feat: add InternalEventSystem with Channel-based send/receive loops

src/NATS.Server/NatsServer.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using NATS.NKeys;
 using NATS.Server.Auth;
 using NATS.Server.Configuration;
+using NATS.Server.Events;
 using NATS.Server.Monitoring;
 using NATS.Server.Protocol;
 using NATS.Server.Subscriptions;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public sealed class NatsServer : IMessageRouter, ISubListAccess, IDisposable
     private string? _configDigest;
     private readonly Account _globalAccount;
     private readonly Account _systemAccount;
+    private InternalEventSystem? _eventSystem;
     private readonly SslServerAuthenticationOptions? _sslOptions;
     private readonly TlsRateLimiter? _tlsRateLimiter;
     private readonly SubjectTransform[] _subjectTransforms;
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ public sealed class NatsServer : IMessageRouter, ISubListAccess, IDisposable
     public int Port => _options.Port;
     public Account SystemAccount => _systemAccount;
     public string ServerNKey { get; }
+    public InternalEventSystem? EventSystem => _eventSystem;
     public bool IsShuttingDown => Volatile.Read(ref _shutdown) != 0;
     public bool IsLameDuckMode => Volatile.Read(ref _lameDuck) != 0;
     public Action? ReOpenLogFile { get; set; }
@@ -90,6 +93,10 @@ public sealed class NatsServer : IMessageRouter, ISubListAccess, IDisposable
 
         _logger.LogInformation("Initiating Shutdown...");
 
+        // Dispose event system before tearing down clients
+        if (_eventSystem != null)
+            await _eventSystem.DisposeAsync();
+
         // Signal all internal loops to stop
         await _quitCts.CancelAsync();
 
@@ -265,6 +272,14 @@ public sealed class NatsServer : IMessageRouter, ISubListAccess, IDisposable
         _systemAccount = new Account("$SYS");
         _accounts["$SYS"] = _systemAccount;
 
+        // Create system internal client and event system
+        var sysClientId = Interlocked.Increment(ref _nextClientId);
+        var sysClient = new InternalClient(sysClientId, ClientKind.System, _systemAccount);
+        _eventSystem = new InternalEventSystem(
+            _systemAccount, sysClient,
+            options.ServerName ?? $"nats-dotnet-{Environment.MachineName}",
+            _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<InternalEventSystem>());
+
         // Generate Ed25519 server NKey identity
         using var serverKeyPair = KeyPair.CreatePair(PrefixByte.Server);
         ServerNKey = serverKeyPair.GetPublicKey();
@@ -371,6 +386,8 @@ public sealed class NatsServer : IMessageRouter, ISubListAccess, IDisposable
 
         _listeningStarted.TrySetResult();
 
+        _eventSystem?.Start(this);
+
         _logger.LogInformation("Listening for client connections on {Host}:{Port}", _options.Host, _options.Port);
 
         // Warn about stub features
@@ -686,6 +703,16 @@ public sealed class NatsServer : IMessageRouter, ISubListAccess, IDisposable
         });
     }
 
+    public void SendInternalMsg(string subject, string? reply, object? msg)
+    {
+        _eventSystem?.Enqueue(new PublishMessage { Subject = subject, Reply = reply, Body = msg });
+    }
+
+    public void SendInternalAccountMsg(Account account, string subject, object? msg)
+    {
+        _eventSystem?.Enqueue(new PublishMessage { Subject = subject, Body = msg });
+    }
+
     public void RemoveClient(NatsClient client)
     {
         _clients.TryRemove(client.Id, out _);