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lib/supervisor.ex
defmodule EQC.Pulse.Supervisor do
@compile {:parse_transform, :pulse_instrument}
@compile {:pulse_replace_module, [{:supervisor, :pulse_supervisor}]}
alias EQC.Pulse.GenServer, as: GenServer
@moduledoc """
A behaviour module for implementing supervision functionality.
A supervisor is a process which supervises other processes called
child processes. Supervisors are used to build an hierarchical process
structure called a supervision tree, a nice way to structure fault-tolerant
applications.
A supervisor implemented using this module will have a standard set
of interface functions and include functionality for tracing and error
reporting. It will also fit into a supervision tree.
## Example
In order to define a supervisor, we need to first define a child process
that is going to be supervised. In order to do so, we will define a GenServer
that represents a stack:
defmodule Stack do
use GenServer
def start_link(state) do
GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, state, [name: :sup_stack])
end
def handle_call(:pop, _from, [h|t]) do
{:reply, h, t}
end
def handle_cast({:push, h}, t) do
{:noreply, [h|t]}
end
end
We can now define our supervisor and start it as follows:
# Import helpers for defining supervisors
import Supervisor.Spec
# We are going to supervise the Stack server which will
# be started with a single argument [:hello]
children = [
worker(Stack, [[:hello]])
]
# Start the supervisor with our one child
{:ok, pid} = Supervisor.start_link(children, strategy: :one_for_one)
Notice that when starting the GenServer, we have registered it
with name `:sup_stack`, which allows us to call it directly and
get what is on the stack:
GenServer.call(:sup_stack, :pop)
#=> :hello
GenServer.cast(:sup_stack, {:push, :world})
#=> :ok
GenServer.call(:sup_stack, :pop)
#=> :world
However, there is a bug in our stack server. If we call `:pop` and
the stack is empty, it is going to crash because no clause matches.
Let's try it:
GenServer.call(:sup_stack, :pop)
=ERROR REPORT====
Luckily, since the server is being supervised by a supervisor, the
supervisor will automatically start a new one, with the default stack
of `[:hello]` like before:
GenServer.call(:sup_stack, :pop) == :hello
Supervisors support different strategies; in the example above, we
have chosen `:one_for_one`. Furthermore, each supervisor can have many
workers and supervisors as children, each of them with their specific
configuration, shutdown values, and restart strategies.
Continue reading this moduledoc to learn more about supervision strategies
and then follow to the `Supervisor.Spec` module documentation to learn
about the specification for workers and supervisors.
## Module-based supervisors
In the example above, a supervisor was dynamically created by passing
the supervision structure to `start_link/2`. However, supervisors
can also be created by explicitly defining a supervision module:
defmodule MyApp.Supervisor do
use Supervisor
def start_link do
Supervisor.start_link(__MODULE__, [])
end
def init([]) do
children = [
worker(Stack, [[:hello]])
]
supervise(children, strategy: :one_for_one)
end
end
You may want to use a module-based supervisor if:
* You need to do some particular action on supervisor
initialization, like setting up a ETS table.
* You want to perform partial hot-code swapping of the
tree. For example, if you add or remove a children,
the module-based supervision will add and remove the
new children directly, while the dynamic supervision
requires the whole tree to be restarted in order to
perform such swaps.
## Strategies
* `:one_for_one` - if a child process terminates, only that
process is restarted.
* `:one_for_all` - if a child process terminates, all other child
processes are terminated and then all child processes (including
the terminated one) are restarted.
* `:rest_for_one` - if a child process terminates, the "rest" of
the child processes, i.e. the child processes after the terminated
one in start order, are terminated. Then the terminated child
process and the rest of the child processes are restarted.
* `:simple_one_for_one` - similar to `:one_for_one` but suits better
when dynamically attaching children. This strategy requires the
supervisor specification to contain only one child. Many functions
in this module behave slightly differently when this strategy is
used.
## Name Registration
A supervisor is bound to the same name registration rules as a `GenServer`.
Read more about it in the `GenServer` docs.
"""
@doc false
defmacro __using__(_) do
quote location: :keep do
@behaviour :supervisor
import Supervisor.Spec
end
end
@typedoc "Return values of `start_link` functions"
@type on_start :: {:ok, pid} | :ignore |
{:error, {:already_started, pid} | {:shutdown, term} | term}
@typedoc "Return values of `start_child` functions"
@type on_start_child :: {:ok, child} | {:ok, child, info :: term} |
{:error, {:already_started, child} | :already_present | term}
@type child :: pid | :undefined
@typedoc "The Supervisor name"
@type name :: atom | {:global, term} | {:via, module, term}
@typedoc "Options used by the `start*` functions"
@type options :: [name: name,
strategy: Supervisor.Spec.strategy,
max_restarts: non_neg_integer,
max_seconds: non_neg_integer]
@typedoc "The supervisor reference"
@type supervisor :: pid | name | {atom, node}
@doc """
Starts a supervisor with the given children.
A strategy is required to be given as an option. Furthermore,
the `:max_restarts` and `:max_seconds` value can be configured
as described in `Supervisor.Spec.supervise/2` docs.
The options can also be used to register a supervisor name.
the supported values are described under the `Name Registration`
section in the `GenServer` module docs.
If the supervisor and its child processes are successfully created
(i.e. if the start function of all child processes returns `{:ok, child}`,
`{:ok, child, info}`, or `:ignore`) the function returns
`{:ok, pid}`, where `pid` is the pid of the supervisor. If there
already exists a process with the specified name, the function returns
`{:error, {:already_started, pid}}`, where pid is the pid of that
process.
If any of the child process start functions fail or return an error tuple or
an erroneous value, the supervisor will first terminate all already
started child processes with reason `:shutdown` and then terminate
itself and return `{:error, {:shutdown, reason}}`.
Note that the `Supervisor` is linked to the parent process
and will exit not only on crashes but also if the parent process
exits with `:normal` reason.
"""
@spec start_link([tuple], options) :: on_start
def start_link(children, options) when is_list(children) do
spec = Supervisor.Spec.supervise(children, options)
start_link(Supervisor.Default, spec, options)
end
@doc """
Starts a supervisor module with the given `arg`.
To start the supervisor, the `init/1` callback will be invoked
in the given module. The `init/1` callback must return a
supervision specification which can be created with the help
of `Supervisor.Spec` module.
If the `init/1` callback returns `:ignore`, this function returns
`:ignore` as well and the supervisor terminates with reason `:normal`.
If it fails or returns an incorrect value, this function returns
`{:error, term}` where `term` is a term with information about the
error, and the supervisor terminates with reason `term`.
The `:name` option can also be given in order to register a supervisor
name, the supported values are described under the `Name Registration`
section in the `GenServer` module docs.
Other failure conditions are specified in `start_link/2` docs.
"""
@spec start_link(module, term, options) :: on_start
def start_link(module, arg, options \\ []) when is_list(options) do
case Keyword.get(options, :name) do
nil ->
:supervisor.start_link(module, arg)
atom when is_atom(atom) ->
:supervisor.start_link({:local, atom}, module, arg)
other when is_tuple(other) ->
:supervisor.start_link(other, module, arg)
end
end
@doc """
Dynamically adds and starts a child specification to the supervisor.
`child_spec` should be a valid child specification (unless the supervisor
is a `:simple_one_for_one` supervisor, see below). The child process will
be started as defined in the child specification.
In the case of `:simple_one_for_one`, the child specification defined in
the supervisor will be used and instead of a `child_spec`, an arbitrary list
of terms is expected. The child process will then be started by appending
the given list to the existing function arguments in the child specification.
If there already exists a child specification with the specified id,
`child_spec` is discarded and the function returns an error with `:already_started`
or `:already_present` if the corresponding child process is running or not.
If the child process start function returns `{:ok, child}` or `{:ok, child, info}`,
the child specification and pid is added to the supervisor and the function returns
the same value.
If the child process start function returns `:ignore, the child specification is
added to the supervisor, the pid is set to undefined and the function returns
`{:ok, :undefined}`.
If the child process start function returns an error tuple or an erroneous value,
or if it fails, the child specification is discarded and the function returns
`{:error, error}` where `error` is a term containing information about the error
and child specification.
"""
@spec start_child(supervisor, Supervisor.Spec.spec | [term]) :: on_start_child
def start_child(supervisor, child_spec_or_args) do
call(supervisor, {:start_child, child_spec_or_args})
end
@doc """
Terminates the given pid or child id.
If the supervisor is not a `simple_one_for_one`, the child id is expected
and the process, if there is one, is terminated; the child specification is
kept unless the child is temporary.
In case of a `simple_one_for_one` supervisor, a pid is expected. If the child
specification identifier is given instead of a `pid`, the function will
return `{:error, :simple_one_for_one}`.
A non-temporary child process may later be restarted by the supervisor. The child
process can also be restarted explicitly by calling `restart_child/2`. Use
`delete_child/2` to remove the child specification.
If successful, the function returns `:ok`. If there is no child specification or
pid, the function returns `{:error, :not_found}`.
"""
@spec terminate_child(supervisor, pid | Supervisor.Spec.child_id) :: :ok | {:error, error}
when error: :not_found | :simple_one_for_one
def terminate_child(supervisor, pid_or_child_id) do
call(supervisor, {:terminate_child, pid_or_child_id})
end
@doc """
Deletes the child specification identified by `child_id`.
The corresponding child process must not be running, use `terminate_child/2`
to terminate it.
If successful, the function returns `:ok`. This function may error with an
appropriate error tuple if the `child_id` is not found, or if the current
process is running or being restarted.
This operation is not supported by `simple_one_for_one` supervisors.
"""
@spec delete_child(supervisor, Supervisor.Spec.child_id) :: :ok | {:error, error}
when error: :not_found | :simple_one_for_one | :running | :restarting
def delete_child(supervisor, child_id) do
call(supervisor, {:delete_child, child_id})
end
@doc """
Restarts a child process identified by `child_id`.
The child specification must exist and the corresponding child process must not
be running.
Note that for temporary children, the child specification is automatically deleted
when the child terminates, and thus it is not possible to restart such children.
If the child process start function returns `{:ok, child}` or
`{:ok, child, info}`, the pid is added to the supervisor and the function returns
the same value.
If the child process start function returns `:ignore`, the pid remains set to
`:undefined` and the function returns `{:ok, :undefined}`.
This function may error with an appropriate error tuple if the `child_id` is not
found, or if the current process is running or being restarted.
If the child process start function returns an error tuple or an erroneous value,
or if it fails, the function returns `{:error, error}`.
This operation is not supported by `simple_one_for_one` supervisors.
"""
@spec restart_child(supervisor, Supervisor.Spec.child_id) ::
{:ok, child} | {:ok, child, term} | {:error, error}
when error: :not_found | :simple_one_for_one | :running | :restarting | term
def restart_child(supervisor, child_id) do
call(supervisor, {:restart_child, child_id})
end
@doc """
Returns a list with information about all children.
Note that calling this function when supervising a large number of children
under low memory conditions can cause an out of memory exception.
This function returns a list of tuples containing:
* `id` - as defined in the child specification or `:undefined` in the case
of a `simple_one_for_one` supervisor
* `child` - the pid of the corresponding child process, the atom
`:restarting` if the process is about to be restarted, or `:undefined` if
there is no such process
* `type` - `:worker` or `:supervisor` as defined in the child specification
* `modules` – as defined in the child specification
"""
@spec which_children(supervisor) ::
[{Supervisor.Spec.child_id | :undefined,
child | :restarting,
Supervisor.Spec.worker,
Supervisor.Spec.modules}]
def which_children(supervisor) do
call(supervisor, :which_children)
end
@doc """
Returns a map containing count values for the supervisor.
The map contains the following keys:
* `:specs` - the total count of children, dead or alive
* `:active` - the count of all actively running child processes managed by
this supervisor
* `:supervisors` - the count of all supervisors whether or not the child
process is still alive
* `:workers` - the count of all workers, whether or not the child process
is still alive
"""
@spec count_children(supervisor) ::
%{specs: non_neg_integer, active: non_neg_integer,
supervisors: non_neg_integer, workers: non_neg_integer}
def count_children(supervisor) do
call(supervisor, :count_children) |> :maps.from_list
end
@compile {:inline, call: 2}
defp call(supervisor, req) do
GenServer.call(supervisor, req, :infinity)
end
end