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+import {describe, it, afterEach} from "vitest";
+import {assert} from "chai";
+import {fromHexString} from "@chainsafe/ssz";
+import {ChainConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
+import {phase0} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {TimestampFormatCode} from "@lodestar/logger";
+import {SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
+import {EventData, EventType} from "@lodestar/api/lib/beacon/routes/events.js";
+import {getDevBeaconNode} from "../../utils/node/beacon.js";
+import {waitForEvent} from "../../utils/events/resolver.js";
+import {getAndInitDevValidators} from "../../utils/node/validator.js";
+import {ChainEvent} from "../../../src/chain/index.js";
+import {connect, onPeerConnect} from "../../utils/network.js";
+import {testLogger, LogLevel, TestLoggerOpts} from "../../utils/logger.js";
+
+describe(
+  "sync / finalized sync",
+  function () {
+    const validatorCount = 8;
+    const testParams: Pick<ChainConfig, "SECONDS_PER_SLOT"> = {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      SECONDS_PER_SLOT: 2,
+    };
+
+    const afterEachCallbacks: (() => Promise<unknown> | void)[] = [];
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      while (afterEachCallbacks.length > 0) {
+        const callback = afterEachCallbacks.pop();
+        if (callback) await callback();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("should do a finalized sync from another BN", async function () {
+      // single node at beginning, use main thread to verify bls
+      const genesisSlotsDelay = 4;
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+      const genesisTime = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + genesisSlotsDelay * testParams.SECONDS_PER_SLOT;
+
+      const testLoggerOpts: TestLoggerOpts = {
+        level: LogLevel.info,
+        timestampFormat: {
+          format: TimestampFormatCode.EpochSlot,
+          genesisTime,
+          slotsPerEpoch: SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
+          secondsPerSlot: testParams.SECONDS_PER_SLOT,
+        },
+      };
+
+      const loggerNodeA = testLogger("FinalizedSync-Node-A", testLoggerOpts);
+      const loggerNodeB = testLogger("FinalizedSync-Node-B", testLoggerOpts);
+
+      const bn = await getDevBeaconNode({
+        params: testParams,
+        options: {
+          sync: {isSingleNode: true},
+          network: {allowPublishToZeroPeers: true, useWorker: false},
+          chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
+        },
+        validatorCount,
+        genesisTime,
+        logger: loggerNodeA,
+      });
+
+      afterEachCallbacks.push(() => bn.close());
+
+      const {validators} = await getAndInitDevValidators({
+        node: bn,
+        logPrefix: "FinalizedSyncVc",
+        validatorsPerClient: validatorCount,
+        validatorClientCount: 1,
+        startIndex: 0,
+        useRestApi: false,
+        testLoggerOpts,
+      });
+
+      afterEachCallbacks.push(() => Promise.all(validators.map((validator) => validator.close())));
+
+      // stop beacon node after validators
+      afterEachCallbacks.push(() => bn.close());
+
+      await waitForEvent<phase0.Checkpoint>(bn.chain.emitter, ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, 240000);
+      loggerNodeA.info("Node A emitted finalized checkpoint event");
+
+      const bn2 = await getDevBeaconNode({
+        params: testParams,
+        options: {
+          api: {rest: {enabled: false}},
+          network: {useWorker: false},
+          chain: {blsVerifyAllMainThread: true},
+        },
+        validatorCount,
+        genesisTime,
+        logger: loggerNodeB,
+      });
+      loggerNodeA.info("Node B created");
+
+      afterEachCallbacks.push(() => bn2.close());
+      afterEachCallbacks.push(() => bn2.close());
+
+      const headSummary = bn.chain.forkChoice.getHead();
+      const head = await bn.db.block.get(fromHexString(headSummary.blockRoot));
+      if (!head) throw Error("First beacon node has no head block");
+      const waitForSynced = waitForEvent<EventData[EventType.head]>(
+        bn2.chain.emitter,
+        routes.events.EventType.head,
+        100000,
+        ({block}) => block === headSummary.blockRoot
+      );
+
+      await Promise.all([connect(bn2.network, bn.network), onPeerConnect(bn2.network), onPeerConnect(bn.network)]);
+      loggerNodeA.info("Node A connected to Node B");
+
+      try {
+        await waitForSynced;
+        loggerNodeB.info("Node B synced to Node A, received head block", {slot: head.message.slot});
+      } catch (e) {
+        assert.fail("Failed to sync to other node in time");
+      }
+    });
+  },
+  // chain is finalized at slot 32, plus 4 slots for genesis delay => ~72s it should sync pretty fast
+  {timeout: 90000}
+);