updated linkconfig to support asymmetric links, updated grpc start session to provide asymmetric links, since they currently depend on being processed as a link edit

daemon/core/api/grpc/client.py

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ class CoreGrpcClient:
         mobility_configs=None,
         service_configs=None,
         service_file_configs=None,
+        asymmetric_links=None,
     ):
         """
         Start a session.
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ class CoreGrpcClient:
         :param list mobility_configs: node mobility configurations
         :param list service_configs: node service configurations
         :param list service_file_configs: node service file configurations
+        :param list asymmetric_links: asymmetric links to edit
         :return: start session response
         :rtype: core_pb2.StartSessionResponse
         """
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ class CoreGrpcClient:
             mobility_configs=mobility_configs,
             service_configs=service_configs,
             service_file_configs=service_file_configs,
+            asymmetric_links=asymmetric_links,
         )
         return self.stub.StartSession(request)
 

daemon/core/api/grpc/grpcutils.py

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def create_nodes(session, node_protos):
 
 def create_links(session, link_protos):
     """
-    Create nodes using a thread pool and wait for completion.
+    Create links using a thread pool and wait for completion.
 
     :param core.emulator.session.Session session: session to create nodes in
     :param list[core_pb2.Link] link_protos: link proto messages
@@ -149,6 +149,29 @@ def create_links(session, link_protos):
     return results, exceptions
 
 
+def edit_links(session, link_protos):
+    """
+    Edit links using a thread pool and wait for completion.
+
+    :param core.emulator.session.Session session: session to create nodes in
+    :param list[core_pb2.Link] link_protos: link proto messages
+    :return: results and exceptions for created links
+    :rtype: tuple
+    """
+    funcs = []
+    for link_proto in link_protos:
+        node_one_id = link_proto.node_one_id
+        node_two_id = link_proto.node_two_id
+        interface_one, interface_two, options = add_link_data(link_proto)
+        args = (node_one_id, node_two_id, interface_one.id, interface_two.id, options)
+        funcs.append((session.update_link, args, {}))
+    start = time.monotonic()
+    results, exceptions = utils.threadpool(funcs)
+    total = time.monotonic() - start
+    logging.debug("grpc edit links time: %s", total)
+    return results, exceptions
+
+
 def convert_value(value):
     """
     Convert value into string.

daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py

@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ class CoreGrpcServer(core_pb2_grpc.CoreApiServicer):
         # create links
         grpcutils.create_links(session, request.links)
 
+        # asymmetric links
+        grpcutils.edit_links(session, request.asymmetric_links)
+
         # set to instantiation and start
         session.set_state(EventTypes.INSTANTIATION_STATE)
         session.instantiate()

daemon/core/nodes/base.py

@@ -1053,6 +1053,7 @@ class CoreNetworkBase(NodeBase):
                 message_type=0,
                 node1_id=linked_node.id,
                 node2_id=self.id,
+                link_type=self.linktype,
                 unidirectional=1,
                 delay=netif.getparam("delay"),
                 bandwidth=netif.getparam("bw"),

daemon/core/nodes/network.py

@@ -965,6 +965,7 @@ class PtpNet(CoreNetwork):
         if unidirectional:
             link_data = LinkData(
                 message_type=0,
+                link_type=self.linktype,
                 node1_id=if2.node.id,
                 node2_id=if1.node.id,
                 delay=if2.getparam("delay"),