runner workarounds for hardhat

src/dexorder/database/model/block.py

@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ class Block(Base):
 
     @property
     def timestamp(self) -> int:
+        raw = self.data['timestamp']
         # noinspection PyTypeChecker
-        return hexint(self.data['timestamp'])
+        return raw if type(raw) is int else hexint(raw)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return f'{self.height}_{self.hash.hex()[:5]}'

src/dexorder/runner.py

@@ -150,11 +150,16 @@ class BlockStateRunner:
 
         while self.running:
             try:
-                new_blocks = await w3.eth.filter("latest")
+                # polling mode is used primarily because Hardhat fails to deliver newHeads events after about an hour
-                for head in await new_blocks.get_new_entries():
+                # unfortunately, hardhat also stops responding to eth_getBlockByHash.  so instead, we use the standard (stupid)
+                # 'latest' polling for blocks, and we push the entire block to the queue since apparently this is the only
+                # rpc call Hardhat seems to consistently support.  The worker must then detect the type of object pushed to the
+                # work queue and either use the block directly or query for the block if the queue object is a hashcode.
+                block = await w3.eth.get_block('latest')
+                head = block['hash']
                 if head != prev_blockhash:
                     prev_blockhash = head
-                        await self.queue.put(head)
+                    await self.queue.put(block)
                     log.debug(f'polled new block {hexstr(head)}')
                 if not self.running:
                     break
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ class BlockStateRunner:
                 except TimeoutError:
                     # 1 second has passed without a new head. Run the postprocess callbacks to check for activated time-based triggers
                     if prev_head is not None:
-                        await self.handle_time_tick(head)
+                        await self.handle_time_tick(prev_head)
                 else:
                     try:
                         await self.handle_head(chain, head, w3)
@@ -202,21 +207,26 @@ class BlockStateRunner:
 
 
     async def handle_head(self, chain, blockhash, w3):
-        log.debug(f'processing block {hexstr(blockhash)}')
+        # check blockhash type and convert
+        try:
+            block_data = blockhash
+            blockhash = block_data['hash']
+            parent = block_data['parentHash']
+            height = block_data['number']
+        except TypeError:
+            response = await w3.provider.make_request('eth_getBlockByHash', [blockhash, False])
+            block_data:dict = response['result']
+            parent = bytes.fromhex(block_data['parentHash'][2:])
+            height = int(block_data['number'], 0)
+        log.debug(f'processing block {blockhash}')
         chain_id = chain.chain_id
         session = None
         try:
-            blockhash = hexstr(blockhash)
             if self.state is not None and blockhash in self.state.by_hash:
+                log.debug(f'block {blockhash} was already processed')
                 return
-            # block_data = await w3.eth.get_block(head['hash'], True)
+            assert block_data is not None
-            response = await w3.provider.make_request('eth_getBlockByHash', [blockhash, False])
+            block = Block(chain=chain_id, height=height, hash=blockhash, parent=parent, data=block_data)
-            block_data = response['result']
-            if block_data is None:
-                log.warning(f'block data for {blockhash} was None')
-                return  # todo get block when hardhat stops responding to getBlockByHash
-            block = Block(chain=chain_id, height=int(block_data['number'], 0),
-                          hash=bytes.fromhex(block_data['hash'][2:]), parent=bytes.fromhex(block_data['parentHash'][2:]), data=block_data)
             latest_block.set(block)
             current_clock.get().set(block.timestamp)
             if self.state is None:
@@ -329,8 +339,16 @@ class BlockStateRunner:
     async def handle_time_tick(self, blockhash):
         if current_blockstate.get() is None:
             return
+        try:
+            blockhash = blockhash['hash']
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
         # similar to handle_head, but we only call the postprocess events, since there was only a time tick and no new block data
+        try:
             block = self.state.by_hash[blockhash]
+        except KeyError:
+            log.warning(f'No block data for {blockhash}. Aborting time tick.')
+            return
         fork = self.state.fork(block)
         current_block.set(block)
         current_fork.set(fork)