ipfs mode enum; configuration

cmd/superNode.go

@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/ipfs"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/super_node"

pkg/super_node/config.go

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Ubiquitous fields
 	Chain    shared.ChainType
 	IPFSPath string
+	IPFSMode shared.IPFSMode
 	DB       *postgres.DB
 	DBConfig config.Database
 	Quit     chan bool
@@ -98,10 +99,16 @@ func NewSuperNodeConfig() (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	c.IPFSMode, err = shared.GetIPFSMode()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if c.IPFSMode == shared.LocalInterface || c.IPFSMode == shared.RemoteClient {
 		c.IPFSPath, err = shared.GetIPFSPath()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+	}
 
 	c.Sync = viper.GetBool("superNode.sync")
 	if c.Sync {

pkg/super_node/resync/config.go

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DB       *postgres.DB
 	DBConfig config.Database
 	IPFSPath string
+	IPFSMode shared.IPFSMode
 
 	HTTPClient  interface{}   // Note this client is expected to support the retrieval of the specified data type(s)
 	NodeInfo    core.Node     // Info for the associated node
@@ -92,10 +93,16 @@ func NewReSyncConfig() (*Config, error) {
 	c.ClearOldCache = viper.GetBool("resync.clearOldCache")
 	c.ResetValidation = viper.GetBool("resync.resetValidation")
 
+	c.IPFSMode, err = shared.GetIPFSMode()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if c.IPFSMode == shared.LocalInterface || c.IPFSMode == shared.RemoteClient {
 		c.IPFSPath, err = shared.GetIPFSPath()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+	}
 	resyncType := viper.GetString("resync.type")
 	c.ResyncType, err = shared.GenerateResyncTypeFromString(resyncType)
 	if err != nil {

pkg/super_node/shared/env.go

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 // Env variables
 const (
 	IPFS_PATH    = "IPFS_PATH"
+	IPFS_MODE    = "IPFS_MODE"
 	HTTP_TIMEOUT = "HTTP_TIMEOUT"
 
 	ETH_WS_PATH       = "ETH_WS_PATH"
@@ -82,6 +83,16 @@ func GetIPFSPath() (string, error) {
 	return ipfsPath, nil
 }
 
+// GetIPFSMode returns the ipfs mode of operation from the config or env variable
+func GetIPFSMode() (IPFSMode, error) {
+	viper.BindEnv("ipfs.mode", IPFS_MODE)
+	ipfsMode := viper.GetString("ipfs.mode")
+	if ipfsMode == "" {
+		return DirectPostgres, nil
+	}
+	return NewIPLFMode(ipfsMode)
+}
+
 // GetBtcNodeAndClient returns btc node info from path url
 func GetBtcNodeAndClient(path string) (core.Node, *rpcclient.ConnConfig) {
 	viper.BindEnv("bitcoin.nodeID", BTC_NODE_ID)

pkg/super_node/shared/functions.go

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ package shared
 import (
 	"bytes"
 
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/ipfs"
@@ -69,3 +72,10 @@ func HandleNullAddr(to common.Address) string {
 	}
 	return to.Hex()
 }
+
+// Rollback sql transaction and log any error
+func Rollback(tx *sqlx.Tx) {
+	if err := tx.Rollback(); err != nil {
+		logrus.Error(err)
+	}
+}

pkg/super_node/shared/ipfs_mode.go

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// VulcanizeDB
+// Copyright © 2019 Vulcanize
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package shared
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// IPFSMode enum for specifying how we want to interface and publish objects to IPFS
+type IPFSMode int
+
+const (
+	Unknown IPFSMode = iota
+	LocalInterface
+	RemoteClient
+	DirectPostgres
+)
+
+func (c IPFSMode) String() string {
+	switch c {
+	case LocalInterface:
+		return "Local"
+	case RemoteClient:
+		return "Remote"
+	case DirectPostgres:
+		return "Postgres"
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
+func NewIPLFMode(name string) (IPFSMode, error) {
+	switch strings.ToLower(name) {
+	case "local", "interface", "minimal":
+		return LocalInterface, nil
+	case "remote", "client":
+		return RemoteClient, nil
+	case "postgres", "direct":
+		return DirectPostgres, nil
+	default:
+		return Unknown, errors.New("invalid name for ipfs mode")
+	}
+}