Merge pull request #6 from globocom/handle-buffer-closed

Prevent panics from happening when the buffer is closed

Author: rafaeleyng

buffer.go

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 var (
 	// ErrTimeout indicates an operation has timed out.
 	ErrTimeout = errors.New("operation timed-out")
+	// ErrClosed indicates the buffer is closed and can no longer be used.
+	ErrClosed = errors.New("buffer is closed")
 )
 
 type (
@@ -23,9 +25,15 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-// Push appends an item to the end of the buffer. It times out if it cannot be
-// performed in a timely fashion.
+// Push appends an item to the end of the buffer.
+//
+// It returns an ErrTimeout if if cannot be performed in a timely fashion, and
+// an ErrClosed if the buffer has been closed.
 func (buffer *Buffer) Push(item interface{}) error {
+	if buffer.closed() {
+		return ErrClosed
+	}
+
 	select {
 	case buffer.dataCh <- item:
 		return nil
@@ -34,9 +42,15 @@ func (buffer *Buffer) Push(item interface{}) error {
 	}
 }
 
-// Flush outputs the buffer to a permanent destination. It times out if it cannot be
-// performed in a timely fashion.
+// Flush outputs the buffer to a permanent destination.
+//
+// It returns an ErrTimeout if if cannot be performed in a timely fashion, and
+// an ErrClosed if the buffer has been closed.
 func (buffer *Buffer) Flush() error {
+	if buffer.closed() {
+		return ErrClosed
+	}
+
 	select {
 	case buffer.flushCh <- struct{}{}:
 		return nil
@@ -45,9 +59,19 @@ func (buffer *Buffer) Flush() error {
 	}
 }
 
-// Close flushes the buffer and prevents it from being further used. If it succeeds,
-// the buffer cannot be used after it has been closed as all further operations will panic.
+// Close flushes the buffer and prevents it from being further used.
+//
+// It returns an ErrTimeout if if cannot be performed in a timely fashion, and
+// an ErrClosed if the buffer has already been closed.
+//
+// An ErrTimeout can either mean that a flush could not be triggered, or it can
+// mean that a flush was triggered but it has not finished yet. In any case it is
+// safe to call Close again.
 func (buffer *Buffer) Close() error {
+	if buffer.closed() {
+		return ErrClosed
+	}
+
 	select {
 	case buffer.closeCh <- struct{}{}:
 		// noop
@@ -66,6 +90,15 @@ func (buffer *Buffer) Close() error {
 	}
 }
 
+func (buffer Buffer) closed() bool {
+	select {
+	case <-buffer.doneCh:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 func (buffer *Buffer) consume() {
 	count := 0
 	items := make([]interface{}, buffer.options.Size)

buffer_test.go

@@ -126,6 +126,21 @@ var _ = Describe("Buffer", func() {
 			Expect(err2).To(Succeed())
 			Expect(err3).To(MatchError(buffer.ErrTimeout))
 		})
+
+		It("fails when the buffer is closed", func() {
+			// arrange
+			sut := buffer.New(
+				buffer.WithSize(2),
+				buffer.WithFlusher(flusher),
+			)
+			_ = sut.Close()
+
+			// act
+			err := sut.Push(1)
+
+			// assert
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError(buffer.ErrClosed))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Context("Flushing", func() {
@@ -204,6 +219,21 @@ var _ = Describe("Buffer", func() {
 			// assert
 			Expect(err).To(MatchError(buffer.ErrTimeout))
 		})
+
+		It("fails when the buffer is closed", func() {
+			// arrange
+			sut := buffer.New(
+				buffer.WithSize(2),
+				buffer.WithFlusher(flusher),
+			)
+			_ = sut.Close()
+
+			// act
+			err := sut.Flush()
+
+			// assert
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError(buffer.ErrClosed))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Context("Closing", func() {
@@ -244,7 +274,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Buffer", func() {
 			Expect(err).To(MatchError(buffer.ErrTimeout))
 		})
 
-		It("allow Close to be called again if it fails", func() {
+		It("fails when the buffer is closed", func() {
 			// arrange
 			flusher.Func = func() { time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) }
 
@@ -253,22 +283,34 @@ var _ = Describe("Buffer", func() {
 				buffer.WithFlusher(flusher),
 				buffer.WithCloseTimeout(time.Second),
 			)
-			_ = sut.Push(1)
+			_ = sut.Close()
 
 			// act
 			err := sut.Close()
 
 			// assert
-			Expect(err).To(MatchError(buffer.ErrTimeout))
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError(buffer.ErrClosed))
+		})
 
+		It("allows Close to be called again if it fails", func() {
 			// arrange
-			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			flusher.Func = func() { time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) }
+
+			sut := buffer.New(
+				buffer.WithSize(1),
+				buffer.WithFlusher(flusher),
+				buffer.WithCloseTimeout(time.Second),
+			)
+			_ = sut.Push(1)
 
 			// act
-			err = sut.Close()
+			err1 := sut.Close()
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			err2 := sut.Close()
 
 			// assert
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+			Expect(err1).To(MatchError(buffer.ErrTimeout))
+			Expect(err2).To(Succeed())
 		})
 	})
 })