Separate async item processor per session

Improve daemon wait logic

Fixes #100

electrumx_rpc.py

@@ -26,13 +26,9 @@ class RPCClient(JSONSession):
         super().__init__(version=JSONRPCv2)
         self.max_send = 0
         self.max_buffer_size = 5*10**6
-        self.event = asyncio.Event()
-
-    def have_pending_items(self):
-        self.event.set()
 
     async def wait_for_response(self):
-        await self.event.wait()
+        await self.items_event.wait()
         await self.process_pending_items()
 
     def send_rpc_request(self, method, params):

lib/jsonrpc.py

@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class JSONSessionBase(util.LoggedClass):
     from empty
     '''
     _next_session_id = 0
-    _pending_reqs = {}
+    _pending_reqs = {}    # Outgoing requests waiting for a response
 
     @classmethod
     def next_session_id(cls):
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ class JSONSessionBase(util.LoggedClass):
         self.pause = False
         # Handling of incoming items
         self.items = collections.deque()
+        self.items_event = asyncio.Event()
         self.batch_results = []
         # Handling of outgoing requests
         self.next_request_id = 0
@@ -461,10 +462,8 @@ class JSONSessionBase(util.LoggedClass):
             self.send_error('empty batch', JSONRPC.INVALID_REQUEST)
             return
 
-        # Incoming items get queued for later asynchronous processing.
-        if not self.items:
-            self.have_pending_items()
         self.items.append(payload)
+        self.items_event.set()
 
     async def process_batch(self, batch, count):
         '''Processes count items from the batch according to the JSON 2.0
@@ -626,6 +625,9 @@ class JSONSessionBase(util.LoggedClass):
             if binary:
                 self.send_binary(binary)
 
+        if not self.items:
+            self.items_event.clear()
+
     def count_pending_items(self):
         '''Counts the number of pending items.'''
         return sum(len(item) if isinstance(item, list) else 1
@@ -716,15 +718,6 @@ class JSONSessionBase(util.LoggedClass):
 
     # App layer
 
-    def have_pending_items(self):
-        '''Called to indicate there are items pending to be processed
-        asynchronously by calling process_pending_items.
-
-        This is *not* called every time an item is added, just when
-        there were previously none and now there is at least one.
-        '''
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
     def using_bandwidth(self, amount):
         '''Called as bandwidth is consumed.
 
@@ -749,8 +742,12 @@ class JSONSession(JSONSessionBase, asyncio.Protocol):
     '''A JSONSessionBase instance specialized for use with
     asyncio.protocol to implement the transport layer.
 
-    Derived classes must provide have_pending_items() and may want to
+    The app should await on items_event, which is set when unprocessed
-    override the request and notification handlers.
+    incoming items remain and cleared when the queue is empty, and
+    then arrange to call process_pending_items asynchronously.
+
+    Derived classes may want to override the request and notification
+    handlers.
     '''
 
     def __init__(self, version=JSONRPCCompat):

server/controller.py

@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
         self.next_stale_check = 0
         self.history_cache = pylru.lrucache(256)
         self.header_cache = pylru.lrucache(8)
-        self.queue = asyncio.PriorityQueue()
-        self.delayed_sessions = []
-        self.next_queue_id = 0
         self.cache_height = 0
         env.max_send = max(350000, env.max_send)
         self.setup_bands()
@@ -136,67 +133,6 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
     def is_deprioritized(self, session):
         return self.session_priority(session) > self.BANDS
 
-    async def enqueue_delayed_sessions(self):
-        while True:
-            now = time.time()
-            keep = []
-            for pair in self.delayed_sessions:
-                timeout, item = pair
-                priority, queue_id, session = item
-                if not session.pause and timeout <= now:
-                    self.queue.put_nowait(item)
-                else:
-                    keep.append(pair)
-            self.delayed_sessions = keep
-
-            # If paused and session count has fallen, start listening again
-            if (len(self.sessions) <= self.low_watermark
-                    and self.state == self.PAUSED):
-                await self.start_external_servers()
-
-            # Periodically log sessions
-            if self.env.log_sessions and time.time() > self.next_log_sessions:
-                if self.next_log_sessions:
-                    data = self.session_data(for_log=True)
-                    for line in Controller.sessions_text_lines(data):
-                        self.logger.info(line)
-                    self.logger.info(json.dumps(self.getinfo()))
-                self.next_log_sessions = time.time() + self.env.log_sessions
-
-            await asyncio.sleep(1)
-
-    def enqueue_session(self, session):
-        # Might have disconnected whilst waiting
-        if session not in self.sessions:
-            return
-        priority = self.session_priority(session)
-        item = (priority, self.next_queue_id, session)
-        self.next_queue_id += 1
-
-        excess = max(0, priority - self.BANDS)
-        if excess != session.last_delay:
-            session.last_delay = excess
-            if excess:
-                session.log_info('high bandwidth use, deprioritizing by '
-                                 'delaying responses {:d}s'.format(excess))
-            else:
-                session.log_info('stopped delaying responses')
-        delay = max(int(session.pause), excess)
-        if delay:
-            self.delayed_sessions.append((time.time() + delay, item))
-        else:
-            self.queue.put_nowait(item)
-
-    async def serve_requests(self):
-        '''Asynchronously run through the task queue.'''
-        while True:
-            priority_, id_, session = await self.queue.get()
-            if session in self.sessions:
-                await session.process_pending_items()
-                # Re-enqueue the session if stuff is left
-                if session.items:
-                    self.enqueue_session(session)
-
     async def run_in_executor(self, func, *args):
         '''Wait whilst running func in the executor.'''
         return await self.loop.run_in_executor(None, func, *args)
@@ -225,11 +161,30 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
         except Exception:
             self.log_error(traceback.format_exc())
 
-    async def check_request_timeouts(self):
+    async def housekeeping(self):
-        '''Regularly check pending JSON requests for timeouts.'''
+        '''Regular housekeeping checks.'''
+        n = 0
         while True:
-            await asyncio.sleep(30)
+            n += 1
+            await asyncio.sleep(15)
             JSONSessionBase.timeout_check()
+            if n % 10 == 0:
+                self.clear_stale_sessions()
+
+            # Start listening for incoming connections if paused and
+            # session count has fallen
+            if (self.state == self.PAUSED and
+                    len(self.sessions) <= self.low_watermark):
+                await self.start_external_servers()
+
+            # Periodically log sessions
+            if self.env.log_sessions and time.time() > self.next_log_sessions:
+                if self.next_log_sessions:
+                    data = self.session_data(for_log=True)
+                    for line in Controller.sessions_text_lines(data):
+                        self.logger.info(line)
+                    self.logger.info(json.dumps(self.getinfo()))
+                self.next_log_sessions = time.time() + self.env.log_sessions
 
     async def wait_for_bp_catchup(self):
         '''Called when the block processor catches up.'''
@@ -237,12 +192,9 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
         self.logger.info('block processor has caught up')
         self.ensure_future(self.peer_mgr.main_loop())
         self.ensure_future(self.start_servers())
-        self.ensure_future(self.check_request_timeouts())
+        self.ensure_future(self.housekeeping())
         self.ensure_future(self.mempool.main_loop())
-        self.ensure_future(self.enqueue_delayed_sessions())
         self.ensure_future(self.notify())
-        for n in range(4):
-            self.ensure_future(self.serve_requests())
 
     async def main_loop(self):
         '''Controller main loop.'''
@@ -379,11 +331,28 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
         self.header_cache[height] = header
         return header
 
+    def session_delay(self, session):
+        priority = self.session_priority(session)
+        excess = max(0, priority - self.BANDS)
+        if excess != session.last_delay:
+            session.last_delay = excess
+            if excess:
+                session.log_info('high bandwidth use, deprioritizing by '
+                                 'delaying responses {:d}s'.format(excess))
+            else:
+                session.log_info('stopped delaying responses')
+        return max(int(session.pause), excess)
+
+    async def process_items(self, session):
+        '''Waits for incoming session items and processes them.'''
+        while True:
+            await session.items_event.wait()
+            await asyncio.sleep(self.session_delay(session))
+            if not session.pause:
+                await session.process_pending_items()
+
     def add_session(self, session):
-        now = time.time()
+        session.items_future = self.ensure_future(self.process_items(session))
-        if now > self.next_stale_check:
-            self.next_stale_check = now + 300
-            self.clear_stale_sessions()
         gid = int(session.start_time - self.start_time) // 900
         self.groups[gid].append(session)
         self.sessions[session] = gid
@@ -400,6 +369,7 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
 
     def remove_session(self, session):
         '''Remove a session from our sessions list if there.'''
+        session.items_future.cancel()
         if session in self.sessions:
             gid = self.sessions.pop(session)
             assert gid in self.groups

server/daemon.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ daemon.'''
 
 import asyncio
 import json
+import time
 import traceback
 
 import aiohttp
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ class Daemon(util.LoggedClass):
         # Limit concurrent RPC calls to this number.
         # See DEFAULT_HTTP_WORKQUEUE in bitcoind, which is typically 16
         self.workqueue_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(value=10)
+        self.down = False
+        self.last_error_time = 0
 
     def set_urls(self, urls):
         '''Set the URLS to the given list, and switch to the first one.'''
@@ -65,48 +68,56 @@ class Daemon(util.LoggedClass):
             return True
         return False
 
+    async def _send_data(self, data):
+        async with self.workqueue_semaphore:
+            async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+                async with session.post(self.url(), data=data) as resp:
+                    # If bitcoind can't find a tx, for some reason
+                    # it returns 500 but fills out the JSON.
+                    # Should still return 200 IMO.
+                    if resp.status in (200, 500):
+                        return await resp.json()
+                    return (resp.status, resp.reason)
+
     async def _send(self, payload, processor):
         '''Send a payload to be converted to JSON.
 
         Handles temporary connection issues.  Daemon reponse errors
         are raise through DaemonError.
         '''
-        self.prior_msg = None
+        def log_error(error):
-        self.skip_count = None
+            self.down = True
-
+            now = time.time()
-        def log_error(msg, skip_once=False):
+            prior_time = self.last_error_time
-            if skip_once and self.skip_count is None:
+            if now - prior_time > 60:
-                self.skip_count = 1
+                self.last_error_time = now
-            if msg != self.prior_msg or self.skip_count == 0:
+                if prior_time and self.failover():
-                self.skip_count = 10
+                    secs = 0
-                self.prior_msg = msg
+                else:
-                self.logger.error('{}  Retrying between sleeps...'
+                    self.logger.error('{}  Retrying occasionally...'
-                                  .format(msg))
+                                      .format(error))
-            self.skip_count -= 1
 
         data = json.dumps(payload)
         secs = 1
-        max_secs = 16
+        max_secs = 4
         while True:
             try:
-                async with self.workqueue_semaphore:
+                result = await self._send_data(data)
-                    async with aiohttp.post(self.url(), data=data) as resp:
+                if not isinstance(result, tuple):
-                        # If bitcoind can't find a tx, for some reason
+                    result = processor(result)
-                        # it returns 500 but fills out the JSON.
+                    if self.down:
-                        # Should still return 200 IMO.
+                        self.down = False
-                        if resp.status in (200, 500):
+                        self.last_error_time = 0
-                            if self.prior_msg:
+                        self.logger.info('connection restored')
-                                self.logger.info('connection restored')
+                    return result
-                            result = processor(await resp.json())
-                            return result
                 log_error('HTTP error code {:d}: {}'
-                          .format(resp.status, resp.reason))
+                          .format(result[0], result[1]))
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-                log_error('timeout error.', skip_once=True)
+                log_error('timeout error.')
             except aiohttp.ClientHttpProcessingError:
-                log_error('HTTP error.', skip_once=True)
+                log_error('HTTP error.')
             except aiohttp.ServerDisconnectedError:
-                log_error('disconnected.', skip_once=True)
+                log_error('disconnected.')
             except aiohttp.ClientConnectionError:
                 log_error('connection problem - is your daemon running?')
             except self.DaemonWarmingUpError:
@@ -116,11 +127,8 @@ class Daemon(util.LoggedClass):
             except Exception:
                 self.log_error(traceback.format_exc())
 
-            if secs >= max_secs and self.failover():
+            await asyncio.sleep(secs)
-                secs = 1
+            secs = min(max_secs, secs * 2, 1)
-            else:
-                await asyncio.sleep(secs)
-                secs = min(max_secs, secs * 2)
 
     def logged_url(self, url=None):
         '''The host and port part, for logging.'''

server/peers.py

@@ -59,13 +59,16 @@ class PeerSession(JSONSession):
         self.failed = False
         self.log_prefix = '[{}] '.format(self.peer)
 
-    def have_pending_items(self):
+    async def wait_on_items(self):
-        self.peer_mgr.ensure_future(self.process_pending_items())
+        while True:
+            await self.items_event.wait()
+            await self.process_pending_items()
 
     def connection_made(self, transport):
         '''Handle an incoming client connection.'''
         super().connection_made(transport)
         self.log_prefix = '[{}] '.format(str(self.peer)[:25])
+        self.future = self.peer_mgr.ensure_future(self.wait_on_items())
 
         # Update IP address
         if not self.peer.is_tor:
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ class PeerSession(JSONSession):
     def connection_lost(self, exc):
         '''Handle disconnection.'''
         super().connection_lost(exc)
+        self.future.cancel()
         self.peer_mgr.connection_lost(self)
 
     def on_peers_subscribe(self, result, error):
@@ -306,8 +310,8 @@ class PeerManager(util.LoggedClass):
         '''Returns the server peers as a list of (ip, host, details) tuples.
 
         We return all peers we've connected to in the last day.
-        Additionally, if we don't have onion routing, we return up to
+        Additionally, if we don't have onion routing, we return a few
-        three randomly selected onion servers.
+        hard-coded onion servers.
         '''
         cutoff = time.time() - STALE_SECS
         recent = [peer for peer in self.peers

server/session.py

@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ class SessionBase(JSONSession):
         self.bw_used = 0
         self.peer_added = False
 
-    def have_pending_items(self):
-        '''Called each time the pending item queue goes from empty to having
-        one item.'''
-        self.controller.enqueue_session(self)
-
     def close_connection(self):
         '''Call this to close the connection.'''
         self.close_time = time.time()