Source file src/context/context.go

     1  // Copyright 2014 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
     2  // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
     3  // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
     4  
     5  // Package context defines the Context type, which carries deadlines,
     6  // cancellation signals, and other request-scoped values across API boundaries
     7  // and between processes.
     8  //
     9  // Incoming requests to a server should create a Context, and outgoing
    10  // calls to servers should accept a Context. The chain of function
    11  // calls between them must propagate the Context, optionally replacing
    12  // it with a derived Context created using WithCancel, WithDeadline,
    13  // WithTimeout, or WithValue. When a Context is canceled, all
    14  // Contexts derived from it are also canceled.
    15  //
    16  // The WithCancel, WithDeadline, and WithTimeout functions take a
    17  // Context (the parent) and return a derived Context (the child) and a
    18  // CancelFunc. Calling the CancelFunc cancels the child and its
    19  // children, removes the parent's reference to the child, and stops
    20  // any associated timers. Failing to call the CancelFunc leaks the
    21  // child and its children until the parent is canceled or the timer
    22  // fires. The go vet tool checks that CancelFuncs are used on all
    23  // control-flow paths.
    24  //
    25  // The WithCancelCause function returns a CancelCauseFunc, which
    26  // takes an error and records it as the cancellation cause. Calling
    27  // Cause on the canceled context or any of its children retrieves
    28  // the cause. If no cause is specified, Cause(ctx) returns the same
    29  // value as ctx.Err().
    30  //
    31  // Programs that use Contexts should follow these rules to keep interfaces
    32  // consistent across packages and enable static analysis tools to check context
    33  // propagation:
    34  //
    35  // Do not store Contexts inside a struct type; instead, pass a Context
    36  // explicitly to each function that needs it. The Context should be the first
    37  // parameter, typically named ctx:
    38  //
    39  //	func DoSomething(ctx context.Context, arg Arg) error {
    40  //		// ... use ctx ...
    41  //	}
    42  //
    43  // Do not pass a nil Context, even if a function permits it. Pass context.TODO
    44  // if you are unsure about which Context to use.
    45  //
    46  // Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes and
    47  // APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions.
    48  //
    49  // The same Context may be passed to functions running in different goroutines;
    50  // Contexts are safe for simultaneous use by multiple goroutines.
    51  //
    52  // See https://blog.golang.org/context for example code for a server that uses
    53  // Contexts.
    54  package context
    55  
    56  import (
    57  	"errors"
    58  	"internal/reflectlite"
    59  	"sync"
    60  	"sync/atomic"
    61  	"time"
    62  )
    63  
    64  // A Context carries a deadline, a cancellation signal, and other values across
    65  // API boundaries.
    66  //
    67  // Context's methods may be called by multiple goroutines simultaneously.
    68  type Context interface {
    69  	// Deadline returns the time when work done on behalf of this context
    70  	// should be canceled. Deadline returns ok==false when no deadline is
    71  	// set. Successive calls to Deadline return the same results.
    72  	Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool)
    73  
    74  	// Done returns a channel that's closed when work done on behalf of this
    75  	// context should be canceled. Done may return nil if this context can
    76  	// never be canceled. Successive calls to Done return the same value.
    77  	// The close of the Done channel may happen asynchronously,
    78  	// after the cancel function returns.
    79  	//
    80  	// WithCancel arranges for Done to be closed when cancel is called;
    81  	// WithDeadline arranges for Done to be closed when the deadline
    82  	// expires; WithTimeout arranges for Done to be closed when the timeout
    83  	// elapses.
    84  	//
    85  	// Done is provided for use in select statements:
    86  	//
    87  	//  // Stream generates values with DoSomething and sends them to out
    88  	//  // until DoSomething returns an error or ctx.Done is closed.
    89  	//  func Stream(ctx context.Context, out chan<- Value) error {
    90  	//  	for {
    91  	//  		v, err := DoSomething(ctx)
    92  	//  		if err != nil {
    93  	//  			return err
    94  	//  		}
    95  	//  		select {
    96  	//  		case <-ctx.Done():
    97  	//  			return ctx.Err()
    98  	//  		case out <- v:
    99  	//  		}
   100  	//  	}
   101  	//  }
   102  	//
   103  	// See https://blog.golang.org/pipelines for more examples of how to use
   104  	// a Done channel for cancellation.
   105  	Done() <-chan struct{}
   106  
   107  	// If Done is not yet closed, Err returns nil.
   108  	// If Done is closed, Err returns a non-nil error explaining why:
   109  	// Canceled if the context was canceled
   110  	// or DeadlineExceeded if the context's deadline passed.
   111  	// After Err returns a non-nil error, successive calls to Err return the same error.
   112  	Err() error
   113  
   114  	// Value returns the value associated with this context for key, or nil
   115  	// if no value is associated with key. Successive calls to Value with
   116  	// the same key returns the same result.
   117  	//
   118  	// Use context values only for request-scoped data that transits
   119  	// processes and API boundaries, not for passing optional parameters to
   120  	// functions.
   121  	//
   122  	// A key identifies a specific value in a Context. Functions that wish
   123  	// to store values in Context typically allocate a key in a global
   124  	// variable then use that key as the argument to context.WithValue and
   125  	// Context.Value. A key can be any type that supports equality;
   126  	// packages should define keys as an unexported type to avoid
   127  	// collisions.
   128  	//
   129  	// Packages that define a Context key should provide type-safe accessors
   130  	// for the values stored using that key:
   131  	//
   132  	// 	// Package user defines a User type that's stored in Contexts.
   133  	// 	package user
   134  	//
   135  	// 	import "context"
   136  	//
   137  	// 	// User is the type of value stored in the Contexts.
   138  	// 	type User struct {...}
   139  	//
   140  	// 	// key is an unexported type for keys defined in this package.
   141  	// 	// This prevents collisions with keys defined in other packages.
   142  	// 	type key int
   143  	//
   144  	// 	// userKey is the key for user.User values in Contexts. It is
   145  	// 	// unexported; clients use user.NewContext and user.FromContext
   146  	// 	// instead of using this key directly.
   147  	// 	var userKey key
   148  	//
   149  	// 	// NewContext returns a new Context that carries value u.
   150  	// 	func NewContext(ctx context.Context, u *User) context.Context {
   151  	// 		return context.WithValue(ctx, userKey, u)
   152  	// 	}
   153  	//
   154  	// 	// FromContext returns the User value stored in ctx, if any.
   155  	// 	func FromContext(ctx context.Context) (*User, bool) {
   156  	// 		u, ok := ctx.Value(userKey).(*User)
   157  	// 		return u, ok
   158  	// 	}
   159  	Value(key any) any
   160  }
   161  
   162  // Canceled is the error returned by Context.Err when the context is canceled.
   163  var Canceled = errors.New("context canceled")
   164  
   165  // DeadlineExceeded is the error returned by Context.Err when the context's
   166  // deadline passes.
   167  var DeadlineExceeded error = deadlineExceededError{}
   168  
   169  type deadlineExceededError struct{}
   170  
   171  func (deadlineExceededError) Error() string   { return "context deadline exceeded" }
   172  func (deadlineExceededError) Timeout() bool   { return true }
   173  func (deadlineExceededError) Temporary() bool { return true }
   174  
   175  // An emptyCtx is never canceled, has no values, and has no deadline. It is not
   176  // struct{}, since vars of this type must have distinct addresses.
   177  type emptyCtx int
   178  
   179  func (*emptyCtx) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
   180  	return
   181  }
   182  
   183  func (*emptyCtx) Done() <-chan struct{} {
   184  	return nil
   185  }
   186  
   187  func (*emptyCtx) Err() error {
   188  	return nil
   189  }
   190  
   191  func (*emptyCtx) Value(key any) any {
   192  	return nil
   193  }
   194  
   195  func (e *emptyCtx) String() string {
   196  	switch e {
   197  	case background:
   198  		return "context.Background"
   199  	case todo:
   200  		return "context.TODO"
   201  	}
   202  	return "unknown empty Context"
   203  }
   204  
   205  var (
   206  	background = new(emptyCtx)
   207  	todo       = new(emptyCtx)
   208  )
   209  
   210  // Background returns a non-nil, empty Context. It is never canceled, has no
   211  // values, and has no deadline. It is typically used by the main function,
   212  // initialization, and tests, and as the top-level Context for incoming
   213  // requests.
   214  func Background() Context {
   215  	return background
   216  }
   217  
   218  // TODO returns a non-nil, empty Context. Code should use context.TODO when
   219  // it's unclear which Context to use or it is not yet available (because the
   220  // surrounding function has not yet been extended to accept a Context
   221  // parameter).
   222  func TODO() Context {
   223  	return todo
   224  }
   225  
   226  // A CancelFunc tells an operation to abandon its work.
   227  // A CancelFunc does not wait for the work to stop.
   228  // A CancelFunc may be called by multiple goroutines simultaneously.
   229  // After the first call, subsequent calls to a CancelFunc do nothing.
   230  type CancelFunc func()
   231  
   232  // WithCancel returns a copy of parent with a new Done channel. The returned
   233  // context's Done channel is closed when the returned cancel function is called
   234  // or when the parent context's Done channel is closed, whichever happens first.
   235  //
   236  // Canceling this context releases resources associated with it, so code should
   237  // call cancel as soon as the operations running in this Context complete.
   238  func WithCancel(parent Context) (ctx Context, cancel CancelFunc) {
   239  	c := withCancel(parent)
   240  	return c, func() { c.cancel(true, Canceled, nil) }
   241  }
   242  
   243  // A CancelCauseFunc behaves like a CancelFunc but additionally sets the cancellation cause.
   244  // This cause can be retrieved by calling Cause on the canceled Context or on
   245  // any of its derived Contexts.
   246  //
   247  // If the context has already been canceled, CancelCauseFunc does not set the cause.
   248  // For example, if childContext is derived from parentContext:
   249  //   - if parentContext is canceled with cause1 before childContext is canceled with cause2,
   250  //     then Cause(parentContext) == Cause(childContext) == cause1
   251  //   - if childContext is canceled with cause2 before parentContext is canceled with cause1,
   252  //     then Cause(parentContext) == cause1 and Cause(childContext) == cause2
   253  type CancelCauseFunc func(cause error)
   254  
   255  // WithCancelCause behaves like WithCancel but returns a CancelCauseFunc instead of a CancelFunc.
   256  // Calling cancel with a non-nil error (the "cause") records that error in ctx;
   257  // it can then be retrieved using Cause(ctx).
   258  // Calling cancel with nil sets the cause to Canceled.
   259  //
   260  // Example use:
   261  //
   262  //	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancelCause(parent)
   263  //	cancel(myError)
   264  //	ctx.Err() // returns context.Canceled
   265  //	context.Cause(ctx) // returns myError
   266  func WithCancelCause(parent Context) (ctx Context, cancel CancelCauseFunc) {
   267  	c := withCancel(parent)
   268  	return c, func(cause error) { c.cancel(true, Canceled, cause) }
   269  }
   270  
   271  func withCancel(parent Context) *cancelCtx {
   272  	if parent == nil {
   273  		panic("cannot create context from nil parent")
   274  	}
   275  	c := newCancelCtx(parent)
   276  	propagateCancel(parent, c)
   277  	return c
   278  }
   279  
   280  // Cause returns a non-nil error explaining why c was canceled.
   281  // The first cancellation of c or one of its parents sets the cause.
   282  // If that cancellation happened via a call to CancelCauseFunc(err),
   283  // then Cause returns err.
   284  // Otherwise Cause(c) returns the same value as c.Err().
   285  // Cause returns nil if c has not been canceled yet.
   286  func Cause(c Context) error {
   287  	if cc, ok := c.Value(&cancelCtxKey).(*cancelCtx); ok {
   288  		cc.mu.Lock()
   289  		defer cc.mu.Unlock()
   290  		return cc.cause
   291  	}
   292  	return nil
   293  }
   294  
   295  // newCancelCtx returns an initialized cancelCtx.
   296  func newCancelCtx(parent Context) *cancelCtx {
   297  	return &cancelCtx{Context: parent}
   298  }
   299  
   300  // goroutines counts the number of goroutines ever created; for testing.
   301  var goroutines atomic.Int32
   302  
   303  // propagateCancel arranges for child to be canceled when parent is.
   304  func propagateCancel(parent Context, child canceler) {
   305  	done := parent.Done()
   306  	if done == nil {
   307  		return // parent is never canceled
   308  	}
   309  
   310  	select {
   311  	case <-done:
   312  		// parent is already canceled
   313  		child.cancel(false, parent.Err(), Cause(parent))
   314  		return
   315  	default:
   316  	}
   317  
   318  	if p, ok := parentCancelCtx(parent); ok {
   319  		p.mu.Lock()
   320  		if p.err != nil {
   321  			// parent has already been canceled
   322  			child.cancel(false, p.err, p.cause)
   323  		} else {
   324  			if p.children == nil {
   325  				p.children = make(map[canceler]struct{})
   326  			}
   327  			p.children[child] = struct{}{}
   328  		}
   329  		p.mu.Unlock()
   330  	} else {
   331  		goroutines.Add(1)
   332  		go func() {
   333  			select {
   334  			case <-parent.Done():
   335  				child.cancel(false, parent.Err(), Cause(parent))
   336  			case <-child.Done():
   337  			}
   338  		}()
   339  	}
   340  }
   341  
   342  // &cancelCtxKey is the key that a cancelCtx returns itself for.
   343  var cancelCtxKey int
   344  
   345  // parentCancelCtx returns the underlying *cancelCtx for parent.
   346  // It does this by looking up parent.Value(&cancelCtxKey) to find
   347  // the innermost enclosing *cancelCtx and then checking whether
   348  // parent.Done() matches that *cancelCtx. (If not, the *cancelCtx
   349  // has been wrapped in a custom implementation providing a
   350  // different done channel, in which case we should not bypass it.)
   351  func parentCancelCtx(parent Context) (*cancelCtx, bool) {
   352  	done := parent.Done()
   353  	if done == closedchan || done == nil {
   354  		return nil, false
   355  	}
   356  	p, ok := parent.Value(&cancelCtxKey).(*cancelCtx)
   357  	if !ok {
   358  		return nil, false
   359  	}
   360  	pdone, _ := p.done.Load().(chan struct{})
   361  	if pdone != done {
   362  		return nil, false
   363  	}
   364  	return p, true
   365  }
   366  
   367  // removeChild removes a context from its parent.
   368  func removeChild(parent Context, child canceler) {
   369  	p, ok := parentCancelCtx(parent)
   370  	if !ok {
   371  		return
   372  	}
   373  	p.mu.Lock()
   374  	if p.children != nil {
   375  		delete(p.children, child)
   376  	}
   377  	p.mu.Unlock()
   378  }
   379  
   380  // A canceler is a context type that can be canceled directly. The
   381  // implementations are *cancelCtx and *timerCtx.
   382  type canceler interface {
   383  	cancel(removeFromParent bool, err, cause error)
   384  	Done() <-chan struct{}
   385  }
   386  
   387  // closedchan is a reusable closed channel.
   388  var closedchan = make(chan struct{})
   389  
   390  func init() {
   391  	close(closedchan)
   392  }
   393  
   394  // A cancelCtx can be canceled. When canceled, it also cancels any children
   395  // that implement canceler.
   396  type cancelCtx struct {
   397  	Context
   398  
   399  	mu       sync.Mutex            // protects following fields
   400  	done     atomic.Value          // of chan struct{}, created lazily, closed by first cancel call
   401  	children map[canceler]struct{} // set to nil by the first cancel call
   402  	err      error                 // set to non-nil by the first cancel call
   403  	cause    error                 // set to non-nil by the first cancel call
   404  }
   405  
   406  func (c *cancelCtx) Value(key any) any {
   407  	if key == &cancelCtxKey {
   408  		return c
   409  	}
   410  	return value(c.Context, key)
   411  }
   412  
   413  func (c *cancelCtx) Done() <-chan struct{} {
   414  	d := c.done.Load()
   415  	if d != nil {
   416  		return d.(chan struct{})
   417  	}
   418  	c.mu.Lock()
   419  	defer c.mu.Unlock()
   420  	d = c.done.Load()
   421  	if d == nil {
   422  		d = make(chan struct{})
   423  		c.done.Store(d)
   424  	}
   425  	return d.(chan struct{})
   426  }
   427  
   428  func (c *cancelCtx) Err() error {
   429  	c.mu.Lock()
   430  	err := c.err
   431  	c.mu.Unlock()
   432  	return err
   433  }
   434  
   435  type stringer interface {
   436  	String() string
   437  }
   438  
   439  func contextName(c Context) string {
   440  	if s, ok := c.(stringer); ok {
   441  		return s.String()
   442  	}
   443  	return reflectlite.TypeOf(c).String()
   444  }
   445  
   446  func (c *cancelCtx) String() string {
   447  	return contextName(c.Context) + ".WithCancel"
   448  }
   449  
   450  // cancel closes c.done, cancels each of c's children, and, if
   451  // removeFromParent is true, removes c from its parent's children.
   452  // cancel sets c.cause to cause if this is the first time c is canceled.
   453  func (c *cancelCtx) cancel(removeFromParent bool, err, cause error) {
   454  	if err == nil {
   455  		panic("context: internal error: missing cancel error")
   456  	}
   457  	if cause == nil {
   458  		cause = err
   459  	}
   460  	c.mu.Lock()
   461  	if c.err != nil {
   462  		c.mu.Unlock()
   463  		return // already canceled
   464  	}
   465  	c.err = err
   466  	c.cause = cause
   467  	d, _ := c.done.Load().(chan struct{})
   468  	if d == nil {
   469  		c.done.Store(closedchan)
   470  	} else {
   471  		close(d)
   472  	}
   473  	for child := range c.children {
   474  		// NOTE: acquiring the child's lock while holding parent's lock.
   475  		child.cancel(false, err, cause)
   476  	}
   477  	c.children = nil
   478  	c.mu.Unlock()
   479  
   480  	if removeFromParent {
   481  		removeChild(c.Context, c)
   482  	}
   483  }
   484  
   485  // WithDeadline returns a copy of the parent context with the deadline adjusted
   486  // to be no later than d. If the parent's deadline is already earlier than d,
   487  // WithDeadline(parent, d) is semantically equivalent to parent. The returned
   488  // context's Done channel is closed when the deadline expires, when the returned
   489  // cancel function is called, or when the parent context's Done channel is
   490  // closed, whichever happens first.
   491  //
   492  // Canceling this context releases resources associated with it, so code should
   493  // call cancel as soon as the operations running in this Context complete.
   494  func WithDeadline(parent Context, d time.Time) (Context, CancelFunc) {
   495  	if parent == nil {
   496  		panic("cannot create context from nil parent")
   497  	}
   498  	if cur, ok := parent.Deadline(); ok && cur.Before(d) {
   499  		// The current deadline is already sooner than the new one.
   500  		return WithCancel(parent)
   501  	}
   502  	c := &timerCtx{
   503  		cancelCtx: newCancelCtx(parent),
   504  		deadline:  d,
   505  	}
   506  	propagateCancel(parent, c)
   507  	dur := time.Until(d)
   508  	if dur <= 0 {
   509  		c.cancel(true, DeadlineExceeded, nil) // deadline has already passed
   510  		return c, func() { c.cancel(false, Canceled, nil) }
   511  	}
   512  	c.mu.Lock()
   513  	defer c.mu.Unlock()
   514  	if c.err == nil {
   515  		c.timer = time.AfterFunc(dur, func() {
   516  			c.cancel(true, DeadlineExceeded, nil)
   517  		})
   518  	}
   519  	return c, func() { c.cancel(true, Canceled, nil) }
   520  }
   521  
   522  // A timerCtx carries a timer and a deadline. It embeds a cancelCtx to
   523  // implement Done and Err. It implements cancel by stopping its timer then
   524  // delegating to cancelCtx.cancel.
   525  type timerCtx struct {
   526  	*cancelCtx
   527  	timer *time.Timer // Under cancelCtx.mu.
   528  
   529  	deadline time.Time
   530  }
   531  
   532  func (c *timerCtx) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
   533  	return c.deadline, true
   534  }
   535  
   536  func (c *timerCtx) String() string {
   537  	return contextName(c.cancelCtx.Context) + ".WithDeadline(" +
   538  		c.deadline.String() + " [" +
   539  		time.Until(c.deadline).String() + "])"
   540  }
   541  
   542  func (c *timerCtx) cancel(removeFromParent bool, err, cause error) {
   543  	c.cancelCtx.cancel(false, err, cause)
   544  	if removeFromParent {
   545  		// Remove this timerCtx from its parent cancelCtx's children.
   546  		removeChild(c.cancelCtx.Context, c)
   547  	}
   548  	c.mu.Lock()
   549  	if c.timer != nil {
   550  		c.timer.Stop()
   551  		c.timer = nil
   552  	}
   553  	c.mu.Unlock()
   554  }
   555  
   556  // WithTimeout returns WithDeadline(parent, time.Now().Add(timeout)).
   557  //
   558  // Canceling this context releases resources associated with it, so code should
   559  // call cancel as soon as the operations running in this Context complete:
   560  //
   561  //	func slowOperationWithTimeout(ctx context.Context) (Result, error) {
   562  //		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 100*time.Millisecond)
   563  //		defer cancel()  // releases resources if slowOperation completes before timeout elapses
   564  //		return slowOperation(ctx)
   565  //	}
   566  func WithTimeout(parent Context, timeout time.Duration) (Context, CancelFunc) {
   567  	return WithDeadline(parent, time.Now().Add(timeout))
   568  }
   569  
   570  // WithValue returns a copy of parent in which the value associated with key is
   571  // val.
   572  //
   573  // Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes and
   574  // APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions.
   575  //
   576  // The provided key must be comparable and should not be of type
   577  // string or any other built-in type to avoid collisions between
   578  // packages using context. Users of WithValue should define their own
   579  // types for keys. To avoid allocating when assigning to an
   580  // interface{}, context keys often have concrete type
   581  // struct{}. Alternatively, exported context key variables' static
   582  // type should be a pointer or interface.
   583  func WithValue(parent Context, key, val any) Context {
   584  	if parent == nil {
   585  		panic("cannot create context from nil parent")
   586  	}
   587  	if key == nil {
   588  		panic("nil key")
   589  	}
   590  	if !reflectlite.TypeOf(key).Comparable() {
   591  		panic("key is not comparable")
   592  	}
   593  	return &valueCtx{parent, key, val}
   594  }
   595  
   596  // A valueCtx carries a key-value pair. It implements Value for that key and
   597  // delegates all other calls to the embedded Context.
   598  type valueCtx struct {
   599  	Context
   600  	key, val any
   601  }
   602  
   603  // stringify tries a bit to stringify v, without using fmt, since we don't
   604  // want context depending on the unicode tables. This is only used by
   605  // *valueCtx.String().
   606  func stringify(v any) string {
   607  	switch s := v.(type) {
   608  	case stringer:
   609  		return s.String()
   610  	case string:
   611  		return s
   612  	}
   613  	return "<not Stringer>"
   614  }
   615  
   616  func (c *valueCtx) String() string {
   617  	return contextName(c.Context) + ".WithValue(type " +
   618  		reflectlite.TypeOf(c.key).String() +
   619  		", val " + stringify(c.val) + ")"
   620  }
   621  
   622  func (c *valueCtx) Value(key any) any {
   623  	if c.key == key {
   624  		return c.val
   625  	}
   626  	return value(c.Context, key)
   627  }
   628  
   629  func value(c Context, key any) any {
   630  	for {
   631  		switch ctx := c.(type) {
   632  		case *valueCtx:
   633  			if key == ctx.key {
   634  				return ctx.val
   635  			}
   636  			c = ctx.Context
   637  		case *cancelCtx:
   638  			if key == &cancelCtxKey {
   639  				return c
   640  			}
   641  			c = ctx.Context
   642  		case *timerCtx:
   643  			if key == &cancelCtxKey {
   644  				return ctx.cancelCtx
   645  			}
   646  			c = ctx.Context
   647  		case *emptyCtx:
   648  			return nil
   649  		default:
   650  			return c.Value(key)
   651  		}
   652  	}
   653  }
   654  

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