plugeth/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go

// Package fetcher contains the block announcement based synchonisation.
package fetcher

import (
	"errors"
	"math"
	"math/rand"
	"time"

	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
	"gopkg.in/karalabe/cookiejar.v2/collections/prque"
)

const (
	arriveTimeout = 500 * time.Millisecond // Time allowance before an announced block is explicitly requested
	fetchTimeout  = 5 * time.Second        // Maximum alloted time to return an explicitly requested block
	maxQueueDist  = 256                    // Maximum allowed distance from the chain head to queue
)

var (
	errTerminated = errors.New("terminated")
)

// hashCheckFn is a callback type for verifying a hash's presence in the local chain.
type hashCheckFn func(common.Hash) bool

// blockRequesterFn is a callback type for sending a block retrieval request.
type blockRequesterFn func([]common.Hash) error

// blockImporterFn is a callback type for trying to inject a block into the local chain.
type blockImporterFn func(peer string, block *types.Block) error

// chainHeightFn is a callback type to retrieve the current chain height.
type chainHeightFn func() uint64

// announce is the hash notification of the availability of a new block in the
// network.
type announce struct {
	hash common.Hash // Hash of the block being announced
	time time.Time   // Timestamp of the announcement

	origin string           // Identifier of the peer originating the notification
	fetch  blockRequesterFn // Fetcher function to retrieve
}

// inject represents a schedules import operation.
type inject struct {
	origin string
	block  *types.Block
}

// Fetcher is responsible for accumulating block announcements from various peers
// and scheduling them for retrieval.
type Fetcher struct {
	// Various event channels
	notify chan *announce
	insert chan *inject
	filter chan chan []*types.Block
	quit   chan struct{}

	// Announce states
	announced map[common.Hash][]*announce // Announced blocks, scheduled for fetching
	fetching  map[common.Hash]*announce   // Announced blocks, currently fetching

	// Block cache
	queue  *prque.Prque             // Queue containing the import operations (block number sorted)
	queued map[common.Hash]struct{} // Presence set of already queued blocks (to dedup imports)

	// Callbacks
	hasBlock    hashCheckFn     // Checks if a block is present in the chain
	importBlock blockImporterFn // Injects a block from an origin peer into the chain
	chainHeight chainHeightFn   // Retrieves the current chain's height
}

// New creates a block fetcher to retrieve blocks based on hash announcements.
func New(hasBlock hashCheckFn, importBlock blockImporterFn, chainHeight chainHeightFn) *Fetcher {
	return &Fetcher{
		notify:      make(chan *announce),
		insert:      make(chan *inject),
		filter:      make(chan chan []*types.Block),
		quit:        make(chan struct{}),
		announced:   make(map[common.Hash][]*announce),
		fetching:    make(map[common.Hash]*announce),
		queue:       prque.New(),
		queued:      make(map[common.Hash]struct{}),
		hasBlock:    hasBlock,
		importBlock: importBlock,
		chainHeight: chainHeight,
	}
}

// Start boots up the announcement based synchoniser, accepting and processing
// hash notifications and block fetches until termination requested.
func (f *Fetcher) Start() {
	go f.loop()
}

// Stop terminates the announcement based synchroniser, canceling all pending
// operations.
func (f *Fetcher) Stop() {
	close(f.quit)
}

// Notify announces the fetcher of the potential availability of a new block in
// the network.
func (f *Fetcher) Notify(peer string, hash common.Hash, time time.Time, fetcher blockRequesterFn) error {
	block := &announce{
		hash:   hash,
		time:   time,
		origin: peer,
		fetch:  fetcher,
	}
	select {
	case f.notify <- block:
		return nil
	case <-f.quit:
		return errTerminated
	}
}

// Enqueue tries to fill gaps the the fetcher's future import queue.
func (f *Fetcher) Enqueue(peer string, block *types.Block) error {
	op := &inject{
		origin: peer,
		block:  block,
	}
	select {
	case f.insert <- op:
		return nil
	case <-f.quit:
		return errTerminated
	}
}

// Filter extracts all the blocks that were explicitly requested by the fetcher,
// returning those that should be handled differently.
func (f *Fetcher) Filter(blocks types.Blocks) types.Blocks {
	// Send the filter channel to the fetcher
	filter := make(chan []*types.Block)

	select {
	case f.filter <- filter:
	case <-f.quit:
		return nil
	}
	// Request the filtering of the block list
	select {
	case filter <- blocks:
	case <-f.quit:
		return nil
	}
	// Retrieve the blocks remaining after filtering
	select {
	case blocks := <-filter:
		return blocks
	case <-f.quit:
		return nil
	}
}

// Loop is the main fetcher loop, checking and processing various notification
// events.
func (f *Fetcher) loop() {
	// Iterate the block fetching until a quit is requested
	fetch := time.NewTimer(0)
	done := make(chan common.Hash)

	for {
		// Clean up any expired block fetches
		for hash, announce := range f.fetching {
			if time.Since(announce.time) > fetchTimeout {
				delete(f.announced, hash)
				delete(f.fetching, hash)
			}
		}
		// Import any queued blocks that could potentially fit
		height := f.chainHeight()
		for !f.queue.Empty() {
			// If too high up the chain, continue later
			op := f.queue.PopItem().(*inject)
			if number := op.block.NumberU64(); number > height+1 {
				f.queue.Push(op, -float32(op.block.NumberU64()))
				break
			}
			// Otherwise if not known yet, try and import
			hash := op.block.Hash()
			if f.hasBlock(hash) {
				continue
			}
			// Block may just fit, try to import it
			glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Peer %s: importing block #%d [%x]", op.origin, op.block.NumberU64(), hash.Bytes()[:4])
			go func() {
				defer func() { done <- hash }()

				if err := f.importBlock(op.origin, op.block); err != nil {
					glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("Peer %s: block #%d [%x] import failed: %v", op.origin, op.block.NumberU64(), hash.Bytes()[:4], err)
					return
				}
			}()
		}
		// Wait for an outside event to occur
		select {
		case <-f.quit:
			// Fetcher terminating, abort all operations
			return

		case notification := <-f.notify:
			// A block was announced, schedule if it's not yet downloading
			glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Peer %s: scheduling %x", notification.origin, notification.hash[:4])
			if _, ok := f.fetching[notification.hash]; ok {
				break
			}
			f.announced[notification.hash] = append(f.announced[notification.hash], notification)
			if len(f.announced) == 1 {
				f.reschedule(fetch)
			}

		case op := <-f.insert:
			// A direct block insertion was requested, try and fill any pending gaps
			f.enqueue(op.origin, op.block)

		case hash := <-done:
			// A pending import finished, remove all traces of the notification
			delete(f.announced, hash)
			delete(f.fetching, hash)
			delete(f.queued, hash)

		case <-fetch.C:
			// At least one block's timer ran out, check for needing retrieval
			request := make(map[string][]common.Hash)

			for hash, announces := range f.announced {
				if time.Since(announces[0].time) > arriveTimeout {
					announce := announces[rand.Intn(len(announces))]
					if !f.hasBlock(hash) {
						request[announce.origin] = append(request[announce.origin], hash)
						f.fetching[hash] = announce
					}
					delete(f.announced, hash)
				}
			}
			// Send out all block requests
			for peer, hashes := range request {
				glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Peer %s: explicitly fetching %d blocks", peer, len(hashes))
				go f.fetching[hashes[0]].fetch(hashes)
			}
			// Schedule the next fetch if blocks are still pending
			f.reschedule(fetch)

		case filter := <-f.filter:
			// Blocks arrived, extract any explicit fetches, return all else
			var blocks types.Blocks
			select {
			case blocks = <-filter:
			case <-f.quit:
				return
			}

			explicit, download := []*types.Block{}, []*types.Block{}
			for _, block := range blocks {
				hash := block.Hash()

				// Filter explicitly requested blocks from hash announcements
				if _, ok := f.fetching[hash]; ok {
					// Discard if already imported by other means
					if !f.hasBlock(hash) {
						explicit = append(explicit, block)
					} else {
						delete(f.fetching, hash)
					}
				} else {
					download = append(download, block)
				}
			}

			select {
			case filter <- download:
			case <-f.quit:
				return
			}
			// Schedule the retrieved blocks for ordered import
			for _, block := range explicit {
				if announce := f.fetching[block.Hash()]; announce != nil {
					f.enqueue(announce.origin, block)
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

// reschedule resets the specified fetch timer to the next announce timeout.
func (f *Fetcher) reschedule(fetch *time.Timer) {
	// Short circuit if no blocks are announced
	if len(f.announced) == 0 {
		return
	}
	// Otherwise find the earliest expiring announcement
	earliest := time.Now()
	for _, announces := range f.announced {
		if earliest.After(announces[0].time) {
			earliest = announces[0].time
		}
	}
	glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("Scheduling next fetch in %v", arriveTimeout-time.Since(earliest))
	fetch.Reset(arriveTimeout - time.Since(earliest))
}

// enqueue schedules a new future import operation, if the block to be imported
// has not yet been seen.
func (f *Fetcher) enqueue(peer string, block *types.Block) {
	hash := block.Hash()

	// Make sure the block isn't in some weird place
	if math.Abs(float64(f.chainHeight())-float64(block.NumberU64())) > maxQueueDist {
		glog.Infof("Peer %s: discarded block #%d [%x] too far from head", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash.Bytes()[:4])
		return
	}
	// Schedule the block for future importing
	if _, ok := f.queued[hash]; !ok {
		f.queued[hash] = struct{}{}
		f.queue.Push(&inject{origin: peer, block: block}, -float32(block.NumberU64()))

		if glog.V(logger.Detail) {
			glog.Infof("Peer %s: queued block #%d [%x], total %v", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash.Bytes()[:4], f.queue.Size())
		}
	}
}