MONAPP-1035: Fix errant hang on metadata exchange in Haskell client-side bidirectional streaming (#70)

* (wip) Change ClientRWHandler to use an IO action for metadata acqui

* Demonstrate placement of WaitForInitialMetadata() in hellos_client

* Make hellos cpp server always send metadata first, for now

* Show getMD placement in haskell hellos-client

* Add prelim bidi metadata exchange behavior tweaks to line up with C++ API conventions

examples/hellos/hellos-client/Main.hs

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ doHelloBi c n = do
   let pay        = BiRqtRpy "bidi payload"
       enc        = BL.toStrict . toLazyByteString $ pay
       err desc e = fail $ "doHelloBi: " ++ desc ++ " error: " ++ show e
-  eea <- clientRW c rm n mempty $ \_ recv send writesDone -> do
+  eea <- clientRW c rm n mempty $ \_getMD recv send writesDone -> do
     -- perform n writes on a worker thread
     thd <- async $ do
       replicateM_ n $ send enc >>= \case
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ doHelloBi c n = do
         Left e -> err "writesDone" e
         _      -> return ()
     -- perform reads on this thread until the stream is terminated
+    -- emd <- getMD; putStrLn ("getMD result: " ++ show emd)
     fix $ \go -> recv >>= \case
       Left e          -> err "recv" e
       Right Nothing   -> return ()

examples/hellos/hellos-cpp/hellos_client.cc

@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ class HellosClient {
 
     std::shared_ptr<ClientReaderWriter<BiRqtRpy, BiRqtRpy> > strm(stub_->HelloBi(&ctx));
 
+    // strm->WaitForInitialMetadata();
+
     // Spawn a writer thread which sends rqt to the server n times.
     std::thread writer([strm,rqt,n]() {
       for(unsigned i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ class HellosClient {
     // there's nothing left to read.
     BiRqtRpy rpy;
     unsigned rpyCnt = 0;
+
     while(strm->Read(&rpy)) {
       if (rpy.message() != pay)
         Die("DoHelloBi/rpy: expected payload '" + pay +

examples/hellos/hellos-cpp/hellos_server.cc

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class HellosImpl final : public Hellos::Service {
   Status HelloBi(ServerContext* context,
                  ServerReaderWriter<BiRqtRpy, BiRqtRpy>* strm) override {
     BiRqtRpy rqt;
+    strm->SendInitialMetadata();
     while (strm->Read(&rqt)) {
       strm->Write(rqt);
     }

src/Network/GRPC/LowLevel/Client.hs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms   #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards   #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TupleSections     #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns      #-}
 
 -- | This module defines data structures and operations pertaining to registered
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 module Network.GRPC.LowLevel.Client where
 
 import           Control.Exception                     (bracket, finally)
+import           Control.Concurrent.MVar
 import           Control.Monad
 import           Control.Monad.IO.Class
 import           Control.Monad.Trans.Except
@@ -263,41 +265,94 @@ pattern CWRFinal mmsg initMD trailMD st ds
 -- clientRW (client side of bidirectional streaming mode)
 
 type ClientRWHandler
-  =  MetadataMap
+  =  IO (Either GRPCIOError MetadataMap)
   -> StreamRecv ByteString
   -> StreamSend ByteString
   -> WritesDone
   -> IO ()
 type ClientRWResult = (MetadataMap, C.StatusCode, StatusDetails)
 
--- | The most generic version of clientRW. It does not assume anything about
--- threading model; caller must invoke the WritesDone operation, exactly once,
--- for the half-close, after all threads have completed writing. TODO: It'd be
--- nice to find a way to type-enforce this usage pattern rather than accomplish
--- it via usage convention and documentation.
 clientRW :: Client
          -> RegisteredMethod 'BiDiStreaming
          -> TimeoutSeconds
          -> MetadataMap
          -> ClientRWHandler
          -> IO (Either GRPCIOError ClientRWResult)
-clientRW cl@(clientCQ -> cq) rm tm initMeta f = withClientCall cl rm tm go
+clientRW cl rm tm initMeta f =
-  where
+  withClientCall cl rm tm (\cc -> clientRW' cl cc initMeta f)
-    go (unsafeCC -> c) = runExceptT $ do
+
-      sendInitialMetadata c cq initMeta
+-- | The most generic version of clientRW. It does not assume anything about
-      srvMeta <- recvInitialMetadata c cq
+-- threading model; caller must invoke the WritesDone operation, exactly once,
-      liftIO $ f srvMeta (streamRecvPrim c cq) (streamSendPrim c cq) (writesDonePrim c cq)
+-- for the half-close, after all threads have completed writing. TODO: It'd be
-      -- NB: We could consider having the passed writesDone action safely set a
+-- nice to find a way to type-enforce this usage pattern rather than accomplish
-      -- flag once it had been called, and invoke it ourselves if not set after
+-- it via usage convention and documentation.
-      -- returning from the handler (although this is actually borked in the
+clientRW' :: Client
-      -- concurrent case, because a reader may remain blocked without the
+          -> ClientCall
-      -- half-close and thus not return control to us -- doh). Alternately, we
+          -> MetadataMap
-      -- can document just this general-purpose function well, and then create
+          -> ClientRWHandler
-      -- slightly simpler versions of the bidi interface which support (a)
+          -> IO (Either GRPCIOError ClientRWResult)
-      -- monothreaded send/recv interleaving with implicit half-close and (b)
+clientRW' (clientCQ -> cq) (unsafeCC -> c) initMeta f = runExceptT $ do
-      -- send/recv threads with implicit half-close after writer thread
+  sendInitialMetadata c cq initMeta
-      -- termination.
+
-      recvStatusOnClient c cq -- Finish()
+  -- 'mdmv' is used to synchronize between callers of 'getMD' and 'recv'
+  -- below. The behavior of these two operations is different based on their
+  -- call order w.r.t. each other, and by whether or not metadata has already
+  -- been received.
+  --
+  -- Regardless of call order, metadata reception is done exactly once. The
+  -- result of doing so is cached for subsequent calls to 'getMD'.
+  --
+  -- 'getMD' will always return the received metadata (or an error if it
+  -- occurred), regardless of call order.
+  --
+  -- When 'getMD' is invoked before 'recv' (and no metadata has been obtained),
+  -- metadata is received via a singleton batch, returned, and cached for later
+  -- access via 'getMD'. This scenario is analagous to preceding the first read
+  -- with WaitForInitialMetadata() in the C++ API.
+  --
+  -- When 'recv' is invoked before 'getMD' (and no metadata has been obtained),
+  -- metadata is received alongside the first payload via an aggregate batch,
+  -- and cached for later access via 'getMD'. This scenario is analagous to just
+  -- issuing Read() in the C++ API, and having the metadata available via
+  -- ClientContext afterwards.
+  --
+  -- TODO: This is not the whole story about metadata exchange ordering, but
+  -- allows us to at least have parity on the client side with the C++ API
+  -- w.r.t. when/how metadata is exchanged. We may need to revisit this a bit as
+  -- we experiment with other bindings, new GRPC releases come out, and so
+  -- forth, but at least this provides us with basic functionality, albeit with
+  -- a great deal more caveat programmer than desirable :(
+
+  mdmv <- liftIO (newMVar Nothing)
+  let
+    getMD = modifyMVar mdmv $ \case
+      Just emd -> return (Just emd, emd)
+      Nothing  -> do -- getMD invoked before recv
+        emd <- runExceptT (recvInitialMetadata c cq)
+        return (Just emd, emd)
+
+    recv = modifyMVar mdmv $ \case
+      Just emd -> (Just emd,) <$> streamRecvPrim c cq
+      Nothing  -> -- recv invoked before getMD
+        runExceptT (recvInitialMsgMD c cq) >>= \case
+          Left e          -> return (Just (Left e), Left e)
+          Right (mbs, md) -> return (Just (Right md), Right mbs)
+
+    send = streamSendPrim c cq
+
+    -- TODO: Regarding usage of writesDone so that there isn't such a burden on
+    -- the end user programmer (i.e. must invoke it, and only once): we can just
+    -- document this general-purpose function well, and then create slightly
+    -- simpler versions of the bidi interface which support (a) monothreaded
+    -- send/recv interleaving, with an implicit half-close and (b) separate
+    -- send/recv threads, with an implicit half-close after the writer thread
+    -- terminates. These simpler versions model the most common use cases
+    -- without having to expose the half-close semantics to the end user
+    -- programmer.
+    writesDone = writesDonePrim c cq
+
+  liftIO (f getMD recv send writesDone)
+  recvStatusOnClient c cq -- Finish()
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- clientRequest (client side of normal request/response)

src/Network/GRPC/LowLevel/Op.hs

@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ type RecvSingle a
   -> CompletionQueue
   -> ExceptT GRPCIOError IO a
 
+pattern RecvMsgRslt mmsg <- Right [OpRecvMessageResult mmsg]
+
 sendSingle :: SendSingle Op
 sendSingle c cq op = void (runOps' c cq [op])
 
@@ -278,25 +280,29 @@ sendStatusFromServer :: SendSingle (MetadataMap, C.StatusCode, StatusDetails)
 sendStatusFromServer c cq (md, st, ds) =
   sendSingle c cq (OpSendStatusFromServer md st ds)
 
+recvInitialMessage :: RecvSingle ByteString
+recvInitialMessage c cq = ExceptT (streamRecvPrim c cq ) >>= \case
+  Nothing -> throwE (GRPCIOInternalUnexpectedRecv "recvInitialMessage: no message.")
+  Just bs -> return bs
+
 recvInitialMetadata :: RecvSingle MetadataMap
 recvInitialMetadata c cq = runOps' c cq [OpRecvInitialMetadata] >>= \case
   [OpRecvInitialMetadataResult md]
     -> return md
   _ -> throwE (GRPCIOInternalUnexpectedRecv "recvInitialMetadata")
 
+recvInitialMsgMD :: RecvSingle (Maybe ByteString, MetadataMap)
+recvInitialMsgMD c cq = runOps' c cq [OpRecvInitialMetadata, OpRecvMessage] >>= \case
+  [ OpRecvInitialMetadataResult md, OpRecvMessageResult mmsg]
+    -> return (mmsg, md)
+  _ -> throwE (GRPCIOInternalUnexpectedRecv "recvInitialMsgMD")
+
 recvStatusOnClient :: RecvSingle (MetadataMap, C.StatusCode, StatusDetails)
 recvStatusOnClient c cq = runOps' c cq [OpRecvStatusOnClient] >>= \case
   [OpRecvStatusOnClientResult md st ds]
     -> return (md, st, StatusDetails ds)
   _ -> throwE (GRPCIOInternalUnexpectedRecv "recvStatusOnClient")
 
-recvInitialMessage :: RecvSingle ByteString
-recvInitialMessage c cq = runOps' c cq [OpRecvMessage] >>= \case
-  [OpRecvMessageResult (Just bs)]
-    -> return bs
-  [OpRecvMessageResult Nothing]
-    -> throwE (GRPCIOInternalUnexpectedRecv "recvInitialMessage: no message.")
-  _ -> throwE (GRPCIOInternalUnexpectedRecv "recvInitialMessage")
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Streaming types and helpers
@@ -309,8 +315,6 @@ streamRecvPrim c cq = f <$> runOps c cq [OpRecvMessage]
     f Right{}            = Left (GRPCIOInternalUnexpectedRecv "streamRecvPrim")
     f (Left e)           = Left e
 
-pattern RecvMsgRslt mmsg <- Right [OpRecvMessageResult mmsg]
-
 type StreamSend a = a -> IO (Either GRPCIOError ())
 streamSendPrim :: C.Call -> CompletionQueue -> StreamSend ByteString
 streamSendPrim c cq bs = f <$> runOps c cq [OpSendMessage bs]

tests/LowLevelTests.hs

@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ testBiDiStreaming =
 
     client c = do
       rm  <- clientRegisterMethodBiDiStreaming c "/bidi"
-      eea <- clientRW c rm 10 clientInitMD $ \_srvInitMD recv send writesDone -> do
+      eea <- clientRW c rm 10 clientInitMD $ \getMD recv send writesDone -> do
+        either clientFail (checkMD "Server rsp metadata mismatch" serverInitMD) =<< getMD
         send "cw0" `is` Right ()
         recv       `is` Right (Just "sw0")
         send "cw1" `is` Right ()
@@ -324,7 +325,8 @@ testBiDiStreamingUnregistered =
 
     client c = do
       rm  <- clientRegisterMethodBiDiStreaming c "/bidi"
-      eea <- clientRW c rm 10 clientInitMD $ \_srvInitMD recv send writesDone -> do
+      eea <- clientRW c rm 10 clientInitMD $ \getMD recv send writesDone -> do
+        either clientFail (checkMD "Server rsp metadata mismatch" serverInitMD) =<< getMD
         send "cw0" `is` Right ()
         recv       `is` Right (Just "sw0")
         send "cw1" `is` Right ()