fix(syncing): clean up already processed DA data

[jgimeno]

Overview

Clean up DA retriever data when the syncer discards an event for a height that has already been processed.

processBlobs keeps matched data pending until the syncer accepts the candidate block. When the node had already reached that block height, processHeightEvent returned early without removing the retained data. Replaying older DA heights after catching up through another source could therefore make pendingData grow with blocks the node no longer needed.

This change:

• removes only the pending DA data associated with the discarded height;
• reuses the same cleanup path after successful DA synchronization;
• leaves P2P events and data above the current height untouched;
• adds a regression test covering multiple already-processed heights and a future pending height.

Testing

• go test ./block/internal/syncing -run '^TestProcessHeightEvent_AlreadyProcessedDADataDoesNotAccumulate$' -count=1
• go test ./block/... -count=1

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Prevented stale data from accumulating when duplicate or already-processed data is received.
  • Improved cleanup of pending data after successful synchronization.
• Tests
  • Added coverage to verify that processed data is removed promptly while future pending data remains available.

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📒 Files selected for processing (2)

• block/internal/syncing/syncer.go
• block/internal/syncing/syncer_test.go

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Syncer now removes pending DA data when duplicate or already-processed events are encountered, using a shared cleanup helper after successful synchronization. A test verifies processed heights are removed while future-height data remains pending.

Changes

DA Pending Data Cleanup

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Process DA events and remove pending entries block/internal/syncing/syncer.go, block/internal/syncing/syncer_test.go	Pending DA data is cleaned up for already-processed events and after successful synchronization through a shared helper. Tests verify processed heights are removed while future pending data remains.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• evstack/ev-node#3386: Both changes modify DA-related behavior in block/internal/syncing/syncer.go.

Suggested reviewers:julienrbrt, tac0turtle

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title is concise, semantic-commit styled, and accurately summarizes the main syncing cleanup change.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description fills the required Overview section and includes context, rationale, behavior changes, and testing.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 62.34%. Comparing base (1f8b332) to head (c5c5ef7).

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