Cli: better estimate of epoch time elapsed/remaining (#15893)

* Add rpc_client api for getRecentPerformanceSamples

* Prep fn for variable avg slot time

* Use recent-perf-samples to more-accurately estimate epoch completed times

* Spell out average

client/src/rpc_client.rs

@@ -644,6 +644,13 @@ impl RpcClient {
         self.send(RpcRequest::GetEpochSchedule, Value::Null)
     }
 
+    pub fn get_recent_performance_samples(
+        &self,
+        limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> ClientResult<Vec<RpcPerfSample>> {
+        self.send(RpcRequest::GetRecentPerformanceSamples, json!([limit]))
+    }
+
     pub fn get_identity(&self) -> ClientResult<Pubkey> {
         let rpc_identity: RpcIdentity = self.send(RpcRequest::GetIdentity, Value::Null)?;
 

client/src/rpc_request.rs

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub enum RpcRequest {
     GetMultipleAccounts,
     GetProgramAccounts,
     GetRecentBlockhash,
+    GetRecentPerformanceSamples,
     GetSnapshotSlot,
     GetSignatureStatuses,
     GetSlot,
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for RpcRequest {
             RpcRequest::GetMultipleAccounts => "getMultipleAccounts",
             RpcRequest::GetProgramAccounts => "getProgramAccounts",
             RpcRequest::GetRecentBlockhash => "getRecentBlockhash",
+            RpcRequest::GetRecentPerformanceSamples => "getRecentPerformanceSamples",
             RpcRequest::GetSnapshotSlot => "getSnapshotSlot",
             RpcRequest::GetSignatureStatuses => "getSignatureStatuses",
             RpcRequest::GetSlot => "getSlot",