daemon: config option for routing

License: MIT
Signed-off-by: Łukasz Magiera <magik6k@gmail.com>

cmd/ipfs/daemon.go

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const (
 	routingOptionDHTClientKwd = "dhtclient"
 	routingOptionDHTKwd       = "dht"
 	routingOptionNoneKwd      = "none"
+	routingOptionDefaultKwd   = "default"
 	unencryptTransportKwd     = "disable-transport-encryption"
 	unrestrictedApiAccessKwd  = "unrestricted-api"
 	writableKwd               = "writable"
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ Headers.
 
 	Options: []cmdkit.Option{
 		cmdkit.BoolOption(initOptionKwd, "Initialize ipfs with default settings if not already initialized"),
-		cmdkit.StringOption(routingOptionKwd, "Overrides the routing option").WithDefault("dht"),
+		cmdkit.StringOption(routingOptionKwd, "Overrides the routing option").WithDefault("default"),
 		cmdkit.BoolOption(mountKwd, "Mounts IPFS to the filesystem"),
 		cmdkit.BoolOption(writableKwd, "Enable writing objects (with POST, PUT and DELETE)"),
 		cmdkit.StringOption(ipfsMountKwd, "Path to the mountpoint for IPFS (if using --mount). Defaults to config setting."),
@@ -304,6 +305,18 @@ func daemonFunc(req cmds.Request, re cmds.ResponseEmitter) {
 		re.SetError(err, cmdkit.ErrNormal)
 		return
 	}
+	if routingOption == routingOptionDefaultKwd {
+		cfg, err := repo.Config()
+		if err != nil {
+			res.SetError(err, cmds.ErrNormal)
+			return
+		}
+
+		routingOption = cfg.Discovery.Routing
+		if routingOption == "" {
+			routingOption = routingOptionDHTKwd
+		}
+	}
 	switch routingOption {
 	case routingOptionSupernodeKwd:
 		re.SetError(errors.New("supernode routing was never fully implemented and has been removed"), cmdkit.ErrNormal)

docs/config.md

@@ -197,6 +197,13 @@ Default: `true`
   -  `Interval`
 A number of seconds to wait between discovery checks.
 
+- `Routing`
+Content routing mode. Can be overridden with daemon `--routing` flag.
+Valid modes are:
+  - `dht` (default)
+  - `dhtclient`
+  - `none`
+  - `supernode` (deprecated)
 
 ## `Gateway`
 Options for the HTTP gateway.

repo/config/discovery.go

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package config
 
 type Discovery struct {
-	MDNS MDNS
+	MDNS    MDNS
+
+	//Routing sets default daemon routing mode.
+	Routing string
 }
 
 type MDNS struct {

repo/config/init.go

@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ func Init(out io.Writer, nBitsForKeypair int) (*Config, error) {
 		Datastore: datastore,
 		Bootstrap: BootstrapPeerStrings(bootstrapPeers),
 		Identity:  identity,
-		Discovery: Discovery{MDNS{
-			Enabled:  true,
-			Interval: 10,
-		}},
+		Discovery: Discovery{
+			MDNS: MDNS{
+				Enabled:  true,
+				Interval: 10,
+			},
+			Routing: "dht",
+		},
 
 		// setup the node mount points.
 		Mounts: Mounts{