Since this thing is on the innerwebs I suppose it should have a
[python_utils.git] / arper.py
index 3b308ca038ad405d1d37671f4c558343d84e4593..b4c079edcc750307356b60fdba39ca5b43f5c38a 100644 (file)
--- a/arper.py
+++ b/arper.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
+# © Copyright 2021-2022, Scott Gasch
+
 """A caching layer around the kernel's network mapping between IPs and MACs"""
 
 
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ cfg.add_argument(
 cfg.add_argument(
     '--arper_cache_max_staleness',
     type=argparse_utils.valid_duration,
-    default=datetime.timedelta(seconds=60 * 15),
+    default=datetime.timedelta(seconds=60 * 30),
     metavar='DURATION',
     help='Max acceptable age of the kernel arp table cache',
 )
@@ -55,6 +57,17 @@ cfg.add_argument(
 
 @persistent.persistent_autoloaded_singleton()  # type: ignore
 class Arper(persistent.Persistent):
+    """A caching layer around the kernel's network mapping between IPs and
+    MACs.  This class restores persisted state that expires
+    periodically (see --arper_cache_max_staleness) at program startup
+    time.  If it's unable to use the file's contents, it queries the
+    kernel (via arp) and uses an auxillary utility called arp-scan to
+    query the network.  If it has to do this there's a latency hit but
+    it persists the collected data in the cache file.  Either way, the
+    class behaves as a global singleton hosting this data thereafter.
+
+    """
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         cached_local_state: Optional[BiDict] = None,
@@ -71,11 +84,11 @@ class Arper(persistent.Persistent):
         if len(self.state) < config.config['arper_min_entries_to_be_valid']:
             raise Exception(f'Arper didn\'t find enough entries; only got {len(self.state)}.')
         if cached_supplimental_state is not None:
-            logger.debug(f'Also added {len(cached_supplimental_state)} supplimental entries.')
+            logger.debug('Also added %d supplimental entries.', len(cached_supplimental_state))
             for mac, ip in cached_supplimental_state.items():
                 self.state[mac] = ip
         for mac, ip in self.state.items():
-            logger.debug(f'{mac} <-> {ip}')
+            logger.debug('%s <-> %s', mac, ip)
 
     def update_from_arp_scan(self):
         network_spec = site_config.get_config().network
@@ -92,7 +105,7 @@ class Arper(persistent.Persistent):
             mac = string_utils.extract_mac_address(line)
             if ip is not None and mac is not None and mac != 'UNKNOWN' and ip != 'UNKNOWN':
                 mac = mac.lower()
-                logger.debug(f'ARPER: {mac} => {ip}')
+                logger.debug('ARPER: %s => %s', mac, ip)
                 self.state[mac] = ip
 
     def update_from_arp(self):
@@ -106,7 +119,7 @@ class Arper(persistent.Persistent):
             mac = string_utils.extract_mac_address(line)
             if ip is not None and mac is not None and mac != 'UNKNOWN' and ip != 'UNKNOWN':
                 mac = mac.lower()
-                logger.debug(f'ARPER: {mac} => {ip}')
+                logger.debug('ARPER: %s => %s', mac, ip)
                 self.state[mac] = ip
 
     def get_ip_by_mac(self, mac: str) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -117,21 +130,26 @@ class Arper(persistent.Persistent):
         return self.state.inverse.get(ip, None)
 
     @classmethod
-    def load_state(cls, cache_file: str, freshness_threshold_sec: int, state: BiDict):
+    def load_state(
+        cls,
+        cache_file: str,
+        freshness_threshold_sec: int,
+        state: BiDict,
+    ):
         if not file_utils.file_is_readable(cache_file):
-            logger.debug(f'Can\'t read {cache_file}')
-            return None
+            logger.debug('Can\'t read %s', cache_file)
+            return
         if persistent.was_file_written_within_n_seconds(
             cache_file,
             freshness_threshold_sec,
         ):
-            logger.debug(f'Loading state from {cache_file}')
+            logger.debug('Loading state from %s', cache_file)
             count = 0
             with open(cache_file, 'r') as rf:
                 contents = rf.readlines()
                 for line in contents:
                     line = line[:-1]
-                    logger.debug(f'ARPER:{cache_file}> {line}')
+                    logger.debug('ARPER:%s> %s', cache_file, line)
                     (mac, ip) = line.split(',')
                     mac = mac.strip()
                     mac = mac.lower()
@@ -139,15 +157,15 @@ class Arper(persistent.Persistent):
                     state[mac] = ip
                     count += 1
         else:
-            logger.debug(f'{cache_file} is too stale.')
+            logger.debug('%s is too stale.', cache_file)
 
     @classmethod
     @overrides
     def load(cls) -> Any:
-        local_state = BiDict()
+        local_state: BiDict = BiDict()
         cache_file = config.config['arper_cache_location']
         max_staleness = config.config['arper_cache_max_staleness'].total_seconds()
-        logger.debug(f'Trying to load main arper cache from {cache_file}...')
+        logger.debug('Trying to load main arper cache from %s...', cache_file)
         cls.load_state(cache_file, max_staleness, local_state)
         if len(local_state) <= config.config['arper_min_entries_to_be_valid']:
             msg = f'{cache_file} is invalid: only {len(local_state)} entries.  Deleting it.'
@@ -158,14 +176,11 @@ class Arper(persistent.Persistent):
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
-        supplimental_state = BiDict()
+        supplimental_state: BiDict = BiDict()
         cache_file = config.config['arper_supplimental_cache_location']
         max_staleness = config.config['arper_cache_max_staleness'].total_seconds()
-        logger.debug(f'Trying to suppliment arper state from {cache_file}...')
+        logger.debug('Trying to suppliment arper state from %s', cache_file)
         cls.load_state(cache_file, max_staleness, supplimental_state)
-        if len(supplimental_state) == 0:
-            supplimental_state = None
-
         if len(local_state) > 0:
             return cls(local_state, supplimental_state)
         return None
@@ -173,7 +188,7 @@ class Arper(persistent.Persistent):
     @overrides
     def save(self) -> bool:
         if len(self.state) > config.config['arper_min_entries_to_be_valid']:
-            logger.debug(f'Persisting state to {config.config["arper_cache_location"]}')
+            logger.debug('Persisting state to %s', config.config["arper_cache_location"])
             with file_utils.FileWriter(config.config['arper_cache_location']) as wf:
                 for (mac, ip) in self.state.items():
                     mac = mac.lower()
@@ -181,6 +196,8 @@ class Arper(persistent.Persistent):
             return True
         else:
             logger.warning(
-                f'Only saw {len(self.state)} entries; needed at least {config.config["arper_min_entries_to_be_valid"]} to bother persisting.'
+                'Only saw %d entries; needed at least %d to bother persisting.',
+                len(self.state),
+                config.config["arper_min_entries_to_be_valid"],
             )
             return False