dial9 0.5.0

Low-overhead async runtime telemetry: event recording, Tokio integration, CPU/memory profiling, and a trace viewer CLI
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//! Usage of `recorder(writer).<sources>.build()` + `attach_tokio_runtime(..)`: a Tokio
//! runtime instrumented against a recorder, producing poll instrumentation.
#![cfg(feature = "tokio")]

use dial9::{
    AttachedRuntime, Dial9HandleTokioExt, DiskBuffer, Recorder, RecorderSourceExt,
    TokioAttachOptions, recorder,
};
use dial9_trace_format::decoder::Decoder;
use std::{collections::BTreeMap, time::Duration};

/// Attach a multi-thread runtime with `workers` threads and the given options.
fn attach(recorder: Recorder, workers: usize, options: TokioAttachOptions) -> AttachedRuntime {
    let mut builder = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread();
    builder.enable_all().worker_threads(workers);
    let runtime = recorder
        .handle()
        .attach_tokio_runtime(builder, options)
        .expect("build tokio runtime");
    (recorder, runtime)
}

#[test]
fn attach_runtime_records_poll_events() {
    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
    let writer = DiskBuffer::single_file(dir.path().join("trace.bin")).unwrap();

    let recorder = recorder(writer).build();
    let (recorder, runtime) = attach(
        recorder,
        2,
        TokioAttachOptions::builder()
            .runtime_name("main")
            .task_tracking_enabled(true)
            .build(),
    );

    runtime.block_on(async {
        let mut handles = Vec::new();
        for _ in 0..50 {
            handles.push(tokio::spawn(async {
                for _ in 0..5 {
                    tokio::task::yield_now().await;
                }
            }));
        }
        for h in handles {
            h.await.unwrap();
        }
    });

    drop(runtime);
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));

    let bytes = std::fs::read(dir.path().join("trace.0.bin")).expect("sealed segment");
    let mut decoder = Decoder::new(&bytes).expect("valid trace");
    let mut poll_starts = 0u32;
    let mut poll_ends = 0u32;
    decoder
        .for_each_event(|ev| match ev.name {
            "PollStartEvent" => poll_starts += 1,
            "PollEndEvent" => poll_ends += 1,
            _ => {}
        })
        .expect("decode events");

    assert!(
        poll_starts > 0,
        "expected poll events from the attached runtime, got 0"
    );
    assert_eq!(
        poll_starts, poll_ends,
        "PollStart ({poll_starts}) != PollEnd ({poll_ends})"
    );
}

/// A disabled recorder still yields a working plain runtime.
#[test]
fn disabled_recorder_runs_plainly() {
    let recorder = dial9::recorder_disabled();
    let (recorder, runtime) = attach(recorder, 1, TokioAttachOptions::default());

    let out = runtime.block_on(async { 1 + 1 });
    assert_eq!(out, 2);
    drop(runtime);
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));
}

/// On-demand dump mode: the trigger must be reachable via the ambient handle.
#[test]
fn dump_trigger_reachable_from_runtime() {
    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
    let writer = DiskBuffer::single_file(dir.path().join("trace.bin")).unwrap();

    let recorder = recorder(writer).with_dump_trigger(|_| {}).build();
    let (recorder, runtime) = attach(recorder, 1, TokioAttachOptions::default());

    runtime.block_on(async {
        assert!(
            dial9::core::current_handle().dump_trigger().is_some(),
            "dump_trigger should be reachable via the ambient handle in on-demand mode"
        );
    });

    drop(runtime);
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));
}

/// `recorder_or_disabled` downgrades to a disabled recorder on writer failure.
#[test]
fn recorder_or_disabled_downgrades_on_writer_failure() {
    // A base path whose parent is a regular file: writer creation fails, so the
    // recorder downgrades.
    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
    let blocker = dir.path().join("not-a-dir");
    std::fs::write(&blocker, b"x").unwrap();
    let writer = DiskBuffer::builder()
        .base_path(blocker.join("traces"))
        .max_total_size(4 * 1024 * 1024)
        .build();

    let recorder = dial9::recorder_or_disabled(writer).build();
    let (recorder, runtime) = attach(recorder, 1, TokioAttachOptions::default());

    assert!(
        !recorder.handle().is_enabled(),
        "writer failure must downgrade to a disabled recorder"
    );
    assert_eq!(runtime.block_on(async { 7u32 }), 7);
    drop(runtime);
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));
}

/// The downgrade composes with builder configuration: sources and a custom
/// pipeline can be chained onto a writer that failed to open, and `build` still
/// yields a disabled recorder instead of panicking.
#[test]
fn recorder_or_disabled_keeps_builder_config_on_writer_failure() {
    use dial9::RecorderPipelineExt;

    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
    let blocker = dir.path().join("not-a-dir");
    std::fs::write(&blocker, b"x").unwrap();
    let writer = DiskBuffer::builder()
        .base_path(blocker.join("traces"))
        .max_total_size(4 * 1024 * 1024)
        .build();

    let recorder = dial9::recorder_or_disabled(writer)
        .with_custom_pipeline(|p| p.gzip().write_back())
        .segment_metadata([("service".to_string(), "demo".to_string())])
        .build();

    assert!(
        !recorder.handle().is_enabled(),
        "a failed writer must downgrade even with a pipeline configured"
    );

    let (recorder, runtime) = attach(recorder, 1, TokioAttachOptions::default());
    assert_eq!(runtime.block_on(async { 11u32 }), 11);
    drop(runtime);
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));
}

/// `recorder_or_disabled` is generic over writer mode: a valid in-memory writer
/// builds an enabled, memory-backed recorder just like disk does.
#[test]
fn recorder_or_disabled_accepts_in_memory_writer() {
    use dial9::MemoryBuffer;

    let writer = MemoryBuffer::new(4 * 1024 * 1024);
    let recorder = dial9::recorder_or_disabled(writer).build();
    let (recorder, runtime) = attach(recorder, 1, TokioAttachOptions::default());

    assert!(
        recorder.handle().is_enabled(),
        "a valid in-memory writer must stay enabled"
    );
    assert_eq!(runtime.block_on(async { 5u32 }), 5);
    drop(runtime);
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));
}

/// The downgrade path is generic too: an in-memory writer failure falls back to
/// a disabled recorder the same way disk does.
#[test]
fn recorder_or_disabled_downgrades_on_in_memory_writer_failure() {
    use dial9::MemoryBuffer;

    let writer: std::io::Result<MemoryBuffer> =
        Err(std::io::Error::other("simulated in-memory writer failure"));

    let recorder = dial9::recorder_or_disabled(writer).build();
    let (recorder, runtime) = attach(recorder, 1, TokioAttachOptions::default());

    assert!(
        !recorder.handle().is_enabled(),
        "in-memory writer failure must downgrade to a disabled recorder"
    );
    assert_eq!(runtime.block_on(async { 9u32 }), 9);
    drop(runtime);
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));
}

#[test]
fn source_on_recorder_is_recorded() {
    use dial9::core::{FlushContext, Source, clock_monotonic_ns};

    #[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize, dial9_trace_format::TraceEvent)]
    struct MarkerEvent {
        #[traceevent(timestamp)]
        timestamp_ns: u64,
        value: u64,
    }

    struct MarkerSource {
        emitted: bool,
    }
    impl Source for MarkerSource {
        fn flush(&mut self, ctx: &FlushContext<'_>) {
            if !self.emitted {
                self.emitted = true;
                ctx.record_event(&MarkerEvent {
                    timestamp_ns: clock_monotonic_ns(),
                    value: 4242,
                });
            }
        }
        fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
            "marker"
        }
    }

    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
    let writer = DiskBuffer::single_file(dir.path().join("trace.bin")).unwrap();

    let recorder = recorder(writer)
        .source(MarkerSource { emitted: false })
        .build();
    let (recorder, runtime) = attach(
        recorder,
        1,
        TokioAttachOptions::builder()
            .task_tracking_enabled(true)
            .build(),
    );

    runtime.block_on(async {
        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
    });
    drop(runtime);
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));

    let bytes = std::fs::read(dir.path().join("trace.0.bin")).expect("sealed segment");
    let mut decoder = Decoder::new(&bytes).expect("valid trace");
    let mut markers = Vec::new();
    decoder
        .for_each_event(|ev| {
            if ev.name == "MarkerEvent" {
                let m: MarkerEvent = ev.deserialize().expect("MarkerEvent decodes");
                markers.push(m.value);
            }
        })
        .expect("decode events");

    assert!(
        markers.contains(&4242),
        "a source on the recorder should record; got {markers:?}"
    );
}

/// `on_recording_start` hooks fire when the recorder enables.
#[test]
fn on_recording_start_fires_at_enable() {
    use std::sync::Arc;
    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};

    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
    let writer = DiskBuffer::single_file(dir.path().join("trace.bin")).unwrap();

    let ran = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
    let ran_hook = Arc::clone(&ran);
    let recorder = recorder(writer)
        .on_recording_start(move |_handle| ran_hook.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst))
        .build();
    let (recorder, runtime) = attach(recorder, 1, TokioAttachOptions::default());

    assert!(
        ran.load(Ordering::SeqCst),
        "on_recording_start should fire when the recorder enables"
    );
    drop(runtime);
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));
}

/// Thread-per-core: one recorder, one cloned `Dial9Handle` per thread, one
/// `current_thread` runtime built on each. Exercises `Dial9HandleTokioExt`
/// from several threads at once.
#[test]
fn shared_recorder_attaches_from_many_threads() {
    const CORES: usize = 4;

    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
    let writer = DiskBuffer::single_file(dir.path().join("trace.bin")).unwrap();
    let recorder = recorder(writer).build();

    let mut threads = Vec::with_capacity(CORES);
    for core in 0..CORES {
        let handle = recorder.handle().clone();
        threads.push(std::thread::spawn(move || {
            let mut builder = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread();
            builder.enable_all();

            let runtime = handle
                .attach_tokio_runtime(
                    builder,
                    TokioAttachOptions::builder()
                        .runtime_name(format!("core-{core}"))
                        .build(),
                )
                .expect("build core runtime");

            runtime.block_on(async {
                dial9::spawn(async {
                    for _ in 0..5 {
                        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
                    }
                })
                .await
                .unwrap();
            });
        }));
    }
    for t in threads {
        t.join().unwrap();
    }

    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(1));

    #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
    struct WorkerIdField {
        worker_id: u64,
    }
    #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
    struct SegmentMetadata {
        entries: Vec<(String, String)>,
    }
    const UNKNOWN_WORKER_ID: u64 = 255;

    let bytes = std::fs::read(dir.path().join("trace.0.bin")).expect("sealed segment");
    let mut decoder = Decoder::new(&bytes).expect("valid trace");
    let mut poll_starts_per_worker: BTreeMap<u64, u32> = Default::default();
    let mut poll_ends = 0u32;
    let mut runtime_workers: BTreeMap<String, Vec<u64>> = Default::default();
    decoder
        .for_each_event(|ev| match ev.name {
            "PollStartEvent" => {
                if let Ok(fields) = ev.deserialize::<WorkerIdField>()
                    && fields.worker_id != UNKNOWN_WORKER_ID
                {
                    *poll_starts_per_worker.entry(fields.worker_id).or_default() += 1;
                }
            }
            "PollEndEvent" => {
                if let Ok(fields) = ev.deserialize::<WorkerIdField>()
                    && fields.worker_id != UNKNOWN_WORKER_ID
                {
                    poll_ends += 1;
                }
            }
            "SegmentMetadataEvent" => {
                if let Ok(meta) = ev.deserialize::<SegmentMetadata>() {
                    for (key, val) in meta.entries {
                        if let Some(name) = key.strip_prefix("runtime.") {
                            let ids = val.split(',').filter_map(|s| s.parse().ok()).collect();
                            runtime_workers.insert(name.to_string(), ids);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            _ => {}
        })
        .expect("decode events");

    // Segment metadata should name exactly the CORES runtimes we attached.
    let expected_runtimes: std::collections::BTreeSet<String> =
        (0..CORES).map(|core| format!("core-{core}")).collect();
    let seen_runtimes: std::collections::BTreeSet<String> =
        runtime_workers.keys().cloned().collect();
    assert_eq!(
        seen_runtimes, expected_runtimes,
        "segment metadata should report exactly one entry per core runtime"
    );

    // Each `current_thread` runtime has exactly one worker; metadata must
    // attribute exactly one worker ID to each core runtime.
    for (name, ids) in &runtime_workers {
        assert_eq!(
            ids.len(),
            1,
            "runtime {name} should map to exactly one worker ID, got {ids:?}"
        );
    }

    // The worker IDs segment metadata attributes to those runtimes must be
    // exactly the worker IDs poll events actually came from.
    let metadata_worker_ids: std::collections::BTreeSet<u64> =
        runtime_workers.values().flatten().copied().collect();
    let polled_worker_ids: std::collections::BTreeSet<u64> =
        poll_starts_per_worker.keys().copied().collect();
    assert_eq!(
        metadata_worker_ids, polled_worker_ids,
        "worker IDs in segment metadata must match worker IDs seen in poll events"
    );
    assert_eq!(
        polled_worker_ids.len(),
        CORES,
        "expected poll events from exactly {CORES} distinct worker IDs, got {polled_worker_ids:?}"
    );

    // Each core runs one task doing 5 `yield_now().await` calls: an initial
    // poll plus one re-poll per yield, so exactly 6 polls per worker.
    for (worker_id, count) in &poll_starts_per_worker {
        assert_eq!(
            *count, 6,
            "worker {worker_id} expected exactly 6 poll events, got {count}"
        );
    }
    let poll_starts: u32 = poll_starts_per_worker.values().sum();
    assert_eq!(
        poll_starts, poll_ends,
        "PollStart ({poll_starts}) != PollEnd ({poll_ends})"
    );
}

#[test]
fn attach_after_shutdown_errors() {
    let recorder = recorder(dial9::MemoryBuffer::new(1 << 20).unwrap()).build();
    let handle = recorder.handle().clone();
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(5));

    let mut builder = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread();
    builder.enable_all();
    let result = handle.attach_tokio_runtime(builder, TokioAttachOptions::default());
    assert!(result.is_err(), "attach on a shut-down recorder must fail");
}

#[test]
fn handle_is_inert_after_shutdown() {
    let recorder = recorder(dial9::MemoryBuffer::new(1 << 20).unwrap()).build();
    let handle = recorder.handle().clone();
    assert!(handle.is_enabled());
    recorder.graceful_shutdown(Duration::from_secs(5));

    assert!(!handle.is_enabled());
    handle.enable();
    assert!(!handle.is_enabled(), "enable after shutdown must stay off");
}