Old and new websocketd implementations.

shard.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ dependencies:
 targets:
     websocketd:
         main: src/websocketd.cr
+    websocketd-new:
+        main: src/websocketd-new.cr
     websocketc:
         main: src/websocketc.cr
 

src/lib_modifications.cr

@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ class HTTP::WebSocket
   record Pong
   record Close
   record Error
-  record NotFinal
+  # record NotFinal
+
+  struct NotFinal
+    property message : String
+    property info    : Protocol::PacketInfo
+    def initialize(@message, @info)
+    end
+  end
 
   # :nodoc:
   def run_once : Bytes | String | Close | Ping | Pong | NotFinal | Error
@@ -47,8 +54,6 @@ class HTTP::WebSocket
     rescue IO::EOFError
       close
       return Error.new
-    rescue 
-      return Error.new
     end
 
     case info.opcode
@@ -75,6 +80,8 @@ class HTTP::WebSocket
         @on_message.try &.call(@current_message.to_s)
         @current_message.clear
         return String.new message
+      else
+        return NotFinal.new String.new(message), info
       end
     when Protocol::Opcode::BINARY
       message = @buffer[0, info.size]
@@ -95,7 +102,7 @@ class HTTP::WebSocket
       end
     end
 
-    return NotFinal.new
+    raise "what the fuck?"
   end
 
   # Returns the websocket instance.
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@ class WebSocket < HTTP::WebSocket
   getter? closed = false
 
   def finalize
-    # puts "WebSocket garbage collection!!"
+    # puts "WrappedTCPFileDescriptor garbage collection!!"
     # super
   end
 end

src/websocketd-new.cr

@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+require "option_parser"
+require "ipc"
+require "socket"
+require "./colors"
+
+require "colorize"
+
+require "json"
+
+require "socket"
+require "http/server"
+require "base64"
+require "digest"
+require "./utils"
+
+require "baguette-crystal-base"
+
+require "./instance_storage.cr"
+
+# All modifications to standard libraries go there.
+require "./lib_modifications.cr"
+
+class Context
+	# service instance parameters
+	# they can be changed via the cli
+	class_property service_name   : String = "websocket"
+	class_property host           : String = "0.0.0.0"
+	class_property port_to_listen : UInt16 = 1234
+	class_property timer_delay    : Int32  = 30_000  # 30 seconds
+end
+
+OptionParser.parse do |parser|
+	parser.on "-l host", "--l host", "IP address to listen on." do |h|
+		Context.host = h
+	end
+
+	parser.on "-p port", "--port port", "Port to listen on." do |port|
+		Context.port_to_listen = port.to_u16
+	end
+
+	parser.on "-s service-name", "--service-name service-name", "Service name." do |name|
+		Context.service_name = name
+	end
+
+	parser.on "-t timer-delay", "--timer-delay timer-delay", "Timer delay (in seconds)" do |t|
+		Context.timer_delay = t.to_i32 * 1000 # stored in ms
+	end
+
+	parser.on "-v verbosity-level", "--verbosity level", "Verbosity." do |opt|
+		Baguette::Context.verbosity = opt.to_i
+	end
+
+	parser.on "-h", "--help", "Show this help" do
+		puts parser
+		exit 0
+	end
+end
+
+def sending_ping_messages
+	Context.context.fd_to_websocket.each do |fd, ws|
+		begin
+			ws.ping "hello from #{fd}"
+		rescue e
+			Baguette::Log.error "Exception: #{e}, already closed client #{fd}"
+			begin
+				Context.context.remove_fd fd
+			rescue e
+				Baguette::Log.error "Cannot remove #{fd} from clients: #{e}"
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+def ws_http_upgrade(client)
+	request = HTTP::Request.from_io client
+
+	if request.nil?
+		raise "#REQUEST IS NIL"
+	end
+
+	if request.is_a? HTTP::Status && request == HTTP::Status::BAD_REQUEST
+		raise "BAD REQUEST DAZE~"
+	end
+
+	if request.is_a? HTTP::Status
+		raise "Not bad request but still pretty bad: #{request.to_s}"
+	end
+
+	# FIXME: check they actually wanted to upgrade to websocket
+	key = request.headers["Sec-WebSocket-Key"]
+	response_key = Digest::SHA1.base64digest key + "258EAFA5-E914-47DA-95CA-C5AB0DC85B11"
+	# Baguette::Log.debug response_key
+
+	# HTTP inside bru
+	headers_header = "HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols"
+	headers = HTTP::Headers {
+		"Upgrade" => "websocket",
+		"Connection" => "Upgrade",
+		"Sec-WebSocket-Accept" => response_key
+	}
+
+	headers = headers.map { |key, value| "#{key}: #{value[0]}\r\n" }.join
+
+	# requested service, fd
+	req_service = request.path.lchop.sub "ws/", ""
+
+	if req_service.ends_with? ".JSON"
+		Context.context.is_json[client.fd] = true
+		req_service = req_service.gsub /.JSON$/, ""
+	else
+		Context.context.is_json[client.fd] = false
+	end
+
+	# puts "#{headers_header}\n#{headers.to_s}\r\n"
+	client.send "#{headers_header}\n#{headers.to_s}\r\n"
+
+	wsclient = WebSocket.new client
+	wsclient.on_pong do |m|
+		Baguette::Log.debug "pong #{m}"
+	end
+
+	# registering the client into storing structures to avoid being garbage collected
+	Context.context.fd_to_socket[client.fd]    = client
+	Context.context.fd_to_websocket[client.fd] = wsclient
+
+	return req_service, request
+rescue e
+	Baguette::Log.error "Exception in ws_http_upgrade: #{e}"
+	raise "DROP IT"
+end
+
+def handle_new_clients(service, server)
+	# TODO: this is a lot of C-like notation, should be changed.
+	# In the client accept function
+	#   1. accept TCP/WS connection
+	client = server.accept
+
+	#   2. upgrade HTTP connections and get the service name in the URI path.
+	req_service, request = ws_http_upgrade client
+
+	#   3. connect to the service via ipc_connection_switched
+	serverfd : Int32 = 0
+	# LibIPC.ipc_connection_switched service.pointer, req_service, client.fd, Pointer(Libc::Int).null
+	spointer = pointerof(serverfd)
+	if req_service == "tracker"
+		req_service = "tracking"
+	end
+	LibIPC.ipc_connection_switched service.pointer, req_service, client.fd, spointer
+	if serverfd == 0
+		raise "Could not connect to #{req_service}"
+	end
+
+	#   4. change client callbacks via ipc_switching_callbacks
+	#      only the client callbacks are changed, since the associated server is a simple libipc service
+	proc_cb_in  = ->ws_cb_in(Int32, Pointer(LibIPC::Message), Int16*)
+	proc_cb_out = ->ws_cb_out(Int32, Pointer(LibIPC::Message))
+
+	LibIPC.ipc_switching_callbacks service.pointer, client.fd, proc_cb_in, proc_cb_out
+
+	#   5. In case the requested service is trackingd,
+	#      the websocketd has to provide the IP address as the first message.
+	if req_service == "tracking"
+		# The proxy is configured to provide the X-Real-IP in the headers.
+		# If not found, we use the client address from the socket.
+		real_ip_address = request.headers["X-Real-IP"] || client.remote_address.address
+
+		Baguette::Log.info "trackingd - sending the IP address #{real_ip_address} to fd #{serverfd}"
+		# sfd = Context.context.switchtable[client.fd]
+		# message = IPC::Message.from_json(JSON).to_packet
+		# => JSON has to include these attributes: mtype, utype, payload
+		# message = IPC::Message.new mtype, utype, payload
+		# remote_address = client.remote_address.address
+		message = IPC::Message.new serverfd, 1, 1.to_u8, "{\"ipaddress\": \"#{real_ip_address}\"}"
+		service.send message
+		# serv = WrappedTCPFileDescriptor.new(fd: serverfd, family: Socket::Family::INET)
+		# serv.send message.to_packet
+	end
+
+	Baguette::Log.debug "new client: #{client.fd}"
+rescue e
+	Baguette::Log.error "Exception in handle_new_client: #{e}"
+	unless client.nil?
+		client.close
+	end
+end
+
+def ws_cb_out(fd : Int32, pm : Pointer(LibIPC::Message))
+	# Baguette::Log.info "OUT fd is #{fd}"
+	wsclient = Context.context.fd_to_websocket[fd]
+
+	message = IPC::Message.new pm
+	# pp! message
+
+	if Context.context.is_json[fd]
+		buf = message.to_json
+	else
+		buf = message.to_packet
+	end
+
+	wsclient.send buf
+
+	return LibIPC::IPCCB::NoError
+rescue e
+	Baguette::Log.error "Exception during message transfer: #{e}"
+	Context.context.remove_fd fd
+	return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
+end
+
+def ws_cb_in(fd : Int32, pm : LibIPC::Message*, more_to_read : Int16*)
+	# Baguette::Log.debug "IN fd is #{fd}"
+
+	wsclient = Context.context.fd_to_websocket[fd]
+
+	message = nil
+	begin
+		message = wsclient.run_once
+	rescue e
+		Baguette::Log.error "run_once FAILED: #{e}"
+		Context.context.remove_fd fd
+		return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
+	end
+
+	if wsclient.ws.io.empty?
+		more_to_read[0] = 0
+	else
+		more_to_read[0] = 1
+	end
+
+	if wsclient.closed?
+		Baguette::Log.info "client closed the connection"
+		Context.context.remove_fd fd
+		return LibIPC::IPCCB::Closing
+	end
+
+	if message.nil?
+		Baguette::Log.error "Reveiced a nil message"
+		Context.context.remove_fd fd
+		return LibIPC::IPCCB::Closing
+	end
+
+	case message
+	when String
+		if Context.context.is_json[fd]
+			ipc_message = IPC::Message.from_json(message)
+			ipc_message.copy_to_message_pointer pm
+			return LibIPC::IPCCB::NoError
+		end
+	else
+		# every other option should be dropped
+		case message
+		when WebSocket::Error
+			Baguette::Log.error "An error occured"
+			Context.context.remove_fd fd
+			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
+		when WebSocket::Ping
+			Baguette::Log.debug "Received a ping message"
+			Context.context.remove_fd fd
+			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Ignore
+		when WebSocket::Pong
+			Baguette::Log.debug "Received a pong message"
+			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Ignore
+		when WebSocket::Close
+			Baguette::Log.debug "Received a close message"
+			Context.context.remove_fd fd
+			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Closing
+		when WebSocket::NotFinal
+			Baguette::Log.warning "Received only part of a message: NOT IMPLEMENTED"
+			Context.context.remove_fd fd
+			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
+		when Bytes
+			# TODO: when receiving a binary message
+			# we should test the format and maybe its content
+			Baguette::Log.error "Received a binary message: NOT IMPLEMENTED, YET"
+			Context.context.remove_fd fd
+			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
+		else
+			Baguette::Log.error "Received a websocket message with unknown type"
+		end
+	end
+
+	return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
+
+rescue e
+	Baguette::Log.error "Exception (receiving a message) #{e}"
+	# tcp = WrappedTCPFileDescriptor.new(fd: fd, family: Socket::Family::INET)
+	# tcp.close
+	Context.context.remove_fd fd
+	return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
+end
+
+class Context
+	class_property context = InstanceStorage.new
+end
+
+def main
+	# by default, listen on any IP address
+	server  = TCPServer.new(Context.host, Context.port_to_listen)
+	service = IPC::Server.new Context.service_name
+	service << server.fd
+
+	# Every few seconds, the service should trigger the timer
+	# Allowing the sending of Ping messages to clients
+	service.base_timer = Context.timer_delay
+	service.timer      = Context.timer_delay
+
+	service.loop do |event|
+		# Baguette::Log.info "current state of the context:"
+		# service.pp
+		case event
+		when IPC::Event::Timer
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Timer"
+			sending_ping_messages
+
+		when IPC::Event::Connection
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Connection: fd #{event.fd}"
+
+		when IPC::Event::Disconnection
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Disconnection: fd #{event.fd}"
+			Context.context.remove_fd event.fd
+
+		when IPC::Event::ExtraSocket
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::ExtraSocket: fd #{event.fd}"
+			if server.fd != event.fd
+				raise "Error: the only extra socket should be the TCP/WS server"
+			end
+			handle_new_clients(service, server)
+
+		when IPC::Event::Switch
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Switch: fd #{event.fd}"
+			# raise "Not implemented."
+
+		when IPC::Event::MessageSent
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::MessageSent: fd #{event.fd}"
+
+		when IPC::Event::MessageReceived
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Message: fd #{event.fd}"
+
+			raise "Not implemented."
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+main

src/websocketd.cr

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ require "ipc"
 require "socket"
 require "./colors"
 
-require "colorize"
-
 require "json"
 
 require "socket"
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ require "./utils"
 
 require "baguette-crystal-base"
 
-require "./instance_storage.cr"
+require "colorize"
 
 # All modifications to standard libraries go there.
 require "./lib_modifications.cr"
@@ -23,10 +21,13 @@ require "./lib_modifications.cr"
 class Context
 	# service instance parameters
 	# they can be changed via the cli
-	class_property service_name   : String = "websocket"
+	class_property service_name   = "websocket"
-	class_property host           : String = "0.0.0.0"
+	class_property host           = "0.0.0.0"
 	class_property port_to_listen : UInt16 = 1234
-	class_property timer_delay    : Int32  = 30_000  # 30 seconds
+	class_property timer_delay    : Int32 = 30_000.to_i32
+
+	class_property print_messages = false
+	class_property print_timer    = false
 end
 
 OptionParser.parse do |parser|
@@ -43,36 +44,124 @@ OptionParser.parse do |parser|
 	end
 
 	parser.on "-t timer-delay", "--timer-delay timer-delay", "Timer delay (in seconds)" do |t|
-		Context.timer_delay = t.to_i32 * 1000 # stored in ms
+		Context.timer_delay = t.to_i32 * 1000
 	end
 
 	parser.on "-v verbosity-level", "--verbosity level", "Verbosity." do |opt|
 		Baguette::Context.verbosity = opt.to_i
 	end
 
+	parser.on "-T", "--print-timer", "Print timer." do
+		Context.print_timer = true
+	end
+
+	parser.on "-M", "--print-messages", "Print messages received and sent." do
+		Context.print_messages = true
+	end
+
 	parser.on "-h", "--help", "Show this help" do
 		puts parser
 		exit 0
 	end
 end
 
-def sending_ping_messages
+
-	Context.context.fd_to_websocket.each do |fd, ws|
+# Link between fd and TCPSocket, WebSocket and IPC::Client instances.
-		begin
+class InstanceStorage
-			ws.ping "hello from #{fd}"
+	property service : IPC::SwitchingService
-		rescue e
+	property switchtable : Hash(Int32, Int32)
-			Baguette::Log.error "Exception: #{e}, already closed client #{fd}"
+	property is_client : Hash(Int32,Bool)
-			begin
+	property is_json : Hash(Int32, Bool)
-				Context.context.remove_fd fd
+	property fd_to_tcpsocket : Hash(Int32, TCPSocket)
-			rescue e
+	property fd_to_websocket : Hash(Int32, WebSocket)
-				Baguette::Log.error "Cannot remove #{fd} from clients: #{e}"
+	property fd_to_ipcclient : Hash(Int32, IPC::Client)
+
+	def initialize (@service : IPC::SwitchingService)
+		# fdlist_client = [] of TCPSocket
+		@switchtable = Hash(Int32, Int32).new
+		@is_client = Hash(Int32,Bool).new
+		@is_json = Hash(Int32,Bool).new
+		@fd_to_tcpsocket = Hash(Int32, TCPSocket).new
+		@fd_to_websocket = Hash(Int32, WebSocket).new
+		@fd_to_ipcclient = Hash(Int32, IPC::Client).new
 	end
+
+	def remove_fd (fdclient : Int32)
+		Baguette::Log.info "closing the client:#{CRESET} #{fdclient}"
+		if fdclient == -1
+			raise "fdclient is -1, nothing to do with it"
 		end
+
+		begin
+			# 1. closing both the client and the service
+			tcpfdc = @fd_to_tcpsocket[fdclient]
+
+			# 2. closing the TCP connections
+			tcpfdc.close unless tcpfdc.closed?
+		rescue e
+			Baguette::Log.error "remove_fd: 1 #{e}"
+		end
+
+		# 3. removing the client and the service fds from the loop check
+		begin
+			@service.remove_fd (fdclient)
+		rescue e
+			Baguette::Log.error "remove_fd: 2 #{e}"
+		end
+
+		# 5. removing both the client and the service from the switchtable
+		fdservice = @switchtable[fdclient]?
+		@switchtable = @switchtable.select do |fdc, fds|
+			fdc != fdclient && fds != fdclient
+		end
+
+		# 6. removing the client and the service from is_client
+		@is_client = @is_client.select do |fd,v| fd != fdclient end
+		@is_json = @is_json.select do |fd,v| fd != fdclient end
+
+		@fd_to_websocket.select! do |fd, ws|
+			fd != fdclient
+		end
+
+		begin
+		if fdservice.nil?
+			Baguette::Log.debug "client #{fdclient} aleady has its service removed"
+		else
+			@service.remove_fd (fdservice)
+
+			service = @fd_to_ipcclient[fdservice]
+			@fd_to_ipcclient = @fd_to_ipcclient.select do |k, v|
+				k != fdservice
+			end
+
+			@is_client = @is_client.select do |fd,v| fd != fdservice end
+
+			# perform the close at the end
+			# on crash, this service still is removed from the list of listened fd
+			service.close
+		end
+		rescue e
+			Baguette::Log.error "remove_fd: 3 #{e}"
+		end
+	rescue e
+		Baguette::Log.error "in InstanceStorage#remove_fd: #{e}"
 	end
 end
 
-def ws_http_upgrade(client)
+class Context
+	class_property service = IPC::SwitchingService.new service_name
+	class_property context = InstanceStorage.new service
+end
+
+# by default, listen on any IP address
+server = TCPServer.new(Context.host, Context.port_to_listen)
+Context.service << server.fd
+
+def websocket_client_connection(client)
 	request = HTTP::Request.from_io client
+	if Context.print_messages
+		pp! request
+	end
 
 	if request.nil?
 		raise "#REQUEST IS NIL"
@@ -86,10 +175,11 @@ def ws_http_upgrade(client)
 		raise "Not bad request but still pretty bad: #{request.to_s}"
 	end
 
+
 	# FIXME: check they actually wanted to upgrade to websocket
 	key = request.headers["Sec-WebSocket-Key"]
 	response_key = Digest::SHA1.base64digest key + "258EAFA5-E914-47DA-95CA-C5AB0DC85B11"
-	# Baguette::Log.debug response_key
+	# puts response_key
 
 	# HTTP inside bru
 	headers_header = "HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols"
@@ -103,6 +193,13 @@ def ws_http_upgrade(client)
 
 	# requested service, fd
 	req_service = request.path.lchop.sub "ws/", ""
+	if req_service.empty?
+		client.close
+		return
+	end
+
+	# The client may ask to transcript JSON-based messages into IPC messages.
+	# To that end, the client may send the name of the service it wants to reach with the prefix ".JSON".
 
 	if req_service.ends_with? ".JSON"
 		Context.context.is_json[client.fd] = true
@@ -111,233 +208,316 @@ def ws_http_upgrade(client)
 		Context.context.is_json[client.fd] = false
 	end
 
-	# puts "#{headers_header}\n#{headers.to_s}\r\n"
+	# Hack to preserve the daemon naming convention.
+	if req_service == "tracker"
+		req_service = "tracking"
+	end
+
+	websocket_connection_procedure req_service, client.fd
+
+	# If the requested service is trackingd, send the IP address of the client
+	if req_service == "tracking"
+		real_ip_address = request.headers["X-Real-IP"]? || client.remote_address.address
+
+		sfd = Context.context.switchtable[client.fd]
+		Baguette::Log.info "trackingd - sending the IP address #{real_ip_address} to fd #{sfd}"
+		# message = IPC::Message.from_json(JSON).to_packet
+		# => JSON has to include these attributes: mtype, utype, payload
+		# message = IPC::Message.new mtype, utype, payload
+		message = IPC::Message.new sfd, 1, 1.to_u8, "{\"ipaddress\": \"#{real_ip_address}\"}"
+		if Context.print_messages
+			Baguette::Log.info "to trackingd: #{message.to_s}"
+		end
+		serv = WrappedTCPFileDescriptor.new(fd: sfd, family: Socket::Family::INET)
+		serv.send message.to_packet
+	end
+
+	if Context.print_messages
+		Baguette::Log.info "to client: #{headers_header}\n#{headers.to_s}"
+	end
 	client.send "#{headers_header}\n#{headers.to_s}\r\n"
 
 	wsclient = WebSocket.new client
 	wsclient.on_pong do |m|
 		Baguette::Log.debug "pong #{m}"
 	end
+	Context.context.is_client[client.fd] = true
+
+	# listen to the client's file descriptor
+	Context.context.service << client.fd
+	# puts "#{CBLUE}new client: #{client.fd}#{CRESET}"
 
 	# registering the client into storing structures to avoid being garbage collected
-	Context.context.fd_to_socket[client.fd]    = client
+	Context.context.fd_to_tcpsocket[client.fd] = client
 	Context.context.fd_to_websocket[client.fd] = wsclient
+end
 
-	return req_service, request
+def closing_client (fdclient : Int)
+	Baguette::Log.warning "Closing client #{fdclient}"
+	Context.context.remove_fd fdclient
+end
+
+# first message from the client: requested service name
+# 1. connection to the service
+# 2. listening on the service fd
+# 3. bounding both file descriptors (through switchtable hash)
+# 4. indicating that the client is connected (in is_client)
+def websocket_connection_procedure (requested_service : String, clientfd : Int32)
+	begin
+		# 1. establishing a connection to the service
+		newservice = IPC::Client.new requested_service
+		new_service_fd = newservice.fd.not_nil!
+		Context.context.fd_to_ipcclient[new_service_fd] = newservice
+
+		# 2. listening on the client fd and the service fd
+		Context.context.service << new_service_fd
+
+		# cannot perform automatic switching due to websockets headers
+		# future version of the libipc lib should include some workaround, probably
+		# service.switch.add fdclient, newservice.fd
+
+		# 3. bounding the client and the service fd
+		Context.context.switchtable[clientfd] = new_service_fd
+		Context.context.switchtable[new_service_fd] = clientfd
+
+		# 4. the client is then connected, send it a message
+		Context.context.is_client[clientfd] = true
+		Context.context.is_client[new_service_fd] = false
 	rescue e
-	Baguette::Log.error "Exception in ws_http_upgrade: #{e}"
+		Baguette::Log.error "Exception during connection to the service: #{e}"
-	raise "DROP IT"
+		Context.context.remove_fd clientfd
+	end
 end
 
-def handle_new_clients(service, server)
+class FragmentBuffer
-	# TODO: this is a lot of C-like notation, should be changed.
+	property buffer : String = String.new
-	# In the client accept function
-	#   1. accept TCP/WS connection
-	client = server.accept
-
-	#   2. upgrade HTTP connections and get the service name in the URI path.
-	req_service, request = ws_http_upgrade client
-
-	#   3. connect to the service via ipc_connection_switched
-	serverfd : Int32 = 0
-	# LibIPC.ipc_connection_switched service.pointer, req_service, client.fd, Pointer(Libc::Int).null
-	spointer = pointerof(serverfd)
-	if req_service == "tracker"
-		req_service = "tracking"
-	end
-	LibIPC.ipc_connection_switched service.pointer, req_service, client.fd, spointer
-	if serverfd == 0
-		raise "Could not connect to #{req_service}"
 end
 
-	#   4. change client callbacks via ipc_switching_callbacks
+def websocket_switching_procedure (activefd : Int)
-	#      only the client callbacks are changed, since the associated server is a simple libipc service
+	begin
-	proc_cb_in  = ->ws_cb_in(Int32, Pointer(LibIPC::Message), Int16*)
+		# Baguette::Log.title "activefd is #{activefd}"
-	proc_cb_out = ->ws_cb_out(Int32, Pointer(LibIPC::Message))
+		if Context.context.is_client[activefd]
+			# Baguette::Log.title "activefd #{activefd} is a client"
+			# The client is a WebSocket on top of a TCP connection
+			client = Context.context.fd_to_tcpsocket[activefd]
+			wsclient = Context.context.fd_to_websocket[activefd]
 
-	LibIPC.ipc_switching_callbacks service.pointer, client.fd, proc_cb_in, proc_cb_out
+			fb = FragmentBuffer.new
 
-	#   5. In case the requested service is trackingd,
+			loop do
-	#      the websocketd has to provide the IP address as the first message.
+				begin
-	if req_service == "tracking"
+					message = wsclient.run_once
-		# The proxy is configured to provide the X-Real-IP in the headers.
-		# If not found, we use the client address from the socket.
-		real_ip_address = request.headers["X-Real-IP"] || client.remote_address.address
-
-		Baguette::Log.info "trackingd - sending the IP address #{real_ip_address} to fd #{serverfd}"
-		# sfd = Context.context.switchtable[client.fd]
-		# message = IPC::Message.from_json(JSON).to_packet
-		# => JSON has to include these attributes: mtype, utype, payload
-		# message = IPC::Message.new mtype, utype, payload
-		# remote_address = client.remote_address.address
-		message = IPC::Message.new serverfd, 1, 1.to_u8, "{\"ipaddress\": \"#{real_ip_address}\"}"
-		service.send message
-		# serv = WrappedTCPFileDescriptor.new(fd: serverfd, family: Socket::Family::INET)
-		# serv.send message.to_packet
-	end
-
-	Baguette::Log.debug "new client: #{client.fd}"
 				rescue e
-	Baguette::Log.error "Exception in handle_new_client: #{e}"
+					Baguette::Log.error "Exception (receiving a message) #{e}"
-	unless client.nil?
+					Context.context.remove_fd activefd
-		client.close
+					break
-	end
 				end
 
-def ws_cb_out(fd : Int32, pm : Pointer(LibIPC::Message))
+				# Checking the internals of WebSocket, then the contained IO within, to know if there is still something to read in the socket.
-	# Baguette::Log.info "OUT fd is #{fd}"
+				still_something_to_read = ! wsclient.ws.io.empty?
-	wsclient = Context.context.fd_to_websocket[fd]
 
-	message = IPC::Message.new pm
+				if wsclient.closed?
+					Baguette::Log.info "client #{activefd} is closing"
+					Context.context.remove_fd activefd
+					break
+				end
+
+				if message.nil?
+					Baguette::Log.error "message received from #{activefd} is nil"
+					Context.context.remove_fd activefd
+					if still_something_to_read
+						Baguette::Log.info "Still something to read, but #{activefd} was removed"
+						next
+					end
+					break
+				end
+
+				case message
+				when WebSocket::Error
+					Baguette::Log.error "An error occured with client #{activefd}"
+					Context.context.remove_fd activefd
+					if still_something_to_read
+						Baguette::Log.debug "Still something to read, but #{activefd} was removed"
+						next
+					end
+					return
+				when WebSocket::Ping
+					Baguette::Log.debug "Received a ping message"
+					if still_something_to_read
+						Baguette::Log.debug "Still something to read"
+						next
+					end
+					break
+				when WebSocket::Pong
+					Baguette::Log.debug "Received a pong message"
+					if still_something_to_read
+						Baguette::Log.debug "Still something to read"
+						next
+					end
+					break
+				when WebSocket::Close
+					Baguette::Log.debug "Received a close message"
+					Context.context.remove_fd activefd
+					if still_something_to_read
+						Baguette::Log.debug "Still something to read"
+						next
+					end
+					break
+
+				when WebSocket::NotFinal
+					Baguette::Log.warning "Received only part of a message"
+					# TODO: check if the message is OK when multiplexing
 					# pp! message
+					fb.buffer = fb.buffer + message.message
+					if still_something_to_read
+						Baguette::Log.debug "Still something to read"
+						next
+					end
+					break
 
-	if Context.context.is_json[fd]
+				when Bytes
+					# TODO: when receiving a binary message
+					# we should test the format and maybe its content
+					Baguette::Log.warning "Received a binary message (not supported)"
+					if still_something_to_read
+						Baguette::Log.info "Still something to read"
+						next
+					end
+				end
+
+				# In case there was a previous messagee within a fragment.
+				if fb.buffer.size > 0
+					Baguette::Log.warning "SHOULD reconstitute the message!!"
+				end
+				if message.is_a?(String) && fb.buffer.size > 0
+					Baguette::Log.warning "Reconstitute the message!!"
+					message = fb.buffer + message
+
+					fb.buffer = String.new
+				end
+
+				if Context.context.is_json[activefd] && message.is_a?(String)
+					if Context.print_messages
+						j = JSON.parse message
+						Baguette::Log.info "received from client #{activefd}"
+						pp! j["payload"]
+					end
+					message = IPC::Message.from_json(message).to_packet
+				end
+
+				# client => service
+				fdservice = Context.context.switchtable[activefd]
+
+				# XXX: this is not a TCP fd, but since behind the scene this is compatible, I'm hacking a bit
+				# Also, I changed the "finalize" method of the TCPFileDescriptor class not to close the socket
+				# when the object is GC.
+				serv = WrappedTCPFileDescriptor.new(fd: fdservice, family: Socket::Family::INET)
+				#serv = Context.context.fd_to_ipcclient[fdservice]
+				serv.send message
+
+				break unless still_something_to_read
+
+			end # loop over the remaining messages to read on the websocket
+		else
+			# service => client
+			fdclient = Context.context.switchtable[activefd]
+			wsclient = Context.context.fd_to_websocket[fdclient]
+
+			serv = Context.context.fd_to_ipcclient[activefd]
+			message = serv.read
+
+			if Context.context.is_json[fdclient]
 				buf = message.to_json
+				if Context.print_messages
+					j = JSON.parse buf
+					Baguette::Log.info "received from service #{activefd}"
+					pp! j["payload"]
+				end
 			else
 				buf = message.to_packet
 			end
 
 			wsclient.send buf
-
+		end
-	return LibIPC::IPCCB::NoError
 	rescue e
 		Baguette::Log.error "Exception during message transfer: #{e}"
-	Context.context.remove_fd fd
+		if Context.context.is_client[activefd]
-	return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
+			closing_client activefd
+		else
+			clientfd = Context.context.switchtable[activefd]
+			closing_client clientfd
+		end
+	end
 end
 
-def ws_cb_in(fd : Int32, pm : LibIPC::Message*, more_to_read : Int16*)
+def sending_ping_messages
-	# Baguette::Log.debug "IN fd is #{fd}"
+	Context.context.fd_to_websocket.each do |fd, ws|
-
-	wsclient = Context.context.fd_to_websocket[fd]
-
-	message = nil
 		begin
-		message = wsclient.run_once
+			ws.ping "hello from #{fd}"
 		rescue e
-		Baguette::Log.error "run_once FAILED: #{e}"
+			Baguette::Log.error "#{CRED}Exception: #{e}#{CRESET}, already closed client #{fd}"
+			begin
 				Context.context.remove_fd fd
-		return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
-	end
-
-	if wsclient.ws.io.empty?
-		more_to_read[0] = 0
-	else
-		more_to_read[0] = 1
-	end
-
-	if wsclient.closed?
-		Baguette::Log.info "client closed the connection"
-		Context.context.remove_fd fd
-		return LibIPC::IPCCB::Closing
-	end
-
-	if message.nil?
-		Baguette::Log.error "Reveiced a nil message"
-		Context.context.remove_fd fd
-		return LibIPC::IPCCB::Closing
-	end
-
-	case message
-	when String
-		if Context.context.is_json[fd]
-			ipc_message = IPC::Message.from_json(message)
-			ipc_message.copy_to_message_pointer pm
-			return LibIPC::IPCCB::NoError
-		end
-	else
-		# every other option should be dropped
-		case message
-		when WebSocket::Error
-			Baguette::Log.error "An error occured"
-			Context.context.remove_fd fd
-			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
-		when WebSocket::Ping
-			Baguette::Log.debug "Received a ping message"
-			Context.context.remove_fd fd
-			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Ignore
-		when WebSocket::Pong
-			Baguette::Log.debug "Received a pong message"
-			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Ignore
-		when WebSocket::Close
-			Baguette::Log.debug "Received a close message"
-			Context.context.remove_fd fd
-			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Closing
-		when WebSocket::NotFinal
-			Baguette::Log.warning "Received only part of a message: NOT IMPLEMENTED"
-			Context.context.remove_fd fd
-			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
-		when Bytes
-			# TODO: when receiving a binary message
-			# we should test the format and maybe its content
-			Baguette::Log.error "Received a binary message: NOT IMPLEMENTED, YET"
-			Context.context.remove_fd fd
-			return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
-		else
-			Baguette::Log.error "Received a websocket message with unknown type"
-		end
-	end
-
-	return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
-
 			rescue e
-	Baguette::Log.error "Exception (receiving a message) #{e}"
+				Baguette::Log.error "#{CRED}Cannot remove #{fd} from clients: #{e}#{CRESET}"
-	# tcp = WrappedTCPFileDescriptor.new(fd: fd, family: Socket::Family::INET)
+			end
-	# tcp.close
+		end
-	Context.context.remove_fd fd
-	return LibIPC::IPCCB::Error
 	end
-
-class Context
-	class_property context = InstanceStorage.new
 end
-
-def main
-	# by default, listen on any IP address
-	server  = TCPServer.new(Context.host, Context.port_to_listen)
-	service = IPC::Server.new Context.service_name
-	service << server.fd
 
 # Every few seconds, the service should trigger the timer
 # Allowing the sending of Ping messages to clients
-	service.base_timer = Context.timer_delay
+Context.service.base_timer = Context.timer_delay
-	service.timer      = Context.timer_delay
 
-	service.loop do |event|
+Context.service.loop do |event|
-		# Baguette::Log.info "current state of the context:"
+	begin
-		# service.pp
 		case event
 		when IPC::Event::Timer
-			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Timer"
+			Baguette::Log.info "IPC::Event::Timer" if Context.print_timer
 			sending_ping_messages
-
 		when IPC::Event::Connection
-			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Connection: fd #{event.fd}"
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Connection: #{event.fd}"
 
 		when IPC::Event::Disconnection
-			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Disconnection: fd #{event.fd}"
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Disconnection: #{event.fd}"
-			Context.context.remove_fd event.fd
 
 		when IPC::Event::ExtraSocket
-			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::ExtraSocket: fd #{event.fd}"
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::ExtraSocket: #{event.fd}"
-			if server.fd != event.fd
+
-				raise "Error: the only extra socket should be the TCP/WS server"
+			# 1. accept new websocket clients
+			if server.fd == event.fd
+				client = server.accept
+				begin
+					websocket_client_connection client
+					Baguette::Log.info "new client: #{client.fd}"
+				rescue e
+					Baguette::Log.error "Exception: #{e}"
+					client.close
 				end
-			handle_new_clients(service, server)
+				next
+			end
+
+			# 2. active fd != server fd
+			activefd = event.fd
+			if activefd <= 0
+				Baguette::Log.error "faulty activefd: #{activefd}"
+			end
+			websocket_switching_procedure activefd
 
 		when IPC::Event::Switch
-			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Switch: fd #{event.fd}"
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Switch: from fd #{event.fd}"
-			# raise "Not implemented."
+			raise "Not implemented."
 
+		# IPC::Event::Message has to be the last entry
+		# because ExtraSocket and Switch inherit from Message class
 		when IPC::Event::MessageSent
-			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::MessageSent: fd #{event.fd}"
+			Baguette::Log.error "IPC::Event::MessageSent: #{event.fd}"
 
 		when IPC::Event::MessageReceived
-			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::Message: fd #{event.fd}"
+			Baguette::Log.debug "IPC::Event::MessageReceived: #{event.fd}"
-
 			raise "Not implemented."
 		end
+	rescue e
+		Baguette::Log.error "IPC loop final catch: #{e}"
 	end
 end
-
-main