implement monthly directory pings

include/directory.php

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ function directory_run($argv, $argc){
 	if(($dirmode == DIRECTORY_MODE_PRIMARY) || ($dirmode == DIRECTORY_MODE_STANDALONE)) {
 		syncdirs($argv[1]);
 
+		q("update channel set channel_dirdate = '%s' where channel_id = %d limit 1",
+			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+			intval($channel['channel_id'])
+		);
+
+
 		// Now update all the connections
 		proc_run('php','include/notifier.php','refresh_all',$channel['channel_id']);
 		return;
@@ -53,6 +59,10 @@ function directory_run($argv, $argc){
 	// re-queue if unsuccessful
 
 	if(! $z['success']) {
+
+		// FIXME - we aren't updating channel_dirdate if we have to queue
+		// the directory packet. That means we'll try again on the next poll run.
+
 		$hash = random_string();
 		q("insert into outq ( outq_hash, outq_account, outq_channel, outq_posturl, outq_async, outq_created, outq_updated, outq_notify, outq_msg ) 
 			values ( '%s', %d, %d, '%s', %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s' )",
@@ -67,6 +77,12 @@ function directory_run($argv, $argc){
 			dbesc('')
 		);
 	}
+	else {
+		q("update channel set channel_dirdate = '%s' where channel_id = %d limit 1",
+			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+			intval($channel['channel_id'])
+		);
+	}
 
 	// Now update all the connections
 

include/poller.php

@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ function poller_run($argv, $argc){
 		}
 	}
 
+	$interval = intval(get_config('system','poll_interval'));
+	if(! $interval) 
+		$interval = ((get_config('system','delivery_interval') === false) ? 3 : intval(get_config('system','delivery_interval')));
+
+
 	logger('poller: start');
 	
 	// run queue delivery process in the background
@@ -38,6 +43,19 @@ function poller_run($argv, $argc){
 		intval(ACCOUNT_EXPIRED)
 	);
   
+	// Ensure that every channel pings a directory server once a month. This way we can discover
+	// channels and sites that quietly vanished and prevent the directory from accumulating stale
+	// or dead entries.
+
+	$r = q("select channel_id from channel where channel_dirdate < UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL 30 DAY");
+	if($r) {
+		foreach($r as $rr) {
+			proc_run('php','include/directory.php',$rr['channel_id']);
+			if($interval)
+				@time_sleep_until(microtime(true) + (float) $interval);
+		}
+	}
+
 	// publish any applicable items that were set to be published in the future
 	// (time travel posts)
 
@@ -134,9 +152,6 @@ function poller_run($argv, $argc){
 		$force     = true;
 	}
 
-	$interval = intval(get_config('system','poll_interval'));
-	if(! $interval) 
-		$interval = ((get_config('system','delivery_interval') === false) ? 3 : intval(get_config('system','delivery_interval')));
 
 	$sql_extra = (($manual_id) ? " AND abook_id = $manual_id " : "");
 

version.inc

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2013-10-27.479
+2013-10-28.480