decrease floodsub traffic

libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ const FloodSubCodec* = "/floodsub/1.0.0"
 
 type
   FloodSub = ref object of PubSub
+    peers*: Table[string, PubSubPeer] # peerid to peer map
+    peerTopics*: Table[string, HashSet[string]] # topic to remote peer map
 
 proc sendSubs(f: FloodSub,
               peer: PubSubPeer,
@@ -38,6 +40,19 @@ proc sendSubs(f: FloodSub,
 
   await peer.send(@[msg])
 
+proc subscribeTopic(f: FloodSub, topic: string, subscribe: bool, peerId: string) {.gcsafe.} =
+    if not f.peerTopics.contains(topic):
+      f.peerTopics[topic] = initSet[string]()
+
+    if subscribe:
+      trace "adding subscription for topic", peer = peerId, name = topic
+      # subscribe the peer to the topic
+      f.peerTopics[topic].incl(peerId)
+    else:
+      trace "removing subscription for topic", peer = peerId, name = topic
+      # unsubscribe the peer from the topic
+      f.peerTopics[topic].excl(peerId)
+
 proc rpcHandler(f: FloodSub,
                 peer: PubSubPeer,
                 rpcMsgs: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
@@ -55,21 +70,11 @@ proc rpcHandler(f: FloodSub,
       for s in m.subscriptions:                    # subscribe/unsubscribe the peer for each topic
         let id = peer.id
 
-        if not f.peerTopics.contains(s.topic):
+        f.subscribeTopic(s.topic, s.subscribe, id)
-          f.peerTopics[s.topic] = initSet[string]()
-
-        if s.subscribe:
-          trace "adding subscription for topic", peer = id, subscriptions = m.subscriptions, topic = s.topic
-          # subscribe the peer to the topic
-          f.peerTopics[s.topic].incl(id)
-        else:
-          trace "removing subscription for topic", peer = id, subscriptions = m.subscriptions, topic = s.topic
-          # unsubscribe the peer from the topic
-          f.peerTopics[s.topic].excl(id)
 
       # send subscriptions to every peer
       for p in f.peers.values:
-        # if p.id != peer.id:
+        if p.id != peer.id:
           await p.send(@[RPCMsg(subscriptions: m.subscriptions)])
 
     var toSendPeers: HashSet[string] = initSet[string]()
@@ -99,18 +104,28 @@ proc handleConn(f: FloodSub,
   ##    that we're interested in
   ## 
 
-  proc handleRpc(peer: PubSubPeer, msgs: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
+  if conn.peerInfo.peerId.isNone:
-    await f.rpcHandler(peer, msgs)
+    debug "no valid PeerId for peer"
-
-  var peer = newPubSubPeer(conn, handleRpc)
-  if peer.peerInfo.peerId.isNone:
-    debug "no valid PeerInfo for peer"
     return
 
+  # create new pubsub peer
+  var peer = newPubSubPeer(conn, proc (peer: PubSubPeer, 
+                                       msgs: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
+                                          # call floodsub rpc handler
+                                          await f.rpcHandler(peer, msgs))
+
+  trace "created new pubsub peer", id = peer.id
+
   f.peers[peer.id] = peer
   let topics = toSeq(f.topics.keys)
   await f.sendSubs(peer, topics, true)
-  asyncCheck peer.handle()
+  let handlerFut = peer.handle() # spawn peer read loop
+  handlerFut.addCallback(
+    proc(udata: pointer = nil) {.gcsafe.} = 
+      trace "pubsub peer handler ended, cleaning up",
+        peer = conn.peerInfo.peerId.get().pretty
+      f.peers.del(peer.id)
+  )
 
 method init(f: FloodSub) = 
   proc handler(conn: Connection, proto: string) {.async, gcsafe.} =
@@ -134,15 +149,17 @@ method publish*(f: FloodSub,
   if data.len > 0 and topic.len > 0:
     let msg = makeMessage(f.peerInfo.peerId.get(), data, topic)
     if topic in f.peerTopics:
-      trace "processing topic", name = topic
+      trace "publishing on topic", name = topic
       for p in f.peerTopics[topic]:
-        trace "pubslishing message", topic = topic, peer = p, data = data
+        trace "publishing message", name = topic, peer = p, data = data
         await f.peers[p].send(@[RPCMsg(messages: @[msg])])
 
 method subscribe*(f: FloodSub,
                   topic: string,
                   handler: TopicHandler) {.async, gcsafe.} =
   await procCall PubSub(f).subscribe(topic, handler)
+
+  f.subscribeTopic(topic, true, f.peerInfo.peerId.get().pretty)
   for p in f.peers.values:
     await f.sendSubs(p, @[topic], true)
 

libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim

@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ type
   PubSub* = ref object of LPProtocol
     peerInfo*: PeerInfo
     topics*: Table[string, Topic] # local topics
-    peers*: Table[string, PubSubPeer] # peerid to peer map
-    peerTopics*: Table[string, HashSet[string]] # topic to remote peer map
 
 method subscribeToPeer*(p: PubSub, conn: Connection) {.base, async, gcsafe.} =
   ## subscribe to a peer to send/receive pubsub messages

libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim

@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ proc handle*(p: PubSubPeer) {.async, gcsafe.} =
   try:
     while not p.conn.closed:
       let data = await p.conn.readLp()
-      trace "Read data from peer", peer = p.peerInfo, data = data.toHex()
+      trace "Read data from peer", peer = p.id, data = data.toHex()
+      if data.toHex() in p.seen:
+        trace "Message already received, skipping", peer = p.id
+        continue
+
       let msg = decodeRpcMsg(data)
-      trace "Decoded msg from peer", peer = p.peerInfo, msg = msg
+      trace "Decoded msg from peer", peer = p.id, msg = msg
       await p.handler(p, @[msg])
   except:
     error "An exception occured while processing pubsub rpc requests", exc = getCurrentExceptionMsg()
@@ -54,11 +58,11 @@ proc send*(p: PubSubPeer, msgs: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
       return
 
     let encodedHex = encoded.buffer.toHex()
-    trace "sending encoded msgs to peer", peer = p.id, encoded = encodedHex
+    if encodedHex in p.seen:
-    if p.seen.contains(encodedHex):
       trace "message already sent to peer, skipping", peer = p.id
       continue
 
+    trace "sending encoded msgs to peer", peer = p.id, encoded = encodedHex
     await p.conn.writeLp(encoded.buffer)
     p.seen.incl(encodedHex)
 

tests/testpubsub.nim

@@ -9,23 +9,24 @@
 
 import unittest, options, tables, sugar, sequtils
 import chronos, chronicles
-import ../libp2p/switch,
+import ../libp2p/[switch,
-       ../libp2p/multistream,
+                  multistream,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/identify,
+                  protocols/identify,
-       ../libp2p/connection,
+                  connection,
-       ../libp2p/transports/[transport, tcptransport],
+                  transports/transport,
-       ../libp2p/multiaddress,
+                  transports/tcptransport,
-       ../libp2p/peerinfo,
+                  multiaddress,
-       ../libp2p/crypto/crypto,
+                  peerinfo,
-       ../libp2p/peer,
+                  crypto/crypto,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/protocol,
+                  peer,
-       ../libp2p/muxers/muxer,
+                  protocols/protocol,
-       ../libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex,
+                  muxers/muxer,
-       ../libp2p/muxers/mplex/types,
+                  muxers/mplex/mplex,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/secure/secure,
+                  muxers/mplex/types,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/secure/secio,
+                  protocols/secure/secure,
-        ../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub,
+                  protocols/secure/secio,
-       ../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub
+                  protocols/pubsub/pubsub,
+                  protocols/pubsub/floodsub]
 
 proc createMplex(conn: Connection): Muxer =
   result = newMplex(conn)
@@ -101,10 +102,10 @@ suite "PubSub":
       await nodes[0].subscribeToPeer(nodes[1].peerInfo)
 
       await nodes[0].subscribe("foobar", handler)
-      await sleepAsync(100.millis)
+      await sleepAsync(10.millis)
 
       await nodes[1].publish("foobar", cast[seq[byte]]("Hello!"))
-      await sleepAsync(100.millis)
+      await sleepAsync(10.millis)
 
       await nodes[1].stop()
       await allFutures(wait)
@@ -115,20 +116,20 @@ suite "PubSub":
 
   test "basic FloodSub": 
     proc testBasicFloodSub(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-      var passed: bool
+      var passed: int
       proc handler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async, gcsafe.} = 
         check topic == "foobar"
-        passed = true
+        passed.inc()
 
-      var nodes: seq[Switch] = generateNodes(4)
+      var nodes: seq[Switch] = generateNodes(20)
       var awaitters: seq[Future[void]]
       for node in nodes:
         awaitters.add(await node.start())
         await node.subscribe("foobar", handler)
-        await sleepAsync(100.millis)
+        await sleepAsync(10.millis)
 
       await subscribeNodes(nodes)
-      await sleepAsync(500.millis)
+      await sleepAsync(50.millis)
 
       for node in nodes:
         await node.publish("foobar", cast[seq[byte]]("Hello!"))
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ suite "PubSub":
       await allFutures(nodes.mapIt(it.stop()))
       await allFutures(awaitters)
 
-      result = passed
+      result = passed == 20
 
     check:
       waitFor(testBasicFloodSub()) == true

tests/testsecio.nim

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-