Allow invoking requests on different DCs (#53)

telethon/telegram_client.py

@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ class TelegramClient:
         self._updates_thread_running = Event()
         self._updates_thread_receiving = Event()
 
+        # Cache "exported" senders 'dc_id: MtProtoSender' and
+        # their corresponding sessions not to recreate them all
+        # the time since it's a (somewhat expensive) process.
+        self._cached_senders = {}
+        self._cached_sessions = {}
+
         # These will be set later
         self._updates_thread = None
         self.dc_options = None
@@ -156,6 +162,13 @@ class TelegramClient:
             self.transport.close()
             self.transport = None
 
+        # Also disconnect all the cached senders
+        for sender in self._cached_senders:
+            sender.disconnect()
+
+        self._cached_senders.clear()
+        self._cached_sessions.clear()
+
     def reconnect(self):
         """Disconnects and connects again (effectively reconnecting)"""
         self.disconnect()
@@ -187,6 +200,73 @@ class TelegramClient:
 
         return next(dc for dc in self.dc_options if dc.id == dc_id)
 
+    def _get_exported_sender(self, dc_id, init_connection=False):
+        """Gets a cached exported MtProtoSender for the desired DC.
+
+           If it's the first time retrieving the MtProtoSender, the
+           current authorization is exported to the new DC so that
+           it can be used there, and the connection is initialized.
+
+           If after using the sender a ConnectionResetError is rose,
+           this method should be called again with init_connection=True
+           in order to perform the reconnection."""
+        # Thanks badoualy/kotlogram on /telegram/api/DefaultTelegramClient.kt
+        # for clearly showing how to export the authorization! ^^
+
+        sender = self._cached_senders.get(dc_id)
+        session = self._cached_sessions.get(dc_id)
+
+        if sender and session:
+            if init_connection:
+                # TODO reconnect
+                pass
+
+            return sender
+        else:
+            from telethon.tl.functions.auth import \
+                ExportAuthorizationRequest, ImportAuthorizationRequest
+
+            dc = self._get_dc(dc_id)
+
+            # Step 1. Export the current authorization to the new DC.
+            export_auth = self.invoke(ExportAuthorizationRequest(dc_id))
+
+            # Step 2. Create a transport connected to the new DC.
+            #         We also create a temporary session because
+            #         it's what will contain the required AuthKey
+            #         for MtProtoSender to work.
+            transport = TcpTransport(dc.ip_address, dc.port, proxy=self.proxy)
+            session = Session(None)
+            session.auth_key, session.time_offset = \
+                authenticator.do_authentication(transport)
+
+            # Step 3. After authenticating on the new DC,
+            #         we can create the proper MtProtoSender.
+            sender = MtProtoSender(transport, session)
+            sender.connect()
+
+            # InvokeWithLayer(InitConnection(ImportAuthorization(...)))
+            init_connection = InitConnectionRequest(
+                api_id=self.api_id,
+                device_model=platform.node(),
+                system_version=platform.system(),
+                app_version=self.__version__,
+                lang_code='en',
+                query=ImportAuthorizationRequest(
+                    export_auth.id, export_auth.bytes)
+            )
+            query = InvokeWithLayerRequest(layer=layer, query=init_connection)
+
+            sender.send(query)
+            sender.receive(query)
+
+            # Step 4. We're connected and using the desired layer!
+            # Don't go through this expensive process every time.
+            self._cached_senders[dc_id] = sender
+            self._cached_sessions[dc_id] = session
+
+            return sender
+
     # endregion
 
     # region Telegram requests functions
@@ -222,8 +302,13 @@ class TelegramClient:
             if throw_invalid_dc:
                 raise
 
-            self._reconnect_to_dc(error.new_dc)
+            if error.message.startswith('FILE_MIGRATE_'):
-            return self.invoke(request, timeout=timeout, throw_invalid_dc=True)
+                return self.invoke_on_dc(request, error.new_dc,
+                                         timeout=timeout)
+            else:
+                self._reconnect_to_dc(error.new_dc)
+                return self.invoke(request,
+                                   timeout=timeout, throw_invalid_dc=True)
 
         except ConnectionResetError:
             self._logger.info('Server disconnected us. Reconnecting and '
@@ -239,6 +324,29 @@ class TelegramClient:
         finally:
             self._lock.release()
 
+    def invoke_on_dc(self, request, dc_id,
+                     timeout=timedelta(seconds=5), reconnect=False):
+        """Invokes the given request on a different DC
+           by making use of the exported MtProtoSenders.
+
+           If 'reconnect=True', then the a reconnection will be performed
+           and ConnectionResetError will be rose if it occurs a second time.
+        """
+        try:
+            sender = self._get_exported_sender(
+                dc_id, init_connection=reconnect)
+
+            sender.send(request)
+            sender.receive(request)
+            return request.result
+
+        except ConnectionResetError:
+            if reconnect:
+                raise
+            else:
+                return self.invoke_on_dc(request, dc_id,
+                                         timeout=timeout, reconnect=True)
+
     # region Authorization requests
 
     def is_user_authorized(self):