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lneto/ntp/client.go
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Marvin Drees bba913751a feat(ntp): add two-exchange client, server handler, and extension fields (#101)
Implement full two-exchange NTP client state machine (RFC 5905 §8).
First exchange stores offset/RTT, second averages both for improved
accuracy. Client places T1 in TransmitTime per RFC 5905 §8; server
echoes it as OriginTime in the response.

Add NTP extension field codec (RFC 7822) with NextExtField iterator
and AppendExtField builder. Add NTS extension type constants from
RFC 8915.

Add NTP Server (StackNode) that receives client requests via Demux
and builds server responses via Encapsulate with configurable
stratum, precision, reference ID, and pending request queue.

Add Frame accessor methods: RawData(), ExtensionFields(),
ValidateSize(), and Timestamp.Uint64().

Add ntp-client and ntp-server example programs with
CalculateSystemPrecision, retry limits, and backoff.

Use internal.LogAttrs pattern for non-allocating structured logging
in the client, matching the tcp/debug.go convention.

Generated with Claude assistance.

Signed-off-by: Marvin Drees <marvin.drees@9elements.com>
2026-04-27 13:27:08 -03:00

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package ntp
import (
"log/slog"
"time"
"github.com/soypat/lneto"
"github.com/soypat/lneto/internal"
)
type state uint8
const (
stateClosed state = iota
stateSend1
stateAwait1
stateSend2
stateAwait2
stateDone
)
const sysprecRecalcNeeded int8 = 127
type Client struct {
connID uint64
start time.Time
_now func() time.Time
logger logger
// t stores the four NTP timestamps per RFC 5905:
// - t[0] (T1): Client timestamp of request packet transmission.
// - t[1] (T2): Server timestamp of request packet reception.
// - t[2] (T3): Server timestamp of response packet transmission.
// - t[3] (T4): Client timestamp of response packet reception.
t [4]Timestamp
offset1 time.Duration // clock offset from first exchange, averaged with second in OffsetUnsynced.
rtt1 time.Duration // round-trip delay from first exchange, averaged with second in RoundTripDelay.
state state
serverStratum Stratum
sysprec int8
}
func (c *Client) Reset(sysprec int8, now func() time.Time) {
*c = Client{
connID: c.connID + 1,
_now: now,
logger: c.logger,
sysprec: sysprec,
state: stateSend1,
}
}
// SetLogger configures a structured logger for debug output.
// Pass nil to disable logging (the default).
func (c *Client) SetLogger(l *slog.Logger) { c.logger.log = l }
func (c *Client) Protocol() uint64 { return 0 }
func (c *Client) LocalPort() uint16 { return ClientPort }
func (c *Client) ConnectionID() *uint64 {
return &c.connID
}
func (c *Client) Encapsulate(carrierData []byte, offsetToIP, offsetToFrame int) (int, error) {
if c.IsDone() {
return 0, nil
}
payload := carrierData[offsetToFrame:]
frm, err := NewFrame(payload)
if err != nil {
return 0, err
}
switch c.state {
case stateSend1, stateSend2:
now := c.now()
c.start = now
var err error
if c.t[0], err = TimestampFromTime(now); err != nil {
return 0, err
}
if c.state == stateSend1 {
c.state = stateAwait1
} else {
c.state = stateAwait2
}
default:
return 0, nil // Nothing to handle.
}
frm.ClearHeader()
frm.SetStratum(StratumUnsync)
frm.SetPoll(6)
frm.SetPrecision(c.sysprec)
// RFC 5905 §8: client places T1 in TransmitTime of the request.
// The server will echo it back as OriginTime in its response.
frm.SetTransmitTime(c.t[0])
frm.SetFlags(ModeClient, Version4, LeapNoWarning)
c.logger.debug("ntp.Client:encapsulate", slog.Int("state", int(c.state)),
slog.Uint64("T1", c.t[0].Uint64()))
return SizeHeader, nil
}
func (c *Client) Demux(carrierData []byte, frameOffset int) error {
if c.IsDone() {
return nil
}
payload := carrierData[frameOffset:]
frm, err := NewFrame(payload)
if err != nil {
return err
}
switch c.state {
case stateAwait1, stateAwait2:
default:
return nil // Not awaiting a response.
}
// RFC 5905 §8 validation: discard bogus packets.
// Bogus: origin timestamp does not echo our T1 (the transmit time we sent).
// Malformed: server's transmit time equals its own origin echo.
xmt := frm.TransmitTime()
orig := frm.OriginTime()
if xmt == orig || orig != c.t[0] {
c.logger.debug("ntp.Client:demux:drop", slog.String("reason", "origin mismatch"),
slog.Uint64("orig", orig.Uint64()), slog.Uint64("T1", c.t[0].Uint64()))
return lneto.ErrPacketDrop
}
// Compute T4, then derive offset θ and round-trip delay δ per RFC 5905 §8.
txelapsed := c.now().Sub(c.start)
c.t[1] = frm.ReceiveTime()
c.t[2] = xmt
c.t[3] = c.t[0].Add(txelapsed)
offset := (c.t[1].Sub(c.t[0]) + c.t[2].Sub(c.t[3])) / 2
rtt := c.t[3].Sub(c.t[0]) - c.t[2].Sub(c.t[1])
if c.state == stateAwait1 {
c.serverStratum = frm.Stratum()
c.offset1 = offset
c.rtt1 = rtt
c.state = stateSend2
c.logger.debug("ntp.Client:demux:exchange1",
slog.Duration("offset", c.offset1), slog.Duration("rtt", c.rtt1),
slog.String("stratum", c.serverStratum.String()))
} else {
c.state = stateDone
c.logger.debug("ntp.Client:demux:exchange2",
slog.Duration("offset", offset), slog.Duration("rtt", rtt),
slog.Duration("avg_offset", (c.offset1+offset)/2),
slog.Duration("avg_rtt", (c.rtt1+rtt)/2))
}
return nil
}
func (c *Client) IsDone() bool {
return c.state == stateDone
}
func (c *Client) now() time.Time {
if c._now == nil {
return time.Now()
}
return c._now()
}
// Now returns the current time as corrected by NTP protocol.
func (c *Client) Now() time.Time {
now, off := c.offsetAndNow()
return now.Add(off)
}
// ServerStratum returns the stratum of the server client synchronized with.
func (c *Client) ServerStratum() Stratum { return c.serverStratum }
// Offset is a helper method to determine the difference between the Client's clock and the server's clock.
// Use [Client.Now] to calculate the server's time.
func (c *Client) Offset() time.Duration {
if c.IsDone() {
_, off := c.offsetAndNow()
return off
}
return 0
}
func (c *Client) offsetAndNow() (clientNow time.Time, offset time.Duration) {
return c.now(), c.OffsetUnsynced()
}
// OffsetUnsynced returns the absolute time offset difference between client and server clock
// as calculated by the clock synchronization algorithm. It is unsynced — the result will not
// change with time. When both exchanges are complete the result is the average of both exchanges.
func (c *Client) OffsetUnsynced() time.Duration {
if c.IsDone() {
t := &c.t
offset2 := (t[1].Sub(t[0]) + t[2].Sub(t[3])) / 2
return (c.offset1 + offset2) / 2
}
return 0
}
// RoundTripDelay returns the average round-trip delay across both NTP exchanges.
func (c *Client) RoundTripDelay() time.Duration {
if c.IsDone() {
rtt2 := c.t[3].Sub(c.t[0]) - c.t[2].Sub(c.t[1])
return (c.rtt1 + rtt2) / 2
}
return -1
}
// logger provides non-allocating structured logging using [internal.LogAttrs].
type logger struct {
log *slog.Logger
}
func (l logger) debug(msg string, attrs ...slog.Attr) {
internal.LogAttrs(l.log, slog.LevelDebug, msg, attrs...)
}