Fix invalid staking transaction

api/service/discovery/service.go

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (s *Service) contactP2pPeers() {
 						}
 					}
 					if err != nil {
-						utils.GetLogInstance().Error("Failed to send ping message", "group", g)
+						utils.GetLogInstance().Error("[DISCOVERY] Failed to send ping message", "group", g)
 					} else {
 						utils.GetLogInstance().Info("[DISCOVERY]", "Sent Ping Message", g)
 					}

api/service/staking/service.go

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
@@ -143,11 +145,13 @@ func (s *Service) getFakeStakingInfo() *proto.StakingContractInfoResponse {
 
 // Constructs the staking message
 func constructStakingMessage(ts types.Transactions) []byte {
+	tsBytes, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(ts)
+	if err == nil {
 		msg := &message.Message{
 			Type: message.MessageType_NEWNODE_BEACON_STAKING,
 			Request: &message.Message_Staking{
 				Staking: &message.StakingRequest{
-				Transaction: ts.GetRlp(0),
+					Transaction: tsBytes,
 					NodeId:      "",
 				},
 			},
@@ -155,7 +159,8 @@ func constructStakingMessage(ts types.Transactions) []byte {
 		if data, err := protobuf.Marshal(msg); err == nil {
 			return data
 		}
-	utils.GetLogInstance().Error("Error when creating staking message")
+	}
+	utils.GetLogInstance().Error("Error when creating staking message", "error", err)
 	return nil
 }
 

node/node.go

@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func New(host p2p.Host, consensusObj *consensus.Consensus, db ethdb.Database) *N
 		if node.Role == BeaconLeader || node.Role == BeaconValidator {
 			node.CurrentStakes = make(map[common.Address]int64)
 		}
-		utils.GetLogInstance().Debug("Received", "blockHash", chain.GetBlockByNumber(0).Hash().Hex())
+		utils.GetLogInstance().Debug("Created Genesis Block", "blockHash", chain.GetBlockByNumber(0).Hash().Hex())
 		node.Consensus.ConsensusBlock = make(chan *consensus.BFTBlockInfo)
 		node.Consensus.VerifiedNewBlock = make(chan *types.Block)
 	}

node/node_handler.go

@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ func (node *Node) addStakingTxnIntoPendingTxns(msgPayload []byte) {
 	if err == nil {
 		stakingRequest := msg.GetStaking()
 		txs := types.Transactions{}
-		if err = rlp.DecodeBytes(stakingRequest.Transaction, txs); err == nil {
+		if err = rlp.DecodeBytes(stakingRequest.Transaction, &txs); err == nil {
+			utils.GetLogInstance().Error("Successfully added staking transaction to pending list.")
 			node.addPendingTransactions(txs)
 		} else {
 			utils.GetLogInstance().Error("Failed to unmarshal staking transaction list", "error", err)
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ func (node *Node) pingMessageHandler(msgPayload []byte, sender string) int {
 	}
 
 	// Add to Node's peer list anyway
+	utils.GetLogInstance().Info("Add Peer to Node", "Node", node.Consensus.GetNodeID(), "Pear", peer)
 	node.AddPeers([]*p2p.Peer{peer})
 
 	return 1

node/node_newblock.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (node *Node) WaitForConsensusReady(readySignal chan struct{}, stopChan chan
 					threshold = FirstTimeThreshold
 					firstTime = false
 				}
-				utils.GetLogInstance().Debug("STARTING BLOCK", "threshold", threshold, "pendingTransactions", len(node.pendingTransactions))
+				utils.GetLogInstance().Debug("Proposing New Block...", "threshold", threshold, "pendingTransactions", len(node.pendingTransactions))
 				if len(node.pendingTransactions) >= threshold {
 					// Normal tx block consensus
 					selectedTxs := node.getTransactionsForNewBlock(MaxNumberOfTransactionsPerBlock)