Updates server logic

server.py

@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
-Minimal signalling relay for WebRTC data‑channel projects.
+Signalling relay + periodic label aggregation broadcaster with stale‑timeout.
-
-Contract:
-• Client sends {"type":"register","id": "..."} once on connect.
-• Later it sends {"type":"signal","from": "...", "target": "...", "data": {...}}
-  The server forwards that JSON verbatim to the socket whose id == target.
 """
 
-import asyncio, json, logging
+import asyncio, json, logging, time
 import websockets
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+
+# ws → peer_id mapping, and peer_id → ws
 CLIENTS: dict[str, websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol] = {}
+# peer_id → latest labels list
+CLIENT_LABELS: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
+# peer_id → timestamp of last labels update
+CLIENT_LABELS_TS: dict[str, float] = {}
+
+# After this many seconds without an update, we'll clear their list
+STALE_TIMEOUT = 5.0
 
 async def handler(ws: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol):
     peer_id = None
@@ -31,31 +35,79 @@ async def handler(ws: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol):
                     await ws.close(code=4000, reason="Missing id")
                     return
                 CLIENTS[peer_id] = ws
+                CLIENT_LABELS[peer_id] = []
+                CLIENT_LABELS_TS[peer_id] = time.monotonic()
                 logging.info("Registered %s (%d clients)", peer_id, len(CLIENTS))
 
             elif mtype == "signal":
                 target = msg.get("target")
-                if not target:
+                if target in CLIENTS:
-                    continue
+                    await CLIENTS[target].send(raw)
-                dest = CLIENTS.get(target)
-                if dest:
-                    await dest.send(raw)             # relay as‑is
-                    logging.debug("Relayed %s → %s", peer_id, target)
                 else:
                     logging.warning("Target %s not found", target)
 
+            elif mtype == "labels":
+                labels = msg.get("labels")
+                if peer_id and isinstance(labels, list):
+                    CLIENT_LABELS[peer_id] = labels
+                    CLIENT_LABELS_TS[peer_id] = time.monotonic()
+                    logging.debug("Updated labels for %s: %s", peer_id, labels)
+                else:
+                    logging.warning("Malformed labels payload from %s: %s", peer_id, raw)
+
+            else:
+                logging.warning("Unknown message type from %s: %s", peer_id, mtype)
+
     except websockets.ConnectionClosed:
         pass
+
     finally:
-        # tidy up on disconnect
+        if peer_id:
-        if peer_id and CLIENTS.get(peer_id) is ws:
+            CLIENTS.pop(peer_id, None)
-            CLIENTS.pop(peer_id)
+            CLIENT_LABELS.pop(peer_id, None)
+            CLIENT_LABELS_TS.pop(peer_id, None)
             logging.info("Disconnected %s (%d clients left)", peer_id, len(CLIENTS))
 
+
+async def broadcast_labels_periodically():
+    while True:
+        now = time.monotonic()
+
+        # 1) clear stale clients
+        for pid, last_ts in list(CLIENT_LABELS_TS.items()):
+            if now - last_ts > STALE_TIMEOUT:
+                CLIENT_LABELS[pid] = []
+                # Optionally also remove their timestamp entry if you don't
+                # want them checked again until next registration/update:
+                # CLIENT_LABELS_TS.pop(pid, None)
+                logging.debug("Cleared labels for %s due to timeout", pid)
+
+        # 2) broadcast nested lists
+        if CLIENTS:
+            nested = list(CLIENT_LABELS.values())
+            payload = json.dumps({
+                "type": "broadcast_labels",
+                "data": nested
+            })
+            await asyncio.gather(*(
+                ws.send(payload) for ws in CLIENTS.values()
+            ), return_exceptions=True)
+            logging.debug("Broadcasted labels to %d clients", len(CLIENTS))
+
+        await asyncio.sleep(1)
+
+
 async def main():
-    async with websockets.serve(handler, host="0.0.0.0", port=8080):
+    # start the broadcaster task
+    broadcaster = asyncio.create_task(broadcast_labels_periodically())
+
+    # start the websocket server
+    async with websockets.serve(handler, "0.0.0.0", 8080):
         logging.info("Signalling server listening on :8080")
-        await asyncio.Future()            # run forever
+        await asyncio.Future()  # run forever
+
+    broadcaster.cancel()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     asyncio.run(main())

server_old.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Minimal signalling relay for WebRTC data‑channel projects.
+
+Contract:
+• Client sends {"type":"register","id": "..."} once on connect.
+• Later it sends {"type":"signal","from": "...", "target": "...", "data": {...}}
+  The server forwards that JSON verbatim to the socket whose id == target.
+"""
+
+import asyncio, json, logging
+import websockets
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+CLIENTS: dict[str, websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol] = {}
+
+async def handler(ws: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol):
+    peer_id = None
+    try:
+        async for raw in ws:
+            try:
+                msg = json.loads(raw)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                logging.warning("Bad JSON from %s: %s", peer_id, raw)
+                continue
+
+            mtype = msg.get("type")
+            if mtype == "register":
+                peer_id = msg.get("id")
+                if not peer_id:
+                    await ws.close(code=4000, reason="Missing id")
+                    return
+                CLIENTS[peer_id] = ws
+                logging.info("Registered %s (%d clients)", peer_id, len(CLIENTS))
+
+            elif mtype == "signal":
+                target = msg.get("target")
+                if not target:
+                    continue
+                dest = CLIENTS.get(target)
+                if dest:
+                    await dest.send(raw)             # relay as‑is
+                    logging.debug("Relayed %s → %s", peer_id, target)
+                else:
+                    logging.warning("Target %s not found", target)
+
+    except websockets.ConnectionClosed:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        # tidy up on disconnect
+        if peer_id and CLIENTS.get(peer_id) is ws:
+            CLIENTS.pop(peer_id)
+            logging.info("Disconnected %s (%d clients left)", peer_id, len(CLIENTS))
+
+async def main():
+    async with websockets.serve(handler, host="0.0.0.0", port=8080):
+        logging.info("Signalling server listening on :8080")
+        await asyncio.Future()            # run forever
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())