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Convert host and SRV lookups to async instead of blocking - #3986
This PR replaces all the blocking ParseNetworkAddress... methods in NetworkUtils with an asynchronous non-blocking implementation ResolveAddress() that uses callback slots for handling resolved addresses instead. This new method is used for:
Checking for updates
Client fetching of server list from a directory
Client connecting to a server by IP or hostname
Server registering to a directory
RPC method jamulusclient/pollServerList
It also provides ParseAddressLiteral() with direct parsing of literal IP addresses into a CHostAddress for those situations where no hostname is ever used:
Loading a server list persistence file by a directory
Connecting to a server taken from a directory list in the connect dialog.
CHANGELOG: Client/Server: Improvements to DNS hostname and SRV lookup handling
Context: Fixes an issue?
Hopefully this fixes#3934, but it's not easy to verify. EDIT: this comment suggests it does fix it.
Also, this is a pre-requisite foundation for the addition of IPv6 support for directories #3809
Does this change need documentation? What needs to be documented and how?
Not really. The user experience should be identical.
Status of this Pull Request
Ready for review
What is missing until this pull request can be merged?
It's been thoroughly tested, but more would help. A repeat of the AI test harness described in #3934 (comment) would be very useful (@mcfnord)
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Walkthrough
The change replaces synchronous network-address parsing and DNS resolution with literal parsing and callback-based resolution. Client connections, server registration, server-list requests, and update checks handle resolution results asynchronously. Stored server-list addresses use literal parsing, and unregistration uses the saved directory address.
Changes: Address resolution and directory operations
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Summary
Address parsing and resolution src/util.h, src/util.cpp
NetworkUtil replaces the synchronous parsing APIs with ParseAddressLiteral and asynchronous ResolveAddress overloads. The resolver parses host and port input, validates hostnames, and supports optional hostname and SRV lookup.
CClient removes SetServerAddr and resolves connection addresses asynchronously. Its callback selects an available address and reports lookup, startup, or unusable-address failures.
Directory registration and stored addresses src/serverlist.h, src/serverlist.cpp
Registration resolves directory addresses asynchronously and registers after a usable IPv4 result arrives. Unregistration sends to the saved directory address. Server-list entries and loaded host addresses are parsed as literals.
The RPC and connect dialog resolve directory addresses asynchronously before sending server-list requests. The RPC returns "ok" when resolution starts. The dialog starts its timers after a resolved address is used and parses stored server addresses as literals for ping handling.
Client and server dialogs resolve update-check addresses asynchronously. Their callbacks send version and OS requests to the first eligible IPv4 address or, when available, IPv6 address.
sequenceDiagram
participant CServerListManager
participant NetworkUtil
participant QHostInfo
participant Directory
CServerListManager->>NetworkUtil: ResolveAddress with hostname and SRV lookup
NetworkUtil->>QHostInfo: Start asynchronous DNS lookup
QHostInfo-->>CServerListManager: Return lookup result and port
CServerListManager->>Directory: Send registration to resolved IPv4 address
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Suggested labels:bug, AI
Suggested reviewers:pljones
Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review 232c8
Asynchronous lookups can complete after a disconnect or a newer connect and start the wrong connection. Persisted server-list entries with certain local addresses are also skipped on load. Fix both before merging.
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The title "Convert host and SRV lookups to async instead of blocking" matches the main change. The PR replaces the blocking ParseNetworkAddress methods in NetworkUtil with the asynchronous ResolveAddr…
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Directly linked issue #3934 has one coding objective: directory DNS resolution must not block the mix thread. Directory re-registration must resolve asynchronously and register when the answer arrives…
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The changed files map to the PR description and to the replaced parser callers: - src/util.cpp and src/util.h: replace ParseNetworkAddress, ParseNetworkAddressBare, ParseNetworkAddressString, and Pars…
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The title "Convert host and SRV lookups to async instead of blocking" matches the main change. The PR replaces the blocking ParseNetworkAddress methods in NetworkUtil with the asynchronous ResolveAddress() and callback slots. The diff covers host and SRV lookups in util.cpp and the callers in the client, server, directory, and RPC code. The title is concise and specific, and it does not use vague terms.
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Directly linked issue #3934 has one coding objective: directory DNS resolution must not block the mix thread. Directory re-registration must resolve asynchronously and register when the answer arrives. This also covers changes to the directory address or type.
Evidence at head (src/serverlist.cpp diff):
Periodic re-registration: SetRegistered(true) now calls NetworkUtil::ResolveAddress(..., this, &CServerListManager::OnHostResolved, true, true). The call returns without waiting for DNS. OnHostResolved performs CreateCLRegisterServerExMes when the answer arrives.
Address and type changes: SetDirectoryAddress and SetDirectoryType still call Unregister() then Register(). Unregister no longer resolves. It sends CreateCLUnregisterServerMes to the saved DirectoryAddress. Register resolves the new address asynchronously, so neither step blocks.
Quit path: the unregister message no longer requires resolution, which removes the resolve that the issue reports on shutdown.
Resolver internals (src/util.cpp diff): the blocking QHostInfo::fromName path and the processEvents spin in the SRV path are removed. Hostname resolution uses QHostInfo::lookupHost with a context object. SRV uses QDnsLookup with a finished signal. The diff output was truncated after the SRV finished handler, so the SRV fallback branch was not fully read. The visible code and the removal of the synchronous calls support the conclusion.
The PR does not include a measured validation of the stall timings in the issue. The issue requirement is the asynchronous implementation, and that requirement is met in the code. No coding requirement is unmet in the visible evidence. Tests were not identified in the diff.
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The changed files map to the PR description and to the replaced parser callers:
src/util.cpp and src/util.h: replace ParseNetworkAddress, ParseNetworkAddressBare, ParseNetworkAddressString, and ParseNetworkAddressSrv with ParseAddressLiteral and ResolveAddress. The parse helpers (parseHostAndPort, validateHostnameFormat) support these two functions. The stricter port and bracket checks apply to all callers of the new parser. They are part of the replacement, not an unrelated change.
src/client.cpp and src/client.h: Connect uses ResolveAddress. SetServerAddr is removed. OnHostResolved is added. This matches the PR description for connecting to a server by IP or hostname.
src/clientdlg.cpp and src/clientdlg.h, src/serverdlg.cpp and src/serverdlg.h: update-check address resolution uses ResolveAddress. This matches the PR description for checking for updates.
src/clientrpc.cpp: jamulusclient/pollServerList uses ResolveAddress. This matches the PR description.
src/connectdlg.cpp and src/connectdlg.h: server-list requests use ResolveAddress. OnTimerPing parses stored addresses as literals. This matches the PR description for directory list connections.
src/serverlist.cpp and src/serverlist.h: registration uses ResolveAddress. Persistence loading uses ParseAddressLiteral. CServerListEntry::parse requires literal addresses. The PR description states that directory persistence loading uses literal parsing.
The stricter parsing and the rejection of entries with invalid local addresses change behavior. They do not extend to unrelated features, and they follow from the parser replacement. No demonstrated unrelated change was found.
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Other comments: 4
src/client.cpp: 1
1176-1206: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Fix the error handling in OnHostResolved for the failure path.
When OnHostResolved() reports a failure, the client state is CS_DISCONNECTED. The state is correct. The error strings on lines 1180 and 1205 are not wrapped in tr(). The error string at line 1166 is translated. User-visible messages are therefore inconsistent. Wrap both strings in tr().
Stop() in the catch block on line 1198 runs after Start() may have failed partway. Stop() calls Init(), which can fail again. The code in Stop() catches that failure. This path is acceptable.
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Review comment at @src/client.cpp around lines 1176 - 1206:
Update both user-visible failure messages in CClient::OnHostResolved to use
tr(), including the hostname-resolution error and the no-usable-addresses error;
preserve the existing error details and failure behavior.
src/serverlist.cpp: 2
1009-1016: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Skip the unregister message when no directory address was resolved.
SetRegistered ( false ) now sends CreateCLUnregisterServerMes ( DirectoryAddress ) without a validity check. DirectoryAddress is only set in OnHostResolved.
If the status is SRS_BAD_ADDRESS or SRS_TIME_OUT, Unregister() still reaches this code. If resolution never succeeded, DirectoryAddress is the default 0.0.0.0:0. The server then sends a datagram to port 0. The old code sent nothing when parsing failed.
CHostAddress only defines operator==. Use !( DirectoryAddress == CHostAddress() ) to match that.
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Review comment at @src/serverlist.cpp around lines 1009 - 1016:
Update the unregister path guarded by bIsRegister so CreateCLUnregisterServerMes
is called only when DirectoryAddress is not the default CHostAddress; use the
available equality operator for the check. Preserve SetSvrRegStatus and the
early return.
1057-1065: Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win
Ignore stale resolution results, and keep registration state consistent while a lookup is pending.
OnHostResolved applies every result it receives. It does not check whether the registration is still wanted or whether a newer lookup exists. The state is also advanced only inside the callback. This creates two failure paths:
SetDirectoryAddress() calls Unregister(), then Register(). Two lookups can overlap, and results can arrive out of order. The older result can overwrite DirectoryAddress and register the server at the old directory.
Register() starts the timers immediately, but the status stays SRS_NOT_REGISTERED until the callback runs. Unregister() returns early at its eSvrRegStatus == SRS_NOT_REGISTERED check and does not stop the timers. A pending callback can still register the server after the user disabled the directory.
Add a generation counter. Increment it on every SetRegistered() call, including unregister. Capture it in a lambda, and drop callbacks whose generation is no longer current. Also make Unregister() stop the timers when the status is still SRS_NOT_REGISTERED but Register() has started them.
This needs a new member quint32 iRegResolveGeneration = 0; in serverlist.h.
🐛 Proposed fix
- const bool bDirectoryAddressValid =- NetworkUtil::ResolveAddress ( strNetworkAddress, false, this, &CServerListManager::OnHostResolved, true, true );+ locker.relock();+ const quint32 iGen = ++iRegResolveGeneration;+ locker.unlock();++ const bool bDirectoryAddressValid = NetworkUtil::ResolveAddress (+ strNetworkAddress,+ false,+ this,+ [this, iGen] ( const QHostInfo& info, quint16 port ) {+ {+ QMutexLocker l ( &Mutex );+ if ( iGen != iRegResolveGeneration )+ {+ return; // superseded or unregistered+ }+ }+ OnHostResolved ( info, port );+ },+ true,+ true );
In the !bIsRegister branch, add ++iRegResolveGeneration; before the unregister message is sent.
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Review comment at @src/serverlist.cpp around lines 1057 - 1065:
Update the registration lookup flow around OnHostResolved so callbacks from
superseded lookups or after unregister cannot change DirectoryAddress or
register the server; track lookup generations in iRegResolveGeneration and
reject callbacks whose captured generation is no longer current. Advance the
generation on every SetRegistered call, including unregister, and make
Unregister stop timers when registration is pending even if the status is still
SRS_NOT_REGISTERED.
src/connectdlg.cpp: 1
322-329: Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win
Prevent stale directory results from overwriting haDirectoryAddress.
RequestServerList() used to set haDirectoryAddress synchronously. It now sets it only inside OnHostResolved. Two problems follow:
If the user switches directory A to B quickly, the callbacks can arrive out of order. The callback for A can run last. haDirectoryAddress and the re-request timers then point at A while the combo box shows B.
Between the call and the callback, haDirectoryAddress still holds the previous directory. A running TimerReRequestServList keeps re-requesting that directory. SetServerList() also still accepts a late list from it, because the address matches and bServerListReceived is already false.
Reset the old state at the start of RequestServerList(). Tag each request with a counter so that only the latest callback is applied.
This needs a new member quint32 iDirResolveGeneration = 0; in connectdlg.h.
🐛 Proposed fix
- if ( !NetworkUtil::ResolveAddress ( strDirectoryAddress, pClient->IsIPv6Available(), this, &CConnectDlg::OnHostResolved, true, true ) )+ TimerReRequestServList.stop();+ haDirectoryAddress = CHostAddress();++ const quint32 iGen = ++iDirResolveGeneration;++ if ( !NetworkUtil::ResolveAddress (+ strDirectoryAddress,+ pClient->IsIPv6Available(),+ this,+ [this, iGen] ( const QHostInfo& info, quint16 port ) {+ if ( iGen == iDirResolveGeneration )+ {+ OnHostResolved ( info, port );+ }+ },+ true,+ true ) )
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Review comment at @src/connectdlg.cpp around lines 322 - 329:
Update RequestServerList to stop the re-request timer and clear the previous
haDirectoryAddress before starting resolution, then associate each resolve
attempt with a generation so OnHostResolved applies results only for the latest
request. Add the iDirResolveGeneration member to CConnectDlg and preserve the
existing behavior when resolution cannot be started.
Nitpick comments: 3
src/serverdlg.cpp: 1
515-533: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value
Log the no-eligible-address case, and fix the comment case.
The handler returns silently when no address is eligible. A user cannot tell why no update check ran. Add a qWarning() after the loop.
The commented-out log on Line 525 uses qinfo(). The correct Qt name is qInfo(). Remove the dead comment or correct the name.
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Review comment at @src/serverdlg.cpp around lines 515 - 533:
Update CServerDlg::OnHostResolved to log a warning after the address loop when
no eligible address was processed, while preserving the existing early return
after starting the update check. Remove the commented-out address log or correct
its Qt logging function name to qInfo().
src/clientdlg.cpp: 1
621-639: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Low value
Retry the next address if the first eligible address is unusable, and handle an empty result.
The first eligible IPv4 or IPv6 address ends the loop with return. Each update server sends a request to only one address.
Both update servers use this same slot. The slot does not know which server it serves. If a lookup returns no eligible address, the handler returns without a log entry. A user cannot tell why no update check ran.
This is a minor gap. The update check is not time-critical, and the next start retries it. Add a qWarning() after the loop for the no-eligible-address case.
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Review comment at @src/clientdlg.cpp around lines 621 - 639:
Add a qWarning after the address loop in CClientDlg::OnHostResolved when no
eligible address was found, so the skipped update check is visible. Preserve the
existing IPv4/IPv6 eligibility rules; only retry another address when the code
can establish that the current candidate is unusable, rather than assuming
CreateCLServerListReqVerAndOSMes reports failure synchronously.
src/client.cpp: 1
1171-1171: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value
Remove the commented-out Stop() with the XXX note.
The Stop() call was removed, but a commented-out line remains. Disconnect() runs before the resolver call, so Stop() is not needed in this path. Delete the line instead of leaving an open question.
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Review comment at @src/client.cpp at line 1171:
Remove the commented-out Stop() line and its XXX note from the path that calls
Disconnect() before the resolver; leave the surrounding behavior unchanged.
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Review comments at @src/client.cpp:
- Around line 1160-1166: Update the connection flow using
NetworkUtil::ResolveAddress and CClient::OnHostResolved to associate each lookup
with a request counter, and ignore callbacks whose captured counter is no longer
current so they cannot start a cancelled connection or overwrite newer
connection state. Increment the counter at the start of Disconnect(), before
teardown can process events, and advance it for newer Connect() requests.
Review comments at @src/serverlist.cpp:
- Around line 92-93: Update the local-address handling in the Load path near
NetworkUtil::ParseAddressLiteral so a failed parse of strLHAddr does not discard
the server entry. Preserve the fallback behavior: for an IPv4 local address with
port zero, retain its address and use the host port; when an IPv6 local address
is unavailable, use the default local address. Keep rejecting entries whose host
address cannot be parsed or is invalid.
---
Other comments:
Review comments at @src/client.cpp:
- Around line 1176-1206: Update both user-visible failure messages in
CClient::OnHostResolved to use tr(), including the hostname-resolution error and
the no-usable-addresses error; preserve the existing error details and failure
behavior.
Review comments at @src/connectdlg.cpp:
- Around line 322-329: Update RequestServerList to stop the re-request timer and
clear the previous haDirectoryAddress before starting resolution, then associate
each resolve attempt with a generation so OnHostResolved applies results only
for the latest request. Add the iDirResolveGeneration member to CConnectDlg and
preserve the existing behavior when resolution cannot be started.
Review comments at @src/serverlist.cpp:
- Around line 1009-1016: Update the unregister path guarded by bIsRegister so
CreateCLUnregisterServerMes is called only when DirectoryAddress is not the
default CHostAddress; use the available equality operator for the check.
Preserve SetSvrRegStatus and the early return.
- Around line 1057-1065: Update the registration lookup flow around
OnHostResolved so callbacks from superseded lookups or after unregister cannot
change DirectoryAddress or register the server; track lookup generations in
iRegResolveGeneration and reject callbacks whose captured generation is no
longer current. Advance the generation on every SetRegistered call, including
unregister, and make Unregister stop timers when registration is pending even if
the status is still SRS_NOT_REGISTERED.
---
Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @src/client.cpp:
- Line 1171: Remove the commented-out Stop() line and its XXX note from the path
that calls Disconnect() before the resolver; leave the surrounding behavior
unchanged.
Review comments at @src/clientdlg.cpp:
- Around line 621-639: Add a qWarning after the address loop in
CClientDlg::OnHostResolved when no eligible address was found, so the skipped
update check is visible. Preserve the existing IPv4/IPv6 eligibility rules; only
retry another address when the code can establish that the current candidate is
unusable, rather than assuming CreateCLServerListReqVerAndOSMes reports failure
synchronously.
Review comments at @src/serverdlg.cpp:
- Around line 515-533: Update CServerDlg::OnHostResolved to log a warning after
the address loop when no eligible address was processed, while preserving the
existing early return after starting the update check. Remove the commented-out
address log or correct its Qt logging function name to qInfo().
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A pending lookup can complete after Disconnect() or after a newer Connect() request. It can then start a cancelled connection or replace the newer address while retaining the newer server name.
Track a request counter and capture it in the callback. Ignore results from older requests. Increment the counter at the start of Disconnect(), before teardown processes events.
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Review comment at @src/client.cpp around lines 1160 - 1166:
Update the connection flow using NetworkUtil::ResolveAddress and
CClient::OnHostResolved to associate each lookup with a request counter, and
ignore callbacks whose captured counter is no longer current so they cannot
start a cancelled connection or overwrite newer connection state. Increment the
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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift
Supported by static analysis
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#!/bin/bash# Inspect what is persisted for the local host address and how Append sets it.
rg -n -C6 'toCSV' src/serverlist.cpp
rg -n -C6 'LHostAddr|LInetAddr' src/serverlist.cpp
rg -n -C4 'CreateCLRegisterServerExMes' src/protocol.cpp src/serverlist.cpp
Preserve entries when the local address cannot be parsed.
A registration can contain a zero local port or an IPv6 local address. Save() writes that address, but Load() now skips the entire entry if parsing fails.
Preserve the previous fallback. For an IPv4 local address with port zero, retain the address and use the host port. For an unavailable IPv6 local address, use the default local address instead of dropping the entry.
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Review comment at @src/serverlist.cpp around lines 92 - 93:
Update the local-address handling in the Load path near
NetworkUtil::ParseAddressLiteral so a failed parse of strLHAddr does not discard
the server entry. Preserve the fallback behavior: for an IPv4 local address with
port zero, retain its address and use the host port; when an IPv6 local address
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🤖 AI: The #3934 harness was re-run on this PR's head 232c8ca0 and its base 19c50e5b, same host, same boot. Two servers with one client each register through a stub resolver; server B's directory name answers after 1500 ms, A's at once. The readout is each server's own outbound audio stream.
entry point
base
this PR
15-minute re-registration
1506.4 ms audio hole
no gap over 100 ms; the lookup still took 1.50 s
live setDirectory, old name 300 ms, new name 1500 ms
holes of 302.7 and 1503.3 ms; the RPC blocked 1.840 s
no gap over 100 ms; the RPC returned in 0.001 s
SIGTERM with a client connected, -d
unregister and client disconnect leave at +1.504 s
both leave at +0.003 s, no lookup issued
The instant-resolver server showed no gap outside startup and shutdown in any arm. On a live change the PR sends the unregister to the old address at once and registers 1.50 s later, when the new name answers.
Two CodeRabbit findings were run on the same builds. The stale lookup reproduces. A client was driven through CClient::Connect() and Disconnect(), with server A's name answering after 1500 ms. A disconnect 0.3 s after the connect left the client connected to A, 3 of 3. A connect to server B by address 0.3 s after the connect to A also ended on A, 3 of 3: both servers listed the client 4 s later, and only A at 35 s. The base passed both, 3 of 3; its Connect() blocks for 1.50 s.
The GUI reaches the same race with mouse clicks (Xvfb, unpatched binaries). During the lookup the main button still reads Connect, so a click reopens the connection dialog instead of disconnecting; pressing Cancel there left the client on A, 3 of 3. Entering B's address in that dialog left the window titled Personal Mix at: 127.0.0.1:22601 while only A listed the client at 35 s, 3 of 3. On the base the same click disconnects, 3 of 3.
The persisted list finding reproduces too. A registration with local port 0 is saved as 127.0.0.1:0 and skipped at the next load as "invalid host"; the base reloads it with the host port. Under --noipv6, both entries registered with an IPv6 local address are skipped as well, and the base keeps them. With IPv6 enabled they reload on both builds.
#!/bin/bashset -u
echo'--- resolver and callback adapter ---'
cat -n src/util.cpp | sed -n '855,865p;867,1130p'
cat -n src/util.h | sed -n '1100,1145p'echo'--- Oboe backend outline and relevant code ---'
ast-grep outline src/sound/oboe/sound.cpp --match 'closeStreams|openStreams|Start|Stop|Init' --view expanded
cat -n src/sound/oboe/sound.cpp | sed -n '45,210p'echo'--- JACK and base sound backend ---'
ast-grep outline src/sound/jack/sound.cpp --match 'Start|Stop|Init' --view expanded
ast-grep outline src/sound/soundbase.cpp --match 'Start|Stop|SetError' --view expanded
cat -n src/sound/jack/sound.cpp | sed -n '185,205p;320,350p'
cat -n src/sound/soundbase.cpp | sed -n '35,85p;150,200p'echo'--- gui connection handling ---'
ast-grep outline src/clientdlg.cpp --match 'OnConnecting|OnConnectingFailed|OnDisconnect|OnConnectDisconBut' --view expanded
cat -n src/clientdlg.cpp | sed -n '750,810p;1220,1305p'echo'--- server name and relevant state ---'
cat -n src/client.h | sed -n '90,103p;160,195p;370,390p'
cat -n src/client.cpp | sed -n '1038,1208p'
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@ann0see I found a CGenErr path that can leave the client in an inconsistent state.
During Connect():Disconnect() calls Stop() when a connection is active. On Android, CSound::Stop() can throw if Oboe fails to stop or close a stream (src/sound/oboe/sound.cpp, Line 79). In that case, CClient::Stop() exits before it disables the channel, sends the disconnect message, or updates the connection state. The Connect() catch reports the error but does not complete cleanup.
During resolution: Invalid input returns false. DNS failure reaches OnHostResolved() through QHostInfo. Neither is a CGenErr handled by the outer catch.
During startup:Start() runs in OnHostResolved(), so its CGenErr is handled by the callback, not the outer catch. The callback calls Stop(), but that call can also throw before ConnectingFailed is emitted.
Restoring the unconditional Stop() in the outer catch is not sufficient: it can repeat the same shutdown failure. Cleanup should handle sound-stop errors while still attempting the remaining disconnect steps.
There is also a separate asynchronous state risk. A lookup remains pending while the state is CS_DISCONNECTED, so Disconnect() does not cancel it. An older result can start a connection after a newer request or cancellation. A result can also arrive while Stop() processes events. I recommend invalidating pending attempts before disconnecting and ignoring callbacks from older attempts.
Please test an Oboe stop failure, a startup failure, and delayed lookups followed by disconnect or a second connection request. This assessment is based on code inspection; I did not run the application or tests.
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Not part of this PR, but in general error handling is not great in Jamulus at the moment. So we might want to think about how to handle this in future. This is probably fine-ish (but a CGenErr is probably too general from a theoretical PoV...)
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tr()? Moreover, I don't think this will tell the user enough. In general error messages should tell the user how they can fix the issue. I believe that we document in the style guide how error messages should look like. cc: @gilgongo ?
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We could just try and resolve any old random string as a hostname, but it makes sense to me to at least validate that the format is correct, rather than wait until the resolution attempt. It allows us to return false immediately.
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No, it's not recursive at all. This templated method takes a class member function as the slot, and calls the same-named function that is not templated and takes a std::function as the slot. They are completely distinct functions differentiated in the compiler by the call signature. It's the types that are different. Your factorial example is different values, not types.
The only reason I added the comment is so that someone down the line didn't just glance at it and think "hey, it's calling itself!"
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This template allows any type T for the context pointer. From the code, context->*slot, there must be some constraint on T. I don't know whether C++ can, though.
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The constraint is that T must be a class, to which the slot function belongs as a non-static method, and that the context must be a pointer to an instance of the same class. So if the arguments passed are not the same class type for both, it won't compile, as the template won't match. For example this would compile:
... pClient, &CClient::OnHostResolved, ...
but this would not:
... pClient, &CServer::OnHostResolved, ...
The templated type is needed, as a basic std::function or function pointer can only take a lambda or a static method, not a method that needs a this pointer to access member variables.
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Yes indeed. The compiler generates a compatible function from the template to match the types of the arguments provided in the call. In this case, because two parameters specify T, those argument types must match appropriately. That's also why the templated function body must be in the .h file and not in a separate .cpp - when compiling a separate .cpp, the compiler wouldn't know the types of calls from other units.
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Short description of changes
This PR replaces all the blocking
ParseNetworkAddress...methods inNetworkUtilswith an asynchronous non-blocking implementationResolveAddress()that uses callback slots for handling resolved addresses instead. This new method is used for:jamulusclient/pollServerListIt also provides
ParseAddressLiteral()with direct parsing of literal IP addresses into aCHostAddressfor those situations where no hostname is ever used:CHANGELOG: Client/Server: Improvements to DNS hostname and SRV lookup handling
Context: Fixes an issue?
Hopefully this fixes #3934, but it's not easy to verify. EDIT: this comment suggests it does fix it.
Also, this is a pre-requisite foundation for the addition of IPv6 support for directories #3809
Does this change need documentation? What needs to be documented and how?
Not really. The user experience should be identical.
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Ready for review
What is missing until this pull request can be merged?
It's been thoroughly tested, but more would help. A repeat of the AI test harness described in #3934 (comment) would be very useful (@mcfnord)
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