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bark/lock_manager/
mod.rs

1//! Named locks usable across async tasks, threads, processes, or browser
2//! tabs — depending on the backend you pick.
3//!
4//! # What it is
5//!
6//! bark needs to coordinate access to a shared dataset (e.g. a wallet
7//! database) so that two callers don't trample each other. The
8//! [`LockManager`] trait is where you plug in *how that coordination is
9//! enforced* on the target platform.
10//!
11//! Pick a manager whose enforcement scope matches the reach of the
12//! dataset bark is opening:
13//!
14//! - A wallet that only ever runs in a single process? An in-memory
15//!   manager is enough.
16//! - A wallet on disk that another process might also open? You need a
17//!   cross-process file-based manager.
18//! - A wallet running in the browser, possibly opened in multiple tabs?
19//!   You need the Web Locks backend.
20//!
21//! Pick the wrong scope and bark will silently allow concurrent access.
22//! The rest of this page is the picking guide.
23//!
24//! # Platform support
25//!
26//! | Backend                                                  | Linux | macOS | iOS | Android | Windows | Web (wasm32) |
27//! |----------------------------------------------------------|:-----:|:-----:|:---:|:-------:|:-------:|:------------:|
28//! | [`MemoryLockManager`](memory::MemoryLockManager)         |   ✓   |   ✓   |  ✓  |    ✓    |    ✓    |      ✓       |
29//! | [`FlockPidLockManager`](pid_flock::FlockPidLockManager)  |   ✓   |   ✓   |     |    ✓    |    ✓    |              |
30//! | [`FcntlPidLockManager`](pid_fcntl::FcntlPidLockManager)  |   ✓   |   ✓   |  ✓  |    ✓    |         |              |
31//! | [`WebLockManager`](web_locks::WebLockManager)            |       |       |     |         |         |      ✓       |
32//!
33//! # Safety scope
34//!
35//! Each backend prevents concurrent access by callers under a different
36//! scope. Pick the one that matches the threat you actually have:
37//!
38//! | Backend          | Same async runtime | Same OS process | Across processes | Across machines (NFS/SMB) | Across browser tabs |
39//! |------------------|:------------------:|:---------------:|:----------------:|:-------------------------:|:-------------------:|
40//! | `Memory`         |         ✓          |        ✓        |                  |                           |                     |
41//! | `FlockPidLock`   |         ✓          |        ✓        |    refuses 2nd   |           ⚠               |                     |
42//! | `FcntlPidLock`   |         ✓          |        ✓        |    refuses 2nd   |  ✓ (POSIX-compliant NFS)  |                     |
43//! | `WebLocks`       |         ✓          |    (n/a)        |     (n/a)        |           (n/a)           |          ✓          |
44//!
45//! ⚠ `FlockPidLock` uses `flock(2)` on Unix, whose behavior over networked
46//! filesystems is implementation-defined; use `FcntlPidLock` there.
47//!
48//! # Picking a backend
49//!
50//! - **Don't want to think about it?** Call [`platform_default`] —
51//!   it returns the sensible PidLock-family backend for your build
52//!   target (wasm gets Web Locks). Override with a specific backend
53//!   only when you have a non-default deployment shape (e.g.
54//!   multi-process access to the same datadir).
55//! - **Single-process apps and tests** —
56//!   [`MemoryLockManager`](memory::MemoryLockManager) is the safe
57//!   default: every instance in the process shares one key map, so two
58//!   callers cannot accidentally end up with disjoint lock universes.
59//! - **Single-process-per-datadir CLIs / daemons** — pick a `PidLock`
60//!   variant: [`FlockPidLockManager`](pid_flock::FlockPidLockManager)
61//!   on Linux/macOS/Android/Windows desktops, or
62//!   [`FcntlPidLockManager`](pid_fcntl::FcntlPidLockManager) when the
63//!   datadir may live on networked storage. One OS-level lock on
64//!   `<datadir>/LOCK` guarantees single-process exclusivity; per-key
65//!   locking is in-memory.
66//! - **Web (wasm32)** — only [`WebLockManager`](web_locks::WebLockManager)
67//!   (which delegates to `navigator.locks`) is available. Prevents
68//!   concurrent access across same-origin tabs in the same browser;
69//!   gives no guarantees across different browsers or incognito
70//!   sessions.
71//!
72//! # What callers must guarantee
73//!
74//! - **Use one backend per dataset, forever.** Two distinct managers do
75//!   not exclude each other; mixing backends or directories on the same
76//!   data is silently unsafe.
77//! - **Use the same lock directory in every instance** for a given
78//!   dataset.
79
80mod key;
81mod internal_memory;
82pub mod memory;
83#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
84pub mod web_locks;
85#[cfg(all(any(unix, windows), not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
86pub mod pid_flock;
87#[cfg(all(any(unix), not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
88pub mod pid_fcntl;
89
90use std::time::Duration;
91use std::path::PathBuf;
92use anyhow::bail;
93
94use crate::utils::time;
95
96const POLL_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
97
98/// Errors from constructing a pid-lock-based [`LockManager`]
99/// ([`pid_flock::FlockPidLockManager`] or [`pid_fcntl::FcntlPidLockManager`]).
100///
101/// Pattern-match on this when you want to surface "another process is
102/// already using this datadir" differently from setup-failure cases.
103#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
104pub enum PidLockError {
105	/// Another instance — same process or otherwise — already holds
106	/// the pid lock for this datadir. The `pid` is the value that
107	/// instance wrote into the LOCK file (best-effort; may be absent
108	/// or stale).
109	#[error("another process is already using datadir {datadir}{}",
110		match pid {
111			Some(p) => format!(" (holder PID: {})", p),
112			None => String::new(),
113		})]
114	AlreadyHeld {
115		datadir: PathBuf,
116		pid: Option<u32>,
117	},
118
119	/// Anything else that went wrong setting up the datadir or
120	/// opening the lock file (filesystem permission, ENOENT, etc.).
121	#[error("failed to set up datadir {datadir}")]
122	SetupFailed {
123		datadir: PathBuf,
124		#[source]
125		source: anyhow::Error,
126	},
127}
128
129/// A handle that holds a named lock until dropped.
130///
131/// Trait objects are returned from [`LockManager`] methods so callers do
132/// not need to spell the backend's concrete guard type.
133pub trait LockGuard: Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug {}
134
135/// Acquire and release named locks.
136///
137/// Implementations only need to provide [`try_lock`](Self::try_lock); the
138/// default [`lock`](Self::lock) polls it under a [`tokio::time::timeout`].
139#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait::async_trait(?Send))]
140#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait::async_trait)]
141pub trait LockManager: Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug {
142	/// Try to acquire the named lock without waiting. Returns `None` if
143	/// it is already held, the key is rejected by [`validate_key`], or
144	/// the backend cannot acquire the lock for any other reason.
145	async fn try_lock(&self, key: &str) -> Option<Box<dyn LockGuard>>;
146
147	/// Acquire the named lock, polling [`try_lock`](Self::try_lock) until
148	/// it succeeds or `timeout` elapses.
149	///
150	/// `timeout` is mandatory to make accidental deadlocks impossible at
151	/// the API level. Pass [`Duration::MAX`] if you really want to wait
152	/// indefinitely.
153	async fn lock(&self, key: &str, timeout: Duration)
154		-> anyhow::Result<Box<dyn LockGuard>>
155	{
156		let result = time::timeout(timeout, async {
157			loop {
158				if let Some(g) = self.try_lock(key).await {
159					return g;
160				}
161				time::sleep(POLL_INTERVAL).await;
162			}
163		}).await;
164		match result {
165			Ok(g) => Ok(g),
166			Err(_) => bail!("timed out acquiring lock {:?} after {:?}", key, timeout),
167		}
168	}
169}
170
171/// Return the recommended [`LockManager`] backend for the current
172/// build target. Most platforms will result a `LockManager` that
173/// can only be instantiated once.
174pub fn platform_default(datadir: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> anyhow::Result<Box<dyn LockManager>> {
175	#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
176	{
177		// Use navigator.locks via WebLockManager. An in-memory variant
178		// wouldn't be safe — the user can open the app in multiple
179		// tabs, each a separate wasm instance. navigator.locks is the
180		// only cross-tab coordination primitive in the browser.
181		// `datadir` is ignored.
182		let _ = datadir;
183		return Ok(Box::new(web_locks::WebLockManager::new()));
184	}
185
186	#[cfg(all(unix, not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
187	{
188		// Use fcntl: it has wider support than flock across the unix
189		// family.
190		//
191		// We pick a PidLock variant over per-key fcntl files because:
192		// 1. It doesn't pollute the datadir with `<key>.lock` files.
193		// 2. It's faster — one OS-level lock at construction, then
194		//    in-memory locking per key (no syscall per try_lock).
195		// 3. It avoids cross-process footguns like notifications not
196		//    firing when a second process is doing the work.
197		return Ok(Box::new(pid_fcntl::FcntlPidLockManager::new(datadir)?));
198	}
199
200	#[cfg(all(windows, not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
201	{
202		// Use std::fs::File::try_lock (LockFileEx under the hood):
203		// fcntl doesn't exist on Windows, and LockFileEx is the
204		// direct equivalent.
205		//
206		// We pick a PidLock variant over per-key file locks because:
207		// 1. It doesn't pollute the datadir with `<key>.lock` files.
208		// 2. It's faster — one OS-level lock at construction, then
209		//    in-memory locking per key (no syscall per try_lock).
210		// 3. It avoids cross-process footguns like notifications not
211		//    firing when a second process is doing the work.
212		return Ok(Box::new(pid_flock::FlockPidLockManager::new(datadir)?));
213	}
214
215	#[cfg(not(any(target_arch = "wasm32", unix, windows)))]
216	panic!("lock_manager::platform_default: no default backend for this target");
217}
218
219// The shared test harness uses `tokio::spawn` / `tokio::sync::Barrier`
220// / `tokio::time::timeout`, all of which require the `rt` feature that
221// is desktop-only. The web_locks backend has its own wasm-bindgen-test
222// suite in its module.
223#[cfg(all(test, not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
224mod test {
225	use super::*;
226
227	use std::path::PathBuf;
228	use std::fs;
229	use std::sync::Arc;
230
231	const TEST_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
232
233	struct TestBackend {
234		name: &'static str,
235		mgr: Arc<dyn LockManager>,
236		// `None` for backends that don't use a directory (Memory).
237		dir: Option<PathBuf>,
238	}
239
240	impl Drop for TestBackend {
241		fn drop(&mut self) {
242			if let Some(d) = &self.dir {
243				let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(d);
244			}
245		}
246	}
247
248	fn tmp_dir() -> PathBuf {
249		let dir = std::env::temp_dir()
250			.join(format!("bark-lock-test-{}", rand::random::<u64>()));
251		fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
252		dir
253	}
254
255	/// Every backend available on this target.
256	fn managers() -> Vec<TestBackend> {
257		let mut v = Vec::new();
258
259		v.push(TestBackend {
260			name: "InternalMemory",
261			mgr: Arc::new(internal_memory::InternalMemoryLockManager::new()),
262			dir: None,
263		});
264
265		v.push(TestBackend {
266			name: "Memory",
267			mgr: Arc::new(memory::MemoryLockManager::new()),
268			dir: None,
269		});
270
271		#[cfg(all(any(unix, windows), not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
272		{
273			let dir = tmp_dir();
274			v.push(TestBackend {
275				name: "FlockPidLock",
276				mgr: Arc::new(pid_flock::FlockPidLockManager::new(&dir).unwrap()),
277				dir: Some(dir),
278			});
279		}
280
281		#[cfg(all(unix, not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
282		{
283			let dir = tmp_dir();
284			v.push(TestBackend {
285				name: "FcntlPidLock",
286				mgr: Arc::new(pid_fcntl::FcntlPidLockManager::new(&dir).unwrap()),
287				dir: Some(dir),
288			});
289		}
290
291		#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
292		{
293			v.push(TestBackend {
294				name: "Web",
295				mgr: Arc::new(web_locks::WebLockManager::new()),
296				dir: None,
297			});
298		}
299
300		v
301	}
302
303	#[tokio::test]
304	async fn acquire_and_release() {
305		for tb in managers() {
306			let g = tb.mgr.lock("bark.ln_receive.1", TEST_TIMEOUT).await.unwrap();
307			drop(g);
308			let _g2 = tb.mgr.lock("bark.ln_receive.1", TEST_TIMEOUT).await.unwrap();
309		}
310	}
311
312	#[tokio::test]
313	async fn try_lock_returns_none_when_held() {
314		for tb in managers() {
315			let g = tb.mgr.lock("k", TEST_TIMEOUT).await.unwrap();
316			let busy = tb.mgr.try_lock("k").await;
317			assert!(busy.is_none(), "{}: second try_lock should be blocked", tb.name);
318			drop(g);
319			let g2 = tb.mgr.try_lock("k").await;
320			assert!(g2.is_some(), "{}: try_lock should succeed after release", tb.name);
321		}
322	}
323
324	#[tokio::test]
325	async fn distinct_keys_dont_block() {
326		for tb in managers() {
327			let _g1 = tb.mgr.lock("a", TEST_TIMEOUT).await.unwrap();
328			let _g2 = tb.mgr.lock("b", TEST_TIMEOUT).await.unwrap();
329		}
330	}
331
332	#[tokio::test]
333	async fn lock_returns_timeout_error() {
334		for tb in managers() {
335			let _held = tb.mgr.lock("k", TEST_TIMEOUT).await.unwrap();
336
337			// Acquire from another task so holding `_held` doesn't block
338			// the test on its own memory-mutex wait.
339			let mgr = Arc::clone(&tb.mgr);
340			let result = tokio::spawn(async move {
341				mgr.lock("k", Duration::from_millis(150)).await
342			}).await.unwrap();
343
344			assert!(result.is_err(), "{}: expected timeout, got {:?}", tb.name, result);
345			assert!(result.unwrap_err().to_string().contains("timed out"));
346		}
347	}
348
349	#[tokio::test]
350	async fn waiter_unblocks_after_drop() {
351		for tb in managers() {
352			let g = tb.mgr.lock("k", TEST_TIMEOUT).await.unwrap();
353
354			let mgr = Arc::clone(&tb.mgr);
355			let waiter = tokio::spawn(async move {
356				mgr.lock("k", TEST_TIMEOUT).await.unwrap()
357			});
358
359			tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(150)).await;
360			drop(g);
361
362			let result = time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), waiter).await;
363			assert!(result.is_ok(), "{}: waiter should succeed after holder dropped", tb.name);
364		}
365	}
366
367	#[tokio::test]
368	async fn ten_concurrent_try_lock_only_one_wins() {
369		// Asserts that `try_lock` is atomic under contention: when N
370		// callers race for the same key, exactly one observes it as free.
371		//
372		// Force 10 tasks to call try_lock at the same point via a barrier.
373		// Whichever the executor polls first will hold the guard for
374		// 100 ms; that is long enough for the other 9 tasks to be polled
375		// and observe the lock as held.
376		use tokio::sync::Barrier;
377		const N: usize = 10;
378
379		for tb in managers() {
380			let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(N));
381			let mut handles = Vec::with_capacity(N);
382
383			for _ in 0..N {
384				let mgr = Arc::clone(&tb.mgr);
385				let barrier = Arc::clone(&barrier);
386				handles.push(tokio::spawn(async move {
387					barrier.wait().await;
388					let guard = mgr.try_lock("contested").await;
389					let acquired = guard.is_some();
390					if acquired {
391						tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
392					}
393					acquired
394				}));
395			}
396
397			let mut successes = 0usize;
398			for h in handles {
399				successes += h.await.unwrap() as usize;
400			}
401			assert_eq!(
402				successes, 1,
403				"{}: expected exactly 1 successful try_lock out of {}, got {}",
404				tb.name, N, successes,
405			);
406		}
407	}
408
409	#[tokio::test]
410	async fn reject_bad_keys() {
411		for tb in managers() {
412			// Empty.
413			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock("").await.is_none(), "{}: empty", tb.name);
414			// Disallowed character (path separator).
415			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock("a/b").await.is_none(), "{}: slash", tb.name);
416			// Disallowed character (angle bracket).
417			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock("a<b>").await.is_none(), "{}: angle", tb.name);
418			// Disallowed start (dot).
419			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock(".abc").await.is_none(), "{}: leading dot", tb.name);
420			// Disallowed start (underscore).
421			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock("_abc").await.is_none(), "{}: leading underscore", tb.name);
422			// Disallowed end (dash).
423			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock("abc-").await.is_none(), "{}: trailing dash", tb.name);
424			// Disallowed end (dot).
425			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock("abc.").await.is_none(), "{}: trailing dot", tb.name);
426			// Path-traversal sentinels.
427			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock(".").await.is_none(), "{}: dot", tb.name);
428			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock("..").await.is_none(), "{}: dotdot", tb.name);
429
430			// Allowed: bark's actual key shapes.
431			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock("bark.lightning.send.42").await.is_some(),
432				"{}: bark.lightning.send.42 should be valid", tb.name);
433			// Allowed: digit start (hex wallet fingerprint).
434			assert!(tb.mgr.try_lock("01abcdef.round.7").await.is_some(),
435				"{}: 01abcdef.round.7 should be valid", tb.name);
436		}
437	}
438
439	#[test]
440	fn managers_covers_every_compiled_backend() {
441		// If a backend is dropped from `managers()`, this assertion goes red.
442		let names: Vec<_> = managers().iter().map(|tb| tb.name).collect();
443		assert!(names.contains(&"Memory"), "missing Memory: {:?}", names);
444		#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
445		assert!(names.contains(&"Web"), "missing Web: {:?}", names);
446	}
447
448	#[tokio::test]
449	async fn platform_default_returns_a_working_manager() {
450		let dir = tmp_dir();
451		let mgr = super::platform_default(&dir)
452			.expect("platform_default should construct a manager");
453		let g = mgr.try_lock("bark.platform.default.test").await;
454		assert!(g.is_some(), "platform_default's manager should grant a fresh lock");
455		drop(g);
456		let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
457	}
458}