Refactor structs with some getters/setters - Peers part

README.md

@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@ run the shell scripts
 # Tests
 
 
+# Design notes
+Config is written as a json file
+Identity is stored as an encrypted json file
+Prefered servers (messaging and my contact's messaging) are stored in an encrypted badger db with server url as key
+Received servers are stored in a sqlite db for extensive searches, with storage limits
+Messages are stored in several badger? or sqlite? db per user with send/receive time as key
+

client/identity.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type Identity struct {
 	Status               string          `json:"status,omitempty"`
 	Peers                PeerList        `json:"peers,omitempty"`
 	Devices              PeerList        `json:"devices,omitempty"`
-	HiddenPeers          [][]byte        `json:"hiddend_peers,omitempty"`
+	HiddenPeers          [][]byte        `json:"hidden_peers,omitempty"`
 	Device               meowlib.KeyPair `json:"device,omitempty"`
 	KnownServers         ServerList      `json:"known_servers,omitempty"`
 	MessageServers       ServerList      `json:"message_servers,omitempty"`
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (id *Identity) InvitePeer(MyName string, ContactName string, MessageServerI
 		}
 	}
 	for _, i := range MessageServerIdxs {
-		srv := &id.MessageServers.Servers[i].ServerData
+		srv := id.MessageServers.Servers[i].GetServerCard()
 		peer.MyContact.PullServers = append(peer.MyContact.PullServers, srv)
 	}
 	peer.MyContact.Name = MyName
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ func (id *Identity) AnswerInvitation(MyName string, ContactName string, MessageS
 	}
 	peer.Contact = *ReceivedContact
 	for _, i := range MessageServerIdxs {
-		srv := id.MessageServers.Servers[i].ServerData
+		srv := id.MessageServers.Servers[i].GetServerCard()
-		peer.MyContact.PullServers = append(peer.MyContact.PullServers, &srv)
+		peer.MyContact.PullServers = append(peer.MyContact.PullServers, srv)
 	}
 	peer.MyContact.Name = MyName
 	peer.MyContact.ContactPublicKey = peer.MyIdentity.Public
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (id *Identity) GetRequestJobs() []*RequestsJob {
 	for _, server := range id.MessageServers.Servers {
 		var rj RequestsJob
 		rj.Server = server
-		srvs[server.ServerData.GetUid()] = &rj
+		srvs[server.GetServerCard().GetUid()] = &rj
 	}
 	// add ids to the map
 	for _, peer := range id.Peers {

client/matriochka.go

@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ func ProcessForOutput(usermessage *meowlib.UserMessage, peer *Peer, servers *Ser
 		srv = &servers.Servers[i]
 		var toServerMessage meowlib.ToServerMessage
 		toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Data = lastmsg
-		toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Next.Url = servers.Servers[i+1].ServerData.Url
+		toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Next.Url = servers.Servers[i+1].Url
-		toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Next.PublicKey = servers.Servers[i+1].ServerData.PublicKey
+		toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Next.PublicKey = servers.Servers[i+1].PublicKey
 		toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Next.Delay = int32(servers.Servers[i+1].AllowedDelay)
 		if trackingLookupKey != "" {
 			toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Next.Uuid = lastuuid // change tracking uuid at each server
 			if i > 0 {
-				toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Prev.Url = servers.Servers[i-1].ServerData.Url
+				toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Prev.Url = servers.Servers[i-1].Url
-				toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Prev.PublicKey = servers.Servers[i+1].ServerData.PublicKey
+				toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Prev.PublicKey = servers.Servers[i+1].PublicKey
 				toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Prev.Delay = int32(servers.Servers[i-1].AllowedDelay)
 				toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Prev.Uuid = uuid.NewString()
 				lastuuid = toServerMessage.MatriochkaMessage.Prev.Uuid

client/peer.go

@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@ type Peer struct {
 	MyIdentity     meowlib.KeyPair       `json:"my_identity,omitempty"`
 	MyEncryptionKp meowlib.KeyPair       `json:"my_encryption_kp,omitempty"`
 	MyLookupKp     meowlib.KeyPair       `json:"my_lookup_kp,omitempty"`
-	MyPullServers  []meowlib.ServerCard `json:"my_pull_servers,omitempty"`
+	MyPullServers  []*meowlib.ServerCard `json:"my_pull_servers,omitempty"`
-	MyContact      meowlib.ContactCard  `json:"my_contact,omitempty"`
+	MyContact      meowlib.ContactCard   `json:"my_contact,omitempty"` // todo : remove
 	// Peer keys and infos
-	Contact          meowlib.ContactCard `json:"contact,omitempty"`
+	Contact            meowlib.ContactCard `json:"contact,omitempty"` // todo : remove
+	ContactPublicKey   string              `json:"contact_public_key,omitempty"`
+	ContactLookupKey   string              `json:"contact_lookup_key,omitempty"`
+	ContactEncryption  string              `json:"contact_encryption,omitempty"`
+	ContactPullServers []string            `json:"contact_pull_servers,omitempty"`
 	InvitationId       string              `json:"invitation_id,omitempty"`
 	InvitationUrl      string              `json:"invitation_url,omitempty"`
+	InvitationMessage  string              `json:"invitation_message,omitempty"`
 	InvitationExpiry   time.Time           `json:"invitation_expiry,omitempty"`
 	// Internal management attributes
 	Visible             bool      `json:"visible,omitempty"`
@@ -41,9 +46,39 @@ type Peer struct {
 	DirectMode          bool      `json:"direct_mode,omitempty"`
 	LastMessage         time.Time `json:"last_message,omitempty"`
 	DbIds               []string  `json:"db_ids,omitempty"`
+	IsDevice            bool      `json:"is_device,omitempty"`
 	dbPassword          string
 }
 
+//
+// getters and setters
+//
+
+func (p *Peer) GetMyContact() *meowlib.ContactCard {
+	var c meowlib.ContactCard
+	c.ContactPublicKey = p.MyIdentity.Public
+	c.LookupPublicKey = p.MyLookupKp.Public
+	c.EncryptionPublicKey = p.MyEncryptionKp.Public
+	c.PullServers = p.MyPullServers
+	c.InvitationId = p.InvitationId
+	c.InvitationMessage = p.InvitationMessage
+	c.Name = p.MyName
+	return &c
+}
+
+func (p *Peer) GetContact() *meowlib.ContactCard {
+
+	var c meowlib.ContactCard
+	c.ContactPublicKey = p.ContactPublicKey
+	c.LookupPublicKey = p.ContactLookupKey
+	c.EncryptionPublicKey = p.ContactEncryption
+	//	c.PullServers = meowlib.LoadServerCardsFromUids(p.ContactPullServers)
+	c.InvitationId = p.InvitationId
+	c.InvitationMessage = p.InvitationMessage
+	c.Name = p.Name
+	return &c
+}
+
 //
 // Messages building
 //

client/server.go

@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ import (
 //   - Utility functions for packing/unpacking, encrypting/decrypting messages for server communication
 //   - Server remote management if ManagerKp is available for that server
 type Server struct {
-	ServerData   meowlib.ServerCard `json:"server_data,omitempty"`
+	//ServerCard   meowlib.ServerCard `json:"server_data,omitempty"`
+	Name         string          `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Description  string          `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	PublicKey    string          `json:"public_key,omitempty"`
+	Url          string          `json:"url,omitempty"`
+	Login        string          `json:"login,omitempty"`
+	Password     string          `json:"password,omitempty"`
 	Presence     bool            `json:"presence,omitempty"`
 	LastCheck    time.Time       `json:"last_check,omitempty"`
 	Uptime       time.Duration   `json:"uptime,omitempty"`
@@ -31,14 +37,31 @@ type Server struct {
 // CreateServerFromUrl creates a server from a basic url, ex : https://my.meowserver.example:8443/meow/
 func CreateServerFromUrl(url string) *Server {
 	var is Server
-	is.ServerData.Url = url
+	is.Url = url
 	return &is
 }
 
+// GetServerCard returns a server card from a server
+func (ints *Server) GetServerCard() *meowlib.ServerCard {
+	var sc meowlib.ServerCard
+	sc.Name = ints.Name
+	sc.PublicKey = ints.PublicKey
+	sc.Description = ints.Description
+	sc.Url = ints.Url
+	sc.Login = ints.Login
+	sc.Password = ints.Password
+	return &sc
+}
+
 // Create a server from a server card
 func CreateServerFromServerCard(server *meowlib.ServerCard) *Server {
 	var is Server
-	is.ServerData = *server
+	is.Name = server.Name
+	is.PublicKey = server.PublicKey
+	is.Description = server.Description
+	is.Url = server.Url
+	is.Login = server.Login
+	is.Password = server.Password
 	is.UserKp = meowlib.NewKeyPair()
 	return &is
 }
@@ -46,7 +69,7 @@ func CreateServerFromServerCard(server *meowlib.ServerCard) *Server {
 // AsymEncryptMessage prepares a message to send to a specific internal server
 func (ints *Server) AsymEncryptMessage(Message []byte) (*meowlib.EncryptedMessage, error) {
 	var enc *meowlib.EncryptedMessage
-	enc, err := meowlib.AsymEncryptAndSign(ints.ServerData.PublicKey, ints.UserKp.Private, Message)
+	enc, err := meowlib.AsymEncryptAndSign(ints.PublicKey, ints.UserKp.Private, Message)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err.Error())
 		return nil, err
@@ -56,7 +79,7 @@ func (ints *Server) AsymEncryptMessage(Message []byte) (*meowlib.EncryptedMessag
 
 // AsymDecryptMessage reads a message from a specific internal server
 func (ints *Server) AsymDecryptMessage(Message []byte, Signature []byte) (DecryptedMessage []byte, err error) {
-	DecryptedMessage, err = meowlib.AsymDecryptAndCheck(ints.UserKp.Private, ints.ServerData.PublicKey, Message, Signature)
+	DecryptedMessage, err = meowlib.AsymDecryptAndCheck(ints.UserKp.Private, ints.PublicKey, Message, Signature)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err.Error())
 		return nil, err

client/serverlist.go

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (sl *ServerList) GetServerByIdx(idx int) (server *Server, err error) {
 // GetServerByPubkey returns a server from it's public key
 func (sl *ServerList) GetServerByPubkey(pubkey string) (filtered *Server) {
 	for _, srv := range sl.Servers {
-		if srv.ServerData.PublicKey == pubkey {
+		if srv.PublicKey == pubkey {
 			return &srv
 		}
 	}

doc/meow.tex

@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@ The server requires very few ressources and will run on any low cost single boar
 \textffm{Meow} also provides an anonymizing transfer service very similar to the Tor Onion protocol, we call it the Matriochka protocol.
 Any server can be used for building the transfer chain. 
 Some of them might be marked as trusted.
-Random delays and random payload padding might be set for each forwarding step, making the overall message tracking much more difficult, even for organizations having capabilities of global network surveillance.
+Random delays and random size payload padding might be set for each forwarding step, making the overall message tracking much more difficult, even for organizations having capabilities of global network surveillance.
 It is strongly advised to use trusted servers as your first node and message server (the one that holds your incoming messages).
 
+
 \subsubsection{Message lookup obfuscation}
-Your device will request for messages using conversation keys on a very regular basis to youy messaging(s) server(s).
+Your device will request for messages using conversation keys on a very regular basis to your messaging(s) server(s).
 The device will check for conversation keys for all your contacts. If you check that option, it will also check for hidden contact keys. 
-In case of data interception on your device link, in order to prevent statistical analysis, every request might be answered with random data.
+In case of data interception on your device link, in order to prevent statistical analysis, every request might be answered with size useful data (server's known server list).
 Moreover, some random keys will be added to your requests list.
 
 \subsubsection{Presence protocol for direct messaging TBC}

endtoend_test.go

@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ func TestEndToEnd(t *testing.T) {
 		// Simulating server side processing //
 		///////////////////////////////////////
 		var server1 server.Identity
-		server1.ServerName = intS1.ServerData.Name
+		server1.ServerName = intS1.Name
 		server1.ServerKp = FriendServer1KP
-		server1.ServerDesc = intS1.ServerData.Description
+		server1.ServerDesc = intS1.Description
 		// Unpack
 		srv_from, srv_encmsg, srv_signature, err := server1.UnpackReceived(protoPackedServerMsg)
 		if err != nil {

go.mod

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v0.0.0-20230923063757-afb1ddc0824c // indirect
 	github.com/ProtonMail/gopenpgp/v2 v2.7.4
 	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.3.6 // indirect
+	github.com/dgraph-io/badger v1.6.2
 	github.com/go-redis/redis v6.15.9+incompatible
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.5.0
 	github.com/makiuchi-d/gozxing v0.1.1

go.sum

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servercard.go

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package meowlib
 
+import (
+	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
 func (sc *ServerCard) GetUid() string {
 	return sc.Login + ":" + sc.Password + "@" + sc.Url
 }
@@ -7,3 +12,101 @@ func (sc *ServerCard) GetUid() string {
 func (sc *ServerCard) IsSame(sc1 *ServerCard) bool {
 	return sc.GetUid() == sc1.GetUid()
 }
+
+//
+// Storage
+//
+
+// Open a badger database
+func OpenBadgerDb(path string) (*badger.DB, error) {
+	opts := badger.DefaultOptions(path)
+	opts.Logger = nil
+	return badger.Open(opts)
+}
+
+// Store function stores a ServerCard in a badger database with servercard.GetUid() as key
+func (sc *ServerCard) Store(db *badger.DB) error {
+	// first marchal the ServerCard to bytes with protobuf
+	b, err := proto.Marshal(sc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// then store it in the database
+	return db.Update(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
+		return txn.Set([]byte(sc.GetUid()), b)
+	})
+}
+
+// LoadServerCard function loads a ServerCard from a badger database with servercard.GetUid() as key
+func LoadServerCard(db *badger.DB, uid string) (*ServerCard, error) {
+	var sc ServerCard
+	err := db.View(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
+		item, err := txn.Get([]byte(uid))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return item.Value(func(val []byte) error {
+			return proto.Unmarshal(val, &sc)
+		})
+	})
+	return &sc, err
+}
+
+// DeleteServerCard function deletes a ServerCard from a badger database with servercard.GetUid() as key
+func DeleteServerCard(db *badger.DB, uid string) error {
+	return db.Update(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
+		return txn.Delete([]byte(uid))
+	})
+}
+
+// LoadAllServerCards function loads all ServerCards from a badger database
+func LoadAllServerCards(db *badger.DB) ([]*ServerCard, error) {
+	var scs []*ServerCard
+	err := db.View(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
+		opts := badger.DefaultIteratorOptions
+		opts.PrefetchSize = 10
+		it := txn.NewIterator(opts)
+		defer it.Close()
+		for it.Rewind(); it.Valid(); it.Next() {
+			item := it.Item()
+			var sc ServerCard
+			err := item.Value(func(val []byte) error {
+				return proto.Unmarshal(val, &sc)
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			scs = append(scs, &sc)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return scs, err
+}
+
+// LoadServerCardsFromUids function loads ServerCards with id in []Uid parameter from a badger database
+func LoadServerCardsFromUids(db *badger.DB, uids []string) ([]*ServerCard, error) {
+	var scs []*ServerCard
+	err := db.View(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
+		for _, uid := range uids {
+			item, err := txn.Get([]byte(uid))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			var sc ServerCard
+			err = item.Value(func(val []byte) error {
+				return proto.Unmarshal(val, &sc)
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			scs = append(scs, &sc)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return scs, err
+}
+
+// close a badger database
+func CloseBadgerDb(db *badger.DB) {
+	db.Close()
+}