Refactor notification system

notifications/cleaner.go

@@ -7,62 +7,44 @@ import (
 	"github.com/safing/portbase/log"
 )
 
-//nolint:unparam // must conform to interface
 func cleaner(ctx context.Context) error {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+L:
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return nil
+			break L
-		case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		case <-ticker.C:
-			cleanNotifications()
+			deleteExpiredNotifs()
 		}
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-func cleanNotifications() {
+func deleteExpiredNotifs() {
 	now := time.Now().Unix()
-	finishedThreshhold := time.Now().Add(-10 * time.Second).Unix()
-	executionTimelimit := time.Now().Add(-24 * time.Hour).Unix()
-	fallbackTimelimit := time.Now().Add(-72 * time.Hour).Unix()
 
 	notsLock.Lock()
 	defer notsLock.Unlock()
 
+	toDelete := make([]*Notification, 0, len(nots))
 	for _, n := range nots {
 		n.Lock()
-		switch {
+		if now > n.Expires {
-		case n.Executed != 0: // notification was fully handled
+			toDelete = append(toDelete, n)
-			// wait for a short time before deleting
-			if n.Executed < finishedThreshhold {
-				go deleteNotification(n)
-			}
-		case n.Responded != 0:
-			// waiting for execution
-			if n.Responded < executionTimelimit {
-				go deleteNotification(n)
-			}
-		case n.Expires != 0:
-			// expired without response
-			if n.Expires < now {
-				go deleteNotification(n)
-			}
-		case n.Created != 0:
-			// fallback: delete after 3 days after creation
-			if n.Created < fallbackTimelimit {
-				go deleteNotification(n)
-
-			}
-		default:
-			// invalid, impossible to determine cleanup timeframe, delete now
-			go deleteNotification(n)
 		}
 		n.Unlock()
 	}
-}
 
-func deleteNotification(n *Notification) {
+	for _, n := range toDelete {
-	err := n.Delete()
+		n.Lock()
-	if err != nil {
+		err := n.delete(true)
-		log.Debugf("notifications: failed to delete %s: %s", n.ID, err)
+		n.Unlock()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("notifications: failed to delete %s: %s", n.EventID, err)
+		}
 	}
 }

notifications/database.go

@@ -143,37 +143,31 @@ func applyUpdate(n *Notification, key string) (*Notification, error) {
 	existing.Lock()
 	defer existing.Unlock()
 
-	// A notification can only be updated to select and execute the
+	if existing.State == Executed {
-	// notification action. If the existing one already has an
+		return existing, fmt.Errorf("action already executed")
-	// Executed timestamp this update request is invalid
-	if existing.Executed > 0 {
-		return existing, fmt.Errorf("action already executed at %d", existing.Executed)
 	}
 
 	save := false
 
 	// check if the notification has been marked as
 	// "executed externally".
-	if n.Executed > 0 {
+	if n.State == Executed {
-		log.Tracef("notifications: action for %s executed externally", n.ID)
+		log.Tracef("notifications: action for %s executed externally", n.EventID)
-		existing.Executed = n.Executed
+		existing.State = Executed
 		save = true
 
 		// in case the action has been executed immediately by the
-		// sender we may need to update the SelectedActionID and the
+		// sender we may need to update the SelectedActionID.
-		// Responded timestamp as well. Though, we guard the assignments
+		// Though, we guard the assignments with value check
-		// with value checks so partial updates that only change the
+		// so partial updates that only change the
-		// Executed property do not overwrite existing values.
+		// State property do not overwrite existing values.
 		if n.SelectedActionID != "" {
 			existing.SelectedActionID = n.SelectedActionID
 		}
-		if n.Responded != 0 {
-			existing.Responded = n.Responded
-		}
 	}
 
-	if n.SelectedActionID != "" && existing.Responded == 0 {
+	if n.SelectedActionID != "" && existing.State == Active {
-		log.Tracef("notifications: selected action for %s: %s", n.ID, n.SelectedActionID)
+		log.Tracef("notifications: selected action for %s: %s", n.EventID, n.SelectedActionID)
 		existing.selectAndExecuteAction(n.SelectedActionID)
 		save = true
 	}
@@ -188,21 +182,23 @@ func applyUpdate(n *Notification, key string) (*Notification, error) {
 // Delete deletes a record from the database.
 func (s *StorageInterface) Delete(key string) error {
 	// transform key
-	if strings.HasPrefix(key, "all/") {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(key, "all/") {
-		key = strings.TrimPrefix(key, "all/")
-	} else {
 		return storage.ErrNotFound
 	}
+	key = strings.TrimPrefix(key, "all/")
 
-	// get notification
 	notsLock.Lock()
+	defer notsLock.Unlock()
+
 	n, ok := nots[key]
-	notsLock.Unlock()
 	if !ok {
 		return storage.ErrNotFound
 	}
-	// delete
+
-	return n.Delete()
+	n.Lock()
+	defer n.Unlock()
+
+	return n.delete(true)
 }
 
 // ReadOnly returns whether the database is read only.

notifications/notification.go

@@ -20,25 +20,64 @@ const (
 	Prompt  Type = 2
 )
 
+// State describes the state of a notification.
+type State string
+
+// Possible notification states.
+// State transitions can only happen from top to bottom.
+const (
+	// Active describes a notification that is active, no expired and,
+	// if actions are available, still waits for the user to select an
+	// action.
+	Active State = "active"
+	// Responded describes a notification where the user has already
+	// selected which action to take but that action is still to be
+	// performed.
+	Responded State = "responded"
+	// Executes describes a notification where the user has selected
+	// and action and that action has been performed.
+	Executed State = "executed"
+)
+
 // Notification represents a notification that is to be delivered to the user.
 type Notification struct {
 	record.Base
-
+	// EventID is used to identify a specific notification. It consists of
-	ID   string
+	// the module name and a per-module unique event id.
+	// The following format is recommended:
+	// 	<module-id>:<event-id>
+	EventID string
+	// GUID is a unique identifier for each notification instance. That is
+	// two notifications with the same EventID must still have unique GUIDs.
+	// The GUID is mainly used for system (Windows) integration and is
+	// automatically populated by the notification package. Average users
+	// don't need to care about this field.
 	GUID string
-
+	// Type is the notification type. It can be one of Info, Warning or Prompt.
+	Type Type
+	// Message is the default message shown to the user if no localized version
+	// of the notification is available. Note that the message should already
+	// have any paramerized values replaced.
 	Message string
-	// MessageTemplate string
+	// EventData contains an additional payload for the notification. This payload
-	// MessageData []string
+	// may contain contextual data and may be used by a localization framework
-	DataSubject sync.Locker
+	// to populate the notification message template.
-	Type        Type
+	// If EventData implements sync.Locker it will be locked and unlocked together with the
-
+	// notification. Otherwise, EventData is expected to be immutable once the
-	Created   int64 // creation timestamp, notification "starts"
+	// notification has been saved and handed over to the notification or database package.
-	Expires   int64 // expiry timestamp, notification is expected to be canceled at this time and may be cleaned up afterwards
+	EventData interface{}
-	Responded int64 // response timestamp, notification "ends"
+	// Expires holds the unix epoch timestamp at which the notification expires
-	Executed  int64 // execution timestamp, notification will be deleted soon
+	// and can be cleaned up.
-
+	// Users can safely ignore expired notifications and should handle expiry the
+	// same as deletion.
+	Expires int64
+	// State describes the current state of a notification. See State for
+	// a list of available values and their meaning.
+	State State
+	// AvailableActions defines a list of actions that a user can choose from.
 	AvailableActions []*Action
+	// SelectedActionID is updated to match the ID of one of the AvailableActions
+	// based on the user selection.
 	SelectedActionID string
 
 	lock           sync.Mutex
@@ -99,7 +138,7 @@ func notify(nType Type, id string, msg string, actions ...Action) *Notification
 	}
 
 	n := Notification{
-		ID:               id,
+		EventID:          id,
 		Message:          msg,
 		Type:             nType,
 		AvailableActions: acts,
@@ -117,12 +156,8 @@ func (n *Notification) Save() *Notification {
 }
 
 func (n *Notification) save(pushUpdate bool) *Notification {
-	// initialize
-	if n.Created == 0 {
-		n.Created = time.Now().Unix()
-	}
 	if n.GUID == "" {
-		n.GUID = utils.RandomUUID(n.ID).String()
+		n.GUID = utils.RandomUUID(n.EventID).String()
 	}
 
 	// make ack notification if there are no defined actions
@@ -136,16 +171,21 @@ func (n *Notification) save(pushUpdate bool) *Notification {
 		n.actionFunction = noOpAction
 	}
 
+	// Make sure we always have a reasonable expiration set.
+	if n.Expires == 0 {
+		n.Expires = time.Now().Add(72 * time.Hour).Unix()
+	}
+
 	// check key
 	if n.DatabaseKey() == "" {
-		n.SetKey(fmt.Sprintf("notifications:all/%s", n.ID))
+		n.SetKey(fmt.Sprintf("notifications:all/%s", n.EventID))
 	}
 
 	n.UpdateMeta()
 
 	// store the notification inside or map
 	notsLock.Lock()
-	nots[n.ID] = n
+	nots[n.EventID] = n
 	notsLock.Unlock()
 
 	if pushUpdate {
@@ -182,7 +222,7 @@ func (n *Notification) Update(expires int64) {
 	n.lock.Lock()
 	defer n.lock.Unlock()
 
-	if n.Responded == 0 {
+	if n.State == Active {
 		n.Expires = expires
 		n.save(true)
 	}
@@ -195,11 +235,15 @@ func (n *Notification) Delete() error {
 	n.Lock()
 	defer n.Unlock()
 
+	return n.delete(true)
+}
+
+func (n *Notification) delete(pushUpdate bool) error {
 	// mark as deleted
 	n.Meta().Delete()
 
 	// delete from internal storage
-	delete(nots, n.ID)
+	delete(nots, n.EventID)
 
 	// close expired
 	if n.expiredTrigger != nil {
@@ -207,8 +251,9 @@ func (n *Notification) Delete() error {
 		n.expiredTrigger = nil
 	}
 
-	// push update
+	if pushUpdate {
-	dbController.PushUpdate(n)
+		dbController.PushUpdate(n)
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -227,23 +272,27 @@ func (n *Notification) Expired() <-chan struct{} {
 
 // selectAndExecuteAction sets the user response and executes/triggers the action, if possible.
 func (n *Notification) selectAndExecuteAction(id string) {
-	// abort if already executed
+	if n.State != Active {
-	if n.Executed != 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// set response
+	n.State = Responded
-	n.Responded = time.Now().Unix()
 	n.SelectedActionID = id
 
-	// execute
 	executed := false
 	if n.actionFunction != nil {
 		go n.actionFunction(n)
 		executed = true
 	}
+
 	if n.actionTrigger != nil {
-		// satisfy all listeners
+		// satisfy all listeners (if they are listening)
+		// TODO(ppacher): if we miss to notify the waiter here (because
+		//                nobody is listeing on actionTrigger) we wil likely
+		//                never be able to execute the action again (simply because
+		//                we won't try). May consider replacing the single actionTrigger
+		//                channel with a per-listener (buffered) one so we just send
+		//                the value and close the channel.
 	triggerAll:
 		for {
 			select {
@@ -255,32 +304,31 @@ func (n *Notification) selectAndExecuteAction(id string) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// save execution time
 	if executed {
-		n.Executed = time.Now().Unix()
+		n.State = Executed
 	}
 }
 
-// AddDataSubject adds the data subject to the notification. This is the only way how a data subject should be added - it avoids locking problems.
+// Lock locks the Notification. If EventData is set and
-func (n *Notification) AddDataSubject(ds sync.Locker) {
+// implements sync.Locker it is locked as well. Users that
-	n.lock.Lock()
+// want to replace the EventData on a notification must
-	defer n.lock.Unlock()
+// ensure to unlock the current value on their own. If the
-	n.DataSubject = ds
+// new EventData implements sync.Locker as well, it must
-}
+// be locked prior to unlocking the notification.
-
-// Lock locks the Notification and the DataSubject, if available.
 func (n *Notification) Lock() {
 	n.lock.Lock()
-	if n.DataSubject != nil {
+	if locker, ok := n.EventData.(sync.Locker); ok {
-		n.DataSubject.Lock()
+		locker.Lock()
 	}
 }
 
-// Unlock unlocks the Notification and the DataSubject, if available.
+// Unlock unlocks the Notification and the EventData, if
+// it implements sync.Locker. See Lock() for more information
+// on how to replace and work with EventData.
 func (n *Notification) Unlock() {
 	n.lock.Unlock()
-	if n.DataSubject != nil {
+	if locker, ok := n.EventData.(sync.Locker); ok {
-		n.DataSubject.Unlock()
+		locker.Unlock()
 	}
 }