Class: ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Includes:
AbstractPool, QueryCache::ConnectionPoolConfiguration, MonitorMixin
Defined in:
activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb

Overview

Connection pool base class for managing Active Record database connections.

Introduction

A connection pool synchronizes thread access to a limited number of database connections. The basic idea is that each thread checks out a database connection from the pool, uses that connection, and checks the connection back in. ConnectionPool is completely thread-safe, and will ensure that a connection cannot be used by two threads at the same time, as long as ConnectionPool's contract is correctly followed. It will also handle cases in which there are more threads than connections: if all connections have been checked out, and a thread tries to checkout a connection anyway, then ConnectionPool will wait until some other thread has checked in a connection.

Obtaining (checking out) a connection

Connections can be obtained and used from a connection pool in several ways:

  1. Simply use ActiveRecord::Base.connection as with Active Record 2.1 and earlier (pre-connection-pooling). Eventually, when you're done with the connection(s) and wish it to be returned to the pool, you call ActiveRecord::Base.clear_active_connections!. This will be the default behavior for Active Record when used in conjunction with Action Pack's request handling cycle.

  2. Manually check out a connection from the pool with ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.checkout. You are responsible for returning this connection to the pool when finished by calling ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.checkin(connection).

  3. Use ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.with_connection(&block), which obtains a connection, yields it as the sole argument to the block, and returns it to the pool after the block completes.

Connections in the pool are actually AbstractAdapter objects (or objects compatible with AbstractAdapter's interface).

Options

There are several connection-pooling-related options that you can add to your database connection configuration:

  • pool: maximum number of connections the pool may manage (default 5).

  • idle_timeout: number of seconds that a connection will be kept unused in the pool before it is automatically disconnected (default 300 seconds). Set this to zero to keep connections forever.

  • checkout_timeout: number of seconds to wait for a connection to become available before giving up and raising a timeout error (default 5 seconds).

– Synchronization policy:

  • all public methods can be called outside synchronize

  • access to these instance variables needs to be in synchronize:

    • @connections

    • @now_connecting

  • private methods that require being called in a synchronize blocks are now explicitly documented

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: BiasableQueue Classes: ConnectionLeasingQueue, Queue, Reaper

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from AbstractPool

#get_schema_cache, #set_schema_cache

Methods included from QueryCache::ConnectionPoolConfiguration

#disable_query_cache!, #enable_query_cache!, #query_cache_enabled

Constructor Details

#initialize(pool_config) ⇒ ConnectionPool

Creates a new ConnectionPool object. pool_config is a PoolConfig object which describes database connection information (e.g. adapter, host name, username, password, etc), as well as the maximum size for this ConnectionPool.

The default ConnectionPool maximum size is 5.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 383

def initialize(pool_config)
  super()

  @pool_config = pool_config
  @db_config = pool_config.db_config

  @checkout_timeout = db_config.checkout_timeout
  @idle_timeout = db_config.idle_timeout
  @size = db_config.pool

  # This variable tracks the cache of threads mapped to reserved connections, with the
  # sole purpose of speeding up the +connection+ method. It is not the authoritative
  # registry of which thread owns which connection. Connection ownership is tracked by
  # the +connection.owner+ attr on each +connection+ instance.
  # The invariant works like this: if there is mapping of <tt>thread => conn</tt>,
  # then that +thread+ does indeed own that +conn+. However, an absence of a such
  # mapping does not mean that the +thread+ doesn't own the said connection. In
  # that case +conn.owner+ attr should be consulted.
  # Access and modification of <tt>@thread_cached_conns</tt> does not require
  # synchronization.
  @thread_cached_conns = Concurrent::Map.new(initial_capacity: @size)

  @connections         = []
  @automatic_reconnect = true

  # Connection pool allows for concurrent (outside the main +synchronize+ section)
  # establishment of new connections. This variable tracks the number of threads
  # currently in the process of independently establishing connections to the DB.
  @now_connecting = 0

  @threads_blocking_new_connections = 0

  @available = ConnectionLeasingQueue.new self

  @lock_thread = false

  @reaper = Reaper.new(self, db_config.reaping_frequency)
  @reaper.run
end

Instance Attribute Details

#automatic_reconnect ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute automatic_reconnect


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 372

def automatic_reconnect
  @automatic_reconnect
end

#checkout_timeout ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute checkout_timeout


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 372

def checkout_timeout
  @checkout_timeout
end

#db_config ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute db_config


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 373

def db_config
  @db_config
end

#pool_config ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute pool_config


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 373

def pool_config
  @pool_config
end

#reaper ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute reaper


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 373

def reaper
  @reaper
end

#size ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute size


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 373

def size
  @size
end

Instance Method Details

#active_connection? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if there is an open connection being used for the current thread.

This method only works for connections that have been obtained through #connection or #with_connection methods. Connections obtained through #checkout will not be detected by #active_connection?

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 

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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 445

def active_connection?
  @thread_cached_conns[connection_cache_key(current_thread)]
end

#checkin(conn) ⇒ Object

Check-in a database connection back into the pool, indicating that you no longer need this connection.

conn: an AbstractAdapter object, which was obtained by earlier by calling #checkout on this pool.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 605

def checkin(conn)
  conn.lock.synchronize do
    synchronize do
      remove_connection_from_thread_cache conn

      conn._run_checkin_callbacks do
        conn.expire
      end

      @available.add conn
    end
  end
end

#checkout(checkout_timeout = @checkout_timeout) ⇒ Object

Check-out a database connection from the pool, indicating that you want to use it. You should call #checkin when you no longer need this.

This is done by either returning and leasing existing connection, or by creating a new connection and leasing it.

If all connections are leased and the pool is at capacity (meaning the number of currently leased connections is greater than or equal to the size limit set), an ActiveRecord::ConnectionTimeoutError exception will be raised.

Returns: an AbstractAdapter object.

Raises:

  • ActiveRecord::ConnectionTimeoutError no connection can be obtained from the pool.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 596

def checkout(checkout_timeout = @checkout_timeout)
  checkout_and_verify(acquire_connection(checkout_timeout))
end

#clear_reloadable_connections(raise_on_acquisition_timeout = true) ⇒ Object

Clears the cache which maps classes and re-connects connections that require reloading.

Raises:

  • ActiveRecord::ExclusiveConnectionTimeoutError if unable to gain ownership of all connections in the pool within a timeout interval (default duration is spec.db_config.checkout_timeout * 2 seconds).


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 554

def clear_reloadable_connections(raise_on_acquisition_timeout = true)
  with_exclusively_acquired_all_connections(raise_on_acquisition_timeout) do
    synchronize do
      @connections.each do |conn|
        if conn.in_use?
          conn.steal!
          checkin conn
        end
        conn.disconnect! if conn.requires_reloading?
      end
      @connections.delete_if(&:requires_reloading?)
      @available.clear
    end
  end
end

#clear_reloadable_connections! ⇒ Object

Clears the cache which maps classes and re-connects connections that require reloading.

The pool first tries to gain ownership of all connections. If unable to do so within a timeout interval (default duration is spec.db_config.checkout_timeout * 2 seconds), then the pool forcefully clears the cache and reloads connections without any regard for other connection owning threads.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 578

def clear_reloadable_connections!
  clear_reloadable_connections(false)
end

#connected? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if a connection has already been opened.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 

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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 477

def connected?
  synchronize { @connections.any? }
end

#connection ⇒ Object

Retrieve the connection associated with the current thread, or call #checkout to obtain one if necessary.

#connection can be called any number of times; the connection is held in a cache keyed by a thread.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 436

def connection
  @thread_cached_conns[connection_cache_key(current_thread)] ||= checkout
end

#connections ⇒ Object

Returns an array containing the connections currently in the pool. Access to the array does not require synchronization on the pool because the array is newly created and not retained by the pool.

However; this method bypasses the ConnectionPool's thread-safe connection access pattern. A returned connection may be owned by another thread, unowned, or by happen-stance owned by the calling thread.

Calling methods on a connection without ownership is subject to the thread-safety guarantees of the underlying method. Many of the methods on connection adapter classes are inherently multi-thread unsafe.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 492

def connections
  synchronize { @connections.dup }
end

#discard! ⇒ Object

Discards all connections in the pool (even if they're currently leased!), along with the pool itself. Any further interaction with the pool (except #spec and #schema_cache) is undefined.

See AbstractAdapter#discard!


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 533

def discard! # :nodoc:
  synchronize do
    return if self.discarded?
    @connections.each do |conn|
      conn.discard!
    end
    @connections = @available = @thread_cached_conns = nil
  end
end

#discarded? ⇒ Boolean

:nodoc:

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 

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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 543

def discarded? # :nodoc:
  @connections.nil?
end

#disconnect(raise_on_acquisition_timeout = true) ⇒ Object

Disconnects all connections in the pool, and clears the pool.

Raises:

  • ActiveRecord::ExclusiveConnectionTimeoutError if unable to gain ownership of all connections in the pool within a timeout interval (default duration is spec.db_config.checkout_timeout * 2 seconds).


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 502

def disconnect(raise_on_acquisition_timeout = true)
  with_exclusively_acquired_all_connections(raise_on_acquisition_timeout) do
    synchronize do
      @connections.each do |conn|
        if conn.in_use?
          conn.steal!
          checkin conn
        end
        conn.disconnect!
      end
      @connections = []
      @available.clear
    end
  end
end

#disconnect! ⇒ Object

Disconnects all connections in the pool, and clears the pool.

The pool first tries to gain ownership of all connections. If unable to do so within a timeout interval (default duration is spec.db_config.checkout_timeout * 2 seconds), then the pool is forcefully disconnected without any regard for other connection owning threads.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 524

def disconnect!
  disconnect(false)
end

#flush(minimum_idle = @idle_timeout) ⇒ Object

Disconnect all connections that have been idle for at least minimum_idle seconds. Connections currently checked out, or that were checked in less than minimum_idle seconds ago, are unaffected.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 676

def flush(minimum_idle = @idle_timeout)
  return if minimum_idle.nil?

  idle_connections = synchronize do
    return if self.discarded?
    @connections.select do |conn|
      !conn.in_use? && conn.seconds_idle >= minimum_idle
    end.each do |conn|
      conn.lease

      @available.delete conn
      @connections.delete conn
    end
  end

  idle_connections.each do |conn|
    conn.disconnect!
  end
end

#flush! ⇒ Object

Disconnect all currently idle connections. Connections currently checked out are unaffected.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 698

def flush!
  reap
  flush(-1)
end

#lock_thread=(lock_thread) ⇒ Object 


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 423

def lock_thread=(lock_thread)
  if lock_thread
    @lock_thread = Thread.current
  else
    @lock_thread = nil
  end
end

#num_waiting_in_queue ⇒ Object

:nodoc:


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 703

def num_waiting_in_queue # :nodoc:
  @available.num_waiting
end

#reap ⇒ Object

Recover lost connections for the pool. A lost connection can occur if a programmer forgets to checkin a connection at the end of a thread or a thread dies unexpectedly.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 653

def reap
  stale_connections = synchronize do
    return if self.discarded?
    @connections.select do |conn|
      conn.in_use? && !conn.owner.alive?
    end.each do |conn|
      conn.steal!
    end
  end

  stale_connections.each do |conn|
    if conn.active?
      conn.reset!
      checkin conn
    else
      remove conn
    end
  end
end

#release_connection(owner_thread = Thread.current) ⇒ Object

Signal that the thread is finished with the current connection. #release_connection releases the connection-thread association and returns the connection to the pool.

This method only works for connections that have been obtained through #connection or #with_connection methods, connections obtained through #checkout will not be automatically released.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 456

def release_connection(owner_thread = Thread.current)
  if conn = @thread_cached_conns.delete(connection_cache_key(owner_thread))
    checkin conn
  end
end

#remove(conn) ⇒ Object

Remove a connection from the connection pool. The connection will remain open and active but will no longer be managed by this pool.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 621

def remove(conn)
  needs_new_connection = false

  synchronize do
    remove_connection_from_thread_cache conn

    @connections.delete conn
    @available.delete conn

    # @available.any_waiting? => true means that prior to removing this
    # conn, the pool was at its max size (@connections.size == @size).
    # This would mean that any threads stuck waiting in the queue wouldn't
    # know they could checkout_new_connection, so let's do it for them.
    # Because condition-wait loop is encapsulated in the Queue class
    # (that in turn is oblivious to ConnectionPool implementation), threads
    # that are "stuck" there are helpless. They have no way of creating
    # new connections and are completely reliant on us feeding available
    # connections into the Queue.
    needs_new_connection = @available.any_waiting?
  end

  # This is intentionally done outside of the synchronized section as we
  # would like not to hold the main mutex while checking out new connections.
  # Thus there is some chance that needs_new_connection information is now
  # stale, we can live with that (bulk_make_new_connections will make
  # sure not to exceed the pool's @size limit).
  bulk_make_new_connections(1) if needs_new_connection
end

#stat ⇒ Object

Return connection pool's usage statistic Example:

ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.stat # => { size: 15, connections: 1, busy: 1, dead: 0, idle: 0, waiting: 0, checkout_timeout: 5 }


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 711

def stat
  synchronize do
    {
      size: size,
      connections: @connections.size,
      busy: @connections.count { |c| c.in_use? && c.owner.alive? },
      dead: @connections.count { |c| c.in_use? && !c.owner.alive? },
      idle: @connections.count { |c| !c.in_use? },
      waiting: num_waiting_in_queue,
      checkout_timeout: checkout_timeout
    }
  end
end

#with_connection ⇒ Object

If a connection obtained through #connection or #with_connection methods already exists yield it to the block. If no such connection exists checkout a connection, yield it to the block, and checkin the connection when finished.


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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb', line 466

def with_connection
  unless conn = @thread_cached_conns[connection_cache_key(Thread.current)]
    conn = connection
    fresh_connection = true
  end
  yield conn
ensure
  release_connection if fresh_connection
end