Add debug logging

beacon-chain/powchain/execution_engine.go

@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ func (s *Service) GetPayload(ctx context.Context, payloadID uint64) (*catalyst.E
 // Engine API definition:
 // 	https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/main/src/engine/specification.md#engine_executepayloadv1
 func (s *Service) ExecutePayload(ctx context.Context, data *catalyst.ExecutableDataV1) ([]byte, error) {
-	// TODO: Fix this. Somehow transactions becomes nil with grpc call server->client
-	if data.Transactions == nil {
-		data.Transactions = [][]byte{}
-	}
 	reqBody := &EngineRequest{
 		JsonRPC: "2.0",
 		Method:  "engine_executePayloadV1",

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer.go

@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ func (vs *Server) GetBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.BlockRequest) (
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not fetch Merge beacon block: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	log.Info("Sending block to client, transaction field is nil: ", blk.Body.ExecutionPayload.Transactions == nil)
+
 	return &ethpb.GenericBeaconBlock{Block: &ethpb.GenericBeaconBlock_Merge{Merge: blk}}, nil
 }
 

validator/client/propose.go

@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ func (v *validator) proposeBlockMerge(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot, pubK
 		RandaoReveal: randaoReveal,
 		Graffiti:     g,
 	})
+
+	log.Info("Received block from server, transaction field is nil: ", b.GetMerge().Body.ExecutionPayload.Transactions == nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithField("blockSlot", slot).WithError(err).Error("Failed to request block from beacon node")
 		if v.emitAccountMetrics {