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lib/dala/diag.ex
defmodule Dala.Diag do
@moduledoc """
Runtime diagnostics that run inside a Dala app's BEAM. Designed to be
invoked via Erlang RPC from a developer's machine to inspect the
actual state of a deployed app.
Pairs with dala_dev's tooling — `mix dala.verify_strip` calls into
`verify_loaded_modules/0`. Kept in the `dala` library (not `dala_dev`)
so the functions are present in every shipped app, not just at build
time on the developer's machine.
## Security warnings
This module is a **permanent target for remote execution** if distribution
credentials leak. Any node that can connect to your app's Erlang node
can call these functions.
### Mitigation strategies
1. **Use strong, unique cookies** — generate per-app random cookies:
```elixir
cookie = Dala.Dist.cookie_from_env("MY_APP_DIST_COOKIE", "my_app")
```
2. **Never commit cookies** to source control.
3. **Rotate cookies periodically** using `Node.set_cookie/1`.
4. **Limit network exposure** — use firewalls/VPC to restrict port 9100
and 4369 access to trusted machines only.
5. **Strip in production** — consider removing or disabling this module
in release builds by setting `DALA_RELEASE=1` or using code trimming.
6. **Monitor connections** — log and alert on unexpected `Node.connect`
attempts in production.
Don't expand the API surface here without thinking — anything added
is permanently shipped to every Dala app and a permanent target for
remote-execution if dist credentials leak.
"""
@type load_failure :: %{module: module(), reason: term()}
@type load_report :: %{
total: non_neg_integer(),
loaded: non_neg_integer(),
failed: [load_failure()],
elapsed_us: non_neg_integer(),
otp_root: String.t() | nil
}
@doc """
Force-load every `.beam` file under the running app's OTP tree and
report any that fail. Used by `mix dala.verify_strip` to validate
that an aggressive strip didn't remove a module something else
needed.
Walks all entries in `:code.get_path/0`, finds the OTP root from
the first matching `.../otp/lib/...` path, and enumerates `.beam`
files under it.
Returns `t:load_report/0`. Failures usually mean a stripped lib
contained a transitive dependency of a kept module.
"""
@spec verify_loaded_modules() :: load_report()
def verify_loaded_modules do
started = System.monotonic_time(:microsecond)
beams = enumerate_beams()
{ok_count, failures} = Enum.reduce(beams, {0, []}, &try_load/2)
%{
total: length(beams),
loaded: ok_count,
failed: Enum.reverse(failures),
elapsed_us: System.monotonic_time(:microsecond) - started,
otp_root: detect_otp_root()
}
end
defp enumerate_beams do
case detect_otp_root() do
nil -> []
root -> Path.wildcard(Path.join(root, "**/*.beam"))
end
end
defp detect_otp_root do
:code.get_path()
|> Enum.map(&to_string/1)
|> Enum.find(&String.contains?(&1, "/otp/lib/"))
|> case do
nil -> nil
path -> path |> String.split("/otp/lib/") |> List.first() |> Kernel.<>("/otp")
end
end
defp try_load(beam_path, {ok_count, failures}) do
module = beam_path |> Path.basename(".beam") |> String.to_atom()
case Code.ensure_loaded(module) do
{:module, ^module} ->
{ok_count + 1, failures}
{:error, reason} ->
{ok_count, [%{module: module, reason: reason} | failures]}
end
end
@type loaded_snapshot :: %{
loaded: [module()],
loaded_count: non_neg_integer(),
shipped_count: non_neg_integer(),
unloaded_in_bundle: [module()],
otp_root: String.t() | nil,
captured_at: DateTime.t()
}
@doc """
Snapshot of what's currently loaded in the running BEAM, plus
what's shipped-but-never-loaded (the empirical strip candidates).
In interactive mode (Dala's default), a module is loaded only when
something calls into it. So the loaded set after a representative
user session is "what the app actually needs." Anything in the
bundle but not in the loaded set is a strong strip candidate.
Better than tracing for our purposes: zero overhead, no rate-limit
worries, no risk of mailbox-overflowing a busy app.
Workflow:
1. Deploy the app
2. User exercises every flow they care about
3. RPC `Dala.Diag.loaded_snapshot/0` from a Mix task
4. Cross-reference `:unloaded_in_bundle` with the static audit:
shipped + statically-reachable + never-loaded = high-confidence
strip candidates.
Caveats: a flow that wasn't exercised won't show up. Run after a
thorough session, not after just opening the app.
"""
@spec loaded_snapshot() :: loaded_snapshot()
def loaded_snapshot do
loaded = :code.all_loaded() |> Enum.map(fn {m, _path} -> m end) |> MapSet.new()
shipped =
enumerate_beams()
|> Enum.map(fn beam -> beam |> Path.basename(".beam") |> String.to_atom() end)
|> MapSet.new()
%{
loaded: MapSet.to_list(loaded) |> Enum.sort(),
loaded_count: MapSet.size(loaded),
shipped_count: MapSet.size(shipped),
unloaded_in_bundle: MapSet.difference(shipped, loaded) |> Enum.sort(),
otp_root: detect_otp_root(),
captured_at: DateTime.utc_now()
}
end
end