Add specific rpc process config options

load-tester/src/launch_node_and_rpc.rs

@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ pub fn launch_node_and_rpc(
         "version": "1",
         "enable_sign_hash": "false",
         "max_work_generate_difficulty": "ffffffffc0000000",
-        "rpc_in_process": "false"
-    },	
+        "child_process": {
+            "enable": "false"
+        }
+    },
     "node": {
         "version": "17",
         "peering_port": peering_port.to_string(),
@@ -132,9 +134,11 @@ pub fn launch_node_and_rpc(
         "enable_control": "true",
         "max_json_depth": "20",
         "version": "1",
-        "ipc_port": ipc_port.to_string (),
         "io_threads": "8",
-        "num_ipc_connections" : "8"
+        "process": {
+            "ipc_port": ipc_port.to_string (),
+            "num_ipc_connections": "8"
+        }
     });
 
     let config_writer =

nano/lib/rpcconfig.cpp

@@ -28,15 +28,7 @@ nano::error nano::rpc_secure_config::deserialize_json (nano::jsonconfig & json)
 }
 
 nano::rpc_config::rpc_config (bool enable_control_a) :
-address (boost::asio::ip::address_v6::loopback ()),
-port (network_constants.default_rpc_port),
-enable_control (enable_control_a),
-max_json_depth (20),
-max_request_size (32 * 1024 * 1024),
-io_threads (std::max<unsigned> (4, boost::thread::hardware_concurrency ())),
-ipc_port (network_constants.default_ipc_port),
-ipc_path ("/tmp/nano"),
-num_ipc_connections (network_constants.is_live_network () ? 8 : 1)
+enable_control (enable_control_a)
 {
 }
 
@@ -49,8 +41,11 @@ nano::error nano::rpc_config::serialize_json (nano::jsonconfig & json) const
 	json.put ("max_json_depth", max_json_depth);
 	json.put ("max_request_size", max_request_size);
 	json.put ("io_threads", io_threads);
-	json.put ("ipc_port", ipc_port);
-	json.put ("num_ipc_connections", num_ipc_connections);
+
+	nano::jsonconfig rpc_process_l;
+	rpc_process_l.put ("ipc_port", rpc_process.ipc_port);
+	rpc_process_l.put ("num_ipc_connections", rpc_process.num_ipc_connections);
+	json.put_child ("process", rpc_process_l);
 	return json.get_error ();
 }
 
@@ -67,8 +62,11 @@ nano::error nano::rpc_config::deserialize_json (bool & upgraded_a, nano::jsoncon
 			json.erase ("frontier_request_limit");
 			json.erase ("chain_request_limit");
 			json.put ("io_threads", io_threads);
-			json.put ("ipc_port", ipc_port);
-			json.put ("num_ipc_connections", num_ipc_connections);
+
+			nano::jsonconfig rpc_process_l;
+			rpc_process_l.put ("ipc_port", rpc_process.ipc_port);
+			rpc_process_l.put ("num_ipc_connections", rpc_process.num_ipc_connections);
+			json.put_child ("process", rpc_process_l);
 			upgraded_a = true;
 		}
 
@@ -84,8 +82,13 @@ nano::error nano::rpc_config::deserialize_json (bool & upgraded_a, nano::jsoncon
 		json.get_optional<uint8_t> ("max_json_depth", max_json_depth);
 		json.get_optional<uint64_t> ("max_request_size", max_request_size);
 		json.get_optional<unsigned> ("io_threads", io_threads);
-		json.get_optional<uint16_t> ("ipc_port", ipc_port);
-		json.get_optional<unsigned> ("num_ipc_connections", num_ipc_connections);
+
+		auto rpc_process_l (json.get_optional_child ("process"));
+		if (rpc_process_l)
+		{
+			rpc_process_l->get_optional<uint16_t> ("ipc_port", rpc_process.ipc_port);
+			rpc_process_l->get_optional<unsigned> ("num_ipc_connections", rpc_process.num_ipc_connections);
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{

nano/lib/rpcconfig.hpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/config.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/errors.hpp>
 #include <string>
@@ -33,23 +34,29 @@ class rpc_secure_config final
 	std::string client_certs_path;
 };
 
+class rpc_process_config final
+{
+public:
+	nano::network_constants network_constants;
+	uint16_t ipc_port{ network_constants.default_ipc_port };
+	unsigned num_ipc_connections{ network_constants.is_live_network () ? 8u : network_constants.is_beta_network () ? 4u : 1u };
+};
+
 class rpc_config final
 {
 public:
 	explicit rpc_config (bool = false);
 	nano::error serialize_json (nano::jsonconfig &) const;
 	nano::error deserialize_json (bool & upgraded_a, nano::jsonconfig &);
-	nano::network_constants network_constants;
-	boost::asio::ip::address_v6 address;
-	uint16_t port;
+
+	nano::rpc_process_config rpc_process;
+	boost::asio::ip::address_v6 address{ boost::asio::ip::address_v6::loopback () };
+	uint16_t port{ rpc_process.network_constants.default_rpc_port };
 	bool enable_control;
 	rpc_secure_config secure;
-	uint8_t max_json_depth;
-	uint64_t max_request_size;
-	unsigned io_threads;
-	uint16_t ipc_port;
-	std::string ipc_path;
-	unsigned num_ipc_connections;
+	uint8_t max_json_depth{ 20 };
+	uint64_t max_request_size{ 32 * 1024 * 1024 };
+	unsigned io_threads{ std::max<unsigned> (4, boost::thread::hardware_concurrency ()) };
 	static int json_version ()
 	{
 		return 1;

nano/nano_node/daemon.cpp

@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ void nano_daemon::daemon::run (boost::filesystem::path const & data_path, nano::
 				std::unique_ptr<nano::rpc_handler_interface> rpc_handler;
 				if (config.rpc_enable)
 				{
-					if (config.rpc.rpc_in_process)
+					if (!config.rpc.child_process.enable)
 					{
+						// Launch rpc in-process
 						nano::rpc_config rpc_config;
 						auto error = nano::read_and_update_rpc_config (data_path, rpc_config);
 						if (error)
@@ -71,14 +72,15 @@ void nano_daemon::daemon::run (boost::filesystem::path const & data_path, nano::
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						if (!boost::filesystem::exists (config.rpc.rpc_path))
+						// Spawn a child rpc process
+						if (!boost::filesystem::exists (config.rpc.child_process.rpc_path))
 						{
-							throw std::runtime_error (std::string ("RPC is configured to spawn a new process however the file cannot be found at: ") + config.rpc.rpc_path);
+							throw std::runtime_error (std::string ("RPC is configured to spawn a new process however the file cannot be found at: ") + config.rpc.child_process.rpc_path);
 						}
 
 						auto network = node->network_params.network.get_current_network_as_string ();
 #if BOOST_PROCESS_SUPPORTED
-						rpc_process = std::make_unique<boost::process::child> (config.rpc.rpc_path, "--daemon", "--data_path", data_path, "--network", network);
+						rpc_process = std::make_unique<boost::process::child> (config.rpc.child_process.rpc_path, "--daemon", "--data_path", data_path, "--network", network);
 #else
 						auto rpc_exe_command = boost::str (boost::format ("%1% --daemon --data_path=%2% --network=%3%") % config.rpc.rpc_path % data_path % network);
 						// clang-format off

nano/nano_wallet/entry.cpp

@@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ int run_wallet (QApplication & application, int argc, char * const * argv, boost
 			std::unique_ptr<nano::rpc_handler_interface> rpc_handler;
 			if (config.rpc_enable)
 			{
-				if (config.rpc.rpc_in_process)
+				if (!config.rpc.child_process.enable)
 				{
+					// Launch rpc in-process
 					nano::rpc_config rpc_config;
 					auto error = nano::read_and_update_rpc_config (data_path, rpc_config);
 					if (error)
@@ -315,14 +316,15 @@ int run_wallet (QApplication & application, int argc, char * const * argv, boost
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					if (!boost::filesystem::exists (config.rpc.rpc_path))
+					// Spawn a child rpc process
+					if (!boost::filesystem::exists (config.rpc.child_process.rpc_path))
 					{
-						throw std::runtime_error (std::string ("RPC is configured to spawn a new process however the file cannot be found at: ") + config.rpc.rpc_path);
+						throw std::runtime_error (std::string ("RPC is configured to spawn a new process however the file cannot be found at: ") + config.rpc.child_process.rpc_path);
 					}
 
 					auto network = node->network_params.network.get_current_network_as_string ();
 #if BOOST_PROCESS_SUPPORTED
-					rpc_process = std::make_unique<boost::process::child> (config.rpc.rpc_path, "--daemon", "--data_path", data_path, "--network", network);
+					rpc_process = std::make_unique<boost::process::child> (config.rpc.child_process.rpc_path, "--daemon", "--data_path", data_path, "--network", network);
 #else
 					show_error ("rpc_enable is set to true in the config. Set it to false and start the RPC server manually.");
 #endif

nano/node/node_rpc_config.cpp

@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ nano::error nano::node_rpc_config::serialize_json (nano::jsonconfig & json) cons
 	json.put ("version", json_version ());
 	json.put ("enable_sign_hash", enable_sign_hash);
 	json.put ("max_work_generate_difficulty", nano::to_string_hex (max_work_generate_difficulty));
-	json.put ("rpc_path", rpc_path);
-	json.put ("rpc_in_process", rpc_in_process);
+
+	nano::jsonconfig child_process_l;
+	child_process_l.put ("enable", child_process.enable);
+	child_process_l.put ("rpc_path", child_process.rpc_path);
+	json.put_child ("child_process", child_process_l);
 	return json.get_error ();
 }
 
@@ -43,13 +46,11 @@ nano::error nano::node_rpc_config::deserialize_json (bool & upgraded_a, nano::js
 
 		version_l = 1;
 		json.put ("version", *version_l);
-		json.put ("rpc_path", get_default_rpc_filepath ());
-		auto rpc_in_process_l = json.get_optional<bool> ("rpc_in_process");
-		if (!rpc_in_process_l)
-		{
-			json.put ("rpc_in_process", true);
-		}
 
+		nano::jsonconfig child_process_l;
+		child_process_l.put ("enable", child_process.enable);
+		child_process_l.put ("rpc_path", child_process.rpc_path);
+		json.put_child ("child_process", child_process_l);
 		upgraded_a = true;
 	}
 
@@ -60,8 +61,14 @@ nano::error nano::node_rpc_config::deserialize_json (bool & upgraded_a, nano::js
 	{
 		nano::from_string_hex (max_work_generate_difficulty_text, max_work_generate_difficulty);
 	}
-	json.get_optional<std::string> ("rpc_path", rpc_path);
-	json.get_optional<bool> ("rpc_in_process", rpc_in_process);
+
+	auto child_process_l (json.get_optional_child ("child_process"));
+	if (child_process_l)
+	{
+		child_process_l->get_optional<bool> ("enable", child_process.enable);
+		child_process_l->get_optional<std::string> ("rpc_path", child_process.rpc_path);
+	}
+
 	return json.get_error ();
 }
 

nano/node/node_rpc_config.hpp

@@ -6,15 +6,21 @@
 
 namespace nano
 {
+class rpc_child_process_config final
+{
+public:
+	bool enable{ false };
+	std::string rpc_path{ get_default_rpc_filepath () };
+};
+
 class node_rpc_config final
 {
 public:
 	nano::error serialize_json (nano::jsonconfig &) const;
 	nano::error deserialize_json (bool & upgraded_a, nano::jsonconfig &, boost::filesystem::path const & data_path);
 	bool enable_sign_hash{ false };
 	uint64_t max_work_generate_difficulty{ 0xffffffffc0000000 };
-	std::string rpc_path{ get_default_rpc_filepath () };
-	bool rpc_in_process{ true };
+	nano::rpc_child_process_config child_process;
 	static int json_version ()
 	{
 		return 1;

nano/rpc/rpc_request_processor.cpp

@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 
 nano::rpc_request_processor::rpc_request_processor (boost::asio::io_context & io_ctx, nano::rpc_config & rpc_config) :
 ipc_address (rpc_config.address.to_string ()),
-ipc_port (rpc_config.ipc_port),
+ipc_port (rpc_config.rpc_process.ipc_port),
 thread ([this]() {
 	nano::thread_role::set (nano::thread_role::name::rpc_request_processor);
 	this->run ();
 })
 {
 	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk (this->request_mutex);
-	this->connections.reserve (rpc_config.num_ipc_connections);
-	for (auto i = 0u; i < rpc_config.num_ipc_connections; ++i)
+	this->connections.reserve (rpc_config.rpc_process.num_ipc_connections);
+	for (auto i = 0u; i < rpc_config.rpc_process.num_ipc_connections; ++i)
 	{
 		connections.push_back (std::make_shared<nano::ipc_connection> (nano::ipc::ipc_client (io_ctx), false));
 		auto connection = this->connections.back ();

nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp

@@ -6289,7 +6289,7 @@ TEST (rpc, simultaneous_calls)
 	nano::node_rpc_config node_rpc_config;
 	nano::ipc::ipc_server ipc_server (*node, node_rpc_config);
 	nano::rpc_config rpc_config (true);
-	rpc_config.num_ipc_connections = 8;
+	rpc_config.rpc_process.num_ipc_connections = 8;
 	nano::ipc_rpc_processor ipc_rpc_processor (system.io_ctx, rpc_config);
 	nano::rpc rpc (system.io_ctx, rpc_config, ipc_rpc_processor);
 	rpc.start ();
@@ -6374,17 +6374,29 @@ TEST (rpc_config, serialization)
 	config1.address = boost::asio::ip::address_v6::any ();
 	config1.port = 10;
 	config1.enable_control = true;
+	config1.io_threads = 2;
+	config1.max_json_depth = 10;
+	config1.rpc_process.ipc_port = 2000;
+	config1.rpc_process.num_ipc_connections = 99;
 	nano::jsonconfig tree;
 	config1.serialize_json (tree);
 	nano::rpc_config config2;
 	ASSERT_NE (config2.address, config1.address);
 	ASSERT_NE (config2.port, config1.port);
 	ASSERT_NE (config2.enable_control, config1.enable_control);
+	ASSERT_NE (config2.io_threads, config1.io_threads);
+	ASSERT_NE (config2.max_json_depth, config1.max_json_depth);
+	ASSERT_NE (config2.rpc_process.ipc_port, config1.rpc_process.ipc_port);
+	ASSERT_NE (config2.rpc_process.num_ipc_connections, config1.rpc_process.num_ipc_connections);
 	bool upgraded{ false };
 	config2.deserialize_json (upgraded, tree);
 	ASSERT_EQ (config2.address, config1.address);
 	ASSERT_EQ (config2.port, config1.port);
 	ASSERT_EQ (config2.enable_control, config1.enable_control);
+	ASSERT_EQ (config2.io_threads, config1.io_threads);
+	ASSERT_EQ (config2.max_json_depth, config1.max_json_depth);
+	ASSERT_EQ (config2.rpc_process.ipc_port, config1.rpc_process.ipc_port);
+	ASSERT_EQ (config2.rpc_process.num_ipc_connections, config1.rpc_process.num_ipc_connections);
 }
 
 TEST (rpc_config, migrate)