chore: review validateColumnsByRangeResponse #8560

wemeetagain · 2025-10-23T13:34:13Z

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reviewing fix: refactor validateColumnsByRangeResponse #8482
the review was getting quite detailed, seemed to be more direct to just PR into it

Description

review of validateColumnsByRangeResponse
- simplify the duplicate/order checking loop
  - use a map to deduplicate the various cases
- minor updates to the index checking loop
  - reuse map from ^, use non-nullish array

gemini-code-assist · 2025-10-23T13:35:06Z

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This pull request focuses on refining the validateColumnsByRangeResponse function to enhance its robustness and efficiency. The changes primarily involve simplifying the logic for detecting duplicate and out-of-order data column sidecars, leading to a more maintainable and performant validation process for incoming data.

Highlights

Data Structure Refinement: The seenColumns map has been refactored from Map<Slot, fulu.DataColumnSidecars> to Map<Slot, Map<number, fulu.DataColumnSidecar>>. This change significantly improves the efficiency of checking for duplicate column indices within the same slot.
Simplified Validation Logic: The core loop for checking duplicate columns and out-of-order slots/indices has been streamlined. Complex conditional blocks were replaced with more direct checks using the new map structure, reducing code complexity and improving readability.
Optimized Index Handling: The logic for tracking and validating column indices has been enhanced. A new currentIndex variable helps maintain order, and map-based lookups (seenSlotColumns.has()) are now used for faster duplicate and presence checks.
Improved Data Retrieval and Checks: Retrieval of columnSidecars for validation now correctly converts the nested map values into an array. Additionally, checks for empty columnSidecars arrays and missing indices have been optimized for clarity and performance.

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Code Review

This pull request does a great job of simplifying and optimizing the logic in validateColumnsByRangeResponse. Using a Map for seenColumns to deduplicate and look up columns is much cleaner and more performant than the previous array-based approach. The subsequent optimizations to use columnSidecarsMap.has(i) for checking missing indices is also a significant improvement.

However, I've found a logic issue in the new implementation for checking out-of-order column indices. The current check can incorrectly flag columns as out of order when transitioning between slots. I've left a specific comment with a suggested fix for this.

packages/beacon-node/src/sync/utils/downloadByRange.ts

nazarhussain

Apart from that one point highlighted by Gemini #8560 (comment), LGTM.

wemeetagain · 2025-10-23T13:47:34Z

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Code Review

This pull request simplifies the validation logic in validateColumnsByRangeResponse, which is a great improvement for readability and maintainability. The use of a Map to check for duplicates is much cleaner than the previous approach.

I've found a critical issue in the new logic for checking out-of-order column indices that could lead to incorrect warnings. I've provided a detailed comment and a code suggestion to fix this. I also found a minor redundancy that can be cleaned up. Overall, this is a good refactoring, and with the suggested fixes, it will be much more robust.

packages/beacon-node/src/sync/utils/downloadByRange.ts

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wemeetagain · 2025-10-23T14:00:56Z

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This pull request provides a great simplification and performance improvement to the validateColumnsByRangeResponse function. By leveraging a Map to track seen columns, the logic for handling duplicates and out-of-order items is now much cleaner and more efficient. The changes are well-implemented and significantly enhance code readability. I have one suggestion to re-introduce sorting for column sidecars to improve the robustness of the function, but overall this is an excellent refactoring.

packages/beacon-node/src/sync/utils/downloadByRange.ts

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matthewkeil

Should be ok. Still should throw for all out of order conditions but might throw to many or not enough warnings. But it simplifies the logic a lot so seems like a good tradeoff. Removes some of the duplication in the checks. Nice and DRY. Will get this unit tested asap to make sure it catches all cases

matthewkeil · 2025-10-23T19:01:20Z

packages/beacon-node/src/sync/utils/downloadByRange.ts

+    if (currentSlot !== slot) {
+      // a new slot has started, reset index
+      currentIndex = -1;
+    } else {
+      currentIndex = columnSidecar.index;


Pretty sure there is a bug in this logic. If the columns are delivered out of order then the indexing will be off because its not slot-wise aware. I think it will end up throwing a whole slew (or possible not enough) errors/warnings after the out of order is found. I guess though big picture we will not really care "how many out of order" there are and will just downscore on the first one so really only the first matters

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wemeetagain merged commit 6d0776e into mkeil/fix-by-range-validation Oct 23, 2025
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