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## # Discovery Manager
##
## In the [previous tutorial](tutorial_4_gossipsub.md), we built a custom protocol using [protobuf](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers) and
## spread informations (some metrics) on the network using gossipsub.
## For this tutorial, on the other hand, we'll go back on a simple example
## we'll try to discover a specific peers to greet on the network.
##
## First, as usual, we import the dependencies:
import sequtils
import chronos
import stew / byteutils
import libp2p
import libp2p / protocols / rendezvous
import libp2p / discovery / rendezvousinterface
import libp2p / discovery / discoverymngr
## We'll not use newStandardSwitch this time as we need the discovery protocol
## [RendezVous](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/rendezvous/README.md) to be mounted on the switch using withRendezVous.
##
## Note that other discovery methods such as [Kademlia](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/kad-dht/README.md) or [discv5](https://github.com/ethereum/devp2p/blob/master/discv5/discv5.md) exist.
proc createSwitch ( rdv : RendezVous = RendezVous . new ( ) ) : Switch =
SwitchBuilder . new ( )
. withRng ( newRng ( ) )
. withAddresses ( @ [ MultiAddress . init ( " /ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0 " ) . tryGet ( ) ] )
. withTcpTransport ( )
. withYamux ( )
. withNoise ( )
. withRendezVous ( rdv )
. build ( )
# Create a really simple protocol to log one message received then close the stream
const DumbCodec = " /dumb/proto/1.0.0 "
type DumbProto = ref object of LPProtocol
proc new ( T : typedesc [ DumbProto ] , nodeNumber : int ) : T =
proc handle ( conn : Connection , proto : string ) {. async , gcsafe . } =
echo " Node " , nodeNumber , " received: " , string . fromBytes ( await conn . readLp ( 1024 ) )
await conn . close ( )
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return T . new ( codecs = @ [ DumbCodec ] , handler = handle )
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## ## Bootnodes
## The first time a p2p program is ran, he needs to know how to join
## its network. This is generally done by hard-coding a list of stable
## nodes in the binary, called "bootnodes". These bootnodes are a
## critical part of a p2p network, since they are used by every new
## user to onboard the network.
##
## By using libp2p, we can use any node supporting our discovery protocol
## (rendezvous in this case) as a bootnode. For this example, we'll
## create a bootnode, and then every peer will advertise itself on the
## bootnode, and use it to find other peers
proc main ( ) {. async , gcsafe . } =
let bootNode = createSwitch ( )
await bootNode . start ( )
# Create 5 nodes in the network
var
switches : seq [ Switch ] = @ [ ]
discManagers : seq [ DiscoveryManager ] = @ [ ]
for i in 0 .. 5 :
let rdv = RendezVous . new ( )
# Create a remote future to await at the end of the program
let switch = createSwitch ( rdv )
switch . mount ( DumbProto . new ( i ) )
switches . add ( switch )
# A discovery manager is a simple tool, you can set it up by adding discovery
# interfaces (such as RendezVousInterface) then you can use it to advertise
# something on the network or to request something from it.
let dm = DiscoveryManager ( )
# A RendezVousInterface is a RendezVous protocol wrapped to be usable by the
# DiscoveryManager.
dm . add ( RendezVousInterface . new ( rdv ) )
discManagers . add ( dm )
# We can now start the switch and connect to the bootnode
await switch . start ( )
await switch . connect ( bootNode . peerInfo . peerId , bootNode . peerInfo . addrs )
# Each nodes of the network will advertise on some topics (EvenGang or OddClub)
dm . advertise ( RdvNamespace ( if i mod 2 = = 0 : " EvenGang " else : " OddClub " ) )
## We can now create the newcomer. This peer will connect to the boot node, and use
## it to discover peers & greet them.
let
rdv = RendezVous . new ( )
newcomer = createSwitch ( rdv )
dm = DiscoveryManager ( )
await newcomer . start ( )
await newcomer . connect ( bootNode . peerInfo . peerId , bootNode . peerInfo . addrs )
dm . add ( RendezVousInterface . new ( rdv , ttr = 250 . milliseconds ) )
# Use the discovery manager to find peers on the OddClub topic to greet them
let queryOddClub = dm . request ( RdvNamespace ( " OddClub " ) )
for _ in 0 .. 2 :
let
# getPeer give you a PeerAttribute containing informations about the peer.
res = await queryOddClub . getPeer ( )
# Here we will use the PeerId and the MultiAddress to greet him
conn = await newcomer . dial ( res [ PeerId ] , res . getAll ( MultiAddress ) , DumbCodec )
await conn . writeLp ( " Odd Club suuuucks! Even Gang is better! " )
# Uh-oh!
await conn . close ( )
# Wait for the peer to close the stream
await conn . join ( )
# Queries will run in a loop, so we must stop them when we are done
queryOddClub . stop ( )
# Maybe it was because he wanted to join the EvenGang
let queryEvenGang = dm . request ( RdvNamespace ( " EvenGang " ) )
for _ in 0 .. 2 :
let
res = await queryEvenGang . getPeer ( )
conn = await newcomer . dial ( res [ PeerId ] , res . getAll ( MultiAddress ) , DumbCodec )
await conn . writeLp ( " Even Gang is sooo laaame! Odd Club rocks! " )
# Or maybe not...
await conn . close ( )
await conn . join ( )
queryEvenGang . stop ( )
# What can I say, some people just want to watch the world burn... Anyway
# Stop all the discovery managers
for d in discManagers :
d . stop ( )
dm . stop ( )
# Stop all the switches
await allFutures ( switches . mapIt ( it . stop ( ) ) )
await allFutures ( bootNode . stop ( ) , newcomer . stop ( ) )
waitFor ( main ( ) )