Module onionr.communicator

Onionr - Private P2P Communication

This file contains both the OnionrCommunicate class for communcating with peers and code to operate as a daemon, getting commands from the command queue database (see core.Core.daemonQueue)

'''
    Onionr - Private P2P Communication

    This file contains both the OnionrCommunicate class for communcating with peers
    and code to operate as a daemon, getting commands from the command queue database (see core.Core.daemonQueue)
'''
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'''
import sys, os, time
import config, logger
import onionrexceptions, onionrpeers
from onionrblocks import onionrblockapi as block
from onionrplugins import onionrevents as events
import onionrplugins as plugins
from . import onlinepeers, uploadqueue
from communicatorutils import servicecreator, onionrcommunicatortimers
from communicatorutils import downloadblocks, lookupblocks, lookupadders
from communicatorutils import servicecreator, connectnewpeers
from communicatorutils import uploadblocks
from communicatorutils import daemonqueuehandler, announcenode, deniableinserts
from communicatorutils import cooldownpeer, housekeeping, netcheck
from onionrutils import localcommand, epoch
from etc import humanreadabletime
import onionrservices, filepaths
from onionrblocks import storagecounter
from coredb import daemonqueue, dbfiles
from utils import gettransports
from netcontroller import NetController
OnionrCommunicatorTimers = onionrcommunicatortimers.OnionrCommunicatorTimers

config.reload()
class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
    def __init__(self, shared_state, developmentMode=config.get('general.dev_mode', False)):
        # configure logger and stuff
        self.config = config
        self.storage_counter = storagecounter.StorageCounter()
        self.isOnline = True # Assume we're connected to the internet
        self.shared_state = shared_state # TooManyObjects module

        # list of timer instances
        self.timers = []

        # initialize core with Tor socks port being 3rd argument
        self.proxyPort = shared_state.get(NetController).socksPort

        # Upload information, list of blocks to upload
        self.blocksToUpload = []
        self.upload_session_manager = self.shared_state.get(uploadblocks.sessionmanager.BlockUploadSessionManager)
        self.shared_state.share_object()

        # loop time.sleep delay in seconds
        self.delay = 1

        # lists of connected peers and peers we know we can't reach currently
        self.onlinePeers = []
        self.offlinePeers = []
        self.cooldownPeer = {}
        self.connectTimes = {}
        self.peerProfiles = [] # list of peer's profiles (onionrpeers.PeerProfile instances)
        self.newPeers = [] # Peers merged to us. Don't add to db until we know they're reachable
        self.announceProgress = {}
        self.announceCache = {}

        self.generating_blocks = []

        # amount of threads running by name, used to prevent too many
        self.threadCounts = {}

        # set true when shutdown command received
        self.shutdown = False

        # list of new blocks to download, added to when new block lists are fetched from peers
        self.blockQueue = {}

        # list of blocks currently downloading, avoid s
        self.currentDownloading = []

        # timestamp when the last online node was seen
        self.lastNodeSeen = None

        # Dict of time stamps for peer's block list lookup times, to avoid downloading full lists all the time
        self.dbTimestamps = {}

        # Clear the daemon queue for any dead messages
        if os.path.exists(dbfiles.daemon_queue_db):
            daemonqueue.clear_daemon_queue()

        # Loads in and starts the enabled plugins
        plugins.reload()

        # time app started running for info/statistics purposes
        self.startTime = epoch.get_epoch()

        uploadqueue.UploadQueue(self) # extends our upload list and saves our list when Onionr exits

        if developmentMode:
            OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.heartbeat, 30)

        # Set timers, function reference, seconds
        # requires_peer True means the timer function won't fire if we have no connected peers
        peerPoolTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, onlinepeers.get_online_peers, 60, max_threads=1, my_args=[self])
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.runCheck, 2, max_threads=1)

        # Timers to periodically lookup new blocks and download them
        lookup_blocks_timer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, lookupblocks.lookup_blocks_from_communicator, config.get('timers.lookupBlocks', 25), my_args=[self], requires_peer=True, max_threads=1)
        # The block download timer is accessed by the block lookup function to trigger faster download starts
        self.download_blocks_timer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.getBlocks, config.get('timers.getBlocks', 10), requires_peer=True, max_threads=5)

        # Timer to reset the longest offline peer so contact can be attempted again
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, onlinepeers.clear_offline_peer, 58, my_args=[self])

        # Timer to cleanup old blocks
        blockCleanupTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, housekeeping.clean_old_blocks, 20, my_args=[self])

        # Timer to discover new peers
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, lookupadders.lookup_new_peer_transports_with_communicator, 60, requires_peer=True, my_args=[self], max_threads=2)

        # Timer for adjusting which peers we actively communicate to at any given time, to avoid over-using peers
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, cooldownpeer.cooldown_peer, 30, my_args=[self], requires_peer=True)

        # Timer to read the upload queue and upload the entries to peers
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, uploadblocks.upload_blocks_from_communicator, 5, my_args=[self], requires_peer=True, max_threads=1)

        # Timer to process the daemon command queue
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, daemonqueuehandler.handle_daemon_commands, 6, my_args=[self], max_threads=3)

        # Setup direct connections
        if config.get('general.socket_servers', False):
            self.services = onionrservices.OnionrServices()
            self.active_services = []
            self.service_greenlets = []
            OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, servicecreator.service_creator, 5, max_threads=50, my_args=[self])
        else:
            self.services = None
        
        # {peer_pubkey: ephemeral_address}, the address to reach them
        self.direct_connection_clients = {}
        
        # This timer creates deniable blocks, in an attempt to further obfuscate block insertion metadata
        if config.get('general.insert_deniable_blocks', True):
            deniableBlockTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, deniableinserts.insert_deniable_block, 180, my_args=[self], requires_peer=True, max_threads=1)
            deniableBlockTimer.count = (deniableBlockTimer.frequency - 175)

        # Timer to check for connectivity, through Tor to various high-profile onion services
        netCheckTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, netcheck.net_check, 500, my_args=[self], max_threads=1)

        # Announce the public API server transport address to other nodes if security level allows
        if config.get('general.security_level', 1) == 0 and config.get('general.announce_node', True):
            # Default to high security level incase config breaks
            announceTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, announcenode.announce_node, 3600, my_args=[self], requires_peer=True, max_threads=1)
            announceTimer.count = (announceTimer.frequency - 120)
        else:
            logger.debug('Will not announce node.')
        
        # Timer to delete malfunctioning or long-dead peers
        cleanupTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.peerCleanup, 300, requires_peer=True)

        # Timer to cleanup dead ephemeral forward secrecy keys 
        forwardSecrecyTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, housekeeping.clean_keys, 15, my_args=[self], max_threads=1)

        # Adjust initial timer triggers
        peerPoolTimer.count = (peerPoolTimer.frequency - 1)
        cleanupTimer.count = (cleanupTimer.frequency - 60)
        blockCleanupTimer.count = (blockCleanupTimer.frequency - 2)
        lookup_blocks_timer = (lookup_blocks_timer.frequency - 2)

        shared_state.add(self)

        # Main daemon loop, mainly for calling timers, don't do any complex operations here to avoid locking
        try:
            while not self.shutdown:
                for i in self.timers:
                    if self.shutdown:
                        break
                    i.processTimer()
                time.sleep(self.delay)
                # Debug to print out used FDs (regular and net)
                #proc = psutil.Process()
                #print(proc.open_files(), len(psutil.net_connections()))
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            self.shutdown = True
            pass

        logger.info('Goodbye. (Onionr is cleaning up, and will exit)', terminal=True)
        try:
            self.service_greenlets
        except AttributeError:
            pass
        else:
            for server in self.service_greenlets:
                server.stop()
        localcommand.local_command('shutdown') # shutdown the api
        try:
            time.sleep(0.5)
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            pass

    def getBlocks(self):
        '''download new blocks in queue'''
        downloadblocks.download_blocks_from_communicator(self)

    def decrementThreadCount(self, threadName):
        '''Decrement amount of a thread name if more than zero, called when a function meant to be run in a thread ends'''
        try:
            if self.threadCounts[threadName] > 0:
                self.threadCounts[threadName] -= 1
        except KeyError:
            pass

    def connectNewPeer(self, peer='', useBootstrap=False):
        '''Adds a new random online peer to self.onlinePeers'''
        connectnewpeers.connect_new_peer_to_communicator(self, peer, useBootstrap)

    def peerCleanup(self):
        '''This just calls onionrpeers.cleanupPeers, which removes dead or bad peers (offline too long, too slow)'''
        onionrpeers.peer_cleanup()
        self.decrementThreadCount('peerCleanup')

    def getPeerProfileInstance(self, peer):
        '''Gets a peer profile instance from the list of profiles, by address name'''
        for i in self.peerProfiles:
            # if the peer's profile is already loaded, return that
            if i.address == peer:
                retData = i
                break
        else:
            # if the peer's profile is not loaded, return a new one. connectNewPeer also adds it to the list on connect
            retData = onionrpeers.PeerProfiles(peer)
            self.peerProfiles.append(retData)
        return retData

    def getUptime(self):
        return epoch.get_epoch() - self.startTime

    def heartbeat(self):
        '''Show a heartbeat debug message'''
        logger.debug('Heartbeat. Node running for %s.' % humanreadabletime.human_readable_time(self.getUptime()))
        self.decrementThreadCount('heartbeat')

    def runCheck(self):
        if run_file_exists(self):
            logger.debug('Status check; looks good.')

        self.decrementThreadCount('runCheck')

def startCommunicator(shared_state):
    OnionrCommunicatorDaemon(shared_state)

def run_file_exists(daemon):
    if os.path.isfile(filepaths.run_check_file):
        os.remove(filepaths.run_check_file)
        return True
    return False

Sub-modules

onionr.communicator.bootstrappeers

Onionr - Private P2P Communication …

onionr.communicator.onlinepeers

onionr.communicator.peeraction

Onionr - Private P2P Communication …

onionr.communicator.uploadqueue

Onionr - Private P2P Communication …

Functions

def run_file_exists(daemon)

Source code

def run_file_exists(daemon):
    if os.path.isfile(filepaths.run_check_file):
        os.remove(filepaths.run_check_file)
        return True
    return False

def startCommunicator(shared_state)

Source code

def startCommunicator(shared_state):
    OnionrCommunicatorDaemon(shared_state)

Classes

class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon (shared_state, developmentMode=True)

Source code

class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
    def __init__(self, shared_state, developmentMode=config.get('general.dev_mode', False)):
        # configure logger and stuff
        self.config = config
        self.storage_counter = storagecounter.StorageCounter()
        self.isOnline = True # Assume we're connected to the internet
        self.shared_state = shared_state # TooManyObjects module

        # list of timer instances
        self.timers = []

        # initialize core with Tor socks port being 3rd argument
        self.proxyPort = shared_state.get(NetController).socksPort

        # Upload information, list of blocks to upload
        self.blocksToUpload = []
        self.upload_session_manager = self.shared_state.get(uploadblocks.sessionmanager.BlockUploadSessionManager)
        self.shared_state.share_object()

        # loop time.sleep delay in seconds
        self.delay = 1

        # lists of connected peers and peers we know we can't reach currently
        self.onlinePeers = []
        self.offlinePeers = []
        self.cooldownPeer = {}
        self.connectTimes = {}
        self.peerProfiles = [] # list of peer's profiles (onionrpeers.PeerProfile instances)
        self.newPeers = [] # Peers merged to us. Don't add to db until we know they're reachable
        self.announceProgress = {}
        self.announceCache = {}

        self.generating_blocks = []

        # amount of threads running by name, used to prevent too many
        self.threadCounts = {}

        # set true when shutdown command received
        self.shutdown = False

        # list of new blocks to download, added to when new block lists are fetched from peers
        self.blockQueue = {}

        # list of blocks currently downloading, avoid s
        self.currentDownloading = []

        # timestamp when the last online node was seen
        self.lastNodeSeen = None

        # Dict of time stamps for peer's block list lookup times, to avoid downloading full lists all the time
        self.dbTimestamps = {}

        # Clear the daemon queue for any dead messages
        if os.path.exists(dbfiles.daemon_queue_db):
            daemonqueue.clear_daemon_queue()

        # Loads in and starts the enabled plugins
        plugins.reload()

        # time app started running for info/statistics purposes
        self.startTime = epoch.get_epoch()

        uploadqueue.UploadQueue(self) # extends our upload list and saves our list when Onionr exits

        if developmentMode:
            OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.heartbeat, 30)

        # Set timers, function reference, seconds
        # requires_peer True means the timer function won't fire if we have no connected peers
        peerPoolTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, onlinepeers.get_online_peers, 60, max_threads=1, my_args=[self])
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.runCheck, 2, max_threads=1)

        # Timers to periodically lookup new blocks and download them
        lookup_blocks_timer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, lookupblocks.lookup_blocks_from_communicator, config.get('timers.lookupBlocks', 25), my_args=[self], requires_peer=True, max_threads=1)
        # The block download timer is accessed by the block lookup function to trigger faster download starts
        self.download_blocks_timer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.getBlocks, config.get('timers.getBlocks', 10), requires_peer=True, max_threads=5)

        # Timer to reset the longest offline peer so contact can be attempted again
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, onlinepeers.clear_offline_peer, 58, my_args=[self])

        # Timer to cleanup old blocks
        blockCleanupTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, housekeeping.clean_old_blocks, 20, my_args=[self])

        # Timer to discover new peers
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, lookupadders.lookup_new_peer_transports_with_communicator, 60, requires_peer=True, my_args=[self], max_threads=2)

        # Timer for adjusting which peers we actively communicate to at any given time, to avoid over-using peers
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, cooldownpeer.cooldown_peer, 30, my_args=[self], requires_peer=True)

        # Timer to read the upload queue and upload the entries to peers
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, uploadblocks.upload_blocks_from_communicator, 5, my_args=[self], requires_peer=True, max_threads=1)

        # Timer to process the daemon command queue
        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, daemonqueuehandler.handle_daemon_commands, 6, my_args=[self], max_threads=3)

        # Setup direct connections
        if config.get('general.socket_servers', False):
            self.services = onionrservices.OnionrServices()
            self.active_services = []
            self.service_greenlets = []
            OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, servicecreator.service_creator, 5, max_threads=50, my_args=[self])
        else:
            self.services = None
        
        # {peer_pubkey: ephemeral_address}, the address to reach them
        self.direct_connection_clients = {}
        
        # This timer creates deniable blocks, in an attempt to further obfuscate block insertion metadata
        if config.get('general.insert_deniable_blocks', True):
            deniableBlockTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, deniableinserts.insert_deniable_block, 180, my_args=[self], requires_peer=True, max_threads=1)
            deniableBlockTimer.count = (deniableBlockTimer.frequency - 175)

        # Timer to check for connectivity, through Tor to various high-profile onion services
        netCheckTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, netcheck.net_check, 500, my_args=[self], max_threads=1)

        # Announce the public API server transport address to other nodes if security level allows
        if config.get('general.security_level', 1) == 0 and config.get('general.announce_node', True):
            # Default to high security level incase config breaks
            announceTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, announcenode.announce_node, 3600, my_args=[self], requires_peer=True, max_threads=1)
            announceTimer.count = (announceTimer.frequency - 120)
        else:
            logger.debug('Will not announce node.')
        
        # Timer to delete malfunctioning or long-dead peers
        cleanupTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.peerCleanup, 300, requires_peer=True)

        # Timer to cleanup dead ephemeral forward secrecy keys 
        forwardSecrecyTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, housekeeping.clean_keys, 15, my_args=[self], max_threads=1)

        # Adjust initial timer triggers
        peerPoolTimer.count = (peerPoolTimer.frequency - 1)
        cleanupTimer.count = (cleanupTimer.frequency - 60)
        blockCleanupTimer.count = (blockCleanupTimer.frequency - 2)
        lookup_blocks_timer = (lookup_blocks_timer.frequency - 2)

        shared_state.add(self)

        # Main daemon loop, mainly for calling timers, don't do any complex operations here to avoid locking
        try:
            while not self.shutdown:
                for i in self.timers:
                    if self.shutdown:
                        break
                    i.processTimer()
                time.sleep(self.delay)
                # Debug to print out used FDs (regular and net)
                #proc = psutil.Process()
                #print(proc.open_files(), len(psutil.net_connections()))
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            self.shutdown = True
            pass

        logger.info('Goodbye. (Onionr is cleaning up, and will exit)', terminal=True)
        try:
            self.service_greenlets
        except AttributeError:
            pass
        else:
            for server in self.service_greenlets:
                server.stop()
        localcommand.local_command('shutdown') # shutdown the api
        try:
            time.sleep(0.5)
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            pass

    def getBlocks(self):
        '''download new blocks in queue'''
        downloadblocks.download_blocks_from_communicator(self)

    def decrementThreadCount(self, threadName):
        '''Decrement amount of a thread name if more than zero, called when a function meant to be run in a thread ends'''
        try:
            if self.threadCounts[threadName] > 0:
                self.threadCounts[threadName] -= 1
        except KeyError:
            pass

    def connectNewPeer(self, peer='', useBootstrap=False):
        '''Adds a new random online peer to self.onlinePeers'''
        connectnewpeers.connect_new_peer_to_communicator(self, peer, useBootstrap)

    def peerCleanup(self):
        '''This just calls onionrpeers.cleanupPeers, which removes dead or bad peers (offline too long, too slow)'''
        onionrpeers.peer_cleanup()
        self.decrementThreadCount('peerCleanup')

    def getPeerProfileInstance(self, peer):
        '''Gets a peer profile instance from the list of profiles, by address name'''
        for i in self.peerProfiles:
            # if the peer's profile is already loaded, return that
            if i.address == peer:
                retData = i
                break
        else:
            # if the peer's profile is not loaded, return a new one. connectNewPeer also adds it to the list on connect
            retData = onionrpeers.PeerProfiles(peer)
            self.peerProfiles.append(retData)
        return retData

    def getUptime(self):
        return epoch.get_epoch() - self.startTime

    def heartbeat(self):
        '''Show a heartbeat debug message'''
        logger.debug('Heartbeat. Node running for %s.' % humanreadabletime.human_readable_time(self.getUptime()))
        self.decrementThreadCount('heartbeat')

    def runCheck(self):
        if run_file_exists(self):
            logger.debug('Status check; looks good.')

        self.decrementThreadCount('runCheck')

Methods

def connectNewPeer(self, peer='', useBootstrap=False)

Adds a new random online peer to self.onlinePeers

Source code

def connectNewPeer(self, peer='', useBootstrap=False):
    '''Adds a new random online peer to self.onlinePeers'''
    connectnewpeers.connect_new_peer_to_communicator(self, peer, useBootstrap)

def decrementThreadCount(self, threadName)

Decrement amount of a thread name if more than zero, called when a function meant to be run in a thread ends

Source code

def decrementThreadCount(self, threadName):
    '''Decrement amount of a thread name if more than zero, called when a function meant to be run in a thread ends'''
    try:
        if self.threadCounts[threadName] > 0:
            self.threadCounts[threadName] -= 1
    except KeyError:
        pass

def getBlocks(self)

download new blocks in queue

Source code

def getBlocks(self):
    '''download new blocks in queue'''
    downloadblocks.download_blocks_from_communicator(self)

def getPeerProfileInstance(self, peer)

Gets a peer profile instance from the list of profiles, by address name

Source code

def getPeerProfileInstance(self, peer):
    '''Gets a peer profile instance from the list of profiles, by address name'''
    for i in self.peerProfiles:
        # if the peer's profile is already loaded, return that
        if i.address == peer:
            retData = i
            break
    else:
        # if the peer's profile is not loaded, return a new one. connectNewPeer also adds it to the list on connect
        retData = onionrpeers.PeerProfiles(peer)
        self.peerProfiles.append(retData)
    return retData

def getUptime(self)

Source code

def getUptime(self):
    return epoch.get_epoch() - self.startTime

def heartbeat(self)

Show a heartbeat debug message

Source code

def heartbeat(self):
    '''Show a heartbeat debug message'''
    logger.debug('Heartbeat. Node running for %s.' % humanreadabletime.human_readable_time(self.getUptime()))
    self.decrementThreadCount('heartbeat')

def peerCleanup(self)

This just calls onionrpeers.cleanupPeers, which removes dead or bad peers (offline too long, too slow)

Source code

def peerCleanup(self):
    '''This just calls onionrpeers.cleanupPeers, which removes dead or bad peers (offline too long, too slow)'''
    onionrpeers.peer_cleanup()
    self.decrementThreadCount('peerCleanup')

def runCheck(self)

Source code

def runCheck(self):
    if run_file_exists(self):
        logger.debug('Status check; looks good.')

    self.decrementThreadCount('runCheck')