Subproject with abstracted networking logic that is used in Cardano SL.
Node is a fundamental part of distributed system. Each node has:
- transport endpoint (based on IP-address and port),
- internal state,
- thread for dispatching different network events.
One transport endpoint can contain one or more nodes. For example, two nodes started on endpoint 127.0.0.1:10183 can have identificators 127.0.0.1:10183:0 and 127.0.0.1:10183:1.
There're sets of workers and listeners associated with each node. Workers and listeners exchange messages with each other.
Worker is a black box that runs some custom code and sends messages to listeners. Worker is an active part because it starts messaging. It can just send isolated message without response expectation or establish a bi-directional conversation session (in this case worker expects response from the listener).
Listener is a black box that receives messages from workers and runs some custom code. Listener is a passive part because it's waiting for a messages from the workers. It can just receive isolated message or receive it and response to it (bi-directional conversation, in this case worker is a client and listener is a server).
You can find usage examples in examples directory. Start from the simplest one, PingPong.