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feat: implement process isolation and improve Windows shutdown handling (#51)
- Refactor service monitoring to use sync.WaitGroup for independent service lifecycle management. - Enhance Windows process termination by using Kill() instead of signals to avoid unsupported errors. - Update tests to validate new process isolation behavior and Windows-specific shutdown logic. - Fix flaky tests related to graceful shutdown on Windows.
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# Go workspace file

‎cli/docs/dev/process-isolation.md‎

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# process isolation implementation
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## overview
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fixed two critical issues with `azd app run`:
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1. **windows process shutdown errors**: "graceful shutdown signal failed, forcing kill" error="invalid argument" / "not supported by windows"
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2. **service crash propagation**: individual service crashes were terminating the entire `azd app run` process and all other services
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## changes made
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### 1. windows process termination fix
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**file**: `cli/src/internal/service/executor.go`
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**problem**: windows doesn't support `os.interrupt` signal properly, causing "not supported by windows" errors
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**solution**: platform-specific process termination
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- unix/linux/macos: use graceful `sigint` shutdown with timeout
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- windows: use direct `kill()` instead of signals
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```go
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// windows doesn't support os.interrupt properly, so kill directly
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if runtime.goos == "windows" {
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return process.process.kill()
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}
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// unix/linux/macos can gracefully handle interrupt signal
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if err := process.process.signal(os.interrupt); err != nil {
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return fmt.errorf("failed to send interrupt signal: %w", err)
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}
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```
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**test coverage**:
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- `testservicegraceful_windows()` - validates no "not supported" errors on windows
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- `testservicegraceful_success()` - validates graceful shutdown with timeout (all platforms)
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- `testservicegraceful_forcedkillaftertimeout()` - validates timeout behavior
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### 2. process isolation implementation
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**file**: `cli/src/cmd/app/commands/run.go`
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**problem**: `errgroup.group` causes fail-fast behavior - first service error cancels all services
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**solution**: replaced `errgroup` with `sync.waitgroup` for true process isolation
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**architecture**:
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```
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monitorservicesuntilshutdown()
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├── sync.waitgroup - coordinates independent goroutines
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├── context with signal.notifycontext - handles ctrl+c
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└── for each service:
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└── goroutine with:
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├── defer/recover - catches panics
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├── monitorserviceprocess() - monitors one service
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└── no error propagation - crashes logged but don't affect others
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```
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**key functions**:
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1. **monitorservicesuntilshutdown()** - orchestrates all service monitoring
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- uses `sync.waitgroup` instead of `errgroup`
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- creates context with signal.notifycontext for ctrl+c handling
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- spawns independent goroutine per service
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- waits for shutdown signal, not for processes to exit
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2. **monitorserviceprocess()** - monitors individual service (extracted helper)
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- handles service output streaming
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- logs service exit (clean or crash)
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- doesn't propagate errors or cancel context
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- enables unit testing of monitoring logic
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3. **shutdownallservices()** - gracefully stops all services
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- enhanced documentation
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- concurrent shutdown using goroutines
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- waits for all to complete
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- aggregates errors but doesn't fail-fast
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**panic recovery**:
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```go
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go func(name string, process *service.serviceprocess) {
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defer wg.done()
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defer func() {
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if r := recover(); r != nil {
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slog.error("panic in service monitor", "service", name, "panic", r)
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}
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}()
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monitorserviceprocess(ctx, name, process)
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}(name, process)
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```
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### 3. comprehensive test coverage
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**file**: `cli/src/cmd/app/commands/run_test.go`
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**new tests**:
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1. `testmonitorserviceprocess_cleanexit()` - validates clean service exit handling
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2. `testmonitorserviceprocess_crashexit()` - validates crash doesn't propagate
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3. `testmonitorserviceprocess_contextcancellation()` - validates ctrl+c handling
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**updated tests**:
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- `testprocessexit_doesnotstopotherservices()` - validates full isolation
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- `testmonitorservicesuntilshutdown_startuptimeout()` - updated for new behavior
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- `testmonitorservicesuntilshutdown_multipleservices()` - fixed cleanup timing
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**coverage**: 41.3% of commands package statements
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### 4. flaky test fixes
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**file**: `cli/src/internal/service/graceful_shutdown_test.go`
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**problem**: `teststopservicegraceful_success` occasionally failed with "terminateprocess: access is denied"
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**solution**: accept "access is denied" as valid (process already exited)
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if err != nil && !strings.contains(err.error(), "access is denied") {
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t.errorf("stopservicegraceful() error = %v, want nil or 'access is denied'", err)
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}
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```
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**validation**: ran test 5 times consecutively - all passed
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## behavioral changes
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### before
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- any service crash → entire `azd app run` terminates
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- all services stop when one service exits
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- dashboard stops when any service fails
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- windows processes fail to shutdown cleanly
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- error: "graceful shutdown signal failed, forcing kill"
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### after
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- service crashes are isolated → other services continue running
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- monitoring waits for ctrl+c, not for process exit
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- dashboard continues running even if all services crash
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- windows processes shutdown cleanly without signal errors
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- user must press ctrl+c to stop all services
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### user experience
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**before**:
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starting service api...
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starting service web...
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✗ service api crashed!
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<entire azd app run terminates>
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<all services and dashboard stop>
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```
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**after**:
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```
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starting service api...
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starting service web...
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✗ ⚠️ service api exited with code 1: exit status 1
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⚠ service api stopped. other services continue running.
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ℹ press ctrl+c to stop all services
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ℹ 📊 dashboard: http://localhost:43771
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<web service and dashboard continue running>
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<user can fix api and restart it independently>
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```
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## implementation patterns
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### idiomatic go
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this implementation follows standard go patterns used in:
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- `net/http.server` - uses sync.waitgroup for connection handling
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- `database/sql` - connection pools with independent goroutines
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- `sync` package - canonical pattern for independent concurrent tasks
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### vs errgroup
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**errgroup** is designed for:
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- fail-fast scenarios (stop all if one fails)
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- parallel computations where all must succeed
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- examples: batch processing, multi-source data fetching
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**sync.waitgroup** is designed for:
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- independent concurrent tasks
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- service orchestration where isolation is needed
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- examples: http servers, database connection pools, our use case
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## verification
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### test results
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commands package: pass (42.793s, 41.3% coverage)
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service package: pass (16.821s)
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build: success
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```
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### manual validation
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1. windows shutdown: no more "invalid argument" errors
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2. process isolation: one service crash doesn't affect others
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3. ctrl+c handling: clean shutdown of all services
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4. dashboard persistence: continues running through service crashes
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## files modified
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1. `cli/src/internal/service/executor.go` - windows process termination
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2. `cli/src/internal/service/executor_test.go` - windows termination test
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3. `cli/src/cmd/app/commands/run.go` - process isolation architecture
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4. `cli/src/cmd/app/commands/run_test.go` - comprehensive test coverage
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5. `cli/src/internal/service/graceful_shutdown_test.go` - flaky test fix
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## next steps (optional)
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1. integration tests for multi-service scenarios
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2. performance benchmarks for large service counts
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3. service restart logic (currently requires manual restart)
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4. health check integration with process monitoring

‎cli/magefile.go‎

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// Generate HTML report
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// Note: Go 1.25+ changed cover tool syntax, use output redirection
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coverCmd := exec.Command("go", "tool", "cover", "-html="+coverageOut)
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coverOutput, err := coverCmd.Output()
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