add register with bulletinboard endpoint

cmd/client/main.go

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Set up HTTP handlers
 	http.HandleFunc("/receive", newClient.HandleReceive)
 	http.HandleFunc("/start", newClient.HandleStartRun)
+	http.HandleFunc("/register", newClient.HandleRegisterWithBulletinBoard)
 	http.HandleFunc("/shutdown", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		slog.Info("Shutdown signal received")
 		quit <- os.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM) // signal shutdown

internal/model/client/clientHandler.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // HandleReceive handles incoming onions sent to the client by other nodes.
@@ -36,6 +37,23 @@ func (c *Client) HandleStartRun(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
 
+func (c *Client) HandleRegisterWithBulletinBoard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	slog.Info("Registering with bulletin board")
+
+	go func(c *Client) {
+		for {
+			if err := c.RegisterWithBulletinBoard(); err != nil {
+				slog.Error("failed to register with bulletin board: " + err.Error())
+			} else {
+				slog.Info("Registered with bulletin board")
+				break
+			}
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		}
+	}(c)
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+}
+
 // GetActiveNodes retrieves the list of active nodes from the bulletin board.
 func (c *Client) GetActiveNodes() ([]structs.PublicNodeApi, error) {
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/Clients", c.BulletinBoardUrl)