From 7afd7d5aa142a909c611b8b4b67376a38c183b66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mindesbunister <github_service@egonetix.de>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:01:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: switch from Helius to Alchemy RPC provider

Changes:
- Updated SOLANA_RPC_URL to use Alchemy (https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/...)
- Migrated from Helius free tier to Alchemy free tier
- Includes previous rate limit fixes (8s backoff, 2s operation delays)

Context:
- Helius free tier: 10 req/sec sustained, 100 req/sec burst
- Alchemy free tier: 300M compute units/month (more generous)
- User hit 239 rate limit errors in 10 minutes on Helius
- User registered Alchemy account and provided API key

Impact:
- Should significantly reduce 429 rate limit errors
- Better free tier limits for trading bot operations
- Combined with delay fixes for optimal RPC usage
---
 .env                             | 2 +-
 app/api/trading/execute/route.ts | 9 +++++++++
 lib/drift/orders.ts              | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 8cbe625..edd304e 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ API_SECRET_KEY=2a344f0149442c857fb56c038c0c7d1b113883b830bec792c76f1e0efa15d6bb
 # 
 # RECOMMENDED: Helius (best performance, free tier available)
 # Get free API key at: https://helius.dev
-SOLANA_RPC_URL=https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=7485e2bf-0681-4215-be31-76e2707f31cc
+SOLANA_RPC_URL=https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/5A0iA5UYpsmP9gkuezYeg
 
 # Alternative RPC providers (if not using Helius):
 # 
diff --git a/app/api/trading/execute/route.ts b/app/api/trading/execute/route.ts
index bd60664..f783170 100644
--- a/app/api/trading/execute/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/trading/execute/route.ts
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest): Promise<NextResponse<ExecuteTr
     console.log(`   Leverage: ${leverage}x`)
     console.log(`   Total position: $${positionSizeUSD}`)
 
+    // Helper function for rate limit spacing
+    const rpcDelay = (ms: number) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+
     // Open position
     const openResult = await openPosition({
       symbol: driftSymbol,
@@ -306,6 +309,9 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest): Promise<NextResponse<ExecuteTr
       sizeUSD: positionSizeUSD,
       slippageTolerance: config.slippageTolerance,
     })
+    
+    // Wait 2 seconds before placing exit orders to space out RPC calls
+    await rpcDelay(2000)
 
     if (!openResult.success) {
       return NextResponse.json(
@@ -331,6 +337,9 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest): Promise<NextResponse<ExecuteTr
       
       try {
         console.log(`⚠️ Closing phantom position immediately for safety...`)
+        // Wait 2 seconds to space out RPC calls
+        await rpcDelay(2000)
+        
         closeResult = await closePosition({
           symbol: driftSymbol,
           percentToClose: 100, // Close 100% of whatever size exists
diff --git a/lib/drift/orders.ts b/lib/drift/orders.ts
index a100ad6..b22ebc2 100644
--- a/lib/drift/orders.ts
+++ b/lib/drift/orders.ts
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ export async function closePosition(
 async function retryWithBackoff<T>(
   fn: () => Promise<T>,
   maxRetries: number = 3,
-  baseDelay: number = 5000 // Increased from 2s to 5s: 5s → 10s → 20s progression
+  baseDelay: number = 8000 // Increased from 5s to 8s: 8s → 16s → 32s progression for better RPC recovery
 ): Promise<T> {
   const startTime = Date.now()