[R4R] Pass nil to NewValidatorSet() when genesis file's Validators fi…

…eld is nil (#2617) * Pass nil to NewValidatorSet() when genesis file's Validators field is nil Closes: #2616 * Update CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
tendermint · Oct 12, 2018 · 3744e82 · 3744e82
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -57,3 +57,4 @@ timeoutPrecommit before starting next round
   block
 - [p2p] \#2555 fix p2p switch FlushThrottle value (@goolAdapter)
 - [libs/event] \#2518 fix event concurrency flaw (@goolAdapter)
+- [state] \#2616 Pass nil to NewValidatorSet() when genesis file's Validators field is nil
diff --git a/state/state.go b/state/state.go
@@ -198,17 +198,25 @@ func MakeGenesisState(genDoc *types.GenesisDoc) (State, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Make validators slice
-	validators := make([]*types.Validator, len(genDoc.Validators))
-	for i, val := range genDoc.Validators {
-		pubKey := val.PubKey
-		address := pubKey.Address()
-
-		// Make validator
-		validators[i] = &types.Validator{
-			Address:     address,
-			PubKey:      pubKey,
-			VotingPower: val.Power,
+	var validatorSet, nextValidatorSet *types.ValidatorSet
+	if genDoc.Validators == nil {
+		validatorSet = types.NewValidatorSet(nil)
+		nextValidatorSet = types.NewValidatorSet(nil)
+	} else {
+		validators := make([]*types.Validator, len(genDoc.Validators))
+		for i, val := range genDoc.Validators {
+			pubKey := val.PubKey
+			address := pubKey.Address()
+
+			// Make validator
+			validators[i] = &types.Validator{
+				Address:     address,
+				PubKey:      pubKey,
+				VotingPower: val.Power,
+			}
 		}
+		validatorSet = types.NewValidatorSet(validators)
+		nextValidatorSet = types.NewValidatorSet(validators).CopyIncrementAccum(1)
 	}
 
 	return State{
@@ -219,8 +227,8 @@ func MakeGenesisState(genDoc *types.GenesisDoc) (State, error) {
 		LastBlockID:     types.BlockID{},
 		LastBlockTime:   genDoc.GenesisTime,
 
-		NextValidators:              types.NewValidatorSet(validators).CopyIncrementAccum(1),
-		Validators:                  types.NewValidatorSet(validators),
+		NextValidators:              nextValidatorSet,
+		Validators:                  validatorSet,
 		LastValidators:              types.NewValidatorSet(nil),
 		LastHeightValidatorsChanged: 1,
 

diff --git a/state/state_test.go b/state/state_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ func TestStateCopy(t *testing.T) {
         %v`, state))
 }
 
+//TestMakeGenesisStateNilValidators tests state's consistency when genesis file's validators field is nil.
+func TestMakeGenesisStateNilValidators(t *testing.T) {
+	doc := types.GenesisDoc{
+		ChainID:    "dummy",
+		Validators: nil,
+	}
+	require.Nil(t, doc.ValidateAndComplete())
+	state, err := MakeGenesisState(&doc)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(state.Validators.Validators))
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(state.NextValidators.Validators))
+}
+
 // TestStateSaveLoad tests saving and loading State from a db.
 func TestStateSaveLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	tearDown, stateDB, state := setupTestCase(t)