Defer ChainMonitor updates and persistence to flush() #4351
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ChainMonitorto queue monitor operations instead of applying them immediately. Whenwatch_channelorupdate_channelis called, the operation is added to a pending queue andChannelMonitorUpdateStatus::InProgressis returned. The actual monitor insertion/update and persistence happens whenflush()is called.This enables proper ordering of persistence: the
ChannelManagercan be persisted first, thenflush()is called to persist the monitors. This ensures that on restart, theChannelManagerstate is never ahead of the monitor state.The background processor is updated to:
pending_monitor_operation_count()before persisting ChannelManagerflush()with that count