lnd.xprv/autopilot/agent.go
Olaoluwa Osuntokun 306c4aef8e
autopilot: "Look ma no hands!", introducing autopilot mode
This commit introduces the initial implementation of the autopilot
mode. Autopilot is new mode within lnd that enables automatic channel
management. This means that if enabled lnd will attempt to
automatically manage channels according to a set of heuristic defined
within the main configuration for autopilot.Agent instance.

The autopilot.Agent implements a simple closed control loop. It takes
in external signals such as wallet balance updates, new open channel,
and channels that are now closed the updates its internal state. With
each external trigger it will consult the registered
AttachmentHeuristic to decide: if it needs to open any more channels,
and if so how much it should use to open the channels, ultimately
returning a set of recommended AttachmentDirectives. The
autopilot.Agent loop will then take those attempt to establish
connection, and go back in waiting for a new external signal.

With this first implementation the default heuristic is the
ConstrainedPrefAttachment implementation of AttachmentHeuristic. Given
a min and max channel size, a limit on the number of channels, and the
percentage of wallet funds to allocate to channels, it will attempt to
execute a heuristic drive by the Barabási–Albert model model in order
to attempt to drive the global graph towards a scale free topology.

This is commit implements a foundational layer for future simulations,
optimization, and additional heuristics.
2017-08-10 21:14:55 -07:00

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Go

package autopilot
import (
"sync"
"sync/atomic"
"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/btcec"
"github.com/roasbeef/btcutil"
)
// Config couples all the items that 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
// 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
// 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{}{}
}
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{}
// 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{}),
}
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")
startingBalance, err := a.cfg.WalletBalance()
if err != nil {
return err
}
a.wg.Add(1)
go a.controller(startingBalance)
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 {
balanceDelta btcutil.Amount
}
// chanOpenUpdate is a type of external state update the 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
}
// 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 the balance of
// the backing wallet changes.
func (a *Agent) OnBalanceChange(delta btcutil.Amount) {
go func() {
a.stateUpdates <- &balanceUpdate{
balanceDelta: delta,
}
}()
}
// 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) {
go func() {
a.stateUpdates <- &chanOpenUpdate{
newChan: c,
}
}()
}
// 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) {
go func() {
a.stateUpdates <- &chanCloseUpdate{
closedChans: closedChans,
}
}()
}
// 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: it's 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(startingBalance btcutil.Amount) {
defer a.wg.Done()
// TODO(roasbeef): add queries for internal state?
// 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(startingBalance)
// TODO(roasbeef): do we in fact need to maintain order?
// * use sync.Cond if so
// 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) {
// 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 *balanceUpdate:
log.Debugf("Applying external balance state "+
"update of: %v", update.balanceDelta)
a.totalBalance += update.balanceDelta
// 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
// 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)
}
}
// With all the updates applied, we'll obtain a set of
// the current active channels.
chans := a.chanState.Channels()
// 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, needMore := a.cfg.Heuristic.NeedMoreChans(
chans, a.totalBalance,
)
if !needMore {
continue
}
log.Infof("Triggering attachment directive dispatch")
// 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.
nodesToSkip := a.chanState.ConnectedNodes()
// 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,
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.
for _, chanCandidate := range chanCandidates {
go func(directive AttachmentDirective) {
pub := directive.PeerKey
err := a.cfg.ChanController.OpenChannel(
directive.PeerKey,
directive.ChanAmt,
directive.Addrs,
)
if err != nil {
log.Warnf("Unable to open "+
"channel to %x of %v: %v",
pub.SerializeCompressed(),
directive.ChanAmt, err)
return
}
// TODO(roasbeef): on err signal
// failure so attempt to allocate
// again?
}(chanCandidate)
}
// The agent has been signalled to exit, so we'll bail out
// immediately.
case <-a.quit:
return
}
}
}