81-seperate-synchronisation-into-independent

- Separated synchronisation calls into independent processes
- Commented code for submission

cmd/smegd/main.go

@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ import (
 	ctrlserver "github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/ctrlserver"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/ipc"
 	logging "github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/log"
-	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/mesh"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/robin"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/sync"
-	timer "github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/timers"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl"
 )
 
@@ -45,17 +43,12 @@ func main() {
 	var robinRpc robin.WgRpc
 	var robinIpc robin.IpcHandler
 	var syncProvider sync.SyncServiceImpl
-	var syncRequester sync.SyncRequester
-	var syncer sync.Syncer
 
 	ctrlServerParams := ctrlserver.NewCtrlServerParams{
 		Conf:         conf,
 		CtrlProvider: &robinRpc,
 		SyncProvider: &syncProvider,
 		Client:       client,
-		OnDelete: func(mp mesh.MeshProvider) {
-			syncer.SyncMeshes()
-		},
 	}
 
 	ctrlServer, err := ctrlserver.NewCtrlServer(&ctrlServerParams)
@@ -64,11 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	syncProvider.Server = ctrlServer
-	syncRequester = sync.NewSyncRequester(ctrlServer)
-	syncer = sync.NewSyncer(ctrlServer.MeshManager, conf, syncRequester)
-	syncScheduler := sync.NewSyncScheduler(ctrlServer, syncRequester, syncer)
-	keepAlive := timer.NewTimestampScheduler(ctrlServer)
+	syncProvider.MeshManager = ctrlServer.MeshManager
 
 	robinIpcParams := robin.RobinIpcParams{
 		CtrlServer: ctrlServer,
@@ -82,16 +71,11 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	logging.Log.WriteInfof("Running IPC Handler")
-
+	logging.Log.WriteInfof("running ipc handler")
 	go ipc.RunIpcHandler(&robinIpc)
-	go syncScheduler.Run()
-	go keepAlive.Run()
 
 	closeResources := func() {
-		logging.Log.WriteInfof("Closing resources")
-		syncScheduler.Stop()
-		keepAlive.Stop()
+		logging.Log.WriteInfof("closing resources")
 		ctrlServer.Close()
 		client.Close()
 	}

pkg/api/apiserver.go

@@ -11,17 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/what8words"
 )
 
-type ApiServer interface {
-	GetMeshes(c *gin.Context)
-	Run(addr string) error
-}
-
-type SmegServer struct {
-	router *gin.Engine
-	client *ipc.SmegmeshIpc
-	words  *what8words.What8Words
-}
-
+// routesToApiRoute: convert the returned type to a JSON object
 func (s *SmegServer) routeToApiRoute(meshNode ctrlserver.MeshNode) []Route {
 	routes := make([]Route, len(meshNode.Routes))
 
@@ -40,6 +30,7 @@ func (s *SmegServer) routeToApiRoute(meshNode ctrlserver.MeshNode) []Route {
 	return routes
 }
 
+// meshNodeToAPImeshNode: convert daemon node to a JSON node
 func (s *SmegServer) meshNodeToAPIMeshNode(meshNode ctrlserver.MeshNode) *SmegNode {
 	if meshNode.Routes == nil {
 		meshNode.Routes = make([]ctrlserver.MeshRoute, 0)
@@ -70,6 +61,7 @@ func (s *SmegServer) meshNodeToAPIMeshNode(meshNode ctrlserver.MeshNode) *SmegNo
 	}
 }
 
+// meshToAPIMesh: Convert daemon mesh network to a JSON mesh network
 func (s *SmegServer) meshToAPIMesh(meshId string, nodes []ctrlserver.MeshNode) SmegMesh {
 	var smegMesh SmegMesh
 	smegMesh.MeshId = meshId
@@ -175,6 +167,8 @@ func (s *SmegServer) GetMesh(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, mesh)
 }
 
+// GetMeshes: return all the mesh networks that the
+// user is a part of
 func (s *SmegServer) GetMeshes(c *gin.Context) {
 	listMeshesReply := new(ipc.ListMeshReply)
 
@@ -205,11 +199,14 @@ func (s *SmegServer) GetMeshes(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, meshes)
 }
 
+// Run: run the API server
 func (s *SmegServer) Run(addr string) error {
 	logging.Log.WriteInfof("Running API server")
 	return s.router.Run(addr)
 }
 
+// NewSmegServer: creates an instance of a new API server
+// returns an error if something went wrong
 func NewSmegServer(conf ApiServerConf) (ApiServer, error) {
 	client, err := ipc.NewClientIpc()
 

pkg/api/types.go

@@ -1,47 +1,105 @@
 package api
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/ipc"
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/what8words"
+)
+
+// Route is an advertised route in the data store
 type Route struct {
+	// Prefix is the advertised route prefix
 	Prefix string `json:"prefix"`
+	// Path is the hops the destination
 	Path []string `json:"path"`
 }
 
+// SmegStats is the WireGuard stats that the underlying host
+// has sent to the peer
 type SmegStats struct {
+	// TotalTransmit number of bytes sent to the peer
 	TotalTransmit int64 `json:"totalTransmit"`
+	// TotalReceived number of bytes received from the peer
 	TotalReceived int64 `json:"totalReceived"`
+	// KeepAliveInterval WireGuard keepalive interval that is sent to the host
 	KeepAliveInterval time.Duration `json:"keepaliveInterval"`
+	// AllowsIps is the allowed path to the destination
 	AllowedIps []string `json:"allowedIps"`
 }
 
+// SmegNode is a node in the mesh network
 type SmegNode struct {
+	// Alias is the human readable name that the node is assocaited with
 	Alias string `json:"alias"`
+	// WgHost is the WireGuard IP address of the node. This is an IPv6
+	// address
 	WgHost string `json:"wgHost"`
+	// WgEndpoint is the physical endpoint of the host that packets
+	// are forwarded to
 	WgEndpoint string `json:"wgEndpoint"`
+	// Endpoint is the control plane endpoint of the host which
+	// grpc connections are to be sent along
 	Endpoint string `json:"endpoint"`
+	// Timestamp is the last time the signified it was alive.
+	// if the node is the leader this is evert heartBeatInterval
+	// otherwise this is the time the node joined the network
 	Timestamp int `json:"timestamp"`
+	// Description is the human readable description of the node
 	Description string `json:"description"`
+	// PublicKey is the WireGuard public key of the node
 	PublicKey string `json:"publicKey"`
+	// Routes is the routes that the node is advertising
 	Routes []Route `json:"routes"`
+	// Services is information about services that the node offers
 	Services map[string]string `json:"services"`
+	// Stats is the WireGuard stats of the node (if any)
 	Stats SmegStats `json:"stats"`
 }
 
+// SmegMesh encapsulates a single mesh in the API
 type SmegMesh struct {
+	// MeshId is the mesh id of the network
 	MeshId string `json:"meshid"`
+	// Nodes is the nodes in the network keyed by their public
+	// key
 	Nodes map[string]SmegNode `json:"nodes"`
 }
 
+// CreateMeshRequest encapsulates a request to create a mesh network
 type CreateMeshRequest struct {
+	// WgPort is the WireGuard to create the mesh in
 	WgPort int `json:"port" binding:"omitempty,gte=1024,lt=65535"`
 }
 
+// JoinMeshRequests encapsulates a request to create a mesh network
 type JoinMeshRequest struct {
+	// WgPort is the WireGuard port to run the service on
 	WgPort int `json:"port" binding:"omitempty,gte=1024,lt=65535"`
+	// Bootstrap is a bootstrap node to use to join the network
 	Bootstrap string `json:"bootstrap" binding:"required"`
+	// MeshId is the ID of the mesh to join
 	MeshId string `json:"meshid" binding:"required"`
 }
 
+// ApiServerConf configuration to instantiate the API server
 type ApiServerConf struct {
+	// WordsFile to use to map IP to words
 	WordsFile string
 }
+
+// SmegSever is the GIN api server that runs the service
+type SmegServer struct {
+	// gin router to use
+	router *gin.Engine
+	// client to invoke operations
+	client *ipc.SmegmeshIpc
+	// what8words to use to convert IP to an alias
+	words *what8words.What8Words
+}
+
+// ApiSever absrtacts the API server
+type ApiServer interface {
+	Run(addr string) error
+}

pkg/automerge/automerge.go

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// automerge: package is depracated and unused. Please refer to crdt
+// for crdt operations in the mesh
 package automerge
 
 import (
@@ -17,18 +19,28 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 )
 
-// CrdtMeshManager manages nodes in the crdt mesh
+// CrdtMeshManager manage the CRDT datastore
 type CrdtMeshManager struct {
+	// MeshID of the mesh the datastore represents
 	MeshId string
+	// IfName: corresponding ifName
 	IfName string
+	// Client: corresponding wireguard control client
 	Client *wgctrl.Client
+	// doc: autommerge document
 	doc *automerge.Doc
+	// LastHash: last hash that the changes were made to
 	LastHash automerge.ChangeHash
+	// conf: WireGuard configuration
 	conf *conf.WgConfiguration
+	// cache: stored cache of the list automerge document
+	// so that the store does not have to be repopulated each time
 	cache *MeshCrdt
+	// lastCachehash: hash of when the document was last changed
 	lastCacheHash automerge.ChangeHash
 }
 
+// AddNode as a node to the datastore
 func (c *CrdtMeshManager) AddNode(node mesh.MeshNode) {
 	crdt, ok := node.(*MeshNodeCrdt)
 
@@ -47,6 +59,7 @@ func (c *CrdtMeshManager) AddNode(node mesh.MeshNode) {
 	}
 }
 
+// isPeer: returns true if the given node has type peer
 func (c *CrdtMeshManager) isPeer(nodeId string) bool {
 	node, err := c.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
 
@@ -64,7 +77,8 @@ func (c *CrdtMeshManager) isPeer(nodeId string) bool {
 }
 
 // isAlive: checks that the node's configuration has been updated
-// since the rquired keep alive time
+// since the rquired keep alive time. Depracated no longer works
+// due to changes in approach
 func (c *CrdtMeshManager) isAlive(nodeId string) bool {
 	node, err := c.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
 
@@ -78,10 +92,11 @@ func (c *CrdtMeshManager) isAlive(nodeId string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	return true
 	// return (time.Now().Unix() - keepAliveTime) < int64(c.conf.DeadTime)
+	return true
 }
 
+// GetPeers: get all the peers in the mesh
 func (c *CrdtMeshManager) GetPeers() []string {
 	keys, _ := c.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Keys()
 
@@ -92,7 +107,7 @@ func (c *CrdtMeshManager) GetPeers() []string {
 	return keys
 }
 
-// GetMesh(): Converts the document into a struct
+// GetMesh: Converts the document into a mesh network
 func (c *CrdtMeshManager) GetMesh() (mesh.MeshSnapshot, error) {
 	changes, err := c.doc.Changes(c.lastCacheHash)
 
@@ -114,7 +129,7 @@ func (c *CrdtMeshManager) GetMesh() (mesh.MeshSnapshot, error) {
 	return c.cache, nil
 }
 
-// GetMeshId returns the meshid of the mesh
+// GetMeshId: returns the meshid of the mesh
 func (c *CrdtMeshManager) GetMeshId() string {
 	return c.MeshId
 }
@@ -135,6 +150,8 @@ func (c *CrdtMeshManager) Load(bytes []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// NewCrdtNodeManagerParams: params to instantiate a new automerge
+// datastore
 type NewCrdtNodeMangerParams struct {
 	MeshId  string
 	DevName string
@@ -143,7 +160,7 @@ type NewCrdtNodeMangerParams struct {
 	Client  *wgctrl.Client
 }
 
-// NewCrdtNodeManager: Create a new crdt node manager
+// NewCrdtNodeManager: Create a new automerge crdt data store
 func NewCrdtNodeManager(params *NewCrdtNodeMangerParams) (*CrdtMeshManager, error) {
 	var manager CrdtMeshManager
 	manager.MeshId = params.MeshId
@@ -155,12 +172,13 @@ func NewCrdtNodeManager(params *NewCrdtNodeMangerParams) (*CrdtMeshManager, erro
 	return &manager, nil
 }
 
-// NodeExists: returns true if the node exists. Returns false
+// NodeExists: returns true if the node exists other returns false
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) NodeExists(key string) bool {
 	node, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(key)
 	return node.Kind() == automerge.KindMap && err == nil
 }
 
+// GetNode: gets a node from the mesh network.
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) GetNode(endpoint string) (mesh.MeshNode, error) {
 	node, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(endpoint)
 
@@ -181,10 +199,12 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) GetNode(endpoint string) (mesh.MeshNode, error) {
 	return meshNode, nil
 }
 
+// Length: returns the number of nodes in the store
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) Length() int {
 	return m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Len()
 }
 
+// GetDevice: get the underlying WireGuard device
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) GetDevice() (*wgtypes.Device, error) {
 	dev, err := m.Client.Device(m.IfName)
 
@@ -195,7 +215,7 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) GetDevice() (*wgtypes.Device, error) {
 	return dev, nil
 }
 
-// HasChanges returns true if we have changes since the last time we synced
+// HasChanges: returns true if there are changes since last time synchronised
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) HasChanges() bool {
 	changes, err := m.doc.Changes(m.LastHash)
 
@@ -209,6 +229,7 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) HasChanges() bool {
 	return len(changes) > 0
 }
 
+// SaveChanges: save changes to the datastore
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) SaveChanges() {
 	hashes := m.doc.Heads()
 	hash := hashes[len(hashes)-1]
@@ -217,6 +238,7 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) SaveChanges() {
 	m.LastHash = hash
 }
 
+// UpdateTimeStamp: updates the timestamp of the document
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) UpdateTimeStamp(nodeId string) error {
 	node, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
 
@@ -237,6 +259,7 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) UpdateTimeStamp(nodeId string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// SetDescription: set the description of the given node
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) SetDescription(nodeId string, description string) error {
 	node, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
 
@@ -257,6 +280,7 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) SetDescription(nodeId string, description string) erro
 	return err
 }
 
+// SetAlias: set the alias of the given node
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) SetAlias(nodeId string, alias string) error {
 	node, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
 
@@ -277,6 +301,7 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) SetAlias(nodeId string, alias string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// AddService: add a service to the given node
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) AddService(nodeId, key, value string) error {
 	node, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
 
@@ -298,6 +323,7 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) AddService(nodeId, key, value string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// RemoveService: remove a service from a node
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) RemoveService(nodeId, key string) error {
 	node, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
 
@@ -378,6 +404,7 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) AddRoutes(nodeId string, routes ...mesh.Route) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// getRoutes: get the routes that the given node is directly advertising
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) getRoutes(nodeId string) ([]Route, error) {
 	nodeVal, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
 
@@ -404,6 +431,8 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) getRoutes(nodeId string) ([]Route, error) {
 	return lib.MapValues(routes), err
 }
 
+// GetRoutes: get all the routes that the node can see. The routes that the node
+// can say may not be direct but cann also be indirect
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) GetRoutes(targetNode string) (map[string]mesh.Route, error) {
 	node, err := m.GetNode(targetNode)
 
@@ -447,12 +476,13 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) GetRoutes(targetNode string) (map[string]mesh.Route, e
 	return routes, nil
 }
 
+// RemoveNode: removes a node from the datastore
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) RemoveNode(nodeId string) error {
 	err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Delete(nodeId)
 	return err
 }
 
-// DeleteRoutes deletes the specified routes
+// RemoveRoutes: withdraw all the routes the nodeID is advertising
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) RemoveRoutes(nodeId string, routes ...mesh.Route) error {
 	nodeVal, err := m.doc.Path("nodes").Map().Get(nodeId)
 
@@ -486,30 +516,37 @@ func (m *CrdtMeshManager) GetConfiguration() *conf.WgConfiguration {
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) Mark(nodeId string) {
 }
 
+// GetSyncer: get the bi-directionally syncer to synchronise the document
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) GetSyncer() mesh.MeshSyncer {
 	return NewAutomergeSync(m)
 }
 
+// Prune: prune all dead nodes
 func (m *CrdtMeshManager) Prune() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Compare: compare two mesh node for equality
 func (m1 *MeshNodeCrdt) Compare(m2 *MeshNodeCrdt) int {
 	return strings.Compare(m1.PublicKey, m2.PublicKey)
 }
 
+// GetHostEndpoint: get the ctrl endpoint of the host
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetHostEndpoint() string {
 	return m.HostEndpoint
 }
 
+// GetPublicKey: get the public key of the node
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetPublicKey() (wgtypes.Key, error) {
 	return wgtypes.ParseKey(m.PublicKey)
 }
 
+// GetWgEndpoint: get the outer WireGuard endpoint
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetWgEndpoint() string {
 	return m.WgEndpoint
 }
 
+// GetWgHost: get the WireGuard IP address of the host
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetWgHost() *net.IPNet {
 	_, ipnet, err := net.ParseCIDR(m.WgHost)
 
@@ -520,10 +557,12 @@ func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetWgHost() *net.IPNet {
 	return ipnet
 }
 
+// GetTimeStamp: get timestamp if when the node was last updated
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetTimeStamp() int64 {
 	return m.Timestamp
 }
 
+// GetRoutes: get all the routes advertised by the node
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetRoutes() []mesh.Route {
 	return lib.Map(lib.MapValues(m.Routes), func(r Route) mesh.Route {
 		return &Route{
@@ -533,10 +572,12 @@ func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetRoutes() []mesh.Route {
 	})
 }
 
+// GetDescription: get the description of the node
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetDescription() string {
 	return m.Description
 }
 
+// GetIdentifier: get the iderntifier section of the ipv6 address
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetIdentifier() string {
 	ipv6 := m.WgHost[:len(m.WgHost)-4]
 
@@ -545,10 +586,12 @@ func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetIdentifier() string {
 	return strings.Join(constituents, ":")
 }
 
+// GetAlias: get the alias of the node
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetAlias() string {
 	return m.Alias
 }
 
+// GetServices: get all the services the node is advertising
 func (m *MeshNodeCrdt) GetServices() map[string]string {
 	services := make(map[string]string)
 
@@ -565,6 +608,7 @@ func (n *MeshNodeCrdt) GetType() conf.NodeType {
 	return conf.NodeType(n.Type)
 }
 
+// GetNodes: get all the nodes in the network
 func (m *MeshCrdt) GetNodes() map[string]mesh.MeshNode {
 	nodes := make(map[string]mesh.MeshNode)
 
@@ -586,15 +630,18 @@ func (m *MeshCrdt) GetNodes() map[string]mesh.MeshNode {
 	return nodes
 }
 
+// GetDestination: get destination of the route
 func (r *Route) GetDestination() *net.IPNet {
 	_, ipnet, _ := net.ParseCIDR(r.Destination)
 	return ipnet
 }
 
+// GetHopCount: get the number of hops to the destination
 func (r *Route) GetHopCount() int {
 	return len(r.Path)
 }
 
+// GetPath: get the total path which includes the number of hops
 func (r *Route) GetPath() []string {
 	return r.Path
 }

pkg/automerge/automerge_sync.go

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// automerge: automerge is a CRDT library. Defines a CRDT
+// datastore and methods to resolve conflicts
 package automerge
 
 import (
@@ -5,11 +7,18 @@ import (
 	logging "github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/log"
 )
 
+// AutomergeSync: defines a synchroniser to bi-directionally synchronise the
+// two states
 type AutomergeSync struct {
+	// state: the automerge sync state to use
 	state *automerge.SyncState
+	// manager: the corresponding data store that we are merging
 	manager *CrdtMeshManager
 }
 
+// GenerateMessage: geenrate a new automerge message to synchronise
+// returns a byte of the message and a boolean of whether or not there
+// are more messages in the sequence
 func (a *AutomergeSync) GenerateMessage() ([]byte, bool) {
 	msg, valid := a.state.GenerateMessage()
 
@@ -20,6 +29,8 @@ func (a *AutomergeSync) GenerateMessage() ([]byte, bool) {
 	return msg.Bytes(), true
 }
 
+// RecvMessage: receive an automerge message to merge in the datastore
+// returns an error if unsuccessful
 func (a *AutomergeSync) RecvMessage(msg []byte) error {
 	_, err := a.state.ReceiveMessage(msg)
 
@@ -30,11 +41,13 @@ func (a *AutomergeSync) RecvMessage(msg []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Complete: complete the synchronisation process
 func (a *AutomergeSync) Complete() {
-	logging.Log.WriteInfof("Sync Completed")
+	logging.Log.WriteInfof("sync completed")
 	a.manager.SaveChanges()
 }
 
+// NewAutomergeSync: instantiates a new automerge syncer
 func NewAutomergeSync(manager *CrdtMeshManager) *AutomergeSync {
 	return &AutomergeSync{
 		state:   automerge.NewSyncState(manager.doc),

pkg/automerge/factory.go

@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/mesh"
 )
 
+// CrdtProviderFactory: abstracts the instantiation of an automerge
+// datastore
 type CrdtProviderFactory struct{}
 
+// CreateMesh: create a new mesh datastore
 func (f *CrdtProviderFactory) CreateMesh(params *mesh.MeshProviderFactoryParams) (mesh.MeshProvider, error) {
 	return NewCrdtNodeManager(&NewCrdtNodeMangerParams{
 		MeshId:  params.MeshId,
@@ -19,11 +22,12 @@ func (f *CrdtProviderFactory) CreateMesh(params *mesh.MeshProviderFactoryParams)
 	})
 }
 
+// MeshNodeFactory: abstracts the instnatiation of a node
 type MeshNodeFactory struct {
 	Config conf.DaemonConfiguration
 }
 
-// Build builds the mesh node that represents the host machine to add
+// Build: builds the mesh node that represents the host machine to add
 // to the  mesh
 func (f *MeshNodeFactory) Build(params *mesh.MeshNodeFactoryParams) mesh.MeshNode {
 	hostName := f.getAddress(params)
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ func (f *MeshNodeFactory) Build(params *mesh.MeshNodeFactoryParams) mesh.MeshNod
 	}
 }
 
-// getAddress returns the routable address of the machine.
+// getAddress: returns the routable address of the machine.
 func (f *MeshNodeFactory) getAddress(params *mesh.MeshNodeFactoryParams) string {
 	var hostName string = ""
 

pkg/cmd/cmd.go

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// CmdRunner: run cmd commands when instantiating a network
 type CmdRunner interface {
 	RunCommands(commands ...string) error
 }
 
+// UnixCmdRunner: Run UNIX commands
 type UnixCmdRunner struct{}
 
 // RunCommand: runs the unix command. It splits the command into fields
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ func RunCommand(cmd string) error {
 	return c.Run()
 }
 
+// RunCommands: run a series of commands
 func (l *UnixCmdRunner) RunCommands(commands ...string) error {
 	for _, cmd := range commands {
 		err := RunCommand(cmd)

pkg/conn/cluster.go

@@ -7,17 +7,21 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 )
 
-// ConnCluster splits nodes into clusters where nodes in a cluster communicate
+// ConnCluster: splits nodes into clusters where nodes in a cluster communicate
 // frequently and nodes outside of a cluster communicate infrequently
 type ConnCluster interface {
+	// Getneighbours: get neighbours of the cluster the node is in
 	GetNeighbours(global []string, selfId string) []string
+	// GetInterCluster: get the cluster to communicate with
 	GetInterCluster(global []string, selfId string) string
 }
 
+// ConnnClusterImpl: implementation of the connection cluster
 type ConnClusterImpl struct {
 	clusterSize int
 }
 
+// perform binary search to attain a size of a group
 func binarySearch(global []string, selfId string, groupSize int) (int, int) {
 	slices.Sort(global)
 
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ func binarySearch(global []string, selfId string, groupSize int) (int, int) {
 	return lower, int(math.Min(float64(lower+groupSize), float64(len(global))))
 }
 
-// GetNeighbours return the neighbours 'nearest' to you. In this implementation the
+// GetNeighbours: return the neighbours 'nearest' to you. In this implementation the
 // neighbours aren't actually the ones nearest to you but just the ones nearest
 // to you alphabetically. Perform binary search to get the total group
 func (i *ConnClusterImpl) GetNeighbours(global []string, selfId string) []string {
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ func (i *ConnClusterImpl) GetNeighbours(global []string, selfId string) []string
 	return global[lower:higher]
 }
 
-// GetInterCluster get nodes not in your cluster. Every round there is a given chance
+// GetInterCluster: get nodes not in your cluster. Every round there is a given chance
 // you will communicate with a random node that is not in your cluster.
 func (i *ConnClusterImpl) GetInterCluster(global []string, selfId string) string {
 	// Doesn't matter if not in it. Get index of where the node 'should' be
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ func (i *ConnClusterImpl) GetInterCluster(global []string, selfId string) string
 	return global[neighbourIndex]
 }
 
+// NewConnCluster: instantiate a new connection cluster of a given group size.
 func NewConnCluster(clusterSize int) (ConnCluster, error) {
 	log2Cluster := math.Log2(float64(clusterSize))
 

pkg/conn/connection.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type PeerConnection interface {
 	GetClient() (*grpc.ClientConn, error)
 }
 
+// PeerConenctionFactory: create a new connection to a peer
 type PeerConnectionFactory = func(clientConfig *tls.Config, server string) (PeerConnection, error)
 
 // WgCtrlConnection implements PeerConnection.

pkg/crdt/datastore.go

@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 )
 
+// Route: represents a route within the data store
 type Route struct {
+	// Destination the route is advertising
 	Destination string
+	// Path to the destination
 	Path        []string
 }
 
@@ -248,7 +251,8 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) SaveChanges() {
 	m.LastClock = clockValue
 }
 
-// UpdateTimeStamp: update the timestamp of the given node
+// UpdateTimeStamp: update the timestamp of the given node, causes a configuration refresh if the node
+// is the leader causing all nodes to update their vector clocks
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) UpdateTimeStamp(nodeId string) error {
 	if !m.store.Contains(nodeId) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("datastore: %s does not exist in the mesh", nodeId)
@@ -312,6 +316,8 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) AddRoutes(nodeId string, routes ...mesh.Route
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Only add nodes on changes. Otherwise the node will advertise new 
+	// information whenever they get new routes
 	if changes {
 		m.store.Put(nodeId, node)
 	}
@@ -319,7 +325,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) AddRoutes(nodeId string, routes ...mesh.Route
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DeleteRoutes: deletes the routes from the node
+// RemoveRoute: deletes the routes from the given node
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) RemoveRoutes(nodeId string, routes ...mesh.Route) error {
 	if !m.store.Contains(nodeId) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("datastore: %s does not exist in the mesh", nodeId)
@@ -345,12 +351,12 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) RemoveRoutes(nodeId string, routes ...mesh.Ro
 	return nil
 }
 
-// GetSyncer: returns the automerge syncer for sync
+// GetSyncer: returns the bi-directionally synchroniser to merge documents
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) GetSyncer() mesh.MeshSyncer {
 	return NewTwoPhaseSyncer(m)
 }
 
-// GetNode get a particular not within the mesh
+// GetNode: get a particular not within the mesh network
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) GetNode(nodeId string) (mesh.MeshNode, error) {
 	if !m.store.Contains(nodeId) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("datastore: %s does not exist in the mesh", nodeId)
@@ -378,7 +384,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) SetDescription(nodeId string, description str
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SetAlias: set the alias of the nodeId
+// SetAlias: set the alias of the given node
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) SetAlias(nodeId string, alias string) error {
 	if !m.store.Contains(nodeId) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("datastore: %s does not exist in the mesh", nodeId)
@@ -391,7 +397,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) SetAlias(nodeId string, alias string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// AddService: adds the service to the given node
+// AddService: adds a service to the given node
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) AddService(nodeId string, key string, value string) error {
 	if !m.store.Contains(nodeId) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("datastore: %s does not exist in the mesh", nodeId)
@@ -403,7 +409,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) AddService(nodeId string, key string, value s
 	return nil
 }
 
-// RemoveService: removes the service form the node. throws an error if the service does not exist
+// RemoveService: removes the service form a node, throws an error if the service does not exist
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) RemoveService(nodeId string, key string) error {
 	if !m.store.Contains(nodeId) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("datastore: %s does not exist in the mesh", nodeId)
@@ -420,7 +426,8 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) RemoveService(nodeId string, key string) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Prune: prunes all nodes that have not updated their timestamp in
+// Prune: prunes all nodes that have not updated their vector clock in a given amount
+// of time
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) Prune() error {
 	m.store.Prune()
 	return nil
@@ -449,6 +456,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) GetPeers() []string {
 	})
 }
 
+// getRoutes: get all routes the target node is advertising
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) getRoutes(targetNode string) (map[string]Route, error) {
 	if !m.store.Contains(targetNode) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getRoute: cannot get route %s does not exist", targetNode)
@@ -458,7 +466,8 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) getRoutes(targetNode string) (map[string]Rout
 	return node.Routes, nil
 }
 
-// GetRoutes(): Get all unique routes. Where the route with the least hop count is chosen
+// GetRoutes: Get all unique routes the target node is advertising. 
+// on conflicts the route with the least hop count is chosen
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) GetRoutes(targetNode string) (map[string]mesh.Route, error) {
 	node, err := m.GetNode(targetNode)
 
@@ -502,7 +511,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) GetRoutes(targetNode string) (map[string]mesh
 	return routes, nil
 }
 
-// RemoveNode(): remove the node from the mesh
+// RemoveNode: remove the node from the mesh
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) RemoveNode(nodeId string) error {
 	if !m.store.Contains(nodeId) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("datastore: %s does not exist in the mesh", nodeId)
@@ -512,7 +521,8 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) RemoveNode(nodeId string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// GetConfiguration implements mesh.MeshProvider.
+// GetConfiguration gets the WireGuard configuration to use for this 
+// network
 func (m *TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager) GetConfiguration() *conf.WgConfiguration {
 	return m.Conf
 }

pkg/crdt/factory.go

@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/mesh"
 )
 
+// TwoPhaseMapFactory: instantiate a new twophasemap
+// datastore
 type TwoPhaseMapFactory struct {
 	Config *conf.DaemonConfiguration
 }
 
+// CreateMesh: create a new mesh network
 func (f *TwoPhaseMapFactory) CreateMesh(params *mesh.MeshProviderFactoryParams) (mesh.MeshProvider, error) {
 	return &TwoPhaseStoreMeshManager{
 		MeshId:     params.MeshId,
@@ -28,10 +31,12 @@ func (f *TwoPhaseMapFactory) CreateMesh(params *mesh.MeshProviderFactoryParams)
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// MeshNodeFactory: create a new node in the mesh network
 type MeshNodeFactory struct {
 	Config conf.DaemonConfiguration
 }
 
+// Build: build a new mesh network
 func (f *MeshNodeFactory) Build(params *mesh.MeshNodeFactoryParams) mesh.MeshNode {
 	hostName := f.getAddress(params)
 

pkg/crdt/g_map.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
+// Bucket: bucket represents a value in the grow only map
 type Bucket[D any] struct {
 	Vector     uint64
 	Contents   D
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type GMap[K cmp.Ordered, D any] struct {
 	clock    *VectorClock[K]
 }
 
+// Put: put a new entry in the grow-only-map
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) Put(key K, value D) {
 	g.lock.Lock()
 
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) Put(key K, value D) {
 	g.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
+// Contains: returns whether or not the key is contained
+// in the g-map
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) Contains(key K) bool {
 	return g.contains(g.clock.hashFunc(key))
 }
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) get(key uint64) Bucket[D] {
 	return bucket
 }
 
+// Get: get the value associated with the given key
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) Get(key K) D {
 	if !g.Contains(key) {
 		var def D
@@ -73,6 +78,8 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) Get(key K) D {
 	return g.get(g.clock.hashFunc(key)).Contents
 }
 
+// Mark: marks the node, this means the status of the node
+// is an undefined state
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) Mark(key K) {
 	if !g.Contains(key) {
 		return
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) Mark(key K) {
 	g.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
-// IsMarked: returns true if the node is marked
+// IsMarked: returns true if the node is marked (in an undefined state)
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) IsMarked(key K) bool {
 	marked := false
 
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) IsMarked(key K) bool {
 	return marked
 }
 
+// Keys: return all the keys in the grow-only map
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) Keys() []uint64 {
 	g.lock.RLock()
 
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) Keys() []uint64 {
 	return contents
 }
 
+// Save: saves the grow only map
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) Save() map[uint64]Bucket[D] {
 	buckets := make(map[uint64]Bucket[D])
 	g.lock.RLock()
@@ -128,6 +137,7 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) Save() map[uint64]Bucket[D] {
 	return buckets
 }
 
+// SaveWithKeys: get all the values corresponding with the provided keys
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) SaveWithKeys(keys []uint64) map[uint64]Bucket[D] {
 	buckets := make(map[uint64]Bucket[D])
 	g.lock.RLock()
@@ -140,6 +150,7 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) SaveWithKeys(keys []uint64) map[uint64]Bucket[D] {
 	return buckets
 }
 
+// GetClock: get all the vector clocks in the g_map
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) GetClock() map[uint64]uint64 {
 	clock := make(map[uint64]uint64)
 	g.lock.RLock()
@@ -152,6 +163,7 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) GetClock() map[uint64]uint64 {
 	return clock
 }
 
+// GetHash: get the hash of the g_map representing its state
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) GetHash() uint64 {
 	hash := uint64(0)
 
@@ -165,6 +177,7 @@ func (g *GMap[K, D]) GetHash() uint64 {
 	return hash
 }
 
+// Prune: prune all stale entries
 func (g *GMap[K, D]) Prune() {
 	stale := g.clock.getStale()
 	g.lock.Lock()

pkg/crdt/two_phase_map.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/lib"
 )
 
+// TwoPhaseMap: comprises of two grow-only maps
 type TwoPhaseMap[K cmp.Ordered, D any] struct {
 	addMap    *GMap[K, D]
 	removeMap *GMap[K, bool]
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Contains(key K) bool {
 	return m.contains(m.Clock.hashFunc(key))
 }
 
-// Contains checks whether the value exists in the map
+// contains: checks whether the key exists in the map
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) contains(key uint64) bool {
 	if !m.addMap.contains(key) {
 		return false
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) contains(key uint64) bool {
 	return addValue.Vector >= removeValue.Vector
 }
 
+// Get: get the value corresponding with the given key
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Get(key K) D {
 	var result D
 
@@ -60,18 +62,19 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) get(key uint64) D {
 	return m.addMap.get(key).Contents
 }
 
-// Put places the key K in the map
+// Put: places the key K in the map with the associated data D
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Put(key K, data D) {
 	msgSequence := m.Clock.IncrementClock()
 	m.Clock.Put(key, msgSequence)
 	m.addMap.Put(key, data)
 }
 
+// Mark: marks the status of the node as undetermiend
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Mark(key K) {
 	m.addMap.Mark(key)
 }
 
-// Remove removes the value from the map
+// Remove: removes the value from the map
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Remove(key K) {
 	m.removeMap.Put(key, true)
 }
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) keys() []uint64 {
 	return keys
 }
 
+// AsList: convert the map to a list
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) AsList() []D {
 	theList := make([]D, 0)
 
@@ -104,6 +108,8 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) AsList() []D {
 	return theList
 }
 
+// Snapshot: convert the map into an immutable snapshot.
+// contains the contents of the add and remove map
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Snapshot() *TwoPhaseMapSnapshot[K, D] {
 	return &TwoPhaseMapSnapshot[K, D]{
 		Add:    m.addMap.Save(),
@@ -111,6 +117,8 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Snapshot() *TwoPhaseMapSnapshot[K, D] {
 	}
 }
 
+// SnapshotFromState: create a snapshot of the intersection of values provided
+// in the given state
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) SnapShotFromState(state *TwoPhaseMapState[K]) *TwoPhaseMapSnapshot[K, D] {
 	addKeys := lib.MapKeys(state.AddContents)
 	removeKeys := lib.MapKeys(state.RemoveContents)
@@ -121,12 +129,18 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) SnapShotFromState(state *TwoPhaseMapState[K]) *TwoPh
 	}
 }
 
+// TwoPhaseMapState: encapsulates the state of the map
+// without specifying the data that is stored
 type TwoPhaseMapState[K cmp.Ordered] struct {
+	// Vectors: the vector ID of each process
 	Vectors        map[uint64]uint64
+	// AddContents: the contents of the add map
 	AddContents    map[uint64]uint64
+	// RemoveContents: the contents of the remove map
 	RemoveContents map[uint64]uint64
 }
 
+// IsMarked: returns true if the given value is marked in an undetermined state
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) IsMarked(key K) bool {
 	return m.addMap.IsMarked(key)
 }
@@ -151,6 +165,8 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) GenerateMessage() *TwoPhaseMapState[K] {
 	}
 }
 
+// Difference: compute the set difference between the two states.
+// highestStale represents the highest vector clock that has been marked as stale
 func (m *TwoPhaseMapState[K]) Difference(highestStale uint64, state *TwoPhaseMapState[K]) *TwoPhaseMapState[K] {
 	mapState := &TwoPhaseMapState[K]{
 		AddContents:    make(map[uint64]uint64),
@@ -176,6 +192,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMapState[K]) Difference(highestStale uint64, state *TwoPhaseMap
 	return mapState
 }
 
+// Merge: merge a snapshot into the map
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Merge(snapshot TwoPhaseMapSnapshot[K, D]) {
 	for key, value := range snapshot.Add {
 		// Gravestone is local only to that node.
@@ -190,6 +207,7 @@ func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Merge(snapshot TwoPhaseMapSnapshot[K, D]) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Prune: garbage collect all stale entries in the map
 func (m *TwoPhaseMap[K, D]) Prune() {
 	m.addMap.Prune()
 	m.removeMap.Prune()

pkg/crdt/vector_clock.go

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/lib"
 )
 
+// VectorBucket: represents a vector clock in the bucket
+// recording both the time changes were last seen
+// and when the lastUpdate epoch was recorded
 type VectorBucket struct {
 	// clock current value of the node's clock
 	clock uint64
@@ -15,8 +18,9 @@ type VectorBucket struct {
 	lastUpdate uint64
 }
 
-// Vector clock defines an abstract data type
-// for a vector clock implementation
+// VectorClock: defines an abstract data type
+// for a vector clock implementation. Including a mechanism to
+// garbage collect stale entries
 type VectorClock[K cmp.Ordered] struct {
 	vectors   map[uint64]*VectorBucket
 	lock      sync.RWMutex
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ func (m *VectorClock[K]) GetHash() uint64 {
 	return hash
 }
 
+// Merge: merge two clocks together
 func (m *VectorClock[K]) Merge(vectors map[uint64]uint64) {
 	for key, value := range vectors {
 		m.put(key, value)
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ func (m *VectorClock[K]) GetStaleCount() uint64 {
 	return staleCount
 }
 
+// Prune: prunes all stale entries in the vector clock
 func (m *VectorClock[K]) Prune() {
 	stale := m.getStale()
 
@@ -109,6 +115,8 @@ func (m *VectorClock[K]) Prune() {
 	m.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
+// GetTimeStamp: get the last time the node was updated in UNIX
+// epoch time
 func (m *VectorClock[K]) GetTimestamp(processId K) uint64 {
 	m.lock.RLock()
 
@@ -118,6 +126,8 @@ func (m *VectorClock[K]) GetTimestamp(processId K) uint64 {
 	return lastUpdate
 }
 
+// Put: places the key with vector clock in the clock of the given 
+// process
 func (m *VectorClock[K]) Put(key K, value uint64) {
 	m.put(m.hashFunc(key), value)
 }
@@ -133,7 +143,8 @@ func (m *VectorClock[K]) put(key uint64, value uint64) {
 	}
 
 	// Make sure that entries that were garbage collected don't get
-	// addded back
+	// highestStale represents the highest vector clock that has been
+	// invalidated
 	if value > clockValue && value > m.highestStale {
 		newBucket := VectorBucket{
 			clock:      value,
@@ -145,6 +156,7 @@ func (m *VectorClock[K]) put(key uint64, value uint64) {
 	m.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
+// GetClock: serialize the vector clock into an immutable map
 func (m *VectorClock[K]) GetClock() map[uint64]uint64 {
 	clock := make(map[uint64]uint64)
 

pkg/ctrlserver/ctrlserver.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/mesh"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/query"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/rpc"
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/sync"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/wg"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl"
 )
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ type NewCtrlServerParams struct {
 	CtrlProvider rpc.MeshCtrlServerServer
 	SyncProvider rpc.SyncServiceServer
 	Querier      query.Querier
-	OnDelete     func(mesh.MeshProvider)
 }
 
 // Create a new instance of the MeshCtrlServer or error if the
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ func NewCtrlServer(params *NewCtrlServerParams) (*MeshCtrlServer, error) {
 	ipAllocator := &ip.ULABuilder{}
 	interfaceManipulator := wg.NewWgInterfaceManipulator(params.Client)
 
+	ctrlServer.timers = make([]*lib.Timer, 0)
+
 	configApplyer := mesh.NewWgMeshConfigApplyer()
 
+	var syncer sync.Syncer
+
 	meshManagerParams := &mesh.NewMeshManagerParams{
 		Conf:                 *params.Conf,
 		Client:               params.Client,
@@ -49,7 +53,13 @@ func NewCtrlServer(params *NewCtrlServerParams) (*MeshCtrlServer, error) {
 		IPAllocator:          ipAllocator,
 		InterfaceManipulator: interfaceManipulator,
 		ConfigApplyer:        configApplyer,
-		OnDelete:             params.OnDelete,
+		OnDelete: func(mesh mesh.MeshProvider) {
+			_, err := syncer.Sync(mesh)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
+			}
+		},
 	}
 
 	ctrlServer.MeshManager = mesh.NewMeshManager(meshManagerParams)
@@ -83,9 +93,37 @@ func NewCtrlServer(params *NewCtrlServerParams) (*MeshCtrlServer, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	syncer = sync.NewSyncer(&sync.NewSyncerParams{
+		MeshManager:       ctrlServer.MeshManager,
+		ConnectionManager: ctrlServer.ConnectionManager,
+		Configuration:     params.Conf,
+	})
+
+	// Check any syncs every 1 second
+	syncTimer := lib.NewTimer(func() error {
+		err = syncer.SyncMeshes()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}, 1)
+
+	heartbeatTimer := lib.NewTimer(func() error {
+		logging.Log.WriteInfof("checking heartbeat")
+		return ctrlServer.MeshManager.UpdateTimeStamp()
+	}, params.Conf.HeartBeat)
+
+	ctrlServer.timers = append(ctrlServer.timers, syncTimer, heartbeatTimer)
+
 	ctrlServer.Querier = query.NewJmesQuerier(ctrlServer.MeshManager)
 	ctrlServer.ConnectionServer = connServer
 
+	for _, timer := range ctrlServer.timers {
+		go timer.Run()
+	}
+
 	return ctrlServer, nil
 }
 
@@ -123,5 +161,13 @@ func (s *MeshCtrlServer) Close() error {
 		logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
 	}
 
+	for _, timer := range s.timers {
+		err := timer.Stop()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }

pkg/ctrlserver/ctrltypes.go

@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 )
 
+// MeshRoute: represents a route in the mesh that is
+// available to client applications
 type MeshRoute struct {
 	Destination string
 	Path        []string
 }
 
-// Represents the WireGuard configuration attached to the node
+// WireGuardStats: Represents the WireGuard configuration attached to the node
 type WireGuardStats struct {
 	AllowedIPs                  []string
 	TransmitBytes               int64
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ type WireGuardStats struct {
 	PersistentKeepAliveInterval time.Duration
 }
 
-// Represents a WireGuard MeshNode
+// MeshNode: represents a node in the WireGuard mesh that can be
+// sent to ip chandlers
 type MeshNode struct {
 	HostEndpoint string
 	WgEndpoint   string
@@ -40,12 +43,13 @@ type MeshNode struct {
 	Stats        WireGuardStats
 }
 
-// Represents a WireGuard Mesh
+// Mesh: Represents a WireGuard Mesh network that can be sent
+// along ipc to client frameworks
 type Mesh struct {
-	SharedKey *wgtypes.Key
 	Nodes     map[string]MeshNode
 }
 
+// CtrlServer: Encapsulates th ctrlserver
 type CtrlServer interface {
 	GetConfiguration() *conf.DaemonConfiguration
 	GetClient() *wgctrl.Client
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ type CtrlServer interface {
 	GetConnectionManager() conn.ConnectionManager
 }
 
-// Represents a ctrlserver to be used in WireGuard
+// MeshCtrlServer: Represents a ctrlserver to be used in WireGuard
 type MeshCtrlServer struct {
 	Client            *wgctrl.Client
 	MeshManager       mesh.MeshManager
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ type MeshCtrlServer struct {
 	ConnectionServer  *conn.ConnectionServer
 	Conf              *conf.DaemonConfiguration
 	Querier           query.Querier
+	timers            []*lib.Timer
 }
 
 // NewCtrlNode create an instance of a ctrl node to send over an

pkg/dns/dns.go

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// smegdns: example of how to implement dns in the mesh
 package smegdns
 
 import (
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ func (d *DNSHandler) queryMesh(meshId, alias string) net.IP {
 	return ip
 }
 
+// handleQuery: handles a DNS query
 func (d *DNSHandler) handleQuery(m *dns.Msg) {
 	for _, q := range m.Question {
 		switch q.Qtype {
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ func (d *DNSHandler) handleQuery(m *dns.Msg) {
 	}
 }
 
+// handleDNS query: handle a DNS request
 func (h *DNSHandler) handleDnsRequest(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
 	msg := new(dns.Msg)
 	msg.SetReply(r)

pkg/dot/dot.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Graph interface {
 	GetType() GraphType
 }
 
+// Cluster: represents a subgraph in the graphs
 type Cluster struct {
 	Type  GraphType
 	Name  string
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ type Cluster struct {
 	edges map[string]Edge
 }
 
+// RootGraph: Represents the top level graph
 type RootGraph struct {
 	Type     GraphType
 	Label    string
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ type RootGraph struct {
 	edges    map[string]Edge
 }
 
+// Node: represents a graphviz not
 type Node struct {
 	Name  string
 	Label string
@@ -52,10 +55,12 @@ type Node struct {
 	Size  int
 }
 
+// Edge: represents an edge between adjacent nodes
 type Edge interface {
 	Dottable
 }
 
+// DirectEdge: contains a directed edge between any two nodes
 type DirectedEdge struct {
 	Name  string
 	Label string
@@ -63,6 +68,8 @@ type DirectedEdge struct {
 	To    string
 }
 
+// UndirectedEdge: contains an undirected edge between any two
+// nodes
 type UndirectedEdge struct {
 	Name  string
 	Label string
@@ -75,11 +82,7 @@ type Dottable interface {
 	GetDOT() (string, error)
 }
 
-func NewGraph(label string, graphType GraphType) *RootGraph {
-	return &RootGraph{Type: graphType, Label: label, clusters: map[string]*Cluster{}, nodes: make(map[string]*Node), edges: make(map[string]Edge)}
-}
-
-// PutNode: puts a node in the graph
+// PutNode: puts a node in the root graph
 func (g *RootGraph) PutNode(name, label string, size int, shape Shape) error {
 	_, exists := g.nodes[name]
 
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ func (g *RootGraph) PutNode(name, label string, size int, shape Shape) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// PutCluster: puts a cluster in the root graph
 func (g *RootGraph) PutCluster(graph *Cluster) {
 	g.clusters[graph.Label] = graph
 }
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ func writeContituents[D Dottable](result *strings.Builder, elements ...D) error
 	return nil
 }
 
+// GetDOT: convert the root graph into dot format
 func (g *RootGraph) GetDOT() (string, error) {
 	var result strings.Builder
 
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ func (g *RootGraph) GetDOT() (string, error) {
 	return result.String(), nil
 }
 
-// GetType implements Graph.
+// GetType: get the graph type. DIRECTED|UNDIRECTED
 func (r *RootGraph) GetType() GraphType {
 	return r.Type
 }
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ func constructEdge(graph Graph, name, label, from, to string) Edge {
 	}
 }
 
-// AddEdge: adds an edge between two nodes in the graph
+// AddEdge: adds an edge between two nodes in the root graph
 func (g *RootGraph) AddEdge(name string, label string, from string, to string) error {
 	g.edges[name] = constructEdge(g, name, label, from, to)
 	return nil
@@ -166,15 +171,18 @@ func (n *Node) hash() int {
 	return (int(h.Sum32()) % numColours) + 1
 }
 
+// GetDOT: convert the node into DOT format
 func (n *Node) GetDOT() (string, error) {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("node[label=\"%s\",shape=%s, style=\"filled\", fillcolor=%d, width=%d, height=%d, fixedsize=true] \"%s\";\n",
 		n.Label, n.Shape, n.hash(), n.Size, n.Size, n.Name), nil
 }
 
+// GetDOT: Convert a directed edge into dot format
 func (e *DirectedEdge) GetDOT() (string, error) {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" -> \"%s\" [label=\"%s\"];\n", e.From, e.To, e.Label), nil
 }
 
+// GetDOT: convert an undirected edge into dot format
 func (e *UndirectedEdge) GetDOT() (string, error) {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" -- \"%s\" [label=\"%s\"];\n", e.From, e.To, e.Label), nil
 }
@@ -198,6 +206,7 @@ func (g *Cluster) PutNode(name, label string, size int, shape Shape) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// GetDOT: convert the cluster into dot format
 func (g *Cluster) GetDOT() (string, error) {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 
@@ -212,10 +221,12 @@ func (g *Cluster) GetDOT() (string, error) {
 	return builder.String(), nil
 }
 
+// GetType: get the type of the subgraph (directed|undirected)
 func (g *Cluster) GetType() GraphType {
 	return g.Type
 }
 
+// NewSubGraph: instantiate a new subgraph
 func NewSubGraph(name string, label string, graphType GraphType) *Cluster {
 	return &Cluster{
 		Label: name,
@@ -225,3 +236,14 @@ func NewSubGraph(name string, label string, graphType GraphType) *Cluster {
 		edges: make(map[string]Edge),
 	}
 }
+
+// NewGraph: create a new root graph
+func NewGraph(label string, graphType GraphType) *RootGraph {
+	return &RootGraph{
+		Type: graphType, 
+		Label: label, 
+		clusters: map[string]*Cluster{}, 
+		nodes: make(map[string]*Node), 
+		edges: make(map[string]Edge)
+	}
+}

pkg/ip/cga.go

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package ip
 
-/*
- * Use a WireGuard public key to generate a unique interface ID
- */
+// Generates a CGA see RFC 3972
+// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3972
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
@@ -22,15 +21,19 @@ const (
 	InterfaceIdLen = 8
 )
 
-/*
- * Cga parameters used to generate an IPV6 interface ID
- */
+// CGAParameters: parameters used to create a new cryotpgraphically generated
+// address
 type CgaParameters struct {
 	Modifier       [ModifierLength]byte
+	// SubnetPrefix: prefix of the subnetwork
 	SubnetPrefix   [2 * InterfaceIdLen]byte
+	// CollisionCount: total number of times we have atempted to generate a porefix
 	CollisionCount uint8
+	// PublicKey: WireGuard public key of our interface
 	PublicKey      wgtypes.Key
+	// interfaceId: the generated interfaceId
 	interfaceId    [2 * InterfaceIdLen]byte
+	// flag: represents whether or not an IP address has been generated
 	flag           byte
 }
 
@@ -49,22 +52,6 @@ func NewCga(key wgtypes.Key, collisionCount uint8, subnetPrefix [2 * InterfaceId
 	return &params, nil
 }
 
-func (c *CgaParameters) generateHash2() []byte {
-	var byteVal [hash2Length]byte
-
-	for i := 0; i < ModifierLength; i++ {
-		byteVal[i] = c.Modifier[i]
-	}
-
-	for i := 0; i < wgtypes.KeyLen; i++ {
-		byteVal[ModifierLength+ZeroLength+i] = c.PublicKey[i]
-	}
-
-	hash := sha1.Sum(byteVal[:])
-
-	return hash[:Hash2Prefix]
-}
-
 func (c *CgaParameters) generateHash1() []byte {
 	var byteVal [hash1Length]byte
 
@@ -98,7 +85,6 @@ func (c *CgaParameters) generateInterface() []byte {
 
 	interfaceId[0] = clearBit(int(interfaceId[0]), 6)
 	interfaceId[0] = clearBit(int(interfaceId[1]), 7)
-
 	return interfaceId
 }
 

pkg/ip/types.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 )
 
+// IPAllocator: abstracts the process of creating an IP address
 type IPAllocator interface {
 	GetIP(key wgtypes.Key, meshId string, collisionCount uint8) (net.IP, error)
 }

pkg/ip/ula.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 )
 
+// ULABuilder: Create a new ULA in WireGuard
 type ULABuilder struct{}
 
 func getMeshPrefix(meshId string) [16]byte {

pkg/ipc/ipc.go

@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/rpc"
-	ipcRpc "net/rpc"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/ctrlserver"
 )
 
-const SockAddr = "/tmp/wgmesh_sock"
+const SockAddr = "/tmp/smeg.sock"
 
 type MeshIpc interface {
 	CreateMesh(args *NewMeshArgs, reply *string) error
@@ -60,55 +59,80 @@ type JoinMeshArgs struct {
 	WgArgs WireGuardArgs
 }
 
+// PutServiceArgs: args to place a service into the data store
 type PutServiceArgs struct {
 	Service string
 	Value   string
 	MeshId  string
 }
 
+// DeleteServiceArgs: args to remove a service from the data store
 type DeleteServiceArgs struct {
 	Service string
 	MeshId  string
 }
 
+// PutAliasArgs: args to assign an alias to a node
 type PutAliasArgs struct {
+	// Alias: represents the alias of the node
 	Alias  string
+	// MeshId: represents the meshID of the node
 	MeshId string
 }
 
+// PutDescriptionArgs: args to assign a description to a node
 type PutDescriptionArgs struct {
+	// Description: descriptio to add to the network
 	Description string
+	// MeshID to add to the mesh network
 	MeshId      string
 }
 
+
+// GetMeshReply: ipc reply to get the mesh network
 type GetMeshReply struct {
 	Nodes []ctrlserver.MeshNode
 }
 
+// ListMeshReply: ipc reply of the networks the node is part of
 type ListMeshReply struct {
 	Meshes []string
 }
 
+// Querymesh: ipc args to query a mesh network
 type QueryMesh struct {
+	// MeshId: id of the mesh to query
 	MeshId string
+	// JMESPath: query string to query
 	Query  string
 }
 
+// ClientIpc: Framework to invoke ipc calls to the daemon
 type ClientIpc interface {
+	// CreateMesh: create a mesh network, return an error if the operation failed
 	CreateMesh(args *NewMeshArgs, reply *string) error
+	// ListMesh: list mesh network the node is a part of, return an error if the operation failed
 	ListMeshes(args *ListMeshReply, reply *string) error
+	// JoinMesh: join a mesh network return an error if the operation failed
 	JoinMesh(args JoinMeshArgs, reply *string) error
+	// LeaveMesh: leave a mesh network, return an error if the operation failed
 	LeaveMesh(meshId string, reply *string) error
+	// GetMesh: get the given mesh network, return an error if the operation failed
 	GetMesh(meshId string, reply *GetMeshReply) error
+	// Query: query the given mesh network
 	Query(query QueryMesh, reply *string) error
+	// PutDescription: assign a description to yourself
 	PutDescription(args PutDescriptionArgs, reply *string) error
+	// PutAlias: assign an alias to yourself
 	PutAlias(args PutAliasArgs, reply *string) error
+	// PutService: assign a service to yourself
 	PutService(args PutServiceArgs, reply *string) error
+	// DeleteService: retract a service
 	DeleteService(args DeleteServiceArgs, reply *string) error
 }
 
 type SmegmeshIpc struct {
-	client *ipcRpc.Client
+	client *ipc.Client
 }
 
 func NewClientIpc() (*SmegmeshIpc, error) {
@@ -164,7 +188,7 @@ func (c *SmegmeshIpc) DeleteService(args DeleteServiceArgs, reply *string) error
 }
 
 func (c *SmegmeshIpc) Close() error {
-	return c.Close()
+	return c.client.Close()
 }
 
 func RunIpcHandler(server MeshIpc) error {

pkg/lib/hashing.go

@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ func ConsistentHash[V any, K any](values []V, client K, bucketFunc func(V) int,
 
 	ourKey := keyFunc(client)
 
-	for _, record := range vs {
-		if ourKey < record.value {
-			return record.record
-		}
+	idx := sort.Search(len(vs), func(i int) bool {
+		return vs[i].value >= ourKey
+	})
+
+	if idx == len(vs) {
+		return vs[0].record
 	}
 
-	return vs[0].record
+	return vs[idx].record
 }

pkg/lib/rtnetlink.go

@@ -10,23 +10,17 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
+// Maximum MTU to assin to WireGuard
+// This isn't configurable
+const WIREGUARD_MTU = 1420
+
+// RtNetlinkConfig: represents an rtnetlkink configuration instance
 type RtNetlinkConfig struct {
+	// conn: connection to the rtnetlink API
 	conn *rtnetlink.Conn
 }
 
-func NewRtNetlinkConfig() (*RtNetlinkConfig, error) {
-	conn, err := rtnetlink.Dial(nil)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &RtNetlinkConfig{conn: conn}, nil
-}
-
-const WIREGUARD_MTU = 1420
-
-// Create a netlink interface if it does not exist. ifName is the name of the netlink interface
+// CreateLink: Create a netlink interface if it does not exist. ifName is the name of the netlink interface
 func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) CreateLink(ifName string) error {
 	_, err := net.InterfaceByName(ifName)
 
@@ -51,7 +45,7 @@ func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) CreateLink(ifName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Delete link delete the specified interface
+// DeleteLink: delete the specified interface
 func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) DeleteLink(ifName string) error {
 	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(ifName)
 
@@ -68,7 +62,7 @@ func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) DeleteLink(ifName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// AddAddress adds an address to the given interface.
+// AddAddress: adds an address to the given interface.
 func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) AddAddress(ifName string, address string) error {
 	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(ifName)
 
@@ -177,7 +171,7 @@ func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) AddRoute(ifName string, route Route) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DeleteRoute deletes routes with the gateway and destination
+// DeleteRoute: deletes routes with the gateway and destination
 func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) DeleteRoute(ifName string, route Route) error {
 	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(ifName)
 
@@ -219,6 +213,7 @@ func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) DeleteRoute(ifName string, route Route) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// route: represents a rout to add to the RIB
 type Route struct {
 	Gateway     net.IP
 	Destination net.IPNet
@@ -232,7 +227,7 @@ func (r1 Route) equal(r2 Route) bool {
 		(mask1Ones == 0 && mask2Ones == 0 || r1.Destination.IP.Equal(r2.Destination.IP))
 }
 
-// DeleteRoutes deletes all routes not in exclude
+// DeleteRoutes: deletes all routes not in exclude on the given interface
 func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) DeleteRoutes(ifName string, family uint8, exclude ...Route) error {
 	routes, err := c.listRoutes(ifName, family)
 
@@ -282,7 +277,7 @@ func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) DeleteRoutes(ifName string, family uint8, exclude ...R
 	return nil
 }
 
-// listRoutes lists all routes on the interface
+// listRoutes: lists all routes on the interface
 func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) listRoutes(ifName string, family uint8) ([]rtnetlink.RouteMessage, error) {
 	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(ifName)
 
@@ -304,6 +299,18 @@ func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) listRoutes(ifName string, family uint8) ([]rtnetlink.R
 	return routes, nil
 }
 
+// Close: close the Rtnetlink API
 func (c *RtNetlinkConfig) Close() error {
 	return c.conn.Close()
 }
+
+// newRtNetlinkConfig: connect to the RtnetlinkAPI
+func NewRtNetlinkConfig() (*RtNetlinkConfig, error) {
+	conn, err := rtnetlink.Dial(nil)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &RtNetlinkConfig{conn: conn}, nil
+}

pkg/mesh/config.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package mesh
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
@@ -16,12 +15,13 @@ import (
 
 // MeshConfigApplyer abstracts applying the mesh configuration
 type MeshConfigApplyer interface {
+	// ApplyConfig: apply the configurtation
 	ApplyConfig() error
-	RemovePeers(meshId string) error
+	// SetMeshManager: sets the associated manager
 	SetMeshManager(manager MeshManager)
 }
 
-// WgMeshConfigApplyer applies WireGuard configuration
+// WgMeshConfigApplyer: applies WireGuard configuration
 type WgMeshConfigApplyer struct {
 	meshManager    MeshManager
 	routeInstaller route.RouteInstaller
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getCorrespondingPeer(peers []MeshNode, client Mesh
 	return peer
 }
 
+// getPeerCfgsToRemove: remove peer configurations that are no longer in the mesh
 func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getPeerCfgsToRemove(dev *wgtypes.Device, newPeers []wgtypes.PeerConfig) []wgtypes.PeerConfig {
 	peers := dev.Peers
 	peers = lib.Filter(peers, func(p1 wgtypes.Peer) bool {
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ type GetConfigParams struct {
 	routes  map[string][]routeNode
 }
 
+// getClientConfig: if the node is a client get their configuration
 func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getClientConfig(params *GetConfigParams) (*wgtypes.Config, error) {
 	ula := &ip.ULABuilder{}
 	meshNet, _ := ula.GetIPNet(params.mesh.GetMeshId())
@@ -281,6 +283,8 @@ func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getClientConfig(params *GetConfigParams) (*wgtypes
 	return &cfg, err
 }
 
+// getRoutesToInstall: work out if the given node is advertising routes that should be installed into the
+// RIB
 func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getRoutesToInstall(wgNode *wgtypes.PeerConfig, mesh MeshProvider, node MeshNode) []lib.Route {
 	routes := make([]lib.Route, 0)
 
@@ -301,6 +305,7 @@ func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getRoutesToInstall(wgNode *wgtypes.PeerConfig, mes
 	return routes
 }
 
+// getPeerConfig: creates the WireGuard configuration for a peer
 func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getPeerConfig(params *GetConfigParams) (*wgtypes.Config, error) {
 	peerToClients := make(map[string][]net.IPNet)
 	installedRoutes := make([]lib.Route, 0)
@@ -374,6 +379,7 @@ func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getPeerConfig(params *GetConfigParams) (*wgtypes.C
 	return &cfg, err
 }
 
+// updateWgConf: update the WireGuard configuration
 func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) updateWgConf(mesh MeshProvider, routes map[string][]routeNode) error {
 	snap, err := mesh.GetMesh()
 
@@ -435,6 +441,8 @@ func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) updateWgConf(mesh MeshProvider, routes map[string]
 	return nil
 }
 
+// getAllRoutes: works out all the routes to install out of all the routes in the
+// set of networks the node is a part of
 func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getAllRoutes() (map[string][]routeNode, error) {
 	allRoutes := make(map[string][]routeNode)
 
@@ -464,6 +472,7 @@ func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) getAllRoutes() (map[string][]routeNode, error) {
 	return allRoutes, nil
 }
 
+// ApplyConfig: apply the WireGuard configuration
 func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) ApplyConfig() error {
 	allRoutes, err := m.getAllRoutes()
 
@@ -482,27 +491,6 @@ func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) ApplyConfig() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) RemovePeers(meshId string) error {
-	mesh := m.meshManager.GetMesh(meshId)
-
-	if mesh == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mesh %s does not exist", meshId)
-	}
-
-	dev, err := mesh.GetDevice()
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	m.meshManager.GetClient().ConfigureDevice(dev.Name, wgtypes.Config{
-		Peers:        make([]wgtypes.PeerConfig, 0),
-		ReplacePeers: true,
-	})
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) SetMeshManager(manager MeshManager) {
 	m.meshManager = manager
 }

pkg/mesh/manager.go

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 )
 
+// MeshManager: abstracts maanging meshes, including installing the WireGuard configuration
+// to the device, and adding and removing nodes
 type MeshManager interface {
 	CreateMesh(params *CreateMeshParams) (string, error)
 	AddMesh(params *AddMeshParams) error
@@ -39,12 +41,10 @@ type MeshManager interface {
 }
 
 type MeshManagerImpl struct {
-	lock         sync.RWMutex
-	Meshes       map[string]MeshProvider
+	meshLock             sync.RWMutex
+	meshes               map[string]MeshProvider
 	RouteManager         RouteManager
 	Client               *wgctrl.Client
-	// HostParameters contains information that uniquely locates
-	// the node in the mesh network.
 	HostParameters       *HostParameters
 	conf                 *conf.DaemonConfiguration
 	meshProviderFactory  MeshProviderFactory
@@ -57,12 +57,11 @@ type MeshManagerImpl struct {
 	OnDelete             func(MeshProvider)
 }
 
-// GetRouteManager implements MeshManager.
 func (m *MeshManagerImpl) GetRouteManager() RouteManager {
 	return m.RouteManager
 }
 
-// RemoveService implements MeshManager.
+// RemoveService: remove a service from the given mesh.
 func (m *MeshManagerImpl) RemoveService(meshId, service string) error {
 	mesh := m.GetMesh(meshId)
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ func (m *MeshManagerImpl) RemoveService(meshId, service string) error {
 	return mesh.RemoveService(m.HostParameters.GetPublicKey(), service)
 }
 
-// SetService implements MeshManager.
+// SetService: add a service to the given mesh
 func (m *MeshManagerImpl) SetService(meshId, service, value string) error {
 	mesh := m.GetMesh(meshId)
 
@@ -92,8 +91,9 @@ func (m *MeshManagerImpl) SetService(meshId, service, value string) error {
 	return mesh.AddService(m.HostParameters.GetPublicKey(), service, value)
 }
 
+// GetNode: gets the node with given id in the mesh network
 func (m *MeshManagerImpl) GetNode(meshid, nodeId string) MeshNode {
-	mesh, ok := m.Meshes[meshid]
+	mesh, ok := m.meshes[meshid]
 
 	if !ok {
 		return nil
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ func (m *MeshManagerImpl) CreateMesh(args *CreateMeshParams) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("error creating mesh: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	m.lock.Lock()
-	m.Meshes[meshId] = nodeManager
-	m.lock.Unlock()
+	m.meshLock.Lock()
+	m.meshes[meshId] = nodeManager
+	m.meshLock.Unlock()
 
 	m.cmdRunner.RunCommands(m.conf.BaseConfiguration.PostUp...)
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ type AddMeshParams struct {
 	Conf      *conf.WgConfiguration
 }
 
-// AddMesh: Add the mesh to the list of meshes
+// AddMesh: Add a new mesh network to the list of addresses
 func (m *MeshManagerImpl) AddMesh(params *AddMeshParams) error {
 	var ifName string
 	var err error
@@ -235,20 +235,20 @@ func (m *MeshManagerImpl) AddMesh(params *AddMeshParams) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	m.lock.Lock()
-	m.Meshes[params.MeshId] = meshProvider
-	m.lock.Unlock()
+	m.meshLock.Lock()
+	m.meshes[params.MeshId] = meshProvider
+	m.meshLock.Unlock()
 	return nil
 }
 
-// HasChanges returns true if the mesh has changes
+// HasChanges: returns true if the mesh has changes
 func (m *MeshManagerImpl) HasChanges(meshId string) bool {
-	return m.Meshes[meshId].HasChanges()
+	return m.meshes[meshId].HasChanges()
 }
 
-// GetMesh returns the mesh with the given meshid
+// GetMesh: returns the mesh with the given meshid
 func (m *MeshManagerImpl) GetMesh(meshId string) MeshProvider {
-	theMesh := m.Meshes[meshId]
+	theMesh := m.meshes[meshId]
 	return theMesh
 }
 
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) GetPublicKey() *wgtypes.Key {
 	return &key
 }
 
+// AddSelfParams: parameters required to add yourself to a mesh
+// network
 type AddSelfParams struct {
 	// MeshId is the ID of the mesh to add this instance to
 	MeshId string
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ type AddSelfParams struct {
 	Endpoint string
 }
 
-// AddSelf adds this host to the mesh
+// AddSelf: adds this host to the mesh
 func (s *MeshManagerImpl) AddSelf(params *AddSelfParams) error {
 	mesh := s.GetMesh(params.MeshId)
 
@@ -341,11 +343,11 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) AddSelf(params *AddSelfParams) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	s.Meshes[params.MeshId].AddNode(node)
+	s.meshes[params.MeshId].AddNode(node)
 	return nil
 }
 
-// LeaveMesh leaves the mesh network
+// LeaveMesh: leaves the mesh network
 func (s *MeshManagerImpl) LeaveMesh(meshId string) error {
 	mesh := s.GetMesh(meshId)
 
@@ -363,9 +365,9 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) LeaveMesh(meshId string) error {
 		s.OnDelete(mesh)
 	}
 
-	s.lock.Lock()
-	delete(s.Meshes, meshId)
-	s.lock.Unlock()
+	s.meshLock.Lock()
+	delete(s.meshes, meshId)
+	s.meshLock.Unlock()
 
 	s.cmdRunner.RunCommands(s.conf.BaseConfiguration.PreDown...)
 
@@ -388,7 +390,7 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) LeaveMesh(meshId string) error {
 }
 
 func (s *MeshManagerImpl) GetSelf(meshId string) (MeshNode, error) {
-	meshInstance, ok := s.Meshes[meshId]
+	meshInstance, ok := s.meshes[meshId]
 
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mesh %s does not exist", meshId)
@@ -403,11 +405,12 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) GetSelf(meshId string) (MeshNode, error) {
 	return node, nil
 }
 
+// ApplyConfig: applies the WireGuard configuration
+// adds routes to the RIB and so forth.
 func (s *MeshManagerImpl) ApplyConfig() error {
 	if s.conf.StubWg {
 		return nil
 	}
-
 	return s.configApplyer.ApplyConfig()
 }
 
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) SetDescription(meshId, description string) error {
 	return mesh.SetDescription(s.HostParameters.GetPublicKey(), description)
 }
 
-// SetAlias implements MeshManager.
+// SetAlias sets the alias of the node for the given meshid
 func (s *MeshManagerImpl) SetAlias(meshId, alias string) error {
 	mesh := s.GetMesh(meshId)
 
@@ -440,7 +443,8 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) SetAlias(meshId, alias string) error {
 	return mesh.SetAlias(s.HostParameters.GetPublicKey(), alias)
 }
 
-// UpdateTimeStamp updates the timestamp of this node in all meshes
+// UpdateTimeStamp: updates the timestamp of this node in all meshes
+// essentially performs heartbeat if the node is the leader
 func (s *MeshManagerImpl) UpdateTimeStamp() error {
 	meshes := s.GetMeshes()
 	for _, mesh := range meshes {
@@ -460,26 +464,27 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) GetClient() *wgctrl.Client {
 	return s.Client
 }
 
+// GetMeshes: get all meshes the node is part of
 func (s *MeshManagerImpl) GetMeshes() map[string]MeshProvider {
 	meshes := make(map[string]MeshProvider)
 
-	s.lock.RLock()
+	s.meshLock.RLock()
 
-	for id, mesh := range s.Meshes {
+	for id, mesh := range s.meshes {
 		meshes[id] = mesh
 	}
 
-	s.lock.RUnlock()
+	s.meshLock.RUnlock()
 	return meshes
 }
 
-// Close the mesh manager
+// Close: close the mesh manager
 func (s *MeshManagerImpl) Close() error {
 	if s.conf.StubWg {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	for _, mesh := range s.Meshes {
+	for _, mesh := range s.meshes {
 		dev, err := mesh.GetDevice()
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -496,7 +501,7 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// NewMeshManagerParams params required to create an instance of a mesh manager
+// NewMeshManagerParams: params required to create an instance of a mesh manager
 type NewMeshManagerParams struct {
 	Conf                 conf.DaemonConfiguration
 	Client               *wgctrl.Client
@@ -511,7 +516,7 @@ type NewMeshManagerParams struct {
 	OnDelete             func(MeshProvider)
 }
 
-// Creates a new instance of a mesh manager with the given parameters
+// NewMeshManager: Creates a new instance of a mesh manager with the given parameters
 func NewMeshManager(params *NewMeshManagerParams) MeshManager {
 	privateKey, _ := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
 	hostParams := HostParameters{
@@ -519,7 +524,7 @@ func NewMeshManager(params *NewMeshManagerParams) MeshManager {
 	}
 
 	m := &MeshManagerImpl{
-		Meshes:              make(map[string]MeshProvider),
+		meshes:              make(map[string]MeshProvider),
 		HostParameters:      &hostParams,
 		meshProviderFactory: params.MeshProvider,
 		nodeFactory:         params.NodeFactory,

pkg/rpc/authentication.pb.go

@@ -1,235 +0,0 @@
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-// versions:
-// 	protoc-gen-go v1.28.1
-// 	protoc        v3.21.12
-// source: pkg/grpc/ctrlserver/authentication.proto
-
-package rpc
-
-import (
-	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
-	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
-	reflect "reflect"
-	sync "sync"
-)
-
-const (
-	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
-	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
-)
-
-type JoinAuthMeshRequest struct {
-	state         protoimpl.MessageState
-	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
-	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
-
-	MeshId string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=meshId,proto3" json:"meshId,omitempty"`
-	Alias  string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=alias,proto3" json:"alias,omitempty"`
-}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshRequest) Reset() {
-	*x = JoinAuthMeshRequest{}
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_msgTypes[0]
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-	}
-}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshRequest) String() string {
-	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
-}
-
-func (*JoinAuthMeshRequest) ProtoMessage() {}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
-	mi := &file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_msgTypes[0]
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
-			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-		}
-		return ms
-	}
-	return mi.MessageOf(x)
-}
-
-// Deprecated: Use JoinAuthMeshRequest.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
-func (*JoinAuthMeshRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
-}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshRequest) GetMeshId() string {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.MeshId
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshRequest) GetAlias() string {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.Alias
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-type JoinAuthMeshReply struct {
-	state         protoimpl.MessageState
-	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
-	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
-
-	Success bool    `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=success,proto3" json:"success,omitempty"`
-	Token   *string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=token,proto3,oneof" json:"token,omitempty"`
-}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshReply) Reset() {
-	*x = JoinAuthMeshReply{}
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_msgTypes[1]
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-	}
-}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshReply) String() string {
-	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
-}
-
-func (*JoinAuthMeshReply) ProtoMessage() {}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshReply) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
-	mi := &file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_msgTypes[1]
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
-			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-		}
-		return ms
-	}
-	return mi.MessageOf(x)
-}
-
-// Deprecated: Use JoinAuthMeshReply.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
-func (*JoinAuthMeshReply) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{1}
-}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshReply) GetSuccess() bool {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.Success
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func (x *JoinAuthMeshReply) GetToken() string {
-	if x != nil && x.Token != nil {
-		return *x.Token
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-var File_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
-
-var file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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-}
-
-var (
-	file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDescOnce sync.Once
-	file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDescData = file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDesc
-)
-
-func file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
-	file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDescOnce.Do(func() {
-		file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDescData = protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDescData)
-	})
-	return file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDescData
-}
-
-var file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 2)
-var file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
-	(*JoinAuthMeshRequest)(nil), // 0: rpctypes.JoinAuthMeshRequest
-	(*JoinAuthMeshReply)(nil),   // 1: rpctypes.JoinAuthMeshReply
-}
-var file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
-	0, // 0: rpctypes.Authentication.JoinMesh:input_type -> rpctypes.JoinAuthMeshRequest
-	1, // 1: rpctypes.Authentication.JoinMesh:output_type -> rpctypes.JoinAuthMeshReply
-	1, // [1:2] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	0, // [0:1] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for field type_name
-}
-
-func init() { file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_init() }
-func file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_init() {
-	if File_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
-			switch v := v.(*JoinAuthMeshRequest); i {
-			case 0:
-				return &v.state
-			case 1:
-				return &v.sizeCache
-			case 2:
-				return &v.unknownFields
-			default:
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
-		file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
-			switch v := v.(*JoinAuthMeshReply); i {
-			case 0:
-				return &v.state
-			case 1:
-				return &v.sizeCache
-			case 2:
-				return &v.unknownFields
-			default:
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_msgTypes[1].OneofWrappers = []interface{}{}
-	type x struct{}
-	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
-		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
-			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
-			RawDescriptor: file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDesc,
-			NumEnums:      0,
-			NumMessages:   2,
-			NumExtensions: 0,
-			NumServices:   1,
-		},
-		GoTypes:           file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_goTypes,
-		DependencyIndexes: file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_depIdxs,
-		MessageInfos:      file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_msgTypes,
-	}.Build()
-	File_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto = out.File
-	file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_rawDesc = nil
-	file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_goTypes = nil
-	file_pkg_grpc_ctrlserver_authentication_proto_depIdxs = nil
-}

pkg/rpc/authentication_grpc.pb.go

@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-// Code generated by protoc-gen-go-grpc. DO NOT EDIT.
-// versions:
-// - protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.2.0
-// - protoc             v3.21.12
-// source: pkg/grpc/ctrlserver/authentication.proto
-
-package rpc
-
-import (
-	context "context"
-	grpc "google.golang.org/grpc"
-	codes "google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	status "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-)
-
-// This is a compile-time assertion to ensure that this generated file
-// is compatible with the grpc package it is being compiled against.
-// Requires gRPC-Go v1.32.0 or later.
-const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion7
-
-// AuthenticationClient is the client API for Authentication service.
-//
-// For semantics around ctx use and closing/ending streaming RPCs, please refer to https://pkg.go.dev/google.golang.org/grpc/?tab=doc#ClientConn.NewStream.
-type AuthenticationClient interface {
-	JoinMesh(ctx context.Context, in *JoinAuthMeshRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*JoinAuthMeshReply, error)
-}
-
-type authenticationClient struct {
-	cc grpc.ClientConnInterface
-}
-
-func NewAuthenticationClient(cc grpc.ClientConnInterface) AuthenticationClient {
-	return &authenticationClient{cc}
-}
-
-func (c *authenticationClient) JoinMesh(ctx context.Context, in *JoinAuthMeshRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*JoinAuthMeshReply, error) {
-	out := new(JoinAuthMeshReply)
-	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, "/rpctypes.Authentication/JoinMesh", in, out, opts...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return out, nil
-}
-
-// AuthenticationServer is the server API for Authentication service.
-// All implementations must embed UnimplementedAuthenticationServer
-// for forward compatibility
-type AuthenticationServer interface {
-	JoinMesh(context.Context, *JoinAuthMeshRequest) (*JoinAuthMeshReply, error)
-	mustEmbedUnimplementedAuthenticationServer()
-}
-
-// UnimplementedAuthenticationServer must be embedded to have forward compatible implementations.
-type UnimplementedAuthenticationServer struct {
-}
-
-func (UnimplementedAuthenticationServer) JoinMesh(context.Context, *JoinAuthMeshRequest) (*JoinAuthMeshReply, error) {
-	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method JoinMesh not implemented")
-}
-func (UnimplementedAuthenticationServer) mustEmbedUnimplementedAuthenticationServer() {}
-
-// UnsafeAuthenticationServer may be embedded to opt out of forward compatibility for this service.
-// Use of this interface is not recommended, as added methods to AuthenticationServer will
-// result in compilation errors.
-type UnsafeAuthenticationServer interface {
-	mustEmbedUnimplementedAuthenticationServer()
-}
-
-func RegisterAuthenticationServer(s grpc.ServiceRegistrar, srv AuthenticationServer) {
-	s.RegisterService(&Authentication_ServiceDesc, srv)
-}
-
-func _Authentication_JoinMesh_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
-	in := new(JoinAuthMeshRequest)
-	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if interceptor == nil {
-		return srv.(AuthenticationServer).JoinMesh(ctx, in)
-	}
-	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
-		Server:     srv,
-		FullMethod: "/rpctypes.Authentication/JoinMesh",
-	}
-	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
-		return srv.(AuthenticationServer).JoinMesh(ctx, req.(*JoinAuthMeshRequest))
-	}
-	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
-}
-
-// Authentication_ServiceDesc is the grpc.ServiceDesc for Authentication service.
-// It's only intended for direct use with grpc.RegisterService,
-// and not to be introspected or modified (even as a copy)
-var Authentication_ServiceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
-	ServiceName: "rpctypes.Authentication",
-	HandlerType: (*AuthenticationServer)(nil),
-	Methods: []grpc.MethodDesc{
-		{
-			MethodName: "JoinMesh",
-			Handler:    _Authentication_JoinMesh_Handler,
-		},
-	},
-	Streams:  []grpc.StreamDesc{},
-	Metadata: "pkg/grpc/ctrlserver/authentication.proto",
-}

pkg/sync/syncer.go

@@ -16,34 +16,33 @@ import (
 
 // Syncer: picks random nodes from the meshs
 type Syncer interface {
-	Sync(theMesh mesh.MeshProvider) error
+	Sync(theMesh mesh.MeshProvider) (bool, error)
 	SyncMeshes() error
 }
 
+// SyncerImpl: implementation of a syncer to sync meshes
 type SyncerImpl struct {
-	manager        mesh.MeshManager
+	meshManager    mesh.MeshManager
 	requester      SyncRequester
 	infectionCount int
 	syncCount      int
 	cluster        conn.ConnCluster
-	conf           *conf.DaemonConfiguration
+	configuration  *conf.DaemonConfiguration
 	lastSync       map[string]int64
-	lock           sync.RWMutex
+	lastPoll       map[string]int64
+	lastSyncLock   sync.RWMutex
+	lastPollLock   sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-// Sync: Sync with random nodes
-func (s *SyncerImpl) Sync(correspondingMesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
+// Sync: Sync with random nodes. Returns true if there was changes false otherwise
+func (s *SyncerImpl) Sync(correspondingMesh mesh.MeshProvider) (bool, error) {
 	if correspondingMesh == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mesh provided was nil cannot sync nil mesh")
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("mesh provided was nil cannot sync nil mesh")
 	}
 
 	// Self can be nil if the node is removed
-	selfID := s.manager.GetPublicKey()
-	self, err := correspondingMesh.GetNode(selfID.String())
-
-	if err != nil {
-		logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
-	}
+	selfID := s.meshManager.GetPublicKey()
+	self, _ := correspondingMesh.GetNode(selfID.String())
 
 	correspondingMesh.Prune()
 
@@ -56,21 +55,21 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Sync(correspondingMesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 		logging.Log.WriteInfof("no changes for %s", correspondingMesh.GetMeshId())
 
 		// If not synchronised in certain time pull from random neighbour
-		if s.conf.PullTime != 0 && time.Now().Unix()-s.lastSync[correspondingMesh.GetMeshId()] > int64(s.conf.PullTime) {
+		if s.configuration.PullTime != 0 && time.Now().Unix()-s.lastSync[correspondingMesh.GetMeshId()] > int64(s.configuration.PullTime) {
 			return s.Pull(self, correspondingMesh)
 		}
 
-		return nil
+		return false, nil
 	}
 
 	before := time.Now()
-	err = s.manager.GetRouteManager().UpdateRoutes()
+	err := s.meshManager.GetRouteManager().UpdateRoutes()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	publicKey := s.manager.GetPublicKey()
+	publicKey := s.meshManager.GetPublicKey()
 	nodeNames := correspondingMesh.GetPeers()
 
 	nodeNames = lib.Filter(nodeNames, func(s string) bool {
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Sync(correspondingMesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 		neighbours := s.cluster.GetNeighbours(nodeNames, publicKey.String())
 
 		if len(neighbours) == 0 {
-			return nil
+			return false, nil
 		}
 
 		// Peer with 2 nodes so that there is redundnacy in
@@ -94,9 +93,9 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Sync(correspondingMesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 		gossipNodes = neighbours[:redundancyLength]
 	} else {
 		neighbours := s.cluster.GetNeighbours(nodeNames, publicKey.String())
-		gossipNodes = lib.RandomSubsetOfLength(neighbours, s.conf.BranchRate)
+		gossipNodes = lib.RandomSubsetOfLength(neighbours, s.configuration.BranchRate)
 
-		if len(nodeNames) > s.conf.ClusterSize && rand.Float64() < s.conf.InterClusterChance {
+		if len(nodeNames) > s.configuration.ClusterSize && rand.Float64() < s.configuration.InterClusterChance {
 			gossipNodes[len(gossipNodes)-1] = s.cluster.GetInterCluster(nodeNames, publicKey.String())
 		}
 	}
@@ -127,23 +126,24 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Sync(correspondingMesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 	logging.Log.WriteInfof("sync time: %v", time.Since(before))
 	logging.Log.WriteInfof("number of syncs: %d", s.syncCount)
 
-	s.infectionCount = ((s.conf.InfectionCount + s.infectionCount - 1) % s.conf.InfectionCount)
+	s.infectionCount = ((s.configuration.InfectionCount + s.infectionCount - 1) % s.configuration.InfectionCount)
 
 	if !succeeded {
 		s.infectionCount++
 	}
 
+	changes := correspondingMesh.HasChanges()
 	correspondingMesh.SaveChanges()
 
-	s.lock.Lock()
+	s.lastSyncLock.Lock()
 	s.lastSync[correspondingMesh.GetMeshId()] = time.Now().Unix()
-	s.lock.Unlock()
-	return nil
+	s.lastSyncLock.Unlock()
+	return changes, nil
 }
 
 // Pull one node in the cluster, if there has not been message dissemination
 // in a certain period of time pull a random node within the cluster
-func (s *SyncerImpl) Pull(self mesh.MeshNode, mesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
+func (s *SyncerImpl) Pull(self mesh.MeshNode, mesh mesh.MeshProvider) (bool, error) {
 	peers := mesh.GetPeers()
 	pubKey, _ := self.GetPublicKey()
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Pull(self mesh.MeshNode, mesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 
 	if len(neighbour) == 0 {
 		logging.Log.WriteInfof("no neighbours")
-		return nil
+		return false, nil
 	}
 
 	logging.Log.WriteInfof("pulling from node %s", neighbour[0])
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Pull(self mesh.MeshNode, mesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 	pullNode, err := mesh.GetNode(neighbour[0])
 
 	if err != nil || pullNode == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("node %s does not exist in the mesh", neighbour[0])
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("node %s does not exist in the mesh", neighbour[0])
 	}
 
 	err = s.requester.SyncMesh(mesh.GetMeshId(), pullNode)
@@ -168,36 +168,70 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Pull(self mesh.MeshNode, mesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 	if err == nil || err == io.EOF {
 		s.lastSync[mesh.GetMeshId()] = time.Now().Unix()
 	} else {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
 	s.syncCount++
-	return nil
+
+	changes := mesh.HasChanges()
+	return changes, nil
 }
 
 // SyncMeshes: Sync all meshes
 func (s *SyncerImpl) SyncMeshes() error {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
-	for _, mesh := range s.manager.GetMeshes() {
+	meshes := s.meshManager.GetMeshes()
+
+	s.lastPollLock.Lock()
+	meshesToSync := lib.Filter(lib.MapValues(meshes), func(mesh mesh.MeshProvider) bool {
+		return time.Now().Unix()-s.lastPoll[mesh.GetMeshId()] >= int64(s.configuration.SyncTime)
+	})
+	s.lastPollLock.Unlock()
+
+	changes := make(chan bool, len(meshesToSync))
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(meshesToSync); {
 		wg.Add(1)
 
-		sync := func() {
+		sync := func(index int) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
-			err := s.Sync(mesh)
+			var hasChanges bool = false
+
+			mesh := meshesToSync[index]
+
+			hasChanges, err := s.Sync(mesh)
+			changes <- hasChanges
 
 			if err != nil {
 				logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
 			}
+
+			s.lastPollLock.Lock()
+			s.lastPoll[mesh.GetMeshId()] = time.Now().Unix()
+			s.lastPollLock.Unlock()
 		}
 
-		go sync()
+		go sync(i)
+		i++
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 
+	hasChanges := false
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(changes); i++ {
+		if <-changes {
+			hasChanges = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	var err error
+
+	if hasChanges {
 		logging.Log.WriteInfof("updating the WireGuard configuration")
-	err := s.manager.ApplyConfig()
+		err = s.meshManager.ApplyConfig()
+	}
 
 	if err != nil {
 		logging.Log.WriteInfof("failed to update config %w", err)
@@ -205,14 +239,28 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) SyncMeshes() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func NewSyncer(m mesh.MeshManager, conf *conf.DaemonConfiguration, r SyncRequester) Syncer {
-	cluster, _ := conn.NewConnCluster(conf.ClusterSize)
+type NewSyncerParams struct {
+	MeshManager       mesh.MeshManager
+	ConnectionManager conn.ConnectionManager
+	Configuration     *conf.DaemonConfiguration
+	Requester         SyncRequester
+}
+
+func NewSyncer(params *NewSyncerParams) Syncer {
+	cluster, _ := conn.NewConnCluster(params.Configuration.ClusterSize)
+	syncRequester := NewSyncRequester(NewSyncRequesterParams{
+		MeshManager:       params.MeshManager,
+		ConnectionManager: params.ConnectionManager,
+		Configuration:     params.Configuration,
+	})
+
 	return &SyncerImpl{
-		manager:        m,
-		conf:           conf,
-		requester:      r,
+		meshManager:    params.MeshManager,
+		configuration:  params.Configuration,
+		requester:      syncRequester,
 		infectionCount: 0,
 		syncCount:      0,
 		cluster:        cluster,
-		lastSync:       make(map[string]int64)}
+		lastSync:       make(map[string]int64),
+		lastPoll:       make(map[string]int64)}
 }

pkg/sync/syncrequester.go

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/ctrlserver"
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/conf"
+	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/conn"
 	logging "github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/mesh"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/rpc"
@@ -19,13 +20,15 @@ type SyncRequester interface {
 }
 
 type SyncRequesterImpl struct {
-	server    *ctrlserver.MeshCtrlServer
+	manager           mesh.MeshManager
+	connectionManager conn.ConnectionManager
+	configuration     *conf.DaemonConfiguration
 	errorHdlr         SyncErrorHandler
 }
 
 // GetMesh: Retrieves the local state of the mesh at the endpoint
 func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) GetMesh(meshId string, ifName string, port int, endPoint string) error {
-	peerConnection, err := s.server.ConnectionManager.GetConnection(endPoint)
+	peerConnection, err := s.connectionManager.GetConnection(endPoint)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) GetMesh(meshId string, ifName string, port int, endP
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = s.server.MeshManager.AddMesh(&mesh.AddMeshParams{
+	err = s.manager.AddMesh(&mesh.AddMeshParams{
 		MeshId:    meshId,
 		WgPort:    port,
 		MeshBytes: reply.Mesh,
@@ -56,13 +59,13 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) GetMesh(meshId string, ifName string, port int, endP
 	return err
 }
 
+// handleErr: handleGrpc errors
 func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) handleErr(meshId, pubKey string, err error) error {
 	ok := s.errorHdlr.Handle(meshId, pubKey, err)
 
 	if ok {
 		return nil
 	}
-
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) SyncMesh(meshId string, meshNode mesh.MeshNode) erro
 	endpoint := meshNode.GetHostEndpoint()
 	pubKey, _ := meshNode.GetPublicKey()
 
-	peerConnection, err := s.server.ConnectionManager.GetConnection(endpoint)
+	peerConnection, err := s.connectionManager.GetConnection(endpoint)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) SyncMesh(meshId string, meshNode mesh.MeshNode) erro
 		return err
 	}
 
-	mesh := s.server.MeshManager.GetMesh(meshId)
+	mesh := s.manager.GetMesh(meshId)
 
 	if mesh == nil {
 		return errors.New("mesh does not exist")
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) SyncMesh(meshId string, meshNode mesh.MeshNode) erro
 
 	c := rpc.NewSyncServiceClient(client)
 
-	syncTimeOut := float64(s.server.Conf.SyncTime) * float64(time.Second)
+	syncTimeOut := float64(s.configuration.SyncTime) * float64(time.Second)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Duration(syncTimeOut))
 	defer cancel()
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) SyncMesh(meshId string, meshNode mesh.MeshNode) erro
 		s.handleErr(meshId, pubKey.String(), err)
 	}
 
-	logging.Log.WriteInfof("Synced with node: %s meshId: %s\n", endpoint, meshId)
+	logging.Log.WriteInfof("synced with node: %s meshId: %s\n", endpoint, meshId)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) syncMesh(mesh mesh.MeshProvider, ctx context.Context
 		in, err := stream.Recv()
 
 		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-			logging.Log.WriteInfof("Stream recv error: %s\n", err.Error())
+			logging.Log.WriteInfof("stream recv error: %s\n", err.Error())
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) syncMesh(mesh mesh.MeshProvider, ctx context.Context
 		}
 
 		if err != nil {
-			logging.Log.WriteInfof("Syncer recv error: %s\n", err.Error())
+			logging.Log.WriteInfof("syncer recv error: %s\n", err.Error())
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -150,7 +153,17 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) syncMesh(mesh mesh.MeshProvider, ctx context.Context
 	return nil
 }
 
-func NewSyncRequester(s *ctrlserver.MeshCtrlServer) SyncRequester {
-	errorHdlr := NewSyncErrorHandler(s.MeshManager, s.ConnectionManager)
-	return &SyncRequesterImpl{server: s, errorHdlr: errorHdlr}
+type NewSyncRequesterParams struct {
+	MeshManager       mesh.MeshManager
+	ConnectionManager conn.ConnectionManager
+	Configuration     *conf.DaemonConfiguration
+}
+
+func NewSyncRequester(params NewSyncRequesterParams) SyncRequester {
+	errorHdlr := NewSyncErrorHandler(params.MeshManager, params.ConnectionManager)
+	return &SyncRequesterImpl{manager: params.MeshManager,
+		connectionManager: params.ConnectionManager,
+		configuration:     params.Configuration,
+		errorHdlr:         errorHdlr,
+	}
 }

pkg/sync/syncscheduler.go

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package sync
-
-import (
-	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/ctrlserver"
-	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/lib"
-)
-
-// Run implements SyncScheduler.
-func syncFunction(syncer Syncer) lib.TimerFunc {
-	return func() error {
-		syncer.SyncMeshes()
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-func NewSyncScheduler(s *ctrlserver.MeshCtrlServer, syncRequester SyncRequester, syncer Syncer) *lib.Timer {
-	return lib.NewTimer(syncFunction(syncer), s.Conf.SyncTime)
-}

pkg/sync/syncservice.go

@@ -6,19 +6,18 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 
-	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/ctrlserver"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/mesh"
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/smegmesh/pkg/rpc"
 )
 
 type SyncServiceImpl struct {
 	rpc.UnimplementedSyncServiceServer
-	Server *ctrlserver.MeshCtrlServer
+	MeshManager mesh.MeshManager
 }
 
 // GetMesh: Gets a nodes local mesh configuration as a CRDT
 func (s *SyncServiceImpl) GetConf(context context.Context, request *rpc.GetConfRequest) (*rpc.GetConfReply, error) {
-	mesh := s.Server.MeshManager.GetMesh(request.MeshId)
+	mesh := s.MeshManager.GetMesh(request.MeshId)
 
 	if mesh == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("mesh does not exist")
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func (s *SyncServiceImpl) SyncMesh(stream rpc.SyncService_SyncMeshServer) error
 		if len(meshId) == 0 {
 			meshId = in.MeshId
 
-			mesh := s.Server.MeshManager.GetMesh(meshId)
+			mesh := s.MeshManager.GetMesh(meshId)
 
 			if mesh == nil {
 				return errors.New("mesh does not exist")
@@ -92,7 +91,3 @@ func (s *SyncServiceImpl) SyncMesh(stream rpc.SyncService_SyncMeshServer) error
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func NewSyncService(server *ctrlserver.MeshCtrlServer) *SyncServiceImpl {
-	return &SyncServiceImpl{Server: server}
-}