context.IsIBDRunning()

app/protocol/protocol.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package protocol
 import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/common"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/ready"
-	v4 "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v4"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/v5"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (m *Manager) routerInitializer(router *routerpkg.Router, netConnection *net
 	// errChan is used by the flow goroutines to return to runFlows when an error occurs.
 	// They are both initialized here and passed to register flows.
 	isStopping := uint32(0)
-	errChan := make(chan error)
+	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 
 	receiveVersionRoute, sendVersionRoute, receiveReadyRoute := registerHandshakeRoutes(router)
 
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ func (m *Manager) routerInitializer(router *routerpkg.Router, netConnection *net
 		var flows []*common.Flow
 		log.Infof("Registering p2p flows for peer %s for protocol version %d", peer, peer.ProtocolVersion())
 		switch peer.ProtocolVersion() {
-		case 4:
-			flows = v4.Register(m, router, errChan, &isStopping)
+		case 5:
+			flows = v5.Register(m, router, errChan, &isStopping)
 		default:
 			panic(errors.Errorf("no way to handle protocol version %d", peer.ProtocolVersion()))
 		}

app/rpc/manager.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/addressmanager"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/connmanager"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // Manager is an RPC manager
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ func NewManager(
 	connectionManager *connmanager.ConnectionManager,
 	addressManager *addressmanager.AddressManager,
 	utxoIndex *utxoindex.UTXOIndex,
+	consensusEventsChan chan externalapi.ConsensusEvent,
 	shutDownChan chan<- struct{}) *Manager {
 
 	manager := Manager{
@@ -44,50 +46,90 @@ func NewManager(
 	}
 	netAdapter.SetRPCRouterInitializer(manager.routerInitializer)
 
+	manager.initConsensusEventsHandler(consensusEventsChan)
+
 	return &manager
 }
 
-// NotifyBlockAddedToDAG notifies the manager that a block has been added to the DAG
-func (m *Manager) NotifyBlockAddedToDAG(block *externalapi.DomainBlock, virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error {
-	onEnd := logger.LogAndMeasureExecutionTime(log, "RPCManager.NotifyBlockAddedToDAG")
+func (m *Manager) initConsensusEventsHandler(consensusEventsChan chan externalapi.ConsensusEvent) {
+	spawn("consensusEventsHandler", func() {
+		for {
+			consensusEvent, ok := <-consensusEventsChan
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+			switch event := consensusEvent.(type) {
+			case *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet:
+				err := m.notifyVirtualChange(event)
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+			case *externalapi.BlockAdded:
+				err := m.notifyBlockAddedToDAG(event.Block)
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+			default:
+				panic(errors.Errorf("Got event of unsupported type %T", consensusEvent))
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// notifyBlockAddedToDAG notifies the manager that a block has been added to the DAG
+func (m *Manager) notifyBlockAddedToDAG(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error {
+	onEnd := logger.LogAndMeasureExecutionTime(log, "RPCManager.notifyBlockAddedToDAG")
 	defer onEnd()
 
-	err := m.NotifyVirtualChange(virtualChangeSet)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	// Before converting the block and populating it, we check if any listeners are interested.
+	// This is done since most nodes do not use this event.
+	if !m.context.NotificationManager.HasBlockAddedListeners() {
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	rpcBlock := appmessage.DomainBlockToRPCBlock(block)
-	err = m.context.PopulateBlockWithVerboseData(rpcBlock, block.Header, block, false)
+	err := m.context.PopulateBlockWithVerboseData(rpcBlock, block.Header, block, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	blockAddedNotification := appmessage.NewBlockAddedNotificationMessage(rpcBlock)
-	return m.context.NotificationManager.NotifyBlockAdded(blockAddedNotification)
+	err = m.context.NotificationManager.NotifyBlockAdded(blockAddedNotification)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
-// NotifyVirtualChange notifies the manager that the virtual block has been changed.
-func (m *Manager) NotifyVirtualChange(virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error {
-	onEnd := logger.LogAndMeasureExecutionTime(log, "RPCManager.NotifyBlockAddedToDAG")
+// notifyVirtualChange notifies the manager that the virtual block has been changed.
+func (m *Manager) notifyVirtualChange(virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChangeSet) error {
+	onEnd := logger.LogAndMeasureExecutionTime(log, "RPCManager.NotifyVirtualChange")
 	defer onEnd()
 
-	if m.context.Config.UTXOIndex {
+	if m.context.Config.UTXOIndex && virtualChangeSet.VirtualUTXODiff != nil {
 		err := m.notifyUTXOsChanged(virtualChangeSet)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := m.notifyVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChanged()
+	err := m.notifyVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChanged(virtualChangeSet.VirtualSelectedParentBlueScore)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = m.notifyVirtualDaaScoreChanged()
+	err = m.notifyVirtualDaaScoreChanged(virtualChangeSet.VirtualDAAScore)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if virtualChangeSet.VirtualSelectedParentChainChanges == nil ||
+		(len(virtualChangeSet.VirtualSelectedParentChainChanges.Added) == 0 &&
+			len(virtualChangeSet.VirtualSelectedParentChainChanges.Removed) == 0) {
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	err = m.notifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged(virtualChangeSet)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -96,6 +138,13 @@ func (m *Manager) NotifyVirtualChange(virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChang
 	return nil
 }
 
+// NotifyNewBlockTemplate notifies the manager that a new
+// block template is available for miners
+func (m *Manager) NotifyNewBlockTemplate() error {
+	notification := appmessage.NewNewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage()
+	return m.context.NotificationManager.NotifyNewBlockTemplate(notification)
+}
+
 // NotifyPruningPointUTXOSetOverride notifies the manager whenever the UTXO index
 // resets due to pruning point change via IBD.
 func (m *Manager) NotifyPruningPointUTXOSetOverride() error {
@@ -138,6 +187,7 @@ func (m *Manager) notifyUTXOsChanged(virtualChangeSet *externalapi.VirtualChange
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	return m.context.NotificationManager.NotifyUTXOsChanged(utxoIndexChanges)
 }
 
@@ -153,33 +203,18 @@ func (m *Manager) notifyPruningPointUTXOSetOverride() error {
 	return m.context.NotificationManager.NotifyPruningPointUTXOSetOverride()
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) notifyVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChanged() error {
+func (m *Manager) notifyVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChanged(virtualSelectedParentBlueScore uint64) error {
 	onEnd := logger.LogAndMeasureExecutionTime(log, "RPCManager.NotifyVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChanged")
 	defer onEnd()
 
-	virtualSelectedParent, err := m.context.Domain.Consensus().GetVirtualSelectedParent()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	blockInfo, err := m.context.Domain.Consensus().GetBlockInfo(virtualSelectedParent)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	notification := appmessage.NewVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChangedNotificationMessage(blockInfo.BlueScore)
+	notification := appmessage.NewVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChangedNotificationMessage(virtualSelectedParentBlueScore)
 	return m.context.NotificationManager.NotifyVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChanged(notification)
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) notifyVirtualDaaScoreChanged() error {
+func (m *Manager) notifyVirtualDaaScoreChanged(virtualDAAScore uint64) error {
 	onEnd := logger.LogAndMeasureExecutionTime(log, "RPCManager.NotifyVirtualDaaScoreChanged")
 	defer onEnd()
 
-	virtualDAAScore, err := m.context.Domain.Consensus().GetVirtualDAAScore()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	notification := appmessage.NewVirtualDaaScoreChangedNotificationMessage(virtualDAAScore)
 	return m.context.NotificationManager.NotifyVirtualDaaScoreChanged(notification)
 }
@@ -188,10 +223,16 @@ func (m *Manager) notifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged(virtualChangeSet *exte
 	onEnd := logger.LogAndMeasureExecutionTime(log, "RPCManager.NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged")
 	defer onEnd()
 
-	notification, err := m.context.ConvertVirtualSelectedParentChainChangesToChainChangedNotificationMessage(
-		virtualChangeSet.VirtualSelectedParentChainChanges)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	hasListeners, includeAcceptedTransactionIDs := m.context.NotificationManager.HasListenersThatPropagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged()
+
+	if hasListeners {
+		notification, err := m.context.ConvertVirtualSelectedParentChainChangesToChainChangedNotificationMessage(
+			virtualChangeSet.VirtualSelectedParentChainChanges, includeAcceptedTransactionIDs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return m.context.NotificationManager.NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged(notification)
 	}
-	return m.context.NotificationManager.NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged(notification)
+
+	return nil
 }

app/rpc/rpc.go

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ var handlers = map[appmessage.MessageCommand]handler{
 	appmessage.CmdStopNotifyingPruningPointUTXOSetOverrideRequestMessage:    rpchandlers.HandleStopNotifyingPruningPointUTXOSetOverrideRequest,
 	appmessage.CmdEstimateNetworkHashesPerSecondRequestMessage:              rpchandlers.HandleEstimateNetworkHashesPerSecond,
 	appmessage.CmdNotifyVirtualDaaScoreChangedRequestMessage:                rpchandlers.HandleNotifyVirtualDaaScoreChanged,
+	appmessage.CmdNotifyNewBlockTemplateRequestMessage:                      rpchandlers.HandleNotifyNewBlockTemplate,
+	appmessage.CmdGetCoinSupplyRequestMessage:                               rpchandlers.HandleGetCoinSupply,
+	appmessage.CmdGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage:                rpchandlers.HandleGetMempoolEntriesByAddresses,
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) routerInitializer(router *router.Router, netConnection *netadapter.NetConnection) {

app/rpc/rpccontext/chain_changed.go

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ package rpccontext
 import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/consensushashing"
 )
 
 // ConvertVirtualSelectedParentChainChangesToChainChangedNotificationMessage converts
 // VirtualSelectedParentChainChanges to VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage
 func (ctx *Context) ConvertVirtualSelectedParentChainChangesToChainChangedNotificationMessage(
-	selectedParentChainChanges *externalapi.SelectedChainPath) (*appmessage.VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage, error) {
+	selectedParentChainChanges *externalapi.SelectedChainPath, includeAcceptedTransactionIDs bool) (
+	*appmessage.VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage, error) {
 
 	removedChainBlockHashes := make([]string, len(selectedParentChainChanges.Removed))
 	for i, removed := range selectedParentChainChanges.Removed {
@@ -20,5 +22,58 @@ func (ctx *Context) ConvertVirtualSelectedParentChainChangesToChainChangedNotifi
 		addedChainBlocks[i] = added.String()
 	}
 
-	return appmessage.NewVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage(removedChainBlockHashes, addedChainBlocks), nil
+	var acceptedTransactionIDs []*appmessage.AcceptedTransactionIDs
+	if includeAcceptedTransactionIDs {
+		var err error
+		acceptedTransactionIDs, err = ctx.getAndConvertAcceptedTransactionIDs(selectedParentChainChanges)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return appmessage.NewVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage(
+		removedChainBlockHashes, addedChainBlocks, acceptedTransactionIDs), nil
+}
+
+func (ctx *Context) getAndConvertAcceptedTransactionIDs(selectedParentChainChanges *externalapi.SelectedChainPath) (
+	[]*appmessage.AcceptedTransactionIDs, error) {
+
+	acceptedTransactionIDs := make([]*appmessage.AcceptedTransactionIDs, len(selectedParentChainChanges.Added))
+
+	const chunk = 1000
+	position := 0
+
+	for position < len(selectedParentChainChanges.Added) {
+		var chainBlocksChunk []*externalapi.DomainHash
+		if position+chunk > len(selectedParentChainChanges.Added) {
+			chainBlocksChunk = selectedParentChainChanges.Added[position:]
+		} else {
+			chainBlocksChunk = selectedParentChainChanges.Added[position : position+chunk]
+		}
+		// We use chunks in order to avoid blocking consensus for too long
+		chainBlocksAcceptanceData, err := ctx.Domain.Consensus().GetBlocksAcceptanceData(chainBlocksChunk)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for i, addedChainBlock := range chainBlocksChunk {
+			chainBlockAcceptanceData := chainBlocksAcceptanceData[i]
+			acceptedTransactionIDs[position+i] = &appmessage.AcceptedTransactionIDs{
+				AcceptingBlockHash:     addedChainBlock.String(),
+				AcceptedTransactionIDs: nil,
+			}
+			for _, blockAcceptanceData := range chainBlockAcceptanceData {
+				for _, transactionAcceptanceData := range blockAcceptanceData.TransactionAcceptanceData {
+					if transactionAcceptanceData.IsAccepted {
+						acceptedTransactionIDs[position+i].AcceptedTransactionIDs =
+							append(acceptedTransactionIDs[position+i].AcceptedTransactionIDs,
+								consensushashing.TransactionID(transactionAcceptanceData.Transaction).String())
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		position += chunk
+	}
+
+	return acceptedTransactionIDs, nil
 }

app/rpc/rpccontext/context.go

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewContext(cfg *config.Config,
 		UTXOIndex:         utxoIndex,
 		ShutDownChan:      shutDownChan,
 	}
-	context.NotificationManager = NewNotificationManager()
+	context.NotificationManager = NewNotificationManager(cfg.ActiveNetParams)
 
 	return context
 }

app/rpc/rpccontext/notificationmanager.go

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ package rpccontext
 import (
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/dagconfig"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/txscript"
+
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/utxoindex"
 	routerpkg "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
@@ -13,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 type NotificationManager struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 	listeners map[*routerpkg.Router]*NotificationListener
+	params    *dagconfig.Params
 }
 
 // UTXOsChangedNotificationAddress represents a kaspad address.
@@ -24,6 +30,8 @@ type UTXOsChangedNotificationAddress struct {
 
 // NotificationListener represents a registered RPC notification listener
 type NotificationListener struct {
+	params *dagconfig.Params
+
 	propagateBlockAddedNotifications                            bool
 	propagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications     bool
 	propagateFinalityConflictNotifications                      bool
@@ -32,13 +40,16 @@ type NotificationListener struct {
 	propagateVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChangedNotifications bool
 	propagateVirtualDaaScoreChangedNotifications                bool
 	propagatePruningPointUTXOSetOverrideNotifications           bool
+	propagateNewBlockTemplateNotifications                      bool
 
-	propagateUTXOsChangedNotificationAddresses map[utxoindex.ScriptPublicKeyString]*UTXOsChangedNotificationAddress
+	propagateUTXOsChangedNotificationAddresses                                    map[utxoindex.ScriptPublicKeyString]*UTXOsChangedNotificationAddress
+	includeAcceptedTransactionIDsInVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications bool
 }
 
 // NewNotificationManager creates a new NotificationManager
-func NewNotificationManager() *NotificationManager {
+func NewNotificationManager(params *dagconfig.Params) *NotificationManager {
 	return &NotificationManager{
+		params:    params,
 		listeners: make(map[*routerpkg.Router]*NotificationListener),
 	}
 }
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) AddListener(router *routerpkg.Router) {
 	nm.Lock()
 	defer nm.Unlock()
 
-	listener := newNotificationListener()
+	listener := newNotificationListener(nm.params)
 	nm.listeners[router] = listener
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +83,19 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) Listener(router *routerpkg.Router) (*Notification
 	return listener, nil
 }
 
+// HasBlockAddedListeners indicates if the notification manager has any listeners for `BlockAdded` events
+func (nm *NotificationManager) HasBlockAddedListeners() bool {
+	nm.RLock()
+	defer nm.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, listener := range nm.listeners {
+		if listener.propagateBlockAddedNotifications {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // NotifyBlockAdded notifies the notification manager that a block has been added to the DAG
 func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyBlockAdded(notification *appmessage.BlockAddedNotificationMessage) error {
 	nm.RLock()
@@ -79,10 +103,8 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyBlockAdded(notification *appmessage.BlockAd
 
 	for router, listener := range nm.listeners {
 		if listener.propagateBlockAddedNotifications {
-			err := router.OutgoingRoute().Enqueue(notification)
-			if errors.Is(err, routerpkg.ErrRouteClosed) {
-				log.Warnf("Couldn't send notification: %s", err)
-			} else if err != nil {
+			err := router.OutgoingRoute().MaybeEnqueue(notification)
+			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -91,13 +113,27 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyBlockAdded(notification *appmessage.BlockAd
 }
 
 // NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged notifies the notification manager that the DAG's selected parent chain has changed
-func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged(notification *appmessage.VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage) error {
+func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged(
+	notification *appmessage.VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage) error {
+
 	nm.RLock()
 	defer nm.RUnlock()
 
+	notificationWithoutAcceptedTransactionIDs := &appmessage.VirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotificationMessage{
+		RemovedChainBlockHashes: notification.RemovedChainBlockHashes,
+		AddedChainBlockHashes:   notification.AddedChainBlockHashes,
+	}
+
 	for router, listener := range nm.listeners {
 		if listener.propagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications {
-			err := router.OutgoingRoute().Enqueue(notification)
+			var err error
+
+			if listener.includeAcceptedTransactionIDsInVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications {
+				err = router.OutgoingRoute().MaybeEnqueue(notification)
+			} else {
+				err = router.OutgoingRoute().MaybeEnqueue(notificationWithoutAcceptedTransactionIDs)
+			}
+
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -106,6 +142,31 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged(notificat
 	return nil
 }
 
+// HasListenersThatPropagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged returns whether there's any listener that is
+// subscribed to VirtualSelectedParentChainChanged notifications as well as checks if any such listener requested
+// to include AcceptedTransactionIDs.
+func (nm *NotificationManager) HasListenersThatPropagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged() (hasListeners, hasListenersThatRequireAcceptedTransactionIDs bool) {
+
+	nm.RLock()
+	defer nm.RUnlock()
+
+	hasListeners = false
+	hasListenersThatRequireAcceptedTransactionIDs = false
+
+	for _, listener := range nm.listeners {
+		if listener.propagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications {
+			hasListeners = true
+			// Generating acceptedTransactionIDs is a heavy operation, so we check if it's needed by any listener.
+			if listener.includeAcceptedTransactionIDsInVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications {
+				hasListenersThatRequireAcceptedTransactionIDs = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return hasListeners, hasListenersThatRequireAcceptedTransactionIDs
+}
+
 // NotifyFinalityConflict notifies the notification manager that there's a finality conflict in the DAG
 func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyFinalityConflict(notification *appmessage.FinalityConflictNotificationMessage) error {
 	nm.RLock()
@@ -146,7 +207,10 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyUTXOsChanged(utxoChanges *utxoindex.UTXOCha
 	for router, listener := range nm.listeners {
 		if listener.propagateUTXOsChangedNotifications {
 			// Filter utxoChanges and create a notification
-			notification := listener.convertUTXOChangesToUTXOsChangedNotification(utxoChanges)
+			notification, err := listener.convertUTXOChangesToUTXOsChangedNotification(utxoChanges)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
 			// Don't send the notification if it's empty
 			if len(notification.Added) == 0 && len(notification.Removed) == 0 {
@@ -154,7 +218,7 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyUTXOsChanged(utxoChanges *utxoindex.UTXOCha
 			}
 
 			// Enqueue the notification
-			err := router.OutgoingRoute().Enqueue(notification)
+			err = router.OutgoingRoute().MaybeEnqueue(notification)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -173,7 +237,7 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChanged(
 
 	for router, listener := range nm.listeners {
 		if listener.propagateVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChangedNotifications {
-			err := router.OutgoingRoute().Enqueue(notification)
+			err := router.OutgoingRoute().MaybeEnqueue(notification)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -192,6 +256,25 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyVirtualDaaScoreChanged(
 
 	for router, listener := range nm.listeners {
 		if listener.propagateVirtualDaaScoreChangedNotifications {
+			err := router.OutgoingRoute().MaybeEnqueue(notification)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NotifyNewBlockTemplate notifies the notification manager that a new
+// block template is available for miners
+func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyNewBlockTemplate(
+	notification *appmessage.NewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage) error {
+
+	nm.RLock()
+	defer nm.RUnlock()
+
+	for router, listener := range nm.listeners {
+		if listener.propagateNewBlockTemplateNotifications {
 			err := router.OutgoingRoute().Enqueue(notification)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -218,18 +301,27 @@ func (nm *NotificationManager) NotifyPruningPointUTXOSetOverride() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newNotificationListener() *NotificationListener {
+func newNotificationListener(params *dagconfig.Params) *NotificationListener {
 	return &NotificationListener{
+		params: params,
+
 		propagateBlockAddedNotifications:                            false,
 		propagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications:     false,
 		propagateFinalityConflictNotifications:                      false,
 		propagateFinalityConflictResolvedNotifications:              false,
 		propagateUTXOsChangedNotifications:                          false,
 		propagateVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChangedNotifications: false,
+		propagateNewBlockTemplateNotifications:                      false,
 		propagatePruningPointUTXOSetOverrideNotifications:           false,
 	}
 }
 
+// IncludeAcceptedTransactionIDsInVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications returns true if this listener
+// includes accepted transaction IDs in it's virtual-selected-parent-chain-changed notifications
+func (nl *NotificationListener) IncludeAcceptedTransactionIDsInVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications() bool {
+	return nl.includeAcceptedTransactionIDsInVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications
+}
+
 // PropagateBlockAddedNotifications instructs the listener to send block added notifications
 // to the remote listener
 func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagateBlockAddedNotifications() {
@@ -238,8 +330,9 @@ func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagateBlockAddedNotifications() {
 
 // PropagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications instructs the listener to send chain changed notifications
 // to the remote listener
-func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications() {
+func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications(includeAcceptedTransactionIDs bool) {
 	nl.propagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications = true
+	nl.includeAcceptedTransactionIDsInVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications = includeAcceptedTransactionIDs
 }
 
 // PropagateFinalityConflictNotifications instructs the listener to send finality conflict notifications
@@ -258,7 +351,11 @@ func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagateFinalityConflictResolvedNotifications()
 // to the remote listener for the given addresses. Subsequent calls instruct the listener to
 // send UTXOs changed notifications for those addresses along with the old ones. Duplicate addresses
 // are ignored.
-func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagateUTXOsChangedNotifications(addresses []*UTXOsChangedNotificationAddress) {
+func (nm *NotificationManager) PropagateUTXOsChangedNotifications(nl *NotificationListener, addresses []*UTXOsChangedNotificationAddress) {
+	// Apply a write-lock since the internal listener address map is modified
+	nm.Lock()
+	defer nm.Unlock()
+
 	if !nl.propagateUTXOsChangedNotifications {
 		nl.propagateUTXOsChangedNotifications = true
 		nl.propagateUTXOsChangedNotificationAddresses =
@@ -273,7 +370,11 @@ func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagateUTXOsChangedNotifications(addresses []*
 // StopPropagatingUTXOsChangedNotifications instructs the listener to stop sending UTXOs
 // changed notifications to the remote listener for the given addresses. Addresses for which
 // notifications are not currently sent are ignored.
-func (nl *NotificationListener) StopPropagatingUTXOsChangedNotifications(addresses []*UTXOsChangedNotificationAddress) {
+func (nm *NotificationManager) StopPropagatingUTXOsChangedNotifications(nl *NotificationListener, addresses []*UTXOsChangedNotificationAddress) {
+	// Apply a write-lock since the internal listener address map is modified
+	nm.Lock()
+	defer nm.Unlock()
+
 	if !nl.propagateUTXOsChangedNotifications {
 		return
 	}
@@ -284,7 +385,7 @@ func (nl *NotificationListener) StopPropagatingUTXOsChangedNotifications(address
 }
 
 func (nl *NotificationListener) convertUTXOChangesToUTXOsChangedNotification(
-	utxoChanges *utxoindex.UTXOChanges) *appmessage.UTXOsChangedNotificationMessage {
+	utxoChanges *utxoindex.UTXOChanges) (*appmessage.UTXOsChangedNotificationMessage, error) {
 
 	// As an optimization, we iterate over the smaller set (O(n)) among the two below
 	// and check existence over the larger set (O(1))
@@ -299,27 +400,64 @@ func (nl *NotificationListener) convertUTXOChangesToUTXOsChangedNotification(
 				notification.Added = append(notification.Added, utxosByAddressesEntries...)
 			}
 		}
-		for scriptPublicKeyString, removedOutpoints := range utxoChanges.Removed {
+		for scriptPublicKeyString, removedPairs := range utxoChanges.Removed {
 			if listenerAddress, ok := nl.propagateUTXOsChangedNotificationAddresses[scriptPublicKeyString]; ok {
-				utxosByAddressesEntries := convertUTXOOutpointsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries(listenerAddress.Address, removedOutpoints)
+				utxosByAddressesEntries := ConvertUTXOOutpointEntryPairsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries(listenerAddress.Address, removedPairs)
 				notification.Removed = append(notification.Removed, utxosByAddressesEntries...)
 			}
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if addressesSize > 0 {
 		for _, listenerAddress := range nl.propagateUTXOsChangedNotificationAddresses {
 			listenerScriptPublicKeyString := listenerAddress.ScriptPublicKeyString
 			if addedPairs, ok := utxoChanges.Added[listenerScriptPublicKeyString]; ok {
 				utxosByAddressesEntries := ConvertUTXOOutpointEntryPairsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries(listenerAddress.Address, addedPairs)
 				notification.Added = append(notification.Added, utxosByAddressesEntries...)
 			}
-			if removedOutpoints, ok := utxoChanges.Removed[listenerScriptPublicKeyString]; ok {
-				utxosByAddressesEntries := convertUTXOOutpointsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries(listenerAddress.Address, removedOutpoints)
+			if removedPairs, ok := utxoChanges.Removed[listenerScriptPublicKeyString]; ok {
+				utxosByAddressesEntries := ConvertUTXOOutpointEntryPairsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries(listenerAddress.Address, removedPairs)
 				notification.Removed = append(notification.Removed, utxosByAddressesEntries...)
 			}
 		}
+	} else {
+		for scriptPublicKeyString, addedPairs := range utxoChanges.Added {
+			addressString, err := nl.scriptPubKeyStringToAddressString(scriptPublicKeyString)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			utxosByAddressesEntries := ConvertUTXOOutpointEntryPairsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries(addressString, addedPairs)
+			notification.Added = append(notification.Added, utxosByAddressesEntries...)
+		}
+		for scriptPublicKeyString, removedPAirs := range utxoChanges.Removed {
+			addressString, err := nl.scriptPubKeyStringToAddressString(scriptPublicKeyString)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			utxosByAddressesEntries := ConvertUTXOOutpointEntryPairsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries(addressString, removedPAirs)
+			notification.Removed = append(notification.Removed, utxosByAddressesEntries...)
+		}
 	}
 
-	return notification
+	return notification, nil
+}
+
+func (nl *NotificationListener) scriptPubKeyStringToAddressString(scriptPublicKeyString utxoindex.ScriptPublicKeyString) (string, error) {
+	scriptPubKey := externalapi.NewScriptPublicKeyFromString(string(scriptPublicKeyString))
+
+	// ignore error because it is often returned when the script is of unknown type
+	scriptType, address, err := txscript.ExtractScriptPubKeyAddress(scriptPubKey, nl.params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	var addressString string
+	if scriptType == txscript.NonStandardTy {
+		addressString = ""
+	} else {
+		addressString = address.String()
+	}
+	return addressString, nil
 }
 
 // PropagateVirtualSelectedParentBlueScoreChangedNotifications instructs the listener to send
@@ -334,6 +472,12 @@ func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagateVirtualDaaScoreChangedNotifications() {
 	nl.propagateVirtualDaaScoreChangedNotifications = true
 }
 
+// PropagateNewBlockTemplateNotifications instructs the listener to send
+// new block template notifications to the remote listener
+func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagateNewBlockTemplateNotifications() {
+	nl.propagateNewBlockTemplateNotifications = true
+}
+
 // PropagatePruningPointUTXOSetOverrideNotifications instructs the listener to send pruning point UTXO set override notifications
 // to the remote listener.
 func (nl *NotificationListener) PropagatePruningPointUTXOSetOverrideNotifications() {

app/rpc/rpccontext/utxos_by_addresses.go

@@ -32,22 +32,6 @@ func ConvertUTXOOutpointEntryPairsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries(address string, pair
 	return utxosByAddressesEntries
 }
 
-// convertUTXOOutpointsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries converts
-// UTXOOutpoints to a slice of UTXOsByAddressesEntry
-func convertUTXOOutpointsToUTXOsByAddressesEntries(address string, outpoints utxoindex.UTXOOutpoints) []*appmessage.UTXOsByAddressesEntry {
-	utxosByAddressesEntries := make([]*appmessage.UTXOsByAddressesEntry, 0, len(outpoints))
-	for outpoint := range outpoints {
-		utxosByAddressesEntries = append(utxosByAddressesEntries, &appmessage.UTXOsByAddressesEntry{
-			Address: address,
-			Outpoint: &appmessage.RPCOutpoint{
-				TransactionID: outpoint.TransactionID.String(),
-				Index:         outpoint.Index,
-			},
-		})
-	}
-	return utxosByAddressesEntries
-}
-
 // ConvertAddressStringsToUTXOsChangedNotificationAddresses converts address strings
 // to UTXOsChangedNotificationAddresses
 func (ctx *Context) ConvertAddressStringsToUTXOsChangedNotificationAddresses(
@@ -63,7 +47,7 @@ func (ctx *Context) ConvertAddressStringsToUTXOsChangedNotificationAddresses(
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Errorf("Could not create a scriptPublicKey for address '%s': %s", addressString, err)
 		}
-		scriptPublicKeyString := utxoindex.ConvertScriptPublicKeyToString(scriptPublicKey)
+		scriptPublicKeyString := utxoindex.ScriptPublicKeyString(scriptPublicKey.String())
 		addresses[i] = &UTXOsChangedNotificationAddress{
 			Address:               addressString,
 			ScriptPublicKeyString: scriptPublicKeyString,

app/rpc/rpccontext/verbosedata.go

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func (ctx *Context) PopulateTransactionWithVerboseData(
 	}
 
 	ctx.Domain.Consensus().PopulateMass(domainTransaction)
+
 	transaction.VerboseData = &appmessage.RPCTransactionVerboseData{
 		TransactionID: consensushashing.TransactionID(domainTransaction).String(),
 		Hash:          consensushashing.TransactionHash(domainTransaction).String(),

app/rpc/rpchandlers/add_peer.go

@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ import (
 
 // HandleAddPeer handles the respectively named RPC command
 func HandleAddPeer(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+	if context.Config.SafeRPC {
+		log.Warn("AddPeer RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode -- ignoring.")
+		response := appmessage.NewAddPeerResponseMessage()
+		response.Error =
+			appmessage.RPCErrorf("AddPeer RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode")
+		return response, nil
+	}
+
 	AddPeerRequest := request.(*appmessage.AddPeerRequestMessage)
 	address, err := network.NormalizeAddress(AddPeerRequest.Address, context.Config.ActiveNetParams.DefaultPort)
 	if err != nil {

app/rpc/rpchandlers/ban.go

@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ import (
 
 // HandleBan handles the respectively named RPC command
 func HandleBan(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+	if context.Config.SafeRPC {
+		log.Warn("Ban RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode -- ignoring.")
+		response := appmessage.NewBanResponseMessage()
+		response.Error =
+			appmessage.RPCErrorf("Ban RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode")
+		return response, nil
+	}
+
 	banRequest := request.(*appmessage.BanRequestMessage)
 	ip := net.ParseIP(banRequest.IP)
 	if ip == nil {

app/rpc/rpchandlers/estimate_network_hashes_per_second.go

@@ -27,6 +27,27 @@ func HandleEstimateNetworkHashesPerSecond(
 		}
 	}
 
+	if context.Config.SafeRPC {
+		const windowSizeLimit = 10000
+		if windowSize > windowSizeLimit {
+			response := &appmessage.EstimateNetworkHashesPerSecondResponseMessage{}
+			response.Error =
+				appmessage.RPCErrorf(
+					"Requested window size %d is larger than max allowed in RPC safe mode (%d)",
+					windowSize, windowSizeLimit)
+			return response, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if uint64(windowSize) > context.Config.ActiveNetParams.PruningDepth() {
+		response := &appmessage.EstimateNetworkHashesPerSecondResponseMessage{}
+		response.Error =
+			appmessage.RPCErrorf(
+				"Requested window size %d is larger than pruning point depth %d",
+				windowSize, context.Config.ActiveNetParams.PruningDepth())
+		return response, nil
+	}
+
 	networkHashesPerSecond, err := context.Domain.Consensus().EstimateNetworkHashesPerSecond(startHash, windowSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		response := &appmessage.EstimateNetworkHashesPerSecondResponseMessage{}

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_balance_by_address.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func HandleGetBalanceByAddress(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, re
 	balance, err := getBalanceByAddress(context, getBalanceByAddressRequest.Address)
 	if err != nil {
 		rpcError := &appmessage.RPCError{}
-		if !errors.As(err, rpcError) {
+		if !errors.As(err, &rpcError) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		errorMessage := &appmessage.GetUTXOsByAddressesResponseMessage{}

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_balances_by_addresses.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func HandleGetBalancesByAddresses(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router,
 
 		if err != nil {
 			rpcError := &appmessage.RPCError{}
-			if !errors.As(err, rpcError) {
+			if !errors.As(err, &rpcError) {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			errorMessage := &appmessage.GetUTXOsByAddressesResponseMessage{}

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_block_template.go

@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/rpc/rpccontext"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/transactionhelper"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/txscript"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/version"
 )
 
 // HandleGetBlockTemplate handles the respectively named RPC command
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ func HandleGetBlockTemplate(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, reque
 
 	payAddress, err := util.DecodeAddress(getBlockTemplateRequest.PayAddress, context.Config.ActiveNetParams.Prefix)
 	if err != nil {
-		errorMessage := &appmessage.GetBlockResponseMessage{}
+		errorMessage := &appmessage.GetBlockTemplateResponseMessage{}
 		errorMessage.Error = appmessage.RPCErrorf("Could not decode address: %s", err)
 		return errorMessage, nil
 	}
@@ -25,18 +27,20 @@ func HandleGetBlockTemplate(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, reque
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	coinbaseData := &externalapi.DomainCoinbaseData{ScriptPublicKey: scriptPublicKey}
+	coinbaseData := &externalapi.DomainCoinbaseData{ScriptPublicKey: scriptPublicKey, ExtraData: []byte(version.Version() + "/" + getBlockTemplateRequest.ExtraData)}
 
-	templateBlock, err := context.Domain.MiningManager().GetBlockTemplate(coinbaseData)
+	templateBlock, isNearlySynced, err := context.Domain.MiningManager().GetBlockTemplate(coinbaseData)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if uint64(len(templateBlock.Transactions[transactionhelper.CoinbaseTransactionIndex].Payload)) > context.Config.NetParams().MaxCoinbasePayloadLength {
+		errorMessage := &appmessage.GetBlockTemplateResponseMessage{}
+		errorMessage.Error = appmessage.RPCErrorf("Coinbase payload is above max length (%d). Try to shorten the extra data.", context.Config.NetParams().MaxCoinbasePayloadLength)
+		return errorMessage, nil
+	}
+
 	rpcBlock := appmessage.DomainBlockToRPCBlock(templateBlock)
 
-	isSynced, err := context.ProtocolManager.ShouldMine()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return appmessage.NewGetBlockTemplateResponseMessage(rpcBlock, isSynced), nil
+	return appmessage.NewGetBlockTemplateResponseMessage(rpcBlock, context.ProtocolManager.Context().HasPeers() && isNearlySynced), nil
 }

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_blocks.go

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func HandleGetBlocks(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appm
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		if !blockInfo.Exists {
+		if !blockInfo.HasHeader() {
 			return &appmessage.GetBlocksResponseMessage{
 				Error: appmessage.RPCErrorf("Could not find lowHash %s", getBlocksRequest.LowHash),
 			}, nil

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_blocks_test.go

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ type fakeDomain struct {
 	testapi.TestConsensus
 }
 
+func (d fakeDomain) ConsensusEventsChannel() chan externalapi.ConsensusEvent {
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
 func (d fakeDomain) DeleteStagingConsensus() error {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ func (d fakeDomain) StagingConsensus() externalapi.Consensus {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func (d fakeDomain) InitStagingConsensus() error {
+func (d fakeDomain) InitStagingConsensusWithoutGenesis() error {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_coin_supply.go

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package rpchandlers
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/rpc/rpccontext"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/constants"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
+)
+
+// HandleGetCoinSupply handles the respectively named RPC command
+func HandleGetCoinSupply(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, _ appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+	if !context.Config.UTXOIndex {
+		errorMessage := &appmessage.GetCoinSupplyResponseMessage{}
+		errorMessage.Error = appmessage.RPCErrorf("Method unavailable when kaspad is run without --utxoindex")
+		return errorMessage, nil
+	}
+
+	circulatingSompiSupply, err := context.UTXOIndex.GetCirculatingSompiSupply()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	response := appmessage.NewGetCoinSupplyResponseMessage(
+		constants.MaxSompi,
+		circulatingSompiSupply,
+	)
+
+	return response, nil
+}

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_info.go

@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@ import (
 
 // HandleGetInfo handles the respectively named RPC command
 func HandleGetInfo(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, _ appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+	isNearlySynced, err := context.Domain.Consensus().IsNearlySynced()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	response := appmessage.NewGetInfoResponseMessage(
 		context.NetAdapter.ID().String(),
-		uint64(context.Domain.MiningManager().TransactionCount()),
+		uint64(context.Domain.MiningManager().TransactionCount(true, false)),
 		version.Version(),
+		context.Config.UTXOIndex,
+		context.ProtocolManager.Context().HasPeers() && isNearlySynced,
 	)
 
 	return response, nil

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_mempool_entries.go

@@ -7,19 +7,40 @@ import (
 )
 
 // HandleGetMempoolEntries handles the respectively named RPC command
-func HandleGetMempoolEntries(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, _ appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
-	transactions := context.Domain.MiningManager().AllTransactions()
-	entries := make([]*appmessage.MempoolEntry, 0, len(transactions))
-	for _, transaction := range transactions {
-		rpcTransaction := appmessage.DomainTransactionToRPCTransaction(transaction)
-		err := context.PopulateTransactionWithVerboseData(rpcTransaction, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+func HandleGetMempoolEntries(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+	getMempoolEntriesRequest := request.(*appmessage.GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage)
+
+	entries := make([]*appmessage.MempoolEntry, 0)
+
+	transactionPoolTransactions, orphanPoolTransactions := context.Domain.MiningManager().AllTransactions(!getMempoolEntriesRequest.FilterTransactionPool, getMempoolEntriesRequest.IncludeOrphanPool)
+
+	if !getMempoolEntriesRequest.FilterTransactionPool {
+		for _, transaction := range transactionPoolTransactions {
+			rpcTransaction := appmessage.DomainTransactionToRPCTransaction(transaction)
+			err := context.PopulateTransactionWithVerboseData(rpcTransaction, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			entries = append(entries, &appmessage.MempoolEntry{
+				Fee:         transaction.Fee,
+				Transaction: rpcTransaction,
+				IsOrphan:    false,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	if getMempoolEntriesRequest.IncludeOrphanPool {
+		for _, transaction := range orphanPoolTransactions {
+			rpcTransaction := appmessage.DomainTransactionToRPCTransaction(transaction)
+			err := context.PopulateTransactionWithVerboseData(rpcTransaction, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			entries = append(entries, &appmessage.MempoolEntry{
+				Fee:         transaction.Fee,
+				Transaction: rpcTransaction,
+				IsOrphan:    true,
+			})
 		}
-		entries = append(entries, &appmessage.MempoolEntry{
-			Fee:         transaction.Fee,
-			Transaction: rpcTransaction,
-		})
 	}
 
 	return appmessage.NewGetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage(entries), nil

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_mempool_entries_by_addresses.go

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package rpchandlers
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/rpc/rpccontext"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/txscript"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util"
+)
+
+// HandleGetMempoolEntriesByAddresses handles the respectively named RPC command
+func HandleGetMempoolEntriesByAddresses(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+
+	getMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequest := request.(*appmessage.GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequestMessage)
+
+	mempoolEntriesByAddresses := make([]*appmessage.MempoolEntryByAddress, 0)
+
+	sendingInTransactionPool, receivingInTransactionPool, sendingInOrphanPool, receivingInOrphanPool, err := context.Domain.MiningManager().GetTransactionsByAddresses(!getMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequest.FilterTransactionPool, getMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequest.IncludeOrphanPool)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, addressString := range getMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequest.Addresses {
+
+		address, err := util.DecodeAddress(addressString, context.Config.NetParams().Prefix)
+		if err != nil {
+			errorMessage := &appmessage.GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage{}
+			errorMessage.Error = appmessage.RPCErrorf("Could not decode address '%s': %s", addressString, err)
+			return errorMessage, nil
+		}
+
+		sending := make([]*appmessage.MempoolEntry, 0)
+		receiving := make([]*appmessage.MempoolEntry, 0)
+
+		scriptPublicKey, err := txscript.PayToAddrScript(address)
+		if err != nil {
+			errorMessage := &appmessage.GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage{}
+			errorMessage.Error = appmessage.RPCErrorf("Could not extract scriptPublicKey from address '%s': %s", addressString, err)
+			return errorMessage, nil
+		}
+
+		if !getMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequest.FilterTransactionPool {
+
+			if transaction, found := sendingInTransactionPool[scriptPublicKey.String()]; found {
+				rpcTransaction := appmessage.DomainTransactionToRPCTransaction(transaction)
+				err := context.PopulateTransactionWithVerboseData(rpcTransaction, nil)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+
+				sending = append(sending, &appmessage.MempoolEntry{
+					Fee:         transaction.Fee,
+					Transaction: rpcTransaction,
+					IsOrphan:    false,
+				},
+				)
+			}
+
+			if transaction, found := receivingInTransactionPool[scriptPublicKey.String()]; found {
+				rpcTransaction := appmessage.DomainTransactionToRPCTransaction(transaction)
+				err := context.PopulateTransactionWithVerboseData(rpcTransaction, nil)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+
+				receiving = append(receiving, &appmessage.MempoolEntry{
+					Fee:         transaction.Fee,
+					Transaction: rpcTransaction,
+					IsOrphan:    false,
+				},
+				)
+			}
+		}
+		if getMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequest.IncludeOrphanPool {
+
+			if transaction, found := sendingInOrphanPool[scriptPublicKey.String()]; found {
+				rpcTransaction := appmessage.DomainTransactionToRPCTransaction(transaction)
+				err := context.PopulateTransactionWithVerboseData(rpcTransaction, nil)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+
+				sending = append(sending, &appmessage.MempoolEntry{
+					Fee:         transaction.Fee,
+					Transaction: rpcTransaction,
+					IsOrphan:    true,
+				},
+				)
+			}
+
+			if transaction, found := receivingInOrphanPool[scriptPublicKey.String()]; found {
+				rpcTransaction := appmessage.DomainTransactionToRPCTransaction(transaction)
+				err := context.PopulateTransactionWithVerboseData(rpcTransaction, nil)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+
+				receiving = append(receiving, &appmessage.MempoolEntry{
+					Fee:         transaction.Fee,
+					Transaction: rpcTransaction,
+					IsOrphan:    true,
+				},
+				)
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		if len(sending) > 0 || len(receiving) > 0 {
+			mempoolEntriesByAddresses = append(
+				mempoolEntriesByAddresses,
+				&appmessage.MempoolEntryByAddress{
+					Address:   address.String(),
+					Sending:   sending,
+					Receiving: receiving,
+				},
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return appmessage.NewGetMempoolEntriesByAddressesResponseMessage(mempoolEntriesByAddresses), nil
+}

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_mempool_entry.go

@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@ package rpchandlers
 import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/rpc/rpccontext"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/transactionid"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
 )
 
 // HandleGetMempoolEntry handles the respectively named RPC command
 func HandleGetMempoolEntry(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+
+	transaction := &externalapi.DomainTransaction{}
+	var found bool
+	var isOrphan bool
+
 	getMempoolEntryRequest := request.(*appmessage.GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage)
 
 	transactionID, err := transactionid.FromString(getMempoolEntryRequest.TxID)
@@ -18,17 +24,18 @@ func HandleGetMempoolEntry(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, reques
 		return errorMessage, nil
 	}
 
-	transaction, ok := context.Domain.MiningManager().GetTransaction(transactionID)
-	if !ok {
+	mempoolTransaction, isOrphan, found := context.Domain.MiningManager().GetTransaction(transactionID, !getMempoolEntryRequest.FilterTransactionPool, getMempoolEntryRequest.IncludeOrphanPool)
+
+	if !found {
 		errorMessage := &appmessage.GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage{}
 		errorMessage.Error = appmessage.RPCErrorf("Transaction %s was not found", transactionID)
 		return errorMessage, nil
 	}
-	rpcTransaction := appmessage.DomainTransactionToRPCTransaction(transaction)
+
+	rpcTransaction := appmessage.DomainTransactionToRPCTransaction(mempoolTransaction)
 	err = context.PopulateTransactionWithVerboseData(rpcTransaction, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	return appmessage.NewGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage(transaction.Fee, rpcTransaction), nil
+	return appmessage.NewGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage(transaction.Fee, rpcTransaction, isOrphan), nil
 }

app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_virtual_selected_parent_chain_from_block.go

@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ func HandleGetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlock(context *rpccontext.Context, _
 		return response, nil
 	}
 
-	chainChangedNotification, err := context.ConvertVirtualSelectedParentChainChangesToChainChangedNotificationMessage(virtualSelectedParentChain)
+	chainChangedNotification, err := context.ConvertVirtualSelectedParentChainChangesToChainChangedNotificationMessage(
+		virtualSelectedParentChain, getVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockRequest.IncludeAcceptedTransactionIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	response := appmessage.NewGetVirtualSelectedParentChainFromBlockResponseMessage(
-		chainChangedNotification.RemovedChainBlockHashes, chainChangedNotification.AddedChainBlockHashes)
+		chainChangedNotification.RemovedChainBlockHashes, chainChangedNotification.AddedChainBlockHashes,
+		chainChangedNotification.AcceptedTransactionIDs)
 	return response, nil
 }

app/rpc/rpchandlers/notify_new_block_template.go

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package rpchandlers
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/rpc/rpccontext"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
+)
+
+// HandleNotifyNewBlockTemplate handles the respectively named RPC command
+func HandleNotifyNewBlockTemplate(context *rpccontext.Context, router *router.Router, _ appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+	listener, err := context.NotificationManager.Listener(router)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	listener.PropagateNewBlockTemplateNotifications()
+
+	response := appmessage.NewNotifyNewBlockTemplateResponseMessage()
+	return response, nil
+}

app/rpc/rpchandlers/notify_utxos_changed.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func HandleNotifyUTXOsChanged(context *rpccontext.Context, router *router.Router
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	listener.PropagateUTXOsChangedNotifications(addresses)
+	context.NotificationManager.PropagateUTXOsChangedNotifications(listener, addresses)
 
 	response := appmessage.NewNotifyUTXOsChangedResponseMessage()
 	return response, nil

app/rpc/rpchandlers/notify_virtual_selected_parent_chain_changed.go

@@ -7,12 +7,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 // HandleNotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged handles the respectively named RPC command
-func HandleNotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged(context *rpccontext.Context, router *router.Router, _ appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+func HandleNotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChanged(context *rpccontext.Context, router *router.Router,
+	request appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+
+	notifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequest := request.(*appmessage.NotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequestMessage)
+
 	listener, err := context.NotificationManager.Listener(router)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	listener.PropagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications()
+	listener.PropagateVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedNotifications(
+		notifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedRequest.IncludeAcceptedTransactionIDs)
 
 	response := appmessage.NewNotifyVirtualSelectedParentChainChangedResponseMessage()
 	return response, nil

app/rpc/rpchandlers/resolve_finality_conflict.go

@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ import (
 
 // HandleResolveFinalityConflict handles the respectively named RPC command
 func HandleResolveFinalityConflict(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+	if context.Config.SafeRPC {
+		log.Warn("ResolveFinalityConflict RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode -- ignoring.")
+		response := &appmessage.ResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage{}
+		response.Error =
+			appmessage.RPCErrorf("ResolveFinalityConflict RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode")
+		return response, nil
+	}
+
 	response := &appmessage.ResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage{}
 	response.Error = appmessage.RPCErrorf("not implemented")
 	return response, nil

app/rpc/rpchandlers/shut_down.go

@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ const pauseBeforeShutDown = time.Second
 
 // HandleShutDown handles the respectively named RPC command
 func HandleShutDown(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, _ appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+	if context.Config.SafeRPC {
+		log.Warn("ShutDown RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode -- ignoring.")
+		response := appmessage.NewShutDownResponseMessage()
+		response.Error =
+			appmessage.RPCErrorf("ShutDown RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode")
+		return response, nil
+	}
+
 	log.Warn("ShutDown RPC called.")
 
 	// Wait a second before shutting down, to allow time to return the response to the caller

app/rpc/rpchandlers/stop_notifying_utxos_changed.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func HandleStopNotifyingUTXOsChanged(context *rpccontext.Context, router *router
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	listener.StopPropagatingUTXOsChangedNotifications(addresses)
+	context.NotificationManager.StopPropagatingUTXOsChangedNotifications(listener, addresses)
 
 	response := appmessage.NewStopNotifyingUTXOsChangedResponseMessage()
 	return response, nil

app/rpc/rpchandlers/submit_block.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package rpchandlers
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/rpc/rpccontext"
@@ -14,9 +15,14 @@ import (
 func HandleSubmitBlock(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
 	submitBlockRequest := request.(*appmessage.SubmitBlockRequestMessage)
 
-	isSynced, err := context.ProtocolManager.ShouldMine()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var err error
+	isSynced := false
+	// The node is considered synced if it has peers and consensus state is nearly synced
+	if context.ProtocolManager.Context().HasPeers() {
+		isSynced, err = context.ProtocolManager.Context().IsNearlySynced()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if !context.Config.AllowSubmitBlockWhenNotSynced && !isSynced {
@@ -58,6 +64,12 @@ func HandleSubmitBlock(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request ap
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		jsonBytes, _ := json.MarshalIndent(submitBlockRequest.Block.Header, "", "    ")
+		if jsonBytes != nil {
+			log.Warnf("The RPC submitted block triggered a rule/protocol error (%s), printing "+
+				"the full header for debug purposes: \n%s", err, string(jsonBytes))
+		}
+
 		return &appmessage.SubmitBlockResponseMessage{
 			Error:        appmessage.RPCErrorf("Block rejected. Reason: %s", err),
 			RejectReason: appmessage.RejectReasonBlockInvalid,

app/rpc/rpchandlers/unban.go

@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ import (
 
 // HandleUnban handles the respectively named RPC command
 func HandleUnban(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
+	if context.Config.SafeRPC {
+		log.Warn("Unban RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode -- ignoring.")
+		response := appmessage.NewUnbanResponseMessage()
+		response.Error =
+			appmessage.RPCErrorf("Unban RPC command called while node in safe RPC mode")
+		return response, nil
+	}
+
 	unbanRequest := request.(*appmessage.UnbanRequestMessage)
 	ip := net.ParseIP(unbanRequest.IP)
 	if ip == nil {

build_and_test.sh

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ FLAGS=$@
 go version
 
 go get $FLAGS -t -d ./...
-# This is to bypass a go bug: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/27643
-GO111MODULE=off go get $FLAGS golang.org/x/lint/golint \
-                          honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck
+GO111MODULE=off go get $FLAGS golang.org/x/lint/golint
+go install $FLAGS honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
 
 test -z "$(go fmt ./...)"
 

changelog.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,202 @@
+Kaspad v0.12.11 - 2022-12-1
+===========================
+
+* Fix IBD sync conditions (#2174)
+
+Kaspad v0.12.10 - 2022-11-23
+===========================
+
+* Increase devnet's initial difficulty (#2167)
+
+Bug fixes:
+* Check rule errors when validating blocks with trusted data (#2171)
+* Compare blue score with selected tip when checking if a pruning point proof is needed (#2169)
+* Add found to GetBlock (#2165)
+
+Wallet new features:
+* Use one of the From addresses as a change address (#2164)
+
+Kaspad v0.12.9 - 2022-10-23
+===========================
+
+* Create directory before locking lock file (#2160)
+
+Kaspad v0.12.8 - 2022-10-23
+===========================
+
+* Remove hard fork activation rules (#2152)
+* Add lock file to kaspawallet (#2154)
+* Add a new testnet DNS seeder (#2156)
+* Use utxo diff algo for pruning point move and use acceptance data method only as a fall-back (#2157)
+* Make more checks if status is invalid even if the block exists (#2158)
+
+
+Kaspad v0.12.7 - 2022-09-21
+===========================
+
+* Security Fix + Hard fork - Full details can be seen here: https://medium.com/@michaelsuttonil/kaspa-security-patch-and-hard-fork-september-2022-12da617b0094
+
+Kaspad v0.12.6 - 2022-09-09
+===========================
+
+* Remove tests from docker files (#2133)
+
+Wallet new features:
+* Optionally show serialized transactions on send (#2135)
+
+Bug fixes:
+* Update virtual on IBD if nearly synced (#2134)
+
+Kaspad v0.12.5 - 2022-08-28
+===========================
+
+* Add tests for hash writers (#2120)
+* Replace daglabs's dnsseeder with Wolfie's (#2119)
+* Change testnet dnsseeder (#2126)
+* Add RPC timeout parameter to wallet daemon (#2104)
+
+Wallet new features:
+* Add UseExistingChangeAddress option to the wallet (#2127)
+
+Bug fixes:
+* Call update pruning point if required on resolve virtual or startup (#2129)
+* Add missing locks to notification listener modifications (#2124)
+* Calculate pruning point utxo set from acceptance data (#2123)
+* Fix RPC client memory/goroutine leak (#2122)
+* Fix a subtle lock sync issue in consensus insert block  (#2121)
+* Mempool: Retrieve stable state of the mempool. Optimze get mempool entries by addresses (#2111)
+* Kaspawallet.send(): Make separate context for Broadcast, to prolong timeout (#2131)
+
+
+
+Kaspad v0.12.4 - 2022-07-17
+===========================
+
+* Crucial fix for the UTXO difference mechanism (#2114)
+* Implement multi-layer auto-compound (#2115)
+
+Kaspad v0.12.3 - 2022-06-29
+===========================
+
+* Fixes a few bugs which can lead to node crashes or out-of-memory errors
+
+Kaspad v0.12.2 - 2022-06-17
+===========================
+
+* Clarify wallet message concerning a wallet daemon sync state  (#2045)
+* Change the way the miner executable reports execution errors (closes issue #1677) (#2048)
+* Fix kaspawallet help messages, clarify sweep command help string (#2067)
+* Wallet parse/send/create commands improvement (#2024)
+* Use chunks for `GetBlocksAcceptanceData` calls in order to avoid blocking consensus for too long (#2075)
+* Unite multiple `GetBlockAcceptanceData` consensus calls to one (#2074)
+* Update many-small-chains-and-one-big-chain DAG to not fail merge depth limit (#2072)
+
+RPC API Changes:
+* RPC: include orphans into mempool entries (#2046)
+* RPC & UtxoIndex: keep track of, query and test circulating supply. (#2070)
+
+Bug Fixes:
+* Fix RPC connections counting (#2026)
+* Fix UTXO diff child error  (#2084)
+* Fix `not in selected chain` crash  (#2082)
+
+Kaspad v0.12.1 - 2022-05-31
+===========================
+
+* Fix utxoindex synchronization bug which resulted in kaspawallet orphan tx errors (#2052, #2056, #2059)
+* Add a channel mechanism for consensus events to be processed in the order they were produced (#2052, #2056, #2059)
+* Block template cache improvement (#2023)
+* Improved staging shard performance (#2034)
+* Add finality check to ResolveVirtual (#2041)
+* Update Dockerfile for go 1.18 (#2038)
+* Remove HF1 activation code (#2042)
+
+Kaspa wallet:
+* Various kaspawallet text fixes and log additions (#2032, #2047, #2062)
+* Wallet address synchronization improvement (#2025)
+* Add support for `from` address in `kaspawallet send` (#1964)
+* Make kaspawallet ignore outputs that exist in the mempool (#2053)
+* Wrap the entire wallet send operation with a lock (#2063)
+
+RPC API:
+* Add "GetMempoolEntriesByAddresses" to kaspad RPC (#2022)
+* Make sure RPCErrors are returned and do not crash the system (#2039)
+* Add AcceptedTransactionIDs to ChainChanged notification and VirtualSelectedParentChain RPC (#2036, for exchanges to track tx confirmations)
+* Allow blank address in NotifyUTXOsChanged to get all updates (#2027)
+* Include isSynced and isUtxoIndexed in GetInfoResponse (#2068)
+
+Kaspad v0.12.0 - 2022-04-14
+===========================
+Breaking changes:
+    Hard-fork at DAA score 14687583 (estimated to be on 28/04 16:38 UTC) which includes:
+    * Using separate depth than finality depth for merge set calculations (#2013)
+    * Not counting the header size as part of the block mass (#2013)
+    * Increasing block version to 1 (#2013)
+    * Removing the limit on amount of KAS that can be sent in one transaction (#2013)
+
+Bug fixes:
+* Making a workaround for the UTXO diff child bug (#2020)
+* Use cosigner index 0 for read only wallets (#2014)
+
+Non-breaking changes:
+* Adding a "sweep" command to `kaspawallet` (#2018)
+* Use `blue work` heuristic to skip irrelevant relay blocks
+* Kaspawallet daemon: Add Send and Sign commands (#2016)
+
+Kaspad v0.11.17 - 2022-04-06
+===========================
+* Decrement estimatedHeaderUpperBound from mempool's MaxBlockMass (#2009)
+
+Kaspad v0.11.16 - 2022-04-05
+===========================
+* Don't skip wallet address with different cosigner index (#2007)
+
+Kaspad v0.11.15 - 2022-04-05
+===========================
+* Add support for auto-compound in `kaspawallet send` (#1951)
+* Unite reachability stores (#1963, #1993, #2001)
+* Add names to nameless routes (#1986)
+* Optimize the miner-kaspad flow and latency (#1988)
+* Upgrade to go 1.18 (#1992)
+* Add package name to kaspawalletd .proto file (#1991)
+* Block template cache  (#1994)
+* Add extra data to GetBlockTemplate request (#1995, #1997)
+* New definition for "out of sync"  (#1996)
+* Remove v4 p2p version (#1998)
+* Remove increase pagefile from deploy.yaml (#2000)
+* Cache the pruning point anticone (#2002)
+* Add DB compaction after the deletion of a DB prefix (#2003)
+* Fixed a bug in staging of pruning point by index (#2005)
+* Clean up debug log level by moving many frequent logs to trace level (#2004)
+
+Kaspad v0.11.14 - 2022-03-20
+===========================
+* Fix a bug in the new p2p v5 IBD chain negotiation (#1981)
+
+Kaspad v0.11.13 - 2022-03-16
+===========================
+* Display progress of IBD process in Kaspad logs (#1938, #1939, #1949, #1977)
+* Optimize DB writes during fresh IBD (#1937)
+* Add AllowConnectionToDifferentVersions flag to kaspactl (#1940)
+* Drop support for p2p v3 (#1942)
+* Various transaction processing fixes and workarounds (#1943, #1946, #1971, #1974)
+* Make kaspawallet store the utxos sorted by amount (#1947)
+* Implement a `parse` sub command in the kaspawallet (#1953)
+* Set MaxBlockLevels for non-mainnet networks to 250 (#1952)
+* Add cache to DAA block window (#1948)
+* kaspactl: string slice parser for GetUtxosByAddresses (#1955, first contribution by @icook)
+* Add MergeSet and IsChainBlock to RPC (#1961)
+* Ignore transaction invs during IBD (#1960)
+* Optimize validation of expected header pruning point (#1962)
+* Fix a bug in bounded marge depth validation (#1966)
+* Don't relay blocks in virtual anticone (#1970)
+* Add version to block template to allow tracking of miner's kaspad version (#1967)
+* New p2p version: v5 (#1969)
+* Fix IBD shared past negotiation to be non quadratic also in the worst-case (#1969, p2p v5)
+* Send pruning point anticone in batches (#1973, p2p v5)
+* Cleanup log output mistakes and try to be more clear to the user (#1976, #1978)
+* Apply avoiding IBD logic from patch10 to p2p v4 IBD handling (#1979)
+
 Kaspad v0.11.11 - 2022-01-27
 ===========================
 * Fix for rare consensus bug regarding DAA window order. The bug only affected IBD from scratch and only today (#1934)

cmd/kaspactl/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kaspactl is an RPC client for kaspad
 
 ## Requirements
 
-Go 1.16 or later.
+Go 1.18 or later.
 
 ## Installation
 

cmd/kaspactl/commands.go

@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ var commandTypes = []reflect.Type{
 
 	reflect.TypeOf(protowire.KaspadMessage_GetMempoolEntryRequest{}),
 	reflect.TypeOf(protowire.KaspadMessage_GetMempoolEntriesRequest{}),
+	reflect.TypeOf(protowire.KaspadMessage_GetMempoolEntriesByAddressesRequest{}),
+
 	reflect.TypeOf(protowire.KaspadMessage_SubmitTransactionRequest{}),
 
 	reflect.TypeOf(protowire.KaspadMessage_GetUtxosByAddressesRequest{}),
 	reflect.TypeOf(protowire.KaspadMessage_GetBalanceByAddressRequest{}),
+	reflect.TypeOf(protowire.KaspadMessage_GetCoinSupplyRequest{}),
 
 	reflect.TypeOf(protowire.KaspadMessage_BanRequest{}),
 	reflect.TypeOf(protowire.KaspadMessage_UnbanRequest{}),

cmd/kaspactl/docker/Dockerfile

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # -- multistage docker build: stage #1: build stage
-FROM golang:1.16-alpine AS build
+FROM golang:1.18-alpine AS build
 
 RUN mkdir -p /go/src/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl git openssh binutils gcc musl-dev
-RUN go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint \
-              honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck 
 
 COPY go.mod .
 COPY go.sum .
@@ -18,10 +16,6 @@ COPY . .
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/cmd/kaspactl
 
-RUN GOFMT_RESULT=`go fmt ./...`; echo $GOFMT_RESULT; test -z "$GOFMT_RESULT"
-RUN go vet ./...
-RUN golint -set_exit_status ./...
-RUN staticcheck -checks SA4006 ./...
 RUN GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o kaspactl .
 
 # --- multistage docker build: stage #2: runtime image

cmd/kaspaminer/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Kaspaminer is a CPU-based miner for kaspad
 
 ## Requirements
 
-Go 1.16 or later.
+Go 1.18 or later.
 
 ## Installation
 

cmd/kaspaminer/client.go

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ const minerTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 type minerClient struct {
 	*rpcclient.RPCClient
 
-	cfg                        *configFlags
-	blockAddedNotificationChan chan struct{}
+	cfg                              *configFlags
+	newBlockTemplateNotificationChan chan struct{}
 }
 
 func (mc *minerClient) connect() error {
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ func (mc *minerClient) connect() error {
 	mc.SetTimeout(minerTimeout)
 	mc.SetLogger(backendLog, logger.LevelTrace)
 
-	err = mc.RegisterForBlockAddedNotifications(func(_ *appmessage.BlockAddedNotificationMessage) {
+	err = mc.RegisterForNewBlockTemplateNotifications(func(_ *appmessage.NewBlockTemplateNotificationMessage) {
 		select {
-		case mc.blockAddedNotificationChan <- struct{}{}:
+		case mc.newBlockTemplateNotificationChan <- struct{}{}:
 		default:
 		}
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error requesting block-added notifications")
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error requesting new-block-template notifications")
 	}
 
 	log.Infof("Connected to %s", rpcAddress)
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ func (mc *minerClient) connect() error {
 
 func newMinerClient(cfg *configFlags) (*minerClient, error) {
 	minerClient := &minerClient{
-		cfg:                        cfg,
-		blockAddedNotificationChan: make(chan struct{}),
+		cfg:                              cfg,
+		newBlockTemplateNotificationChan: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
 	err := minerClient.connect()

cmd/kaspaminer/docker/Dockerfile

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # -- multistage docker build: stage #1: build stage
-FROM golang:1.16-alpine AS build
+FROM golang:1.18-alpine AS build
 
 RUN mkdir -p /go/src/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl git openssh binutils gcc musl-dev
-RUN go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint \
-              honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck 
 
 COPY go.mod .
 COPY go.sum .
@@ -17,11 +15,6 @@ RUN go mod download
 COPY . .
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/cmd/kaspaminer
-
-RUN GOFMT_RESULT=`go fmt ./...`; echo $GOFMT_RESULT; test -z "$GOFMT_RESULT"
-RUN go vet ./...
-RUN golint -set_exit_status ./...
-RUN staticcheck -checks SA4006 ./...
 RUN GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o kaspaminer .
 
 # --- multistage docker build: stage #2: runtime image

cmd/kaspaminer/main.go

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	cfg, err := parseConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error parsing command-line arguments: %s\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
+		printErrorAndExit(errors.Errorf("Error parsing command-line arguments: %s", err))
 	}
 	defer backendLog.Close()
 
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	miningAddr, err := util.DecodeAddress(cfg.MiningAddr, cfg.ActiveNetParams.Prefix)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(errors.Wrap(err, "error decoding mining address"))
+		printErrorAndExit(errors.Errorf("Error decoding mining address: %s", err))
 	}
 
 	doneChan := make(chan struct{})
@@ -61,3 +60,8 @@ func main() {
 	case <-interrupt:
 	}
 }
+
+func printErrorAndExit(err error) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%+v\n", err)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}

cmd/kaspaminer/mineloop.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	nativeerrors "errors"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/version"
 	"math/rand"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ func getBlockForMining(mineWhenNotSynced bool) (*externalapi.DomainBlock, *pow.S
 
 func templatesLoop(client *minerClient, miningAddr util.Address, errChan chan error) {
 	getBlockTemplate := func() {
-		template, err := client.GetBlockTemplate(miningAddr.String())
+		template, err := client.GetBlockTemplate(miningAddr.String(), "kaspaminer-"+version.Version())
 		if nativeerrors.Is(err, router.ErrTimeout) {
 			log.Warnf("Got timeout while requesting block template from %s: %s", client.Address(), err)
 			reconnectErr := client.Reconnect()
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ func templatesLoop(client *minerClient, miningAddr util.Address, errChan chan er
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(tickerTime)
 	for {
 		select {
-		case <-client.blockAddedNotificationChan:
+		case <-client.newBlockTemplateNotificationChan:
 			getBlockTemplate()
 			ticker.Reset(tickerTime)
 		case <-ticker.C:

cmd/kaspawallet/balance.go

@@ -3,19 +3,12 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/cmd/kaspawallet/daemon/client"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/cmd/kaspawallet/daemon/pb"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/constants"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/cmd/kaspawallet/utils"
 )
 
-func formatKas(amount uint64) string {
-	res := "                   "
-	if amount > 0 {
-		res = fmt.Sprintf("%19.8f", float64(amount)/constants.SompiPerKaspa)
-	}
-	return res
-}
-
 func balance(conf *balanceConfig) error {
 	daemonClient, tearDown, err := client.Connect(conf.DaemonAddress)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -39,12 +32,12 @@ func balance(conf *balanceConfig) error {
 		println("Address                                                                       Available             Pending")
 		println("-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------")
 		for _, addressBalance := range response.AddressBalances {
-			fmt.Printf("%s %s %s\n", addressBalance.Address, formatKas(addressBalance.Available), formatKas(addressBalance.Pending))
+			fmt.Printf("%s %s %s\n", addressBalance.Address, utils.FormatKas(addressBalance.Available), utils.FormatKas(addressBalance.Pending))
 		}
 		println("-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------")
 		print("                                                 ")
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("Total balance, KAS %s %s%s\n", formatKas(response.Available), formatKas(response.Pending), pendingSuffix)
+	fmt.Printf("Total balance, KAS %s %s%s\n", utils.FormatKas(response.Available), utils.FormatKas(response.Pending), pendingSuffix)
 
 	return nil
 }