chore: deprecate the pubsub api

Fixes ipfs#9717

README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Kubo was the first IPFS implementation and is the most widely used one today. Im
 Featureset
 - Runs an IPFS-Node as a network service
 - [Command Line Interface](https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/cli/) to IPFS-Nodes
-- Local [Web2-to-Web3 HTTP Gateway functionality](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/tree/main/http-gateways#readme) 
+- Local [Web2-to-Web3 HTTP Gateway functionality](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/tree/main/http-gateways#readme)
 - HTTP RPC API (`/api/v0`) to access and control the daemon
 - IPFS's internal Webgui can be used to manage the Kubo nodes
 
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ Some places to get you started on the codebase:
 - libp2p
   - libp2p: https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p
   - DHT: https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht
-  - PubSub: https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub
 - [IPFS : The `Add` command demystified](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/tree/master/docs/add-code-flow.md)
 
 ### Map of Implemented Subsystems

cmd/ipfs/daemon.go

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Headers.
 		cmds.BoolOption(enableGCKwd, "Enable automatic periodic repo garbage collection"),
 		cmds.BoolOption(adjustFDLimitKwd, "Check and raise file descriptor limits if needed").WithDefault(true),
 		cmds.BoolOption(migrateKwd, "If true, assume yes at the migrate prompt. If false, assume no."),
-		cmds.BoolOption(enablePubSubKwd, "Enable experimental pubsub feature. Overrides Pubsub.Enabled config."),
+		cmds.BoolOption(enablePubSubKwd, "DEPRECATED"),
 		cmds.BoolOption(enableIPNSPubSubKwd, "Enable IPNS over pubsub. Implicitly enables pubsub, overrides Ipns.UsePubsub config."),
 		cmds.BoolOption(enableMultiplexKwd, "DEPRECATED"),
 		cmds.StringOption(agentVersionSuffix, "Optional suffix to the AgentVersion presented by `ipfs id` and also advertised through BitSwap."),

core/commands/pubsub.go

@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var PubsubCmd = &cmds.Command{
-	Status: cmds.Experimental,
+	Status: cmds.Deprecated,
 	Helptext: cmds.HelpText{
 		Tagline: "An experimental publish-subscribe system on ipfs.",
 		ShortDescription: `
 ipfs pubsub allows you to publish messages to a given topic, and also to
 subscribe to new messages on a given topic.
 
-EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE
+DEPRECATED FEATURE (see https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/9717)
 
   It is not intended in its current state to be used in a production
   environment.  To use, the daemon must be run with
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ type pubsubMessage struct {
 }
 
 var PubsubSubCmd = &cmds.Command{
-	Status: cmds.Experimental,
+	Status: cmds.Deprecated,
 	Helptext: cmds.HelpText{
 		Tagline: "Subscribe to messages on a given topic.",
 		ShortDescription: `
 ipfs pubsub sub subscribes to messages on a given topic.
 
-EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE
+DEPRECATED FEATURE (see https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/9717)
 
   It is not intended in its current state to be used in a production
   environment.  To use, the daemon must be run with
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ TOPIC AND DATA ENCODING
 }
 
 var PubsubPubCmd = &cmds.Command{
-	Status: cmds.Experimental,
+	Status: cmds.Deprecated,
 	Helptext: cmds.HelpText{
 		Tagline: "Publish data to a given pubsub topic.",
 		ShortDescription: `
 ipfs pubsub pub publishes a message to a specified topic.
 It reads binary data from stdin or a file.
 
-EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE
+DEPRECATED FEATURE (see https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/9717)
 
   It is not intended in its current state to be used in a production
   environment.  To use, the daemon must be run with
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ HTTP RPC ENCODING
 }
 
 var PubsubLsCmd = &cmds.Command{
-	Status: cmds.Experimental,
+	Status: cmds.Deprecated,
 	Helptext: cmds.HelpText{
 		Tagline: "List subscribed topics by name.",
 		ShortDescription: `
 ipfs pubsub ls lists out the names of topics you are currently subscribed to.
 
-EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE
+DEPRECATED FEATURE (see https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/9717)
 
   It is not intended in its current state to be used in a production
   environment.  To use, the daemon must be run with
@@ -273,15 +273,15 @@ func safeTextListEncoder(req *cmds.Request, w io.Writer, list *stringList) error
 }
 
 var PubsubPeersCmd = &cmds.Command{
-	Status: cmds.Experimental,
+	Status: cmds.Deprecated,
 	Helptext: cmds.HelpText{
 		Tagline: "List peers we are currently pubsubbing with.",
 		ShortDescription: `
 ipfs pubsub peers with no arguments lists out the pubsub peers you are
 currently connected to. If given a topic, it will list connected peers who are
 subscribed to the named topic.
 
-EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE
+DEPRECATED FEATURE (see https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/9717)
 
   It is not intended in its current state to be used in a production
   environment.  To use, the daemon must be run with

docs/changelogs/v0.19.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - [🔦 Highlights](#-highlights)
   - [Improving the libp2p resource management integration](#improving-the-libp2p-resource-management-integration)
   - [Addition of "autoclient" router type](#addition-of-autoclient-router-type)
+  - [Deprecation of the `ipfs pubsub` commands and matching HTTP endpoints](#deprecation-of-the-ipfs-pubsub-commands-and-matching-http-endpoints)
 - [📝 Changelog](#-changelog)
 - [👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Contributors](#-contributors)
 
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ A new routing type "autoclient" has been added. This mode is similar to "auto",
 
 See the [Routing.Type documentation](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/master/docs/config.md#routingtype) for more information.
 
+#### Deprecation of the `ipfs pubsub` commands and matching HTTP endpoints
+
+We are deprecating `ipfs pubsub` and all `/api/v0/pubsub/` endpoints and will remove them in the next release.
+
+For more information and rational see [#9717](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/9717).
+
 ### 📝 Changelog
 
 ### 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Contributors

docs/config.md

@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ config file at runtime.
           - [`Pinning.RemoteServices: Policies.MFS.Enabled`](#pinningremoteservices-policiesmfsenabled)
           - [`Pinning.RemoteServices: Policies.MFS.PinName`](#pinningremoteservices-policiesmfspinname)
           - [`Pinning.RemoteServices: Policies.MFS.RepinInterval`](#pinningremoteservices-policiesmfsrepininterval)
-  - [`Pubsub`](#pubsub)
-    - [`Pubsub.Enabled`](#pubsubenabled)
-    - [`Pubsub.Router`](#pubsubrouter)
-    - [`Pubsub.DisableSigning`](#pubsubdisablesigning)
-    - [`Pubsub.SeenMessagesTTL`](#pubsubseenmessagesttl)
-    - [`Pubsub.SeenMessagesStrategy`](#pubsubseenmessagesstrategy)
   - [`Peering`](#peering)
     - [`Peering.Peers`](#peeringpeers)
   - [`Reprovider`](#reprovider)
@@ -1163,92 +1157,6 @@ Default: `"5m"`
 
 Type: `duration`
 
-## `Pubsub`
-
-Pubsub configures the `ipfs pubsub` subsystem. To use, it must be enabled by
-passing the `--enable-pubsub-experiment` flag to the daemon
-or via the `Pubsub.Enabled` flag below.
-
-### `Pubsub.Enabled`
-
-**EXPERIMENTAL:** read about current limitations at [experimental-features.md#ipfs-pubsub](./experimental-features.md#ipfs-pubsub).
-
-Enables the pubsub system.
-
-Default: `false`
-
-Type: `flag`
-
-### `Pubsub.Router`
-
-Sets the default router used by pubsub to route messages to peers. This can be one of:
-
-* `"floodsub"` - floodsub is a basic router that simply _floods_ messages to all
-  connected peers. This router is extremely inefficient but _very_ reliable.
-* `"gossipsub"` - [gossipsub][] is a more advanced routing algorithm that will
-  build an overlay mesh from a subset of the links in the network.
-
-Default: `"gossipsub"`
-
-Type: `string` (one of `"floodsub"`, `"gossipsub"`, or `""` (apply default))
-
-[gossipsub]: https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/pubsub/gossipsub
-
-### `Pubsub.DisableSigning`
-
-Disables message signing and signature verification. Enable this option if
-you're operating in a completely trusted network.
-
-It is _not_ safe to disable signing even if you don't care _who_ sent the
-message because spoofed messages can be used to silence real messages by
-intentionally re-using the real message's message ID.
-
-Default: `false`
-
-Type: `bool`
-
-### `Pubsub.SeenMessagesTTL`
-
-Controls the time window within which duplicate messages, identified by Message
-ID, will be identified and won't be emitted again.
-
-A smaller value for this parameter means that Pubsub messages in the cache will
-be garbage collected sooner, which can result in a smaller cache. At the same
-time, if there are slower nodes in the network that forward older messages,
-this can cause more duplicates to be propagated through the network.
-
-Conversely, a larger value for this parameter means that Pubsub messages in the
-cache will be garbage collected later, which can result in a larger cache for
-the same traffic pattern. However, it is less likely that duplicates will be
-propagated through the network.
-
-Default: see `TimeCacheDuration` from [go-libp2p-pubsub](https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub)
-
-Type: `optionalDuration`
-
-### `Pubsub.SeenMessagesStrategy`
-
-Determines how the time-to-live (TTL) countdown for deduplicating Pubsub
-messages is calculated.
-
-The Pubsub seen messages cache is a LRU cache that keeps messages for up to a
-specified time duration. After this duration has elapsed, expired messages will
-be purged from the cache.
-
-The `last-seen` cache is a sliding-window cache. Every time a message is seen
-again with the SeenMessagesTTL duration, its timestamp slides forward. This
-keeps frequently occurring messages cached and prevents them from being
-continually propagated, especially because of issues that might increase the
-number of duplicate messages in the network.
-
-The `first-seen` cache will store new messages and purge them after the
-SeenMessagesTTL duration, even if they are seen multiple times within this
-duration.
-
-Default: `last-seen` (see [go-libp2p-pubsub](https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub))
-
-Type: `optionalString`
-
 ## `Peering`
 
 Configures the peering subsystem. The peering subsystem configures Kubo to

docs/experimental-features.md

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ When you add a new experimental feature to kubo or change an experimental
 feature, you MUST please make a PR updating this document, and link the PR in
 the above issue.
 
-- [ipfs pubsub](#ipfs-pubsub)
 - [Raw leaves for unixfs files](#raw-leaves-for-unixfs-files)
 - [ipfs filestore](#ipfs-filestore)
 - [ipfs urlstore](#ipfs-urlstore)
@@ -31,36 +30,6 @@ the above issue.
 
 ---
 
-## ipfs pubsub
-
-### State
-
-Candidate, disabled by default but will be enabled by default in 0.6.0.
-
-### In Version
-
-0.4.5 (`--enable-pubsub-experiment`)
-0.11.0 (`Pubsub.Enabled` flag in config)
-
-### How to enable
-
-Run your daemon with the `--enable-pubsub-experiment` flag
-or modify your ipfs config and restart the daemon:
-```
-ipfs config --json Pubsub.Enabled true
-```
-
-Then use the `ipfs pubsub` commands.
-
-NOTE: `--enable-pubsub-experiment` CLI flag overrides `Pubsub.Enabled` config.
-
-Configuration documentation can be found in [kubo/docs/config.md](./config.md#pubsub)
-
-### Road to being a real feature
-
-- [ ] Needs to not impact peers who don't use pubsub:
-      https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub/issues/332
-
 ## Raw Leaves for unixfs files
 
 Allows files to be added with no formatting in the leaf nodes of the graph.