feat: parameterize mev-boost args (#400)

Adds 2 new fields to the config file under the mev_params field:
mev_boost_image: <The mev-boost image, default is flashbots/mev-boost>
mev_boost_args: <The args of mev-boost. The default params are
["mev-boost", "--relay-check"]>

The behaviour is such that, `mev-boost-args` overrides all the args of
mev-boost. No extra params are added.

Resolves #289

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README.md

@@ -543,14 +543,16 @@ mev_type: null
 
 # Parameters if MEV is used
 mev_params:
-  # The image to use for MEV boot relay
+  # The image to use for MEV boost relay
   mev_relay_image: flashbots/mev-boost-relay
   # The image to use for the builder
   mev_builder_image: ethpandaops/flashbots-builder:main
   # The image to use for the CL builder
   mev_builder_cl_image: sigp/lighthouse:latest
   # The image to use for mev-boost
   mev_boost_image: flashbots/mev-boost
+  # Parameters for MEV Boost. This overrides all arguments of the mev-boost container
+  mev_boost_args: []
   # Extra parameters to send to the API
   mev_relay_api_extra_args: []
   # Extra parameters to send to the housekeeper

main.star

@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ def run(plan, args={}):
                     mev_boost_service_name,
                     network_params.network_id,
                     mev_params.mev_boost_image,
+                    mev_params.mev_boost_args,
                     global_node_selectors,
                 )
                 all_mevboost_contexts.append(mev_boost_context)

network_params.yaml

@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ mev_params:
   mev_flood_image: flashbots/mev-flood
   mev_flood_extra_args: []
   mev_flood_seconds_per_bundle: 15
+  mev_boost_image: flashbots/mev-boost
+  mev_boost_args: ["mev-boost", "--relay-check"]
 grafana_additional_dashboards: []
 persistent: false
 xatu_sentry_enabled: false

src/mev/mev_boost/mev_boost_launcher.star

@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ def launch(
     service_name,
     network_id,
     mev_boost_image,
+    mev_boost_args,
     global_node_selectors,
 ):
     config = get_config(
         mev_boost_launcher,
         network_id,
         mev_boost_image,
+        mev_boost_args,
         global_node_selectors,
     )
 
@@ -49,12 +51,10 @@ def get_config(
     mev_boost_launcher,
     network_id,
     mev_boost_image,
+    mev_boost_args,
     node_selectors,
 ):
-    command = ["mev-boost"]
-
-    if mev_boost_launcher.should_check_relay:
-        command.append("-relay-check")
+    command = mev_boost_args
 
     return ServiceConfig(
         image=mev_boost_image,

src/package_io/input_parser.star

@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ def input_parser(plan, input_args):
             mev_builder_image=result["mev_params"]["mev_builder_image"],
             mev_builder_cl_image=result["mev_params"]["mev_builder_cl_image"],
             mev_boost_image=result["mev_params"]["mev_boost_image"],
+            mev_boost_args=result["mev_params"]["mev_boost_args"],
             mev_relay_api_extra_args=result["mev_params"]["mev_relay_api_extra_args"],
             mev_relay_housekeeper_extra_args=result["mev_params"][
                 "mev_relay_housekeeper_extra_args"
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@ def get_default_mev_params():
         "mev_builder_image": "flashbots/builder:latest",
         "mev_builder_cl_image": "sigp/lighthouse:latest",
         "mev_boost_image": "flashbots/mev-boost",
+        "mev_boost_args": ["mev-boost", "--relay-check"],
         "mev_relay_api_extra_args": [],
         "mev_relay_housekeeper_extra_args": [],
         "mev_relay_website_extra_args": [],