fix: threading model

components/chainhook-event-observer/src/indexer/bitcoin/mod.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod blocks_pool;
 
+use std::thread::JoinHandle;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::chainhooks::types::{
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ pub async fn retrieve_full_block(
     Ok((block_height, block))
 }
 
-pub async fn standardize_bitcoin_block(
+pub fn standardize_bitcoin_block(
     indexer_config: &IndexerConfig,
     block_height: u64,
     block: Block,
@@ -114,21 +115,38 @@ pub async fn standardize_bitcoin_block(
     ctx: &Context,
 ) -> Result<BitcoinBlockData, String> {
     let mut transactions = vec![];
-
     ctx.try_log(|logger| slog::info!(logger, "Updating ordinal index",));
-    match OrdinalIndexUpdater::update(&mut bitcoin_context.ordinal_index).await {
-        Ok(_) => {
-            ctx.try_log(|logger| {
-                slog::info!(
-                    logger,
-                    "Ordinal index updated (block count: {:?})",
-                    bitcoin_context.ordinal_index.block_count()
-                )
-            });
-        }
-        Err(e) => {
-            ctx.try_log(|logger| slog::error!(logger, "{}", e.to_string()));
+
+    let ordinal_index = bitcoin_context.ordinal_index.take();
+    let ctx_ = ctx.clone();
+    let handle: JoinHandle<Result<_, String>> =
+        hiro_system_kit::thread_named("Ordinal index update")
+            .spawn(move || {
+                if let Some(ref ordinal_index) = ordinal_index {
+                    match hiro_system_kit::nestable_block_on(OrdinalIndexUpdater::update(
+                        &ordinal_index,
+                    )) {
+                        Ok(_) => {
+                            ctx_.try_log(|logger| {
+                                slog::info!(logger, "Ordinal index successfully updated",)
+                            });
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            ctx_.try_log(|logger| {
+                                slog::error!(logger, "Error updating ordinal index",)
+                            });
+                        }
+                    };
+                }
+                Ok(ordinal_index)
+            })
+            .expect("unable to detach thread");
+
+    match handle.join() {
+        Ok(Ok(ordinal_index)) => {
+            bitcoin_context.ordinal_index = ordinal_index;
         }
+        _ => {}
     }
 
     let expected_magic_bytes = get_stacks_canonical_magic_bytes(&indexer_config.bitcoin_network);
@@ -153,10 +171,10 @@ pub async fn standardize_bitcoin_block(
         }
 
         let mut ordinal_operations = vec![];
-        if let Some(op) =
-            try_parse_ordinal_operation(&tx, block_height, &bitcoin_context.ordinal_index, ctx)
-        {
-            ordinal_operations.push(op);
+        if let Some(ref ordinal_index) = bitcoin_context.ordinal_index {
+            if let Some(op) = try_parse_ordinal_operation(&tx, block_height, &ordinal_index, ctx) {
+                ordinal_operations.push(op);
+            }
         }
 
         let mut inputs = vec![];

components/chainhook-event-observer/src/indexer/mod.rs

@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ impl StacksChainContext {
 }
 
 pub struct BitcoinChainContext {
-    ordinal_index: OrdinalIndex,
+    ordinal_index: Option<OrdinalIndex>,
 }
 
 impl BitcoinChainContext {
     pub fn new(ordinal_index: OrdinalIndex) -> BitcoinChainContext {
-        BitcoinChainContext { ordinal_index }
+        BitcoinChainContext {
+            ordinal_index: Some(ordinal_index),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -85,13 +87,13 @@ impl Indexer {
         block: Block,
         ctx: &Context,
     ) -> Result<Option<BitcoinChainEvent>, String> {
-        let block = hiro_system_kit::nestable_block_on(bitcoin::standardize_bitcoin_block(
+        let block = bitcoin::standardize_bitcoin_block(
             &self.config,
             block_height,
             block,
             &mut self.bitcoin_context,
             ctx,
-        ))?;
+        )?;
         let event = self.bitcoin_blocks_pool.process_block(block, ctx);
         event
     }