feat(p2p): snappy compress p2p messages

yarn-project/p2p/package.json

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     "libp2p": "1.5.0",
     "semver": "^7.6.0",
     "sha3": "^2.1.4",
+    "snappy": "^7.2.2",
     "tslib": "^2.4.0",
     "xxhash-wasm": "^1.1.0"
   },

yarn-project/p2p/src/mocks/index.ts

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export type ReqRespNode = {
 export const MOCK_SUB_PROTOCOL_HANDLERS: ReqRespSubProtocolHandlers = {
   [PING_PROTOCOL]: pingHandler,
   [STATUS_PROTOCOL]: statusHandler,
-  [TX_REQ_PROTOCOL]: (_msg: any) => Promise.resolve(Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from('tx'))),
+  [TX_REQ_PROTOCOL]: (_msg: any) => Promise.resolve(Buffer.from('tx')),
 };
 
 // By default, all requests are valid

yarn-project/p2p/src/service/encoding.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 import { sha256 } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto';
 
 import { type RPC } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/message';
+import { type DataTransform } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/types';
 import { type Message } from '@libp2p/interface';
+import { compressSync, uncompressSync } from 'snappy';
 import xxhashFactory from 'xxhash-wasm';
 
 // Load WASM
@@ -46,3 +48,14 @@ export function getMsgIdFn(message: Message) {
   const vec = [Buffer.from(topic), message.data];
   return sha256(Buffer.concat(vec)).subarray(0, 20);
 }
+
+export class SnappyTransform implements DataTransform {
+  inboundTransform(_topicStr: string, data: Uint8Array): Uint8Array {
+    const uncompressed = Buffer.from(uncompressSync(Buffer.from(data), { asBuffer: true }));
+    return new Uint8Array(uncompressed);
+  }
+
+  outboundTransform(_topicStr: string, data: Uint8Array): Uint8Array {
+    return new Uint8Array(compressSync(Buffer.from(data)));
+  }
+}

yarn-project/p2p/src/service/libp2p_service.ts

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import {
 } from '../tx_validator/index.js';
 import { type PubSubLibp2p, convertToMultiaddr } from '../util.js';
 import { AztecDatastore } from './data_store.js';
-import { fastMsgIdFn, getMsgIdFn, msgIdToStrFn } from './encoding.js';
+import { SnappyTransform, fastMsgIdFn, getMsgIdFn, msgIdToStrFn } from './encoding.js';
 import { PeerManager } from './peer_manager.js';
 import { PeerErrorSeverity } from './peer_scoring.js';
 import { pingHandler, statusHandler } from './reqresp/handlers.js';
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ export class LibP2PService extends WithTracer implements P2PService {
           msgIdFn: getMsgIdFn,
           msgIdToStrFn: msgIdToStrFn,
           fastMsgIdFn: fastMsgIdFn,
+          dataTransform: new SnappyTransform(),
           metricsRegister: otelMetricsAdapter,
           metricsTopicStrToLabel: metricsTopicStrToLabels(),
           scoreParams: createPeerScoreParams({
@@ -282,11 +283,11 @@ export class LibP2PService extends WithTracer implements P2PService {
      * @param msg - the tx request message
      * @returns the tx response message
      */
-    const txHandler = (msg: Buffer): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
+    const txHandler = (msg: Buffer): Promise<Buffer> => {
       const txHash = TxHash.fromBuffer(msg);
       const foundTx = mempools.txPool.getTxByHash(txHash);
-      const asUint8Array = Uint8Array.from(foundTx ? foundTx.toBuffer() : Buffer.alloc(0));
-      return Promise.resolve(asUint8Array);
+      const buf = foundTx ? foundTx.toBuffer() : Buffer.alloc(0);
+      return Promise.resolve(buf);
     };
 
     const requestResponseHandlers = {

yarn-project/p2p/src/service/reqresp/handlers.ts

@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
  * @param _msg - The ping request message.
  * @returns A resolved promise with the pong response.
  */
-export function pingHandler(_msg: any): Promise<Uint8Array> {
-  return Promise.resolve(Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from('pong')));
+export function pingHandler(_msg: any): Promise<Buffer> {
+  return Promise.resolve(Buffer.from('pong'));
 }
 
 /**
  * Handles the status request.
  * @param _msg - The status request message.
  * @returns A resolved promise with the ok response.
  */
-export function statusHandler(_msg: any): Promise<Uint8Array> {
-  return Promise.resolve(Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from('ok')));
+export function statusHandler(_msg: any): Promise<Buffer> {
+  return Promise.resolve(Buffer.from('ok'));
 }

yarn-project/p2p/src/service/reqresp/interface.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type ReqRespSubProtocol = typeof PING_PROTOCOL | typeof STATUS_PROTOCOL |
  * A handler for a sub protocol
  * The message will arrive as a buffer, and the handler must return a buffer
  */
-export type ReqRespSubProtocolHandler = (msg: Buffer) => Promise<Uint8Array>;
+export type ReqRespSubProtocolHandler = (msg: Buffer) => Promise<Buffer>;
 
 /**
  * A type mapping from supprotocol to it's rate limits
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ export type SubProtocolMap = {
  * Default handler for unimplemented sub protocols, this SHOULD be overwritten
  * by the service, but is provided as a fallback
  */
-const defaultHandler = (_msg: any): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
-  return Promise.resolve(Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from('unimplemented')));
+const defaultHandler = (_msg: any): Promise<Buffer> => {
+  return Promise.resolve(Buffer.from('unimplemented'));
 };
 
 /**

yarn-project/p2p/src/service/reqresp/reqresp.test.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { CollectiveReqRespTimeoutError, IndiviualReqRespTimeoutError } from '../
 import {
   MOCK_SUB_PROTOCOL_HANDLERS,
   MOCK_SUB_PROTOCOL_VALIDATORS,
+  type ReqRespNode,
   connectToPeers,
   createNodes,
   startNodes,
@@ -23,15 +24,22 @@ const PING_REQUEST = RequestableBuffer.fromBuffer(Buffer.from('ping'));
 // and ask for specific data that they missed via the traditional gossip protocol.
 describe('ReqResp', () => {
   let peerManager: MockProxy<PeerManager>;
+  let nodes: ReqRespNode[];
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     peerManager = mock<PeerManager>();
   });
 
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (nodes) {
+      await stopNodes(nodes as ReqRespNode[]);
+    }
+  });
+
   it('Should perform a ping request', async () => {
     // Create two nodes
     // They need to discover each other
-    const nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
+    nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
     const { req: pinger } = nodes[0];
 
     await startNodes(nodes);
@@ -45,12 +53,10 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
 
     await sleep(500);
     expect(res?.toBuffer().toString('utf-8')).toEqual('pong');
-
-    await stopNodes(nodes);
   });
 
   it('Should handle gracefully if a peer connected peer is offline', async () => {
-    const nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
+    nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
 
     const { req: pinger } = nodes[0];
     const { req: ponger } = nodes[1];
@@ -66,12 +72,10 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
     const res = await pinger.sendRequest(PING_PROTOCOL, PING_REQUEST);
 
     expect(res).toBeUndefined();
-
-    await stopNodes(nodes);
   });
 
   it('Should request from a later peer if other peers are offline', async () => {
-    const nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 4);
+    nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 4);
 
     await startNodes(nodes);
     await sleep(500);
@@ -86,12 +90,10 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
     const res = await nodes[0].req.sendRequest(PING_PROTOCOL, PING_REQUEST);
 
     expect(res?.toBuffer().toString('utf-8')).toEqual('pong');
-
-    await stopNodes(nodes);
   });
 
   it('Should hit a rate limit if too many requests are made in quick succession', async () => {
-    const nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
+    nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
 
     await startNodes(nodes);
 
@@ -110,8 +112,6 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
     // Make sure the error message is logged
     const errorMessage = `Rate limit exceeded for ${PING_PROTOCOL} from ${nodes[0].p2p.peerId.toString()}`;
     expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(errorMessage);
-
-    await stopNodes(nodes);
   });
 
   describe('TX REQ PROTOCOL', () => {
@@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
       const txHash = tx.getTxHash();
 
       const protocolHandlers = MOCK_SUB_PROTOCOL_HANDLERS;
-      protocolHandlers[TX_REQ_PROTOCOL] = (message: Buffer): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
+      protocolHandlers[TX_REQ_PROTOCOL] = (message: Buffer): Promise<Buffer> => {
         const receivedHash = TxHash.fromBuffer(message);
         if (txHash.equals(receivedHash)) {
-          return Promise.resolve(Uint8Array.from(tx.toBuffer()));
+          return Promise.resolve(tx.toBuffer());
         }
-        return Promise.resolve(Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from('')));
+        return Promise.resolve(Buffer.from(''));
       };
 
-      const nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
+      nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
 
       await startNodes(nodes, protocolHandlers);
       await sleep(500);
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
 
       const res = await nodes[0].req.sendRequest(TX_REQ_PROTOCOL, txHash);
       expect(res).toEqual(tx);
-
-      await stopNodes(nodes);
     });
 
     it('Does not crash if tx hash returns undefined', async () => {
@@ -147,11 +145,11 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
 
       const protocolHandlers = MOCK_SUB_PROTOCOL_HANDLERS;
       // Return nothing
-      protocolHandlers[TX_REQ_PROTOCOL] = (_message: Buffer): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
-        return Promise.resolve(Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from('')));
+      protocolHandlers[TX_REQ_PROTOCOL] = (_message: Buffer): Promise<Buffer> => {
+        return Promise.resolve(Buffer.from(''));
       };
 
-      const nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
+      nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
 
       await startNodes(nodes, protocolHandlers);
       await sleep(500);
@@ -160,12 +158,10 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
 
       const res = await nodes[0].req.sendRequest(TX_REQ_PROTOCOL, txHash);
       expect(res).toBeUndefined();
-
-      await stopNodes(nodes);
     });
 
     it('Should hit individual timeout if nothing is returned over the stream', async () => {
-      const nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
+      nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
 
       await startNodes(nodes);
 
@@ -197,12 +193,10 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
         }),
         PeerErrorSeverity.HighToleranceError,
       );
-
-      await stopNodes(nodes);
     });
 
     it('Should hit collective timeout if nothing is returned over the stream from multiple peers', async () => {
-      const nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 4);
+      nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 4);
 
       await startNodes(nodes);
 
@@ -226,8 +220,6 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
       // Make sure the error message is logged
       const errorMessage = `${new CollectiveReqRespTimeoutError().message} | subProtocol: ${TX_REQ_PROTOCOL}`;
       expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(errorMessage);
-
-      await stopNodes(nodes);
     });
 
     it('Should penalize peer if transaction validation fails', async () => {
@@ -236,12 +228,12 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
 
       // Mock that the node will respond with the tx
       const protocolHandlers = MOCK_SUB_PROTOCOL_HANDLERS;
-      protocolHandlers[TX_REQ_PROTOCOL] = (message: Buffer): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
+      protocolHandlers[TX_REQ_PROTOCOL] = (message: Buffer): Promise<Buffer> => {
         const receivedHash = TxHash.fromBuffer(message);
         if (txHash.equals(receivedHash)) {
-          return Promise.resolve(Uint8Array.from(tx.toBuffer()));
+          return Promise.resolve(tx.toBuffer());
         }
-        return Promise.resolve(Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from('')));
+        return Promise.resolve(Buffer.from(''));
       };
 
       // Mock that the receiving node will find that the transaction is invalid
@@ -251,7 +243,7 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
         return Promise.resolve(false);
       };
 
-      const nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
+      nodes = await createNodes(peerManager, 2);
 
       await startNodes(nodes, protocolHandlers, protocolValidators);
       await sleep(500);
@@ -268,8 +260,6 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
         }),
         PeerErrorSeverity.LowToleranceError,
       );
-
-      await stopNodes(nodes);
     });
   });
 });

yarn-project/p2p/src/service/reqresp/reqresp.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { executeTimeoutWithCustomError } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { type IncomingStreamData, type PeerId, type Stream } from '@libp2p/interface';
 import { pipe } from 'it-pipe';
 import { type Libp2p } from 'libp2p';
+import { compressSync, uncompressSync } from 'snappy';
 import { type Uint8ArrayList } from 'uint8arraylist';
 
 import { CollectiveReqRespTimeoutError, IndiviualReqRespTimeoutError } from '../../errors/reqresp.error.js';
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ import { RequestResponseRateLimiter } from './rate_limiter/rate_limiter.js';
  * This service implements the request response sub protocol, it is heavily inspired from
  * ethereum implementations of the same name.
  *
+ * Note, responses get compressed in streamHandler
+ *       so they get decompressed in readMessage
+ *
  * see: https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/dev/specs/phase0/p2p-interface.md#the-reqresp-domain
  */
 export class ReqResp {
@@ -232,7 +236,7 @@ export class ReqResp {
       chunks.push(chunk.subarray());
     }
     const messageData = chunks.concat();
-    return Buffer.concat(messageData);
+    return uncompressSync(Buffer.concat(messageData), { asBuffer: true }) as Buffer;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -269,7 +273,8 @@ export class ReqResp {
         async function* (source: any) {
           for await (const chunkList of source) {
             const msg = Buffer.from(chunkList.subarray());
-            yield handler(msg);
+            const response = await handler(msg);
+            yield new Uint8Array(compressSync(response));
           }
         },
         stream,