spine update

packages/veilid_support/example/integration_test/test_dht_short_array.dart

@@ -61,48 +61,39 @@ Future<void> Function() makeTestDHTShortArrayAdd({required int stride}) =>
 
       print('adding singles\n');
       {
-        final res = await arr.operateWrite((w) async {
         for (var n = 4; n < 8; n++) {
+          await arr.operateWriteEventual((w) async {
             print('$n ');
-            final success = await w.tryAdd(dataset[n]);
+            return w.tryAdd(dataset[n]);
-            expect(success, isTrue);
-          }
           });
-        expect(res, isNull);
+        }
       }
 
       print('adding batch\n');
       {
-        final res = await arr.operateWrite((w) async {
+        await arr.operateWriteEventual((w) async {
           print('${dataset.length ~/ 2}-${dataset.length}');
-          final success = await w
+          return w
               .tryAddAll(dataset.sublist(dataset.length ~/ 2, dataset.length));
-          expect(success, isTrue);
         });
-        expect(res, isNull);
       }
 
       print('inserting singles\n');
       {
-        final res = await arr.operateWrite((w) async {
         for (var n = 0; n < 4; n++) {
+          await arr.operateWriteEventual((w) async {
             print('$n ');
-            final success = await w.tryInsert(n, dataset[n]);
+            return w.tryInsert(n, dataset[n]);
-            expect(success, isTrue);
-          }
           });
-        expect(res, isNull);
+        }
       }
 
       print('inserting batch\n');
       {
-        final res = await arr.operateWrite((w) async {
+        await arr.operateWriteEventual((w) async {
           print('8-${dataset.length ~/ 2}');
-          final success =
+          return w.tryInsertAll(8, dataset.sublist(8, dataset.length ~/ 2));
-              await w.tryInsertAll(8, dataset.sublist(8, dataset.length ~/ 2));
-          expect(success, isTrue);
         });
-        expect(res, isNull);
       }
 
       //print('get all\n');

packages/veilid_support/lib/dht_support/src/dht_log/dht_log_spine.dart

@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ class _DHTLogSpine {
     final existingData = await _spineRecord.tryWriteBytes(headBuffer);
     if (existingData != null) {
       // Head write failed, incorporate update
-      await _updateHead(proto.DHTLog.fromBuffer(existingData));
+      final existingHead = proto.DHTLog.fromBuffer(existingData);
+      _updateHead(existingHead.head, existingHead.tail, old: old);
       if (old != null) {
         sendUpdate(old.$1, old.$2);
       }
@@ -258,11 +259,22 @@ class _DHTLogSpine {
   }
 
   /// Validate a new spine head subkey that has come in from the network
-  Future<void> _updateHead(proto.DHTLog spineHead) async {
+  void _updateHead(int newHead, int newTail, {(int, int)? old}) {
     assert(_spineMutex.isLocked, 'should be in mutex here');
 
-    _head = spineHead.head;
+    if (old != null) {
-    _tail = spineHead.tail;
+      final oldHead = old.$1;
+      final oldTail = old.$2;
+
+      final headDelta = _ringDistance(newHead, oldHead);
+      final tailDelta = _ringDistance(newTail, oldTail);
+      if (headDelta > _positionLimit ~/ 2 || tailDelta > _positionLimit ~/ 2) {
+        throw DHTExceptionInvalidData();
+      }
+    }
+
+    _head = newHead;
+    _tail = newTail;
   }
 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -456,7 +468,8 @@ class _DHTLogSpine {
   // API for public interfaces
 
   Future<_DHTLogPosition?> lookupPositionBySegmentNumber(
-          int segmentNumber, int segmentPos) async =>
+          int segmentNumber, int segmentPos,
+          {bool onlyOpened = false}) async =>
       _spineCacheMutex.protect(() async {
         // Get the segment shortArray
         final openedSegment = _openedSegments[segmentNumber];
@@ -465,6 +478,10 @@ class _DHTLogSpine {
           openedSegment.openCount++;
           shortArray = openedSegment.shortArray;
         } else {
+          if (onlyOpened) {
+            return null;
+          }
+
           final newShortArray = (_spineRecord.writer == null)
               ? await _openSegment(segmentNumber)
               : await _openOrCreateSegment(segmentNumber);
@@ -665,28 +682,30 @@ class _DHTLogSpine {
     final headData = proto.DHTLog.fromBuffer(data);
 
     // Then update the head record
+    _spineChangeProcessor.updateState(headData, (headData) async {
       await _spineMutex.protect(() async {
         final oldHead = _head;
         final oldTail = _tail;
-      await _updateHead(headData);
+
+        _updateHead(headData.head, headData.tail, old: (oldHead, oldTail));
 
         // Lookup tail position segments that have changed
-      // and force their short arrays to refresh their heads
+        // and force their short arrays to refresh their heads if
+        // they are opened
         final segmentsToRefresh = <_DHTLogPosition>[];
-      int? lastSegmentNumber;
         for (var curTail = oldTail;
             curTail != _tail;
-          curTail = (curTail + 1) % _positionLimit) {
+            curTail = (curTail +
+                    (DHTShortArray.maxElements -
+                        (curTail % DHTShortArray.maxElements))) %
+                _positionLimit) {
           final segmentNumber = curTail ~/ DHTShortArray.maxElements;
           final segmentPos = curTail % DHTShortArray.maxElements;
-        if (segmentNumber == lastSegmentNumber) {
+          final dhtLogPosition = await lookupPositionBySegmentNumber(
-          continue;
+              segmentNumber, segmentPos,
-        }
+              onlyOpened: true);
-        lastSegmentNumber = segmentNumber;
-        final dhtLogPosition =
-            await lookupPositionBySegmentNumber(segmentNumber, segmentPos);
           if (dhtLogPosition == null) {
-          throw Exception('missing segment in dht log');
+            continue;
           }
           segmentsToRefresh.add(dhtLogPosition);
         }
@@ -699,6 +718,7 @@ class _DHTLogSpine {
 
         sendUpdate(oldHead, oldTail);
       });
+    });
   }
 
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -723,6 +743,8 @@ class _DHTLogSpine {
   StreamSubscription<DHTRecordWatchChange>? _subscription;
   // Notify closure for external spine head changes
   void Function(DHTLogUpdate)? onUpdatedSpine;
+  // Single state processor for spine updates
+  final _spineChangeProcessor = SingleStateProcessor<proto.DHTLog>();
 
   // Spine DHT record
   final DHTRecord _spineRecord;

packages/veilid_support/lib/dht_support/src/interfaces/exceptions.dart

@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ class DHTExceptionTryAgain implements Exception {
       [this.cause = 'operation failed due to newer dht value']);
   String cause;
 }
+
+class DHTExceptionInvalidData implements Exception {
+  DHTExceptionInvalidData([this.cause = 'dht data structure is corrupt']);
+  String cause;
+}