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# Processor
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The processor is a service which has an instance spawned per network. It is
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responsible for several tasks, from scanning the connected network to signing
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transactions with payments.
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This document primarily discusses its flow with regards to the coordinator.
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## Generate Key
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On `key_gen::CoordinatorMessage::GenerateKey`, the processor begins a pair of
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instances of the distributed key generation protocol specified in the FROST
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paper.
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The first instance is for a key to use on the connected network. The second
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instance is for a Ristretto public key used to publish data to the Serai
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blockchain. This pair of FROST DKG instances is considered a single instance of
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Serai's overall key generation protocol.
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The commitments for both protocols are sent to the coordinator in a single
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`key_gen::ProcessorMessage::Commitments`.
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## Key Gen Commitments
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On `key_gen::CoordinatorMessage::Commitments`, the processor continues the
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specified key generation instance. The secret shares for each fellow
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participant are sent to the coordinator in a
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`key_gen::ProcessorMessage::Shares`.
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### Key Gen Shares
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On `key_gen::CoordinatorMessage::Shares`, the processor completes the specified
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key generation instance. The generated key pair is sent to the coordinator in a
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`key_gen::ProcessorMessage::GeneratedKeyPair`.
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## Confirm Key Pair
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On `substrate::CoordinatorMessage::ConfirmKeyPair`, the processor starts using
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the newly confirmed key, scanning blocks on the connected network for
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transfers to it.
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## Connected Network Block
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When the connected network has a new block, which is considered finalized
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(either due to being literally finalized or due to having a sufficient amount
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of confirmations), it's scanned.
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Outputs to the key of Serai's multisig are saved to the database. Outputs which
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newly transfer into Serai are used to build a `Batch` for the block. The
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processor then begins a threshold signature protocol with its key pair's
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Ristretto key to sign the batch. The protocol's preprocess is sent to the
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coordinator in a `coordinator::ProcessorMessage::BatchPreprocess`.
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As a design comment, we *may* be able to sign now possible, already scheduled,
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branch/leaf transactions at this point. Doing so would be giving a mutable
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borrow over the scheduler to both the external network and the Serai network,
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and would accordingly be unsafe. We may want to look at splitting the scheduler
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in two, in order to reduce latency (TODO).
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## Batch Preprocesses
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On `coordinator::CoordinatorMessage::BatchPreprocesses`, the processor
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continues the specified batch signing protocol, sending
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`coordinator::ProcessorMessage::BatchShare` to the coordinator.
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## Batch Shares
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On `coordinator::CoordinatorMessage::BatchShares`, the processor
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completes the specified batch signing protocol. If successful, the processor
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stops signing for this batch and sends `substrate::ProcessorMessage::Update` to
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the coordinator.
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## Batch Re-attempt
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On `coordinator::CoordinatorMessage::BatchReattempt`, the processor will create
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a new instance of the batch signing protocol. The new protocol's preprocess is
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sent to the coordinator in a `coordinator::ProcessorMessage::BatchPreprocess`.
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## Substrate Block
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On `substrate::CoordinatorMessage::SubstrateBlock`, the processor:
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1) Marks all blocks, up to the external block now considered finalized by
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Serai, as having had their batches signed.
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2) Adds the new outputs from newly finalized blocks to the scheduler, along
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with the necessary payments from `Burn` events on Serai.
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3) Sends a `substrate::ProcessorMessage::SubstrateBlockAck`, containing the IDs
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of all plans now being signed for, to the coordinator.
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4) Sends `sign::ProcessorMessage::Preprocess` for each plan now being signed
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for.
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## Sign Preprocesses
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On `sign::CoordinatorMessage::Preprocesses`, the processor continues the
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specified transaction signing protocol, sending `sign::ProcessorMessage::Share`
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to the coordinator.
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## Sign Shares
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On `sign::CoordinatorMessage::Shares`, the processor completes the specified
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transaction signing protocol. If successful, the processor stops signing for
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this transaction and publishes the signed transaction. Then,
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`sign::ProcessorMessage::Completed` is sent to the coordinator, to be
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broadcasted to all validators so everyone can observe the attempt completed,
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producing a signed and published transaction.
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## Sign Re-attempt
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On `sign::CoordinatorMessage::Reattempt`, the processor will create a new
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a new instance of the transaction signing protocol if it hasn't already
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completed/observed completion of an instance of the signing protocol. The new
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protocol's preprocess is sent to the coordinator in a
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`sign::ProcessorMessage::Preprocess`.
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## Sign Completed
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On `sign::CoordinatorMessage::Completed`, the processor verifies the included
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transaction hash actually refers to an accepted transaction which completes the
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plan it was supposed to. If so, the processor stops locally signing for the
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transaction, and emits `sign::ProcessorMessage::Completed` if it hasn't prior.
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