go-pulse/rpc/subscription.go

// Copyright 2016 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
//
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package rpc

import (
	"errors"
	"sync"

	"golang.org/x/net/context"
)

var (
	// ErrNotificationsUnsupported is returned when the connection doesn't support notifications
	ErrNotificationsUnsupported = errors.New("notifications not supported")
	// ErrNotificationNotFound is returned when the notification for the given id is not found
	ErrSubscriptionNotFound = errors.New("subscription not found")
)

// ID defines a psuedo random number that is used to identify RPC subscriptions.
type ID string

// a Subscription is created by a notifier and tight to that notifier. The client can use
// this subscription to wait for an unsubscribe request for the client, see Err().
type Subscription struct {
	ID  ID
	err chan error // closed on unsubscribe
}

// Err returns a channel that is closed when the client send an unsubscribe request.
func (s *Subscription) Err() <-chan error {
	return s.err
}

// notifierKey is used to store a notifier within the connection context.
type notifierKey struct{}

// Notifier is tight to a RPC connection that supports subscriptions.
// Server callbacks use the notifier to send notifications.
type Notifier struct {
	codec    ServerCodec
	subMu    sync.RWMutex // guards active and inactive maps
	stopped  bool
	active   map[ID]*Subscription
	inactive map[ID]*Subscription
}

// newNotifier creates a new notifier that can be used to send subscription
// notifications to the client.
func newNotifier(codec ServerCodec) *Notifier {
	return &Notifier{
		codec:    codec,
		active:   make(map[ID]*Subscription),
		inactive: make(map[ID]*Subscription),
	}
}

// NotifierFromContext returns the Notifier value stored in ctx, if any.
func NotifierFromContext(ctx context.Context) (*Notifier, bool) {
	n, ok := ctx.Value(notifierKey{}).(*Notifier)
	return n, ok
}

// CreateSubscription returns a new subscription that is coupled to the
// RPC connection. By default subscriptions are inactive and notifications
// are dropped until the subscription is marked as active. This is done
// by the RPC server after the subscription ID is send to the client.
func (n *Notifier) CreateSubscription() *Subscription {
	s := &Subscription{NewID(), make(chan error)}
	n.subMu.Lock()
	n.inactive[s.ID] = s
	n.subMu.Unlock()
	return s
}

// Notify sends a notification to the client with the given data as payload.
// If an error occurs the RPC connection is closed and the error is returned.
func (n *Notifier) Notify(id ID, data interface{}) error {
	n.subMu.RLock()
	defer n.subMu.RUnlock()

	_, active := n.active[id]
	if active {
		notification := n.codec.CreateNotification(string(id), data)
		if err := n.codec.Write(notification); err != nil {
			n.codec.Close()
			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// Closed returns a channel that is closed when the RPC connection is closed.
func (n *Notifier) Closed() <-chan interface{} {
	return n.codec.Closed()
}

// unsubscribe a subscription.
// If the subscription could not be found ErrSubscriptionNotFound is returned.
func (n *Notifier) unsubscribe(id ID) error {
	n.subMu.Lock()
	defer n.subMu.Unlock()
	if s, found := n.active[id]; found {
		close(s.err)
		delete(n.active, id)
		return nil
	}
	return ErrSubscriptionNotFound
}

// activate enables a subscription. Until a subscription is enabled all
// notifications are dropped. This method is called by the RPC server after
// the subscription ID was sent to client. This prevents notifications being
// send to the client before the subscription ID is send to the client.
func (n *Notifier) activate(id ID) {
	n.subMu.Lock()
	defer n.subMu.Unlock()
	if sub, found := n.inactive[id]; found {
		n.active[id] = sub
		delete(n.inactive, id)
	}
}