rethinkdb changefeed update

bigchaindb/backend/mongodb/changefeed.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ register_changefeed = module_dispatch_registrar(backend.changefeed)
 
 
 class MongoDBChangeFeed(ChangeFeed):
-    """This class implements a MongoDB changefeed.
+    """This class implements a MongoDB changefeed as a multipipes Node.
 
     We emulate the behaviour of the RethinkDB changefeed by using a tailable
     cursor that listens for events on the oplog.
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class MongoDBChangeFeed(ChangeFeed):
 
 
 @register_changefeed(MongoDBConnection)
-def get_changefeed(connection, table, operation, *, prefeed=None,
-                   get_resumption_pointer=None):
+def get_changefeed(connection, table, operation, *, prefeed=None):
     """Return a MongoDB changefeed.
 
     Returns:
@@ -75,8 +74,7 @@ def get_changefeed(connection, table, operation, *, prefeed=None,
     """
 
     return MongoDBChangeFeed(table, operation, prefeed=prefeed,
-                             connection=connection,
-                             get_resumption_pointer=get_resumption_pointer)
+                             connection=connection)
 
 
 _FEED_STOP = False

bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/changefeed.py

@@ -14,22 +14,13 @@ register_changefeed = module_dispatch_registrar(backend.changefeed)
 
 
 class RethinkDBChangeFeed(ChangeFeed):
-    """This class wraps a RethinkDB changefeed."""
+    """This class wraps a RethinkDB changefeed as a multipipes Node."""
 
     def run_forever(self):
         for element in self.prefeed:
             self.outqueue.put(element)
 
-        while True:
-            try:
-                self.run_changefeed()
-                break
-            except (BackendError, r.ReqlDriverError) as exc:
-                logger.exception('Error connecting to the database, retrying')
-                time.sleep(1)
-
-    def run_changefeed(self):
-        for change in self.connection.run(r.table(self.table).changes()):
+        for change in run_changefeed(self.connection, self.table):
             is_insert = change['old_val'] is None
             is_delete = change['new_val'] is None
             is_update = not is_insert and not is_delete
@@ -42,6 +33,19 @@ class RethinkDBChangeFeed(ChangeFeed):
                 self.outqueue.put(change['new_val'])
 
 
+def run_changefeed(connection, table):
+    """Encapsulate operational logic of tailing changefeed from RethinkDB
+    """
+    while True:
+        try:
+            for change in connection.run(r.table(table).changes()):
+                yield change
+            break
+        except (BackendError, r.ReqlDriverError) as exc:
+            logger.exception('Error connecting to the database, retrying')
+            time.sleep(1)
+
+
 @register_changefeed(RethinkDBConnection)
 def get_changefeed(connection, table, operation, *, prefeed=None):
     """Return a RethinkDB changefeed.

bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py

@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 from itertools import chain
+import logging as logger
 from time import time
 
 import rethinkdb as r
 
 from bigchaindb import backend, utils
+from bigchaindb.backend.rethinkdb import changefeed
 from bigchaindb.common import exceptions
 from bigchaindb.common.transaction import Transaction
 from bigchaindb.backend.utils import module_dispatch_registrar
 from bigchaindb.backend.rethinkdb.connection import RethinkDBConnection
 
 
+logger = logger.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 READ_MODE = 'majority'
 WRITE_DURABILITY = 'hard'
 
@@ -238,3 +243,12 @@ def get_last_voted_block(connection, node_pubkey):
     return connection.run(
             r.table('bigchain', read_mode=READ_MODE)
             .get(last_block_id))
+
+
+@register_query(RethinkDBConnection)
+def get_new_blocks_feed(connection, start_block_id):
+    logger.warning('RethinkDB changefeed unable to resume from given block: %s',
+                   start_block_id)
+    # In order to get blocks in the correct order, it may be acceptable to
+    # look in the votes table to see what order other nodes have used.
+    return changefeed.run_changefeed(connection, 'bigchain')

bigchaindb/pipelines/vote.py

@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ def get_changefeed():
     """Create and return ordered changefeed of blocks starting from
        last voted block"""
     b = Bigchain()
-    last_voted = b.get_last_voted_block().id
-    feed = backend.query.get_new_blocks_feed(b.connection, last_voted)
+    last_block_id = b.get_last_voted_block().id
+    feed = backend.query.get_new_blocks_feed(b.connection, last_block_id)
     return Node(feed.__next__)
 
 

tests/backend/mongodb/test_queries.py

@@ -426,5 +426,5 @@ def test_get_new_blocks_feed(b, create_tx):
     assert feed.__next__() == b2
 
     b3 = create_block()
-    
+
     assert list(feed) == [b3]

tests/pipelines/test_vote.py

@@ -509,45 +509,6 @@ def test_invalid_block_voting(monkeypatch, b, user_pk, genesis_block):
                                          vote_doc['signature']) is True
 
 
-@pytest.mark.genesis
-def test_voter_chains_blocks_with_the_previous_ones(monkeypatch, b):
-    from bigchaindb.backend import query
-    from bigchaindb.pipelines import vote
-
-    outpipe = Pipe()
-
-    block_ids = []
-    block_1 = dummy_block(b)
-    block_1.timestamp = str(random.random())
-    block_ids.append(block_1.id)
-    b.write_block(block_1)
-
-    block_2 = dummy_block(b)
-    block_2.timestamp = str(random.random())
-    block_ids.append(block_2.id)
-    b.write_block(block_2)
-
-    vote_pipeline = vote.create_pipeline()
-    vote_pipeline.setup(indata=vote.get_changefeed(), outdata=outpipe)
-    vote_pipeline.start()
-
-    # We expects two votes, so instead of waiting an arbitrary amount
-    # of time, we can do two blocking calls to `get`
-    outpipe.get()
-    outpipe.get()
-    vote_pipeline.terminate()
-
-    # retrive blocks from bigchain
-    blocks = [b.get_block(_id) for _id in block_ids]
-
-    # retrieve votes
-    votes = [list(query.get_votes_by_block_id(b.connection, _id))[0]
-             for _id in block_ids]
-
-    assert ({v['vote']['voting_for_block'] for v in votes} ==
-            {block['id'] for block in blocks})
-
-
 @pytest.mark.genesis
 def test_voter_checks_for_previous_vote(monkeypatch, b):
     from bigchaindb.backend import query