updates

lib/sni-callback.js

@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
 'use strict';
 
-// opts = { renewWithin, renew, register, httpsOptions }
+// opts = { notBefore, notAfter, renew, register, httpsOptions }
 module.exports.create = function (opts) {
+
+  if (!opts.notBefore) { throw new Error("must supply options.notBefore (and options.notAfter)"); }
+  if (!opts.notAfter) { opts.notAfter = opts.notBefore - (3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); }
+  if (!opts.httpsOptions) { opts.httpOptions = {}; }
+
+
+
+
+  //opts.renewWithin = opts.notBefore;                    // i.e. 15 days
+  opts.renewWindow = opts.notBefore - opts.notAfter;      // i.e. 1 day
+  //opts.renewRatio = opts.notBefore = opts.renewWindow;  // i.e. 1/15 (6.67%)
+
+
+
+
   var tls = require('tls');
 
+
+
+
   var snicb = {
 
 
@@ -11,10 +29,6 @@ module.exports.create = function (opts) {
 
     // in-process cache
     _ipc: {}
-
-
-
-
     // just to account for clock skew
   , _fiveMin: 5 * 60 * 1000
 
@@ -23,12 +37,9 @@ module.exports.create = function (opts) {
 
     // cache and format incoming certs
   , cacheCerts: function (certs) {
-      certs.altnames.forEach(function (domain) {
-        snicb._ipc[domain] = { subject: certs.subject };
-      });
-      snicb._ipc[certs.subject] = certs;
-
-      certs.tlsContext = tls.createSecureContext({
+      var meta = {
+        certs: certs
+      , tlsContext: tls.createSecureContext({
           key: certs.privkey
         , cert: certs.cert + certs.chain
         , rejectUnauthorized: opts.httpsOptions.rejectUnauthorized
@@ -36,9 +47,21 @@ module.exports.create = function (opts) {
         , requestCert: opts.httpsOptions.requestCert  // request peer verification
         , ca: opts.httpsOptions.ca                    // this chain is for incoming peer connctions
         , crl: opts.httpsOptions.crl                  // this crl is for incoming peer connections
-      });
+        })
 
-      return certs;
+      , subject: certs.subject
+        // stagger renewal time by a little bit of randomness
+      , renewAt: (certs.expiresAt - (opts.notBefore - (opts.renewWindow * Math.random())))
+        // err just barely on the side of safety
+      , expiresNear: certs.expiresAt - snicb._fiveMin
+      };
+
+      certs.altnames.forEach(function (domain) {
+        snicb._ipc[domain] = { subject: certs.subject };
+      });
+      snicb._ipc[certs.subject] = meta;
+
+      return meta;
     }
 
 
@@ -46,32 +69,39 @@ module.exports.create = function (opts) {
 
     // automate certificate registration on request
   , sniCallback: function (domain, cb) {
-      var certs = snicb._ipc[domain];
+      var certMeta = snicb._ipc[domain];
       var promise;
       var now = Date.now();
 
-      if (certs && certs.subject !== domain) {
-        certs = snicb._ipc[domain];
+      if (certMeta && certMeta.subject !== domain) {
+        certMeta = snicb._ipc[domain];
       }
 
-      // err just barely on the side of safety
-      if (!certs) {
+      if (!certMeta) {
+        // we don't have a cert and must get one
         promise = opts.register(domain);
       }
-      else if (now >= (certs.expiresAt - snicb._fiveMin)) {
-        promise = opts.renew(domain, certs);
+      else if (now >= certMeta.expiresNear) {
+        // we have a cert, but it's no good for the average user
+        promise = opts.renew(domain, certMeta.certs);
+      } else {
+
+        // we could stand to try to renew the cert
+        if (now >= certMeta.renewAt) {
+          // give the cert some time to be validated and replaced before trying again
+          certMeta.renewAt = Date.now() + (2 * 60 * 60 * 1000) + (3 * 60 * 60 * 1000 * Math.random());
+          // let the update happen in the background
+          opts.renew(domain, certMeta.certs).then(snicb.cacheCerts);
         }
-      else {
-        if (now >= (certs.expiresAt - opts.renewWithin)) {
-          // in background
-          opts.renew(domain, certs).then(snicb.cacheCerts);
-        }
-        cb(null, certs);
+
+        // return the valid cert right away
+        cb(null, certMeta.certs);
         return;
       }
 
-      promise.then(snicb.cacheCerts).then(function (certs) {
-        cb(null, certs.tlsContext);
+      // promise the non-existent or expired cert
+      promise.then(snicb.cacheCerts).then(function (certMeta) {
+        cb(null, certMeta.tlsContext);
       }, cb);
     }
 

master.js

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 module.exports.create = function (opts) {
   if (!opts.letsencrypt) { opts.letsencrypt = require('letsencrypt').create({ server: opts.server }); }
-  if ('function' === typeof opts.approve) {
-    throw new Error("You must provide opts.approve(options, certs, callback) to approve certificates");
+  if ('function' !== typeof opts.approveDomains) {
+    throw new Error("You must provide opts.approveDomains(options, certs, callback) to approve certificates");
   }
 
   function log(debug) {
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports.create = function (opts) {
     console.log.apply(console, args);
   }
 
-  opts._pending = {};
   opts._le = opts.letsencrypt;
   opts.addWorker = function (worker) {