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Used exit() instead of die()
[hub.git] / application / hub / main / nodes / class_BaseHubNode.php
index 6549a51af4f47e6eafc3d867bb99324581310dc7..2eae02a2b7d3caa5731824439311909781ae0231 100644 (file)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @author             Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
  * @version            0.0.0
- * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 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 {
-       // Exception constants
-       const EXCEPTION_HUB_ALREADY_ANNOUNCED = 0xe00;
-
        /**
-        * Node id
+        * Node types
         */
-       private $nodeId = '';
+       const NODE_TYPE_BOOT    = 'boot';
+       const NODE_TYPE_MASTER  = 'master';
+       const NODE_TYPE_LIST    = 'list';
+       const NODE_TYPE_REGULAR = 'regular';
 
-       /**
-        * Session id
-        */
-       private $sessionId = '';
+       // Exception constants
+       const EXCEPTION_HUB_ALREADY_ANNOUNCED = 0xe00;
 
        /**
         * IP/port number of bootstrapping node
@@ -43,22 +41,28 @@ 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 the hub is active (true/false)
+        * Whether this node is anncounced (KEEP ON false!)
+        * @deprecated
         */
-       private $hubIsActive = false;
+       private $hubIsAnnounced = false;
 
        /**
-        * Wether this node is anncounced (KEEP ON false!)
+        * Whether this hub is active (default: false)
         */
-       private $hubIsAnnounced = false;
+       private $isActive = false;
+
+       /**
+        * Whether this node accepts announcements (default: false)
+        */
+       private $acceptAnnouncements = false;
 
        /**
         * Protected constructor
@@ -69,82 +73,90 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
        protected function __construct ($className) {
                // Call parent constructor
                parent::__construct($className);
+
+               // Init state which sets the state to 'init'
+               $this->initState();
        }
 
        /**
-        * Setter for node id
+        * Initializes the node's state which sets it to 'init'
         *
-        * @param       $nodeId         Our new node id
         * @return      void
         */
-       private final function setNodeId ($nodeId) {
-               $this->nodeId = (string) $nodeId;
+       private function initState() {
+               /*
+                * Get the state factory and create the initial state, we don't need
+                * the state instance here
+                */
+               NodeStateFactory::createNodeStateInstanceByName('init', $this);
        }
 
        /**
-        * Getter for node id
+        * Generates a private key and hashes it (for speeding up things)
         *
-        * @return      $nodeId         Our new node id
+        * @param       $searchInstance         An instance of a LocalSearchCriteria class
+        * @return void
         */
-       private final function getNodeId () {
-               return $this->nodeId;
-       }
+       private function generatePrivateKeyAndHash (LocalSearchCriteria $searchInstance) {
+               // Get an RNG instance (Random Number Generator)
+               $rngInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('rng_class');
 
-       /**
-        * Setter for listener pool instance
-        *
-        * @param       $listenerPoolInstance   Our new listener pool instance
-        * @return      void
-        */
-       private final function setListenerPoolInstance (PoolableListener $listenerPoolInstance) {
-               $this->listenerPoolInstance = $listenerPoolInstance;
-       }
+               // Generate a pseudo-random string
+               $randomString = $rngInstance->randomString(255) . ':' . $this->getBootIpPort()  . ':' . $this->getRequestInstance()->getRequestElement('mode');
 
-       /**
-        * Getter for listener pool instance
-        *
-        * @return      $listenerPoolInstance   Our current listener pool instance
-        */
-       public final function getListenerPoolInstance () {
-               return $this->listenerPoolInstance;
+               // Get a crypto instance
+               $cryptoInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('crypto_class');
+
+               // Hash and encrypt the string so we become a node id (also documented as "hub id")
+               $this->setPrivateKey($cryptoInstance->encryptString($randomString));
+               $this->setPrivateKeyHash($cryptoInstance->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->sessionId = (string) $sessionId;
+       private final function setQueryConnectorInstance (Connectable $connectorInstance) {
+               $this->queryConnectorInstance = $connectorInstance;
        }
 
        /**
-        * Getter for session id
+        * Getter for query instance
         *
-        * @return      $sessionId              Our new session id
+        * @return      $connectorInstance              Our new query instance
         */
-       public final function getSessionId () {
-               return $this->sessionId;
+       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;
        }
 
        /**
@@ -157,17 +169,17 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
        }
 
        /**
-        * 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);
 
@@ -180,20 +192,22 @@ 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;
@@ -215,14 +229,14 @@ 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 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(' ');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -230,16 +244,18 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
         * based on many pseudo-random data. On any later run, unless the id
         * got not removed from database, it will be restored from the database.
         *
+        * @param       $requestInstance        A Requestable class
+        * @param       $responseInstance       A Responseable class
         * @return      void
         */
-       public function bootstrapAcquireHubId () {
+       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);
@@ -256,7 +272,7 @@ 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');
@@ -267,23 +283,31 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                        // Get a crypto instance
                        $cryptoInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('crypto_class');
 
-                       // Hash and encrypt the string so we become a "node id" aka Hub-Id
+                       // Hash and encrypt the string so we become a node id (also documented as "hub id")
                        $this->setNodeId($cryptoInstance->hashString($cryptoInstance->encryptString($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 () {
+               // 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 an RNG instance
                $rngInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('rng_class');
 
@@ -300,10 +324,63 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                $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);
+               }
        }
 
        /**
@@ -313,7 +390,7 @@ 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)));
@@ -321,8 +398,14 @@ 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');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -344,6 +427,12 @@ 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
        }
 
        /**
@@ -383,31 +472,17 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                $this->getResultInstance()->add2UpdateQueue($updateInstance);
        }
 
-       /**
-        * Getter for $hubIsActive attribute
-        *
-        * @return      $hubIsActive    Wether the hub is activer
-        */
-       public final function isHubActive () {
-               return $this->hubIsActive;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Setter for $hubIsActive attribute
-        *
-        * @param       $hubIsActive    Wether the hub is activer
-        */
-       public final function enableHubIsActive ($hubIsActive = true) {
-               $this->hubIsActive = $hubIsActive;
-       }
-
        /**
         * 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
+        * @todo        Change the first if() block to check for a specific state
         */
        public function announceSelfToUpperNodes (Taskable $taskInstance) {
                // Is this hub node announced?
@@ -416,10 +491,54 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                        throw new HubAlreadyAnnouncedException($this, self::EXCEPTION_HUB_ALREADY_ANNOUNCED);
                } // END - if
 
+               // Debug output
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB-Announcement: START (taskInstance=' . $taskInstance->__toString(). ')');
+
                // Get a helper instance
-               $helperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('hub_descriptor_class', array($this));
+               $helperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('hub_announcement_helper_class');
+
+               // Load the announcement descriptor
+               $helperInstance->loadDescriptorXml();
 
-               die("\n");
+               // Compile all variables
+               $helperInstance->getTemplateInstance()->compileConfigInVariables();
+
+               // "Publish" the descriptor by sending it to the bootstrap/list nodes
+               $helperInstance->sendPackage($this);
+
+               // Change the state, this should be the last line except debug output
+               $this->getStateInstance()->nodeAnnouncedToUpperHubs();
+
+               // Debug output
+               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();
+
+               // Compile all variables
+               $helperInstance->getTemplateInstance()->compileConfigInVariables();
+
+               // And send the package away
+               $helperInstance->sendPackage($this);
+
+               // Debug output
+               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('HUB: Self Connection: FINISHED');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -430,10 +549,10 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
         * @param       $responseInstance       A Responseable class
         * @return      void
         */
-       public function activateHub (Requestable $requestInstance, Responseable $responseInstance) {
-               // Checks wether a listener is still active and shuts it down if one
-               // is still listening
-               if (($this->determineIfListenerIsActive()) && ($this->isHubActive())) {
+       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->isNodeActive())) {
                        // Shutdown them down before they can hurt anything
                        $this->shutdownListenerPool();
                } // END - if
@@ -446,7 +565,7 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
 
                // ----------------------- Last step from here ------------------------
                // Activate the hub. This is ALWAYS the last step in this method
-               $this->enableHubIsActive();
+               $this->getStateInstance()->nodeIsActivated();
                // ---------------------- Last step until here ------------------------
        }
 
@@ -457,7 +576,7 @@ 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)));
@@ -467,6 +586,11 @@ 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
@@ -489,6 +613,11 @@ 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
@@ -507,7 +636,7 @@ 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.');
        }
 
        /**
@@ -517,7 +646,7 @@ 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
                $wrapperInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('node_list_db_wrapper_class');
@@ -538,14 +667,109 @@ class BaseHubNode extends BaseHubSystem implements Updateable {
                if ($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;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Enables (default) or disables isActive flag
+        *
+        * @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 final function isAcceptingAnnouncements () {
+               // Check it (this node must be active and not shutdown!)
+               $acceptAnnouncements = (($this->acceptAnnouncements === true) && ($this->isNodeActive()));
+
+               // Return it
+               return $acceptAnnouncements;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Checks whether this node has attempted to announce itself
+        *
+        * @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 ifNodeHasAnnounced () {
+               // Simply check the state of this node
+               $hasAnnounced = ($this->getStateInstance() instanceof NodeAnnouncedState);
+
+               // Return it
+               return $hasAnnounced;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * 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;
+       }
+       
+       
+       /**
+        * "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
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function handleAnswerStatusByMessageData (array $messageData) {
+               exit('messageData=' . print_r($messageData, true));
        }
 }