Send batch of blocks from the main loop

README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ You can use our public docker container image and run it as such:
 
 ```bash
 docker run -e BLOCKCHAIN_NAME='foo' -e RPC_NODE_URL='http://localhost:8545' -e DUNE_API_KEY='your-key-here' duneanalytics/node-indexer
-
 ```
 
 
@@ -36,15 +35,11 @@ Build the binary for your OS:
 $ make build
 
 $ BLOCKCHAIN_NAME='foo' RPC_NODE_URL='http://localhost:8545' DUNE_API_KEY='your-key-here' ./indexer
-
 ```
 
 ## Configuration Options
 
 You can see all the configuration options by using the `--help` argument:
 ```bash
 docker run duneanalytics/node-indexer ./indexer --help
-
 ```
-
-

client/duneapi/client.go

@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ func New(log *slog.Logger, cfg Config) (*client, error) { // revive:disable-line
 	checkRetry := func(ctx context.Context, resp *http.Response, err error) (bool, error) {
 		yes, err2 := retryablehttp.DefaultRetryPolicy(ctx, resp, err)
 		if yes {
-			log.Warn("Retrying request", "statusCode", resp.Status, "error", err)
+			if resp == nil {
+				log.Warn("Retrying request", "error", err)
+			} else {
+				log.Warn("Retrying request", "statusCode", resp.Status, "error", err)
+			}
 		}
 		return yes, err2
 	}
@@ -191,11 +195,6 @@ func (c *client) sendRequest(ctx context.Context, request BlockchainIngestReques
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&response)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -220,15 +219,15 @@ func (c *client) PostProgressReport(ctx context.Context, progress models.Blockch
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			c.log.Error("Sending progress report failed",
-				"lastIngestedBlockNumer", request.LastIngestedBlockNumber,
+				"lastIngestedBlockNumber", request.LastIngestedBlockNumber,
 				"error", err,
 				"statusCode", responseStatus,
 				"duration", time.Since(start),
 				"responseBody", responseBody,
 			)
 		} else {
 			c.log.Info("Sent progress report",
-				"lastIngestedBlockNumer", request.LastIngestedBlockNumber,
+				"lastIngestedBlockNumber", request.LastIngestedBlockNumber,
 				"latestBlockNumber", request.LatestBlockNumber,
 				"duration", time.Since(start),
 			)

cmd/main.go

@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ func main() {
 	// Get stored progress unless config indicates we should start from 0
 	var startBlockNumber int64
 	// Default to -1 to start where the ingester left off
+	var progress *models.BlockchainIndexProgress
 	if cfg.BlockHeight == -1 {
-		progress, err := duneClient.GetProgressReport(ctx)
+		progress, err = duneClient.GetProgressReport(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			stdlog.Fatal(err)
 		} else {
@@ -82,12 +83,15 @@ func main() {
 		rpcClient,
 		duneClient,
 		ingester.Config{
-			MaxBatchSize:           cfg.Concurrency,
+			MaxConcurrentRequests:  cfg.RPCConcurrency,
 			ReportProgressInterval: cfg.ReportProgressInterval,
 			PollInterval:           cfg.PollInterval,
 			Stack:                  cfg.RPCStack,
 			BlockchainName:         cfg.BlockchainName,
+			BlockSubmitInterval:    cfg.BlockSubmitInterval,
+			SkipFailedBlocks:       cfg.SkipFailedBlocks,
 		},
+		progress,
 	)
 
 	wg.Add(1)

config/config.go

@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	PollInterval           time.Duration `long:"rpc-poll-interval" env:"RPC_POLL_INTERVAL" description:"Interval to poll the blockchain node" default:"300ms"`    // nolint:lll
 	ReportProgressInterval time.Duration `long:"report-progress-interval" env:"REPORT_PROGRESS_INTERVAL" description:"Interval to report progress" default:"30s"` // nolint:lll
 	RPCNode                RPCClient
-	RPCStack               models.EVMStack `long:"rpc-stack" env:"RPC_STACK" description:"Stack for the RPC client" default:"opstack"`   // nolint:lll
-	Concurrency            int             `long:"concurrency" env:"CONCURRENCY" description:"Number of concurrent workers" default:"5"` // nolint:lll
+	RPCStack               models.EVMStack `long:"rpc-stack" env:"RPC_STACK" description:"Stack for the RPC client" default:"opstack"`                                              // nolint:lll
+	RPCConcurrency         int             `long:"rpc-concurrency" env:"RPC_CONCURRENCY" description:"Number of concurrent requests to the RPC node" default:"10"`                  // nolint:lll
+	BlockSubmitInterval    time.Duration   `long:"block-submit-interval" env:"BLOCK_SUBMIT_INTERVAL" description:"Interval at which to submit batched blocks to Dune" default:"1s"` // nolint:lll
+	SkipFailedBlocks       bool            `long:"skip-failed-blocks" env:"SKIP_FAILED_BLOCKS" description:"Skip failed blocks when submitting to Dune"`                            // nolint:lll
 }
 
 func (c Config) HasError() error {

ingester/ingester.go

@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	MaxBatchSize           int
+	MaxConcurrentRequests  int
 	PollInterval           time.Duration
 	ReportProgressInterval time.Duration
 	Stack                  models.EVMStack
 	BlockchainName         string
+	BlockSubmitInterval    time.Duration
+	SkipFailedBlocks       bool
 }
 
 type Info struct {
@@ -60,9 +62,9 @@ type Info struct {
 }
 
 type ErrorInfo struct {
-	Timestamp   time.Time
-	BlockNumber int64
-	Error       error
+	Timestamp    time.Time
+	BlockNumbers string
+	Error        error
 }
 
 type ingester struct {
@@ -73,16 +75,27 @@ type ingester struct {
 	info Info
 }
 
-func New(log *slog.Logger, node jsonrpc.BlockchainClient, dune duneapi.BlockchainIngester, cfg Config) Ingester {
+func New(
+	log *slog.Logger,
+	node jsonrpc.BlockchainClient,
+	dune duneapi.BlockchainIngester,
+	cfg Config,
+	progress *models.BlockchainIndexProgress,
+) Ingester {
+	info := Info{
+		RPCErrors:  []ErrorInfo{},
+		DuneErrors: []ErrorInfo{},
+	}
+	if progress != nil {
+		info.LatestBlockNumber = progress.LatestBlockNumber
+		info.IngestedBlockNumber = progress.LastIngestedBlockNumber
+	}
 	ing := &ingester{
 		log:  log.With("module", "ingester"),
 		node: node,
 		dune: dune,
 		cfg:  cfg,
-		info: Info{
-			RPCErrors:  []ErrorInfo{},
-			DuneErrors: []ErrorInfo{},
-		},
+		info: info,
 	}
 	if ing.cfg.PollInterval == 0 {
 		ing.cfg.PollInterval = defaultPollInterval

ingester/mainloop.go

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
+const maxBatchSize = 100
+
 // Run fetches blocks from a node RPC and sends them in order to the Dune API.
 //
 // ProduceBlockNumbers (blockNumbers channel) -> FetchBlockLoop (blocks channel) -> SendBlocks -> Dune
@@ -21,15 +23,22 @@ import (
 // but buffers them in a map until they can be sent in order.
 func (i *ingester) Run(ctx context.Context, startBlockNumber int64, maxCount int64) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
 	errGroup, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	blockNumbers := make(chan int64)
 	defer close(blockNumbers)
-	blocks := make(chan models.RPCBlock)
+
+	// We buffer the block channel so that RPC requests can be made concurrently with sending blocks to Dune.
+	// We limit the buffer size to the same number of concurrent requests, so we exert some backpressure.
+	blocks := make(chan models.RPCBlock, maxBatchSize)
 	defer close(blocks)
 
 	// Start MaxBatchSize goroutines to consume blocks concurrently
-	for range i.cfg.MaxBatchSize {
+	if i.cfg.MaxConcurrentRequests <= 0 {
+		return errors.Errorf("MaxConcurrentRequests must be > 0")
+	}
+	for range i.cfg.MaxConcurrentRequests {
 		errGroup.Go(func() error {
 			return i.FetchBlockLoop(ctx, blockNumbers, blocks)
 		})
@@ -44,11 +53,10 @@ func (i *ingester) Run(ctx context.Context, startBlockNumber int64, maxCount int
 	// Ingest until endBlockNumber, inclusive. If maxCount is <= 0, we ingest forever
 	endBlockNumber := startBlockNumber - 1 + maxCount
 	i.log.Info("Starting ingester",
-		"max_batch_size", i.cfg.MaxBatchSize,
-		"run_forever", maxCount <= 0,
-		"start_block_number", startBlockNumber,
-		"end_block_number", endBlockNumber,
-		"batch_size", i.cfg.MaxBatchSize,
+		"runForever", maxCount <= 0,
+		"startBlockNumber", startBlockNumber,
+		"endBlockNumber", endBlockNumber,
+		"maxConcurrency", i.cfg.MaxConcurrentRequests,
 	)
 
 	// Produce block numbers in the main goroutine
@@ -131,57 +139,81 @@ func (i *ingester) FetchBlockLoop(
 					return ctx.Err()
 				}
 
-				i.log.Error("Failed to get block by number, continuing..",
+				i.log.Error("Failed to get block by number",
 					"blockNumber", blockNumber,
+					"continueing", i.cfg.SkipFailedBlocks,
+					"elapsed", time.Since(startTime),
 					"error", err,
 				)
-				i.info.RPCErrors = append(i.info.RPCErrors, ErrorInfo{
-					Timestamp:   time.Now(),
-					BlockNumber: blockNumber,
-					Error:       err,
-				})
-
-				// TODO: should we sleep (backoff) here?
+				if !i.cfg.SkipFailedBlocks {
+					return err
+				}
+				blocks <- models.RPCBlock{BlockNumber: blockNumber, Error: err}
 				continue
 			}
 
 			atomic.StoreInt64(&i.info.ConsumedBlockNumber, block.BlockNumber)
 			getBlockElapsed := time.Since(startTime)
-			i.log.Info("FetchBlockLoop: Got block by number", "blockNumber", blockNumber, "elapsed", getBlockElapsed)
-			startTime = time.Now()
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				i.log.Info("FetchBlockLoop: Channel is closed, not sending block to channel", "blockNumber", block.BlockNumber)
 				return ctx.Err()
 			case blocks <- block:
-				i.log.Info("FetchBlockLoop: Sent block", "blockNumber", blockNumber, "elapsed", time.Since(startTime))
+				i.log.Info(
+					"FetchBlockLoop: Got and sent block",
+					"blockNumber", blockNumber,
+					"getBlockElapsed", getBlockElapsed,
+				)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 // SendBlocks to Dune. We receive blocks from the FetchBlockLoop goroutines, potentially out of order.
 // We buffer the blocks in a map until we have no gaps, so that we can send them in order to Dune.
-func (i *ingester) SendBlocks(ctx context.Context, blocksCh <-chan models.RPCBlock, startBlockNumber int64) error {
-	i.log.Info("SendBlocks: Starting to receive blocks")
-	blocks := make(map[int64]models.RPCBlock) // Buffer for temporarily storing blocks that have arrived out of order
+func (i *ingester) SendBlocks(ctx context.Context, blocks <-chan models.RPCBlock, startBlockNumber int64) error {
+	// Buffer for temporarily storing blocks that have arrived out of order
+	collectedBlocks := make(map[int64]models.RPCBlock)
 	nextNumberToSend := startBlockNumber
+	batchTimer := time.NewTicker(i.cfg.BlockSubmitInterval)
+	defer batchTimer.Stop()
+
+	i.log.Info("SendBlocks: Starting to receive blocks")
 	for {
+		// Either receive a block, send blocks, or shut down (if the context is done, or the channel is closed).
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			i.log.Info("SendBlocks: Context canceled, stopping")
 			return ctx.Err()
-		case block, ok := <-blocksCh:
+		case block, ok := <-blocks:
 			if !ok {
 				i.log.Info("SendBlocks: Channel is closed, returning")
 				return nil
 			}
 
-			blocks[block.BlockNumber] = block
-			i.log.Info("SendBlocks: Received block", "blockNumber", block.BlockNumber, "bufferSize", len(blocks))
+			if block.Errored() {
+				i.info.RPCErrors = append(i.info.RPCErrors, ErrorInfo{
+					Timestamp:    time.Now(),
+					BlockNumbers: fmt.Sprintf("%d", block.BlockNumber),
+					Error:        block.Error,
+				})
+
+				i.log.Info("Received FAILED block", "number", block.BlockNumber)
+			}
 
-			nextNumberToSend = i.trySendCompletedBlocks(ctx, blocks, nextNumberToSend)
-			i.log.Info("SendBlocks: Sent any completed blocks to DuneAPI", "nextNumberToSend", nextNumberToSend)
+			collectedBlocks[block.BlockNumber] = block
+			i.log.Info(
+				"SendBlocks: Received block",
+				"blockNumber", block.BlockNumber,
+				"bufferSize", len(collectedBlocks),
+			)
+		case <-batchTimer.C:
+			var err error
+			nextNumberToSend, err = i.trySendCompletedBlocks(ctx, collectedBlocks, nextNumberToSend)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Errorf("send blocks: %w", err)
+			}
+			i.log.Info("SendBlocks: Sent completed blocks to DuneAPI", "nextNumberToSend", nextNumberToSend)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -191,32 +223,59 @@ func (i *ingester) SendBlocks(ctx context.Context, blocksCh <-chan models.RPCBlo
 // We return the next numberToSend such that the caller can continue from there.
 func (i *ingester) trySendCompletedBlocks(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	blocks map[int64]models.RPCBlock,
+	collectedBlocks map[int64]models.RPCBlock,
 	nextNumberToSend int64,
-) int64 {
-	// Send this block only if we have sent all previous blocks
-	for block, ok := blocks[nextNumberToSend]; ok; block, ok = blocks[nextNumberToSend] {
-		if err := i.dune.SendBlocks(ctx, []models.RPCBlock{block}); err != nil {
+) (int64, error) {
+	// Outer loop: We might need to send multiple batch requests if our buffer is too big
+	for _, ok := collectedBlocks[nextNumberToSend]; ok; _, ok = collectedBlocks[nextNumberToSend] {
+		// Collect a blocks of blocks to send, only send those which are in order
+		// Collect a batch to send, only send those which are in order
+		blockBatch := make([]models.RPCBlock, 0, maxBatchSize)
+		for block, ok := collectedBlocks[nextNumberToSend]; ok; block, ok = collectedBlocks[nextNumberToSend] {
+			// Skip Failed block if we're configured to skip Failed blocks
+			if i.cfg.SkipFailedBlocks && block.Errored() {
+				nextNumberToSend++
+				continue
+			}
+
+			blockBatch = append(blockBatch, block)
+			delete(collectedBlocks, nextNumberToSend)
+			nextNumberToSend++
+
+			if len(blockBatch) == maxBatchSize {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(blockBatch) == 0 {
+			return nextNumberToSend, nil
+		}
+
+		// Send the batch
+		lastBlockNumber := blockBatch[len(blockBatch)-1].BlockNumber
+		if lastBlockNumber != nextNumberToSend-1 {
+			panic("unexpected last block number")
+		}
+		if err := i.dune.SendBlocks(ctx, blockBatch); err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 				i.log.Info("SendBlocks: Context canceled, stopping")
-				return nextNumberToSend
+				return nextNumberToSend, nil
 			}
-			// this will leave a "block gap" in DuneAPI, TODO: implement a way to fill this gap
-			i.log.Error("SendBlocks: Failed, continuing", "blockNumber", block.BlockNumber, "error", err)
-			i.info.DuneErrors = append(i.info.DuneErrors, ErrorInfo{
-				Timestamp:   time.Now(),
-				BlockNumber: block.BlockNumber,
-				Error:       err,
-			})
-		} else {
-			i.log.Info("Updating latest ingested block number", "blockNumber", block.BlockNumber)
-			atomic.StoreInt64(&i.info.IngestedBlockNumber, block.BlockNumber)
+			// TODO: handle errors of duneAPI, save the blockRange impacted and report this back for later retries
+			err := errors.Errorf("failed to send batch: %w", err)
+			i.log.Error("SendBlocks: Failed to send batch, exiting", "error", err)
+			return nextNumberToSend, err
 		}
-		// We've sent block N, so increment the pointer
-		delete(blocks, nextNumberToSend)
-		nextNumberToSend++
+		i.log.Info(
+			"SendBlocks: Sent batch, updating latest ingested block number",
+			"blockNumberFirst", blockBatch[0].BlockNumber,
+			"blockNumberLast", lastBlockNumber,
+			"batchSize", len(blockBatch),
+		)
+		atomic.StoreInt64(&i.info.IngestedBlockNumber, lastBlockNumber)
 	}
-	return nextNumberToSend
+
+	return nextNumberToSend, nil
 }
 
 func (i *ingester) tryUpdateLatestBlockNumber() int64 {