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# Creating an application in Java | |||||
## Guide Assumptions | |||||
This guide is designed for beginners who want to get started with a Tendermint | |||||
Core application from scratch. It does not assume that you have any prior | |||||
experience with Tendermint Core. | |||||
Tendermint Core is Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) middleware that takes a state | |||||
transition machine (your application) - written in any programming language - and securely | |||||
replicates it on many machines. | |||||
By following along with this guide, you'll create a Tendermint Core project | |||||
called kvstore, a (very) simple distributed BFT key-value store. The application (which should | |||||
implementing the blockchain interface (ABCI)) will be written in Java. | |||||
This guide assumes that you are not new to JVM world. If you are new please see [JVM Minimal Survival Guide](https://hadihariri.com/2013/12/29/jvm-minimal-survival-guide-for-the-dotnet-developer/#java-the-language-java-the-ecosystem-java-the-jvm) and [Gradle Docs](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/userguide.html). | |||||
## Built-in app vs external app | |||||
If you use Golang, you can run your app and Tendermint Core in the same process to get maximum performance. | |||||
[Cosmos SDK](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk) is written this way. | |||||
Please refer to [Writing a built-in Tendermint Core application in Go](./go-built-in.md) guide for details. | |||||
If you choose another language, like we did in this guide, you have to write a separate app, | |||||
which will communicate with Tendermint Core via a socket (UNIX or TCP) or gRPC. | |||||
This guide will show you how to build external application using RPC server. | |||||
Having a separate application might give you better security guarantees as two | |||||
processes would be communicating via established binary protocol. Tendermint | |||||
Core will not have access to application's state. | |||||
## 1.1 Installing Java and Gradle | |||||
Please refer to [the Oracle's guide for installing JDK](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html). | |||||
Verify that you have installed Java successfully: | |||||
```bash | |||||
$ java -version | |||||
java version "12.0.2" 2019-07-16 | |||||
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 12.0.2+10) | |||||
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 12.0.2+10, mixed mode, sharing) | |||||
``` | |||||
You can choose any version of Java higher or equal to 8. | |||||
This guide is written using Java SE Development Kit 12. | |||||
Make sure you have `$JAVA_HOME` environment variable set: | |||||
```bash | |||||
$ echo $JAVA_HOME | |||||
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-12.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home | |||||
``` | |||||
For Gradle installation, please refer to [their official guide](https://gradle.org/install/). | |||||
## 1.2 Creating a new Java project | |||||
We'll start by creating a new Gradle project. | |||||
```bash | |||||
export KVSTORE_HOME=~/kvstore | |||||
mkdir $KVSTORE_HOME | |||||
cd $KVSTORE_HOME | |||||
``` | |||||
Inside the example directory run: | |||||
```bash | |||||
gradle init --dsl groovy --package io.example --project-name example --type java-application --test-framework junit | |||||
``` | |||||
This will create a new project for you. The tree of files should look like: | |||||
```bash | |||||
$ tree | |||||
. | |||||
|-- build.gradle | |||||
|-- gradle | |||||
| `-- wrapper | |||||
| |-- gradle-wrapper.jar | |||||
| `-- gradle-wrapper.properties | |||||
|-- gradlew | |||||
|-- gradlew.bat | |||||
|-- settings.gradle | |||||
`-- src | |||||
|-- main | |||||
| |-- java | |||||
| | `-- io | |||||
| | `-- example | |||||
| | `-- App.java | |||||
| `-- resources | |||||
`-- test | |||||
|-- java | |||||
| `-- io | |||||
| `-- example | |||||
| `-- AppTest.java | |||||
`-- resources | |||||
``` | |||||
When run, this should print "Hello world." to the standard output. | |||||
```bash | |||||
$ ./gradlew run | |||||
> Task :run | |||||
Hello world. | |||||
``` | |||||
## 1.3 Writing a Tendermint Core application | |||||
Tendermint Core communicates with the application through the Application | |||||
BlockChain Interface (ABCI). All message types are defined in the [protobuf | |||||
file](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/proto/tendermint/abci/types.proto). | |||||
This allows Tendermint Core to run applications written in any programming | |||||
language. | |||||
### 1.3.1 Compile .proto files | |||||
Add the following piece to the top of the `build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
buildscript { | |||||
repositories { | |||||
mavenCentral() | |||||
} | |||||
dependencies { | |||||
classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.8.8' | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Enable the protobuf plugin in the `plugins` section of the `build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
plugins { | |||||
id 'com.google.protobuf' version '0.8.8' | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Add the following code to `build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
protobuf { | |||||
protoc { | |||||
artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.7.1" | |||||
} | |||||
plugins { | |||||
grpc { | |||||
artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.22.1' | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
generateProtoTasks { | |||||
all()*.plugins { | |||||
grpc {} | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Now we should be ready to compile the `*.proto` files. | |||||
Copy the necessary `.proto` files to your project: | |||||
```bash | |||||
mkdir -p \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/abci \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/version \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/libs \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/abci/types.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/abci/types.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/version/types.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/version/types.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/types.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/types.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/evidence.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/evidence.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/params.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/params.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto/proof.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto/proof.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto/keys.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto/keys.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/libs/types.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/libs/bits/types.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto/gogo.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto/gogo.proto | |||||
``` | |||||
Add these dependencies to `build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
dependencies { | |||||
implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:1.22.1' | |||||
implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:1.22.1' | |||||
implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.22.1' | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
To generate all protobuf-type classes run: | |||||
```bash | |||||
./gradlew generateProto | |||||
``` | |||||
To verify that everything went smoothly, you can inspect the `build/generated/` directory: | |||||
```bash | |||||
$ tree build/generated/ | |||||
build/generated/ | |||||
|-- source | |||||
| `-- proto | |||||
| `-- main | |||||
| |-- grpc | |||||
| | `-- types | |||||
| | `-- ABCIApplicationGrpc.java | |||||
| `-- java | |||||
| |-- com | |||||
| | `-- protobuf | |||||
| | `-- GoGoProtos.java | |||||
| |-- common | |||||
| | `-- Types.java | |||||
| |-- proof | |||||
| | `-- Proof.java | |||||
| `-- types | |||||
| `-- Types.java | |||||
``` | |||||
### 1.3.2 Implementing ABCI | |||||
The resulting `$KVSTORE_HOME/build/generated/source/proto/main/grpc/types/ABCIApplicationGrpc.java` file | |||||
contains the abstract class `ABCIApplicationImplBase`, which is an interface we'll need to implement. | |||||
Create `$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/java/io/example/KVStoreApp.java` file with the following content: | |||||
```java | |||||
package io.example; | |||||
import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver; | |||||
import types.ABCIApplicationGrpc; | |||||
import types.Types.*; | |||||
class KVStoreApp extends ABCIApplicationGrpc.ABCIApplicationImplBase { | |||||
// methods implementation | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Now I will go through each method of `ABCIApplicationImplBase` explaining when it's called and adding | |||||
required business logic. | |||||
### 1.3.3 CheckTx | |||||
When a new transaction is added to the Tendermint Core, it will ask the | |||||
application to check it (validate the format, signatures, etc.). | |||||
```java | |||||
@Override | |||||
public void checkTx(RequestCheckTx req, StreamObserver<ResponseCheckTx> responseObserver) { | |||||
var tx = req.getTx(); | |||||
int code = validate(tx); | |||||
var resp = ResponseCheckTx.newBuilder() | |||||
.setCode(code) | |||||
.setGasWanted(1) | |||||
.build(); | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(resp); | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted(); | |||||
} | |||||
private int validate(ByteString tx) { | |||||
List<byte[]> parts = split(tx, '='); | |||||
if (parts.size() != 2) { | |||||
return 1; | |||||
} | |||||
byte[] key = parts.get(0); | |||||
byte[] value = parts.get(1); | |||||
// check if the same key=value already exists | |||||
var stored = getPersistedValue(key); | |||||
if (stored != null && Arrays.equals(stored, value)) { | |||||
return 2; | |||||
} | |||||
return 0; | |||||
} | |||||
private List<byte[]> split(ByteString tx, char separator) { | |||||
var arr = tx.toByteArray(); | |||||
int i; | |||||
for (i = 0; i < tx.size(); i++) { | |||||
if (arr[i] == (byte)separator) { | |||||
break; | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
if (i == tx.size()) { | |||||
return Collections.emptyList(); | |||||
} | |||||
return List.of( | |||||
tx.substring(0, i).toByteArray(), | |||||
tx.substring(i + 1).toByteArray() | |||||
); | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Don't worry if this does not compile yet. | |||||
If the transaction does not have a form of `{bytes}={bytes}`, we return `1` | |||||
code. When the same key=value already exist (same key and value), we return `2` | |||||
code. For others, we return a zero code indicating that they are valid. | |||||
Note that anything with non-zero code will be considered invalid (`-1`, `100`, | |||||
etc.) by Tendermint Core. | |||||
Valid transactions will eventually be committed given they are not too big and | |||||
have enough gas. To learn more about gas, check out ["the | |||||
specification"](https://docs.tendermint.com/master/spec/abci/apps.html#gas). | |||||
For the underlying key-value store we'll use | |||||
[JetBrains Xodus](https://github.com/JetBrains/xodus), which is a transactional schema-less embedded high-performance database written in Java. | |||||
`build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
dependencies { | |||||
implementation 'org.jetbrains.xodus:xodus-environment:1.3.91' | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
```java | |||||
... | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.ArrayByteIterable; | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.ByteIterable; | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.Environment; | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.Store; | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.StoreConfig; | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.Transaction; | |||||
class KVStoreApp extends ABCIApplicationGrpc.ABCIApplicationImplBase { | |||||
private Environment env; | |||||
private Transaction txn = null; | |||||
private Store store = null; | |||||
KVStoreApp(Environment env) { | |||||
this.env = env; | |||||
} | |||||
... | |||||
private byte[] getPersistedValue(byte[] k) { | |||||
return env.computeInReadonlyTransaction(txn -> { | |||||
var store = env.openStore("store", StoreConfig.WITHOUT_DUPLICATES, txn); | |||||
ByteIterable byteIterable = store.get(txn, new ArrayByteIterable(k)); | |||||
if (byteIterable == null) { | |||||
return null; | |||||
} | |||||
return byteIterable.getBytesUnsafe(); | |||||
}); | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
### 1.3.4 BeginBlock -> DeliverTx -> EndBlock -> Commit | |||||
When Tendermint Core has decided on the block, it's transferred to the | |||||
application in 3 parts: `BeginBlock`, one `DeliverTx` per transaction and | |||||
`EndBlock` in the end. `DeliverTx` are being transferred asynchronously, but the | |||||
responses are expected to come in order. | |||||
```java | |||||
@Override | |||||
public void beginBlock(RequestBeginBlock req, StreamObserver<ResponseBeginBlock> responseObserver) { | |||||
txn = env.beginTransaction(); | |||||
store = env.openStore("store", StoreConfig.WITHOUT_DUPLICATES, txn); | |||||
var resp = ResponseBeginBlock.newBuilder().build(); | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(resp); | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted(); | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Here we begin a new transaction, which will accumulate the block's transactions and open the corresponding store. | |||||
```java | |||||
@Override | |||||
public void deliverTx(RequestDeliverTx req, StreamObserver<ResponseDeliverTx> responseObserver) { | |||||
var tx = req.getTx(); | |||||
int code = validate(tx); | |||||
if (code == 0) { | |||||
List<byte[]> parts = split(tx, '='); | |||||
var key = new ArrayByteIterable(parts.get(0)); | |||||
var value = new ArrayByteIterable(parts.get(1)); | |||||
store.put(txn, key, value); | |||||
} | |||||
var resp = ResponseDeliverTx.newBuilder() | |||||
.setCode(code) | |||||
.build(); | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(resp); | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted(); | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
If the transaction is badly formatted or the same key=value already exist, we | |||||
again return the non-zero code. Otherwise, we add it to the store. | |||||
In the current design, a block can include incorrect transactions (those who | |||||
passed `CheckTx`, but failed `DeliverTx` or transactions included by the proposer | |||||
directly). This is done for performance reasons. | |||||
Note we can't commit transactions inside the `DeliverTx` because in such case | |||||
`Query`, which may be called in parallel, will return inconsistent data (i.e. | |||||
it will report that some value already exist even when the actual block was not | |||||
yet committed). | |||||
`Commit` instructs the application to persist the new state. | |||||
```java | |||||
@Override | |||||
public void commit(RequestCommit req, StreamObserver<ResponseCommit> responseObserver) { | |||||
txn.commit(); | |||||
var resp = ResponseCommit.newBuilder() | |||||
.setData(ByteString.copyFrom(new byte[8])) | |||||
.build(); | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(resp); | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted(); | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
### 1.3.5 Query | |||||
Now, when the client wants to know whenever a particular key/value exist, it | |||||
will call Tendermint Core RPC `/abci_query` endpoint, which in turn will call | |||||
the application's `Query` method. | |||||
Applications are free to provide their own APIs. But by using Tendermint Core | |||||
as a proxy, clients (including [light client | |||||
package](https://godoc.org/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/light)) can leverage | |||||
the unified API across different applications. Plus they won't have to call the | |||||
otherwise separate Tendermint Core API for additional proofs. | |||||
Note we don't include a proof here. | |||||
```java | |||||
@Override | |||||
public void query(RequestQuery req, StreamObserver<ResponseQuery> responseObserver) { | |||||
var k = req.getData().toByteArray(); | |||||
var v = getPersistedValue(k); | |||||
var builder = ResponseQuery.newBuilder(); | |||||
if (v == null) { | |||||
builder.setLog("does not exist"); | |||||
} else { | |||||
builder.setLog("exists"); | |||||
builder.setKey(ByteString.copyFrom(k)); | |||||
builder.setValue(ByteString.copyFrom(v)); | |||||
} | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(builder.build()); | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted(); | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
The complete specification can be found | |||||
[here](https://docs.tendermint.com/master/spec/abci/). | |||||
## 1.4 Starting an application and a Tendermint Core instances | |||||
Put the following code into the `$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/java/io/example/App.java` file: | |||||
```java | |||||
package io.example; | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.Environment; | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.Environments; | |||||
import java.io.IOException; | |||||
public class App { | |||||
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException { | |||||
try (Environment env = Environments.newInstance("tmp/storage")) { | |||||
var app = new KVStoreApp(env); | |||||
var server = new GrpcServer(app, 26658); | |||||
server.start(); | |||||
server.blockUntilShutdown(); | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
It is the entry point of the application. | |||||
Here we create a special object `Environment`, which knows where to store the application state. | |||||
Then we create and start the gRPC server to handle Tendermint Core requests. | |||||
Create the `$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/java/io/example/GrpcServer.java` file with the following content: | |||||
```java | |||||
package io.example; | |||||
import io.grpc.BindableService; | |||||
import io.grpc.Server; | |||||
import io.grpc.ServerBuilder; | |||||
import java.io.IOException; | |||||
class GrpcServer { | |||||
private Server server; | |||||
GrpcServer(BindableService service, int port) { | |||||
this.server = ServerBuilder.forPort(port) | |||||
.addService(service) | |||||
.build(); | |||||
} | |||||
void start() throws IOException { | |||||
server.start(); | |||||
System.out.println("gRPC server started, listening on $port"); | |||||
Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(() -> { | |||||
System.out.println("shutting down gRPC server since JVM is shutting down"); | |||||
GrpcServer.this.stop(); | |||||
System.out.println("server shut down"); | |||||
})); | |||||
} | |||||
private void stop() { | |||||
server.shutdown(); | |||||
} | |||||
/** | |||||
* Await termination on the main thread since the grpc library uses daemon threads. | |||||
*/ | |||||
void blockUntilShutdown() throws InterruptedException { | |||||
server.awaitTermination(); | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
## 1.5 Getting Up and Running | |||||
To create a default configuration, nodeKey and private validator files, let's | |||||
execute `tendermint init`. But before we do that, we will need to install | |||||
Tendermint Core. | |||||
```bash | |||||
$ rm -rf /tmp/example | |||||
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint | |||||
$ make install | |||||
$ TMHOME="/tmp/example" tendermint init validator | |||||
I[2019-07-16|18:20:36.480] Generated private validator module=main keyFile=/tmp/example/config/priv_validator_key.json stateFile=/tmp/example2/data/priv_validator_state.json | |||||
I[2019-07-16|18:20:36.481] Generated node key module=main path=/tmp/example/config/node_key.json | |||||
I[2019-07-16|18:20:36.482] Generated genesis file module=main path=/tmp/example/config/genesis.json | |||||
I[2019-07-16|18:20:36.483] Generated config module=main mode=validator | |||||
``` | |||||
Feel free to explore the generated files, which can be found at | |||||
`/tmp/example/config` directory. Documentation on the config can be found | |||||
[here](https://docs.tendermint.com/master/tendermint-core/configuration.html). | |||||
We are ready to start our application: | |||||
```bash | |||||
./gradlew run | |||||
gRPC server started, listening on 26658 | |||||
``` | |||||
Then we need to start Tendermint Core and point it to our application. Staying | |||||
within the application directory execute: | |||||
```bash | |||||
$ TMHOME="/tmp/example" tendermint node --abci grpc --proxy-app tcp://127.0.0.1:26658 | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:53.632] Version info module=main software=0.32.1 block=10 p2p=7 | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:53.677] Starting Node module=main impl=Node | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:53.681] Started node module=main nodeInfo="{ProtocolVersion:{P2P:7 Block:10 App:0} ID_:7639e2841ccd47d5ae0f5aad3011b14049d3f452 ListenAddr:tcp://0.0.0.0:26656 Network:test-chain-Nhl3zk Version:0.32.1 Channels:4020212223303800 Moniker:Ivans-MacBook-Pro.local Other:{TxIndex:on RPCAddress:tcp://127.0.0.1:26657}}" | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:54.801] Executed block module=state height=8 validTxs=0 invalidTxs=0 | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:54.814] Committed state module=state height=8 txs=0 appHash=0000000000000000 | |||||
``` | |||||
Now open another tab in your terminal and try sending a transaction: | |||||
```bash | |||||
$ curl -s 'localhost:26657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx="tendermint=rocks"' | |||||
{ | |||||
"jsonrpc": "2.0", | |||||
"id": "", | |||||
"result": { | |||||
"check_tx": { | |||||
"gasWanted": "1" | |||||
}, | |||||
"deliver_tx": {}, | |||||
"hash": "CDD3C6DFA0A08CAEDF546F9938A2EEC232209C24AA0E4201194E0AFB78A2C2BB", | |||||
"height": "33" | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Response should contain the height where this transaction was committed. | |||||
Now let's check if the given key now exists and its value: | |||||
```bash | |||||
$ curl -s 'localhost:26657/abci_query?data="tendermint"' | |||||
{ | |||||
"jsonrpc": "2.0", | |||||
"id": "", | |||||
"result": { | |||||
"response": { | |||||
"log": "exists", | |||||
"key": "dGVuZGVybWludA==", | |||||
"value": "cm9ja3My" | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
`dGVuZGVybWludA==` and `cm9ja3M=` are the base64-encoding of the ASCII of `tendermint` and `rocks` accordingly. | |||||
## Outro | |||||
I hope everything went smoothly and your first, but hopefully not the last, | |||||
Tendermint Core application is up and running. If not, please [open an issue on | |||||
Github](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/new/choose). To dig | |||||
deeper, read [the docs](https://docs.tendermint.com/master/). | |||||
The full source code of this example project can be found [here](https://github.com/climber73/tendermint-abci-grpc-java). |
@ -1,605 +0,0 @@ | |||||
<!--- | |||||
order: 4 | |||||
---> | |||||
# Creating an application in Kotlin | |||||
## Guide Assumptions | |||||
This guide is designed for beginners who want to get started with a Tendermint | |||||
Core application from scratch. It does not assume that you have any prior | |||||
experience with Tendermint Core. | |||||
Tendermint Core is Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) middleware that takes a state | |||||
transition machine (your application) - written in any programming language - and securely | |||||
replicates it on many machines. | |||||
By following along with this guide, you'll create a Tendermint Core project | |||||
called kvstore, a (very) simple distributed BFT key-value store. The application (which should | |||||
implementing the blockchain interface (ABCI)) will be written in Kotlin. | |||||
This guide assumes that you are not new to JVM world. If you are new please see [JVM Minimal Survival Guide](https://hadihariri.com/2013/12/29/jvm-minimal-survival-guide-for-the-dotnet-developer/#java-the-language-java-the-ecosystem-java-the-jvm) and [Gradle Docs](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/userguide.html). | |||||
## Built-in app vs external app | |||||
If you use Golang, you can run your app and Tendermint Core in the same process to get maximum performance. | |||||
[Cosmos SDK](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk) is written this way. | |||||
Please refer to [Writing a built-in Tendermint Core application in Go](./go-built-in.md) guide for details. | |||||
If you choose another language, like we did in this guide, you have to write a separate app, | |||||
which will communicate with Tendermint Core via a socket (UNIX or TCP) or gRPC. | |||||
This guide will show you how to build external application using RPC server. | |||||
Having a separate application might give you better security guarantees as two | |||||
processes would be communicating via established binary protocol. Tendermint | |||||
Core will not have access to application's state. | |||||
## 1.1 Installing Java and Gradle | |||||
Please refer to [the Oracle's guide for installing JDK](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html). | |||||
Verify that you have installed Java successfully: | |||||
```bash | |||||
java -version | |||||
java version "1.8.0_162" | |||||
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_162-b12) | |||||
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.162-b12, mixed mode) | |||||
``` | |||||
You can choose any version of Java higher or equal to 8. | |||||
In my case it is Java SE Development Kit 8. | |||||
Make sure you have `$JAVA_HOME` environment variable set: | |||||
```bash | |||||
echo $JAVA_HOME | |||||
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_162.jdk/Contents/Home | |||||
``` | |||||
For Gradle installation, please refer to [their official guide](https://gradle.org/install/). | |||||
## 1.2 Creating a new Kotlin project | |||||
We'll start by creating a new Gradle project. | |||||
```bash | |||||
export KVSTORE_HOME=~/kvstore | |||||
mkdir $KVSTORE_HOME | |||||
cd $KVSTORE_HOME | |||||
``` | |||||
Inside the example directory run: | |||||
```bash | |||||
gradle init --dsl groovy --package io.example --project-name example --type kotlin-application | |||||
``` | |||||
This will create a new project for you. The tree of files should look like: | |||||
```bash | |||||
tree | |||||
. | |||||
|-- build.gradle | |||||
|-- gradle | |||||
| `-- wrapper | |||||
| |-- gradle-wrapper.jar | |||||
| `-- gradle-wrapper.properties | |||||
|-- gradlew | |||||
|-- gradlew.bat | |||||
|-- settings.gradle | |||||
`-- src | |||||
|-- main | |||||
| |-- kotlin | |||||
| | `-- io | |||||
| | `-- example | |||||
| | `-- App.kt | |||||
| `-- resources | |||||
`-- test | |||||
|-- kotlin | |||||
| `-- io | |||||
| `-- example | |||||
| `-- AppTest.kt | |||||
`-- resources | |||||
``` | |||||
When run, this should print "Hello world." to the standard output. | |||||
```bash | |||||
./gradlew run | |||||
> Task :run | |||||
Hello world. | |||||
``` | |||||
## 1.3 Writing a Tendermint Core application | |||||
Tendermint Core communicates with the application through the Application | |||||
BlockChain Interface (ABCI). All message types are defined in the [protobuf | |||||
file](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/proto/tendermint/abci/types.proto). | |||||
This allows Tendermint Core to run applications written in any programming | |||||
language. | |||||
### 1.3.1 Compile .proto files | |||||
Add the following piece to the top of the `build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
buildscript { | |||||
repositories { | |||||
mavenCentral() | |||||
} | |||||
dependencies { | |||||
classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.8.8' | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Enable the protobuf plugin in the `plugins` section of the `build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
plugins { | |||||
id 'com.google.protobuf' version '0.8.8' | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Add the following code to `build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
protobuf { | |||||
protoc { | |||||
artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.7.1" | |||||
} | |||||
plugins { | |||||
grpc { | |||||
artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.22.1' | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
generateProtoTasks { | |||||
all()*.plugins { | |||||
grpc {} | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Now we should be ready to compile the `*.proto` files. | |||||
Copy the necessary `.proto` files to your project: | |||||
```bash | |||||
mkdir -p \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/abci \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/version \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/libs \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/abci/types.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/abci/types.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/version/types.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/version/types.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/types.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/types.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/evidence.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/evidence.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/params.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types/params.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto/proof.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto/proof.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto/keys.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/crypto/keys.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/libs/bits/types.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/libs/bits/types.proto | |||||
cp $GOPATH/src/github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto/gogo.proto \ | |||||
$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/proto/github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto/gogo.proto | |||||
``` | |||||
Add these dependencies to `build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
dependencies { | |||||
implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:1.22.1' | |||||
implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:1.22.1' | |||||
implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.22.1' | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
To generate all protobuf-type classes run: | |||||
```bash | |||||
./gradlew generateProto | |||||
``` | |||||
To verify that everything went smoothly, you can inspect the `build/generated/` directory: | |||||
```bash | |||||
tree build/generated/ | |||||
build/generated/ | |||||
`-- source | |||||
`-- proto | |||||
`-- main | |||||
|-- grpc | |||||
| `-- types | |||||
| `-- ABCIApplicationGrpc.java | |||||
`-- java | |||||
|-- com | |||||
| `-- protobuf | |||||
| `-- GoGoProtos.java | |||||
|-- common | |||||
| `-- Types.java | |||||
|-- merkle | |||||
| `-- Merkle.java | |||||
`-- types | |||||
`-- Types.java | |||||
``` | |||||
### 1.3.2 Implementing ABCI | |||||
The resulting `$KVSTORE_HOME/build/generated/source/proto/main/grpc/types/ABCIApplicationGrpc.java` file | |||||
contains the abstract class `ABCIApplicationImplBase`, which is an interface we'll need to implement. | |||||
Create `$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/kotlin/io/example/KVStoreApp.kt` file with the following content: | |||||
```kotlin | |||||
package io.example | |||||
import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver | |||||
import types.ABCIApplicationGrpc | |||||
import types.Types.* | |||||
class KVStoreApp : ABCIApplicationGrpc.ABCIApplicationImplBase() { | |||||
// methods implementation | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Now I will go through each method of `ABCIApplicationImplBase` explaining when it's called and adding | |||||
required business logic. | |||||
### 1.3.3 CheckTx | |||||
When a new transaction is added to the Tendermint Core, it will ask the | |||||
application to check it (validate the format, signatures, etc.). | |||||
```kotlin | |||||
override fun checkTx(req: RequestCheckTx, responseObserver: StreamObserver<ResponseCheckTx>) { | |||||
val code = req.tx.validate() | |||||
val resp = ResponseCheckTx.newBuilder() | |||||
.setCode(code) | |||||
.setGasWanted(1) | |||||
.build() | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(resp) | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted() | |||||
} | |||||
private fun ByteString.validate(): Int { | |||||
val parts = this.split('=') | |||||
if (parts.size != 2) { | |||||
return 1 | |||||
} | |||||
val key = parts[0] | |||||
val value = parts[1] | |||||
// check if the same key=value already exists | |||||
val stored = getPersistedValue(key) | |||||
if (stored != null && stored.contentEquals(value)) { | |||||
return 2 | |||||
} | |||||
return 0 | |||||
} | |||||
private fun ByteString.split(separator: Char): List<ByteArray> { | |||||
val arr = this.toByteArray() | |||||
val i = (0 until this.size()).firstOrNull { arr[it] == separator.toByte() } | |||||
?: return emptyList() | |||||
return listOf( | |||||
this.substring(0, i).toByteArray(), | |||||
this.substring(i + 1).toByteArray() | |||||
) | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Don't worry if this does not compile yet. | |||||
If the transaction does not have a form of `{bytes}={bytes}`, we return `1` | |||||
code. When the same key=value already exist (same key and value), we return `2` | |||||
code. For others, we return a zero code indicating that they are valid. | |||||
Note that anything with non-zero code will be considered invalid (`-1`, `100`, | |||||
etc.) by Tendermint Core. | |||||
Valid transactions will eventually be committed given they are not too big and | |||||
have enough gas. To learn more about gas, check out ["the | |||||
specification"](https://docs.tendermint.com/master/spec/abci/apps.html#gas). | |||||
For the underlying key-value store we'll use | |||||
[JetBrains Xodus](https://github.com/JetBrains/xodus), which is a transactional schema-less embedded high-performance database written in Java. | |||||
`build.gradle`: | |||||
```groovy | |||||
dependencies { | |||||
implementation 'org.jetbrains.xodus:xodus-environment:1.3.91' | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
```kotlin | |||||
... | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.ArrayByteIterable | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.Environment | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.Store | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.StoreConfig | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.Transaction | |||||
class KVStoreApp( | |||||
private val env: Environment | |||||
) : ABCIApplicationGrpc.ABCIApplicationImplBase() { | |||||
private var txn: Transaction? = null | |||||
private var store: Store? = null | |||||
... | |||||
private fun getPersistedValue(k: ByteArray): ByteArray? { | |||||
return env.computeInReadonlyTransaction { txn -> | |||||
val store = env.openStore("store", StoreConfig.WITHOUT_DUPLICATES, txn) | |||||
store.get(txn, ArrayByteIterable(k))?.bytesUnsafe | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
### 1.3.4 BeginBlock -> DeliverTx -> EndBlock -> Commit | |||||
When Tendermint Core has decided on the block, it's transferred to the | |||||
application in 3 parts: `BeginBlock`, one `DeliverTx` per transaction and | |||||
`EndBlock` in the end. `DeliverTx` are being transferred asynchronously, but the | |||||
responses are expected to come in order. | |||||
```kotlin | |||||
override fun beginBlock(req: RequestBeginBlock, responseObserver: StreamObserver<ResponseBeginBlock>) { | |||||
txn = env.beginTransaction() | |||||
store = env.openStore("store", StoreConfig.WITHOUT_DUPLICATES, txn!!) | |||||
val resp = ResponseBeginBlock.newBuilder().build() | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(resp) | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted() | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Here we begin a new transaction, which will accumulate the block's transactions and open the corresponding store. | |||||
```kotlin | |||||
override fun deliverTx(req: RequestDeliverTx, responseObserver: StreamObserver<ResponseDeliverTx>) { | |||||
val code = req.tx.validate() | |||||
if (code == 0) { | |||||
val parts = req.tx.split('=') | |||||
val key = ArrayByteIterable(parts[0]) | |||||
val value = ArrayByteIterable(parts[1]) | |||||
store!!.put(txn!!, key, value) | |||||
} | |||||
val resp = ResponseDeliverTx.newBuilder() | |||||
.setCode(code) | |||||
.build() | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(resp) | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted() | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
If the transaction is badly formatted or the same key=value already exist, we | |||||
again return the non-zero code. Otherwise, we add it to the store. | |||||
In the current design, a block can include incorrect transactions (those who | |||||
passed `CheckTx`, but failed `DeliverTx` or transactions included by the proposer | |||||
directly). This is done for performance reasons. | |||||
Note we can't commit transactions inside the `DeliverTx` because in such case | |||||
`Query`, which may be called in parallel, will return inconsistent data (i.e. | |||||
it will report that some value already exist even when the actual block was not | |||||
yet committed). | |||||
`Commit` instructs the application to persist the new state. | |||||
```kotlin | |||||
override fun commit(req: RequestCommit, responseObserver: StreamObserver<ResponseCommit>) { | |||||
txn!!.commit() | |||||
val resp = ResponseCommit.newBuilder() | |||||
.setData(ByteString.copyFrom(ByteArray(8))) | |||||
.build() | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(resp) | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted() | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
### 1.3.5 Query | |||||
Now, when the client wants to know whenever a particular key/value exist, it | |||||
will call Tendermint Core RPC `/abci_query` endpoint, which in turn will call | |||||
the application's `Query` method. | |||||
Applications are free to provide their own APIs. But by using Tendermint Core | |||||
as a proxy, clients (including [light client | |||||
package](https://godoc.org/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/light)) can leverage | |||||
the unified API across different applications. Plus they won't have to call the | |||||
otherwise separate Tendermint Core API for additional proofs. | |||||
Note we don't include a proof here. | |||||
```kotlin | |||||
override fun query(req: RequestQuery, responseObserver: StreamObserver<ResponseQuery>) { | |||||
val k = req.data.toByteArray() | |||||
val v = getPersistedValue(k) | |||||
val builder = ResponseQuery.newBuilder() | |||||
if (v == null) { | |||||
builder.log = "does not exist" | |||||
} else { | |||||
builder.log = "exists" | |||||
builder.key = ByteString.copyFrom(k) | |||||
builder.value = ByteString.copyFrom(v) | |||||
} | |||||
responseObserver.onNext(builder.build()) | |||||
responseObserver.onCompleted() | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
The complete specification can be found | |||||
[here](https://docs.tendermint.com/master/spec/abci/). | |||||
## 1.4 Starting an application and a Tendermint Core instances | |||||
Put the following code into the `$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/kotlin/io/example/App.kt` file: | |||||
```kotlin | |||||
package io.example | |||||
import jetbrains.exodus.env.Environments | |||||
fun main() { | |||||
Environments.newInstance("tmp/storage").use { env -> | |||||
val app = KVStoreApp(env) | |||||
val server = GrpcServer(app, 26658) | |||||
server.start() | |||||
server.blockUntilShutdown() | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
It is the entry point of the application. | |||||
Here we create a special object `Environment`, which knows where to store the application state. | |||||
Then we create and start the gRPC server to handle Tendermint Core requests. | |||||
Create `$KVSTORE_HOME/src/main/kotlin/io/example/GrpcServer.kt` file with the following content: | |||||
```kotlin | |||||
package io.example | |||||
import io.grpc.BindableService | |||||
import io.grpc.ServerBuilder | |||||
class GrpcServer( | |||||
private val service: BindableService, | |||||
private val port: Int | |||||
) { | |||||
private val server = ServerBuilder | |||||
.forPort(port) | |||||
.addService(service) | |||||
.build() | |||||
fun start() { | |||||
server.start() | |||||
println("gRPC server started, listening on $port") | |||||
Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(object : Thread() { | |||||
override fun run() { | |||||
println("shutting down gRPC server since JVM is shutting down") | |||||
this@GrpcServer.stop() | |||||
println("server shut down") | |||||
} | |||||
}) | |||||
} | |||||
fun stop() { | |||||
server.shutdown() | |||||
} | |||||
/** | |||||
* Await termination on the main thread since the grpc library uses daemon threads. | |||||
*/ | |||||
fun blockUntilShutdown() { | |||||
server.awaitTermination() | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
## 1.5 Getting Up and Running | |||||
To create a default configuration, nodeKey and private validator files, let's | |||||
execute `tendermint init validator`. But before we do that, we will need to install | |||||
Tendermint Core. | |||||
```bash | |||||
rm -rf /tmp/example | |||||
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint | |||||
make install | |||||
TMHOME="/tmp/example" tendermint init validator | |||||
I[2019-07-16|18:20:36.480] Generated private validator module=main keyFile=/tmp/example/config/priv_validator_key.json stateFile=/tmp/example2/data/priv_validator_state.json | |||||
I[2019-07-16|18:20:36.481] Generated node key module=main path=/tmp/example/config/node_key.json | |||||
I[2019-07-16|18:20:36.482] Generated genesis file module=main path=/tmp/example/config/genesis.json | |||||
I[2019-07-16|18:20:36.482] Generated config module=main mode=validator | |||||
``` | |||||
Feel free to explore the generated files, which can be found at | |||||
`/tmp/example/config` directory. Documentation on the config can be found | |||||
[here](https://docs.tendermint.com/master/tendermint-core/configuration.html). | |||||
We are ready to start our application: | |||||
```bash | |||||
./gradlew run | |||||
gRPC server started, listening on 26658 | |||||
``` | |||||
Then we need to start Tendermint Core and point it to our application. Staying | |||||
within the application directory execute: | |||||
```bash | |||||
TMHOME="/tmp/example" tendermint node --abci grpc --proxy-app tcp://127.0.0.1:26658 | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:53.632] Version info module=main software=0.32.1 block=10 p2p=7 | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:53.677] Starting Node module=main impl=Node | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:53.681] Started node module=main nodeInfo="{ProtocolVersion:{P2P:7 Block:10 App:0} ID_:7639e2841ccd47d5ae0f5aad3011b14049d3f452 ListenAddr:tcp://0.0.0.0:26656 Network:test-chain-Nhl3zk Version:0.32.1 Channels:4020212223303800 Moniker:Ivans-MacBook-Pro.local Other:{TxIndex:on RPCAddress:tcp://127.0.0.1:26657}}" | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:54.801] Executed block module=state height=8 validTxs=0 invalidTxs=0 | |||||
I[2019-07-28|15:44:54.814] Committed state module=state height=8 txs=0 appHash=0000000000000000 | |||||
``` | |||||
Now open another tab in your terminal and try sending a transaction: | |||||
```bash | |||||
curl -s 'localhost:26657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx="tendermint=rocks"' | |||||
{ | |||||
"jsonrpc": "2.0", | |||||
"id": "", | |||||
"result": { | |||||
"check_tx": { | |||||
"gasWanted": "1" | |||||
}, | |||||
"deliver_tx": {}, | |||||
"hash": "CDD3C6DFA0A08CAEDF546F9938A2EEC232209C24AA0E4201194E0AFB78A2C2BB", | |||||
"height": "33" | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
Response should contain the height where this transaction was committed. | |||||
Now let's check if the given key now exists and its value: | |||||
```bash | |||||
curl -s 'localhost:26657/abci_query?data="tendermint"' | |||||
{ | |||||
"jsonrpc": "2.0", | |||||
"id": "", | |||||
"result": { | |||||
"response": { | |||||
"log": "exists", | |||||
"key": "dGVuZGVybWludA==", | |||||
"value": "cm9ja3My" | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
} | |||||
``` | |||||
`dGVuZGVybWludA==` and `cm9ja3M=` are the base64-encoding of the ASCII of `tendermint` and `rocks` accordingly. | |||||
## Outro | |||||
I hope everything went smoothly and your first, but hopefully not the last, | |||||
Tendermint Core application is up and running. If not, please [open an issue on | |||||
Github](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/new/choose). To dig | |||||
deeper, read [the docs](https://docs.tendermint.com/master/). | |||||
The full source code of this example project can be found [here](https://github.com/climber73/tendermint-abci-grpc-kotlin). |