// Copyright (C) 2022 Storj Labs, Inc. // See LICENSE for copying information. package reputation import ( "container/heap" "context" "encoding/binary" "errors" "sync" "time" "github.com/zeebo/errs" "go.uber.org/zap" "storj.io/common/pb" "storj.io/common/storj" "storj.io/storj/satellite/overlay" ) var _ DB = (*CachingDB)(nil) // NewCachingDB creates a new CachingDB instance. func NewCachingDB(log *zap.Logger, peerID storj.NodeID, backingStore DB, reputationConfig Config) *CachingDB { return &CachingDB{ log: log, peerID: peerID, backingStore: backingStore, nowFunc: time.Now, reputationConfig: reputationConfig, syncInterval: reputationConfig.FlushInterval, errorRetryInterval: reputationConfig.ErrorRetryInterval, nextSyncTimer: time.NewTimer(reputationConfig.FlushInterval), requestSyncChannel: make(chan syncRequest), pending: make(map[storj.NodeID]*cachedNodeReputationInfo), } } // CachingDB acts like a reputation.DB but caches reads and writes, to minimize // load on the backing store. type CachingDB struct { // These fields must be populated before the cache starts being used. // They are not expected to change. log *zap.Logger peerID storj.NodeID backingStore DB nowFunc func() time.Time reputationConfig Config syncInterval time.Duration errorRetryInterval time.Duration requestSyncChannel chan syncRequest // lock must be held when reading or writing to any of the following // fields. lock sync.Mutex nextSyncTimer *time.Timer // pending and writeOrderHeap contain the same set of entries, just with // different lookup properties. It should be easy to keep them in sync, // since we only insert with lock held, and (for now) we never evict // from the cache. pending map[storj.NodeID]*cachedNodeReputationInfo writeOrderHeap nodeIDHeap } type syncRequest struct { nodeID storj.NodeID doneChan chan struct{} } type cachedNodeReputationInfo struct { nodeID storj.NodeID // entryLock must be held when reading or writing to the following fields // in this structure (**except** syncAt. For syncAt, the CachingDB.lock // must be held). When entryLock is released, either info or syncError // (or both) must be non-nil. entryLock sync.Mutex // info is a best-effort copy of information from the database at some // point in the recent past (usually less than syncInterval ago) combined // with the requested updates which have not yet been synced to the // database. // // note: info has no guaranteed relationship to the set of mutations. // In particular, it is not necessarily the same as the base to which // the mutations will be applied. info *Info // syncError is the error that was encountered when trying to sync // info with the backing store. If this is set, errorRetryAt should also // be set. syncError error // errorRetryAt is the time at which a sync should be reattempted. It // should be set if syncError is set. errorRetryAt time.Time // syncAt is the time at which the system should try to apply the // pending mutations for this entry to the backing store. It should // be less than or equal to syncInterval from now. // // The corresponding CachingDB.lock must be held when reading from or // writing to this field. syncAt time.Time // mutations contains the set of changes to be made to a reputations // entry when the next sync operation fires. mutations Mutations } // Update applies a single update (one audit outcome) to a node's reputations // record. // // If the node (as represented in the returned info) becomes newly vetted, // disqualified, or suspended as a result of this update, the caller is // responsible for updating the records in the overlay to match. func (cdb *CachingDB) Update(ctx context.Context, request UpdateRequest, auditTime time.Time) (info *Info, err error) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err) mutations, err := UpdateRequestToMutations(request, auditTime) if err != nil { return nil, err } return cdb.ApplyUpdates(ctx, request.NodeID, mutations, request.Config, auditTime) } // ApplyUpdates applies multiple updates (defined by the updates parameter) to // a node's reputations record. // // If the node (as represented in the returned info) becomes newly vetted, // disqualified, or suspended as a result of these updates, the caller is // responsible for updating the records in the overlay to match. func (cdb *CachingDB) ApplyUpdates(ctx context.Context, nodeID storj.NodeID, updates Mutations, config Config, now time.Time) (info *Info, err error) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err) logger := cdb.log.With(zap.Stringer("node-id", nodeID)) doRequestSync := false cdb.getEntry(ctx, nodeID, now, func(nodeEntry *cachedNodeReputationInfo) { if nodeEntry.syncError != nil { if ErrNodeNotFound.Has(nodeEntry.syncError) || errors.Is(nodeEntry.syncError, notPopulated) { // get it added to the database info, err = cdb.backingStore.ApplyUpdates(ctx, nodeID, updates, config, now) if err != nil { nodeEntry.syncError = err nodeEntry.errorRetryAt = now.Add(cdb.errorRetryInterval) return } nodeEntry.info = info.Copy() nodeEntry.syncError = nil return } err = nodeEntry.syncError return } if updates.OnlineHistory != nil { MergeAuditHistories(nodeEntry.mutations.OnlineHistory, updates.OnlineHistory.Windows, config.AuditHistory) } nodeEntry.mutations.PositiveResults += updates.PositiveResults nodeEntry.mutations.FailureResults += updates.FailureResults nodeEntry.mutations.OfflineResults += updates.OfflineResults nodeEntry.mutations.UnknownResults += updates.UnknownResults // We will also mutate the cached reputation info, as a best-effort // estimate of what the reputation should be when synced with the // backing store. cachedInfo := nodeEntry.info // We want to return a copy of this entity, after it has been mutated, // and the copy has to be done while we still hold the lock. defer func() { info = cachedInfo.Copy() }() trackingPeriodFull := false if updates.OnlineHistory != nil { trackingPeriodFull = MergeAuditHistories(cachedInfo.AuditHistory, updates.OnlineHistory.Windows, config.AuditHistory) } cachedInfo.AuditSuccessCount += int64(updates.PositiveResults) cachedInfo.TotalAuditCount += int64(updates.PositiveResults + updates.FailureResults + updates.OfflineResults + updates.UnknownResults) cachedInfo.OnlineScore = cachedInfo.AuditHistory.Score if cachedInfo.VettedAt == nil && cachedInfo.TotalAuditCount >= config.AuditCount { cachedInfo.VettedAt = &now // if we think the node is newly vetted, perform a sync to // have the best chance of propagating that information to // other satellite services. doRequestSync = true } // for audit failure, only update normal alpha/beta cachedInfo.AuditReputationBeta, cachedInfo.AuditReputationAlpha = UpdateReputationMultiple( updates.FailureResults, cachedInfo.AuditReputationBeta, cachedInfo.AuditReputationAlpha, config.AuditLambda, config.AuditWeight, ) // for audit unknown, only update unknown alpha/beta cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationBeta, cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationAlpha = UpdateReputationMultiple( updates.UnknownResults, cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationBeta, cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationAlpha, config.AuditLambda, config.AuditWeight, ) // for a successful audit, increase reputation for normal *and* unknown audits cachedInfo.AuditReputationAlpha, cachedInfo.AuditReputationBeta = UpdateReputationMultiple( updates.PositiveResults, cachedInfo.AuditReputationAlpha, cachedInfo.AuditReputationBeta, config.AuditLambda, config.AuditWeight, ) cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationAlpha, cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationBeta = UpdateReputationMultiple( updates.PositiveResults, cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationAlpha, cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationBeta, config.AuditLambda, config.AuditWeight, ) mon.FloatVal("cached_audit_reputation_alpha").Observe(cachedInfo.AuditReputationAlpha) mon.FloatVal("cached_audit_reputation_beta").Observe(cachedInfo.AuditReputationBeta) mon.FloatVal("cached_unknown_audit_reputation_alpha").Observe(cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationAlpha) mon.FloatVal("cached_unknown_audit_reputation_beta").Observe(cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationBeta) mon.FloatVal("cached_audit_online_score").Observe(cachedInfo.OnlineScore) // The following code is all meant to keep the cache working // similarly to the values in the database. However, the cache // is not the "source of truth" and fields like Disqualified, // UnknownAuditSuspended, and UnderReview might be different // from what is in the backing store. If that happens, the cache // will get synced back to the source of truth the next time // this node is synchronized. // update audit score newAuditScore := cachedInfo.AuditReputationAlpha / (cachedInfo.AuditReputationAlpha + cachedInfo.AuditReputationBeta) // disqualification case a // a) Success/fail audit reputation falls below audit DQ threshold if newAuditScore <= config.AuditDQ { if cachedInfo.Disqualified == nil { cachedInfo.Disqualified = &now cachedInfo.DisqualificationReason = overlay.DisqualificationReasonAuditFailure logger.Info("Disqualified", zap.String("dq-type", "audit failure")) // if we think the node is newly disqualified, perform a sync // to have the best chance of propagating that information to // other satellite services. doRequestSync = true } } // check unknown-audits score unknownAuditRep := cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationAlpha / (cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationAlpha + cachedInfo.UnknownAuditReputationBeta) if unknownAuditRep <= config.AuditDQ { if cachedInfo.UnknownAuditSuspended == nil { logger.Info("Suspended", zap.String("category", "unknown-result audits")) cachedInfo.UnknownAuditSuspended = &now } // disqualification case b // b) Node is suspended (success/unknown reputation below audit DQ threshold) // AND the suspended grace period has elapsed // AND audit outcome is unknown or failed // if suspended grace period has elapsed and unknown audit rep is still // too low, disqualify node. Set suspended to nil if node is disqualified if cachedInfo.UnknownAuditSuspended != nil && now.Sub(*cachedInfo.UnknownAuditSuspended) > config.SuspensionGracePeriod && config.SuspensionDQEnabled { logger.Info("Disqualified", zap.String("dq-type", "suspension grace period expired for unknown-result audits")) cachedInfo.Disqualified = &now cachedInfo.DisqualificationReason = overlay.DisqualificationReasonSuspension cachedInfo.UnknownAuditSuspended = nil } } else if cachedInfo.UnknownAuditSuspended != nil { logger.Info("Suspension lifted", zap.String("category", "unknown-result audits")) cachedInfo.UnknownAuditSuspended = nil } // if suspension not enabled, skip penalization and unsuspend node if applicable if !config.AuditHistory.OfflineSuspensionEnabled { if cachedInfo.OfflineSuspended != nil { cachedInfo.OfflineSuspended = nil } if cachedInfo.UnderReview != nil { cachedInfo.UnderReview = nil } return } // only penalize node if online score is below threshold and // if it has enough completed windows to fill a tracking period penalizeOfflineNode := false if cachedInfo.OnlineScore < config.AuditHistory.OfflineThreshold && trackingPeriodFull { penalizeOfflineNode = true } // Suspension and disqualification for offline nodes if cachedInfo.UnderReview != nil { // move node in and out of suspension as needed during review period if !penalizeOfflineNode && cachedInfo.OfflineSuspended != nil { cachedInfo.OfflineSuspended = nil } else if penalizeOfflineNode && cachedInfo.OfflineSuspended == nil { cachedInfo.OfflineSuspended = &now } gracePeriodEnd := cachedInfo.UnderReview.Add(config.AuditHistory.GracePeriod) trackingPeriodEnd := gracePeriodEnd.Add(config.AuditHistory.TrackingPeriod) trackingPeriodPassed := now.After(trackingPeriodEnd) // after tracking period has elapsed, if score is good, clear under review // otherwise, disqualify node (if OfflineDQEnabled feature flag is true) if trackingPeriodPassed { if penalizeOfflineNode { if config.AuditHistory.OfflineDQEnabled { logger.Info("Disqualified", zap.String("dq-type", "node offline")) cachedInfo.Disqualified = &now cachedInfo.DisqualificationReason = overlay.DisqualificationReasonNodeOffline } } else { logger.Info("Suspension lifted", zap.String("category", "node offline")) cachedInfo.UnderReview = nil cachedInfo.OfflineSuspended = nil } } } else if penalizeOfflineNode { // suspend node for being offline and begin review period cachedInfo.UnderReview = &now cachedInfo.OfflineSuspended = &now } }) if doRequestSync { _ = cdb.RequestSync(ctx, nodeID) } return info, err } // UnsuspendNodeUnknownAudit unsuspends a storage node for unknown audits. func (cdb *CachingDB) UnsuspendNodeUnknownAudit(ctx context.Context, nodeID storj.NodeID) (err error) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err) err = cdb.backingStore.UnsuspendNodeUnknownAudit(ctx, nodeID) if err != nil { return err } // sync with database (this will get it marked as unsuspended in the cache) return cdb.RequestSync(ctx, nodeID) } // DisqualifyNode disqualifies a storage node. func (cdb *CachingDB) DisqualifyNode(ctx context.Context, nodeID storj.NodeID, disqualifiedAt time.Time, reason overlay.DisqualificationReason) (err error) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err) err = cdb.backingStore.DisqualifyNode(ctx, nodeID, disqualifiedAt, reason) if err != nil { return err } // sync with database (this will get it marked as disqualified in the cache) return cdb.RequestSync(ctx, nodeID) } // SuspendNodeUnknownAudit suspends a storage node for unknown audits. func (cdb *CachingDB) SuspendNodeUnknownAudit(ctx context.Context, nodeID storj.NodeID, suspendedAt time.Time) (err error) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err) err = cdb.backingStore.SuspendNodeUnknownAudit(ctx, nodeID, suspendedAt) if err != nil { return err } // sync with database (this will get it marked as suspended in the cache) return cdb.RequestSync(ctx, nodeID) } // RequestSync requests the managing goroutine to perform a sync of cached info // about the specified node to the backing store. This involves applying the // cached mutations and resetting the info attribute to match a snapshot of what // is in the backing store after the mutations. func (cdb *CachingDB) RequestSync(ctx context.Context, nodeID storj.NodeID) (err error) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err) req := syncRequest{ nodeID: nodeID, doneChan: make(chan struct{}, 1), } select { case cdb.requestSyncChannel <- req: case <-ctx.Done(): return ctx.Err() } select { case <-req.doneChan: case <-ctx.Done(): return ctx.Err() } return nil } // FlushAll syncs all pending reputation mutations to the backing store. func (cdb *CachingDB) FlushAll(ctx context.Context) (err error) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err) var copyOfEntries []*cachedNodeReputationInfo func() { cdb.lock.Lock() defer cdb.lock.Unlock() copyOfEntries = make([]*cachedNodeReputationInfo, 0, len(cdb.pending)) for _, entry := range cdb.pending { copyOfEntries = append(copyOfEntries, entry) } }() var errg errs.Group for _, entry := range copyOfEntries { errg.Add(func() error { entry.entryLock.Lock() defer entry.entryLock.Unlock() cdb.syncEntry(ctx, entry, cdb.nowFunc()) return entry.syncError }()) } return errg.Err() } // Manage should be run in its own goroutine while a CachingDB is in use. This // will schedule database flushes, trying to avoid too much load all at once. func (cdb *CachingDB) Manage(ctx context.Context) error { for { select { case <-cdb.nextSyncTimer.C: cdb.syncDueEntries(ctx, cdb.nowFunc()) cdb.updateTimer(cdb.nowFunc(), false) case request := <-cdb.requestSyncChannel: cdb.syncNode(ctx, request, cdb.nowFunc()) case <-ctx.Done(): return ctx.Err() } } } // must not be called while there is a concurrent receive on // cdb.nextSyncTimer.C (see the docs for time.(*Timer).Reset()). // // Here we achieve this requirement by calling this function only // from the same goroutine that waits on that timer. func (cdb *CachingDB) updateTimer(now time.Time, drainChannel bool) { cdb.lock.Lock() defer cdb.lock.Unlock() var timeToNextSync time.Duration if cdb.writeOrderHeap.Len() == 0 { // We could use any large-ish duration here. We just need to // keep the timer channel valid and want to avoid spinning on // updateTimer() calls. timeToNextSync = cdb.syncInterval } else { nextSync := cdb.writeOrderHeap[0].syncAt timeToNextSync = nextSync.Sub(now) // note: may be negative } if drainChannel { if !cdb.nextSyncTimer.Stop() { <-cdb.nextSyncTimer.C } } cdb.nextSyncTimer.Reset(timeToNextSync) } // getExistingEntry looks up an entry in the pending mutations cache, locks it, // and calls f with the entry while holding the lock. If there is no entry in // the cache with the given nodeID, f is not called. func (cdb *CachingDB) getExistingEntry(nodeID storj.NodeID, f func(entryToSync *cachedNodeReputationInfo)) { var entryToSync *cachedNodeReputationInfo func() { cdb.lock.Lock() defer cdb.lock.Unlock() entryToSync = cdb.pending[nodeID] }() if entryToSync == nil { mon.Event("writecache-asked-for-unknown-node") return } func() { entryToSync.entryLock.Lock() defer entryToSync.entryLock.Unlock() f(entryToSync) }() } func (cdb *CachingDB) syncNode(ctx context.Context, request syncRequest, now time.Time) { defer close(request.doneChan) cdb.getExistingEntry(request.nodeID, func(entryToSync *cachedNodeReputationInfo) { cdb.syncEntry(ctx, entryToSync, now) }) } func (cdb *CachingDB) syncDueEntries(ctx context.Context, now time.Time) { cdb.getEntriesToSync(now, func(entryToSync *cachedNodeReputationInfo) { cdb.syncEntry(ctx, entryToSync, now) }) } // getEntriesToSync constructs a list of all entries due for syncing, updates // the syncAt time for each, then locks each one individually and calls f() // once for each entry while holding its lock. func (cdb *CachingDB) getEntriesToSync(now time.Time, f func(entryToSync *cachedNodeReputationInfo)) { var entriesToSync []*cachedNodeReputationInfo func() { cdb.lock.Lock() defer cdb.lock.Unlock() for { if cdb.writeOrderHeap.Len() == 0 { break } if !cdb.writeOrderHeap[0].syncAt.Before(now) { break } entryToSync := cdb.writeOrderHeap[0] // We bump syncAt regardless of whether we are about to sync. If // something else is already syncing this entry, it has taken // more time than expected, and the next flush is due. We need // cdb.writeOrderHeap[0].syncAt.After(now) before we can exit // from this loop. entryToSync.syncAt = cdb.nextTimeForSync(entryToSync.nodeID, now) // move element 0 to its new correct place in the heap. This // shouldn't affect entryToSync, which is a pointer to the // entry shared by the heap. heap.Fix(&cdb.writeOrderHeap, 0) entriesToSync = append(entriesToSync, entryToSync) } }() for len(entriesToSync) > 0 { entry := entriesToSync[0] func() { entry.entryLock.Lock() defer entry.entryLock.Unlock() f(entry) }() entriesToSync = entriesToSync[1:] } } func (cdb *CachingDB) nextTimeForSync(nodeID storj.NodeID, now time.Time) time.Time { return nextTimeForSync(cdb.peerID, nodeID, now, cdb.syncInterval) } // nextTimeForSync decides the next time at which the given nodeID should next // be synchronized with the backing store. // // We make an effort to distribute the nodes in time, so that the service // is not usually trying to retrieve or update many rows at the same time. We // also make an effort to offset this sync schedule by the instance ID of this // process so that in most cases, instances will not be trying to update the // same row at the same time, minimizing contention. func nextTimeForSync(peerID, nodeID storj.NodeID, now time.Time, syncInterval time.Duration) time.Time { // calculate the fraction into the FlushInterval at which this node // should always be synchronized. initialPosition := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(nodeID[:8]) offset := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(peerID[:8]) finalPosition := initialPosition + offset positionAsFraction := float64(finalPosition) / (1 << 64) // and apply that fraction to the actual interval periodStart := now.Truncate(syncInterval) offsetFromStart := time.Duration(positionAsFraction * float64(syncInterval)) syncTime := periodStart.Add(offsetFromStart) if syncTime.Before(now) { syncTime = syncTime.Add(syncInterval) } // reapply monotonic time by applying the time delta to 'now' timeToNextSync := syncTime.Sub(now) return now.Add(timeToNextSync) } // syncEntry synchronizes an entry with the backing store. Any pending mutations // will be applied to the backing store, and the info and syncError attributes // will be updated according to the results. // // syncEntry must be called with the entry already locked. func (cdb *CachingDB) syncEntry(ctx context.Context, entry *cachedNodeReputationInfo, now time.Time) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(nil) entry.info, entry.syncError = cdb.backingStore.ApplyUpdates(ctx, entry.nodeID, entry.mutations, cdb.reputationConfig, now) // NOTE: If another process has been updating the same row in the // backing store, it is possible that the node has become newly vetted, // disqualified, or suspended without us knowing about it. In this case, // the overlay will not know about the change until it next updates the // reputation. We may need to add some way for this object to notify the // overlay of updates such as this. if entry.syncError != nil { if ErrNodeNotFound.Has(entry.syncError) { entry.errorRetryAt = now } else { entry.errorRetryAt = now.Add(cdb.errorRetryInterval) } } entry.mutations = Mutations{ OnlineHistory: &pb.AuditHistory{}, } } // Get retrieves the cached *Info record for the given node ID. If the // information is not already in the cache, the information is fetched from the // backing store. // // If an error occurred syncing the entry with the backing store, it will be // returned. In this case, the returned value for 'info' might be nil, or it // might contain data cached longer than FlushInterval. func (cdb *CachingDB) Get(ctx context.Context, nodeID storj.NodeID) (info *Info, err error) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err) cdb.getEntry(ctx, nodeID, cdb.nowFunc(), func(entry *cachedNodeReputationInfo) { if entry.syncError != nil { err = entry.syncError } if entry.info != nil { info = entry.info.Copy() } }) return info, err } // getEntry acquires an entry (a *cachedNodeReputationInfo) in the reputation // cache, locks it, and supplies the entry to the given callback function for // access or mutation. The pointer to the entry will not remain valid after the // callback function returns. // // If there is no record for the requested nodeID, a new record will be added // for it, it will be synced with the backing store, and the new record will be // supplied to the given callback function. // // If there was an error fetching up-to-date info from the backing store, the // entry supplied to the callback will have entry.syncError != nil. In this // case, entry.info may be nil, or it may have an out-of-date record. If the // error occurred long enough ago that it is time to try again, another attempt // to sync the entry will occur before the callback is made. func (cdb *CachingDB) getEntry(ctx context.Context, nodeID storj.NodeID, now time.Time, f func(entry *cachedNodeReputationInfo)) { defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(nil) var nodeEntry *cachedNodeReputationInfo func() { cdb.lock.Lock() defer cdb.lock.Unlock() var ok bool nodeEntry, ok = cdb.pending[nodeID] if !ok { nodeEntry = cdb.insertNode(nodeID, now) } }() func() { nodeEntry.entryLock.Lock() defer nodeEntry.entryLock.Unlock() if nodeEntry.syncError != nil && nodeEntry.errorRetryAt.Before(now) { cdb.syncEntry(ctx, nodeEntry, now) } f(nodeEntry) }() } // Inserts a mostly-empty *cachedNodeReputationInfo record into the pending // list and the write-order heap. // // The syncError is pre-set so that the first caller to acquire the entryLock // on the new entry should initiate an immediate sync with the backing store. // // cdb.lock must be held when calling. func (cdb *CachingDB) insertNode(nodeID storj.NodeID, now time.Time) *cachedNodeReputationInfo { syncTime := cdb.nextTimeForSync(nodeID, now) mut := &cachedNodeReputationInfo{ nodeID: nodeID, syncAt: syncTime, syncError: notPopulated, errorRetryAt: time.Time{}, // sync will be initiated right away mutations: Mutations{ OnlineHistory: &pb.AuditHistory{}, }, } cdb.pending[nodeID] = mut heap.Push(&cdb.writeOrderHeap, mut) return mut } // SetNowFunc supplies a new function to use for determining the current time, // for synchronization timing and scheduling purposes. This is frequently useful // in test scenarios. func (cdb *CachingDB) SetNowFunc(timeFunc func() time.Time) { cdb.nowFunc = timeFunc } // notPopulated is an error indicating that a cachedNodeReputationInfo // structure has not yet been populated. The syncError field is initialized // to this error, and the first access of the entry should cause an immediate // lookup to the backing store. Therefore, this error should not normally // escape outside writecache code. var notPopulated = Error.New("not populated") // nodeIDHeap is a heap of cachedNodeReputationInfo entries, ordered by the // associated syncAt times. It implements heap.Interface. type nodeIDHeap []*cachedNodeReputationInfo // Len returns the length of the slice. func (n nodeIDHeap) Len() int { return len(n) } // Swap swaps the elements with indices i and j. func (n nodeIDHeap) Swap(i, j int) { n[i], n[j] = n[j], n[i] } // Less returns true if the syncAt time for the element with index i comes // before the syncAt time for the element with index j. func (n nodeIDHeap) Less(i, j int) bool { return n[i].syncAt.Before(n[j].syncAt) } // Push appends an element to the slice. func (n *nodeIDHeap) Push(x interface{}) { *n = append(*n, x.(*cachedNodeReputationInfo)) } // Pop removes and returns the last element in the slice. func (n *nodeIDHeap) Pop() interface{} { oldLen := len(*n) item := (*n)[oldLen-1] *n = (*n)[:oldLen-1] return item }