laminar_core/checkpoint/barrier/mod.rs
1//! Checkpoint barrier protocol.
2//!
3//! The coordinator injects barriers into sources via [`CheckpointBarrierInjector`].
4//! Sources deliver barriers alongside events. The fast path (no pending barrier)
5//! is a single `AtomicU64` load (~10ns).
6
7use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
8use std::sync::Arc;
9
10/// Barrier flags — packed into the `flags` field.
11pub mod flags {
12 /// No special behavior.
13 pub const NONE: u64 = 0;
14 /// This barrier requires a full snapshot (not incremental).
15 pub const FULL_SNAPSHOT: u64 = 1 << 0;
16 /// This barrier is the final barrier before shutdown.
17 pub const DRAIN: u64 = 1 << 1;
18 /// Cancel any in-progress checkpoint with this ID.
19 pub const CANCEL: u64 = 1 << 2;
20 /// This checkpoint participates in an assignment handoff.
21 pub const HANDOFF: u64 = 1 << 3;
22}
23
24/// Internal flag layout used only by the clustered shuffle fixed-point flush.
25///
26/// These bits never appear in a source barrier, checkpoint request, or control-plane
27/// announcement. Keeping the tag separate from the wave ordinal lets a receiver reject an
28/// untagged or partially encoded marker instead of accidentally treating it as wave zero.
29const SHUFFLE_FLUSH_TAG: u64 = 1 << 31;
30const SHUFFLE_FLUSH_WAVE_SHIFT: u32 = 32;
31const SHUFFLE_FLUSH_WAVE_MASK: u64 = 0x7fff_ffff << SHUFFLE_FLUSH_WAVE_SHIFT;
32const SHUFFLE_FLUSH_ACTIVITY: u64 = 1 << 63;
33const SHUFFLE_FLUSH_INTERNAL_MASK: u64 =
34 SHUFFLE_FLUSH_TAG | SHUFFLE_FLUSH_WAVE_MASK | SHUFFLE_FLUSH_ACTIVITY;
35
36/// Largest shuffle flush wave representable in a checkpoint barrier.
37pub const MAX_SHUFFLE_FLUSH_WAVE: u64 = 0x7fff_ffff;
38
39/// Encode one internal clustered-shuffle flush marker.
40///
41/// The returned value is valid only in the `flags` field of an in-band shuffle barrier. It must
42/// not be copied into checkpoint metadata or cluster control traffic.
43///
44/// # Errors
45/// Returns an error instead of truncating a wave ordinal that does not fit the reserved field.
46pub fn encode_shuffle_flush_flags(wave: u64, activity: bool) -> Result<u64, &'static str> {
47 if wave > MAX_SHUFFLE_FLUSH_WAVE {
48 return Err("shuffle flush wave exceeds its reserved checkpoint-barrier field");
49 }
50 Ok(SHUFFLE_FLUSH_TAG
51 | (wave << SHUFFLE_FLUSH_WAVE_SHIFT)
52 | if activity { SHUFFLE_FLUSH_ACTIVITY } else { 0 })
53}
54
55/// Decode one internal clustered-shuffle flush marker into `(wave, sender_activity)`.
56///
57/// # Errors
58/// Rejects an untagged marker and every bit outside the internal layout. This is deliberately
59/// stricter than the general-purpose checkpoint barrier flags because shuffle-wave metadata must
60/// never be confused with source/control-plane behavior flags.
61pub fn decode_shuffle_flush_flags(flags: u64) -> Result<(u64, bool), &'static str> {
62 if flags & SHUFFLE_FLUSH_TAG == 0 {
63 return Err("shuffle flush marker is missing its internal tag");
64 }
65 if flags & !SHUFFLE_FLUSH_INTERNAL_MASK != 0 {
66 return Err("shuffle flush marker uses reserved or checkpoint behavior flags");
67 }
68 Ok((
69 (flags & SHUFFLE_FLUSH_WAVE_MASK) >> SHUFFLE_FLUSH_WAVE_SHIFT,
70 flags & SHUFFLE_FLUSH_ACTIVITY != 0,
71 ))
72}
73
74/// A checkpoint barrier that flows through the dataflow graph.
75///
76/// This is a 24-byte `#[repr(C)]` value type that can be cheaply copied
77/// and embedded in channel messages. It carries the checkpoint identity
78/// and behavior flags.
79///
80/// ## Layout (24 bytes)
81///
82/// | Field | Offset | Size | Description |
83/// |----------------|--------|------|----------------------------|
84/// | checkpoint_id | 0 | 8 | Unique checkpoint ID |
85/// | epoch | 8 | 8 | Monotonic epoch number |
86/// | flags | 16 | 8 | Behavior flags (see [`flags`]) |
87#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
88#[repr(C)]
89pub struct CheckpointBarrier {
90 /// Unique identifier for this checkpoint.
91 pub checkpoint_id: u64,
92 /// Monotonically increasing epoch number.
93 pub epoch: u64,
94 /// Behavior flags (see [`flags`] module constants).
95 pub flags: u64,
96}
97
98// Verify the struct is exactly 24 bytes as promised.
99const _: () = assert!(std::mem::size_of::<CheckpointBarrier>() == 24);
100
101impl CheckpointBarrier {
102 /// Create a new barrier with the given checkpoint ID and epoch.
103 #[must_use]
104 pub const fn new(checkpoint_id: u64, epoch: u64) -> Self {
105 Self {
106 checkpoint_id,
107 epoch,
108 flags: flags::NONE,
109 }
110 }
111
112 /// Create a barrier that requests a full snapshot.
113 #[must_use]
114 pub const fn full_snapshot(checkpoint_id: u64, epoch: u64) -> Self {
115 Self {
116 checkpoint_id,
117 epoch,
118 flags: flags::FULL_SNAPSHOT,
119 }
120 }
121
122 /// Whether the duplicated wire fields represent one nonzero durable checkpoint identity.
123 #[must_use]
124 pub const fn is_canonical(self) -> bool {
125 self.checkpoint_id != 0 && self.epoch == self.checkpoint_id
126 }
127
128 /// Check whether this barrier requests a full (non-incremental) snapshot.
129 #[must_use]
130 pub const fn is_full_snapshot(&self) -> bool {
131 self.flags & flags::FULL_SNAPSHOT != 0
132 }
133
134 /// Check whether this barrier signals drain/shutdown.
135 #[must_use]
136 pub const fn is_drain(&self) -> bool {
137 self.flags & flags::DRAIN != 0
138 }
139
140 /// Check whether this barrier cancels an in-progress checkpoint.
141 #[must_use]
142 pub const fn is_cancel(&self) -> bool {
143 self.flags & flags::CANCEL != 0
144 }
145}
146
147/// A message that flows through streaming channels.
148///
149/// Wraps user events with control messages (watermarks and barriers)
150/// in a single enum. Operators pattern-match on this to handle
151/// data vs. control flow.
152///
153/// ## Generic Parameter
154///
155/// `T` is the event payload type — typically `RecordBatch` or a
156/// domain-specific event struct.
157#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
158pub enum StreamMessage<T> {
159 /// A user data event.
160 Event(T),
161 /// A watermark indicating event-time progress (millis since epoch).
162 Watermark(i64),
163 /// A checkpoint barrier for consistent snapshots.
164 Barrier(CheckpointBarrier),
165}
166
167impl<T> StreamMessage<T> {
168 /// Returns `true` if this is a barrier message.
169 #[must_use]
170 pub const fn is_barrier(&self) -> bool {
171 matches!(self, Self::Barrier(_))
172 }
173
174 /// Returns `true` if this is a watermark message.
175 #[must_use]
176 pub const fn is_watermark(&self) -> bool {
177 matches!(self, Self::Watermark(_))
178 }
179
180 /// Returns `true` if this is a data event.
181 #[must_use]
182 pub const fn is_event(&self) -> bool {
183 matches!(self, Self::Event(_))
184 }
185
186 /// Extracts the barrier if this is a [`StreamMessage::Barrier`].
187 #[must_use]
188 pub const fn as_barrier(&self) -> Option<&CheckpointBarrier> {
189 match self {
190 Self::Barrier(b) => Some(b),
191 _ => None,
192 }
193 }
194}
195
196/// Cross-thread barrier injector for source operators.
197///
198/// The coordinator thread publishes a barrier command via
199/// [`trigger`](Self::trigger). Source operators poll via
200/// [`BarrierPollHandle::poll`] on each iteration of their event loop.
201///
202/// ## Fast Path
203///
204/// The poll path is a single `AtomicU64::load(Relaxed)` — typically < 10ns.
205/// Only when a barrier is pending does the source perform a compare-exchange
206/// to claim it.
207#[derive(Debug)]
208pub struct CheckpointBarrierInjector {
209 /// Command lifecycle. Payload fields are published before `PENDING`.
210 state: Arc<AtomicU64>,
211 /// Full-width checkpoint ID for the pending command.
212 checkpoint_id: Arc<AtomicU64>,
213 /// Full-width epoch for the pending command.
214 epoch: Arc<AtomicU64>,
215 /// Full-width flags for the pending command.
216 flags: Arc<AtomicU64>,
217}
218
219const STATE_IDLE: u64 = 0;
220const STATE_WRITING: u64 = 1;
221const STATE_PENDING: u64 = 2;
222const STATE_CONSUMING: u64 = 3;
223
224impl CheckpointBarrierInjector {
225 /// Create a new injector with no pending barrier.
226 #[must_use]
227 pub fn new() -> Self {
228 Self {
229 state: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(STATE_IDLE)),
230 checkpoint_id: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
231 epoch: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
232 flags: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
233 }
234 }
235
236 /// Get a handle that source operators use to poll for barriers.
237 #[must_use]
238 pub fn handle(&self) -> BarrierPollHandle {
239 BarrierPollHandle {
240 state: Arc::clone(&self.state),
241 checkpoint_id: Arc::clone(&self.checkpoint_id),
242 epoch: Arc::clone(&self.epoch),
243 flags: Arc::clone(&self.flags),
244 }
245 }
246
247 /// Whether no barrier command is currently being published, pending, or consumed.
248 /// The coordinator uses this as an all-source preflight before fan-out.
249 #[must_use]
250 pub fn can_trigger(&self) -> bool {
251 self.state.load(Ordering::Acquire) == STATE_IDLE
252 }
253
254 /// Trigger a new checkpoint barrier.
255 ///
256 /// The next [`BarrierPollHandle::poll`] call on any source will
257 /// observe this barrier and return it. Returns `false` without
258 /// modifying the pending command if the identity is zero or noncanonical, or
259 /// if another trigger is being published, is pending, or is being consumed.
260 ///
261 /// # Arguments
262 ///
263 /// * `barrier` - Exact barrier command to publish. `checkpoint_id` and `epoch`
264 /// must name the same nonzero durable checkpoint.
265 #[must_use = "a rejected trigger leaves the existing barrier pending"]
266 pub fn trigger(&self, barrier: CheckpointBarrier) -> bool {
267 if !barrier.is_canonical()
268 || self
269 .state
270 .compare_exchange(
271 STATE_IDLE,
272 STATE_WRITING,
273 Ordering::Acquire,
274 Ordering::Relaxed,
275 )
276 .is_err()
277 {
278 return false;
279 }
280
281 // Writers own the payload while state is WRITING. A release-publish of
282 // PENDING makes every full-width field visible to the claiming poller.
283 self.checkpoint_id
284 .store(barrier.checkpoint_id, Ordering::Relaxed);
285 self.epoch.store(barrier.epoch, Ordering::Relaxed);
286 self.flags.store(barrier.flags, Ordering::Relaxed);
287 self.state.store(STATE_PENDING, Ordering::Release);
288 true
289 }
290
291 /// Cancel the pending barrier with this exact checkpoint identity.
292 ///
293 /// Returns `true` only when this call claims and cancels a pending command
294 /// whose checkpoint ID and epoch both match. A stale identity, an idle
295 /// injector, or a barrier already claimed by a poller returns `false`.
296 /// Mismatched pending commands remain available to pollers unchanged.
297 #[must_use = "a false result means the exact pending barrier was not cancelled"]
298 pub fn cancel_exact(&self, barrier: CheckpointBarrier) -> bool {
299 if !barrier.is_canonical()
300 || self.state.load(Ordering::Acquire) != STATE_PENDING
301 || self.checkpoint_id.load(Ordering::Relaxed) != barrier.checkpoint_id
302 || self.epoch.load(Ordering::Relaxed) != barrier.epoch
303 {
304 return false;
305 }
306
307 if self
308 .state
309 .compare_exchange(
310 STATE_PENDING,
311 STATE_CONSUMING,
312 Ordering::Acquire,
313 Ordering::Relaxed,
314 )
315 .is_err()
316 {
317 return false;
318 }
319
320 // Revalidate under exclusive ownership: a poll and a subsequent
321 // trigger may have changed the payload after the optimistic check.
322 let matches = self.checkpoint_id.load(Ordering::Relaxed) == barrier.checkpoint_id
323 && self.epoch.load(Ordering::Relaxed) == barrier.epoch;
324 self.state.store(
325 if matches { STATE_IDLE } else { STATE_PENDING },
326 Ordering::Release,
327 );
328 matches
329 }
330}
331
332impl Default for CheckpointBarrierInjector {
333 fn default() -> Self {
334 Self::new()
335 }
336}
337
338impl Clone for CheckpointBarrierInjector {
339 fn clone(&self) -> Self {
340 Self {
341 state: Arc::clone(&self.state),
342 checkpoint_id: Arc::clone(&self.checkpoint_id),
343 epoch: Arc::clone(&self.epoch),
344 flags: Arc::clone(&self.flags),
345 }
346 }
347}
348
349/// Handle used by source operators to poll for pending barriers.
350///
351/// Cloned from [`CheckpointBarrierInjector::handle`] and stored in the
352/// source operator. The fast path is a single atomic load.
353#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
354pub struct BarrierPollHandle {
355 /// Shared command lifecycle.
356 state: Arc<AtomicU64>,
357 /// Full-width checkpoint ID payload.
358 checkpoint_id: Arc<AtomicU64>,
359 /// Full-width epoch payload.
360 epoch: Arc<AtomicU64>,
361 /// Full-width flags payload.
362 flags: Arc<AtomicU64>,
363}
364
365impl BarrierPollHandle {
366 /// Poll for a pending barrier.
367 ///
368 /// Returns `Some(CheckpointBarrier)` if a barrier is pending and
369 /// this call successfully claimed it (exactly-once delivery across
370 /// handles sharing the same injector). Returns `None` if no barrier
371 /// is pending or another handle already claimed it.
372 ///
373 /// ## Performance
374 ///
375 /// Fast path (no barrier): single `load(Relaxed)` — < 10ns.
376 /// Slow path (barrier pending): one `compare_exchange`.
377 #[must_use]
378 pub fn poll(&self) -> Option<CheckpointBarrier> {
379 // Fast path: no barrier pending
380 if self.state.load(Ordering::Relaxed) != STATE_PENDING {
381 return None;
382 }
383
384 // Claim before reading. CONSUMING prevents the next trigger from
385 // overwriting payload fields until this poller has copied both.
386 if self
387 .state
388 .compare_exchange(
389 STATE_PENDING,
390 STATE_CONSUMING,
391 Ordering::Acquire,
392 Ordering::Relaxed,
393 )
394 .is_ok()
395 {
396 let barrier = CheckpointBarrier {
397 checkpoint_id: self.checkpoint_id.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
398 epoch: self.epoch.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
399 flags: self.flags.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
400 };
401 self.state.store(STATE_IDLE, Ordering::Release);
402 Some(barrier)
403 } else {
404 // Another thread claimed it first
405 None
406 }
407 }
408}
409
410#[cfg(test)]
411mod tests;