Make history module optional

profile/config.go

@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ var (
 
 	// Setting "Permanent Verdicts" at order 96.
 
+	CfgOptionEnableHistoryKey   = "filter/enableHistory"
+	cfgOptionEnableHistory      config.BoolOption
+	cfgOptionEnableHistoryOrder = 66
+
 	// Setting "Enable SPN" at order 128.
 
 	CfgOptionUseSPNKey   = "spn/use"
@@ -239,6 +243,26 @@ func registerConfiguration() error { //nolint:maintidx
 	cfgOptionDisableAutoPermit = config.Concurrent.GetAsInt(CfgOptionDisableAutoPermitKey, int64(status.SecurityLevelsAll))
 	cfgIntOptions[CfgOptionDisableAutoPermitKey] = cfgOptionDisableAutoPermit
 
+	// Enable History
+	err = config.Register(&config.Option{
+		Name:           "Enable Connection History",
+		Key:            CfgOptionEnableHistoryKey,
+		Description:    "Whether or not to save connections to the history database",
+		OptType:        config.OptTypeBool,
+		ReleaseLevel:   config.ReleaseLevelExperimental,
+		ExpertiseLevel: config.ExpertiseLevelExpert,
+		DefaultValue:   false,
+		Annotations: config.Annotations{
+			config.DisplayOrderAnnotation: cfgOptionEnableHistoryOrder,
+			config.CategoryAnnotation:     "Advanced",
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	cfgOptionEnableHistory = config.Concurrent.GetAsBool(CfgOptionEnableHistoryKey, false)
+	cfgBoolOptions[CfgOptionEnableHistoryKey] = cfgOptionEnableHistory
+
 	rulesHelp := strings.ReplaceAll(`Rules are checked from top to bottom, stopping after the first match. They can match:
 
 - By address: "192.168.0.1"

profile/profile-layered.go

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type LayeredProfile struct {
 	DomainHeuristics    config.BoolOption   `json:"-"`
 	UseSPN              config.BoolOption   `json:"-"`
 	SPNRoutingAlgorithm config.StringOption `json:"-"`
+	HistoryEnabled      config.BoolOption   `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // NewLayeredProfile returns a new layered profile based on the given local profile.
@@ -120,6 +121,10 @@ func NewLayeredProfile(localProfile *Profile) *LayeredProfile {
 		CfgOptionRoutingAlgorithmKey,
 		cfgOptionRoutingAlgorithm,
 	)
+	lp.HistoryEnabled = lp.wrapBoolOption(
+		CfgOptionEnableHistoryKey,
+		cfgOptionEnableHistory,
+	)
 
 	lp.LayerIDs = append(lp.LayerIDs, localProfile.ScopedID())
 	lp.layers = append(lp.layers, localProfile)

profile/profile.go

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ type Profile struct { //nolint:maligned // not worth the effort
 	filterListIDs     []string
 	spnUsagePolicy    endpoints.Endpoints
 	spnExitHubPolicy  endpoints.Endpoints
+	enableHistory     bool
 
 	// Lifecycle Management
 	outdated   *abool.AtomicBool
@@ -233,6 +234,11 @@ func (profile *Profile) parseConfig() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	enableHistory, ok := profile.configPerspective.GetAsBool(CfgOptionEnableHistoryKey)
+	if ok {
+		profile.enableHistory = enableHistory
+	}
+
 	return lastErr
 }
 
@@ -315,6 +321,11 @@ func (profile *Profile) IsOutdated() bool {
 	return profile.outdated.IsSet()
 }
 
+// HistoryEnabled returns true if connection history is enabled for the profile.
+func (profile *Profile) HistoryEnabled() bool {
+	return profile.enableHistory
+}
+
 // GetEndpoints returns the endpoint list of the profile. This functions
 // requires the profile to be read locked.
 func (profile *Profile) GetEndpoints() endpoints.Endpoints {