Add a distributed lock (#10269)

This adds a simple best effort locking mechanism that works cross workers.

1 files changed, 100 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/storage/databases/main/test_lock.py b/tests/storage/databases/main/test_lock.py
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+# Copyright 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from synapse.server import HomeServer
+from synapse.storage.databases.main.lock import _LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS
+
+from tests import unittest
+
+
+class LockTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
+    def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs: HomeServer):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+
+    def test_simple_lock(self):
+        """Test that we can take out a lock and that while we hold it nobody
+        else can take it out.
+        """
+        # First to acquire this lock, so it should complete
+        lock = self.get_success(self.store.try_acquire_lock("name", "key"))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(lock)
+
+        # Enter the context manager
+        self.get_success(lock.__aenter__())
+
+        # Attempting to acquire the lock again fails.
+        lock2 = self.get_success(self.store.try_acquire_lock("name", "key"))
+        self.assertIsNone(lock2)
+
+        # Calling `is_still_valid` reports true.
+        self.assertTrue(self.get_success(lock.is_still_valid()))
+
+        # Drop the lock
+        self.get_success(lock.__aexit__(None, None, None))
+
+        # We can now acquire the lock again.
+        lock3 = self.get_success(self.store.try_acquire_lock("name", "key"))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(lock3)
+        self.get_success(lock3.__aenter__())
+        self.get_success(lock3.__aexit__(None, None, None))
+
+    def test_maintain_lock(self):
+        """Test that we don't time out locks while they're still active"""
+
+        lock = self.get_success(self.store.try_acquire_lock("name", "key"))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(lock)
+
+        self.get_success(lock.__aenter__())
+
+        # Wait for ages with the lock, we should not be able to get the lock.
+        self.reactor.advance(5 * _LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000)
+
+        lock2 = self.get_success(self.store.try_acquire_lock("name", "key"))
+        self.assertIsNone(lock2)
+
+        self.get_success(lock.__aexit__(None, None, None))
+
+    def test_timeout_lock(self):
+        """Test that we time out locks if they're not updated for ages"""
+
+        lock = self.get_success(self.store.try_acquire_lock("name", "key"))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(lock)
+
+        self.get_success(lock.__aenter__())
+
+        # We simulate the process getting stuck by cancelling the looping call
+        # that keeps the lock active.
+        lock._looping_call.stop()
+
+        # Wait for the lock to timeout.
+        self.reactor.advance(2 * _LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000)
+
+        lock2 = self.get_success(self.store.try_acquire_lock("name", "key"))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(lock2)
+
+        self.assertFalse(self.get_success(lock.is_still_valid()))
+
+    def test_drop(self):
+        """Test that dropping the context manager means we stop renewing the lock"""
+
+        lock = self.get_success(self.store.try_acquire_lock("name", "key"))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(lock)
+
+        del lock
+
+        # Wait for the lock to timeout.
+        self.reactor.advance(2 * _LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000)
+
+        lock2 = self.get_success(self.store.try_acquire_lock("name", "key"))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(lock2)