gossip

type Config struct {
	BindPort            int      // Port we bind to, used only for tests
	ID                  string   // ID of this instance
	BootstrapPeers      []string // Peers we connect to at startup
	PropagateIterations int      // Number of times a message is pushed to remote peers
	PropagatePeerNum    int      // Number of peers selected to push messages to

	MaxBlockCountToStore int // Maximum count of blocks we store in memory

	MaxPropagationBurstSize    int           // Max number of messages stored until it triggers a push to remote peers
	MaxPropagationBurstLatency time.Duration // Max time between consecutive message pushes

	PullInterval time.Duration // Determines frequency of pull phases
	PullPeerNum  int           // Number of peers to pull from

	SkipBlockVerification bool // Should we skip verifying block messages or not

	PublishCertPeriod        time.Duration // Time from startup certificates are included in Alive messages
	PublishStateInfoInterval time.Duration // Determines frequency of pushing state info messages to peers
	RequestStateInfoInterval time.Duration // Determines frequency of pulling state info messages from peers

	TLSCerts *common.TLSCertificates // TLS certificates of the peer

	InternalEndpoint string // Endpoint we publish to peers in our organization
	ExternalEndpoint string // Peer publishes this endpoint instead of SelfEndpoint to foreign organizations
}

type Gossip interface {

	// SelfMembershipInfo returns the peer's membership information
	SelfMembershipInfo() discovery.NetworkMember

	// SelfChannelInfo returns the peer's latest StateInfo message of a given channel
	SelfChannelInfo(common.ChainID) *proto.SignedGossipMessage

	// Send sends a message to remote peers
	Send(msg *proto.GossipMessage, peers ...*comm.RemotePeer)

	// SendByCriteria sends a given message to all peers that match the given SendCriteria
	SendByCriteria(*proto.SignedGossipMessage, SendCriteria) error

	// GetPeers returns the NetworkMembers considered alive
	Peers() []discovery.NetworkMember

	// PeersOfChannel returns the NetworkMembers considered alive
	// and also subscribed to the channel given
	PeersOfChannel(common.ChainID) []discovery.NetworkMember

	// UpdateMetadata updates the self metadata of the discovery layer
	// the peer publishes to other peers
	UpdateMetadata(metadata []byte)

	// UpdateLedgerHeight updates the ledger height the peer
	// publishes to other peers in the channel
	UpdateLedgerHeight(height uint64, chainID common.ChainID)

	// UpdateChaincodes updates the chaincodes the peer publishes
	// to other peers in the channel
	UpdateChaincodes(chaincode []*proto.Chaincode, chainID common.ChainID)

	// Gossip sends a message to other peers to the network
	Gossip(msg *proto.GossipMessage)

	// PeerFilter receives a SubChannelSelectionCriteria and returns a RoutingFilter that selects
	// only peer identities that match the given criteria, and that they published their channel participation
	PeerFilter(channel common.ChainID, messagePredicate api.SubChannelSelectionCriteria) (filter.RoutingFilter, error)

	// Accept returns a dedicated read-only channel for messages sent by other nodes that match a certain predicate.
	// If passThrough is false, the messages are processed by the gossip layer beforehand.
	// If passThrough is true, the gossip layer doesn't intervene and the messages
	// can be used to send a reply back to the sender
	Accept(acceptor common.MessageAcceptor, passThrough bool) (<-chan *proto.GossipMessage, <-chan proto.ReceivedMessage)

	// JoinChan makes the Gossip instance join a channel
	JoinChan(joinMsg api.JoinChannelMessage, chainID common.ChainID)

	// LeaveChan makes the Gossip instance leave a channel.
	// It still disseminates stateInfo message, but doesn't participate
	// in block pulling anymore, and can't return anymore a list of peers
	// in the channel.
	LeaveChan(chainID common.ChainID)

	// SuspectPeers makes the gossip instance validate identities of suspected peers, and close
	// any connections to peers with identities that are found invalid
	SuspectPeers(s api.PeerSuspector)

	// IdentityInfo returns information known peer identities
	IdentityInfo() api.PeerIdentitySet

	// Stop stops the gossip component
	Stop()
}

type SendCriteria struct {
	Timeout    time.Duration        // Timeout defines the time to wait for acknowledgements
	MinAck     int                  // MinAck defines the amount of peers to collect acknowledgements from
	MaxPeers   int                  // MaxPeers defines the maximum number of peers to send the message to
	IsEligible filter.RoutingFilter // IsEligible defines whether a specific peer is eligible of receiving the message
	Channel    common.ChainID       // Channel specifies a channel to send this message on. \

}