vpp-maglev/internal/checker/checker.go

// Copyright (c) 2026, Pim van Pelt <pim@ipng.ch>

package checker

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log/slog"
	"net"
	"sort"
	"sync"
	"time"

	"git.ipng.ch/ipng/vpp-maglev/internal/config"
	"git.ipng.ch/ipng/vpp-maglev/internal/health"
	"git.ipng.ch/ipng/vpp-maglev/internal/metrics"
	"git.ipng.ch/ipng/vpp-maglev/internal/prober"
)

// BackendSnapshot combines the live health state with the config entry for a backend.
type BackendSnapshot struct {
	Health *health.Backend
	Config config.Backend
}

// Event is emitted on every state transition the checker observes. There are
// two kinds, distinguished by which of BackendName or FrontendTransition is
// populated:
//
//   - Backend transition: FrontendName is the frontend that references the
//     backend (one event per frontend per backend transition), BackendName
//     and Backend are set, and Transition carries the health.Transition.
//     FrontendTransition is nil.
//   - Frontend transition: FrontendName is the frontend whose aggregate state
//     changed, FrontendTransition is non-nil. BackendName and Backend are
//     empty, Transition is the zero value.
//
// Consumers dispatch on FrontendTransition != nil.
type Event struct {
	FrontendName string
	BackendName  string
	Backend      net.IP
	Transition   health.Transition

	FrontendTransition *health.FrontendTransition
}

type worker struct {
	backend *health.Backend
	hc      config.HealthCheck
	entry   config.Backend
	cancel  context.CancelFunc
	wakeCh  chan struct{} // closed/signalled to interrupt probe sleep on resume
}

// Checker orchestrates health probing for all backends.
// Each backend is probed exactly once, regardless of how many frontends
// reference it.
type Checker struct {
	runCtx  context.Context // set in Run; used by EnableBackend to start new goroutines
	cfg     *config.Config
	mu      sync.RWMutex
	workers map[string]*worker // keyed by backend name

	// frontendStates tracks the aggregated state of every configured frontend
	// (unknown/up/down). Updated whenever a backend transition happens; a
	// change emits a frontend-transition Event. The zero value for a missing
	// key is FrontendStateUnknown, so initial-reference accesses behave
	// correctly even without explicit seeding.
	frontendStates map[string]health.FrontendState

	subsMu  sync.Mutex
	nextID  int
	subs    map[int]chan Event
	eventCh chan Event
}

// New creates a Checker. Call Run to start probing.
func New(cfg *config.Config) *Checker {
	return &Checker{
		cfg:            cfg,
		workers:        make(map[string]*worker),
		frontendStates: make(map[string]health.FrontendState),
		subs:           make(map[int]chan Event),
		eventCh:        make(chan Event, 256),
	}
}

// Run starts all probe goroutines and blocks until ctx is cancelled.
func (c *Checker) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
	go c.fanOut(ctx)

	c.mu.Lock()
	c.runCtx = ctx // safe: held under mu before any EnableBackend call can read it
	names := activeBackendNames(c.cfg)
	maxHistory := c.cfg.HealthChecker.TransitionHistory
	for i, name := range names {
		b := c.cfg.Backends[name]
		hc := c.cfg.HealthChecks[b.HealthCheck]
		c.startWorker(ctx, name, b, hc, i, len(names), maxHistory)
	}
	c.mu.Unlock()

	<-ctx.Done()
	return nil
}

// Reload applies a new config without restarting the process.
// New backends are added, removed backends are stopped, changed backends are
// restarted. Backends whose healthcheck config is unchanged continue
// uninterrupted, even if the set of frontends referencing them changes.
func (c *Checker) Reload(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) error {
	c.mu.Lock()
	defer c.mu.Unlock()

	maxHistory := cfg.HealthChecker.TransitionHistory

	desired := map[string]struct{}{}
	for _, name := range activeBackendNames(cfg) {
		desired[name] = struct{}{}
	}

	// Stop workers no longer needed; emit a removed event using the old frontends.
	for name, w := range c.workers {
		if _, ok := desired[name]; !ok {
			slog.Info("backend-stop", "backend", name)
			t := w.backend.Remove(maxHistory)
			c.emitForBackend(name, w.backend.Address, t, c.cfg.Frontends)
			w.cancel()
			delete(c.workers, name)
		}
	}

	// Add new or restart changed workers; emit an unknown event using the new frontends.
	names := activeBackendNames(cfg)
	for i, name := range names {
		b := cfg.Backends[name]
		hc := cfg.HealthChecks[b.HealthCheck]
		if w, ok := c.workers[name]; ok {
			if healthCheckEqual(w.hc, hc) {
				// Update entry metadata (weight, etc.) in place without restart.
				w.entry = b
				continue
			}
			slog.Info("backend-restart", "backend", name)
			w.cancel()
			c.startWorker(ctx, name, b, hc, i, len(names), maxHistory)
		} else {
			slog.Info("backend-start", "backend", name)
			c.startWorker(ctx, name, b, hc, i, len(names), maxHistory)
		}
		c.emitForBackend(name, c.workers[name].backend.Address, c.workers[name].backend.Transitions[0], cfg.Frontends)
	}

	// Drop frontendStates entries for frontends no longer in config.
	for feName := range c.frontendStates {
		if _, ok := cfg.Frontends[feName]; !ok {
			delete(c.frontendStates, feName)
		}
	}

	c.cfg = cfg
	return nil
}

// Subscribe returns a channel that receives Events for every state transition.
// Call the returned cancel function to unsubscribe.
func (c *Checker) Subscribe() (<-chan Event, func()) {
	c.subsMu.Lock()
	defer c.subsMu.Unlock()
	id := c.nextID
	c.nextID++
	ch := make(chan Event, 64)
	c.subs[id] = ch
	return ch, func() {
		c.subsMu.Lock()
		defer c.subsMu.Unlock()
		delete(c.subs, id)
		close(ch)
	}
}

// Config returns the live config pointer held by the checker. Callers must
// treat the returned value as read-only. The pointer is swapped on Reload,
// so callers that cache it across reloads may see stale data.
func (c *Checker) Config() *config.Config {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	return c.cfg
}

// BackendState returns the current health state of a backend. Returns
// (StateUnknown, false) when the backend has no worker. Satisfies
// vpp.StateSource.
func (c *Checker) BackendState(name string) (health.State, bool) {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	w, ok := c.workers[name]
	if !ok {
		return health.StateUnknown, false
	}
	return w.backend.State, true
}

// FrontendState returns the current aggregate state of a frontend (unknown,
// up, or down). Returns (FrontendStateUnknown, false) when the frontend is
// not known to the checker.
func (c *Checker) FrontendState(name string) (health.FrontendState, bool) {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	if _, ok := c.cfg.Frontends[name]; !ok {
		return health.FrontendStateUnknown, false
	}
	return c.frontendStates[name], true
}

// ListFrontends returns the names of all configured frontends.
func (c *Checker) ListFrontends() []string {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	names := make([]string, 0, len(c.cfg.Frontends))
	for name := range c.cfg.Frontends {
		names = append(names, name)
	}
	sort.Strings(names)
	return names
}

// GetFrontend returns the frontend config for the given name.
func (c *Checker) GetFrontend(name string) (config.Frontend, bool) {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	v, ok := c.cfg.Frontends[name]
	return v, ok
}

// SetFrontendPoolBackendWeight updates the weight of a backend within a named
// pool of a frontend. Returns the updated FrontendInfo and a descriptive error
// if the frontend, pool, or backend is not found or the weight is out of range.
func (c *Checker) SetFrontendPoolBackendWeight(frontendName, poolName, backendName string, weight int) (config.Frontend, error) {
	if weight < 0 || weight > 100 {
		return config.Frontend{}, fmt.Errorf("weight %d out of range [0, 100]", weight)
	}
	c.mu.Lock()
	defer c.mu.Unlock()
	fe, ok := c.cfg.Frontends[frontendName]
	if !ok {
		return config.Frontend{}, fmt.Errorf("frontend %q not found", frontendName)
	}
	for i, pool := range fe.Pools {
		if pool.Name != poolName {
			continue
		}
		pb, ok := pool.Backends[backendName]
		if !ok {
			return config.Frontend{}, fmt.Errorf("backend %q not found in pool %q", backendName, poolName)
		}
		pb.Weight = weight
		fe.Pools[i].Backends[backendName] = pb
		c.cfg.Frontends[frontendName] = fe
		slog.Info("frontend-pool-weight", "frontend", frontendName, "pool", poolName, "backend", backendName, "weight", weight)
		return fe, nil
	}
	return config.Frontend{}, fmt.Errorf("pool %q not found in frontend %q", poolName, frontendName)
}

// ListHealthChecks returns the names of all configured health checks, sorted.
func (c *Checker) ListHealthChecks() []string {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	names := make([]string, 0, len(c.cfg.HealthChecks))
	for name := range c.cfg.HealthChecks {
		names = append(names, name)
	}
	sort.Strings(names)
	return names
}

// GetHealthCheck returns the config for a health check by name.
func (c *Checker) GetHealthCheck(name string) (config.HealthCheck, bool) {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	hc, ok := c.cfg.HealthChecks[name]
	return hc, ok
}

// ListBackends returns the names of all active backends.
func (c *Checker) ListBackends() []string {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	names := make([]string, 0, len(c.workers))
	for name := range c.workers {
		names = append(names, name)
	}
	sort.Strings(names)
	return names
}

// ListFrontendBackends returns the backend health states for all backends of a frontend.
func (c *Checker) ListFrontendBackends(frontendName string) []*health.Backend {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	fe, ok := c.cfg.Frontends[frontendName]
	if !ok {
		return nil
	}
	var out []*health.Backend
	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
	for _, pool := range fe.Pools {
		for name := range pool.Backends {
			if _, already := seen[name]; already {
				continue
			}
			seen[name] = struct{}{}
			if w, ok := c.workers[name]; ok {
				out = append(out, w.backend)
			}
		}
	}
	return out
}

// GetBackend returns a snapshot of the health state and config for a backend by name.
func (c *Checker) GetBackend(name string) (BackendSnapshot, bool) {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	w, ok := c.workers[name]
	if !ok {
		return BackendSnapshot{}, false
	}
	return BackendSnapshot{Health: w.backend, Config: w.entry}, true
}

// GetBackendInfo returns the health state and key config fields for a backend.
// Satisfies metrics.StateSource.
func (c *Checker) GetBackendInfo(name string) (metrics.BackendInfo, bool) {
	c.mu.RLock()
	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
	w, ok := c.workers[name]
	if !ok {
		return metrics.BackendInfo{}, false
	}
	return metrics.BackendInfo{
		Health:  w.backend,
		Enabled: w.entry.Enabled,
		HCName:  w.entry.HealthCheck,
	}, true
}

// PauseBackend pauses health checking for a backend by name. The probe
// goroutine is cancelled so no further traffic is sent to the backend. The
// backend's state is set to paused and remains frozen until ResumeBackend is
// called (which starts a fresh probe goroutine).
// Returns an error if the backend is not found or is disabled.
func (c *Checker) PauseBackend(name string) (BackendSnapshot, error) {
	c.mu.Lock()
	defer c.mu.Unlock()
	w, ok := c.workers[name]
	if !ok {
		return BackendSnapshot{}, fmt.Errorf("backend %q not found", name)
	}
	if !w.entry.Enabled {
		return BackendSnapshot{}, fmt.Errorf("backend %q is disabled; enable it first", name)
	}
	maxHistory := c.cfg.HealthChecker.TransitionHistory
	if w.backend.Pause(maxHistory) {
		t := w.backend.Transitions[0]
		slog.Info("backend-transition", "backend", name,
			"from", t.From.String(),
			"to", t.To.String(),
		)
		c.emitForBackend(name, w.backend.Address, t, c.cfg.Frontends)
	}
	w.cancel()
	return BackendSnapshot{Health: w.backend, Config: w.entry}, nil
}

// ResumeBackend resumes health checking for a backend by name. A fresh probe
// goroutine is started and the backend re-enters StateUnknown. The existing
// transition history is preserved.
// Returns an error if the backend is not found or is disabled.
func (c *Checker) ResumeBackend(name string) (BackendSnapshot, error) {
	c.mu.Lock()
	defer c.mu.Unlock()
	w, ok := c.workers[name]
	if !ok {
		return BackendSnapshot{}, fmt.Errorf("backend %q not found", name)
	}
	if !w.entry.Enabled {
		return BackendSnapshot{}, fmt.Errorf("backend %q is disabled; enable it first", name)
	}
	maxHistory := c.cfg.HealthChecker.TransitionHistory
	if w.backend.Resume(maxHistory) {
		t := w.backend.Transitions[0]
		slog.Info("backend-transition", "backend", name,
			"from", t.From.String(),
			"to", t.To.String(),
		)
		c.emitForBackend(name, w.backend.Address, t, c.cfg.Frontends)
	}
	// Launch a fresh probe goroutine with a new cancellable context,
	// keeping the existing worker and its transition history.
	wCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(c.runCtx)
	w.cancel = cancel
	w.wakeCh = make(chan struct{}, 1)
	go c.runProbe(wCtx, name, 0, 1)
	return BackendSnapshot{Health: w.backend, Config: w.entry}, nil
}

// DisableBackend stops health checking for a backend and removes it from active
// rotation. The worker entry is kept in the map so the backend remains visible
// via GetBackend and can be re-enabled with EnableBackend.
func (c *Checker) DisableBackend(name string) (BackendSnapshot, bool) {
	c.mu.Lock()
	defer c.mu.Unlock()
	w, ok := c.workers[name]
	if !ok {
		return BackendSnapshot{}, false
	}
	if !w.entry.Enabled {
		return BackendSnapshot{Health: w.backend, Config: w.entry}, true
	}
	maxHistory := c.cfg.HealthChecker.TransitionHistory
	t := w.backend.Disable(maxHistory)
	slog.Info("backend-transition", "backend", name,
		"from", t.From.String(),
		"to", t.To.String(),
	)
	c.emitForBackend(name, w.backend.Address, t, c.cfg.Frontends)
	w.cancel()
	w.entry.Enabled = false
	if b, ok := c.cfg.Backends[name]; ok {
		b.Enabled = false
		c.cfg.Backends[name] = b
	}
	return BackendSnapshot{Health: w.backend, Config: w.entry}, true
}

// EnableBackend re-enables a previously disabled backend. The existing
// Backend struct is reused — its transition history is preserved — and a
// fresh probe goroutine is launched. The backend re-enters StateUnknown.
func (c *Checker) EnableBackend(name string) (BackendSnapshot, bool) {
	c.mu.Lock()
	defer c.mu.Unlock()
	w, ok := c.workers[name]
	if !ok {
		return BackendSnapshot{}, false
	}
	if w.entry.Enabled {
		return BackendSnapshot{Health: w.backend, Config: w.entry}, true
	}
	w.entry.Enabled = true
	if b, ok := c.cfg.Backends[name]; ok {
		b.Enabled = true
		c.cfg.Backends[name] = b
	}
	maxHistory := c.cfg.HealthChecker.TransitionHistory
	t := w.backend.Enable(maxHistory)
	slog.Info("backend-transition", "backend", name,
		"from", t.From.String(),
		"to", t.To.String(),
	)
	c.emitForBackend(name, w.backend.Address, t, c.cfg.Frontends)

	// Launch a fresh probe goroutine with a new cancellable context,
	// keeping the existing worker and its transition history.
	wCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(c.runCtx)
	w.cancel = cancel
	w.wakeCh = make(chan struct{}, 1)
	go c.runProbe(wCtx, name, 0, 1)
	return BackendSnapshot{Health: w.backend, Config: w.entry}, true
}

// ---- internal --------------------------------------------------------------

// startWorker creates a Backend and launches a probe goroutine.
// Must be called with c.mu held.
func (c *Checker) startWorker(ctx context.Context, name string, entry config.Backend, hc config.HealthCheck, pos, total, maxHistory int) {
	rise, fall := hc.Rise, hc.Fall
	if entry.HealthCheck == "" {
		// No healthcheck: one synthetic pass drives the backend to Up immediately.
		rise, fall = 1, 1
	}
	wCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
	w := &worker{
		backend: health.New(name, entry.Address, rise, fall),
		hc:      hc,
		entry:   entry,
		cancel:  cancel,
		wakeCh:  make(chan struct{}, 1),
	}
	w.backend.Start(maxHistory)
	c.workers[name] = w
	go c.runProbe(wCtx, name, pos, total)
}

// runProbe is the per-backend probe loop.
func (c *Checker) runProbe(ctx context.Context, name string, pos, total int) {
	c.mu.RLock()
	w, ok := c.workers[name]
	if !ok {
		c.mu.RUnlock()
		return
	}
	initialDelay := staggerDelay(w.hc.Interval, pos, total)
	c.mu.RUnlock()

	if initialDelay > 0 {
		select {
		case <-ctx.Done():
			return
		case <-time.After(initialDelay):
		}
	}

	first := true
	for {
		c.mu.RLock()
		w, ok := c.workers[name]
		if !ok {
			c.mu.RUnlock()
			return
		}
		hc := w.hc
		entry := w.entry
		maxHistory := c.cfg.HealthChecker.TransitionHistory
		netns := c.cfg.HealthChecker.Netns
		wakeCh := w.wakeCh
		var sleepFor time.Duration
		if entry.HealthCheck == "" {
			// Static (no-healthcheck) backends: the first iteration fires
			// the synthetic pass immediately so the backend reaches "up"
			// without delay; subsequent iterations idle at 30s since there's
			// nothing to do anyway.
			if first {
				sleepFor = 0
			} else {
				sleepFor = 30 * time.Second
			}
		} else {
			sleepFor = w.backend.NextInterval(hc.Interval, hc.FastInterval, hc.DownInterval)
		}
		c.mu.RUnlock()

		select {
		case <-ctx.Done():
			return
		case <-time.After(sleepFor):
		case <-wakeCh:
		}
		first = false

		var result health.ProbeResult
		if entry.HealthCheck == "" {
			// No healthcheck configured: synthesise a passing result so the
			// backend is assumed healthy without any network activity.
			result = health.ProbeResult{OK: true, Layer: health.LayerL7, Code: "L7OK"}
		} else {
			var probeSrc net.IP
			if entry.Address.To4() != nil {
				probeSrc = hc.ProbeIPv4Src
			} else {
				probeSrc = hc.ProbeIPv6Src
			}
			pcfg := prober.ProbeConfig{
				Target:           entry.Address,
				Port:             hc.Port,
				ProbeSrc:         probeSrc,
				HealthCheckNetns: netns,
				Timeout:          hc.Timeout,
				HTTP:             hc.HTTP,
				TCP:              hc.TCP,
			}
			probeCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, hc.Timeout)
			slog.Debug("probe-start", "backend", name, "type", hc.Type)
			start := time.Now()
			result = prober.ForType(hc.Type)(probeCtx, pcfg)
			elapsed := time.Since(start)
			cancel()
			slog.Debug("probe-done",
				"backend", name,
				"type", hc.Type,
				"ok", result.OK,
				"code", result.Code,
				"detail", result.Detail,
				"elapsed", elapsed.Round(time.Millisecond).String(),
			)
			res := "success"
			if !result.OK {
				res = "failure"
			}
			metrics.ProbeTotal.WithLabelValues(name, hc.Type, res, result.Code).Inc()
			metrics.ProbeDuration.WithLabelValues(name, hc.Type).Observe(elapsed.Seconds())
		}

		c.mu.Lock()
		w, exists := c.workers[name]
		if !exists {
			c.mu.Unlock()
			return
		}
		if w.backend.Record(result, maxHistory) {
			t := w.backend.Transitions[0]
			addr := w.backend.Address
			slog.Info("backend-transition",
				"backend", name,
				"from", t.From.String(),
				"to", t.To.String(),
				"code", result.Code,
				"detail", result.Detail,
			)
			metrics.TransitionTotal.WithLabelValues(name, t.From.String(), t.To.String()).Inc()
			c.emitForBackend(name, addr, t, c.cfg.Frontends)
		}
		c.mu.Unlock()
	}
}

// emitForBackend emits one backend-transition Event per frontend that
// references backendName (in any pool), using the provided frontends map.
// After emitting the backend event for a frontend, it also re-computes that
// frontend's aggregate state and emits a frontend-transition Event if the
// state has changed. Must be called with c.mu held.
func (c *Checker) emitForBackend(backendName string, addr net.IP, t health.Transition, frontends map[string]config.Frontend) {
	for feName, fe := range frontends {
		if !frontendReferencesBackend(fe, backendName) {
			continue
		}
		c.emit(Event{FrontendName: feName, BackendName: backendName, Backend: addr, Transition: t})
		c.updateFrontendState(feName, fe)
	}
}

// frontendReferencesBackend reports whether fe has the named backend in any
// of its pools.
func frontendReferencesBackend(fe config.Frontend, backendName string) bool {
	for _, pool := range fe.Pools {
		if _, ok := pool.Backends[backendName]; ok {
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}

// updateFrontendState recomputes the aggregate state of fe, compares against
// the last known state, and emits a frontend-transition Event on change.
// Must be called with c.mu held. The current state is read from the worker
// map — so the caller (who already holds c.mu) sees a consistent view.
func (c *Checker) updateFrontendState(feName string, fe config.Frontend) {
	states := make(map[string]health.State)
	for _, pool := range fe.Pools {
		for bName := range pool.Backends {
			if w, ok := c.workers[bName]; ok {
				states[bName] = w.backend.State
			} else {
				states[bName] = health.StateUnknown
			}
		}
	}
	newState := health.ComputeFrontendState(fe, states)
	old := c.frontendStates[feName] // zero value (Unknown) on first access
	if old == newState {
		return
	}
	c.frontendStates[feName] = newState
	ft := health.FrontendTransition{From: old, To: newState, At: time.Now()}
	slog.Info("frontend-transition",
		"frontend", feName,
		"from", old.String(),
		"to", newState.String(),
	)
	c.emit(Event{FrontendName: feName, FrontendTransition: &ft})
}

// emit sends an event to the internal fan-out channel (non-blocking).
// Must be called with c.mu held.
func (c *Checker) emit(e Event) {
	select {
	case c.eventCh <- e:
	default:
		slog.Warn("event-drop", "frontend", e.FrontendName, "backend", e.BackendName)
	}
}

// fanOut reads from eventCh and distributes to all subscribers.
func (c *Checker) fanOut(ctx context.Context) {
	for {
		select {
		case <-ctx.Done():
			return
		case e := <-c.eventCh:
			c.subsMu.Lock()
			for _, ch := range c.subs {
				select {
				case ch <- e:
				default:
					// Slow subscriber — drop rather than block.
				}
			}
			c.subsMu.Unlock()
		}
	}
}

// healthCheckEqual returns true if two HealthCheck configs are functionally identical.
func healthCheckEqual(a, b config.HealthCheck) bool {
	if a.Type != b.Type ||
		a.Interval != b.Interval ||
		a.FastInterval != b.FastInterval ||
		a.DownInterval != b.DownInterval ||
		a.Timeout != b.Timeout ||
		a.Rise != b.Rise ||
		a.Fall != b.Fall {
		return false
	}
	return httpParamsEqual(a.HTTP, b.HTTP) && tcpParamsEqual(a.TCP, b.TCP)
}

func httpParamsEqual(a, b *config.HTTPParams) bool {
	if a == nil && b == nil {
		return true
	}
	if a == nil || b == nil {
		return false
	}
	aRe, bRe := "", ""
	if a.ResponseRegexp != nil {
		aRe = a.ResponseRegexp.String()
	}
	if b.ResponseRegexp != nil {
		bRe = b.ResponseRegexp.String()
	}
	return a.Path == b.Path &&
		a.Host == b.Host &&
		a.ResponseCodeMin == b.ResponseCodeMin &&
		a.ResponseCodeMax == b.ResponseCodeMax &&
		aRe == bRe &&
		a.ServerName == b.ServerName &&
		a.InsecureSkipVerify == b.InsecureSkipVerify
}

func tcpParamsEqual(a, b *config.TCPParams) bool {
	if a == nil && b == nil {
		return true
	}
	if a == nil || b == nil {
		return false
	}
	return a.SSL == b.SSL &&
		a.ServerName == b.ServerName &&
		a.InsecureSkipVerify == b.InsecureSkipVerify
}

// activeBackendNames returns a sorted, deduplicated list of backend names that
// are referenced by at least one frontend pool and have Enabled: true.
func activeBackendNames(cfg *config.Config) []string {
	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
	for _, fe := range cfg.Frontends {
		for _, pool := range fe.Pools {
			for name := range pool.Backends {
				if b, ok := cfg.Backends[name]; ok && b.Enabled {
					seen[name] = struct{}{}
				}
			}
		}
	}
	names := make([]string, 0, len(seen))
	for name := range seen {
		names = append(names, name)
	}
	sort.Strings(names)
	return names
}

// staggerDelay computes the initial probe delay for position pos out of total.
func staggerDelay(interval time.Duration, pos, total int) time.Duration {
	if total <= 1 {
		return 0
	}
	return time.Duration(int64(interval) * int64(pos) / int64(total))
}