Add override flag for client reuse

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 * [\#491](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/491) Add client parameter flags to allow governance to update the client if expiry or misbehaviour freezing occurs. 
 * [\#488](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/488) Fix state based relaying for acknowledgements.
+* [\#487](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/487) Add override flag for client reuse.
 * [\#474](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/474) Fix validator set mismatch when updating IBC client.
 * [\#456](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/456) Fix bug which incorrectly set the timeout on a transfer.
 * [\#455](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/455) Set default client parameter to allow governance to update the client if expiry or misbehaviour freezing occurs. 

cmd/flags.go

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var (
 	flagThresholdTime           = "time-threshold"
 	flagUpdateAfterExpiry       = "update-after-expiry"
 	flagUpdateAfterMisbehaviour = "update-after-misbehaviour"
+	flagOverride                = "override"
 )
 
 func ibcDenomFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
@@ -284,3 +285,11 @@ func clientParameterFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 	return cmd
 }
+
+func overrideFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(flagOverride, false, "option to not reuse existing client")
+	if err := viper.BindPFlag(flagOverride, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flagOverride)); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return cmd
+}

cmd/tx.go

@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ func createClientsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
+			override, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(flagOverride)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			c, src, dst, err := config.ChainsFromPath(args[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ func createClientsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			modified, err := c[src].CreateClients(c[dst], allowUpdateAfterExpiry,
-				allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour)
+				allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour, override)
 			if modified {
 				if err := overWriteConfig(config); err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ func createClientsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	return clientParameterFlags(cmd)
+	return overrideFlag(clientParameterFlags(cmd))
 }
 
 func updateClientsCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -255,6 +260,11 @@ $ %s tx conn demo-path --timeout 5s`,
 				return err
 			}
 
+			override, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(flagOverride)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			// ensure that keys exist
 			if _, err = c[src].GetAddress(); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -265,7 +275,7 @@ $ %s tx conn demo-path --timeout 5s`,
 
 			// ensure that the clients exist
 			modified, err := c[src].CreateClients(c[dst], allowUpdateAfterExpiry,
-				allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour)
+				allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour, override)
 			if modified {
 				if err := overWriteConfig(config); err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -286,7 +296,7 @@ $ %s tx conn demo-path --timeout 5s`,
 		},
 	}
 
-	return clientParameterFlags(retryFlag(timeoutFlag(cmd)))
+	return overrideFlag(clientParameterFlags(retryFlag(timeoutFlag(cmd))))
 }
 
 func closeChannelCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -368,6 +378,11 @@ $ %s tx connect demo-path`,
 				return err
 			}
 
+			override, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(flagOverride)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			// ensure that keys exist
 			if _, err = c[src].GetAddress(); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -378,7 +393,7 @@ $ %s tx connect demo-path`,
 
 			// create clients if they aren't already created
 			modified, err := c[src].CreateClients(c[dst], allowUpdateAfterExpiry,
-				allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour)
+				allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour, override)
 			if modified {
 				if err := overWriteConfig(config); err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -411,7 +426,7 @@ $ %s tx connect demo-path`,
 		},
 	}
 
-	return clientParameterFlags(retryFlag(timeoutFlag(cmd)))
+	return overrideFlag(clientParameterFlags(retryFlag(timeoutFlag(cmd))))
 }
 
 func linkThenStartCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -439,7 +454,7 @@ $ %s tx link-then-start demo-path --timeout 5s`, appName, appName)),
 		},
 	}
 
-	return strategyFlag(retryFlag(timeoutFlag(cmd)))
+	return overrideFlag(strategyFlag(retryFlag(timeoutFlag(cmd))))
 }
 
 func relayMsgsCmd() *cobra.Command {

relayer/client.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 // CreateClients creates clients for src on dst and dst on src if the client ids are unspecified.
 // TODO: de-duplicate code
 func (c *Chain) CreateClients(dst *Chain, allowUpdateAfterExpiry,
-	allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour bool) (modified bool, err error) {
+	allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour, override bool) (modified bool, err error) {
 	// Handle off chain light clients
 	if err := c.ValidateLightInitialized(); err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@ func (c *Chain) CreateClients(dst *Chain, allowUpdateAfterExpiry,
 			allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour,
 		)
 
-		// Check if an identical light client already exists
-		clientID, found := FindMatchingClient(c, dst, clientState)
-		if !found {
+		var (
+			clientID string
+			found    bool
+		)
+		// Will not reuse same client if override is true
+		if !override {
+			// Check if an identical light client already exists
+			clientID, found = FindMatchingClient(c, dst, clientState)
+		}
+		if !found || override {
 			msgs := []sdk.Msg{
 				c.CreateClient(
 					clientState,
@@ -118,11 +125,18 @@ func (c *Chain) CreateClients(dst *Chain, allowUpdateAfterExpiry,
 			allowUpdateAfterMisbehaviour,
 		)
 
-		// Check if an identical light client already exists
-		// NOTE: we pass in 'dst' as the source and 'c' as the
-		// counterparty.
-		clientID, found := FindMatchingClient(dst, c, clientState)
-		if !found {
+		var (
+			clientID string
+			found    bool
+		)
+		// Will not reuse same client if override is true
+		if !override {
+			// Check if an identical light client already exists
+			// NOTE: we pass in 'dst' as the source and 'c' as the
+			// counterparty.
+			clientID, found = FindMatchingClient(dst, c, clientState)
+		}
+		if !found || override {
 			msgs := []sdk.Msg{
 				dst.CreateClient(
 					clientState,

test/relayer_akash_test.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestAkashToGaiaStreamingRelayer(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// create path
-	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true)
+	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	testClientPair(t, src, dst)
 

test/relayer_gaia_test.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestGaiaToGaiaStreamingRelayer(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// create path
-	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true)
+	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	testClientPair(t, src, dst)
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestGaiaReuseIdentifiers(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// create path
-	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true)
+	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	testClientPair(t, src, dst)
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestGaiaReuseIdentifiers(t *testing.T) {
 	dst.PathEnd.ConnectionID = ""
 	dst.PathEnd.ChannelID = ""
 
-	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true)
+	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	testClientPair(t, src, dst)
 
@@ -157,6 +157,20 @@ func TestGaiaReuseIdentifiers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, expectedSrc, src)
 	require.Equal(t, expectedDst, dst)
+
+	expectedSrcClient := src.PathEnd.ClientID
+	expectedDstClient := dst.PathEnd.ClientID
+
+	// test client creation with override
+	src.PathEnd.ClientID = ""
+	dst.PathEnd.ClientID = ""
+
+	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true, true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	testClientPair(t, src, dst)
+
+	require.NotEqual(t, expectedSrcClient, src.PathEnd.ClientID)
+	require.NotEqual(t, expectedDstClient, dst.PathEnd.ClientID)
 }
 
 func TestGaiaMisbehaviourMonitoring(t *testing.T) {
@@ -171,7 +185,7 @@ func TestGaiaMisbehaviourMonitoring(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// create path
-	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true)
+	_, err = src.CreateClients(dst, true, true, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	testClientPair(t, src, dst)