Appease Clippy 1.68 and refactor http_api (#4068)

## Proposed Changes

Two tiny updates to satisfy Clippy 1.68

Plus refactoring of the `http_api` into less complex types so the compiler can chew and digest them more easily.

Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <michael@sigmaprime.io>

common/warp_utils/src/task.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use serde::Serialize;
+use warp::reply::{Reply, Response};
 
 /// A convenience wrapper around `blocking_task`.
 pub async fn blocking_task<F, T>(func: F) -> Result<T, warp::Rejection>
@@ -8,16 +9,29 @@ where
 {
     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(func)
         .await
-        .unwrap_or_else(|_| Err(warp::reject::reject())) // This should really be a 500
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| Err(warp::reject::reject()))
+}
+
+/// A convenience wrapper around `blocking_task` that returns a `warp::reply::Response`.
+///
+/// Using this method consistently makes it possible to simplify types using `.unify()` or `.uor()`.
+pub async fn blocking_response_task<F, T>(func: F) -> Result<Response, warp::Rejection>
+where
+    F: FnOnce() -> Result<T, warp::Rejection> + Send + 'static,
+    T: Reply + Send + 'static,
+{
+    blocking_task(func).await.map(Reply::into_response)
 }
 
 /// A convenience wrapper around `blocking_task` for use with `warp` JSON responses.
-pub async fn blocking_json_task<F, T>(func: F) -> Result<warp::reply::Json, warp::Rejection>
+pub async fn blocking_json_task<F, T>(func: F) -> Result<Response, warp::Rejection>
 where
     F: FnOnce() -> Result<T, warp::Rejection> + Send + 'static,
     T: Serialize + Send + 'static,
 {
-    blocking_task(func)
-        .await
-        .map(|resp| warp::reply::json(&resp))
+    blocking_response_task(|| {
+        let response = func()?;
+        Ok(warp::reply::json(&response))
+    })
+    .await
 }