Send abridged version of history with messages in group chats

When sending a message in a private group chat we send the whole history
for redundancy and allow out-of-order processing.
This can be very expensive in some chats, resulting in long delay when
sending a message and calculating the POW.
This commit improves the performance  by only forwarding the events
necessary for the user to be able to construct a group chat and process
correctly the message.
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Andrea Maria Piana 2021-01-08 12:26:15 +01:00
parent d7772d3fc6
commit 9d2117e227
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4 changed files with 273 additions and 12 deletions

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@ -284,16 +284,10 @@ func (p *MessageProcessor) SendPairInstallation(
return messageID, nil
}
// EncodeMembershipUpdate takes a group and an optional chat message and returns the protobuf representation to be sent on the wire.
// All the events in a group are encoded and added to the payload
func (p *MessageProcessor) EncodeMembershipUpdate(
group *v1protocol.Group,
func (p *MessageProcessor) encodeMembershipUpdate(
message v1protocol.MembershipUpdateMessage,
chatEntity ChatEntity,
) ([]byte, error) {
message := v1protocol.MembershipUpdateMessage{
ChatID: group.ChatID(),
Events: group.Events(),
}
if chatEntity != nil {
chatEntityProtobuf := chatEntity.GetProtobuf()
@ -314,6 +308,33 @@ func (p *MessageProcessor) EncodeMembershipUpdate(
return encodedMessage, nil
}
// EncodeMembershipUpdate takes a group and an optional chat message and returns the protobuf representation to be sent on the wire.
// All the events in a group are encoded and added to the payload
func (p *MessageProcessor) EncodeMembershipUpdate(
group *v1protocol.Group,
chatEntity ChatEntity,
) ([]byte, error) {
message := v1protocol.MembershipUpdateMessage{
ChatID: group.ChatID(),
Events: group.Events(),
}
return p.encodeMembershipUpdate(message, chatEntity)
}
// EncodeAbridgedMembershipUpdate takes a group and an optional chat message and returns the protobuf representation to be sent on the wire.
// Only the events relevant to the sender are encoded
func (p *MessageProcessor) EncodeAbridgedMembershipUpdate(
group *v1protocol.Group,
chatEntity ChatEntity,
) ([]byte, error) {
message := v1protocol.MembershipUpdateMessage{
ChatID: group.ChatID(),
Events: group.AbridgedEvents(&p.identity.PublicKey),
}
return p.encodeMembershipUpdate(message, chatEntity)
}
// SendPublic takes encoded data, encrypts it and sends through the wire.
func (p *MessageProcessor) SendPublic(
ctx context.Context,

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@ -4538,7 +4538,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) encodeChatEntity(chat *Chat, message common.ChatEntity) ([]b
return nil, err
}
encodedMessage, err = m.processor.EncodeMembershipUpdate(group, message)
encodedMessage, err = m.processor.EncodeAbridgedMembershipUpdate(group, message)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}

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@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func MembershipUpdateEventFromProtobuf(chatID string, raw []byte) (*MembershipUp
return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to extract signature")
}
from := types.EncodeHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(publicKey))
from := publicKeyToString(publicKey)
err = proto.Unmarshal(encodedEvent, &decodedEvent)
if err != nil {
@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (u *MembershipUpdateEvent) Sign(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) error {
return err
}
u.Signature = signature
u.From = types.EncodeHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(&key.PublicKey))
u.From = publicKeyToString(&key.PublicKey)
return nil
}
@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ type Group struct {
}
func groupChatID(creator *ecdsa.PublicKey) string {
return uuid.New().String() + "-" + types.EncodeHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(creator))
return uuid.New().String() + "-" + publicKeyToString(creator)
}
func NewGroupWithEvents(chatID string, events []MembershipUpdateEvent) (*Group, error) {
@ -314,6 +314,78 @@ func (g Group) Events() []MembershipUpdateEvent {
return g.events
}
func isInSlice(m string, set []string) bool {
for _, k := range set {
if k == m {
return true
}
}
return false
}
// AbridgedEvents returns the minimum set of events for a user to publish a post
func (g Group) AbridgedEvents(publicKey *ecdsa.PublicKey) []MembershipUpdateEvent {
var events []MembershipUpdateEvent
var nameChangedEventFound bool
var joinedEventFound bool
memberID := publicKeyToString(publicKey)
var addedEventFound bool
nextInChain := memberID
// Iterate in reverse
for i := len(g.events) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
event := g.events[i]
switch event.Type {
case protobuf.MembershipUpdateEvent_CHAT_CREATED:
events = append(events, event)
case protobuf.MembershipUpdateEvent_NAME_CHANGED:
if nameChangedEventFound {
continue
}
events = append(events, event)
nameChangedEventFound = true
case protobuf.MembershipUpdateEvent_MEMBERS_ADDED:
// If we already have an added event
// or the user is not in slice, ignore
if addedEventFound {
continue
}
areWeTheTarget := isInSlice(nextInChain, event.Members)
// If it's us, and we have been added by the creator, no more work to do, this is authoritative
if areWeTheTarget && g.events[0].From == event.From {
addedEventFound = true
events = append(events, event)
} else if areWeTheTarget {
// if it's us and we haven't been added by the creator, we follow the history of whoever invited us
nextInChain = event.From
events = append(events, event)
}
case protobuf.MembershipUpdateEvent_MEMBER_JOINED:
if joinedEventFound || event.From != memberID {
continue
}
joinedEventFound = true
events = append(events, event)
case protobuf.MembershipUpdateEvent_ADMINS_ADDED:
if isInSlice(nextInChain, event.Members) {
events = append(events, event)
}
}
}
// Reverse events
for i, j := 0, len(events)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
events[i], events[j] = events[j], events[i]
}
return events
}
func (g Group) Members() []string {
return g.members.List()
}

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@ -324,3 +324,171 @@ func TestMembershipUpdateEventEqual(t *testing.T) {
u2.Signature = []byte("different-signature")
require.False(t, u1.Equal(u2))
}
func TestAbridgedEvents(t *testing.T) {
var clock uint64 = 0
creator, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
require.NoError(t, err)
creatorID := publicKeyToString(&creator.PublicKey)
member1, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
require.NoError(t, err)
member1ID := publicKeyToString(&member1.PublicKey)
member2, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
require.NoError(t, err)
member2ID := publicKeyToString(&member2.PublicKey)
member3, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
require.NoError(t, err)
member3ID := publicKeyToString(&member3.PublicKey)
member4, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
require.NoError(t, err)
member4ID := publicKeyToString(&member4.PublicKey)
g, err := NewGroupWithCreator("name-0", clock, creator)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// Full events is only a single one
require.Len(t, g.Events(), 1)
// same as abridged
require.Len(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&creator.PublicKey), 1)
// We change name of the chat
nameChangedEvent1 := NewNameChangedEvent("name-1", clock)
nameChangedEvent1.From = creatorID
nameChangedEvent1.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(nameChangedEvent1)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// We change name of the chat again
nameChangedEvent2 := NewNameChangedEvent("name-2", clock)
nameChangedEvent2.From = creatorID
nameChangedEvent2.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(nameChangedEvent2)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// Full events is 3 events
require.Len(t, g.Events(), 3)
// While abridged should exclude the first name-1 event
require.Len(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&creator.PublicKey), 2)
require.Equal(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&creator.PublicKey)[1].Name, "name-2")
// Add a new member
newMemberEvent1 := NewMembersAddedEvent([]string{member1ID}, clock)
newMemberEvent1.From = creatorID
newMemberEvent1.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(newMemberEvent1)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// Full events is 4 events
require.Len(t, g.Events(), 4)
// While abridged, given we are the creator, we only take 2 events and ignore
// the member created event
require.Len(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&creator.PublicKey), 2)
require.Equal(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&creator.PublicKey)[1].Name, "name-2")
// While abridged, given we are the new member, we take 3 events
// that are relevant to us
require.Len(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&member1.PublicKey), 3)
require.Equal(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&member1.PublicKey)[1].Name, "name-2")
require.Equal(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&member1.PublicKey)[2].Members, []string{member1ID})
// We join the chat
joinedEvent1 := NewMemberJoinedEvent(clock)
joinedEvent1.From = member1ID
joinedEvent1.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(joinedEvent1)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// Full events is 5 events
require.Len(t, g.Events(), 5)
// While abridged, given we are the creator, we only take 2 events and ignore
// the member created event
require.Len(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&creator.PublicKey), 2)
require.Equal(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&creator.PublicKey)[1].Name, "name-2")
// While abridged, given we are the new member, we take 4 events
// that are relevant to us
require.Len(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&member1.PublicKey), 4)
// Next is the tricky case, a user that has been invited by someone
// made an admin. We need to follow the history of admins so
// that whoever receives the message can see that Creator-> Invited A -> Made A admin -> A Invited B
// Creator makes member1 Admin
addedAdminEvent1 := NewAdminsAddedEvent([]string{member1ID}, clock)
addedAdminEvent1.From = creatorID
addedAdminEvent1.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(addedAdminEvent1)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// member1 adds member2
newMemberEvent2 := NewMembersAddedEvent([]string{member2ID}, clock)
newMemberEvent2.From = member1ID
newMemberEvent2.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(newMemberEvent2)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// member1 makes member2 admin
addedAdminEvent2 := NewAdminsAddedEvent([]string{member2ID}, clock)
addedAdminEvent2.From = member1ID
addedAdminEvent2.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(addedAdminEvent2)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// member2 adds member3
newMemberEvent3 := NewMembersAddedEvent([]string{member3ID}, clock)
newMemberEvent3.From = member2ID
newMemberEvent3.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(newMemberEvent3)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// member1 makes member3 admin
addedAdminEvent3 := NewAdminsAddedEvent([]string{member3ID}, clock)
addedAdminEvent3.From = member1ID
addedAdminEvent3.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(addedAdminEvent3)
require.NoError(t, err)
clock++
// member3 adds member4
newMemberEvent4 := NewMembersAddedEvent([]string{member4ID}, clock)
newMemberEvent4.From = member3ID
newMemberEvent4.ChatID = g.chatID
err = g.ProcessEvent(newMemberEvent4)
require.NoError(t, err)
// Now we check that the history has been correctly followed
// Full events is 4 events
require.Len(t, g.Events(), 11)
// While abridged, given we are the creator, we only take 2 events and ignore
// the member created event
require.Len(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&creator.PublicKey), 2)
require.Equal(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&creator.PublicKey)[1].Name, "name-2")
// While abridged, given we are the new member, we take 3 events
// that are relevant to us
require.Len(t, g.AbridgedEvents(&member4.PublicKey), 9)
// We build a group from the abridged events
group, err := NewGroupWithEvents(g.chatID, g.AbridgedEvents(&member4.PublicKey))
require.NoError(t, err)
// Make sure the chatID, name is the same
require.Equal(t, g.name, group.name)
require.Equal(t, g.chatID, group.chatID)
// Make sure that user 4 is a member
require.True(t, group.IsMember(member4ID))
}