path: root/core/connection.go

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//go:generate binapi-generator --input-dir=bin_api --output-dir=bin_api

package core

import (
	"errors"
	"os"
	"sync"
	"sync/atomic"
	"time"

	logger "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"

	"git.fd.io/govpp.git/adapter"
	"git.fd.io/govpp.git/api"
	"git.fd.io/govpp.git/codec"
	"git.fd.io/govpp.git/core/bin_api/vpe"
)

var (
	msgControlPing      api.Message = &vpe.ControlPing{}
	msgControlPingReply api.Message = &vpe.ControlPingReply{}
)

const (
	requestChannelBufSize      = 100 // default size of the request channel buffers
	replyChannelBufSize        = 100 // default size of the reply channel buffers
	notificationChannelBufSize = 100 // default size of the notification channel buffers
)

var (
	healthCheckProbeInterval = time.Second * 1        // default health check probe interval
	healthCheckReplyTimeout  = time.Millisecond * 100 // timeout for reply to a health check probe
	healthCheckThreshold     = 1                      // number of failed healthProbe until the error is reported
)

// ConnectionState holds the current state of the connection to VPP.
type ConnectionState int

const (
	// Connected connection state means that the connection to VPP has been successfully established.
	Connected ConnectionState = iota

	// Disconnected connection state means that the connection to VPP has been lost.
	Disconnected
)

// ConnectionEvent is a notification about change in the VPP connection state.
type ConnectionEvent struct {
	// Timestamp holds the time when the event has been generated.
	Timestamp time.Time

	// State holds the new state of the connection to VPP at the time when the event has been generated.
	State ConnectionState
}

// Connection represents a shared memory connection to VPP via vppAdapter.
type Connection struct {
	vpp       adapter.VppAdapter // VPP adapter
	connected uint32             // non-zero if the adapter is connected to VPP
	codec     *codec.MsgCodec    // message codec

	msgIDsLock sync.RWMutex      // lock for the message IDs map
	msgIDs     map[string]uint16 // map of message IDs indexed by message name + CRC

	channelsLock sync.RWMutex        // lock for the channels map
	channels     map[uint16]*channel // map of all API channels indexed by the channel ID

	notifSubscriptionsLock sync.RWMutex                        // lock for the subscriptions map
	notifSubscriptions     map[uint16][]*api.NotifSubscription // map od all notification subscriptions indexed by message ID

	maxChannelID uint32 // maximum used channel ID (the real limit is 2^15, 32-bit is used for atomic operations)
	pingReqID    uint16 // ID if the ControlPing message
	pingReplyID  uint16 // ID of the ControlPingReply message

	lastReplyLock sync.Mutex // lock for the last reply
	lastReply     time.Time  // time of the last received reply from VPP
}

var (
	log      *logger.Logger // global logger
	conn     *Connection    // global handle to the Connection (used in the message receive callback)
	connLock sync.RWMutex   // lock for the global connection
)

// init initializes global logger, which logs debug level messages to stdout.
func init() {
	log = logger.New()
	log.Out = os.Stdout
	log.Level = logger.DebugLevel
}

// SetLogger sets global logger to provided one.
func SetLogger(l *logger.Logger) {
	log = l
}

// SetHealthCheckProbeInterval sets health check probe interval.
// Beware: Function is not thread-safe. It is recommended to setup this parameter
// before connecting to vpp.
func SetHealthCheckProbeInterval(interval time.Duration) {
	healthCheckProbeInterval = interval
}

// SetHealthCheckReplyTimeout sets timeout for reply to a health check probe.
// If reply arrives after the timeout, check is considered as failed.
// Beware: Function is not thread-safe. It is recommended to setup this parameter
// before connecting to vpp.
func SetHealthCheckReplyTimeout(timeout time.Duration) {
	healthCheckReplyTimeout = timeout
}

// SetHealthCheckThreshold sets the number of failed healthProbe checks until the error is reported.
// Beware: Function is not thread-safe. It is recommended to setup this parameter
// before connecting to vpp.
func SetHealthCheckThreshold(threshold int) {
	healthCheckThreshold = threshold
}

// SetControlPingMessages sets the messages for ControlPing and ControlPingReply
func SetControlPingMessages(controPing, controlPingReply api.Message) {
	msgControlPing = controPing
	msgControlPingReply = controlPingReply
}

// Connect connects to VPP using specified VPP adapter and returns the connection handle.
// This call blocks until VPP is connected, or an error occurs. Only one connection attempt will be performed.
func Connect(vppAdapter adapter.VppAdapter) (*Connection, error) {
	// create new connection handle
	c, err := newConnection(vppAdapter)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// blocking attempt to connect to VPP
	err = c.connectVPP()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return conn, nil
}

// AsyncConnect asynchronously connects to VPP using specified VPP adapter and returns the connection handle
// and ConnectionState channel. This call does not block until connection is established, it
// returns immediately. The caller is supposed to watch the returned ConnectionState channel for
// Connected/Disconnected events. In case of disconnect, the library will asynchronously try to reconnect.
func AsyncConnect(vppAdapter adapter.VppAdapter) (*Connection, chan ConnectionEvent, error) {
	// create new connection handle
	c, err := newConnection(vppAdapter)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	// asynchronously attempt to connect to VPP
	connChan := make(chan ConnectionEvent, notificationChannelBufSize)
	go c.connectLoop(connChan)

	return conn, connChan, nil
}

// Disconnect disconnects from VPP and releases all connection-related resources.
func (c *Connection) Disconnect() {
	if c == nil {
		return
	}
	connLock.Lock()
	defer connLock.Unlock()

	if c != nil && c.vpp != nil {
		c.disconnectVPP()
	}
	conn = nil
}

// newConnection returns new connection handle.
func newConnection(vppAdapter adapter.VppAdapter) (*Connection, error) {
	connLock.Lock()
	defer connLock.Unlock()

	if conn != nil {
		return nil, errors.New("only one connection per process is supported")
	}

	conn = &Connection{
		vpp:                vppAdapter,
		codec:              &codec.MsgCodec{},
		channels:           make(map[uint16]*channel),
		msgIDs:             make(map[string]uint16),
		notifSubscriptions: make(map[uint16][]*api.NotifSubscription),
	}

	conn.vpp.SetMsgCallback(msgCallback)
	return conn, nil
}

// connectVPP performs one blocking attempt to connect to VPP.
func (c *Connection) connectVPP() error {
	log.Debug("Connecting to VPP...")

	// blocking connect
	err := c.vpp.Connect()
	if err != nil {
		log.Warn(err)
		return err
	}

	// store control ping IDs
	if c.pingReqID, err = c.GetMessageID(msgControlPing); err != nil {
		c.vpp.Disconnect()
		return err
	}
	if c.pingReplyID, err = c.GetMessageID(msgControlPingReply); err != nil {
		c.vpp.Disconnect()
		return err
	}

	// store connected state
	atomic.StoreUint32(&c.connected, 1)

	log.Info("Connected to VPP.")
	return nil
}

// disconnectVPP disconnects from VPP in case it is connected.
func (c *Connection) disconnectVPP() {
	if atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&c.connected, 1, 0) {
		c.vpp.Disconnect()
	}
}

// connectLoop attempts to connect to VPP until it succeeds.
// Then it continues with healthCheckLoop.
func (c *Connection) connectLoop(connChan chan ConnectionEvent) {
	// loop until connected
	for {
		if err := c.vpp.WaitReady(); err != nil {
			log.Warnf("wait ready failed: %v", err)
		}
		if err := c.connectVPP(); err == nil {
			// signal connected event
			connChan <- ConnectionEvent{Timestamp: time.Now(), State: Connected}
			break
		} else {
			log.Errorf("connecting to VPP failed: %v", err)
			time.Sleep(time.Second)
		}
	}

	// we are now connected, continue with health check loop
	c.healthCheckLoop(connChan)
}

// healthCheckLoop checks whether connection to VPP is alive. In case of disconnect,
// it continues with connectLoop and tries to reconnect.
func (c *Connection) healthCheckLoop(connChan chan ConnectionEvent) {
	// create a separate API channel for health check probes
	ch, err := conn.newAPIChannelBuffered(1, 1)
	if err != nil {
		log.Error("Failed to create health check API channel, health check will be disabled:", err)
		return
	}

	var sinceLastReply time.Duration
	var failedChecks int

	// send health check probes until an error or timeout occurs
	for {
		// sleep until next health check probe period
		time.Sleep(healthCheckProbeInterval)

		if atomic.LoadUint32(&c.connected) == 0 {
			// Disconnect has been called in the meantime, return the healthcheck - reconnect loop
			log.Debug("Disconnected on request, exiting health check loop.")
			return
		}

		// try draining probe replies from previous request before sending next one
		select {
		case <-ch.replyChan:
			log.Debug("drained old probe reply from reply channel")
		default:
		}

		// send the control ping request
		ch.reqChan <- &api.VppRequest{Message: msgControlPing}

		for {
			// expect response within timeout period
			select {
			case vppReply := <-ch.replyChan:
				err = vppReply.Error

			case <-time.After(healthCheckReplyTimeout):
				err = ErrProbeTimeout

				// check if time since last reply from any other
				// channel is less than health check reply timeout
				conn.lastReplyLock.Lock()
				sinceLastReply = time.Since(c.lastReply)
				conn.lastReplyLock.Unlock()

				if sinceLastReply < healthCheckReplyTimeout {
					log.Warnf("VPP health check probe timing out, but some request on other channel was received %v ago, continue waiting!", sinceLastReply)
					continue
				}
			}
			break
		}

		if err == ErrProbeTimeout {
			failedChecks++
			log.Warnf("VPP health check probe timed out after %v (%d. timeout)", healthCheckReplyTimeout, failedChecks)
			if failedChecks > healthCheckThreshold {
				// in case of exceeded treshold disconnect
				log.Errorf("VPP health check exceeded treshold for timeouts (>%d), assuming disconnect", healthCheckThreshold)
				connChan <- ConnectionEvent{Timestamp: time.Now(), State: Disconnected}
				break
			}
		} else if err != nil {
			// in case of error disconnect
			log.Errorf("VPP health check probe failed: %v", err)
			connChan <- ConnectionEvent{Timestamp: time.Now(), State: Disconnected}
			break
		} else if failedChecks > 0 {
			failedChecks = 0
			log.Infof("VPP health check probe OK")
		}
	}

	// cleanup
	ch.Close()
	c.disconnectVPP()

	// we are now disconnected, start connect loop
	c.connectLoop(connChan)
}

func (c *Connection) NewAPIChannel() (api.Channel, error) {
	return c.newAPIChannelBuffered(requestChannelBufSize, replyChannelBufSize)
}

func (c *Connection) NewAPIChannelBuffered(reqChanBufSize, replyChanBufSize int) (api.Channel, error) {
	return c.newAPIChannelBuffered(reqChanBufSize, replyChanBufSize)
}

// NewAPIChannelBuffered returns a new API channel for communication with VPP via govpp core.
// It allows to specify custom buffer sizes for the request and reply Go channels.
func (c *Connection) newAPIChannelBuffered(reqChanBufSize, replyChanBufSize int) (*channel, error) {
	if c == nil {
		return nil, errors.New("nil connection passed in")
	}

	chID := uint16(atomic.AddUint32(&c.maxChannelID, 1) & 0x7fff)
	ch := &channel{
		id:           chID,
		replyTimeout: defaultReplyTimeout,
	}
	ch.msgDecoder = c.codec
	ch.msgIdentifier = c

	// create the communication channels
	ch.reqChan = make(chan *api.VppRequest, reqChanBufSize)
	ch.replyChan = make(chan *api.VppReply, replyChanBufSize)
	ch.notifSubsChan = make(chan *api.NotifSubscribeRequest, reqChanBufSize)
	ch.notifSubsReplyChan = make(chan error, replyChanBufSize)

	// store API channel within the client
	c.channelsLock.Lock()
	c.channels[chID] = ch
	c.channelsLock.Unlock()

	// start watching on the request channel
	go c.watchRequests(ch)

	return ch, nil
}

// releaseAPIChannel releases API channel that needs to be closed.
func (c *Connection) releaseAPIChannel(ch *channel) {
	log.WithFields(logger.Fields{
		"ID": ch.id,
	}).Debug("API channel closed.")

	// delete the channel from channels map
	c.channelsLock.Lock()
	delete(c.channels, ch.id)
	c.channelsLock.Unlock()
}