sensor: fixes for proof-of-work, test passes now
[oweals/gnunet.git] / src / sensor / gnunet-service-sensor.c
index 1092e4a2fe52554177dbbab45ba3ae01943c2cdc..e8b01ae33d5bfada5ec76fa2621c2a0eaa64dee9 100644 (file)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
      This file is part of GNUnet.
-     (C) 
+     (C)
 
      GNUnet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
  * @brief sensor service implementation
  * @author Omar Tarabai
  */
-#include <inttypes.h>
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "gnunet_util_lib.h"
 #include "sensor.h"
-#include "gnunet_statistics_service.h"
-#include "gnunet_peerstore_service.h"
 
 /**
  * Our configuration.
  */
 static const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg;
 
+/**
+ * Path to sensor definitions directory
+ */
+static char *sensor_dir;
+
 /**
  * Hashmap of loaded sensor definitions
  */
 static struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MultiHashMap *sensors;
 
 /**
- * Handle to statistics service
+ * Start the monitoring module ?
  */
-struct GNUNET_STATISTICS_Handle *statistics;
+static int start_monitoring;
 
 /**
- * Handle to peerstore service
+ * Start the analysis module ?
  */
-struct GNUNET_PEERSTORE_Handle *peerstore;
+static int start_analysis;
 
 /**
- * Service name
+ * Start the reporting module ?
  */
-char *subsystem = "sensor";
+static int start_reporting;
 
 /**
- * My peer id
+ * Start the update module ?
  */
-struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity peerid;
+static int start_update;
+
 
 /**
- * Change the state of the sensor.
- * Write the change to file to make it persistent.
- *
- * @param sensor sensor info struct
- * @param state new enabled state: #GNUNET_YES / #GNUNET_NO
+ * Resets the service by stopping components, reloading sensors and starting
+ * components. This is needed when we receive new sensor updates.
+ */
+static void
+reset ();
+
+
+/**
+ * Stops components and destroys sensors
  */
 static void
-set_sensor_enabled (struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensor, int state)
+stop ()
 {
-  GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-             "Sensor `%s': Setting enabled to %d.\n",
-             sensor->name, state);
-  sensor->enabled = GNUNET_NO;
-  GNUNET_assert (NULL != sensor->cfg);
-  GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_set_value_string (sensor->cfg,
-                                         sensor->name,
-                                         "ENABLED",
-                                         (GNUNET_YES == state) ? "YES" : "NO");
-  GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_write (sensor->cfg, sensor->def_file);
+  if (GNUNET_YES == start_update)
+    SENSOR_update_stop ();
+  if (GNUNET_YES == start_analysis)
+    SENSOR_analysis_stop ();
+  if (GNUNET_YES == start_reporting)
+    SENSOR_reporting_stop ();
+  if (GNUNET_YES == start_monitoring)
+    SENSOR_monitoring_stop ();
+  GNUNET_SENSOR_destroy_sensors (sensors);
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Task run during shutdown.
  *
@@ -89,39 +96,48 @@ set_sensor_enabled (struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensor, int state)
  * @param tc unused
  */
 static void
-shutdown_task (void *cls,
-               const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+shutdown_task (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
-  SENSOR_update_stop ();
-  SENSOR_reporting_stop ();
-  SENSOR_analysis_stop ();
-  GNUNET_SENSOR_destroy_sensors (sensors);
-  if (NULL != statistics)
+  stop ();
+  if (NULL != sensor_dir)
   {
-    GNUNET_STATISTICS_destroy (statistics, GNUNET_YES);
-    statistics = NULL;
-  }
-  if (NULL != peerstore)
-  {
-    GNUNET_PEERSTORE_disconnect (peerstore, GNUNET_YES);
-    peerstore = NULL;
+    GNUNET_free (sensor_dir);
+    sensor_dir = NULL;
   }
   GNUNET_SCHEDULER_shutdown ();
 }
 
 
 /**
- * A client disconnected.  Remove all of its data structure entries.
+ * Handle a force anomaly request from client.
  *
- * @param cls closure, NULL
+ * @param cls closure
  * @param client identification of the client
+ * @param message the actual message
  */
 static void
-handle_client_disconnect (void *cls,
-                          struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client)
+handle_anomaly_force (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
+                      const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *message)
 {
+  struct ForceAnomalyMessage *anomaly_msg;
+  struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensor;
+
+  anomaly_msg = (struct ForceAnomalyMessage *) message;
+  sensor =
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get (sensors,
+                                         &anomaly_msg->sensor_name_hash);
+  if (NULL == sensor)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Force anomaly message received for a sensor we don't have.\n");
+    GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_SYSERR);
+    return;
+  }
+  SENSOR_reporting_anomaly_update (sensor, ntohs (anomaly_msg->anomalous));
+  GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_YES);
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Creates a structure with basic sensor info to be sent to a client.
  *
@@ -137,34 +153,35 @@ create_sensor_info_msg (struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensor)
   size_t desc_len;
   char *str_ptr;
 
-  name_len = strlen(sensor->name);
-  if(NULL == sensor->description)
+  name_len = strlen (sensor->name);
+  if (NULL == sensor->description)
     desc_len = 0;
   else
-    desc_len = strlen(sensor->description) + 1;
+    desc_len = strlen (sensor->description) + 1;
   len = 0;
-  len += sizeof(struct SensorInfoMessage);
+  len += sizeof (struct SensorInfoMessage);
   len += name_len;
   len += desc_len;
-  msg = GNUNET_malloc(len);
-  msg->header.size = htons(len);
-  msg->header.type = htons(GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_INFO);
-  msg->name_len = htons(name_len);
-  msg->description_len = htons(desc_len);
-  msg->version_major = htons(sensor->version_major);
-  msg->version_minor = htons(sensor->version_minor);
-  str_ptr = (char*) &msg[1];
-  memcpy(str_ptr, sensor->name, name_len);
-  GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Sending sensor name (%d): %.*s\n",
-        name_len, name_len, str_ptr);
+  msg = GNUNET_malloc (len);
+  msg->header.size = htons (len);
+  msg->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_INFO);
+  msg->name_len = htons (name_len);
+  msg->description_len = htons (desc_len);
+  msg->version_major = htons (sensor->version_major);
+  msg->version_minor = htons (sensor->version_minor);
+  str_ptr = (char *) &msg[1];
+  memcpy (str_ptr, sensor->name, name_len);
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Sending sensor name (%d): %.*s\n",
+              name_len, name_len, str_ptr);
   str_ptr += name_len;
-  memcpy(str_ptr, sensor->description, desc_len);
-  GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Sending sensor description (%d): %.*s\n",
-          desc_len, desc_len, str_ptr);
-
+  memcpy (str_ptr, sensor->description, desc_len);
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+              "Sending sensor description (%d): %.*s\n", desc_len, desc_len,
+              str_ptr);
   return msg;
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Handle GET SENSOR message.
  *
@@ -173,8 +190,7 @@ create_sensor_info_msg (struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensor)
  * @param message the actual message
  */
 static void
-handle_get_sensor (void *cls,
-                   struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
+handle_get_sensor (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
                    const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *message)
 {
   struct GNUNET_SERVER_TransmitContext *tc;
@@ -184,27 +200,36 @@ handle_get_sensor (void *cls,
   struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensorinfo;
   struct SensorInfoMessage *msg;
 
-  sensorname = (char *)&message[1];
-  sensorname_len = ntohs(message->size) - sizeof(struct GNUNET_MessageHeader);
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "`%s' message received for sensor (%d) `%.*s'\n",
-              "GET SENSOR", sensorname_len, sensorname_len, sensorname);
+  sensorname = (char *) &message[1];
+  sensorname_len = ntohs (message->size) - sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader);
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
+              "`%s' message received for sensor (%d) `%.*s'\n", "GET SENSOR",
+              sensorname_len, sensorname_len, sensorname);
   tc = GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_create (client);
-  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash(sensorname, sensorname_len, &key);
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Created key hash for requested sensor\n");
-  sensorinfo = (struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *)GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get(sensors, &key);
-  if(NULL != sensorinfo)
+  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (sensorname, sensorname_len, &key);
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+              "Created key hash for requested sensor\n");
+  sensorinfo =
+      (struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *)
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get (sensors, &key);
+  if (NULL != sensorinfo)
   {
-    msg = create_sensor_info_msg(sensorinfo);
-    GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_append_message(tc, (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *)msg);
-    GNUNET_free(msg);
+    msg = create_sensor_info_msg (sensorinfo);
+    GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_append_message (tc,
+                                                   (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader
+                                                    *) msg);
+    GNUNET_free (msg);
   }
   else
-    GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Requested sensor `%.*s' was not found\n",
-        sensorname_len, sensorname);
-  GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_append_data(tc, NULL, 0, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_END);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                "Requested sensor `%.*s' was not found\n", sensorname_len,
+                sensorname);
+  GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_append_data (tc, NULL, 0,
+                                              GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_END);
   GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_run (tc, GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL);
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Iterator for sensors and adds them to transmit context
  *
@@ -212,22 +237,23 @@ handle_get_sensor (void *cls,
  * @param key hash of sensor name, key to hashmap
  * @param value a `struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *`
  */
-int add_sensor_to_tc (void *cls,
-                      const struct GNUNET_HashCode *key,
-                      void *value)
+static int
+add_sensor_to_tc (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode *key, void *value)
 {
   struct GNUNET_SERVER_TransmitContext *tc = cls;
   struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensorinfo = value;
   struct SensorInfoMessage *msg;
 
-  msg = create_sensor_info_msg(sensorinfo);
-  GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_append_message(tc, (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *)msg);
-
-  GNUNET_free(msg);
+  msg = create_sensor_info_msg (sensorinfo);
+  GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_append_message (tc,
+                                                 (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *)
+                                                 msg);
 
+  GNUNET_free (msg);
   return GNUNET_YES;
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Handle GET ALL SENSORS message.
  *
@@ -237,375 +263,107 @@ int add_sensor_to_tc (void *cls,
  */
 static void
 handle_get_all_sensors (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
-            const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *message)
+                        const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *message)
 {
   struct GNUNET_SERVER_TransmitContext *tc;
 
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "`%s' message received.\n",
-                "GET ALL SENSOR");
+              "GET ALL SENSOR");
   tc = GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_create (client);
-  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate(sensors, &add_sensor_to_tc, tc);
-  GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_append_data(tc, NULL, 0, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_END);
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (sensors, &add_sensor_to_tc, tc);
+  GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_append_data (tc, NULL, 0,
+                                              GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_END);
   GNUNET_SERVER_transmit_context_run (tc, GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL);
 }
 
-/**
- * Do a series of checks to determine if sensor should execute
- *
- * @return #GNUNET_YES / #GNUNET_NO
- */
-static int
-should_run_sensor(struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensorinfo)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute now;
-
-  if(GNUNET_NO == sensorinfo->enabled)
-  {
-    GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "Sensor `%s' is disabled, will not run\n", sensorinfo->name);
-    return GNUNET_NO;
-  }
-  now = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get();
-  if(NULL != sensorinfo->start_time
-      && now.abs_value_us < sensorinfo->start_time->abs_value_us)
-  {
-    GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "Start time for sensor `%s' not reached yet, will not run\n", sensorinfo->name);
-    return GNUNET_NO;
-  }
-  if(NULL != sensorinfo->end_time
-      && now.abs_value_us >= sensorinfo->end_time->abs_value_us)
-  {
-    GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "Sensor `%s' expired, disabling.\n", sensorinfo->name);
-    set_sensor_enabled(sensorinfo, GNUNET_NO);
-    return GNUNET_NO;
-  }
-  return GNUNET_YES;
-}
-
-/**
- * Callback function to process statistic values
- *
- * @param cls `struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *`
- * @param subsystem name of subsystem that created the statistic
- * @param name the name of the datum
- * @param value the current value
- * @param is_persistent #GNUNET_YES if the value is persistent, #GNUNET_NO if not
- * @return #GNUNET_OK to continue, #GNUNET_SYSERR to abort iteration
- */
-int sensor_statistics_iterator (void *cls,
-    const char *ss,
-    const char *name,
-    uint64_t value,
-    int is_persistent)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensorinfo = cls;
-  double dvalue = (double)value;
-  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiry;
-
-  GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "Received a value for sensor `%s': %" PRIu64 "\n", sensorinfo->name, value);
-  expiry = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute(sensorinfo->lifetime);
-  GNUNET_PEERSTORE_store(peerstore,
-      subsystem,
-      &peerid,
-      sensorinfo->name,
-      &dvalue,
-      sizeof(dvalue),
-      expiry,
-      GNUNET_PEERSTORE_STOREOPTION_MULTIPLE,
-      NULL,
-      NULL);
-  return GNUNET_SYSERR; /* We only want one value */
-}
 
 /**
- * Continuation called after sensor gets all gnunet statistics values
- *
- * @param cls `struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *`
- * @param success #GNUNET_OK if statistics were
- *        successfully obtained, #GNUNET_SYSERR if not.
+ * Loads sensors and starts different service components
  */
-void end_sensor_run_stat (void *cls, int success)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensorinfo = cls;
-
-  sensorinfo->gnunet_stat_get_handle = NULL;
-  sensorinfo->running = GNUNET_NO;
-}
-
-/**
- * Tries to parse a received sensor value to its
- * expected datatype
- *
- * @param value the string value received, should be null terminated
- * @param sensor sensor information struct
- * @param ret pointer to parsed value
- * @return size of new parsed value, 0 for error
- */
-static size_t
-parse_sensor_value (const char *value,
-                    struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensor,
-                    void **ret)
-{
-  double *dval;
-  char *endptr;
-
-  *ret = NULL;
-  if ('\0' == *value)
-    return 0;
-  if(0 == strcmp("numeric", sensor->expected_datatype))
-  {
-    dval = GNUNET_new(double);
-    *dval = strtod(value, &endptr);
-    if(value == endptr)
-      return 0;
-   *ret = dval;
-   return sizeof(double);
-  }
-  if(0 == strcmp("string", sensor->expected_datatype))
-  {
-    *ret = GNUNET_strdup(value);
-    return strlen(value) + 1;
-  }
-  GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-      _("Unknown value type expected by sensor, this should not happen.\n"));
-  return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * Callback for output of executed sensor process
- *
- * @param cls `struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *`
- * @param line line of output from a command, NULL for the end
- */
-void sensor_process_callback (void *cls, const char *line)
+static void
+start ()
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensorinfo = cls;
-  void *value;
-  size_t valsize;
-  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiry;
-
-  if(NULL == line)
-  {
-    GNUNET_OS_command_stop(sensorinfo->ext_cmd);
-    sensorinfo->ext_cmd = NULL;
-    sensorinfo->running = GNUNET_NO;
-    sensorinfo->ext_cmd_value_received = GNUNET_NO;
-    return;
-  }
-  if(GNUNET_YES == sensorinfo->ext_cmd_value_received)
-    return; /* We only want one *valid* value */
-  GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "Received a value for sensor `%s': %s\n", sensorinfo->name, line);
-  valsize = parse_sensor_value(line, sensorinfo, &value);
-  if (valsize == 0) /* invalid value, FIXME: should we disable the sensor now? */
-  {
-    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-        _("Received an invalid value for sensor `%s': %s\n"),
-        sensorinfo->name, line);
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    sensorinfo->ext_cmd_value_received = GNUNET_YES;
-    expiry = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute(sensorinfo->lifetime);
-    GNUNET_PEERSTORE_store(peerstore,
-        subsystem,
-        &peerid,
-        sensorinfo->name,
-        value,
-        valsize,
-        expiry,
-        GNUNET_PEERSTORE_STOREOPTION_MULTIPLE,
-        NULL,
-        NULL);
-    GNUNET_free (value);
-  }
+  sensors = GNUNET_SENSOR_load_all_sensors (sensor_dir);
+  if (GNUNET_YES == start_monitoring)
+    SENSOR_monitoring_start (cfg, sensors);
+  if (GNUNET_YES == start_reporting)
+    SENSOR_reporting_start (cfg, sensors);
+  if (GNUNET_YES == start_analysis)
+    SENSOR_analysis_start (cfg, sensors);
+  if (GNUNET_YES == start_update)
+    SENSOR_update_start (cfg, sensors, &reset);
 }
 
-/**
- * Checks if the given file is a path
- *
- * @return #GNUNET_YES / #GNUNET_NO
- */
-static int
-is_path(char *filename)
-{
-  size_t filename_len;
-  int i;
-
-  filename_len = strlen(filename);
-  for(i = 0; i < filename_len; i++)
-  {
-    if(DIR_SEPARATOR == filename[i])
-      return GNUNET_YES;
-  }
-  return GNUNET_NO;
-}
 
 /**
- * Actual execution of a sensor
+ * Process statistics requests.
  *
- * @param cls 'struct SensorInfo'
- * @param tc unsed
+ * @param cls closure
+ * @param server the initialized server
+ * @param c configuration to use
  */
-void
-sensor_run (void *cls,
-    const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext * tc)
+static void
+run (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Handle *server,
+     const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *c)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensorinfo = cls;
-  int check_result;
-  char *sensors_dir;
-  char *process_path;
+  static const struct GNUNET_SERVER_MessageHandler handlers[] = {
+    {&handle_get_sensor, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_GET,
+     0},
+    {&handle_get_all_sensors, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_GETALL,
+     sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader)},
+    {
+     &handle_anomaly_force, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_ANOMALY_FORCE,
+     sizeof (struct ForceAnomalyMessage)},
+    {NULL, NULL, 0, 0}
+  };
 
-  sensorinfo->execution_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed(sensorinfo->interval, &sensor_run, sensorinfo);
-  if(GNUNET_YES == sensorinfo->running) //FIXME: should we try to kill?
+  cfg = c;
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_filename (cfg, "sensor", "SENSOR_DIR",
+                                               &sensor_dir))
   {
-    GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "Sensor `%s' running for too long, will try again next interval\n", sensorinfo->name);
-    return;
+    sensor_dir = GNUNET_SENSOR_get_default_sensor_dir ();
   }
-  if(GNUNET_NO == should_run_sensor(sensorinfo))
-    return;
-  sensorinfo->running = GNUNET_YES;
-  GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Starting the execution of sensor `%s'\n", sensorinfo->name);
-  if(0 == strcmp ("gnunet-statistics", sensorinfo->source))
+  start_monitoring = GNUNET_YES;
+  start_analysis = GNUNET_YES;
+  start_reporting = GNUNET_YES;
+  start_update = GNUNET_YES;
+  if (GNUNET_NO ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (cfg, "sensor", "START_MONITORING"))
   {
-    sensorinfo->gnunet_stat_get_handle = GNUNET_STATISTICS_get(statistics,
-        sensorinfo->gnunet_stat_service,
-        sensorinfo->gnunet_stat_name,
-        sensorinfo->interval, //try to get values only for the interval of the sensor
-        &end_sensor_run_stat,
-        &sensor_statistics_iterator,
-        sensorinfo);
+    start_monitoring = GNUNET_NO;
   }
-  else if(0 == strcmp ("process", sensorinfo->source))
+  if (GNUNET_NO ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (cfg, "sensor", "START_REPORTING"))
   {
-    if(GNUNET_YES == is_path(sensorinfo->ext_process))
-    {
-      GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-          _("Sensor `%s': External process should not be a path, disabling sensor.\n"),
-          sensorinfo->name);
-      set_sensor_enabled(sensorinfo, GNUNET_NO);
-      return;
-    }
-    //check if the process exists in $PATH
-    process_path = GNUNET_strdup(sensorinfo->ext_process);
-    check_result =
-        GNUNET_OS_check_helper_binary(process_path, GNUNET_NO, NULL);
-    if(GNUNET_SYSERR == check_result)
-    {
-      //search in sensor directory
-      sensors_dir = GNUNET_SENSOR_get_sensor_dir ();
-      GNUNET_free(process_path);
-      GNUNET_asprintf(&process_path, "%s%s-files%s%s",
-          sensors_dir,
-          sensorinfo->name,
-          DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,
-          sensorinfo->ext_process);
-      GNUNET_free(sensors_dir);
-      check_result =
-        GNUNET_OS_check_helper_binary(process_path, GNUNET_NO, NULL);
-    }
-    if(GNUNET_SYSERR == check_result)
-    {
-      GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-          _("Sensor `%s' process `%s' problem: binary doesn't exist or not executable\n"),
-          sensorinfo->name,
-          sensorinfo->ext_process);
-      set_sensor_enabled(sensorinfo, GNUNET_NO);
-      sensorinfo->running = GNUNET_NO;
-      GNUNET_free(process_path);
-      return;
-    }
-    sensorinfo->ext_cmd_value_received = GNUNET_NO;
-    sensorinfo->ext_cmd = GNUNET_OS_command_run(&sensor_process_callback,
-        sensorinfo,
-        GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL,
-        process_path,
-        sensorinfo->ext_process,
-        sensorinfo->ext_args,
-        NULL);
-    GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Process started for sensor `%s'\n", sensorinfo->name);
-    GNUNET_free(process_path);
+    start_reporting = GNUNET_NO;
   }
-  else
+  if (GNUNET_NO ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (cfg, "sensor", "START_ANALYSIS"))
   {
-    sensorinfo->running = GNUNET_NO;
-    GNUNET_break(0); //shouldn't happen
+    start_analysis = GNUNET_NO;
   }
-}
-
-/**
- * Starts the execution of a sensor
- *
- * @param cls unused
- * @param key hash of sensor name, key to hashmap (unused)
- * @param value a `struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *`
- * @return #GNUNET_YES if we should continue to
- *         iterate,
- *         #GNUNET_NO if not.
- */
-int schedule_sensor(void *cls,
-    const struct GNUNET_HashCode *key, void *value)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SENSOR_SensorInfo *sensorinfo = value;
-
-  if(GNUNET_NO == should_run_sensor(sensorinfo))
-    return GNUNET_YES;
-  GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Scheduling sensor `%s' to run after %" PRIu64 " microseconds\n",
-      sensorinfo->name, sensorinfo->interval.rel_value_us);
-  if(GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != sensorinfo->execution_task)
+  if (GNUNET_NO ==
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (cfg, "sensor", "START_UPDATE"))
   {
-    GNUNET_log(GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-        _("Sensor `%s' execution task already set, this should not happen\n"), sensorinfo->name);
-    return GNUNET_NO;
+    start_update = GNUNET_NO;
   }
-  sensorinfo->execution_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed(sensorinfo->interval, &sensor_run, sensorinfo);
-  return GNUNET_YES;
+  GNUNET_SERVER_add_handlers (server, handlers);
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL, &shutdown_task,
+                                NULL);
+  start ();
 }
 
-/**
- * Starts the execution of all enabled sensors
- *
- */
-static void
-schedule_all_sensors()
-{
-  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate(sensors, &schedule_sensor, NULL);
-}
 
 /**
- * Process statistics requests.
- *
- * @param cls closure
- * @param server the initialized server
- * @param c configuration to use
+ * Resets the service by stopping components, reloading sensors and starting
+ * components. This is needed when we receive new sensor updates.
  */
 static void
-run (void *cls,
-     struct GNUNET_SERVER_Handle *server,
-     const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *c)
+reset ()
 {
-  static const struct GNUNET_SERVER_MessageHandler handlers[] = {
-    {&handle_get_sensor, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_GET,
-     0},
-    {&handle_get_all_sensors, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SENSOR_GETALL,
-     sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader)},
-    {NULL, NULL, 0, 0}
-  };
-
-  cfg = c;
-  sensors = GNUNET_SENSOR_load_all_sensors ();
-  schedule_all_sensors();
-  SENSOR_analysis_start(c, sensors);
-  SENSOR_reporting_start(c, sensors);
-  SENSOR_update_start (c, sensors);
-  statistics = GNUNET_STATISTICS_create("sensor", cfg);
-  GNUNET_CRYPTO_get_peer_identity(cfg, &peerid);
-  peerstore = GNUNET_PEERSTORE_connect(cfg);
-  GNUNET_SERVER_add_handlers (server, handlers);
-  GNUNET_SERVER_disconnect_notify (server, 
-           &handle_client_disconnect,
-           NULL);
-  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL,
-        &shutdown_task,
-        NULL);
+  stop ();
+  start ();
 }
 
 
@@ -620,11 +378,8 @@ int
 main (int argc, char *const *argv)
 {
   return (GNUNET_OK ==
-          GNUNET_SERVICE_run (argc,
-                              argv,
-                              "sensor",
-            GNUNET_SERVICE_OPTION_NONE,
-            &run, NULL)) ? 0 : 1;
+          GNUNET_SERVICE_run (argc, argv, "sensor", GNUNET_SERVICE_OPTION_NONE,
+                              &run, NULL)) ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
 /* end of gnunet-service-sensor.c */