-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Daniel Ratcliffe -- -- SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-CCPL --[[- Communicate with other computers by using [modems][`modem`]. [`rednet`] provides a layer of abstraction on top of the main [`modem`] peripheral, making it slightly easier to use. ## Basic usage In order to send a message between two computers, each computer must have a modem on one of its sides (or in the case of pocket computers and turtles, the modem must be equipped as an upgrade). The two computers should then call [`rednet.open`], which sets up the modems ready to send and receive messages. Once rednet is opened, you can send messages using [`rednet.send`] and receive them using [`rednet.receive`]. It's also possible to send a message to _every_ rednet-using computer using [`rednet.broadcast`]. > [Network security][!WARNING] > > While rednet provides a friendly way to send messages to specific computers, it > doesn't provide any guarantees about security. Other computers could be > listening in to your messages, or even pretending to send messages from other computers! > > If you're playing on a multi-player server (or at least one where you don't > trust other players), it's worth encrypting or signing your rednet messages. ## Protocols and hostnames Several rednet messages accept "protocol"s - simple string names describing what a message is about. When sending messages using [`rednet.send`] and [`rednet.broadcast`], you can optionally specify a protocol for the message. This same protocol can then be given to [`rednet.receive`], to ignore all messages not using this protocol. It's also possible to look-up computers based on protocols, providing a basic system for service discovery and [DNS]. A computer can advertise that it supports a particular protocol with [`rednet.host`], also providing a friendly "hostname". Other computers may then find all computers which support this protocol using [`rednet.lookup`]. [DNS]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System "Domain Name System" @module rednet @since 1.2 @see rednet_message Queued when a rednet message is received. @see modem Rednet is built on top of the modem peripheral. Modems provide a more bare-bones but flexible interface. ]] local expect = dofile("rom/modules/main/cc/expect.lua").expect --- The channel used by the Rednet API to [`broadcast`] messages. CHANNEL_BROADCAST = 65535 --- The channel used by the Rednet API to repeat messages. CHANNEL_REPEAT = 65533 --- The number of channels rednet reserves for computer IDs. Computers with IDs -- greater or equal to this limit wrap around to 0. MAX_ID_CHANNELS = 65500 local received_messages = {} local hostnames = {} local prune_received_timer local function id_as_channel(id) return (id or os.getComputerID()) % MAX_ID_CHANNELS end --[[- Opens a modem with the given [`peripheral`] name, allowing it to send and receive messages over rednet. This will open the modem on two channels: one which has the same [ID][`os.getComputerID`] as the computer, and another on [the broadcast channel][`CHANNEL_BROADCAST`]. @tparam string modem The name of the modem to open. @throws If there is no such modem with the given name @usage Open rednet on the back of the computer, allowing you to send and receive rednet messages using it. rednet.open("back") @usage Open rednet on all attached modems. This abuses the "filter" argument to [`peripheral.find`]. peripheral.find("modem", rednet.open) @see rednet.close @see rednet.isOpen ]] function open(modem) expect(1, modem, "string") if peripheral.getType(modem) ~= "modem" then error("No such modem: " .. modem, 2) end peripheral.call(modem, "open", id_as_channel()) peripheral.call(modem, "open", CHANNEL_BROADCAST) end --- Close a modem with the given [`peripheral`] name, meaning it can no longer -- send and receive rednet messages. -- -- @tparam[opt] string modem The side the modem exists on. If not given, all -- open modems will be closed. -- @throws If there is no such modem with the given name -- @see rednet.open function close(modem) expect(1, modem, "string", "nil") if modem then -- Close a specific modem if peripheral.getType(modem) ~= "modem" then error("No such modem: " .. modem, 2) end peripheral.call(modem, "close", id_as_channel()) peripheral.call(modem, "close", CHANNEL_BROADCAST) else -- Close all modems for _, modem in ipairs(peripheral.getNames()) do if isOpen(modem) then close(modem) end end end end --- Determine if rednet is currently open. -- -- @tparam[opt] string modem Which modem to check. If not given, all connected -- modems will be checked. -- @treturn boolean If the given modem is open. -- @since 1.31 -- @see rednet.open function isOpen(modem) expect(1, modem, "string", "nil") if modem then -- Check if a specific modem is open if peripheral.getType(modem) == "modem" then return peripheral.call(modem, "isOpen", id_as_channel()) and peripheral.call(modem, "isOpen", CHANNEL_BROADCAST) end else -- Check if any modem is open for _, modem in ipairs(peripheral.getNames()) do if isOpen(modem) then return true end end end return false end --[[- Allows a computer or turtle with an attached modem to send a message intended for a sycomputer with a specific ID. At least one such modem must first be [opened][`rednet.open`] before sending is possible. Assuming the target was in range and also had a correctly opened modem, the target computer may then use [`rednet.receive`] to collect the message. @tparam number recipient The ID of the receiving computer. @param message The message to send. Like with [`modem.transmit`], this can contain any primitive type (numbers, booleans and strings) as well as tables. Other types (like functions), as well as metatables, will not be transmitted. @tparam[opt] string protocol The "protocol" to send this message under. When using [`rednet.receive`] one can filter to only receive messages sent under a particular protocol. @treturn boolean If this message was successfully sent (i.e. if rednet is currently [open][`rednet.open`]). Note, this does not guarantee the message was actually _received_. @changed 1.6 Added protocol parameter. @changed 1.82.0 Now returns whether the message was successfully sent. @see rednet.receive @usage Send a message to computer #2. rednet.send(2, "Hello from rednet!") ]] function send(recipient, message, protocol) expect(1, recipient, "number") expect(3, protocol, "string", "nil") -- Generate a (probably) unique message ID -- We could do other things to guarantee uniqueness, but we really don't need to -- Store it to ensure we don't get our own messages back local message_id = math.random(1, 2147483647) received_messages[message_id] = os.clock() + 9.5 if not prune_received_timer then prune_received_timer = os.startTimer(10) end -- Create the message local reply_channel = id_as_channel() local message_wrapper = { nMessageID = message_id, nRecipient = recipient, nSender = os.getComputerID(), message = message, sProtocol = protocol, } local sent = false if recipient == os.getComputerID() then -- Loopback to ourselves os.queueEvent("rednet_message", os.getComputerID(), message, protocol) sent = true else -- Send on all open modems, to the target and to repeaters if recipient ~= CHANNEL_BROADCAST then recipient = id_as_channel(recipient) end for _, modem in ipairs(peripheral.getNames()) do if isOpen(modem) then peripheral.call(modem, "transmit", recipient, reply_channel, message_wrapper) peripheral.call(modem, "transmit", CHANNEL_REPEAT, reply_channel, message_wrapper) sent = true end end end return sent end --[[- Broadcasts a string message over the predefined [`CHANNEL_BROADCAST`] channel. The message will be received by every device listening to rednet. @param message The message to send. This should not contain coroutines or functions, as they will be converted to [`nil`]. @tparam[opt] string protocol The "protocol" to send this message under. When using [`rednet.receive`] one can filter to only receive messages sent under a particular protocol. @see rednet.receive @changed 1.6 Added protocol parameter. @usage Broadcast the words "Hello, world!" to every computer using rednet. rednet.broadcast("Hello, world!") ]] function broadcast(message, protocol) expect(2, protocol, "string", "nil") send(CHANNEL_BROADCAST, message, protocol) end --[[- Wait for a rednet message to be received, or until `nTimeout` seconds have elapsed. @tparam[opt] string protocol_filter The protocol the received message must be sent with. If specified, any messages not sent under this protocol will be discarded. @tparam[opt] number timeout The number of seconds to wait if no message is received. @treturn[1] number The computer which sent this message @return[1] The received message @treturn[1] string|nil The protocol this message was sent under. @treturn[2] nil If the timeout elapsed and no message was received. @see rednet.broadcast @see rednet.send @changed 1.6 Added protocol filter parameter. @usage Receive a rednet message. local id, message = rednet.receive() print(("Computer %d sent message %s"):format(id, message)) @usage Receive a message, stopping after 5 seconds if no message was received. local id, message = rednet.receive(nil, 5) if not id then printError("No message received") else print(("Computer %d sent message %s"):format(id, message)) end @usage Receive a message from computer #2. local id, message repeat id, message = rednet.receive() until id == 2 print(message) ]] function receive(protocol_filter, timeout) -- The parameters used to be ( nTimeout ), detect this case for backwards compatibility if type(protocol_filter) == "number" and timeout == nil then protocol_filter, timeout = nil, protocol_filter end expect(1, protocol_filter, "string", "nil") expect(2, timeout, "number", "nil") -- Start the timer local timer = nil local event_filter = nil if timeout then timer = os.startTimer(timeout) event_filter = nil else event_filter = "rednet_message" end -- Wait for events while true do local event, p1, p2, p3 = os.pullEvent(event_filter) if event == "rednet_message" then -- Return the first matching rednet_message local sender_id, message, protocol = p1, p2, p3 if protocol_filter == nil or protocol == protocol_filter then return sender_id, message, protocol end elseif event == "timer" then -- Return nil if we timeout if p1 == timer then return nil end end end end --[[- Register the system as "hosting" the desired protocol under the specified name. If a rednet [lookup][`rednet.lookup`] is performed for that protocol (and maybe name) on the same network, the registered system will automatically respond via a background process, hence providing the system performing the lookup with its ID number. Multiple computers may not register themselves on the same network as having the same names against the same protocols, and the title `localhost` is specifically reserved. They may, however, share names as long as their hosted protocols are different, or if they only join a given network after "registering" themselves before doing so (eg while offline or part of a different network). @tparam string protocol The protocol this computer provides. @tparam string hostname The name this computer exposes for the given protocol. @throws If trying to register a hostname which is reserved, or currently in use. @see rednet.unhost @see rednet.lookup @since 1.6 ]] function host(protocol, hostname) expect(1, protocol, "string") expect(2, hostname, "string") if hostname == "localhost" then error("Reserved hostname", 2) end if hostnames[protocol] ~= hostname then if lookup(protocol, hostname) ~= nil then error("Hostname in use", 2) end hostnames[protocol] = hostname end end --- Stop [hosting][`rednet.host`] a specific protocol, meaning it will no longer -- respond to [`rednet.lookup`] requests. -- -- @tparam string protocol The protocol to unregister your self from. -- @since 1.6 function unhost(protocol) expect(1, protocol, "string") hostnames[protocol] = nil end --[[- Search the local rednet network for systems [hosting][`rednet.host`] the desired protocol and returns any computer IDs that respond as "registered" against it. If a hostname is specified, only one ID will be returned (assuming an exact match is found). @tparam string protocol The protocol to search for. @tparam[opt] string hostname The hostname to search for. @treturn[1] number... A list of computer IDs hosting the given protocol. @treturn[2] number|nil The computer ID with the provided hostname and protocol, or [`nil`] if none exists. @since 1.6 @usage Find all computers which are hosting the `"chat"` protocol. local computers = {rednet.lookup("chat")} print(#computers .. " computers available to chat") for _, computer in pairs(computers) do print("Computer #" .. computer) end @usage Find a computer hosting the `"chat"` protocol with a hostname of `"my_host"`. local id = rednet.lookup("chat", "my_host") if id then print("Found my_host at computer #" .. id) else printError("Cannot find my_host") end ]] function lookup(protocol, hostname) expect(1, protocol, "string") expect(2, hostname, "string", "nil") -- Build list of host IDs local results = nil if hostname == nil then results = {} end -- Check localhost first if hostnames[protocol] then if hostname == nil then table.insert(results, os.getComputerID()) elseif hostname == "localhost" or hostname == hostnames[protocol] then return os.getComputerID() end end if not isOpen() then if results then return table.unpack(results) end return nil end -- Broadcast a lookup packet broadcast({ sType = "lookup", sProtocol = protocol, sHostname = hostname, }, "dns") -- Start a timer local timer = os.startTimer(2) -- Wait for events while true do local event, p1, p2, p3 = os.pullEvent() if event == "rednet_message" then -- Got a rednet message, check if it's the response to our request local sender_id, message, message_protocol = p1, p2, p3 if message_protocol == "dns" and type(message) == "table" and message.sType == "lookup response" then if message.sProtocol == protocol then if hostname == nil then table.insert(results, sender_id) elseif message.sHostname == hostname then return sender_id end end end elseif event == "timer" and p1 == timer then -- Got a timer event, check it's the end of our timeout break end end if results then return table.unpack(results) end return nil end local started = false --- Listen for modem messages and converts them into rednet messages, which may -- then be [received][`receive`]. -- -- This is automatically started in the background on computer startup, and -- should not be called manually. function run() if started then error("rednet is already running", 2) end started = true while true do local event, p1, p2, p3, p4 = os.pullEventRaw() if event == "modem_message" then -- Got a modem message, process it and add it to the rednet event queue local modem, channel, reply_channel, message = p1, p2, p3, p4 if channel == id_as_channel() or channel == CHANNEL_BROADCAST then if type(message) == "table" and type(message.nMessageID) == "number" and message.nMessageID == message.nMessageID and not received_messages[message.nMessageID] and (type(message.nSender) == "nil" or (type(message.nSender) == "number" and message.nSender == message.nSender)) and ((message.nRecipient and message.nRecipient == os.getComputerID()) or channel == CHANNEL_BROADCAST) and isOpen(modem) then received_messages[message.nMessageID] = os.clock() + 9.5 if not prune_received_timer then prune_received_timer = os.startTimer(10) end os.queueEvent("rednet_message", message.nSender or reply_channel, message.message, message.sProtocol) end end elseif event == "rednet_message" then -- Got a rednet message (queued from above), respond to dns lookup local sender, message, protocol = p1, p2, p3 if protocol == "dns" and type(message) == "table" and message.sType == "lookup" then local hostname = hostnames[message.sProtocol] if hostname ~= nil and (message.sHostname == nil or message.sHostname == hostname) then send(sender, { sType = "lookup response", sHostname = hostname, sProtocol = message.sProtocol, }, "dns") end end elseif event == "timer" and p1 == prune_received_timer then -- Got a timer event, use it to prune the set of received messages prune_received_timer = nil local now, has_more = os.clock(), nil for message_id, deadline in pairs(received_messages) do if deadline <= now then received_messages[message_id] = nil else has_more = true end end prune_received_timer = has_more and os.startTimer(10) end end end