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       1             : // Copyright (c) 2012-2021  Made to Order Software Corp.  All Rights Reserved
       2             : //
       3             : // https://snapwebsites.org/project/eventdispatcher
       4             : // contact@m2osw.com
       5             : //
       6             : // This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
       7             : // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
       8             : // the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
       9             : // (at your option) any later version.
      10             : //
      11             : // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
      12             : // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
      13             : // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
      14             : // GNU General Public License for more details.
      15             : //
      16             : // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
      17             : // along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
      18             : // Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
      19             : 
      20             : /** \file
      21             :  * \brief Event dispatch class.
      22             :  *
      23             :  * Class used to handle events.
      24             :  */
      25             : 
      26             : // to get the POLLRDHUP definition
      27             : #ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
      28             : #define _GNU_SOURCE
      29             : #endif
      30             : 
      31             : 
      32             : // self
      33             : //
      34             : #include    "eventdispatcher/tcp_server.h"
      35             : 
      36             : #include    "eventdispatcher/exception.h"
      37             : 
      38             : 
      39             : // snaplogger lib
      40             : //
      41             : #include    <snaplogger/message.h>
      42             : 
      43             : 
      44             : // snapdev lib
      45             : //
      46             : #include    <snapdev/not_reached.h>
      47             : 
      48             : 
      49             : // C++ lib
      50             : //
      51             : #include    <cstring>
      52             : 
      53             : 
      54             : // C lib
      55             : //
      56             : #include    <poll.h>
      57             : 
      58             : 
      59             : // last include
      60             : //
      61             : #include    <snapdev/poison.h>
      62             : 
      63             : 
      64             : 
      65             : namespace ed
      66             : {
      67             : 
      68             : 
      69             : 
      70             : /** \brief Initialize the server and start listening for connections.
      71             :  *
      72             :  * The server constructor creates a socket, binds it, and then listen to it.
      73             :  *
      74             :  * By default the server accepts a maximum of \p max_connections (set to
      75             :  * 0 or less to get the default tcp_server::MAX_CONNECTIONS) in its waiting queue.
      76             :  * If you use the server and expect a low connection rate, you may want to
      77             :  * reduce the count to 5. Although some very busy servers use larger numbers.
      78             :  * This value gets clamped to a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 1,000.
      79             :  *
      80             :  * Note that the maximum number of connections is actually limited to
      81             :  * /proc/sys/net/core/somaxconn connections. This number is generally 128 
      82             :  * in 2016. So the  super high limit of 1,000 is anyway going to be ignored
      83             :  * by the OS.
      84             :  *
      85             :  * The address is made non-reusable (which is the default for TCP sockets.)
      86             :  * It is possible to mark the server address as immediately reusable by
      87             :  * setting the \p reuse_addr to true.
      88             :  *
      89             :  * By default the server is marked as "keepalive". You can turn it off
      90             :  * using the keepalive() function with false.
      91             :  *
      92             :  * \exception tcp_client_server_parameter_error
      93             :  * This exception is raised if the address parameter is an empty string or
      94             :  * otherwise an invalid IP address, or if the port is out of range.
      95             :  *
      96             :  * \exception tcp_client_server_runtime_error
      97             :  * This exception is raised if the socket cannot be created, bound to
      98             :  * the specified IP address and port, or listen() fails on the socket.
      99             :  *
     100             :  * \param[in] addr  The address to listen on. It may be set to "0.0.0.0".
     101             :  * \param[in] port  The port to listen on.
     102             :  * \param[in] max_connections  The number of connections to keep in the listen queue.
     103             :  * \param[in] reuse_addr  Whether to mark the socket with the SO_REUSEADDR flag.
     104             :  * \param[in] auto_close  Automatically close the client socket in accept and the destructor.
     105             :  */
     106           0 : tcp_server::tcp_server(std::string const & addr, int port, int max_connections, bool reuse_addr, bool auto_close)
     107           0 :     : f_max_connections(max_connections <= 0 ? MAX_CONNECTIONS : max_connections)
     108             :     , f_port(port)
     109             :     , f_addr(addr)
     110           0 :     , f_auto_close(auto_close)
     111             : {
     112           0 :     if(f_addr.empty())
     113             :     {
     114           0 :         throw event_dispatcher_invalid_parameter("the address cannot be an empty string.");
     115             :     }
     116           0 :     if(f_port < 0 || f_port >= 65536)
     117             :     {
     118           0 :         throw event_dispatcher_invalid_parameter("invalid port for a client socket.");
     119             :     }
     120           0 :     if(f_max_connections < 5)
     121             :     {
     122           0 :         f_max_connections = 5;
     123             :     }
     124           0 :     else if(f_max_connections > 1000)
     125             :     {
     126           0 :         f_max_connections = 1000;
     127             :     }
     128             : 
     129           0 :     addrinfo hints;
     130           0 :     memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
     131           0 :     hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
     132           0 :     hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
     133           0 :     hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
     134           0 :     std::string port_str(std::to_string(f_port));
     135           0 :     addrinfo * addrinfo(nullptr);
     136           0 :     int const r(getaddrinfo(addr.c_str(), port_str.c_str(), &hints, &addrinfo));
     137           0 :     raii_addrinfo_t addr_info(addrinfo);
     138           0 :     if(r != 0
     139           0 :     || addrinfo == nullptr)
     140             :     {
     141           0 :         throw event_dispatcher_runtime_error("invalid address or port: \"" + addr + ":" + port_str + "\"");
     142             :     }
     143             : 
     144           0 :     f_socket = socket(addr_info.get()->ai_family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
     145           0 :     if(f_socket < 0)
     146             :     {
     147           0 :         int const e(errno);
     148           0 :         std::string err("socket() failed to create a socket descriptor (errno: ");
     149           0 :         err += std::to_string(e);
     150           0 :         err += " -- ";
     151           0 :         err += strerror(e);
     152           0 :         err += ")";
     153           0 :         throw event_dispatcher_runtime_error("could not create socket for client");
     154             :     }
     155             : 
     156             :     // this should be optional as reusing an address for TCP/IP is not 100% safe
     157           0 :     if(reuse_addr)
     158             :     {
     159             :         // try to mark the socket address as immediately reusable
     160             :         // if this fails, we ignore the error (TODO log an INFO message)
     161           0 :         int optval(1);
     162           0 :         socklen_t const optlen(sizeof(optval));
     163           0 :         snap::NOT_USED(setsockopt(f_socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &optval, optlen));
     164             :     }
     165             : 
     166           0 :     if(bind(f_socket, addr_info.get()->ai_addr, addr_info.get()->ai_addrlen) < 0)
     167             :     {
     168           0 :         close(f_socket);
     169           0 :         throw event_dispatcher_runtime_error("could not bind the socket to \"" + f_addr + "\"");
     170             :     }
     171             : 
     172             :     // start listening, we expect the caller to then call accept() to
     173             :     // acquire connections
     174           0 :     if(listen(f_socket, f_max_connections) < 0)
     175             :     {
     176           0 :         close(f_socket);
     177           0 :         throw event_dispatcher_runtime_error("could not listen to the socket bound to \"" + f_addr + "\"");
     178             :     }
     179           0 : }
     180             : 
     181             : 
     182             : /** \brief Clean up the server sockets.
     183             :  *
     184             :  * This function ensures that the server sockets get cleaned up.
     185             :  *
     186             :  * If the \p auto_close parameter was set to true in the constructor, then
     187             :  * the last accepter socket gets closed by this function.
     188             :  *
     189             :  * \note
     190             :  * DO NOT use the shutdown() call since we may end up forking and using
     191             :  * that connection in the child.
     192             :  */
     193           0 : tcp_server::~tcp_server()
     194             : {
     195           0 :     close(f_socket);
     196           0 :     if(f_auto_close && f_accepted_socket != -1)
     197             :     {
     198           0 :         close(f_accepted_socket);
     199             :     }
     200           0 : }
     201             : 
     202             : 
     203             : /** \brief Retrieve the socket descriptor.
     204             :  *
     205             :  * This function returns the socket descriptor. It can be used to
     206             :  * tweak things on the socket such as making it non-blocking or
     207             :  * directly accessing the data.
     208             :  *
     209             :  * \return The socket descriptor.
     210             :  */
     211           0 : int tcp_server::get_socket() const
     212             : {
     213           0 :     return f_socket;
     214             : }
     215             : 
     216             : 
     217             : /** \brief Retrieve the maximum number of connections.
     218             :  *
     219             :  * This function returns the maximum number of connections that can
     220             :  * be accepted by the socket. This was set by the constructor and
     221             :  * it cannot be changed later.
     222             :  *
     223             :  * \return The maximum number of incoming connections.
     224             :  */
     225           0 : int tcp_server::get_max_connections() const
     226             : {
     227           0 :     return f_max_connections;
     228             : }
     229             : 
     230             : 
     231             : /** \brief Return the server port.
     232             :  *
     233             :  * This function returns the port the server was created with. This port
     234             :  * is exactly what the server currently uses. It cannot be changed.
     235             :  *
     236             :  * \return The server port.
     237             :  */
     238           0 : int tcp_server::get_port() const
     239             : {
     240           0 :     return f_port;
     241             : }
     242             : 
     243             : 
     244             : /** \brief Retrieve the server IP address.
     245             :  *
     246             :  * This function returns the IP address used to bind the socket. This
     247             :  * is the address clients have to use to connect to the server unless
     248             :  * the address was set to all zeroes (0.0.0.0) in which case any user
     249             :  * can connect.
     250             :  *
     251             :  * The IP address cannot be changed.
     252             :  *
     253             :  * \return The server IP address.
     254             :  */
     255           0 : std::string tcp_server::get_addr() const
     256             : {
     257           0 :     return f_addr;
     258             : }
     259             : 
     260             : 
     261             : /** \brief Return the current status of the keepalive flag.
     262             :  *
     263             :  * This function returns the current status of the keepalive flag. This
     264             :  * flag is set to true by default (in the constructor.) It can be
     265             :  * changed with the set_keepalive() function.
     266             :  *
     267             :  * The flag is used to mark new connections with the SO_KEEPALIVE flag.
     268             :  * This is used whenever a service may take a little to long to answer
     269             :  * and avoid losing the TCP connection before the answer is sent to
     270             :  * the client.
     271             :  *
     272             :  * \return The current status of the keepalive flag.
     273             :  */
     274           0 : bool tcp_server::get_keepalive() const
     275             : {
     276           0 :     return f_keepalive;
     277             : }
     278             : 
     279             : 
     280             : /** \brief Set the keepalive flag.
     281             :  *
     282             :  * This function sets the keepalive flag to either true (i.e. mark connection
     283             :  * sockets with the SO_KEEPALIVE flag) or false. The default is true (as set
     284             :  * in the constructor,) because in most cases this is a feature people want.
     285             :  *
     286             :  * \param[in] yes  Whether to keep new connections alive even when no traffic
     287             :  * goes through.
     288             :  */
     289           0 : void tcp_server::set_keepalive(bool yes)
     290             : {
     291           0 :     f_keepalive = yes;
     292           0 : }
     293             : 
     294             : 
     295             : /** \brief Return the current status of the close_on_exec flag.
     296             :  *
     297             :  * This function returns the current status of the close_on_exec flag. This
     298             :  * flag is set to false by default (in the constructor.) It can be
     299             :  * changed with the set_close_on_exec() function.
     300             :  *
     301             :  * The flag is used to atomically mark new connections with the FD_CLOEXEC
     302             :  * flag. This prevents child processes from inheriting the socket (i.e. if
     303             :  * you use the system() function, for example, that process would inherit
     304             :  * your socket).
     305             :  *
     306             :  * \return The current status of the close_on_exec flag.
     307             :  */
     308           0 : bool tcp_server::get_close_on_exec() const
     309             : {
     310           0 :     return f_close_on_exec;
     311             : }
     312             : 
     313             : 
     314             : /** \brief Set the close_on_exec flag.
     315             :  *
     316             :  * This function sets the close_on_exec flag to either true (i.e. mark connection
     317             :  * sockets with the FD_CLOEXEC flag) or false. The default is false (as set
     318             :  * in the constructor,) because in our legacy code, the flag is not expected
     319             :  * to be set.
     320             :  *
     321             :  * \param[in] yes  Whether to close on exec() or not.
     322             :  */
     323           0 : void tcp_server::set_close_on_exec(bool yes)
     324             : {
     325           0 :     f_close_on_exec = yes;
     326           0 : }
     327             : 
     328             : 
     329             : /** \brief Accept a connection.
     330             :  *
     331             :  * A TCP server accepts incoming connections. This call is a blocking call.
     332             :  * If no connections are available on the line, then the call blocks until
     333             :  * a connection becomes available.
     334             :  *
     335             :  * To prevent being blocked by this call you can either check the status of
     336             :  * the file descriptor (use the get_socket() function to retrieve the
     337             :  * descriptor and use an appropriate wait with 0 as a timeout,) or transform
     338             :  * the socket in a non-blocking socket (not tested, though.)
     339             :  *
     340             :  * This TCP socket implementation is expected to be used in one of two ways:
     341             :  *
     342             :  * (1) the main server accepts connections and then fork()'s to handle the
     343             :  * transaction with the client, in that case we want to set the \p auto_close
     344             :  * parameter of the constructor to true so the accept() function automatically
     345             :  * closes the last accepted socket.
     346             :  *
     347             :  * (2) the main server keeps a set of connections and handles them alongside
     348             :  * the main server connection. Although there are limits to what you can do
     349             :  * in this way, it is very efficient, but this also means the accept() call
     350             :  * cannot close the last accepted socket since the rest of the software may
     351             :  * still be working on it.
     352             :  *
     353             :  * The function returns a client/server socket. This is the socket one can
     354             :  * use to communicate with the client that just connected to the server. This
     355             :  * descriptor can be written to or read from.
     356             :  *
     357             :  * This function is the one that applies the keepalive flag to the
     358             :  * newly accepted socket.
     359             :  *
     360             :  * \note
     361             :  * If you prevent SIGCHLD from stopping your code, you may want to allow it
     362             :  * when calling this function (that is, if you're interested in getting that
     363             :  * information immediately, otherwise it is cleaner to always block those
     364             :  * signals).
     365             :  * \note
     366             :  * For SIGCHLD, you may want to consider using the signal_child class which
     367             :  * takes care of the `waitpid()` and calls your callback at the time your
     368             :  * child process dies.
     369             :  *
     370             :  * \note
     371             :  * DO NOT use the shutdown() call since we may end up forking and using
     372             :  * that connection in the child.
     373             :  *
     374             :  * \note
     375             :  * If you want to have the FD_CLOEXEC flag set, make sure to call the
     376             :  * set_close_on_exec() function before you call the accept() function.
     377             :  *
     378             :  * \param[in] max_wait_ms  The maximum number of milliseconds to wait for
     379             :  *            a message. If set to -1 (the default), accept() will block
     380             :  *            indefinitely.
     381             :  *
     382             :  * \return A client socket descriptor, -1 if an error occurred, or
     383             :  *         -2 if it times out and max_wait is set.
     384             :  */
     385           0 : int tcp_server::accept(int const max_wait_ms)
     386             : {
     387             :     // auto-close?
     388           0 :     if(f_auto_close && f_accepted_socket != -1)
     389             :     {
     390             :         // if the close is interrupted, make sure we try again otherwise
     391             :         // we could lose that stream until next restart (this could happen
     392             :         // if you have SIGCHLD)
     393             :         //
     394           0 :         if(close(f_accepted_socket) == -1)
     395             :         {
     396           0 :             if(errno == EINTR)
     397             :             {
     398           0 :                 close(f_accepted_socket);
     399             :             }
     400             :         }
     401             :     }
     402           0 :     f_accepted_socket = -1;
     403             : 
     404           0 :     if( max_wait_ms > -1 )
     405             :     {
     406           0 :         pollfd fd;
     407           0 :         fd.events = POLLIN | POLLPRI | POLLRDHUP;
     408           0 :         fd.fd = f_socket;
     409           0 :         int const retval(poll(&fd, 1, max_wait_ms));
     410             : 
     411             : // on newer system each input of select() must be a distinct fd_set...
     412             : //        fd_set s;
     413             : //
     414             : //        FD_ZERO(&s);
     415             : //#pragma GCC diagnostic push
     416             : //#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wold-style-cast"
     417             : //        FD_SET(f_socket, &s);
     418             : //#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
     419             : //
     420             : //        struct timeval timeout;
     421             : //        timeout.tv_sec = max_wait_ms / 1000;
     422             : //        timeout.tv_usec = (max_wait_ms % 1000) * 1000;
     423             : //        int const retval = select(f_socket + 1, &s, nullptr, &s, &timeout);
     424             : 
     425           0 :         if( retval == -1 )
     426             :         {
     427             :             // error
     428             :             //
     429           0 :             return -1;
     430             :         }
     431           0 :         else if( retval == 0 )
     432             :         {
     433             :             // timeout
     434             :             //
     435           0 :             return -2;
     436             :         }
     437             :     }
     438             : 
     439             :     // accept the next connection
     440             :     //
     441           0 :     struct sockaddr_in accepted_addr = {};
     442           0 :     socklen_t addr_len(sizeof(accepted_addr));
     443           0 :     f_accepted_socket = ::accept4(
     444             :                   f_socket
     445             :                 , reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr *>(&accepted_addr)
     446             :                 , &addr_len
     447           0 :                 , f_close_on_exec ? SOCK_CLOEXEC : 0);
     448             : 
     449             :     // mark the new connection with the SO_KEEPALIVE flag
     450             :     //
     451           0 :     if(f_accepted_socket != -1 && f_keepalive)
     452             :     {
     453             :         // if this fails, we ignore the error, but still log the event
     454             :         //
     455           0 :         int optval(1);
     456           0 :         socklen_t const optlen(sizeof(optval));
     457           0 :         if(setsockopt(f_accepted_socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &optval, optlen) != 0)
     458             :         {
     459           0 :             SNAP_LOG_WARNING
     460             :                 << "tcp_server::accept(): an error occurred trying to mark"
     461           0 :                    " accepted socket with SO_KEEPALIVE."
     462             :                 << SNAP_LOG_SEND;
     463             :         }
     464             :     }
     465             : 
     466           0 :     return f_accepted_socket;
     467             : }
     468             : 
     469             : 
     470             : /** \brief Retrieve the last accepted socket descriptor.
     471             :  *
     472             :  * This function returns the last accepted socket descriptor as retrieved by
     473             :  * accept(). If accept() was never called or failed, then this returns -1.
     474             :  *
     475             :  * Note that it is possible that the socket was closed in between in which
     476             :  * case this value is going to be an invalid socket.
     477             :  *
     478             :  * \return The last accepted socket descriptor.
     479             :  */
     480           0 : int tcp_server::get_last_accepted_socket() const
     481             : {
     482           0 :     return f_accepted_socket;
     483             : }
     484             : 
     485             : 
     486             : 
     487           6 : } // namespace ed
     488             : // vim: ts=4 sw=4 et

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