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ironflow_api/
reaper.rs

1//! Recovery of runs abandoned by a dead worker.
2//!
3//! A worker attaches a lease to every run it picks up and refreshes it while it
4//! executes. When the worker dies (OOM, evicted pod, hard shutdown), the lease
5//! stops being refreshed and the run would otherwise stay `Running` forever.
6//! The [`Reaper`] periodically requeues those runs.
7//!
8//! Runs executed in-process by the API server (inline execution, resume after
9//! approval) never hold a lease and are never touched by the reaper.
10
11use std::sync::Arc;
12use std::time::Duration;
13
14use chrono::Utc;
15use ironflow_engine::engine::Engine;
16use ironflow_engine::notify::{Event, RunStatusChangedEvent};
17use ironflow_store::entities::{ReapedRun, RunStatus};
18use ironflow_store::store::{LEASE_EXPIRED_ERROR, Store};
19use tokio::time::interval;
20use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
21use tracing::{error, info, warn};
22
23#[cfg(feature = "prometheus")]
24use ironflow_core::metric_names::RUNS_REAPED_TOTAL;
25#[cfg(feature = "prometheus")]
26use metrics::counter;
27
28/// How often expired leases are collected.
29pub const DEFAULT_REAPER_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
30
31/// How many runs a single tick recovers.
32///
33/// Bounded so that a mass failure (a whole worker fleet dying at once) resorbs
34/// progressively instead of holding a long transaction on the runs table.
35pub const DEFAULT_REAPER_BATCH_SIZE: u32 = 100;
36
37/// Periodic task that requeues runs whose worker lease expired.
38///
39/// # Examples
40///
41/// ```no_run
42/// use std::sync::Arc;
43/// use std::time::Duration;
44/// use ironflow_api::reaper::Reaper;
45/// use ironflow_core::providers::claude::ClaudeCodeProvider;
46/// use ironflow_engine::engine::Engine;
47/// use ironflow_store::memory::InMemoryStore;
48/// use ironflow_store::store::Store;
49/// use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
50///
51/// # async fn example() {
52/// let store: Arc<dyn Store> = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
53/// let engine = Arc::new(Engine::new(store.clone(), Arc::new(ClaudeCodeProvider::new())));
54///
55/// let reaper = Reaper::new(store, engine).interval(Duration::from_secs(30));
56/// tokio::spawn(reaper.run(CancellationToken::new()));
57/// # }
58/// ```
59pub struct Reaper {
60    store: Arc<dyn Store>,
61    engine: Arc<Engine>,
62    interval: Duration,
63    batch_size: u32,
64}
65
66impl Reaper {
67    /// Create a reaper with the default interval and batch size.
68    pub fn new(store: Arc<dyn Store>, engine: Arc<Engine>) -> Self {
69        Self {
70            store,
71            engine,
72            interval: DEFAULT_REAPER_INTERVAL,
73            batch_size: DEFAULT_REAPER_BATCH_SIZE,
74        }
75    }
76
77    /// Set how often expired leases are collected.
78    ///
79    /// Keep it well below the worker lease TTL, otherwise recovery takes longer
80    /// than the TTL suggests.
81    pub fn interval(mut self, interval: Duration) -> Self {
82        self.interval = interval;
83        self
84    }
85
86    /// Set how many runs a single tick recovers.
87    pub fn batch_size(mut self, batch_size: u32) -> Self {
88        self.batch_size = batch_size;
89        self
90    }
91
92    /// Run the recovery loop until `shutdown` is cancelled.
93    ///
94    /// Store errors are logged and the loop keeps going: a transient database
95    /// failure must not silently stop recovery.
96    pub async fn run(self, shutdown: CancellationToken) {
97        let mut ticker = interval(self.interval);
98        // The first tick fires immediately; skip it so startup is not a burst.
99        ticker.tick().await;
100
101        info!(
102            interval_secs = self.interval.as_secs(),
103            batch_size = self.batch_size,
104            "reaper started"
105        );
106
107        loop {
108            tokio::select! {
109                _ = shutdown.cancelled() => {
110                    info!("reaper stopped");
111                    return;
112                }
113                _ = ticker.tick() => {
114                    self.tick().await;
115                }
116            }
117        }
118    }
119
120    /// Recover one batch of expired leases.
121    ///
122    /// Exposed for tests and for callers that drive the schedule themselves.
123    pub async fn tick(&self) {
124        let reaped = match self.store.reap_expired_leases(self.batch_size).await {
125            Ok(reaped) => reaped,
126            Err(err) => {
127                error!(error = %err, "failed to collect expired leases");
128                return;
129            }
130        };
131
132        if reaped.is_empty() {
133            return;
134        }
135
136        warn!(
137            count = reaped.len(),
138            batch_size = self.batch_size,
139            "recovered runs with an expired worker lease"
140        );
141
142        for entry in &reaped {
143            self.finish_recovery(entry).await;
144        }
145    }
146
147    /// Apply the side effects of a recovery: clean up steps, publish the event.
148    ///
149    /// The `Running` steps of a requeued run are marked interrupted, see
150    /// [`Engine::interrupt_running_steps`]; every open step of a run that
151    /// exhausted its recoveries is failed with [`LEASE_EXPIRED_ERROR`].
152    async fn finish_recovery(&self, entry: &ReapedRun) {
153        let run = &entry.run;
154
155        warn!(
156            run_id = %run.id,
157            workflow = %run.workflow_name,
158            worker_id = run.worker_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown"),
159            retry_count = run.retry_count,
160            lease_recoveries = run.lease_recoveries,
161            to = %entry.to,
162            "worker lease expired"
163        );
164
165        // A requeued run resumes in the same attempt: only the steps that were
166        // running are closed, so the next worker executes them again and replays
167        // everything else. A run out of recoveries is over: close every open step.
168        let cleanup = if entry.to == RunStatus::Pending {
169            self.engine.interrupt_running_steps(run.id).await
170        } else {
171            self.engine
172                .fail_orphaned_steps(run.id, LEASE_EXPIRED_ERROR)
173                .await
174        };
175        if let Err(err) = cleanup {
176            error!(run_id = %run.id, error = %err, "failed to clean up orphaned steps");
177        }
178
179        #[cfg(feature = "prometheus")]
180        {
181            let outcome = if entry.to == RunStatus::Failed {
182                "failed"
183            } else {
184                "requeued"
185            };
186            counter!(RUNS_REAPED_TOTAL, "outcome" => outcome).increment(1);
187        }
188
189        self.engine
190            .event_publisher()
191            .publish(Event::RunStatusChanged(RunStatusChangedEvent {
192                run_id: run.id,
193                workflow_name: run.workflow_name.clone(),
194                from: entry.from,
195                to: entry.to,
196                error: (entry.to == RunStatus::Failed).then(|| LEASE_EXPIRED_ERROR.to_string()),
197                cost_usd: run.cost_usd,
198                duration_ms: run.duration_ms,
199                labels: run.labels.clone(),
200                at: Utc::now(),
201            }));
202    }
203}
204
205#[cfg(test)]
206mod tests {
207    use std::collections::HashMap;
208    use std::sync::Mutex;
209
210    use ironflow_core::providers::claude::ClaudeCodeProvider;
211    use ironflow_engine::notify::{EventSubscriber, SubscriberFuture};
212    use ironflow_store::entities::{
213        LeaseRequest, NewRun, NewStep, RunFilter, StepKind, StepStatus, StepUpdate, TriggerKind,
214        step_trace_id,
215    };
216    use ironflow_store::memory::InMemoryStore;
217    use ironflow_store::store::{RunStore, STEP_INTERRUPTED_ERROR};
218    use serde_json::json;
219    use tokio::task::yield_now;
220    use tokio::time::sleep;
221    use uuid::Uuid;
222
223    use super::*;
224
225    fn new_run(max_retries: u32) -> NewRun {
226        NewRun {
227            workflow_name: "test".to_string(),
228            trigger: TriggerKind::Manual,
229            payload: json!({}),
230            max_retries,
231            handler_version: None,
232            labels: HashMap::new(),
233            scheduled_at: None,
234            created_by: None,
235            idempotency_key: None,
236            concurrency_key: None,
237            concurrency_limits: Vec::new(),
238            max_cost_usd: None,
239        }
240    }
241
242    fn lease(worker_id: &str, ttl: Duration) -> Option<LeaseRequest> {
243        Some(LeaseRequest {
244            worker_id: worker_id.to_string(),
245            ttl,
246        })
247    }
248
249    fn build(store: Arc<InMemoryStore>) -> (Reaper, Arc<Engine>) {
250        let store_dyn: Arc<dyn Store> = store;
251        let engine = Arc::new(Engine::new(
252            store_dyn.clone(),
253            Arc::new(ClaudeCodeProvider::new()),
254        ));
255        (Reaper::new(store_dyn, engine.clone()), engine)
256    }
257
258    /// Collects the events published during a test.
259    #[derive(Default)]
260    struct EventRecorder {
261        events: Mutex<Vec<Event>>,
262    }
263
264    impl EventRecorder {
265        fn events(&self) -> Vec<Event> {
266            self.events.lock().expect("recorder lock").clone()
267        }
268    }
269
270    struct RecorderHandle(Arc<EventRecorder>);
271
272    impl EventSubscriber for RecorderHandle {
273        fn name(&self) -> &str {
274            "test-recorder"
275        }
276
277        fn handle<'a>(&'a self, event: &'a Event) -> SubscriberFuture<'a> {
278            Box::pin(async move {
279                self.0
280                    .events
281                    .lock()
282                    .expect("recorder lock")
283                    .push(event.clone());
284            })
285        }
286    }
287
288    /// Build a reaper whose engine records every published event.
289    fn build_recording(store: Arc<InMemoryStore>) -> (Reaper, Arc<EventRecorder>) {
290        let store_dyn: Arc<dyn Store> = store;
291        let mut engine = Engine::new(store_dyn.clone(), Arc::new(ClaudeCodeProvider::new()));
292        let recorder = Arc::new(EventRecorder::default());
293        engine.subscribe(RecorderHandle(recorder.clone()), Event::ALL);
294        (Reaper::new(store_dyn, Arc::new(engine)), recorder)
295    }
296
297    /// Pick a run with a lease that is already expired.
298    ///
299    /// The short sleep matters: `Utc::now()` has microsecond resolution, so a
300    /// sub-microsecond TTL can still read as "not yet expired" in the same tick.
301    async fn picked_with_expired_lease(store: &InMemoryStore, max_retries: u32) -> Uuid {
302        store.create_run(new_run(max_retries)).await.unwrap();
303        let run = store
304            .pick_next_pending(lease("worker-1", Duration::from_nanos(1)))
305            .await
306            .unwrap()
307            .unwrap();
308        sleep(Duration::from_millis(2)).await;
309        run.id
310    }
311
312    #[tokio::test]
313    async fn tick_requeues_run_with_expired_lease() {
314        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
315        let run_id = picked_with_expired_lease(&store, 3).await;
316        let (reaper, _engine) = build(store.clone());
317
318        reaper.tick().await;
319
320        let run = store.get_run(run_id).await.unwrap().unwrap();
321        assert_eq!(run.status.state, RunStatus::Pending);
322        // A lease recovery is not a handler retry: the run stays in its attempt.
323        assert_eq!(run.retry_count, 0);
324        assert_eq!(run.lease_recoveries, 1);
325        assert!(run.worker_id.is_none());
326        assert!(run.lease_expires_at.is_none());
327    }
328
329    #[tokio::test]
330    async fn tick_leaves_valid_lease_alone() {
331        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
332        store.create_run(new_run(3)).await.unwrap();
333        let run = store
334            .pick_next_pending(lease("worker-1", Duration::from_secs(90)))
335            .await
336            .unwrap()
337            .unwrap();
338        let (reaper, _engine) = build(store.clone());
339
340        reaper.tick().await;
341
342        let after = store.get_run(run.id).await.unwrap().unwrap();
343        assert_eq!(after.status.state, RunStatus::Running);
344        assert_eq!(after.retry_count, 0);
345        assert_eq!(after.worker_id.as_deref(), Some("worker-1"));
346    }
347
348    #[tokio::test]
349    async fn tick_fails_run_once_retries_are_exhausted() {
350        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
351        let run_id = picked_with_expired_lease(&store, 0).await;
352        let (reaper, _engine) = build(store.clone());
353
354        reaper.tick().await;
355
356        let run = store.get_run(run_id).await.unwrap().unwrap();
357        assert_eq!(run.status.state, RunStatus::Failed);
358        assert_eq!(run.error.as_deref(), Some(LEASE_EXPIRED_ERROR));
359    }
360
361    /// Create a step of `run_id` at `position` and move it to `status`.
362    async fn step_at(
363        store: &InMemoryStore,
364        run_id: Uuid,
365        position: u32,
366        status: StepStatus,
367    ) -> Uuid {
368        let name = format!("step-{position}");
369        let step = store
370            .create_step(NewStep {
371                run_id,
372                trace_id: step_trace_id(run_id, &name, position),
373                name,
374                kind: StepKind::Shell,
375                position,
376                input: None,
377                is_error_handler: false,
378            })
379            .await
380            .unwrap();
381        if status != StepStatus::Pending {
382            store
383                .update_step(
384                    step.id,
385                    StepUpdate {
386                        status: Some(status),
387                        ..Default::default()
388                    },
389                )
390                .await
391                .unwrap();
392        }
393        step.id
394    }
395
396    #[tokio::test]
397    async fn tick_fails_orphaned_steps() {
398        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
399        let run_id = picked_with_expired_lease(&store, 3).await;
400        let running = step_at(&store, run_id, 0, StepStatus::Running).await;
401        let (reaper, _engine) = build(store.clone());
402
403        reaper.tick().await;
404
405        let step = store.get_step(running).await.unwrap().unwrap();
406        assert_eq!(step.status.state, StepStatus::Failed);
407        // Requeued: the step is executed again by the next worker.
408        assert_eq!(step.error.as_deref(), Some(STEP_INTERRUPTED_ERROR));
409    }
410
411    #[tokio::test]
412    async fn tick_leaves_pending_steps_of_a_requeued_run_alone() {
413        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
414        let run_id = picked_with_expired_lease(&store, 3).await;
415        let pending = step_at(&store, run_id, 0, StepStatus::Pending).await;
416        let (reaper, _engine) = build(store.clone());
417
418        reaper.tick().await;
419
420        let step = store.get_step(pending).await.unwrap().unwrap();
421        assert_eq!(step.status.state, StepStatus::Pending);
422        assert!(step.error.is_none());
423    }
424
425    #[tokio::test]
426    async fn tick_fails_orphaned_steps_with_lease_expired_once_retries_are_exhausted() {
427        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
428        let run_id = picked_with_expired_lease(&store, 0).await;
429        let running = step_at(&store, run_id, 0, StepStatus::Running).await;
430        let (reaper, _engine) = build(store.clone());
431
432        reaper.tick().await;
433
434        let step = store.get_step(running).await.unwrap().unwrap();
435        assert_eq!(step.status.state, StepStatus::Failed);
436        assert_eq!(step.error.as_deref(), Some(LEASE_EXPIRED_ERROR));
437    }
438
439    #[tokio::test]
440    async fn tick_publishes_status_change_event() {
441        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
442        let run_id = picked_with_expired_lease(&store, 3).await;
443        let (reaper, recorder) = build_recording(store.clone());
444
445        reaper.tick().await;
446        // Subscribers run in spawned tasks; give them a turn to record.
447        yield_now().await;
448
449        let status_changes: Vec<_> = recorder
450            .events()
451            .into_iter()
452            .filter_map(|event| match event {
453                Event::RunStatusChanged(e) if e.run_id == run_id => Some((e.from, e.to, e.error)),
454                _ => None,
455            })
456            .collect();
457
458        assert_eq!(
459            status_changes,
460            vec![(RunStatus::Running, RunStatus::Pending, None)]
461        );
462    }
463
464    #[tokio::test]
465    async fn tick_publishes_error_when_retries_are_exhausted() {
466        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
467        let run_id = picked_with_expired_lease(&store, 0).await;
468        let (reaper, recorder) = build_recording(store.clone());
469
470        reaper.tick().await;
471        yield_now().await;
472
473        let matched = recorder.events().into_iter().any(|event| {
474            matches!(
475                event,
476                Event::RunStatusChanged(ref e)
477                    if e.run_id == run_id
478                        && e.to == RunStatus::Failed
479                        && e.error.as_deref() == Some(LEASE_EXPIRED_ERROR)
480            )
481        });
482        assert!(matched, "expected a failed status change with an error");
483    }
484
485    #[tokio::test]
486    async fn tick_respects_batch_size() {
487        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
488        for _ in 0..3 {
489            picked_with_expired_lease(&store, 3).await;
490        }
491        let (reaper, _engine) = build(store.clone());
492        let reaper = reaper.batch_size(2);
493
494        reaper.tick().await;
495
496        let pending = store
497            .list_runs(
498                RunFilter {
499                    status: Some(RunStatus::Pending),
500                    ..Default::default()
501                },
502                1,
503                100,
504            )
505            .await
506            .unwrap();
507        assert_eq!(pending.total, 2);
508    }
509
510    #[tokio::test]
511    async fn run_stops_on_shutdown() {
512        let store = Arc::new(InMemoryStore::new());
513        let (reaper, _engine) = build(store);
514        let shutdown = CancellationToken::new();
515        shutdown.cancel();
516
517        // Returns instead of looping forever.
518        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(5), reaper.run(shutdown))
519            .await
520            .expect("reaper stopped");
521    }
522}