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wild-pc/castle-api/src/castle_api/nats_client.py
Paul Payne 6c00a9d33c feat(mesh): NATS JetStream transport replacing MQTT
Replace the Mosquitto/paho mesh transport with NATS JetStream KV:
- mesh_wire.py: transport-agnostic registry (de)serialization (secret-stripped)
- nats_client.py: async CastleNATSClient — registry in the castle-registry KV
  bucket, heartbeat liveness, delete-on-stop offline, watch-driven mesh state
- rewire main/config/models/nodes; MeshStatus -> connected/nats_url
- frontend MeshStatus + MeshPanel to the new fields
- drop paho-mqtt/mqtt_client + _mqtt._tcp mDNS browse; add nats-py
- keep the secret-stripping invariant; mDNS peer discovery retained

Single-node verified; two-node parity pending the second node.
2026-07-07 04:55:02 -07:00

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"""NATS JetStream client for inter-node mesh coordination.
Replaces the MQTT transport. State lives in a JetStream **KV bucket** rather than
retained MQTT messages:
castle-registry — key=<hostname>, value=secret-stripped NodeRegistry JSON
Lifecycle:
* on connect: ensure the bucket, PUT our registry, seed local state from every
existing key, then watch the bucket for peer changes.
* heartbeat: re-PUT our registry every HEARTBEAT_SEC so peers refresh their
last-seen clock (crash liveness rides the existing stale-TTL).
* graceful stop: DELETE our key → peers get an immediate offline signal.
Being asyncio-native, the watch callback calls ``broadcast`` directly — no
cross-thread ``run_coroutine_threadsafe`` hop (which the paho client needed).
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import asyncio
import contextlib
import logging
import nats
from nats.js.api import KeyValueConfig
from castle_core.registry import NodeRegistry
from castle_api.mesh import mesh_state
from castle_api.mesh_wire import json_to_registry, registry_to_json
from castle_api.stream import broadcast
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
REGISTRY_BUCKET = "castle-registry"
HEARTBEAT_SEC = 30.0
PRUNE_SEC = 30.0
class CastleNATSClient:
"""Async NATS/JetStream mesh client."""
def __init__(
self,
local_hostname: str,
local_registry: NodeRegistry,
servers: str | list[str] = "nats://localhost:4222",
) -> None:
self._local_hostname = local_hostname
self._local_registry = local_registry
self._servers = servers
self._nc: nats.NATS | None = None
self._kv = None
self._tasks: list[asyncio.Task] = []
self._last_json: dict[str, str] = {}
self._online: set[str] = set()
@property
def connected(self) -> bool:
return self._nc is not None and self._nc.is_connected
@property
def servers(self) -> str | list[str]:
return self._servers
async def start(self) -> None:
"""Connect, publish our registry, seed state, and start watchers."""
self._nc = await nats.connect(
self._servers,
name=f"castle-{self._local_hostname}",
max_reconnect_attempts=-1, # reconnect forever — nodes come and go
)
js = self._nc.jetstream()
try:
self._kv = await js.key_value(REGISTRY_BUCKET)
except Exception:
self._kv = await js.create_key_value(
config=KeyValueConfig(bucket=REGISTRY_BUCKET, history=1)
)
await self.publish_registry(self._local_registry)
await self._seed_existing()
self._tasks = [
asyncio.create_task(self._watch_loop()),
asyncio.create_task(self._heartbeat_loop()),
asyncio.create_task(self._prune_loop()),
]
logger.info("NATS mesh client started (servers=%s)", self._servers)
async def stop(self) -> None:
"""Delete our key (immediate offline to peers) and disconnect."""
for t in self._tasks:
t.cancel()
for t in self._tasks:
with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.CancelledError, Exception):
await t
self._tasks = []
if self._kv is not None:
with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
await self._kv.delete(self._local_hostname)
if self._nc is not None:
with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
await self._nc.drain()
self._nc = None
logger.info("NATS mesh client stopped")
async def publish_registry(self, registry: NodeRegistry) -> None:
"""PUT (or refresh) our local registry into the KV bucket."""
self._local_registry = registry
if self._kv is None:
return
await self._kv.put(
self._local_hostname, registry_to_json(registry).encode()
)
async def _seed_existing(self) -> None:
"""Load every peer key already present in the bucket."""
if self._kv is None:
return
try:
keys = await self._kv.keys()
except Exception:
keys = [] # empty bucket raises NoKeysError in nats-py
for key in keys:
if key == self._local_hostname:
continue
with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
entry = await self._kv.get(key)
if entry.value:
self._apply_put(key, entry.value.decode())
async def _watch_loop(self) -> None:
assert self._kv is not None
watcher = await self._kv.watchall()
async for entry in watcher:
if entry is None: # "caught up with current values" sentinel
continue
key = entry.key
if key == self._local_hostname:
continue
try:
if entry.operation in ("DEL", "PURGE"):
await self._apply_delete(key)
elif entry.value:
changed = self._apply_put(key, entry.value.decode())
if changed:
await broadcast(
"mesh", {"event": "node_updated", "hostname": key}
)
except Exception:
logger.exception("Error handling mesh entry for %s", key)
def _apply_put(self, hostname: str, payload: str) -> bool:
"""Update mesh state from a peer PUT. Returns True if content changed."""
registry = json_to_registry(payload)
mesh_state.update_node(hostname, registry) # always refresh last-seen
self._online.add(hostname)
changed = self._last_json.get(hostname) != payload
self._last_json[hostname] = payload
return changed
async def _apply_delete(self, hostname: str) -> None:
mesh_state.set_offline(hostname)
self._online.discard(hostname)
self._last_json.pop(hostname, None)
await broadcast("mesh", {"event": "node_offline", "hostname": hostname})
async def _heartbeat_loop(self) -> None:
while True:
await asyncio.sleep(HEARTBEAT_SEC)
with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
await self.publish_registry(self._local_registry)
async def _prune_loop(self) -> None:
"""Mark crashed peers (no refresh within the stale TTL) offline."""
while True:
await asyncio.sleep(PRUNE_SEC)
all_nodes = mesh_state.all_nodes(include_stale=True)
for host in list(self._online):
node = all_nodes.get(host)
if node is None or node.is_stale:
await self._apply_delete(host)