Asyncore performance optimisation

- use bytearray instead of strings for buffers

src/network/advanceddispatcher.py

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
     def __init__(self, sock=None):
         if not hasattr(self, '_map'):
             asyncore.dispatcher.__init__(self, sock)
-        self.read_buf = b""
+        self.read_buf = bytearray()
-        self.write_buf = b""
+        self.write_buf = bytearray()
         self.state = "init"
         self.lastTx = time.time()
         self.sentBytes = 0
@@ -25,18 +25,23 @@ class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
 
     def append_write_buf(self, data):
         if data:
-            with self.writeLock:
+            if isinstance(data, list):
-                self.write_buf += data
+                with self.writeLock:
+                    for chunk in data:
+                        self.write_buf.extend(chunk)
+            else:
+                with self.writeLock:
+                    self.write_buf.extend(data)
 
     def slice_write_buf(self, length=0):
         if length > 0:
             with self.writeLock:
-                self.write_buf = self.write_buf[length:]
+                del self.write_buf[0:length]
 
     def slice_read_buf(self, length=0):
         if length > 0:
             with self.readLock:
-                self.read_buf = self.read_buf[length:]
+                del self.read_buf[0:length]
 
     def process(self):
         if not self.connected:
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
         self.receivedBytes += len(newData)
         asyncore.update_received(len(newData))
         with self.readLock:
-            self.read_buf += newData
+            self.read_buf.extend(newData)
 
     def handle_write(self):
         self.lastTx = time.time()
@@ -108,7 +113,9 @@ class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
         return False
 
     def handle_close(self):
-        self.read_buf = b""
+        with self.readLock:
-        self.write_buf = b""
+            self.read_buf = bytearray()
+        with self.writeLock:
+            self.write_buf = bytearray()
         self.state = "close"
         asyncore.dispatcher.close(self)

src/network/bmproto.py

@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
     def decode_payload_node(self):
         services, host, port = self.decode_payload_content("Q16sH")
         if host[0:12] == '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFF':
-            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, host[12:])
+            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, buffer(host, 12, 4))
         elif host[0:6] == '\xfd\x87\xd8\x7e\xeb\x43':
             # Onion, based on BMD/bitcoind
             host = base64.b32encode(host[6:]).lower() + ".onion"
         else:
-            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET6, host)
+            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET6, buffer(host))
         if host == "":
             # This can happen on Windows systems which are not 64-bit compatible 
             # so let us drop the IPv6 address. 
-            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, host[12:])
+            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, buffer(host, 12, 4))
 
         return Node(services, host, port)
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
             return True
         #TODO make this more asynchronous
         random.shuffle(items)
-        for i in items:
+        for i in map(str, items):
             if i in DandelionStems().stem and \
                     self != DandelionStems().stem[i]:
                 self.antiIntersectionDelay()
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
         else:
             pass
 
-        for i in items:
+        for i in map(str, items):
             self.handleReceivedInventory(i)
 
         return True
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
             self.dandelionRoutes = BMConnectionPool.dandelionRouteSelector(self)
             self.dandelionRefresh = time.time() + REASSIGN_INTERVAL
 
-        for i in items:
+        for i in map(str, items):
             DandelionStems().add(i, self, self.dandelionRoutes)
             self.handleReceivedInventory(i)
 
@@ -354,12 +354,12 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
 
         try:
             self.object.checkObjectByType()
-            objectProcessorQueue.put((self.object.objectType, self.object.data))
+            objectProcessorQueue.put((self.object.objectType, buffer(self.object.data)))
         except BMObjectInvalidError as e:
             BMProto.stopDownloadingObject(self.object.inventoryHash, True)
 
         Inventory()[self.object.inventoryHash] = (
-                self.object.objectType, self.object.streamNumber, self.payload[objectOffset:], self.object.expiresTime, self.object.tag)
+                self.object.objectType, self.object.streamNumber, buffer(self.payload[objectOffset:]), self.object.expiresTime, buffer(self.object.tag))
         invQueue.put((self.object.streamNumber, self.object.inventoryHash, self.destination))
         return True
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
         addresses = self._decode_addr()
         for i in addresses:
             seenTime, stream, services, ip, port = i
-            decodedIP = protocol.checkIPAddress(ip)
+            decodedIP = protocol.checkIPAddress(buffer(ip))
             if stream not in state.streamsInWhichIAmParticipating:
                 continue
             if decodedIP is not False and seenTime > time.time() - BMProto.addressAlive:

src/network/downloadthread.py

@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ class DownloadThread(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
                         i.objectsNewToMe[k] = False
                         self.pending[k] = now
 
-                payload = addresses.encodeVarint(len(request)) + ''.join(request)
+                payload = bytearray()
+                payload.extend(addresses.encodeVarint(len(request)))
+                for chunk in request:
+                    payload.extend(chunk)
                 i.append_write_buf(protocol.CreatePacket('getdata', payload))
                 logger.debug("%s:%i Requesting %i objects", i.destination.host, i.destination.port, len(request))
                 requested += len(request)

src/network/udp.py

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class UDPSocket(BMProto):
         remoteport = False
         for i in addresses:
             seenTime, stream, services, ip, port = i
-            decodedIP = protocol.checkIPAddress(ip)
+            decodedIP = protocol.checkIPAddress(buffer(ip))
             if stream not in state.streamsInWhichIAmParticipating:
                 continue
             if seenTime < time.time() - BMProto.maxTimeOffset or seenTime > time.time() + BMProto.maxTimeOffset:
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class UDPSocket(BMProto):
         else:
             self.local = False
         # overwrite the old buffer to avoid mixing data and so that self.local works correctly
-        self.read_buf = recdata
+        self.read_buf[0:] = recdata
         self.bm_proto_reset()
         receiveDataQueue.put(self.listening)