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#
# Copyright 2017 Ettus Research, a National Instruments Company
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
#
"""Implemented RPC Servers.
"""
from __future__ import print_function

import copy
import signal
import sys
import threading
import traceback
from contextlib import contextmanager
from multiprocessing import Process, RLock, current_process
from random import choice
from string import ascii_letters, digits

from gevent import Greenlet, monkey, spawn_later
from gevent.pool import Pool
from gevent.server import StreamServer
from mprpc import RPCServer
from usrp_mpm.mpmlog import get_main_logger
from usrp_mpm.mpmutils import register_chained_signal_handler, to_binary_str, set_proc_title
from usrp_mpm.rpc_utils import get_map_for_rpc
from usrp_mpm.sys_utils import net, watchdog

monkey.patch_all()

TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 5.0  # Seconds before claim expires (default value)
LOCK_ACQ_TIMEOUT = 1  # Seconds to wait for acquiring shared lock (default value)
TOKEN_LEN = 16  # Length of the token string
MPM_COMPAT_NUM = (5, 3)  # Compatibility number for MPM


class MPMServer(RPCServer):
    """Main MPM RPC class.

    This class holds the periph_manager object and translates
    RPC calls to appropiate calls in the periph_manager and dboard_managers.
    """

    # This is a list of methods in this class which require a claim
    default_claimed_methods = ["init", "update_component", "reclaim", "unclaim", "get_log_buf"]

    ###########################################################################
    # RPC Server Initialization
    ###########################################################################
    def __init__(self, state, default_args):
        """Create a new RPC server.

        :param state: The shared state object
        :param default_args: The arguments passed by the app.
        """
        self.log = get_main_logger().getChild("RPCServer")
        self.log.trace(
            "Launching RPC server with compat num %d.%d", MPM_COMPAT_NUM[0], MPM_COMPAT_NUM[1]
        )
        self._state = state
        self._timer = Greenlet()
        self._timer_lock = RLock()
        # Setting this to True will disable an unclaim on timeout. Use with
        # care, and make sure to set it to False again when finished.
        self._disable_timeouts = False
        self._timeout_interval = float(default_args.get("rpc_timeout_interval", TIMEOUT_INTERVAL))
        self.session_id = None
        # Create the periph_manager for this device
        # This call will be forwarded to the device specific implementation
        # e.g. in periph_manager/n3xx.py
        # Which implementation is called will be determined during
        # configuration with cmake (-DMPM_DEVICE).
        # mgr is thus derived from PeriphManagerBase
        # (see periph_manager/base.py)
        from usrp_mpm.periph_manager import periph_manager

        self._mgr_generator = lambda: periph_manager(default_args)
        self.periph_manager = self._mgr_generator()
        device_info = self.periph_manager.get_device_info()
        self._state.dev_type.value = to_binary_str(device_info.get("type", "n/a"))
        self._state.dev_product.value = to_binary_str(device_info.get("product", "n/a"))
        self._state.dev_serial.value = to_binary_str(device_info.get("serial", "n/a"))
        self._state.dev_name.value = to_binary_str(device_info.get("name", "n/a"))
        self._state.dev_fpga_type.value = to_binary_str(device_info.get("fpga", "n/a"))
        self._db_methods = []
        self._mb_methods = []
        self.claimed_methods = copy.copy(self.default_claimed_methods)
        self._last_error = ""
        self._init_rpc_calls(self.periph_manager)
        # We call the server __init__ function here, and not earlier, because
        # first the commands need to be registered
        super(MPMServer, self).__init__(
            pack_params={"use_bin_type": True},
            unpack_params={"max_buffer_size": 50000000, "raw": False},
        )
        self._state.system_ready.value = True
        self.log.info("RPC server ready!")
        # Optionally spawn watchdog. Note: In order for us to be able to spawn
        # the task from this thread, the main process needs to hand control to
        # us using watchdog.transfer_control().
        if watchdog.has_watchdog():
            self.log.info("Spawning watchdog task...")
            watchdog.spawn_watchdog_task(self._state, self.log)

    def _init_rpc_calls(self, mgr):
        """Register all RPC calls for the motherboard and daughterboards.

        First clears out all previously registered RPC calls.
        """
        # Clear old calls:
        for meth_list in (self._db_methods, self._mb_methods):
            for method in meth_list:
                if hasattr(self, method):
                    delattr(self, method)
                else:
                    self.log.warning("Attempted to remove non-existent method: %s", method)
        self._db_methods = []
        self._mb_methods = []
        # Register new ones:
        self._update_component_commands(mgr, "", "_mb_methods")
        for db_slot, dboard in enumerate(mgr.dboards):
            cmd_prefix = "db_" + str(db_slot) + "_"
            self._update_component_commands(dboard, cmd_prefix, "_db_methods")
        self.log.debug(
            "Registered %d motherboard methods, %d daughterboard methods.",
            len(self._mb_methods),
            len(self._db_methods),
        )

    def _update_component_commands(self, component, namespace, storage):
        """Detect available methods for an object and add them to the RPC server.

        We skip all private methods, and all methods that use the @no_rpc
        decorator.
        """
        for method_name in (
            m
            for m in dir(component)
            if not m.startswith("_")
            and callable(getattr(component, m))
            and not hasattr(self, m)
            and not getattr(getattr(component, m), "_norpc", False)
        ):
            new_rpc_method = getattr(component, method_name)
            command_name = namespace + method_name
            if getattr(new_rpc_method, "_notok", False):
                self._add_safe_command(new_rpc_method, command_name)
            else:
                self._add_claimed_command(new_rpc_method, command_name)
                self.claimed_methods.append(command_name)
            getattr(self, storage).append(command_name)

    def _add_claimed_command(self, function, command):
        """Adds a method with the name command to the RPC server.

        This command will require an acquired claim on the device, and a valid
        token needs to be passed in for it to not fail.

        If the method does not require a token, use _add_safe_command().
        """
        self.log.trace("adding command %s pointing to %s", command, function)

        def new_claimed_function(token, *args):
            """Define a function that requires a claim token check.

            :param token: The claim token to check
            :param args: The arguments to pass to the function
            """
            if not self._check_token_valid(token):
                self.log.warning(
                    "Thwarted attempt to access function `{}' with invalid "
                    "token `{}'.".format(command, token)
                )
                raise RuntimeError("Invalid token!")
            try:
                # Because we can only reach this point with a valid claim,
                # there's no harm in resetting the timer
                self._reset_timer()
                return function(*args)
            except Exception as ex:
                self.log.error(
                    "Uncaught exception in method %s: %s \n %s ",
                    command,
                    str(ex),
                    traceback.format_exc(),
                )
                self._last_error = str(ex)
                raise
            finally:
                if not self._state.claim_status.value:
                    self.log.error("Lost claim during API call to `%s'!", command)

        new_claimed_function.__doc__ = function.__doc__
        setattr(self, command, new_claimed_function)

    def _add_safe_command(self, function, command):
        """Add a safe method which does not require a claim on the device.

        If the method should only be called by claimers, use
        _add_claimed_command().
        """
        self.log.trace("adding safe command %s pointing to %s", command, function)

        def new_unclaimed_function(*args):
            """Define a function that does not require a claim token check.

            :param args: The arguments to pass to the function"
            """
            try:
                return function(*args)
            except Exception as ex:
                self.log.error(
                    "Uncaught exception in method %s :%s\n %s ",
                    command,
                    str(ex),
                    traceback.format_exc(),
                )
                self._last_error = str(ex)
                raise

        new_unclaimed_function.__doc__ = function.__doc__
        setattr(self, command, new_unclaimed_function)

    ###########################################################################
    # Diagnostics and introspection
    ###########################################################################
    def list_methods(self):
        """Returns a list of methods.

        Every tuple represents one call that's available over RPC.
        :return: List of methods as tuple (method_name, docstring, is claim required)

        """
        return [
            (method, getattr(self, method).__doc__, method in self.claimed_methods)
            for method in dir(self)
            if not method.startswith("_") and callable(getattr(self, method))
        ]

    def ping(self, data=None):
        """Take in data as argument and send it back.

        This is a safe method which can be called without a claim on the device.
        """
        self.log.debug("I was pinged from: %s:%s", self.client_host, self.client_port)
        return data

    ###########################################################################
    # Claiming logic
    ###########################################################################
    def _check_token_valid(self, token):
        """Check whether a token is valid.

        :param token: The token to check
        :return: True iff
                - The device is currently claimed
                - The claim token matches the one passed in
        """
        token = to_binary_str(token)
        return (
            self._state.claim_status.value
            and len(token) == TOKEN_LEN
            and self._state.claim_token.value == token
        )

    def _acquire_or_throw(self, lock, error_msg, timeout=LOCK_ACQ_TIMEOUT):
        """Attempt to acquire a shared lock.

        If the timeout is exceeded, then throw an error.
        """
        acquired = lock.acquire(timeout=LOCK_ACQ_TIMEOUT)
        if not acquired:
            self.log.error(error_msg)
            self._last_error = error_msg
            raise RuntimeError("RPC Server Lock Acquire Timeout: " + error_msg)

    def claim(self, session_id):
        """Claim device.

        Tries to claim MPM device and provides a human readable session_id.
        The caller must remember this token, and call reclaim() on regular
        intervals in order not to lose the claim.

        Will return a token on success, or raise an Exception on failure.
        """
        error_msg = "Claim timed out acquiring the shared state lock after 1 second."
        self._acquire_or_throw(self._state.lock, error_msg)
        if self._state.claim_status.value:
            error_msg = "Someone tried to claim this device again (From: {})".format(
                self.client_host
            )
            self.log.warning(error_msg)
            self._last_error = error_msg
            self._state.lock.release()
            raise RuntimeError("Double-claim")
        self.log.debug("Claiming from: %s, Session ID: %s", self.client_host, session_id)
        self._state.claim_token.value = bytes(
            "".join(choice(ascii_letters + digits) for _ in range(TOKEN_LEN)), "ascii"
        )
        self._state.claim_status.value = True
        self.periph_manager.claimed = True
        self.periph_manager.claim()
        if self.periph_manager.clear_rpc_registry_on_unclaim:
            self._init_rpc_calls(self.periph_manager)
        token_val = self._state.claim_token.value
        self._state.lock.release()
        self.session_id = session_id + " ({})".format(self.client_host)
        self._reset_timer()
        self.log.debug("giving token: %s to host: %s", token_val, self.client_host)
        if _is_connection_local(self.client_host):
            self.periph_manager.set_connection_type("local")
        else:
            self.periph_manager.set_connection_type("remote")
        return token_val

    def reclaim(self, token):
        """Reclaim a MPM device with a token.

        This operation will fail if the
        device is claimed and the token doesn't match, or if the device is not
        claimed at all.
        """
        if self._state.claim_status.value:
            error_msg = "Reclaim timed out acquiring the shared state lock after 1 second."
            self._acquire_or_throw(self._state.lock, error_msg)
            if self._check_token_valid(token):
                self._state.lock.release()
                self.log.debug("reclaimed from: %s", self.client_host)
                self._reset_timer()
                return True
            self._state.lock.release()
            self.log.debug(
                "reclaim failed from: %s  Invalid token: %s", self.client_host, token[:TOKEN_LEN]
            )
            return False
        self.log.debug("trying to reclaim unclaimed device from: %s", self.client_host)
        return False

    def _unclaim(self):
        """Unconditional unclaim.

        This method is for internal use only.

        Resets and deinitalizes the periph manager as well.
        """
        error_msg = "Unclaim timed out acquiring the shared state lock after 1 second."
        self._acquire_or_throw(self._state.lock, error_msg)
        self.log.debug(
            "Deinitializing device and releasing claim on session `{}'".format(self.session_id)
        )
        # Disable unclaim timer, we're now finished with reclaim loops.
        error_msg = "Unclaim timed out acquiring the timer lock after 1 second."
        self._acquire_or_throw(self._timer_lock, error_msg)
        self._timer.kill(block=False)
        self._timer_lock.release()
        # We might need to clear the method registry
        if self.periph_manager.clear_rpc_registry_on_unclaim:
            self.clear_method_registry()
        # Now unclaim and deinit the device. We will try and catch any exception
        # here, because the session is over and we have nowhere to send the
        # exception.
        try:
            self.periph_manager.claimed = False
            self.periph_manager.unclaim()
            self.periph_manager.set_connection_type(None)
            self.periph_manager.deinit()
        except BaseException as ex:
            self._last_error = str(ex)
            self.log.error("Deinitialization failed: %s", str(ex))
            # Don't want to propagate this failure -- the session is over
        finally:
            # The finally clause is not strictly necessary, because we're catching
            # everything and not returning, but it should be explicit that we
            # must always clear the claim and the _state lock at this point.
            self._state.claim_status.value = False
            self._state.claim_token.value = b""
            self._state.lock.release()
            self.session_id = None

    def unclaim(self, token):
        """Unclaim token.

        Unclaims the MPM device if it is claimed with this token.

        :param token: The token to unclaim.
        """
        if self._check_token_valid(token):
            self._unclaim()
            return True
        self.log.warning("Attempt to unclaim session with invalid token!")
        return False

    def _timeout_event(self):
        "Callback for the claim timeout."
        if self._disable_timeouts:
            self.log.debug("Timeouts are disabled: Snoozing")
            self._reset_timer()
        else:
            self.log.warning("A timeout event occured!")
            self._unclaim()

    def _reset_timer(self):
        """Reset unclaim timer.

        After calling this, call this function again
        within 'timeout' seconds to avoid a timeout event.
        """
        error_msg = "Reset Timer timed out acquiring the timer lock after 1 second."
        self._acquire_or_throw(self._timer_lock, error_msg)
        self._timer.kill()
        self._timer = spawn_later(self._timeout_interval, self._timeout_event)
        self._timer_lock.release()

    @contextmanager
    def _timeout_disabler(self):
        self._disable_timeouts = True
        try:
            yield self
        finally:
            self._disable_timeouts = False

    ###########################################################################
    # Status queries
    ###########################################################################
    def get_mpm_compat_num(self):
        """Get the MPM compatibility number.

        :return: current MPM compatibility number.
        """
        return MPM_COMPAT_NUM

    def get_device_info(self):
        """Get device information.

        This is as safe method which can be called without a claim on the device
        """
        info = get_map_for_rpc(self.periph_manager.get_device_info(), self.log)
        info["mpm_version"] = "{}.{}".format(*MPM_COMPAT_NUM)
        if _is_connection_local(self.client_host):
            info["connection"] = "local"
        else:
            info["connection"] = "remote"
        return info

    def get_last_error(self):
        """Return the 'last error' string.

        :return: the 'last error', which gets set when RPC calls fail.
        """
        return self._last_error

    def get_log_buf(self, token):
        """Return the contents of the log.

        :return: The log buffer as a list of str -> str dictionaries.
        """
        if not self._check_token_valid(token):
            self.log.warning(
                "Attempt to read logs without valid claim from {}".format(self.client_host)
            )
            err_msg = "get_log_buf() called without valid claim."
            self._last_error = err_msg
            raise RuntimeError(err_msg)
        log_records = get_main_logger().get_log_buf()
        self.log.trace("Returning %d log records.", len(log_records))
        return [{k: str(v) for k, v in iter(record.items())} for record in log_records]

    ###########################################################################
    # Session initialization
    ###########################################################################
    def init(self, token, args):
        """Initialize device.

        See PeriphManagerBase for details. This is forwarded
        from here import to give extra control over the claim release timeout.
        """
        if not self._check_token_valid(token):
            self.log.warning("Attempt to init without valid claim from {}".format(self.client_host))
            self._last_error = "init() called without valid claim."
            raise RuntimeError("init() called without valid claim.")
        try:
            result = self.periph_manager.init(args)
        except Exception as ex:
            self._last_error = str(ex)
            self.log.error("init() failed with error: %s", str(ex))
        finally:
            self.log.debug("init() result: {}".format(result))
        return result

    ###########################################################################
    # Update components
    ###########################################################################
    def clear_method_registry(self):
        """Clear all the methods in the RPC server method cache.

        RPCServer caches RPC methods, but that cache is not accessible here
        (because Cython). Re-running `RPCServer.__init__` clears that cache,
        and allows us to register new RPC methods.
        A note on maintenance: This has been deemed safe through inspection of
        the RPCServer source code. However, this is not typical Python, and
        changes in future versions of RPCServer may cause issues.
        """
        super(MPMServer, self).__init__(
            pack_params={"use_bin_type": True},
            unpack_params={"max_buffer_size": 50000000, "raw": False},
        )

    def _reset_mgr(self):
        """Reset the Peripheral Manager for this RPC server.

        This is a helper function that resets the peripheral manager.
        The peripheral manager is torn down and re-initialized from scratch.
        """
        self.log.info("Resetting peripheral manager.")
        self.periph_manager.tear_down()
        self.periph_manager = None
        self.periph_manager = self._mgr_generator()
        self._init_rpc_calls(self.periph_manager)
        # Clear the method cache in order to remove stale references to
        # methods from the old peripheral manager (the one before reset)
        self.clear_method_registry()
        # update the FPGA type information in the state
        device_info = self.periph_manager.get_device_info()
        self._state.dev_fpga_type.value = to_binary_str(device_info.get("fpga", "n/a"))

    def reset_timer_and_mgr(self, token):
        """Reset timer and periph manager.

        Pause the timers, reset the peripheral manager and restart the timers.
        """
        # Check the claimed status
        if not self._check_token_valid(token):
            self._last_error = "Attempt to reset manager without valid claim from {}".format(
                self.client_host
            )
            self.log.error(self._last_error)
            raise RuntimeError("Attempt to reset manager without valid claim.")

        # Stop the timer, reset_timer_and_mgr can take some time:
        with self._timeout_disabler():
            try:
                self._reset_mgr()
                self.log.debug("Reset the periph manager")
            except Exception as ex:
                self.log.error("Error in reset_timer_and_mgr: {}".format(ex))
                self._last_error = str(ex)

        self.log.debug("End of reset_timer_and_mgr")
        self._reset_timer()

    def update_component(self, token, file_metadata_l, data_l):
        """Updates the device component files specified by the metadata and data.

        :param file_metadata_l: List of dictionary of strings containing metadata
        :param data_l: List of binary string with the file contents to be written
        """
        # Check the claimed status
        if not self._check_token_valid(token):
            self._last_error = "Attempt to update component without valid claim from {}".format(
                self.client_host
            )
            self.log.error(self._last_error)
            raise RuntimeError("Attempt to update component without valid claim.")
        with self._timeout_disabler():
            result = self.periph_manager.update_component(file_metadata_l, data_l)
            if not result:
                component_ids = [metadata["id"] for metadata in file_metadata_l]
                raise RuntimeError("Failed to update components: {}".format(component_ids))

            # Check if we need to reset the peripheral manager
            reset_now = False
            for metadata, data in zip(file_metadata_l, data_l):
                # Make sure the component is in the updateable_components
                component_id = metadata["id"]
                if component_id in self.periph_manager.updateable_components:
                    # Check if that updating that component means the PM should be reset
                    reset_now = (
                        reset_now
                        or self.periph_manager.updateable_components[component_id]["reset"]
                    ) and not metadata.get("reset", "").lower() == "false"
                else:
                    self.log.debug(
                        "ID {} not in updateable components ({})".format(
                            component_id, self.periph_manager.updateable_components
                        )
                    )
            try:
                self.log.trace("Reset after updating component? {}".format(reset_now))
                if reset_now:
                    self._reset_mgr()
                    self.log.debug("Reset the periph manager")
            except Exception as ex:
                self.log.error("Error in update_component while resetting: {}".format(ex))
                self._last_error = str(ex)

        self.log.debug("End of update_component")
        self._reset_timer()


def _is_connection_local(client_hostname):
    """Check if the connection is local.

    :param client_hostname: The hostname of the client to be checked
    :return: True if the connection is local, False otherwise
    """
    return client_hostname in net.get_local_ip_addrs()


###############################################################################
# Process control
###############################################################################
def _rpc_server_process(shared_state, port, default_args):
    """This is the actual process that's running the RPC server.

    :param shared_state: The shared state object
    :param port: The port to run the RPC server on
    :param default_args: The arguments passed by the app
    """
    set_proc_title(current_process().name, get_main_logger().getChild("RPCServer"))
    connections = Pool(1000)
    server = StreamServer(
        ("0.0.0.0", port), handle=MPMServer(shared_state, default_args), spawn=connections
    )
    # catch signals and stop the stream server
    # Previously, the signal callbacks simply called server.stop()
    # gevent doesn't like this because server.stop() may block waiting
    # for greenlets to stop, and signal callbacks are not supposed to block
    stop_event = threading.Event()

    def stop_worker():
        stop_event.wait()
        server.stop()
        sys.exit(0)

    threading.Thread(target=stop_worker, name="Stop listener", daemon=True).start()
    register_chained_signal_handler(signal.SIGTERM, lambda *args: stop_event.set())
    register_chained_signal_handler(signal.SIGINT, lambda *args: stop_event.set())
    server.serve_forever()


def spawn_rpc_process(state, udp_port, default_args):
    """Returns a process that contains the RPC server.

    :param state: The shared state object
    :param port: The port to run the RPC server on
    :param default_args: The arguments passed by the app
    """
    proc = Process(
        target=_rpc_server_process,
        name="RPCServer",
        args=[state, udp_port, default_args],
    )
    proc.start()
    return proc