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Make formula internals thread safe. (#332)
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* Make formula internals thread safe.

* PR feedback.

* Remove old test.
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Laimiux authored Jan 25, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.instacart.formula.coroutines
import com.instacart.formula.FormulaRuntime
import com.instacart.formula.IFormula
import com.instacart.formula.Inspector
import com.instacart.formula.internal.ThreadChecker
import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.awaitClose
import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.trySendBlocking
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inspector: Inspector? = null,
isValidationEnabled: Boolean = false,
): Flow<Output> {
val threadChecker = ThreadChecker(formula)
return callbackFlow<Output> {
threadChecker.check("Need to subscribe on main thread.")

val runtime = FormulaRuntime(
threadChecker = threadChecker,
formula = formula,
onOutput = this::trySendBlocking,
onError = this::close,
inspector = inspector,
isValidationEnabled = isValidationEnabled,
)

input.onEach { input -> runtime.onInput(input) }.launchIn(this)
input.onEach(runtime::onInput).launchIn(this)

awaitClose {
runtime.terminate()
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package com.instacart.formula.rxjava3

import com.instacart.formula.FormulaPlugins
import com.instacart.formula.FormulaRuntime
import com.instacart.formula.IFormula
import com.instacart.formula.Inspector
import com.instacart.formula.internal.ThreadChecker
import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Observable
import io.reactivex.rxjava3.disposables.CompositeDisposable
import io.reactivex.rxjava3.disposables.FormulaDisposableHelper
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inspector: Inspector? = null,
isValidationEnabled: Boolean = false,
): Observable<Output> {
val threadChecker = ThreadChecker(formula)
return Observable.create { emitter ->
threadChecker.check("Need to subscribe on main thread.")

return Observable.create<Output> { emitter ->
val runtime = FormulaRuntime(
threadChecker = threadChecker,
formula = formula,
onOutput = emitter::onNext,
onError = emitter::onError,
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)

val disposables = CompositeDisposable()
disposables.add(input.subscribe({ input ->
runtime.onInput(input)
}, emitter::onError))

disposables.add(input.subscribe(runtime::onInput, emitter::onError))
disposables.add(FormulaDisposableHelper.fromRunnable(runtime::terminate))

emitter.setDisposable(disposables)
}.distinctUntilChanged()
}
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25 changes: 12 additions & 13 deletions formula/src/main/java/com/instacart/formula/FormulaRuntime.kt
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Expand Up @@ -3,30 +3,27 @@ package com.instacart.formula
import com.instacart.formula.internal.FormulaManager
import com.instacart.formula.internal.FormulaManagerImpl
import com.instacart.formula.internal.ManagerDelegate
import com.instacart.formula.internal.ThreadChecker
import com.instacart.formula.internal.SynchronizedUpdateQueue
import java.util.LinkedList

/**
* Takes a [Formula] and creates an Observable<Output> from it.
*/
class FormulaRuntime<Input : Any, Output : Any>(
private val threadChecker: ThreadChecker,
private val formula: IFormula<Input, Output>,
private val onOutput: (Output) -> Unit,
private val onError: (Throwable) -> Unit,
private val isValidationEnabled: Boolean = false,
inspector: Inspector? = null,
) : ManagerDelegate {
private val synchronizedUpdateQueue = SynchronizedUpdateQueue()
private val inspector = FormulaPlugins.inspector(type = formula.type(), local = inspector)
private val implementation = formula.implementation()

private var manager: FormulaManagerImpl<Input, *, Output>? = null
private val inspector = FormulaPlugins.inspector(
type = formula.type(),
local = inspector,
)

private var emitOutput = false
private var lastOutput: Output? = null

private var input: Input? = null
private var key: Any? = null

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private var inputId: Int = 0

/**
* Global transition effect queue which executes side-effects
* after all formulas are idle.
* Global transition effect queue which executes side-effects after all formulas are idle.
*/
private var globalEffectQueue = LinkedList<Effects>()

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}

fun onInput(input: Input) {
threadChecker.check("Input arrived on a wrong thread.")
synchronizedUpdateQueue.postUpdate { onInputInternal(input) }
}

private fun onInputInternal(input: Input) {
if (isRuntimeTerminated) return

val isKeyValid = isKeyValid(input)
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}

fun terminate() {
threadChecker.check("Need to unsubscribe on the main thread.")
synchronizedUpdateQueue.postUpdate(this::terminateInternal)
}

private fun terminateInternal() {
if (isRuntimeTerminated) return
isRuntimeTerminated = true

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}

override fun onPostTransition(effects: Effects?, evaluate: Boolean) {
threadChecker.check("Only thread that created it can post transition result")

effects?.let {
globalEffectQueue.addLast(effects)
}
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private fun initManager(initialInput: Input): FormulaManagerImpl<Input, *, Output> {
return FormulaManagerImpl(
queue = synchronizedUpdateQueue,
delegate = this,
formula = implementation,
initialInput = initialInput,
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Expand Up @@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ package com.instacart.formula.internal

internal data class ActionKey(
val id: Long,
val delegateKey: Any?,
private val delegateKey: Any?,
)
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Expand Up @@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ internal class ChildrenManager(
val childFormulaHolder = children.findOrInit(key) {
val implementation = formula.implementation()
FormulaManagerImpl(
queue = delegate.queue,
delegate = delegate,
formula = implementation,
initialInput = input,
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Expand Up @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KClass
* a state change, it will rerun [Formula.evaluate].
*/
internal class FormulaManagerImpl<Input, State, Output>(
val queue: SynchronizedUpdateQueue,
private val delegate: ManagerDelegate,
private val formula: Formula<Input, State, Output>,
initialInput: Input,
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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import com.instacart.formula.Evaluation
*/
internal class Frame<Input, State, Output>(
val input: Input,
val state: State,
private val state: State,
val evaluation: Evaluation<Output>,
val associatedEvaluationId: Long,
)
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Expand Up @@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ internal class ListenerImpl<Input, State, EventT>(internal var key: Any) : Liste
// TODO: log if null listener (it might be due to formula removal or due to callback removal)
val manager = manager ?: return

val deferredTransition = DeferredTransition(this, transition, event)
manager.onPendingTransition(deferredTransition)
manager.queue.postUpdate {
val deferredTransition = DeferredTransition(this, transition, event)
manager.onPendingTransition(deferredTransition)
}
}

fun disable() {
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/**
* A wrapper to convert Listener<Unit> from (Unit) -> Unit into () -> Unit
*/
internal data class UnitListener(val delegate: Listener<Unit>): () -> Unit {
internal data class UnitListener(private val delegate: Listener<Unit>): () -> Unit {
override fun invoke() = delegate(Unit)
}
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package com.instacart.formula.internal

import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference

/**
* We can only process one formula update at a time. To enable thread-safety we use a
* non-blocking event queue with a serial confinement strategy for queue processing. All external
* formula events use [postUpdate] function which adds the update to [updateQueue], and then,
* tries to start processing the queue via atomic [threadRunning] variable. If another thread
* was first to take over [threadRunning], we let that thread continue and we exit out. Given
* all formula state access is gated via [threadRunning] atomic reference, we are able to ensure
* that there is happens-before relationship between each thread and memory changes are visible
* between them.
*/
class SynchronizedUpdateQueue {
/**
* Defines a thread currently executing formula update. Null value indicates idle queue.
*
* To ensure that memory changes within formula internals are synchronized between threads,
* we piggyback on the internal synchronization of this variable. Modification to this
* variable wraps around every formula update:
* - threadRunning = MyThread
* - formulaUpdate()
* - threadRunning = null
*
* This creates happens-before relationship between multiple threads and makes sure that
* all modifications within formulaUpdate() block are visible to the next thread.
*/
private val threadRunning = AtomicReference<Thread>()

/**
* A non-blocking thread-safe FIFO queue that tracks pending updates.
*/
private val updateQueue = ConcurrentLinkedQueue<() -> Unit>()

/**
* To ensure that we execute one update at a time, all external formula events use this
* function to post updates. We add the update to a queue and then try to start processing.
* Failure to start processing indicates that another thread was first and we allow that
* thread to continue.
*/
fun postUpdate(update: () -> Unit) {
val currentThread = Thread.currentThread()
val owner = threadRunning.get()
if (owner == currentThread) {
// This indicates a nested update where an update triggers another update. Given we
// are already thread gated, we can execute this update immediately without a need
// for any extra synchronization.
update()
return
}

val updateExecuted = if (updateQueue.peek() == null) {
// No pending update, let's try to run our update immediately
takeOver(currentThread, update)
} else {
false
}

if (!updateExecuted) {
updateQueue.add(update)
}
tryToDrainQueue(currentThread)
}

/**
* Tries to drain the update queue. It will process one update at a time until
* queue is empty or another thread takes over processing.
*/
private fun tryToDrainQueue(currentThread: Thread) {
while (true) {
// First, we peek to see if there is a value to process.
val peekUpdate = updateQueue.peek()
if (peekUpdate != null) {
// Since there is a pending update, we try to process it.
val updateExecuted = takeOver(currentThread, this::pollAndExecute)
if (!updateExecuted) {
return
}
} else {
return
}
}
}

private fun pollAndExecute() {
// We remove first update from the queue and execute if it exists.
val actualUpdate = updateQueue.poll()
actualUpdate?.invoke()
}

/**
* Tries to take over the processing and execute an [update].
*
* Returns true if it was able to successfully claim the ownership and execute the
* update. Otherwise, returns false (this indicates another thread claimed the right first).
*/
private fun takeOver(currentThread: Thread, update: () -> Unit): Boolean {
return if (threadRunning.compareAndSet(null, currentThread)) {
// We took over the processing, let's execute the [update]
try {
update()
} finally {
// We reset the running thread. To ensure happens-before relationship, this must
// always happen after the [update].
threadRunning.set(null)
}
true
} else {
// Another thread is running, so we return false.
false
}
}
}

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