Fixed stemout blocking and performance issues

src/gossip/client/dandelionstem/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from queue import Empty
+from collections import deque
+from queue import Empty, Queue
 from time import sleep
 from secrets import choice
 import traceback
@@ -123,6 +124,10 @@ async def stem_out(d_phase: 'DandelionPhase'):
                     # if we have at least 1 peer,
                     # do dandelion anyway in non strict mode
                     # Allow poorly connected networks to communicate faster
+                    for block in gossip_block_queues[1].queue:
+                        gossip_block_queues[0].put_nowait(block)
+                    else:
+                        gossip_block_queues[1].queue = deque()
                     break
             sleep(1)
         else:

src/gossip/client/dandelionstem/stemstream.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from asyncio import sleep
+from threading import Thread
 from queue import Empty
+
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import logger
@@ -20,22 +22,28 @@ async def do_stem_stream(
     remaining_time = d_phase.remaining_time()
     my_phase_id = d_phase.phase_id
 
-    with peer_socket:
-        while remaining_time > 5 and my_phase_id == d_phase.phase_id:
-            # Primary client component that communicate's with gossip.server.acceptstem
-            remaining_time = d_phase.remaining_time()
-            while remaining_time:
+    
+    while remaining_time > 1 and my_phase_id == d_phase.phase_id:
+        # Primary client component that communicate's with gossip.server.acceptstem
+        remaining_time = d_phase.remaining_time()
+        while remaining_time:
+            try:
+                # queues can't block because we're in async
+                bl = block_queue.get(block=False)
+            except Empty:
+                remaining_time = d_phase.remaining_time()
+                await sleep(1)
+            else:
+                break
+        logger.info("Sending block over dandelion++", terminal=True)
+
+        block_size = str(len(bl.raw)).zfill(BLOCK_SIZE_LEN)
+        def _send_it():
+            with peer_socket:
                 try:
-                    # queues can't block because we're in async
-                    bl = block_queue.get(block=False)
-                except Empty:
-                    await sleep(1)
-                else:
-                    break
-            logger.info("Sending block over dandelion++", terminal=True)
-
-            block_size = str(len(bl.raw)).zfill(BLOCK_SIZE_LEN)
-
-            peer_socket.sendall(bl.id.zfill(BLOCK_ID_SIZE))
-            peer_socket.sendall(block_size.encode('utf-8'))
-            peer_socket.sendall(bl.raw)
+                    peer_socket.sendall(bl.id.zfill(BLOCK_ID_SIZE).encode('utf-8'))
+                except AttributeError:
+                    peer_socket.sendall(bl.id.zfill(BLOCK_ID_SIZE))
+                peer_socket.sendall(block_size.encode('utf-8'))
+                peer_socket.sendall(bl.raw)
+        Thread(target=_send_it, daemon=True, name="stemout block").start()

src/gossip/client/streamblocks/streamfrom.py

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ def stream_from_peers():
     def _stream_from_peer(peer: 'Peer'):
         try:
             sock = peer.get_socket(CONNECT_TIMEOUT)
+        except ConnectionRefusedError:
+            need_socket_lock.release()
+            return
         except Exception:
             logger.warn(traceback.format_exc(), terminal=True)
             need_socket_lock.release()

src/gossip/server/acceptstem.py

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ async def accept_stem_blocks(
     for _ in range(MAX_STEM_BLOCKS_PER_STREAM):
         read_routine = reader.readexactly(BLOCK_ID_SIZE)
         logger.debug(f"Reading block id in stem server", terminal=True)
-        block_id = (
-            await wait_for(read_routine, base_wait_timeout)).decode('utf-8')
+        block_id = await wait_for(read_routine, base_wait_timeout)
+        block_id = block_id.decode('utf-8')
         if not block_id:
             break
 

src/httpapi/addblock/__init__.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def block_serialized():
     req_data = request.data
     block_id = req_data[:BLOCK_ID_SIZE]
     block_data = req_data[BLOCK_ID_SIZE:]
-    blockdb.add_block_to_db(Block(block_id, block_data, auto_verify=False))
-    #blockqueues.gossip_block_queues[stream_to_use].put(
-    #Block(block_id, block_data, auto_verify=False), block=False)
+    #blockdb.add_block_to_db(Block(block_id, block_data, auto_verify=False))
+    blockqueues.gossip_block_queues[stream_to_use].put(
+    Block(block_id, block_data, auto_verify=False), block=False)
     return "ok"