Add a HTTP IPC implementation

5 files changed, 451 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 573b2efb2e..fd86217248 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
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@@ -61,6 +66,20 @@ version = "0.1.0"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "time 0.1.36 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
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@@ -98,6 +117,63 @@ version = "0.4.1"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "encoding-index-korean 1.20141219.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "encoding-index-simpchinese 1.20141219.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "encoding-index-singlebyte 1.20141219.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "encoding-index-tradchinese 1.20141219.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+version = "1.20141219.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+version = "1.20141219.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+version = "1.20141219.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+version = "1.20141219.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
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diff --git a/talpid_ipc/Cargo.toml b/talpid_ipc/Cargo.toml
index 12126ed3fc..11efc69ef2 100644
--- a/talpid_ipc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/talpid_ipc/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ authors = ["Linus Färnstrand <linus@mullvad.net>", "Erik Larkö <erik@mullvad.n
 description = "IPC client and server for talpid"
 
 [dependencies]
-error-chain = "0.8"
+error-chain = "0.10"
 serde = "0.9"
 serde_json = "0.9"
 log = "0.3"
+tiny_http = "0.5"
+hyper = "0.10"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(windows))'.dependencies]
 zmq = "0.8"
diff --git a/talpid_ipc/src/http_ipc.rs b/talpid_ipc/src/http_ipc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ca438d666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/talpid_ipc/src/http_ipc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+extern crate tiny_http;
+extern crate serde_json;
+extern crate hyper;
+
+use super::{ErrorKind, Result, ResultExt, IpcServerId};
+use serde;
+use std::thread;
+
+pub fn start_new_server<T, F>(on_message: F) -> Result<IpcServerId>
+    where T: serde::Deserialize + 'static,
+          F: FnMut(Result<T>) + Send + 'static
+{
+    let addr = "127.0.0.1:5000";
+
+    tiny_http::Server::http(addr)
+        .map_err(|e| chain_boxed_err(e, ErrorKind::CouldNotStartServer))
+        .and_then(|server| {
+            start_receive_loop(server, on_message);
+            debug!("Started a HTTP IPC server on {}", addr);
+            Ok(format!("http://{}", addr))
+        })
+}
+
+fn chain_boxed_err(boxed_cause: Box<::std::error::Error>, new_error: ErrorKind) -> super::Error {
+    let cause = super::Error::from_kind(ErrorKind::Msg(boxed_cause.to_string()));
+    super::Error::with_chain(cause, new_error)
+}
+
+fn start_receive_loop<T, F>(server: tiny_http::Server, mut on_message: F)
+    where T: serde::Deserialize + 'static,
+          F: FnMut(Result<T>) + Send + 'static
+{
+    thread::spawn(move || for mut request in server.incoming_requests() {
+        let read_res = read_body_as_string(&mut request)
+            .and_then(|s| serde_json::from_str(&s).chain_err(|| ErrorKind::ParseFailure));
+
+        on_message(read_res);
+
+        let _ = request.respond(tiny_http::Response::from_string("Ok"));
+    });
+}
+
+fn read_body_as_string(request: &mut tiny_http::Request) -> Result<String> {
+    let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+    request.as_reader()
+        .read_to_end(&mut buffer)
+        .chain_err(|| ErrorKind::ReadFailure)?;
+
+    let res = String::from_utf8(buffer).chain_err(|| ErrorKind::ReadFailure);
+    debug!("HTTP IPC read body {:?}", res);
+    res
+}
+
+pub struct IpcClient<T>
+    where T: serde::Serialize
+{
+    server_id: IpcServerId,
+    client: hyper::Client,
+    _phantom: ::std::marker::PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T> IpcClient<T>
+    where T: serde::Serialize
+{
+    pub fn new(server_id: IpcServerId) -> Self {
+        IpcClient {
+            server_id: server_id,
+            client: hyper::Client::new(),
+            _phantom: ::std::marker::PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn send(&mut self, message: &T) -> Result<()> {
+        let message_json = serde_json::to_string(message).chain_err(|| ErrorKind::ParseFailure)?;
+        debug!("HTTP IPC sending {}", message_json);
+        self.client
+            .post(&self.server_id)
+            .body(&message_json)
+            .send()
+            .map(|_| ())
+            .chain_err(|| ErrorKind::SendError)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/talpid_ipc/src/lib.rs b/talpid_ipc/src/lib.rs
index 8f82417d58..1fcfe47962 100644
--- a/talpid_ipc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/talpid_ipc/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ mod ipc_impl;
 
 pub use self::ipc_impl::*;
 
+pub mod http_ipc;
+
 
 /// An Id created by the Ipc server that the client can use to connect to it
 pub type IpcServerId = String;
diff --git a/talpid_ipc/tests/http_integration_tests.rs b/talpid_ipc/tests/http_integration_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9fcb942b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/talpid_ipc/tests/http_integration_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#[cfg(all(test, not(windows)))]
+mod http_integration_tests {
+    extern crate serde;
+    extern crate talpid_ipc;
+
+    use self::talpid_ipc::{Result, IpcServerId};
+    use self::talpid_ipc::http_ipc;
+
+    use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver};
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_connect_and_send_and_receive_messages() {
+        let (connection_string, new_messages_rx) = start_server::<String>();
+
+        let mut ipc_client = http_ipc::IpcClient::new(connection_string);
+        let msg = "Hello".to_owned();
+        ipc_client.send(&msg).expect("Could not send message");
+
+        let message = new_messages_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(1000))
+            .expect("Did not receive a message");
+
+        assert_eq!(message.unwrap(), "Hello", "Got wrong message");
+    }
+
+    fn start_server<T>() -> (IpcServerId, Receiver<Result<T>>)
+        where T: serde::Deserialize + Send + 'static
+    {
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        let connection_string = http_ipc::start_new_server(move |message: Result<T>| {
+                let _ = tx.send(message);
+            })
+            .expect("Could not start the server");
+
+        (connection_string, rx)
+    }
+}