nim-libp2p/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim

## Nim-LibP2P
## Copyright (c) 2019 Status Research & Development GmbH
## Licensed under either of
##  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
##  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
## at your option.
## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
## those terms.

import std/[hashes, options, strutils, tables]
import chronos, chronicles, nimcrypto/sha2, metrics
import rpc/[messages, message, protobuf],
       ../../peerid,
       ../../peerinfo,
       ../../stream/connection,
       ../../crypto/crypto,
       ../../protobuf/minprotobuf,
       ../../utility

logScope:
  topics = "pubsubpeer"

when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
  declareCounter(libp2p_pubsub_sent_messages, "number of messages sent", labels = ["id", "topic"])
  declareCounter(libp2p_pubsub_received_messages, "number of messages received", labels = ["id", "topic"])
  declareCounter(libp2p_pubsub_skipped_received_messages, "number of received skipped messages", labels = ["id"])
  declareCounter(libp2p_pubsub_skipped_sent_messages, "number of sent skipped messages", labels = ["id"])

type
  PubSubObserver* = ref object
    onRecv*: proc(peer: PubSubPeer; msgs: var RPCMsg) {.gcsafe, raises: [Defect].}
    onSend*: proc(peer: PubSubPeer; msgs: var RPCMsg) {.gcsafe, raises: [Defect].}

  GetConn* = proc(): Future[(Connection, RPCMsg)] {.gcsafe.}

  PubSubPeer* = ref object of RootObj
    getConn*: GetConn                   # callback to establish a new send connection
    codec*: string                      # the protocol that this peer joined from
    sendConn: Connection                # cached send connection
    connections*: seq[Connection]       # connections to this peer
    peerId*: PeerID
    handler*: RPCHandler
    observers*: ref seq[PubSubObserver] # ref as in smart_ptr
    dialLock: AsyncLock

  RPCHandler* = proc(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: RPCMsg): Future[void] {.gcsafe.}

func hash*(p: PubSubPeer): Hash =
  # int is either 32/64, so intptr basically, pubsubpeer is a ref
  cast[pointer](p).hash

func shortLog*(p: PubSubPeer): string =
  if p.isNil: "PubSubPeer(nil)"
  else: shortLog(p.peerId)
chronicles.formatIt(PubSubPeer): shortLog(it)

proc connected*(p: PubSubPeer): bool =
  not p.sendConn.isNil and not
    (p.sendConn.closed or p.sendConn.atEof)

proc recvObservers(p: PubSubPeer, msg: var RPCMsg) =
  # trigger hooks
  if not(isNil(p.observers)) and p.observers[].len > 0:
    for obs in p.observers[]:
      if not(isNil(obs)): # TODO: should never be nil, but...
        obs.onRecv(p, msg)

proc sendObservers(p: PubSubPeer, msg: var RPCMsg) =
  # trigger hooks
  if not(isNil(p.observers)) and p.observers[].len > 0:
    for obs in p.observers[]:
      if not(isNil(obs)): # TODO: should never be nil, but...
        obs.onSend(p, msg)

proc handle*(p: PubSubPeer, conn: Connection) {.async.} =

  debug "starting pubsub read loop",
    conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed
  try:
    try:
      while not conn.atEof:
        trace "waiting for data", conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed

        let data = await conn.readLp(64 * 1024)
        trace "read data from peer",
          conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed,
          data = data.shortLog

        var rmsg = decodeRpcMsg(data)
        if rmsg.isErr():
          notice "failed to decode msg from peer",
            conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed,
            err = rmsg.error()
          break

        trace "decoded msg from peer",
          conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed,
          msg = rmsg.get().shortLog
        # trigger hooks
        p.recvObservers(rmsg.get())

        when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
          for m in rmsg.get().messages:
            for t in m.topicIDs:
              # metrics
              libp2p_pubsub_received_messages.inc(labelValues = [$p.peerId, t])

        await p.handler(p, rmsg.get())
    finally:
      await conn.close()

      if p.sendConn == conn:
        p.sendConn = nil

  except CancelledError:
    # This is top-level procedure which will work as separate task, so it
    # do not need to propogate CancelledError.
    trace "Unexpected cancellation in PubSubPeer.handle"
  except CatchableError as exc:
    trace "Exception occurred in PubSubPeer.handle",
      conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed, exc = exc.msg
  finally:
    debug "exiting pubsub read loop",
      conn, peer = p, closed = conn.closed

proc getSendConn(p: PubSubPeer): Future[Connection] {.async.} =
  ## get a cached send connection or create a new one - will return nil if
  ## getting a new connection fails
  ##

  block: # check if there's an existing connection that can be reused
    let current = p.sendConn

    if not current.isNil:
      if not (current.closed() or current.atEof):
        # The existing send connection looks like it might work - reuse it
        trace "Reusing existing connection", current
        return current

      # Send connection is set but broken - get rid of it
      p.sendConn = nil

      # Careful, p.sendConn might change after here!
      await current.close() # TODO this might be unnecessary

  try:
    # Testing has demonstrated that when we perform concurrent meshsub dials
    # and later close one of them, other implementations such as rust-libp2p
    # become deaf to our messages (potentially due to the clean-up associated
    # with closing connections). To prevent this, we use a lock that ensures
    # that only a single dial will be performed for each peer and send the
    # subscription table every time we reconnect.
    #
    # Nevertheless, this approach is still quite problematic because the gossip
    # sends and their respective dials may be started from the mplex read loop.
    # This may cause the read loop to get stuck which ultimately results in a
    # deadlock when the other side tries to send us any other message that must
    # be routed through mplex (it will be stuck on `pushTo`). Such messages
    # naturally arise in the process of dialing itself.
    #
    # See https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/issues/337
    #
    # One possible long-term solution is to avoid "blocking" the mplex read
    # loop by making the gossip send non-blocking through the use of a queue.
    await p.dialLock.acquire()

    # Another concurrent dial may have populated p.sendConn
    if p.sendConn != nil:
      let current = p.sendConn
      if not (current.closed() or current.atEof):
        # The existing send connection looks like it might work - reuse it
        debug "Reusing existing connection", current
        return current
      else:
        p.sendConn = nil

    # Grab a new send connection
    let (newConn, handshake) = await p.getConn() # ...and here
    if newConn.isNil:
      return nil

    trace "Sending handshake", newConn, handshake = shortLog(handshake)
    await newConn.writeLp(encodeRpcMsg(handshake))

    trace "Caching new send connection", newConn
    p.sendConn = newConn
    # Start a read loop on the new connection.
    # All the errors are handled inside `handle()` procedure.
    asyncSpawn p.handle(newConn)
    return newConn
  finally:
    if p.dialLock.locked:
      p.dialLock.release()

proc connectImpl*(p: PubSubPeer) {.async.} =
  try:
    discard await getSendConn(p)
  except CatchableError as exc:
    debug "Could not connect to pubsub peer", err = exc.msg

proc connect*(p: PubSubPeer) =
  asyncCheck(connectImpl(p))

proc sendImpl(p: PubSubPeer, msg: RPCMsg) {.async.} =
  doAssert(not isNil(p), "pubsubpeer nil!")

  trace "sending msg to peer", peer = p, rpcMsg = shortLog(msg)

  # trigger send hooks
  var mm = msg # hooks can modify the message
  p.sendObservers(mm)

  let encoded = encodeRpcMsg(mm)
  if encoded.len <= 0:
    info "empty message, skipping"
    return

  var conn: Connection
  try:
    conn = await p.getSendConn()
    if conn == nil:
      trace "Couldn't get send connection, dropping message", peer = p
      return

    trace "sending encoded msgs to peer", conn, encoded = shortLog(encoded)
    await conn.writeLp(encoded)
    trace "sent pubsub message to remote", conn

    when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
      for x in mm.messages:
        for t in x.topicIDs:
          # metrics
          libp2p_pubsub_sent_messages.inc(labelValues = [$p.peerId, t])

  except CatchableError as exc:
    # Because we detach the send call from the currently executing task using
    # asyncCheck, no exceptions may leak out of it
    trace "Unable to send to remote", conn, exc = exc.msg
    # Next time sendConn is used, it will be have its close flag set and thus
    # will be recycled
    if not isNil(conn):
      await conn.close() # This will clean up the send connection

    if exc is CancelledError: # TODO not handled
      debug "Send cancelled", peer = p

    # We'll ask for a new send connection whenever possible
    if p.sendConn == conn:
      p.sendConn = nil

proc send*(p: PubSubPeer, msg: RPCMsg) =
  asyncCheck sendImpl(p, msg)

proc `$`*(p: PubSubPeer): string =
  $p.peerId

proc newPubSubPeer*(peerId: PeerID,
                    getConn: GetConn,
                    codec: string): PubSubPeer =
  new result
  result.getConn = getConn
  result.codec = codec
  result.peerId = peerId
  result.dialLock = newAsyncLock()