peers.go

/*
Copyright 2012 Google Inc.

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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*/

// peers.go defines how processes find and communicate with their peers.

package groupcache

import (
	"context"

	pb "github.com/golang/groupcache/groupcachepb"
)

// ProtoGetter is the interface that must be implemented by a peer.
type ProtoGetter interface {
	Get(context context.Context, in *pb.GetRequest, out *pb.GetResponse) error
}

// PeerPicker is the interface that must be implemented to locate
// the peer that owns a specific key.
type PeerPicker interface {
	// PickPeer returns the peer that owns the specific key
	// and true to indicate that a remote peer was nominated.
	// It returns nil, false if the key owner is the current peer.
	PickPeer(key string) (peer ProtoGetter, ok bool)
}

// NoPeers is an implementation of PeerPicker that never finds a peer.
type NoPeers struct{}

func (NoPeers) PickPeer(key string) (peer ProtoGetter, ok bool) { return }

var (
	portPicker func(groupName string) PeerPicker
)

// RegisterPeerPicker registers the peer initialization function.
// It is called once, when the first group is created.
// Either RegisterPeerPicker or RegisterPerGroupPeerPicker should be
// called exactly once, but not both.
func RegisterPeerPicker(fn func() PeerPicker) {
	if portPicker != nil {
		panic("RegisterPeerPicker called more than once")
	}
	portPicker = func(_ string) PeerPicker { return fn() }
}

// RegisterPerGroupPeerPicker registers the peer initialization function,
// which takes the groupName, to be used in choosing a PeerPicker.
// It is called once, when the first group is created.
// Either RegisterPeerPicker or RegisterPerGroupPeerPicker should be
// called exactly once, but not both.
func RegisterPerGroupPeerPicker(fn func(groupName string) PeerPicker) {
	if portPicker != nil {
		panic("RegisterPeerPicker called more than once")
	}
	portPicker = fn
}

func getPeers(groupName string) PeerPicker {
	if portPicker == nil {
		return NoPeers{}
	}
	pk := portPicker(groupName)
	if pk == nil {
		pk = NoPeers{}
	}
	return pk
}