DNSClient.hpp

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// TODO: React to timeouts from DNS server by switching to a backup
// TODO: Use TTL from DNS record instead of fixed constant
// TODO: If the DNS resolution load is high, it would make sense to put
//       multiple requests in the same DNS packet
// TODO: Retransmissions could also be grouped into the same DNS packets
// TODO: The locks held in DNSClient are fairly coarse and could be broken up

#ifndef CAT_DNS_CLIENT_HPP
#define CAT_DNS_CLIENT_HPP

#include <cat/net/ThreadPoolSockets.hpp>
#include <cat/threads/Thread.hpp>
#include <cat/threads/WaitableFlag.hpp>
#include <cat/crypt/rand/Fortuna.hpp>
#include <cat/port/FastDelegate.h>

namespace cat {


static const int HOSTNAME_MAXLEN = 63; // Max characters in a hostname request
static const int DNSREQ_TIMEOUT = 3000; // DNS request timeout interval
static const int DNSREQ_REPOST_TIME = 300; // Number of milliseconds between retries
static const int DNSREQ_MAX_SIMUL = 2048; // Maximum number of simultaneous DNS requests
static const int DNSCACHE_MAX_REQS = 8; // Maximum number of requests to cache
static const int DNSCACHE_MAX_RESP = 8; // Maximum number of responses to cache
static const int DNSCACHE_TIMEOUT = 60000; // Time until a cached response is dropped

// Prototype: bool MyResultCallback(const char *, const NetAddr*, int);
typedef fastdelegate::FastDelegate3<const char *, const NetAddr*, int, bool> DNSResultCallback;



struct DNSCallback
{
    DNSCallback *next;

    DNSResultCallback cb;
    ThreadRefObject *ref;
};

struct DNSRequest
{
    DNSRequest *last, *next;

    u32 first_post_time; // Timestamp for first post, for timeout
    u32 last_post_time; // Timestamp for last post, for retries and cache

    // Our copy of the hostname string
    char hostname[HOSTNAME_MAXLEN+1];
    u16 id; // Random request ID
    DNSCallback callback_head;

    // For caching purposes
    NetAddr responses[DNSCACHE_MAX_RESP];
    int num_responses;
};



class DNSClient : Thread, public UDPEndpoint, public Singleton<DNSClient>
{
    static const int TICK_RATE = 200; // milliseconds
    static const int DNS_THREAD_KILL_TIMEOUT = 10000; // 10 seconds

    CAT_SINGLETON(DNSClient)
        : UDPEndpoint(REFOBJ_PRIO_0+5)
    {
        _server_addr.Invalidate();
        _dns_unavailable = true;

        _cache_head = _cache_tail = 0;
        _cache_size = 0;

        _request_head = _request_tail = 0;
        _request_queue_size = 0;
    }

public:
    virtual ~DNSClient();

    /*
        In your startup code, call Initialize() and check the return value.
        In your shutdown code, call Shutdown().  This will delete the DNSClient object.
    */
    bool Initialize();
    void Shutdown();

    /*
        If hostname is numeric or in the cache, the callback function will be invoked
        immediately from the requesting thread, rather than from another thread.

        First attempts numerical resolve of hostname, then queries the DNS server.

        Hostname string length limited to HOSTNAME_MAXLEN characters.
        Caches the most recent DNSCACHE_MAX_REQS requests.
        Returns up to DNSCACHE_MAX_RESP addresses per resolve request.
        Performs DNS lookup on a cached request after DNSCACHE_TIMEOUT.
        Gives up on DNS lookup after DNSREQ_TIMEOUT.

        If holdRef is valid, the reference will be held until the callback completes.

        If no results were found, array_length == 0.
        If the callback returns false, the result will not be entered into the cache.

        The resolved addresses may need to be promoted to IPv6.

        If Resolve() returns false, no callback will be generated.
    */
    bool Resolve(const char *hostname, DNSResultCallback, ThreadRefObject *holdRef = 0);

private:
    NetAddr _server_addr;
    volatile bool _dns_unavailable;
    FortunaOutput *_csprng;

private:
    Mutex _request_lock;
    DNSRequest *_request_head;
    DNSRequest *_request_tail;
    int _request_queue_size;

    bool GetUnusedID(u16 &id); // not thread-safe, caller must lock
    bool IsValidHostname(const char *hostname);
    DNSRequest *PullRequest(u16 id); // not thread-safe, caller must lock

private:
    Mutex _cache_lock;
    DNSRequest *_cache_head;
    DNSRequest *_cache_tail;
    int _cache_size;

    // These functions do not lock, caller must lock:
    void CacheAdd(DNSRequest *req); // Assumes not already in cache
    DNSRequest *CacheGet(const char *hostname); // Case-insensitive
    void CacheKill(DNSRequest *req); // Assumes already in cache

private:
    bool GetServerAddr();
    bool BindToRandomPort(bool ignoreUnreachable);
    bool PostDNSPacket(DNSRequest *req, u32 now);
    bool PerformLookup(DNSRequest *req); // not thread-safe, caller must lock

protected:
    virtual void OnRead(ThreadPoolLocalStorage *tls, const NetAddr &src, u8 *data, u32 bytes);
    virtual void OnClose();
    virtual void OnUnreachable(const NetAddr &src);

protected:
    void ProcessDNSResponse(DNSRequest *req, int qdcount, int ancount, u8 *data, u32 bytes);
    void NotifyRequesters(DNSRequest *req);

private:
    WaitableFlag _kill_flag;

    bool ThreadFunction(void *param);
};


} // namespace cat

#endif // CAT_DNS_CLIENT_HPP