add config setting

Author: alistair-singh

relayer/relays/beefy/config.go

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ type SourceConfig struct {
 	FastForwardDepth uint64 `mapstructure:"fast-forward-depth"`
 	// Period to sample the beefy updates (in number of blocks)
 	UpdatePeriod uint64 `mapstructure:"update-period"`
+	// Only submit mandatory commitments. The first commitment for each session which validators must sign.
+	DiscardNonMandatoryCommitments bool `mapstructure:"discard-non-mandatory-commitments"`
 }
 
 type SinkConfig struct {

relayer/relays/beefy/polkadot-listener.go

@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ func (li *PolkadotListener) scanCommitments(
 				"lastSyncedBeefyBlock": lastSyncedBeefyBlock,
 			})
 
+			if li.config.DiscardNonMandatoryCommitments && !result.IsMandatory {
+				logEntry.Info("Discarded due to not being a mandatory commitment.")
+				continue
+			}
+
 			validators, err := li.queryBeefyAuthorities(result.BlockHash)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("fetch beefy authorities at block %v: %w", result.BlockHash, err)

web/packages/test/config/beefy-relay.json

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     },
     "beefy-activation-block": 0,
     "fast-forward-depth": 20,
-    "update-period": 0
+    "update-period": 0,
+    "discard-non-mandatory-commitments": false
   },
   "sink": {
     "ethereum": {