Implement refresh relying on obtaining lock

pkg/middleware/stored_session.go

@@ -15,8 +15,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	SessionLockExpireTime = 5 * time.Second
+	// When attempting to obtain the lock, if it's not done before this timeout
-	SessionLockPeekDelay  = 50 * time.Millisecond
+	// then exit and fail the refresh attempt.
+	// TODO: This should probably be configurable by the end user.
+	sessionRefreshObtainTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+
+	// Maximum time allowed for a session refresh attempt.
+	// If the refresh request isn't finished within this time, the lock will be
+	// released.
+	// TODO: This should probably be configurable by the end user.
+	sessionRefreshLockDuration = 2 * time.Second
+
+	// How long to wait after failing to obtain the lock before trying again.
+	// TODO: This should probably be configurable by the end user.
+	sessionRefreshRetryPeriod = 10 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
 // StoredSessionLoaderOptions contains all of the requirements to construct
@@ -113,47 +125,86 @@ func (s *storedSessionLoader) getValidatedSession(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *h
 // is older than the refresh period.
 // Success or fail, we will then validate the session.
 func (s *storedSessionLoader) refreshSessionIfNeeded(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, session *sessionsapi.SessionState) error {
-	if s.refreshPeriod <= time.Duration(0) || session.Age() < s.refreshPeriod {
+	if !needsRefresh(s.refreshPeriod, session) {
 		// Refresh is disabled or the session is not old enough, do nothing
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	wasRefreshed, err := s.checkForConcurrentRefresh(session, req)
+	var lockObtained bool
-	if err != nil {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), sessionRefreshObtainTimeout)
-		return err
+	defer cancel()
+
+	for !lockObtained {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return errors.New("timeout obtaining session lock")
+		default:
+			err := session.ObtainLock(req.Context(), sessionRefreshLockDuration)
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sessionsapi.ErrLockNotObtained) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error occurred while trying to obtain lock: %v", err)
+			} else if errors.Is(err, sessionsapi.ErrLockNotObtained) {
+				time.Sleep(sessionRefreshRetryPeriod)
+				continue
+			}
+			// No error means we obtained the lock
+			lockObtained = true
+		}
 	}
 
-	// If session was already refreshed via a concurrent request locked skip refreshing,
+	// The rest of this function is carried out under lock, but we must release it
-	// because the refreshed session is already loaded from storage
+	// wherever we exit from this function.
-	if !wasRefreshed {
+	defer func() {
-		logger.Printf("Refreshing session - User: %s; SessionAge: %s", session.User, session.Age())
+		if session == nil {
-		err = s.refreshSession(rw, req, session)
+			return
-		if err != nil {
-			// If a preemptive refresh fails, we still keep the session
-			// if validateSession succeeds.
-			logger.Errorf("Unable to refresh session: %v", err)
 		}
+		if err := session.ReleaseLock(req.Context()); err != nil {
+			logger.Errorf("unable to release lock: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Reload the session in case it was changed underneath us.
+	freshSession, err := s.store.Load(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not load session: %v", err)
+	}
+	if freshSession == nil {
+		return errors.New("session no longer exists, it may have been removed by another request")
+	}
+	// Restore the state of the fresh session into the original pointer.
+	// This is important so that changes are passed up the to the parent scope.
+	lock := session.Lock
+	*session = *freshSession
+
+	// Ensure we maintain the session lock after we have refreshed the session.
+	// Loading from the session store creates a new lock in the session.
+	session.Lock = lock
+
+	if !needsRefresh(s.refreshPeriod, session) {
+		// The session must have already been refreshed while we were waiting to
+		// obtain the lock.
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// We are holding the lock and the session needs a refresh
+	logger.Printf("Refreshing session - User: %s; SessionAge: %s", session.User, session.Age())
+	if err := s.refreshSession(rw, req, session); err != nil {
+		// If a preemptive refresh fails, we still keep the session
+		// if validateSession succeeds.
+		logger.Errorf("Unable to refresh session: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Validate all sessions after any Redeem/Refresh operation (fail or success)
 	return s.validateSession(req.Context(), session)
 }
 
+// needsRefresh determines whether we should attempt to refresh a session or not.
+func needsRefresh(refreshPeriod time.Duration, session *sessionsapi.SessionState) bool {
+	return refreshPeriod > time.Duration(0) && session.Age() > refreshPeriod
+}
+
 // refreshSession attempts to refresh the session with the provider
 // and will save the session if it was updated.
 func (s *storedSessionLoader) refreshSession(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, session *sessionsapi.SessionState) error {
-	err := session.ObtainLock(req.Context(), SessionLockExpireTime)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("Unable to obtain lock: %v", err)
-		return s.handleObtainLockError(req, session)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		err = session.ReleaseLock(req.Context())
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("unable to release lock: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
 	refreshed, err := s.sessionRefresher(req.Context(), session)
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, providers.ErrNotImplemented) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error refreshing tokens: %v", err)
@@ -182,75 +233,11 @@ func (s *storedSessionLoader) refreshSession(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.R
 	err = s.store.Save(rw, req, session)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.PrintAuthf(session.Email, req, logger.AuthError, "error saving session: %v", err)
-		err = fmt.Errorf("error saving session: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error saving session: %v", err)
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
-func (s *storedSessionLoader) handleObtainLockError(req *http.Request, session *sessionsapi.SessionState) error {
-	wasRefreshed, err := s.checkForConcurrentRefresh(session, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("Unable to wait for obtained lock: %v", err)
-		return err
-	}
-	if !wasRefreshed {
-		return errors.New("unable to obtain lock and session was also not refreshed via concurrent request")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *storedSessionLoader) updateSessionFromStore(req *http.Request, session *sessionsapi.SessionState) error {
-	sessionStored, err := s.store.Load(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to load updated session from store: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if sessionStored == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no session available to udpate from store")
-	}
-	*session = *sessionStored
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (s *storedSessionLoader) waitForPossibleSessionLock(session *sessionsapi.SessionState, req *http.Request) (bool, error) {
-	var wasLocked bool
-	isLocked, err := session.PeekLock(req.Context())
-	for isLocked {
-		wasLocked = true
-		// delay next peek lock
-		time.Sleep(SessionLockPeekDelay)
-		isLocked, err = session.PeekLock(req.Context())
-	}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	return wasLocked, nil
-}
-
-// checkForConcurrentRefresh returns true if the session is already refreshed via a concurrent request.
-func (s *storedSessionLoader) checkForConcurrentRefresh(session *sessionsapi.SessionState, req *http.Request) (bool, error) {
-	wasLocked, err := s.waitForPossibleSessionLock(session, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	refreshed := false
-	if wasLocked {
-		logger.Printf("Update session from store instead of refreshing")
-		err = s.updateSessionFromStore(req, session)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("Unable to update session from store: %v", err)
-			return false, err
-		}
-		refreshed = true
-	}
-
-	return refreshed, nil
-}
-
 // validateSession checks whether the session has expired and performs
 // provider validation on the session.
 // An error implies the session is not longer valid.

pkg/middleware/stored_session_test.go

@@ -18,97 +18,67 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-type TestLock struct {
+type testLock struct {
-	Locked            bool
+	locked          bool
-	WasObtained       bool
+	obtainOnAttempt int
-	WasRefreshed      bool
+	obtainAttempts  int
-	WasReleased       bool
+	obtainError     error
-	PeekedCount       int
-	LockedOnPeekCount int
-	ObtainError       error
-	PeekError         error
-	RefreshError      error
-	ReleaseError      error
 }
 
-func (l *TestLock) Obtain(_ context.Context, _ time.Duration) error {
+func (l *testLock) Obtain(_ context.Context, _ time.Duration) error {
-	if l.ObtainError != nil {
+	l.obtainAttempts++
-		return l.ObtainError
+	if l.obtainAttempts < l.obtainOnAttempt {
-	}
-	l.Locked = true
-	l.WasObtained = true
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (l *TestLock) Peek(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	if l.PeekError != nil {
-		return false, l.PeekError
-	}
-	locked := l.Locked
-	l.Locked = false
-	l.PeekedCount++
-	// mainly used to test case when peek initially returns false,
-	// but when trying to obtain lock, it returns true.
-	if l.LockedOnPeekCount == l.PeekedCount {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	return locked, nil
-}
-
-func (l *TestLock) Refresh(_ context.Context, _ time.Duration) error {
-	if l.RefreshError != nil {
-		return l.ReleaseError
-	}
-	l.WasRefreshed = true
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (l *TestLock) Release(_ context.Context) error {
-	if l.ReleaseError != nil {
-		return l.ReleaseError
-	}
-	l.Locked = false
-	l.WasReleased = true
-	return nil
-}
-
-type LockConc struct {
-	mu          sync.Mutex
-	lock        bool
-	disablePeek bool
-}
-
-func (l *LockConc) Obtain(_ context.Context, _ time.Duration) error {
-	l.mu.Lock()
-	if l.lock {
-		l.mu.Unlock()
 		return sessionsapi.ErrLockNotObtained
 	}
-	l.lock = true
+	if l.obtainError != nil {
-	l.mu.Unlock()
+		return l.obtainError
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (l *LockConc) Peek(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	var response bool
-	l.mu.Lock()
-	if l.disablePeek {
-		response = false
-	} else {
-		response = l.lock
 	}
-	l.mu.Unlock()
+	l.locked = true
-	return response, nil
-}
-
-func (l *LockConc) Refresh(_ context.Context, _ time.Duration) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *LockConc) Release(_ context.Context) error {
+func (l *testLock) Peek(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	return l.locked, nil
+}
+
+func (l *testLock) Refresh(_ context.Context, _ time.Duration) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *testLock) Release(_ context.Context) error {
+	l.locked = false
+	return nil
+}
+
+type testLockConcurrent struct {
+	mu     sync.RWMutex
+	locked bool
+}
+
+func (l *testLockConcurrent) Obtain(_ context.Context, _ time.Duration) error {
 	l.mu.Lock()
-	l.lock = false
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
-	l.mu.Unlock()
+	if l.locked {
+		return sessionsapi.ErrLockNotObtained
+	}
+	l.locked = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *testLockConcurrent) Peek(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.locked, nil
+}
+
+func (l *testLockConcurrent) Refresh(_ context.Context, _ time.Duration) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *testLockConcurrent) Release(_ context.Context) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	l.locked = false
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -374,22 +344,29 @@ var _ = Describe("Stored Session Suite", func() {
 
 		DescribeTable("when serving concurrent requests",
 			func(in storedSessionLoaderConcurrentTableInput) {
-				lockConc := &LockConc{}
+				lockConc := &testLockConcurrent{}
+
+				lock := &sync.RWMutex{}
+				existingSession := *in.existingSession // deep copy existingSession state
+				existingSession.Lock = lockConc
+				store := &fakeSessionStore{
+					LoadFunc: func(req *http.Request) (*sessionsapi.SessionState, error) {
+						lock.RLock()
+						defer lock.RUnlock()
+						session := existingSession
+						return &session, nil
+					},
+					SaveFunc: func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, session *sessionsapi.SessionState) error {
+						lock.Lock()
+						defer lock.Unlock()
+						existingSession = *session
+						return nil
+					},
+				}
 
 				refreshedChan := make(chan bool, in.numConcReqs)
 				for i := 0; i < in.numConcReqs; i++ {
 					go func(refreshedChan chan bool, lockConc sessionsapi.Lock) {
-						existingSession := *in.existingSession // deep copy existingSession state
-						existingSession.Lock = lockConc
-						store := &fakeSessionStore{
-							LoadFunc: func(req *http.Request) (*sessionsapi.SessionState, error) {
-								return &existingSession, nil
-							},
-							SaveFunc: func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request, *sessionsapi.SessionState) error {
-								return nil
-							},
-						}
-
 						scope := &middlewareapi.RequestScope{
 							Session: nil,
 						}
@@ -461,13 +438,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Stored Session Suite", func() {
 
 	Context("refreshSessionIfNeeded", func() {
 		type refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput struct {
-			refreshPeriod     time.Duration
+			refreshPeriod            time.Duration
-			sessionStored     bool
+			session                  *sessionsapi.SessionState
-			session           *sessionsapi.SessionState
+			concurrentSessionRefresh bool
-			expectedErr       error
+			expectedErr              error
-			expectRefreshed   bool
+			expectRefreshed          bool
-			expectValidated   bool
+			expectValidated          bool
-			expectedLockState TestLock
+			expectedLockObtained     bool
 		}
 
 		createdPast := time.Now().Add(-5 * time.Minute)
@@ -478,13 +455,23 @@ var _ = Describe("Stored Session Suite", func() {
 				refreshed := false
 				validated := false
 
-				store := &fakeSessionStore{}
+				session := &sessionsapi.SessionState{}
-				if in.sessionStored {
+				*session = *in.session
-					store = &fakeSessionStore{
+				if in.concurrentSessionRefresh {
-						LoadFunc: func(req *http.Request) (*sessionsapi.SessionState, error) {
+					// Update the session that Load returns.
-							return in.session, nil
+					// This simulates a concurrent refresh in the background.
-						},
+					session.CreatedAt = &createdFuture
-					}
+				}
+				store := &fakeSessionStore{
+					LoadFunc: func(req *http.Request) (*sessionsapi.SessionState, error) {
+						// Loading the session from the provider creates a new lock
+						session.Lock = &testLock{}
+						return session, nil
+					},
+					SaveFunc: func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, s *sessionsapi.SessionState) error {
+						*session = *s
+						return nil
+					},
 				}
 
 				s := &storedSessionLoader{
@@ -518,117 +505,90 @@ var _ = Describe("Stored Session Suite", func() {
 				}
 				Expect(refreshed).To(Equal(in.expectRefreshed))
 				Expect(validated).To(Equal(in.expectValidated))
-				testLock, ok := in.session.Lock.(*TestLock)
+				testLock, ok := in.session.Lock.(*testLock)
 				Expect(ok).To(Equal(true))
 
-				Expect(testLock).To(Equal(&in.expectedLockState))
+				if in.expectedLockObtained {
+					Expect(testLock.obtainAttempts).Should(BeNumerically(">", 0), "Expected at least one attempt at obtaining the session lock")
+				}
+				Expect(testLock.locked).To(BeFalse(), "Expected lock should always be released")
 			},
 			Entry("when the refresh period is 0, and the session does not need refreshing", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
 				refreshPeriod: time.Duration(0),
 				session: &sessionsapi.SessionState{
 					RefreshToken: refresh,
 					CreatedAt:    &createdFuture,
-					Lock:         &TestLock{},
+					Lock:         &testLock{},
 				},
-				expectedErr:       nil,
+				expectedErr:          nil,
-				expectRefreshed:   false,
+				expectRefreshed:      false,
-				expectValidated:   false,
+				expectValidated:      false,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{},
+				expectedLockObtained: false,
 			}),
 			Entry("when the refresh period is 0, and the session needs refreshing", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
 				refreshPeriod: time.Duration(0),
 				session: &sessionsapi.SessionState{
 					RefreshToken: refresh,
 					CreatedAt:    &createdPast,
-					Lock:         &TestLock{},
+					Lock:         &testLock{},
 				},
-				expectedErr:       nil,
+				expectedErr:          nil,
-				expectRefreshed:   false,
+				expectRefreshed:      false,
-				expectValidated:   false,
+				expectValidated:      false,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{},
+				expectedLockObtained: false,
 			}),
 			Entry("when the session does not need refreshing", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
 				refreshPeriod: 1 * time.Minute,
 				session: &sessionsapi.SessionState{
 					RefreshToken: refresh,
 					CreatedAt:    &createdFuture,
-					Lock:         &TestLock{},
+					Lock:         &testLock{},
 				},
-				expectedErr:       nil,
+				expectedErr:          nil,
-				expectRefreshed:   false,
+				expectRefreshed:      false,
-				expectValidated:   false,
+				expectValidated:      false,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{},
+				expectedLockObtained: false,
 			}),
 			Entry("when the session is refreshed by the provider", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
 				refreshPeriod: 1 * time.Minute,
 				session: &sessionsapi.SessionState{
 					RefreshToken: refresh,
 					CreatedAt:    &createdPast,
-					Lock:         &TestLock{},
+					Lock:         &testLock{},
-				},
-				expectedErr:     nil,
-				expectRefreshed: true,
-				expectValidated: true,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{
-					Locked:      false,
-					WasObtained: true,
-					WasReleased: true,
-					PeekedCount: 1,
-				},
-			}),
-			Entry("when the session is locked and instead loaded from storage", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
-				refreshPeriod: 1 * time.Minute,
-				session: &sessionsapi.SessionState{
-					RefreshToken: noRefresh,
-					CreatedAt:    &createdPast,
-					Lock: &TestLock{
-						Locked: true,
-					},
-				},
-				sessionStored:   true,
-				expectedErr:     nil,
-				expectRefreshed: false,
-				expectValidated: true,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{
-					Locked:      false,
-					PeekedCount: 2,
 				},
+				expectedErr:          nil,
+				expectRefreshed:      true,
+				expectValidated:      true,
+				expectedLockObtained: true,
 			}),
 			Entry("when obtaining lock failed, but concurrent request refreshed", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
 				refreshPeriod: 1 * time.Minute,
 				session: &sessionsapi.SessionState{
 					RefreshToken: noRefresh,
 					CreatedAt:    &createdPast,
-					Lock: &TestLock{
+					Lock: &testLock{
-						ObtainError:       errors.New("not able to obtain lock"),
+						obtainOnAttempt: 4,
-						LockedOnPeekCount: 2,
 					},
 				},
-				expectedErr:     nil,
+				concurrentSessionRefresh: true,
-				expectRefreshed: false,
+				expectedErr:              nil,
-				expectValidated: true,
+				expectRefreshed:          false,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{
+				expectValidated:          false,
-					PeekedCount:       3,
+				expectedLockObtained:     true,
-					LockedOnPeekCount: 2,
-					ObtainError:       errors.New("not able to obtain lock"),
-				},
 			}),
-			Entry("when obtaining lock failed", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
+			Entry("when obtaining lock failed with a valid session", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
 				refreshPeriod: 1 * time.Minute,
 				session: &sessionsapi.SessionState{
 					RefreshToken: noRefresh,
 					CreatedAt:    &createdPast,
-					Lock: &TestLock{
+					Lock: &testLock{
-						ObtainError: errors.New("not able to obtain lock"),
+						obtainError: sessionsapi.ErrLockNotObtained,
 					},
 				},
-				expectedErr:     nil,
+				expectedErr:          errors.New("timeout obtaining session lock"),
-				expectRefreshed: false,
+				expectRefreshed:      false,
-				expectValidated: true,
+				expectValidated:      false,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{
+				expectedLockObtained: true,
-					PeekedCount: 2,
-					ObtainError: errors.New("not able to obtain lock"),
-				},
 			}),
 			Entry("when the session is not refreshed by the provider", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
 				refreshPeriod: 1 * time.Minute,
@@ -636,34 +596,24 @@ var _ = Describe("Stored Session Suite", func() {
 					RefreshToken: noRefresh,
 					CreatedAt:    &createdPast,
 					ExpiresOn:    &createdFuture,
-					Lock:         &TestLock{},
+					Lock:         &testLock{},
-				},
-				expectedErr:     nil,
-				expectRefreshed: true,
-				expectValidated: true,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{
-					Locked:      false,
-					WasObtained: true,
-					WasReleased: true,
-					PeekedCount: 1,
 				},
+				expectedErr:          nil,
+				expectRefreshed:      true,
+				expectValidated:      true,
+				expectedLockObtained: true,
 			}),
 			Entry("when the provider doesn't implement refresh", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
 				refreshPeriod: 1 * time.Minute,
 				session: &sessionsapi.SessionState{
 					RefreshToken: notImplemented,
 					CreatedAt:    &createdPast,
-					Lock:         &TestLock{},
+					Lock:         &testLock{},
-				},
-				expectedErr:     nil,
-				expectRefreshed: true,
-				expectValidated: true,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{
-					Locked:      false,
-					WasObtained: true,
-					WasReleased: true,
-					PeekedCount: 1,
 				},
+				expectedErr:          nil,
+				expectRefreshed:      true,
+				expectValidated:      true,
+				expectedLockObtained: true,
 			}),
 			Entry("when the session is not refreshed by the provider", refreshSessionIfNeededTableInput{
 				refreshPeriod: 1 * time.Minute,
@@ -672,17 +622,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Stored Session Suite", func() {
 					RefreshToken: noRefresh,
 					CreatedAt:    &createdPast,
 					ExpiresOn:    &createdFuture,
-					Lock:         &TestLock{},
+					Lock:         &testLock{},
-				},
-				expectedErr:     errors.New("session is invalid"),
-				expectRefreshed: true,
-				expectValidated: true,
-				expectedLockState: TestLock{
-					Locked:      false,
-					WasObtained: true,
-					WasReleased: true,
-					PeekedCount: 1,
 				},
+				expectedErr:          errors.New("session is invalid"),
+				expectRefreshed:      true,
+				expectValidated:      true,
+				expectedLockObtained: true,
 			}),
 		)
 	})