swarm: fix DialPeer behaviour for transient connections

p2p/net/swarm/dial_worker.go

@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ loop:
 			// Enqueue the peer's addresses relevant to this request in dq and
 			// track dials to the addresses relevant to this request.
 
-			c, err := w.s.bestAcceptableConnToPeer(req.ctx, w.peer)
-			if c != nil || err != nil {
-				req.resch <- dialResponse{conn: c, err: err}
+			c := w.s.bestAcceptableConnToPeer(req.ctx, w.peer)
+			if c != nil {
+				req.resch <- dialResponse{conn: c}
 				continue loop
 			}
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func (w *dialWorker) dispatchError(ad *addrDial, err error) {
 				// all addrs have erred, dispatch dial error
 				// but first do a last one check in case an acceptable connection has landed from
 				// a simultaneous dial that started later and added new acceptable addrs
-				c, _ := w.s.bestAcceptableConnToPeer(pr.req.ctx, w.peer)
+				c := w.s.bestAcceptableConnToPeer(pr.req.ctx, w.peer)
 				if c != nil {
 					pr.req.resch <- dialResponse{conn: c}
 				} else {

p2p/net/swarm/swarm.go

@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@ func (s *Swarm) StreamHandler() network.StreamHandler {
 }
 
 // NewStream creates a new stream on any available connection to peer, dialing
-// if necessary.
+// if necessary. Use network.WithUseTransient to open a stream over a transient(relayed)
+// connection.
 func (s *Swarm) NewStream(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (network.Stream, error) {
 	log.Debugf("[%s] opening stream to peer [%s]", s.local, p)
 
@@ -447,10 +448,7 @@ func (s *Swarm) NewStream(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (network.Stream, error
 	dials := 0
 	for {
 		// will prefer direct connections over relayed connections for opening streams
-		c, err := s.bestAcceptableConnToPeer(ctx, p)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+		c := s.bestAcceptableConnToPeer(ctx, p)
 
 		if c == nil {
 			if nodial, _ := network.GetNoDial(ctx); nodial {
@@ -548,26 +546,17 @@ func (s *Swarm) bestConnToPeer(p peer.ID) *Conn {
 	return best
 }
 
-// - Returns the best "acceptable" connection, if available.
-// - Returns nothing if no such connection exists, but if we should try dialing anyways.
-// - Returns an error if no such connection exists, but we should not try dialing.
-func (s *Swarm) bestAcceptableConnToPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (*Conn, error) {
+// bestAcceptableConnToPeer returns the best acceptable connection in the ctx passed. If
+// network.WithForceDirectDial is used, it'll only returns a direct connection ignoring
+// any transient(relayed) connections to the peer.
+func (s *Swarm) bestAcceptableConnToPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) *Conn {
 	conn := s.bestConnToPeer(p)
-	if conn == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
 
 	forceDirect, _ := network.GetForceDirectDial(ctx)
 	if forceDirect && !isDirectConn(conn) {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	useTransient, _ := network.GetUseTransient(ctx)
-	if useTransient || !conn.Stat().Transient {
-		return conn, nil
+		return nil
 	}
-
-	return nil, network.ErrTransientConn
+	return conn
 }
 
 func isDirectConn(c *Conn) bool {

p2p/net/swarm/swarm_dial.go

@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ func (db *DialBackoff) cleanup() {
 	}
 }
 
-// DialPeer connects to a peer.
+// DialPeer connects to a peer. Use network.WithForceDirectDial to force a
+// direct connection.
 //
 // The idea is that the client of Swarm does not need to know what network
 // the connection will happen over. Swarm can use whichever it choses.
@@ -246,11 +247,10 @@ func (s *Swarm) dialPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (*Conn, error) {
 		return nil, ErrDialToSelf
 	}
 
-	// check if we already have an open (usable) connection first, or can't have a usable
-	// connection.
-	conn, err := s.bestAcceptableConnToPeer(ctx, p)
-	if conn != nil || err != nil {
-		return conn, err
+	// check if we already have an open (usable) connection.
+	conn := s.bestAcceptableConnToPeer(ctx, p)
+	if conn != nil {
+		return conn, nil
 	}
 
 	if s.gater != nil && !s.gater.InterceptPeerDial(p) {

p2p/test/swarm/swarm_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package swarm_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/network"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peerstore"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/protocol/circuitv2/client"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/protocol/circuitv2/relay"
+	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestDialPeerTransientConnection(t *testing.T) {
+	h1, err := libp2p.New(
+		libp2p.NoListenAddrs,
+		libp2p.EnableRelay(),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	h2, err := libp2p.New(
+		libp2p.NoListenAddrs,
+		libp2p.EnableRelay(),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	relay1, err := libp2p.New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = relay.New(relay1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	relay1info := peer.AddrInfo{
+		ID:    relay1.ID(),
+		Addrs: relay1.Addrs(),
+	}
+	err = h1.Connect(context.Background(), relay1info)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = h2.Connect(context.Background(), relay1info)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = client.Reserve(context.Background(), h2, relay1info)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	relayaddr := ma.StringCast("/p2p/" + relay1info.ID.String() + "/p2p-circuit/p2p/" + h2.ID().String())
+
+	h1.Peerstore().AddAddr(h2.ID(), relayaddr, peerstore.TempAddrTTL)
+
+	// swarm.DialPeer should connect over transient connections
+	conn1, err := h1.Network().DialPeer(context.Background(), h2.ID())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, conn1)
+
+	conn2, err := h1.Network().DialPeer(context.Background(), h2.ID())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, conn2)
+
+	require.Equal(t, conn1, conn2)
+
+	// swarm.DialPeer should fail if forceDirect is used
+	ctx := network.WithForceDirectDial(context.Background(), "test")
+	conn, err := h1.Network().DialPeer(ctx, h2.ID())
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Nil(t, conn)
+}