kbucket.go

// Copyright 2016 Jimmy Zelinskie
//
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package kademlia

import "time"

// KBucket is a collection of long-living nodes with a similar prefix.
type KBucket struct {
	Contacts     map[RandomID]Contact
	Size         int
	LastModified time.Time
}

// NewKBucket allocates a new KBucket of size k.
func NewKBucket(k int) *KBucket {
	return &KBucket{
		Contacts:     make(map[RandomID]Contact),
		Size:         k,
		LastModified: time.Now(),
	}
}