Class BackgroundProcessor


  • public class BackgroundProcessor
    extends Object
    `BackgroundProcessor` takes care of tasks that (1) need to happen periodically to keep Rust-Lightning running properly, and (2) either can or should be run in the background. Its responsibilities are: Processing [`Event`]s with a user-provided [`EventHandler`]. Monitoring whether the [`ChannelManager`] needs to be re-persisted to disk, and if so, writing it to disk/backups by invoking the callback given to it at startup. [`ChannelManager`] persistence should be done in the background. Calling [`ChannelManager::timer_tick_occurred`] and [`PeerManager::timer_tick_occurred`] at the appropriate intervals. It will also call [`PeerManager::process_events`] periodically though this shouldn't be relied upon as doing so may result in high latency. # Note If [`ChannelManager`] persistence fails and the persisted manager becomes out-of-date, then there is a risk of channels force-closing on startup when the manager realizes it's outdated. However, as long as [`ChannelMonitor`] backups are sound, no funds besides those used for unilateral chain closure fees are at risk. [`ChannelMonitor`]: lightning::chain::channelmonitor::ChannelMonitor [`Event`]: lightning::util::events::Event BackgroundProcessor will immediately stop on drop. It should be stored until shutdown.
    • Method Detail

      • start

        public static BackgroundProcessor start​(ChannelManagerPersister persister,
                                                EventHandler event_handler,
                                                ChainMonitor chain_monitor,
                                                ChannelManager channel_manager,
                                                NetGraphMsgHandler net_graph_msg_handler,
                                                PeerManager peer_manager,
                                                Logger logger)
        Start a background thread that takes care of responsibilities enumerated in the [top-level documentation]. The thread runs indefinitely unless the object is dropped, [`stop`] is called, or `persist_manager` returns an error. In case of an error, the error is retrieved by calling either [`join`] or [`stop`]. # Data Persistence `persist_manager` is responsible for writing out the [`ChannelManager`] to disk, and/or uploading to one or more backup services. See [`ChannelManager::write`] for writing out a [`ChannelManager`]. See [`FilesystemPersister::persist_manager`] for Rust-Lightning's provided implementation. Typically, users should either implement [`ChannelManagerPersister`] to never return an error or call [`join`] and handle any error that may arise. For the latter case, `BackgroundProcessor` must be restarted by calling `start` again after handling the error. # Event Handling `event_handler` is responsible for handling events that users should be notified of (e.g., payment failed). [`BackgroundProcessor`] may decorate the given [`EventHandler`] with common functionality implemented by other handlers. [`NetGraphMsgHandler`] if given will update the [`NetworkGraph`] based on payment failures. [top-level documentation]: Self [`join`]: Self::join [`stop`]: Self::stop [`ChannelManager`]: lightning::ln::channelmanager::ChannelManager [`ChannelManager::write`]: lightning::ln::channelmanager::ChannelManager#impl-Writeable [`FilesystemPersister::persist_manager`]: lightning_persister::FilesystemPersister::persist_manager [`NetworkGraph`]: lightning::routing::network_graph::NetworkGraph Note that net_graph_msg_handler (or a relevant inner pointer) may be NULL or all-0s to represent None
      • join

        public Result_NoneErrorZ join()
        Join `BackgroundProcessor`'s thread, returning any error that occurred while persisting [`ChannelManager`]. # Panics This function panics if the background thread has panicked such as while persisting or handling events. [`ChannelManager`]: lightning::ln::channelmanager::ChannelManager
      • stop

        public Result_NoneErrorZ stop()
        Stop `BackgroundProcessor`'s thread, returning any error that occurred while persisting [`ChannelManager`]. # Panics This function panics if the background thread has panicked such as while persisting or handling events. [`ChannelManager`]: lightning::ln::channelmanager::ChannelManager