Runtime Configurations

Here are the all runtime configurations of Pinus.

1. masterConfig

This config can only be applied to master server.

authUser

• Desc: The function to auth user.
• Type: Function.
• Default value: utils.defaultAuthUser from 'pinus-admin'.

authServer

• Desc: The function to auth server.
• Type: Function.
• Default value: utils.defaultAuthServerMaster from 'pinus-admin'.

Example

app.configure('production|development', 'master', function(){
  app.set('masterConfig', {
    authUser: function () { ... },
    authServer: function () { ... }
  });
});

2. proxyConfig

The config affects the client of 'pinus-rpc'. It can be applied to all servers except master server.

bufferMsg

• Desc: This flag determines whether the pinus-rpc sends the message directly or not. If true, it will send the message every 'interval (see below)' milliseconds. If false, it will send the directly.
• Type: Boolean.
• Default value: Not set, which will be evaluated as false.

interval

• Desc: See above. The unit is millisecond. Used when bufferMsg is true.
• Type: Number.
• Default value: 50.

timeout

• Desc: The seconds that failure action will fire after rpc was called. Unit is second.
• Type: Number.
• Default value: 30.

Example

app.configure('production|development', function(){
  app.set('proxyConfig', {
    bufferMsg: true,
    interval: 20
  });
});

3. remoteConfig

The config affects the server of 'pinus-rpc'. It can be applied to all servers except master server..

bufferMsg

• Same as proxyConfig.bufferMsg.

interval

• Same as proxyConfig.interval.

whitelist

• Desc: Function to provide valid IPs.
• Type: Function.
• Default value: Not set.

Example

app.configure('production|development', function(){
  app.set('remoteConfig', {
    bufferMsg: true,
    interval: 20
  });
});

4. connectionConfig

Not implemented.

5. connectorConfig

This config is for connector. It can only be applied to frontend servers.

encode

• Desc: Function to encode data which will be sent over network.
• Type: Function.
• Default value: Provided by connector.

decode

• Desc: Function to decode data received from network.
• Type: Function.
• Default value: Provided by connector.

useCrypto

• Desc: If true, pinus will use RSA to verify the integrity of the message sent by client.
• Type: Boolean.
• Default value: Not set, which will be evaluated as false.

blacklistFun

• Desc: Function to filter IPv4 address.
• Type: Function.
• Default value: Not set (Do not use this feature, use 'iptables' to filter IPs).

If you insist to use this feature, Here is one implementation:

function blacklistFun (cb) {
  var badIpList = ['192.168.1.1', '192.168.1.2'];
  cb(null, badIpList);
}

useDict

• Desc: Enable route compression or not. If true, pinus will try to read dictionary from $APPBASE/config/dictionary.json. You can override this by providing dictionaryConfig. See below.
• Type: Boolean.
• Default value: Not set, which will be evaluated as false.

useProtobuf

• Desc: Enable protobuf or not. If true, pinus will try to read config from $APPBASE/config/clientProtos.json and $APPBASE/config/serverProtos.json. You can override this by providing protobufConfig. See below.
• Type: Boolean.
• Default value: Not set, which will be evaluated as false.

connector

• Desc: The type of connector.
• Type: Object.
• Default value: sioconnector.

heartbeat

• Desc: The interval to send heartbeat packet. Unit is second.
• Type: Number.
• Default value: Not set.

disconnectOnTimeout

• Desc: Disconnect the socket if not receive the heartbeat in time.
• Type: Boolean.
• Default value: Not set.

timeout

• Desc: Seconds to receive heartbeat. Used when disconnectOnTimeout is true. Unit is second.
• Type: Number.
• Default value: Not set.

checkClient

• Desc: Function will be called at handshake.
• Type: Function.
• Default value: Not set.

handshake

• Desc: Handshake function.
• Type: Function.
• Default value: Not set.

setNoDelay

• Desc: Disable nagle's algorithm.
• Type: Boolean
• Default value: Not set.

Example

app.configure('production|development', 'gate|connector', function(){
  app.set('connectorConfig', {
    connector: pinus.connectors.hybridconnector,
    heartbeat: 45,
    timeout: 55,    // Seconds, heartbeat timer + timeout timer
    disconnectOnTimeout : true,
    useDict: true,
    useProtobuf: true
  });
});

6. dictionaryConfig

Useful when connectorConfig.useDict is true. It can only be applied to frontend servers.

dict

• Desc: Absolute path of the dictionary file.
• Type: String.
• Default value: Not set.

Example

app.configure('production|development', 'connector', function(){
  app.set('connectorConfig', {
    ...
    useDict: true 
  });

  app.set('dictionaryConfig', {
    dict: '/home/foo/config/dictionary.json'
  });
});

7. protobufConfig

Useful when connectorConfig.useProtobuf is true. It can only be applied to frontend servers.

serverProtos

• Desc: Absolute path of the server proto file.
• Type: String.
• Default value: Not set.

clientProtos

• Desc: Absolute path of the client proto file.
• Type: String.
• Default value: Not set.

Example

app.configure('production|development', 'connector', function(){
  app.set('connectorConfig', {
    ...
    useProtobuf: true
  });

  app.set('protobufConfig', {
    serverProtos: '/home/foo/config/serverProtos.json',
    clientProtos: '/home/foo/config/clientProtos.json'
  });
});

8. sessionConfig

Config for frontend sessionService. It can only be applied to frontend servers.

singleSession

• Desc: According to the doc, if set it to true, then it allows only one logged session for an user, when a new session is logging, the logged session will be kicked. But from the codes, if set it to true, the logged session is kept, and the new session is denied.
• Type: Boolean.
• Default value: Not set which will be evaluated as false.

Example

app.configure('production|development', 'connector', function(){
  app.set('sessionConfig', {
    singleSession: true
  });
});

9. schedulerConfig / pushSchedulerConfig

Config for push scheduler. It can only be applied to frontend servers.

flushInterval

• Desc: Push message to clients every 'flushInterval' milliseconds.
• Type: Number.
• Default value: 20.

Example

app.configure('production|development', 'connector', function(){
  // app.set('pushSchedulerConfig', {
  app.set('schedulerConfig', { 
    flushInterval: 10
  });
});

10. backendSessionConfig

Not implemented.

11. channelConfig

Config for channelService. It can be applied to all servers except master server.

prefix

• Desc: A string will be used to create object key.
• Type: String.
• Default value: Not set which will be evaluated as ''.

store

• Desc: An object to store channelService. Seems like redis or something else.
• Type: Object.
• Default value: Not set.

broadcastFilter

• Desc: A function which will be called when push messages to clients if set.
• Type: Function.
• Default value: Not set.

12. serverConfig

Config for servers. It can be applied to all servers except master server.

reloadHandlers

• Desc: This flag controls whether pinus will reload handlers when they are modified.
• Type: Boolean.
• Default value: Not set which will be evaluated as false.

Example

app.configure('production|development', 'connector', function(){
  app.set('serverConfig', { 
    reloadHandlers: true
  });
});

13. monitorConfig

Config for monitor module. It should be applied to all servers including master server if you want to use this config.

closeWatcher

• Desc: Used to enable/disable the watchdog function.
• Type: Boolean.
• Default value: Not set which will be evaluated as false.

Example

app.configure('production|development', function(){
  app.set('monitorConfig', { 
    closeWatcher: true
  });
});