NodePulse Python

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Maintain and utilize a list of healthy nodes.

Get Started | Examples

NodePulse is a lightweight Python library designed to help developers maintain and utilize a list of healthy nodes (Currently it supports Hyperion and Atomic API nodes). The library connects to a Cloudflare Load Balanced API https://nodes.nodepulse.co/nodes (Which in turn connects to 3 backend APIs running on different cloud platforms) that provides a list of healthy nodes, which it regularly refreshes, and falls back to a predefined list of default nodes in case of not being able to contact any of the backends.

For now only the WAX network is supported.

Features

• GeoIP Integration: Automatically connects you to geographically closest nodes
• Real-time Node Discovery: Dynamically finds and connects to available nodes
• Fault Tolerance: Maintains network integrity even if some nodes fail
• Custom Default Nodes: Allows overriding of default nodes for specific node types and networks
• Network Supported: WAX
• Node Types Supported:
  • Hyperion
  • Atomic
  • LightAPI
  • IPFS

Get Started

Install the package

pip install nodepulse

Basic Example

By default, it will provide you with 3 healthy Hyperion Mainnet nodes. To choose atomic and/or testnet nodes, you need to use custom options.

from nodepulse import NodePulse

# Initialize NodePulse with default options
node_pulse = NodePulse()

# Retrieve the next healthy node in the list
node = node_pulse.get_node()
print(f"Using node: {node}")

Custom Options.

You can customize the behavior of NodePulse by passing options when creating an instance. Available options include:

• node_type: Type of nodes to use ('hyperion', 'atomic', 'lightapi', or 'ipfs'). Default is 'hyperion'
• network: Network to use ('mainnet' or 'testnet'). Default is 'mainnet'
• node_count: Number of nodes to retrieve from the API. Default is 3
• update_interval: How often (in milliseconds) to refresh the node list. Default is 30000
• api_url: The API URL to fetch healthy nodes. Default is 'https://nodes.nodepulse.co/nodes'
• default_nodes: Custom default nodes to use as fallback
• history_full: (Hyperion only) Whether to return nodes with full history. Default is True
• streaming_enabled: (Hyperion only) Whether to return nodes with streaming enabled. Default is True
• atomic_assets: (Atomic only) Whether to return nodes with atomicassets support. Default is True
• atomic_market: (Atomic only) Whether to return nodes with atomicmarket support. Default is True
• use_qry_hub: Whether to use QryHub for fetching nodes. Default is False
• qry_hub_api_url: Custom QryHub API URL (optional, only used if use_qry_hub is True)
• chain_id: The chain ID to use when fetching nodes from QryHub (required if use_qry_hub is True)

Example of using custom options with default node override for Hyperion Mainnet:

from nodepulse import NodePulse

custom_default_nodes = {
    'hyperion': {
        'mainnet': [
            'https://wax.eosrio.io',
            'https://api.waxsweden.org',
            'https://wax.eu.eosamsterdam.net'
        ]
    }
}

# Initialize with custom options and default nodes
node_pulse = NodePulse(
    node_type='hyperion',
    network='mainnet',
    node_count=5,
    update_interval=60000,  # Refresh every minute
    api_url='https://nodes.nodepulse.co/nodes',
    default_nodes=custom_default_nodes,
    history_full=False,
    streaming_enabled=False
)

# Retrieve a node from the custom configuration
node = node_pulse.get_node()
print(f"Using node: {node}")

Example of using custom options with default node override for Atomic Mainnet:

from nodepulse import NodePulse

# Initialize with custom options
node_pulse = NodePulse(
    node_type='atomic',
    network='mainnet',
    node_count=5,
    update_interval=60000,  # Refresh every minute
    api_url='https://nodes.nodepulse.co/nodes',
    atomic_assets=False,
    atomic_market=False
)

# Retrieve a node from the custom configuration
node = node_pulse.get_node()
print(f"Using node: {node}")

Example of using QryHub to fetch Hyperion nodes for the Jungle testnet:

from nodepulse import NodePulse

node_pulse = NodePulse(
    use_qry_hub=True,
    chain_id='73e4385a2708e6d7048834fbc1079f2fabb17b3c125b146af438971e90716c4d',
    node_type='hyperion',
    node_count=3,
    history_full=True,
    streaming_enabled=True
)

node = node_pulse.get_node()
print(f"Using QryHub node: {node}")

Event Hooks

NodePulse provides several event hooks that allow developers to react to various events during the node-fetching process:

on_node_update(nodes)

This hook is triggered every time the node list is successfully updated:

def on_node_update(nodes):
    print(f"Nodes updated: {nodes}")

node_pulse = NodePulse(on_node_update=on_node_update)

on_error(error)

This hook is called whenever there is an error while fetching nodes:

def on_error(error):
    print(f"Error occurred: {str(error)}")

node_pulse = NodePulse(on_error=on_error)

on_fallback(fallback_type, nodes)

This hook is triggered when falling back to existing or default nodes:

def on_fallback(fallback_type, nodes):
    print(f"Falling back to {fallback_type} nodes: {nodes}")

node_pulse = NodePulse(on_fallback=on_fallback)

Logging Options

NodePulse provides flexible logging options to help you debug and monitor its operation:

import logging

# Create custom logger
custom_logger = logging.getLogger("custom_logger")
custom_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)

# Initialize with custom logger and log level
node_pulse = NodePulse(
    logger=custom_logger,
    log_level='info'
)

Available log levels:

• error
• warn
• info
• debug

Default Nodes

If the API fails to return healthy nodes or an error occurs, NodePulse falls back to a predefined list of default nodes:

DEFAULT_NODES = {
    'hyperion': {
        'mainnet': [
            'https://wax.eosusa.news',
            'https://wax.greymass.com',
            'https://wax.cryptolions.io',
        ],
        'testnet': [
            'https://testnet.waxsweden.org',
            'https://testnet.wax.pink.gg',
            'https://testnet.wax.eosdetroit.io',
        ],
    },
    'atomic': {
        'mainnet': [
            'https://wax.api.atomicassets.io',
            'https://aa.wax.blacklusion.io',
            'https://wax-aa.eu.eosamsterdam.net',
        ],
        'testnet': [
            'https://test.wax.api.atomicassets.io',
            'https://atomic-wax-testnet.eosphere.io',
            'https://testatomic.waxsweden.org',
        ],
    },
}

Error Handling and Retries

If fetching nodes from the API fails, NodePulse will attempt to use existing nodes or fall back to default nodes. The library uses Python's built-in threading for background updates and proper error handling.

Thread Safety

NodePulse is thread-safe and can be safely used in multi-threaded applications. It uses Python's threading module for background updates and proper locking mechanisms for shared state.