Fixes #449

What was happening was the wallet claimed to be caught up before it
actually was and so the wallet’s local_height was still the value from
when lbry was last run, frequently more than 20 or 50 blocks
behind. _get_value_for_name uses the block at local_height as the
basis for the proof.  If _get_value_for_name is called during that
time between when the wallet claims to be caught up and it actually
is, the “Block too deep error” happens.  And since the discover page
of the UI does name resolution right away, the error basically happens
anytime somebody starts the app after not using it for a few hours.

This changes the startup behaviour of the wallet to
- use the `update` callback provided by lbryum
- check that local_height and network_height match before declaring
  that the wallet has caught up

For reference, the error is raised here:
1b896ae75b/src/rpc/claimtrie.cpp (L688)

lbrynet/core/Wallet.py

@@ -887,7 +887,6 @@ class LBRYumWallet(Wallet):
         self._lag_counter = 0
         self.blocks_behind = 0
         self.catchup_progress = 0
-        self.max_behind = 0
 
     def _is_first_run(self):
         return (not self.printed_retrieving_headers and
@@ -975,57 +974,28 @@ class LBRYumWallet(Wallet):
     def _load_blockchain(self):
         blockchain_caught_d = defer.Deferred()
 
-        def check_caught_up():
+        def on_update_callback(event, *args):
-            local_height = self.network.get_catchup_progress()
+            # This callback is called by lbryum when something chain
+            # related has happened
+            local_height = self.network.get_local_height()
             remote_height = self.network.get_server_height()
+            updated_blocks_behind = self.network.get_blocks_behind()
+            log.info(
+                'Local Height: %s, remote height: %s, behind: %s',
+                local_height, remote_height, updated_blocks_behind)
 
-            if remote_height == 0:
+            self.blocks_behind = updated_blocks_behind
+            if local_height != remote_height:
                 return
 
-            height_diff = remote_height - local_height
+            assert self.blocks_behind == 0
+            self.network.unregister_callback(on_update_callback)
+            log.info("Wallet Loaded")
+            reactor.callFromThread(blockchain_caught_d.callback, True)
 
-            if height_diff <= 5:
+        self.network.register_callback(on_update_callback, ['updated'])
-                self.blocks_behind = 0
-                msg = ""
-                if self._caught_up_counter != 0:
-                    msg += "All caught up. "
-                msg += "Wallet loaded."
-                log.info(msg)
-                self._catch_up_check.stop()
-                self._catch_up_check = None
-                blockchain_caught_d.callback(True)
-                return
 
-            if height_diff < self.blocks_behind:
-                # We're making progress in catching up
-                self._lag_counter = 0
-                self.is_lagging = False
-            else:
-                # No progress. Might be lagging
-                self._lag_counter += 1
-                if self._lag_counter >= 900:
-                    self.is_lagging = True
-
-            self.blocks_behind = height_diff
-
-            if self.blocks_behind > self.max_behind:
-                self.max_behind = self.blocks_behind
-            self.catchup_progress = int(100 * (self.blocks_behind / (5 + self.max_behind)))
-            if self._caught_up_counter == 0:
-                log.info('Catching up with the blockchain')
-            if self._caught_up_counter % 30 == 0:
-                log.info('Blocks left: %d', (remote_height - local_height))
-
-            self._caught_up_counter += 1
-
-        def log_error(err):
-            log.warning(err.getErrorMessage())
-            return defer.fail(err)
-
-        self._catch_up_check = task.LoopingCall(check_caught_up)
         d = defer.succeed(self.wallet.start_threads(self.network))
-        d.addCallback(lambda _: self._catch_up_check.start(.1))
-        d.addErrback(log_error)
         d.addCallback(lambda _: blockchain_caught_d)
         return d
 

lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py

@@ -82,13 +82,10 @@ STREAM_STAGES = [
 CONNECTION_STATUS_CONNECTED = 'connected'
 CONNECTION_STATUS_VERSION_CHECK = 'version_check'
 CONNECTION_STATUS_NETWORK = 'network_connection'
-CONNECTION_STATUS_WALLET = 'wallet_catchup_lag'
 CONNECTION_MESSAGES = {
     CONNECTION_STATUS_CONNECTED: 'No connection problems detected',
     CONNECTION_STATUS_VERSION_CHECK: "There was a problem checking for updates on github",
     CONNECTION_STATUS_NETWORK: "Your internet connection appears to have been interrupted",
-    CONNECTION_STATUS_WALLET: "Catching up with the blockchain is slow. " +
-                              "If this continues try restarting LBRY",
 }
 
 PENDING_ID = "not set"
@@ -387,9 +384,6 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
         if not self.git_lbrynet_version or not self.git_lbryum_version:
             self.connection_status_code = CONNECTION_STATUS_VERSION_CHECK
 
-        elif self.startup_status[0] == 'loading_wallet' and self.session.wallet.is_lagging:
-            self.connection_status_code = CONNECTION_STATUS_WALLET
-
         if not self.connected_to_internet:
             self.connection_status_code = CONNECTION_STATUS_NETWORK
 
@@ -1122,7 +1116,7 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
                 progress = 0
                 if status['blocks_behind'] > 0:
                     message += ' ' + str(status['blocks_behind']) + " blocks behind."
-                    progress = self.session.wallet.catchup_progress
+                    progress = status['blocks_behind']
 
             return {
                 'message': message,