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defmodule GenServer do
@moduledoc """
A behaviour module for implementing the server of a client-server relation.
A GenServer is a process like any other Elixir process and it can be used
to keep state, execute code asynchronously and so on. The advantage of using
a generic server process (GenServer) implemented using this module is that it
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
The GenServer behaviour abstracts the common client-server interaction.
Developers are only required to implement the callbacks and functionality they are
interested in.
Let's start with a code example and then explore the available callbacks.
Imagine we want a GenServer that works like a stack, allowing us to push
and pop items:
defmodule Stack do
use GenServer
# Callbacks
def handle_call(:pop, _from, [h|t]) do
{:reply, h, t}
end
def handle_cast({:push, item}, state) do
{:noreply, [item|state]}
end
end
# Start the server
{:ok, pid} = GenServer.start_link(Stack, [:hello])
# This is the client
GenServer.call(pid, :pop)
#=> :hello
GenServer.cast(pid, {:push, :world})
#=> :ok
GenServer.call(pid, :pop)
#=> :world
We start our `Stack` by calling `start_link/3`, passing the module
with the server implementation and its initial argument (a list
representing the stack containing the item `:hello`). We can primarily
interact with the server by sending two types of messages. **call**
messages expect a reply from the server (and are therefore synchronous)
while **cast** messages do not.
Every time you do a `GenServer.call/3`, the client will send a message
that must be handled by the `handle_call/3` callback in the GenServer.
A `cast/2` message must be handled by `handle_cast/2`.
## Callbacks
There are 6 callbacks required to be implemented in a `GenServer`. By
adding `use GenServer` to your module, Elixir will automatically define
all 6 callbacks for you, leaving it up to you to implement the ones
you want to customize.
## Name Registration
Both `start_link/3` and `start/3` support the `GenServer` to register
a name on start via the `:name` option. Registered names are also
automatically cleaned up on termination. The supported values are:
* an atom - the GenServer is registered locally with the given name
using `Process.register/2`.
* `{:global, term}`- the GenServer is registered globally with the given
term using the functions in the `:global` module.
* `{:via, module, term}` - the GenServer is registered with the given
mechanism and name. The `:via` option expects a module that exports
`register_name/2`, `unregister_name/1`, `whereis_name/1` and `send/2`.
One such example is the `:global` module which uses these functions
for keeping the list of names of processes and their associated pid's
that are available globally for a network of Erlang nodes.
For example, we could start and register our Stack server locally as follows:
# Start the server and register it locally with name MyStack
{:ok, _} = GenServer.start_link(Stack, [:hello], name: MyStack)
# Now messages can be sent directly to MyStack
GenServer.call(MyStack, :pop) #=> :hello
Once the server is started, the remaining functions in this module (`call/3`,
`cast/2`, and friends) will also accept an atom, or any `:global` or `:via`
tuples. In general, the following formats are supported:
* a `pid`
* an `atom` if the server is locally registered
* `{atom, node}` if the server is locally registered at another node
* `{:global, term}` if the server is globally registered
* `{:via, module, name}` if the server is registered through an alternative
registry
## Client / Server APIs
Although in the example above we have used `GenServer.start_link/3` and
friends to directly start and communicate with the server, most of the
time we don't call the `GenServer` functions directly. Instead, we wrap
the calls in new functions representing the public API of the server.
Here is a better implementation of our Stack module:
defmodule Stack do
use GenServer
# Client
def start_link(default) do
GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, default)
end
def push(pid, item) do
GenServer.cast(pid, {:push, item})
end
def pop(pid) do
GenServer.call(pid, :pop)
end
# Server (callbacks)
def handle_call(:pop, _from, [h|t]) do
{:reply, h, t}
end
def handle_call(request, from, state) do
# Call the default implementation from GenServer
super(request, from, state)
end
def handle_cast({:push, item}, state) do
{:noreply, [item|state]}
end
def handle_cast(request, state) do
super(request, state)
end
end
In practice, it is common to have both server and client functions in
the same module. If the server and/or client implementations are growing
complex, you may want to have them in different modules.
## Receiving custom messages
The goal of a `GenServer` is to abstract the "receive" loop for developers,
automatically handling system messages, support code change, synchronous
calls and more. Therefore, you should never call your own "receive" inside
the GenServer callbacks as doing so will cause the GenServer to misbehave.
If you want to receive custom messages, always receive them in `handle_info/2`.
## Learn more
If you wish to find out more about gen servers, the Elixir Getting Started
guide provides a tutorial-like introduction. The documentation and links
in Erlang can also provide extra insight.
* [GenServer – Elixir's Getting Started Guide](http://elixir-lang.org/getting-started/mix-otp/genserver.html)
* [`:gen_server` module documentation](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/gen_server.html)
* [gen_server Behaviour – OTP Design Principles](http://www.erlang.org/doc/design_principles/gen_server_concepts.html)
* [Clients and Servers – Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good!](http://learnyousomeerlang.com/clients-and-servers)
"""
@doc """
Invoked when the server is started. `start_link/3` (or `start/3`) will
block until it returns.
`args` is the argument term (second argument) passed to `start_link/3`.
Returning `{:ok, state}` will cause `start_link/3` to return
`{:ok, pid}` and the process to enter its loop.
Returning `{:ok, state, timeout}` is similar to `{:ok, state}`
except `handle_info(:timeout, state)` will be called after `timeout`
milliseconds if no messages are received within the timeout.
Returning `{:ok, state, :hibernate}` is similar to
`{:ok, state}` except the process is hibernated before entering the loop. See
`handle_call/3` for more information on hibernation.
Returning `:ignore` will cause `start_link/3` to return `:ignore` and the
process will exit normally without entering the loop or calling `terminate/2`.
If used when part of a supervision tree the parent supervisor will not fail
to start nor immediately try to restart the `GenServer`. The remainder of the
supervision tree will be (re)started and so the `GenServer` should not be
required by other processes. It can be started later with
`Supervisor.restart_child/2` as the child specification is saved in the parent
supervisor. The main use cases for this are:
- The `GenServer` is disabled by configuration but might be enabled later.
- An error occured and it will be handled by a different mechanism than the
`Supervisor`. Likely this approach involves calling `Supervisor.restart_child/2`
after a delay to attempt a restart.
Returning `{:stop, reason}` will cause `start_link/3` to return
`{:error, reason}` and the process to exit with reason `reason` without
entering the loop or calling `terminate/2`.
"""
@callback init(args :: term) ::
{:ok, state} |
{:ok, state, timeout | :hibernate} |
:ignore |
{:stop, reason :: any} when state: any
@doc """
Invoked to handle synchronous `call/3` messages. `call/3` will block until a
reply is received (unless the call times out or nodes are disconnected).
`request` is the request message sent by a `call/3`, `from` is a 2-tuple
containing the caller's pid and a term that uniquely identifies the call, and
`state` is the current state of the `GenServer`.
Returning `{:reply, reply, new_state}` sends the response `reply` to the
caller and continues the loop with new state `new_state`.
Returning `{:reply, reply, new_state, timeout}` is similar to
`{:reply, reply, new_state}` except `handle_info(:timeout, new_state)` will be
called after `timeout` milliseconds if no messages are received.
Returning `{:reply, reply, new_state, :hibernate}` is similar to
`{:reply, reply, new_state}` except the process is hibernated and will
continue the loop once a message is its message queue. If a message is already
in the message queue this will be immediately. Hibernating a `GenServer`
causes garbage collection and leaves a continuous heap that minimises the
memory used by the process.
Hibernating should not be used aggressively as too much time could be spent
garbage collecting. Normally it should only be used when a message is not
expected soon and minimising the memory of the process is shown to be
beneficial.
Returning `{:noreply, new_state}` does not send a response to the caller and
continues the loop with new state `new_state`. The response must be sent with
`reply/2`.
There are three main use cases for not replying using the return value:
- To reply before returning from the callback because the response is known
before calling a slow function.
- To reply after returning from the callback because the response is not yet
available.
- To reply from another process, such as a task.
When replying from another process the `GenServer` should exit if the other
process exits without replying as the caller will be blocking awaiting a
reply.
Returning `{:noreply, new_state, timeout | :hibernate}` is similar to
`{:noreply, new_state}` except a timeout or hibernation occurs as with a
`:reply` tuple.
Returning `{:stop, reason, reply, new_state}` stops the loop and `terminate/2`
is called with reason `reason` and state `new_state`. Then the `reply` is sent
as the response to call and the process exits with reason `reason`.
Returning `{:stop, reason, new_state}` is similar to
`{:stop, reason, reply, new_state}` except a reply is not sent.
"""
@callback handle_call(request :: term, from, state :: term) ::
{:reply, reply, new_state} |
{:reply, reply, new_state, timeout | :hibernate} |
{:noreply, new_state} |
{:noreply, new_state, timeout | :hibernate} |
{:stop, reason, reply, new_state} |
{:stop, reason, new_state} when reply: term, new_state: term, reason: term
@doc """
Invoked to handle asynchronous `cast/2` messages.
`request` is the request message sent by a `cast/2` and `state` is the current
state of the `GenServer`.
Returning `{:noreply, new_state}` continues the loop with new state `new_state`.
Returning `{:noreply, new_state, timeout}` is similar to
`{:noreply, reply, new_state}` except `handle_info(:timeout, new_state)` will
be called after `timeout` milliseconds if no messages are received.
Returning `{:noreply, new_state, :hibernate}` is similar to
`{:noreply, new_state}` except the process is hibernated before continuing the
loop. See `handle_call/3` for more information.
Returning `{:stop, reason, new_state}` stops the loop and `terminate/2` is
called with the reason `reason` and state `new_state`. The process exits with
reason `reason`.
"""
@callback handle_cast(request :: term, state :: term) ::
{:noreply, new_state} |
{:noreply, new_state, timeout | :hibernate} |
{:stop, reason :: term, new_state} when new_state: term
@doc """
Invoked to handle all other messages.
`msg` is the message and `state` is the current state of the `GenServer`. When
a timeout occurs the message is `:timeout`.
Return values are the same as `handle_cast/2`.
"""
@callback handle_info(msg :: :timeout | term, state :: term) ::
{:noreply, new_state} |
{:noreply, new_state, timeout | :hibernate} |
{:stop, reason :: term, new_state} when new_state: term
@doc """
Invoked when the server is about to exit. It should do any cleanup required.
`reason` is exit reason and `state` is the current state of the `GenServer`.
The return value is ignored.
`terminate/2` is called if a callback (except `init/1`) returns a `:stop`
tuple, raises, calls `Kernel.exit/1` or returns an invalid value. It may also
be called if the `GenServer` traps exits using `Process.flag/2` *and* the
parent process sends an exit signal.
If part of a supervision tree a `GenServer`'s `Supervisor` will send an exit
signal when shutting it down. The exit signal is based on the shutdown
strategy in the child's specification. If it is `:brutal_kill` the `GenServer`
is killed and so `terminate/2` is not called. However if it is a timeout the
`Supervisor` will send the exit signal `:shutdown` and the `GenServer` will
have the duration of the timeout to call `terminate/2` - if the process is
still alive after the timeout it is killed.
If the `GenServer` receives an exit signal (that is not `:normal`) from any
process when it is not trapping exits it will exit abruptly with the same
reason and so not call `terminate/2`. Note that a process does *NOT* trap
exits by default and an exit signal is sent when a linked process exits or its
node is disconnected.
Therefore it is not guaranteed that `terminate/2` is called when a `GenServer`
exits. For such reasons, we usually recommend important clean-up rules to
happen in separated processes either by use of monitoring or by links
themselves. For example if the `GenServer` controls a `port` (e.g.
`:gen_tcp.socket`) or `File.io_device`, they will be closed on receiving a
`GenServer`'s exit signal and do not need to be closed in `terminate/2`.
If `reason` is not `:normal`, `:shutdown` nor `{:shutdown, term}` an error is
logged.
"""
@callback terminate(reason, state :: term) ::
term when reason: :normal | :shutdown | {:shutdown, term} | term
@doc """
Invoked to change the state of the `GenServer` when a different version of a
module is loaded (hot code swapping) and the state's term structure should be
changed.
`old_vsn` is the previous version of the module (defined by the `@vsn`
attribute) when upgrading. When downgrading the previous version is wrapped in
a 2-tuple with first element `:down`. `state` is the current state of the
`GenServer` and `extra` is any extra data required to change the state.
Returning `{:ok, new_state}` changes the state to `new_state` and the code
change is successful.
Returning `{:error, reason}` fails the code change with reason `reason` and
the state remains as the previous state.
If `code_change/3` raises the code change fails and the loop will continue
with its previous state. Therefore this callback does not usually contain side effects.
"""
@callback code_change(old_vsn, state :: term, extra :: term) ::
{:ok, new_state :: term} |
{:error, reason :: term} when old_vsn: term | {:down, term}
@typedoc "Return values of `start*` functions"
@type on_start :: {:ok, pid} | :ignore | {:error, {:already_started, pid} | term}
@typedoc "The GenServer name"
@type name :: atom | {:global, term} | {:via, module, term}
@typedoc "Options used by the `start*` functions"
@type options :: [option]
@typedoc "Option values used by the `start*` functions"
@type option :: {:debug, debug} |
{:name, name} |
{:timeout, timeout} |
{:spawn_opt, Process.spawn_opt}
@typedoc "Debug options supported by the `start*` functions"
@type debug :: [:trace | :log | :statistics | {:log_to_file, Path.t}]
@typedoc "The server reference"
@type server :: pid | name | {atom, node}
@typedoc """
Tuple describing the client of a call request.
`pid` is the pid of the caller and `tag` is a unique term used to identify the
call.
"""
@type from :: {pid, tag :: term}
@doc false
defmacro __using__(_) do
quote location: :keep do
@behaviour :gen_server
@doc false
def init(args) do
{:ok, args}
end
@doc false
def handle_call(msg, _from, state) do
# We do this to trick Dialyzer to not complain about non-local returns.
reason = {:bad_call, msg}
case :erlang.phash2(1, 1) do
0 -> exit(reason)
1 -> {:stop, reason, state}
end
end
@doc false
def handle_info(_msg, state) do
{:noreply, state}
end
@doc false
def handle_cast(msg, state) do
# We do this to trick Dialyzer to not complain about non-local returns.
reason = {:bad_cast, msg}
case :erlang.phash2(1, 1) do
0 -> exit(reason)
1 -> {:stop, reason, state}
end
end
@doc false
def terminate(_reason, _state) do
:ok
end
@doc false
def code_change(_old, state, _extra) do
{:ok, state}
end
defoverridable [init: 1, handle_call: 3, handle_info: 2,
handle_cast: 2, terminate: 2, code_change: 3]
end
end
@doc """
Starts a `GenServer` process linked to the current process.
This is often used to start the `GenServer` as part of a supervision tree.
Once the server is started, it calls the `init/1` function in the given `module`
passing the given `args` to initialize it. To ensure a synchronized start-up
procedure, this function does not return until `init/1` has returned.
Note that a `GenServer` started with `start_link/3` is linked to the
parent process and will exit in case of crashes. The GenServer will also
exit due to the `:normal` reasons in case it is configured to trap exits
in the `init/1` callback.
## Options
The `:name` option is used for name registration as described in the module
documentation. If the option `:timeout` option is present, the server is
allowed to spend the given milliseconds initializing or it will be
terminated and the start function will return `{:error, :timeout}`.
If the `:debug` option is present, the corresponding function in the
[`:sys` module](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/sys.html) will be invoked.
If the `:spawn_opt` option is present, its value will be passed as options
to the underlying process as in `Process.spawn/4`.
## Return values
If the server is successfully created and initialized, the function returns
`{:ok, pid}`, where pid is the pid of the server. If a process with the
specified server name already exists, the function returns
`{:error, {:already_started, pid}}` with the pid of that process.
If the `init/1` callback fails with `reason`, the function returns
`{:error, reason}`. Otherwise, if it returns `{:stop, reason}`
or `:ignore`, the process is terminated and the function returns
`{:error, reason}` or `:ignore`, respectively.
"""
@spec start_link(module, any, options) :: on_start
def start_link(module, args, options \\ []) when is_atom(module) and is_list(options) do
do_start(:link, module, args, options)
end
@doc """
Starts a `GenServer` process without links (outside of a supervision tree).
See `start_link/3` for more information.
"""
@spec start(module, any, options) :: on_start
def start(module, args, options \\ []) when is_atom(module) and is_list(options) do
do_start(:nolink, module, args, options)
end
defp do_start(link, module, args, options) do
case Keyword.pop(options, :name) do
{nil, opts} ->
:gen.start(:gen_server, link, module, args, opts)
{atom, opts} when is_atom(atom) ->
:gen.start(:gen_server, link, {:local, atom}, module, args, opts)
{other, opts} when is_tuple(other) ->
:gen.start(:gen_server, link, other, module, args, opts)
end
end
@doc """
Stops the server with the given `reason`.
The `terminate/2` callback will be invoked before exiting.
It returns `:ok` if the server terminates with the given
reason, if it terminates with another reason, the call will
exit.
This function keeps OTP semantics regarding error reporting.
If the reason is any other than `:normal`, `:shutdown` or
`{:shutdown, _}`, an error report will be logged.
"""
@spec stop(server, reason :: term, timeout) :: :ok
def stop(server, reason \\ :normal, timeout \\ :infinity) do
:gen.stop(server, reason, timeout)
end
@doc """
Makes a synchronous call to the `server` and waits for its reply.
The client sends the given `request` to the server and waits until a reply
arrives or a timeout occurs. `handle_call/3` will be called on the server
to handle the request.
The server can be any of the values described in the `Name Registration`
section of the module documentation.
## Timeouts
The `timeout` is an integer greater than zero which specifies how many
milliseconds to wait for a reply, or the atom `:infinity` to wait
indefinitely. The default value is 5000. If no reply is received within
the specified time, the function call fails. If the caller catches the
failure and continues running, and the server is just late with the reply,
it may arrive at any time later into the caller's message queue. The caller
must in this case be prepared for this and discard any such garbage messages
that are two-element tuples with a reference as the first element.
"""
@spec call(server, term, timeout) :: term
def call(server, request, timeout \\ 5000) do
try do
:gen.call(server, :"$gen_call", request, timeout)
catch
:exit, reason ->
exit({reason, {__MODULE__, :call, [server, request, timeout]}})
else
{:ok, res} -> res
end
end
@doc """
Sends an asynchronous request to the `server`.
This function returns `:ok` without waiting for the
destination `server` to handle the message. Therefore it
is unknown whether the destination `server` successfully
handled the message. If the `server` is an atom without
an associated process an `ArgumentError` is raised. In
all other cases the function returns `:ok` regardless of
whether the destination `server` (or node) exists. Note
that `{name, node()}` can be used when an exception is
not desired if no process is locally associated with the
atom `name`.
`handle_cast/2` will be called on the server to handle
the request. In case the `server` is on a node which is
not yet connected to the caller one, the call is going to
block until a connection happens. This is different than
the behaviour in OTP's `:gen_server` where the message
is sent by another process in this case, which could cause
messages to other nodes to arrive out of order.
"""
@spec cast(server, term) :: :ok
def cast(server, request)
def cast({:global, name}, request) do
try do
:global.send(name, cast_msg(request))
:ok
catch
_, _ -> :ok
end
end
def cast({:via, mod, name}, request) do
try do
mod.send(name, cast_msg(request))
:ok
catch
_, _ -> :ok
end
end
def cast({name, node}, request) when is_atom(name) and is_atom(node),
do: do_send({name, node}, cast_msg(request))
def cast(dest, request) when is_atom(dest) or is_pid(dest),
do: do_send(dest, cast_msg(request))
@doc """
Casts all servers locally registered as `name` at the specified nodes.
The function returns immediately and ignores nodes that do not exist, or where the
server name does not exist.
See `multi_call/4` for more information.
"""
@spec abcast([node], name :: atom, term) :: :abcast
def abcast(nodes \\ nodes(), name, request) when is_list(nodes) and is_atom(name) do
msg = cast_msg(request)
_ = for node <- nodes, do: do_send({name, node}, msg)
:abcast
end
defp cast_msg(req) do
{:"$gen_cast", req}
end
defp do_send(dest, msg) do
send(dest, msg)
:ok
end
@doc """
Calls all servers locally registered as `name` at the specified `nodes`.
The `request` is first sent to every node and then we wait for the
replies. This function returns a tuple containing the node and its reply
as first element and all bad nodes as second element. The bad nodes is a
list of nodes that either did not exist, or where a server with the given
`name` did not exist or did not reply.
Nodes is a list of node names to which the request is sent. The default
value is the list of all known nodes.
To avoid that late answers (after the timeout) pollute the caller's message
queue, a middleman process is used to do the actual calls. Late answers will
then be discarded when they arrive to a terminated process.
"""
@spec multi_call([node], name :: atom, term, timeout) ::
{replies :: [{node, term}], bad_nodes :: [node]}
def multi_call(nodes \\ nodes(), name, request, timeout \\ :infinity) do
:gen_server.multi_call(nodes, name, request, timeout)
end
@doc """
Replies to a client.
This function can be used by a server to explicitly send a reply to a
client that called `call/3` or `multi_call/4`. When the reply cannot be
defined in the return value of `handle_call/3`.
The `client` must be the `from` argument (the second argument) received
in `handle_call/3` callbacks. Reply is an arbitrary term which will be
given back to the client as the return value of the call.
This function always returns `:ok`.
"""
@spec reply(from, term) :: :ok
def reply(client, reply)
def reply({to, tag}, reply) do
try do
send(to, {tag, reply})
:ok
catch
_, _ -> :ok
end
end
@doc """
Returns the `pid` or `{name, node}` of a GenServer process.
Returns `nil` if no process is associated with the given name.
For example, to lookup a server process, monitor it and send a cast:
process = GenServer.whereis(server)
monitor = Process.monitor(process)
GenServer.cast(process, :hello)
"""
@spec whereis(server) :: pid | {atom, node} | nil
def whereis(pid) when is_pid(pid), do: pid
def whereis(name) when is_atom(name) do
Process.whereis(name)
end
def whereis({:global, name}) do
case :global.whereis_name(name) do
pid when is_pid(pid) -> pid
:undefined -> nil
end
end
def whereis({:via, mod, name}) do
case apply(mod, :whereis_name, [name]) do
pid when is_pid(pid) -> pid
:undefined -> nil
end
end
def whereis({name, local}) when is_atom(name) and local == node() do
Process.whereis(name)
end
def whereis({name, node} = server) when is_atom(name) and is_atom(node) do
server
end
@compile {:inline, [nodes: 0]}
defp nodes do
[node()|:erlang.nodes()]
end
end