Workflow Documentation

This document details the step-by-step workflows for various operations in the P2P network.

Node Initialization Flow

Message Exchange Flow

Peer Discovery Flow

Status Broadcasting Flow

Method Call Sequence

Node Startup

1. start() - Entry point
2. initNode() - Initialize node configuration
3. P2PNetwork.constructor() - Create network instance
4. P2PNetwork.start() - Start network services
5. setupPubSub() - Initialize messaging
6. registerWithContract() - Register with blockchain
7. startDiscovery() - Begin peer discovery
8. startDHTMaintenance() - Start maintenance tasks

Message Handling

1. sendMessage() - Send a message
2. lookupPeerIdByAddress() - Find recipient
3. signMessage() - Sign the message
4. handleAgentMessage() - Process incoming message
5. verifyMessage() - Verify signature
6. emit("message") - Notify application

Network Maintenance

1. broadcastStatus() - Share node status
2. updateDHTRecords() - Update peer records
3. announcePresence() - Broadcast availability
4. handleStatusUpdate() - Process peer updates
5. storePeerMapping() - Update peer mappings