package autopilot import ( "net" "sync" "sync/atomic" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec" "github.com/btcsuite/btcutil" "github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew" "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire" ) // Config couples all the items that an autopilot agent needs to function. // All items within the struct MUST be populated for the Agent to be able to // carry out its duties. type Config struct { // Self is the identity public key of the Lightning Network node that // is being driven by the agent. This is used to ensure that we don't // accidentally attempt to open a channel with ourselves. Self *btcec.PublicKey // Heuristic is an attachment heuristic which will govern to whom we // open channels to, and also what those channels look like in terms of // desired capacity. The Heuristic will take into account the current // state of the graph, our set of open channels, and the amount of // available funds when determining how channels are to be opened. // Additionally, a heuristic make also factor in extra-graph // information in order to make more pertinent recommendations. Heuristic AttachmentHeuristic // ChanController is an interface that is able to directly manage the // creation, closing and update of channels within the network. ChanController ChannelController // ConnectToPeer attempts to connect to the peer using one of its // advertised addresses. The boolean returned signals whether the peer // was already connected. ConnectToPeer func(*btcec.PublicKey, []net.Addr) (bool, error) // DisconnectPeer attempts to disconnect the peer with the given public // key. DisconnectPeer func(*btcec.PublicKey) error // WalletBalance is a function closure that should return the current // available balance o the backing wallet. WalletBalance func() (btcutil.Amount, error) // Graph is an abstract channel graph that the Heuristic and the Agent // will use to make decisions w.r.t channel allocation and placement // within the graph. Graph ChannelGraph // MaxPendingOpens is the maximum number of pending channel // establishment goroutines that can be lingering. We cap this value in // order to control the level of parallelism caused by the autopiloit // agent. MaxPendingOpens uint16 // TODO(roasbeef): add additional signals from fee rates and revenue of // currently opened channels } // channelState is a type that represents the set of active channels of the // backing LN node that the Agent should be ware of. This type contains a few // helper utility methods. type channelState map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]Channel // Channels returns a slice of all the active channels. func (c channelState) Channels() []Channel { chans := make([]Channel, 0, len(c)) for _, channel := range c { chans = append(chans, channel) } return chans } // ConnectedNodes returns the set of nodes we currently have a channel with. // This information is needed as we want to avoid making repeated channels with // any node. func (c channelState) ConnectedNodes() map[NodeID]struct{} { nodes := make(map[NodeID]struct{}) for _, channels := range c { nodes[channels.Node] = struct{}{} } // TODO(roasbeef): add outgoing, nodes, allow incoming and outgoing to // per node // * only add node is chan as funding amt set return nodes } // Agent implements a closed-loop control system which seeks to autonomously // optimize the allocation of satoshis within channels throughput the network's // channel graph. An agent is configurable by swapping out different // AttachmentHeuristic strategies. The agent uses external signals such as the // wallet balance changing, or new channels being opened/closed for the local // node as an indicator to re-examine its internal state, and the amount of // available funds in order to make updated decisions w.r.t the channel graph. // The Agent will automatically open, close, and splice in/out channel as // necessary for it to step closer to its optimal state. // // TODO(roasbeef): prob re-word type Agent struct { // Only to be used atomically. started uint32 stopped uint32 // cfg houses the configuration state of the Ant. cfg Config // chanState tracks the current set of open channels. chanState channelState // stateUpdates is a channel that any external state updates that may // affect the heuristics of the agent will be sent over. stateUpdates chan interface{} // balanceUpdates is a channel where notifications about updates to the // wallet's balance will be sent. This channel will be buffered to // ensure we have at most one pending update of this type to handle at // a given time. balanceUpdates chan *balanceUpdate // nodeUpdates is a channel that changes to the graph node landscape // will be sent over. This channel will be buffered to ensure we have // at most one pending update of this type to handle at a given time. nodeUpdates chan *nodeUpdates // pendingOpenUpdates is a channel where updates about channel pending // opening will be sent. This channel will be buffered to ensure we // have at most one pending update of this type to handle at a given // time. pendingOpenUpdates chan *chanPendingOpenUpdate // chanOpenFailures is a channel where updates about channel open // failures will be sent. This channel will be buffered to ensure we // have at most one pending update of this type to handle at a given // time. chanOpenFailures chan *chanOpenFailureUpdate // totalBalance is the total number of satoshis the backing wallet is // known to control at any given instance. This value will be updated // when the agent receives external balance update signals. totalBalance btcutil.Amount quit chan struct{} wg sync.WaitGroup } // New creates a new instance of the Agent instantiated using the passed // configuration and initial channel state. The initial channel state slice // should be populated with the set of Channels that are currently opened by // the backing Lightning Node. func New(cfg Config, initialState []Channel) (*Agent, error) { a := &Agent{ cfg: cfg, chanState: make(map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]Channel), quit: make(chan struct{}), stateUpdates: make(chan interface{}), balanceUpdates: make(chan *balanceUpdate, 1), nodeUpdates: make(chan *nodeUpdates, 1), chanOpenFailures: make(chan *chanOpenFailureUpdate, 1), pendingOpenUpdates: make(chan *chanPendingOpenUpdate, 1), } for _, c := range initialState { a.chanState[c.ChanID] = c } return a, nil } // Start starts the agent along with any goroutines it needs to perform its // normal duties. func (a *Agent) Start() error { if !atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&a.started, 0, 1) { return nil } log.Infof("Autopilot Agent starting") a.wg.Add(1) go a.controller() return nil } // Stop signals the Agent to gracefully shutdown. This function will block // until all goroutines have exited. func (a *Agent) Stop() error { if !atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&a.stopped, 0, 1) { return nil } log.Infof("Autopilot Agent stopping") close(a.quit) a.wg.Wait() return nil } // balanceUpdate is a type of external state update that reflects an // increase/decrease in the funds currently available to the wallet. type balanceUpdate struct { } // nodeUpdates is a type of external state update that reflects an addition or // modification in channel graph node membership. type nodeUpdates struct{} // chanOpenUpdate is a type of external state update that indicates a new // channel has been opened, either by the Agent itself (within the main // controller loop), or by an external user to the system. type chanOpenUpdate struct { newChan Channel } // chanPendingOpenUpdate is a type of external state update that indicates a new // channel has been opened, either by the agent itself or an external subsystem, // but is still pending. type chanPendingOpenUpdate struct{} // chanOpenFailureUpdate is a type of external state update that indicates // a previous channel open failed, and that it might be possible to try again. type chanOpenFailureUpdate struct{} // chanCloseUpdate is a type of external state update that indicates that the // backing Lightning Node has closed a previously open channel. type chanCloseUpdate struct { closedChans []lnwire.ShortChannelID } // OnBalanceChange is a callback that should be executed each time the balance // of the backing wallet changes. func (a *Agent) OnBalanceChange() { select { case a.balanceUpdates <- &balanceUpdate{}: default: } } // OnNodeUpdates is a callback that should be executed each time our channel // graph has new nodes or their node announcements are updated. func (a *Agent) OnNodeUpdates() { select { case a.nodeUpdates <- &nodeUpdates{}: default: } } // OnChannelOpen is a callback that should be executed each time a new channel // is manually opened by the user or any system outside the autopilot agent. func (a *Agent) OnChannelOpen(c Channel) { a.wg.Add(1) go func() { defer a.wg.Done() select { case a.stateUpdates <- &chanOpenUpdate{newChan: c}: case <-a.quit: } }() } // OnChannelPendingOpen is a callback that should be executed each time a new // channel is opened, either by the agent or an external subsystems, but is // still pending. func (a *Agent) OnChannelPendingOpen() { select { case a.pendingOpenUpdates <- &chanPendingOpenUpdate{}: default: } } // OnChannelOpenFailure is a callback that should be executed when the // autopilot has attempted to open a channel, but failed. In this case we can // retry channel creation with a different node. func (a *Agent) OnChannelOpenFailure() { select { case a.chanOpenFailures <- &chanOpenFailureUpdate{}: default: } } // OnChannelClose is a callback that should be executed each time a prior // channel has been closed for any reason. This includes regular // closes, force closes, and channel breaches. func (a *Agent) OnChannelClose(closedChans ...lnwire.ShortChannelID) { a.wg.Add(1) go func() { defer a.wg.Done() select { case a.stateUpdates <- &chanCloseUpdate{closedChans: closedChans}: case <-a.quit: } }() } // mergeNodeMaps merges the Agent's set of nodes that it already has active // channels open to, with the set of nodes that are pending new channels. This // ensures that the Agent doesn't attempt to open any "duplicate" channels to // the same node. func mergeNodeMaps(a map[NodeID]struct{}, b map[NodeID]struct{}, c map[NodeID]Channel) map[NodeID]struct{} { res := make(map[NodeID]struct{}, len(a)+len(b)+len(c)) for nodeID := range a { res[nodeID] = struct{}{} } for nodeID := range b { res[nodeID] = struct{}{} } for nodeID := range c { res[nodeID] = struct{}{} } return res } // mergeChanState merges the Agent's set of active channels, with the set of // channels awaiting confirmation. This ensures that the agent doesn't go over // the prescribed channel limit or fund allocation limit. func mergeChanState(pendingChans map[NodeID]Channel, activeChans channelState) []Channel { numChans := len(pendingChans) + len(activeChans) totalChans := make([]Channel, 0, numChans) for _, activeChan := range activeChans.Channels() { totalChans = append(totalChans, activeChan) } for _, pendingChan := range pendingChans { totalChans = append(totalChans, pendingChan) } return totalChans } // controller implements the closed-loop control system of the Agent. The // controller will make a decision w.r.t channel placement within the graph // based on: its current internal state of the set of active channels open, // and external state changes as a result of decisions it makes w.r.t channel // allocation, or attributes affecting its control loop being updated by the // backing Lightning Node. func (a *Agent) controller() { defer a.wg.Done() // We'll start off by assigning our starting balance, and injecting // that amount as an initial wake up to the main controller goroutine. a.OnBalanceChange() // TODO(roasbeef): do we in fact need to maintain order? // * use sync.Cond if so // failedNodes lists nodes that we've previously attempted to initiate // channels with, but didn't succeed. failedNodes := make(map[NodeID]struct{}) // pendingOpens tracks the channels that we've requested to be // initiated, but haven't yet been confirmed as being fully opened. // This state is required as otherwise, we may go over our allotted // channel limit, or open multiple channels to the same node. pendingOpens := make(map[NodeID]Channel) var pendingMtx sync.Mutex updateBalance := func() { newBalance, err := a.cfg.WalletBalance() if err != nil { log.Warnf("unable to update wallet balance: %v", err) return } a.totalBalance = newBalance } // TODO(roasbeef): add 10-minute wake up timer for { select { // A new external signal has arrived. We'll use this to update // our internal state, then determine if we should trigger a // channel state modification (open/close, splice in/out). case signal := <-a.stateUpdates: log.Infof("Processing new external signal") switch update := signal.(type) { // A new channel has been opened successfully. This was // either opened by the Agent, or an external system // that is able to drive the Lightning Node. case *chanOpenUpdate: log.Debugf("New channel successfully opened, "+ "updating state with: %v", spew.Sdump(update.newChan)) newChan := update.newChan a.chanState[newChan.ChanID] = newChan pendingMtx.Lock() delete(pendingOpens, newChan.Node) pendingMtx.Unlock() updateBalance() // A channel has been closed, this may free up an // available slot, triggering a new channel update. case *chanCloseUpdate: log.Debugf("Applying closed channel "+ "updates: %v", spew.Sdump(update.closedChans)) for _, closedChan := range update.closedChans { delete(a.chanState, closedChan) } updateBalance() } // A new channel has been opened by the agent or an external // subsystem, but is still pending confirmation. case <-a.pendingOpenUpdates: updateBalance() // The balance of the backing wallet has changed, if more funds // are now available, we may attempt to open up an additional // channel, or splice in funds to an existing one. case <-a.balanceUpdates: log.Debug("Applying external balance state update") updateBalance() // The channel we tried to open previously failed for whatever // reason. case <-a.chanOpenFailures: log.Debug("Retrying after previous channel open " + "failure.") updateBalance() // New nodes have been added to the graph or their node // announcements have been updated. We will consider opening // channels to these nodes if we haven't stabilized. case <-a.nodeUpdates: log.Infof("Node updates received, assessing " + "need for more channels") // The agent has been signalled to exit, so we'll bail out // immediately. case <-a.quit: return } pendingMtx.Lock() log.Debugf("Pending channels: %v", spew.Sdump(pendingOpens)) pendingMtx.Unlock() // With all the updates applied, we'll obtain a set of the // current active channels (confirmed channels), and also // factor in our set of unconfirmed channels. confirmedChans := a.chanState pendingMtx.Lock() totalChans := mergeChanState(pendingOpens, confirmedChans) pendingMtx.Unlock() // Now that we've updated our internal state, we'll consult our // channel attachment heuristic to determine if we should open // up any additional channels or modify existing channels. availableFunds, numChans, needMore := a.cfg.Heuristic.NeedMoreChans( totalChans, a.totalBalance, ) if !needMore { continue } log.Infof("Triggering attachment directive dispatch, "+ "total_funds=%v", a.totalBalance) // We're to attempt an attachment so we'll o obtain the set of // nodes that we currently have channels with so we avoid // duplicate edges. connectedNodes := a.chanState.ConnectedNodes() pendingMtx.Lock() nodesToSkip := mergeNodeMaps(connectedNodes, failedNodes, pendingOpens) pendingMtx.Unlock() // If we reach this point, then according to our heuristic we // should modify our channel state to tend towards what it // determines to the optimal state. So we'll call Select to get // a fresh batch of attachment directives, passing in the // amount of funds available for us to use. chanCandidates, err := a.cfg.Heuristic.Select( a.cfg.Self, a.cfg.Graph, availableFunds, numChans, nodesToSkip, ) if err != nil { log.Errorf("Unable to select candidates for "+ "attachment: %v", err) continue } if len(chanCandidates) == 0 { log.Infof("No eligible candidates to connect to") continue } log.Infof("Attempting to execute channel attachment "+ "directives: %v", spew.Sdump(chanCandidates)) // For each recommended attachment directive, we'll launch a // new goroutine to attempt to carry out the directive. If any // of these succeed, then we'll receive a new state update, // taking us back to the top of our controller loop. pendingMtx.Lock() for _, chanCandidate := range chanCandidates { // Before we proceed, we'll check to see if this // attempt would take us past the total number of // allowed pending opens. If so, then we'll skip this // round and wait for an attempt to either fail or // succeed. if uint16(len(pendingOpens))+1 > a.cfg.MaxPendingOpens { log.Debugf("Reached cap of %v pending "+ "channel opens, will retry "+ "after success/failure", a.cfg.MaxPendingOpens) continue } go func(directive AttachmentDirective) { // We'll start out by attempting to connect to // the peer in order to begin the funding // workflow. pub := directive.PeerKey alreadyConnected, err := a.cfg.ConnectToPeer( pub, directive.Addrs, ) if err != nil { log.Warnf("Unable to connect "+ "to %x: %v", pub.SerializeCompressed(), err) // Since we failed to connect to them, // we'll mark them as failed so that we // don't attempt to connect to them // again. nodeID := NewNodeID(pub) pendingMtx.Lock() failedNodes[nodeID] = struct{}{} pendingMtx.Unlock() // Finally, we'll trigger the agent to // select new peers to connect to. a.OnChannelOpenFailure() return } // If we were succesful, we'll track this peer // in our set of pending opens. We do this here // to ensure we don't stall on selecting new // peers if the connection attempt happens to // take too long. pendingMtx.Lock() if uint16(len(pendingOpens))+1 > a.cfg.MaxPendingOpens { pendingMtx.Unlock() // Since we've reached our max number // of pending opens, we'll disconnect // this peer and exit. However, if we // were previously connected to them, // then we'll make sure to maintain the // connection alive. if alreadyConnected { return } err = a.cfg.DisconnectPeer( pub, ) if err != nil { log.Warnf("Unable to "+ "disconnect peer "+ "%x: %v", pub.SerializeCompressed(), err) } return } nodeID := NewNodeID(directive.PeerKey) pendingOpens[nodeID] = Channel{ Capacity: directive.ChanAmt, Node: nodeID, } pendingMtx.Unlock() // We can then begin the funding workflow with // this peer. err = a.cfg.ChanController.OpenChannel( pub, directive.ChanAmt, ) if err != nil { log.Warnf("Unable to open "+ "channel to %x of %v: %v", pub.SerializeCompressed(), directive.ChanAmt, err) // As the attempt failed, we'll clear // the peer from the set of pending // opens and mark them as failed so we // don't attempt to open a channel to // them again. pendingMtx.Lock() delete(pendingOpens, nodeID) failedNodes[nodeID] = struct{}{} pendingMtx.Unlock() // Trigger the agent to re-evaluate // everything and possibly retry with a // different node. a.OnChannelOpenFailure() // Finally, we should also disconnect // the peer if we weren't already // connected to them beforehand by an // external subsystem. if alreadyConnected { return } err = a.cfg.DisconnectPeer(pub) if err != nil { log.Warnf("Unable to "+ "disconnect peer "+ "%x: %v", pub.SerializeCompressed(), err) } } // Since the channel open was successful and is // currently pending, we'll trigger the // autopilot agent to query for more peers. a.OnChannelPendingOpen() }(chanCandidate) } pendingMtx.Unlock() } }