Simplify client creation.

src/persistence.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::{BufWriter, Write};
 use std::ops::Deref;
-use std::mem;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use lightning::log_info;
@@ -38,10 +37,10 @@ impl<L: Deref> GossipPersister<L> where L::Target: Logger {
 	}
 
 	pub(crate) async fn persist_gossip(&mut self) {
-		let mut client = crate::connect_to_db().await;
+		{ // initialize the database
+			// this client instance is only used once
+			let mut client = crate::connect_to_db().await;
 
-		{
-			// initialize the database
 			let initialization = client
 				.execute(config::db_config_table_creation_query(), &[])
 				.await;
@@ -122,6 +121,16 @@ impl<L: Deref> GossipPersister<L> where L::Target: Logger {
 			insert_limiter.acquire().await.unwrap().forget();
 
 			let limiter_ref = Arc::clone(&insert_limiter);
+			let client = {
+				let mut connections_set = connections_cache.lock().await;
+				let client = if connections_set.is_empty() {
+					crate::connect_to_db().await
+				} else {
+					connections_set.pop().unwrap()
+				};
+				client
+			};
+
 			let connections_cache_ref = Arc::clone(&connections_cache);
 			match gossip_message {
 				GossipMessage::ChannelAnnouncement(announcement, seen_override) => {
@@ -132,16 +141,6 @@ impl<L: Deref> GossipPersister<L> where L::Target: Logger {
 					announcement.write(&mut announcement_signed).unwrap();
 
 					let _task = self.tokio_runtime.spawn(async move {
-						let client;
-						{
-							let mut connections_set = connections_cache_ref.lock().await;
-							if connections_set.is_empty() {
-								mem::drop(connections_set);
-								client = crate::connect_to_db().await;
-							} else {
-								client = connections_set.pop().unwrap();
-							}
-						}
 						if cfg!(test) && seen_override.is_some() {
 							tokio::time::timeout(POSTGRES_INSERT_TIMEOUT, client
 								.execute("INSERT INTO channel_announcements (\
@@ -224,16 +223,6 @@ impl<L: Deref> GossipPersister<L> where L::Target: Logger {
 					let _seen_timestamp = seen_override.unwrap_or(timestamp as u32) as f64;
 
 					let _task = self.tokio_runtime.spawn(async move {
-						let client;
-						{
-							let mut connections_set = connections_cache_ref.lock().await;
-							if connections_set.is_empty() {
-								mem::drop(connections_set);
-								client = crate::connect_to_db().await;
-							} else {
-								client = connections_set.pop().unwrap();
-							}
-						}
 						tokio::time::timeout(POSTGRES_INSERT_TIMEOUT, client
 							.execute(insertion_statement, &[
 								&scid,