lbcd/connmgr
Olaoluwa Osuntokun e8f63bc295
connmgr: switch to using net.Addr interface throughout for addresses
This commit modifies the `ConnManager` to use the `net.Add` interface
through the package instead of a plain string to represent and
manipulate addresses. This change makes the package much more general as
users of the package can possibly utilize custom implementations of the
`net.Addr` interface to establish connections.

More precisely, the `ConnReq` struct has been modified to use a net.Addr
instance explicitly, and the `DialFunc` type has also been modified to
take a `net.Addr` directly. This latter change gives functions that
adhere to the `DialFunc` type more flexibility as to exactly how the
connection is established.

Additionally, the `connmgr.Config.GetNewAddress` configuration option
now directly returns a `net.Addr. This change allows the `connmgr` to be
decoupled from all DNS queries which allows callers to preferentially
select more secure methods like performing DNS lookups over a Tor proxy.
2016-11-10 11:22:36 -08:00
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connmanager.go connmgr: switch to using net.Addr interface throughout for addresses 2016-11-10 11:22:36 -08:00
connmanager_test.go connmgr: switch to using net.Addr interface throughout for addresses 2016-11-10 11:22:36 -08:00
doc.go connmgr: Refactor connection management into pkg 2016-10-22 01:11:57 -05:00
dynamicbanscore.go connmgr: unexport the DynamicBanScore mutex. 2016-11-01 14:53:15 -05:00
dynamicbanscore_test.go connmgr: Refactor connection management into pkg 2016-10-22 01:11:57 -05:00
log.go connmgr: Refactor connection management into pkg 2016-10-22 01:11:57 -05:00
README.md connmgr: Refactor connection management into pkg 2016-10-22 01:11:57 -05:00
seed.go chaincfg: Introduce new type DNSSeed 2016-10-23 15:59:15 -05:00
tor.go connmgr: Refactor connection management into pkg 2016-10-22 01:11:57 -05:00

connmgr

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Package connmgr implements a generic Bitcoin network connection manager.

Overview

Connection Manager handles all the general connection concerns such as maintaining a set number of outbound connections, sourcing peers, banning, limiting max connections, tor lookup, etc.

The package provides a generic connection manager which is able to accept connection requests from a source or a set of given addresses, dial them and notify the caller on connections. The main intended use is to initialize a pool of active connections and maintain them to remain connected to the P2P network.

In addition the connection manager provides the following utilities:

  • Notifications on connections or disconnections
  • Handle failures and retry new addresses from the source
  • Connect only to specified addresses
  • Permanent connections with increasing backoff retry timers
  • Disconnect or Remove an established connection

Installation and Updating

$ go get -u github.com/btcsuite/btcd/connmgr

License

Package connmgr is licensed under the copyfree ISC License.