Changing getConnectionToNode structure to match ObjectMap pattern

Author: joshuakarp

src/nodes/NodeManager.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import * as claimsUtils from '../claims/utils';
 import * as agentPB from '../proto/js/Agent_pb';
 import { GRPCClientAgent } from '../agent';
 import { ForwardProxy, ReverseProxy } from '../network';
-import { Mutex } from 'async-mutex';
+import { Mutex, MutexInterface } from 'async-mutex';
 import {
   CreateDestroyStartStop,
   ready,
@@ -421,68 +421,78 @@ class NodeManager {
   /**
    * Treat this node as the client, and attempt to create/retrieve an existing
    * undirectional connection to another node (server).
+   * ObjectMap pattern adapted from:
+   * https://gist.github.com/CMCDragonkai/f58f08e7eaab0430ed4467ca35527a42
    */
   @ready(new nodesErrors.ErrorNodeManagerNotStarted())
   public async getConnectionToNode(
     targetNodeId: NodeId,
   ): Promise<NodeConnection> {
-    const connLock = this.connections.get(targetNodeId);
-    // If there's already an entry in the map, we have 2 cases:
-    // 1. The connection already exists
-    // 2. The connection is currently being created by another concurrent thread
-    if (connLock != null) {
-      // Return the connection if it already exists
-      if (connLock.connection != null) {
-        return connLock.connection;
+    let connection: NodeConnection | undefined;
+    let lock: MutexInterface;
+    let connAndLock = this.connections.get(targetNodeId);
+    if (connAndLock != null) {
+      ({ connection, lock } = connAndLock);
+      if (connection != null) {
+        return connection;
       }
-      // Otherwise, it's expected to be currently being created by some other thread
-      // Wait for the lock to release
       let release;
       try {
-        release = await connLock.lock.acquire();
+        release = await lock.acquire();
+        ({ connection, lock } = connAndLock);
+        if (connection != null) {
+          return connection;
+        }
+        connection = await this.establishNodeConnection(targetNodeId, lock);
+        connAndLock.connection = connection;
+        return connection;
       } finally {
         release();
       }
-      // Once the lock is released, then it's sufficient to recursively call the
-      // function. It will most likely enter the case where we already have an
-      // entry in the map (or, an error occurred, and the entry is removed - in
-      // which case, this thread will create the connection).
-      return await this.getConnectionToNode(targetNodeId);
-
-      // Otherwise, we need to create an entry
     } else {
-      const lock = new Mutex();
-      this.connections.set(targetNodeId, { lock });
+      lock = new Mutex();
+      connAndLock = { lock };
+      this.connections.set(targetNodeId, connAndLock);
       let release;
       try {
         release = await lock.acquire();
-        const targetAddress = await this.findNode(targetNodeId);
-        const connection = await NodeConnection.createNodeConnection({
-          targetNodeId: targetNodeId,
-          targetHost: targetAddress.ip,
-          targetPort: targetAddress.port,
-          forwardProxy: this.fwdProxy,
-          keyManager: this.keyManager,
-          logger: this.logger,
-        });
-        await connection.start({
-          brokerConnections: this.brokerNodeConnections,
-        });
-        // Add it to the map of active connections
-        this.connections.set(targetNodeId, { connection, lock });
+        connection = await this.establishNodeConnection(targetNodeId, lock);
+        connAndLock.connection = connection;
         return connection;
-      } catch (e) {
-        // We need to make sure to delete any added lock if we encounter an error
-        // Otherwise, we can enter a state where we have a lock in the map, but
-        // no NodeConnection being created
-        this.connections.delete(targetNodeId);
-        throw e;
       } finally {
         release();
       }
     }
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Strictly a helper function for this.getConnectionToNode. Do not call this
+   * function anywhere else.
+   * To create a connection to a node, always use getConnectionToNode.
+   */
+  @ready(new nodesErrors.ErrorNodeManagerNotStarted())
+  protected async establishNodeConnection(
+    targetNodeId: NodeId,
+    lock: MutexInterface
+  ): Promise<NodeConnection> {
+    const targetAddress = await this.findNode(targetNodeId);
+    const connection = await NodeConnection.createNodeConnection({
+      targetNodeId: targetNodeId,
+      targetHost: targetAddress.ip,
+      targetPort: targetAddress.port,
+      forwardProxy: this.fwdProxy,
+      keyManager: this.keyManager,
+      logger: this.logger,
+    });
+    await connection.start({
+      brokerConnections: this.brokerNodeConnections,
+    });
+    // Add it to the map of active connections
+    this.connections.set(targetNodeId, { connection, lock });
+    return connection;
+  }
+  
   /**
    * Create and start a connection to a broker node. Assumes that a direct
    * connection to the broker can be established (i.e. no hole punching required).