context.go

// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

// Package context defines the Context type, which carries deadlines,
// cancelation signals, and other request-scoped values across API boundaries
// and between processes.
//
// Incoming requests to a server should create a Context, and outgoing calls to
// servers should accept a Context.  The chain of function calls between must
// propagate the Context, optionally replacing it with a modified copy created
// using WithDeadline, WithTimeout, WithCancel, or WithValue.
//
// Programs that use Contexts should follow these rules to keep interfaces
// consistent across packages and enable static analysis tools to check context
// propagation:
//
// Do not store Contexts inside a struct type; instead, pass a Context
// explicitly to each function that needs it.  The Context should be the first
// parameter, typically named ctx:
//
// 	func DoSomething(ctx context.Context, arg Arg) error {
// 		// ... use ctx ...
// 	}
//
// Do not pass a nil Context, even if a function permits it.  Pass context.TODO
// if you are unsure about which Context to use.
//
// Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes and
// APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions.
//
// The same Context may be passed to functions running in different goroutines;
// Contexts are safe for simultaneous use by multiple goroutines.
//
// See http://blog.golang.org/context for example code for a server that uses
// Contexts.
package context

import (
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"sync"
	"time"
)

// A Context carries a deadline, a cancelation signal, and other values across
// API boundaries.
//
// Context's methods may be called by multiple goroutines simultaneously.
type Context interface {
	// Deadline returns the time when work done on behalf of this context
	// should be canceled.  Deadline returns ok==false when no deadline is
	// set.  Successive calls to Deadline return the same results.
	Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool)

	// Done returns a channel that's closed when work done on behalf of this
	// context should be canceled.  Done may return nil if this context can
	// never be canceled.  Successive calls to Done return the same value.
	//
	// WithCancel arranges for Done to be closed when cancel is called;
	// WithDeadline arranges for Done to be closed when the deadline
	// expires; WithTimeout arranges for Done to be closed when the timeout
	// elapses.
	//
	// Done is provided for use in select statements:
	//
	// 	// DoSomething calls DoSomethingSlow and returns as soon as
	// 	// it returns or ctx.Done is closed.
	// 	func DoSomething(ctx context.Context) (Result, error) {
	// 		c := make(chan Result, 1)
	// 		go func() { c <- DoSomethingSlow(ctx) }()
	// 		select {
	// 		case res := <-c:
	// 			return res, nil
	// 		case <-ctx.Done():
	// 			return nil, ctx.Err()
	// 		}
	// 	}
	//
	// See http://blog.golang.org/pipelines for more examples of how to use
	// a Done channel for cancelation.
	Done() <-chan struct{}

	// Err returns a non-nil error value after Done is closed.  Err returns
	// Canceled if the context was canceled or DeadlineExceeded if the
	// context's deadline passed.  No other values for Err are defined.
	// After Done is closed, successive calls to Err return the same value.
	Err() error

	// Value returns the value associated with this context for key, or nil
	// if no value is associated with key.  Successive calls to Value with
	// the same key returns the same result.
	//
	// Use context values only for request-scoped data that transits
	// processes and API boundaries, not for passing optional parameters to
	// functions.
	//
	// A key identifies a specific value in a Context.  Functions that wish
	// to store values in Context typically allocate a key in a global
	// variable then use that key as the argument to context.WithValue and
	// Context.Value.  A key can be any type that supports equality;
	// packages should define keys as an unexported type to avoid
	// collisions.
	//
	// Packages that define a Context key should provide type-safe accessors
	// for the values stores using that key:
	//
	// 	// Package user defines a User type that's stored in Contexts.
	// 	package user
	//
	// 	import "code.google.com/p/go.net/context"
	//
	// 	// User is the type of value stored in the Contexts.
	// 	type User struct {...}
	//
	// 	// key is an unexported type for keys defined in this package.
	// 	// This prevents collisions with keys defined in other packages.
	// 	type key int
	//
	// 	// userKey is the key for user.User values in Contexts.  It is
	// 	// unexported; clients use user.NewContext and user.FromContext
	// 	// instead of using this key directly.
	// 	var userKey key = 0
	//
	// 	// NewContext returns a new Context that carries value u.
	// 	func NewContext(ctx context.Context, u *User) context.Context {
	// 		return context.WithValue(userKey, u)
	// 	}
	//
	// 	// FromContext returns the User value stored in ctx, if any.
	// 	func FromContext(ctx context.Context) (*User, bool) {
	// 		u, ok := ctx.Value(userKey).(*User)
	// 		return u, ok
	// 	}
	Value(key interface{}) interface{}
}

// Canceled is the error returned by Context.Err when the context is canceled.
var Canceled = errors.New("context canceled")

// DeadlineExceeded is the error returned by Context.Err when the context's
// deadline passes.
var DeadlineExceeded = errors.New("context deadline exceeded")

// An emptyCtx is never canceled, has no values, and has no deadline.
type emptyCtx int

func (emptyCtx) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
	return
}

func (emptyCtx) Done() <-chan struct{} {
	return nil
}

func (emptyCtx) Err() error {
	return nil
}

func (emptyCtx) Value(key interface{}) interface{} {
	return nil
}

func (n emptyCtx) String() string {
	switch n {
	case background:
		return "context.Background"
	case todo:
		return "context.TODO"
	}
	return "unknown empty Context"
}

const (
	background emptyCtx = 1
	todo       emptyCtx = 2
)

// Background returns a non-nil, empty Context. It is never canceled, has no
// values, and has no deadline.  It is typically used by the main function,
// initialization, and tests, and as the top-level Context for incoming
// requests.
func Background() Context {
	return background
}

// TODO returns a non-nil, empty Context.  Code should use context.TODO when
// it's unclear which Context to use or it's is not yet available (because the
// surrounding function has not yet been extended to accept a Context
// parameter).  TODO is recognized by static analysis tools that determine
// whether Contexts are propagated correctly in a program.
func TODO() Context {
	return todo
}

// A CancelFunc tells an operation to abandon its work.
// A CancelFunc does not wait for the work to stop.
// After the first call, subsequent calls to a CancelFunc do nothing.
type CancelFunc func()

// WithCancel returns a copy of parent with a new Done channel. The returned
// context's Done channel is closed when the returned cancel function is called
// or when the parent context's Done channel is closed, whichever happens first.
func WithCancel(parent Context) (ctx Context, cancel CancelFunc) {
	c := newCancelCtx(parent)
	propagateCancel(parent, &c)
	return &c, func() { c.cancel(true, Canceled) }
}

// newCancelCtx returns an initialized cancelCtx.
func newCancelCtx(parent Context) cancelCtx {
	return cancelCtx{
		Context: parent,
		done:    make(chan struct{}),
	}
}

// propagateCancel arranges for child to be canceled when parent is.
func propagateCancel(parent Context, child canceler) {
	if parent.Done() == nil {
		return // parent is never canceled
	}
	if p, ok := parentCancelCtx(parent); ok {
		p.mu.Lock()
		if p.err != nil {
			// parent has already been canceled
			child.cancel(false, p.err)
		} else {
			if p.children == nil {
				p.children = make(map[canceler]bool)
			}
			p.children[child] = true
		}
		p.mu.Unlock()
	} else {
		go func() {
			select {
			case <-parent.Done():
				child.cancel(false, parent.Err())
			case <-child.Done():
			}
		}()
	}
}

// parentCancelCtx follows a chain of parent references until it finds a
// *cancelCtx.  This function understands how each of the concrete types in this
// package represents its parent.
func parentCancelCtx(parent Context) (*cancelCtx, bool) {
	for {
		switch c := parent.(type) {
		case *cancelCtx:
			return c, true
		case *timerCtx:
			return &c.cancelCtx, true
		case *valueCtx:
			parent = c.Context
		default:
			return nil, false
		}
	}
}

// A canceler is a context type that can be canceled directly.  The
// implementations are *cancelCtx and *timerCtx.
type canceler interface {
	cancel(removeFromParent bool, err error)
	Done() <-chan struct{}
}

// A cancelCtx can be canceled.  When canceled, it also cancels any children
// that implement canceler.
type cancelCtx struct {
	Context

	done chan struct{} // closed by the first cancel call.

	mu       sync.Mutex
	children map[canceler]bool // set to nil by the first cancel call
	err      error             // set to non-nil by the first cancel call
}

func (c *cancelCtx) Done() <-chan struct{} {
	return c.done
}

func (c *cancelCtx) Err() error {
	c.mu.Lock()
	defer c.mu.Unlock()
	return c.err
}

func (c *cancelCtx) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("%v.WithCancel", c.Context)
}

// cancel closes c.done, cancels each of c's children, and, if
// removeFromParent is true, removes c from its parent's children.
func (c *cancelCtx) cancel(removeFromParent bool, err error) {
	if err == nil {
		panic("context: internal error: missing cancel error")
	}
	c.mu.Lock()
	if c.err != nil {
		c.mu.Unlock()
		return // already canceled
	}
	c.err = err
	close(c.done)
	for child := range c.children {
		// NOTE: acquiring the child's lock while holding parent's lock.
		child.cancel(false, err)
	}
	c.children = nil
	c.mu.Unlock()

	if removeFromParent {
		if p, ok := parentCancelCtx(c.Context); ok {
			p.mu.Lock()
			if p.children != nil {
				delete(p.children, c)
			}
			p.mu.Unlock()
		}
	}
}

// WithDeadline returns a copy of the parent context with the deadline adjusted
// to be no later than d.  If the parent's deadline is already earlier than d,
// WithDeadline(parent, d) is semantically equivalent to parent.  The returned
// context's Done channel is closed when the deadline expires, when the returned
// cancel function is called, or when the parent context's Done channel is
// closed, whichever happens first.
//
// Canceling this context releases resources associated with the deadline
// timer, so code should call cancel as soon as the operations running in this
// Context complete.
func WithDeadline(parent Context, deadline time.Time) (Context, CancelFunc) {
	if cur, ok := parent.Deadline(); ok && cur.Before(deadline) {
		// The current deadline is already sooner than the new one.
		return WithCancel(parent)
	}
	c := &timerCtx{
		cancelCtx: newCancelCtx(parent),
		deadline:  deadline,
	}
	propagateCancel(parent, c)
	d := deadline.Sub(time.Now())
	if d <= 0 {
		c.cancel(true, DeadlineExceeded) // deadline has already passed
		return c, func() { c.cancel(true, Canceled) }
	}
	c.mu.Lock()
	defer c.mu.Unlock()
	if c.err == nil {
		c.timer = time.AfterFunc(d, func() {
			c.cancel(true, DeadlineExceeded)
		})
	}
	return c, func() { c.cancel(true, Canceled) }
}

// A timerCtx carries a timer and a deadline.  It embeds a cancelCtx to
// implement Done and Err.  It implements cancel by stopping its timer then
// delegating to cancelCtx.cancel.
type timerCtx struct {
	cancelCtx
	timer *time.Timer // Under cancelCtx.mu.

	deadline time.Time
}

func (c *timerCtx) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
	return c.deadline, true
}

func (c *timerCtx) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("%v.WithDeadline(%s [%s])", c.cancelCtx.Context, c.deadline, c.deadline.Sub(time.Now()))
}

func (c *timerCtx) cancel(removeFromParent bool, err error) {
	c.cancelCtx.cancel(removeFromParent, err)
	c.mu.Lock()
	if c.timer != nil {
		c.timer.Stop()
		c.timer = nil
	}
	c.mu.Unlock()
}

// WithTimeout returns WithDeadline(parent, time.Now().Add(timeout)).
//
// Canceling this context releases resources associated with the deadline
// timer, so code should call cancel as soon as the operations running in this
// Context complete:
//
// 	func slowOperationWithTimeout(ctx context.Context) (Result, error) {
// 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 100*time.Millisecond)
// 		defer cancel()  // releases resources if slowOperation completes before timeout elapses
// 		return slowOperation(ctx)
// 	}
func WithTimeout(parent Context, timeout time.Duration) (Context, CancelFunc) {
	return WithDeadline(parent, time.Now().Add(timeout))
}

// WithValue returns a copy of parent in which the value associated with key is
// val.
//
// Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes and
// APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions.
func WithValue(parent Context, key interface{}, val interface{}) Context {
	return &valueCtx{parent, key, val}
}

// A valueCtx carries a key-value pair.  It implements Value for that key and
// delegates all other calls to the embedded Context.
type valueCtx struct {
	Context
	key, val interface{}
}

func (c *valueCtx) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("%v.WithValue(%#v, %#v)", c.Context, c.key, c.val)
}

func (c *valueCtx) Value(key interface{}) interface{} {
	if c.key == key {
		return c.val
	}
	return c.Context.Value(key)
}