util/cache: add package for general-purpose caching

This package allows caching arbitrary key/value pairs in-memory, along
with an interface implemented by the cache types.

Extracted from #7493

Signed-off-by: Andrew Dunham <andrew@du.nham.ca>
Change-Id: Ic8ca820927c456721cf324a0c8f3882a57752cc9
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Andrew Dunham 2023-08-16 12:22:23 -04:00
parent f706a3abd0
commit 9fd29f15c7
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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
package cache
import (
"errors"
"testing"
"time"
)
var startTime = time.Date(2023, time.March, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
func TestSingleCache(t *testing.T) {
testTime := startTime
timeNow := func() time.Time { return testTime }
c := &Single[string, int]{
timeNow: timeNow,
}
t.Run("NoServeExpired", func(t *testing.T) {
testCacheImpl(t, c, &testTime, false)
})
t.Run("ServeExpired", func(t *testing.T) {
c.Empty()
c.ServeExpired = true
testTime = startTime
testCacheImpl(t, c, &testTime, true)
})
}
func TestLocking(t *testing.T) {
testTime := startTime
timeNow := func() time.Time { return testTime }
c := NewLocking(&Single[string, int]{
timeNow: timeNow,
})
// Just verify that the inner cache's behaviour hasn't changed.
testCacheImpl(t, c, &testTime, false)
}
func testCacheImpl(t *testing.T, c Cache[string, int], testTime *time.Time, serveExpired bool) {
var fillTime time.Time
t.Run("InitialFill", func(t *testing.T) {
fillTime = testTime.Add(time.Hour)
val, err := c.Get("key", func() (int, time.Time, error) {
return 123, fillTime, nil
})
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if val != 123 {
t.Fatalf("got val=%d; want 123", val)
}
})
// Fetching again won't call our fill function
t.Run("SecondFetch", func(t *testing.T) {
*testTime = fillTime.Add(-1 * time.Second)
called := false
val, err := c.Get("key", func() (int, time.Time, error) {
called = true
return -1, fillTime, nil
})
if called {
t.Fatal("wanted no call to fill function")
}
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if val != 123 {
t.Fatalf("got val=%d; want 123", val)
}
})
// Fetching after the expiry time will re-fill
t.Run("ReFill", func(t *testing.T) {
*testTime = fillTime.Add(1)
fillTime = fillTime.Add(time.Hour)
val, err := c.Get("key", func() (int, time.Time, error) {
return 999, fillTime, nil
})
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if val != 999 {
t.Fatalf("got val=%d; want 999", val)
}
})
// An error on fetch will serve the expired value.
t.Run("FetchError", func(t *testing.T) {
if !serveExpired {
t.Skipf("not testing ServeExpired")
}
*testTime = fillTime.Add(time.Hour + 1)
val, err := c.Get("key", func() (int, time.Time, error) {
return 0, time.Time{}, errors.New("some error")
})
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if val != 999 {
t.Fatalf("got val=%d; want 999", val)
}
})
// Fetching a different key re-fills
t.Run("DifferentKey", func(t *testing.T) {
*testTime = fillTime.Add(time.Hour + 1)
var calls int
val, err := c.Get("key1", func() (int, time.Time, error) {
calls++
return 123, fillTime, nil
})
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if val != 123 {
t.Fatalf("got val=%d; want 123", val)
}
if calls != 1 {
t.Errorf("got %d, want 1 call", calls)
}
val, err = c.Get("key2", func() (int, time.Time, error) {
calls++
return 456, fillTime, nil
})
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if val != 456 {
t.Fatalf("got val=%d; want 456", val)
}
if calls != 2 {
t.Errorf("got %d, want 2 call", calls)
}
})
// Calling Forget with the wrong key does nothing, and with the correct
// key will drop the cache.
t.Run("Forget", func(t *testing.T) {
// Add some time so that previously-cached values don't matter.
fillTime = testTime.Add(2 * time.Hour)
*testTime = fillTime.Add(-1 * time.Second)
const key = "key"
var calls int
val, err := c.Get(key, func() (int, time.Time, error) {
calls++
return 123, fillTime, nil
})
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if val != 123 {
t.Fatalf("got val=%d; want 123", val)
}
if calls != 1 {
t.Errorf("got %d, want 1 call", calls)
}
// Forgetting the wrong key does nothing
c.Forget("other")
val, err = c.Get(key, func() (int, time.Time, error) {
t.Fatal("should not be called")
panic("unreachable")
})
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if val != 123 {
t.Fatalf("got val=%d; want 123", val)
}
// Forgetting the correct key re-fills
c.Forget(key)
val, err = c.Get("key2", func() (int, time.Time, error) {
calls++
return 456, fillTime, nil
})
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if val != 456 {
t.Fatalf("got val=%d; want 456", val)
}
if calls != 2 {
t.Errorf("got %d, want 2 call", calls)
}
})
}

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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
// Package cache contains an interface for a cache around a typed value, and
// various cache implementations that implement that interface.
package cache
import "time"
// Cache is the interface for the cache types in this package.
//
// Functions in this interface take a key parameter, but it is valid for a
// cache type to hold a single value associated with a key, and simply drop the
// cached value if provided with a different key.
//
// It is valid for Cache implementations to be concurrency-safe or not, and
// each implementation should document this. If you need a concurrency-safe
// cache, an existing cache can be wrapped with a lock using NewLocking(inner).
//
// K and V should be types that can be successfully passed to json.Marshal.
type Cache[K comparable, V any] interface {
// Get should return a previously-cached value or call the provided
// FillFunc to obtain a new one. The provided key can be used either to
// allow multiple cached values, or to drop the cache if the key
// changes; either is valid.
Get(K, FillFunc[V]) (V, error)
// Forget should remove the given key from the cache, if it is present.
// If it is not present, nothing should be done.
Forget(K)
// Empty should empty the cache such that the next call to Get should
// call the provided FillFunc for all possible keys.
Empty()
}
// FillFunc is the signature of a function for filling a cache. It should
// return the value to be cached, the time that the cached value is valid
// until, or an error.
type FillFunc[T any] func() (T, time.Time, error)

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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
package cache
import "sync"
// Locking wraps an inner Cache implementation with a mutex, making it
// safe for concurrent use. All methods are serialized on the same mutex.
type Locking[K comparable, V any, C Cache[K, V]] struct {
sync.Mutex
inner C
}
// NewLocking creates a new Locking cache wrapping inner.
func NewLocking[K comparable, V any, C Cache[K, V]](inner C) *Locking[K, V, C] {
return &Locking[K, V, C]{inner: inner}
}
// Get implements Cache.
//
// The cache's mutex is held for the entire duration of this function,
// including while the FillFunc is being called. This function is not
// reentrant; attempting to call Get from a FillFunc will deadlock.
func (c *Locking[K, V, C]) Get(key K, f FillFunc[V]) (V, error) {
c.Lock()
defer c.Unlock()
return c.inner.Get(key, f)
}
// Forget implements Cache.
func (c *Locking[K, V, C]) Forget(key K) {
c.Lock()
defer c.Unlock()
c.inner.Forget(key)
}
// Empty implements Cache.
func (c *Locking[K, V, C]) Empty() {
c.Lock()
defer c.Unlock()
c.inner.Empty()
}

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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
package cache
// None provides no caching and always calls the provided FillFunc.
//
// It is safe for concurrent use if the underlying FillFunc is.
type None[K comparable, V any] struct{}
// Get always calls the provided FillFunc and returns what it does.
func (c None[K, V]) Get(_ K, f FillFunc[V]) (V, error) {
v, _, e := f()
return v, e
}
// Forget implements Cache.
func (c None[K, V]) Forget() {}

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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
package cache
import (
"time"
)
// Single is a simple in-memory cache that stores a single value until a
// defined time before it is re-fetched. It also supports returning a
// previously-expired value if refreshing the value in the cache fails.
//
// Single is not safe for concurrent use.
type Single[K comparable, V any] struct {
key K
val V
goodUntil time.Time
timeNow func() time.Time // for tests
// ServeExpired indicates that if an error occurs when filling the
// cache, an expired value can be returned instead of an error.
//
// This value should only be set when this struct is created.
ServeExpired bool
}
// Get will return the cached value, if any, or fill the cache by calling f and
// return the corresponding value. If f returns an error and c.ServeExpired is
// true, then a previous expired value can be returned with no error.
func (c *Single[K, V]) Get(key K, f FillFunc[V]) (V, error) {
var now time.Time
if c.timeNow != nil {
now = c.timeNow()
} else {
now = time.Now()
}
if c.key == key && now.Before(c.goodUntil) {
return c.val, nil
}
// Re-fill cached entry
val, until, err := f()
if err == nil {
c.key = key
c.val = val
c.goodUntil = until
return val, nil
}
// Never serve an expired entry for the wrong key.
if c.key == key && c.ServeExpired && !c.goodUntil.IsZero() {
return c.val, nil
}
var zero V
return zero, err
}
// Forget implements Cache.
func (c *Single[K, V]) Forget(key K) {
if c.key != key {
return
}
c.Empty()
}
// Empty implements Cache.
func (c *Single[K, V]) Empty() {
c.goodUntil = time.Time{}
var zeroKey K
c.key = zeroKey
var zeroVal V
c.val = zeroVal
}