chore: clean up unused code and update dependencies

Dockerfile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM golang:1.20-alpine
 
 # Set up apk dependencies
-ENV PACKAGES make git libc-dev bash gcc linux-headers eudev-dev curl ca-certificates build-base
+ENV PACKAGES make git libc-dev gcc linux-headers eudev-dev ca-certificates build-base
 
 ENV GREENFIELD_CHALLENGER_HOME /opt/app
 

attest/const.go

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ package attest
 import "time"
 
 const (
-	QueryAttestedChallengeInterval = 5 * time.Second                                       // query last attested challenge id
-	MaxQueryCount                  = int((1 * time.Hour) / QueryAttestedChallengeInterval) // query last attested challenge id limit
+	QueryAttestedChallengeInterval = 10 * time.Second // query last attested challenge id
+	MaxQueryCount                  = 3000
 )

go.mod

@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/math v1.0.1
 	github.com/avast/retry-go/v4 v4.3.1
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.45
-	github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield v0.2.4-alpha.2
+	github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield v0.2.4
 	github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-common/go v0.0.0-20230809025353-fd0519705054
-	github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-go-sdk v0.2.4-alpha.2
+	github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-go-sdk v0.2.4
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.2
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.47.3
 	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.10.26
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.5-0.20210104140557-80c98217689d
 	github.com/op/go-logging v0.0.0-20160315200505-970db520ece7
 	github.com/ory/dockertest v3.3.5+incompatible
-	github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2 v2.7.3
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.15.0
 	github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm v0.0.0-20220124113610-e26cde5e091b
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/linxGnu/grocksdb v1.7.16 // indirect
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.18 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/mimoo/StrobeGo v0.0.0-20210601165009-122bf33a46e0 // indirect
 	github.com/minio/sha256-simd v1.0.0 // indirect
@@ -118,8 +117,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/mtibben/percent v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc2 // indirect
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.3 // indirect
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.7 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.5 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.8 // indirect
 	github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20230317030725-371a4b8eda08 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.3.0 // indirect
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2 // indirect
-	github.com/supranational/blst v0.3.8-0.20220526154634-513d2456b344 // indirect
+	github.com/supranational/blst v0.3.11 // indirect
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20220721030215-126854af5e6d // indirect
 	github.com/tendermint/go-amino v0.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/thomaso-mirodin/intmath v0.0.0-20160323211736-5dc6d854e46e // indirect
@@ -171,10 +170,10 @@ replace (
 	cosmossdk.io/api => github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-cosmos-sdk/api v0.0.0-20230425074444-eb5869b05fe9
 	cosmossdk.io/math => github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-cosmos-sdk/math v0.0.0-20230425074444-eb5869b05fe9
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd => github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.23.0
-	github.com/cometbft/cometbft => github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-cometbft v0.0.3-alpha.1
+	github.com/cometbft/cometbft => github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-cometbft v0.0.3
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft-db => github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-cometbft-db v0.8.1-alpha.1
 	github.com/confio/ics23/go => github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/ics23/go v0.8.0
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-cosmos-sdk v0.2.4-alpha.2
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-cosmos-sdk v0.2.4
 	github.com/cosmos/iavl => github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-iavl v0.20.1
 	github.com/ferranbt/fastssz => github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz v0.0.0-20220110145812-fafb696cae88
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf v1.3.3-alpha.regen.1

go.sum

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 golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0/go.mod h1:FU7BRWz2tNW+3quACPkgCx/L+uEAv1htQ0V83Z9Rj+Y=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20170830134202-bb24a47a89ea/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=

submitter/const.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package submitter
 import "time"
 
 const (
-	CacheSize            = 300
 	TimeFormat           = "15:04:05.00"
 	TxSubmitLoopInterval = 5 * time.Second        // query last attested challenge id
 	TxSubmitInterval     = 100 * time.Millisecond // query last attested challenge id

verifier/hash_verifier.go

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-challenger/metrics"
 	"github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-common/go/hash"
 	"github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-go-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2"
 )
 
 type Verifier struct {
@@ -56,16 +55,8 @@ func NewHashVerifier(cfg *config.Config, executor *executor.Executor, dataProvid
 func (v *Verifier) VerifyHashLoop() {
 	// Event lasts for 300 blocks, 2x for redundancy
 	v.cachedChallengeIds = make(map[uint64]bool, common.CacheSize)
-
-	pool, err := ants.NewPool(30)
-	if err != nil {
-		logging.Logger.Errorf("verifier failed to create ant pool, err=%+v", err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-	defer pool.Release()
-
 	for {
-		err := v.verifyHash(pool)
+		err := v.verifyHash()
 		if err != nil {
 			time.Sleep(common.RetryInterval)
 			continue
@@ -74,7 +65,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) VerifyHashLoop() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (v *Verifier) verifyHash(pool *ants.Pool) error {
+func (v *Verifier) verifyHash() error {
 	// Read unprocessed event from db with lowest challengeId
 	currentHeight := v.executor.GetCachedBlockHeight()
 	events, err := v.dataProvider.FetchEventsForVerification(currentHeight)
@@ -180,6 +171,8 @@ func (v *Verifier) verifyForSingleEvent(event *model.Event) error {
 			v.metricService.IncHashVerifierErr()
 			logging.Logger.Errorf("error updating event status for challengeId: %d", event.ChallengeId)
 		}
+		v.metricService.IncVerifiedChallenges()
+		v.metricService.IncChallengeSuccess()
 		return err
 	}