The intention is to remove the `Update::introduce_older_blocks`
parameter and update the local chain directly with `CheckPoint`.
This simplifies the API and there is a way to do this efficiently.
Previously, we would update the `TxGraph` and `KeychainTxOutIndex`
first, then create a second update for `LocalChain`. This required
locking the receiving structures 3 times (instead of twice, which
is optimal).
This PR eliminates this requirement by making use of the new `query`
method of `CheckPoint`.
Examples are also updated to use the new API.
8ab58af093ff295b86c3f8189aa96dea313092c4 feat(chain)!: wrap `TxGraph` txs with `Arc` (志宇)
Pull request description:
### Description
This PR makes `TxGraph` store transactions as `Arc<Transaction>`.
`Arc<Transaction>` can be shared between the chain-source and receiving structures. This allows the chain-source to keep the already-fetched transactions (save bandwith) and have a shared pointer to the transaction (save memory).
Our current logic to avoid re-fetching transactions is to refer back to the receiving structures. However, this means an additional round of locking our receiving structures.
### Notes to the reviewers
This will make more sense once I update the esplora/electrum chain sources to make use of both #1369 and this PR. The result would be chain sources which would only require locking the receiving structures twice (once for initiating the update, and once for applying the update).
### Changelog notice
* Changed `TxGraph` to store transactions as `Arc<Transaction>`. This allows chain-sources to cheaply keep a copy of already-fetched transactions.
### Checklists
#### All Submissions:
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#### New Features:
* [ ] I've added tests for the new feature
* [x] I've added docs for the new feature
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- changes the code implementation to "the maximum number of consecutive unused addresses"
in esplora async and blocking extjensions.
- treat `stop_gap = 0` as `stop_gap = 1` for all purposes.
- renames `past_gap_limit` to `gap_limit_reached` to indicate we want to break once the gap
limit is reached and not go further in `full_scan`, as suggested in
https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/issues/1227#issuecomment-1859040463
- change the tests according to the new implementation.
- add notes on what `stop_gap` means and links to convergent definition in other
Bitcoin-related software.
Closes#1227
Wrapping transactions as `Arc<Transaction>` allows us to share
transactions cheaply between the chain-source and receiving structures.
Therefore the chain-source can keep already-fetched transactions (save
bandwidth) and have a shared pointer to the transactions (save memory).
This is better than the current way we do things, which is to refer back
to the receiving structures mid-sync.
Documentation for `TxGraph` is also updated.