source: source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp@ 12760

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#include "BaseOverlay.h"

#include <sstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <boost/foreach.hpp>

#include "ariba/NodeListener.h"
#include "ariba/CommunicationListener.h"
#include "ariba/SideportListener.h"

#include "ariba/overlay/LinkDescriptor.h"

#include "ariba/overlay/messages/OverlayMsg.h"
#include "ariba/overlay/messages/JoinRequest.h"
#include "ariba/overlay/messages/JoinReply.h"

#include "ariba/utility/visual/OvlVis.h"
#include "ariba/utility/visual/DddVis.h"
#include "ariba/utility/visual/ServerVis.h"
#include <ariba/utility/misc/sha1.h>

namespace ariba {
namespace overlay {

using namespace std;
using ariba::transport::system_priority;

#define visualInstance          ariba::utility::DddVis::instance()
#define visualIdOverlay         ariba::utility::ServerVis::NETWORK_ID_BASE_OVERLAY
#define visualIdBase            ariba::utility::ServerVis::NETWORK_ID_BASE_COMMUNICATION


// time constants (in seconds)
#define KEEP_ALIVE_TIME         60                      // send keep-alive message after link is not used for #s  

#define LINK_ESTABLISH_TIME_OUT 10                      // timeout: link requested but not up
#define KEEP_ALIVE_TIME_OUT     KEEP_ALIVE_TIME + LINK_ESTABLISH_TIME_OUT     // timeout: no data received on this link (incl. keep-alive messages)
#define AUTO_LINK_TIME_OUT      KEEP_ALIVE_TIME_OUT                    // timeout: auto link not used for #s


// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

/* *****************************************************************************
 * PREREQUESITES
 * ****************************************************************************/

CommunicationListener* BaseOverlay::getListener( const ServiceID& service ) {
        if( !communicationListeners.contains( service ) ) {
                logging_info( "No listener found for service " << service.toString() );
                return NULL;
        }
        CommunicationListener* listener = communicationListeners.get( service );
        assert( listener != NULL );
        return listener;
}

// link descriptor handling ----------------------------------------------------

LinkDescriptor* BaseOverlay::getDescriptor( const LinkID& link, bool communication ) {
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* lp, links )
                                if ((communication ? lp->communicationId : lp->overlayId) == link)
                                        return lp;
        return NULL;
}

const LinkDescriptor* BaseOverlay::getDescriptor( const LinkID& link, bool communication ) const {
        foreach( const LinkDescriptor* lp, links )
                                if ((communication ? lp->communicationId : lp->overlayId) == link)
                                        return lp;
        return NULL;
}

/// erases a link descriptor
void BaseOverlay::eraseDescriptor( const LinkID& link, bool communication ) {
        for ( vector<LinkDescriptor*>::iterator i = links.begin(); i!= links.end(); i++) {
                LinkDescriptor* ld = *i;
                if ((communication ? ld->communicationId : ld->overlayId) == link) {
                        delete ld;
                        links.erase(i);
                        break;
                }
        }
}

/// adds a link descriptor
LinkDescriptor* BaseOverlay::addDescriptor( const LinkID& link ) {
        LinkDescriptor* desc = getDescriptor( link );
        if ( desc == NULL ) {
                desc = new LinkDescriptor();
                if (!link.isUnspecified()) desc->overlayId = link;
                links.push_back(desc);
        }
        return desc;
}

/// returns a auto-link descriptor
LinkDescriptor* BaseOverlay::getAutoDescriptor( const NodeID& node, const ServiceID& service )
{
        // search for a descriptor that is already up
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* lp, links )
    {
        if (lp->autolink && lp->remoteNode == node && lp->service == service && isLinkVital(lp) )
            return lp;
    }
        
        // if not found, search for one that is about to come up...
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* lp, links )
        {
            time_t now = time(NULL);
            
        if (lp->autolink && lp->remoteNode == node && lp->service == service
                && difftime( now, lp->keepAliveReceived ) <= LINK_ESTABLISH_TIME_OUT )
            return lp;
        }
        
        return NULL;
}

/// stabilizes link information
void BaseOverlay::stabilizeLinks() {
    time_t now = time(NULL);
    
    // send keep-alive messages over established links
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, links )
    {
                if (!ld->up) continue;
                
                if ( difftime( now, ld->keepAliveSent ) >= KEEP_ALIVE_TIME )
                {
                    logging_debug("[BaseOverlay] Sending KeepAlive over "
                            << ld->to_string()
                            << " after "
                            << difftime( now, ld->keepAliveSent )
                            << "s");
                    
            OverlayMsg msg( OverlayMsg::typeKeepAlive,
                    OverlayInterface::OVERLAY_SERVICE_ID, nodeId, ld->remoteNode );
            msg.setRouteRecord(true);
            ld->keepAliveSent = now;
            send_link( &msg, ld->overlayId, system_priority::OVERLAY );
                }
        }

        // iterate over all links and check for time boundaries
        vector<LinkDescriptor*> oldlinks;
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, links ) {

                // link connection request stale?
                if ( !ld->up && difftime( now, ld->keepAliveReceived ) >= LINK_ESTABLISH_TIME_OUT )  // NOTE: keepAliveReceived == now, on connection request
                {
            logging_info( "Link connection request is stale, closing: " << ld );
            ld->failed = true;
            oldlinks.push_back( ld );
            continue;
                }

                if (!ld->up) continue;

                
                
                
                // check if link is relayed and retry connecting directly
                // TODO Mario: What happens here?  --> There are 3 attempts to replace a relayed link with a direct one. see: handleLinkReply
                if ( ld->relayed && !ld->communicationUp && ld->retryCounter > 0) {
                        ld->retryCounter--;
                        ld->communicationId = bc->establishLink( ld->endpoint );
                }

                // remote used as relay flag
                if ( ld->relaying && difftime( now, ld->timeRelaying ) > KEEP_ALIVE_TIME_OUT)  // TODO is this a reasonable timeout ??
                        ld->relaying = false;

                // drop links that are dropped and not used as relay
                if (ld->dropAfterRelaying && !ld->relaying && !ld->autolink) {
                        oldlinks.push_back( ld );
                        continue;
                }

                // auto-link time exceeded?
                if ( ld->autolink && difftime( now, ld->lastuse ) > AUTO_LINK_TIME_OUT ) {
                        oldlinks.push_back( ld );
                        continue;
                }

                // keep alives missed? yes->
                if ( difftime( now, ld->keepAliveReceived ) >= KEEP_ALIVE_TIME_OUT )
                {
            logging_info( "Link is stale, closing: " << ld );
            ld->failed = true;
            oldlinks.push_back( ld );
            continue;
                }
        }

        // drop links
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, oldlinks ) {
                logging_info( "Link timed out. Dropping " << ld );
                ld->relaying = false;
                dropLink( ld->overlayId );
        }

        
        
        
        // show link state  (debug output)
        if (counter>=10 || counter<0)
    {
            showLinks();
            counter = 0;
    }
        else
        {
            counter++;
        }
}


std::string BaseOverlay::getLinkHTMLInfo() {
        std::ostringstream s;
        vector<NodeID> nodes;
        if (links.size()==0) {
                s << "<h2 style=\"color=#606060\">No links established!</h2>";
        } else {
                s << "<h2 style=\"color=#606060\">Links</h2>";
                s << "<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">";
                s << "<tr style=\"background-color=#ffe0e0\">";
                s << "<td><b>Link ID</b></td><td><b>Remote ID</b></td><td><b>Relay path</b></td>";
                s << "</tr>";

                int i=0;
                foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, links ) {
                        if (!isLinkVital(ld) || ld->service != OverlayInterface::OVERLAY_SERVICE_ID) continue;
                        bool found = false;
                        foreach(NodeID& id, nodes)
                        if (id  == ld->remoteNode) found = true;
                        if (found) continue;
                        i++;
                        nodes.push_back(ld->remoteNode);
                        if ((i%1) == 1) s << "<tr style=\"background-color=#f0f0f0;\">";
                        else s << "<tr>";
                        s << "<td>" << ld->overlayId.toString().substr(0,4) << "..</td>";
                        s << "<td>" << ld->remoteNode.toString().substr(0,4) << "..</td>";
                        s << "<td>";
                        if (ld->routeRecord.size()>1 && ld->relayed) {
                                for (size_t i=1; i<ld->routeRecord.size(); i++)
                                        s << ld->routeRecord[ld->routeRecord.size()-i-1].toString().substr(0,4) << ".. ";
                        } else {
                                s << "Direct";
                        }
                        s << "</td>";
                        s << "</tr>";
                }
                s << "</table>";
        }
        return s.str();
}

/// shows the current link state
void BaseOverlay::showLinks() {
        int i=0;
        logging_info("--- link state -------------------------------");
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, links ) {
                string epd = "";
                if (isLinkDirectVital(ld))
                {
//                      epd = getEndpointDescriptor(ld->remoteNode).toString();
                    
                    epd = "Connection: ";
                    epd += bc->get_local_endpoint_of_link(ld->communicationId)->to_string();
                    epd += " <---> ";
                    epd += bc->get_remote_endpoint_of_link(ld->communicationId)->to_string();
                }

                logging_info("LINK_STATE: " << i << ": " << ld << " " << epd);
                i++;
        }
        logging_info("----------------------------------------------");
}

/// compares two arbitrary links to the same node
int BaseOverlay::compare( const LinkID& lhs, const LinkID& rhs ) {
        LinkDescriptor* lhsld = getDescriptor(lhs);
        LinkDescriptor* rhsld = getDescriptor(rhs);
        if (lhsld==NULL || rhsld==NULL
                        || !lhsld->up || !rhsld->up
                        || lhsld->remoteNode != rhsld->remoteNode) return -1;

        if ((lhsld->remoteLink^lhsld->overlayId)<(rhsld->remoteLink^lhsld->overlayId)  )
                return -1;

        return 1;
}


// internal message delivery ---------------------------------------------------


seqnum_t BaseOverlay::send_overlaymessage_down( OverlayMsg* message, const LinkID& bc_link, uint8_t priority )
{
    // set priority
    message->setPriority(priority);
    
    // wrap old OverlayMsg into reboost message
    reboost::message_t wrapped_message = message->wrap_up_for_sending();
    
    // send down to BaseCommunication
    try
    {
        // * send *
        return bc->sendMessage(bc_link, wrapped_message, priority, false);
    }
    catch ( communication::communication_message_not_sent& e )
    {
        ostringstream out;
        out << "Communication message not sent: " << e.what();
        throw message_not_sent(out.str());
    }
    
    throw logic_error("This should never happen!");
}


/// routes a message to its destination node
void BaseOverlay::route( OverlayMsg* message, const NodeID& last_hop )
{
        // exceeded time-to-live? yes-> drop message
        if (message->getNumHops() > message->getTimeToLive())
        {
                logging_warn("Message exceeded TTL. Dropping message and relay routes "
            << "for recovery. Hop count: " << (int) message->getNumHops());
                removeRelayNode(message->getDestinationNode());
                return;
        }

        // no-> forward message
        else
        {
                // destinastion myself? yes-> handle message
                if (message->getDestinationNode() == nodeId)
                {
                        logging_warn("Usually I should not route messages to myself. And I won't!");
                }

                // no->send message to next hop
                else
                {
                    try
                    {
                /* (deep) packet inspection to determine priority */
                // BRANCH: typeData  -->  send with low priority
                if ( message->getType() == OverlayMsg::typeData )
                {
                    // TODO think about implementing explicit routing queue (with active queue management??)
                    send( message,
                          message->getDestinationNode(),
                          message->getPriority(),
                          last_hop );
                }
                // BRANCH: internal message  -->  send with higher priority
                else
                {
                    send( message,
                          message->getDestinationNode(),
                          system_priority::HIGH,
                          last_hop );
                }
                    }
                    catch ( message_not_sent& e )
                    {
                        logging_warn("Unable to route message of type "
                                << message->getType()
                                << " to "
                                << message->getDestinationNode()
                                << ". Reason: "
                                << e.what());
                        
                        // inform sender
                if ( message->getType() != OverlayMsg::typeMessageLost )
                {
                    report_lost_message(message);
                }
                    }
                }
        }
}

void BaseOverlay::report_lost_message( const OverlayMsg* message )
{
    OverlayMsg reply(OverlayMsg::typeMessageLost);
    reply.setSeqNum(message->getSeqNum());
    
    /**
     * MessageLost-Message
     * 
     * - Type of lost message
     * - Hop count of lost message
     * - Source-LinkID  of lost message
     */
    reboost::shared_buffer_t b(sizeof(uint8_t)*2);
    b.mutable_data()[0] = message->getType();
    b.mutable_data()[1] = message->getNumHops();
    reply.append_buffer(b);
    reply.append_buffer(message->getSourceLink().serialize());
    
    try
    {
        send_node(&reply, message->getSourceNode(),
                system_priority::OVERLAY,
                OverlayInterface::OVERLAY_SERVICE_ID);
    }
    catch ( message_not_sent& e )
    {
        logging_warn("Tried to inform another node that we could'n route their message. But we were not able to send this error-message, too.");
    }
}

/// sends a message to another node, delivers it to the base overlay class
seqnum_t BaseOverlay::send( OverlayMsg* message,
        const NodeID& destination,
        uint8_t priority,
        const NodeID& last_hop ) throw(message_not_sent)
{
        LinkDescriptor* next_link = NULL;

        // drop messages to unspecified destinations
        if (destination.isUnspecified())
            throw message_not_sent("No destination specified. Drop!");

        // send messages to myself -> drop!
    // TODO maybe this is not what we want. why not just deliver this message?
    //   There is a similar check in the route function, there it should be okay.
        if (destination == nodeId)
        {
            logging_warn("Sent message to myself. Drop!");
            
            throw message_not_sent("Sent message to myself. Drop!");
        }

        // use relay path?
        if (message->isRelayed())
        {
                next_link = getRelayLinkTo( destination );
                
                if (next_link != NULL)
                {
                        next_link->setRelaying();

                        // * send message over relayed link *
                        return send_overlaymessage_down(message, next_link->communicationId, priority);
                }
                else
                {
                        logging_warn("No relay hop found to " << destination
                                << " -- trying to route over overlay paths ...")
                }
        }

        
        // last resort -> route over overlay path
        LinkID next_id = overlayInterface->getNextLinkId( destination );
        if ( next_id.isUnspecified() )
        {               
        // apperently we're the closest node --> try second best node
        //   NOTE: This is helpful if our routing table is not up-to-date, but 
        //   may lead to circles. So we have to be careful.
        std::vector<const LinkID*> next_ids = 
            overlayInterface->getSortedLinkIdsTowardsNode( destination );
            
        for ( size_t i = 0; i < next_ids.size(); i++ )
        {
            const LinkID& link = *next_ids[i];
            
            if ( ! link.isUnspecified() )
            {
                next_id = link;
                
                break;
            }
        }
     
        // still no next hop found. drop.
        if ( next_id.isUnspecified() )
        {
            logging_warn("Could not send message. No next hop found to " <<
                destination );
            logging_error("ERROR: " << debugInformation() );
            
            throw message_not_sent("No next hop found.");
        }
        }

        
        /* get link descriptor, do some checks and send message */
        next_link = getDescriptor(next_id);
    
    // check pointer
    if ( next_link == NULL )
    {
        // NOTE: this shuldn't happen
        throw message_not_sent("Could not send message. Link not known.");
    }
    
    // avoid circles
    if ( next_link->remoteNode == last_hop )
    {
        // XXX logging_debug
        logging_info("Possible next hop would create a circle: "
            << next_link->remoteNode);
        
        throw message_not_sent("Could not send message. Possible next hop would create a circle.");
    }
    
    // check if link is up
        if ( ! next_link->up)
        {
        logging_warn("Could not send message. Link not up");
        logging_error("ERROR: " << debugInformation() );
        
        throw message_not_sent("Could not send message. Link not up");
        }

        // * send message over overlay link *
        return send(message, next_link, priority);
}


/// send a message using a link descriptor, delivers it to the base overlay class
seqnum_t BaseOverlay::send( OverlayMsg* message,
        LinkDescriptor* ldr,
        uint8_t priority ) throw(message_not_sent)
{
        // check if null
        if (ldr == NULL)
        {
        ostringstream out;
        out << "Can not send message to " << message->getDestinationAddress();
        throw message_not_sent(out.str());
        }

        // check if up
        if ( !ldr->up )
        {
                logging_error("DEBUG_INFO: " << debugInformation() );

        ostringstream out;
        out << "Can not send message. Link not up:" << ldr->to_string();
        throw message_not_sent(out.str());
        }
        
        LinkDescriptor* next_hop_ld = NULL;

        // BRANCH: relayed link
        if (ldr->relayed)
        {
                logging_debug("Resolving direct link for relayed link to "
                                << ldr->remoteNode);
                
                next_hop_ld = getRelayLinkTo( ldr->remoteNode );
                
                if (next_hop_ld==NULL)
                {
                        logging_error("DEBUG_INFO: " << debugInformation() );
                        
                ostringstream out;
                out << "No relay path found to link: " << ldr;
                throw message_not_sent(out.str());
                }
                
                next_hop_ld->setRelaying();
                message->setRelayed(true);
        }
        // BRANCH: direct link
        else
        {
                next_hop_ld = ldr;
        }

        
        // check next hop-link
        if ( ! next_hop_ld->communicationUp)
        {
            throw message_not_sent( "send(): Could not send message."
                    " Not a relayed link and direct link is not up." );
        }

        // send over next link
    logging_debug("send(): Sending message over direct link.");
    return send_overlaymessage_down(message, next_hop_ld->communicationId, priority);

}

seqnum_t BaseOverlay::send_node( OverlayMsg* message, const NodeID& remote,
        uint8_t priority, const ServiceID& service) throw(message_not_sent)
{
        message->setSourceNode(nodeId);
        message->setDestinationNode(remote);
        message->setService(service);
        return send( message, remote, priority );
}

void BaseOverlay::send_link( OverlayMsg* message,
        const LinkID& link,
        uint8_t priority ) throw(message_not_sent)
{
        LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(link);
        if (ld==NULL)
        {
            throw message_not_sent("Cannot find descriptor to link id=" + link.toString());
        }
        
        message->setSourceNode(nodeId);
        message->setDestinationNode(ld->remoteNode);

        message->setSourceLink(ld->overlayId);
        message->setDestinationLink(ld->remoteLink);

        message->setService(ld->service);
        message->setRelayed(ld->relayed);
    
    
    try
    {
        // * send message *
        send( message, ld, priority );
    }
    catch ( message_not_sent& e )
    {
        // drop failed link
        ld->failed = true;
        dropLink(ld->overlayId);
    }
}

// relay route management ------------------------------------------------------

/// stabilize relay information
void BaseOverlay::stabilizeRelays() {
        vector<relay_route>::iterator i = relay_routes.begin();
        while (i!=relay_routes.end() ) {
                relay_route& route = *i;
                LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(route.link);

                // relay link still used and alive?
                if (ld==NULL
                                || !isLinkDirectVital(ld)
                                || difftime(route.used, time(NULL)) > KEEP_ALIVE_TIME_OUT)  // TODO this was set to 8 before.. Is the new timeout better?
                {
                        logging_info("Forgetting relay information to node "
                                        << route.node.toString() );
                        i = relay_routes.erase(i);
                } else
                        i++;
        }
}

void BaseOverlay::removeRelayLink( const LinkID& link ) {
        vector<relay_route>::iterator i = relay_routes.begin();
        while (i!=relay_routes.end() ) {
                relay_route& route = *i;
                if (route.link == link ) i = relay_routes.erase(i); else i++;
        }
}

void BaseOverlay::removeRelayNode( const NodeID& remote ) {
        vector<relay_route>::iterator i = relay_routes.begin();
        while (i!=relay_routes.end() ) {
                relay_route& route = *i;
                if (route.node == remote ) i = relay_routes.erase(i); else i++;
        }
}

/// refreshes relay information
void BaseOverlay::refreshRelayInformation( const OverlayMsg* message, LinkDescriptor* ld ) {

        // handle relayed messages from real links only
        if (ld == NULL
                        || ld->relayed
                        || message->getSourceNode()==nodeId ) return;

        // update usage information
        if (message->isRelayed()) {
                // try to find source node
                foreach( relay_route& route, relay_routes ) {
                        // relay route found? yes->
                        if ( route.node == message->getDestinationNode() ) {
                                ld->setRelaying();
                                route.used = time(NULL);
                        }
                }

        }

        // register relay path
        if (message->isRegisterRelay()) {
                // set relaying
                ld->setRelaying();

                // try to find source node
                foreach( relay_route& route, relay_routes ) {

                        // relay route found? yes->
                        if ( route.node == message->getSourceNode() ) {

                                // refresh timer
                                route.used = time(NULL);
                                LinkDescriptor* rld = getDescriptor(route.link);

                                // route has a shorter hop count or old link is dead? yes-> replace
                                if (route.hops > message->getNumHops()
                                                || rld == NULL
                                                || !isLinkDirectVital(ld)) {
                                        logging_info("Updating relay information to node "
                                                        << route.node.toString()
                                                        << " reducing to " << (int) message->getNumHops() << " hops.");
                                        route.hops = message->getNumHops();
                                        route.link = ld->overlayId;
                                }
                                return;
                        }
                }

                // not found-> add new entry
                relay_route route;
                route.hops = message->getNumHops();
                route.link = ld->overlayId;
                route.node = message->getSourceNode();
                route.used = time(NULL);
                logging_info("Remembering relay information to node "
                                << route.node.toString());
                relay_routes.push_back(route);
        }
}

/// returns a known "vital" relay link which is up and running
LinkDescriptor* BaseOverlay::getRelayLinkTo( const NodeID& remote ) {
        // try to find source node
        foreach( relay_route& route, relay_routes ) {
                if (route.node == remote ) {
                        LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor( route.link );
                        if (ld==NULL || !isLinkDirectVital(ld)) return NULL; else {
                                route.used = time(NULL);
                                return ld;
                        }
                }
        }
        return NULL;
}

/* *****************************************************************************
 * PUBLIC MEMBERS
 * ****************************************************************************/

use_logging_cpp(BaseOverlay);

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

BaseOverlay::BaseOverlay() :
                        started(false),
                        connected(false),
                        state(BaseOverlayStateInvalid),
                        bc(NULL),
                        nodeId(NodeID::UNSPECIFIED), spovnetId(SpoVNetID::UNSPECIFIED),
                        sideport(&SideportListener::DEFAULT), overlayInterface(NULL),
                        counter(0) {
}

BaseOverlay::~BaseOverlay() {
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

void BaseOverlay::start( BaseCommunication* _basecomm, const NodeID& _nodeid ) {
        logging_info("Starting...");

        // set parameters
        bc = _basecomm;
        nodeId = _nodeid;

        // register at base communication
        bc->registerMessageReceiver( this );
        bc->registerEventListener( this );

        // timer for auto link management
        Timer::setInterval( 1000 ); // XXX
//      Timer::setInterval( 10000 );
        Timer::start();

        started = true;
        state = BaseOverlayStateInvalid;
}

void BaseOverlay::stop() {
        logging_info("Stopping...");

        // stop timer
        Timer::stop();

        // delete oberlay interface
        if(overlayInterface != NULL) {
                delete overlayInterface;
                overlayInterface = NULL;
        }

        // unregister at base communication
        bc->unregisterMessageReceiver( this );
        bc->unregisterEventListener( this );

        started = false;
        state = BaseOverlayStateInvalid;
}

bool BaseOverlay::isStarted(){
        return started;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

void BaseOverlay::joinSpoVNet(const SpoVNetID& id,
                const EndpointDescriptor& bootstrapEp) {

        if(id != spovnetId){
                logging_error("attempt to join against invalid spovnet, call initiate first");
                return;
        }

        //ovl.visShowNodeBubble ( ovlId, nodeId, "joining..." );
        logging_info( "Starting to join spovnet " << id.toString() <<
                        " with nodeid " << nodeId.toString());

        if(bootstrapEp.isUnspecified() && state == BaseOverlayStateInvalid){

                //** FIRST STEP - MANDATORY */

                // bootstrap against ourselfs
                logging_info("joining spovnet locally");

                overlayInterface->joinOverlay();
                state = BaseOverlayStateCompleted;
                foreach( NodeListener* i, nodeListeners )
                        i->onJoinCompleted( spovnetId );

                //ovl.visChangeNodeIcon ( ovlId, nodeId, OvlVis::ICON_ID_CAMERA );
                //ovl.visChangeNodeColor( ovlId, nodeId, OvlVis::NODE_COLORS_GREEN );

        } else {

                //** SECOND STEP - OPTIONAL */

                // bootstrap against another node
                logging_info("joining spovnet remotely against " << bootstrapEp.toString());

                const LinkID& lnk = bc->establishLink( bootstrapEp );
                bootstrapLinks.push_back(lnk);
                logging_info("join process initiated for " << id.toString() << "...");
        }
}


void BaseOverlay::startBootstrapModules(vector<pair<BootstrapManager::BootstrapType,string> > modules){
        logging_debug("starting overlay bootstrap module");
        overlayBootstrap.start(this, spovnetId, nodeId, modules);
        overlayBootstrap.publish(bc->getEndpointDescriptor());
}

void BaseOverlay::stopBootstrapModules(){
        logging_debug("stopping overlay bootstrap module");
        overlayBootstrap.stop();
        overlayBootstrap.revoke();
}

void BaseOverlay::leaveSpoVNet() {

        logging_info( "Leaving spovnet " << spovnetId );
        bool ret = ( state != this->BaseOverlayStateInvalid );

        logging_debug( "Dropping all auto-links" );

        // gather all service links
        vector<LinkID> servicelinks;
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, links )
        {
                if( ld->service != OverlayInterface::OVERLAY_SERVICE_ID )
                        servicelinks.push_back( ld->overlayId );
        }

        // drop all service links
        foreach( LinkID lnk, servicelinks )
        {
            logging_debug("Dropping service link " << lnk.toString());
            dropLink( lnk );
        }

        // let the node leave the spovnet overlay interface
        logging_debug( "Leaving overlay" );
        if( overlayInterface != NULL )
        {
                overlayInterface->leaveOverlay();
        }

        // drop still open bootstrap links
        foreach( LinkID lnk, bootstrapLinks )
        {
            logging_debug("Dropping bootstrap link " << lnk.toString());
            bc->dropLink( lnk );
        }

        // change to inalid state
        state = BaseOverlayStateInvalid;
        //ovl.visShutdown( ovlId, nodeId, string("") );

        visualInstance.visShutdown(visualIdOverlay, nodeId, "");
        visualInstance.visShutdown(visualIdBase, nodeId, "");

        // inform all registered services of the event
        foreach( NodeListener* i, nodeListeners )
        {
                if( ret ) i->onLeaveCompleted( spovnetId );
                else i->onLeaveFailed( spovnetId );
        }
}

void BaseOverlay::createSpoVNet(const SpoVNetID& id,
                const OverlayParameterSet& param,
                const SecurityParameterSet& sec,
                const QoSParameterSet& qos) {

        // set the state that we are an initiator, this way incoming messages are
        // handled correctly
        logging_info( "creating spovnet " + id.toString() <<
                        " with nodeid " << nodeId.toString() );

        spovnetId = id;

        overlayInterface = OverlayFactory::create( *this, param, nodeId, this );
        if( overlayInterface == NULL ) {
                logging_fatal( "overlay structure not supported" );
                state = BaseOverlayStateInvalid;

                foreach( NodeListener* i, nodeListeners )
                i->onJoinFailed( spovnetId );

                return;
        }

        visualInstance.visCreate(visualIdBase, nodeId, "", "");
        visualInstance.visCreate(visualIdOverlay, nodeId, "", "");
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

const LinkID BaseOverlay::establishLink( const EndpointDescriptor& remoteEp,
                const NodeID& remoteId, const ServiceID& service ) {

        // establish link via overlay
        if (!remoteId.isUnspecified())
                return establishLink( remoteId, service );
        else
                return establishDirectLink(remoteEp, service );
}

/// call base communication's establish link and add link mapping
const LinkID BaseOverlay::establishDirectLink( const EndpointDescriptor& ep,
                const ServiceID& service ) {

        /// find a service listener
        if( !communicationListeners.contains( service ) ) {
                logging_error( "No listener registered for service id=" << service.toString() );
                return LinkID::UNSPECIFIED;
        }
        CommunicationListener* listener = communicationListeners.get( service );
        assert( listener != NULL );

        // create descriptor
        LinkDescriptor* ld = addDescriptor();
        ld->relayed = false;
        ld->listener = listener;
        ld->service = service;
        ld->communicationId = bc->establishLink( ep );

        /// establish link and add mapping
        logging_info("Establishing direct link " << ld->communicationId.toString()
                        << " using " << ep.toString());

        return ld->communicationId;
}

/// establishes a link between two arbitrary nodes
const LinkID BaseOverlay::establishLink( const NodeID& remote,
                const ServiceID& service ) {

    // TODO What if we already have a Link to this node and this service id?
    
        // do not establish a link to myself!
        if (remote == nodeId) return 
                LinkID::UNSPECIFIED;

        
        // create a link descriptor
        LinkDescriptor* ld = addDescriptor();
        ld->relayed = true;
        ld->remoteNode = remote;
        ld->service = service;
        ld->listener = getListener(ld->service);
    
    // initialize sequence numbers
    ld->last_sent_seqnum = SequenceNumber::createRandomSeqNum_Short();
    logging_debug("Creating new link with initial SeqNum: " << ld->last_sent_seqnum);

        // create link request message
        OverlayMsg msg(OverlayMsg::typeLinkRequest, service, nodeId, remote );
        msg.setSourceLink(ld->overlayId);

        // send over relayed link
        msg.setRelayed(true);
        msg.setRegisterRelay(true);
//      msg.setRouteRecord(true);
    
    msg.setSeqNum(ld->last_sent_seqnum);

        // debug message
        logging_info(
                        "Sending link request with"
                        << " link=" << ld->overlayId.toString()
                        << " node=" << ld->remoteNode.toString()
                        << " serv=" << ld->service.toString()
        );

        
        // sending message to node
        try
        {
            // * send *
            seqnum_t seq = send_node( &msg, ld->remoteNode, system_priority::OVERLAY, ld->service );
        }
        catch ( message_not_sent& e )
        {
            logging_warn("Link request not sent: " << e.what());
            
            // Message not sent. Cancel link request.
            SystemQueue::instance().scheduleCall(
                    boost::bind(
                            &BaseOverlay::__onLinkEstablishmentFailed,
                            this,
                            ld->overlayId)
                );
        }
        
        return ld->overlayId;
}

/// NOTE: "id" is an Overlay-LinkID
void BaseOverlay::__onLinkEstablishmentFailed(const LinkID& id)
{
    // TODO This code redundant. But also it's not easy to aggregate in one function.
    
    // get descriptor for link
    LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(id, false);
    if ( ld == NULL ) return; // not found? ->ignore!

    logging_debug( "__onLinkEstablishmentFaild: " << ld );

    // removing relay link information
    removeRelayLink(ld->overlayId);

    // inform listeners about link down
    ld->communicationUp = false;
    if (!ld->service.isUnspecified())
    {
        CommunicationListener* lst = getListener(ld->service);
        if(lst != NULL) lst->onLinkFail( ld->overlayId, ld->remoteNode );
        sideport->onLinkFail( id, this->nodeId, ld->remoteNode, this->spovnetId );
    }

    // delete all queued messages (auto links)
    if( ld->messageQueue.size() > 0 ) {
        logging_warn( "Dropping link " << id.toString() << " that has "
                << ld->messageQueue.size() << " waiting messages" );
        ld->flushQueue();
    }

    // erase mapping
    eraseDescriptor(ld->overlayId);
}


/// drops an established link
void BaseOverlay::dropLink(const LinkID& link)
{
        logging_info( "Dropping link: " << link.toString() );

        // find the link item to drop
        LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(link);
        if( ld == NULL )
        {
                logging_warn( "Can't drop link, link is unknown!");
                return;
        }

        // delete all queued messages
        if( ld->messageQueue.size() > 0 )
        {
                logging_warn( "Dropping link " << ld->overlayId.toString() << " that has "
                                << ld->messageQueue.size() << " waiting messages" );
                ld->flushQueue();
        }
        
            
        // inform application and remote note (but only once)
        //   NOTE: If we initiated the drop, this function is called twice, but on 
        //   the second call, there is noting to do.
        if ( ld->up && ! ld->failed )
        {
        // inform sideport and listener
        if(ld->listener != NULL)
        {
            ld->listener->onLinkDown( ld->overlayId, ld->remoteNode );
        }
        sideport->onLinkDown(ld->overlayId, this->nodeId, ld->remoteNode, this->spovnetId );
        
        // send link-close to remote node
        logging_info("Sending LinkClose message to remote node.");
        OverlayMsg close_msg(OverlayMsg::typeLinkClose);
        send_link(&close_msg, link, system_priority::OVERLAY);
    
        // deactivate link
        ld->up = false;
//         ld->closing = true;
        }
        
        else if ( ld->failed )
    {
        // inform listener
        if( ld->listener != NULL )
        {
            ld->listener->onLinkFail( ld->overlayId, ld->remoteNode );
        }
        
        ld->up = false;
        __removeDroppedLink(ld->overlayId);
    }
}

/// called from typeLinkClose-handler
void BaseOverlay::__removeDroppedLink(const LinkID& link)
{
    // find the link item to drop
    LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(link);
    if( ld == NULL )
    {
        return;
    }

    // do not drop relay links
    if (!ld->relaying)
    {
        // drop the link in base communication
        if (ld->communicationUp)
        {
            bc->dropLink( ld->communicationId );
        }

        // erase descriptor
        eraseDescriptor( ld->overlayId );
    }
    else
    {
        ld->dropAfterRelaying = true;
    }
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// internal send message, always use this functions to send messages over links
const SequenceNumber& BaseOverlay::sendMessage( reboost::message_t message,
        const LinkID& link,
        uint8_t priority ) throw(message_not_sent)
{
        logging_debug( "Sending data message on link " << link.toString() );

        // get the mapping for this link
        LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(link);
        if( ld == NULL )
        {
            throw message_not_sent("Could not send message. Link not found id=" + link.toString());
        }

        // check if the link is up yet, if its an auto link queue message
        if( !ld->up )
        {
                ld->setAutoUsed();
                if( ld->autolink )
                {
                        logging_info("Auto-link " << link.toString() << " not up, queue message");
                        
                        // queue message
                LinkDescriptor::message_queue_entry msg;
                msg.message = message;
                msg.priority = priority;

                        ld->messageQueue.push_back( msg );
                        
                        return SequenceNumber::DISABLED;  // TODO what to return if message is queued?
                }
                else
                {
                    throw message_not_sent("Link " + link.toString() + " not up, drop message");
                }
        }
        
        // TODO XXX ----> coordinate with QUIC-efforts !!
        // TODO aktuell: sequence numbers
        // TODO seqnum on fast path ?
        ld->last_sent_seqnum.increment();
        
        /* choose fast-path for direct links; normal overlay-path otherwise */
        // BRANCH: direct link
        if ( ld->communicationUp && !ld->relayed )
        {
            // * send down to BaseCommunication *
            try
            {
                bc->sendMessage(ld->communicationId, message, priority, true);
        }
        catch ( communication::communication_message_not_sent& e )
        {
            ostringstream out;
            out << "Communication message on fast-path not sent: " << e.what();
            throw message_not_sent(out.str());
        }
        }

        // BRANCH: use (slow) overlay-path
        else
        {
        // compile overlay message (has service and node id)
        OverlayMsg overmsg( OverlayMsg::typeData );
        overmsg.set_payload_message(message);
        
        // set SeqNum
        if ( ld->transmit_seqnums )
        {
            overmsg.setSeqNum(ld->last_sent_seqnum);
        }
        logging_debug("Sending Message with SeqNum: " << overmsg.getSeqNum());
    
        // send message over relay/direct/overlay
        send_link( &overmsg, ld->overlayId, priority );
        }
        
        // return seqnum
        return ld->last_sent_seqnum;
}


const SequenceNumber& BaseOverlay::sendMessage(reboost::message_t message,
                const NodeID& node, uint8_t priority, const ServiceID& service) {

        // find link for node and service
        LinkDescriptor* ld = getAutoDescriptor( node, service );

        // if we found no link, create an auto link
        if( ld == NULL ) {

                // debug output
                logging_info( "No link to send message to node "
                                << node.toString() << " found for service "
                                << service.toString() << ". Creating auto link ..."
                );

                // call base overlay to create a link
                LinkID link = establishLink( node, service );
                ld = getDescriptor( link );
                if( ld == NULL ) {
                        logging_error( "Failed to establish auto-link.");
            throw message_not_sent("Failed to establish auto-link.");
                }
                ld->autolink = true;

                logging_debug( "Auto-link establishment in progress to node "
                                << node.toString() << " with link id=" << link.toString() );
        }
        assert(ld != NULL);

        // mark the link as used, as we now send a message through it
        ld->setAutoUsed();

        // send / queue message
        return sendMessage( message, ld->overlayId, priority );
}


NodeID BaseOverlay::sendMessageCloserToNodeID(reboost::message_t message,
        const NodeID& address, uint8_t priority, const ServiceID& service) {
    
    if ( overlayInterface->isClosestNodeTo(address) )
    {
        return NodeID::UNSPECIFIED;
    }
        
    const NodeID& closest_node = overlayInterface->getNextNodeId(address); 
    
    if ( closest_node != NodeID::UNSPECIFIED )
    {
        sendMessage(message, closest_node, priority, service);
    }
    
    return closest_node;  // return seqnum ?? tuple? closest_node via (non const) reference?
}
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

const EndpointDescriptor& BaseOverlay::getEndpointDescriptor(
                const LinkID& link) const {

        // return own end-point descriptor
        if( link.isUnspecified() )
                return bc->getEndpointDescriptor();

        // find link descriptor. not found -> return unspecified
        const LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(link);
        if (ld==NULL) return EndpointDescriptor::UNSPECIFIED();

        // return endpoint-descriptor from base communication
        return bc->getEndpointDescriptor( ld->communicationId );
}

const EndpointDescriptor& BaseOverlay::getEndpointDescriptor(
                const NodeID& node) const {

        // return own end-point descriptor
        if( node == nodeId || node.isUnspecified() ) {
                //logging_info("getEndpointDescriptor: returning self.");
                return bc->getEndpointDescriptor();
        }

        // no joined and request remote descriptor? -> fail!
        if( overlayInterface == NULL ) {
                logging_error( "Overlay interface not set, cannot resolve end-point." );
                return EndpointDescriptor::UNSPECIFIED();
        }

//      // resolve end-point descriptor from the base-overlay routing table
//      const EndpointDescriptor& ep = overlayInterface->resolveNode( node );
//      if(ep.toString() != "") return ep;

        // see if we can find the node in our own table
        foreach(const LinkDescriptor* ld, links){
                if(ld->remoteNode != node) continue;
                if(!ld->communicationUp) continue;
                const EndpointDescriptor& ep =
                                bc->getEndpointDescriptor(ld->communicationId);
                if(ep != EndpointDescriptor::UNSPECIFIED()) {
                        //logging_info("getEndpointDescriptor: using " << ld->to_string());
                        return ep;
                }
        }

        logging_warn( "No EndpointDescriptor found for node " << node );
        logging_warn( const_cast<BaseOverlay*>(this)->debugInformation() );

        return EndpointDescriptor::UNSPECIFIED();
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

bool BaseOverlay::registerSidePort(SideportListener* _sideport) {
        sideport = _sideport;
        _sideport->configure( this );
        return true;
}

bool BaseOverlay::unregisterSidePort(SideportListener* _sideport) {
        sideport = &SideportListener::DEFAULT;
        return true;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

bool BaseOverlay::bind(CommunicationListener* listener, const ServiceID& sid) {
        logging_debug( "binding communication listener " << listener
                        << " on serviceid " << sid.toString() );

        if( communicationListeners.contains( sid ) ) {
                logging_error( "some listener already registered for service id "
                                << sid.toString() );
                return false;
        }

        communicationListeners.registerItem( listener, sid );
        return true;
}


bool BaseOverlay::unbind(CommunicationListener* listener, const ServiceID& sid) {
        logging_debug( "unbinding listener " << listener << " from serviceid " << sid.toString() );

        if( !communicationListeners.contains( sid ) ) {
                logging_warn( "cannot unbind listener. no listener registered on service id " << sid.toString() );
                return false;
        }

        if( communicationListeners.get(sid) != listener ) {
                logging_warn( "listener bound to service id " << sid.toString()
                                << " is different than listener trying to unbind" );
                return false;
        }

        communicationListeners.unregisterItem( sid );
        return true;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

bool BaseOverlay::bind(NodeListener* listener) {
        logging_debug( "Binding node listener " << listener );

        // already bound? yes-> warning
        NodeListenerVector::iterator i =
                        find( nodeListeners.begin(), nodeListeners.end(), listener );
        if( i != nodeListeners.end() ) {
                logging_warn("Node listener " << listener << " is already bound!" );
                return false;
        }

        // no-> add
        nodeListeners.push_back( listener );
        return true;
}

bool BaseOverlay::unbind(NodeListener* listener) {
        logging_debug( "Unbinding node listener " << listener );

        // already unbound? yes-> warning
        NodeListenerVector::iterator i = find( nodeListeners.begin(), nodeListeners.end(), listener );
        if( i == nodeListeners.end() ) {
                logging_warn( "Node listener " << listener << " is not bound!" );
                return false;
        }

        // no-> remove
        nodeListeners.erase( i );
        return true;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

void BaseOverlay::onLinkUp(const LinkID& id,
        const addressing2::EndpointPtr local, const addressing2::EndpointPtr remote)
{
        logging_debug( "Link up with base communication link id=" << id );

        // get descriptor for link
        LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(id, true);

        // BRANCH: handle bootstrap link we initiated
        if( std::find(bootstrapLinks.begin(), bootstrapLinks.end(), id) != bootstrapLinks.end() ){
                logging_info(
                                "Join has been initiated by me and the link is now up. " <<
                                "LinkID: " << id.toString() <<
                                "Sending out join request for SpoVNet " << spovnetId.toString()
                );

                // send join request message
                OverlayMsg overlayMsg( OverlayMsg::typeJoinRequest,
                                OverlayInterface::OVERLAY_SERVICE_ID, nodeId );
                JoinRequest joinRequest( spovnetId, nodeId );
                overlayMsg.append_buffer(joinRequest.serialize_into_shared_buffer());

                send_overlaymessage_down(&overlayMsg, id, system_priority::OVERLAY);
                
                return;
        }

        // BRANCH: link establishment from remote, add one!
        if (ld == NULL) {
                ld = addDescriptor( id );
                logging_info( "onLinkUp (remote request) descriptor: " << ld );

                // update descriptor
                ld->fromRemote = true;
                ld->communicationId = id;
                ld->communicationUp = true;
                ld->setAutoUsed();
                ld->setAlive();

                // in this case, do not inform listener, since service it unknown
                // -> wait for update message!
        }
        
        // BRANCH: We requested this link in the first place
        else
        {
                logging_info( "onLinkUp descriptor (initiated locally):" << ld );

                // update descriptor
                ld->setAutoUsed();
                ld->setAlive();
                ld->communicationUp = true;
                ld->fromRemote = false;

                // BRANCH: this was a relayed link before --> convert to direct link
                //   TODO do we really have to send a message here?
                if (ld->relayed)
                {
                        ld->up = true;
                        ld->relayed = false;
                        logging_info( "Converting to direct link: " << ld );
                        
                        // send message
                        OverlayMsg overMsg( OverlayMsg::typeLinkDirect );
                        overMsg.setSourceLink( ld->overlayId );
                        overMsg.setDestinationLink( ld->remoteLink );
                        send_link( &overMsg, ld->overlayId, system_priority::OVERLAY );
                        
                    // inform listener
                    if( ld->listener != NULL)
                        ld->listener->onLinkChanged( ld->overlayId, ld->remoteNode );
                }
                

        /* NOTE: Chord is opening direct-links in it's setup routine which are
         *   neither set to "relayed" nor to "up". To activate these links a
         *   typeLinkUpdate must be sent.
         *   
         * This branch is would also be taken when we had a working link before 
         *   (ld->up == true). I'm not sure if this case does actually happen 
         *   and whether it's tested.
         */
                else
                {
                        // note: necessary to validate the link on the remote side!
                        logging_info( "Sending out update" <<
                                        " for service " << ld->service.toString() <<
                                        " with local node id " << nodeId.toString() <<
                                        " on link " << ld->overlayId.toString() );

                        // compile and send update message
                        OverlayMsg overlayMsg( OverlayMsg::typeLinkUpdate );
                        overlayMsg.setAutoLink( ld->autolink );
                    overlayMsg.setSourceNode(nodeId);
                    overlayMsg.setDestinationNode(ld->remoteNode);
                    overlayMsg.setSourceLink(ld->overlayId);
                    overlayMsg.setDestinationLink(ld->remoteLink);
                    overlayMsg.setService(ld->service);
                    overlayMsg.setRelayed(false);

                    // TODO ld->communicationId = id ??
                    
                    send_overlaymessage_down(&overlayMsg, id, system_priority::OVERLAY);
                }
        }
}

void BaseOverlay::onLinkDown(const LinkID& id,
        const addressing2::EndpointPtr local,
        const addressing2::EndpointPtr remote)
{
        // erase bootstrap links
        vector<LinkID>::iterator it = std::find( bootstrapLinks.begin(), bootstrapLinks.end(), id );
        if( it != bootstrapLinks.end() ) bootstrapLinks.erase( it );

        // get descriptor for link
        LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(id, true);
        if ( ld == NULL ) return; // not found? ->ignore!
        logging_info( "onLinkDown descriptor: " << ld );

        // removing relay link information
        removeRelayLink(ld->overlayId);

        // inform listeners about link down
        ld->communicationUp = false;
        if (!ld->service.isUnspecified()) {
                CommunicationListener* lst = getListener(ld->service);
                if(lst != NULL) lst->onLinkDown( ld->overlayId, ld->remoteNode );
                sideport->onLinkDown( id, this->nodeId, ld->remoteNode, this->spovnetId );
        }

        // delete all queued messages (auto links)
        if( ld->messageQueue.size() > 0 ) {
                logging_warn( "Dropping link " << id.toString() << " that has "
                                << ld->messageQueue.size() << " waiting messages" );
                ld->flushQueue();
        }

        // erase mapping
        eraseDescriptor(ld->overlayId);
    
    
    // notify the application if this is the last link to a different node
    if ( connected )
    {
        bool active_links = false;
        
        // look for links that are still active
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, links )
        {
            if ( isLinkDirectVital(ld) )
            {
                active_links = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        if ( ! active_links )
        {
            connected = false;
            
            foreach( NodeListener* i, nodeListeners )
                i->onOverlayDisconnected( spovnetId );
        }
    }

}


void BaseOverlay::onLinkFail(const LinkID& id,
        const addressing2::EndpointPtr local,
        const addressing2::EndpointPtr remote)
{
        logging_debug( "Link fail with base communication link id=" << id );

//      // erase bootstrap links
//      vector<LinkID>::iterator it = std::find( bootstrapLinks.begin(), bootstrapLinks.end(), id );
//      if( it != bootstrapLinks.end() ) bootstrapLinks.erase( it );
//
//      // get descriptor for link
//      LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(id, true);
//      if ( ld == NULL ) return; // not found? ->ignore!
//      logging_debug( "Link failed id=" << ld->overlayId.toString() );
//
//      // inform listeners
//      ld->listener->onLinkFail( ld->overlayId, ld->remoteNode );
//      sideport->onLinkFail( id, this->nodeId, ld->remoteNode, this->spovnetId );
        
        logging_debug( "  ... calling onLinkDown ..." );
        onLinkDown(id, local, remote);
}


void BaseOverlay::onLinkChanged(const LinkID& id,
        const addressing2::EndpointPtr oldlocal,  const addressing2::EndpointPtr newlocal,
        const addressing2::EndpointPtr oldremote, const addressing2::EndpointPtr newremote)
{
    // get descriptor for link
    LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(id, true);
    if ( ld == NULL ) return; // not found? ->ignore!
    logging_debug( "onLinkChanged descriptor: " << ld );

    // inform listeners
    ld->listener->onLinkChanged( ld->overlayId, ld->remoteNode );
    sideport->onLinkChanged( id, this->nodeId, ld->remoteNode, this->spovnetId );

    // autolinks: refresh timestamp
    ld->setAutoUsed();
}

//void BaseOverlay::onLinkQoSChanged(const LinkID& id,
//        const addressing2::EndpointPtr local, const addressing2::EndpointPtr remote,
//        const QoSParameterSet& qos)
//{
//      logging_debug( "Link quality changed with base communication link id=" << id );
//
//      // get descriptor for link
//      LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(id, true);
//      if ( ld == NULL ) return; // not found? ->ignore!
//      logging_debug( "Link quality changed id=" << ld->overlayId.toString() );
//}

bool BaseOverlay::onLinkRequest(const LinkID& id,
        const addressing2::EndpointPtr local,
        const addressing2::EndpointPtr remote)
{
        logging_debug("Accepting link request from " << remote->to_string() );
        
        // TODO ask application..?
        
        return true;
}




/// handles a message from base communication
bool BaseOverlay::receiveMessage( reboost::shared_buffer_t message,
                const LinkID& link,
                const NodeID&,
                bool bypass_overlay )
{
        // get descriptor for link
        LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor( link, true );

        
        /* choose fastpath for direct links; normal overlay-path otherwise */   
        if ( bypass_overlay && ld )
        {
        // message received --> link is alive
        ld->keepAliveReceived = time(NULL);
        // hop count on this link
        ld->hops = 0;

        
        // hand over to CommunicationListener (aka Application) 
            CommunicationListener* lst = getListener(ld->service);
            if ( lst != NULL )
            {
                lst->onMessage(
                        message,
                        ld->remoteNode,
                        ld->overlayId,
                    SequenceNumber::DISABLED,
                        NULL );
                
                return true;
            }

            return false;
        }
        else
        {
            return handleMessage( message, ld, link );      
        }
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Handle spovnet instance join requests
bool BaseOverlay::handleJoinRequest( reboost::shared_buffer_t message, const NodeID& source, const LinkID& bcLink )
{
        // decapsulate message
        JoinRequest joinReq;
        joinReq.deserialize_from_shared_buffer(message);
        
        logging_info( "Received join request for spovnet " <<
                        joinReq.getSpoVNetID().toString() );

        // check spovnet id
        if( joinReq.getSpoVNetID() != spovnetId ) {
                logging_error(
                                "Received join request for spovnet we don't handle " <<
                                joinReq.getSpoVNetID().toString() );

                return false;
        }

        // TODO: here you can implement mechanisms to deny joining of a node
        bool allow = true;
        logging_info( "Sending join reply for spovnet " <<
                        spovnetId.toString() << " to node " <<
                        source.toString() <<
                        ". Result: " << (allow ? "allowed" : "denied") );
        joiningNodes.push_back( source );

        // return overlay parameters
        assert( overlayInterface != NULL );
        logging_debug( "Using bootstrap end-point "
                        << getEndpointDescriptor().toString() )
        OverlayParameterSet parameters = overlayInterface->getParameters();
        
        
        // create JoinReplay Message
        OverlayMsg retmsg( OverlayMsg::typeJoinReply,
                        OverlayInterface::OVERLAY_SERVICE_ID, nodeId );
        JoinReply replyMsg( spovnetId, parameters, allow );
        retmsg.append_buffer(replyMsg.serialize_into_shared_buffer());

        // XXX This is unlovely clash between the old message system and the new one,
        // but a.t.m. we can't migrate everything to the new system at once..
        // ---> Consider the EndpointDescriptor as part of the JoinReply..
        retmsg.append_buffer(getEndpointDescriptor().serialize());
        
        // * send *
        send_overlaymessage_down(&retmsg, bcLink, system_priority::OVERLAY);

        return true;
}

/// Handle replies to spovnet instance join requests
bool BaseOverlay::handleJoinReply( reboost::shared_buffer_t message, const LinkID& bcLink )
{
        // decapsulate message
        logging_debug("received join reply message");
        JoinReply replyMsg;
        EndpointDescriptor endpoints;
        reboost::shared_buffer_t buff = replyMsg.deserialize_from_shared_buffer(message);
        buff = endpoints.deserialize(buff);

        // correct spovnet?
        if( replyMsg.getSpoVNetID() != spovnetId ) { // no-> fail
                logging_error( "Received SpoVNet join reply for " <<
                                replyMsg.getSpoVNetID().toString() <<
                                " != " << spovnetId.toString() );

                return false;
        }

        // access granted? no -> fail
        if( !replyMsg.getJoinAllowed() ) {
                logging_error( "Our join request has been denied" );

                // drop initiator link
                if( !bcLink.isUnspecified() ){
                        bc->dropLink( bcLink );

                        vector<LinkID>::iterator it = std::find(
                                        bootstrapLinks.begin(), bootstrapLinks.end(), bcLink);
                        if( it != bootstrapLinks.end() )
                                bootstrapLinks.erase(it);
                }

                // inform all registered services of the event
                foreach( NodeListener* i, nodeListeners )
                i->onJoinFailed( spovnetId );

                return true;
        }

        // access has been granted -> continue!
        logging_info("Join request has been accepted for spovnet " <<
                        spovnetId.toString() );

        logging_debug( "Using bootstrap end-point "
                        << endpoints.toString() );

        // create overlay structure from spovnet parameter set
        // if we have not boostrapped yet against some other node
        if( overlayInterface == NULL ){

                logging_debug("first-time bootstrapping");

                overlayInterface = OverlayFactory::create(
                                *this, replyMsg.getParam(), nodeId, this );

                // overlay structure supported? no-> fail!
                if( overlayInterface == NULL ) {
                        logging_error( "overlay structure not supported" );

                        if( !bcLink.isUnspecified() ){
                                bc->dropLink( bcLink );

                                vector<LinkID>::iterator it = std::find(
                                                bootstrapLinks.begin(), bootstrapLinks.end(), bcLink);
                                if( it != bootstrapLinks.end() )
                                        bootstrapLinks.erase(it);
                        }

                        // inform all registered services of the event
                        foreach( NodeListener* i, nodeListeners )
                        i->onJoinFailed( spovnetId );

                        return true;
                }

                // everything ok-> join the overlay!
                state = BaseOverlayStateCompleted;
                overlayInterface->createOverlay();

                overlayInterface->joinOverlay( endpoints );
                overlayBootstrap.recordJoin( endpoints );

                // update ovlvis
                //ovl.visChangeNodeColor( ovlId, nodeId, OvlVis::NODE_COLORS_GREEN);

                // inform all registered services of the event
                foreach( NodeListener* i, nodeListeners )
                    i->onJoinCompleted( spovnetId );
        }
        else
        {
                // this is not the first bootstrap, just join the additional node
                logging_debug("not first-time bootstrapping");
                overlayInterface->joinOverlay( endpoints );
                overlayBootstrap.recordJoin( endpoints );
        } // if( overlayInterface == NULL )

        return true;
}


bool BaseOverlay::handleData( reboost::shared_buffer_t message, OverlayMsg* overlayMsg, LinkDescriptor* ld )
{
        // get service
        const ServiceID& service = ld->service; //overlayMsg->getService();

        logging_debug( "Received data for service " << service.toString()
                        << " on link " << overlayMsg->getDestinationLink().toString() );

        // delegate data message
        CommunicationListener* lst = getListener(service);
        if(lst != NULL){
                lst->onMessage(
                                message,
//                              overlayMsg->getSourceNode(),
//                              overlayMsg->getDestinationLink(),
                                ld->remoteNode,
                                ld->overlayId,
                overlayMsg->getSeqNum(),
                                overlayMsg
                );
        }

        return true;
}

bool BaseOverlay::handleLostMessage( reboost::shared_buffer_t message, OverlayMsg* msg )
{
    /**
     * Deserialize MessageLost-Message
     * 
     * - Type of lost message
     * - Hop count of lost message
     * - Source-LinkID  of lost message
     */
    const uint8_t* buff = message(0, sizeof(uint8_t)*2).data();
    uint8_t type = buff[0];
    uint8_t hops = buff[1];
    LinkID linkid;
    linkid.deserialize(message(sizeof(uint8_t)*2));
    
    logging_warn("Node " << msg->getSourceNode()
            << " informed us, that our message of type " << (int) type
            << " is lost after traveling " << (int) hops << " hops."
            << " (LinkID: " << linkid.toString());

    
    // TODO switch-case ?
    
    // BRANCH: LinkRequest --> link request failed
    if ( type == OverlayMsg::typeLinkRequest )
    {
        __onLinkEstablishmentFailed(linkid);
    }
    
    // BRANCH: Data --> link disrupted. Drop link.
    //   (We could use something more advanced here. e.g. At least send a 
    //    keep-alive message and wait for a keep-alive reply.)
    if ( type == OverlayMsg::typeData )
    {
        LinkDescriptor* link_desc = getDescriptor(linkid);
        
        if ( link_desc )
        {
            link_desc->failed = true;
        }
        
        dropLink(linkid);
    }
    
    // BRANCH: ping lost
    if ( type == OverlayMsg::typePing )
    {
        CommunicationListener* lst = getListener(msg->getService());
        if( lst != NULL )
        {
            lst->onPingLost(msg->getSourceNode());
        }
    }
    
    return true;
}

bool BaseOverlay::handlePing( OverlayMsg* overlayMsg, LinkDescriptor* ld )
{
    // TODO AKTUELL: implement interfaces: Node::ping(node); BaseOverlay::ping(node)
    
    bool send_pong = false;
    
    // inform application and ask permission to send a pong message
    CommunicationListener* lst = getListener(overlayMsg->getService());
    if( lst != NULL )
    {
        send_pong = lst->onPing(overlayMsg->getSourceNode());
    }
    
    // send pong message if allowed
    if ( send_pong )
    {
        OverlayMsg pong_msg(OverlayMsg::typePong);
        pong_msg.setSeqNum(overlayMsg->getSeqNum());
        
        // send message
        try
        {
            send_node( &pong_msg, 
                overlayMsg->getSourceNode(), 
                system_priority::OVERLAY,
                overlayMsg->getService() );
        }
        catch ( message_not_sent& e )
        {
            logging_info("Could not send Pong-Message to node: " << 
                overlayMsg->getSourceNode());
        }
    }
    
    return true;  // XXX when shall we return false..?
}

bool BaseOverlay::handlePong( OverlayMsg* overlayMsg, LinkDescriptor* ld )
{
    // inform application
    CommunicationListener* lst = getListener(overlayMsg->getService());
    if( lst != NULL )
    {
        lst->onPong(overlayMsg->getSourceNode());
    }
    
    return true;  // XXX when shall we return false..?
}

bool BaseOverlay::handleLinkUpdate( OverlayMsg* overlayMsg, LinkDescriptor* ld ) {

        if( ld == NULL ) {
                logging_warn( "received overlay update message for link for "
                                << "which we have no mapping" );
                return false;
        }
        logging_info("Received type update message on link " << ld );

        // update our link mapping information for this link
        bool changed =
                        ( ld->remoteNode != overlayMsg->getSourceNode() )
                        || ( ld->service != overlayMsg->getService() );

        // set parameters
        ld->up         = true;
        ld->remoteNode = overlayMsg->getSourceNode();
        ld->remoteLink = overlayMsg->getSourceLink();
        ld->service    = overlayMsg->getService();
        ld->autolink   = overlayMsg->isAutoLink();

        // if our link information changed, we send out an update, too
        if( changed ) {
                overlayMsg->swapRoles();
                overlayMsg->setSourceNode(nodeId);
                overlayMsg->setSourceLink(ld->overlayId);
                overlayMsg->setService(ld->service);
                send( overlayMsg, ld, system_priority::OVERLAY );
        }

        // service registered? no-> error!
        if( !communicationListeners.contains( ld->service ) ) {
                logging_warn( "Link up: event listener has not been registered" );
                return false;
        }

        // default or no service registered?
        CommunicationListener* listener = communicationListeners.get( ld->service );
        if( listener == NULL || listener == &CommunicationListener::DEFAULT ) {
                logging_warn("Link up: event listener is default or null!" );
                return true;
        }

        // update descriptor
        ld->listener = listener;
        ld->setAutoUsed();
        ld->setAlive();

        // ask the service whether it wants to accept this link
        if( !listener->onLinkRequest(ld->remoteNode) ) {

                logging_debug("Link id=" << ld->overlayId.toString() <<
                                " has been denied by service " << ld->service.toString() << ", dropping link");

                // prevent onLinkDown calls to the service
                ld->listener = &CommunicationListener::DEFAULT;

                // drop the link
                dropLink( ld->overlayId );
                return true;
        }

        // set link up
        ld->up = true;
        logging_info( "Link has been accepted by service and is up: " << ld );

        // auto links: link has been accepted -> send queued messages
        if( ld->messageQueue.size() > 0 ) {
                logging_info( "Sending out queued messages on link " << ld );
        foreach( LinkDescriptor::message_queue_entry msg, ld->messageQueue )
        {
            sendMessage( msg.message, ld->overlayId, msg.priority );
        }
                ld->messageQueue.clear();
        }

        // call the notification functions
        listener->onLinkUp( ld->overlayId, ld->remoteNode );
        sideport->onLinkUp( ld->overlayId, nodeId, ld->remoteNode, this->spovnetId );

    
    // notify the application if this is the first link to a different node
    if ( not connected )
    {
        connected = true;
        
        foreach( NodeListener* i, nodeListeners )
            i->onOverlayConnected( spovnetId );
    }
    
        return true;
}

/// handle a link request and reply
bool BaseOverlay::handleLinkRequest( OverlayMsg* overlayMsg, LinkDescriptor* ld ) {

        //TODO: Check if a request has already been sent using getSourceLink() ...

        // create link descriptor
        LinkDescriptor* ldn = addDescriptor();

        // flags
        ldn->up = true;
        ldn->fromRemote = true;
        ldn->relayed = true;

        // parameters
        ldn->service = overlayMsg->getService();
        ldn->listener = getListener(ldn->service);
        ldn->remoteNode = overlayMsg->getSourceNode();
        ldn->remoteLink = overlayMsg->getSourceLink();
        ldn->hops = overlayMsg->getNumHops();
        
    // initialize sequence numbers
    ldn->last_sent_seqnum = SequenceNumber::createRandomSeqNum_Short();
    logging_debug("Creating new link with initial SeqNum: " << ldn->last_sent_seqnum);
    
    
        // update time-stamps
        ldn->setAlive();
        ldn->setAutoUsed();

        logging_info( "Link request received from node id="
                << overlayMsg->getSourceNode()
                << " LINK: "
                << ldn);
        
        // create reply message and send back!
        overlayMsg->swapRoles(); // swap source/destination
        overlayMsg->setType(OverlayMsg::typeLinkReply);
        overlayMsg->setSourceLink(ldn->overlayId);
        overlayMsg->setRelayed(true);
//      overlayMsg->setRouteRecord(true);
    overlayMsg->setSeqNum(ld->last_sent_seqnum);
        
        // TODO aktuell do the same thing in the typeLinkRequest-Message, too. But be careful with race conditions!!
        // append our endpoints (for creation of a direct link)
        overlayMsg->set_payload_message(bc->getEndpointDescriptor().serialize());
        
        send( overlayMsg, ld, system_priority::OVERLAY ); // send back to link

        // inform listener
        if(ldn != NULL && ldn->listener != NULL)
                ldn->listener->onLinkUp( ldn->overlayId, ldn->remoteNode );

        return true;
}

bool BaseOverlay::handleLinkReply(
        OverlayMsg* overlayMsg,
        reboost::shared_buffer_t sub_message,
        LinkDescriptor* ld )
{
    // deserialize EndpointDescriptor
    EndpointDescriptor endpoints;
    endpoints.deserialize(sub_message);
    
        // find link request
        LinkDescriptor* ldn = getDescriptor(overlayMsg->getDestinationLink());

        // not found? yes-> drop with error!
        if (ldn == NULL) {
                logging_error( "No link request pending for "
                                << overlayMsg->getDestinationLink().toString() );
                return false;
        }
        logging_debug("Handling link reply for " << ldn )

        // check if already up
        if (ldn->up) {
                logging_warn( "Link already up: " << ldn );
                return true;
        }

        // debug message
        logging_info( "Link request reply received. Establishing link"
                        << " for service " << overlayMsg->getService().toString()
                        << " with local id=" << overlayMsg->getDestinationLink()
                        << " and remote link id=" << overlayMsg->getSourceLink()
                        << " to " << endpoints.toString()
                        << " hop count: " << overlayMsg->getRouteRecord().size()
        );

        // set local link descriptor data
        ldn->up = true;
        ldn->relayed = true;
        ldn->service = overlayMsg->getService();
        ldn->listener = getListener(ldn->service);
        ldn->remoteLink = overlayMsg->getSourceLink();
        ldn->remoteNode = overlayMsg->getSourceNode();

        // update timestamps
        ldn->setAlive();
        ldn->setAutoUsed();

        // auto links: link has been accepted -> send queued messages
        if( ldn->messageQueue.size() > 0 ) {
                logging_info( "Sending out queued messages on link " <<
                                ldn->overlayId.toString() );
                foreach( LinkDescriptor::message_queue_entry msg, ldn->messageQueue )
                {
                        sendMessage( msg.message, ldn->overlayId, msg.priority );
                }
                ldn->messageQueue.clear();
        }

        // inform listeners about new link
        ldn->listener->onLinkUp( ldn->overlayId, ldn->remoteNode );

        // try to replace relay link with direct link
        ldn->retryCounter = 3;
        ldn->endpoint = endpoints;
        ldn->communicationId =  bc->establishLink( ldn->endpoint );

        return true;
}

/// handle a keep-alive message for a link
bool BaseOverlay::handleLinkAlive( OverlayMsg* overlayMsg, LinkDescriptor* ld )
{
        LinkDescriptor* rld = getDescriptor(overlayMsg->getDestinationLink());
        
        if ( rld != NULL )
        {
                logging_debug("Keep-Alive for " << overlayMsg->getDestinationLink() );
                if (overlayMsg->isRouteRecord())
                {
                        rld->routeRecord = overlayMsg->getRouteRecord();
                }
                
                // set alive
                rld->setAlive();
                
                
                /* answer keep alive */
                if ( overlayMsg->getType() == OverlayMsg::typeKeepAlive )
                {
            time_t now = time(NULL);
            logging_debug("[BaseOverlay] Answering KeepAlive over "
                    << ld->to_string()
                    << " after "
                    << difftime( now, ld->keepAliveSent )
                    << "s");
            
            OverlayMsg msg( OverlayMsg::typeKeepAliveReply,
                    OverlayInterface::OVERLAY_SERVICE_ID, nodeId, ld->remoteNode );
            msg.setRouteRecord(true);
            ld->keepAliveSent = now;
            send_link( &msg, ld->overlayId, system_priority::OVERLAY );
                }

                return true;
        }
        else
        {
                logging_error("No Keep-Alive for "
                                << overlayMsg->getDestinationLink() << ": link unknown." );
                return false;
        }
}

/// handle a direct link message
bool BaseOverlay::handleLinkDirect( OverlayMsg* overlayMsg, LinkDescriptor* ld ) {
        logging_debug( "Received direct link replacement request" );

        /// get destination overlay link
        LinkDescriptor* rld = getDescriptor( overlayMsg->getDestinationLink() );
        if (rld == NULL || ld == NULL) {
                logging_error("Direct link replacement: Link "
                                << overlayMsg->getDestinationLink() << "not found error." );
                return false;
        }
        logging_info( "Received direct link convert notification for " << rld );

        // update information
        rld->communicationId = ld->communicationId;
        rld->communicationUp = true;
        rld->relayed = false;

        // mark used and alive!
        rld->setAlive();
        rld->setAutoUsed();

        // erase the original descriptor
        eraseDescriptor(ld->overlayId);
        
    // inform listener
    if( rld->listener != NULL)
        rld->listener->onLinkChanged( rld->overlayId, rld->remoteNode );
        
        return true;
}

/// handles an incoming message
bool BaseOverlay::handleMessage( reboost::shared_buffer_t message, LinkDescriptor* ld,
                const LinkID bcLink )
{
        // decapsulate overlay message
        OverlayMsg* overlayMsg = new OverlayMsg();
        reboost::shared_buffer_t sub_buff = overlayMsg->deserialize_from_shared_buffer(message);

//      // XXX debug
//      logging_info( "Received overlay message."
//              << " Hops: " << (int) overlayMsg->getNumHops()
//              << " Type: " << (int) overlayMsg->getType()
//              << " Payload size: " << sub_buff.size()
//             << " SeqNum: " << overlayMsg->getSeqNum() );
        
        
        // increase number of hops
        overlayMsg->increaseNumHops();

        // refresh relay information
        refreshRelayInformation( overlayMsg, ld );

        // update route record
        overlayMsg->addRouteRecord(nodeId);

        // handle signaling messages (do not route!)
        if (overlayMsg->getType()>=OverlayMsg::typeSignalingStart &&
                        overlayMsg->getType()<=OverlayMsg::typeSignalingEnd )
        {
                overlayInterface->onMessage(overlayMsg, sub_buff, NodeID::UNSPECIFIED, LinkID::UNSPECIFIED);
                delete overlayMsg;
                return true;
        }

        // message for reached destination? no-> route message
        if (!overlayMsg->getDestinationNode().isUnspecified() &&
                        overlayMsg->getDestinationNode() != nodeId ) {
                logging_debug("Routing message "
                                << " from " << overlayMsg->getSourceNode()
                                << " to " << overlayMsg->getDestinationNode()
                );
                
//              // XXX testing AKTUELL
//        logging_info("MARIO: Routing message "
//                << " from " << overlayMsg->getSourceNode()
//                << " to " << overlayMsg->getDestinationNode() );
//        logging_info( "Type: " << overlayMsg->getType() << " Payload size: " << sub_buff.size());
                overlayMsg->append_buffer(sub_buff);
                
                route( overlayMsg, ld->remoteNode );
                delete overlayMsg;
                return true;
        }

        
        /* handle base overlay message */
        bool ret = false; // return value
        try
        {
        switch ( overlayMsg->getType() ) 
        {
            // data transport messages
            case OverlayMsg::typeData:
            {
                // NOTE: On relayed links, »ld« does not point to our link, but on the relay link. 
                LinkDescriptor* end_to_end_ld = getDescriptor(overlayMsg->getDestinationLink());
                
                if ( ! end_to_end_ld )
                {
                    logging_warn("Error: Data-Message claims to belong to a link we don't know.");
                    
                    ret = false;
                }
                else
                {
                    // message received --> link is alive
                    end_to_end_ld->keepAliveReceived = time(NULL);
                    // hop count on this link
                    end_to_end_ld->hops = overlayMsg->getNumHops();
                    
                    // * call handler *
                    ret = handleData(sub_buff, overlayMsg, end_to_end_ld);
                }
                
                break;
            }
            case OverlayMsg::typeMessageLost:
                ret = handleLostMessage(sub_buff, overlayMsg);
                
                break;
        
                // overlay setup messages
            case OverlayMsg::typeJoinRequest:
                ret = handleJoinRequest(sub_buff, overlayMsg->getSourceNode(), bcLink );        break;
            case OverlayMsg::typeJoinReply:
                ret = handleJoinReply(sub_buff, bcLink );       break;
        
                // link specific messages
            case OverlayMsg::typeLinkRequest:
                ret = handleLinkRequest(overlayMsg, ld );       break;
            case OverlayMsg::typeLinkReply:
                ret = handleLinkReply(overlayMsg, sub_buff, ld );       break;
            case OverlayMsg::typeLinkUpdate:
                ret = handleLinkUpdate(overlayMsg, ld );        break;
            case OverlayMsg::typeKeepAlive:
            case OverlayMsg::typeKeepAliveReply:
                ret = handleLinkAlive(overlayMsg, ld );         break;
            case OverlayMsg::typeLinkDirect:
                ret = handleLinkDirect(overlayMsg, ld );        break;
                
            case OverlayMsg::typeLinkClose:
            {
                dropLink(overlayMsg->getDestinationLink());
                __removeDroppedLink(overlayMsg->getDestinationLink());
                
                break;
            }
            
            /// ping over overlay path (or similar)
            case OverlayMsg::typePing:
            {
                ret = handlePing(overlayMsg, ld);
                break;
            }
            case OverlayMsg::typePong:
            {
                ret = handlePong(overlayMsg, ld);
                break;
            }
            
                // handle unknown message type
            default:
            {
                logging_error( "received message in invalid state! don't know " <<
                        "what to do with this message of type " << overlayMsg->getType() );
                ret = false;
                break;
            }
        }
        }
        catch ( reboost::illegal_sub_buffer& e )
        {
            logging_error( "Failed to create sub-buffer while reading message: »"
                    << e.what()
                    << "« Message too short? ");
            
            assert(false); // XXX
        }

        // free overlay message and return value
        delete overlayMsg;
        return ret;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

void BaseOverlay::broadcastMessage(reboost::message_t message, const ServiceID& service, uint8_t priority) {

        logging_debug( "broadcasting message to all known nodes " <<
                        "in the overlay from service " + service.toString() );

        OverlayInterface::NodeList nodes = overlayInterface->getKnownNodes(true);
        for(size_t i=0; i<nodes.size(); i++){
                NodeID& id = nodes.at(i);
                if(id == this->nodeId) continue; // don't send to ourselfs

                sendMessage( message, id, priority, service );
        }
}

/// return the overlay neighbors
vector<NodeID> BaseOverlay::getOverlayNeighbors(bool deep) const {
        // the known nodes _can_ also include our node, so we remove ourself
        vector<NodeID> nodes = overlayInterface->getKnownNodes(deep);
        vector<NodeID>::iterator i = find( nodes.begin(), nodes.end(), this->nodeId );
        if( i != nodes.end() ) nodes.erase( i );
        return nodes;
}

const NodeID& BaseOverlay::getNodeID(const LinkID& lid) const {
        if( lid == LinkID::UNSPECIFIED ) return nodeId;
        const LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(lid);
        if( ld == NULL ) return NodeID::UNSPECIFIED;
        else return ld->remoteNode;
}

vector<LinkID> BaseOverlay::getLinkIDs( const NodeID& nid ) const {
        vector<LinkID> linkvector;
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, links ) {
                if( ld->remoteNode == nid || nid == NodeID::UNSPECIFIED ) {
                        linkvector.push_back( ld->overlayId );
                }
        }
        return linkvector;
}


void BaseOverlay::onNodeJoin(const NodeID& node) {
        JoiningNodes::iterator i = std::find( joiningNodes.begin(), joiningNodes.end(), node );
        if( i == joiningNodes.end() ) return;

        logging_info( "node has successfully joined baseoverlay and overlay structure "
                        << node.toString() );

        joiningNodes.erase( i );
}

void BaseOverlay::eventFunction() {
        stabilizeRelays();
        stabilizeLinks();
        updateVisual();
}



/* link status */
bool BaseOverlay::isLinkDirect(const ariba::LinkID& lnk) const
{
    const LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(lnk);
    
    if (!ld)
        return false;
    
    return ld->communicationUp && !ld->relayed;
}

int BaseOverlay::getHopCount(const ariba::LinkID& lnk) const
{
    const LinkDescriptor* ld = getDescriptor(lnk);
    
    if (!ld)
        return -1;
    
    return ld->hops;    
}


bool BaseOverlay::isLinkVital(const LinkDescriptor* link) const
{
    time_t now = time(NULL);

    return link->up && difftime( now, link->keepAliveReceived ) <= KEEP_ALIVE_TIME_OUT; // TODO is this too long for a "vital" link..? 
}

bool BaseOverlay::isLinkDirectVital(const LinkDescriptor* link) const
{
    return isLinkVital(link) && link->communicationUp && !link->relayed;
}

/* [link status] */


void BaseOverlay::updateVisual(){

        //
        // update base overlay structure
        //

        static NodeID pre = NodeID::UNSPECIFIED;
        static NodeID suc = NodeID::UNSPECIFIED;

        vector<NodeID> nodes = this->getOverlayNeighbors(false);

        if(nodes.size() == 0){

                if(pre != NodeID::UNSPECIFIED){
                        visualInstance.visDisconnect(visualIdOverlay, this->nodeId, pre, "");
                        pre = NodeID::UNSPECIFIED;
                }
                if(suc != NodeID::UNSPECIFIED){
                        visualInstance.visDisconnect(visualIdOverlay, this->nodeId, suc, "");
                        suc = NodeID::UNSPECIFIED;
                }

        } // if(nodes.size() == 0)

        if(nodes.size() == 1){
                // only one node, make this pre and succ
                // and then go into the node.size()==2 case
                //nodes.push_back(nodes.at(0));

                if(pre != nodes.at(0)){
                        pre = nodes.at(0);
                        if(pre != NodeID::UNSPECIFIED)
                                visualInstance.visConnect(visualIdOverlay, this->nodeId, pre, "");
                }
        }

        if(nodes.size() == 2){

                // old finger
                if(nodes.at(0) != pre){
                        if(pre != NodeID::UNSPECIFIED)
                                visualInstance.visDisconnect(visualIdOverlay, this->nodeId, pre, "");
                        pre = NodeID::UNSPECIFIED;
                }
                if(nodes.at(1) != suc){
                        if(suc != NodeID::UNSPECIFIED)
                                visualInstance.visDisconnect(visualIdOverlay, this->nodeId, suc, "");
                        suc = NodeID::UNSPECIFIED;
                }

                // connect with fingers
                if(pre == NodeID::UNSPECIFIED){
                        pre = nodes.at(0);
                        if(pre != NodeID::UNSPECIFIED)
                                visualInstance.visConnect(visualIdOverlay, this->nodeId, pre, "");
                }
                if(suc == NodeID::UNSPECIFIED){
                        suc = nodes.at(1);
                        if(suc != NodeID::UNSPECIFIED)
                                visualInstance.visConnect(visualIdOverlay, this->nodeId, suc, "");
                }

        } //if(nodes.size() == 2)

//      {
//              logging_error("================================");
//              logging_error("my nodeid " << nodeId.get(MAX_KEYLENGTH-16, 16));
//              logging_error("================================");
//              if(nodes.size()>= 1){
//                      logging_error("real pre " << nodes.at(0).toString());
//                      logging_error("real pre " << nodes.at(0).get(MAX_KEYLENGTH-16, 16));
//              }
//              if(nodes.size()>= 2){
//                      logging_error("real suc " << nodes.at(1).toString());
//                      logging_error("real suc " << nodes.at(1).get(MAX_KEYLENGTH-16, 16));
//              }
//              logging_error("================================");
//              if(pre == NodeID::UNSPECIFIED){
//                      logging_error("pre: unspecified");
//              }else{
//                      unsigned int prei = pre.get(MAX_KEYLENGTH-16, 16);
//                      logging_error("pre: " << prei);
//              }
//              if(suc == NodeID::UNSPECIFIED){
//                      logging_error("suc: unspecified");
//              }else{
//                      unsigned int suci = suc.get(MAX_KEYLENGTH-16, 16);
//                      logging_error("suc: " << suci);
//              }
//              logging_error("================================");
//      }

        //
        // update base communication links
        //

        static set<NodeID> linkset;
        set<NodeID> remotenodes;
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, links ) {
                if (!isLinkVital(ld) || ld->service != OverlayInterface::OVERLAY_SERVICE_ID)
                        continue;

                if (ld->routeRecord.size()>1 && ld->relayed) {
                        for (size_t i=1; i<ld->routeRecord.size(); i++)
                                remotenodes.insert( ld->routeRecord[ld->routeRecord.size()-i-1] );
                } else {
                        remotenodes.insert(ld->remoteNode);
                }
        }

        // which links are old and need deletion?
        bool changed = false;

        do{
                changed = false;
                foreach(NodeID n, linkset){
                        if(remotenodes.find(n) == remotenodes.end()){
                                visualInstance.visDisconnect(visualIdBase, this->nodeId, n, "");
                                linkset.erase(n);
                                changed = true;
                                break;
                        }
                }
        }while(changed);

        // which links are new and need creation?
        do{
                changed = false;
                foreach(NodeID n, remotenodes){
                        if(linkset.find(n) == linkset.end()){
                                visualInstance.visConnect(visualIdBase, this->nodeId, n, "");
                                linkset.insert(n);
                                changed = true;
                                break;
                        }
                }
        }while(changed);

}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

std::string BaseOverlay::debugInformation() {
        std::stringstream s;
        int i=0;

        // dump overlay information
        s << "Long debug info ... [see below]" << endl << endl;
        s << "--- overlay information ----------------------" << endl;
        s << overlayInterface->debugInformation() << endl;

        // dump link state
        s << "--- link state -------------------------------" << endl;
        foreach( LinkDescriptor* ld, links ) {
                s << "link " << i << ": " << ld << endl;
                i++;
        }
        s << endl << endl;

        return s.str();
}

}} // namespace ariba, overlay