backport/rpc-v2: Refactor archive_storage method into subscription (#6483) (#6710)

Backports: #6483

Builds on top of the backport:
#6709

cc @paritytech/subxt-team

Signed-off-by: Alexandru Vasile <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: James Wilson <[email protected]>

Author: lexnv

substrate/client/rpc-spec-v2/src/archive/api.rs

@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 use crate::{
 	common::events::{
-		ArchiveStorageDiffEvent, ArchiveStorageDiffItem, ArchiveStorageResult,
-		PaginatedStorageQuery,
+		ArchiveStorageDiffEvent, ArchiveStorageDiffItem, ArchiveStorageEvent, StorageQuery,
 	},
 	MethodResult,
 };
@@ -100,13 +99,17 @@ pub trait ArchiveApi<Hash> {
 	/// # Unstable
 	///
 	/// This method is unstable and subject to change in the future.
-	#[method(name = "archive_unstable_storage", blocking)]
+	#[subscription(
+		name = "archive_unstable_storage" => "archive_unstable_storageEvent",
+		unsubscribe = "archive_unstable_stopStorage",
+		item = ArchiveStorageEvent,
+	)]
 	fn archive_unstable_storage(
 		&self,
 		hash: Hash,
-		items: Vec<PaginatedStorageQuery<String>>,
+		items: Vec<StorageQuery<String>>,
 		child_trie: Option<String>,
-	) -> RpcResult<ArchiveStorageResult>;
+	);
 
 	/// Returns the storage difference between two blocks.
 	///

substrate/client/rpc-spec-v2/src/archive/archive.rs

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 
 use crate::{
 	archive::{
-		archive_storage::{ArchiveStorage, ArchiveStorageDiff},
-		error::Error as ArchiveError,
-		ArchiveApiServer,
+		archive_storage::ArchiveStorageDiff, error::Error as ArchiveError, ArchiveApiServer,
 	},
-	common::events::{
-		ArchiveStorageDiffEvent, ArchiveStorageDiffItem, ArchiveStorageResult,
-		PaginatedStorageQuery,
+	common::{
+		events::{
+			ArchiveStorageDiffEvent, ArchiveStorageDiffItem, ArchiveStorageEvent, StorageQuery,
+		},
+		storage::{QueryResult, StorageSubscriptionClient},
 	},
 	hex_string, MethodResult, SubscriptionTaskExecutor,
 };
@@ -57,42 +57,12 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
 pub(crate) const LOG_TARGET: &str = "rpc-spec-v2::archive";
 
-/// The configuration of [`Archive`].
-pub struct ArchiveConfig {
-	/// The maximum number of items the `archive_storage` can return for a descendant query before
-	/// pagination is required.
-	pub max_descendant_responses: usize,
-	/// The maximum number of queried items allowed for the `archive_storage` at a time.
-	pub max_queried_items: usize,
-}
-
-/// The maximum number of items the `archive_storage` can return for a descendant query before
-/// pagination is required.
-///
-/// Note: this is identical to the `chainHead` value.
-const MAX_DESCENDANT_RESPONSES: usize = 5;
-
-/// The maximum number of queried items allowed for the `archive_storage` at a time.
-///
-/// Note: A queried item can also be a descendant query which can return up to
-/// `MAX_DESCENDANT_RESPONSES`.
-const MAX_QUERIED_ITEMS: usize = 8;
-
 /// The buffer capacity for each storage query.
 ///
 /// This is small because the underlying JSON-RPC server has
 /// its down buffer capacity per connection as well.
 const STORAGE_QUERY_BUF: usize = 16;
 
-impl Default for ArchiveConfig {
-	fn default() -> Self {
-		Self {
-			max_descendant_responses: MAX_DESCENDANT_RESPONSES,
-			max_queried_items: MAX_QUERIED_ITEMS,
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 /// An API for archive RPC calls.
 pub struct Archive<BE: Backend<Block>, Block: BlockT, Client> {
 	/// Substrate client.
@@ -103,11 +73,6 @@ pub struct Archive<BE: Backend<Block>, Block: BlockT, Client> {
 	executor: SubscriptionTaskExecutor,
 	/// The hexadecimal encoded hash of the genesis block.
 	genesis_hash: String,
-	/// The maximum number of items the `archive_storage` can return for a descendant query before
-	/// pagination is required.
-	storage_max_descendant_responses: usize,
-	/// The maximum number of queried items allowed for the `archive_storage` at a time.
-	storage_max_queried_items: usize,
 	/// Phantom member to pin the block type.
 	_phantom: PhantomData<Block>,
 }
@@ -119,18 +84,9 @@ impl<BE: Backend<Block>, Block: BlockT, Client> Archive<BE, Block, Client> {
 		backend: Arc<BE>,
 		genesis_hash: GenesisHash,
 		executor: SubscriptionTaskExecutor,
-		config: ArchiveConfig,
 	) -> Self {
 		let genesis_hash = hex_string(&genesis_hash.as_ref());
-		Self {
-			client,
-			backend,
-			executor,
-			genesis_hash,
-			storage_max_descendant_responses: config.max_descendant_responses,
-			storage_max_queried_items: config.max_queried_items,
-			_phantom: PhantomData,
-		}
+		Self { client, backend, executor, genesis_hash, _phantom: PhantomData }
 	}
 }
 
@@ -260,47 +216,53 @@ where
 
 	fn archive_unstable_storage(
 		&self,
+		pending: PendingSubscriptionSink,
 		hash: Block::Hash,
-		items: Vec<PaginatedStorageQuery<String>>,
+		items: Vec<StorageQuery<String>>,
 		child_trie: Option<String>,
-	) -> RpcResult<ArchiveStorageResult> {
-		let items = items
-			.into_iter()
-			.map(|query| {
-				let key = StorageKey(parse_hex_param(query.key)?);
-				let pagination_start_key = query
-					.pagination_start_key
-					.map(|key| parse_hex_param(key).map(|key| StorageKey(key)))
-					.transpose()?;
-
-				// Paginated start key is only supported
-				if pagination_start_key.is_some() && !query.query_type.is_descendant_query() {
-					return Err(ArchiveError::InvalidParam(
-						"Pagination start key is only supported for descendants queries"
-							.to_string(),
-					))
-				}
+	) {
+		let mut storage_client =
+			StorageSubscriptionClient::<Client, Block, BE>::new(self.client.clone());
+
+		let fut = async move {
+			let Ok(mut sink) = pending.accept().await.map(Subscription::from) else { return };
 
-				Ok(PaginatedStorageQuery {
-					key,
-					query_type: query.query_type,
-					pagination_start_key,
+			let items = match items
+				.into_iter()
+				.map(|query| {
+					let key = StorageKey(parse_hex_param(query.key)?);
+					Ok(StorageQuery { key, query_type: query.query_type })
 				})
-			})
-			.collect::<Result<Vec<_>, ArchiveError>>()?;
+				.collect::<Result<Vec<_>, ArchiveError>>()
+			{
+				Ok(items) => items,
+				Err(error) => {
+					let _ = sink.send(&ArchiveStorageEvent::err(error.to_string()));
+					return
+				},
+			};
 
-		let child_trie = child_trie
-			.map(|child_trie| parse_hex_param(child_trie))
-			.transpose()?
-			.map(ChildInfo::new_default_from_vec);
+			let child_trie = child_trie.map(|child_trie| parse_hex_param(child_trie)).transpose();
+			let child_trie = match child_trie {
+				Ok(child_trie) => child_trie.map(ChildInfo::new_default_from_vec),
+				Err(error) => {
+					let _ = sink.send(&ArchiveStorageEvent::err(error.to_string()));
+					return
+				},
+			};
 
-		let storage_client = ArchiveStorage::new(
-			self.client.clone(),
-			self.storage_max_descendant_responses,
-			self.storage_max_queried_items,
-		);
+			let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(STORAGE_QUERY_BUF);
+			let storage_fut = storage_client.generate_events(hash, items, child_trie, tx);
 
-		Ok(storage_client.handle_query(hash, items, child_trie))
+			// We don't care about the return value of this join:
+			// - process_events might encounter an error (if the client disconnected)
+			// - storage_fut might encounter an error while processing a trie queries and
+			// the error is propagated via the sink.
+			let _ = futures::future::join(storage_fut, process_storage_events(&mut rx, &mut sink))
+				.await;
+		};
+
+		self.executor.spawn("substrate-rpc-subscription", Some("rpc"), fut.boxed());
 	}
 
 	fn archive_unstable_storage_diff(
@@ -337,24 +299,74 @@ where
 			// - process_events might encounter an error (if the client disconnected)
 			// - storage_fut might encounter an error while processing a trie queries and
 			// the error is propagated via the sink.
-			let _ = futures::future::join(storage_fut, process_events(&mut rx, &mut sink)).await;
+			let _ =
+				futures::future::join(storage_fut, process_storage_diff_events(&mut rx, &mut sink))
+					.await;
 		};
 
 		self.executor.spawn("substrate-rpc-subscription", Some("rpc"), fut.boxed());
 	}
 }
 
-/// Sends all the events to the sink.
-async fn process_events(rx: &mut mpsc::Receiver<ArchiveStorageDiffEvent>, sink: &mut Subscription) {
-	while let Some(event) = rx.recv().await {
-		if event.is_done() {
-			log::debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Finished processing partial trie query");
-		} else if event.is_err() {
-			log::debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Error encountered while processing partial trie query");
+/// Sends all the events of the storage_diff method to the sink.
+async fn process_storage_diff_events(
+	rx: &mut mpsc::Receiver<ArchiveStorageDiffEvent>,
+	sink: &mut Subscription,
+) {
+	loop {
+		tokio::select! {
+			_ = sink.closed() => {
+				return
+			},
+
+			maybe_event = rx.recv() => {
+				let Some(event) = maybe_event else {
+					break;
+				};
+
+				if event.is_done() {
+					log::debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Finished processing partial trie query");
+				} else if event.is_err() {
+					log::debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Error encountered while processing partial trie query");
+				}
+
+				if sink.send(&event).await.is_err() {
+					return
+				}
+			}
 		}
+	}
+}
+
+/// Sends all the events of the storage method to the sink.
+async fn process_storage_events(rx: &mut mpsc::Receiver<QueryResult>, sink: &mut Subscription) {
+	loop {
+		tokio::select! {
+			_ = sink.closed() => {
+				break
+			}
+
+			maybe_storage = rx.recv() => {
+				let Some(event) = maybe_storage else {
+					break;
+				};
+
+				match event {
+					Ok(None) => continue,
+
+					Ok(Some(event)) =>
+						if sink.send(&ArchiveStorageEvent::result(event)).await.is_err() {
+							return
+						},
 
-		if sink.send(&event).await.is_err() {
-			return
+					Err(error) => {
+						let _ = sink.send(&ArchiveStorageEvent::err(error)).await;
+						return
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	let _ = sink.send(&ArchiveStorageEvent::StorageDone).await;
 }