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* [ADR 058: Auto-Generated CLI](./adr-058-auto-generated-cli.md)
* [ADR 060: ABCI 1.0 (Phase I)](adr-060-abci-1.0.md)
* [ADR 061: Liquid Staking](./adr-061-liquid-staking.md)
* [ADR 070: Un-Ordered Transaction Inclusion](./adr-070-unordered-account.md)

### Proposed

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## Status

Proposed
ACCEPTED

## Abstract

We propose a way to do replay-attack protection without enforcing the order of transactions, without requiring the use of nonces. In this way, we can support un-ordered transaction inclusion.
We propose a way to do replay-attack protection without enforcing the order of
transactions, without requiring the use of nonces. In this way, we can support
un-ordered transaction inclusion.

## Context

As of today, the nonce value (account sequence number) prevents replay-attack and ensures the transactions from the same sender are included into blocks and executed in sequential order. However it makes it tricky to send many transactions from the same sender concurrently in a reliable way. IBC relayer and crypto exchanges are typical examples of such use cases.
As of today, the nonce value (account sequence number) prevents replay-attack and
ensures the transactions from the same sender are included into blocks and executed
in sequential order. However it makes it tricky to send many transactions from the
same sender concurrently in a reliable way. IBC relayer and crypto exchanges are
typical examples of such use cases.

## Decision

We propose to add a boolean field `unordered` to transaction body to mark "un-ordered" transactions.
We propose to add a boolean field `unordered` to transaction body to mark "un-ordered"
transactions.

Un-ordered transactions will bypass the nonce rules and follow the rules described below instead, in contrary, the default ordered transactions are not impacted by this proposal, they'll follow the nonce rules the same as before.
Un-ordered transactions will bypass the nonce rules and follow the rules described
below instead, in contrary, the default ordered transactions are not impacted by
this proposal, they'll follow the nonce rules the same as before.

When an un-ordered transaction is included into a block, the transaction hash is recorded in a dictionary. New transactions are checked against this dictionary for duplicates, and to prevent the dictionary grow indefinitely, the transaction must specify `timeout_height` for expiration, so it's safe to removed it from the dictionary after it's expired.
When an un-ordered transaction is included into a block, the transaction hash is
recorded in a dictionary. New transactions are checked against this dictionary for
duplicates, and to prevent the dictionary grow indefinitely, the transaction must
specify `timeout_height` for expiration, so it's safe to removed it from the
dictionary after it's expired.

The dictionary can be simply implemented as an in-memory golang map, a preliminary analysis shows that the memory consumption won't be too big, for example `32M = 32 * 1024 * 1024` can support 1024 blocks where each block contains 1024 unordered transactions. For safty, we should limit the range of `timeout_height` to prevent very long expiration, and limit the size of the dictionary.
The dictionary can be simply implemented as an in-memory golang map, a preliminary
analysis shows that the memory consumption won't be too big, for example `32M = 32 * 1024 * 1024`
can support 1024 blocks where each block contains 1024 unordered transactions. For
safety, we should limit the range of `timeout_height` to prevent very long expiration,
and limit the size of the dictionary.

### Transaction Format

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### `OnNewBlock`

Wire the `OnNewBlock` method of `DedupTxHashManager` into the baseapp's abci commit event.
Wire the `OnNewBlock` method of `DedupTxHashManager` into the BaseApp's ABCI Commit event.

### Start Up

On start up, the node needs to re-fill the tx hash dictionary of `DedupTxHashManager` by scanning `MaxUnOrderedTTL` number of historical blocks for existing un-expired un-ordered transactions.
On start up, the node needs to re-fill the tx hash dictionary of `DedupTxHashManager`
by scanning `MaxUnOrderedTTL` number of historical blocks for existing un-expired
un-ordered transactions.

An alternative design is to store the tx hash dictionary in kv store, then no need to warm up on start up.
An alternative design is to store the tx hash dictionary in kv store, then no need
to warm up on start up.

## Consequences

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### Negative

- Start up overhead to scan historical blocks.
* Start up overhead to scan historical blocks.

## References

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