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// Copyright (c) 2015-present The Bitcoin Core developers
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// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
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// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
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#ifndef BITCOIN_HTTPSERVER_H
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#define BITCOIN_HTTPSERVER_H
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#include <atomic>
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#include <deque>
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#include <functional>
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#include <memory>
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#include <optional>
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#include <span>
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#include <stdexcept>
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#include <string>
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#include <vector>
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#include <netaddress.h>
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#include <rpc/protocol.h>
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#include <util/byte_units.h>
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#include <util/expected.h>
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#include <util/sock.h>
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#include <util/strencodings.h>
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#include <util/string.h>
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#include <util/threadinterrupt.h>
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#include <util/time.h>
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namespace util {
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class SignalInterrupt;
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} // namespace util
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/**
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 * The default value for `-rpcthreads`. This number of threads will be created at startup.
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 */
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static const int DEFAULT_HTTP_THREADS=16;
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/**
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 * The default value for `-rpcworkqueue`. This is the maximum depth of the work queue,
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 * we don't allocate this number of work queue items upfront.
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 */
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static const int DEFAULT_HTTP_WORKQUEUE=64;
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static const int DEFAULT_HTTP_SERVER_TIMEOUT=30;
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enum class HTTPRequestMethod {
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    UNKNOWN,
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    GET,
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    POST,
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    HEAD,
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    PUT
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};
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namespace http_bitcoin {
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    class HTTPRequest;
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}
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/** Handler for requests to a certain HTTP path */
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using HTTPRequestHandler = std::function<void(http_bitcoin::HTTPRequest* req, const std::string&)>;
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/** Register handler for prefix.
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 * If multiple handlers match a prefix, the first-registered one will
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 * be invoked.
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 */
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void RegisterHTTPHandler(const std::string &prefix, bool exactMatch, const HTTPRequestHandler &handler);
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/** Unregister handler for prefix */
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void UnregisterHTTPHandler(const std::string &prefix, bool exactMatch);
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namespace http_bitcoin {
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using util::LineReader;
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//! Shortest valid request line, used by libevent in evhttp_parse_request_line()
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constexpr size_t MIN_REQUEST_LINE_LENGTH = std::string_view("GET / HTTP/1.0").size();
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//! Maximum size of each headers line in an HTTP request,
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//! also the maximum size of all headers total.
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//! See https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6859
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//! And libevent http.c evhttp_parse_headers_()
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constexpr size_t MAX_HEADERS_SIZE{8192};
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//! Maximum size of an HTTP request body
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constexpr uint64_t MAX_BODY_SIZE{32_MiB};
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//! Thrown when a request body exceeds MAX_BODY_SIZE (or *will* exceed, in chunked transfer)
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//! so the server can reply with more specific code 413 (content too large) vs general 400 (bad request)
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struct ContentTooLargeError : std::runtime_error {
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    using std::runtime_error::runtime_error;
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};
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class HTTPHeaders
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{
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public:
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    /**
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     * @param[in] key The field-name of the header to search for
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     * @returns The value of the first header that matches the provided key
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     *          nullopt if key is not found
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     */
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    std::optional<std::string> FindFirst(std::string_view key) const;
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    /**
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     * @param[in] key The field-name of the header to search for
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     * @returns Views into all values matching the provided key (valid while this object is alive)
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     */
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    std::vector<std::string_view> FindAll(std::string_view key) const;
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    void Write(std::string&& key, std::string&& value);
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    /**
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     * @param[in] key The field-name of the header to search for and delete
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     */
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    void RemoveAll(std::string_view key);
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    /**
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     * @returns false if LineReader hits the end of the buffer before reading an
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     *                \n, meaning that we are still waiting on more data from the client.
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     *          true  after reading an entire HTTP headers section, terminated
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     *                by an empty line and \n.
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     * @throws on exceeded read limit and on bad headers syntax (e.g. no ":" in a line)
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     */
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    bool Read(util::LineReader& reader);
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    std::string Stringify() const;
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private:
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    /**
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     * Headers can have duplicate field names, so we use a vector of key-value pairs instead of a map.
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     * https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc9110.html#rfc.section.5.2
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     */
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    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> m_headers;
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};
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struct HTTPVersion {
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    /**
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     * Default HTTP protocol version 1.1 is used by error responses
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     * when a request is unreadable.
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     */
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    /// @{
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    uint8_t major{1};
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    uint8_t minor{1};
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    /// @}
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};
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class HTTPResponse
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{
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public:
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    HTTPVersion m_version;
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    HTTPStatusCode m_status{HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR};
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    HTTPHeaders m_headers;
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    std::string StringifyHeaders() const;
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};
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class HTTPRemoteClient;
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class HTTPRequest
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{
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public:
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    HTTPRequestMethod m_method;
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    std::string m_target;
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    HTTPVersion m_version;
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    HTTPHeaders m_headers;
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    std::string m_body;
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    //! Pointer to the client that made the request so we know who to respond to.
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    std::shared_ptr<HTTPRemoteClient> m_client;
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    //! Response headers may be set in advance before response body is known
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    HTTPHeaders m_response_headers;
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    explicit HTTPRequest(std::shared_ptr<HTTPRemoteClient> client) : m_client{std::move(client)} {}
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    //! Construct with a null client for unit tests
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    explicit HTTPRequest() : m_client{} {}
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    /**
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     * Methods that attempt to parse HTTP request fields line-by-line
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     * from a receive buffer.
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     * @param[in]   reader  A LineReader object constructed over a span of data.
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     * @returns     true    If the request field was parsed.
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     *              false   If there was not enough data in the buffer to complete the field.
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     * @throws      std::runtime_error if data is invalid.
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     */
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    /// @{
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    bool LoadControlData(LineReader& reader);
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    bool LoadHeaders(LineReader& reader);
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    bool LoadBody(LineReader& reader);
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    /// @}
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    void WriteReply(HTTPStatusCode status, std::span<const std::byte> reply_body = {});
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    void WriteReply(HTTPStatusCode status, std::string_view reply_body_view)
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    {
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        WriteReply(status, std::as_bytes(std::span{reply_body_view}));
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    }
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    // These methods reimplement the API from http_libevent::HTTPRequest
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    // for downstream JSONRPC and REST modules.
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    std::string GetURI() const { return m_target; }
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    CService GetPeer() const;
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    HTTPRequestMethod GetRequestMethod() const { return m_method; }
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    std::optional<std::string> GetQueryParameter(std::string_view key) const;
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    std::pair<bool, std::string> GetHeader(std::string_view hdr) const;
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    std::string ReadBody() const { return m_body; }
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    void WriteHeader(std::string&& hdr, std::string&& value);
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};
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class HTTPServer
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{
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    /**
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     * Each connection is assigned an unique id of this type.
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     */
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    using Id = uint64_t;
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    explicit HTTPServer(std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<HTTPRequest>&&)> func)
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        : m_request_dispatcher{std::move(func)} {}
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    virtual ~HTTPServer()
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    {
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        Assume(!m_thread_socket_handler.joinable()); // Missing call to JoinSocketsThreads()
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        Assume(m_connected.empty()); // Missing call to DisconnectClients(), or disconnect flags not set
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        Assume(m_listen.empty()); // Missing call to StopListening()
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    }
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    /**
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     * Bind to a new address:port, start listening and add the listen socket to `m_listen`.
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     * @param[in] to Where to bind.
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     * @returns {} or the reason for failure.
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     */
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    util::Expected<void, std::string> BindAndStartListening(const CService& to);
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    /**
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     * Stop listening by closing all listening sockets.
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    void StopListening();
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    /**
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     * Get the number of sockets the server is bound to and listening on
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     */
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    size_t GetListeningSocketCount() const { return m_listen.size(); }
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    /**
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     * Get the number of HTTPRemoteClients we are connected to
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    size_t GetConnectionsCount() const { return m_connected_size.load(std::memory_order_acquire); }
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    /**
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     * Start the necessary threads for sockets IO.
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     */
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    void StartSocketsThreads();
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    /**
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     * Join (wait for) the threads started by `StartSocketsThreads()` to exit.
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    void JoinSocketsThreads();
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    /**
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     * Stop network activity
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    void InterruptNet() { m_interrupt_net(); }
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    /**
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     * Start disconnecting clients when possible in the I/O loop
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     */
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    void DisconnectAllClients() { m_disconnect_all_clients = true; }
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    /**
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     * Update the request handler method.
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     * Used for shutdown to reject new requests.
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    void SetRequestHandler(std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<HTTPRequest>&&)> func)
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_request_dispatcher_mutex)
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    {
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        WITH_LOCK(m_request_dispatcher_mutex,
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                  m_request_dispatcher = std::move(func));
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    }
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    /**
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     * Stop accepting new connections in the I/O loop.
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     * Must be called first in StopHTTPServer() before DisconnectAllClients().
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     * A connection accepted after the "wait for 0 connections" loop exits would
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     */
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    void StopAccepting() { m_stop_accepting = true; }
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    /**
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     * Set the idle client timeout (-rpcservertimeout)
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     */
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    void SetServerTimeout(std::chrono::seconds seconds) { m_rpcservertimeout = seconds; }
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    /**
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     * Force-remove all remaining clients from m_connected without waiting for
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     * graceful disconnection. Must only be called after JoinSocketsThreads().
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     */
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    void ClearConnectedClients();
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    /**
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     * List of listening sockets.
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     */
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    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Sock>> m_listen;
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    /**
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     * The id to assign to the next created connection.
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     */
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    std::atomic<Id> m_next_id{0};
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    /**
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     * List of HTTPRemoteClients with connected sockets.
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     * Connections will only be added and removed in the I/O thread, but
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     * shared pointers may be passed to worker threads to handle requests
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     * and send replies.
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     */
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    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<HTTPRemoteClient>> m_connected;
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    /**
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     * Flag used during shutdown to stop accepting new connections.
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     * Set by main thread and read by the I/O thread.
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    std::atomic_bool m_stop_accepting{false};
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    /**
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     * Set by main thread and read by the I/O thread.
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     */
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    std::atomic_bool m_disconnect_all_clients{false};
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    /**
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    std::atomic<size_t> m_connected_size{0};
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    struct IOReadiness {
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        Sock::EventsPerSock events_per_sock;
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        /**
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            httpclients_per_sock;
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    };
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    /**
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    mutable Mutex m_request_dispatcher_mutex;
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    std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<HTTPRequest>&&)> m_request_dispatcher GUARDED_BY(m_request_dispatcher_mutex);
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    /**
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    /**
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    std::unique_ptr<Sock> AcceptConnection(const Sock& listen_sock, CService& addr);
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    /**
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    Id GetNewId();
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    /**
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    void NewSockAccepted(std::unique_ptr<Sock>&& sock, const CService& addr);
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    void SocketHandlerConnected(const IOReadiness& io_readiness) const
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_request_dispatcher_mutex);
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    /**
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    void SocketHandlerListening(const Sock::EventsPerSock& events_per_sock);
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    /**
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    IOReadiness GenerateWaitSockets() const;
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    void ThreadSocketHandler() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_request_dispatcher_mutex);
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     * Try to read HTTPRequests from a client's receive buffer.
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    void MaybeDispatchRequestsFromClient(const std::shared_ptr<HTTPRemoteClient>& client) const
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        EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_request_dispatcher_mutex);
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    /**
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    void DisconnectClients();
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};
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std::optional<std::string> GetQueryParameterFromUri(std::string_view uri, std::string_view key);
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class HTTPRemoteClient
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{
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    //! ID provided by HTTPServer upon connection and instantiation
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    const HTTPServer::Id m_id;
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    //! Remote address of connected client
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    const CService m_addr;
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    //! IP:port of connected client, cached for logging purposes
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    const std::string m_origin;
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    std::vector<std::byte> m_recv_buffer{};
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    //! Requests from a client must be processed in the order in which
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    //! they were received, blocking on a per-client basis. We won't
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    //! process the next request in the queue if we are currently busy
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    //! handling a previous request.
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    std::deque<std::unique_ptr<HTTPRequest>> m_req_queue;
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    //! Set to true by the I/O thread when a request is popped off
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    std::atomic_bool m_req_busy{false};
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    * Checked in the HTTPServer I/O loop to decide whether to poll the socket for
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    bool m_send_ready GUARDED_BY(m_send_mutex){false};
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    /**
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    Mutex m_sock_mutex;
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    std::shared_ptr<Sock> m_sock GUARDED_BY(m_sock_mutex);
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    //! Initialized to true while server waits for first request from client.
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    //! Set to false after data is written to m_send_buffer and then that buffer is flushed to client.
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    //! Reset to true when we receive new request data from client.
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    //! Checked during DisconnectClients() and set by read/write operations
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    //! called in either the HTTPServer I/O loop or by a worker thread during an "optimistic send".
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    std::atomic_bool m_connection_busy{true};
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    //! Client has requested to keep the connection open after all requests have been responded to.
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    //! Flag this client for disconnection on next loop.
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    //! Either we have encountered a permanent error, or both sides of the socket are done
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    //! Might be set in a worker thread or in the I/O thread. When set to `true` we disconnect,
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    std::atomic_bool m_disconnect{false};
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    //! Timestamp of last send or receive activity, used for -rpcservertimeout.
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    //! Due to optimistic sends it may be updated in either a worker thread or in the
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    //! I/O thread. It is checked in the I/O thread to disconnect idle clients.
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    std::atomic<SteadySeconds> m_idle_since;
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    explicit HTTPRemoteClient(HTTPServer::Id id, const CService& addr, std::unique_ptr<Sock> socket)
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        : m_id(id), m_addr(addr), m_origin(addr.ToStringAddrPort()), m_sock{std::move(socket)}, m_idle_since{Now<SteadySeconds>()} {}
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    // Disable copies (should only be used as shared pointers)
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    HTTPRemoteClient(const HTTPRemoteClient&) = delete;
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    /**
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     * Try to read an HTTP request from the receive buffer.
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     * @param[in]   req     A HTTPRequest to read into
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    bool ReadRequest(HTTPRequest& req);
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    /**
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    bool MaybeSendBytesFromBuffer() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_send_mutex, !m_sock_mutex);
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};
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/** Initialize HTTP server.
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 * Call this before RegisterHTTPHandler or EventBase().
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 */
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bool InitHTTPServer();
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/** Start HTTP server.
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 * This is separate from InitHTTPServer to give users race-condition-free time
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void StartHTTPServer();
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void InterruptHTTPServer();
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void StopHTTPServer();
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} // namespace http_bitcoin
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#endif // BITCOIN_HTTPSERVER_H