# Module `src.communicatorutils.cooldownpeer`

Onionr - Private P2P Communication

Select a random online peer in a communicator instance and have them "cool down"

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    '''
        Onionr - Private P2P Communication

        Select a random online peer in a communicator instance and have them "cool down"
    '''
    '''
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        it under the terms of the GNU 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 General Public License for more details.

        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
        along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
    '''
    from onionrutils import epoch
    from communicator import onlinepeers
    def cooldown_peer(comm_inst):
        '''Randomly add an online peer to cooldown, so we can connect a new one'''
        config = comm_inst.config
        onlinePeerAmount = len(comm_inst.onlinePeers)
        minTime = 300
        cooldownTime = 600
        toCool = ''
        tempConnectTimes = dict(comm_inst.connectTimes)

        # Remove peers from cooldown that have been there long enough
        tempCooldown = dict(comm_inst.cooldownPeer)
        for peer in tempCooldown:
            if (epoch.get_epoch() - tempCooldown[peer]) >= cooldownTime:
                del comm_inst.cooldownPeer[peer]

        # Cool down a peer, if we have max connections alive for long enough
        if onlinePeerAmount >= config.get('peers.max_connect', 10, save = True):
            finding = True

            while finding:
                try:
                    toCool = min(tempConnectTimes, key=tempConnectTimes.get)
                    if (epoch.get_epoch() - tempConnectTimes[toCool]) < minTime:
                        del tempConnectTimes[toCool]
                    else:
                        finding = False
                except ValueError:
                    break
            else:
                onlinepeers.remove_online_peer(comm_inst, toCool)
                comm_inst.cooldownPeer[toCool] = epoch.get_epoch()

        comm_inst.decrementThreadCount('cooldown_peer')

## Functions

`def cooldown_peer(comm_inst)`

  Randomly add an online peer to cooldown, so we can connect a new one

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      def cooldown_peer(comm_inst):
          '''Randomly add an online peer to cooldown, so we can connect a new one'''
          config = comm_inst.config
          onlinePeerAmount = len(comm_inst.onlinePeers)
          minTime = 300
          cooldownTime = 600
          toCool = ''
          tempConnectTimes = dict(comm_inst.connectTimes)

          # Remove peers from cooldown that have been there long enough
          tempCooldown = dict(comm_inst.cooldownPeer)
          for peer in tempCooldown:
              if (epoch.get_epoch() - tempCooldown[peer]) >= cooldownTime:
                  del comm_inst.cooldownPeer[peer]

          # Cool down a peer, if we have max connections alive for long enough
          if onlinePeerAmount >= config.get('peers.max_connect', 10, save = True):
              finding = True

              while finding:
                  try:
                      toCool = min(tempConnectTimes, key=tempConnectTimes.get)
                      if (epoch.get_epoch() - tempConnectTimes[toCool]) < minTime:
                          del tempConnectTimes[toCool]
                      else:
                          finding = False
                  except ValueError:
                      break
              else:
                  onlinepeers.remove_online_peer(comm_inst, toCool)
                  comm_inst.cooldownPeer[toCool] = epoch.get_epoch()

          comm_inst.decrementThreadCount('cooldown_peer')