Sticky to one service connection if not in async scope

samples/ChatSample/ChatSample.Net60/Program.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using ChatSample.Net60;
 using ChatSample.Net60.Hubs;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
@@ -6,6 +7,9 @@
 builder.Services.AddRazorPages();
 builder.Services.AddSignalR().AddAzureSignalR();
 
+// uncomment for streaming outside the scope
+// builder.Services.AddHostedService<StreamingService>();
+
 var app = builder.Build();
 
 // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.

samples/ChatSample/ChatSample.Net60/StreamingService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+
+using ChatSample.Net60.Hubs;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace ChatSample.Net60
+{
+ public class StreamingService : IHostedService
+ {
+ private readonly IHubContext<ChatHub> _hubContext;
+ private readonly ILogger<StreamingService> _logger;
+
+ public StreamingService(IHubContext<ChatHub> hubContext, ILogger<StreamingService> logger) {
+ _hubContext = hubContext;
+ _logger = logger;
+ }
+ public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ return Task.Factory.StartNew(() => StreamingTask(cancellationToken), TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);
+ }
+
+ public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ return Task.CompletedTask;
+ }
+
+ private async Task StreamingTask(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ long counter = 0;
+
+ _logger.LogInformation("Waiting");
+
+ await Task.Delay(5000);
+
+ _logger.LogInformation("Spamming");
+
+ while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+ {
+ counter++;
+
+ await _hubContext.Clients.All.SendAsync("ReceiveMessage", counter, counter);
+
+ await Task.Delay(1);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}

src/Microsoft.Azure.SignalR.Common/ServiceConnections/ServiceConnectionBase.cs

@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ public async Task StartAsync(string target = null)
  }
  finally
  {
+ // mark the status as Disconnected so that no one will write to this connection anymore
+ Status = ServiceConnectionStatus.Disconnected;
  syncTimer?.Stop();
 
  // when ProcessIncoming completes, clean up the connection
@@ -195,10 +197,7 @@ public async Task StartAsync(string target = null)
  finally
  {
  // wait until all the connections are cleaned up to close the outgoing pipe
- // mark the status as Disconnected so that no one will write to this connection anymore
  // Don't allow write anymore when the connection is disconnected
- Status = ServiceConnectionStatus.Disconnected;
-
  await _writeLock.WaitAsync();
  try
  {

src/Microsoft.Azure.SignalR.Common/ServiceConnections/ServiceConnectionContainerBase.cs

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Azure.SignalR.Common;
@@ -24,11 +26,16 @@ internal abstract class ServiceConnectionContainerBase : IServiceConnectionConta
 
  private static readonly int MaxReconnectBackOffInternalInMilliseconds = 1000;
 
+ private static readonly TimeSpan MessageWriteRetryDelay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200);
+ private static readonly int MessageWriteMaxRetry = 3;
+
  // Give (interval * 3 + 1) delay when check value expire.
  private static readonly long DefaultServersPingTimeoutTicks = Stopwatch.Frequency * ((long)Constants.Periods.DefaultServersPingInterval.TotalSeconds * 3 + 1);
 
  private static readonly Tuple<string, long> DefaultServersTagContext = new Tuple<string, long>(string.Empty, 0);
 
+ private readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<byte, StrongBox<WeakReference<IServiceConnection>>> _partitionedCache;
+
  private readonly BackOffPolicy _backOffPolicy = new BackOffPolicy();
 
  private readonly object _lock = new object();
@@ -155,6 +162,8 @@ protected ServiceConnectionContainerBase(IServiceConnectionFactory serviceConnec
  }
 
  _serversPing = new CustomizedPingTimer(Logger, Constants.CustomizedPingTimer.Servers, WriteServersPingAsync, Constants.Periods.DefaultServersPingInterval, Constants.Periods.DefaultServersPingInterval);
+
+ _partitionedCache = Enumerable.Range(0, 256).ToDictionary(i => (byte)i, i => new StrongBox<WeakReference<IServiceConnection>>(new WeakReference<IServiceConnection>(null)));
  }
 
  public event Action<StatusChange> ConnectionStatusChanged;
@@ -216,7 +225,7 @@ public void HandleAck(AckMessage ackMessage)
 
  public virtual Task WriteAsync(ServiceMessage serviceMessage)
  {
- return WriteToScopedOrRandomAvailableConnection(serviceMessage);
+ return WriteMessageAsync(serviceMessage);
  }
 
  public async Task<bool> WriteAckableMessageAsync(ServiceMessage serviceMessage, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
@@ -233,7 +242,7 @@ public async Task<bool> WriteAckableMessageAsync(ServiceMessage serviceMessage,
  // whereas ackable ones complete upon full roundtrip of the message and the ack (or timeout).
  // Therefore sending them over different connections creates a possibility for processing them out of original order.
  // By sending both message types over the same connection we ensure that they are sent (and processed) in their original order.
- await WriteToScopedOrRandomAvailableConnection(serviceMessage);
+ await WriteMessageAsync(serviceMessage);
 
  var status = await task;
  return AckHandler.HandleAckStatus(ackableMessage, status);
@@ -414,6 +423,115 @@ protected async Task RemoveConnectionAsync(IServiceConnection c, GracefulShutdow
  Log.TimeoutWaitingForFinAck(Logger, retry);
  }
 
+ private async Task WriteMessageAsync(ServiceMessage serviceMessage)
+ {
+ var connection = SelectConnection(serviceMessage);
+
+ var retry = 0;
+ var maxRetry = MessageWriteMaxRetry;
+ var delay = MessageWriteRetryDelay;
+ while (true)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ await connection.WriteAsync(serviceMessage);
+ return;
+ }
+ catch (ServiceConnectionNotActiveException)
+ {
+ // enter the re-select logic
+ retry++;
+ if (retry == maxRetry)
+ {
+ throw;
+ }
+
+ await Task.Delay(delay);
+ connection = SelectConnection(serviceMessage);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ private IServiceConnection SelectConnection(ServiceMessage message)
+ {
+ IServiceConnection connection = null;
+ if (ClientConnectionScope.IsScopeEstablished)
+ {
+ // see if the execution context already has the connection stored for this container
+ var containers = ClientConnectionScope.OutboundServiceConnections;
+ if (!(containers.TryGetValue(Endpoint.UniqueIndex, out var connectionWeakReference)
+ && connectionWeakReference.TryGetTarget(out connection)
+ && IsActiveConnection(connection)))
+ {
+ connection = GetRandomActiveConnection();
+ ClientConnectionScope.OutboundServiceConnections[Endpoint.UniqueIndex] = new WeakReference<IServiceConnection>(connection);
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ // if it is not in scope
+ // if message is partitionable, use the container's partition cache, otherwise use a random connection
+ if (message is IPartitionableMessage partitionable)
+ {
+ var box = _partitionedCache[partitionable.PartitionKey];
+ if (!box.Value.TryGetTarget(out connection) || !IsActiveConnection(connection))
+ {
+ lock (box)
+ {
+ if (!box.Value.TryGetTarget(out connection) || !IsActiveConnection(connection))
+ {
+ connection = GetRandomActiveConnection();
+ box.Value.SetTarget(connection);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ connection = GetRandomActiveConnection();
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (connection == null)
+ {
+ throw new ServiceConnectionNotActiveException();
+ }
+
+ return connection;
+ }
+
+ private bool IsActiveConnection(IServiceConnection connection)
+ {
+ return connection != null && connection.Status == ServiceConnectionStatus.Connected;
+ }
+
+ private IServiceConnection GetRandomActiveConnection()
+ {
+ var currentConnections = ServiceConnections;
+
+ // go through all the connections, it can be useful when one of the remote service instances is down
+ var count = currentConnections.Count;
+ var initial = StaticRandom.Next(-count, count);
+ var maxRetry = count;
+ var retry = 0;
+ var index = (initial & int.MaxValue) % count;
+ var direction = initial > 0 ? 1 : count - 1;
+
+ while (retry < maxRetry)
+ {
+ var connection = currentConnections[index];
+ if (IsActiveConnection(connection))
+ {
+ return connection;
+ }
+
+ retry++;
+ index = (index + direction) % count;
+ }
+
+ return null;
+ }
+
  private async Task RestartFixedServiceConnectionCoreAsync(int index)
  {
  if (_terminated)
@@ -481,81 +599,6 @@ private void OnConnectionStatusChanged(StatusChange obj)
  }
  }
 
- private async Task WriteToScopedOrRandomAvailableConnection(ServiceMessage serviceMessage)
- {
- // ServiceConnections can change the collection underneath so we make a local copy and pass it along
- var currentConnections = ServiceConnections;
-
- if (ClientConnectionScope.IsScopeEstablished)
- {
- // see if the execution context already has the connection stored for this container
- var containers = ClientConnectionScope.OutboundServiceConnections;
- Debug.Assert(containers != null);
- containers.TryGetValue(Endpoint.UniqueIndex, out var connectionWeakReference);
- IServiceConnection connection = null;
- connectionWeakReference?.TryGetTarget(out connection);
-
- var connectionUsed = await WriteWithRetry(serviceMessage, connection, currentConnections);
-
- // Todo:
- // There is currently no synchronization when persisting selected connection in ClientConnectionScope.
- // This is only a concern when there are concurrent writes involved and when one of the following is true:
- // - we need to change the selected connection (e.g. the currently persisted connection status is bad)
- // - we need to make the initial connection selection (e.g. no secondary connection in async local yet)
- // This lack of synchronization can lead to using multiple connections and cause out of order messages.
-
- // Try to persist the connection choice for the subsequent calls within the same async flow
- if (connectionUsed != connection)
- {
- ClientConnectionScope.OutboundServiceConnections[Endpoint.UniqueIndex] = new WeakReference<IServiceConnection>(connectionUsed);
- }
- }
- else
- {
- await WriteWithRetry(serviceMessage, null, currentConnections);
- }
- }
-
- private async Task<IServiceConnection> WriteWithRetry(ServiceMessage serviceMessage, IServiceConnection connection, List<IServiceConnection> currentConnections)
- {
- // go through all the connections, it can be useful when one of the remote service instances is down
- var count = currentConnections.Count;
- var initial = StaticRandom.Next(-count, count);
- var maxRetry = count;
- var retry = 0;
- var index = (initial & int.MaxValue) % count;
- var direction = initial > 0 ? 1 : count - 1;
-
- // ensure a full sweep starting with the connection flowed with the async context
- while (retry <= maxRetry)
- {
- if (connection != null && connection.Status == ServiceConnectionStatus.Connected)
- {
- try
- {
- // still possible the connection is not valid
- await connection.WriteAsync(serviceMessage);
- return connection;
- }
- catch (ServiceConnectionNotActiveException)
- {
- if (retry == maxRetry - 1)
- {
- throw;
- }
- }
- }
-
- // try current index instead
- connection = currentConnections[index];
-
- retry++;
- index = (index + direction) % count;
- }
-
- throw new ServiceConnectionNotActiveException();
- }
-
  private IEnumerable<IServiceConnection> CreateFixedServiceConnection(int count)
  {
  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)

src/Microsoft.Azure.SignalR.Protocols/CheckWithAckMessage.cs

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ protected CheckWithAckMessage(int ackId, ulong? tracingId)
  /// <summary>
  /// A waiting for ack check-user-in-group message.
  /// </summary>
- public class CheckUserInGroupWithAckMessage : CheckWithAckMessage
+ public class CheckUserInGroupWithAckMessage : CheckWithAckMessage, IPartitionableMessage
  {
  /// <summary>
  /// Gets or sets the user Id.
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class CheckUserInGroupWithAckMessage : CheckWithAckMessage
  /// Gets or sets the group name.
  /// </summary>
  public string GroupName { get; set; }
+ public byte PartitionKey => GeneratePartitionKey(GroupName);
 
  /// <summary>
  /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CheckUserInGroupWithAckMessage"/> class.
@@ -57,13 +58,15 @@ public CheckUserInGroupWithAckMessage(string userId, string groupName, int ackId
  /// <summary>
  /// A waiting for ack check-any-connection-in-group message.
  /// </summary>
- public class CheckGroupExistenceWithAckMessage : CheckWithAckMessage
+ public class CheckGroupExistenceWithAckMessage : CheckWithAckMessage, IPartitionableMessage
  {
  /// <summary>
  /// Gets or sets the group name.
  /// </summary>
  public string GroupName { get; set; }
 
+ public byte PartitionKey => GeneratePartitionKey(GroupName);
+
  /// <summary>
  /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CheckGroupExistenceWithAckMessage"/> class.
  /// </summary>
@@ -101,12 +104,13 @@ public CheckConnectionExistenceWithAckMessage(string connectionId, int ackId = 0
  /// <summary>
  /// A waiting for ack check-user-existence message.
  /// </summary>
- public class CheckUserExistenceWithAckMessage : CheckWithAckMessage
+ public class CheckUserExistenceWithAckMessage : CheckWithAckMessage, IPartitionableMessage
  {
  /// <summary>
  /// Gets or sets the user Id.
  /// </summary>
  public string UserId { get; set; }
+ public byte PartitionKey => GeneratePartitionKey(UserId);
 
  /// <summary>
  /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CheckUserExistenceWithAckMessage"/> class.