refactor(rpc,p2p,daemon): improve peer client clarity and type safety

daemon/daemon_services.go

@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) startRPCService(ctx context.Context, appSettings *settings.Sett
 		return err
 	}
 
-	peerClient, err := peer.NewClient(ctx, createLogger("rpc"), appSettings)
+	legacyPeerClient, err := peer.NewClient(ctx, createLogger("rpc"), appSettings)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) startRPCService(ctx context.Context, appSettings *settings.Sett
 	// Create the RPC server with the necessary parts
 	var rpcServer *rpc.RPCServer
 
-	rpcServer, err = rpc.NewServer(createLogger(loggerRPC), appSettings, blockchainClient, blockValidationClient, utxoStore, blockAssemblyClient, peerClient, p2pClient, txStore, validatorClient)
+	rpcServer, err = rpc.NewServer(createLogger(loggerRPC), appSettings, blockchainClient, blockValidationClient, utxoStore, blockAssemblyClient, legacyPeerClient, p2pClient, txStore, validatorClient)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

daemon/test_daemon.go

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bsv-blockchain/teranode/test/utils/wait"
 	"github.com/bsv-blockchain/teranode/ulogger"
 	"github.com/bsv-blockchain/teranode/util"
+	libp2pPeer "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	tc "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/compose"
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ func (je *JSONError) Error() string {
 
 // NewTestDaemon creates a new TestDaemon instance with the provided options.
 func NewTestDaemon(t *testing.T, opts TestOptions) *TestDaemon {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(t.Context())
 
 	var (
 		composeDependencies tc.ComposeStack
@@ -460,8 +461,13 @@ func NewTestDaemon(t *testing.T, opts TestOptions) *TestDaemon {
 	blockAssembler, ok := blockAssemblyService.(*blockassembly.BlockAssembly)
 	require.True(t, ok)
 
+	assetURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", appSettings.Asset.HTTPPort)
+	if appSettings.Asset.APIPrefix != "" {
+		assetURL += appSettings.Asset.APIPrefix
+	}
+
 	return &TestDaemon{
-		AssetURL:              fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", appSettings.Asset.HTTPPort),
+		AssetURL:              assetURL,
 		BlockAssembler:        blockAssembler.GetBlockAssembler(),
 		BlockAssemblyClient:   blockAssemblyClient,
 		BlockValidationClient: blockValidationClient,
@@ -1294,6 +1300,13 @@ func (td *TestDaemon) WaitForBlockStateChange(t *testing.T, expectedBlock *model
 	}
 }
 
+func (td *TestDaemon) WaitForBlockhash(t *testing.T, blockHash *chainhash.Hash, timeout time.Duration) {
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		_, err := td.BlockchainClient.GetBlock(td.Ctx, blockHash)
+		return err == nil
+	}, timeout, 100*time.Millisecond, "Timeout waiting for block with hash %s", blockHash.String())
+}
+
 func (td *TestDaemon) WaitForBlock(t *testing.T, expectedBlock *model.Block, timeout time.Duration, skipVerifyChain ...bool) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(td.Ctx, timeout)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -1865,6 +1878,25 @@ func (td *TestDaemon) DisconnectFromPeer(t *testing.T, peer *TestDaemon) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to disconnect from peer")
 }
 
+func (td *TestDaemon) InjectPeer(t *testing.T, peer *TestDaemon) {
+	peerID, err := libp2pPeer.Decode(peer.Settings.P2P.PeerID)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to decode peer ID")
+
+	p2pService, err := td.d.ServiceManager.GetService("P2P")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get P2P service")
+
+	p2pServer, ok := p2pService.(*p2p.Server)
+	require.True(t, ok, "Failed to cast P2P service to Server")
+
+	// Inject my peer info to other peer...
+	header, meta, err := peer.BlockchainClient.GetBestBlockHeader(td.Ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get best block header")
+
+	p2pServer.InjectPeerForTesting(peerID, peer.Settings.Context, peer.AssetURL, meta.Height, header.Hash())
+
+	t.Logf("Injected peer %s into %s's registry (PeerID: %s)", peer.Settings.Context, td.Settings.Context, peerID)
+}
+
 func peerAddress(peer *TestDaemon) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("/dns/127.0.0.1/tcp/%d/p2p/%s", peer.Settings.P2P.Port, peer.Settings.P2P.PeerID)
 }

services/p2p/Server.go

@@ -1390,15 +1390,19 @@ func (s *Server) processBlockchainNotification(ctx context.Context, notification
 		return errors.NewError(fmt.Sprintf("error getting chainhash from notification hash %s: %%w", notification.Hash), err)
 	}
 
-	s.logger.Debugf("[processBlockchainNotification] Processing %s notification: %s", notification.Type, hash.String())
-
 	switch notification.Type {
 	case model.NotificationType_Block:
+		s.logger.Infof("[processBlockchainNotification] Processing %s notification: %s", notification.Type, hash.String())
 		return s.handleBlockNotification(ctx, hash) // These handlers return wrapped errors
+
 	case model.NotificationType_Subtree:
+		s.logger.Debugf("[processBlockchainNotification] Processing %s notification: %s", notification.Type, hash.String())
 		return s.handleSubtreeNotification(ctx, hash)
+
 	case model.NotificationType_PeerFailure:
+		s.logger.Debugf("[processBlockchainNotification] Processing %s notification: %s", notification.Type, hash.String())
 		return s.handlePeerFailureNotification(ctx, notification)
+
 	default:
 		s.logger.Warnf("[processBlockchainNotification] Received unhandled notification type: %s for hash %s", notification.Type, hash.String())
 	}

services/p2p/server_helpers.go

@@ -480,6 +480,18 @@ func (s *Server) addConnectedPeer(peerID peer.ID, clientName string, height uint
 	}
 }
 
+// InjectPeerForTesting directly injects a peer into the registry for testing purposes.
+// This method allows deterministic peer setup without requiring actual P2P network connections.
+func (s *Server) InjectPeerForTesting(peerID peer.ID, clientName, dataHubURL string, height uint32, blockHash *chainhash.Hash) {
+	if s.peerRegistry == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	s.peerRegistry.Put(peerID, clientName, height, blockHash, dataHubURL)
+
+	s.peerRegistry.UpdateStorage(peerID, "full")
+}
+
 func (s *Server) removePeer(peerID peer.ID) {
 	if s.peerRegistry != nil {
 		// Mark as disconnected before removing

services/p2p/sync_coordinator.go

@@ -503,7 +503,13 @@ func (sc *SyncCoordinator) logCandidateList(candidates []*PeerInfo) {
 func (sc *SyncCoordinator) periodicEvaluation(ctx context.Context) {
 	defer sc.wg.Done()
 
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
+	interval := sc.settings.P2P.SyncCoordinatorPeriodicEvaluationInterval
+	if interval <= 0 {
+		sc.logger.Warnf("[SyncCoordinator] Invalid periodic evaluation interval %v, using default 30s", interval)
+		interval = 30 * time.Second
+	}
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	for {

services/rpc/Server.go

@@ -669,9 +669,9 @@ type RPCServer struct {
 	// Used for mining-related RPC commands like getminingcandidate and generate
 	blockAssemblyClient blockassembly.ClientI
 
-	// peerClient provides access to legacy peer network services
+	// legacyP2PClient provides access to legacy peer network services
 	// Used for peer management and information retrieval
-	peerClient peer.ClientI
+	legacyP2PClient peer.ClientI
 
 	// p2pClient provides access to the P2P network services
 	// Used for modern peer management and network operations
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ func (s *RPCServer) Start(ctx context.Context, readyCh chan<- struct{}) error {
 // Returns:
 //   - *RPCServer: Configured server instance ready for initialization
 //   - error: Any error encountered during configuration
-func NewServer(logger ulogger.Logger, tSettings *settings.Settings, blockchainClient blockchain.ClientI, blockValidationClient blockvalidation.Interface, utxoStore utxo.Store, blockAssemblyClient blockassembly.ClientI, peerClient peer.ClientI, p2pClient p2p.ClientI, txStore blob.Store, validatorClient validator.Interface) (*RPCServer, error) {
+func NewServer(logger ulogger.Logger, tSettings *settings.Settings, blockchainClient blockchain.ClientI, blockValidationClient blockvalidation.Interface, utxoStore utxo.Store, blockAssemblyClient blockassembly.ClientI, legacyPeerClient peer.ClientI, p2pClient p2p.ClientI, txStore blob.Store, validatorClient validator.Interface) (*RPCServer, error) {
 	initPrometheusMetrics()
 
 	assetHTTPAddress := tSettings.Asset.HTTPAddress
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ func NewServer(logger ulogger.Logger, tSettings *settings.Settings, blockchainCl
 		helpCacher:             newHelpCacher(),
 		utxoStore:              utxoStore,
 		blockAssemblyClient:    blockAssemblyClient,
-		peerClient:             peerClient,
+		legacyP2PClient:        legacyPeerClient,
 		p2pClient:              p2pClient,
 		txStore:                txStore,
 		validatorClient:        validatorClient,