zebra/zebrad/src/components/sync/recent_sync_lengths.rs

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//! A channel which holds a list of recent syncer response lengths.
use tokio::sync::watch;
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests;
/// A helper type which holds a list of recent syncer response lengths.
/// These sync lengths can be used to work out if Zebra has reached the end of the chain.
///
/// New lengths are added to the front of the list.
/// Old lengths are dropped if the list is longer than `MAX_RECENT_LENGTHS`.
//
// TODO: disable the mempool if obtain or extend tips return errors?
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct RecentSyncLengths {
/// A sender for an array of recent sync lengths.
sender: watch::Sender<Vec<usize>>,
/// A local copy of the contents of `sender`.
// TODO: Replace with calls to `watch::Sender::borrow` once Tokio is updated to 1.0.0 (#2573)
recent_lengths: Vec<usize>,
}
impl RecentSyncLengths {
/// The maximum number of lengths sent by `RecentSyncLengths`.
///
/// Older lengths are dropped.
///
/// This length was chosen as a tradeoff between:
/// * clearing temporary errors and temporary syncs quickly
/// * distinguishing between temporary and sustained syncs/errors
/// * activating the syncer shortly after reaching the chain tip
pub const MAX_RECENT_LENGTHS: usize = 3;
/// Create a new instance of [`RecentSyncLengths`]
/// and a [`watch::Receiver`] endpoint for receiving recent sync lengths.
pub fn new() -> (Self, watch::Receiver<Vec<usize>>) {
let (sender, receiver) = watch::channel(Vec::new());
(
RecentSyncLengths {
sender,
recent_lengths: Vec::with_capacity(Self::MAX_RECENT_LENGTHS),
},
receiver,
)
}
// We skip the genesis block download, because it just uses the genesis hash directly,
// rather than asking peers for the next blocks in the chain.
// (And if genesis downloads kept failing, we could accidentally activate the mempool.)
/// Insert a sync length from [`ChainSync::obtain_tips`] at the front of the
/// list.
///
/// [`ChainSync::obtain_tips`]: super::ChainSync::obtain_tips
#[instrument(skip(self), fields(self.recent_lengths))]
pub fn push_obtain_tips_length(&mut self, sync_length: usize) {
// currently, we treat lengths from obtain and extend tips exactly the same,
// but we might want to ignore some obtain tips lengths
//
// See "Response Lengths During Sync -> Details" in:
// https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/issues/2592#issuecomment-897304684
self.update(sync_length)
}
/// Insert a sync length from [`ChainSync::extend_tips`] at the front of the
/// list.
///
/// [`ChainSync::extend_tips`]: super::ChainSync::extend_tips
#[instrument(skip(self), fields(self.recent_lengths))]
pub fn push_extend_tips_length(&mut self, sync_length: usize) {
self.update(sync_length)
}
/// Sends a list update to listeners.
///
/// Prunes recent lengths, if the list is longer than `MAX_RECENT_LENGTHS`.
fn update(&mut self, sync_length: usize) {
self.recent_lengths.insert(0, sync_length);
self.recent_lengths.truncate(Self::MAX_RECENT_LENGTHS);
debug!(
recent_lengths = ?self.recent_lengths,
"sending recent sync lengths"
);
// ignore dropped receivers
let _ = self.sender.send(self.recent_lengths.clone());
}
}