Refactor: refactored autopeering module

plugins/autopeering/instances/chosenneighborcandidates/instance.go

+package chosenneighborcandidates
+
+import (
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/neighborhood"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/outgoingrequest"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peer"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/request"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peerlist"
+)
+
+var INSTANCE peerlist.PeerList
+
+var DISTANCE = func(req *request.Request) func(p *peer.Peer) float64 {
+    return func(p *peer.Peer) float64 {
+        return 1
+    }
+}
+
+func init() {
+    updateNeighborCandidates()
+
+    neighborhood.Events.Update.Attach(updateNeighborCandidates)
+}
+
+func updateNeighborCandidates() {
+    INSTANCE = neighborhood.LIST_INSTANCE.Sort(DISTANCE(outgoingrequest.INSTANCE))
+}
+

plugins/autopeering/peermanager/entry_nodes.go → plugins/autopeering/instances/entrynodes/instance.go

-package peermanager
+package entrynodes
 
 import (
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/identity"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/parameters"
-    peermanagerTypes "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/peermanager/types"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/peer"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/types"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peer"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peerlist"
     "net"
     "strconv"
     "strings"
 )
 
-var ENTRY_NODES = parseEntryNodes()
+var INSTANCE = parseEntryNodes()
 
-func parseEntryNodes() peermanagerTypes.PeerList {
-    result := make(peermanagerTypes.PeerList, 0)
+func parseEntryNodes() peerlist.PeerList {
+    result := make(peerlist.PeerList, 0)
 
     for _, entryNodeDefinition := range strings.Fields(*parameters.ENTRY_NODES.Value) {
         if entryNodeDefinition == "" {
@@ -25,18 +24,7 @@ func parseEntryNodes() peermanagerTypes.PeerList {
             Identity: nil,
         }
 
-        protocolBits := strings.Split(entryNodeDefinition, "://")
-        if len(protocolBits) != 2 {
-            panic("invalid entry in list of trusted entry nodes: " + entryNodeDefinition)
-        }
-        switch protocolBits[0] {
-        case "tcp":
-            entryNode.PeeringProtocolType = types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_TCP
-        case "udp":
-            entryNode.PeeringProtocolType = types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_UDP
-        }
-
-        identityBits := strings.Split(protocolBits[1], "@")
+        identityBits := strings.Split(entryNodeDefinition, "@")
         if len(identityBits) != 2 {
             panic("error while parsing identity of entry node: " + entryNodeDefinition)
         }

plugins/autopeering/instances/knownpeers/instance.go

+package knownpeers
+
+import (
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/entrynodes"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peerregister"
+)
+
+var INSTANCE = initKnownPeers()
+
+func initKnownPeers() peerregister.PeerRegister {
+    knownPeers := make(peerregister.PeerRegister)
+    for _, entryNode := range entrynodes.INSTANCE {
+        knownPeers.AddOrUpdate(entryNode)
+    }
+
+    return knownPeers
+}

plugins/autopeering/peermanager/events.go → plugins/autopeering/instances/neighborhood/events.go

-package peermanager
+package neighborhood
 
 import "reflect"
 
 var Events = moduleEvents{
-    UpdateNeighborhood: &callbackEvent{make(map[uintptr]Callback)},
+    Update: &callbackEvent{make(map[uintptr]Callback)},
 }
 
 type moduleEvents struct {
-    UpdateNeighborhood *callbackEvent
+    Update *callbackEvent
 }
 
 type callbackEvent struct {
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ func (this *callbackEvent) Trigger() {
     }
 }
 
-type Callback = func()
+type Callback = func()
\ No newline at end of file

plugins/autopeering/peermanager/neighborhood.go → plugins/autopeering/instances/neighborhood/instance.go

-package peermanager
+package neighborhood
 
 import (
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/timeutil"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/peermanager/types"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/request"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/knownpeers"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/outgoingrequest"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/request"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peerlist"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peerregister"
     "time"
 )
 
-var NEIGHBORHOOD types.PeerRegister
+var INSTANCE peerregister.PeerRegister
 
-var NEIGHBORHOOD_LIST types.PeerList
+var LIST_INSTANCE peerlist.PeerList
 
 // Selects a fixed neighborhood from all known peers - this allows nodes to "stay in the same circles" that share their
 // view on the ledger an is a preparation for economic clustering
-var NEIGHBORHOOD_SELECTOR = func(this types.PeerRegister, req *request.Request) types.PeerRegister {
-    filteredPeers := make(types.PeerRegister)
+var NEIGHBORHOOD_SELECTOR = func(this peerregister.PeerRegister, req *request.Request) peerregister.PeerRegister {
+    filteredPeers := make(peerregister.PeerRegister)
     for id, peer := range this {
         filteredPeers[id] = peer
     }
@@ -31,12 +34,12 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func updateNeighborHood() {
-    if float64(len(NEIGHBORHOOD)) * 1.2 <= float64(len(KNOWN_PEERS)) || lastUpdate.Before(time.Now().Add(-300 * time.Second)) {
-        NEIGHBORHOOD = KNOWN_PEERS.Filter(NEIGHBORHOOD_SELECTOR, request.OUTGOING_REQUEST)
-        NEIGHBORHOOD_LIST = NEIGHBORHOOD.List()
+    if float64(len(INSTANCE)) * 1.2 <= float64(len(knownpeers.INSTANCE)) || lastUpdate.Before(time.Now().Add(-300 * time.Second)) {
+        INSTANCE = knownpeers.INSTANCE.Filter(NEIGHBORHOOD_SELECTOR, outgoingrequest.INSTANCE)
+        LIST_INSTANCE = INSTANCE.List()
 
         lastUpdate = time.Now()
 
-        Events.UpdateNeighborhood.Trigger()
+        Events.Update.Trigger()
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file

plugins/autopeering/instances/outgoingrequest/instance.go

+package outgoingrequest
+
+import (
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/ownpeer"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/request"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/salt"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/saltmanager"
+)
+
+var INSTANCE *request.Request
+
+func init() {
+    INSTANCE = &request.Request{
+        Issuer: ownpeer.INSTANCE,
+    }
+    INSTANCE.Sign()
+
+    saltmanager.Events.UpdatePublicSalt.Attach(func(salt *salt.Salt) {
+        INSTANCE.Sign()
+    })
+}

plugins/autopeering/instances/ownpeer/instance.go

+package ownpeer
+
+import (
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/accountability"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/parameters"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peer"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/saltmanager"
+    "net"
+)
+
+var INSTANCE = &peer.Peer{
+    Identity:            accountability.OWN_ID,
+    PeeringPort:         uint16(*parameters.PORT.Value),
+    GossipPort:          uint16(*parameters.PORT.Value),
+    Address:             net.IPv4(0, 0, 0, 0),
+    Salt:                saltmanager.PUBLIC_SALT,
+}

plugins/autopeering/parameters/parameters.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/parameter"
 
 var (
     ADDRESS     = parameter.AddString("AUTOPEERING/ADDRESS", "0.0.0.0", "address to bind for incoming peering requests")
-    ENTRY_NODES = parameter.AddString("AUTOPEERING/ENTRY_NODES", "tcp://0d828930890386f036eb77982cc067c5429f7b8f@82.165.29.179:14626", "list of trusted entry nodes for auto peering")
-    TCP_PORT    = parameter.AddInt("AUTOPEERING/TCP_PORT", 14626, "tcp port for incoming peering requests")
-    UDP_PORT    = parameter.AddInt("AUTOPEERING/UDP_PORT", 14626, "udp port for incoming peering requests")
+    ENTRY_NODES = parameter.AddString("AUTOPEERING/ENTRY_NODES", "0d828930890386f036eb77982cc067c5429f7b8f@82.165.29.179:14626", "list of trusted entry nodes for auto peering")
+    PORT        = parameter.AddInt("AUTOPEERING/PORT", 14626, "tcp port for incoming peering requests")
 )

plugins/autopeering/peermanager/chosen_neighbor_candidates.go

-package peermanager
-
-import (
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/peermanager/types"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/peer"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/request"
-)
-
-var CHOSEN_NEIGHBOR_CANDIDATES types.PeerList
-
-var CHOSEN_NEIGHBOR_DISTANCE = func(req *request.Request) func(p *peer.Peer) float64 {
-    return func(p *peer.Peer) float64 {
-        return 1
-    }
-}
-
-func init() {
-    updateNeighborCandidates()
-
-    Events.UpdateNeighborhood.Attach(updateNeighborCandidates)
-}
-
-func updateNeighborCandidates() {
-    CHOSEN_NEIGHBOR_CANDIDATES = NEIGHBORHOOD.List().Sort(CHOSEN_NEIGHBOR_DISTANCE(request.OUTGOING_REQUEST))
-}

plugins/autopeering/peermanager/known_peers.go

-package peermanager
-
-import (
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/peermanager/types"
-)
-
-var KNOWN_PEERS = initKnownPeers()
-
-func initKnownPeers() types.PeerRegister {
-    knownPeers := make(types.PeerRegister)
-    for _, entryNode := range ENTRY_NODES {
-        knownPeers.AddOrUpdate(entryNode)
-    }
-
-    return knownPeers
-}
\ No newline at end of file

plugins/autopeering/plugin.go

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package autopeering
 import (
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/daemon"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/node"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/peermanager"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/knownpeers"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/peer"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/request"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/response"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peer"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/request"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/response"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/server"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/gossip/neighbormanager"
 )
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func configure(plugin *node.Plugin) {
     })
 
     protocol.Events.DiscoverPeer.Attach(func(p *peer.Peer) {
-        if peermanager.KNOWN_PEERS.AddOrUpdate(p) {
+        if knownpeers.INSTANCE.AddOrUpdate(p) {
             plugin.LogInfo("new peer detected: " + p.Address.String() + " / " + p.Identity.StringIdentifier)
         }
     })

plugins/autopeering/protocol/constants/constants.go

@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ import "time"
 const (
     NEIGHBOR_COUNT = 8
 
-    FIND_NEIGHBOR_INTERVAL     = 5 * time.Second
-    PING_RANDOM_PEERS_INTERVAL = 1 * time.Second
-    PING_RANDOM_PEERS_COUNT    = 3
+    FIND_NEIGHBOR_INTERVAL = 5 * time.Second
+
+    // How often does the outgoing ping processor check if new pings should be sent.
+    PING_PROCESS_INTERVAL = 1 * time.Second
+
+    // The amount of times each neighbor should be contacted in this cycle.
+    PING_CONTACT_COUNT_PER_CYCLE = 2
+
+    // The length of a ping cycle (after this time we have sent randomized pings to all of our neighbors).
+    PING_CYCLE_LENGTH = 900 * time.Second
 )

plugins/autopeering/protocol/events.go

 package protocol
 
 import (
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/peer"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/request"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/response"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peer"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/request"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/response"
     "reflect"
 )
 

plugins/autopeering/protocol/incoming_ping_processor.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package protocol
 
 import (
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/node"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/ping"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/ping"
 )
 
 func createIncomingPingProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) func(p *ping.Ping) {

plugins/autopeering/protocol/incoming_request_processor.go

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package protocol
 
 import (
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/node"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/peermanager"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/peermanager/types"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/chosenneighborcandidates"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/neighborhood"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/constants"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/peer"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/request"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peer"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/request"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peerlist"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/gossip/neighbormanager"
 )
 
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ func createIncomingRequestProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) func(req *request.Reque
     }
 }
 
-func proposedPeeringCandidates(req *request.Request) types.PeerList {
-    return peermanager.NEIGHBORHOOD.List().Filter(func(p *peer.Peer) bool {
+func proposedPeeringCandidates(req *request.Request) peerlist.PeerList {
+    return neighborhood.LIST_INSTANCE.Filter(func(p *peer.Peer) bool {
         return p.Identity.PublicKey != nil
-    }).Sort(peermanager.CHOSEN_NEIGHBOR_DISTANCE(req))
+    }).Sort(chosenneighborcandidates.DISTANCE(req))
 }
\ No newline at end of file

plugins/autopeering/protocol/incoming_response_processor.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package protocol
 
 import (
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/node"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/response"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/response"
     "strconv"
 )
 

plugins/autopeering/protocol/outgoing_ping_processor.go

@@ -4,33 +4,35 @@ import (
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/accountability"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/daemon"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/node"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/neighborhood"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/parameters"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/peermanager"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/constants"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/peer"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/ping"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/salt"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/types"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/saltmanager"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peer"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/ping"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/salt"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/gossip/neighbormanager"
     "math/rand"
     "net"
     "time"
 )
 
+var lastPing time.Time
+
 func createOutgoingPingProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) func() {
     return func() {
         plugin.LogInfo("Starting Ping Processor ...")
         plugin.LogSuccess("Starting Ping Processor ... done")
+
+        lastPing = time.Now().Add(-constants.PING_CYCLE_LENGTH)
         
         outgoingPing := &ping.Ping{
             Issuer: &peer.Peer{
                 Identity:            accountability.OWN_ID,
-                PeeringProtocolType: types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_TCP,
-                PeeringPort:         uint16(*parameters.UDP_PORT.Value),
-                GossipProtocolType:  types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_TCP,
-                GossipPort:          uint16(*parameters.UDP_PORT.Value),
                 Address:             net.IPv4(0, 0, 0, 0),
+                PeeringPort:         uint16(*parameters.PORT.Value),
+                GossipPort:          uint16(*parameters.PORT.Value),
                 Salt:                saltmanager.PUBLIC_SALT,
             },
         }
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ func createOutgoingPingProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) func() {
 
         pingPeers(plugin, outgoingPing)
 
-        ticker := time.NewTicker(constants.PING_RANDOM_PEERS_INTERVAL)
+        ticker := time.NewTicker(constants.PING_PROCESS_INTERVAL)
         ticker:
         for {
             select {
@@ -60,24 +62,30 @@ func createOutgoingPingProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) func() {
 }
 
 func pingPeers(plugin *node.Plugin, outgoingPing *ping.Ping) {
-    chosenPeers := make(map[string]*peer.Peer)
+    pingDelay := constants.PING_CYCLE_LENGTH / time.Duration(len(neighborhood.LIST_INSTANCE))
 
-    for i := 0; i < constants.PING_RANDOM_PEERS_COUNT; i++ {
-        randomNeighborHoodPeer := peermanager.NEIGHBORHOOD_LIST[rand.Intn(len(peermanager.NEIGHBORHOOD_LIST))]
+    if lastPing.Add(pingDelay).Before(time.Now()) {
+        chosenPeers := make(map[string]*peer.Peer)
 
-        nodeId := randomNeighborHoodPeer.Identity.StringIdentifier
+        for i := 0; i < constants.PING_CONTACT_COUNT_PER_CYCLE; i++ {
+            randomNeighborHoodPeer := neighborhood.LIST_INSTANCE[rand.Intn(len(neighborhood.LIST_INSTANCE))]
 
-        if !neighbormanager.ACCEPTED_NEIGHBORS.Contains(nodeId) && !neighbormanager.CHOSEN_NEIGHBORS.Contains(nodeId) &&
+            nodeId := randomNeighborHoodPeer.Identity.StringIdentifier
+
+            if !neighbormanager.ACCEPTED_NEIGHBORS.Contains(nodeId) && !neighbormanager.CHOSEN_NEIGHBORS.Contains(nodeId) &&
                 nodeId != accountability.OWN_ID.StringIdentifier {
-            chosenPeers[randomNeighborHoodPeer.Identity.StringIdentifier] = randomNeighborHoodPeer
+                chosenPeers[randomNeighborHoodPeer.Identity.StringIdentifier] = randomNeighborHoodPeer
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    for _, chosenPeer := range chosenPeers {
-        go func(chosenPeer *peer.Peer) {
-            chosenPeer.Send(outgoingPing.Marshal(), false)
+        for _, chosenPeer := range chosenPeers {
+            go func(chosenPeer *peer.Peer) {
+                chosenPeer.Send(outgoingPing.Marshal(), types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_UDP, false)
+
+                plugin.LogDebug("sent ping to " + chosenPeer.String())
+            }(chosenPeer)
+        }
 
-            plugin.LogDebug("sent ping to " + chosenPeer.String())
-        }(chosenPeer)
+        lastPing = time.Now()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file

plugins/autopeering/protocol/chosen_neighbor_processor.go → plugins/autopeering/protocol/outgoing_request_processor.go

@@ -4,21 +4,22 @@ import (
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/accountability"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/daemon"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/node"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/peermanager"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/chosenneighborcandidates"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/instances/outgoingrequest"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/constants"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/peer"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/request"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/types/peer"
+    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/types"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/server/tcp"
     "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/gossip/neighbormanager"
     "time"
 )
 
-func createChosenNeighborProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) func() {
+func createOutgoingRequestProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) func() {
     return func() {
         plugin.LogInfo("Starting Chosen Neighbor Processor ...")
         plugin.LogSuccess("Starting Chosen Neighbor Processor ... done")
 
-        chooseNeighbors(plugin)
+        sendOutgoingRequests(plugin)
 
         ticker := time.NewTicker(constants.FIND_NEIGHBOR_INTERVAL)
         ticker:
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func createChosenNeighborProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) func() {
 
                 break ticker
             case <- ticker.C:
-                chooseNeighbors(plugin)
+                sendOutgoingRequests(plugin)
             }
         }
 
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ func createChosenNeighborProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) func() {
     }
 }
 
-func chooseNeighbors(plugin *node.Plugin) {
-    for _, chosenNeighborCandidate := range peermanager.CHOSEN_NEIGHBOR_CANDIDATES {
+func sendOutgoingRequests(plugin *node.Plugin) {
+    for _, chosenNeighborCandidate := range chosenneighborcandidates.INSTANCE {
         go func(peer *peer.Peer) {
             nodeId := peer.Identity.StringIdentifier
 
@@ -46,14 +47,14 @@ func chooseNeighbors(plugin *node.Plugin) {
                 !neighbormanager.CHOSEN_NEIGHBORS.Contains(nodeId) &&
                 accountability.OWN_ID.StringIdentifier != nodeId {
 
-                if connectionAlive, err := request.Send(peer); err != nil {
+                if dialed, err := peer.Send(outgoingrequest.INSTANCE.Marshal(), types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_TCP, true); err != nil {
                     plugin.LogDebug(err.Error())
-                } else if connectionAlive {
-                    plugin.LogDebug("sent TCP peering request to " + peer.String())
-
-                    tcp.HandleConnection(peer.Conn)
                 } else {
-                    plugin.LogDebug("sent UDP peering request to " + peer.String())
+                    plugin.LogDebug("sent peering request to " + peer.String())
+
+                    if dialed {
+                        tcp.HandleConnection(peer.Conn)
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }(chosenNeighborCandidate)

plugins/autopeering/protocol/plugin.go

@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ func Configure(plugin *node.Plugin) {
 }
 
 func Run(plugin *node.Plugin) {
-    daemon.BackgroundWorker(createChosenNeighborProcessor(plugin))
+    daemon.BackgroundWorker(createOutgoingRequestProcessor(plugin))
     daemon.BackgroundWorker(createOutgoingPingProcessor(plugin))
 }

plugins/autopeering/protocol/request/send.go

-package request
-
-import (
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/accountability"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/parameters"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/peer"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/salt"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/protocol/types"
-    "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/saltmanager"
-    "github.com/pkg/errors"
-    "net"
-)
-
-var OUTGOING_REQUEST *Request
-
-func Send(peer *peer.Peer) (bool, error) {
-    var keepAlive bool
-    switch peer.PeeringProtocolType {
-    case types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_TCP:
-        keepAlive = true
-    case types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_UDP:
-        keepAlive = false
-    default:
-        return false, errors.New("peer uses invalid protocol")
-    }
-
-    if err := peer.Send(OUTGOING_REQUEST.Marshal(), keepAlive); err != nil {
-        return false, err
-    }
-
-    return keepAlive, nil
-}
-
-func init() {
-    OUTGOING_REQUEST = &Request{
-        Issuer: &peer.Peer{
-            Identity:            accountability.OWN_ID,
-            PeeringProtocolType: types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_TCP,
-            PeeringPort:         uint16(*parameters.UDP_PORT.Value),
-            GossipProtocolType:  types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_TCP,
-            GossipPort:          uint16(*parameters.UDP_PORT.Value),
-            Address:             net.IPv4(0, 0, 0, 0),
-            Salt:                saltmanager.PUBLIC_SALT,
-        },
-    }
-    OUTGOING_REQUEST.Sign()
-
-    saltmanager.Events.UpdatePublicSalt.Attach(func(salt *salt.Salt) {
-        OUTGOING_REQUEST.Sign()
-    })
-}