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fix: restore consensus topic transaction fields from bytes - #2767
Follow the existing deserialization pattern: restore common fields through super()._from_protobuf(), then restore transaction-specific fields using SDK converters.
Preserve public API signatures and the original serialized body bytes.
For multi-chunk message submission, to_bytes() contains all frozen chunks. from_bytes() exposes the first chunk through message, while retaining every chunk and its signatures for serialization and execution. This follows the existing FileAppendTransaction behavior.
Integration tests have been added; network execution is pending CI.
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Topic create, update, delete, and message submit transactions now restore type-specific fields from protobuf. Unit and integration tests cover round trips, optional fields, serialized bytes, and execution. The topic-create default transaction fee also increases.
Restoring a multi-chunk topic message from bytes may not preserve all chunks in some cases, such as unsigned restores. The topic-create default fee also changed without a documented reason. Resolve or explicitly accept both before merging.
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TopicCreateTransaction changes the default transaction_fee from 2,000,000,000 to 2,500,000,000. Issue #2620 does not require a fee change, and the current PR description does not identify this cha…
Revert the unrelated TopicCreateTransaction.transaction_fee default change, or provide a directly linked coding requirement that requires the new default.
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The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: restoring consensus topic transaction fields from serialized bytes.
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The description directly explains the deserialization changes, optional-field handling, chunked submissions, and related tests.
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[#2620] The four required transaction classes now implement _from_protobuf(). Each method restores common fields through super()._from_protobuf() and restores transaction-specific fields with SDK …
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[#2620] The four required transaction classes now implement _from_protobuf(). Each method restores common fields through super()._from_protobuf() and restores transaction-specific fields with SDK converters. HasField guards preserve absent optional values, including absent topic IDs and omitted versus explicit update lists. The topic-submit documentation defines chunked restoration behavior. Unit and integration tests cover field restoration, unset optionals, signatures, byte identity, and chunked submission. The round-trip harness includes all four topic transaction types without xfail markers. No public API signature changes are shown.
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TopicCreateTransaction changes the default transaction_fee from 2,000,000,000 to 2,500,000,000. Issue #2620 does not require a fee change, and the current PR description does not identify this change as part of deserialization restoration. The change is unrelated to the linked issue objectives.
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Revert the unrelated TopicCreateTransaction.transaction_fee default change, or provide a directly linked coding requirement that requires the new default.
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Fix the typo and make the docstring state the expected behavior.
FileAppednTransaction is misspelled. The docstring also does not describe what the test asserts. A failing test should tell the reader what broke.
📝 Proposed docstring
- """Match FileAppednTransaction's first-body inspection behavior."""+ """Verify from_bytes exposes the first chunk's message and keeps all frozen chunks, like FileAppendTransaction."""
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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift
Supported by static analysis
Script executed:
sed -n '225,265p' src/hiero_sdk_python/consensus/topic_message_submit_transaction.py
rg -n '_total_chunks|get_required_chunks|_transaction_ids|_frozen_transactions|chunk_size' src/hiero_sdk_python/consensus/topic_message_submit_transaction.py src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction
Repository: hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python
Length of output: 9487
Script executed:
set -u
echo"== transaction.py from_bytes restore region =="
sed -n '1180,1260p' src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py
echo"== transaction.py chunk body validation =="
sed -n '1385,1420p' src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py
echo"== transaction.py get_required_chunks and execution/scheduling consumers of _total_chunks =="
rg -n -F -e '_total_chunks' -e 'def schedule' -e 'def execute' -e '_transaction_body_bytes' -e '_signed_transactions' src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/ src/hiero_sdk_python/consensus/ ||test"$?" -eq 1
echo"== chunked_transaction.py full =="
sed -n '1,140p' src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/chunked_transaction.py
echo"== chunked_transaction.py execution/schedule region =="
sed -n '140,300p' src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/chunked_transaction.py
echo"== topic_message_submit_transaction.py execute/schedule =="
sed -n '100,225p' src/hiero_sdk_python/consensus/topic_message_submit_transaction.py
echo"== integration tests referencing restored chunked topic submission =="
rg -n -F -e 'from_bytes' -e 'chunk' tests/ ||test"$?" -eq 1
Repository: hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python
Length of output: 41665
Script executed:
set -u
echo"== transaction.py freeze_with and id generation =="
sed -n '380,455p' src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py
echo"== transaction.py sign and _is_frozen assignment =="
rg -n -F -e '_is_frozen' -e 'def sign' -e 'def _require_frozen' -e 'def _require_not_frozen' src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py ||test"$?" -eq 1
echo"== transaction.py schedule base =="
sed -n '767,800p' src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py
echo"== topic schedule override =="
sed -n '195,225p' src/hiero_sdk_python/consensus/topic_message_submit_transaction.py
echo"== _LockableList definition =="
rg -n -F -e 'class _LockableList' -e 'def clear' -e 'def set_lock' src/hiero_sdk_python/ ||test"$?" -eq 1
echo"== from_bytes unsigned and frozen flag region =="
sed -n '1120,1180p' src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py
Repository: hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python
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Restored multi-chunk submissions without a signature map send only the first chunk.
When Transaction.from_bytes() restores a multi-chunk TopicMessageSubmitTransaction whose bytes have no sigMap, _transaction_body_bytes stays empty and the instance is not frozen. The restored message is the first chunk. get_required_chunks() then returns 1 for any first chunk up to chunk_size, which defaults to 1024.
execute() calls freeze_with(). That method regenerates the transaction IDs from the required chunk count, and a count of 1 leaves one ID. Only the first chunk is submitted. No error is raised.
schedule() builds its body from the same first-chunk message. The scheduled message is therefore incomplete.
Example: a 2049-byte message with the default chunk size produces three frozen chunks. The restored instance keeps 1024 bytes and submits one transaction.
Signed restores do not take this path. _is_frozen is true, and execute_all() iterates the retained chunk IDs.
Changing _total_chunks at topic_message_submit_transaction.py:253 does not fix this. _validate_chunking() overwrites that value before execution, and freeze_with() recalculates the count from the message. The restored chunk count and IDs must stay authoritative for unsigned restores. That requires a change in the restore or freeze path, including Transaction._process_transaction_list, _lock_restored_transaction, and freeze_with. The available evidence does not establish a safe patch.
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Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Do not lock in a chunk_size or _total_chunks mismatch without a check.
Line 1096 and line 1097 assert default chunk_size and max_chunks values on a restored transaction. In the x * 1500 case, the original transaction was frozen with chunk_size=1500. The restored transaction has a 1500-byte message with chunk_size == 1024. Its get_required_chunks() is therefore 2 while only 1 chunk is frozen.
Add an assertion for the intended get_required_chunks() or _total_chunks value. This makes the contract explicit. It also gives the verification in topic_message_submit_transaction.py a regression test.
Hi @manishdait@MonaaEid!
I’ve been looking into the review comment about restoring multi-chunk topic messages, and I’d appreciate your thoughts before expanding the scope of this PR.
The issue seems to come from _restore_signatures() in src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py. It returns immediately when sigMap is absent, which also skips restoring the transaction body bytes. The restored object then appears unfrozen, even though the input contains prepared chunks.
For example, a 2049-byte message produces three chunks with the default chunk size. The topic-specific _from_protobuf() exposes the first 1024 bytes as message, while the base class is expected to retain all three original bodies. If those bodies aren’t retained, execution freezes the object again using that first-chunk message and submits only one chunk. Scheduling can also accept that partial message.
This concerns an absent sigMap; the SDK’s usual unsigned frozen serialization includes an explicitly empty map.
One possible approach would involve the following changes in src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py:
Update _process_transaction_list() and _restore_signatures() so validated prepared bodies are retained independently of signature-map presence. We would also need to preserve the existing behavior where ordinary unsigned bodyBytes inputs remain editable.
Route _process_single_transaction_bytes() through the same restoration and validation path, so standalone transaction inputs receive consistent handling.
Retain the original protobuf envelopes in a private cache, then update _build_transaction_from_body_bytes() and to_bytes() to preserve their encoding, including the distinction between absent and empty signature maps. This is needed for byte-identical round trips.
Add regression tests for absent signature maps, execution of every restored chunk, scheduling rejection, byte preservation, and continued editability of genuinely unfrozen inputs.
With the body cache restored, the existing frozen-state checks and identifier-locking logic should prevent execution from rebuilding the message. The topic-specific deserializer would continue exposing the first chunk for inspection.
Since this reaches beyond the four consensus deserializers, does this approach fit the intended restoration contract?
Hi @manishdait@MonaaEid! I’ve been looking into the review comment about restoring multi-chunk topic messages, and I’d appreciate your thoughts before expanding the scope of this PR.
The issue seems to come from _restore_signatures() in src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py. It returns immediately when sigMap is absent, which also skips restoring the transaction body bytes. The restored object then appears unfrozen, even though the input contains prepared chunks.
For example, a 2049-byte message produces three chunks with the default chunk size. The topic-specific _from_protobuf() exposes the first 1024 bytes as message, while the base class is expected to retain all three original bodies. If those bodies aren’t retained, execution freezes the object again using that first-chunk message and submits only one chunk. Scheduling can also accept that partial message.
This concerns an absent sigMap; the SDK’s usual unsigned frozen serialization includes an explicitly empty map.
One possible approach would involve the following changes in src/hiero_sdk_python/transaction/transaction.py:
* Update `_process_transaction_list()` and `_restore_signatures()` so validated prepared bodies are retained independently of signature-map presence. We would also need to preserve the existing behavior where ordinary unsigned `bodyBytes` inputs remain editable.
* Route `_process_single_transaction_bytes()` through the same restoration and validation path, so standalone transaction inputs receive consistent handling.
* Retain the original protobuf envelopes in a private cache, then update `_build_transaction_from_body_bytes()` and `to_bytes()` to preserve their encoding, including the distinction between absent and empty signature maps. This is needed for byte-identical round trips.
* Add regression tests for absent signature maps, execution of every restored chunk, scheduling rejection, byte preservation, and continued editability of genuinely unfrozen inputs.
With the body cache restored, the existing frozen-state checks and identifier-locking logic should prevent execution from rebuilding the message. The topic-specific deserializer would continue exposing the first chunk for inspection.
Since this reaches beyond the four consensus deserializers, does this approach fit the intended restoration contract?
will have a look on this and update you, thank you :)
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@achintya2k5 after reviewing the issue with restoring_signature() when sigMap is absent, we may need to adjust the early return block in restoring_signature() also a few functions in topic_message_submit_transaction.py might require fixes... however I recommend keeping this PR focused and we will address these changes in a follow up pr
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Document or justify the default transaction_fee increase.
The default changes from 2,000,000,000 to 3,000,000,000 tinybars. This is a behavior change unrelated to the PR's stated goal of restoring fields from bytes. Callers that rely on the default now authorize a higher maximum fee. Sibling classes in this directory use much lower defaults.
State the reason for the change in the PR description or a code comment. If the change is not intended, revert it.
As per path instructions: "Verify that the hardcoded transaction_fee defaults are intentional and consistent across all sibling classes in this directory."
Restored auto_renew_period can become None and differs from the constructor contract.
__init__ sets auto_renew_period to Duration(7890000) when no value is given. _build_proto_body always writes this field. A restored body without autoRenewPeriod therefore sets None on the instance. _build_proto_body then serializes None, so this stays consistent with the bytes. The type annotation at Line 69 still declares Duration, not Duration | None.
Update the annotation to Duration | None so the type reflects the restored state.
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Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value
A restored delete transaction with an absent topicID fails at rebuild with a clear error.
_from_protobuf sets topic_id to None when topicID is absent. _build_proto_body then raises ValueError("Missing required fields: topic_id"). This is acceptable and gives an actionable error. The unit test covers the restore only. Add a test that asserts the ValueError when the body is rebuilt.
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Description:
Restore topic-specific fields in
Transaction.from_bytes()so deserialized consensus transactions can be inspected correctly._from_protobuf()for topic create, update, and delete transactions.Related issue(s):
Fixes #2620
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super()._from_protobuf(), then restore transaction-specific fields using SDK converters.to_bytes()contains all frozen chunks.from_bytes()exposes the first chunk throughmessage, while retaining every chunk and its signatures for serialization and execution. This follows the existingFileAppendTransactionbehavior.Checklist