lib/exec/parent.go

package exec

import (
	"encoding/binary"
	"errors"
	"io"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"syscall"
	"time"

	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/vlog"

	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron/lib/timekeeper"
)

var (
	ErrAuthTimeout    = errors.New("timout in auth handshake")
	ErrTimeout        = errors.New("timeout waiting for child")
	ErrSecretTooLarge = errors.New("secret is too large")
)

// A ParentHandle is the Parent process' means of managing a single child.
type ParentHandle struct {
	c           *exec.Cmd
	config      Config
	secret      string
	statusRead  *os.File
	statusWrite *os.File
	tk          timekeeper.TimeKeeper
}

// ParentHandleOpt is an option for NewParentHandle.
type ParentHandleOpt interface {
	// ExecParentHandleOpt is a signature 'dummy' method for the
	// interface.
	ExecParentHandleOpt()
}

// ConfigOpt can be used to seed the parent handle with a
// config to be passed to the child.
type ConfigOpt struct {
	Config
}

// ExecParentHandleOpt makes ConfigOpt an instance of
// ParentHandleOpt.
func (ConfigOpt) ExecParentHandleOpt() {}

// SecretOpt can be used to seed the parent handle with a custom secret.
type SecretOpt string

// ExecParentHandleOpt makes SecretOpt an instance of ParentHandleOpt.
func (SecretOpt) ExecParentHandleOpt() {}

// TimeKeeperOpt can be used to seed the parent handle with a custom timekeeper.
type TimeKeeperOpt struct {
	timekeeper.TimeKeeper
}

// ExecParentHandleOpt makes TimeKeeperOpt an instance of ParentHandleOpt.
func (TimeKeeperOpt) ExecParentHandleOpt() {}

// NewParentHandle creates a ParentHandle for the child process represented by
// an instance of exec.Cmd.
func NewParentHandle(c *exec.Cmd, opts ...ParentHandleOpt) *ParentHandle {
	c.Env = append(c.Env, versionVariable+"="+version1)
	cfg, secret := NewConfig(), ""
	tk := timekeeper.RealTime()
	for _, opt := range opts {
		switch v := opt.(type) {
		case ConfigOpt:
			cfg = v
		case SecretOpt:
			secret = string(v)
		case TimeKeeperOpt:
			tk = v
		default:
			vlog.Errorf("Unrecognized parent option: %v", v)
		}
	}
	return &ParentHandle{
		c:      c,
		config: cfg,
		secret: secret,
		tk:     tk,
	}
}

// Start starts the child process, sharing a secret with it and
// setting up a communication channel over which to read its status.
func (p *ParentHandle) Start() error {
	// Create anonymous pipe for communicating data between the child
	// and the parent.
	dataRead, dataWrite, err := os.Pipe()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer dataRead.Close()
	defer dataWrite.Close()
	statusRead, statusWrite, err := os.Pipe()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	p.statusRead = statusRead
	p.statusWrite = statusWrite
	// Add the parent-child pipes to cmd.ExtraFiles, offsetting all
	// existing file descriptors accordingly.
	extraFiles := make([]*os.File, len(p.c.ExtraFiles)+2)
	extraFiles[0] = dataRead
	extraFiles[1] = statusWrite
	for i, _ := range p.c.ExtraFiles {
		extraFiles[i+2] = p.c.ExtraFiles[i]
	}
	p.c.ExtraFiles = extraFiles
	// Start the child process.
	if err := p.c.Start(); err != nil {
		p.statusWrite.Close()
		p.statusRead.Close()
		return err
	}
	// Pass data to the child using a pipe.
	serializedConfig, err := p.config.Serialize()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := encodeString(dataWrite, serializedConfig); err != nil {
		p.statusWrite.Close()
		p.statusRead.Close()
		return err
	}
	if err := encodeString(dataWrite, p.secret); err != nil {
		p.statusWrite.Close()
		p.statusRead.Close()
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

func waitForStatus(c chan string, e chan error, r *os.File) {
	buf := make([]byte, 100)
	n, err := r.Read(buf)
	if err != nil {
		e <- err
	} else {
		c <- string(buf[:n])
	}
	r.Close()
	close(c)
	close(e)
}

// WaitForReady will wait for the child process to become ready.
func (p *ParentHandle) WaitForReady(timeout time.Duration) error {
	defer p.statusWrite.Close()
	c := make(chan string, 1)
	e := make(chan error, 1)
	go waitForStatus(c, e, p.statusRead)
	for {
		select {
		case err := <-e:
			return err
		case st := <-c:
			if st == readyStatus {
				return nil
			}
		case <-p.tk.After(timeout):
			// Make sure that the read in waitForStatus
			// returns now.
			p.statusWrite.Write([]byte("quit"))
			return ErrTimeout
		}
	}
	panic("unreachable")
}

// Wait will wait for the child process to terminate of its own accord.
// It returns nil if the process exited cleanly with an exit status of 0,
// any other exit code or error will result in an appropriate error return
func (p *ParentHandle) Wait(timeout time.Duration) error {
	c := make(chan error, 1)
	go func() {
		c <- p.c.Wait()
		close(c)
	}()
	// If timeout is zero time.After will panic; we handle zero specially
	// to mean infinite timeout.
	if timeout > 0 {
		select {
		case <-p.tk.After(timeout):
			return ErrTimeout
		case err := <-c:
			return err
		}
	} else {
		return <-c
	}
	panic("unreachable")
}

// Pid returns the pid of the child, 0 if the child process doesn't exist
func (p *ParentHandle) Pid() int {
	if p.c.Process != nil {
		return p.c.Process.Pid
	}
	return 0
}

// Exists returns true if the child process exists and can be signal'ed
func (p *ParentHandle) Exists() bool {
	if p.c.Process != nil {
		return syscall.Kill(p.c.Process.Pid, 0) == nil
	}
	return false
}

// Kill kills the child process.
func (p *ParentHandle) Kill() error {
	return p.c.Process.Kill()
}

// Signal sends the given signal to the child process.
func (p *ParentHandle) Signal(sig syscall.Signal) error {
	return syscall.Kill(p.c.Process.Pid, sig)
}

// Clean will clean up state, including killing the child process.
func (p *ParentHandle) Clean() error {
	if err := p.Kill(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return p.c.Wait()
}

func encodeString(w io.Writer, data string) error {
	l := len(data)
	if err := binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, int64(l)); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if n, err := w.Write([]byte(data)); err != nil || n != l {
		if err != nil {
			return err
		} else {
			return errors.New("partial write")
		}
	}
	return nil
}