Define a protocol for listener/transport providers

src/allmydata/listeners.py

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+"""
+Define a protocol for listening on a transport such that Tahoe-LAFS can
+communicate over it, manage configuration for it in its configuration file,
+detect when it is possible to use it, etc.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, Protocol
+
+from attrs import frozen
+
+from .interfaces import IAddressFamily
+
+@frozen
+class ListenerConfig:
+    """
+    :ivar tub_ports: Entries to merge into ``[node]tub.port``.
+
+    :ivar tub_locations: Entries to merge into ``[node]tub.location``.
+
+    :ivar node_config: Entries to merge into the overall Tahoe-LAFS
+        configuration.  XXX Note: Sections currently merge by overwriting
+        existing items with overlapping keys.  In the future it would be nice
+        to merge every item sensibly (or error).
+    """
+    tub_ports: list[str]
+    tub_locations: list[str]
+    node_config: dict[str, dict[str, str]]
+
+class Listener(Protocol):
+    """
+    An object which can listen on a transport and allow Tahoe-LAFS
+    communication to happen over it.
+    """
+    def is_available(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Can this type of listener actually be used in this runtime
+        environment?
+        """
+
+    def can_hide_ip(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Can the transport supported by this type of listener conceal the
+        node's public internet address from peers?
+        """
+
+    def create_config(self, reactor: Any, cli_config: Any) -> ListenerConfig:
+        """
+        Set up an instance of this listener according to the given
+        configuration parameters.
+
+        This may also allocate ephemeral resources if necessary.
+
+        :return: The created configuration which can be merged into the
+            overall *tahoe.cfg* configuration file.
+        """
+
+    def create(self, config: Any, reactor: Any) -> IAddressFamily:
+        """
+        Instantiate this listener according to the given
+        previously-generated configuration.
+
+        :return: A handle on the listener which can be used to integrate it
+            into the Tahoe-LAFS node.
+        """