Possible fix for #734

informalsystems · Mar 11, 2021 · 466f281 · 466f281
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diff --git a/relayer/src/foreign_client.rs b/relayer/src/foreign_client.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{thread, time::Duration};
 
 use prost_types::Any;
 use thiserror::Error;
-use tracing::{debug, error, info};
+use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
 use ibc::events::IbcEvent;
 use ibc::ics02_client::header::Header;
@@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ impl ForeignClient {
  })?
  .latest_height();
 
+ if trusted_height >= target_height {
+ warn!(
+ "Client height ({}) >= chain target height ({}). Cannot build update message.",
+ trusted_height, target_height
+ );
+ return Ok(vec![]);
+ }
+
  let header = self
  .src_chain()
  .build_header(trusted_height, target_height)
@@ -360,6 +368,14 @@ impl ForeignClient {
  ))
  })?;
  let new_msgs = self.build_update_client(h)?;
+ if new_msgs.is_empty() {
+ return Err(ForeignClientError::ClientUpdate(format!(
+ "Client {} is already up-to-date with chain {}@{}",
+ self.id,
+ self.src_chain.id(),
+ h
+ )));
+ }
 
  let mut events = self.dst_chain().send_msgs(new_msgs).map_err(|e| {
  ForeignClientError::ClientUpdate(format!(

diff --git a/scripts/init-clients b/scripts/init-clients
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ cargo run --bin hermes -- -c "$CONFIG_FILE" light rm -c "$CHAIN_1_ID" --all -y &
 
 # set the primary peers for clients on each chain
 echo "Adding primary peers to light client configuration..."
-cargo run --bin hermes -- -c "$CONFIG_FILE" light add $CHAIN_0_RPC_ADDR -c "$CHAIN_0_ID" -f -p -s "$GAIA_DATA/$CHAIN_0_ID/data" -y &>/dev/null
-cargo run --bin hermes -- -c "$CONFIG_FILE" light add $CHAIN_1_RPC_ADDR -c "$CHAIN_1_ID" -f -p -s "$GAIA_DATA/$CHAIN_1_ID/data" -y &>/dev/null
+cargo run --bin hermes -- -c "$CONFIG_FILE" light add $CHAIN_0_RPC_ADDR -c "$CHAIN_0_ID" -f -p -s "$GAIA_DATA/$CHAIN_0_ID/data" -y &>/dev/null || printf "\tError adding primary peer to %s\n" "$CHAIN_0_RPC_ADDR"
+cargo run --bin hermes -- -c "$CONFIG_FILE" light add $CHAIN_1_RPC_ADDR -c "$CHAIN_1_ID" -f -p -s "$GAIA_DATA/$CHAIN_1_ID/data" -y &>/dev/null || printf "\tError adding primary peer to %s\n" "$CHAIN_1_RPC_ADDR"
 
 # set the secondary peers for clients on each chain
 echo "Adding secondary peers to light client configuration..."