ckb-network 1.2.0

ckb network module
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mod connection_request;
mod connection_request_delivered;
mod connection_sync;

pub(crate) use connection_request::ConnectionRequestProcess;
pub(crate) use connection_request_delivered::ConnectionRequestDeliveredProcess;
pub(crate) use connection_sync::ConnectionSyncProcess;

use std::{
    net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
    time::Duration,
};

use ckb_logger::debug;
use ckb_systemtime::Instant;
use ckb_types::{packed, prelude::*};
use p2p::{multiaddr::Multiaddr, runtime, utils::multiaddr_to_socketaddr};
use tokio::net::{TcpSocket, TcpStream};

use crate::{PeerId, protocols::hole_punching::MAX_HOPS};

// Attempt to establish a TCP connection with NAT traversal
//
// Why is random jitter time added in NAT traversal?
//
// 1. Prevents synchronization problems
//    - Without jitter, both parties might always send connection requests simultaneously
//    - When requests collide rather than complement each other, connection establishment fails
//
// 2. Avoids NAT filtering
//    - NAT devices often restrict or block perfectly regular connection attempts
//    - Random intervals make connection attempts appear more natural, avoiding detection
//    - Helps bypass NAT devices that might interpret regular patterns as scanning or attacks
//
// 3. Compensates for network uncertainties
//    - Real networks have inherent variations in packet delivery times
//    - System scheduling and network congestion create unpredictable delays
//    - Jitter accounts for these natural timing variations
//
// 4. Increases connection success probability
//    - Different system clocks and startup times can cause connection attempts to miss each other
//    - Random jitter expands the time window when connection attempts might overlap
//    - This "window expansion" strategy improves connection success rates
//
// 5. Breaks repetitive failure patterns
//    - If a specific timing pattern causes connection failure
//    - Using the same fixed interval would repeat the same failure
//    - Randomness helps break out of these failure modes
pub(crate) async fn try_nat_traversal(
    bind_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
    addr: Multiaddr,
) -> Result<(TcpStream, Multiaddr), std::io::Error> {
    let net_addr = match multiaddr_to_socketaddr(&addr) {
        Some(addr) => addr,
        None => {
            debug!("Failed to convert multiaddr to socketaddr");
            return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput.into());
        }
    };

    // Use a fixed interval but add a small amount of randomness
    let base_retry_interval = Duration::from_millis(200);

    // total time
    let timeout_duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
    let start_time = Instant::now();
    let mut retry_count = 0u32;
    while start_time.elapsed() < timeout_duration {
        retry_count += 1;

        // Add a small amount of random jitter (±25ms) to avoid conflicts
        // caused by continuous precise synchronization
        let jitter = Duration::from_millis(rand::random::<u64>() % 50);
        let actual_interval = if rand::random::<bool>() {
            base_retry_interval + jitter
        } else {
            base_retry_interval.saturating_sub(jitter)
        };

        let socket = create_socket(bind_addr, net_addr)?;

        match runtime::timeout(
            std::time::Duration::from_millis(200),
            socket.connect(net_addr),
        )
        .await
        {
            Ok(Ok(stream)) => {
                // try get the stored error in the underlying socket
                // if the socket is not connected, it will return an error
                if let Err(err) = check_connection(&stream) {
                    debug!("Failed to connect to NAT(base check): {}", err);
                }
                return Ok((stream, addr));
            }
            Err(err) => {
                debug!("Failed to connect to NAT(timeout): {}", err);
            }
            Ok(Err(err)) => {
                if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::AddrNotAvailable {
                    return Err(err);
                }
                debug!(
                    "Failed to connect to NAT(other error): {}, {}",
                    err.kind(),
                    err
                );
            }
        }
        runtime::delay_for(actual_interval).await;
    }

    debug!("Failed to connect to NAT after {} retries", retry_count);
    Err(std::io::ErrorKind::TimedOut.into())
}

fn create_socket(
    bind_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
    target_addr: SocketAddr,
) -> Result<TcpSocket, std::io::Error> {
    let socket = match bind_addr {
        Some(listen_addr) => match (listen_addr.ip(), target_addr.ip()) {
            (IpAddr::V4(_), IpAddr::V4(_)) => {
                let socket = TcpSocket::new_v4()?;
                socket.set_reuseaddr(true)?;
                #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "solaris"), not(target_os = "illumos")))]
                socket.set_reuseport(true)?;
                socket.bind(listen_addr)?;
                socket
            }
            (IpAddr::V6(_), IpAddr::V6(_)) => {
                let socket = TcpSocket::new_v6()?;
                socket.set_reuseaddr(true)?;
                #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "solaris"), not(target_os = "illumos")))]
                socket.set_reuseport(true)?;
                socket.bind(listen_addr)?;
                socket
            }
            (IpAddr::V4(_), IpAddr::V6(_)) => TcpSocket::new_v6()?,
            (IpAddr::V6(_), IpAddr::V4(_)) => TcpSocket::new_v4()?,
        },
        None => match target_addr.ip() {
            IpAddr::V4(_) => TcpSocket::new_v4()?,
            IpAddr::V6(_) => TcpSocket::new_v6()?,
        },
    };
    Ok(socket)
}

fn check_connection(stream: &TcpStream) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
    match stream.take_error() {
        Ok(Some(err)) => Err(err),
        Ok(None) => Ok(()),
        Err(err) => Err(err),
    }
}

pub(crate) fn init_request(
    from: &PeerId,
    to: &PeerId,
    listen_addrs: packed::AddressVec,
) -> packed::ConnectionRequest {
    packed::ConnectionRequest::new_builder()
        .from(from.as_bytes())
        .to(to.as_bytes())
        .max_hops(MAX_HOPS)
        .listen_addrs(listen_addrs)
        .build()
}

pub(crate) fn forward_request(
    request: packed::ConnectionRequestReader<'_>,
    current_id: &PeerId,
) -> packed::ConnectionRequest {
    let max_hops: u8 = request.max_hops().into();
    let message = request.to_entity();
    let new_route = message
        .route()
        .as_builder()
        .push(current_id.as_bytes())
        .build();
    message
        .as_builder()
        .max_hops(max_hops.saturating_sub(1))
        .route(new_route)
        .build()
}

pub(crate) fn init_delivered(
    request: packed::ConnectionRequestReader<'_>,
    listen_addrs: packed::AddressVec,
) -> packed::ConnectionRequestDelivered {
    let route = request.route();
    let message = request.to_entity();
    let new_route = packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
        .extend(
            message
                .route()
                .into_iter()
                .take(route.len().saturating_sub(1)),
        )
        .build();
    let sync_route = packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
        .extend(
            message
                .route()
                .into_iter()
                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                .into_iter()
                .rev()
                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
        )
        .build();
    packed::ConnectionRequestDelivered::new_builder()
        .from(message.from())
        .to(message.to())
        .route(new_route)
        .sync_route(sync_route)
        .listen_addrs(listen_addrs)
        .build()
}

pub(crate) fn forward_delivered(
    delivered: packed::ConnectionRequestDeliveredReader<'_>,
) -> packed::ConnectionRequestDelivered {
    let route = delivered.route();
    let message = delivered.to_entity();
    let new_route = if route.is_empty() {
        packed::BytesVec::new_builder().build()
    } else {
        packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
            .extend(
                message
                    .route()
                    .into_iter()
                    .take(route.len().saturating_sub(1)),
            )
            .build()
    };
    message.as_builder().route(new_route).build()
}

pub(crate) fn init_sync(
    delivered: packed::ConnectionRequestDeliveredReader<'_>,
) -> packed::ConnectionSync {
    let sync_route = delivered.sync_route();
    let message = delivered.to_entity();
    let new_route = packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
        .extend(
            message
                .sync_route()
                .into_iter()
                .take(sync_route.len().saturating_sub(1)),
        )
        .build();
    packed::ConnectionSync::new_builder()
        .from(message.from())
        .to(message.to())
        .route(new_route)
        .build()
}

pub(crate) fn forward_sync(sync: packed::ConnectionSyncReader<'_>) -> packed::ConnectionSync {
    let route = sync.route();
    let message = sync.to_entity();
    let new_route = if route.is_empty() {
        packed::BytesVec::new_builder().build()
    } else {
        packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
            .extend(
                message
                    .route()
                    .into_iter()
                    .take(route.len().saturating_sub(1)),
            )
            .build()
    };
    message.as_builder().route(new_route).build()
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
    use super::*;
    use crate::protocols::hole_punching::MAX_HOPS;
    use ckb_types::packed;

    #[test]
    fn test_route() {
        // Simulate the entire message flow from from to to, passing through forward_a, forward_b.
        let from = PeerId::random();
        let to = PeerId::random();
        let forward_a = PeerId::random();
        let forward_b = PeerId::random();

        // empty listen addrs
        let listen_addrs = packed::AddressVec::new_builder().build();

        let init_request = init_request(&from, &to, listen_addrs.clone());

        assert_eq!(init_request.from(), from.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(init_request.to(), to.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(init_request.max_hops(), MAX_HOPS.into());
        // from is not in the route
        assert_eq!(
            init_request.route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder().build().as_bytes()
        );

        // in forward_a
        let forward_request_a = forward_request(init_request.as_reader(), &forward_a);
        assert_eq!(forward_request_a.from(), from.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(forward_request_a.to(), to.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(forward_request_a.max_hops(), (MAX_HOPS - 1).into());
        // forward_a is in the route
        assert_eq!(
            forward_request_a.route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
                .push(forward_a.as_bytes())
                .build()
                .as_bytes()
        );

        // in forward_b
        let forward_request_b = forward_request(forward_request_a.as_reader(), &forward_b);
        assert_eq!(forward_request_b.from(), from.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(forward_request_b.to(), to.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(forward_request_b.max_hops(), (MAX_HOPS - 2).into());
        // forward_b is in the route
        assert_eq!(
            forward_request_b.route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
                .push(forward_a.as_bytes())
                .push(forward_b.as_bytes())
                .build()
                .as_bytes()
        );

        // in to
        let init_delivered = init_delivered(forward_request_b.as_reader(), listen_addrs);
        assert_eq!(init_delivered.from(), from.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(init_delivered.to(), to.as_bytes().into());
        // forward_b is not in the route
        assert_eq!(
            init_delivered.route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
                .push(forward_a.as_bytes())
                .build()
                .as_bytes()
        );
        // sync route is forward_b <- forward_a
        assert_eq!(
            init_delivered.sync_route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
                .push(forward_b.as_bytes())
                .push(forward_a.as_bytes())
                .build()
                .as_bytes()
        );

        // now we can start to send back the delivered message to the from

        // in forward_b
        assert_eq!(
            init_delivered
                .as_reader()
                .route()
                .iter()
                .last()
                .unwrap()
                .as_slice(),
            Into::<packed::Bytes>::into(forward_a.as_bytes()).as_slice()
        );
        let forward_delivered_b = forward_delivered(init_delivered.as_reader());
        assert_eq!(forward_delivered_b.from(), from.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(forward_delivered_b.to(), to.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(
            forward_delivered_b.route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder().build().as_bytes()
        );
        assert_eq!(
            forward_delivered_b.sync_route().as_bytes(),
            init_delivered.sync_route().as_bytes()
        );

        // in forward_a
        assert!(
            forward_delivered_b
                .as_reader()
                .route()
                .iter()
                .last()
                .is_none()
        );
        let forward_delivered_a = forward_delivered(forward_delivered_b.as_reader());
        assert_eq!(forward_delivered_a.from(), from.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(forward_delivered_a.to(), to.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(
            forward_delivered_a.route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder().build().as_bytes()
        );
        assert_eq!(
            forward_delivered_a.sync_route().as_bytes(),
            init_delivered.sync_route().as_bytes()
        );

        // in from
        assert!(
            forward_delivered_a
                .as_reader()
                .route()
                .iter()
                .last()
                .is_none()
        );
        let init_sync = init_sync(forward_delivered_a.as_reader());
        assert_eq!(init_sync.from(), from.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(init_sync.to(), to.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(
            init_sync.route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder()
                .push(forward_b.as_bytes())
                .build()
                .as_bytes()
        );

        // now we can start to send back the sync message to the to

        // in forward_a
        assert_eq!(
            init_sync
                .as_reader()
                .route()
                .iter()
                .last()
                .unwrap()
                .as_slice(),
            Into::<packed::Bytes>::into(forward_b.as_bytes()).as_slice()
        );
        let forward_sync_a = forward_sync(init_sync.as_reader());
        assert_eq!(forward_sync_a.from(), from.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(forward_sync_a.to(), to.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(
            forward_sync_a.route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder().build().as_bytes()
        );

        // in forward_b
        assert!(forward_sync_a.as_reader().route().iter().last().is_none());
        let forward_sync_b = forward_sync(forward_sync_a.as_reader());
        assert_eq!(forward_sync_b.from(), from.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(forward_sync_b.to(), to.as_bytes().into());
        assert_eq!(
            forward_sync_b.route().as_bytes(),
            packed::BytesVec::new_builder().build().as_bytes()
        );

        // in to
        assert!(forward_sync_b.as_reader().route().iter().last().is_none());
    }
}