Duplicate packets on start

[seanchen1991]

Closes: #2093

Description

This PR changes the handle_packet_cmd flow so that it initiates the clearing of packets upon receiving a batch of IbcEvents.

The issue seems to have originated as a result of some non-determinism in how the relayer subscribes to chains. The usual expected flow is that upon subscribing to a chain, a NewBlock command is received at some height h, followed by an IbcEvents command also at height h. However, sometimes the NewBlock command at height h would be missed and the relayer would only receive the IbcEvents command at height h. This command would be processed at height h, and then later a subsequent NewBlock command at associated with height h + 1 would arrive, which would trigger a clear_pending_packets flow at height h, which resulted in a "packet messages are redundant" error since the relayer would attempt to clear the IbcEvents at height h, but they had already been cleared.

The key insight was realizing that the relayer needs to clear pending packets regardless of whether the NewBlock command arrives before the IbcEvents command or vice versa. Regardless of the ordering of these two commands, pending packets at height h - 1 and before need to be cleared once on startup if the relayer has been configured to do so.

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• Added changelog entry, using unclog.
• Added tests: integration (for Hermes) or unit/mock tests (for modules).
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• Manually tested (in case integration/unit/mock tests are absent).

[plafer]

Can we add a test here? Seems like the kind of bug that can resurface easily after a refactor

[ancazamfir]

Looked a bit through the logs and what happens is that depending on the event registration, hermes may miss the NewBlock for h but get an IbcEvent for h. So now it will process the events at h and on NewBlock for h+1 it will clear for h (sending duplicate packets).

The fix is to clear packets at h-1 either on NewBlock or IbcEvent command (with height h) from supervisor whichever occurs first.
Note: this would be only when is_first_run is true. For periodic packet clearing we still want to do it on NewBlock event only.

[ancazamfir]

You may want to wait for @soareschen's PR #2238 as the changes there will affect this PR and you can make use the refactoring there.

[ancazamfir]

The changes look good, thanks @seanchen1991! some commented out code needs to be cleaned. I will approve as I am off tomorrow.