Reticulum/Examples/Echo.py

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# This RNS example demonstrates a simple client/server   #
# echo utility. A client can send an echo request to the #
# server, and the server will respond by proving receipt #
# of the packet.                                         #
##########################################################

import argparse
import RNS

# Let's define an app name. We'll use this for all
# destinations we create. Since this echo example
# is part of a range of example utilities, we'll put
# them all within the app namespace "example_utilities"
APP_NAME = "example_utilities"


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#### Server Part #########################################
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# This initialisation is executed when the users chooses
# to run as a server
def server(configpath):
    # We must first initialise Reticulum
    reticulum = RNS.Reticulum(configpath)
    
    # Randomly create a new identity for our echo server
    server_identity = RNS.Identity()

    # We create a destination that clients can query. We want
    # to be able to verify echo replies to our clients, so we
    # create a "single" destination that can receive encrypted
    # messages. This way the client can send a request and be
    # certain that no-one else than this destination was able
    # to read it. 
    echo_destination = RNS.Destination(server_identity, RNS.Destination.IN, RNS.Destination.SINGLE, APP_NAME, "echo", "request")

    # We configure the destination to automatically prove all
    # packets adressed to it. By doing this, RNS will automatically
    # generate a proof for each incoming packet and transmit it
    # back to the sender of that packet.
    echo_destination.set_proof_strategy(RNS.Destination.PROVE_ALL)
    
    # Tell the destination which function in our program to
    # run when a packet is received. We do this so we can
    # print a log message when the server receives a request
    echo_destination.packet_callback(server_callback)

    # Everything's ready!
    # Let's Wait for client requests or user input
    announceLoop(echo_destination)


def announceLoop(destination):
    # Let the user know that everything is ready
    RNS.log("Echo server "+RNS.prettyhexrep(destination.hash)+" running, hit enter to manually send an announce (Ctrl-C to quit)")

    # We enter a loop that runs until the users exits.
    # If the user hits enter, we will announce our server
    # destination on the network, which will let clients
    # know how to create messages directed towards it.
    while True:
        entered = input()
        destination.announce()
        RNS.log("Sent announce from "+RNS.prettyhexrep(destination.hash))


def server_callback(message, packet):
    # Tell the user that we received an echo request, and
    # that we are going to send a reply to the requester.
    # Sending the proof is handled automatically, since we
    # set up the destination to prove all incoming packets.
    RNS.log("Received packet from echo client, proof sent")


##########################################################
#### Client Part #########################################
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# This initialisation is executed when the users chooses
# to run as a client
def client(destination_hexhash, configpath, timeout=None):
    # We need a binary representation of the destination
    # hash that was entered on the command line
    try:
        if len(destination_hexhash) != 20:
            raise ValueError("Destination length is invalid, must be 20 hexadecimal characters (10 bytes)")
        destination_hash = bytes.fromhex(destination_hexhash)
    except:
        RNS.log("Invalid destination entered. Check your input!\n")
        exit()

    # We must first initialise Reticulum
    reticulum = RNS.Reticulum(configpath)

    # We override the loglevel to provide feedback when
    # an announce is received
    if RNS.loglevel < RNS.LOG_INFO:
        RNS.loglevel = RNS.LOG_INFO

    # Tell the user that the client is ready!
    RNS.log("Echo client ready, hit enter to send echo request to "+destination_hexhash+" (Ctrl-C to quit)")

    # We enter a loop that runs until the user exits.
    # If the user hits enter, we will try to send an
    # echo request to the destination specified on the
    # command line.
    while True:
        input()
        
        # Let's first check if RNS knows a path to the destination.
        # If it does, we'll load the server identity and create a packet
        if RNS.Transport.has_path(destination_hash):

            # To address the server, we need to know it's public
            # key, so we check if Reticulum knows this destination.
            # This is done by calling the "recall" method of the
            # Identity module. If the destination is known, it will
            # return an Identity instance that can be used in
            # outgoing destinations.
            server_identity = RNS.Identity.recall(destination_hash)

            # We got the correct identity instance from the
            # recall method, so let's create an outgoing
            # destination. We use the naming convention:
            # example_utilities.echo.request
            # This matches the naming we specified in the
            # server part of the code.
            request_destination = RNS.Destination(server_identity, RNS.Destination.OUT, RNS.Destination.SINGLE, APP_NAME, "echo", "request")

            # The destination is ready, so let's create a packet.
            # We set the destination to the request_destination
            # that was just created, and the only data we add
            # is a random hash.
            echo_request = RNS.Packet(request_destination, RNS.Identity.get_random_hash())

            # Send the packet! If the packet is successfully
            # sent, it will return a PacketReceipt instance.
            packet_receipt = echo_request.send()

            # If the user specified a timeout, we set this
            # timeout on the packet receipt, and configure
            # a callback function, that will get called if
            # the packet times out.
            if timeout != None:
                packet_receipt.set_timeout(timeout)
                packet_receipt.timeout_callback(packet_timed_out)

            # We can then set a delivery callback on the receipt.
            # This will get automatically called when a proof for
            # this specific packet is received from the destination.
            packet_receipt.delivery_callback(packet_delivered)

            # Tell the user that the echo request was sent
            RNS.log("Sent echo request to "+RNS.prettyhexrep(request_destination.hash))
        else:
            # If we do not know this destination, tell the
            # user to wait for an announce to arrive.
            RNS.log("Destination is not yet known. Requesting path...")
            RNS.Transport.requestPath(destination_hash)

# This function is called when our reply destination
# receives a proof packet.
def packet_delivered(receipt):
    if receipt.status == RNS.PacketReceipt.DELIVERED:
        rtt = receipt.rtt()
        if (rtt >= 1):
            rtt = round(rtt, 3)
            rttstring = str(rtt)+" seconds"
        else:
            rtt = round(rtt*1000, 3)
            rttstring = str(rtt)+" milliseconds"

        RNS.log("Valid reply received from "+RNS.prettyhexrep(receipt.destination.hash)+", round-trip time is "+rttstring)

# This function is called if a packet times out.
def packet_timed_out(receipt):
    if receipt.status == RNS.PacketReceipt.FAILED:
        RNS.log("Packet "+RNS.prettyhexrep(receipt.hash)+" timed out")


##########################################################
#### Program Startup #####################################
##########################################################

# This part of the program gets run at startup,
# and parses input from the user, and then starts
# the desired program mode.
if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Simple echo server and client utility")
        parser.add_argument("-s", "--server", action="store_true", help="wait for incoming packets from clients")
        parser.add_argument("-t", "--timeout", action="store", metavar="s", default=None, help="set a reply timeout in seconds", type=float)
        parser.add_argument("--config", action="store", default=None, help="path to alternative Reticulum config directory", type=str)
        parser.add_argument("destination", nargs="?", default=None, help="hexadecimal hash of the server destination", type=str)
        args = parser.parse_args()

        if args.server:
            configarg=None
            if args.config:
                configarg = args.config
            server(configarg)
        else:
            if args.config:
                configarg = args.config
            else:
                configarg = None

            if args.timeout:
                timeoutarg = float(args.timeout)
            else:
                timeoutarg = None

            if (args.destination == None):
                print("")
                parser.print_help()
                print("")
            else:
                client(args.destination, configarg, timeout=timeoutarg)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        print("")
        exit()