From 55edafb33ca2a893814e9b387876db05d25acbdb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: evilsocket <evilsocket@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:33:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] new: implemented named tickers (ref #779)

---
 modules/events_stream/events_view.go |   2 +-
 modules/ticker/ticker.go             | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/events_stream/events_view.go b/modules/events_stream/events_view.go
index c83e0913..56d0e10d 100644
--- a/modules/events_stream/events_view.go
+++ b/modules/events_stream/events_view.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (mod *EventsStream) Render(output io.Writer, e session.Event) {
 		mod.viewGatewayEvent(output, e)
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(e.Tag, "zeroconf.") {
 		mod.viewZeroConfEvent(output, e)
-	} else if e.Tag != "tick" && e.Tag != "session.started" && e.Tag != "session.stopped" {
+	} else if !strings.HasPrefix(e.Tag, "tick") && e.Tag != "session.started" && e.Tag != "session.stopped" {
 		fmt.Fprintf(output, "[%s] [%s] %v\n", e.Time.Format(mod.timeFormat), tui.Green(e.Tag), e)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/ticker/ticker.go b/modules/ticker/ticker.go
index 3ae8515b..e629d2f0 100644
--- a/modules/ticker/ticker.go
+++ b/modules/ticker/ticker.go
@@ -1,43 +1,71 @@
 package ticker
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bettercap/bettercap/v2/session"
 )
 
-type Ticker struct {
-	session.SessionModule
+type Params struct {
 	Period   time.Duration
 	Commands []string
+	Running  bool
+}
+
+type Ticker struct {
+	session.SessionModule
+
+	main  Params
+	named map[string]*Params
 }
 
 func NewTicker(s *session.Session) *Ticker {
 	mod := &Ticker{
 		SessionModule: session.NewSessionModule("ticker", s),
+		named:         make(map[string]*Params),
 	}
 
 	mod.AddParam(session.NewStringParameter("ticker.commands",
 		"clear; net.show; events.show 20",
 		"",
-		"List of commands separated by a ;"))
+		"List of commands for the main ticker separated by a ;"))
 
 	mod.AddParam(session.NewIntParameter("ticker.period",
 		"1",
-		"Ticker period in seconds"))
+		"Main ticker period in seconds"))
 
 	mod.AddHandler(session.NewModuleHandler("ticker on", "",
-		"Start the ticker.",
+		"Start the main ticker.",
 		func(args []string) error {
 			return mod.Start()
 		}))
 
 	mod.AddHandler(session.NewModuleHandler("ticker off", "",
-		"Stop the ticker.",
+		"Stop the maint icker.",
 		func(args []string) error {
 			return mod.Stop()
 		}))
 
+	mod.AddHandler(session.NewModuleHandler("ticker.create <name> <period> <commands>",
+		`(?i)^ticker\.create\s+([^\s]+)\s+(\d+)\s+(.+)$`,
+		"Create and start a named ticker.",
+		func(args []string) error {
+			if period, err := strconv.Atoi(args[1]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			} else {
+				return mod.createNamed(args[0], period, args[2])
+			}
+		}))
+
+	mod.AddHandler(session.NewModuleHandler("ticker.destroy <name>",
+		`(?i)^ticker\.destroy\s+([^\s]+)$`,
+		"Stop a named ticker.",
+		func(args []string) error {
+			return mod.destroyNamed(args[0])
+		}))
+
 	return mod
 }
 
@@ -66,38 +94,93 @@ func (mod *Ticker) Configure() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	mod.Commands = session.ParseCommands(commands)
-	mod.Period = time.Duration(period) * time.Second
+	mod.main = Params{
+		Commands: session.ParseCommands(commands),
+		Period:   time.Duration(period) * time.Second,
+		Running:  true,
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 type TickEvent struct{}
 
+func (mod *Ticker) worker(name string, params *Params) {
+	isMain := name == "main"
+	eventName := "tick"
+
+	if isMain {
+		mod.Info("main ticker running with period %.fs", params.Period.Seconds())
+	} else {
+		eventName = "ticker." + name
+		mod.Info("ticker '%s' running with period %.fs", name, params.Period.Seconds())
+	}
+
+	tick := time.NewTicker(params.Period)
+	for range tick.C {
+		if !params.Running {
+			break
+		}
+
+		session.I.Events.Add(eventName, TickEvent{})
+		for _, cmd := range params.Commands {
+			if err := mod.Session.Run(cmd); err != nil {
+				mod.Error("%s", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if isMain {
+		mod.Info("main ticker stopped")
+	} else {
+		mod.Info("ticker '%s' stopped", name)
+	}
+}
+
 func (mod *Ticker) Start() error {
 	if err := mod.Configure(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	return mod.SetRunning(true, func() {
-		mod.Info("running with period %.fs", mod.Period.Seconds())
-		tick := time.NewTicker(mod.Period)
-		for range tick.C {
-			if !mod.Running() {
-				break
-			}
-
-			session.I.Events.Add("tick", TickEvent{})
-
-			for _, cmd := range mod.Commands {
-				if err := mod.Session.Run(cmd); err != nil {
-					mod.Error("%s", err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		mod.worker("main", &mod.main)
 	})
 }
 
 func (mod *Ticker) Stop() error {
+	mod.main.Running = false
+	for _, params := range mod.named {
+		params.Running = false
+	}
+
 	return mod.SetRunning(false, nil)
 }
+
+func (mod *Ticker) createNamed(name string, period int, commands string) error {
+	if _, found := mod.named[name]; found {
+		return errors.New("ticker '" + name + "' already exists")
+	}
+
+	params := &Params{
+		Commands: session.ParseCommands(commands),
+		Period:   time.Duration(period) * time.Second,
+		Running:  true,
+	}
+
+	mod.named[name] = params
+
+	go mod.worker(name, params)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (mod *Ticker) destroyNamed(name string) error {
+	if _, found := mod.named[name]; !found {
+		return errors.New("ticker '" + name + "' not found")
+	}
+
+	mod.named[name].Running = false
+	delete(mod.named, name)
+
+	return nil
+}