Method nodeKeyLocked

tailcat.go:1440–1449

nodeKeyLocked returns the client's effective node private key, resolving it from the Key field (or generating a fresh one) on first use. c.startMu must be held.

()

// resolving it from the Key field (or generating a fresh one) on
// first use. c.startMu must be held.
func (c *Client) nodeKeyLocked() key.NodePrivate {
	if c.key.IsZero() {
		if !c.Key.IsZero() {
			c.key = c.Key
		} else {
			c.key = key.NewNode()
		}
	}
	return c.key
}

// NewClient returns a client that will connect to the server
// identified by the given token. It is shorthand for