[Stats API] Infallible network view (#5825)

* infallible network view and cheddar model for current compatibility

* bump patch version

* typo

nym-statistics-api/Cargo.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "nym-statistics-api"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ utoipauto.workspace = true
 
 #internal
 nym-bin-common = { path = "../common/bin-common" }
-nym-http-api-client = { path = "../common/http-api-client" }
 nym-http-api-common = { path = "../common/http-api-common", features = [
     "middleware",
 ] }
@@ -47,7 +46,9 @@ nym-statistics-common = { path = "../common/statistics", features = [
     "openapi",
 ] }
 nym-task = { path = "../common/task" }
-nym-validator-client = { path = "../common/client-libs/validator-client" }
+
+nym-http-api-client = { git = "https://github.com/nymtech/nym", branch = "release/2025.11-cheddar" }
+nym-validator-client = { git = "https://github.com/nymtech/nym", branch = "release/2025.11-cheddar" } # current develop is incompatible with current deployed API
 
 [build-dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }

nym-statistics-api/src/main.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         args.nym_api_url,
         shutdown_manager.child_token("network-refresher"),
     )
-    .await?;
+    .await;
 
     let http_server =
         http::server::build_http_api(storage, network_refresher.network_view(), args.http_port)

nym-statistics-api/src/network_view.rs

@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ impl NetworkRefresher {
     pub(crate) async fn initialise_new(
         maybe_nym_api_url: Option<Url>,
         shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
-    ) -> Result<Self> {
+    ) -> Self {
         let node_querier = match maybe_nym_api_url {
-            Some(url) => Some(NodesQuerier {
-                client: nym_http_api_client::Client::builder::<_, anyhow::Error>(url)?
-                    .no_hickory_dns()
-                    .with_user_agent("node-statistics-api")
-                    .build::<anyhow::Error>()?
-                    .into(),
-            }),
+            Some(url) => match Self::build_http_api_client(url) {
+                Ok(client) => Some(NodesQuerier { client }),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("Failed to build Nym API client, no network view will be availabe : {e}");
+                    None
+                }
+            },
             None => {
                 warn!("No Nym API specified, network view is unavailable");
                 None
@@ -93,8 +93,20 @@ impl NetworkRefresher {
             network: NetworkView::new_empty(),
         };
 
-        this.refresh_network_nodes().await?;
-        Ok(this)
+        if let Err(e) = this.refresh_network_nodes().await {
+            warn!("Failed to fetch initial network nodes : {e}");
+        }
+        this
+    }
+
+    fn build_http_api_client(url: Url) -> Result<NymApiClient> {
+        Ok(
+            nym_http_api_client::Client::builder::<_, anyhow::Error>(url)?
+                .no_hickory_dns()
+                .with_user_agent("node-statistics-api")
+                .build::<anyhow::Error>()?
+                .into(),
+        )
     }
 
     async fn refresh_network_nodes(&mut self) -> Result<()> {