AnonymousTopicBasedPubSubCommunicationforMicroblogging/leader/leader.go

package main

//#cgo CFLAGS: -fopenmp -O2
//#cgo LDFLAGS: -lcrypto -lm -fopenmp
//#include "../c/dpf.h"
//#include "../c/okv.h"
//#include "../c/dpf.c"
//#include "../c/okv.c"
import "C"

//ssssssssssssssss

import (
	"crypto/rand"
	"crypto/rsa"
	"crypto/sha256"
	"crypto/tls"
	"crypto/x509"
	"crypto/x509/pkix"
	"encoding/pem"
	"fmt"
	"math"
	"math/big"
	mr "math/rand"
	"net"
	"sort"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"sync"
	"time"

	lib "2PPS/lib"
	"unsafe"

	"golang.org/x/crypto/nacl/box"
)

//this stores all neccessary information for each client
type clientKeys struct {
	roundsParticipating int
	PublicKey           *[32]byte
	SharedSecret        [32]byte
	PirQuery            [][]byte
}

var clientData = make(map[net.Addr]clientKeys)

const follower string = "127.0.0.1:4442"

//Maximum Transport Unit
const mtu int = 1100

var leaderPrivateKey *[32]byte
var leaderPublicKey *[32]byte
var followerPublicKey *[32]byte

const maxNumberOfClients = 10000000

var topicList []byte
var topicAmount int
var archiveTopicAmount int

// every roundsBeforeUpdate the client updates his pirQuery
const roundsBeforeUpdate = 5
const neededSubscriptions = 1
const numThreads = 12
const dataLength = 64
const minDBWriteSize = 1000

var dbWriteSize float64 = 20000
var collisionCounter []float64

var clientsConnected int

var maxTimePerRound time.Duration = 10 * time.Second

var clientsServedPhase1 []int
var clientsServedPhase3 []int

var startPhase1 time.Time
var startPhase2 time.Time
var startPhase3 time.Time

//counts the number of rounds
var round int = 0

var startTime time.Time

//channel for goroutine communication with clients
var waiCthannel = make(chan net.Conn, maxNumberOfClients)

//var waiCthannel = make(chan net.Conn, maxNumberOfClients)

//variables for calculating the dbWrite size
const publisherRounds int = 10

var publisherAmount float64
var publisherHistory [publisherRounds]int

//todo! handle client dc during phase1/3
func main() {

	//prevents race conditions for wrtiting
	m := &sync.RWMutex{}

	clientsServedPhase1 = make([]int, 1000)
	clientsServedPhase3 = make([]int, 1000)

	generatedPublicKey, generatedPrivateKey, err := box.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	//why is this neccessary?
	leaderPrivateKey = generatedPrivateKey
	leaderPublicKey = generatedPublicKey

	C.initializeServer(C.int(numThreads))

	//calls follower for setup
	conf := &tls.Config{
		InsecureSkipVerify: true,
	}
	followerConnection, err := tls.Dial("tcp", follower, conf)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	followerConnection.SetDeadline(time.Time{})

	//receives follower publicKey
	var tmpFollowerPubKey [32]byte
	_, err = followerConnection.Read(tmpFollowerPubKey[:])
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	followerPublicKey = &tmpFollowerPubKey

	//send publicKey to follower
	writeTo(followerConnection, leaderPublicKey[:])

	writeTo(followerConnection, intToByte(neededSubscriptions))

	//goroutine for accepting new clients
	go func() {
		leaderConnectionPrivateKey, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}

		// Generate a pem block with the private key
		keyPem := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
			Type:  "RSA PRIVATE KEY",
			Bytes: x509.MarshalPKCS1PrivateKey(leaderConnectionPrivateKey),
		})

		tml := x509.Certificate{
			// you can add any attr that you need
			NotBefore: time.Now(),
			NotAfter:  time.Now().AddDate(5, 0, 0),
			// you have to generate a different serial number each execution
			SerialNumber: big.NewInt(123123),
			Subject: pkix.Name{
				CommonName:   "New Name",
				Organization: []string{"New Org."},
			},
			BasicConstraintsValid: true,
		}
		cert, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, &tml, &tml, &leaderConnectionPrivateKey.PublicKey, leaderConnectionPrivateKey)
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}

		// Generate a pem block with the certificate
		certPem := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
			Type:  "CERTIFICATE",
			Bytes: cert,
		})

		tlsCert, err := tls.X509KeyPair(certPem, keyPem)
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}

		config := &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{tlsCert}}

		//listens for clients
		lnClients, err := tls.Listen("tcp", ":4441", config)
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}
		defer lnClients.Close()
		for {
			clientConnection, err := lnClients.Accept()
			if err != nil {
				fmt.Println("error", err)
			}
			clientConnection.SetDeadline(time.Time{})

			//sends topicList so client can participate in phase 3 asap
			errorBool := sendTopicLists(clientConnection, followerConnection, true)
			if errorBool {
				break
			}

			//send leader publicKey
			_, err = clientConnection.Write(leaderPublicKey[:])
			if err != nil {
				fmt.Println("error", err)
				clientConnection.Close()
				break
			}

			//send follower publicKey
			_, err = clientConnection.Write(followerPublicKey[:])
			if err != nil {
				fmt.Println("error", err)
				clientConnection.Close()
				break
			}

			var clientPublicKey *[32]byte
			var tmpClientPublicKey [32]byte
			//gets publicKey from client
			_, err = clientConnection.Read(tmpClientPublicKey[:])
			if err != nil {
				fmt.Println("error", err)
				clientConnection.Close()
				break
			}

			_, err = clientConnection.Write(intToByte(neededSubscriptions))
			if err != nil {
				fmt.Println("error", err)
				clientConnection.Close()
				break
			}

			_, err = clientConnection.Write(intToByte(startTime.Second()))
			if err != nil {
				fmt.Println("error", err)
				clientConnection.Close()
				break
			}

			clientPublicKey = &tmpClientPublicKey

			//this is the key for map(client data)
			remoteAddress := clientConnection.RemoteAddr()
			//pirQuery will be added in phase 3
			//bs! only want to set roundsParticipating and answerAmount to 0, mb there is a better way
			//will work for now
			var emptyArray [32]byte
			var emptyByteArray [][]byte
			keys := clientKeys{0, clientPublicKey, emptyArray, emptyByteArray}
			m.Lock()
			clientData[remoteAddress] = keys
			m.Unlock()

			waiCthannel <- clientConnection
			clientsConnected++

			if clientsConnected%1000 == 0 {
				fmt.Println("clientsConnected", clientsConnected)
			}
		}
	}()

	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}

	//the current phase
	phase := make([]byte, 1)

	for {
		startTime = time.Now()
		startPhase1 = time.Now()

		phase[0] = 1

		round++

		fmt.Println("clientsServedPhase1", clientsServedPhase1[round-1])
		fmt.Println("clientsServedPhase3", clientsServedPhase3[round-1])
		fmt.Println("dbWriteSize", dbWriteSize)

		fmt.Println("Phase 1 Round", round)

		//creates a new write Db for this round
		for i := 0; i < int(dbWriteSize); i++ {
			C.createDb(C.int(1), C.int(dataLength))
		}

		//creates a new db containing virtual addresses for auditing
		virtualAddresses := createVirtualAddresses()
		//send all virtualAddresses to follower
		for i := 0; i <= int(dbWriteSize); i++ {
			writeTo(followerConnection, intToByte(virtualAddresses[i]))
		}

		for id := 0; id < numThreads; id++ {
			wg.Add(1)

			followerConnection, err := tls.Dial("tcp", follower, conf)
			if err != nil {
				panic(err)
			}
			followerConnection.SetDeadline(time.Time{})

			go phase1(id, phase, followerConnection, wg, m, startTime, virtualAddresses)
		}

		wg.Wait()

		fmt.Println("fullDurationPhase1", time.Since(startPhase1).Seconds())

		//Phase 2

		startPhase2 = time.Now()

		followerConnection, err := tls.Dial("tcp", follower, conf)
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}
		followerConnection.SetDeadline(time.Time{})

		phase2(followerConnection)

		fmt.Println("fullDurationPhase2", time.Since(startPhase2).Seconds())

		//Phase 3

		startPhase3 = time.Now()

		//no tweets -> continue to phase 1 and mb get tweets
		topicList, topicAmount = lib.GetTopicList(0)
		if len(topicList) == 0 {
			continue
		}

		phase[0] = 3
		startTime = time.Now()

		for id := 0; id < numThreads; id++ {
			wg.Add(1)
			followerConnection, err := tls.Dial("tcp", follower, conf)
			if err != nil {
				panic(err)
			}
			followerConnection.SetDeadline(time.Time{})

			go phase3(id, phase, followerConnection, wg, startTime, m)
		}

		wg.Wait()

		fmt.Println("fullDurationPhase3", time.Since(startPhase3).Seconds())

		lib.CleanUpdbR(round)
	}
}

func phase1(id int, phase []byte, followerConnection net.Conn, wg *sync.WaitGroup, m *sync.RWMutex, startTime time.Time, virtualAddresses []int) {

	roundAsBytes := intToByte(round)
	gotClient := make([]byte, 1)
	gotClient[0] = 0

	//wait until time is up
	for len(waiCthannel) == 0 {
		if time.Since(startTime) > maxTimePerRound {
			//tells follower that this worker is done
			writeTo(followerConnection, gotClient)
			wg.Done()
			return
		}
		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
	}

	for clientConnection := range waiCthannel {
		clientsServedPhase1[round] = clientsServedPhase1[round] + 1

		if clientsServedPhase1[round]%1000 == 0 {
			fmt.Println("clientsServedPhase1", clientsServedPhase1[round])
			fmt.Println("timeTaken", time.Since(startPhase1))
		}

		gotClient[0] = 1
		//tells follower that this worker got a clientConnection
		writeTo(followerConnection, gotClient)

		//sends clients publicKey to follower
		m.RLock()
		clientPublicKey := clientData[clientConnection.RemoteAddr()].PublicKey
		m.RUnlock()
		writeTo(followerConnection, clientPublicKey[:])

		//setup the worker-specific db
		dbSize := int(C.dbSize)
		db := make([][]byte, dbSize)
		for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
			db[i] = make([]byte, int(C.db[i].dataSize))
		}

		//tells client that phase 1 has begun
		errorBool := writeToWError(clientConnection, phase, followerConnection, 5)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		//tells client current dbWriteSize
		errorBool = writeToWError(clientConnection, intToByte(int(dbWriteSize)), followerConnection, 5)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		//tells client current round
		errorBool = writeToWError(clientConnection, roundAsBytes, followerConnection, 5)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		//begin auditing
		//auditingStart := time.Now()
		m.RLock()
		var clientKeys = clientData[clientConnection.RemoteAddr()]
		m.RUnlock()
		clientKeys, pirQuery, errorBool := handlePirQuery(clientKeys, clientConnection, followerConnection, 0, true)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}
		errorBool = getSendVirtualAddress(pirQuery[0], virtualAddresses, clientKeys.SharedSecret, clientConnection, followerConnection)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		if id == 0 {
			//fmt.Println("Auditing duration", time.Since(auditingStart).Seconds())
		}

		m.Lock()
		clientData[clientConnection.RemoteAddr()] = clientKeys
		m.Unlock()

		//accept dpfQuery from client
		dpfLengthBytes, errorBool := readFrom(clientConnection, 4, followerConnection, 5)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		dpfLength := byteToInt(dpfLengthBytes)

		dpfQueryAEncrypted, errorBool := readFrom(clientConnection, dpfLength, followerConnection, 5)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		dpfQueryBEncrypted, errorBool := readFrom(clientConnection, dpfLength, followerConnection, 5)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		writeToWError(followerConnection, dpfLengthBytes, nil, 0)

		writeToWError(followerConnection, dpfQueryBEncrypted, nil, 0)

		//decrypt dpfQueryA for sorting into db
		var decryptNonce [24]byte
		copy(decryptNonce[:], dpfQueryAEncrypted[:24])
		dpfQueryA, ok := box.Open(nil, dpfQueryAEncrypted[24:], &decryptNonce, clientPublicKey, leaderPrivateKey)
		if !ok {
			panic("dpfQueryA decryption not ok")
		}

		ds := int(C.db[0].dataSize)
		dataShareLeader := make([]byte, ds)
		pos := C.getUint128_t(C.int(virtualAddresses[int(dbWriteSize)]))
		C.evalDPF(C.ctx[id], (*C.uchar)(&dpfQueryA[0]), pos, C.int(ds), (*C.uchar)(&dataShareLeader[0]))

		dataShareFollower, _ := readFrom(followerConnection, ds, nil, 0)

		writeToWError(followerConnection, dataShareLeader, nil, 0)

		auditXOR := make([]byte, ds)
		passedAudit := true
		for i := 0; i < ds; i++ {
			auditXOR[i] = dataShareLeader[i] ^ dataShareFollower[i]

			//client tried to write to a position that is not a virtuallAddress
			if auditXOR[i] != 0 {
				clientConnection.Close()
				passedAudit = false
			}
		}

		if passedAudit {
			//run dpf, xor into local db
			for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
				ds := int(C.db[i].dataSize)
				dataShare := make([]byte, ds)
				pos := C.getUint128_t(C.int(virtualAddresses[i]))
				C.evalDPF(C.ctx[id], (*C.uchar)(&dpfQueryA[0]), pos, C.int(ds), (*C.uchar)(&dataShare[0]))
				for j := 0; j < ds; j++ {
					db[i][j] = db[i][j] ^ dataShare[j]
				}
			}

			//xor the worker's DB into the main DB
			for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
				m.Lock()
				C.xorIn(C.int(i), (*C.uchar)(&db[i][0]))
				m.Unlock()
			}
			waiCthannel <- clientConnection
		}

		//loop that waits for new client or leaves phase1 if time is up
		for {
			if time.Since(startTime) < maxTimePerRound {
				//this worker handles the next client
				if len(waiCthannel) > 0 {
					break
					//this worker waits for next client
				} else {
					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
				}
				//times up
			} else {
				//tells follower that this worker is done
				gotClient[0] = 0

				writeTo(followerConnection, gotClient)

				wg.Done()
				return
			}
		}
	}
}

func phase2(followerConnection net.Conn) {

	//gets current seed
	seedLeader := make([]byte, 16)
	C.readSeed((*C.uchar)(&seedLeader[0]))

	//get data
	dbSize := int(C.dbSize)
	tmpdbLeader := make([][]byte, dbSize)
	for i := range tmpdbLeader {
		tmpdbLeader[i] = make([]byte, dataLength)
	}
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		C.readData(C.int(i), (*C.uchar)(&tmpdbLeader[i][0]))
	}

	//writes seed to follower
	writeTo(followerConnection, seedLeader)

	//write data to follower
	//this is surely inefficent
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		writeTo(followerConnection, tmpdbLeader[i])
	}

	//receive seed from follower
	seedFollower, _ := readFrom(followerConnection, 16, nil, 0)

	//receive data from follower
	tmpdbFollower := make([][]byte, dbSize)
	for i := range tmpdbFollower {
		tmpdbFollower[i] = make([]byte, dataLength)
	}
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		tmpdbFollower[i], _ = readFrom(followerConnection, dataLength, nil, 0)
	}

	//put together the db
	tmpdb := make([][]byte, dbSize)
	for i := range tmpdb {
		tmpdb[i] = make([]byte, dataLength)
	}

	//get own Ciphers
	ciphersLeader := make([]*C.uchar, dbSize)
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		ciphersLeader[i] = (*C.uchar)(C.malloc(16))
	}
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		C.getCipher(1, C.int(i), ciphersLeader[i])
	}

	//send own Ciphers to follower
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		writeTo(followerConnection, C.GoBytes(unsafe.Pointer(ciphersLeader[i]), 16))
	}

	//receive ciphers from follower
	ciphersFollower := make([]byte, dbSize*16)
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		_, err := followerConnection.Read(ciphersFollower[i*16:])
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}
	}

	//put in ciphers from follower
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		C.putCipher(1, C.int(i), (*C.uchar)(&ciphersFollower[i*16]))
	}

	//decrypt each row
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		C.decryptRow(C.int(i), (*C.uchar)(&tmpdb[i][0]), (*C.uchar)(&tmpdbLeader[i][0]), (*C.uchar)(&tmpdbFollower[i][0]), (*C.uchar)(&seedLeader[0]), (*C.uchar)(&seedFollower[0]))
	}

	var tweets []lib.Tweet
	var currentPublisherAmount int = 0
	var collisions float64
	for i := 0; i < dbSize; i++ {
		//discard cover message
		if tmpdb[i][1] == 0 {
			continue
			//collision
		} else if -1 == strings.Index(string(tmpdb[i]), ";;") {
			currentPublisherAmount++
			currentPublisherAmount++
			collisions++
			continue
		} else {
			currentPublisherAmount++
			//reconstruct tweet
			var position int = 0
			var topics []string
			var topic string
			var text string
			for _, letter := range tmpdb[i] {
				if string(letter) == ";" {
					if topic != "" {
						topics = append(topics, topic)
						topic = ""
					}
					position++
				} else {
					if position == 0 {
						if string(letter) == "," {
							topics = append(topics, topic)
							topic = ""
						} else {
							//change this works for ints, need to be changed for strings
							topic = topic + fmt.Sprint((int(letter)))
						}
					} else if position == 1 {
						text = text + string(letter)
					}
				}
			}

			tweet := lib.Tweet{"", -1, topics, text, round}

			if text != "" {
				tweets = append(tweets, tweet)
			} else {
				//this is a odd(number) way collisions
				collisions++
			}
		}
	}

	collisionCounter = append(collisionCounter, collisions)

	if collisions/dbWriteSize > 0.05 {
		fmt.Println("Collisions this round", collisions, "dbWriteSize", dbWriteSize)
	}

	//fmt.Println("tweets recovered: ", tweets)

	//sort into read db
	//fmt.Println("newTweets", tweets)
	lib.NewEntries(tweets, 0)

	C.resetDb()

	//calculates the publisherAverage over the last publisherRounds rounds
	index := round % publisherRounds
	publisherHistory[index] = currentPublisherAmount

	var publisherAmount int
	for _, num := range publisherHistory {
		publisherAmount += num
	}

	publisherAverage := 0
	if round < publisherRounds {
		publisherAverage = publisherAmount / round
	} else {
		publisherAverage = publisherAmount / publisherRounds
	}

	//calculates the dbWriteSize for this round
	dbWriteSize = math.Ceil(19.5 * float64(publisherAverage))

	if dbWriteSize < minDBWriteSize {
		dbWriteSize = minDBWriteSize
	}

	//writes dbWriteSize of current round to follower
	writeTo(followerConnection, intToByte(int(dbWriteSize)))
}

func addTestTweets() {
	//creates test tweets
	tweets := make([]lib.Tweet, 5)

	for i := range tweets {
		j := i
		if i == 1 {
			j = 0
		}
		text := "Text " + strconv.Itoa(i)
		var topics []string
		topics = append(topics, "Topic "+strconv.Itoa(j))
		tweets[i] = lib.Tweet{"", -1, topics, text, i}
	}

	lib.NewEntries(tweets, 0)
}

//opti! mb it is quicker to send updated topicLists to clients first so pirQuerys are ready
func phase3(id int, phase []byte, followerConnection net.Conn, wg *sync.WaitGroup, startTime time.Time, m *sync.RWMutex) {

	gotClient := make([]byte, 1)
	gotClient[0] = 0

	//wait until time is up
	for len(waiCthannel) == 0 {
		if time.Since(startTime) > maxTimePerRound*2 {
			//tells follower that this worker is done
			writeToWError(followerConnection, gotClient, nil, 0)
			wg.Done()
			return
		}
		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
	}

	for clientConnection := range waiCthannel {
		clientsServedPhase3[round] = clientsServedPhase3[round] + 1

		if clientsServedPhase3[round]%1000 == 0 {
			fmt.Println("clientsServedPhase3", clientsServedPhase3[round])
			fmt.Println("timeTaken", time.Since(startPhase3).Seconds())
		}

		gotClient[0] = 1
		//tells follower that this worker got a clientConnection
		writeToWError(followerConnection, gotClient, nil, 0)

		//tells client current phase
		errorBool := writeToWError(clientConnection, phase, followerConnection, 2)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		/*
			possible Values
			0 : new client
				leader expects sharedSecrets, expects pirQuery
			1 : update needed
				leader sends topicList, performs local update of sharedSecret, expects pirQuery
			2 : no update needed
				nothing
		*/
		subPhase := make([]byte, 1)

		//gets the data for the current client
		m.RLock()
		var clientKeys = clientData[clientConnection.RemoteAddr()]
		m.RUnlock()
		var roundsParticipating = clientKeys.roundsParticipating

		//client participates for the first time
		if roundsParticipating == 0 {
			subPhase[0] = 0
		} else if roundsParticipating%roundsBeforeUpdate == 0 {
			subPhase[0] = 1
		} else {
			subPhase[0] = 2
		}

		//tells client what leader expects
		errorBool = writeToWError(clientConnection, subPhase, followerConnection, 2)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		//tells follower what will happen
		writeToWError(followerConnection, subPhase, nil, 0)

		//sends clients publicKey so follower knows which client is being served
		writeTo(followerConnection, clientKeys.PublicKey[:])

		//increases rounds participating for client
		clientKeys.roundsParticipating = roundsParticipating + 1

		//declaring variables here to prevent dupclicates later
		m.RLock()
		var sharedSecret [32]byte = clientData[clientConnection.RemoteAddr()].SharedSecret
		m.RUnlock()

		if subPhase[0] == 0 {
			errorBool := sendTopicLists(clientConnection, followerConnection, false)
			if errorBool {
				contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
				if contBool {
					continue
				} else {
					return
				}
			}
			clientKeys, _, errorBool = handlePirQuery(clientKeys, clientConnection, followerConnection, int(subPhase[0]), false)
			if errorBool {
				contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
				if contBool {
					continue
				} else {
					return
				}
			}
		} else if subPhase[0] == 1 {
			errorBool := sendTopicLists(clientConnection, followerConnection, false)
			if errorBool {
				contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
				if contBool {
					continue
				} else {
					return
				}
			}
			//updates sharedSecret
			sharedSecret = sha256.Sum256(sharedSecret[:])
			clientKeys.SharedSecret = sharedSecret

			clientKeys, _, errorBool = handlePirQuery(clientKeys, clientConnection, followerConnection, int(subPhase[0]), false)
			if errorBool {
				contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
				if contBool {
					continue
				} else {
					return
				}
			}
		}

		errorBool = getSendTweets(clientKeys, nil, clientConnection, followerConnection, m)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		wantsArchive, errorBool := readFrom(clientConnection, 1, followerConnection, 2)
		if errorBool {
			contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
			if contBool {
				continue
			} else {
				return
			}
		}

		writeToWError(followerConnection, wantsArchive, nil, 0)

		if wantsArchive[0] == 1 && archiveTopicAmount > 0 {
			_, archiveQuerys, errorBool := handlePirQuery(clientKeys, clientConnection, followerConnection, -1, false)
			if errorBool {
				contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
				if contBool {
					continue
				} else {
					return
				}
			}
			errorBool = getSendTweets(clientKeys, archiveQuerys, clientConnection, followerConnection, m)
			if errorBool {
				contBool := handleClientDC(wg, followerConnection, waiCthannel)
				if contBool {
					continue
				} else {
					return
				}
			}
		}

		//saves all changes for client
		m.Lock()
		clientData[clientConnection.RemoteAddr()] = clientKeys
		m.Unlock()

		waiCthannel <- clientConnection

		for {
			if time.Since(startTime) < 2*maxTimePerRound {
				//this worker handles the next client
				if len(waiCthannel) > 0 {
					break
					//this worker waits for next client
				} else {
					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
				}
				//times up
			} else {
				//tells follower that this worker is done
				gotClient[0] = 0
				writeToWError(followerConnection, gotClient, nil, 0)
				wg.Done()
				return
			}
		}
	}
}

//returns true if there is another client
func handleClientDC(wg *sync.WaitGroup, followerConnection net.Conn, channel chan net.Conn) bool {
	//loop that waits for new client or leaves phase1 if time is up
	for {
		if time.Since(startTime) < maxTimePerRound {
			//this worker handles the next client
			if len(channel) > 0 {
				return true
				//this worker waits for next client
			} else {
				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
			}
			//times up
		} else {
			//tells follower that this worker is done
			gotClient := make([]byte, 1)
			gotClient[0] = 0

			writeTo(followerConnection, gotClient)

			wg.Done()
			return false
		}
	}
}

func createVirtualAddresses() []int {
	//array will be filled with unique random ascending values
	//adapted from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20039025/java-array-of-unique-randomly-generated-integers
	//+1 to have a position to evaluate each received message
	arraySize := int(dbWriteSize) + 1
	var maxInt int = int(math.Pow(2, 31))
	virtualAddresses := make([]int, arraySize)
	for i := 0; i < arraySize; i++ {
		virtualAddresses[i] = mr.Intn(maxInt)

		for j := 0; j < i; j++ {
			if virtualAddresses[i] == virtualAddresses[j] {
				i--
				break
			}
		}
	}

	sort.Ints(virtualAddresses)
	return virtualAddresses
}

func getSendVirtualAddress(pirQuery []byte, virtualAddresses []int, sharedSecret [32]byte, clientConnection, followerConnection net.Conn) bool {
	//xores all requested addresses into virtuallAddress
	virtualAddress := make([]byte, 4)
	for index, num := range pirQuery {
		if num == 1 {
			currentAddress := intToByte(virtualAddresses[index])
			for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
				virtualAddress[i] = virtualAddress[i] ^ currentAddress[i]
			}
		}
	}

	//xores the sharedSecret
	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
		virtualAddress[i] = virtualAddress[i] ^ sharedSecret[i]
	}

	virtualAddressFollower, _ := readFrom(followerConnection, 4, nil, 0)

	//xores the data from follower
	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
		virtualAddress[i] = virtualAddress[i] ^ virtualAddressFollower[i]
	}

	errorBool := writeToWError(clientConnection, virtualAddress, followerConnection, 5)

	return errorBool
}

func getSendTweets(clientKeys clientKeys, archiveQuerys [][]byte, clientConnection, followerConnection net.Conn, m *sync.RWMutex) bool {
	//todo! repeat for archive
	tmpNeededSubscriptions := neededSubscriptions
	if tmpNeededSubscriptions > topicAmount {
		tmpNeededSubscriptions = topicAmount
	}
	if archiveQuerys != nil {
		tmpNeededSubscriptions = len(archiveQuerys)
	}
	//fmt.Println("tmpNeededSubscriptions", tmpNeededSubscriptions)

	tweets := make([][]byte, tmpNeededSubscriptions)
	for i := 0; i < tmpNeededSubscriptions; i++ {
		//gets all requested tweets
		if archiveQuerys == nil {
			tweets[i] = lib.GetTweets(clientKeys.PirQuery[i], dataLength, 0, *clientKeys.PublicKey)
		} else {
			tweets[i] = lib.GetTweets(archiveQuerys[i], dataLength, 1, *clientKeys.PublicKey)
		}

		//expand sharedSecret so it is of right length
		expandBy := len(tweets[i]) / 32
		var expandedSharedSecret []byte
		for i := 0; i < expandBy; i++ {
			expandedSharedSecret = append(expandedSharedSecret, clientKeys.SharedSecret[:]...)
		}

		//Xor's sharedSecret with all tweets
		lib.Xor(expandedSharedSecret[:], tweets[i])

		//fmt.Println(tweets[0])

		blockLength := len(tweets[i])

		receivedTweets, _ := readFrom(followerConnection, blockLength, nil, 0)

		//fmt.Println("receivedTweets", blockLength, len(receivedTweets))
		//fmt.Println("pubKey", *clientKeys.PublicKey, "Bytes", tweets, "follower", receivedTweets)
		lib.Xor(receivedTweets, tweets[i])
	}

	//sends tweets to client
	for i := 0; i < tmpNeededSubscriptions; i++ {
		tweetsLengthBytes := intToByte(len(tweets[i]))
		errorBool := writeToWError(clientConnection, tweetsLengthBytes, followerConnection, 2)
		if errorBool {
			return true
		}
		errorBool = writeToWError(clientConnection, tweets[i], followerConnection, 2)

		if errorBool {
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}

func handlePirQuery(clientKeys clientKeys, clientConnection net.Conn, followerConnection net.Conn, subPhase int, doAuditing bool) (clientKeys, [][]byte, bool) {

	clientPublicKey := clientKeys.PublicKey

	//gets the msg length
	msgLengthBytes, errorBool := readFrom(clientConnection, 4, followerConnection, 5)
	if errorBool {
		return clientKeys, nil, true
	}
	msgLength := byteToInt(msgLengthBytes)

	//gets the leader box
	leaderBox, errorBool := readFrom(clientConnection, msgLength, followerConnection, 5)
	if errorBool {
		return clientKeys, nil, true
	}

	//gets the follower box
	followerBox, errorBool := readFrom(clientConnection, msgLength, followerConnection, 5)
	if errorBool {
		return clientKeys, nil, true
	}

	//todo! repeat for archive
	tmpNeededSubscriptions := neededSubscriptions
	if tmpNeededSubscriptions > topicAmount {
		tmpNeededSubscriptions = topicAmount
	}

	tmpTopicAmount := topicAmount
	if subPhase == -1 {
		archiveNeededSubscriptions, errorBool := readFrom(clientConnection, 4, followerConnection, 5)
		if errorBool {
			return clientKeys, nil, true
		}

		writeToWError(followerConnection, archiveNeededSubscriptions, nil, 0)
		tmpNeededSubscriptions = byteToInt(archiveNeededSubscriptions)
		tmpTopicAmount = archiveTopicAmount
	}

	if doAuditing {
		tmpNeededSubscriptions = 1
		tmpTopicAmount = int(dbWriteSize)
	}

	//send length to follower
	writeToWError(followerConnection, msgLengthBytes, nil, 0)

	//send box to follower
	writeToWError(followerConnection, followerBox, nil, 0)

	var decryptNonce [24]byte
	copy(decryptNonce[:], leaderBox[:24])
	decrypted, ok := box.Open(nil, leaderBox[24:], &decryptNonce, clientPublicKey, leaderPrivateKey)
	if !ok {
		fmt.Println("pirQuery decryption not ok")
		return clientKeys, nil, true
	}

	//if sharedSecret is send
	if subPhase == 0 {
		var tmpSharedSecret [32]byte
		for index := 0; index < 32; index++ {
			tmpSharedSecret[index] = decrypted[index]
		}
		clientKeys.SharedSecret = tmpSharedSecret
		decrypted = decrypted[32:]
	}

	if doAuditing {
		result := make([][]byte, 1)
		result[0] = decrypted
		return clientKeys, result, false
	}

	//transforms byteArray to ints of wanted topics
	pirQueryFlattened := decrypted
	pirQuerys := make([][]byte, tmpNeededSubscriptions)
	for i := range pirQuerys {
		pirQuerys[i] = make([]byte, tmpTopicAmount)
	}
	for i := 0; i < tmpNeededSubscriptions; i++ {
		pirQuerys[i] = pirQueryFlattened[i*tmpTopicAmount : (i+1)*tmpTopicAmount]
	}

	//sets the pirQuery for the client in case whe are not archiving, and not Auditing
	if subPhase != -1 {
		clientKeys.PirQuery = pirQuerys
	}

	return clientKeys, pirQuerys, false
}

func transformBytesToStringArray(topicsAsBytes []byte) []string {
	var topics []string
	var topic string
	var position int = 0
	for _, letter := range topicsAsBytes {
		if string(letter) == "," {
			topics[position] = topic
			topic = ""
			position++
		} else {
			topic = topic + string(letter)
		}
	}
	return topics
}

func byteToInt(myBytes []byte) (x int) {
	x = int(myBytes[3])<<24 + int(myBytes[2])<<16 + int(myBytes[1])<<8 + int(myBytes[0])
	return
}

//returns true if error occured
func sendTopicLists(clientConnection, followerConnection net.Conn, setup bool) bool {
	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
		var topicList []byte
		if i == 0 {
			topicList, topicAmount = lib.GetTopicList(i)
		} else {
			topicList, archiveTopicAmount = lib.GetTopicList(i)
		}
		topicListLengthBytes := intToByte(len(topicList))

		if !setup {
			err := writeToWError(clientConnection, topicListLengthBytes, followerConnection, 5)
			if err {
				return true
			}
			err = writeToWError(clientConnection, topicList, followerConnection, 5)
			if err {
				return true
			}
		} else {
			_, err := clientConnection.Write(topicListLengthBytes)
			if err != nil {
				return true
			}
			_, err = clientConnection.Write(topicList)
			if err != nil {
				return true
			}
		}
	}
	return false
}

//sends the array to the connection
func writeTo(connection net.Conn, array []byte) {
	remainingLength := len(array)
	for remainingLength > 0 {
		if remainingLength >= mtu {
			_, err := connection.Write(array[:mtu])
			if err != nil {
				panic(err)
			}
			array = array[mtu:]
			remainingLength -= mtu
		} else {
			_, err := connection.Write(array)
			if err != nil {
				panic(err)
			}
			remainingLength = 0
		}
	}
}

func writeToWError(connection net.Conn, array []byte, followerConnection net.Conn, size int) bool {
	if connection.RemoteAddr().String() == follower {
		arrayWError := make([]byte, 1)
		arrayWError = append(arrayWError, array[:]...)
		remainingLength := len(arrayWError)
		for remainingLength > 0 {
			if remainingLength >= mtu {
				_, err := connection.Write(arrayWError[:mtu])
				if err != nil {
					return handleError(connection, followerConnection, size, err)
				}
				arrayWError = arrayWError[mtu:]
				remainingLength -= mtu
			} else {
				_, err := connection.Write(arrayWError)
				if err != nil {
					return handleError(connection, followerConnection, size, err)
				}
				remainingLength = 0
			}
		}
	} else {
		remainingLength := len(array)
		for remainingLength > 0 {
			if remainingLength >= mtu {
				_, err := connection.Write(array[:mtu])
				if err != nil {
					return handleError(connection, followerConnection, size, err)
				}
				array = array[mtu:]
				remainingLength -= mtu
			} else {
				_, err := connection.Write(array)
				if err != nil {
					return handleError(connection, followerConnection, size, err)
				}
				remainingLength = 0
			}
		}
	}
	return false
}

func handleError(connection, followerConnection net.Conn, size int, err error) bool {
	if err != nil {
		//lets follower know that client has disconnected unexpectedly
		if connection.RemoteAddr().String() != follower {
			if size > mtu {
				fmt.Println("have a look here")
			}
			fmt.Println("error", err)
			array := make([]byte, size)
			array[0] = 1
			_, err = followerConnection.Write(array)
			if err != nil {
				panic(err)
			}
			return true
		} else {
			panic(err)
		}
	}
	return false
}

//reads an array which is returned and of size "size" from the connection
//returns true if error occured
func readFrom(connection net.Conn, size int, followerConnection net.Conn, sizeError int) ([]byte, bool) {
	var array []byte
	remainingSize := size
	for remainingSize > 0 {
		var err error
		toAppend := make([]byte, mtu)
		if remainingSize > mtu {
			_, err = connection.Read(toAppend)
			array = append(array, toAppend...)
			remainingSize -= mtu
		} else {
			_, err = connection.Read(toAppend[:remainingSize])
			array = append(array, toAppend[:remainingSize]...)
			remainingSize = 0
		}
		if err != nil {
			//lets follower know that client has disconnected unexpectedly
			if connection.RemoteAddr().String() != follower {
				fmt.Println(err)
				array := make([]byte, sizeError)
				array[0] = 1
				_, err = followerConnection.Write(array)
				if err != nil {
					panic(err)
				}
				return nil, true
			} else {
				panic(err)
			}
		}
	}

	return array, false
}

func intToByte(myInt int) (retBytes []byte) {
	retBytes = make([]byte, 4)
	retBytes[3] = byte((myInt >> 24) & 0xff)
	retBytes[2] = byte((myInt >> 16) & 0xff)
	retBytes[1] = byte((myInt >> 8) & 0xff)
	retBytes[0] = byte(myInt & 0xff)
	return
}