fix(vrf): raise NoValidatorsAvailableError when total_stake is zero

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Fixes #1732

Summary

get_validators_for_transaction crashed with ZeroDivisionError when all validators had stake=0. Added a guard before the probability list comprehension that raises NoValidatorsAvailableError (already used elsewhere in the consensus layer).

Changes

• backend/consensus/vrf.py raises NoValidatorsAvailableError when total_stake == 0
• tests/unit/test_vrf.py regression test added

Test plan

• pytest tests/unit/test_vrf.py passes including new regression test

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved validator selection when no available validators have stake.
  • Displays a clear “zero stake” error instead of failing with an unexpected calculation error.

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This PR targeted main, which is only the default/static branch.

I retargeted it to v0.123-dev, the active development branch. Pushes to v0.123-dev automatically fast-forward main.

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Walkthrough

VRF validator selection now raises NoValidatorsAvailableError when all candidate validators have zero stake. A unit test verifies the exception and its message.

Changes

VRF zero-stake handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Zero-stake validation and regression coverage backend/consensus/vrf.py, tests/unit/test_vrf.py	The validator selection code rejects an all-zero-stake candidate set with NoValidatorsAvailableError. The regression test verifies the exception and expected “zero stake” message.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d5a5f

The change addresses the zero-stake failure path and the remaining test-style issue is not merge-blocking; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The implementation raises NoValidatorsAvailableError for zero total stake and adds a regression test, satisfying issue #1732.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to the VRF guard and its regression test, with no unrelated scope detected.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the VRF fix and the specific zero-stake error behavior.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description identifies issue #1732, explains the fix, lists changed files, and provides a regression-test plan.

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In `@tests/unit/test_vrf.py`:
- Line 73: Update the test function
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add the return type annotation.

The new test function omits a return type annotation. Change the signature to def test_get_validators_for_transaction_zero_stake_raises() -> None:.

As per coding guidelines, include type hints in all Python code.

Proposed fix

-def test_get_validators_for_transaction_zero_stake_raises():
+def test_get_validators_for_transaction_zero_stake_raises() -> None:

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	def test_get_validators_for_transaction_zero_stake_raises():
	def test_get_validators_for_transaction_zero_stake_raises() -> None:

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In `@tests/unit/test_vrf.py` at line 73, Update the test function
test_get_validators_for_transaction_zero_stake_raises to include the None return
type annotation, matching the type-hinting convention used for Python test
functions.

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