feat: add NatsRaftTransport with NATS subject routing ($NRG.*)

Implements RaftSubjects static class with Go's $NRG.* subject constants
and NatsRaftTransport which routes RAFT RPCs over those subjects using
RaftAppendEntryWire / RaftVoteRequestWire encoding. 43 tests cover all
subject patterns, wire encoding fidelity, and transport construction.
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Joseph Doherty
2026-02-24 06:40:41 -05:00
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namespace NATS.Server.Raft;
/// <summary>
/// Routes RAFT RPCs over internal NATS subjects using the $NRG.* subject space.
///
/// In Go, RAFT nodes communicate by publishing binary-encoded messages to
/// subjects produced by <see cref="RaftSubjects"/>. Each group has dedicated
/// subjects for votes, append-entries, proposals, and remove-peer operations,
/// with ephemeral reply inboxes for responses.
///
/// This transport encodes outbound RPCs using <see cref="RaftWireFormat"/> types
/// and delegates the actual publish to a caller-supplied action so that the
/// transport itself has no dependency on the full NatsServer.
///
/// Go reference: golang/nats-server/server/raft.go:2192-2230 (subject setup),
/// 2854-2970 (send helpers: sendVoteRequest, sendAppendEntry, etc.)
/// </summary>
public sealed class NatsRaftTransport : IRaftTransport
{
private readonly InternalClient _client;
private readonly string _groupId;
/// <summary>
/// Delegate invoked to publish a binary payload to a NATS subject with an
/// optional reply subject. Maps to Go's <c>n.sendq</c> / <c>sendInternalMsg</c>
/// pattern.
/// Go: server/raft.go:2854 — n.sendq.push(...)
/// </summary>
private readonly Action<string, string?, ReadOnlyMemory<byte>> _publish;
/// <summary>
/// Initializes the transport for the given RAFT group.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="client">
/// The internal client that represents this node's identity within the
/// NATS subject namespace. Used to derive account scope.
/// </param>
/// <param name="groupId">
/// The RAFT group name. Appended to all $NRG.* subjects.
/// Go: server/raft.go:2210 — n.vsubj = fmt.Sprintf(raftVoteSubj, n.group)
/// </param>
/// <param name="publish">
/// Callback that publishes a message. Signature: (subject, replyTo, payload).
/// Callers typically wire this to the server's internal send path.
/// </param>
public NatsRaftTransport(
InternalClient client,
string groupId,
Action<string, string?, ReadOnlyMemory<byte>> publish)
{
ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(client);
ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrEmpty(groupId);
ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(publish);
_client = client;
_groupId = groupId;
_publish = publish;
}
/// <summary>The RAFT group ID this transport is scoped to.</summary>
public string GroupId => _groupId;
/// <summary>The internal client associated with this transport.</summary>
public InternalClient Client => _client;
/// <summary>
/// Sends an AppendEntry to each follower and collects results.
///
/// Encodes the entry using <see cref="RaftAppendEntryWire"/> and publishes to
/// <c>$NRG.AE.{group}</c> with a reply inbox at <c>$NRG.R.{replyId}</c>.
/// In a full clustered implementation responses would be awaited via
/// subscription; here the transport records one attempt per follower.
///
/// Go: server/raft.go:2854-2916 (sendAppendEntry / sendAppendEntryLocked)
/// </summary>
public Task<IReadOnlyList<AppendResult>> AppendEntriesAsync(
string leaderId,
IReadOnlyList<string> followerIds,
RaftLogEntry entry,
CancellationToken ct)
{
var appendSubject = RaftSubjects.AppendEntry(_groupId);
var replySubject = RaftSubjects.Reply(Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..8]);
// Build wire message. Entries carry the command bytes encoded as Normal type.
var entryBytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(entry.Command ?? string.Empty);
var wire = new RaftAppendEntryWire(
LeaderId: leaderId,
Term: (ulong)entry.Term,
Commit: 0,
PrevTerm: 0,
PrevIndex: (ulong)(entry.Index - 1),
Entries: [new RaftEntryWire(RaftEntryType.Normal, entryBytes)],
LeaderTerm: (ulong)entry.Term);
var payload = wire.Encode();
_publish(appendSubject, replySubject, payload);
// Build results — one entry per follower indicating the publish was dispatched.
// Full result tracking (awaiting replies on replySubject) would be layered
// above the transport; this matches Go's fire-and-collect pattern where
// responses arrive asynchronously on the reply subject.
var results = new List<AppendResult>(followerIds.Count);
foreach (var followerId in followerIds)
results.Add(new AppendResult { FollowerId = followerId, Success = true });
return Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<AppendResult>>(results);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends a VoteRequest to a single voter and returns a <see cref="VoteResponse"/>.
///
/// Encodes the request using <see cref="RaftVoteRequestWire"/> and publishes to
/// <c>$NRG.V.{group}</c> with a reply inbox at <c>$NRG.R.{replyId}</c>.
///
/// Go: server/raft.go:3594-3630 (requestVote / sendVoteRequest)
/// </summary>
public Task<VoteResponse> RequestVoteAsync(
string candidateId,
string voterId,
VoteRequest request,
CancellationToken ct)
{
var voteSubject = RaftSubjects.Vote(_groupId);
var replySubject = RaftSubjects.Reply(Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..8]);
var wire = new RaftVoteRequestWire(
Term: (ulong)request.Term,
LastTerm: 0,
LastIndex: 0,
CandidateId: string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.CandidateId) ? candidateId : request.CandidateId);
var payload = wire.Encode();
_publish(voteSubject, replySubject, payload);
// A full async round-trip would subscribe to replySubject and await
// a RaftVoteResponseWire reply. The transport layer records the dispatch;
// callers compose the awaiting layer on top (matches Go's vote channel).
return Task.FromResult(new VoteResponse { Granted = false });
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends a snapshot to a follower for installation.
///
/// Publishes snapshot data to a catchup reply subject
/// <c>$NRG.CR.{id}</c>. In Go, snapshot transfer happens over a dedicated
/// catchup inbox negotiated out-of-band.
///
/// Go: server/raft.go:3247 (buildSnapshotAppendEntry),
/// raft.go:2168 — raftCatchupReply = "$NRG.CR.%s"
/// </summary>
public Task InstallSnapshotAsync(
string leaderId,
string followerId,
RaftSnapshot snapshot,
CancellationToken ct)
{
var catchupSubject = RaftSubjects.CatchupReply(Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..8]);
// Encode snapshot as an AppendEntry carrying an OldSnapshot entry.
var wire = new RaftAppendEntryWire(
LeaderId: leaderId,
Term: (ulong)snapshot.LastIncludedTerm,
Commit: (ulong)snapshot.LastIncludedIndex,
PrevTerm: 0,
PrevIndex: (ulong)(snapshot.LastIncludedIndex - 1),
Entries: [new RaftEntryWire(RaftEntryType.OldSnapshot, snapshot.Data)]);
var payload = wire.Encode();
_publish(catchupSubject, null, payload);
return Task.CompletedTask;
}
/// <summary>
/// Forwards a proposal to the current leader.
///
/// Publishes raw entry bytes to <c>$NRG.P.{group}</c>.
///
/// Go: server/raft.go:949 — ForwardProposal → n.sendq.push to n.psubj
/// </summary>
public void ForwardProposal(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> entry)
{
var proposalSubject = RaftSubjects.Proposal(_groupId);
_publish(proposalSubject, null, entry);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends a remove-peer proposal to the group leader.
///
/// Publishes to <c>$NRG.RP.{group}</c>.
///
/// Go: server/raft.go:986 — ProposeRemovePeer → n.sendq.push to n.rpsubj
/// </summary>
public void ProposeRemovePeer(string peer)
{
var removePeerSubject = RaftSubjects.RemovePeer(_groupId);
var payload = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(peer);
_publish(removePeerSubject, null, payload);
}
}

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namespace NATS.Server.Raft;
/// <summary>
/// RAFT internal subject patterns using the $NRG.* prefix.
/// All RAFT RPC traffic within a cluster flows over these subjects,
/// scoped to a named RAFT group (the NRG — NATS Raft Group) identifier.
///
/// Go reference: golang/nats-server/server/raft.go:2161-2169
/// </summary>
public static class RaftSubjects
{
/// <summary>
/// Wildcard subject matching all RAFT traffic for any group.
/// Go: server/raft.go:2162 — raftAllSubj = "$NRG.>"
/// </summary>
public const string All = "$NRG.>";
/// <summary>
/// Vote request subject for the given RAFT group.
/// Go: server/raft.go:2163 — raftVoteSubj = "$NRG.V.%s"
/// </summary>
public static string Vote(string group) => $"$NRG.V.{group}";
/// <summary>
/// AppendEntry subject for the given RAFT group.
/// Go: server/raft.go:2164 — raftAppendSubj = "$NRG.AE.%s"
/// </summary>
public static string AppendEntry(string group) => $"$NRG.AE.{group}";
/// <summary>
/// Proposal (forward proposal) subject for the given RAFT group.
/// Go: server/raft.go:2165 — raftPropSubj = "$NRG.P.%s"
/// </summary>
public static string Proposal(string group) => $"$NRG.P.{group}";
/// <summary>
/// Remove-peer proposal subject for the given RAFT group.
/// Go: server/raft.go:2166 — raftRemovePeerSubj = "$NRG.RP.%s"
/// </summary>
public static string RemovePeer(string group) => $"$NRG.RP.{group}";
/// <summary>
/// Reply inbox subject for a one-shot RPC reply.
/// Go: server/raft.go:2167 — raftReply = "$NRG.R.%s"
/// </summary>
public static string Reply(string id) => $"$NRG.R.{id}";
/// <summary>
/// Catchup reply subject used during log catch-up streaming.
/// Go: server/raft.go:2168 — raftCatchupReply = "$NRG.CR.%s"
/// </summary>
public static string CatchupReply(string id) => $"$NRG.CR.{id}";
}