web3-proxy/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs

mod ws;

use crate::block_number::{block_needed, BlockNeeded};
use crate::config::{AppConfig, TopConfig};
use crate::errors::{Web3ProxyError, Web3ProxyErrorContext, Web3ProxyResult};
use crate::frontend::authorization::{
    Authorization, AuthorizationChecks, Balance, RequestMetadata, RequestOrMethod, ResponseOrBytes,
    RpcSecretKey,
};
use crate::frontend::rpc_proxy_ws::ProxyMode;
use crate::jsonrpc::{
    JsonRpcErrorData, JsonRpcForwardedResponse, JsonRpcForwardedResponseEnum, JsonRpcId,
    JsonRpcParams, JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcRequestEnum, JsonRpcResultData,
};
use crate::relational_db::{get_db, get_migrated_db, DatabaseConnection, DatabaseReplica};
use crate::response_cache::{
    JsonRpcQueryCacheKey, JsonRpcResponseCache, JsonRpcResponseEnum, JsonRpcResponseWeigher,
};
use crate::rpcs::blockchain::Web3ProxyBlock;
use crate::rpcs::consensus::ConsensusWeb3Rpcs;
use crate::rpcs::many::Web3Rpcs;
use crate::rpcs::one::Web3Rpc;
use crate::rpcs::provider::{connect_http, EthersHttpProvider};
use crate::rpcs::transactions::TxStatus;
use crate::stats::{AppStat, StatBuffer};
use crate::user_token::UserBearerToken;
use anyhow::Context;
use axum::http::StatusCode;
use chrono::Utc;
use deferred_rate_limiter::DeferredRateLimiter;
use derive_more::From;
use entities::user;
use ethers::core::utils::keccak256;
use ethers::prelude::{Address, Bytes, Transaction, TxHash, H256, U64};
use ethers::types::U256;
use ethers::utils::rlp::{Decodable, Rlp};
use futures::future::join_all;
use futures::stream::{FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
use hashbrown::{HashMap, HashSet};
use log::{error, info, trace, warn, Level};
use migration::sea_orm::{DatabaseTransaction, EntityTrait, PaginatorTrait, TransactionTrait};
use moka::future::{Cache, CacheBuilder};
use parking_lot::RwLock;
use redis_rate_limiter::redis::AsyncCommands;
use redis_rate_limiter::{redis, DeadpoolRuntime, RedisConfig, RedisPool, RedisRateLimiter};
use serde::Serialize;
use serde_json::json;
use serde_json::value::RawValue;
use std::fmt;
use std::net::IpAddr;
use std::num::NonZeroU64;
use std::str::FromStr;
use std::sync::{atomic, Arc};
use std::time::Duration;
use tokio::sync::{broadcast, watch, Semaphore};
use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
use tokio::time::timeout;

// TODO: make this customizable?
// TODO: include GIT_REF in here. i had trouble getting https://docs.rs/vergen/latest/vergen/ to work with a workspace. also .git is in .dockerignore
pub static APP_USER_AGENT: &str = concat!(
    "llamanodes_",
    env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"),
    "/v",
    env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
);

/// aggregate across 1 week
pub const BILLING_PERIOD_SECONDS: i64 = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;

/// Convenience type
pub type Web3ProxyJoinHandle<T> = JoinHandle<Web3ProxyResult<T>>;

/// Cache data from the database about rpc keys
pub type RpcSecretKeyCache = Cache<RpcSecretKey, AuthorizationChecks>;
/// Cache data from the database about user balances
pub type UserBalanceCache = Cache<NonZeroU64, Arc<RwLock<Balance>>>;

/// The application
// TODO: i'm sure this is more arcs than necessary, but spawning futures makes references hard
pub struct Web3ProxyApp {
    /// Send requests to the best server available
    pub balanced_rpcs: Arc<Web3Rpcs>,
    /// Send 4337 Abstraction Bundler requests to one of these servers
    pub bundler_4337_rpcs: Option<Arc<Web3Rpcs>>,
    pub http_client: Option<reqwest::Client>,
    /// application config
    /// TODO: this will need a large refactor to handle reloads while running. maybe use a watch::Receiver?
    pub config: AppConfig,
    /// Send private requests (like eth_sendRawTransaction) to all these servers
    /// TODO: include another type so that we can use private miner relays that do not use JSONRPC requests
    pub private_rpcs: Option<Arc<Web3Rpcs>>,
    /// track JSONRPC responses
    pub jsonrpc_response_cache: JsonRpcResponseCache,
    /// rpc clients that subscribe to newHeads use this channel
    /// don't drop this or the sender will stop working
    /// TODO: broadcast channel instead?
    pub watch_consensus_head_receiver: watch::Receiver<Option<Web3ProxyBlock>>,
    /// rpc clients that subscribe to pendingTransactions use this channel
    /// This is the Sender so that new channels can subscribe to it
    pending_tx_sender: broadcast::Sender<TxStatus>,
    /// Optional database for users and accounting
    pub db_conn: Option<DatabaseConnection>,
    /// Optional read-only database for users and accounting
    pub db_replica: Option<DatabaseReplica>,
    pub hostname: Option<String>,
    pub internal_provider: Arc<EthersHttpProvider>,
    /// store pending transactions that we've seen so that we don't send duplicates to subscribers
    /// TODO: think about this more. might be worth storing if we sent the transaction or not and using this for automatic retries
    pub pending_transactions: Cache<TxHash, TxStatus>,
    /// rate limit anonymous users
    pub frontend_ip_rate_limiter: Option<DeferredRateLimiter<IpAddr>>,
    /// rate limit authenticated users
    pub frontend_registered_user_rate_limiter: Option<DeferredRateLimiter<u64>>,
    /// Optional time series database for making pretty graphs that load quickly
    pub influxdb_client: Option<influxdb2::Client>,
    /// rate limit the login endpoint
    /// we do this because each pending login is a row in the database
    pub login_rate_limiter: Option<RedisRateLimiter>,
    /// volatile cache used for rate limits
    /// TODO: i think i might just delete this entirely. instead use local-only concurrency limits.
    pub vredis_pool: Option<RedisPool>,
    /// cache authenticated users so that we don't have to query the database on the hot path
    // TODO: should the key be our RpcSecretKey class instead of Ulid?
    pub rpc_secret_key_cache: RpcSecretKeyCache,
    /// cache user balances so we don't have to check downgrade logic every single time
    pub user_balance_cache: UserBalanceCache,
    /// concurrent/parallel RPC request limits for authenticated users
    pub user_semaphores: Cache<NonZeroU64, Arc<Semaphore>>,
    /// concurrent/parallel request limits for anonymous users
    pub ip_semaphores: Cache<IpAddr, Arc<Semaphore>>,
    /// concurrent/parallel application request limits for authenticated users
    pub bearer_token_semaphores: Cache<UserBearerToken, Arc<Semaphore>>,
    pub kafka_producer: Option<rdkafka::producer::FutureProducer>,
    /// channel for sending stats in a background task
    pub stat_sender: Option<flume::Sender<AppStat>>,
}

/// flatten a JoinError into an anyhow error
/// Useful when joining multiple futures.
pub async fn flatten_handle<T>(handle: Web3ProxyJoinHandle<T>) -> Web3ProxyResult<T> {
    match handle.await {
        Ok(Ok(result)) => Ok(result),
        Ok(Err(err)) => Err(err),
        Err(err) => Err(err.into()),
    }
}

/// return the first error, or Ok if everything worked
pub async fn flatten_handles<T>(
    mut handles: FuturesUnordered<Web3ProxyJoinHandle<T>>,
) -> Web3ProxyResult<()> {
    while let Some(x) = handles.next().await {
        match x {
            Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
            Ok(Err(e)) => return Err(e),
            Ok(Ok(_)) => continue,
        }
    }
    Ok(())
}

/// starting an app creates many tasks
#[derive(From)]
pub struct Web3ProxyAppSpawn {
    /// the app. probably clone this to use in other groups of handles
    pub app: Arc<Web3ProxyApp>,
    /// handles for the balanced and private rpcs
    pub app_handles: FuturesUnordered<Web3ProxyJoinHandle<()>>,
    /// these are important and must be allowed to finish
    pub background_handles: FuturesUnordered<Web3ProxyJoinHandle<()>>,
    /// config changes are sent here
    pub new_top_config_sender: watch::Sender<TopConfig>,
    /// watch this to know when the app is ready to serve requests
    pub consensus_connections_watcher: watch::Receiver<Option<Arc<ConsensusWeb3Rpcs>>>,
}

impl Web3ProxyApp {
    /// The main entrypoint.
    pub async fn spawn(
        app_frontend_port: u16,
        top_config: TopConfig,
        num_workers: usize,
        shutdown_sender: broadcast::Sender<()>,
    ) -> anyhow::Result<Web3ProxyAppSpawn> {
        let stat_buffer_shutdown_receiver = shutdown_sender.subscribe();
        let mut background_shutdown_receiver = shutdown_sender.subscribe();

        // safety checks on the config
        // while i would prefer this to be in a "apply_top_config" function, that is a larger refactor
        // TODO: maybe don't spawn with a config at all. have all config updates come through an apply_top_config call
        if let Some(redirect) = &top_config.app.redirect_rpc_key_url {
            assert!(
                redirect.contains("{{rpc_key_id}}"),
                "redirect_rpc_key_url user url must contain \"{{rpc_key_id}}\""
            );
        }

        if !top_config.extra.is_empty() {
            warn!(
                "unknown TopConfig fields!: {:?}",
                top_config.app.extra.keys()
            );
        }

        if !top_config.app.extra.is_empty() {
            warn!(
                "unknown Web3ProxyAppConfig fields!: {:?}",
                top_config.app.extra.keys()
            );
        }

        // these futures are key parts of the app. if they stop running, the app has encountered an irrecoverable error
        // TODO: this is a small enough group, that a vec with try_join_all is probably fine
        let app_handles: FuturesUnordered<Web3ProxyJoinHandle<()>> = FuturesUnordered::new();

        // we must wait for these to end on their own (and they need to subscribe to shutdown_sender)
        let important_background_handles: FuturesUnordered<Web3ProxyJoinHandle<()>> =
            FuturesUnordered::new();

        // connect to the database and make sure the latest migrations have run
        let mut db_conn = None::<DatabaseConnection>;
        let mut db_replica = None::<DatabaseReplica>;
        if let Some(db_url) = top_config.app.db_url.clone() {
            let db_min_connections = top_config
                .app
                .db_min_connections
                .unwrap_or(num_workers as u32);

            // TODO: what default multiple?
            let db_max_connections = top_config
                .app
                .db_max_connections
                .unwrap_or(db_min_connections * 2);

            db_conn = Some(
                get_migrated_db(db_url.clone(), db_min_connections, db_max_connections).await?,
            );

            db_replica = if let Some(db_replica_url) = top_config.app.db_replica_url.clone() {
                if db_replica_url == db_url {
                    // url is the same. do not make a new connection or we might go past our max connections
                    db_conn.clone().map(Into::into)
                } else {
                    let db_replica_min_connections = top_config
                        .app
                        .db_replica_min_connections
                        .unwrap_or(db_min_connections);

                    let db_replica_max_connections = top_config
                        .app
                        .db_replica_max_connections
                        .unwrap_or(db_max_connections);

                    let db_replica = get_db(
                        db_replica_url,
                        db_replica_min_connections,
                        db_replica_max_connections,
                    )
                    .await?;

                    Some(db_replica.into())
                }
            } else {
                // just clone so that we don't need a bunch of checks all over our code
                db_conn.clone().map(Into::into)
            };
        } else {
            anyhow::ensure!(
                top_config.app.db_replica_url.is_none(),
                "if there is a db_replica_url, there must be a db_url"
            );

            warn!("no database. some features will be disabled");
        };

        // connect to kafka for logging requests from the /debug/ urls

        let mut kafka_producer: Option<rdkafka::producer::FutureProducer> = None;
        if let Some(kafka_brokers) = top_config.app.kafka_urls.clone() {
            info!("Connecting to kafka");

            let security_protocol = &top_config.app.kafka_protocol;

            match rdkafka::ClientConfig::new()
                .set("bootstrap.servers", kafka_brokers)
                .set("message.timeout.ms", "5000")
                .set("security.protocol", security_protocol)
                .create()
            {
                Ok(k) => {
                    // TODO: create our topic
                    kafka_producer = Some(k)
                }
                Err(err) => error!("Failed connecting to kafka. This will not retry. {:?}", err),
            }
        }

        // TODO: do this during apply_config so that we can change redis url while running
        // create a connection pool for redis
        // a failure to connect does NOT block the application from starting
        let vredis_pool = match top_config.app.volatile_redis_url.as_ref() {
            Some(redis_url) => {
                // TODO: scrub credentials and then include the redis_url in logs
                info!("Connecting to vredis");

                // TODO: what is a good default?
                let redis_max_connections = top_config
                    .app
                    .volatile_redis_max_connections
                    .unwrap_or(num_workers * 2);

                // TODO: what are reasonable timeouts?
                let redis_pool = RedisConfig::from_url(redis_url)
                    .builder()?
                    .max_size(redis_max_connections)
                    .runtime(DeadpoolRuntime::Tokio1)
                    .build()?;

                // test the redis pool
                if let Err(err) = redis_pool.get().await {
                    error!(
                        "failed to connect to vredis. some features will be disabled. err={:?}",
                        err
                    );
                };

                Some(redis_pool)
            }
            None => {
                warn!("no redis connection. some features will be disabled");
                None
            }
        };

        let influxdb_client = match top_config.app.influxdb_host.as_ref() {
            Some(influxdb_host) => {
                let influxdb_org = top_config
                    .app
                    .influxdb_org
                    .clone()
                    .expect("influxdb_org needed when influxdb_host is set");

                let influxdb_token = top_config
                    .app
                    .influxdb_token
                    .clone()
                    .expect("influxdb_token needed when influxdb_host is set");

                top_config
                    .app
                    .influxdb_bucket
                    .as_ref()
                    .expect("influxdb_bucket needed when influxdb_host is set");

                let influxdb_client =
                    influxdb2::Client::new(influxdb_host, influxdb_org, influxdb_token);

                // TODO: test the client now. having a stat for "started" can be useful on graphs to mark deploys

                Some(influxdb_client)
            }
            None => None,
        };

        // all the users are the same size, so no need for a weigher
        // if there is no database of users, there will be no keys and so this will be empty
        // TODO: max_capacity from config
        // TODO: ttl from config
        let rpc_secret_key_cache = CacheBuilder::new(10_000)
            .name("rpc_secret_key")
            .time_to_live(Duration::from_secs(600))
            .build();

        // TODO: TTL left low, this could also be a solution instead of modifiying the cache, that may be disgusting across threads / slow anyways
        let user_balance_cache = CacheBuilder::new(10_000)
            .name("user_balance")
            .time_to_live(Duration::from_secs(600))
            .build();

        // create a channel for receiving stats
        // we do this in a channel so we don't slow down our response to the users
        // stats can be saved in mysql, influxdb, both, or none
        let mut stat_sender = None;
        if let Some(influxdb_bucket) = top_config.app.influxdb_bucket.clone() {
            if let Some(spawned_stat_buffer) = StatBuffer::try_spawn(
                BILLING_PERIOD_SECONDS,
                influxdb_bucket,
                top_config.app.chain_id,
                db_conn.clone(),
                60,
                influxdb_client.clone(),
                Some(rpc_secret_key_cache.clone()),
                Some(user_balance_cache.clone()),
                stat_buffer_shutdown_receiver,
                1,
            )? {
                // since the database entries are used for accounting, we want to be sure everything is saved before exiting
                important_background_handles.push(spawned_stat_buffer.background_handle);

                stat_sender = Some(spawned_stat_buffer.stat_sender);
            }
        }

        if stat_sender.is_none() {
            info!("stats will not be collected");
        }

        // make a http shared client
        // TODO: can we configure the connection pool? should we?
        // TODO: timeouts from config. defaults are hopefully good
        let http_client = Some(
            reqwest::ClientBuilder::new()
                .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
                .timeout(Duration::from_secs(5 * 60))
                .user_agent(APP_USER_AGENT)
                .build()?,
        );

        // create rate limiters
        // these are optional. they require redis
        let mut frontend_ip_rate_limiter = None;
        let mut frontend_registered_user_rate_limiter = None;
        let mut login_rate_limiter = None;

        if let Some(ref redis_pool) = vredis_pool {
            if let Some(public_requests_per_period) = top_config.app.public_requests_per_period {
                // chain id is included in the app name so that rpc rate limits are per-chain
                let rpc_rrl = RedisRateLimiter::new(
                    &format!("web3_proxy:{}", top_config.app.chain_id),
                    "frontend",
                    public_requests_per_period,
                    60.0,
                    redis_pool.clone(),
                );

                // these two rate limiters can share the base limiter
                // these are deferred rate limiters because we don't want redis network requests on the hot path
                // TODO: take cache_size from config
                frontend_ip_rate_limiter = Some(
                    DeferredRateLimiter::<IpAddr>::new(20_000, "ip", rpc_rrl.clone(), None).await,
                );
                frontend_registered_user_rate_limiter =
                    Some(DeferredRateLimiter::<u64>::new(10_000, "key", rpc_rrl, None).await);
            }

            // login rate limiter
            login_rate_limiter = Some(RedisRateLimiter::new(
                "web3_proxy",
                "login",
                top_config.app.login_rate_limit_per_period,
                60.0,
                redis_pool.clone(),
            ));
        }

        let (watch_consensus_head_sender, watch_consensus_head_receiver) = watch::channel(None);
        // TODO: will one receiver lagging be okay? how big should this be?
        let (pending_tx_sender, pending_tx_receiver) = broadcast::channel(256);

        // TODO: use this? it could listen for confirmed transactions and then clear pending_transactions, but the head_block_sender is doing that
        // TODO: don't drop the pending_tx_receiver. instead, read it to mark transactions as "seen". once seen, we won't re-send them?
        // TODO: once a transaction is "Confirmed" we remove it from the map. this should prevent major memory leaks.
        // TODO: we should still have some sort of expiration or maximum size limit for the map
        drop(pending_tx_receiver);

        // TODO: capacity from configs
        // all these are the same size, so no need for a weigher
        // TODO: this used to have a time_to_idle
        // TODO: different chains might handle this differently
        // TODO: what should we set? 5 minutes is arbitrary. the nodes themselves hold onto transactions for much longer
        // TODO: this used to be time_to_update, but
        let pending_transactions = CacheBuilder::new(10_000)
            .name("pending_transactions")
            .time_to_live(Duration::from_secs(300))
            .build();

        // responses can be very different in sizes, so this is a cache with a max capacity and a weigher
        // TODO: we should emit stats to calculate a more accurate expected cache size
        // TODO: do we actually want a TTL on this?
        // TODO: configurable max item weight insted of hard coding to .1% of the cache?
        let jsonrpc_weigher =
            JsonRpcResponseWeigher((top_config.app.response_cache_max_bytes / 1000) as u32);

        let jsonrpc_response_cache: JsonRpcResponseCache =
            CacheBuilder::new(top_config.app.response_cache_max_bytes)
                .name("jsonrpc_response_cache")
                .time_to_idle(Duration::from_secs(3600))
                .weigher(move |k, v| jsonrpc_weigher.weigh(k, v))
                .build();

        // TODO: how should we handle hitting this max?
        let max_users = 20_000;

        // create semaphores for concurrent connection limits
        // TODO: how can we implement time til idle?
        // TODO: what should tti be for semaphores?
        let bearer_token_semaphores = Cache::new(max_users);
        let ip_semaphores = Cache::new(max_users);
        let user_semaphores = Cache::new(max_users);

        let chain_id = top_config.app.chain_id;

        let (balanced_rpcs, balanced_handle, consensus_connections_watcher) = Web3Rpcs::spawn(
            chain_id,
            db_conn.clone(),
            top_config.app.max_head_block_lag,
            top_config.app.min_synced_rpcs,
            top_config.app.min_sum_soft_limit,
            "balanced rpcs".to_string(),
            pending_transactions.clone(),
            Some(pending_tx_sender.clone()),
            Some(watch_consensus_head_sender),
        )
        .await
        .context("spawning balanced rpcs")?;

        app_handles.push(balanced_handle);

        // prepare a Web3Rpcs to hold all our private connections
        // only some chains have this, so this is optional
        let private_rpcs = if top_config.private_rpcs.is_none() {
            warn!("No private relays configured. Any transactions will be broadcast to the public mempool!");
            None
        } else {
            // TODO: do something with the spawn handle
            // TODO: Merge
            // let (private_rpcs, private_rpcs_handle) = Web3Rpcs::spawn(
            let (private_rpcs, private_handle, _) = Web3Rpcs::spawn(
                chain_id,
                db_conn.clone(),
                // private rpcs don't get subscriptions, so no need for max_head_block_lag
                None,
                0,
                0,
                "protected rpcs".to_string(),
                pending_transactions.clone(),
                // TODO: subscribe to pending transactions on the private rpcs? they seem to have low rate limits, but they should have
                None,
                // subscribing to new heads here won't work well. if they are fast, they might be ahead of balanced_rpcs
                // they also often have low rate limits
                // however, they are well connected to miners/validators. so maybe using them as a safety check would be good
                // TODO: but maybe we could include privates in the "backup" tier
                None,
            )
            .await
            .context("spawning private_rpcs")?;

            app_handles.push(private_handle);

            Some(private_rpcs)
        };

        // prepare a Web3Rpcs to hold all our 4337 Abstraction Bundler connections
        // only some chains have this, so this is optional
        let bundler_4337_rpcs = if top_config.bundler_4337_rpcs.is_none() {
            warn!("No bundler_4337_rpcs configured");
            None
        } else {
            // TODO: do something with the spawn handle
            let (bundler_4337_rpcs, bundler_4337_rpcs_handle, _) = Web3Rpcs::spawn(
                chain_id,
                db_conn.clone(),
                // bundler_4337_rpcs don't get subscriptions, so no need for max_head_block_lag
                None,
                0,
                0,
                "eip4337 rpcs".to_string(),
                pending_transactions.clone(),
                None,
                None,
            )
            .await
            .context("spawning bundler_4337_rpcs")?;

            app_handles.push(bundler_4337_rpcs_handle);

            Some(bundler_4337_rpcs)
        };

        let hostname = hostname::get()
            .ok()
            .and_then(|x| x.to_str().map(|x| x.to_string()));

        // TODO: i'm sure theres much better ways to do this, but i don't want to spend time fighting traits right now
        // TODO: what interval? i don't think we use it
        // i tried and failed to `impl JsonRpcClient for Web3ProxyApi`
        // i tried and failed to set up ipc. http is already running, so lets just use that
        let internal_provider = connect_http(
            format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}", app_frontend_port)
                .parse()
                .unwrap(),
            http_client.clone(),
            Duration::from_secs(10),
        )?;

        let internal_provider = Arc::new(internal_provider);

        let app = Self {
            balanced_rpcs,
            bearer_token_semaphores,
            bundler_4337_rpcs,
            config: top_config.app.clone(),
            db_conn,
            db_replica,
            frontend_ip_rate_limiter,
            frontend_registered_user_rate_limiter,
            hostname,
            vredis_pool,
            rpc_secret_key_cache,
            user_balance_cache,
            http_client,
            influxdb_client,
            internal_provider,
            ip_semaphores,
            jsonrpc_response_cache,
            kafka_producer,
            login_rate_limiter,
            pending_transactions,
            pending_tx_sender,
            private_rpcs,
            stat_sender,
            user_semaphores,
            watch_consensus_head_receiver,
        };

        let app = Arc::new(app);

        // watch for config changes
        // TODO: initial config reload should be from this channel. not from the call to spawn

        let (new_top_config_sender, mut new_top_config_receiver) = watch::channel(top_config);

        {
            let app = app.clone();
            let config_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
                loop {
                    let new_top_config = new_top_config_receiver.borrow_and_update().to_owned();

                    if let Err(err) = app.apply_top_config(new_top_config).await {
                        error!("unable to apply config! {:?}", err);
                    };

                    new_top_config_receiver
                        .changed()
                        .await
                        .context("failed awaiting top_config change")?;
                }
            });

            app_handles.push(config_handle);
        }

        if important_background_handles.is_empty() {
            trace!("no important background handles");

            let f = tokio::spawn(async move {
                let _ = background_shutdown_receiver.recv().await;

                Ok(())
            });

            important_background_handles.push(f);
        }

        Ok((
            app,
            app_handles,
            important_background_handles,
            new_top_config_sender,
            consensus_connections_watcher,
        )
            .into())
    }

    pub async fn apply_top_config(&self, new_top_config: TopConfig) -> Web3ProxyResult<()> {
        // TODO: also update self.config from new_top_config.app

        // connect to the backends
        self.balanced_rpcs
            .apply_server_configs(self, new_top_config.balanced_rpcs)
            .await
            .context("updating balanced rpcs")?;

        if let Some(private_rpc_configs) = new_top_config.private_rpcs {
            if let Some(ref private_rpcs) = self.private_rpcs {
                private_rpcs
                    .apply_server_configs(self, private_rpc_configs)
                    .await
                    .context("updating private_rpcs")?;
            } else {
                // TODO: maybe we should have private_rpcs just be empty instead of being None
                todo!("handle toggling private_rpcs")
            }
        }

        if let Some(bundler_4337_rpc_configs) = new_top_config.bundler_4337_rpcs {
            if let Some(ref bundler_4337_rpcs) = self.bundler_4337_rpcs {
                bundler_4337_rpcs
                    .apply_server_configs(self, bundler_4337_rpc_configs)
                    .await
                    .context("updating bundler_4337_rpcs")?;
            } else {
                // TODO: maybe we should have bundler_4337_rpcs just be empty instead of being None
                todo!("handle toggling bundler_4337_rpcs")
            }
        }

        Ok(())
    }

    pub fn head_block_receiver(&self) -> watch::Receiver<Option<Web3ProxyBlock>> {
        self.watch_consensus_head_receiver.clone()
    }

    /// an ethers provider that you can use with ether's abigen.
    /// this works for now, but I don't like it
    /// TODO: I would much prefer we figure out the traits and `impl JsonRpcClient for Web3ProxyApp`
    pub fn internal_provider(&self) -> &Arc<EthersHttpProvider> {
        &self.internal_provider
    }

    pub async fn prometheus_metrics(&self) -> String {
        let globals = HashMap::new();
        // TODO: what globals? should this be the hostname or what?
        // globals.insert("service", "web3_proxy");

        // TODO: this needs a refactor to get HELP and TYPE into the serialized text
        #[derive(Default, Serialize)]
        struct UserCount(i64);

        let user_count: UserCount = if let Some(db) = self.db_conn() {
            match user::Entity::find().count(&db).await {
                Ok(user_count) => UserCount(user_count as i64),
                Err(err) => {
                    warn!("unable to count users: {:?}", err);
                    UserCount(-1)
                }
            }
        } else {
            UserCount(-1)
        };

        #[derive(Default, Serialize)]
        struct RecentCounts {
            one_week: i64,
            one_day: i64,
            one_hour: i64,
            one_minute: i64,
        }

        impl RecentCounts {
            fn for_err() -> Self {
                Self {
                    one_week: -1,
                    one_day: -1,
                    one_hour: -1,
                    one_minute: -1,
                }
            }
        }

        let (recent_ip_counts, recent_user_id_counts, recent_tx_counts): (
            RecentCounts,
            RecentCounts,
            RecentCounts,
        ) = match self.redis_conn().await {
            Ok(Some(mut redis_conn)) => {
                // TODO: delete any hash entries where
                const ONE_MINUTE: i64 = 60;
                const ONE_HOUR: i64 = ONE_MINUTE * 60;
                const ONE_DAY: i64 = ONE_HOUR * 24;
                const ONE_WEEK: i64 = ONE_DAY * 7;

                let one_week_ago = Utc::now().timestamp() - ONE_WEEK;
                let one_day_ago = Utc::now().timestamp() - ONE_DAY;
                let one_hour_ago = Utc::now().timestamp() - ONE_HOUR;
                let one_minute_ago = Utc::now().timestamp() - ONE_MINUTE;

                let recent_users_by_id = format!("recent_users:id:{}", self.config.chain_id);
                let recent_users_by_ip = format!("recent_users:ip:{}", self.config.chain_id);
                let recent_transactions =
                    format!("eth_sendRawTransaction:{}", self.config.chain_id);

                match redis::pipe()
                    .atomic()
                    // delete any entries older than 1 week
                    .zrembyscore(&recent_users_by_id, i64::MIN, one_week_ago)
                    .ignore()
                    .zrembyscore(&recent_users_by_ip, i64::MIN, one_week_ago)
                    .ignore()
                    .zrembyscore(&recent_transactions, i64::MIN, one_week_ago)
                    .ignore()
                    // get counts for last week
                    .zcount(&recent_users_by_id, one_week_ago, i64::MAX)
                    .zcount(&recent_users_by_ip, one_week_ago, i64::MAX)
                    .zcount(&recent_transactions, one_week_ago, i64::MAX)
                    // get counts for last day
                    .zcount(&recent_users_by_id, one_day_ago, i64::MAX)
                    .zcount(&recent_users_by_ip, one_day_ago, i64::MAX)
                    .zcount(&recent_transactions, one_day_ago, i64::MAX)
                    // get counts for last hour
                    .zcount(&recent_users_by_id, one_hour_ago, i64::MAX)
                    .zcount(&recent_users_by_ip, one_hour_ago, i64::MAX)
                    .zcount(&recent_transactions, one_hour_ago, i64::MAX)
                    // get counts for last minute
                    .zcount(&recent_users_by_id, one_minute_ago, i64::MAX)
                    .zcount(&recent_users_by_ip, one_minute_ago, i64::MAX)
                    .zcount(&recent_transactions, one_minute_ago, i64::MAX)
                    .query_async(&mut redis_conn)
                    .await
                {
                    Ok((
                        user_id_in_week,
                        ip_in_week,
                        txs_in_week,
                        user_id_in_day,
                        ip_in_day,
                        txs_in_day,
                        user_id_in_hour,
                        ip_in_hour,
                        txs_in_hour,
                        user_id_in_minute,
                        ip_in_minute,
                        txs_in_minute,
                    )) => {
                        let recent_user_id_counts = RecentCounts {
                            one_week: user_id_in_week,
                            one_day: user_id_in_day,
                            one_hour: user_id_in_hour,
                            one_minute: user_id_in_minute,
                        };
                        let recent_ip_counts = RecentCounts {
                            one_week: ip_in_week,
                            one_day: ip_in_day,
                            one_hour: ip_in_hour,
                            one_minute: ip_in_minute,
                        };
                        let recent_tx_counts = RecentCounts {
                            one_week: txs_in_week,
                            one_day: txs_in_day,
                            one_hour: txs_in_hour,
                            one_minute: txs_in_minute,
                        };

                        (recent_ip_counts, recent_user_id_counts, recent_tx_counts)
                    }
                    Err(err) => {
                        warn!("unable to count recent users: {}", err);
                        (
                            RecentCounts::for_err(),
                            RecentCounts::for_err(),
                            RecentCounts::for_err(),
                        )
                    }
                }
            }
            Ok(None) => (
                RecentCounts::default(),
                RecentCounts::default(),
                RecentCounts::default(),
            ),
            Err(err) => {
                warn!("unable to connect to redis while counting users: {:?}", err);
                (
                    RecentCounts::for_err(),
                    RecentCounts::for_err(),
                    RecentCounts::for_err(),
                )
            }
        };

        #[derive(Serialize)]
        struct CombinedMetrics {
            recent_ip_counts: RecentCounts,
            recent_user_id_counts: RecentCounts,
            recent_tx_counts: RecentCounts,
            user_count: UserCount,
        }

        let metrics = CombinedMetrics {
            recent_ip_counts,
            recent_user_id_counts,
            recent_tx_counts,
            user_count,
        };

        // TODO: i don't like this library. it doesn't include HELP or TYPE lines and so our prometheus server fails to parse it
        serde_prometheus::to_string(&metrics, Some("web3_proxy"), globals)
            .expect("prometheus metrics should always serialize")
    }

    /// make an internal request with stats and caching
    pub async fn internal_request<P: JsonRpcParams, R: JsonRpcResultData>(
        self: &Arc<Self>,
        method: &str,
        params: P,
    ) -> Web3ProxyResult<R> {
        let db_conn = self.db_conn();

        let authorization = Arc::new(Authorization::internal(db_conn)?);

        self.authorized_request(method, params, authorization).await
    }

    /// this is way more round-a-bout than we want, but it means stats are emitted and caches are used
    pub async fn authorized_request<P: JsonRpcParams, R: JsonRpcResultData>(
        self: &Arc<Self>,
        method: &str,
        params: P,
        authorization: Arc<Authorization>,
    ) -> Web3ProxyResult<R> {
        // TODO: proper ids
        let request = JsonRpcRequest::new(JsonRpcId::Number(1), method.to_string(), json!(params))?;

        let (_, response, _) = self.proxy_request(request, authorization, None).await;

        if let Some(result) = response.result {
            let result = serde_json::from_str(result.get())?;

            Ok(result)
        } else if let Some(error_data) = response.error {
            // TODO: this might lose the http error code
            Err(Web3ProxyError::JsonRpcErrorData(error_data))
        } else {
            unimplemented!();
        }
    }

    /// send the request or batch of requests to the approriate RPCs
    pub async fn proxy_web3_rpc(
        self: &Arc<Self>,
        authorization: Arc<Authorization>,
        request: JsonRpcRequestEnum,
    ) -> Web3ProxyResult<(StatusCode, JsonRpcForwardedResponseEnum, Vec<Arc<Web3Rpc>>)> {
        // trace!(?request, "proxy_web3_rpc");

        let response = match request {
            JsonRpcRequestEnum::Single(request) => {
                let (status_code, response, rpcs) = self
                    .proxy_request(request, authorization.clone(), None)
                    .await;

                (
                    status_code,
                    JsonRpcForwardedResponseEnum::Single(response),
                    rpcs,
                )
            }
            JsonRpcRequestEnum::Batch(requests) => {
                let (responses, rpcs) = self
                    .proxy_web3_rpc_requests(&authorization, requests)
                    .await?;

                // TODO: real status code. if an error happens, i don't think we are following the spec here
                (
                    StatusCode::OK,
                    JsonRpcForwardedResponseEnum::Batch(responses),
                    rpcs,
                )
            }
        };

        Ok(response)
    }

    /// cut up the request and send to potentually different servers
    /// TODO: make sure this isn't a problem
    async fn proxy_web3_rpc_requests(
        self: &Arc<Self>,
        authorization: &Arc<Authorization>,
        requests: Vec<JsonRpcRequest>,
    ) -> Web3ProxyResult<(Vec<JsonRpcForwardedResponse>, Vec<Arc<Web3Rpc>>)> {
        // TODO: we should probably change ethers-rs to support this directly. they pushed this off to v2 though
        let num_requests = requests.len();

        if num_requests == 0 {
            return Ok((vec![], vec![]));
        }

        // get the head block now so that any requests that need it all use the same block
        // TODO: this still has an edge condition if there is a reorg in the middle of the request!!!
        let head_block_num = self
            .balanced_rpcs
            .head_block_num()
            .ok_or(Web3ProxyError::NoServersSynced)?;

        // TODO: use streams and buffers so we don't overwhelm our server
        let responses = join_all(
            requests
                .into_iter()
                .map(|request| {
                    self.proxy_request(request, authorization.clone(), Some(head_block_num))
                })
                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
        )
        .await;

        let mut collected: Vec<JsonRpcForwardedResponse> = Vec::with_capacity(num_requests);
        let mut collected_rpc_names: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
        let mut collected_rpcs: Vec<Arc<Web3Rpc>> = vec![];
        for response in responses {
            // TODO: any way to attach the tried rpcs to the error? it is likely helpful
            let (_status_code, response, rpcs) = response;

            collected.push(response);
            collected_rpcs.extend(rpcs.into_iter().filter(|x| {
                if collected_rpc_names.contains(&x.name) {
                    false
                } else {
                    collected_rpc_names.insert(x.name.clone());
                    true
                }
            }));

            // TODO: what should we do with the status code? check the jsonrpc spec
        }

        Ok((collected, collected_rpcs))
    }

    /// TODO: i don't think we want or need this. just use app.db_conn, or maybe app.db_conn.clone() or app.db_conn.as_ref()
    #[inline]
    pub fn db_conn(&self) -> Option<DatabaseConnection> {
        self.db_conn.clone()
    }

    #[inline]
    pub async fn db_transaction(&self) -> Web3ProxyResult<DatabaseTransaction> {
        if let Some(ref db_conn) = self.db_conn {
            let x = db_conn.begin().await?;
            Ok(x)
        } else {
            Err(Web3ProxyError::NoDatabase)
        }
    }

    #[inline]
    pub fn db_replica(&self) -> Option<DatabaseReplica> {
        self.db_replica.clone()
    }

    pub async fn redis_conn(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Option<redis_rate_limiter::RedisConnection>> {
        match self.vredis_pool.as_ref() {
            // TODO: don't do an error. return None
            None => Ok(None),
            Some(redis_pool) => {
                let redis_conn = redis_pool.get().await?;

                Ok(Some(redis_conn))
            }
        }
    }

    /// try to send transactions to the best available rpcs with protected/private mempools
    /// if no protected rpcs are configured, then some public rpcs are used instead
    async fn try_send_protected<P: JsonRpcParams>(
        self: &Arc<Self>,
        method: &str,
        params: &P,
        request_metadata: &Arc<RequestMetadata>,
    ) -> Web3ProxyResult<Box<RawValue>> {
        if let Some(protected_rpcs) = self.private_rpcs.as_ref() {
            if !protected_rpcs.is_empty() {
                let protected_response = protected_rpcs
                    .try_send_all_synced_connections(
                        method,
                        params,
                        Some(request_metadata),
                        None,
                        None,
                        Some(Level::Trace.into()),
                        None,
                        true,
                    )
                    .await;

                return protected_response;
            }
        }

        let num_public_rpcs = match request_metadata.proxy_mode() {
            // TODO: how many balanced rpcs should we send to? configurable? percentage of total?
            ProxyMode::Best | ProxyMode::Debug => Some(4),
            ProxyMode::Fastest(0) => None,
            // TODO: how many balanced rpcs should we send to? configurable? percentage of total?
            // TODO: what if we do 2 per tier? we want to blast the third party rpcs
            // TODO: maybe having the third party rpcs in their own Web3Rpcs would be good for this
            ProxyMode::Fastest(x) => Some(x * 4),
            ProxyMode::Versus => None,
        };

        // no private rpcs to send to. send to a few public rpcs
        // try_send_all_upstream_servers puts the request id into the response. no need to do that ourselves here.
        self.balanced_rpcs
            .try_send_all_synced_connections(
                method,
                params,
                Some(request_metadata),
                None,
                None,
                Some(Level::Trace.into()),
                num_public_rpcs,
                true,
            )
            .await
    }

    ///
    // TODO: is this a good return type? i think the status code should be one level higher
    async fn proxy_request(
        self: &Arc<Self>,
        request: JsonRpcRequest,
        authorization: Arc<Authorization>,
        head_block_num: Option<U64>,
    ) -> (StatusCode, JsonRpcForwardedResponse, Vec<Arc<Web3Rpc>>) {
        let request_metadata = RequestMetadata::new(
            self,
            authorization,
            RequestOrMethod::Request(&request),
            head_block_num.as_ref(),
        )
        .await;

        let response_id = request.id;

        let (code, response_data) = match self
            ._proxy_request_with_caching(
                &request.method,
                request.params,
                head_block_num,
                &request_metadata,
            )
            .await
        {
            Ok(response_data) => (StatusCode::OK, response_data),
            Err(err) => err.as_response_parts(),
        };

        let response = JsonRpcForwardedResponse::from_response_data(response_data, response_id);

        // TODO: this serializes twice :/
        request_metadata.add_response(ResponseOrBytes::Response(&response));

        let rpcs = request_metadata.backend_rpcs_used();

        (code, response, rpcs)
    }

    /// main logic for proxy_cached_request but in a dedicated function so the try operator is easy to use
    /// TODO: how can we make this generic?
    async fn _proxy_request_with_caching(
        self: &Arc<Self>,
        method: &str,
        mut params: serde_json::Value,
        head_block_num: Option<U64>,
        request_metadata: &Arc<RequestMetadata>,
    ) -> Web3ProxyResult<JsonRpcResponseEnum<Arc<RawValue>>> {
        // TODO: don't clone into a new string?
        let request_method = method.to_string();

        let authorization = request_metadata.authorization.clone().unwrap_or_default();

        // TODO: serve net_version without querying the backend
        // TODO: don't force RawValue
        let response_data: JsonRpcResponseEnum<Arc<RawValue>> = match request_method.as_ref() {
            // lots of commands are blocked
            method @ ("db_getHex"
            | "db_getString"
            | "db_putHex"
            | "db_putString"
            | "debug_accountRange"
            | "debug_backtraceAt"
            | "debug_blockProfile"
            | "debug_bundler_clearState"
            | "debug_bundler_dumpMempool"
            | "debug_bundler_sendBundleNow"
            | "debug_chaindbCompact"
            | "debug_chaindbProperty"
            | "debug_cpuProfile"
            | "debug_freeOSMemory"
            | "debug_freezeClient"
            | "debug_gcStats"
            | "debug_goTrace"
            | "debug_memStats"
            | "debug_mutexProfile"
            | "debug_setBlockProfileRate"
            | "debug_setGCPercent"
            | "debug_setHead"
            | "debug_setMutexProfileFraction"
            | "debug_standardTraceBadBlockToFile"
            | "debug_standardTraceBlockToFile"
            | "debug_startCPUProfile"
            | "debug_startGoTrace"
            | "debug_stopCPUProfile"
            | "debug_stopGoTrace"
            | "debug_writeBlockProfile"
            | "debug_writeMemProfile"
            | "debug_writeMutexProfile"
            | "erigon_cacheCheck"
            | "eth_compileLLL"
            | "eth_compileSerpent"
            | "eth_compileSolidity"
            | "eth_getCompilers"
            | "eth_sendTransaction"
            | "eth_sign"
            | "eth_signTransaction"
            | "eth_submitHashrate"
            | "eth_submitWork"
            | "les_addBalance"
            | "les_setClientParams"
            | "les_setDefaultParams"
            | "miner_setEtherbase"
            | "miner_setExtra"
            | "miner_setGasLimit"
            | "miner_setGasPrice"
            | "miner_start"
            | "miner_stop"
            | "personal_ecRecover"
            | "personal_importRawKey"
            | "personal_listAccounts"
            | "personal_lockAccount"
            | "personal_newAccount"
            | "personal_sendTransaction"
            | "personal_sign"
            | "personal_unlockAccount"
            | "shh_addToGroup"
            | "shh_getFilterChanges"
            | "shh_getMessages"
            | "shh_hasIdentity"
            | "shh_newFilter"
            | "shh_newGroup"
            | "shh_newIdentity"
            | "shh_post"
            | "shh_uninstallFilter"
            | "shh_version") => {
                // i don't think we will ever support these methods. maybe do Forbidden?
                // TODO: what error code?
                JsonRpcErrorData::from(format!(
                    "the method {} does not exist/is not available",
                    method
                )).into()
            }
            // TODO: implement these commands
            method @ ("eth_getFilterChanges"
            | "eth_getFilterLogs"
            | "eth_newBlockFilter"
            | "eth_newFilter"
            | "eth_newPendingTransactionFilter"
            | "eth_pollSubscriptions"
            | "eth_uninstallFilter") => {
                // TODO: unsupported command stat. use the count to prioritize new features
                // TODO: what error code?
                JsonRpcErrorData::from(format!(
                    "the method {} is not yet implemented. contact us if you need this",
                    method
                ))
                .into()
            }
            method @ ("eth_sendUserOperation"
            | "eth_estimateUserOperationGas"
            | "eth_getUserOperationByHash"
            | "eth_getUserOperationReceipt"
            | "eth_supportedEntryPoints") => match self.bundler_4337_rpcs.as_ref() {
                Some(bundler_4337_rpcs) => {
                    // TODO: timeout
                    let x = bundler_4337_rpcs
                        .try_proxy_connection::<_, Box<RawValue>>(
                            method,
                            &params,
                            Some(request_metadata),
                            None,
                            None,
                        )
                        .await?;

                    x.into()
                }
                None => {
                    // TODO: stats even when we error!
                    // TODO: dedicated error for no 4337 bundlers
                    return Err(Web3ProxyError::NoServersSynced);
                }
            },
            "eth_accounts" => JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(serde_json::Value::Array(vec![])),
            "eth_blockNumber" => {
                match head_block_num.or(self.balanced_rpcs.head_block_num()) {
                    Some(head_block_num) => JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(json!(head_block_num)),
                    None => {
                        // TODO: what does geth do if this happens?
                        // TODO: standard not synced error
                        return Err(Web3ProxyError::NoServersSynced);
                    }
                }
            }
            "eth_chainId" => JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(json!(U64::from(self.config.chain_id))),
            // TODO: eth_callBundle (https://docs.flashbots.net/flashbots-auction/searchers/advanced/rpc-endpoint#eth_callbundle)
            // TODO: eth_cancelPrivateTransaction (https://docs.flashbots.net/flashbots-auction/searchers/advanced/rpc-endpoint#eth_cancelprivatetransaction, but maybe just reject)
            // TODO: eth_sendPrivateTransaction (https://docs.flashbots.net/flashbots-auction/searchers/advanced/rpc-endpoint#eth_sendprivatetransaction)
            "eth_coinbase" => {
                // no need for serving coinbase
                JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(json!(Address::zero()))
            }
            "eth_estimateGas" => {
                // TODO: timeout
                let mut gas_estimate = self
                    .balanced_rpcs
                    .try_proxy_connection::<_, U256>(
                        method,
                        &params,
                        Some(request_metadata),
                        None,
                        None,
                    )
                    .await?;

                let gas_increase = if let Some(gas_increase_percent) =
                    self.config.gas_increase_percent
                {
                    let gas_increase = gas_estimate * gas_increase_percent / U256::from(100);

                    let min_gas_increase = self.config.gas_increase_min.unwrap_or_default();

                    gas_increase.max(min_gas_increase)
                } else {
                    self.config.gas_increase_min.unwrap_or_default()
                };

                gas_estimate += gas_increase;

                // TODO: from_serializable?
                JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(json!(gas_estimate))
            }
            "eth_getTransactionReceipt" | "eth_getTransactionByHash" => {
                // try to get the transaction without specifying a min_block_height
                // TODO: timeout

                let mut response_data = self
                    .balanced_rpcs
                    .try_proxy_connection::<_, Box<RawValue>>(
                        method,
                        &params,
                        Some(request_metadata),
                        None,
                        None,
                    )
                    .await;

                // if we got "null", it is probably because the tx is old. retry on nodes with old block data
                let try_archive = if let Ok(value) = &response_data {
                    value.get() == "null"
                } else {
                    true
                };

                if try_archive {
                    request_metadata
                        .archive_request
                        .store(true, atomic::Ordering::Release);

                    response_data = self
                        .balanced_rpcs
                        .try_proxy_connection::<_, Box<RawValue>>(
                            method,
                            &params,
                            Some(request_metadata),
                            Some(&U64::one()),
                            None,
                        )
                        .await;
                }

                response_data.try_into()?
            }
            // TODO: eth_gasPrice that does awesome magic to predict the future
            "eth_hashrate" => JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(json!(U64::zero())),
            "eth_mining" => JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(serde_json::Value::Bool(false)),
            // TODO: eth_sendBundle (flashbots/eden command)
            // broadcast transactions to all private rpcs at once
            "eth_sendRawTransaction" => {
                // TODO: decode the transaction

                // TODO: error if the chain_id is incorrect

                let response = timeout(
                    Duration::from_secs(30),
                    self
                        .try_send_protected(
                            method,
                            &params,
                            request_metadata,
                        )
                )
                .await?;

                let mut response = response.try_into()?;

                // sometimes we get an error that the transaction is already known by our nodes,
                // that's not really an error. Return the hash like a successful response would.
                // TODO: move this to a helper function
                if let JsonRpcResponseEnum::RpcError{ error_data, ..} = &response {
                    if error_data.code == -32000
                        && (error_data.message == "ALREADY_EXISTS: already known"
                            || error_data.message == "INTERNAL_ERROR: existing tx with same hash")
                    {
                        let params = params
                            .as_array()
                            .ok_or_else(|| {
                                Web3ProxyError::BadRequest(
                                    "Unable to get array from params".into(),
                                )
                            })?
                            .get(0)
                            .ok_or_else(|| {
                                Web3ProxyError::BadRequest(
                                    "Unable to get item 0 from params".into(),
                                )
                            })?
                            .as_str()
                            .ok_or_else(|| {
                                Web3ProxyError::BadRequest(
                                    "Unable to get string from params item 0".into(),
                                )
                            })?;

                        let params = Bytes::from_str(params)
                            .expect("there must be Bytes if we got this far");

                        let rlp = Rlp::new(params.as_ref());

                        if let Ok(tx) = Transaction::decode(&rlp) {
                            // TODO: decode earlier and confirm that tx.chain_id (if set) matches self.config.chain_id
                            let tx_hash = json!(tx.hash());

                            trace!("tx_hash: {:#?}", tx_hash);

                            response = JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(tx_hash);
                        }
                    }
                }

                // emit transaction count stats
                // TODO: use this cache to avoid sending duplicate transactions?
                if let Some(ref salt) = self.config.public_recent_ips_salt {
                    if let JsonRpcResponseEnum::Result { value, .. } = &response {
                        let now = Utc::now().timestamp();
                        let app = self.clone();

                        let salted_tx_hash = format!("{}:{}", salt, value.get());

                        let f = async move {
                            match app.redis_conn().await {
                                Ok(Some(mut redis_conn)) => {
                                    let hashed_tx_hash =
                                        Bytes::from(keccak256(salted_tx_hash.as_bytes()));

                                    let recent_tx_hash_key =
                                        format!("eth_sendRawTransaction:{}", app.config.chain_id);

                                    redis_conn
                                        .zadd(recent_tx_hash_key, hashed_tx_hash.to_string(), now)
                                        .await?;
                                }
                                Ok(None) => {}
                                Err(err) => {
                                    warn!(
                                        "unable to save stats for eth_sendRawTransaction: {:?}",
                                        err
                                    )
                                }
                            }

                            Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(())
                        };

                        tokio::spawn(f);
                    }
                }

                response
            }
            "eth_syncing" => {
                // no stats on this. its cheap
                // TODO: return a real response if all backends are syncing or if no servers in sync
                // TODO: const
                JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(serde_json::Value::Bool(false))
            }
            "eth_subscribe" => JsonRpcErrorData {
                message: "notifications not supported. eth_subscribe is only available over a websocket".into(),
                code: -32601,
                data: None,
            }
            .into(),
            "eth_unsubscribe" => JsonRpcErrorData {
                message: "notifications not supported. eth_unsubscribe is only available over a websocket".into(),
                code: -32601,
                data: None,
            }.into(),
            "net_listening" => {
                // TODO: only true if there are some backends on balanced_rpcs?
                // TODO: const
                JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(serde_json::Value::Bool(true))
            }
            "net_peerCount" => 
                JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(json!(U64::from(self.balanced_rpcs.num_synced_rpcs())))
            ,
            "web3_clientVersion" => 
                JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(serde_json::Value::String(APP_USER_AGENT.to_string()))
            ,
            "web3_sha3" => {
                // returns Keccak-256 (not the standardized SHA3-256) of the given data.
                // TODO: timeout
                match &params {
                    serde_json::Value::Array(params) => {
                        // TODO: make a struct and use serde conversion to clean this up
                        if params.len() != 1
                            || !params.get(0).map(|x| x.is_string()).unwrap_or(false)
                        {
                            // TODO: what error code?
                            // TODO: use Web3ProxyError::BadRequest
                            JsonRpcErrorData {
                                message: "Invalid request".into(),
                                code: -32600,
                                data: None
                            }.into()
                        } else {
                            // TODO: BadRequest instead of web3_context
                            let param = Bytes::from_str(
                                params[0]
                                    .as_str()
                                    .ok_or(Web3ProxyError::ParseBytesError(None))
                                    .web3_context("parsing params 0 into str then bytes")?,
                            )
                            .map_err(|x| {
                                trace!("bad request: {:?}", x);
                                Web3ProxyError::BadRequest(
                                    "param 0 could not be read as H256".into(),
                                )
                            })?;

                            let hash = H256::from(keccak256(param));

                            JsonRpcResponseEnum::from(json!(hash))
                        }
                    }
                    _ => {
                        // TODO: this needs the correct error code in the response
                        // TODO: Web3ProxyError::BadRequest instead?
                        JsonRpcErrorData {
                            message: "invalid request".into(),
                            code: StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST.as_u16().into(),
                            data: None,
                        }.into()
                    }
                }
            }
            "test" => JsonRpcErrorData {
                message: "The method test does not exist/is not available.".into(),
                code: -32601,
                data: None,
            }.into(),
            // anything else gets sent to backend rpcs and cached
            method => {
                if method.starts_with("admin_") {
                    // TODO: emit a stat? will probably just be noise
                    return Err(Web3ProxyError::AccessDenied);
                }

                // TODO: if no servers synced, wait for them to be synced? probably better to error and let haproxy retry another server
                let head_block_num = head_block_num
                    .or(self.balanced_rpcs.head_block_num())
                    .ok_or(Web3ProxyError::NoServersSynced)?;

                // we do this check before checking caches because it might modify the request params
                // TODO: add a stat for archive vs full since they should probably cost different
                // TODO: this cache key can be rather large. is that okay?
                let cache_key: Option<JsonRpcQueryCacheKey> = match block_needed(
                    &authorization,
                    method,
                    &mut params,
                    head_block_num,
                    &self.balanced_rpcs,
                )
                .await?
                {
                    BlockNeeded::CacheSuccessForever => Some(JsonRpcQueryCacheKey::new(
                        None,
                        None,
                        method,
                        &params,
                        false,
                    )),
                    BlockNeeded::CacheNever => None,
                    BlockNeeded::Cache {
                        block_num,
                        cache_errors,
                    } => {
                        let (request_block_hash, block_depth) = self
                            .balanced_rpcs
                            .block_hash(&authorization, &block_num)
                            .await?;

                        if block_depth < self.config.archive_depth {
                            request_metadata
                                .archive_request
                                .store(true, atomic::Ordering::Release);
                        }

                        let request_block = self
                            .balanced_rpcs
                            .block(&authorization, &request_block_hash, None)
                            .await?
                            .block;

                        Some(JsonRpcQueryCacheKey::new(
                            Some(request_block),
                            None,
                            method,
                            &params,
                            cache_errors,
                        ))
                    }
                    BlockNeeded::CacheRange {
                        from_block_num,
                        to_block_num,
                        cache_errors,
                    } => {
                        let (from_block_hash, block_depth) = self
                            .balanced_rpcs
                            .block_hash(&authorization, &from_block_num)
                            .await?;

                        if block_depth < self.config.archive_depth {
                            request_metadata
                                .archive_request
                                .store(true, atomic::Ordering::Release);
                        }

                        let from_block = self
                            .balanced_rpcs
                            .block(&authorization, &from_block_hash, None)
                            .await?
                            .block;

                        let (to_block_hash, _) = self
                            .balanced_rpcs
                            .block_hash(&authorization, &to_block_num)
                            .await?;

                        let to_block = self
                            .balanced_rpcs
                            .block(&authorization, &to_block_hash, None)
                            .await?
                            .block;

                        Some(JsonRpcQueryCacheKey::new(
                            Some(from_block),
                            Some(to_block),
                            method,
                            &params,
                            cache_errors,
                        ))
                    }
                };

                // TODO: different timeouts for different user tiers. get the duration out of the request_metadata
                let duration = Duration::from_secs(240);

                if let Some(cache_key) = cache_key {
                    let from_block_num = cache_key.from_block_num();
                    let to_block_num = cache_key.to_block_num();
                    let cache_jsonrpc_errors = cache_key.cache_errors();

                    // TODO: try to fetch out of s3

                    self
                        .jsonrpc_response_cache
                        .try_get_with::<_, Web3ProxyError>(cache_key.hash(), async {
                            let response_data = timeout(
                                duration,
                                self.balanced_rpcs
                                    .try_proxy_connection::<_, Arc<RawValue>>(
                                        method,
                                        &params,
                                        Some(request_metadata),
                                        from_block_num.as_ref(),
                                        to_block_num.as_ref(),
                                    )
                                )
                                .await?;

                            if !cache_jsonrpc_errors && let Err(err) = response_data {
                                // if we are not supposed to cache jsonrpc errors,
                                // then we must not convert Provider errors into a JsonRpcResponseEnum
                                // return all the errors now. moka will not cache Err results
                                Err(err)
                            } else {
                                let response_data: JsonRpcResponseEnum<Arc<RawValue>> = response_data.try_into()?;

                                // TODO: response data should maybe be Arc<JsonRpcResponseEnum<Box<RawValue>>>, but that's more work
                                Ok(response_data)
                            }
                        }).await?
                } else {
                    let x = timeout(
                        duration,
                        self.balanced_rpcs
                        .try_proxy_connection::<_, Arc<RawValue>>(
                            method,
                            &params,
                            Some(request_metadata),
                            None,
                            None,
                        )
                    )
                    .await??;

                    x.into()
                }
            }
        };

        Ok(response_data)
    }
}

impl fmt::Debug for Web3ProxyApp {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
        // TODO: the default formatter takes forever to write. this is too quiet though
        f.debug_struct("Web3ProxyApp").finish_non_exhaustive()
    }
}