Add cache wrapper that handles parallel access. (#861)

Signed-off-by: Cody Littley <[email protected]>

relay/cached_accessor.go

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+package relay
+
+import (
+	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// CachedAccessor is an interface for accessing a resource that is cached. It assumes that cache misses
+// are expensive, and prevents multiple concurrent cache misses for the same key.
+type CachedAccessor[K comparable, V any] interface {
+	// Get returns the value for the given key. If the value is not in the cache, it will be fetched using the Accessor.
+	Get(key K) (*V, error)
+}
+
+// Accessor is function capable of fetching a value from a resource. Used by CachedAccessor when there is a cache miss.
+type Accessor[K comparable, V any] func(key K) (V, error)
+
+// accessResult is a struct that holds the result of an Accessor call.
+type accessResult[V any] struct {
+	// wg.Wait() will block until the value is fetched.
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
+	// value is the value fetched by the Accessor, or nil if there was an error.
+	value *V
+	// err is the error returned by the Accessor, or nil if the fetch was successful.
+	err error
+}
+
+var _ CachedAccessor[string, string] = &cachedAccessor[string, string]{}
+
+// Future work: the cache used in this implementation is suboptimal when storing items that have a large
+// variance in size. The current implementation uses a fixed size cache, which requires the cached to be
+// sized to the largest item that will be stored. This cache should be replaced with an implementation
+// whose size can be specified by memory footprint in bytes.
+
+// cachedAccessor is an implementation of CachedAccessor.
+type cachedAccessor[K comparable, V any] struct {
+
+	// lookupsInProgress has an entry for each key that is currently being looked up via the accessor. The value
+	// is written into the channel when it is eventually fetched. If a key is requested more than once while a
+	// lookup in progress, the second (and following) requests will wait for the result of the first lookup
+	// to be written into the channel.
+	lookupsInProgress map[K]*accessResult[V]
+
+	// cache is the LRU cache used to store values fetched by the accessor.
+	cache *lru.Cache[K, *V]
+
+	// lock is used to protect the cache and lookupsInProgress map.
+	cacheLock sync.Mutex
+
+	// accessor is the function used to fetch values that are not in the cache.
+	accessor Accessor[K, *V]
+}
+
+// NewCachedAccessor creates a new CachedAccessor.
+func NewCachedAccessor[K comparable, V any](cacheSize int, accessor Accessor[K, *V]) (CachedAccessor[K, V], error) {
+
+	cache, err := lru.New[K, *V](cacheSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	lookupsInProgress := make(map[K]*accessResult[V])
+
+	return &cachedAccessor[K, V]{
+		cache:             cache,
+		accessor:          accessor,
+		lookupsInProgress: lookupsInProgress,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func newAccessResult[V any]() *accessResult[V] {
+	result := &accessResult[V]{
+		wg: sync.WaitGroup{},
+	}
+	result.wg.Add(1)
+	return result
+}
+
+func (c *cachedAccessor[K, V]) Get(key K) (*V, error) {
+
+	c.cacheLock.Lock()
+
+	// first, attempt to get the value from the cache
+	v, ok := c.cache.Get(key)
+	if ok {
+		c.cacheLock.Unlock()
+		return v, nil
+	}
+
+	// if that fails, check if a lookup is already in progress. If not, start a new one.
+	result, alreadyLoading := c.lookupsInProgress[key]
+	if !alreadyLoading {
+		result = newAccessResult[V]()
+		c.lookupsInProgress[key] = result
+	}
+
+	c.cacheLock.Unlock()
+
+	if alreadyLoading {
+		// The result is being fetched on another goroutine. Wait for it to finish.
+		result.wg.Wait()
+		return result.value, result.err
+	} else {
+		// We are the first goroutine to request this key.
+		value, err := c.accessor(key)
+
+		c.cacheLock.Lock()
+
+		// Update the cache if the fetch was successful.
+		if err == nil {
+			c.cache.Add(key, value)
+		}
+
+		// Provide the result to all other goroutines that may be waiting for it.
+		result.err = err
+		result.value = value
+		result.wg.Done()
+
+		// Clean up the lookupInProgress map.
+		delete(c.lookupsInProgress, key)
+
+		c.cacheLock.Unlock()
+
+		return value, err
+	}
+}

relay/cached_accessor_test.go

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+package relay
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	tu "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/testutils"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestRandomOperationsSingleThread(t *testing.T) {
+	tu.InitializeRandom()
+
+	dataSize := 1024
+
+	baseData := make(map[int]string)
+	for i := 0; i < dataSize; i++ {
+		baseData[i] = tu.RandomString(10)
+	}
+
+	accessor := func(key int) (*string, error) {
+		// Return an error if the key is a multiple of 17
+		if key%17 == 0 {
+			return nil, errors.New("intentional error")
+		}
+
+		str := baseData[key]
+		return &str, nil
+	}
+	cacheSize := rand.Intn(dataSize) + 1
+
+	ca, err := NewCachedAccessor(cacheSize, accessor)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for i := 0; i < dataSize; i++ {
+		value, err := ca.Get(i)
+
+		if i%17 == 0 {
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			require.Nil(t, value)
+		} else {
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, baseData[i], *value)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range baseData {
+		value, err := ca.Get(k)
+
+		if k%17 == 0 {
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			require.Nil(t, value)
+		} else {
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, v, *value)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCacheMisses(t *testing.T) {
+	tu.InitializeRandom()
+
+	cacheSize := rand.Intn(10) + 10
+	keyCount := cacheSize + 1
+
+	baseData := make(map[int]string)
+	for i := 0; i < keyCount; i++ {
+		baseData[i] = tu.RandomString(10)
+	}
+
+	cacheMissCount := atomic.Uint64{}
+
+	accessor := func(key int) (*string, error) {
+		cacheMissCount.Add(1)
+		str := baseData[key]
+		return &str, nil
+	}
+
+	ca, err := NewCachedAccessor(cacheSize, accessor)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Get the first cacheSize keys. This should fill the cache.
+	expectedCacheMissCount := uint64(0)
+	for i := 0; i < cacheSize; i++ {
+		expectedCacheMissCount++
+		value, err := ca.Get(i)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, baseData[i], *value)
+		require.Equal(t, expectedCacheMissCount, cacheMissCount.Load())
+	}
+
+	// Get the first cacheSize keys again. This should not increase the cache miss count.
+	for i := 0; i < cacheSize; i++ {
+		value, err := ca.Get(i)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, baseData[i], *value)
+		require.Equal(t, expectedCacheMissCount, cacheMissCount.Load())
+	}
+
+	// Read the last key. This should cause the first key to be evicted.
+	expectedCacheMissCount++
+	value, err := ca.Get(cacheSize)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, baseData[cacheSize], *value)
+
+	// Read the keys in order. Due to the order of evictions, each read should result in a cache miss.
+	for i := 0; i < cacheSize; i++ {
+		expectedCacheMissCount++
+		value, err := ca.Get(i)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, baseData[i], *value)
+		require.Equal(t, expectedCacheMissCount, cacheMissCount.Load())
+	}
+}
+
+func ParallelAccessTest(t *testing.T, sleepEnabled bool) {
+	tu.InitializeRandom()
+
+	dataSize := 1024
+
+	baseData := make(map[int]string)
+	for i := 0; i < dataSize; i++ {
+		baseData[i] = tu.RandomString(10)
+	}
+
+	accessorLock := sync.RWMutex{}
+	cacheMissCount := atomic.Uint64{}
+	accessor := func(key int) (*string, error) {
+
+		// Intentionally block if accessorLock is held by the outside scope.
+		// Used to provoke specific race conditions.
+		accessorLock.Lock()
+		defer accessorLock.Unlock()
+
+		cacheMissCount.Add(1)
+
+		str := baseData[key]
+		return &str, nil
+	}
+	cacheSize := rand.Intn(dataSize) + 1
+
+	ca, err := NewCachedAccessor(cacheSize, accessor)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Lock the accessor. This will cause all cache misses to block.
+	accessorLock.Lock()
+
+	// Start several goroutines that will attempt to access the same key.
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			value, err := ca.Get(0)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, baseData[0], *value)
+		}()
+	}
+
+	if sleepEnabled {
+		// Wait for the goroutines to start. We want to give the goroutines a chance to do naughty things if they want.
+		// Eliminating this sleep will not cause the test to fail, but it may cause the test not to exercise the
+		// desired race condition.
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	// Unlock the accessor. This will allow the goroutines to proceed.
+	accessorLock.Unlock()
+
+	// Wait for the goroutines to finish.
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// Only one of the goroutines should have called into the accessor.
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), cacheMissCount.Load())
+
+	// Fetching the key again should not result in a cache miss.
+	value, err := ca.Get(0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, baseData[0], *value)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), cacheMissCount.Load())
+
+	// The internal lookupsInProgress map should no longer contain the key.
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(ca.(*cachedAccessor[int, string]).lookupsInProgress))
+}
+
+func TestParallelAccess(t *testing.T) {
+	// To show that the sleep is not necessary, we run the test twice: once with the sleep enabled and once without.
+	// The purpose of the sleep is to make a certain type of race condition more likely to occur.
+
+	ParallelAccessTest(t, false)
+	ParallelAccessTest(t, true)
+}
+
+func TestParallelAccessWithError(t *testing.T) {
+	tu.InitializeRandom()
+
+	accessorLock := sync.RWMutex{}
+	cacheMissCount := atomic.Uint64{}
+	accessor := func(key int) (*string, error) {
+		// Intentionally block if accessorLock is held by the outside scope.
+		// Used to provoke specific race conditions.
+		accessorLock.Lock()
+		defer accessorLock.Unlock()
+
+		cacheMissCount.Add(1)
+
+		return nil, errors.New("intentional error")
+	}
+	cacheSize := 100
+
+	ca, err := NewCachedAccessor(cacheSize, accessor)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Lock the accessor. This will cause all cache misses to block.
+	accessorLock.Lock()
+
+	// Start several goroutines that will attempt to access the same key.
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			value, err := ca.Get(0)
+			require.Nil(t, value)
+			require.Equal(t, errors.New("intentional error"), err)
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the goroutines to start. We want to give the goroutines a chance to do naughty things if they want.
+	// Eliminating this sleep will not cause the test to fail, but it may cause the test not to exercise the
+	// desired race condition.
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Unlock the accessor. This will allow the goroutines to proceed.
+	accessorLock.Unlock()
+
+	// Wait for the goroutines to finish.
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// At least one of the goroutines should have called into the accessor. In theory all of them could have,
+	// but most likely it will be exactly one.
+	count := cacheMissCount.Load()
+	require.True(t, count >= 1)
+
+	// Fetching the key again should result in another cache miss since the previous fetch failed.
+	value, err := ca.Get(0)
+	require.Nil(t, value)
+	require.Equal(t, errors.New("intentional error"), err)
+	require.Equal(t, count+1, cacheMissCount.Load())
+
+	// The internal lookupsInProgress map should no longer contain the key.
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(ca.(*cachedAccessor[int, string]).lookupsInProgress))
+}