3.0.ipv8.dht.churn
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.. py:module:: 3.0.ipv8.dht.churn


Classes
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.. autoapisummary::

   3.0.ipv8.dht.churn.PingChurn


Module Contents
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.. py:class:: PingChurn(overlay: 3.0.ipv8.types.DHTCommunity, ping_interval: float = 25.0)

   Bases: :py:obj:`3.0.ipv8.peerdiscovery.discovery.DiscoveryStrategy`


   Strategy to maintain the data structures of the DHT community.


   .. py:attribute:: ping_interval


   .. py:method:: take_step() -> None

      Every tick (half-second by default), performs maintainence.

      If routing tables are set up:
       - Remove all "bad" nodes from the routing table.
       - Remove all nodes that are not part of any routing table.
       - Inspect the routing tables to register Network services for its peers.
       - Send pings to peers at our configured ping_interval.