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Greg Burri, 08/02/2009 11:29 PM

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h1. Algorithms
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h2. Searching
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For a functional description see here : [[Functional definition#The-search-window]]
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!aybabtu_search.png!
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h2. Peer ID
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Each peer owns a peer id which is unique and generated during the first start. This ID is used to identify a peer, it's better than the previous usage of peer IP, considering this situation :
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* _A_ put in queue a file entry _f_ from _B_, _B_ doesn't know the hashes of this file entry.
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* _B_ change his IP address.
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* _A_ want to download _f_, it can ask _B_ for the hashes even _B_'s IP changed.
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h2. Core threads
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There are three kind of threads in the core in addition to the main thread :
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* [[Protocol_core-core#Downloading-thread|Downloading thread]] : @DownloadManager::ChunkDownloader@
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* Uploading thread : @UploadManager::Uploader@
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* [[Algorithms#Updating-the-file-cache|Updating file cache thread]] : @FileManager::FileUpdater@
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h2. Updating the file cache
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Here is the algorithm for the thread (@FileManager::FileUpdater@) which will periodically update the file cache and persist it.
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<pre>
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D : The set of shared directories
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T : Time during the hashes are computed (for example 30s)
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F : A set of file initialy empty
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Loop :
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   For each d in D (recursively) :
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      - Synchronize physical folders and files whith d content
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      - Add in F the files which doesn't have computed hashes
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   t : Time.now
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   For each f in F :
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      - Compute the unkown hash of files f
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      - Remove f from F
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      If (Time.now - t) > T : break
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   - Wait T - (Time.now - t)
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   - Persist the entire cache in a file (only every ~30min)
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</pre>
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h2. Downloading
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See here : [[Protocol_core-core#Downloading-threads]]