=doc #18128 explain PoisonPill interaction with PA

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Konrad Malawski 2015-08-19 18:20:13 +02:00
parent 7679b7e63f
commit 8c4cc9a93f
14 changed files with 341 additions and 22 deletions

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@ -542,4 +542,74 @@ public class LambdaPersistenceDocTest {
//#view-update
}
};
static Object o14 = new Object() {
//#safe-shutdown
final class Shutdown {
}
class MyPersistentActor extends AbstractPersistentActor {
@Override
public String persistenceId() {
return "some-persistence-id";
}
@Override
public PartialFunction<Object, BoxedUnit> receiveCommand() {
return ReceiveBuilder
.match(Shutdown.class, shutdown -> {
context().stop(self());
})
.match(String.class, msg -> {
System.out.println(msg);
persist("handle-" + msg, e -> System.out.println(e));
})
.build();
}
@Override
public PartialFunction<Object, BoxedUnit> receiveRecover() {
return ReceiveBuilder.matchAny(any -> {}).build();
}
}
//#safe-shutdown
public void usage() {
final ActorSystem system = ActorSystem.create("example");
final ActorRef persistentActor = system.actorOf(Props.create(MyPersistentActor.class));
//#safe-shutdown-example-bad
// UN-SAFE, due to PersistentActor's command stashing:
persistentActor.tell("a", ActorRef.noSender());
persistentActor.tell("b", ActorRef.noSender());
persistentActor.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), ActorRef.noSender());
// order of received messages:
// a
// # b arrives at mailbox, stashing; internal-stash = [b]
// # PoisonPill arrives at mailbox, stashing; internal-stash = [b, Shutdown]
// PoisonPill is an AutoReceivedMessage, is handled automatically
// !! stop !!
// Actor is stopped without handling `b` nor the `a` handler!
//#safe-shutdown-example-bad
//#safe-shutdown-example-good
// SAFE:
persistentActor.tell("a", ActorRef.noSender());
persistentActor.tell("b", ActorRef.noSender());
persistentActor.tell(new Shutdown(), ActorRef.noSender());
// order of received messages:
// a
// # b arrives at mailbox, stashing; internal-stash = [b]
// # Shutdown arrives at mailbox, stashing; internal-stash = [b, Shutdown]
// handle-a
// # unstashing; internal-stash = [Shutdown]
// b
// handle-b
// # unstashing; internal-stash = []
// Shutdown
// -- stop --
//#safe-shutdown-example-good
}
};
}

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@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import akka.japi.Function;
import akka.japi.Procedure;
import akka.persistence.*;
import scala.Option;
import java.io.Serializable;
public class PersistenceDocTest {
@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ public class PersistenceDocTest {
}
};
static Object o13 = new Object() {
static Object o14 = new Object() {
//#view
class MyView extends UntypedPersistentView {
@Override
@ -534,4 +533,74 @@ public class PersistenceDocTest {
//#view-update
}
};
static Object o13 = new Object() {
//#safe-shutdown
final class Shutdown {}
class MyPersistentActor extends UntypedPersistentActor {
@Override
public String persistenceId() {
return "some-persistence-id";
}
@Override
public void onReceiveCommand(Object msg) throws Exception {
if (msg instanceof Shutdown) {
context().stop(self());
} else if (msg instanceof String) {
System.out.println(msg);
persist("handle-" + msg, new Procedure<String>() {
@Override
public void apply(String param) throws Exception {
System.out.println(param);
}
});
} else unhandled(msg);
}
@Override
public void onReceiveRecover(Object msg) throws Exception {
// handle recovery...
}
}
//#safe-shutdown
public void usage() {
final ActorSystem system = ActorSystem.create("example");
final ActorRef persistentActor = system.actorOf(Props.create(MyPersistentActor.class));
//#safe-shutdown-example-bad
// UN-SAFE, due to PersistentActor's command stashing:
persistentActor.tell("a", ActorRef.noSender());
persistentActor.tell("b", ActorRef.noSender());
persistentActor.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), ActorRef.noSender());
// order of received messages:
// a
// # b arrives at mailbox, stashing; internal-stash = [b]
// # PoisonPill arrives at mailbox, stashing; internal-stash = [b, Shutdown]
// PoisonPill is an AutoReceivedMessage, is handled automatically
// !! stop !!
// Actor is stopped without handling `b` nor the `a` handler!
//#safe-shutdown-example-bad
//#safe-shutdown-example-good
// SAFE:
persistentActor.tell("a", ActorRef.noSender());
persistentActor.tell("b", ActorRef.noSender());
persistentActor.tell(new Shutdown(), ActorRef.noSender());
// order of received messages:
// a
// # b arrives at mailbox, stashing; internal-stash = [b]
// # Shutdown arrives at mailbox, stashing; internal-stash = [b, Shutdown]
// handle-a
// # unstashing; internal-stash = [Shutdown]
// b
// handle-b
// # unstashing; internal-stash = []
// Shutdown
// -- stop --
//#safe-shutdown-example-good
}
};
}

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@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ different one. Outside of an actor and if no reply is needed the second
argument can be ``null``; if a reply is needed outside of an actor you can use
the ask-pattern described next..
.. _actors-ask-lambda:
Ask: Send-And-Receive-Future
----------------------------

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@ -376,10 +376,36 @@ restarts of the persistent actor.
.. _Thundering herd problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundering_herd_problem
.. _safe-shutdown-lambda:
Safely shutting down persistent actors
--------------------------------------
Special care should be given when when shutting down persistent actors from the outside.
With normal Actors it is often acceptable to use the special :ref:`PoisonPill <poison-pill-java>` message
to signal to an Actor that it should stop itself once it receives this message in fact this message is handled
automatically by Akka, leaving the target actor no way to refuse stopping itself when given a poison pill.
This can be dangerous when used with :class:`PersistentActor` due to the fact that incoming commands are *stashed* while
the persistent actor is awaiting confirmation from the Journal that events have been written when ``persist()`` was used.
Since the incoming commands will be drained from the Actor's mailbox and put into it's internal stash while awaiting the
confirmation (thus, before calling the persist handlers) the Actor **may receive and (auto)handle the PoisonPill
before it processes the other messages which have been put into its stash**, causing a pre-mature shutdown of the Actor.
.. warning::
Consider using explicit shut-down messages instead of :class:`PoisonPill` when working with persistent actors.
The example below highlights how messages arrive in the Actor's mailbox and how they interact with it's internal stashing
mechanism when ``persist()`` is used, notice the early stop behaviour that occurs when ``PoisonPill`` is used:
.. includecode:: code/docs/persistence/LambdaPersistenceDocTest.java#safe-shutdown
.. includecode:: code/docs/persistence/LambdaPersistenceDocTest.java#safe-shutdown-example-bad
.. includecode:: code/docs/persistence/LambdaPersistenceDocTest.java#safe-shutdown-example-good
.. _persistent-views-java-lambda:
Views
=====
Persistent Views
================
.. warning::

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@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ If your usage does not require a live stream, you can disable refreshing by usin
.. includecode:: code/docs/persistence/PersistenceQueryDocTest.java#all-persistence-ids-snap
``EventsByPersistenceId`` is a query equivalent to replaying a :ref:`PersistentActor <event-sourcing>`,
``EventsByPersistenceId`` is a query equivalent to replaying a :ref:`PersistentActor <event-sourcing-scala>`,
however, since it is a stream it is possible to keep it alive and watch for additional incoming events persisted by the
persistent actor identified by the given ``persistenceId``. Most journals will have to revert to polling in order to achieve
this, which can be configured using the ``RefreshInterval`` query hint:
@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ specialised query object, as demonstrated in the sample below:
Performance and denormalization
===============================
When building systems using :ref:`event-sourcing` and CQRS (`Command & Query Responsibility Segragation`_) techniques
When building systems using :ref:`event-sourcing-scala` and CQRS (`Command & Query Responsibility Segragation`_) techniques
it is tremendously important to realise that the write-side has completely different needs from the read-side,
and separating those concerns into datastores that are optimised for either side makes it possible to offer the best
expirience for the write and read sides independently.

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@ -379,6 +379,32 @@ restarts of the persistent actor.
.. _Thundering herd problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundering_herd_problem
.. _safe-shutdown-java:
Safely shutting down persistent actors
--------------------------------------
Special care should be given when when shutting down persistent actors from the outside.
With normal Actors it is often acceptable to use the special :ref:`PoisonPill <poison-pill-java>` message
to signal to an Actor that it should stop itself once it receives this message in fact this message is handled
automatically by Akka, leaving the target actor no way to refuse stopping itself when given a poison pill.
This can be dangerous when used with :class:`PersistentActor` due to the fact that incoming commands are *stashed* while
the persistent actor is awaiting confirmation from the Journal that events have been written when ``persist()`` was used.
Since the incoming commands will be drained from the Actor's mailbox and put into it's internal stash while awaiting the
confirmation (thus, before calling the persist handlers) the Actor **may receive and (auto)handle the PoisonPill
before it processes the other messages which have been put into its stash**, causing a pre-mature shutdown of the Actor.
.. warning::
Consider using explicit shut-down messages instead of :class:`PoisonPill` when working with persistent actors.
The example below highlights how messages arrive in the Actor's mailbox and how they interact with it's internal stashing
mechanism when ``persist()`` is used, notice the early stop behaviour that occurs when ``PoisonPill`` is used:
.. includecode:: code/docs/persistence/PersistenceDocTest.java#safe-shutdown
.. includecode:: code/docs/persistence/PersistenceDocTest.java#safe-shutdown-example-bad
.. includecode:: code/docs/persistence/PersistenceDocTest.java#safe-shutdown-example-good
.. _persistent-views-java:
Persistent Views