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/* Copyright (c) 2006-2018. The SimGrid Team.
 * All rights reserved.                                                     */

/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */

package app.bittorrent;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

import org.simgrid.msg.Msg;
import org.simgrid.msg.Comm;
import org.simgrid.msg.Host;
import org.simgrid.msg.Task;
import org.simgrid.msg.Process;
import org.simgrid.msg.RngStream;
import org.simgrid.msg.MsgException;

public class Peer extends Process {
  protected int round = 0;
  protected double beginReceiveTime;
  protected double deadline;
  protected static RngStream stream = new RngStream();
  protected int id;
  protected String mailbox;
  protected String mailboxTracker;
  protected String hostname;
  protected int pieces = 0;
  protected char[] bitfield = new char[Common.FILE_PIECES];
  protected char[][] bitfieldBlocks = new char[Common.FILE_PIECES][Common.PIECES_BLOCKS];
  protected short[] piecesCount = new short[Common.FILE_PIECES];
  protected int piecesRequested = 0;
  protected ArrayList<Integer> currentPieces = new ArrayList<>();
  protected int currentPiece = -1;
  protected HashMap<Integer, Connection> activePeers = new HashMap<>();
  protected HashMap<Integer, Connection> peers = new HashMap<>();
  protected Comm commReceived = null;

  public Peer(Host host, String name, String[]args) {
    super(host,name,args);
  }

  @Override
  public void main(String[] args) throws MsgException {
    //Check arguments
    if (args.length != 3 && args.length != 2) {
      Msg.info("Wrong number of arguments");
    }
    if (args.length == 3) {
      init(Integer.parseInt(args[0]),true);
    } else {
      init(Integer.parseInt(args[0]),false);
    }
    //Retrieve the deadline
    deadline = Double.parseDouble(args[1]);
    if (deadline < 0) {
      Msg.info("Wrong deadline supplied");
      return;
    }
    Msg.info("Hi, I'm joining the network with id " + id);
    //Getting peer data from the tracker
    if (getPeersData()) {
      Msg.debug("Got " + peers.size() + " peers from the tracker");
      Msg.debug("Here is my current status: " + getStatus());
      beginReceiveTime = Msg.getClock();      
      if (hasFinished()) {
        pieces = Common.FILE_PIECES;
        sendHandshakeAll();
        seedLoop();
      } else {
        leechLoop();
        seedLoop();
      }
    } else {
      Msg.info("Couldn't contact the tracker.");
    }
    Msg.info("Here is my current status: " + getStatus());
  }

  private void leechLoop() {
    double nextChokedUpdate = Msg.getClock() + Common.UPDATE_CHOKED_INTERVAL;
    Msg.debug("Start downloading.");
    // Send a "handshake" message to all the peers it got(it couldn't have gotten more than 50 peers anyway)
    sendHandshakeAll();
    //Wait for at least one "bitfield" message.
    waitForPieces();
    Msg.debug("Starting main leech loop");
    while (Msg.getClock() < deadline && pieces < Common.FILE_PIECES) {
      if (commReceived == null) {
        commReceived = Task.irecv(mailbox);
      }
      try {
        if (commReceived.test()) {
          handleMessage(commReceived.getTask());
          commReceived = null;
        } else {
          //If the user has a pending interesting
          if (currentPiece != -1) {
            sendInterestedToPeers();
          } else {
            if (currentPieces.size() < Common.MAX_PIECES) {
              updateCurrentPiece();
            }
          }
          //We don't execute the choke algorithm if we don't already have a piece
          if (Msg.getClock() >= nextChokedUpdate && pieces > 0) {
            updateChokedPeers();
            nextChokedUpdate += Common.UPDATE_CHOKED_INTERVAL;
          } else {
            waitFor(1);
          }
        }
      }
      catch (MsgException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        commReceived = null;
      }
    }
  }

  private void seedLoop() {
    double nextChokedUpdate = Msg.getClock() + Common.UPDATE_CHOKED_INTERVAL;
    Msg.debug("Start seeding.");
    //start the main seed loop
    while (Msg.getClock() < deadline) {
      if (commReceived == null) {
        commReceived = Task.irecv(mailbox);
      }
      try {
        if (commReceived.test()) {
          handleMessage(commReceived.getTask());
          commReceived = null;
        } else {
          if (Msg.getClock() >= nextChokedUpdate) {
            updateChokedPeers();
            //TODO: Change the choked peer algorithm when seeding
            nextChokedUpdate += Common.UPDATE_CHOKED_INTERVAL;
          } else {
            waitFor(1);
          }
        }
      }
      catch (MsgException e) {
        commReceived = null;
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * @brief Initialize the various peer data
   * @param id id of the peer to take in the network
   * @param seed indicates if the peer is a seed
   */
  private void init(int id, boolean seed) {
    this.id = id;
    this.mailbox = Integer.toString(id);
    this.mailboxTracker = "tracker_" + Integer.toString(id);
    if (seed) {
      for (int i = 0; i < bitfield.length; i++) {
        bitfield[i] = '1';
        for (int j = 0; j < bitfieldBlocks[i].length; j++) {
          bitfieldBlocks[i][j] = '1';
        }
      }
    } else {
      for (int i = 0; i < bitfield.length; i++) {
        bitfield[i] = '0';
        for (int j = 0; j < bitfieldBlocks[i].length; j++) {
          bitfieldBlocks[i][j] = '0'  ;
        }
      }
    }
    this.hostname = getHost().getName();
  }

  private boolean getPeersData() {
    boolean success = false;
    double timeout = Msg.getClock() + Common.GET_PEERS_TIMEOUT;
    //Build the task to send to the tracker
    TrackerTask taskSend = new TrackerTask(hostname, mailboxTracker, id);

    while (Msg.getClock() < timeout) {
      try {
        Msg.debug("Sending a peer request to the tracker.");
        taskSend.send(Common.TRACKER_MAILBOX,Common.GET_PEERS_TIMEOUT);
        break;
      }
      catch (MsgException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
    }
    while (!success && Msg.getClock() < timeout) {
      commReceived = Task.irecv(this.mailboxTracker);
      try {
        commReceived.waitCompletion(Common.GET_PEERS_TIMEOUT);
        if (commReceived.getTask() instanceof TrackerTask) {
          TrackerTask task = (TrackerTask)commReceived.getTask();
          for (Integer peerId: task.peers) {
            if (peerId != this.id) {
              peers.put(peerId, new Connection(peerId));
            }
          }
          success = true;
        }
      }
      catch (MsgException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
      commReceived = null;
    }
    return success;
  }

  private void handleMessage(Task task) {
    MessageTask message = (MessageTask)task;
    Connection remotePeer = peers.get(message.peerId);
    switch (message.type) {
      case HANDSHAKE:
        Msg.debug("Received a HANDSHAKE message from " + message.mailbox);
        //Check if the peer is in our connection list
        if (remotePeer == null) {
          peers.put(message.peerId, new Connection(message.peerId));
          sendHandshake(message.mailbox);
        }
        //Send our bitfield to the pair
        sendBitfield(message.mailbox);
      break;
      case BITFIELD:
        Msg.debug("Received a BITFIELD message from " + message.peerId + " (" + message.issuerHostname + ")");
        //update the pieces list
        updatePiecesCountFromBitfield(message.bitfield);
        //Update the current piece
        if (currentPiece == -1 && pieces < Common.FILE_PIECES && currentPieces.size() < Common.MAX_PIECES) {
          updateCurrentPiece();
        }
        remotePeer.bitfield  = message.bitfield.clone();
      break;
      case INTERESTED:
        Msg.debug("Received an INTERESTED message from " + message.peerId + " (" + message.issuerHostname + ")");
        assert remotePeer != null;
        remotePeer.interested = true;
      break;
      case NOTINTERESTED:
        Msg.debug("Received a NOTINTERESTED message from " + message.peerId + " (" + message.issuerHostname + ")");
        assert remotePeer != null;
        remotePeer.interested = false;
      break;
      case UNCHOKE:
        Msg.debug("Received an UNCHOKE message from " + message.peerId + "(" + message.issuerHostname + ")");
        assert remotePeer != null;
        remotePeer.chokedDownload = false;
        activePeers.put(remotePeer.id,remotePeer);
        sendRequestsToPeer(remotePeer);
      break;
      case CHOKE:
        Msg.debug("Received a CHOKE message from " + message.peerId + " (" + message.issuerHostname + ")");
        assert remotePeer != null;
        remotePeer.chokedDownload = true;
        activePeers.remove(remotePeer.id);
      break;
      case HAVE:
        if (remotePeer.bitfield == null) {
          return;
        }
        Msg.debug("Received a HAVE message from " + message.peerId + " (" + message.issuerHostname + ")");
        assert message.index >= 0 && message.index < Common.FILE_PIECES;
        assert remotePeer.bitfield != null;
        remotePeer.bitfield[message.index] = '1';
        piecesCount[message.index]++; 
        //Send interested message to the peer if he has what we want
        if (!remotePeer.amInterested && currentPieces.contains(message.index) ) {
          remotePeer.amInterested = true;
          sendInterested(remotePeer.mailbox);
        }
        
        if (currentPieces.contains(message.index)) {
          int blockIndex = getFirstBlock(message.index);      
          int blockLength = Common.PIECES_BLOCKS - blockIndex ;
          blockLength = blockLength > Common.BLOCKS_REQUESTED ? Common.BLOCKS_REQUESTED : blockLength;    
          sendRequest(message.mailbox,message.index,blockIndex,blockLength);
        }
      break;
      case REQUEST:
        assert message.index >= 0 && message.index < Common.FILE_PIECES;
        if (!remotePeer.chokedUpload) {
          Msg.debug("Received a REQUEST from " + message.peerId + "(" + message.issuerHostname + ") for " 
                    + message.peerId);
          if (bitfield[message.index] == '1') {
            sendPiece(message.mailbox,message.index,false,message.blockIndex,message.blockLength);  
          } else {
            Msg.debug("Received a REQUEST from " + message.peerId + " (" + message.issuerHostname 
                      + ") but he is choked" );
          }
        }
      break;
      case PIECE:
        if (message.stalled) {
          Msg.debug("The received piece " + message.index + " from " + message.peerId + " (" + message.issuerHostname 
                    + ") is stalled");
        } else {
          Msg.debug("Received piece " + message.index + " from " + message.peerId + " (" 
                    + message.issuerHostname + ")");
          if (bitfield[message.index] == '0') {
            updateBitfieldBlocks(message.index,message.blockIndex,message.blockLength);
            if (pieceComplete(message.index)) {
              piecesRequested--;
              //Removing the piece from our piece list.
              currentPieces.remove((Object)Integer.valueOf(message.index));
              //Setting the fact that we have the piece
              bitfield[message.index] = '1';
              pieces++;
              Msg.debug("My status is now " + getStatus());
              //Sending the information to all the peers we are connected to
              sendHave(message.index);
              //sending UNINTERESTED to peers that doesn't have what we want.
              updateInterestedAfterReceive();
            }
          } else {
            Msg.debug("However, we already have it.");
          }
        }
      break;
      default:
        Msg.error("Unexpected message type: " + message.type);
        break;
    }
    if (remotePeer != null) {
      remotePeer.addSpeedValue(1 / (Msg.getClock() - beginReceiveTime));
    }
    beginReceiveTime = Msg.getClock();
  }

  private void waitForPieces() {
    boolean finished = false;
    while (Msg.getClock() < deadline && !finished) {
      if (commReceived == null) {
        commReceived = Task.irecv(mailbox);
      }
      try {
        commReceived.waitCompletion(Common.TIMEOUT_MESSAGE);
        handleMessage(commReceived.getTask());
        if (currentPiece != -1) {
          finished = true;
        }
        commReceived = null;
      }
      catch (MsgException e) {
        commReceived = null;
      }
    }
  }

  private boolean hasFinished() {
    for (int i = 0; i < bitfield.length; i++) {
      if (bitfield[i] == '1') {
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * @brief Updates the list of who has a piece from a bitfield
   * @param bitfield bitfield
   */
  private void updatePiecesCountFromBitfield(char[] bitfield) {
    for (int i = 0; i < Common.FILE_PIECES; i++) {
      if (bitfield[i] == '1') {
        piecesCount[i]++;
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Update the piece the peer is currently interested in.
   * There is two cases (as described in "Bittorrent Architecture Protocol", Ryan Toole :
   * If the peer has less than 3 pieces, he chooses a piece at random.
   * If the peer has more than pieces, he downloads the pieces that are the less
   * replicated
   */
  private void updateCurrentPiece() {
    if (currentPieces.size() >= (Common.FILE_PIECES - pieces)) {
      return;
    }

    //TODO: trivial min algorithm when pieces >= 3
    do {
      currentPiece = stream.randInt(0,Common.FILE_PIECES - 1);
    } while (!(bitfield[currentPiece] == '0' && !currentPieces.contains(currentPiece)));

    currentPieces.add(currentPiece);
    Msg.debug("New interested piece: " + currentPiece);
    assert currentPiece >= 0 && currentPiece < Common.FILE_PIECES;
  }

  // Update the list of current choked and unchoked peers, using the choke algorithm
  private void updateChokedPeers() {
    round = (round + 1) % 3;
    if (peers.size() == 0) {
      return;
    }
    //remove a peer from the list
    Iterator<Entry<Integer, Connection>> it = activePeers.entrySet().iterator();
    if (it.hasNext()) {
      Entry<Integer,Connection> e = it.next();
      Connection peerChoked = e.getValue();
      peerChoked.chokedUpload = true;
      sendChoked(peerChoked.mailbox);
      activePeers.remove(e.getKey());
    }
    Connection peerChoosed = null;
    //Separate the case from when the peer is seeding.
    if (pieces == Common.FILE_PIECES) {
      //Find the last unchoked peer.
      double unchokeTime = deadline + 1;
      for (Connection connection : peers.values()) {
        if (connection.lastUnchoke < unchokeTime && connection.interested) {
          peerChoosed = connection;
          unchokeTime = connection.lastUnchoke;
        }
      }
    } else {
      //Random optimistic unchoking
      if (round == 0) {
        int j = 0;
        do {
          int i = 0;
          int idChosen = stream.randInt(0,peers.size() - 1);
          for (Connection connection : peers.values()) {
            if (i == idChosen) {
              peerChoosed = connection;
              break;
            }
            i++;
          } //TODO: Not really the best way ever
          if (peerChoosed != null && !peerChoosed.interested) {
            peerChoosed = null;
          }
          j++;
        } while (peerChoosed == null && j < Common.MAXIMUM_PEERS);
      } else {
        Connection fastest = null;
        double fastestSpeed = 0;
        for (Connection c : peers.values()) {
          if (c.peerSpeed > fastestSpeed && c.interested && c.chokedUpload) {
            fastest = c;
            fastestSpeed = c.peerSpeed;
          }
        }
        peerChoosed = fastest;
      }
    }
    if (peerChoosed != null) {
      activePeers.put(peerChoosed.id,peerChoosed);
      peerChoosed.chokedUpload = false;
      peerChoosed.lastUnchoke = Msg.getClock();
      sendUnchoked(peerChoosed.mailbox);
    }
  }

  // Updates our "interested" state about peers: send "not interested" to peers that don't have any more pieces we want.
  private void updateInterestedAfterReceive() {
    boolean interested;
    for (Connection connection : peers.values()) {
      interested = false;
      if (connection.amInterested) {
        for (Integer piece : currentPieces) {
          if (connection.bitfield[piece] == '1') {
            interested = true;
            break;
          }
        }
        if (!interested) {
          connection.amInterested = false;
          sendNotInterested(connection.mailbox);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  private void updateBitfieldBlocks(int index, int blockIndex, int blockLength) {
    for (int i = blockIndex; i < (blockIndex + blockLength); i++) {
      bitfieldBlocks[index][i] = '1';
    }
  }

  // Returns if a piece is complete in the peer's bitfield.
  private boolean pieceComplete(int index) {
    for (int i = 0; i < bitfieldBlocks[index].length; i++) {
      if (bitfieldBlocks[index][i] == '0') {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }

  // Returns the first block of a piece that we don't have. 
  private int getFirstBlock(int piece) {
    int blockIndex = -1;
    for (int i = 0; i < Common.PIECES_BLOCKS; i++) {
      if (bitfieldBlocks[piece][i] == '0') {
        blockIndex = i;
        break;
      }
    }
    return blockIndex;
  }

  /**
   * @brief Send request messages to a peer that have unchoked us
   * @param remotePeer peer data to the peer we want to send the request
   */
  private void sendRequestsToPeer(Connection remotePeer) {
    if (remotePeer.bitfield == null) {
      return;
    }
    for (Integer piece : currentPieces) {
      //Getting the block to send.
      int blockIndex = getFirstBlock(piece);
      int blockLength = Common.PIECES_BLOCKS - blockIndex ;
      blockLength = blockLength > Common.BLOCKS_REQUESTED ? Common.BLOCKS_REQUESTED : blockLength;    
      if (remotePeer.bitfield[piece] == '1') {
        sendRequest(remotePeer.mailbox, piece, blockIndex, blockLength);
      }
    }
  }

  // Find the peers that have the current interested piece and send them the "interested" message
  private void sendInterestedToPeers() {
    if (currentPiece == -1) {
      return;
    }
    for (Connection connection : peers.values()) {
      if (connection.bitfield != null && connection.bitfield[currentPiece] == '1' && !connection.amInterested) {
        connection.amInterested = true;        
        MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.INTERESTED, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id);
        task.dsend(connection.mailbox);        
      }
    }
    currentPiece = -1;
    piecesRequested++;
  }

  // Send a "interested" message to a peer.
  private void sendInterested(String mailbox) {
    MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.INTERESTED, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id);
    task.dsend(mailbox);
  }

  /**
   * @brief Send a "not interested" message to a peer
   * @param mailbox mailbox destination mailbox
   */
  private void sendNotInterested(String mailbox) {
    MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.NOTINTERESTED, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id);
    task.dsend(mailbox);
  }

  // Send a handshake message to all the peers the peer has.
  private void sendHandshakeAll() {
    for (Connection remotePeer : peers.values()) {
      MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.HANDSHAKE, hostname, mailbox, id);
      task.dsend(remotePeer.mailbox);
    }
  }

  /**
   * @brief Send a "handshake" message to an user
   * @param mailbox mailbox where to we send the message
   */
  private void sendHandshake(String mailbox) {
    Msg.debug("Sending a HANDSHAKE to " + mailbox);
    MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.HANDSHAKE, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id);
    task.dsend(mailbox);
  }

  // Send a "choked" message to a peer
  private void sendChoked(String mailbox) {
    Msg.debug("Sending a CHOKE to " + mailbox);
    MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.CHOKE, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id);
    task.dsend(mailbox);
  }

  // Send a "unchoked" message to a peer
  private void sendUnchoked(String mailbox) {
    Msg.debug("Sending a UNCHOKE to " + mailbox);
    MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.UNCHOKE, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id);
    task.dsend(mailbox);
  }

  // Send a "HAVE" message to all peers we are connected to
  private void sendHave(int piece) {
    Msg.debug("Sending HAVE message to all my peers");
    for (Connection remotePeer : peers.values()) {
      MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.HAVE, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id, piece);
      task.dsend(remotePeer.mailbox);
    }
  }
  // Send a bitfield message to all the peers the peer has.
  private void sendBitfield(String mailbox) {
    Msg.debug("Sending a BITFIELD to " + mailbox);
    MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.BITFIELD, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id, this.bitfield);
    task.dsend(mailbox);
  }
  // Send a "request" message to a peer, containing a request for a piece
  private void sendRequest(String mailbox, int piece, int blockIndex, int blockLength) {
    Msg.debug("Sending a REQUEST to " + mailbox + " for piece " + piece + " and blocks " + blockIndex + ","
              + (blockIndex + blockLength));
    MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.REQUEST, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id, piece, blockIndex, 
                                       blockLength);
    task.dsend(mailbox);
  }

  // Send a "piece" message to a peer, containing a piece of the file
  private void sendPiece(String mailbox, int piece, boolean stalled, int blockIndex, int blockLength) {
    Msg.debug("Sending the PIECE " + piece + " to " + mailbox);
    MessageTask task = new MessageTask(MessageTask.Type.PIECE, hostname, this.mailbox, this.id, piece, stalled,
                                       blockIndex, blockLength);
    task.dsend(mailbox);
  }

  private String getStatus() {
    StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder("");
    for (int i = 0; i < Common.FILE_PIECES; i++)
      s.append(bitfield[i]);
    return s.toString();
  }
}