async_substrate.py: eliminate double code around load_registry() for readability

Author: µ

async_substrate_interface/async_substrate.py

@@ -796,19 +796,11 @@ async def _get_current_block_hash(
 
     async def load_registry(self):
         # TODO this needs to happen before init_runtime
-        metadata_rpc_result = await self.rpc_request(
-            "state_call",
-            ["Metadata_metadata_at_version", self.metadata_version_hex],
-        )
-        metadata_option_hex_str = metadata_rpc_result["result"]
-        metadata_option_bytes = bytes.fromhex(metadata_option_hex_str[2:])
-        self.metadata_v15 = MetadataV15.decode_from_metadata_option(
-            metadata_option_bytes
-        )
+        self.metadata_v15 = await self._load_registry_at_block(None)
         self.registry = PortableRegistry.from_metadata_v15(self.metadata_v15)
         self._load_registry_type_map()
 
-    async def _load_registry_at_block(self, block_hash: str) -> MetadataV15:
+    async def _load_registry_at_block(self, block_hash: Optional[str]) -> MetadataV15:
         # Should be called for any block that fails decoding.
         # Possibly the metadata was different.
         try:
@@ -830,9 +822,8 @@ async def _load_registry_at_block(self, block_hash: str) -> MetadataV15:
                 raise e
         metadata_option_hex_str = metadata_rpc_result["result"]
         metadata_option_bytes = bytes.fromhex(metadata_option_hex_str[2:])
-        old_metadata = MetadataV15.decode_from_metadata_option(metadata_option_bytes)
-
-        return old_metadata
+        metadata = MetadataV15.decode_from_metadata_option(metadata_option_bytes)
+        return metadata
 
     async def _wait_for_registry(self, _attempt: int = 1, _retries: int = 3) -> None:
         async def _waiter():