node: make hostlist persistence optional.

bin/node

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ node = new bcoin.fullnode({
   logConsole: true,
   logLevel: 'debug',
   db: 'leveldb',
+  persistent: true,
   listen: true,
   loader: require
 });
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ node.on('error', function(err) {
 });
 
 co.spawn(function *() {
+  yield node.ensure();
   yield node.open();
   yield node.connect();
   node.startSync();

bin/spvnode

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ node = bcoin.spvnode({
   logConsole: true,
   logLevel: 'debug',
   db: 'leveldb',
+  persistent: true,
   listen: true,
   loader: require
 });
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ node.on('error', function(err) {
 });
 
 co.spawn(function *() {
+  yield node.ensure();
   yield node.open();
   yield node.connect();
 

lib/net/hostlist.js

@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ HostList.prototype.close = co(function* close() {
  */
 
 HostList.prototype.start = function start() {
-  if (!this.options.location)
+  if (!this.options.persistent)
+    return;
+
+  if (!this.options.filename)
     return;
 
   assert(this.timer == null);
@@ -208,7 +211,10 @@ HostList.prototype.start = function start() {
  */
 
 HostList.prototype.stop = function stop() {
-  if (!this.options.location)
+  if (!this.options.persistent)
+    return;
+
+  if (!this.options.filename)
     return;
 
   assert(this.timer != null);
@@ -250,12 +256,15 @@ HostList.prototype.injectSeeds = function injectSeeds() {
  */
 
 HostList.prototype.loadFile = co(function* loadFile() {
-  var filename = this.options.location;
+  var filename = this.options.filename;
   var data, json;
 
   if (fs.unsupported)
     return;
 
+  if (!this.options.persistent)
+    return;
+
   if (!filename)
     return;
 
@@ -279,12 +288,15 @@ HostList.prototype.loadFile = co(function* loadFile() {
  */
 
 HostList.prototype.flush = co(function* flush() {
-  var filename = this.options.location;
+  var filename = this.options.filename;
   var json, data;
 
   if (fs.unsupported)
     return;
 
+  if (!this.options.persistent)
+    return;
+
   if (!filename)
     return;
 
@@ -1487,7 +1499,8 @@ function HostListOptions(options) {
   this.maxEntries = 50;
 
   this.prefix = null;
-  this.location = null;
+  this.filename = null;
+  this.persistent = false;
   this.flushInterval = 120000;
 
   if (options)
@@ -1583,15 +1596,20 @@ HostListOptions.prototype.fromOptions = function fromOptions(options) {
     this.maxEntries = options.maxEntries;
   }
 
+  if (options.persistent != null) {
+    assert(typeof options.persistent === 'boolean');
+    this.persistent = options.persistent;
+  }
+
   if (options.prefix != null) {
     assert(typeof options.prefix === 'string');
     this.prefix = options.prefix;
-    this.location = this.prefix + '/hosts.json';
+    this.filename = this.prefix + '/hosts.json';
   }
 
-  if (options.location != null) {
+  if (options.filename != null) {
-    assert(typeof options.location === 'string');
+    assert(typeof options.filename === 'string');
-    this.location = options.location;
+    this.filename = options.filename;
   }
 
   if (options.flushInterval != null) {

lib/net/pool.js

@@ -3760,6 +3760,7 @@ function PoolOptions(options) {
   this.blockMode = 0;
   this.services = common.LOCAL_SERVICES;
   this.requiredServices = common.REQUIRED_SERVICES;
+  this.persistent = false;
 
   this.fromOptions(options);
 }
@@ -3985,6 +3986,11 @@ PoolOptions.prototype.fromOptions = function fromOptions(options) {
     this.blockMode = options.blockMode;
   }
 
+  if (options.persistent != null) {
+    assert(typeof options.persistent === 'boolean');
+    this.persistent = options.persistent;
+  }
+
   if (this.spv) {
     this.requiredServices |= common.services.BLOOM;
     this.services &= ~common.services.NETWORK;

lib/node/config.js

@@ -537,6 +537,15 @@ Config.prototype.getFile = function getFile(file) {
   return this.prefix + '/' + file;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Ensure prefix.
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
+
+Config.prototype.ensure = function ensure() {
+  return fs.mkdirp(this.prefix);
+};
+
 /**
  * Create a file path using `prefix`.
  * @param {String} file

lib/node/fullnode.js

@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ function FullNode(options) {
     publicPort: this.config.num('public-port'),
     host: this.config.str('host'),
     port: this.config.num('port'),
-    listen: this.config.bool('listen')
+    listen: this.config.bool('listen'),
+    persistent: this.config.bool('persistent')
   });
 
   // Miner needs access to the chain and mempool.

lib/node/node.js

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ var Logger = require('./logger');
 var workerPool = require('../workers/workerpool').pool;
 var ec = require('../crypto/ec');
 var native = require('../utils/native');
-var fs = require('../utils/fs');
 var Config = require('./config');
 
 /**
@@ -114,6 +113,15 @@ Node.prototype.init = function init() {
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * Ensure prefix directory.
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
+
+Node.prototype.ensure = function ensure() {
+  return this.config.ensure();
+};
+
 /**
  * Open node. Bind all events.
  * @private
@@ -122,8 +130,6 @@ Node.prototype.init = function init() {
 Node.prototype.handlePreopen = co(function* handlePreopen() {
   var self = this;
 
-  yield fs.mkdirp(this.config.prefix);
-
   yield this.logger.open();
 
   this.bind(this.network.time, 'offset', function(offset) {

lib/node/spvnode.js

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function SPVNode(options) {
     bip150: this.config.bool('bip150'),
     identityKey: this.config.buf('identity-key'),
     maxOutbound: this.config.num('max-outbound'),
+    persistent: this.config.bool('persistent'),
     selfish: true,
     listen: false
   });