go-bitswap session初步解读

ipfs get时，blockservice首先在自己的blcokstore寻找，如果找不到，就会启动bitswap，向网络中广播wantlist，寻找block。

blockService

type blockService struct {
	blockstore blockstore.Blockstore
	exchange   exchange.Interface
	// If checkFirst is true then first check that a block doesn't
	// already exist to avoid republishing the block on the exchange.
	checkFirst bool
}

exchange.Interface

// Interface defines the functionality of the IPFS block exchange protocol.
type Interface interface { // type Exchanger interface
	Fetcher

	// TODO Should callers be concerned with whether the block was made
	// available on the network?
	HasBlock(blocks.Block) error

	IsOnline() bool

	io.Closer
}

// Fetcher is an object that can be used to retrieve blocks
type Fetcher interface {
	// GetBlock returns the block associated with a given key.
	GetBlock(context.Context, cid.Cid) (blocks.Block, error)
	GetBlocks(context.Context, []cid.Cid) (<-chan blocks.Block, error)
}

exchange? 没错，bitswap就是用来交换块的协议。

bitswap

bitswap中，每次GetBlock都会创建一个session，session用于管理want block的过程。

// GetBlock attempts to retrieve a particular block from peers within the
// deadline enforced by the context.
func (bs *Bitswap) GetBlock(parent context.Context, k cid.Cid) (blocks.Block, error) {
	return bsgetter.SyncGetBlock(parent, k, bs.GetBlocks)
}

// GetBlocks returns a channel where the caller may receive blocks that
// correspond to the provided |keys|. Returns an error if BitSwap is unable to
// begin this request within the deadline enforced by the context.
//
// NB: Your request remains open until the context expires. To conserve
// resources, provide a context with a reasonably short deadline (ie. not one
// that lasts throughout the lifetime of the server)
func (bs *Bitswap) GetBlocks(ctx context.Context, keys []cid.Cid) (<-chan blocks.Block, error) {
	session := bs.sm.NewSession(ctx, bs.provSearchDelay, bs.rebroadcastDelay)
	return session.GetBlocks(ctx, keys)
}

试想一下，如果get的是一个大文件，会有许多的block，如果每次都去创建一个session，这显然是一种低效的方式。
那为什么不能使用GetBlocks呢，那是因为一个大文件，需要先新建session，获取索引块，由DAG解析后，再创建session获取子块。如果子块中有索引块，又需要新建session获取子块。

自下而上

为了解决这个问题，ipfs从unixfs,dagservice和blockservice，都添加了session，也就是说，每次ipfs get就是一个session，最底层就是bitswap的session。

// Session is a helper type to provide higher level access to bitswap sessions
type Session struct {
	bs      blockstore.Blockstore
	ses     exchange.Fetcher
	sessEx  exchange.SessionExchange
	sessCtx context.Context
	lk      sync.Mutex
}

func (s *Session) getSession() exchange.Fetcher {
	s.lk.Lock()
	defer s.lk.Unlock()
	if s.ses == nil {
		s.ses = s.sessEx.NewSession(s.sessCtx)
	}

	return s.ses
}

// GetBlock gets a block in the context of a request session
func (s *Session) GetBlock(ctx context.Context, c cid.Cid) (blocks.Block, error) {
	return getBlock(ctx, c, s.bs, s.getSession) // hash security
}

// GetBlocks gets blocks in the context of a request session
func (s *Session) GetBlocks(ctx context.Context, ks []cid.Cid) <-chan blocks.Block {
	return getBlocks(ctx, ks, s.bs, s.getSession) // hash security
}