github.com/johnathanhowell/sia@v0.5.1-beta.0.20160524050156-83dcc3d37c94/modules/renter.go (about)

     1  package modules
     2  
     3  import (
     4  	"io"
     5  	"time"
     6  
     7  	"github.com/NebulousLabs/Sia/crypto"
     8  	"github.com/NebulousLabs/Sia/types"
     9  )
    10  
    11  const (
    12  	// RenterDir is the name of the directory that is used to store the
    13  	// renter's persistent data.
    14  	RenterDir = "renter"
    15  )
    16  
    17  // An ErasureCoder is an error-correcting encoder and decoder.
    18  type ErasureCoder interface {
    19  	// NumPieces is the number of pieces returned by Encode.
    20  	NumPieces() int
    21  
    22  	// MinPieces is the minimum number of pieces that must be present to
    23  	// recover the original data.
    24  	MinPieces() int
    25  
    26  	// Encode splits data into equal-length pieces, with some pieces
    27  	// containing parity data.
    28  	Encode(data []byte) ([][]byte, error)
    29  
    30  	// Recover recovers the original data from pieces (including parity) and
    31  	// writes it to w. pieces should be identical to the slice returned by
    32  	// Encode (length and order must be preserved), but with missing elements
    33  	// set to nil. n is the number of bytes to be written to w; this is
    34  	// necessary because pieces may have been padded with zeros during
    35  	// encoding.
    36  	Recover(pieces [][]byte, n uint64, w io.Writer) error
    37  }
    38  
    39  // FileUploadParams contains the information used by the Renter to upload a
    40  // file.
    41  type FileUploadParams struct {
    42  	Source      string
    43  	SiaPath     string
    44  	ErasureCode ErasureCoder
    45  }
    46  
    47  // FileInfo provides information about a file.
    48  type FileInfo struct {
    49  	SiaPath        string            `json:"siapath"`
    50  	Filesize       uint64            `json:"filesize"`
    51  	Available      bool              `json:"available"`
    52  	Renewing       bool              `json:"renewing"`
    53  	Redundancy     float64           `json:"redundancy"`
    54  	UploadProgress float64           `json:"uploadprogress"`
    55  	Expiration     types.BlockHeight `json:"expiration"`
    56  }
    57  
    58  // DownloadInfo provides information about a file that has been requested for
    59  // download.
    60  type DownloadInfo struct {
    61  	SiaPath     string    `json:"siapath"`
    62  	Destination string    `json:"destination"`
    63  	Filesize    uint64    `json:"filesize"`
    64  	Received    uint64    `json:"received"`
    65  	StartTime   time.Time `json:"starttime"`
    66  }
    67  
    68  // An Allowance dictates how much the Renter is allowed to spend in a given
    69  // period. Note that funds are spent on both storage and bandwidth.
    70  type Allowance struct {
    71  	Funds       types.Currency    `json:"funds"`
    72  	Hosts       uint64            `json:"hosts"`
    73  	Period      types.BlockHeight `json:"period"`
    74  	RenewWindow types.BlockHeight `json:"renewwindow"`
    75  }
    76  
    77  // RenterFinancialMetrics contains metrics about how much the Renter has
    78  // spent on storage, uploads, and downloads.
    79  type RenterFinancialMetrics struct {
    80  	// ContractSpending is how much the Renter has paid into file contracts
    81  	// formed with hosts. Note that some of this money may be returned to the
    82  	// Renter when the contract ends. To calculate how much will be returned,
    83  	// subtract the storage, upload, and download metrics from
    84  	// ContractSpending.
    85  	ContractSpending types.Currency `json:"contractspending"`
    86  
    87  	DownloadSpending types.Currency `json:"downloadspending"`
    88  	StorageSpending  types.Currency `json:"storagespending"`
    89  	UploadSpending   types.Currency `json:"uploadspending"`
    90  }
    91  
    92  // A HostDBEntry represents one host entry in the Renter's host DB. It
    93  // aggregates the host's external settings with its public key.
    94  type HostDBEntry struct {
    95  	HostExternalSettings
    96  	PublicKey types.SiaPublicKey
    97  }
    98  
    99  // A RenterContract contains all the metadata necessary to revise or renew a
   100  // file contract.
   101  type RenterContract struct {
   102  	FileContract    types.FileContract         `json:"filecontract"`
   103  	ID              types.FileContractID       `json:"id"`
   104  	LastRevision    types.FileContractRevision `json:"lastrevision"`
   105  	LastRevisionTxn types.Transaction          `json:"lastrevisiontxn"`
   106  	MerkleRoots     []crypto.Hash              `json:"merkleroots"`
   107  	NetAddress      NetAddress                 `json:"netaddress"`
   108  	SecretKey       crypto.SecretKey           `json:"secretkey"`
   109  }
   110  
   111  // A Renter uploads, tracks, repairs, and downloads a set of files for the
   112  // user.
   113  type Renter interface {
   114  	// Allowance returns the current allowance.
   115  	Allowance() Allowance
   116  
   117  	// ActiveHosts returns the list of hosts that are actively being selected
   118  	// from.
   119  	ActiveHosts() []HostDBEntry
   120  
   121  	// AllHosts returns the full list of hosts known to the renter.
   122  	AllHosts() []HostDBEntry
   123  
   124  	// Close closes the Renter.
   125  	Close() error
   126  
   127  	// Contracts returns the contracts formed by the renter.
   128  	Contracts() []RenterContract
   129  
   130  	// DeleteFile deletes a file entry from the renter.
   131  	DeleteFile(path string) error
   132  
   133  	// Download downloads a file to the given destination.
   134  	Download(path, destination string) error
   135  
   136  	// DownloadQueue lists all the files that have been scheduled for download.
   137  	DownloadQueue() []DownloadInfo
   138  
   139  	// FileList returns information on all of the files stored by the renter.
   140  	FileList() []FileInfo
   141  
   142  	// FinancialMetrics returns the financial metrics of the Renter.
   143  	FinancialMetrics() RenterFinancialMetrics
   144  
   145  	// LoadSharedFiles loads a '.sia' file into the renter. A .sia file may
   146  	// contain multiple files. The paths of the added files are returned.
   147  	LoadSharedFiles(source string) ([]string, error)
   148  
   149  	// LoadSharedFilesAscii loads an ASCII-encoded '.sia' file into the
   150  	// renter.
   151  	LoadSharedFilesAscii(asciiSia string) ([]string, error)
   152  
   153  	// Rename changes the path of a file.
   154  	RenameFile(path, newPath string) error
   155  
   156  	// SetAllowance sets the amount of money the Renter is allowed to spend on
   157  	// contracts over a given time period, divided among the number of hosts
   158  	// specified. Note that Renter can start forming contracts as soon as
   159  	// SetAllowance is called; that is, it may block.
   160  	SetAllowance(Allowance) error
   161  
   162  	// ShareFiles creates a '.sia' file that can be shared with others.
   163  	ShareFiles(paths []string, shareDest string) error
   164  
   165  	// ShareFilesAscii creates an ASCII-encoded '.sia' file.
   166  	ShareFilesAscii(paths []string) (asciiSia string, err error)
   167  
   168  	// Upload uploads a file using the input parameters.
   169  	Upload(FileUploadParams) error
   170  }