Package convex.peer

Class ConnectionManager

java.lang.Object
convex.peer.ConnectionManager
public class ConnectionManager extends Object
Class for managing the outbound connections from a Peer Server. Outbound connections need special handling: - Should be trusted connections to known peers - Should be targets for broadcast of belief updates - Should be limited in number

  • Field Details

    • server

      protected final Server server

  • Constructor Details

    • ConnectionManager

      public ConnectionManager​(Server server)

  • Method Details

    • maintainConnections

      protected void maintainConnections()

    • setConnection

      public void setConnection​(AccountKey peerKey, Connection peerConnection)

    • closeConnection

      public void closeConnection​(AccountKey peerKey)
      Close and remove a connection
      Parameters:
      peerKey - Peer key linked to the connection to close and remove.

    • closeAllConnections

      public void closeAllConnections()
      Close all outgoing connections from this Peer

    • getConnections

      public HashMap<AccountKey,​Connection> getConnections()
      Gets the current set of outbound peer connections from this server
      Returns:
      Set of connections

    • isConnected

      public boolean isConnected​(AccountKey peerKey)
      Return true if a specified Peer is connected
      Parameters:
      peerKey - Public Key of Peer
      Returns:
      True if connected

    • getConnection

      public Connection getConnection​(AccountKey peerKey)
      Gets a connection based on the peers public key
      Parameters:
      peerKey - Public key of Peer
      Returns:
      Connection instance, or null if not found

    • getConnectionCount

      public int getConnectionCount()
      Returns the number of active connections
      Returns:
      Number of connections

    • getTrustedConnectionCount

      public int getTrustedConnectionCount()
      Returns the number of trusted connections
      Returns:
      Number of trusted connections

    • processChallenge

      public void processChallenge​(Message m, Peer thisPeer)

    • requestChallenge

      public void requestChallenge​(AccountKey toPeerKey, Connection connection, Peer thisPeer)
      Sends out a challenge to a connection that is not trusted.
      Parameters:
      toPeerKey - Peer key that we need to send the challenge too.
      connection - untrusted connection
      thisPeer - Source peer that the challenge is issued from

    • broadcast

      public void broadcast​(Message msg, boolean requireTrusted)
      Parameters:
      msg - Message to broadcast
      requireTrusted - If true, only broadcast to trusted peers

    • connectToPeer

      public Connection connectToPeer​(InetSocketAddress hostAddress)
      Connects explicitly to a Peer at the given host address
      Parameters:
      hostAddress - Address to connect to
      Returns:
      new Connection, or null if attempt fails

    • connectToPeerAsync

      public void connectToPeerAsync​(InetSocketAddress hostAddress)
      Schedules a request to connect to a Peer at the given host address
      Parameters:
      hostAddress - Address to connect to

    • start

      public void start()

    • close

      public void close()