network/AI_CONTEXT.md

AI Context - DeBros Network Cluster

Table of Contents

• Project Overview
• Architecture Overview
• Codebase Structure
• Key Components
• Configuration System
• Node vs Client Roles
• Network Protocol & Data Flow
• Gateway Service
• Build & Development
• API Reference
• Troubleshooting
• Example Application: Anchat

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Project Overview

DeBros Network Cluster is a decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) system built in Go, providing distributed database operations, key-value storage, pub/sub messaging, and peer management. It is designed for resilient, distributed data management and communication, with a clear separation between full network nodes and lightweight clients.

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Architecture Overview

The architecture is modular and robust, supporting both full nodes (which run core services and participate in discovery) and lightweight clients (which connect to the network via bootstrap peers).

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                DeBros Network Cluster                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                  Application Layer                         │
│  ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌───────────────────────┐ │
│  │   Anchat    │ │ Custom App  │ │      CLI Tools        │ │
│  └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────────┘ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                    Client API                              │
│  ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌───────────────────────┐ │
│  │  Database   │ │   Storage   │ │       PubSub          │ │
│  │   Client    │ │   Client    │ │       Client          │ │
│  └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────────┘ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                    Network Layer                           │
│  ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌───────────────────────┐ │
│  │   Node      │ │   Discovery │ │      PubSub           │ │
│  │ (Full P2P)  │ │  Manager    │ │      Manager          │ │
│  └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────────┘ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                  Database Layer (RQLite)                   │
│  ┌─────────────┐                                          │
│  │   RQLite    │                                          │
│  │ Consensus   │                                          │
│  └─────────────┘                                          │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Key Principles:

• Modularity: Each component is independently testable and replaceable.
• Fault Tolerance: Network continues operating with node failures.
• Security: End-to-end encryption, peer authentication, and namespace isolation.
• Performance: Optimized for common operations, with connection pooling and caching.

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Codebase Structure

network/
├── cmd/                 # Executables
│   ├── node/            # Network node (full participant)
│   │   └── main.go      # Node entrypoint
│   └── cli/             # Command-line interface
│       └── main.go      # CLI entrypoint
├── pkg/                 # Core packages
│   ├── client/          # Lightweight client API
│   ├── node/            # Full node implementation
│   ├── config/          # Centralized configuration management
│   ├── database/        # RQLite integration
│   ├── storage/         # Distributed key-value storage
│   ├── pubsub/          # Pub/Sub messaging
│   ├── discovery/       # Peer discovery (node only)
│   ├── logging/         # Structured and colored logging
│   └── anyoneproxy/     # Optional SOCKS5 proxy support
├── configs/             # YAML configuration files
│   ├── node.yaml        # Node config
│   └── bootstrap.yaml   # Bootstrap config (legacy, now unified)
├── scripts/             # Install and utility scripts
└── data/                # Runtime data (identity, db, logs)

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Key Components

1. Network Client (pkg/client/)

• Role: Lightweight P2P participant for apps and CLI.
• Features: Connects only to bootstrap peers, no peer discovery, provides Database, Storage, PubSub, and NetworkInfo interfaces.
• Isolation: Namespaced per application.

2. Node (pkg/node/)

• Role: Full P2P participant, runs core services (RQLite, storage, pubsub), handles peer discovery and network management.
• Features: Peer discovery, service registration, connection monitoring, and data replication.

3. Configuration (pkg/config/)

• Centralized: All config is managed via YAML files, with CLI flags and environment variables overriding as needed.
• Unified: Node and client configs share structure; bootstrap is just a node with no join address.

4. Database Layer (pkg/database/)

• RQLite: Distributed SQLite with Raft consensus, automatic leader election, and failover.
• Client API: SQL queries, transactions, schema management.
• Migration System: Robust database migration handling with automatic schema versioning, SQL statement processing, and error recovery. Supports complex SQL files with comments and multiple statements.

5. Storage System (pkg/storage/)

• Distributed KV: Namespace-isolated, CRUD operations, prefix queries, replication.

6. Pub/Sub System (pkg/pubsub/)

• Messaging: Topic-based, real-time delivery, automatic subscription management, namespace isolation.

7. Discovery (pkg/discovery/)

• Node Only: Handles peer discovery via peerstore and peer exchange. No DHT/Kademlia in client.

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Configuration System

• Primary Source: YAML files (configs/node.yaml)
• Overrides: CLI flags > Environment variables > YAML > Code defaults
• Examples:
  • data_dir, key_file, listen_addresses, solana_wallet
  • rqlite_port, rqlite_raft_port, rqlite_join_address
  • bootstrap_peers, discovery_interval
  • Logging: level, file

Client Configuration Precedence:

1. Explicit in ClientConfig
2. Environment variables (RQLITE_NODES, BOOTSTRAP_PEERS)
3. Library defaults (from config package)

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Node vs Client Roles

Node (pkg/node/)

• Runs full network services (RQLite, storage, pubsub)
• Handles peer discovery and network topology
• Participates in consensus and replication
• Manages service lifecycle and monitoring

Client (pkg/client/)

• Lightweight participant (does not run services)
• Connects only to known bootstrap peers
• No peer discovery or DHT
• Consumes network services via API (Database, Storage, PubSub, NetworkInfo)
• Used by CLI and application integrations

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Network Protocol & Data Flow

Connection Establishment

• Node: Connects to bootstrap peers, discovers additional peers, registers services.
• Client: Connects only to bootstrap peers.

Message Types

• Control: Node status, heartbeats, topology updates
• Database: SQL queries, transactions, schema ops
• Storage: KV operations, replication
• PubSub: Topic subscriptions, published messages

Security Model

• Transport: Noise/TLS encryption for all connections
• Authentication: Peer identity verification
• Isolation: Namespace-based access control

Data Flow

• Database: Client → DatabaseClient → RQLite Leader → Raft Consensus → All Nodes
• Storage: Client → StorageClient → Node → Replication
• PubSub: Client → PubSubClient → Node → Topic Router → Subscribers

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Gateway Service

The Gateway provides an HTTP(S)/WebSocket surface over the network client with strict namespace enforcement.

• Run:

make run-gateway
# Env overrides: GATEWAY_ADDR, GATEWAY_NAMESPACE, GATEWAY_BOOTSTRAP_PEERS,
#                GATEWAY_REQUIRE_AUTH, GATEWAY_API_KEYS

• Enhanced Authentication System: The gateway features an improved authentication system with automatic wallet detection and multi-wallet support:

  • Automatic Authentication: No manual auth command required - authentication happens automatically when needed
  • Multi-Wallet Support: Users can manage multiple wallet credentials seamlessly
  • JWT Authentication: Issued by this gateway; JWKS available at GET /v1/auth/jwks or /.well-known/jwks.json
  • API Key Support: Via Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key, optionally mapped to a namespace
  • Wallet Verification: Uses Ethereum EIP-191 personal_sign with enhanced flow:
    • POST /v1/auth/challenge returns {nonce} (public endpoint with internal auth context)
    • POST /v1/auth/verify expects {wallet, nonce, signature} with 65-byte r||s||v hex (0x allowed)
    • v normalized (27/28 or 0/1), address match is case-insensitive
    • Nonce is marked used only after successful verification
    • Supports automatic wallet switching and credential persistence

• Namespace Enforcement: Storage and PubSub are internally prefixed ns::<namespace>::.... Ownership of namespace is enforced by middleware for routes under /v1/storage*, /v1/apps*, and /v1/pubsub*.

Endpoints

• Health/Version

  • GET /health, GET /v1/health
  • GET /v1/status
  • GET /v1/version → {version, commit, build_time, started_at, uptime}

• JWKS

  • GET /v1/auth/jwks
  • GET /.well-known/jwks.json

• Auth (Enhanced Multi-Wallet System)

  • POST /v1/auth/challenge (public endpoint, generates wallet challenge)
  • POST /v1/auth/verify (public endpoint, verifies wallet signature)
  • POST /v1/auth/register (public endpoint, wallet registration)
  • POST /v1/auth/refresh (public endpoint, token refresh)
  • POST /v1/auth/logout (clears authentication state)
  • GET /v1/auth/whoami (returns current auth status)
  • POST /v1/auth/api-key (generates API keys for authenticated users)

• Storage

  • POST /v1/storage/get, POST /v1/storage/put, POST /v1/storage/delete
  • GET /v1/storage/list?prefix=..., GET /v1/storage/exists?key=...

• Network

  • GET /v1/network/status, GET /v1/network/peers
  • POST /v1/network/connect, POST /v1/network/disconnect

PubSub

• WebSocket

  • GET /v1/pubsub/ws?topic=<topic>
  • Server sends messages as binary frames; 30s ping keepalive.
  • Client text/binary frames are published to the same namespaced topic.

• REST

  • POST /v1/pubsub/publish → body {topic, data_base64} → {status:"ok"}
  • GET /v1/pubsub/topics → {topics:["<topic>", ...]} (names trimmed to caller namespace)

Authentication Improvements

The gateway authentication system has been significantly enhanced with the following features:

• Database Migration System: Robust SQL migration handling with proper statement processing and error handling
• Automatic Wallet Detection: CLI automatically detects and manages wallet credentials without manual auth commands
• Multi-Wallet Management: Support for multiple wallet credentials with automatic switching
• Enhanced User Experience: Streamlined authentication flow with credential persistence
• Internal Auth Context: Public authentication endpoints use internal auth context to prevent circular dependencies
• Improved Error Handling: Better error messages and debugging information for authentication issues

Security note: CORS and WS origin checks are permissive for development; harden for production. The enhanced authentication system maintains security while improving accessibility and user experience.

Database Migration System

The gateway includes an enhanced database migration system with the following features:

• Automatic Schema Management: Database schema is automatically initialized and updated using migration files
• Robust SQL Processing: Handles complex SQL files with comments, multiple statements, and proper statement termination
• Version Control: Tracks migration versions to prevent duplicate execution and ensure proper upgrade paths
• Error Recovery: Comprehensive error handling with detailed logging for debugging migration issues
• Transaction Safety: Each migration runs in a transaction to ensure atomicity and data integrity
• SQL File Support: Supports standard SQL migration files with .sql extension in the migrations/ directory

Migration File Structure:

migrations/
├── 001_initial_schema.sql     # Initial database setup
├── 002_add_auth_tables.sql    # Authentication tables
├── 003_add_indexes.sql        # Performance indexes
└── ...                        # Additional migrations

The migration system automatically processes SQL statements, handles comments, and ensures proper execution order during gateway startup.

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Build & Development

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21+
• RQLite
• Git
• Make

Build Commands

make build        # Build all executables
make test         # Run tests
make run-node     # Start node (auto-detects bootstrap vs regular)
make run-gateway  # Start HTTP gateway (env overrides supported)

Development Workflow

• Use make run-node for local development.
• Edit YAML configs for node settings.
• Use CLI for network operations and testing.

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API Reference

Client Creation

import "git.debros.io/DeBros/network/pkg/client"

config := client.DefaultClientConfig("my-app")
config.BootstrapPeers = []string{"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001/p2p/{PEER_ID}"}
client, err := client.NewClient(config)
err = client.Connect()
defer client.Disconnect()

Database Operations

result, err := client.Database().Query(ctx, "SELECT * FROM users")
err := client.Database().CreateTable(ctx, "CREATE TABLE ...")

Storage Operations

err := client.Storage().Put(ctx, "key", []byte("value"))
data, err := client.Storage().Get(ctx, "key")

PubSub Operations

err := client.PubSub().Subscribe(ctx, "topic", handler)
err := client.PubSub().Publish(ctx, "topic", []byte("msg"))

Network Information

status, err := client.Network().GetStatus(ctx)
peers, err := client.Network().GetPeers(ctx)

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Troubleshooting

Common Issues

• Bootstrap Connection Failed: Check peer ID, port, firewall, and node status.
• Database Timeout: Ensure RQLite ports are open, leader election is complete, and join address is correct.
• Message Delivery Failures: Verify topic names, subscription status, and network connectivity.
• High Memory Usage: Unsubscribe from topics when done, monitor connection pool size.

Authentication Issues

• Wallet Connection Failed: Check wallet signature format (65-byte r||s||v hex), ensure nonce matches exactly, verify wallet address case-insensitivity.
• JWT Token Expired: Use refresh endpoint or re-authenticate with wallet.
• API Key Invalid: Verify key format and namespace mapping in gateway configuration.
• Multi-Wallet Conflicts: Clear credential cache and re-authenticate: rm -rf ~/.debros/credentials
• Circular Auth Dependencies: Ensure public auth endpoints use internal auth context.

Database Migration Issues

• Migration Failures: Check SQL syntax, ensure proper statement termination, review migration logs.
• Version Conflicts: Verify migration file naming and sequential order.
• Incomplete Migrations: Check for transaction rollbacks and database locks.

Debugging

• Enable debug logging: export LOG_LEVEL=debug
• Check service logs: sudo journalctl -u debros-node.service -f
• Use CLI for health and peer checks: ./bin/network-cli health, ./bin/network-cli peers
• Check gateway logs: sudo journalctl -u debros-gateway.service -f
• Test authentication flow: ./bin/network-cli storage put test-key test-value

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Example Application: Anchat

The anchat/ directory contains a full-featured decentralized chat app built on DeBros Network. Features include:

• Solana wallet integration
• End-to-end encrypted messaging
• Real-time pub/sub chat rooms
• Persistent history

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This document provides a modern, accurate context for understanding the DeBros Network Cluster architecture, configuration, and usage patterns. All details reflect the current codebase and best practices.