interfaces.go

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package storage

import (
	"time"

	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
)

// Versioner abstracts setting and retrieving metadata fields from database response
// onto the object ot list.
type Versioner interface {
	// UpdateObject sets storage metadata into an API object. Returns an error if the object
	// cannot be updated correctly. May return nil if the requested object does not need metadata
	// from database.
	UpdateObject(obj runtime.Object, expiration *time.Time, resourceVersion uint64) error
	// UpdateList sets the resource version into an API list object. Returns an error if the object
	// cannot be updated correctly. May return nil if the requested object does not need metadata
	// from database.
	UpdateList(obj runtime.Object, resourceVersion uint64) error
	// ObjectResourceVersion returns the resource version (for persistence) of the specified object.
	// Should return an error if the specified object does not have a persistable version.
	ObjectResourceVersion(obj runtime.Object) (uint64, error)
}

// ResponseMeta contains information about the database metadata that is associated with
// an object. It abstracts the actual underlying objects to prevent coupling with concrete
// database and to improve testability.
type ResponseMeta struct {
	// TTL is the time to live of the node that contained the returned object. It may be
	// zero or negative in some cases (objects may be expired after the requested
	// expiration time due to server lag).
	TTL int64
	// Expiration is the time at which the node that contained the returned object will expire and be deleted.
	// This can be nil if there is no expiration time set for the node.
	Expiration *time.Time
	// The resource version of the node that contained the returned object.
	ResourceVersion uint64
}

// FilterFunc is a predicate which takes an API object and returns true
// if and only if the object should remain in the set.
type FilterFunc func(obj runtime.Object) bool

// Everything is a FilterFunc which accepts all objects.
func Everything(runtime.Object) bool {
	return true
}

// Pass an UpdateFunc to Interface.GuaranteedUpdate to make an update
// that is guaranteed to succeed.
// See the comment for GuaranteedUpdate for more details.
type UpdateFunc func(input runtime.Object, res ResponseMeta) (output runtime.Object, ttl *uint64, err error)

// Interface offers a common interface for object marshaling/unmarshling operations and
// hides all the storage-related operations behind it.
type Interface interface {
	// Returns list of servers addresses of the underyling database.
	// TODO: This method is used only in a single place. Consider refactoring and getting rid
	// of this method from the interface.
	Backends() []string

	// Returns Versioner associated with this interface.
	Versioner() Versioner

	// Create adds a new object at a key unless it already exists. 'ttl' is time-to-live
	// in seconds (0 means forever). If no error is returned and out is not nil, out will be
	// set to the read value from database.
	Create(key string, obj, out runtime.Object, ttl uint64) error

	// Set marshals obj via json and stores in database under key. Will do an atomic update
	// if obj's ResourceVersion field is set. 'ttl' is time-to-live in seconds (0 means forever).
	// If no error is returned and out is not nil, out will be set to the read value from database.
	Set(key string, obj, out runtime.Object, ttl uint64) error

	// Delete removes the specified key and returns the value that existed at that spot.
	Delete(key string, out runtime.Object) error

	// Watch begins watching the specified key. Events are decoded into API objects,
	// and any items passing 'filter' are sent down to returned watch.Interface.
	// resourceVersion may be used to specify what version to begin watching
	// (e.g. reconnecting without missing any updates).
	Watch(key string, resourceVersion uint64, filter FilterFunc) (watch.Interface, error)

	// WatchList begins watching the specified key's items. Items are decoded into API
	// objects and any item passing 'filter' are sent down to returned watch.Interface.
	// resourceVersion may be used to specify what version to begin watching
	// (e.g. reconnecting without missing any updates).
	WatchList(key string, resourceVersion uint64, filter FilterFunc) (watch.Interface, error)

	// Get unmarshals json found at key into objPtr. On a not found error, will either
	// return a zero object of the requested type, or an error, depending on ignoreNotFound.
	// Treats empty responses and nil response nodes exactly like a not found error.
	Get(key string, objPtr runtime.Object, ignoreNotFound bool) error

	// GetToList unmarshals json found at key and opaque it into *List api object
	// (an object that satisfies the runtime.IsList definition).
	GetToList(key string, filter FilterFunc, listObj runtime.Object) error

	// List unmarshalls jsons found at directory defined by key and opaque them
	// into *List api object (an object that satisfies runtime.IsList definition).
	List(key string, filter FilterFunc, listObj runtime.Object) error

	// GuaranteedUpdate keeps calling 'tryUpdate()' to update key 'key' (of type 'ptrToType')
	// retrying the update until success if there is index conflict.
	// Note that object passed to tryUpdate may change acress incovations of tryUpdate() if
	// other writers are simultaneously updateing it, to tryUpdate() needs to take into account
	// the current contents of the object when deciding how the update object should look.
	//
	// Example:
	//
	// s := /* implementation of Interface */
	// err := s.GuaranteedUpdate(
	//     "myKey", &MyType{}, true,
	//     func(input runtime.Object, res ResponseMeta) (runtime.Object, *uint64, error) {
	//       // Before each incovation of the user defined function, "input" is reset to
	//       // current contents for "myKey" in database.
	//       curr := input.(*MyType)  // Guaranteed to succeed.
	//
	//       // Make the modification
	//       curr.Counter++
	//
	//       // Return the modified object - return an error to stop iterating. Return
	//       // a uint64 to alter the TTL on the object, or nil to keep it the same value.
	//       return cur, nil, nil
	//    }
	// })
	GuaranteedUpdate(key string, ptrToType runtime.Object, ignoreNotFound bool, tryUpdate UpdateFunc) error

	// Codec provides access to the underlying codec being used by the implementation.
	Codec() runtime.Codec
}