Some attempt at exchanging session metadata over the wire (broken)

src/yggdrasil/admin.go

@@ -470,7 +470,9 @@ func (a *admin) getData_getSelf() *admin_nodeInfo {
 		{"ip", a.core.GetAddress().String()},
 		{"subnet", a.core.GetSubnet().String()},
 		{"coords", fmt.Sprint(coords)},
-		{"friendly_name", a.core.friendlyName},
+		{"name", a.core.metadata.name},
+		{"location", a.core.metadata.location},
+		{"contact", a.core.metadata.contact},
 	}
 	return &self
 }
@@ -494,7 +496,6 @@ func (a *admin) getData_getPeers() []admin_nodeInfo {
 			{"bytes_sent", atomic.LoadUint64(&p.bytesSent)},
 			{"bytes_recvd", atomic.LoadUint64(&p.bytesRecvd)},
 			{"endpoint", p.endpoint},
-			{"friendly_name", p.friendlyName},
 		}
 		peerInfos = append(peerInfos, info)
 	}
@@ -520,7 +521,6 @@ func (a *admin) getData_getSwitchPeers() []admin_nodeInfo {
 			{"bytes_sent", atomic.LoadUint64(&peer.bytesSent)},
 			{"bytes_recvd", atomic.LoadUint64(&peer.bytesRecvd)},
 			{"endpoint", peer.endpoint},
-			{"friendly_name", peer.friendlyName},
 		}
 		peerInfos = append(peerInfos, info)
 	}

src/yggdrasil/config/config.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package config
 
 // NodeConfig defines all configuration values needed to run a signle yggdrasil node
 type NodeConfig struct {
-	FriendlyName                string              `comment:"Friendly name for this node. It is visible to direct peers."`
+	Metadata                    Metadata            `comment:"Optional node metadata. Entirely optional but visible to all\npeers and nodes with open sessions."`
 	Listen                      string              `comment:"Listen address for peer connections. Default is to listen for all\nTCP connections over IPv4 and IPv6 with a random port."`
 	AdminListen                 string              `comment:"Listen address for admin connections Default is to listen for local\nconnections either on TCP/9001 or a UNIX socket depending on your\nplatform. Use this value for yggdrasilctl -endpoint=X."`
 	Peers                       []string            `comment:"List of connection strings for static peers in URI format, i.e.\ntcp://a.b.c.d:e or socks://a.b.c.d:e/f.g.h.i:j."`
@@ -35,3 +35,9 @@ type SessionFirewall struct {
 	WhitelistEncryptionPublicKeys []string `comment:"List of public keys from which network traffic is always accepted,\nregardless of AllowFromDirect or AllowFromRemote."`
 	BlacklistEncryptionPublicKeys []string `comment:"List of public keys from which network traffic is always rejected,\nregardless of the whitelist, AllowFromDirect or AllowFromRemote."`
 }
+
+type Metadata struct {
+	Name     string
+	Location string
+	Contact  string
+}

src/yggdrasil/core.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Core struct {
 	boxPriv     boxPrivKey
 	sigPub      sigPubKey
 	sigPriv     sigPrivKey
-	friendlyName string
+	metadata    metadata
 	switchTable switchTable
 	peers       peers
 	sigs        sigManager
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (c *Core) init(bpub *boxPubKey,
 	bpriv *boxPrivKey,
 	spub *sigPubKey,
 	spriv *sigPrivKey,
-	friendlyname string) {
+	metadata metadata) {
 	// TODO separate init and start functions
 	//  Init sets up structs
 	//  Start launches goroutines that depend on structs being set up
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (c *Core) init(bpub *boxPubKey,
 	}
 	c.boxPub, c.boxPriv = *bpub, *bpriv
 	c.sigPub, c.sigPriv = *spub, *spriv
-	c.friendlyName = friendlyname
+	c.metadata = metadata
 	c.admin.core = c
 	c.sigs.init()
 	c.searches.init(c)
@@ -65,11 +65,8 @@ func (c *Core) init(bpub *boxPubKey,
 }
 
 // Gets the friendly name of this node, as specified in the NodeConfig.
-func (c *Core) GetFriendlyName() string {
+func (c *Core) GetMeta() metadata {
-	if c.friendlyName == "" {
+	return c.metadata
-		return "(none)"
-	}
-	return c.friendlyName
 }
 
 // Starts up Yggdrasil using the provided NodeConfig, and outputs debug logging
@@ -105,7 +102,13 @@ func (c *Core) Start(nc *config.NodeConfig, log *log.Logger) error {
 	copy(sigPub[:], sigPubHex)
 	copy(sigPriv[:], sigPrivHex)
 
-	c.init(&boxPub, &boxPriv, &sigPub, &sigPriv, nc.FriendlyName)
+	meta := metadata{
+		name:     nc.Metadata.Name,
+		location: nc.Metadata.Location,
+		contact:  nc.Metadata.Contact,
+	}
+
+	c.init(&boxPub, &boxPriv, &sigPub, &sigPriv, meta)
 	c.admin.init(c, nc.AdminListen)
 
 	if err := c.tcp.init(c, nc.Listen, nc.ReadTimeout); err != nil {

src/yggdrasil/metadata.go

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package yggdrasil
+
+type metadata struct {
+	name     string
+	location string
+	contact  string
+}

src/yggdrasil/peer.go

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ type peer struct {
 	shared     boxSharedKey
 	linkShared boxSharedKey
 	endpoint   string
-	friendlyName string
+	metadata   metadata
 	firstSeen  time.Time       // To track uptime for getPeers
 	linkOut    (chan []byte)   // used for protocol traffic (to bypass queues)
 	doSend     (chan struct{}) // tell the linkLoop to send a switchMsg
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ type peer struct {
 }
 
 // Creates a new peer with the specified box, sig, and linkShared keys, using the lowest unocupied port number.
-func (ps *peers) newPeer(box *boxPubKey, sig *sigPubKey, linkShared *boxSharedKey, endpoint string, friendlyname string) *peer {
+func (ps *peers) newPeer(box *boxPubKey, sig *sigPubKey, linkShared *boxSharedKey, endpoint string, metadata metadata) *peer {
 	now := time.Now()
 	p := peer{box: *box,
 		sig:        *sig,
 		shared:     *getSharedKey(&ps.core.boxPriv, box),
 		linkShared: *linkShared,
 		endpoint:   endpoint,
-		friendlyName: friendlyname,
+		metadata:   metadata,
 		firstSeen:  now,
 		doSend:     make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		core:       ps.core}

src/yggdrasil/router.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (r *router) init(core *Core) {
 	r.core = core
 	r.addr = *address_addrForNodeID(&r.core.dht.nodeID)
 	in := make(chan []byte, 32) // TODO something better than this...
-	p := r.core.peers.newPeer(&r.core.boxPub, &r.core.sigPub, &boxSharedKey{}, "(self)", r.core.GetFriendlyName())
+	p := r.core.peers.newPeer(&r.core.boxPub, &r.core.sigPub, &boxSharedKey{}, "(self)", r.core.metadata)
 	p.out = func(packet []byte) {
 		// This is to make very sure it never blocks
 		select {
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ func (r *router) handleProto(packet []byte) {
 		r.handlePing(bs, &p.FromKey)
 	case wire_SessionPong:
 		r.handlePong(bs, &p.FromKey)
+	case wire_SessionMetaRequest:
+		fallthrough
+	case wire_SessionMetaResponse:
+		r.handleMeta(bs, &p.FromKey)
 	case wire_DHTLookupRequest:
 		r.handleDHTReq(bs, &p.FromKey)
 	case wire_DHTLookupResponse:
@@ -368,6 +372,17 @@ func (r *router) handleDHTRes(bs []byte, fromKey *boxPubKey) {
 	r.core.dht.handleRes(&res)
 }
 
+// Decodes meta request
+func (r *router) handleMeta(bs []byte, fromKey *boxPubKey) {
+	req := sessionMeta{}
+	if !req.decode(bs) {
+		return
+	}
+	req.SendPermPub = *fromKey
+	r.core.log.Printf("handleMeta: %+v\n", req)
+	r.core.sessions.handleMeta(&req)
+}
+
 // Passed a function to call.
 // This will send the function to r.admin and block until it finishes.
 // It's used by the admin socket to ask the router mainLoop goroutine about information in the session or dht structs, which cannot be read safely from outside that goroutine.

src/yggdrasil/session.go

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ type sessionInfo struct {
 	myHandle      handle
 	theirNonce    boxNonce
 	myNonce       boxNonce
+	metaReqTime   time.Time
+	metaResTime   time.Time
+	theirMetadata metadata
 	theirMTU      uint16
 	myMTU         uint16
 	wasMTUFixed   bool      // Was the MTU fixed by a receive error?
@@ -54,6 +57,13 @@ type sessionPing struct {
 	MTU         uint16
 }
 
+// Represents a session metadata packet.
+type sessionMeta struct {
+	SendPermPub boxPubKey // Sender's permanent key
+	IsResponse  bool
+	Metadata    metadata
+}
+
 // Updates session info in response to a ping, after checking that the ping is OK.
 // Returns true if the session was updated, or false otherwise.
 func (s *sessionInfo) update(p *sessionPing) bool {
@@ -431,6 +441,66 @@ func (ss *sessions) handlePing(ping *sessionPing) {
 		bs, sinfo.packet = sinfo.packet, nil
 		ss.core.router.sendPacket(bs)
 	}
+	if time.Since(sinfo.metaResTime).Minutes() > 15 {
+		if time.Since(sinfo.metaReqTime).Minutes() > 1 {
+			ss.sendMeta(sinfo, false)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (ss *sessions) sendMeta(sinfo *sessionInfo, isResponse bool) {
+	meta := sessionMeta{
+		IsResponse: isResponse,
+		Metadata: metadata{
+			name:     "some.name.com", //[]byte(ss.core.friendlyName)[0:len(ss.core.friendlyName):32],
+			location: "Some Place",
+			contact:  "someone@somewhere.com",
+		},
+	}
+	bs := meta.encode()
+	shared := ss.getSharedKey(&ss.core.boxPriv, &sinfo.theirPermPub)
+	payload, nonce := boxSeal(shared, bs, nil)
+	p := wire_protoTrafficPacket{
+		Coords:  sinfo.coords,
+		ToKey:   sinfo.theirPermPub,
+		FromKey: ss.core.boxPub,
+		Nonce:   *nonce,
+		Payload: payload,
+	}
+	packet := p.encode()
+	ss.core.router.out(packet)
+	if isResponse {
+		ss.core.log.Println("Sent meta response to", sinfo.theirAddr)
+	} else {
+		ss.core.log.Println("Sent meta request to", sinfo.theirAddr)
+		sinfo.metaReqTime = time.Now()
+	}
+}
+
+// Handles a meta request/response.
+func (ss *sessions) handleMeta(meta *sessionMeta) {
+	// Get the corresponding session (or create a new session)
+	sinfo, isIn := ss.getByTheirPerm(&meta.SendPermPub)
+	// Check the session firewall
+	if !isIn && ss.sessionFirewallEnabled {
+		if !ss.isSessionAllowed(&meta.SendPermPub, false) {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if !isIn || sinfo.timedout() {
+		return
+	}
+	if meta.IsResponse {
+		ss.core.log.Println("Received meta response", string(meta.Metadata.name), "from", sinfo.theirAddr)
+		sinfo.theirMetadata = meta.Metadata
+		sinfo.metaResTime = time.Now()
+		ss.core.log.Println("- name:", meta.Metadata.name)
+		ss.core.log.Println("- contact:", meta.Metadata.contact)
+		ss.core.log.Println("- location:", meta.Metadata.location)
+	} else {
+		ss.core.log.Println("Received meta request", string(meta.Metadata.name), "from", sinfo.theirAddr)
+		ss.sendMeta(sinfo, true)
+	}
 }
 
 // Used to subtract one nonce from another, staying in the range +- 64.

src/yggdrasil/tcp.go

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (iface *tcpInterface) handler(sock net.Conn, incoming bool) {
 	}()
 	// Note that multiple connections to the same node are allowed
 	//  E.g. over different interfaces
-	p := iface.core.peers.newPeer(&info.box, &info.sig, getSharedKey(myLinkPriv, &meta.link), sock.RemoteAddr().String(), "(none)")
+	p := iface.core.peers.newPeer(&info.box, &info.sig, getSharedKey(myLinkPriv, &meta.link), sock.RemoteAddr().String(), metadata{})
 	p.linkOut = make(chan []byte, 1)
 	in := func(bs []byte) {
 		p.handlePacket(bs)

src/yggdrasil/wire.go

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const (
 	wire_SessionPong                // inside protocol traffic header
 	wire_DHTLookupRequest           // inside protocol traffic header
 	wire_DHTLookupResponse          // inside protocol traffic header
+	wire_SessionMetaRequest         // inside protocol traffic header
+	wire_SessionMetaResponse        // inside protocol traffic header
 )
 
 // Calls wire_put_uint64 on a nil slice.
@@ -353,6 +355,48 @@ func (p *sessionPing) decode(bs []byte) bool {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+// Encodes a sessionPing into its wire format.
+func (p *sessionMeta) encode() []byte {
+	var pTypeVal uint64
+	if p.IsResponse {
+		pTypeVal = wire_SessionMetaResponse
+	} else {
+		pTypeVal = wire_SessionMetaRequest
+	}
+	bs := wire_encode_uint64(pTypeVal)
+	if p.IsResponse {
+		bs = append(bs, p.Metadata.name...)
+		bs = append(bs, p.Metadata.location...)
+		bs = append(bs, p.Metadata.contact...)
+	}
+	return bs
+}
+
+// Decodes an encoded sessionPing into the struct, returning true if successful.
+func (p *sessionMeta) decode(bs []byte) bool {
+	var pType uint64
+	switch {
+	case !wire_chop_uint64(&pType, &bs):
+		return false
+	case pType != wire_SessionMetaRequest && pType != wire_SessionMetaResponse:
+		return false
+	}
+	p.IsResponse = pType == wire_SessionMetaResponse
+	if p.IsResponse {
+		switch {
+		case !wire_chop_slice([]byte(p.Metadata.name), &bs):
+			return false
+		case !wire_chop_slice([]byte(p.Metadata.location), &bs):
+			return false
+		case !wire_chop_slice([]byte(p.Metadata.contact), &bs):
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 // Encodes a dhtReq into its wire format.
 func (r *dhtReq) encode() []byte {
 	coords := wire_encode_coords(r.Coords)