package neutrinonotify import ( "container/heap" "errors" "sync" "sync/atomic" "time" "github.com/lightninglabs/neutrino" "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs" "github.com/roasbeef/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash" "github.com/roasbeef/btcd/wire" "github.com/roasbeef/btcrpcclient" "github.com/roasbeef/btcutil" "github.com/roasbeef/btcutil/gcs/builder" "github.com/roasbeef/btcwallet/waddrmgr" ) const ( // notifierType uniquely identifies this concrete implementation of the // ChainNotifier interface. notifierType = "neutrino" ) var ( // ErrChainNotifierShuttingDown is used when we are trying to // measure a spend notification when notifier is already stopped. ErrChainNotifierShuttingDown = errors.New("chainntnfs: system interrupt " + "while attempting to register for spend notification.") ) // NeutrinoNotifier is a version of ChainNotifier that's backed by the neutrino // Bitcoin light client. Unlike other implementations, this implementation // speaks directly to the p2p network. As a result, this implementation of the // ChainNotifier interface is much more light weight that other implementation // which rely of receiving notification over an RPC interface backed by a // running full node. // // TODO(roasbeef): heavily consolidate with NeutrinoNotifier code // * maybe combine into single package? type NeutrinoNotifier struct { started int32 // To be used atomically. stopped int32 // To be used atomically. spendClientCounter uint64 // To be used atomically. epochClientCounter uint64 // To be used atomically. heightMtx sync.RWMutex bestHeight uint32 p2pNode *neutrino.ChainService chainView neutrino.Rescan notificationCancels chan interface{} notificationRegistry chan interface{} spendNotifications map[wire.OutPoint]map[uint64]*spendNotification confNotifications map[chainhash.Hash][]*confirmationsNotification confHeap *confirmationHeap blockEpochClients map[uint64]*blockEpochRegistration rescanErr <-chan error newBlocksMtx sync.Mutex newBlocks []*filteredBlock newBlocksUpdateSignal chan struct{} staleBlocksMtx sync.Mutex staleBlocks []*filteredBlock staleBlocksUpdateSignal chan struct{} wg sync.WaitGroup quit chan struct{} } // Ensure NeutrinoNotifier implements the ChainNotifier interface at compile time. var _ chainntnfs.ChainNotifier = (*NeutrinoNotifier)(nil) // New creates a new instance of the NeutrinoNotifier concrete implementation // of the ChainNotifier interface. // // NOTE: The passed neutrino node should already be running and active before // being passed into this function. func New(node *neutrino.ChainService) (*NeutrinoNotifier, error) { notifier := &NeutrinoNotifier{ notificationCancels: make(chan interface{}), notificationRegistry: make(chan interface{}), blockEpochClients: make(map[uint64]*blockEpochRegistration), spendNotifications: make(map[wire.OutPoint]map[uint64]*spendNotification), confNotifications: make(map[chainhash.Hash][]*confirmationsNotification), confHeap: newConfirmationHeap(), p2pNode: node, rescanErr: make(chan error), newBlocksUpdateSignal: make(chan struct{}), staleBlocksUpdateSignal: make(chan struct{}), quit: make(chan struct{}), } return notifier, nil } // Start contacts the running neutrino light client and kicks off an initial // empty rescan. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) Start() error { // Already started? if atomic.AddInt32(&n.started, 1) != 1 { return nil } // First, we'll obtain the latest block height of the p2p node. We'll // start the auto-rescan from this point. Once a caller actually wishes // to register a chain view, the rescan state will be rewound // accordingly. bestHeader, bestHeight, err := n.p2pNode.BlockHeaders.ChainTip() if err != nil { return err } startingPoint := &waddrmgr.BlockStamp{ Height: int32(bestHeight), Hash: bestHeader.BlockHash(), } n.bestHeight = bestHeight // Next, we'll create our set of rescan options. Currently it's // required that a user MUST set a addr/outpoint/txid when creating a // rescan. To get around this, we'll add a "zero" outpoint, that won't // actually be matched. var zeroHash chainhash.Hash rescanOptions := []neutrino.RescanOption{ neutrino.StartBlock(startingPoint), neutrino.QuitChan(n.quit), neutrino.NotificationHandlers( btcrpcclient.NotificationHandlers{ OnFilteredBlockConnected: n.onFilteredBlockConnected, OnFilteredBlockDisconnected: n.onFilteredBlockDisconnected, }, ), neutrino.WatchTxIDs(zeroHash), } // Finally, we'll create our rescan struct, start it, and launch all // the goroutines we need to operate this ChainNotifier instance. n.chainView = n.p2pNode.NewRescan(rescanOptions...) n.rescanErr = n.chainView.Start() n.wg.Add(1) go n.notificationDispatcher() return nil } // Stop shutsdown the NeutrinoNotifier. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) Stop() error { // Already shutting down? if atomic.AddInt32(&n.stopped, 1) != 1 { return nil } close(n.quit) n.wg.Wait() // Notify all pending clients of our shutdown by closing the related // notification channels. for _, spendClients := range n.spendNotifications { for _, spendClient := range spendClients { close(spendClient.spendChan) } } for _, confClients := range n.confNotifications { for _, confClient := range confClients { close(confClient.finConf) close(confClient.negativeConf) } } for _, epochClient := range n.blockEpochClients { close(epochClient.epochChan) } return nil } // filteredBlock represents a new block which has been connected to the main // chain. The slice of transactions will only be populated if the block // includes a transaction that confirmed one of our watched txids, or spends // one of the outputs currently being watched. type filteredBlock struct { hash chainhash.Hash height uint32 txns []*btcutil.Tx } // onFilteredBlockConnected is a callback which is executed each a new block is // connected to the end of the main chain. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) onFilteredBlockConnected(height int32, header *wire.BlockHeader, txns []*btcutil.Tx) { // Append this new chain update to the end of the queue of new chain // updates. n.newBlocksMtx.Lock() n.newBlocks = append(n.newBlocks, &filteredBlock{ hash: header.BlockHash(), height: uint32(height), txns: txns, }) n.newBlocksMtx.Unlock() // Launch a goroutine to signal the notification dispatcher that a new // transaction update is available. We do this in a new goroutine in // order to avoid blocking the main loop of the rescan. go func() { n.newBlocksUpdateSignal <- struct{}{} }() } // onFilteredBlockDisconnected is a callback which is executed each time a new // block has been disconnected from the end of the mainchain due to a re-org. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) onFilteredBlockDisconnected(height int32, header *wire.BlockHeader) { // Append this new chain update to the end of the queue of new chain // disconnects. n.staleBlocksMtx.Lock() n.staleBlocks = append(n.staleBlocks, &filteredBlock{ hash: header.BlockHash(), height: uint32(height), }) n.staleBlocksMtx.Unlock() // Launch a goroutine to signal the notification dispatcher that a new // transaction update is available. We do this in a new goroutine in // order to avoid blocking the main loop of the rescan. go func() { n.staleBlocksUpdateSignal <- struct{}{} }() } // notificationDispatcher is the primary goroutine which handles client // notification registrations, as well as notification dispatches. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) notificationDispatcher() { defer n.wg.Done() for { select { case cancelMsg := <-n.notificationCancels: switch msg := cancelMsg.(type) { case *spendCancel: chainntnfs.Log.Infof("Cancelling spend "+ "notification for out_point=%v, "+ "spend_id=%v", msg.op, msg.spendID) // Before we attempt to close the spendChan, // ensure that the notification hasn't already // yet been dispatched. if outPointClients, ok := n.spendNotifications[msg.op]; ok { close(outPointClients[msg.spendID].spendChan) delete(n.spendNotifications[msg.op], msg.spendID) } case *epochCancel: chainntnfs.Log.Infof("Cancelling epoch "+ "notification, epoch_id=%v", msg.epochID) // First, close the cancel channel for this // specific client, and wait for the client to // exit. close(n.blockEpochClients[msg.epochID].cancelChan) n.blockEpochClients[msg.epochID].wg.Wait() // Once the client has exited, we can then // safely close the channel used to send epoch // notifications, in order to notify any // listeners that the intent has been // cancelled. close(n.blockEpochClients[msg.epochID].epochChan) delete(n.blockEpochClients, msg.epochID) } case registerMsg := <-n.notificationRegistry: switch msg := registerMsg.(type) { case *spendNotification: chainntnfs.Log.Infof("New spend subscription: "+ "utxo=%v", msg.targetOutpoint) op := *msg.targetOutpoint if _, ok := n.spendNotifications[op]; !ok { n.spendNotifications[op] = make(map[uint64]*spendNotification) } n.spendNotifications[op][msg.spendID] = msg case *confirmationsNotification: chainntnfs.Log.Infof("New confirmations "+ "subscription: txid=%v, numconfs=%v, "+ "height_hint=%v", *msg.txid, msg.numConfirmations, msg.heightHint) // If the notification can be partially or // fully dispatched, then we can skip the first // phase for ntfns. n.heightMtx.RLock() currentHeight := n.bestHeight if n.attemptHistoricalDispatch(msg, currentHeight, msg.heightHint) { n.heightMtx.RUnlock() continue } n.heightMtx.RUnlock() // If we can't fully dispatch confirmation, // then we'll update our filter so we can be // notified of its future initial confirmation. rescanUpdate := []neutrino.UpdateOption{ neutrino.AddTxIDs(*msg.txid), neutrino.Rewind(currentHeight), } if err := n.chainView.Update(rescanUpdate...); err != nil { chainntnfs.Log.Errorf("unable to update rescan: %v", err) } txid := *msg.txid n.confNotifications[txid] = append(n.confNotifications[txid], msg) case *blockEpochRegistration: chainntnfs.Log.Infof("New block epoch subscription") n.blockEpochClients[msg.epochID] = msg } case <-n.newBlocksUpdateSignal: // A new update is available, so pop the new chain // update from the front of the update queue. n.newBlocksMtx.Lock() newBlock := n.newBlocks[0] n.newBlocks[0] = nil // Set to nil to prevent GC leak. n.newBlocks = n.newBlocks[1:] n.newBlocksMtx.Unlock() n.heightMtx.Lock() n.bestHeight = newBlock.height n.heightMtx.Unlock() chainntnfs.Log.Infof("New block: height=%v, sha=%v", newBlock.height, newBlock.hash) // First we'll notify any subscribed clients of the // block. n.notifyBlockEpochs(int32(newBlock.height), &newBlock.hash) // Next, we'll scan over the list of relevant // transactions and possibly dispatch notifications for // confirmations and spends. for _, tx := range newBlock.txns { // Check if the inclusion of this transaction // within a block by itself triggers a block // confirmation threshold, if so send a // notification. Otherwise, place the // notification on a heap to be triggered in // the future once additional confirmations are // attained. mtx := tx.MsgTx() txIndex := tx.Index() txSha := mtx.TxHash() n.checkConfirmationTrigger(&txSha, newBlock, txIndex) for i, txIn := range mtx.TxIn { prevOut := txIn.PreviousOutPoint // If this transaction indeed does // spend an output which we have a // registered notification for, then // create a spend summary, finally // sending off the details to the // notification subscriber. if clients, ok := n.spendNotifications[prevOut]; ok { // TODO(roasbeef): many // integration tests expect // spend to be notified within // the mempool. spendDetails := &chainntnfs.SpendDetail{ SpentOutPoint: &prevOut, SpenderTxHash: &txSha, SpendingTx: mtx, SpenderInputIndex: uint32(i), SpendingHeight: int32(newBlock.height), } for _, ntfn := range clients { chainntnfs.Log.Infof("Dispatching "+ "spend notification for "+ "outpoint=%v", ntfn.targetOutpoint) ntfn.spendChan <- spendDetails } delete(n.spendNotifications, prevOut) } } } // A new block has been connected to the main chain. // Send out any N confirmation notifications which may // have been triggered by this new block. n.notifyConfs(int32(newBlock.height)) case <-n.staleBlocksUpdateSignal: // A new update is available, so pop the new chain // update from the front of the update queue. n.staleBlocksMtx.Lock() staleBlock := n.staleBlocks[0] n.staleBlocks[0] = nil // Set to nil to prevent GC leak. n.staleBlocks = n.staleBlocks[1:] n.staleBlocksMtx.Unlock() chainntnfs.Log.Warnf("Block disconnected from main "+ "chain: %v", staleBlock.hash) case err := <-n.rescanErr: chainntnfs.Log.Errorf("Error during rescan: %v", err) case <-n.quit: return } } } // attemptHistoricalDispatch attempts to consult the historical chain data to // see if a transaction has already reached full confirmation status at the // time a notification for it was registered. If it has, then we do an // immediate dispatch. Otherwise, we'll add the partially confirmed transaction // to the confirmation heap. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) attemptHistoricalDispatch(msg *confirmationsNotification, currentHeight, heightHint uint32) bool { targetHash := msg.txid var ( confDetails *chainntnfs.TxConfirmation scanHeight uint32 ) chainntnfs.Log.Infof("Attempting to trigger dispatch for %v from "+ "historical chain", msg.txid) // Starting from the height hint, we'll walk forwards in the chain to // see if this transaction has already been confirmed. chainScan: for scanHeight := heightHint; scanHeight <= currentHeight; scanHeight++ { // First, we'll fetch the block header for this height so we // can compute the current block hash. header, err := n.p2pNode.BlockHeaders.FetchHeaderByHeight(scanHeight) if err != nil { chainntnfs.Log.Errorf("unable to get header for "+ "height=%v: %v", scanHeight, err) return false } blockHash := header.BlockHash() // With the hash computed, we can now fetch the extended filter // for this height. extFilter, err := n.p2pNode.GetCFilter(blockHash, true) if err != nil { chainntnfs.Log.Errorf("unable to retrieve extended "+ "filter for height=%v: %v", scanHeight, err) return false } // If the block has no transactions other than the coinbase // transaction, then the filter may be nil, so we'll continue // forward int that case. if extFilter == nil { continue } // In the case that the filter exists, we'll attempt to see if // any element in it match our target txid. key := builder.DeriveKey(&blockHash) match, err := extFilter.Match(key, targetHash[:]) if err != nil { chainntnfs.Log.Errorf("unable to query filter: %v", err) return false } // If there's no match, then we can continue forward to the // next block. if !match { continue } // In the case that we do have a match, we'll fetch the block // from the network so we can find the positional data required // to send the proper response. block, err := n.p2pNode.GetBlockFromNetwork(blockHash) if err != nil { chainntnfs.Log.Errorf("unable to get block from "+ "network: %v", err) return false } for j, tx := range block.Transactions() { txHash := tx.Hash() if txHash.IsEqual(targetHash) { confDetails = &chainntnfs.TxConfirmation{ BlockHash: &blockHash, BlockHeight: scanHeight, TxIndex: uint32(j), } break chainScan } } } // If it hasn't yet been confirmed, then we can exit early. if confDetails == nil { return false } // Otherwise, we'll calculate the number of confirmations that the // transaction has so we can decide if it has reached the desired // number of confirmations or not. txConfs := currentHeight - scanHeight // If the transaction has more that enough confirmations, then we can // dispatch it immediately after obtaining for information w.r.t // exactly *when* if got all its confirmations. if uint32(txConfs) >= msg.numConfirmations { msg.finConf <- confDetails return true } // Otherwise, the transaction has only been *partially* confirmed, so // we need to insert it into the confirmation heap. confsLeft := msg.numConfirmations - uint32(txConfs) confHeight := uint32(currentHeight) + confsLeft heapEntry := &confEntry{ msg, confDetails, confHeight, } heap.Push(n.confHeap, heapEntry) return false } // notifyBlockEpochs notifies all registered block epoch clients of the newly // connected block to the main chain. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) notifyBlockEpochs(newHeight int32, newSha *chainhash.Hash) { epoch := &chainntnfs.BlockEpoch{ Height: newHeight, Hash: newSha, } for _, epochClient := range n.blockEpochClients { n.wg.Add(1) epochClient.wg.Add(1) go func(ntfnChan chan *chainntnfs.BlockEpoch, cancelChan chan struct{}, clientWg *sync.WaitGroup) { defer clientWg.Done() defer n.wg.Done() select { case ntfnChan <- epoch: case <-cancelChan: return case <-n.quit: return } }(epochClient.epochChan, epochClient.cancelChan, &epochClient.wg) } } // notifyConfs examines the current confirmation heap, sending off any // notifications which have been triggered by the connection of a new block at // newBlockHeight. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) notifyConfs(newBlockHeight int32) { // If the heap is empty, we have nothing to do. if n.confHeap.Len() == 0 { return } // Traverse our confirmation heap. The heap is a min-heap, so the // confirmation notification which requires the smallest block-height // will always be at the top of the heap. If a confirmation // notification is eligible for triggering, then fire it off, and check // if another is eligible until there are no more eligible entries. nextConf := heap.Pop(n.confHeap).(*confEntry) for nextConf.triggerHeight <= uint32(newBlockHeight) { nextConf.finConf <- nextConf.initialConfDetails if n.confHeap.Len() == 0 { return } nextConf = heap.Pop(n.confHeap).(*confEntry) } heap.Push(n.confHeap, nextConf) } // checkConfirmationTrigger determines if the passed txSha included at // blockHeight triggers any single confirmation notifications. In the event // that the txid matches, yet needs additional confirmations, it is added to // the confirmation heap to be triggered at a later time. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) checkConfirmationTrigger(txSha *chainhash.Hash, newTip *filteredBlock, txIndex int) { // If a confirmation notification has been registered for this txid, // then either trigger a notification event if only a single // confirmation notification was requested, or place the notification // on the confirmation heap for future usage. if confClients, ok := n.confNotifications[*txSha]; ok { // Either all of the registered confirmations will be // dispatched due to a single confirmation, or added to the // conf head. Therefor we unconditionally delete the registered // confirmations from the staging zone. defer func() { delete(n.confNotifications, *txSha) }() for _, confClient := range confClients { confDetails := &chainntnfs.TxConfirmation{ BlockHash: &newTip.hash, BlockHeight: uint32(newTip.height), TxIndex: uint32(txIndex), } if confClient.numConfirmations == 1 { chainntnfs.Log.Infof("Dispatching single conf "+ "notification, sha=%v, height=%v", txSha, newTip.height) confClient.finConf <- confDetails continue } // The registered notification requires more than one // confirmation before triggering. So we create a // heapConf entry for this notification. The heapConf // allows us to easily keep track of which // notification(s) we should fire off with each // incoming block. confClient.initialConfirmHeight = uint32(newTip.height) finalConfHeight := confClient.initialConfirmHeight + confClient.numConfirmations - 1 heapEntry := &confEntry{ confClient, confDetails, finalConfHeight, } heap.Push(n.confHeap, heapEntry) } } } // spendNotification couples a target outpoint along with the channel used for // notifications once a spend of the outpoint has been detected. type spendNotification struct { targetOutpoint *wire.OutPoint spendChan chan *chainntnfs.SpendDetail spendID uint64 } // spendCancel is a message sent to the NeutrinoNotifier when a client wishes // to cancel an outstanding spend notification that has yet to be dispatched. type spendCancel struct { // op is the target outpoint of the notification to be cancelled. op wire.OutPoint // spendID the ID of the notification to cancel. spendID uint64 } // RegisterSpendNtfn registers an intent to be notified once the target // outpoint has been spent by a transaction on-chain. Once a spend of the // target outpoint has been detected, the details of the spending event will be // sent across the 'Spend' channel. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) RegisterSpendNtfn(outpoint *wire.OutPoint, heightHint uint32) (*chainntnfs.SpendEvent, error) { n.heightMtx.RLock() currentHeight := n.bestHeight n.heightMtx.RUnlock() chainntnfs.Log.Infof("New spend notification for outpoint=%v, "+ "height_hint=%v", outpoint, heightHint) ntfn := &spendNotification{ targetOutpoint: outpoint, spendChan: make(chan *chainntnfs.SpendDetail, 1), spendID: atomic.AddUint64(&n.spendClientCounter, 1), } spendEvent := &chainntnfs.SpendEvent{ Spend: ntfn.spendChan, Cancel: func() { cancel := &spendCancel{ op: *outpoint, spendID: ntfn.spendID, } // Submit spend cancellation to notification dispatcher. select { case n.notificationCancels <- cancel: // Cancellation is being handled, drain the spend chan until it is // closed before yielding to the caller. for { select { case _, ok := <-ntfn.spendChan: if !ok { return } case <-n.quit: } } case <-n.quit: } }, } // Ensure that neutrino is caught up to the height hint before we // attempt to fetch the utxo fromt the chain. If we're behind, then we // may miss a notification dispatch. for { n.heightMtx.RLock() currentHeight := n.bestHeight n.heightMtx.RUnlock() if currentHeight < heightHint { time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 200) continue } break } // Before sending off the notification request, we'll attempt to see if // this output is still spent or not at this point in the chain. spendReport, err := n.p2pNode.GetUtxo( neutrino.WatchOutPoints(*outpoint), neutrino.StartBlock(&waddrmgr.BlockStamp{ Height: int32(heightHint), }), ) if err != nil { return nil, err } // If a spend report was returned, and the transaction is present, then // this means that the output is already spent. if spendReport != nil && spendReport.SpendingTx != nil { // As a result, we'll launch a goroutine to immediately // dispatch the notification with a normal response. go func() { txSha := spendReport.SpendingTx.TxHash() select { case ntfn.spendChan <- &chainntnfs.SpendDetail{ SpentOutPoint: outpoint, SpenderTxHash: &txSha, SpendingTx: spendReport.SpendingTx, SpenderInputIndex: spendReport.SpendingInputIndex, SpendingHeight: int32(spendReport.SpendingTxHeight), }: case <-n.quit: return } }() return spendEvent, nil } // If the output is still unspent, then we'll update our rescan's // filter, and send the request to the dispatcher goroutine. rescanUpdate := []neutrino.UpdateOption{ neutrino.AddOutPoints(*outpoint), neutrino.Rewind(currentHeight), } if err := n.chainView.Update(rescanUpdate...); err != nil { return nil, err } select { case n.notificationRegistry <- ntfn: case <-n.quit: return nil, ErrChainNotifierShuttingDown } return spendEvent, nil } // confirmationNotification represents a client's intent to receive a // notification once the target txid reaches numConfirmations confirmations. type confirmationsNotification struct { txid *chainhash.Hash heightHint uint32 initialConfirmHeight uint32 numConfirmations uint32 finConf chan *chainntnfs.TxConfirmation negativeConf chan int32 // TODO(roasbeef): re-org funny business } // RegisterConfirmationsNtfn registers a notification with NeutrinoNotifier // which will be triggered once the txid reaches numConfs number of // confirmations. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) RegisterConfirmationsNtfn(txid *chainhash.Hash, numConfs, heightHint uint32) (*chainntnfs.ConfirmationEvent, error) { ntfn := &confirmationsNotification{ txid: txid, heightHint: heightHint, numConfirmations: numConfs, finConf: make(chan *chainntnfs.TxConfirmation, 1), negativeConf: make(chan int32, 1), } select { case <-n.quit: return nil, ErrChainNotifierShuttingDown case n.notificationRegistry <- ntfn: return &chainntnfs.ConfirmationEvent{ Confirmed: ntfn.finConf, NegativeConf: ntfn.negativeConf, }, nil } } // blockEpochRegistration represents a client's intent to receive a // notification with each newly connected block. type blockEpochRegistration struct { epochID uint64 epochChan chan *chainntnfs.BlockEpoch cancelChan chan struct{} wg sync.WaitGroup } // epochCancel is a message sent to the NeutrinoNotifier when a client wishes // to cancel an outstanding epoch notification that has yet to be dispatched. type epochCancel struct { epochID uint64 } // RegisterBlockEpochNtfn returns a BlockEpochEvent which subscribes the caller // to receive notifications, of each new block connected to the main chain. func (n *NeutrinoNotifier) RegisterBlockEpochNtfn() (*chainntnfs.BlockEpochEvent, error) { registration := &blockEpochRegistration{ epochChan: make(chan *chainntnfs.BlockEpoch, 20), cancelChan: make(chan struct{}), epochID: atomic.AddUint64(&n.epochClientCounter, 1), } select { case <-n.quit: return nil, errors.New("chainntnfs: system interrupt while " + "attempting to register for block epoch notification.") case n.notificationRegistry <- registration: return &chainntnfs.BlockEpochEvent{ Epochs: registration.epochChan, Cancel: func() { cancel := &epochCancel{ epochID: registration.epochID, } // Submit epoch cancellation to notification dispatcher. select { case n.notificationCancels <- cancel: // Cancellation is being handled, drain the epoch channel until it is // closed before yielding to caller. for { select { case _, ok := <-registration.epochChan: if !ok { return } case <-n.quit: } } case <-n.quit: } }, }, nil } }