Connect to nodes in a random order to minimize load on any given node

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ratox.c b/ratox.c
index 5f40ecc..fa78f13 100644
--- a/ratox.c
+++ b/ratox.c
@@ -1258,10 +1258,21 @@ static int
 toxconnect(void)
 {
 	struct node *n;
+	struct node tmp;
 	uint8_t id[TOX_CLIENT_ID_SIZE];
-	size_t i;
+	size_t i, j;
 	int r;
 
+	srand(time(NULL));
+
+	/* shuffle it to minimize load on nodes */
+	for (i = LEN(nodes) - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+		j = rand() % LEN(nodes);
+		tmp = nodes[j];
+		nodes[j] = nodes[i];
+		nodes[i] = tmp;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < LEN(nodes); i++) {
 		n = &nodes[i];
 		if (ipv6 == 1 && !n->addr6)