Solana: Websocket signature_subscribe times out

Issue Report: Solana signatureSubscribe Function Times Out

We have encountered an issue with the signatureSubscribe function on the Solana blockchain. The function is used to subscribe to a specific signature for a given contract address. However, when using the SolanaPy library to interact with the network, we are experiencing a random timeout when attempting to execute this function.

Symptoms:

• When running the code, some attempts to subscribe to signatures will time out without any apparent reason or error message.

• The connection attempt is successful after the timeout period, but no data is returned from the signatureSubscribe function.

Code Snippet:

async with connect(wss_url) as websocket:

    await websocket.signature_subscribe(signature, "confirmed")

In this example, we are connecting to a Solana WebSocket interface using the connect function provided by SolanaPy. The signatureSubscribe function is then called with two arguments: signature (the signature to subscribe to) and "confirmed" (a confirmation type).

Debugging Steps:

• Increase Timeout

  : Temporarily increases the timeout period in the connection attempt by setting a higher value for the connect function.

async with connect(wss_url, timeout=30) as websocket:

    ...

• Verify Network Connection: Ensure that the Solana network is connected and reachable by checking the status of the WebSocket interface.

Expected Behavior:

• The signatureSubscribe function should return a result (e.g., a boolean indicating success or failure) once it has finished executing.

• The timeout period should be sufficient to allow for the execution of the function without encountering an error.

Resolution:

To resolve this issue, we recommend increasing the timeout period in the connection attempt by setting a higher value. Additionally, verifying the network connection and ensuring that the signatureSubscribe function is executed successfully is recommended.

By addressing these steps, users should be able to resolve the signatureSubscribe times out issue when using SolanaPy with WebSocket connectivity.