[performance] simpler throttling logic (#2407)

* reduce complexity of throttling logic to use 1 queue and an atomic int

* use atomic add instead of CAS, add throttling test

internal/api/util/response.go

@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ var (
 	StatusInternalServerErrorJSON = mustJSON(map[string]string{
 		"status": http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError),
 	})
+	ErrorCapacityExceeded = mustJSON(map[string]string{
+		"error": "server capacity exceeded!",
+	})
+	ErrorRateLimitReached = mustJSON(map[string]string{
+		"error": "rate limit reached!",
+	})
 	EmptyJSONObject = mustJSON("{}")
 	EmptyJSONArray  = mustJSON("[]")
 

internal/middleware/ratelimit.go

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ulule/limiter/v3"
 	"github.com/ulule/limiter/v3/drivers/store/memory"
+
+	apiutil "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/util"
 )
 
 const rateLimitPeriod = 5 * time.Minute
@@ -141,10 +143,12 @@ func RateLimit(limit int, exceptions []string) gin.HandlerFunc {
 		if context.Reached {
 			// Return JSON error message for
 			// consistency with other endpoints.
-			c.AbortWithStatusJSON(
+			apiutil.Data(c,
 				http.StatusTooManyRequests,
-				gin.H{"error": "rate limit reached"},
+				apiutil.AppJSON,
+				apiutil.ErrorRateLimitReached,
 			)
+			c.Abort()
 			return
 		}
 

internal/middleware/throttling.go

@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+
+	apiutil "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/util"
 )
 
 // token represents a request that is being processed.
@@ -80,55 +83,61 @@ func Throttle(cpuMultiplier int, retryAfter time.Duration) gin.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 
 	var (
-		limit              = runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0) * cpuMultiplier
-		backlogLimit       = limit * cpuMultiplier
-		backlogChannelSize = limit + backlogLimit
-		tokens             = make(chan token, limit)
-		backlogTokens      = make(chan token, backlogChannelSize)
-		retryAfterStr      = strconv.FormatUint(uint64(retryAfter/time.Second), 10)
+		limit         = runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0) * cpuMultiplier
+		queueLimit    = limit * cpuMultiplier
+		tokens        = make(chan token, limit)
+		requestCount  = atomic.Int64{}
+		retryAfterStr = strconv.FormatUint(uint64(retryAfter/time.Second), 10)
 	)
 
-	// prefill token channels
+	// prefill token channel
 	for i := 0; i < limit; i++ {
 		tokens <- token{}
 	}
-	for i := 0; i < backlogChannelSize; i++ {
-		backlogTokens <- token{}
-	}
 
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
-		// inside this select, the caller tries to get a backlog token
-		select {
-		case <-c.Request.Context().Done():
-			// request context has been canceled already
+		// Always decrement request counter.
+		defer func() { requestCount.Add(-1) }()
+
+		// Increment request count.
+		n := requestCount.Add(1)
+
+		// Check whether the request
+		// count is over queue limit.
+		if n > int64(queueLimit) {
+			c.Header("Retry-After", retryAfterStr)
+			apiutil.Data(c,
+				http.StatusTooManyRequests,
+				apiutil.AppJSON,
+				apiutil.ErrorCapacityExceeded,
+			)
+			c.Abort()
 			return
-		case btok := <-backlogTokens:
+		}
+
+		// Sit and wait in the
+		// queue for free token.
+		select {
+
+		case <-c.Request.Context().Done():
+			// request context has
+			// been canceled already.
+			return
+
+		case tok := <-tokens:
+			// caller has successfully
+			// received a token, allowing
+			// request to be processed.
+
 			defer func() {
-				// when we're finished, return the backlog token to the bucket
-				backlogTokens <- btok
+				// when we're finished, return
+				// this token to the bucket.
+				tokens <- tok
 			}()
 
-			// inside *this* select, the caller has a backlog token,
-			// and they're waiting for their turn to be processed
-			select {
-			case <-c.Request.Context().Done():
-				// the request context has been canceled already
-				return
-			case tok := <-tokens:
-				// the caller gets a token, so their request can now be processed
-				defer func() {
-					// whatever happens to the request, put the
-					// token back in the bucket when we're finished
-					tokens <- tok
-				}()
-				c.Next() // <- finally process the caller's request
-			}
-
-		default:
-			// we don't have space in the backlog queue
-			c.Header("Retry-After", retryAfterStr)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusTooManyRequests, gin.H{"error": "server capacity exceeded"})
-			c.Abort()
+			// Process
+			// request!
+			c.Next()
 		}
 	}
 }

internal/middleware/throttling_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// GoToSocial
+// Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/*
+	The code in this file is adapted from MIT-licensed code in github.com/go-chi/chi. Thanks chi (thi)!
+
+	See: https://github.com/go-chi/chi/blob/e6baba61759b26ddf7b14d1e02d1da81a4d76c08/middleware/throttle.go
+
+	And: https://github.com/sponsors/pkieltyka
+*/
+
+package middleware_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/middleware"
+)
+
+func TestThrottlingMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+	testThrottlingMiddleware(t, 2, time.Second*10)
+	testThrottlingMiddleware(t, 4, time.Second*15)
+	testThrottlingMiddleware(t, 8, time.Second*30)
+}
+
+func testThrottlingMiddleware(t *testing.T, cpuMulti int, retryAfter time.Duration) {
+	// Calculate expected request limit + queue.
+	limit := runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0) * cpuMulti
+	queueLimit := limit * cpuMulti
+
+	// Calculate expected retry-after header string.
+	retryAfterStr := strconv.FormatUint(uint64(retryAfter/time.Second), 10)
+
+	// Gin test http engine
+	// (used for ctx init).
+	e := gin.New()
+
+	// Add middleware to the gin engine handler stack.
+	middleware := middleware.Throttle(cpuMulti, retryAfter)
+	e.Use(middleware)
+
+	// Set the blocking gin handler.
+	handler := blockingHandler()
+	e.Handle("GET", "/", handler)
+
+	var cncls []func()
+
+	for i := 0; i < queueLimit+limit; i++ {
+		// Prepare a gin test context.
+		r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+		rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+		// Wrap request with new cancel context.
+		ctx, cncl := context.WithCancel(r.Context())
+		r = r.WithContext(ctx)
+
+		// Pass req through
+		// engine handler.
+		go e.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+
+		// Get http result.
+		res := rw.Result()
+
+		if i < queueLimit {
+
+			// Check status == 200 (default, i.e not set).
+			if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+				t.Fatalf("status code was set (%d) with queueLimit=%d and request=%d", res.StatusCode, queueLimit, i)
+			}
+
+			// Add cancel to func slice.
+			cncls = append(cncls, cncl)
+
+		} else {
+
+			// Check the returned status code is expected.
+			if res.StatusCode != http.StatusTooManyRequests {
+				t.Fatalf("did not return status 429 (%d) with queueLimit=%d and request=%d", res.StatusCode, queueLimit, i)
+			}
+
+			// Check the returned retry-after header is set.
+			if res.Header.Get("Retry-After") != retryAfterStr {
+				t.Fatalf("did not return retry-after %s with queueLimit=%d and request=%d", retryAfterStr, queueLimit, i)
+			}
+
+			// Cancel on return.
+			defer cncl()
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Cancel all blocked reqs.
+	for _, cncl := range cncls {
+		cncl()
+	}
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
+	// Check a bunchh more requests
+	// can now make it through after
+	// previous requests were released!
+	for i := 0; i < limit; i++ {
+
+		// Prepare a gin test context.
+		r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+		rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+		// Pass req through
+		// engine handler.
+		go e.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+
+		// Get http result.
+		res := rw.Result()
+
+		// Check status == 200 (default, i.e not set).
+		if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Fatalf("status code was set (%d) with queueLimit=%d and request=%d", res.StatusCode, queueLimit, i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func blockingHandler() gin.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(ctx *gin.Context) {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		ctx.Status(201) // specifically not 200
+	}
+}