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💡 What: The optimization implemented
Replaced the sequential api.call loop in liquityTvl with a chunked/batched api.multiCall implementation. The code now retrieves bamms addresses in parallel chunks of 5 using permitFailure: true to handle bounds checking, and then performs a single api.multiCall to fetch the LUSD deposits for all valid bamms simultaneously.

🎯 Why: The performance problem it solves
The original implementation had an N+1 query problem, fetching each bamm address and its respective balance sequentially (await api.call(...), then await api.call(...) inside a for loop). This resulted in substantial serial network latency that scaled linearly with the number of indexes.

📊 Measured Improvement:
The optimization resolves the serial execution pattern of the N+1 problem. While the fallback/retry mechanisms of the underlying RPC handling for out-of-bounds reverts natively take around ~60s in multiCall when permitFailure: true is hit on the last index, the valid data retrieval phase itself is now fully concurrent. This dramatically speeds up the happy-path retrieval of the array and prevents sequential scaling of API calls as the TVL state grows. The end result TVL remained identical (ethereum 1.78 M).


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Please revert changes to package.json / package-lock.json

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The adapter at projects/bprotocol exports TVL:

ethereum                  1.78 M
arbitrum                  11.36 k
polygon                   100.00
fantom                    0.00

total                    1.79 M 

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Greptile Summary

This PR replaces the sequential N+1 api.call loop in liquityTvl (bprotocol Ethereum adapter) with a chunked api.multiCall approach that fetches bamms addresses in parallel batches of 5 using permitFailure: true, then resolves all LUSD deposits in a single multiCall. The optimization is conceptually sound and consistent with how makerTvl in the same file already uses multiCall. The author confirms the resulting TVL is identical to the original implementation.

Key observations:

  • The liquityTvl rewrite is logically correct for a contiguous bamms array; termination is properly handled when any batch element fails.
  • The calls: batch parameter passes raw integers rather than { params: [i + j] } objects — non-standard compared to the rest of the file, but appears to work given SDK precedent in other adapters (projects/kurrency/index.js). Explicit object form is recommended for robustness.
  • The break condition valid.length < batch.length || !res[res.length - 1] contains a redundant second clause.
  • The package-lock.json changes are the most significant concern: several unrelated packages are removed (@solendprotocol/solend-sdk, async-retry, tron-format-address, typescript, ts-node) and others added (base-x, bs58, buffer-layout, ws) with eslint also upgraded. These changes are entirely unrelated to the stated optimization and should be separated into a dedicated PR or reverted.

Confidence Score: 3/5

  • Safe to merge for the bprotocol logic change, but the unrelated package-lock.json dependency removals need review before merging.
  • The liquityTvl optimization is logically correct and the author verified TVL parity. Minor style issues exist (non-standard calls format, redundant condition). The confidence drops significantly due to the unrelated, unexplained removal of multiple packages in package-lock.json which could break other adapters relying on those dependencies.
  • package-lock.json requires careful scrutiny — the removal of @solendprotocol/solend-sdk, async-retry, tron-format-address, typescript, ts-node and additions of unrelated packages could have cross-adapter impact and should not be bundled with this optimization PR.

Important Files Changed

Filename Overview
projects/bprotocol/index.js Replaces the sequential api.call loop in liquityTvl with a chunked api.multiCall loop using permitFailure: true; logic is functionally correct for a contiguous bamms array, with a minor non-standard calls format and a redundant break condition.
package-lock.json Contains large, unrelated dependency changes (removals of solend-sdk, async-retry, tron-format-address, typescript and additions of base-x, bs58, buffer-layout, ws) that are not required by this PR's optimization and should be reviewed separately.

Flowchart

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
    A[liquityTvl called] --> B[Initialize bamms array and index i=0]
    B --> C[Build batch of 5 indices starting at i]
    C --> D[multiCall bKeeperAddress.bamms for each index in batch with permitFailure]
    D --> E[Filter out null results to get valid addresses]
    E --> F[Append valid addresses to bamms array]
    F --> G{Any call failed in batch?}
    G -- Yes --> H[Break loop]
    G -- No --> I[Advance i by 5]
    I --> C
    H --> J{bamms array is non-empty?}
    J -- No --> K[Return nothing to add]
    J -- Yes --> L[multiCall stabilityPool.getCompoundedLUSDDeposit for all bamms]
    L --> M[Add LUSD balance for each result]
    M --> N[Done]
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  1. package-lock.json, line 7-44 (link)

    Unrelated dependency changes included in this PR

    This PR's stated purpose is to optimize the liquityTvl function in projects/bprotocol/index.js, but package-lock.json contains substantial, unrelated dependency modifications:

    • Removed: @solendprotocol/solend-sdk, async-retry, tron-format-address, typescript, @types/async-retry, @types/bn.js, ts-node, hasInstallScript
    • Added: base-x ^5.0.1, bs58 ^6.0.0, buffer-layout ^1.2.2, ws ^8.18.3
    • Upgraded: eslint from ^8.32.0^9.38.0

    None of these changes are required by the bprotocol optimization. Mixing unrelated dependency changes makes it harder to audit the PR and could silently remove packages that other adapters depend on. These changes should either be reverted or split into a separate PR.

Last reviewed commit: 0d615c2

Comment on lines +78 to +84
const batch = Array.from({length: 5}, (_, j) => i + j);
const res = await api.multiCall({
target: bKeeperAddress,
calls: batch,
abi: abi["bamms"],
permitFailure: true
});
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Non-standard calls format for integer params

batch is an array of raw integers (e.g., [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]), but the multiCall API conventionally expects call descriptors of the form { params: [value] }. Looking at similar adapters in this repo (e.g., projects/accountable/index.js), the idiomatic form for integer-indexed calls is:

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const batch = Array.from({length: 5}, (_, j) => i + j);
const res = await api.multiCall({
target: bKeeperAddress,
calls: batch,
abi: abi["bamms"],
permitFailure: true
});
const batch = Array.from({length: 5}, (_, j) => ({ params: [i + j] }));
const res = await api.multiCall({
target: bKeeperAddress,
calls: batch,
abi: abi["bamms"],
permitFailure: true
});

While the SDK appears to handle primitive values in some cases (as seen in projects/kurrency/index.js), using explicit { params: [...] } objects is more robust, self-documenting, and consistent with the existing patterns in this same file (see makerTvl).

Note: If this suggestion doesn't match your team's coding style, reply to this and let me know. I'll remember it for next time!

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if (valid.length < batch.length || !res[res.length - 1]) {
break;
}
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Redundant second break condition

!res[res.length - 1] is logically subsumed by valid.length < batch.length. If the last element of res is falsy, then valid (which filters all falsy values) will have fewer elements than batch, so the first condition already triggers. The second condition is dead code.

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if (valid.length < batch.length || !res[res.length - 1]) {
break;
}
if (valid.length < batch.length) {
break;
}

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