Make oc-basecontrol more robust

- Allow init without params
	- Remove errors, instead indicate failures with return values
	- Add has_noun and has_verb
	- Allow late init of listeners

bc.lua

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function List:iter()
       i = i + 1
       if i <= last then
         if list[i] ~= nil then
-          return list[i]
+          return i, list[i]
         end
       else
         return nil
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ CFG_PORT = 1234
 bc = {}
 
 function bc:init(my_address, local_nouns, local_verbs)
+  local_nouns = local_nouns or {}
+  local_verbs = local_verbs or {}
   local o = {}
   setmetatable(o, self)
   self.__index = self
@@ -93,6 +95,18 @@ function bc:init(my_address, local_nouns, local_verbs)
         end
         for i,noun in ipairs(message.nouns) do
           o.remote_nouns[noun] = remoteAddress
+          -- Check for potential dormant listeners
+          if o.remote_listeners[noun] ~= nil then
+            for id, listener in o.remote_listeners[noun]:iter() do
+              o.modem:send(remoteAddress, port, serializer.serialize({
+                ty=message_type.request_listening,
+                noun=noun,
+                query=listener.query,
+                qparam=listener.qparam,
+                id=id,
+              }))
+            end
+          end
         end
         -- Respond with own verbs and nouns
         local mynouns = {}
@@ -145,22 +159,27 @@ function bc:get_noun(n)
     return self.local_nouns[n]
   elseif self.remote_nouns[n] ~= nil then -- This noun is remote
     self.modem:send(self.remote_nouns[n], CFG_PORT, serializer.serialize({ty=message_type.request_noun, noun=n}))
-    while self._nr == nil do
+    if self._nr == nil then
-      -- Nothing, wait for response, TODO: Research performance impact
+      return nil
     end
     local value = self._nr
     self._nr = nil -- Reset
     return value
   else
-    error("Noun not found, Node might be offline")
+    -- Noun not found
+    return nil
   end
 end
 
+function bc:has_noun(n)
+  return self.local_nouns[n] ~= nil or self.remote_nouns[n] ~= nil
+end
+
 function bc:set_noun(n, value)
   if self.local_nouns[n] ~= nil then
     -- Call local listeners
     if self.local_listeners[n] ~= nil then
-      for listener in self.local_listeners[n]:iter() do
+      for id, listener in self.local_listeners[n]:iter() do
         if    (listener.query == "onchange" and self.local_nouns[n] ~= value)
            or (listener.query == "onrising" and self.local_nouns[n] < value)
            or (listener.query == "onfalling" and self.local_nouns[n] > value)
@@ -202,13 +221,19 @@ end
 function bc:call_verb(v, param)
   if self.local_verbs[v] ~= nil then
     self.local_verbs[v](self, param)
+    return true
   elseif self.remote_verbs[v] ~= nil then
     self.modem:send(self.remote_verbs[v], CFG_PORT, serializer.serialize({ty=message_type.call_verb, verb=v, param=param}))
+    return true
   else
-    error("Verb not found, Node might be offline")
+    return false
   end
 end
 
+function bc:has_verb(v)
+  return self.local_verbs[v] ~= nil or self.remote_verbs[v] ~= nil
+end
+
 function bc:listen_noun(n, query, qparam, callback)
   if self.local_nouns[n] ~= nil then -- Local listening
     self.local_listeners[n] = self.local_listeners[n] or List:new()
@@ -221,7 +246,10 @@ function bc:listen_noun(n, query, qparam, callback)
     self.modem:send(self.remote_nouns[n], CFG_PORT, serializer.serialize({ty=message_type.request_listening, noun=n, query=query, qparam=qparam, id=id}))
     return id
   else
-    error("Noun not found, Node might be offline")
+    -- Install it, with hope, that the node will come online later
+    self.remote_listeners[n] = self.remote_listeners[n] or List:new()
+    local id = self.remote_listeners[n]:insert({query=query, qparam=qparam, callback=callback})
+    return id
   end
 end
 
@@ -236,7 +264,7 @@ function bc:listen_cancel(n, id)
       self.modem:send(self.remote_nouns[n], CFG_PORT, serializer.serialize({ty=message_type.request_stop_listening, noun=n, id=id}))
     end
   else
-    error("Noun not found, Node might be offline")
+    error("Trying to cancel non existing listener")
   end
 end
 

modem.lua

@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ function modem:open(port)
 end
 
 function modem:send(address, port, msg)
+  if self.network[address] ~= nil then
     self.network[address](address, self.address, port, 0, msg)
   end
+end
 
 function modem:broadcast(port, msg)
   for addr in pairs(self.network) do
@@ -28,4 +30,8 @@ function modem:broadcast(port, msg)
   end
 end
 
+function modem:remove_self()
+  self.network[self.address] = nil
+end
+
 return modem

test_bc.lua

@@ -6,18 +6,20 @@ ser = require("serialization")
 module("test_bc", package.seeall, lunit.testcase)
 
 function test_init()
-  bci = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=false}, {["toggle_light"]=function() end})
+  local bci = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=false}, {["toggle_light"]=function() end})
+  assert_true(bci:has_noun("light"), "Nouns were not initialized")
+  assert_true(bci:has_verb("toggle_light"), "Verbs were not initialized")
 end
 
 function test_set_get_noun()
-  bci = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=true}, {["toggle_light"]=function() end})
+  local bci = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=true}, {["toggle_light"]=function() end})
   assert_equal(true, bci:get_noun("light"), "First get failed with wrong value")
   bci:set_noun("light", false)
   assert_equal(false, bci:get_noun("light"), "Second get failed with wrong value")
 end
 
 function test_request_noun()
-  bci = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=true}, {["toggle_light"]=function() end})
+  local bci = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=true}, {["toggle_light"]=function() end})
   local i = false
   local expct = true
   remote = require("modem"):init("some_addr", function(laddr, raddr, p, d, msg)
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ function test_request_noun()
 end
 
 function test_call_verb()
-  bci = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=true}, {["toggle_light"]=function(b)
+  local bci = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=true}, {["toggle_light"]=function(b)
     b:set_noun("light", not b:get_noun("light"))
   end})
   remote = require("modem"):init("some_addr", function(laddr, raddr, p, d, msg) end)
@@ -47,29 +49,29 @@ function test_call_verb()
 end
 
 function test_multinode_call_verb()
-  bc1 = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=true}, {["toggle_light"]=function(b)
+  local bc1 = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=true}, {["toggle_light"]=function(b)
     b:set_noun("light", not b:get_noun("light"))
   end})
-  bc2 = bc:init("a2", {}, {})
+  local bc2 = bc:init("a2", {}, {})
-  bc1:call_verb("toggle_light")
+  assert_true(bc1:call_verb("toggle_light"))
   assert_equal(false, bc1:get_noun("light"), "First verb invokation did not go to plan")
-  bc2:call_verb("toggle_light")
+  assert_true(bc2:call_verb("toggle_light"))
   assert_equal(true, bc1:get_noun("light"), "Second verb invokation did not go to plan")
 end
 
 function test_multinode_get_noun()
-  key = "foobar"
+  local key = "foobar"
-  bc1 = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=key}, {["toggle_light"]=function(b)
+  local bc1 = bc:init("a1", {["light"]=key}, {["toggle_light"]=function(b)
     b:set_noun("light", not b:get_noun("light"))
   end})
-  bc2 = bc:init("a2", {}, {})
+  local bc2 = bc:init("a2", {}, {})
   assert_equal(key, bc1:get_noun("light"), "Local get failed")
   assert_equal(key, bc2:get_noun("light"), "Remote get failed")
 end
 
 function test_multinode_listening()
-  bc1 = bc:init("a1", {["foo"]=123}, {})
+  local bc1 = bc:init("a1", {["foo"]=123}, {})
-  bc2 = bc:init("a2", {}, {})
+  local bc2 = bc:init("a2", {}, {})
   local i = false
   -- Local listening
   local id = bc1:listen_noun("foo", "onchange", nil, function(bc, foo)
@@ -93,11 +95,11 @@ function test_multinode_listening()
 end
 
 function test_listen_modes()
-  bci = bc:init("a1", {["noun"]=10}, {})
+  local bci = bc:init("a1", {["noun"]=10}, {})
   local i = false
   local id = 0
   -- onchange
-  id = bci:listen_noun("noun", "onchange", nil, function(bc, noun)
+  local id = bci:listen_noun("noun", "onchange", nil, function(bc, noun)
     i = true
   end)
   bci:set_noun("noun", 11)
@@ -154,3 +156,52 @@ function test_listen_modes()
   assert_true(i, "Listening \"onbelow\" failed(B)")
   bci:listen_cancel("noun", id)
 end
+
+function test_get_unknown_noun()
+  local bci = bc:init("a1")
+
+  assert_false(bci:has_noun("bar"))
+  assert_equal(nil, bci:get_noun("bar"))
+end
+
+function test_get_offline_node()
+  local bc1 = bc:init("a1")
+  local bc2 = bc:init("a2", {["foo"]=true})
+
+  -- Simulate node going offline
+  bc2.modem:remove_self()
+  bc2 = nil
+
+  local val = bc1:get_noun("foo")
+  assert_equal(nil, val)
+end
+
+function test_call_unknown_verb()
+  local bci = bc:init("a1")
+
+  assert_false(bci:has_verb("unknown"))
+  assert_equal(false, bci:call_verb("unknown"))
+end
+
+function test_install_listen_on_unknown_noun()
+  local bci = bc:init("a1")
+
+  assert_false(bci:has_noun("unknown"))
+  bci:listen_noun("unknown", "onchange", nil, function() end)
+end
+
+function test_late_install()
+  local bc1 = bc:init("a1")
+
+  local i = false
+
+  assert_false(bc1:has_noun("foo"))
+  bc1:listen_noun("foo", "onchange", nil, function()
+    i = true
+  end)
+
+  local bc2 = bc:init("a2", {["foo"] = 123})
+  bc2:set_noun("foo", 321)
+
+  assert_true(i, "Listener was not called")
+end