libp2p / libp2p/go-libp2p

eventbus: on-demand emitters

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Description

It would be nice to be able to emit events on-demand. That is, register a service with the event bus that's auto started/stopped based on the presence of subscribers.

This would:

1. Allow us to auto-enable services like the AutoNAT client when we actually _need_ them.
2. Simplify dependency handling.

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Research direction

Start by locating the event bus implementation, service registration and lifecycle handling, then trace how subscriber presence is represented. Define the behavior for starting and stopping registered services on demand, including dependency handling and the AutoNAT client use case; done requires agreed tests for these cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
distributed-systems, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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