Move peer management to peers.py from irc

It's cleaner and will be useful for peer-to-peer comms later

docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst

@@ -239,8 +239,9 @@ connectivity on IRC:
 
 * **REPORT_HOST_TOR**
 
-  The tor .onion address to advertise.  If set, an additional
+  The tor address to advertise; must end with `.onion`.  If set, an
-  connection to IRC happens with '_tor" appended to **IRC_NICK**.
+  additional connection to IRC happens with '_tor' appended to
+  **IRC_NICK**.
 
 * **REPORT_TCP_PORT_TOR**
 

server/controller.py

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ from lib.hash import sha256, double_sha256, hash_to_str, hex_str_to_hash
 import lib.util as util
 from server.block_processor import BlockProcessor
 from server.daemon import Daemon, DaemonError
-from server.irc import IRC
 from server.session import LocalRPC, ElectrumX
+from server.peers import PeerManager
 from server.mempool import MemPool
 from server.version import VERSION
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
         self.daemon = Daemon(env.coin.daemon_urls(env.daemon_url))
         self.bp = BlockProcessor(env, self.daemon)
         self.mempool = MemPool(self.bp)
-        self.irc = IRC(env)
+        self.peers = PeerManager(env)
         self.env = env
         self.servers = {}
         # Map of session to the key of its list in self.groups
@@ -96,12 +96,14 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
              'block.get_header block.get_chunk estimatefee relayfee '
              'transaction.get transaction.get_merkle utxo.get_address'),
             ('server',
-             'banner donation_address peers.subscribe'),
+             'banner donation_address'),
         ]
-        self.electrumx_handlers = {'.'.join([prefix, suffix]):
+        handlers = {'.'.join([prefix, suffix]):
-                                   getattr(self, suffix.replace('.', '_'))
+                    getattr(self, suffix.replace('.', '_'))
-                                   for prefix, suffixes in rpcs
+                    for prefix, suffixes in rpcs
-                                   for suffix in suffixes.split()}
+                    for suffix in suffixes.split()}
+        handlers['server.peers.subscribe'] = self.peers.subscribe
+        self.electrumx_handlers = handlers
 
     async def mempool_transactions(self, hashX):
         '''Generate (hex_hash, tx_fee, unconfirmed) tuples for mempool
@@ -207,11 +209,11 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
         async def await_bp_catchup():
             '''Wait for the block processor to catch up.
 
-            When it has, start the servers and connect to IRC.
+            Then start the servers and the peer manager.
             '''
             await self.bp.caught_up_event.wait()
             self.logger.info('block processor has caught up')
-            add_future(self.irc.start())
+            add_future(self.peers.main_loop())
             add_future(self.start_servers())
             add_future(self.mempool.main_loop())
             add_future(self.enqueue_delayed_sessions())
@@ -433,7 +435,7 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
             'logged': len([s for s in self.sessions if s.log_me]),
             'paused': sum(s.pause for s in self.sessions),
             'pid': os.getpid(),
-            'peers': len(self.irc.peers),
+            'peers': self.peers.count(),
             'requests': sum(s.requests_remaining() for s in self.sessions),
             'sessions': self.session_count(),
             'subs': self.sub_count(),
@@ -593,7 +595,7 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
 
     async def rpc_peers(self):
         '''Return a list of server peers, currently taken from IRC.'''
-        return self.irc.peers
+        return self.peers.peer_list()
 
     async def rpc_reorg(self, count=3):
         '''Force a reorg of the given number of blocks.
@@ -880,9 +882,3 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
     async def donation_address(self):
         '''Return the donation address as a string, empty if there is none.'''
         return self.env.donation_address
-
-    async def peers_subscribe(self):
-        '''Returns the server peers as a list of (ip, host, ports) tuples.
-
-        Despite the name this is not currently treated as a subscription.'''
-        return list(self.irc.peers.values())

server/env.py

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Env(LoggedClass):
                                                 self.report_ssl_port
                                                 if self.report_ssl_port else
                                                 self.ssl_port)
-        self.report_host_tor = self.default('REPORT_HOST_TOR', None)
+        self.report_host_tor = self.default('REPORT_HOST_TOR', '')
 
     def default(self, envvar, default):
         return environ.get(envvar, default)

server/irc.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Only calling start() requires the IRC Python module.
 
 import asyncio
 import re
-import socket
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 
@@ -22,52 +21,26 @@ from lib.util import LoggedClass
 
 class IRC(LoggedClass):
 
-    Peer = namedtuple('Peer', 'ip_addr host ports')
-
     class DisconnectedError(Exception):
         pass
 
-    def __init__(self, env):
+    def __init__(self, env, peer_mgr):
         super().__init__()
-        self.env = env
+        self.coin = env.coin
+        self.peer_mgr = peer_mgr
 
         # If this isn't something a peer or client expects
         # then you won't appear in the client's network dialog box
-        irc_address = (env.coin.IRC_SERVER, env.coin.IRC_PORT)
         self.channel = env.coin.IRC_CHANNEL
         self.prefix = env.coin.IRC_PREFIX
-
-        self.clients = []
         self.nick = '{}{}'.format(self.prefix,
                                   env.irc_nick if env.irc_nick else
                                   double_sha256(env.report_host.encode())
                                   [:5].hex())
-        self.clients.append(IrcClient(irc_address, self.nick,
-                                      env.report_host,
-                                      env.report_tcp_port,
-                                      env.report_ssl_port))
-        if env.report_host_tor:
-            self.clients.append(IrcClient(irc_address, self.nick + '_tor',
-                                          env.report_host_tor,
-                                          env.report_tcp_port_tor,
-                                          env.report_ssl_port_tor))
-
         self.peer_regexp = re.compile('({}[^!]*)!'.format(self.prefix))
-        self.peers = {}
 
-    async def start(self):
+    async def start(self, name_pairs):
         '''Start IRC connections if enabled in environment.'''
-        try:
-            if self.env.irc:
-                await self.join()
-            else:
-                self.logger.info('IRC is disabled')
-        except asyncio.CancelledError:
-            pass
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.error(str(e))
-
-    async def join(self):
         import irc.client as irc_client
         from jaraco.stream import buffer
 
@@ -77,21 +50,18 @@ class IRC(LoggedClass):
 
         # Register handlers for events we're interested in
         reactor = irc_client.Reactor()
-        for event in 'welcome join quit kick whoreply disconnect'.split():
+        for event in 'welcome join quit whoreply disconnect'.split():
             reactor.add_global_handler(event, getattr(self, 'on_' + event))
 
         # Note: Multiple nicks in same channel will trigger duplicate events
-        for client in self.clients:
+        clients = [IrcClient(self.coin, real_name, self.nick + suffix,
-            client.connection = reactor.server()
+                             reactor.server())
+                   for (real_name, suffix) in name_pairs]
 
         while True:
             try:
-                for client in self.clients:
+                for client in clients:
-                    self.logger.info('Joining IRC in {} as "{}" with '
+                    client.connect(self)
-                                     'real name "{}"'
-                                     .format(self.channel, client.nick,
-                                             client.realname))
-                    client.connect()
                 while True:
                     reactor.process_once()
                     await asyncio.sleep(2)
@@ -130,14 +100,7 @@ class IRC(LoggedClass):
         '''Called when someone leaves our channel.'''
         match = self.peer_regexp.match(event.source)
         if match:
-            self.peers.pop(match.group(1), None)
+            self.peer_mgr.remove_irc_peer(match.group(1))
-
-    def on_kick(self, connection, event):
-        '''Called when someone is kicked from our channel.'''
-        self.log_event(event)
-        match = self.peer_regexp.match(event.arguments[0])
-        if match:
-            self.peers.pop(match.group(1), None)
 
     def on_whoreply(self, connection, event):
         '''Called when a response to our who requests arrives.
@@ -145,50 +108,25 @@ class IRC(LoggedClass):
         The nick is the 4th argument, and real name is in the 6th
         argument preceeded by '0 ' for some reason.
         '''
-        try:
+        nick = event.arguments[4]
-            nick = event.arguments[4]
+        if nick.startswith(self.prefix):
-            if nick.startswith(self.prefix):
+            line = event.arguments[6].split()
-                line = event.arguments[6].split()
+            hostname, details = line[1], line[2:]
-                try:
+            self.peer_mgr.add_irc_peer(nick, hostname, details)
-                    ip_addr = socket.gethostbyname(line[1])
-                except socket.error:
-                    # Could be .onion or IPv6.
-                    ip_addr = line[1]
-                peer = self.Peer(ip_addr, line[1], line[2:])
-                self.peers[nick] = peer
-        except (IndexError, UnicodeError):
-            # UnicodeError comes from invalid domains (issue #68)
-            pass
 
 
-class IrcClient(LoggedClass):
+class IrcClient(object):
 
-    VERSION = '1.0'
+    def __init__(self, coin, real_name, nick, server):
-    DEFAULT_PORTS = {'t': 50001, 's': 50002}
+        self.irc_host = coin.IRC_SERVER
-
+        self.irc_port = coin.IRC_PORT
-    def __init__(self, irc_address, nick, host, tcp_port, ssl_port):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.irc_host, self.irc_port = irc_address
         self.nick = nick
-        self.realname = self.create_realname(host, tcp_port, ssl_port)
+        self.real_name = real_name
-        self.connection = None
+        self.server = server
 
-    def connect(self, keepalive=60):
+    def connect(self, irc):
         '''Connect this client to its IRC server'''
-        self.connection.connect(self.irc_host, self.irc_port, self.nick,
+        irc.logger.info('joining {} as "{}" with real name "{}"'
-                                ircname=self.realname)
+                        .format(irc.channel, self.nick, self.real_name))
-        self.connection.set_keepalive(keepalive)
+        self.server.connect(self.irc_host, self.irc_port, self.nick,
-
+                            ircname=self.real_name)
-    @classmethod
-    def create_realname(cls, host, tcp_port, ssl_port):
-        def port_text(letter, port):
-            if not port:
-                return ''
-            if port == cls.DEFAULT_PORTS.get(letter):
-                return ' ' + letter
-            else:
-                return ' ' + letter + str(port)
-
-        tcp = port_text('t', tcp_port)
-        ssl = port_text('s', ssl_port)
-        return '{} v{}{}{}'.format(host, cls.VERSION, tcp, ssl)

server/peers.py

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Neil Booth
+#
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# See the file "LICENCE" for information about the copyright
+# and warranty status of this software.
+
+'''Peer management.'''
+
+import asyncio
+import socket
+import traceback
+from collections import namedtuple
+from functools import partial
+
+import lib.util as util
+from server.irc import IRC
+
+
+NetIdentity = namedtuple('NetIdentity', 'host tcp_port ssl_port nick_suffix')
+IRCPeer = namedtuple('IRCPeer', 'ip_addr host details')
+
+
+class PeerManager(util.LoggedClass):
+    '''Looks after the DB of peer network servers.
+
+    Attempts to maintain a connection with up to 8 peers.
+    Issues a 'peers.subscribe' RPC to them and tells them our data.
+    '''
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    DEFAULT_PORTS = {'t': 50001, 's': 50002}
+
+    def __init__(self, env):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.env = env
+        self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        self.irc = IRC(env, self)
+        self.futures = set()
+        self.identities = []
+        # Keyed by nick
+        self.irc_peers = {}
+
+        # We can have a Tor identity inaddition to a normal one
+        self.identities.append(NetIdentity(env.report_host,
+                                           env.report_tcp_port,
+                                           env.report_ssl_port,
+                                           ''))
+        if env.report_host_tor.endswith('.onion'):
+            self.identities.append(NetIdentity(env.report_host_tor,
+                                               env.report_tcp_port_tor,
+                                               env.report_ssl_port_tor,
+                                               '_tor'))
+
+    async def executor(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        '''Run func taking args in the executor.'''
+        await self.loop.run_in_executor(None, partial(func, *args, **kwargs))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def real_name(cls, identity):
+        '''Real name as used on IRC.'''
+        def port_text(letter, port):
+            if not port:
+                return ''
+            if port == cls.DEFAULT_PORTS.get(letter):
+                return ' ' + letter
+            else:
+                return ' ' + letter + str(port)
+
+        tcp = port_text('t', identity.tcp_port)
+        ssl = port_text('s', identity.ssl_port)
+        return '{} v{}{}{}'.format(identity.host, cls.VERSION, tcp, ssl)
+
+    def ensure_future(self, coro):
+        '''Convert a coro into a future and add it to our pending list
+        to be waited for.'''
+        self.futures.add(asyncio.ensure_future(coro))
+
+    def start_irc(self):
+        '''Start up the IRC connections if enabled.'''
+        if self.env.irc:
+            name_pairs = [(self.real_name(identity), identity.nick_suffix)
+                          for identity in self.identities]
+            self.ensure_future(self.irc.start(name_pairs))
+        else:
+            self.logger.info('IRC is disabled')
+
+    async def main_loop(self):
+        '''Start and then enter the main loop.'''
+        self.start_irc()
+
+        try:
+            while True:
+                await asyncio.sleep(10)
+                done = [future for future in self.futures if future.done()]
+                self.futures.difference_update(done)
+                for future in done:
+                    try:
+                        future.result()
+                    except:
+                        self.log_error(traceback.format_exc())
+        finally:
+            for future in self.futures:
+                future.cancel()
+
+    def dns_lookup_peer(self, nick, hostname, details):
+        try:
+            ip_addr = None
+            try:
+                ip_addr = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)
+            except socket.error:
+                pass  # IPv6?
+            ip_addr = ip_addr or hostname
+            self.irc_peers[nick] = IRCPeer(ip_addr, hostname, details)
+            self.logger.info('new IRC peer {} at {} ({})'
+                             .format(nick, hostname, details))
+        except UnicodeError:
+            # UnicodeError comes from invalid domains (issue #68)
+            self.logger.info('IRC peer domain {} invalid'.format(hostname))
+
+    def add_irc_peer(self, *args):
+        '''Schedule DNS lookup of peer.'''
+        self.ensure_future(self.executor(self.dns_lookup_peer, *args))
+
+    def remove_irc_peer(self, nick):
+        '''Remove a peer from our IRC peers map.'''
+        self.logger.info('removing IRC peer {}'.format(nick))
+        self.irc_peers.pop(nick, None)
+
+    def count(self):
+        return len(self.irc_peers)
+
+    def peer_list(self):
+        return self.irc_peers
+
+    async def subscribe(self):
+        '''Returns the server peers as a list of (ip, host, details) tuples.
+
+        Despite the name this is not currently treated as a subscription.'''
+        return list(self.irc_peers.values())