edgevpn/cmd/join.go

// Copyright © 2021 Ettore Di Giacinto <[email protected]>
//
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
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package cmd

import (
	"context"

	"github.com/mudler/edgevpn/pkg/node"
	"github.com/urfave/cli"
)

func Start() cli.Command {
	return cli.Command{
		Name:  "start",
		Usage: "Start the network without activating any interface",
		Description: `Connect over the p2p network without establishing a VPN.
Useful for setting up relays or hop nodes to improve the network connectivity.`,
		UsageText: "edgevpn start",
		Flags:     CommonFlags,
		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
			o, _, ll := cliToOpts(c)
			e, err := node.New(o...)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}

			displayStart(ll)

			// Start the node to the network, using our ledger
			if err := e.Start(context.Background()); err != nil {
				return err
			}

			ll.Info("Joining p2p network")
			<-context.Background().Done()
			return nil
		},
	}
}