Option to limit max NACKs per lost packet

pkg/nack/generator_interceptor.go

@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ type GeneratorInterceptorFactory struct {
 // NewInterceptor constructs a new ReceiverInterceptor
 func (g *GeneratorInterceptorFactory) NewInterceptor(_ string) (interceptor.Interceptor, error) {
 	i := &GeneratorInterceptor{
-		size:        512,
-		skipLastN:   0,
-		interval:    time.Millisecond * 100,
-		receiveLogs: map[uint32]*receiveLog{},
-		close:       make(chan struct{}),
-		log:         logging.NewDefaultLoggerFactory().NewLogger("nack_generator"),
+		size:              512,
+		skipLastN:         0,
+		maxNacksPerPacket: 0,
+		interval:          time.Millisecond * 100,
+		receiveLogs:       map[uint32]*receiveLog{},
+		nackCountLogs:     map[uint32]map[uint16]uint16{},
+		close:             make(chan struct{}),
+		log:               logging.NewDefaultLoggerFactory().NewLogger("nack_generator"),
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range g.opts {
@@ -45,13 +47,15 @@ func (g *GeneratorInterceptorFactory) NewInterceptor(_ string) (interceptor.Inte
 // GeneratorInterceptor interceptor generates nack feedback messages.
 type GeneratorInterceptor struct {
 	interceptor.NoOp
-	size      uint16
-	skipLastN uint16
-	interval  time.Duration
-	m         sync.Mutex
-	wg        sync.WaitGroup
-	close     chan struct{}
-	log       logging.LeveledLogger
+	size              uint16
+	skipLastN         uint16
+	maxNacksPerPacket uint16
+	interval          time.Duration
+	m                 sync.Mutex
+	wg                sync.WaitGroup
+	close             chan struct{}
+	log               logging.LeveledLogger
+	nackCountLogs     map[uint32]map[uint16]uint16
 
 	receiveLogs   map[uint32]*receiveLog
 	receiveLogsMu sync.Mutex
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ func (n *GeneratorInterceptor) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// nolint:gocognit
 func (n *GeneratorInterceptor) loop(rtcpWriter interceptor.RTCPWriter) {
 	defer n.wg.Done()
 
@@ -147,14 +152,43 @@ func (n *GeneratorInterceptor) loop(rtcpWriter interceptor.RTCPWriter) {
 
 				for ssrc, receiveLog := range n.receiveLogs {
 					missing := receiveLog.missingSeqNumbers(n.skipLastN)
+
+					if len(missing) == 0 || n.nackCountLogs[ssrc] == nil {
+						n.nackCountLogs[ssrc] = map[uint16]uint16{}
+					}
 					if len(missing) == 0 {
 						continue
 					}
 
+					filteredMissing := []uint16{}
+					if n.maxNacksPerPacket > 0 {
+						for _, missingSeq := range missing {
+							if n.nackCountLogs[ssrc][missingSeq] < n.maxNacksPerPacket {
+								filteredMissing = append(filteredMissing, missingSeq)
+							}
+							n.nackCountLogs[ssrc][missingSeq]++
+						}
+					} else {
+						filteredMissing = missing
+					}
+
 					nack := &rtcp.TransportLayerNack{
 						SenderSSRC: senderSSRC,
 						MediaSSRC:  ssrc,
-						Nacks:      rtcp.NackPairsFromSequenceNumbers(missing),
+						Nacks:      rtcp.NackPairsFromSequenceNumbers(filteredMissing),
+					}
+
+					for nackSeq := range n.nackCountLogs[ssrc] {
+						isMissing := false
+						for _, missingSeq := range missing {
+							if missingSeq == nackSeq {
+								isMissing = true
+								break
+							}
+						}
+						if !isMissing {
+							delete(n.nackCountLogs[ssrc], nackSeq)
+						}
 					}
 
 					if _, err := rtcpWriter.Write([]rtcp.Packet{nack}, interceptor.Attributes{}); err != nil {

pkg/nack/generator_option.go

@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ func GeneratorSkipLastN(skipLastN uint16) GeneratorOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// GeneratorMaxNacksPerPacket sets the maximum number of NACKs sent per missing packet, e.g. if set to 2, a missing
+// packet will only be NACKed at most twice. If set to 0 (default), max number of NACKs is unlimited
+func GeneratorMaxNacksPerPacket(maxNacks uint16) GeneratorOption {
+	return func(r *GeneratorInterceptor) error {
+		r.maxNacksPerPacket = maxNacks
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // GeneratorLog sets a logger for the interceptor
 func GeneratorLog(log logging.LeveledLogger) GeneratorOption {
 	return func(r *GeneratorInterceptor) error {