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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @author             Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
  * @version            0.0.0
- * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009, 2010 Hub Developer Team
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2012 Hub Developer Team
  * @license            GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
  * @link               http://www.ship-simu.org
  *
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
+       /**
+        * Node types
+        */
+       const NODE_TYPE_BOOT    = 'boot';
+       const NODE_TYPE_MASTER  = 'master';
+       const NODE_TYPE_LIST    = 'list';
+       const NODE_TYPE_REGULAR = 'regular';
+
        // Exception constants
        const EXCEPTION_HUB_ALREADY_ANNOUNCED = 0xe00;
 
+       // Other constants
+       const OBJECT_LIST_SEPARATOR = ',';
+
        /**
         * IP/port number of bootstrapping node
         */
@@ -33,23 +44,28 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
        /**
         * Query connector instance
         */
-       private $connectorInstance = null;
+       private $queryConnectorInstance = NULL;
 
        /**
-        * Listener pool instance
+        * Queue connector instance
         */
-       private $listenerPoolInstance = null;
+       private $queueConnectorInstance = NULL;
 
        /**
-        * Wether this node is anncounced (KEEP ON false!)
+        * Whether this node is anncounced (KEEP ON false!)
         * @deprecated
         */
        private $hubIsAnnounced = false;
 
        /**
-        * State instance
+        * Whether this hub is active (default: false)
+        */
+       private $isActive = false;
+
+       /**
+        * Whether this node accepts announcements (default: false)
         */
-       private $stateInstance = null;
+       private $acceptAnnouncements = false;
 
        /**
         * Protected constructor
@@ -61,6 +77,12 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                // Call parent constructor
                parent::__construct($className);
 
+               // Get a crypto instance
+               $cryptoInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('crypto_class');
+
+               // Set it here
+               $this->setCryptoInstance($cryptoInstance);
+
                // Init state which sets the state to 'init'
                $this->initState();
        }
@@ -71,106 +93,95 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
         * @return      void
         */
        private function initState() {
-               // Get the state factory and create the initial state, we don't need
-               // the state instance here
-               StateFactory::createStateInstanceByName('init', $this);
+               /*
+                * Get the state factory and create the initial state, we don't need
+                * the state instance here
+                */
+               NodeStateFactory::createNodeStateInstanceByName('init', $this);
        }
 
        /**
-        * Setter for node id
+        * Generates a random string from various data inluding UUID if PECL
+        * extension uuid is installed.
         *
-        * @param       $nodeId         Our new node id
-        * @return      void
+        * @param       $length                 Length of the random part
+        * @return      $randomString   Random string
+        * @todo        Make this code more generic and move it to CryptoHelper or
         */
-       private final function setNodeId ($nodeId) {
-               // Set it config now
-               $this->getConfigInstance()->setConfigEntry('node_id', (string) $nodeId);
-       }
+       protected function generateRamdomString ($length) {
+               // Get an RNG instance
+               $rngInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('rng_class');
 
-       /**
-        * Getter for node id
-        *
-        * @return      $nodeId         Current node id
-        */
-       private final function getNodeId () {
-               // Get it from config
-               return $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('node_id');
-       }
+               // Generate a pseudo-random string
+               $randomString = $rngInstance->randomString($length) . ':' . $this->getBootIpPort() . ':' . $this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode');
 
-       /**
-        * Setter for listener pool instance
-        *
-        * @param       $listenerPoolInstance   Our new listener pool instance
-        * @return      void
-        */
-       private final function setListenerPoolInstance (PoolableListener $listenerPoolInstance) {
-               $this->listenerPoolInstance = $listenerPoolInstance;
-       }
+               // Add UUID for even more entropy for the hasher
+               $randomString .= $this->getCryptoInstance()->createUuid();
 
-       /**
-        * Getter for listener pool instance
-        *
-        * @return      $listenerPoolInstance   Our current listener pool instance
-        */
-       public final function getListenerPoolInstance () {
-               return $this->listenerPoolInstance;
+               // Return it
+               return $randomString;
        }
 
        /**
-        * Setter for state instance
+        * Generates a private key and hashes it (for speeding up things)
         *
-        * @param       $stateInstance  Node's current state instance
-        * @return      void
+        * @param       $searchInstance         An instance of a LocalSearchCriteria class
+        * @return void
         */
-       public final function setStateInstance (Stateable $stateInstance) {
-               $this->stateInstance = $stateInstance;
-       }
+       private function generatePrivateKeyAndHash (LocalSearchCriteria $searchInstance) {
+               // Generate a pseudo-random string
+               $randomString = $this->generateRandomString(255);
 
-       /**
-        * Getter for state instance
-        *
-        * @return      $stateInstance  Node's current state instance
-        */
-       public final function getStateInstance () {
-               return $this->stateInstance;
+               // Hash and encrypt the string so we become a node id (also documented as "hub id")
+               $this->setPrivateKey($this->getCryptoInstance()->encryptString($randomString));
+               $this->setPrivateKeyHash($this->getCryptoInstance()->hashString($this->getPrivateKey()));
+
+               // Get a wrapper instance
+               $wrapperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('node_info_db_wrapper_class');
+
+               // Register the node id with our wrapper
+               $wrapperInstance->registerPrivateKey($this, $this->getRequestInstance(), $searchInstance);
+
+               // Output message
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Created new private key with hash: ' . $this->getPrivateKeyHash() . '');
        }
 
        /**
-        * Setter for session id
+        * Setter for query instance
         *
-        * @param       $sessionId              Our new session id
+        * @param       $connectorInstance              Our new query instance
         * @return      void
         */
-       private final function setSessionId ($sessionId) {
-               $this->getConfigInstance()->setConfigEntry('session_id', (string) $sessionId);
+       private final function setQueryConnectorInstance (Connectable $connectorInstance) {
+               $this->queryConnectorInstance = $connectorInstance;
        }
 
        /**
-        * Getter for session id
+        * Getter for query instance
         *
-        * @return      $sessionId              Current session id
+        * @return      $connectorInstance              Our new query instance
         */
-       public final function getSessionId () {
-               return $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('session_id');
+       public final function getQueryConnectorInstance () {
+               return $this->queryConnectorInstance;
        }
 
        /**
-        * Setter for query instance
+        * Setter for queue instance
         *
-        * @param       $connectorInstance              Our new query instance
+        * @param       $connectorInstance              Our new queue instance
         * @return      void
         */
-       private final function setQueryConnectorInstance (Connectable $connectorInstance) {
-               $this->connectorInstance = $connectorInstance;
+       private final function setQueueConnectorInstance (Connectable $connectorInstance) {
+               $this->queueConnectorInstance = $connectorInstance;
        }
 
        /**
-        * Getter for query instance
+        * Getter for queue instance
         *
-        * @return      $connectorInstance              Our new query instance
+        * @return      $connectorInstance              Our new queue instance
         */
-       public final function getQueryConnectorInstance () {
-               return $this->connectorInstance;
+       public final function getQueueConnectorInstance () {
+               return $this->queueConnectorInstance;
        }
 
        /**
@@ -183,37 +194,17 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
        }
 
        /**
-        * "Getter" for a printable state name
-        */
-       public final function getPrintableState () {
-               // Default is 'null'
-               $stateName = 'null';
-
-               // Get the state instance
-               $stateInstance = $this->getStateInstance();
-
-               // Is it an instance of Stateable?
-               if ($stateInstance instanceof Stateable) {
-                       // Then use that state name
-                       $stateName = $stateInstance->getStateName();
-               } // END - if
-
-               // Return result
-               return $stateName;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Checks wether the given IP address matches one of the bootstrapping nodes
+        * Checks whether the given IP address matches one of the bootstrapping nodes
         *
         * @param       $remoteAddr             IP address to checkout against our bootstrapping list
-        * @return      $isFound                Wether the IP is found
+        * @return      $isFound                Whether the IP is found
         */
        protected function ifAddressMatchesBootstrappingNodes ($remoteAddr) {
                // By default nothing is found
                $isFound = false;
 
                // Run through all configured IPs
-               foreach (explode(',', $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('hub_bootstrap_nodes')) as $ipPort) {
+               foreach (explode(BaseHubSystem::BOOTSTRAP_NODES_SEPARATOR, $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('hub_bootstrap_nodes')) as $ipPort) {
                        // Split it up in IP/port
                        $ipPortArray = explode(':', $ipPort);
 
@@ -226,20 +217,22 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                                $this->bootIpPort = $ipPort;
 
                                // Output message
-                               $this->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: ' . __FUNCTION__ . '[' . __LINE__ . ']: IP matches remote address ' . $ipPort . '.');
+                               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: ' . __FUNCTION__ . '[' . __LINE__ . ']: IP matches remote address ' . $ipPort . '.');
 
                                // Stop further searching
                                break;
                        } elseif ($ipPortArray[0] == $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('node_listen_addr')) {
-                               // IP matches listen address. At this point we really don't care
-                               // if we can also listen on that address!
+                               /*
+                                * IP matches listen address. At this point we really don't care
+                                * if we can really listen on that address
+                                */
                                $isFound = true;
 
                                // Remember the port number
                                $this->bootIpPort = $ipPort;
 
                                // Output message
-                               $this->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: ' . __FUNCTION__ . '[' . __LINE__ . ']: IP matches listen address ' . $ipPort . '.');
+                               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: ' . __FUNCTION__ . '[' . __LINE__ . ']: IP matches listen address ' . $ipPort . '.');
 
                                // Stop further searching
                                break;
@@ -261,14 +254,14 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                $app = $this->getApplicationInstance();
 
                // Output all lines
-               $this->debugOutput(' ');
-               $this->debugOutput($app->getAppName() . ' v' . $app->getAppVersion() . ' - ' . $this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode') . ' mode active');
-               $this->debugOutput('Copyright (c) 2007 - 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009, 2010 Hub Developer Team');
-               $this->debugOutput(' ');
-               $this->debugOutput('This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details see docs/COPYING.');
-               $this->debugOutput('This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain');
-               $this->debugOutput('conditions; see docs/COPYING for details.');
-               $this->debugOutput(' ');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput(' ');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput($app->getAppName() . ' v' . $app->getAppVersion() . ' - ' . $this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode') . ' mode active');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('Copyright (c) 2007 - 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2012 Hub Developer Team');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput(' ');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details see docs/COPYING.');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('conditions; see docs/COPYING for details.');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput(' ');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -280,14 +273,14 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
         * @param       $responseInstance       A Responseable class
         * @return      void
         */
-       public function bootstrapAcquireHubId (Requestable $requestInstance, Responseable $responseInstance) {
+       public function bootstrapAcquireNodeId (Requestable $requestInstance, Responseable $responseInstance) {
                // Get a wrapper instance
                $wrapperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('node_info_db_wrapper_class');
 
                // Now get a search criteria instance
                $searchInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('search_criteria_class');
 
-               // Search for the node number zero which is hard-coded the default
+               // Search for the node number one which is hard-coded the default
                $searchInstance->addCriteria(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_NODE_NR, 1);
                $searchInstance->addCriteria(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_NODE_TYPE, $this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode'));
                $searchInstance->setLimit(1);
@@ -304,59 +297,105 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                        $this->setNodeId($this->getField(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_NODE_ID));
 
                        // Output message
-                       $this->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Re-using found node-id: ' . $this->getNodeId() . '');
+                       self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Re-using found node-id: ' . $this->getNodeId() . '');
                } else {
-                       // Get an RNG instance (Random Number Generator)
-                       $rngInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('rng_class');
-
                        // Generate a pseudo-random string
-                       $randomString = $rngInstance->randomString(255) . ':' . $this->getBootIpPort()  . ':' . $this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode');
-
-                       // Get a crypto instance
-                       $cryptoInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('crypto_class');
+                       $randomString = $this->generateRandomString(255);
 
-                       // Hash and encrypt the string so we become a "node id" aka Hub-Id
-                       $this->setNodeId($cryptoInstance->hashString($cryptoInstance->encryptString($randomString)));
+                       // Hash and encrypt the string so we become a node id (also documented as "hub id")
+                       $this->setNodeId($this->getCryptoInstance()->hashString($this->getCryptoInstance()->encryptString($randomString)));
 
                        // Register the node id with our wrapper
                        $wrapperInstance->registerNodeId($this, $this->getRequestInstance());
 
                        // Output message
-                       $this->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Created new node-id: ' . $this->getNodeId() . '');
+                       self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Created new node-id: ' . $this->getNodeId() . '');
                }
        }
 
        /**
-        * Generates a session id which will be sent to the other hubs and clients
+        * Generates a session id which will be sent to the other hubs and peers
         *
         * @return      void
         */
        public function bootstrapGenerateSessionId () {
-               // Get an RNG instance
-               $rngInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('rng_class');
+               // Now get a search criteria instance
+               $searchInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('search_criteria_class');
 
-               // Generate a pseudo-random string
-               $randomString = $rngInstance->randomString(255) . ':' . $this->getBootIpPort() . ':' . $this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode');
+               // Search for the node number one which is hard-coded the default
+               $searchInstance->addCriteria(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_NODE_NR, 1);
+               $searchInstance->addCriteria(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_NODE_TYPE, $this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode'));
+               $searchInstance->setLimit(1);
 
-               // Get a crypto instance
-               $cryptoInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('crypto_class');
+               // Get a random string
+               $randomString = $this->generateRamdomString(255);
 
                // Hash and encrypt the string so we become a "node id" aka Hub-Id
-               $this->setSessionId($cryptoInstance->hashString($cryptoInstance->encryptString($randomString)));
+               $this->setSessionId($this->getCryptoInstance()->hashString($this->getCryptoInstance()->encryptString($randomString)));
 
                // Get a wrapper instance
                $wrapperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('node_info_db_wrapper_class');
 
                // Register the node id with our wrapper
-               $wrapperInstance->registerSessionId($this, $this->getRequestInstance());
+               $wrapperInstance->registerSessionId($this, $this->getRequestInstance(), $searchInstance);
 
                // Output message
-               $this->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Created new session-id: ' . $this->getSessionId() . '');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Created new session-id: ' . $this->getSessionId() . '');
 
                // Change the state because the node has auired a hub id
                $this->getStateInstance()->nodeGeneratedSessionId();
        }
 
+       /**
+        * Generate a private key for en-/decryption
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function bootstrapGeneratePrivateKey () {
+               // Get a wrapper instance
+               $wrapperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('node_info_db_wrapper_class');
+
+               // Now get a search criteria instance
+               $searchInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('search_criteria_class');
+
+               // Search for the node number one which is hard-coded the default
+               $searchInstance->addCriteria(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_NODE_NR, 1);
+               $searchInstance->addCriteria(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_NODE_TYPE, $this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode'));
+               $searchInstance->setLimit(1);
+
+               // Get a result back
+               $resultInstance = $wrapperInstance->doSelectByCriteria($searchInstance);
+
+               // Is it valid?
+               if ($resultInstance->next()) {
+                       // Save the result instance in this class
+                       $this->setResultInstance($resultInstance);
+
+                       // Is the element set?
+                       if (is_null($this->getField(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_PRIVATE_KEY))) {
+                               /*
+                                * Auto-generate the private key for e.g. out-dated database
+                                * "tables". This allows a smooth update for the underlaying
+                                * database table.
+                                */
+                               $this->generatePrivateKeyAndHash($searchInstance);
+                       } else {
+                               // Get the node id from result and set it
+                               $this->setPrivateKey(base64_decode($this->getField(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_PRIVATE_KEY)));
+                               $this->setPrivateKeyHash($this->getField(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_PRIVATE_KEY_HASH));
+
+                               // Output message
+                               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Re-using found private key hash: ' . $this->getPrivateKeyHash() . '');
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       /*
+                        * Generate it in a private method (no confusion with 'private
+                        * method access' and 'private key' here! ;-)).
+                        */
+                       $this->generatePrivateKeyAndHash($searchInstance);
+               }
+       }
+
        /**
         * Initializes queues which every node needs
         *
@@ -364,7 +403,7 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
         */
        protected function initGenericQueues () {
                // Debug message
-               $this->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Initialize queues: START');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Initialize queues: START');
 
                // Set the query connector instance
                $this->setQueryConnectorInstance(ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('query_connector_class', array($this)));
@@ -372,8 +411,14 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                // Run a test query
                $this->getQueryConnectorInstance()->doTestQuery();
 
+               // Set the queue connector instance
+               $this->setQueueConnectorInstance(ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('queue_connector_class', array($this)));
+
+               // Run a test queue
+               $this->getQueueConnectorInstance()->doTestQueue();
+
                // Debug message
-               $this->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Initialize queues: FINISHED');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('BOOTSTRAP: Initialize queues: FINISHED');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -395,6 +440,12 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                if ($this->getSessionId() != '') {
                        $criteriaInstance->addCriteria(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_SESSION_ID, $this->getSessionId());
                } // END - if
+
+               // Add the private key if acquired
+               if ($this->getPrivateKey() != '') {
+                       $criteriaInstance->addCriteria(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_PRIVATE_KEY, base64_encode($this->getPrivateKey()));
+                       $criteriaInstance->addCriteria(NodeInformationDatabaseWrapper::DB_COLUMN_PRIVATE_KEY_HASH, $this->getPrivateKeyHash());
+               } // END - if
        }
 
        /**
@@ -436,43 +487,71 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
 
        /**
         * Announces this hub to the upper (bootstrap or list) hubs. After this is
-        * successfully done the given task is unregistered from the handler.
+        * successfully done the given task is unregistered from the handler. This
+        * might look a bit overloaded here but the announcement phase isn't a
+        * simple "Hello there" message, it may later on also contain more
+        * informations like the object list.
         *
         * @param       $taskInstance   The task instance running this announcement
         * @return      void
-        * @throws      HubAlreadyAnnouncedException    If this hub is already announced
+        * @throws      NodeAlreadyAnnouncedException   If this hub is already announced
         * @todo        Change the first if() block to check for a specific state
         */
        public function announceSelfToUpperNodes (Taskable $taskInstance) {
                // Is this hub node announced?
                if ($this->hubIsAnnounced === true) {
                        // Already announced!
-                       throw new HubAlreadyAnnouncedException($this, self::EXCEPTION_HUB_ALREADY_ANNOUNCED);
+                       throw new NodeAlreadyAnnouncedException($this, self::EXCEPTION_HUB_ALREADY_ANNOUNCED);
                } // END - if
 
                // Debug output
-               $this->debugOutput('HUB: Self-announcement: START (taskInstance=' . $taskInstance->__toString(). ')');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB-Announcement: START (taskInstance=' . $taskInstance->__toString(). ')');
 
                // Get a helper instance
-               $helperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('hub_announcement_helper_class', array($this));
+               $helperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('hub_announcement_helper_class');
 
                // Load the announcement descriptor
-               $helperInstance->loadAnnouncementDescriptor();
-
-               // Set some dummy configuration entries, e.g. node_status
-               $this->getConfigInstance()->setConfigEntry('node_status', $this->getStateInstance()->getStateName());
+               $helperInstance->loadDescriptorXml($this);
 
                // Compile all variables
                $helperInstance->getTemplateInstance()->compileConfigInVariables();
 
                // "Publish" the descriptor by sending it to the bootstrap/list nodes
-               $helperInstance->publishAnnouncementDescriptor();
+               $helperInstance->sendPackage($this);
 
                // Change the state, this should be the last line except debug output
                $this->getStateInstance()->nodeAnnouncedToUpperHubs();
 
                // Debug output
-               $this->debugOutput('HUB: Self-announcement: FINISHED');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB-Announcement: FINISHED');
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Does a self-connect attempt on the public IP address. This should make
+        * it sure, we are reachable from outside world. For this kind of package we
+        * don't need that overload we have in the announcement phase.
+        *
+        * @param       $taskInstance   The task instance running this announcement
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function doSelfConnection (Taskable $taskInstance) {
+               // Debug output
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB: Self Connection: START (taskInstance=' . $taskInstance->__toString(). ')');
+
+               // Get a helper instance
+               $helperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('hub_self_connect_helper_class', array($this));
+
+               // Load the descriptor (XML) file
+               $helperInstance->loadDescriptorXml($this);
+
+               // Compile all variables
+               $helperInstance->getTemplateInstance()->compileConfigInVariables();
+
+               // And send the package away
+               $helperInstance->sendPackage($this);
+
+               // Debug output
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB: Self Connection: FINISHED');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -483,10 +562,10 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
         * @param       $responseInstance       A Responseable class
         * @return      void
         */
-       public function activateHub (Requestable $requestInstance, Responseable $responseInstance) {
-               // Checks wether a listener is still active and shuts it down if one
+       public function activateNode (Requestable $requestInstance, Responseable $responseInstance) {
+               // Checks whether a listener is still active and shuts it down if one
                // is still listening.
-               if (($this->determineIfListenerIsActive()) && ($this->determineIfHubIsActive())) {
+               if (($this->determineIfListenerIsActive()) && ($this->isNodeActive())) {
                        // Shutdown them down before they can hurt anything
                        $this->shutdownListenerPool();
                } // END - if
@@ -510,7 +589,7 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
         */
        public function initializeListenerPool () {
                // Debug output
-               $this->debugOutput('HUB: Initialize listener: START');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB: Initialize listener: START');
 
                // Get a new pool instance
                $this->setListenerPoolInstance(ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('listener_pool_class', array($this)));
@@ -520,6 +599,11 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
 
                // Setup address and port
                $listenerInstance->setListenAddressByConfiguration('node_listen_addr');
+
+               /*
+                * All nodes can now use the same configuration entry because it can be
+                * customized in config-local.php.
+                */
                $listenerInstance->setListenPortByConfiguration('node_tcp_listen_port');
 
                // Initialize the listener
@@ -542,6 +626,11 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
 
                // Setup address and port
                $listenerInstance->setListenAddressByConfiguration('node_listen_addr');
+
+               /*
+                * All nodes can now use the same configuration entry because it can be
+                * customized in config-local.php.
+                */
                $listenerInstance->setListenPortByConfiguration('node_udp_listen_port');
 
                // Initialize the listener
@@ -560,7 +649,7 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                $this->getListenerPoolInstance()->addListener($decoratorInstance);
 
                // Debug output
-               $this->debugOutput('HUB: Initialize listener: FINISHED.');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB: Initialize listener: FINISHED.');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -570,7 +659,7 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
         */
        public function bootstrapRestoreNodeList () {
                // Debug output
-               $this->debugOutput('HUB: Restore node list: START');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB: Restore node list: START');
 
                // Get a wrapper instance
                $wrapperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('node_list_db_wrapper_class');
@@ -591,64 +680,179 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                if ($resultInstance->next()) {
                        $this->partialStub('Do something for restoring the list.');
                        // Output message
-                       //$this->debugOutput('HUB: ');
+                       //self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB: ');
                } else {
                        // No previously saved node list found!
-                       $this->debugOutput('HUB: No previously saved node list found. This is fine.');
+                       self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB: No previously saved node list found. This is fine.');
                }
 
                // Debug output
-               $this->debugOutput('HUB: Restore node list: FINISHED.');
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB: Restore node list: FINISHED.');
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for isActive attribute
+        *
+        * @return      $isActive       Whether the hub is active
+        */
+       public final function isNodeActive () {
+               return $this->isActive;
        }
 
        /**
-        * Determines wether the hub is active by checking its current state
+        * Enables (default) or disables isActive flag
         *
-        * @return      $isActive       Wether the hub is active
+        * @param       $isActive       Whether the hub is active
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function enableIsActive ($isActive = true) {
+               $this->isActive = (bool) $isActive;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Checks whether this node accepts announcements
+        *
+        * @return      $acceptAnnouncements    Whether this node accepts announcements
         */
-       public function determineIfHubIsActive () {
-               // Check the state
-               // @TODO Add more states e.g. 'firewalled', 'senior'
-               $isActive = ($this->getStateInstance() instanceof NodeActiveState);
+       public final function isAcceptingAnnouncements () {
+               // Check it (this node must be active and not shutdown!)
+               $acceptAnnouncements = (($this->acceptAnnouncements === true) && ($this->isNodeActive()));
 
-               // Return value
-               return $isActive;
+               // Return it
+               return $acceptAnnouncements;
        }
 
        /**
-        * Returns a singleton network package instance. If an instance is found in
-        * the registry it will be returned, else a new instance is created and
-        * stored in the same registry entry.
+        * Checks whether this node has attempted to announce itself
         *
-        * @param       $compressorInstance             A Compressor instance
-        * @return      $packageInstance        A network package instance
+        * @return      $hasAnnounced   Whether this node has attempted to announce itself
+        * @todo        Add checking if this node has been announced to the sender node
         */
-       public function createPackageInstance (Compressor $compressorInstance) {
-               // Do we have an instance in the registry?
-               if (Registry::getRegistry()->instanceExists('network_package')) {
-                       // Then use this instance
-                       $packageInstance = Registry::getRegistry()->getInstance('network_package');
-               } else {
-                       /**
-                        * Prepare the compressor for our package, GZIP should be fine but we
-                        * keep it open here so you can experiment with the settings and don't
-                        * need to touch any code.
-                        */
-                       $compressorInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('raw_package_compressor_class');
+       public function ifNodeHasAnnounced () {
+               // Debug message
+               /* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('NODE: ifNodeHasAnnounced(): state=' . $this->getStateInstance()->getStateName());
 
-                       // Prepare the decorator compressor (for later flawless and easy updates)
-                       $compressorInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('deco_package_compressor_class', array($compressorInstance));
+               // Simply check the state of this node
+               $hasAnnounced = ($this->getStateInstance() instanceof NodeAnnouncedState);
 
-                       // Now prepare the network package for delivery so only need to do this
-                       // once just before the "big announcement loop".
-                       $packageInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('network_package_class', array($compressorInstance));
+               // Debug message
+               /* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('NODE: ifNodeHasAnnounced(): hasAnnounced=' . intval($hasAnnounced));
 
-                       // Set the instance in registry for further use
-                       Registry::getRegistry()->addInstance('network_package', $packageInstance);
-               }
+               // Return it
+               return $hasAnnounced;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Checks whether this node has attempted to announce itself and completed it
+        *
+        * @return      $hasAnnouncementCompleted       Whether this node has attempted to announce itself and completed it
+        * @todo        Add checking if this node has been announced to the sender node
+        */
+       public function ifNodeHasAnnouncementCompleted () {
+               // Debug message
+               /* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('NODE: ifNodeHasAnnouncementCompleted(): state=' . $this->getStateInstance()->getStateName());
+
+               // Simply check the state of this node
+               $hasAnnouncementCompleted = ($this->getStateInstance() instanceof NodeAnnouncementCompletedState);
+
+               // Debug message
+               /* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('NODE: ifNodeHasAnnouncementCompleted(): hasAnnouncementCompleted=' . intval($hasAnnouncementCompleted));
+
+               // Return it
+               return $hasAnnouncementCompleted;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Enables whether this node accepts announcements
+        *
+        * @param       $acceptAnnouncements    Whether this node accepts announcements (default: true)
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function enableAcceptingAnnouncements ($acceptAnnouncements = true) {
+               $this->acceptAnnouncements = $acceptAnnouncements;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Checks wether this node is accepting node-list requests
+        *
+        * @return      $acceptsRequest         Wether this node accepts node-list requests
+        */
+       public function isAcceptingNodeListRequests () {
+               /*
+                * Only 'regular' nodes does not accept such requests, checking
+                * HubRegularNode is faster, but if e.g. HubRegularI2PNode will be
+                * added then the next check will be true.
+                */
+               $acceptsRequest = ((!$this instanceof HubRegularNode) && ($this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode') != self::NODE_TYPE_REGULAR));
+
+               // Return it
+               return $acceptsRequest;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * "Getter" for address:port combination
+        *
+        * @param       $handlerInstance        An instance of a Networkable class
+        * @return      $addressPort            A address:port combination for this node
+        */
+       public final function getAddressPort (Networkable $handlerInstance) {
+               // Construct config entry
+               $configEntry = 'node_' . $handlerInstance->getHandlerName() . '_listen_port';
+
+               // Get IP and port
+               $addressPort = $this->getConfigInstance()->detectServerAddress() . ':' . $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry($configEntry);
+
+               // Return it
+               return $addressPort;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Updates/refreshes node data (e.g. status).
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        * @todo        Find more to do here
+        */
+       public function updateNodeData () {
+               // Set some dummy configuration entries, e.g. node_status
+               $this->getConfigInstance()->setConfigEntry('node_status', $this->getStateInstance()->getStateName());
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Handles message answer by given data array
+        *
+        * @param       $messageData            A valid answer message data array
+        * @param       $packageInstance        An instance of a Receivable class
+        * @return      void
+        * @todo        Handle thrown exception
+        */
+       public function handleAnswerStatusByMessageData (array $messageData, Receivable $packageInstance) {
+               // Is it not empty?
+               assert(!empty($messageData[NetworkPackage::MESSAGE_DATA_ANSWER_STATUS]));
+
+               // Construct configuration entry for handling class' name
+               $classConfigEntry = strtolower($messageData[NetworkPackage::MESSAGE_ARRAY_TYPE] . '_status_' . $messageData[NetworkPackage::MESSAGE_DATA_ANSWER_STATUS]) . '_handler_class';
+
+               // Try to get a class
+               $handlerInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName($classConfigEntry);
+
+               // Handle it there
+               $handlerInstance->handleAnswerMessageData($messageData, $packageInstance);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * "Getter" for an array of all accepted object types
+        *
+        * @return      $objectList             Array of all accepted object types
+        */
+       public function getListFromAcceptedObjectTypes () {
+               // Get registry instance
+               $objectRegistryInstance = ObjectTypeRegistryFactory::createObjectTypeRegistryInstance();
+
+               // Get all entries
+               $objectList = $objectRegistryInstance->getEntries(XmlObjectRegistryTemplateEngine::OBJECT_TYPE_DATA_NAME);
 
-               // Return the instance
-               return $packageInstance;
+               // ... and return it
+               return $objectList;
        }
 }