peer selection

- SuggestPeer lookup convenience method from backend to server
- now takes (host, pubkey) arguments
- earlier suggest peer -> AddPeer which now calls the peer selector
- delete peer_util (save, restore functionality belongs to peer selector)
- peerRecord implements peerInfo (a record entry object for peer info)
- introduce lastActive timestamping via the protocol pingpong loop
- instead of connect channel, peer simply takes 2 functions (addPeer, getPeers) this is inline with blockPool etc
- protocol.PeerList now many phases (server gives active peers including own address, selector proximity peers, and protocol filters for recipient peer and does encoding)
- fix and simplify peer_selector

cmd/mist/ui_lib.go

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (ui *UiLib) Connect(button qml.Object) {
 }
 
 func (ui *UiLib) ConnectToPeer(addr string) {
-	if err := ui.eth.SuggestPeer(addr); err != nil {
+	if err := ui.eth.SuggestPeer(addr, []byte{}); err != nil {
 		guilogger.Infoln(err)
 	}
 }

eth/backend.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package eth
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ const (
 	seedNodeAddress = "poc-7.ethdev.com:30300"
 )
 
+var seednodeId []byte = nil
+
 type Config struct {
 	Name       string
 	Version    string
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Start(seed bool) error {
 	// TODO: read peers here
 	if seed {
 		logger.Infof("Connect to seed node %v", seedNodeAddress)
-		if err := s.SuggestPeer(seedNodeAddress); err != nil {
+		if err := s.SuggestPeer(seedNodeAddress, seednodeId); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -257,14 +258,8 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Start(seed bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *Ethereum) SuggestPeer(addr string) error {
+func (self *Ethereum) SuggestPeer(addr string, pubkey []byte) error {
-	netaddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", addr)
+	self.net.SuggestPeer(addr, pubkey)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("couldn't resolve %s:", addr, err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	self.net.SuggestPeer(netaddr.IP, netaddr.Port, nil)
 	return nil
 }
 

eth/peer_util.go

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package eth
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
-)
-
-func WritePeers(path string, addresses []string) {
-	if len(addresses) > 0 {
-		data, _ := json.MarshalIndent(addresses, "", "    ")
-		ethutil.WriteFile(path, data)
-	}
-}
-
-func ReadPeers(path string) (ips []string, err error) {
-	var data string
-	data, err = ethutil.ReadAllFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &ips)
-	}
-	return
-}

javascript/javascript_runtime.go

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (self *JSRE) addPeer(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 	if err != nil {
 		return otto.FalseValue()
 	}
-	self.ethereum.SuggestPeer(host)
+	self.ethereum.SuggestPeer(host, nil)
 
 	return otto.TrueValue()
 }

p2p/TODO

@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-Define peer address' time field and lastSeen function.
-Overwrite time field when connect and disconnect.
 Change protocol getPeers message response conditional on target. peerList if noTarget else server.getPeers

p2p/peer.go

@@ -45,8 +45,48 @@ func (d peerAddr) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%v:%d", d.IP, d.Port)
 }
 
-func (d *peerAddr) RlpData() interface{} {
+func (d peerAddr) RlpData() interface{} {
-	return []interface{}{string(d.IP), d.Port, d.Pubkey}
+	return []interface{}{d.IP, d.Port, d.Pubkey}
+}
+
+type peerRecord struct {
+	addr        *peerAddr
+	hash        []byte
+	lastActive  time.Time
+	lastActiveC chan time.Time
+	peer        *Peer
+}
+
+func (self *peerRecord) Addr() *peerAddr {
+	return self.addr
+}
+
+func (self *peerRecord) Hash() []byte {
+	if self.hash == nil {
+		self.hash = Hash(self.addr.Pubkey)
+	}
+	return self.hash
+}
+
+func (self *peerRecord) LastActive() (lastActive time.Time) {
+	var ok bool
+	select {
+	case lastActive, ok = <-self.lastActiveC:
+		if ok {
+			self.lastActive = lastActive
+		}
+	default:
+		lastActive = self.lastActive
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (self *peerRecord) Connect() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (self *peerRecord) Disconnect() error {
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Peer represents a remote peer.
@@ -87,8 +127,8 @@ type Peer struct {
 	// TODO: this should be one or more interfaces
 	ourID         ClientIdentity              // client id of the Server
 	ourListenAddr *peerAddr                   // listen addr of Server, nil if not listening
-	newPeerAddr   chan<- *peerAddr      // tell server about received peers
+	addPeer       func(*peerAddr) error       // tell server about received peers
-	otherPeers    func() []*Peer        // should return the list of all peers
+	getPeers      func(...[]byte) []*peerAddr // should return the list of all peers
 	pubkeyHook    func(*peerAddr) error       // called at end of handshake to validate pubkey
 }
 
@@ -104,8 +144,8 @@ func NewPeer(id ClientIdentity, caps []Cap) *Peer {
 func newServerPeer(server *Server, conn net.Conn, dialAddr *peerAddr) *Peer {
 	p := newPeer(conn, server.Protocols, dialAddr)
 	p.ourID = server.Identity
-	p.newPeerAddr = server.peerConnect
+	p.addPeer = server.AddPeer
-	p.otherPeers = server.Peers
+	p.getPeers = server.GetPeers
 	p.pubkeyHook = server.verifyPeer
 	p.runBaseProtocol = true
 
@@ -460,25 +500,3 @@ func (r *eofSignal) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 	}
 	return n, err
 }
-
-func (peer *Peer) PeerList() []interface{} {
-	peers := peer.otherPeers()
-	ds := make([]interface{}, 0, len(peers))
-	for _, p := range peers {
-		p.infolock.Lock()
-		addr := p.listenAddr
-		p.infolock.Unlock()
-		// filter out this peer and peers that are not listening or
-		// have not completed the handshake.
-		// TODO: track previously sent peers and exclude them as well.
-		if p == peer || addr == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		ds = append(ds, addr)
-	}
-	ourAddr := peer.ourListenAddr
-	if ourAddr != nil && !ourAddr.IP.IsLoopback() && !ourAddr.IP.IsUnspecified() {
-		ds = append(ds, ourAddr)
-	}
-	return ds
-}

p2p/peer_selector.go

@@ -1,23 +1,85 @@
 package p2p
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"path"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
 )
 
-type PeerSelector interface {
+type peerInfo interface {
-	SuggestPeer(addr *peerAddr) (ok bool)
+	Addr() *peerAddr
-	// AddPeer(addr *peerAddr) (ok bool)
+	Hash() []byte
-	GetPeers(target []byte) []*peerAddr
+	// Pubkey() []byte
-	Start()
+	LastActive() time.Time
-	Stop()
+	Disconnect() error
+	Connect() error
+}
+
+type peerSelector interface {
+	AddPeer(peer peerInfo) error
+	GetPeers(target ...[]byte) []*peerAddr
+	Start() error
+	Stop() error
 }
 
 type BaseSelector struct {
 	DirPath  string
+	getPeers func() []*peerAddr
+	peers    []peerInfo
 }
 
-func (self *BaseSelector) SuggestPeer(addr *peerAddr) bool {
+func (self *BaseSelector) AddPeer(peer peerInfo) error {
-	return true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (self *BaseSelector) GetPeers(target ...[]byte) []*peerAddr {
+	return self.getPeers()
+}
+
+func (self *BaseSelector) Start() error {
+	if len(self.DirPath) > 0 {
+		path := path.Join(self.DirPath, "peers.json")
+		peers, err := ReadPeers(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		self.peers = peers
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (self *BaseSelector) Stop() error {
+	if len(self.DirPath) > 0 {
+		path := path.Join(self.DirPath, "peers.json")
+		if err := WritePeers(path, self.peers); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func WritePeers(path string, addresses []peerInfo) error {
+	if len(addresses) > 0 {
+		data, err := json.MarshalIndent(addresses, "", "    ")
+		if err == nil {
+			ethutil.WriteFile(path, data)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ReadPeers(path string) (peers []peerInfo, err error) {
+	var data string
+	data, err = ethutil.ReadAllFile(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &peers)
+	}
+	return
 }
 
 const (
@@ -27,36 +89,102 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Cademlia struct {
-	rows      [hashBits]*row
+	hash      []byte
 	hashBits  int
 	rowLength int
+	// index     map[string]peerInfo
+	rows [hashBits]*row
+
+	depth int
+
 	maxAge        time.Duration
-	index     map[string]*peerData
+	purgeInterval time.Duration
-}
 
-type row struct {
-	length int
-	row    []*peerData
 	lock  sync.RWMutex
+	quitC chan bool
 }
 
-func (self *row) addresses() (addrs []*peerAddr) {
+func newCademlia(hash []byte) *Cademlia {
-	self.lock.RLock()
+	return &Cademlia{
-	defer self.lock.RUnlock()
+		hash:      hash,
-	for _, p := range self.row {
+		hashBits:  hashBits,
-		addrs = append(addrs, p.addr)
+		rowLength: rowLength,
+		maxAge:    maxAge * time.Second,
+		rows:      [hashBits]*row{},
+		// index:     make(map[string]peerInfo),
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *Cademlia) Start() error {
+	self.lock.Lock()
+	defer self.lock.Unlock()
+	if self.quitC != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	self.quitC = make(chan bool)
+	go self.purgeLoop()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (self *Cademlia) Stop() {
+	self.lock.Lock()
+	defer self.lock.Unlock()
+	if self.quitC == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	close(self.quitC)
+	self.quitC = nil
+}
+
+func (self *Cademlia) AddPeer(peer peerInfo) (err error) {
+	index := self.commonPrefixLength(peer.Hash())
+	row := self.rows[index]
+	needed := row.insert(&entry{peer: peer})
+	if needed {
+		if index >= self.depth {
+			self.updateDepth()
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("no worse peer found")
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *row) insert(addr *peerAddr) (ok bool) {
+func (self *Cademlia) GetPeers(target []byte) (peers []*peerAddr) {
+	index := self.commonPrefixLength(target)
+	var entries []*entry
+	if index >= self.depth {
+		for i := self.depth; i < self.hashBits; i++ {
+			entries = append(entries, self.rows[i].row...)
+		}
+	} else {
+		entries = self.rows[index].row
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		peers = append(peers, entry.peer.Addr())
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+type entry struct {
+	peer peerInfo
+	// metadata
+}
+
+type row struct {
+	length int
+	row    []*entry
+	lock   sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func (self *row) insert(entry *entry) (ok bool) {
 	self.lock.Lock()
 	defer self.lock.Unlock()
-	peerData := &peerData{addr: addr}
 	if len(self.row) >= self.length {
-		self.row[self.worst()] = peerData
+		self.row[self.worst()] = entry
 	} else {
-		self.row = append(self.row, peerData)
+		self.row = append(self.row, entry)
 		ok = true
 	}
 	return
@@ -64,85 +192,47 @@ func (self *row) insert(addr *peerAddr) (ok bool) {
 
 func (self *row) worst() (index int) {
 	var oldest time.Time
-	for i, p := range self.row {
+	for i, entry := range self.row {
-		if oldest == nil || p.addr.LastSeen().Before(oldest) {
+		if (oldest == time.Time{}) || entry.peer.LastActive().Before(oldest) {
-			oldest = p.addr.LastSeen
+			oldest = entry.peer.LastActive()
 			index = i
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *row) purge(maxAge time.Time) {
+func (self *row) purge(recently time.Time) {
-	var newRow []*peerData
+	var newRow []*entry
-	for _, p := range self.row {
+	for _, entry := range self.row {
-		if !p.addr.LastSeen().Before(maxAge) {
+		if !entry.peer.LastActive().Before(recently) {
-			newRow = append(newRow, p)
+			newRow = append(newRow, entry)
+		} else {
+			entry.peer.Disconnect()
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-type peerData struct {
+func Hash(key []byte) []byte {
-	addr *peerAddr
+	return key
-	hash []byte
 }
 
-func Hash([]byte) []byte {
+func (self *Cademlia) updateDepth() {
-
-}
-
-func (self *Cademlia) prefixLength(other []byte) {
-
-}
-
-func newCademlia() *Cademlia {
-	return &Cademlia{
-		hashBits:  hashBits,
-		rowLength: rowLength,
-		maxAge:    maxAge * time.Second,
-		rows:      make([hashBits]*row),
-		index:     make(map[string]*peerData),
-	}
-}
-
-func (self *Cademlia) Start() {
-	go self.purgeLoop()
 }
 
 func (self *Cademlia) purgeLoop() {
 	ticker := time.Tick(self.purgeInterval)
 	for {
 		select {
+		case <-self.quitC:
+			return
 		case <-ticker:
 			for _, r := range self.rows {
-				r.purge(time.Since(self.maxAge))
+				r.purge(time.Now().Add(-self.maxAge))
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *Cademlia) SuggestPeer(addr *peerAddr) bool {
-	index := self.commonPrefixLength(Hash(addr.Pubkey))
-	row := self.rows[index]
-	longer := row.insert(addr)
-	if index >= self.depth && longer {
-		self.updateDepth()
-	}
-	return longer
-}
-
-func (self *Cademlia) GetPeers(target []byte) (peers []*peerAddr) {
-	index := self.prefixLength(target)
-	if index >= self.depth {
-		for i := self.depth; i < hashBits; i++ {
-			peers = append(peers, self.rows[i].addresses())
-		}
-	} else {
-		peers = self.rows[index].addresses()
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 func Xor(one, other []byte) (xor []byte) {
 	for i := 0; i < len(one); i++ {
 		xor[i] = one[i] ^ other[i]
@@ -152,12 +242,12 @@ func Xor(one, other []byte) (xor []byte) {
 
 func (self *Cademlia) commonPrefixLength(other []byte) (ret int) {
 	xor := Xor(self.hash, other)
-	for i := 0; i < len(self.hash); i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < self.hashBits; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < 8; j++ {
 			if (xor[i]>>uint8(7-j))&0x1 != 0 {
 				return i*8 + j
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return len(self.hash)*8 - 1
+	return self.hashBits*8 - 1
 }

p2p/protocol.go

@@ -105,12 +105,16 @@ func runBaseProtocol(peer *Peer, rw MsgReadWriter) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}()
-	return bp.loop(errc)
+	var lastActiveC chan time.Time
+	if bp.peer.listenAddr != nil {
+		lastActiveC = bp.peer.listenAddr.lastActiveC
+	}
+	return bp.loop(errc, lastActiveC)
 }
 
 var pingTimeout = 2 * time.Second
 
-func (bp *baseProtocol) loop(quit <-chan error) error {
+func (bp *baseProtocol) loop(quit <-chan error, lastActiveC chan time.Time) error {
 	ping := time.NewTimer(pingTimeout)
 	activity := bp.peer.activity.Subscribe(time.Time{})
 	lastActive := time.Time{}
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ func (bp *baseProtocol) loop(quit <-chan error) error {
 		select {
 		case err = <-quit:
 			return err
+		case lastActiveC <- lastActive:
 		case <-getPeersTick.C:
 			err = bp.rw.EncodeMsg(getPeersMsg)
 		case event := <-activity.Chan():
@@ -169,15 +174,29 @@ func (bp *baseProtocol) handle(rw MsgReadWriter) error {
 	case pongMsg:
 
 	case getPeersMsg:
-		peers := bp.peer.PeerList()
+		var target [][]byte
-		// this is dangerous. the spec says that we should _delay_
+		if err := msg.Decode(&target); err != nil {
-		// sending the response if no new information is available.
+			return newPeerError(errInvalidMsg, "%v", err)
-		// this means that would need to send a response later when
+		}
-		// new peers become available.
+
-		//
+		peers := bp.peer.getPeers(target...)
-		// TODO: add event mechanism to notify baseProtocol for new peers
+		if len(target) == 0 {
-		if len(peers) > 0 {
+			// then add ourselves to the list
-			return bp.rw.EncodeMsg(peersMsg, peers...)
+			ourAddr := bp.peer.ourListenAddr
+			if ourAddr != nil && !ourAddr.IP.IsLoopback() && !ourAddr.IP.IsUnspecified() {
+				peers = append(peers, ourAddr)
+			}
+		}
+		ds := make([]interface{}, 0, len(peers))
+		// encode and filter out requesting peer
+		for _, addr := range peers {
+			if addr != bp.peer.listenAddr {
+				ds = append(ds, addr)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(ds) > 0 {
+			return bp.rw.EncodeMsg(peersMsg, ds...)
 		}
 
 	case peersMsg:
@@ -187,7 +206,7 @@ func (bp *baseProtocol) handle(rw MsgReadWriter) error {
 		}
 		for _, addr := range peers {
 			bp.peer.Debugf("received peer suggestion: %v", addr)
-			bp.peer.newPeerAddr <- addr
+			bp.peer.addPeer(addr)
 		}
 
 	default:

p2p/protocol_test.go

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func newTestPeer() (peer *Peer) {
 	peer.pubkeyHook = func(*peerAddr) error { return nil }
 	peer.ourID = &peerId{}
 	peer.listenAddr = &peerAddr{}
-	peer.otherPeers = func() []*Peer { return nil }
+	peer.getPeers = func(...[]byte) []*peerAddr { return nil }
 	return
 }
 
@@ -58,25 +58,32 @@ func TestBaseProtocolPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		for got = range addrChan {
 			own = append(own, got)
 		}
-		if len(own) != 1 || !reflect.DeepEqual(ownAddr, own[0]) {
+		if len(own) < 1 {
-			t.Errorf("mismatch: peers own address is incorrectly or not given, got %v, want %#v", ownAddr)
+			t.Errorf("mismatch: peers own address not given")
+		} else {
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(ownAddr, own[0]) {
+				t.Errorf("mismatch: peers own address is incorrectly or not given, got %v, want %#v", own[0], ownAddr)
+			}
 		}
 		rw2.Close()
 	}()
 	// run first peer
 	peer1 := newTestPeer()
 	peer1.ourListenAddr = ownAddr
-	peer1.otherPeers = func() []*Peer {
+	peer1.getPeers = func(...[]byte) []*peerAddr {
-		pl := make([]*Peer, len(cannedPeerList))
+		pl := make([]*peerAddr, len(cannedPeerList))
 		for i, addr := range cannedPeerList {
-			pl[i] = &Peer{listenAddr: addr}
+			pl[i] = addr
 		}
 		return pl
 	}
 	go runBaseProtocol(peer1, rw1)
 	// run second peer
 	peer2 := newTestPeer()
-	peer2.newPeerAddr = addrChan // feed peer suggestions into matcher
+	peer2.addPeer = func(addr *peerAddr) error {
+		addrChan <- addr // feed peer suggestions into matcher
+		return nil
+	}
 	if err := runBaseProtocol(peer2, rw2); err != ErrPipeClosed {
 		t.Errorf("peer2 terminated with unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}

p2p/server.go

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	NoDial bool
 
 	// peer selector
-	PeerSelector PeerSelector
+	PeerSelector peerSelector
 
 	// Hook for testing. This is useful because we can inhibit
 	// the whole protocol stack.
@@ -107,8 +107,34 @@ func (srv *Server) Peers() (peers []*Peer) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (srv *Server) GetPeers(target []byte) (peers []*Peer) {
+// GetActivePeers returns addresses of all connected peers.
-	// delegate to selector
+func (srv *Server) GetActivePeers() (peers []*peerAddr) {
+	for _, peer := range srv.Peers() {
+		if peer != nil {
+			peer.infolock.Lock()
+			addr := peer.listenAddr
+			peer.infolock.Unlock()
+			// filter out this peer and peers that are not listening or
+			// have not completed the handshake.
+			// TODO: track previously sent peers and exclude them as well.
+			if addr == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			peers = append(peers, addr)
+		}
+	}
+	return peers
+}
+
+// GetPeers returns addresses near target if given or supported by the client
+// or falls back to all actively connected peers
+func (srv *Server) GetPeers(target ...[]byte) (peers []*peerAddr) {
+	if len(target) == 1 { // delegate to selector
+		srv.PeerSelector.GetPeers(target[0])
+		return peers
+	} else {
+		return srv.GetActivePeers()
+	}
 }
 
 // PeerCount returns the number of connected peers.
@@ -118,14 +144,30 @@ func (srv *Server) PeerCount() int {
 	return srv.peerCount
 }
 
-// SuggestPeer injects an address into the outbound address pool.
+// SuggestPeer is a convenient method that does dns resolution
-func (srv *Server) SuggestPeer(ip net.IP, port int, nodeID []byte) {
+// and passes on the request to AddPeer
-	addr := &peerAddr{IP: ip, Port: uint64(port), Pubkey: nodeID}
+func (srv *Server) SuggestPeer(addr string, pubkey []byte) error {
-	select {
+	netaddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", addr)
-	case srv.peerConnect <- addr:
+	if err != nil {
-	default: // don't block
+		srvlog.Errorf("couldn't resolve %s:", addr, err)
-		srvlog.Warnf("peer suggestion %v ignored", addr)
+		return err
 	}
+	peerAddr := &peerAddr{IP: netaddr.IP, Port: uint64(netaddr.Port), Pubkey: pubkey}
+	return srv.AddPeer(peerAddr)
+}
+
+// AddPeer takes a peerAddr address as argument.
+// If not found among connected peers turns to the peerSelector
+// to decide if it is a worthwhile connection
+func (srv *Server) AddPeer(addr *peerAddr) (err error) {
+	// need to look up nodeID first
+	peer := &peerRecord{addr: addr}
+	if err = srv.PeerSelector.AddPeer(peer); err == nil {
+		srvlog.Infof("peer %v accepted by peer selection", peer)
+	} else {
+		srvlog.Infof("peer %v rejected by peer selection", peer)
+	}
+	return
 }
 
 // Broadcast sends an RLP-encoded message to all connected peers.