fixes based on feedback

blockchain/v2/demuxer.go

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 type scFull struct{}
 type pcFull struct{}
 
+const demuxerBufferSize = 10
+
 type demuxer struct {
 	input     chan Event
 	scheduler *Routine
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ type demuxer struct {
 
 func newDemuxer(scheduler *Routine, processor *Routine) *demuxer {
 	return &demuxer{
-		input:     make(chan Event, 10),
+		input:     make(chan Event, demuxerBufferSize),
 		scheduler: scheduler,
 		processor: processor,
 		stopped:   make(chan struct{}, 1),

blockchain/v2/reactor.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type timeCheck struct {
+	time time.Time
 }
 
 func schedulerHandle(event Event) (Events, error) {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ type Reactor struct {
 	demuxer   *demuxer
 	scheduler *Routine
 	processor *Routine
-	tickerStopped chan struct{}
+	ticker    *time.Ticker
 }
 
 // nolint:unused
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func (r *Reactor) Start() {
 	r.scheduler = newRoutine("scheduler", schedulerHandle)
 	r.processor = newRoutine("processor", processorHandle)
 	r.demuxer = newDemuxer(r.scheduler, r.processor)
-	r.tickerStopped = make(chan struct{})
+	r.ticker = time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
 
 	go r.scheduler.start()
 	go r.processor.start()
@@ -59,15 +60,8 @@ func (r *Reactor) Start() {
 	<-r.demuxer.ready()
 
 	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-ticker.C:
-				r.demuxer.trySend(timeCheck{})
-			case <-r.tickerStopped:
-				fmt.Println("ticker stopped")
-				return
-			}
+		for t := range r.ticker.C {
+			r.demuxer.trySend(timeCheck{t})
 		}
 	}()
 }
@@ -80,7 +74,7 @@ func (r *Reactor) Wait() {
 func (r *Reactor) Stop() {
 	fmt.Println("reactor stopping")
 
-	r.tickerStopped <- struct{}{}
+	r.ticker.Stop()
 	r.demuxer.stop()
 	r.scheduler.stop()
 	r.processor.stop()

blockchain/v2/routine.go

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func (rt *Routine) setMetrics(metrics *Metrics) {
 }
 
 func (rt *Routine) start() {
+	// what if we call baseService.start
 	rt.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s: run\n", rt.name))
 	starting := atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(rt.running, uint32(0), uint32(1))
 	if !starting {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (rt *Routine) start() {
 					continue // wait for errors to be drainned
 				}
 				rt.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s: stopping\n", rt.name))
-				rt.stopped <- struct{}{}
+				close(rt.stopped)
 				rt.terminate(fmt.Errorf("stopped"))
 				return
 			}