With the lazy connection feature, the peer will connect to target peers on-demand. The trigger can be any IP traffic.
This feature can be enabled with the NB_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_LAZY_CONN environment variable.
When the engine receives a network map, it binds a free UDP port for every remote peer, and the system configures WireGuard endpoints for these ports. When traffic appears on a UDP socket, the system removes this listener and starts the peer connection procedure immediately.
Key changes
Fix slow netbird status -d command
Move from engine.go file to conn_mgr.go the peer connection related code
Refactor the iface interface usage and moved interface file next to the engine code
Add new command line flag and UI option to enable feature
The peer.Conn struct is reusable after it has been closed.
Change connection states
Connection states
Idle: The peer is not attempting to establish a connection. This typically means it's in a lazy state or the remote peer is expired.
Connecting: The peer is actively trying to establish a connection. This occurs when the peer has entered an active state and is continuously attempting to reach the remote peer.
Connected: A successful peer-to-peer connection has been established and communication is active.
This PR fixes issues with closing the WireGuard watcher by adjusting its asynchronous invocation and synchronization.
Update tests in wg_watcher_test.go to launch the watcher in a goroutine and add a delay for timing.
Modify wg_watcher.go to run the periodic handshake check synchronously by removing the waitGroup and goroutine.
Enhance conn.go to wait on the watcher wait group during connection close and add a note for potential further synchronization
enhances debugging capabilities by adding support for goroutine, mutex, and block profiling while updating state dump tracking and refining test and release settings.
- Adds pprof-based profiling for goroutine, mutex, and block profiles in the debug bundle.
- Updates state dump functionality by incorporating new status and key fields.
- Adjusts test validations and default flag/retention settings.
Fix WireGuard watcher related issues
- Fix race handling between TURN and Relayed reconnection
- Move the WgWatcher logic to separate struct
- Handle timeouts in a more defensive way
- Fix initial Relay client reconnection to the home server
