Class: ConnectionManager
ConnectionManager is responsible for managing the connection to IPFS.
Constructors
constructor
• new ConnectionManager(events, registry, ipfs, orbit, identityManager, logger)
Creates an instance of ConnectionManager with configs and dependencies injected.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
events | SteerEventEmitter | Allow for event emitters to be added |
registry | Registry | Registry instance which contains the current protocols root db store |
ipfs | IPFS | IPFS instance which is used to interact with the ipfs network |
orbit | Orbit | - |
identityManager | IdentityManager | IdentityManager instance which is used to manage the identity |
logger | Logger | Logger instance which is used to log events |
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:46
Properties
connections
• connections: Object = {}
Index signature
▪ [key: string]: { connection: any ; statistics: { active: boolean ; loadProgress: number ; peers: string[] ; replicationProgress: number ; status: "inactive" | "active" | "replicating" | "loading" } }
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:17
events
• events: SteerEventEmitter
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:30
identityManager
• identityManager: IdentityManager
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:34
ipfs
• ipfs: IPFS
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:32
ipfs_swarm_peer
• ipfs_swarm_peer: number = 0
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:16
logger
• logger: Logger
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:35
orbit
• orbit: Orbit
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:33
registry
• registry: Registry
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:31
registry_peers
• registry_peers: number = 0
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:15
Methods
addListeners
▸ addListeners(db): void
Add listeners to the connection to update the statistics and the connection status. These listners events are emitted via the SteerEventEmitter.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
db | default | DB Store instance of the database to add listeners to |
Returns
void
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:182
open
▸ open<T>(type, nameOrAddress): Promise<T>
Opens a connection with a database utilizing the embedded/linked identity.
Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
T |
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
type | DbType | DBType from Orbit |
nameOrAddress | string | Address to a distributed db or a name of one which should be created |
Returns
Promise<T>
Store of the requested database
Defined in
src/classes/connection-manager.ts:144
start
▸ start(): Promise<void>
Starts the connecton to the registry which has the chain ids and their respective stategy stores.
Returns
Promise<void>