Limit the pex request frequency, interval is 120 secs for each peer

src/Peer/Peer.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Peer(object):
         self.time_response = None  # Time of last successful response from peer
         self.time_added = time.time()
         self.last_ping = None  # Last response time for ping
+        self.last_pex = 0  # Last query/response time for pex
         self.is_tracker_connection = False  # Tracker connection instead of normal peer
         self.reputation = 0  # More likely to connect if larger
         self.last_content_json_update = 0.0  # Modify date of last received content.json
@@ -305,10 +306,15 @@ class Peer(object):
         return response_time
 
     # Request peer exchange from peer
-    def pex(self, site=None, need_num=5):
+    def pex(self, site=None, need_num=5, request_interval=60*2):
         if not site:
             site = self.site  # If no site defined request peers for this site
 
+        if self.last_pex + request_interval >= time.time():
+            return False
+
+        self.last_pex = time.time()
+
         # give back 5 connectible peers
         packed_peers = helper.packPeers(self.site.getConnectablePeers(5, allow_private=False))
         request = {"site": site.address, "peers": packed_peers["ipv4"], "need": need_num}
@@ -317,6 +323,7 @@ class Peer(object):
         if packed_peers["ipv6"]:
             request["peers_ipv6"] = packed_peers["ipv6"]
         res = self.request("pex", request)
+        self.last_pex = time.time()
         if not res or "error" in res:
             return False
         added = 0

src/Site/SiteAnnouncer.py

@@ -302,39 +302,47 @@ class SiteAnnouncer(object):
         self.updateWebsocket(trackers="announced")
 
     @util.Noparallel(blocking=False)
-    def announcePex(self, query_num=2, need_num=10):
+    def announcePex(self, query_num=2, need_num=10, establish_connections=True):
-        if not self.site.isServing():
+        peers = []
-            return
+        try:
+            peer_count = 20 + query_num * 2
 
-        self.updateWebsocket(pex="announcing")
+            # Wait for some peers to connect
+            for _ in range(5):
+                if not self.site.isServing():
+                    return
+                peers = self.site.getConnectedPeers(onlyFullyConnected=True)
+                if len(peers) > 0:
+                    break
+                time.sleep(2)
 
-        peers = self.site.getConnectedPeers()
+            if len(peers) < peer_count and establish_connections:
-        if len(peers) == 0:  # Wait 3s for connections
+                # Small number of connected peers for this site, connect to any
-            time.sleep(3)
+                peers = list(self.site.getRecentPeers(peer_count))
-            peers = self.site.getConnectedPeers()
 
-        if len(peers) == 0:  # Small number of connected peers for this site, connect to any
+            if len(peers) > 0:
-            peers = list(self.site.getRecentPeers(20))
+                self.updateWebsocket(pex="announcing")
-            need_num = 10
 
-        random.shuffle(peers)
+            random.shuffle(peers)
-        done = 0
+            done = 0
-        total_added = 0
+            total_added = 0
-        for peer in peers:
+            for peer in peers:
-            num_added = peer.pex(need_num=need_num)
+                if not establish_connections and not peer.isConnected():
-            if num_added is not False:
+                    continue
-                done += 1
+                num_added = peer.pex(need_num=need_num)
-                total_added += num_added
+                if num_added is not False:
-                if num_added:
+                    done += 1
-                    self.site.worker_manager.onPeers()
+                    total_added += num_added
-                    self.site.updateWebsocket(peers_added=num_added)
+                    if num_added:
-            else:
+                        self.site.worker_manager.onPeers()
+                        self.site.updateWebsocket(peers_added=num_added)
+                if done == query_num:
+                    break
                 time.sleep(0.1)
-            if done == query_num:
+            self.log.debug("Pex result: from %s peers got %s new peers." % (done, total_added))
-                break
+        finally:
-        self.log.debug("Pex result: from %s peers got %s new peers." % (done, total_added))
+            if len(peers) > 0:
-
+                self.updateWebsocket(pex="announced")
-        self.updateWebsocket(pex="announced")
 
     def updateWebsocket(self, **kwargs):
         if kwargs:

src/Site/SiteHelpers.py

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class PeerConnector(object):
                 if len(self.peers) <= self.nr_connected_peers:
                     # Looks like all known peers are connected.
                     # Waiting for the announcer to discover some peers.
-                    self.site.announcer.announcePex()
+                    self.site.announcer.announcePex(establish_connections=False)
                     self.sleep(10)
                     continue