wallet: add a node RPC cache layer for simple RPC calls

Mostly getinfo and get_hard_fork_info, which are called
pretty often. This speeds up transfers as a bonus.

src/wallet/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ set(wallet_sources
   password_container.cpp
   wallet2.cpp
   wallet_args.cpp
+  node_rpc_proxy.cpp
   api/wallet.cpp
   api/wallet_manager.cpp
   api/transaction_info.cpp
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ set(wallet_private_headers
   wallet_rpc_server.h
   wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
   wallet_rpc_server_error_codes.h
+  node_rpc_proxy.h
   api/wallet.h
   api/wallet_manager.h
   api/transaction_info.h

src/wallet/node_rpc_proxy.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017, The Monero Project
+// 
+// All rights reserved.
+// 
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
+// permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+// 
+// 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+//    conditions and the following disclaimer.
+// 
+// 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
+//    of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
+//    materials provided with the distribution.
+// 
+// 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be
+//    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
+//    prior written permission.
+// 
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY
+// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+// PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+// INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+// STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
+// THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#include "node_rpc_proxy.h"
+#include "rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h"
+#include "common/json_util.h"
+#include "storages/http_abstract_invoke.h"
+
+using namespace epee;
+
+namespace tools
+{
+
+void NodeRPCProxy::init(const std::string &daemon_address)
+{
+  m_daemon_address = daemon_address;
+
+  m_height = 0;
+  m_height_time = 0;
+  for (auto &slot: m_earliest_height)
+    slot = 0;
+  m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate = 0;
+  m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate_cached_height = 0;
+  m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate_grace_blocks = 0;
+}
+
+boost::optional<std::string> NodeRPCProxy::get_height(uint64_t &height)
+{
+  const time_t now = time(NULL);
+  if (m_height == 0 || now >= m_height_time + 30) // re-cache every 30 seconds
+  {
+    cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_HEIGHT::request req = AUTO_VAL_INIT(req);
+    cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_HEIGHT::response res = AUTO_VAL_INIT(res);
+
+    m_daemon_rpc_mutex.lock();
+    bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_remote_command2(m_daemon_address + "/getheight", req, res, m_http_client);
+    m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string(), "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(res.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, res.status, "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(res.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, res.status, "Failed to get current blockchain height");
+    m_height = res.height;
+    m_height_time = now;
+  }
+  height = m_height;
+  return boost::optional<std::string>();
+}
+
+void NodeRPCProxy::set_height(uint64_t h)
+{
+  m_height = h;
+}
+
+boost::optional<std::string> NodeRPCProxy::get_earliest_height(uint8_t version, uint64_t &earliest_height)
+{
+  if (m_earliest_height[version] == 0)
+  {
+    epee::json_rpc::request<cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_HARD_FORK_INFO::request> req_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(req_t);
+    epee::json_rpc::response<cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_HARD_FORK_INFO::response, std::string> resp_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(resp_t);
+
+    m_daemon_rpc_mutex.lock();
+    req_t.jsonrpc = "2.0";
+    req_t.id = epee::serialization::storage_entry(0);
+    req_t.method = "hard_fork_info";
+    req_t.params.version = version;
+    bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_remote_command2(m_daemon_address + "/json_rpc", req_t, resp_t, m_http_client);
+    m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string(), "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.result.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, resp_t.result.status, "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.result.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, resp_t.result.status, "Failed to get hard fork status");
+    m_earliest_height[version] = resp_t.result.earliest_height;
+  }
+
+  earliest_height = m_earliest_height[version];
+  return boost::optional<std::string>();
+}
+
+boost::optional<std::string> NodeRPCProxy::get_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate(uint64_t grace_blocks, uint64_t &fee)
+{
+  uint64_t height;
+
+  boost::optional<std::string> result = get_height(height);
+  if (result)
+    return result;
+
+  if (m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate_cached_height != height || m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate_grace_blocks != grace_blocks)
+  {
+    epee::json_rpc::request<cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_PER_KB_FEE_ESTIMATE::request> req_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(req_t);
+    epee::json_rpc::response<cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_PER_KB_FEE_ESTIMATE::response, std::string> resp_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(resp_t);
+
+    m_daemon_rpc_mutex.lock();
+    req_t.jsonrpc = "2.0";
+    req_t.id = epee::serialization::storage_entry(0);
+    req_t.method = "get_fee_estimate";
+    req_t.params.grace_blocks = grace_blocks;
+    bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_remote_command2(m_daemon_address + "/json_rpc", req_t, resp_t, m_http_client);
+    m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string(), "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.result.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, resp_t.result.status, "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.result.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, resp_t.result.status, "Failed to get fee estimate");
+    m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate = resp_t.result.fee;
+    m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate_cached_height = height;
+    m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate_grace_blocks = grace_blocks;
+  }
+
+  fee = m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate;
+  return boost::optional<std::string>();
+}
+
+}

src/wallet/node_rpc_proxy.h

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017, The Monero Project
+// 
+// All rights reserved.
+// 
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
+// permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+// 
+// 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+//    conditions and the following disclaimer.
+// 
+// 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
+//    of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
+//    materials provided with the distribution.
+// 
+// 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be
+//    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
+//    prior written permission.
+// 
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY
+// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+// PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+// INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+// STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
+// THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
+#include "include_base_utils.h"
+#include "net/http_client.h"
+
+namespace tools
+{
+
+class NodeRPCProxy
+{
+public:
+  NodeRPCProxy(epee::net_utils::http::http_simple_client &http_client, boost::mutex &mutex):
+    m_http_client(http_client), m_daemon_rpc_mutex(mutex) { init(""); }
+
+  void init(const std::string &daemon_address);
+
+  boost::optional<std::string> get_height(uint64_t &height);
+  void set_height(uint64_t h);
+  boost::optional<std::string> get_earliest_height(uint8_t version, uint64_t &earliest_height);
+  boost::optional<std::string> get_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate(uint64_t grace_blocks, uint64_t &fee);
+
+private:
+  std::string m_daemon_address;
+  epee::net_utils::http::http_simple_client &m_http_client;
+  boost::mutex &m_daemon_rpc_mutex;
+
+  uint64_t m_height;
+  time_t m_height_time;
+  uint64_t m_earliest_height[256];
+  uint64_t m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate;
+  uint64_t m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate_cached_height;
+  uint64_t m_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate_grace_blocks;
+};
+
+}

src/wallet/wallet2.cpp

@@ -396,6 +396,19 @@ std::unique_ptr<tools::wallet2> generate_from_json(const std::string& json_file,
   return nullptr;
 }
 
+static void throw_on_rpc_response_error(const boost::optional<std::string> &status, const char *method)
+{
+  // no error
+  if (!status)
+    return;
+
+  // empty string -> not connection
+  THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(status->empty(), tools::error::no_connection_to_daemon, method);
+
+  THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(*status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, tools::error::daemon_busy, method);
+  THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(*status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, tools::error::wallet_generic_rpc_error, method, *status);
+}
+
 } //namespace
 
 namespace tools
@@ -473,6 +486,7 @@ void wallet2::init(const std::string& daemon_address, uint64_t upper_transaction
 {
   m_upper_transaction_size_limit = upper_transaction_size_limit;
   m_daemon_address = daemon_address;
+  m_node_rpc_proxy.init(m_daemon_address);
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool wallet2::is_deterministic() const
@@ -1643,7 +1657,10 @@ void wallet2::refresh(uint64_t start_height, uint64_t & blocks_fetched, bool& re
       blocks_fetched += added_blocks;
       pull_thread.join();
       if(blocks_start_height == next_blocks_start_height)
+      {
+        m_node_rpc_proxy.set_height(m_blockchain.size());
         break;
+      }
 
       // switch to the new blocks from the daemon
       blocks_start_height = next_blocks_start_height;
@@ -3259,20 +3276,12 @@ uint64_t wallet2::get_fee_multiplier(uint32_t priority, bool use_new_fee) const
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 uint64_t wallet2::get_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate()
 {
-  epee::json_rpc::request<cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_PER_KB_FEE_ESTIMATE::request> req_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(req_t);
+  uint64_t fee;
-  epee::json_rpc::response<cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_PER_KB_FEE_ESTIMATE::response, std::string> resp_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(resp_t);
+  boost::optional<std::string> result = m_node_rpc_proxy.get_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate(FEE_ESTIMATE_GRACE_BLOCKS, fee);
-
+  if (!result)
-  m_daemon_rpc_mutex.lock();
+    return fee;
-  req_t.jsonrpc = "2.0";
+  LOG_PRINT_L1("Failed to query per kB fee, using " << print_money(FEE_PER_KB));
-  req_t.id = epee::serialization::storage_entry(0);
+  return FEE_PER_KB;
-  req_t.method = "get_fee_estimate";
-  req_t.params.grace_blocks = FEE_ESTIMATE_GRACE_BLOCKS;
-  bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_remote_command2(m_daemon_address + "/json_rpc", req_t, resp_t, m_http_client);
-  m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(r, "Failed to connect to daemon");
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(resp_t.result.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, "Failed to connect to daemon");
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(resp_t.result.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, "Failed to get fee estimate");
-  return resp_t.result.fee;
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 uint64_t wallet2::get_per_kb_fee()
@@ -3280,15 +3289,8 @@ uint64_t wallet2::get_per_kb_fee()
   bool use_dyn_fee = use_fork_rules(HF_VERSION_DYNAMIC_FEE, -720 * 1);
   if (!use_dyn_fee)
     return FEE_PER_KB;
-  try
+
-  {
   return get_dynamic_per_kb_fee_estimate();
-  }
-  catch (...)
-  {
-    LOG_PRINT_L1("Failed to query per kB fee, using " << print_money(FEE_PER_KB));
-    return FEE_PER_KB;
-  }
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // separated the call(s) to wallet2::transfer into their own function
@@ -4513,39 +4515,19 @@ uint64_t wallet2::unlocked_dust_balance(const tx_dust_policy &dust_policy) const
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void wallet2::get_hard_fork_info(uint8_t version, uint64_t &earliest_height)
 {
-  epee::json_rpc::request<cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_HARD_FORK_INFO::request> req_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(req_t);
+  boost::optional<std::string> result = m_node_rpc_proxy.get_earliest_height(version, earliest_height);
-  epee::json_rpc::response<cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_HARD_FORK_INFO::response, std::string> resp_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(resp_t);
+  throw_on_rpc_response_error(result, "get_hard_fork_info");
-
-  m_daemon_rpc_mutex.lock();
-  req_t.jsonrpc = "2.0";
-  req_t.id = epee::serialization::storage_entry(0);
-  req_t.method = "hard_fork_info";
-  req_t.params.version = version;
-  bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_remote_command2(m_daemon_address + "/json_rpc", req_t, resp_t, m_http_client);
-  m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(r, "Failed to connect to daemon");
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(resp_t.result.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, "Failed to connect to daemon");
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(resp_t.result.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, "Failed to get hard fork status");
-
-  earliest_height = resp_t.result.earliest_height;
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool wallet2::use_fork_rules(uint8_t version, int64_t early_blocks)
 {
-  cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_HEIGHT::request req = AUTO_VAL_INIT(req);
+  uint64_t height, earliest_height;
-  cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_HEIGHT::response res = AUTO_VAL_INIT(res);
+  boost::optional<std::string> result = m_node_rpc_proxy.get_height(height);
+  throw_on_rpc_response_error(result, "get_info");
+  result = m_node_rpc_proxy.get_earliest_height(version, earliest_height);
+  throw_on_rpc_response_error(result, "get_hard_fork_info");
 
-  m_daemon_rpc_mutex.lock();
+  bool close_enough = height >=  earliest_height - early_blocks; // start using the rules that many blocks beforehand
-  bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_remote_command2(m_daemon_address + "/getheight", req, res, m_http_client);
-  m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, false, "Failed to connect to daemon");
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(res.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, false, "Failed to connect to daemon");
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(res.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, false, "Failed to get current blockchain height");
-
-  uint64_t earliest_height;
-  get_hard_fork_info(version, earliest_height); // can throw
-
-  bool close_enough = res.height >=  earliest_height - early_blocks; // start using the rules that many blocks beforehand
   if (close_enough)
     LOG_PRINT_L2("Using v" << (unsigned)version << " rules");
   else
@@ -4734,34 +4716,17 @@ std::string wallet2::get_daemon_address() const
 
 uint64_t wallet2::get_daemon_blockchain_height(string &err)
 {
-  // XXX: DRY violation. copy-pasted from simplewallet.cpp:get_daemon_blockchain_height()
+  uint64_t height;
-  //      consider to move it from simplewallet to wallet2 ?
+
-  COMMAND_RPC_GET_HEIGHT::request req;
+  boost::optional<std::string> result = m_node_rpc_proxy.get_height(height);
-  COMMAND_RPC_GET_HEIGHT::response res = boost::value_initialized<COMMAND_RPC_GET_HEIGHT::response>();
+  if (result)
-  m_daemon_rpc_mutex.lock();
-  bool ok = net_utils::invoke_http_json_remote_command2(m_daemon_address + "/getheight", req, res, m_http_client);
-  m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
-  // XXX: DRY violation. copy-pasted from simplewallet.cpp:interpret_rpc_response()
-  if (ok)
   {
-    if (res.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY)
+    err = *result;
-    {
+    return 0;
-      err = "daemon is busy. Please try again later.";
   }
-    else if (res.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK)
+
-    {
-      err = res.status;
-    }
-    else // success, cleaning up error message
-    {
   err = "";
-    }
+  return height;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    err = "possibly lost connection to daemon";
-  }
-  return res.height;
 }
 
 uint64_t wallet2::get_daemon_blockchain_target_height(string &err)

src/wallet/wallet2.h

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
 #include "wallet_errors.h"
 #include "password_container.h"
+#include "node_rpc_proxy.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ namespace tools
     };
 
   private:
-    wallet2(const wallet2&) : m_run(true), m_callback(0), m_testnet(false), m_always_confirm_transfers(true), m_print_ring_members(false), m_store_tx_info(true), m_default_mixin(0), m_default_priority(0), m_refresh_type(RefreshOptimizeCoinbase), m_auto_refresh(true), m_refresh_from_block_height(0), m_confirm_missing_payment_id(true) {}
+    wallet2(const wallet2&) : m_run(true), m_callback(0), m_testnet(false), m_always_confirm_transfers(true), m_print_ring_members(false), m_store_tx_info(true), m_default_mixin(0), m_default_priority(0), m_refresh_type(RefreshOptimizeCoinbase), m_auto_refresh(true), m_refresh_from_block_height(0), m_confirm_missing_payment_id(true), m_node_rpc_proxy(m_http_client, m_daemon_rpc_mutex) {}
 
   public:
     static const char* tr(const char* str);// { return i18n_translate(str, "cryptonote::simple_wallet"); }
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ namespace tools
     //! Uses stdin and stdout. Returns a wallet2 and password for wallet with no file if no errors.
     static std::pair<std::unique_ptr<wallet2>, password_container> make_new(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm);
 
-    wallet2(bool testnet = false, bool restricted = false) : m_run(true), m_callback(0), m_testnet(testnet), m_always_confirm_transfers(true), m_print_ring_members(false), m_store_tx_info(true), m_default_mixin(0), m_default_priority(0), m_refresh_type(RefreshOptimizeCoinbase), m_auto_refresh(true), m_refresh_from_block_height(0), m_confirm_missing_payment_id(true), m_restricted(restricted), is_old_file_format(false) {}
+    wallet2(bool testnet = false, bool restricted = false) : m_run(true), m_callback(0), m_testnet(testnet), m_always_confirm_transfers(true), m_print_ring_members(false), m_store_tx_info(true), m_default_mixin(0), m_default_priority(0), m_refresh_type(RefreshOptimizeCoinbase), m_auto_refresh(true), m_refresh_from_block_height(0), m_confirm_missing_payment_id(true), m_restricted(restricted), is_old_file_format(false), m_node_rpc_proxy(m_http_client, m_daemon_rpc_mutex) {}
     struct transfer_details
     {
       uint64_t m_block_height;
@@ -655,6 +656,7 @@ namespace tools
     bool m_auto_refresh;
     uint64_t m_refresh_from_block_height;
     bool m_confirm_missing_payment_id;
+    NodeRPCProxy m_node_rpc_proxy;
   };
 }
 BOOST_CLASS_VERSION(tools::wallet2, 16)

src/wallet/wallet_errors.h

@@ -626,6 +626,18 @@ namespace tools
       std::string m_request;
     };
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    struct wallet_generic_rpc_error : public wallet_rpc_error
+    {
+      explicit wallet_generic_rpc_error(std::string&& loc, const std::string& request, const std::string& status)
+        : wallet_rpc_error(std::move(loc), std::string("error in ") + request + " RPC: " + status, request),
+        m_status(status)
+      {
+      }
+      const std::string& status() const { return m_status; }
+    private:
+      const std::string m_status;
+    };
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     struct daemon_busy : public wallet_rpc_error
     {
       explicit daemon_busy(std::string&& loc, const std::string& request)