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Hive-Nectar v0.0.9: A More Robust Node Handler

@thecrazygm69
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Hey everyone,

EDIT: Version is now 0.0.10. Emergency hotfix for broken permlinks.

Today, I'm happy to announce a new release for hive-nectar, which is now at version 0.0.9. This update focuses on improving the reliability and intelligence of how the library handles Hive nodes. Plus, I took the opportunity to clean up a lot of minor linting errors that were annoying me. A clean codebase is a happy codebase!

v0.0.9 Dist Created

The core of this update is a significant refactor of the update_nodes function within the NodeList class. This is the part of the library responsible for finding and maintaining a list of healthy, fast nodes to connect to.

What's New in Node Handling?

Previously, the logic for updating the node list was a bit scattered. Now, it's much smarter and more authoritative.

  • A Single Source of Truth: The update_nodes function now gets its authoritative list of nodes and performance data directly from the json_metadata of the @nectarflower account. This ensures it's always working with the most current and accurate report.
  • Smarter Scoring: Instead of calculating scores locally, the function now directly uses the weighted_score provided in the report for ranking nodes. Any nodes not in the report have their scores zeroed out, so they don't interfere with the official ranking.
  • Dynamic Node Discovery: The library now dynamically adds new nodes it finds in the report, even if they weren't in the original hard-coded list. This includes nodes that are known to be failing, which are correctly added with a score of -1 to avoid being used. This ensures the node list is always complete and up-to-date.
  • Cleaner Code: A lot of unused fallback paths and redundant code were removed to make the logic leaner and easier to maintain.

These changes mean that any application using hive-nectar will be much more resilient and intelligent when connecting to the Hive blockchain. It will automatically favor the best-performing nodes and avoid ones that are down or struggling, leading to a faster and more reliable experience for the end-user.

This is an important step forward for the library, and I'm excited to get these improvements out there.

EDIT: https://github.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar

As always,
Michael Garcia a.k.a. TheCrazyGM

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5 comments
@kenny-crane72

I'm sure many devs will find this to be a valuable library. Thank for this!

The github is at https://github.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar for those who want to use it.

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@thecrazygm69

Dude, i really need to start linking things. This is the 3rd time just this week that I have forgotten...

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@kenny-crane72

Ha, no worries, I gotchu! Your brain has been hard at work all week and little things fall through the cracks. I know they do for me!

Have a nice day! :)

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@tydynrain71

Congratulations, my friend, excellent contribution. I really appreciate how you're always tweaking, adjusting, and refining the code as you, and others, use it. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

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