rpc: add getSlotLeaders method (#16057)

client/src/rpc_client.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use solana_vote_program::vote_state::MAX_LOCKOUT_HISTORY;
 use std::{
     cmp::min,
     net::SocketAddr,
+    str::FromStr,
     sync::RwLock,
     thread::sleep,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
@@ -405,6 +406,24 @@ impl RpcClient {
         )
     }
 
+    pub fn get_slot_leaders(&self, start_slot: Slot, limit: u64) -> ClientResult<Vec<Pubkey>> {
+        self.send(RpcRequest::GetSlotLeaders, json!([start_slot, limit]))
+            .and_then(|slot_leaders: Vec<String>| {
+                slot_leaders
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|slot_leader| {
+                        Pubkey::from_str(slot_leader).map_err(|err| {
+                            ClientErrorKind::Custom(format!(
+                                "pubkey deserialization failed: {}",
+                                err
+                            ))
+                            .into()
+                        })
+                    })
+                    .collect()
+            })
+    }
+
     pub fn supply(&self) -> RpcResult<RpcSupply> {
         self.supply_with_commitment(self.commitment_config)
     }

client/src/rpc_request.rs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub enum RpcRequest {
     GetSignatureStatuses,
     GetSlot,
     GetSlotLeader,
+    GetSlotLeaders,
     GetStorageTurn,
     GetStorageTurnRate,
     GetSlotsPerSegment,
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for RpcRequest {
             RpcRequest::GetSignatureStatuses => "getSignatureStatuses",
             RpcRequest::GetSlot => "getSlot",
             RpcRequest::GetSlotLeader => "getSlotLeader",
+            RpcRequest::GetSlotLeaders => "getSlotLeaders",
             RpcRequest::GetStorageTurn => "getStorageTurn",
             RpcRequest::GetStorageTurnRate => "getStorageTurnRate",
             RpcRequest::GetSlotsPerSegment => "getSlotsPerSegment",
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ pub const MAX_GET_CONFIRMED_SIGNATURES_FOR_ADDRESS2_LIMIT: usize = 1_000;
 pub const MAX_MULTIPLE_ACCOUNTS: usize = 100;
 pub const NUM_LARGEST_ACCOUNTS: usize = 20;
 pub const MAX_GET_PROGRAM_ACCOUNT_FILTERS: usize = 4;
+pub const MAX_GET_SLOT_LEADERS: usize = 5000;
 
 // Validators that are this number of slots behind are considered delinquent
 pub const DELINQUENT_VALIDATOR_SLOT_DISTANCE: u64 = 128;