feat(census): add peer scoring

portal-bridge/src/bridge/state.rs

@@ -291,20 +291,16 @@ impl StateBridge {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    // request enrs interested in the content key from Census
-    fn request_enrs(&self, content_key: &StateContentKey) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Enr>> {
-        Ok(self
-            .census
-            .get_interested_enrs(Subnetwork::State, &content_key.content_id())?)
-    }
-
     // spawn individual offer tasks of the content key for each interested enr found in Census
     async fn spawn_offer_tasks(
         &self,
         content_key: StateContentKey,
         content_value: StateContentValue,
     ) {
-        let Ok(enrs) = self.request_enrs(&content_key) else {
+        let Ok(enrs) = self
+            .census
+            .select_peers(Subnetwork::State, &content_key.content_id())
+        else {
             error!("Failed to request enrs for content key, skipping offer: {content_key:?}");
             return;
         };

portal-bridge/src/census/mod.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use network::{Network, NetworkAction, NetworkInitializationConfig, NetworkManage
 mod network;
 mod peer;
 mod peers;
+mod scoring;
 
 /// The error that occured in [Census].
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
@@ -59,16 +60,16 @@ impl Census {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns ENRs interested in provided content id.
-    pub fn get_interested_enrs(
+    /// Selects peers to receive content.
+    pub fn select_peers(
         &self,
         subnetwork: Subnetwork,
         content_id: &[u8; 32],
     ) -> Result<Vec<Enr>, CensusError> {
         match subnetwork {
-            Subnetwork::History => self.history.get_interested_enrs(content_id),
-            Subnetwork::State => self.state.get_interested_enrs(content_id),
-            Subnetwork::Beacon => self.beacon.get_interested_enrs(content_id),
+            Subnetwork::History => self.history.select_peers(content_id),
+            Subnetwork::State => self.state.select_peers(content_id),
+            Subnetwork::Beacon => self.beacon.select_peers(content_id),
             _ => Err(CensusError::UnsupportedSubnetwork(subnetwork)),
         }
     }

portal-bridge/src/census/network.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ use crate::{
     cli::{BridgeConfig, ClientType},
 };
 
-use super::peers::Peers;
+use super::{
+    peers::Peers,
+    scoring::{AdditiveWeight, PeerSelector},
+};
 
 /// The result of the liveness check.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -69,11 +72,10 @@ impl Default for NetworkInitializationConfig {
 /// should be used in a background task to keep it up-to-date.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(super) struct Network {
-    peers: Peers,
+    peers: Peers<AdditiveWeight>,
     client: HttpClient,
     subnetwork: Subnetwork,
     filter_clients: Vec<ClientType>,
-    enr_offer_limit: usize,
 }
 
 impl Network {
@@ -86,30 +88,30 @@ impl Network {
         }
 
         Self {
-            peers: Peers::new(),
+            peers: Peers::new(PeerSelector::new(
+                AdditiveWeight::default(),
+                bridge_config.enr_offer_limit,
+            )),
             client,
             subnetwork,
             filter_clients: bridge_config.filter_clients.to_vec(),
-            enr_offer_limit: bridge_config.enr_offer_limit,
         }
     }
 
     pub fn create_manager(&self) -> NetworkManager {
         NetworkManager::new(self.clone())
     }
 
-    /// Look up interested enrs for a given content id
-    pub fn get_interested_enrs(&self, content_id: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<Vec<Enr>, CensusError> {
+    /// Selects peers to receive content.
+    pub fn select_peers(&self, content_id: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<Vec<Enr>, CensusError> {
         if self.peers.is_empty() {
             error!(
                 subnetwork = %self.subnetwork,
                 "No known peers, unable to look up interested enrs",
             );
             return Err(CensusError::NoPeers);
         }
-        Ok(self
-            .peers
-            .get_interested_enrs(content_id, self.enr_offer_limit))
+        Ok(self.peers.select_peers(content_id))
     }
 
     /// Records the status of the most recent `Offer` request to one of the peers.

portal-bridge/src/census/peer.rs

@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ use tracing::error;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct LivenessCheck {
-    success: bool,
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    timestamp: Instant,
+    pub success: bool,
+    pub timestamp: Instant,
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct OfferEvent {
-    success: bool,
-    timestamp: Instant,
-    content_value_size: usize,
-    duration: Duration,
+    pub success: bool,
+    pub timestamp: Instant,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub content_value_size: usize,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub duration: Duration,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -57,17 +57,8 @@ impl Peer {
         self.enr.clone()
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if latest liveness check was successful and content is within radius.
+    /// Returns true if content is within radius.
     pub fn is_interested_in_content(&self, content_id: &[u8; 32]) -> bool {
-        // check that most recent liveness check was successful
-        if !self
-            .liveness_checks
-            .front()
-            .is_some_and(|liveness_check| liveness_check.success)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         let distance = XorMetric::distance(&self.enr.node_id().raw(), content_id);
         distance <= self.radius
     }
@@ -138,4 +129,12 @@ impl Peer {
             self.offer_events.drain(Self::MAX_OFFER_EVENTS..);
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn iter_liveness_checks(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &LivenessCheck> {
+        self.liveness_checks.iter()
+    }
+
+    pub fn iter_offer_events(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &OfferEvent> {
+        self.offer_events.iter()
+    }
 }

portal-bridge/src/census/peers.rs

@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ use ethportal_api::{
     Enr,
 };
 use futures::Stream;
-use rand::seq::IteratorRandom;
 use tokio::time::Instant;
 use tracing::error;
 
-use super::peer::Peer;
+use super::{
+    peer::Peer,
+    scoring::{PeerSelector, Weight},
+};
 
 /// How frequently liveness check should be done.
 ///
@@ -40,23 +42,19 @@ struct PeersWithLivenessChecks {
 /// It provides thread safe access to peers and is responsible for deciding when they should be
 /// pinged for liveness.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub(super) struct Peers {
+pub(super) struct Peers<W: Weight> {
     peers: Arc<RwLock<PeersWithLivenessChecks>>,
+    selector: PeerSelector<W>,
 }
 
-impl Default for Peers {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
-    }
-}
-
-impl Peers {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+impl<W: Weight> Peers<W> {
+    pub fn new(selector: PeerSelector<W>) -> Self {
         Self {
             peers: Arc::new(RwLock::new(PeersWithLivenessChecks {
                 peers: HashMap::new(),
                 liveness_checks: HashSetDelay::new(LIVENESS_CHECK_DELAY),
             })),
+            selector,
         }
     }
 
@@ -121,14 +119,10 @@ impl Peers {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Selects random `limit` peers that should be interested in content.
-    pub fn get_interested_enrs(&self, content_id: &[u8; 32], limit: usize) -> Vec<Enr> {
-        self.read()
-            .peers
-            .values()
-            .filter(|peer| peer.is_interested_in_content(content_id))
-            .map(Peer::enr)
-            .choose_multiple(&mut rand::thread_rng(), limit)
+    /// Selects peers to receive content.
+    pub fn select_peers(&self, content_id: &[u8; 32]) -> Vec<Enr> {
+        self.selector
+            .select_peers(content_id, self.read().peers.values())
     }
 
     fn read(&self) -> RwLockReadGuard<'_, PeersWithLivenessChecks> {
@@ -140,7 +134,7 @@ impl Peers {
     }
 }
 
-impl Stream for Peers {
+impl<W: Weight> Stream for Peers<W> {
     type Item = Enr;
 
     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {

portal-bridge/src/census/scoring.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use ethportal_api::Enr;
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use rand::{seq::SliceRandom, thread_rng};
+
+use super::peer::Peer;
+
+/// A trait for calculating peer's weight.
+pub trait Weight: Send + Sync {
+    fn weight(&self, content_id: &[u8; 32], peer: &Peer) -> u32;
+
+    fn weight_all<'a>(
+        &self,
+        content_id: &[u8; 32],
+        peers: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a Peer>,
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&'a Peer, u32)> {
+        peers
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|peer| (peer, self.weight(content_id, peer)))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Calculates peer's weight by adding/subtracting weights of recent events.
+///
+/// Weight is calculated using following rules:
+/// 1. If peer is not interested in content, `0` is returned
+/// 2. Weight's starting value is `starting_weight`
+/// 3. All recent events (based on `timeframe` parameter) are scored separately:
+///     - successful events increase weight by `success_weight`
+///     - failed events decrease weight by `failure_weight`
+/// 4. Final weight is restricted to `[0, maximum_weight]` range.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct AdditiveWeight {
+    pub timeframe: Duration,
+    pub starting_weight: u32,
+    pub maximum_weight: u32,
+    pub success_weight: i32,
+    pub failure_weight: i32,
+}
+
+impl Default for AdditiveWeight {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            timeframe: Duration::from_secs(15 * 60), // 15 min
+            starting_weight: 200,
+            maximum_weight: 400,
+            success_weight: 5,
+            failure_weight: -10,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Weight for AdditiveWeight {
+    fn weight(&self, content_id: &[u8; 32], peer: &Peer) -> u32 {
+        if !peer.is_interested_in_content(content_id) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        let weight = self.starting_weight as i32
+            + Iterator::chain(
+                peer.iter_liveness_checks()
+                    .map(|liveness_check| (liveness_check.success, liveness_check.timestamp)),
+                peer.iter_offer_events()
+                    .map(|offer_event| (offer_event.success, offer_event.timestamp)),
+            )
+            .map(|(success, timestamp)| {
+                if timestamp.elapsed() > self.timeframe {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+                if success {
+                    self.success_weight
+                } else {
+                    self.failure_weight
+                }
+            })
+            .sum::<i32>();
+        weight.clamp(0, self.maximum_weight as i32) as u32
+    }
+}
+
+/// Selects peers based on their weight provided by [Weight] trait.
+///
+/// Selection is done using [SliceRandom::choose_multiple_weighted]. Peers are ranked so that
+/// probability of peer A being ranked higher than peer B is proportional to their weights.
+/// The top ranked peers are then selected and returned.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct PeerSelector<W: Weight> {
+    weight: W,
+    /// The maximum number of peers to select
+    limit: usize,
+}
+
+impl<W: Weight> PeerSelector<W> {
+    pub fn new(rank: W, limit: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            weight: rank,
+            limit,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Selects up to `self.limit` peers based on their weights.
+    pub fn select_peers<'a>(
+        &self,
+        content_id: &[u8; 32],
+        peers: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a Peer>,
+    ) -> Vec<Enr> {
+        let weighted_peers = self.weight.weight_all(content_id, peers).collect_vec();
+
+        weighted_peers
+            .choose_multiple_weighted(&mut thread_rng(), self.limit, |(_peer, weight)| *weight)
+            .expect("choosing random sample shouldn't fail")
+            .map(|(peer, _weight)| peer.enr())
+            .collect()
+    }
+}