RSDK-3329, RSDK-4070 - Do not restart modules that crash before ready and respect resource configuration timeout

module/modmanager/manager.go

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func (mgr *Manager) add(ctx context.Context, conf config.Module, conn *grpc.Clie
 		name:      conf.Name,
 		exe:       conf.ExePath,
 		logLevel:  conf.LogLevel,
+		conn:      conn,
 		resources: map[resource.Name]*addedResource{},
 	}
 	mgr.modules[conf.Name] = mod
@@ -144,12 +145,12 @@ func (mgr *Manager) add(ctx context.Context, conf config.Module, conn *grpc.Clie
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// dial will re-use conn if it's non-nil (module being added in a Reconfigure).
-	if err := mod.dial(conn); err != nil {
+	// dial will re-use mod.conn if it's non-nil (module being added in a Reconfigure).
+	if err := mod.dial(); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "error while dialing module "+mod.name)
 	}
 
-	if err := mod.checkReady(ctx, mgr.parentAddr); err != nil {
+	if err := mod.checkReady(ctx, mgr.parentAddr, mgr.logger); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "error while waiting for module to be ready "+mod.name)
 	}
 
@@ -444,6 +445,36 @@ func (mgr *Manager) newOnUnexpectedExitHandler(mod *module) func(exitCode int) b
 		if mod.inRecovery.Load() {
 			return false
 		}
+
+		// If mod.handles was never set, the module was never actually ready in the
+		// first place before crashing. Log an error and do not attempt a restart;
+		// something is likely wrong with the module implemenation.
+		mgr.mu.Lock()
+		if mod.handles == nil {
+			mgr.logger.Errorw(
+				"module has unexpectedly exited without responding to a ready request ",
+				"module", mod.name,
+				"exit_code", exitCode,
+			)
+			// Remove module and close connection. Process will already be stopped.
+			for r, m := range mgr.rMap {
+				if m == mod {
+					delete(mgr.rMap, r)
+				}
+			}
+			delete(mgr.modules, mod.name)
+			if mod.conn != nil {
+				if err := mod.conn.Close(); err != nil {
+					mgr.logger.Errorw("error while closing connection from crashed module",
+						"module", mod.name,
+						"error", err)
+				}
+			}
+			mgr.mu.Unlock()
+			return false
+		}
+		mgr.mu.Unlock()
+
 		mod.inRecovery.Store(true)
 		defer mod.inRecovery.Store(false)
 
@@ -558,15 +589,15 @@ func (mgr *Manager) attemptRestart(ctx context.Context, mod *module) []resource.
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// dial will re-use connection; old connection can still be used when module
+	// dial will re-use mod.conn; old connection can still be used when module
 	// crashes.
-	if err := mod.dial(mod.conn); err != nil {
+	if err := mod.dial(); err != nil {
 		mgr.logger.Errorw("error while dialing restarted module",
 			"module", mod.name, "error", err)
 		return orphanedResourceNames
 	}
 
-	if err := mod.checkReady(ctx, mgr.parentAddr); err != nil {
+	if err := mod.checkReady(ctx, mgr.parentAddr, mgr.logger); err != nil {
 		mgr.logger.Errorw("error while waiting for restarted module to be ready",
 			"module", mod.name, "error", err)
 		return orphanedResourceNames
@@ -576,10 +607,9 @@ func (mgr *Manager) attemptRestart(ctx context.Context, mod *module) []resource.
 	return nil
 }
 
-// dial will use the passed-in connection to make a new module service client
-// or Dial m.addr if the passed-in connection is nil.
-func (m *module) dial(conn *grpc.ClientConn) error {
-	m.conn = conn
+// dial will use m.conn to make a new module service client or Dial m.addr if
+// m.conn is nil.
+func (m *module) dial() error {
 	if m.conn == nil {
 		// TODO(PRODUCT-343): session support probably means interceptors here
 		var err error
@@ -603,8 +633,8 @@ func (m *module) dial(conn *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *module) checkReady(ctx context.Context, parentAddr string) error {
-	ctxTimeout, cancelFunc := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+func (m *module) checkReady(ctx context.Context, parentAddr string, logger golog.Logger) error {
+	ctxTimeout, cancelFunc := context.WithTimeout(ctx, rutils.GetResourceConfigurationTimeout(logger))
 	defer cancelFunc()
 
 	for {
@@ -655,7 +685,7 @@ func (m *module) startProcess(
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "module startup failed")
 	}
 
-	ctxTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+	ctxTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, rutils.GetResourceConfigurationTimeout(logger))
 	defer cancel()
 	for {
 		select {

module/modmanager/manager_test.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	modmanageroptions "go.viam.com/rdk/module/modmanager/options"
 	"go.viam.com/rdk/resource"
 	rtestutils "go.viam.com/rdk/testutils"
+	rutils "go.viam.com/rdk/utils"
 )
 
 func TestModManagerFunctions(t *testing.T) {
@@ -55,16 +56,16 @@ func TestModManagerFunctions(t *testing.T) {
 	err = mod.startProcess(ctx, parentAddr, nil, logger)
 	test.That(t, err, test.ShouldBeNil)
 
-	err = mod.dial(nil)
+	err = mod.dial()
 	test.That(t, err, test.ShouldBeNil)
 
 	// check that dial can re-use connections.
 	oldConn := mod.conn
-	err = mod.dial(mod.conn)
+	err = mod.dial()
 	test.That(t, err, test.ShouldBeNil)
 	test.That(t, mod.conn, test.ShouldEqual, oldConn)
 
-	err = mod.checkReady(ctx, parentAddr)
+	err = mod.checkReady(ctx, parentAddr, logger)
 	test.That(t, err, test.ShouldBeNil)
 
 	mod.registerResources(mgr, logger)
@@ -459,6 +460,59 @@ func TestModuleReloading(t *testing.T) {
 		// Assert that RemoveOrphanedResources was called once.
 		test.That(t, dummyRemoveOrphanedResourcesCallCount.Load(), test.ShouldEqual, 1)
 	})
+	t.Run("immediate crash is not restarted", func(t *testing.T) {
+		logger, logs := golog.NewObservedTestLogger(t)
+
+		modCfg.ExePath = rutils.ResolveFile("module/testmodule/fakemodule.sh")
+
+		// Lower global timeout early to avoid race with actual restart code.
+		defer func(oriOrigVal time.Duration) {
+			oueRestartInterval = oriOrigVal
+		}(oueRestartInterval)
+		oueRestartInterval = 10 * time.Millisecond
+
+		// Lower resource configuration timeout to avoid waiting for 60 seconds
+		// for manager.Add to time out waiting for module to start listening.
+		defer func() {
+			test.That(t, os.Unsetenv(rutils.ResourceConfigurationTimeoutEnvVar),
+				test.ShouldBeNil)
+		}()
+		test.That(t, os.Setenv(rutils.ResourceConfigurationTimeoutEnvVar, "10ms"),
+			test.ShouldBeNil)
+
+		// This test neither uses a resource manager nor asserts anything about
+		// the existence of resources in the graph. Use a dummy
+		// RemoveOrphanedResources function so orphaned resource logic does not
+		// panic.
+		dummyRemoveOrphanedResources := func(context.Context, []resource.Name) {}
+		mgr := NewManager(parentAddr, logger, modmanageroptions.Options{
+			UntrustedEnv:            false,
+			RemoveOrphanedResources: dummyRemoveOrphanedResources,
+		})
+		err = mgr.Add(ctx, modCfg)
+		test.That(t, err, test.ShouldNotBeNil)
+		test.That(t, err.Error(), test.ShouldContainSubstring,
+			"timed out waiting for module test-module to start listening")
+
+		// Assert that manager removes module after immediate crash.
+		testutils.WaitForAssertion(t, func(tb testing.TB) {
+			test.That(tb, len(mgr.Configs()), test.ShouldEqual, 0)
+		})
+
+		err = mgr.Close(ctx)
+		test.That(t, err, test.ShouldBeNil)
+
+		// Assert that logs reflect that fakemodule exited without responding to a
+		// ready request, and the manager did not try to nor succeed in restarting
+		// it.
+		test.That(t, logs.FilterMessageSnippet(
+			"module has unexpectedly exited without responding to a ready request").Len(),
+			test.ShouldEqual, 1)
+		test.That(t, logs.FilterMessageSnippet("attempting to restart it").Len(),
+			test.ShouldEqual, 0)
+		test.That(t, logs.FilterMessageSnippet("module successfully restarted").Len(),
+			test.ShouldEqual, 0)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestDebugModule(t *testing.T) {

module/testmodule/fakemodule.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# fakemodule is a completely fake module that echos a message and exits. Used
+# to test that modules that never respond to ready requests will not be
+# restarted.
+
+echo "this is a fake module; exiting now"

resource/errors.go

@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ func (e *mustRebuildError) Error() string {
 
 // NewBuildTimeoutError is used when a resource times out during construction or reconfiguration.
 func NewBuildTimeoutError(name Name) error {
-	envVar := "VIAM_RESOURCE_CONFIGURATION_TIMEOUT"
 	return fmt.Errorf(
-		"resource %s timed out during reconfigure. The default timeout is 1min; update %s env variable to override", name, envVar)
+		"resource %s timed out during reconfigure. The default timeout is %v; update %s env variable to override",
+		name, utils.DefaultResourceConfigurationTimeout, utils.ResourceConfigurationTimeoutEnvVar)
 }
 
 // DependencyNotFoundError is used when a resource is not found in a dependencies.

robot/impl/local_robot.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package robotimpl
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ import (
 
 var _ = robot.LocalRobot(&localRobot{})
 
-var resourceConfigurationTimeout = time.Minute
-
 // localRobot satisfies robot.LocalRobot and defers most
 // logic to its manager.
 type localRobot struct {
@@ -653,18 +650,6 @@ func (r *localRobot) newResource(
 	return resInfo.DeprecatedRobotConstructor(ctx, r, conf, resLogger)
 }
 
-func (r *localRobot) getTimeout() time.Duration {
-	if newTimeout := os.Getenv("VIAM_RESOURCE_CONFIGURATION_TIMEOUT"); newTimeout != "" {
-		timeOut, err := time.ParseDuration(newTimeout)
-		if err != nil {
-			r.logger.Warn("Failed to parse VIAM_RESOURCE_CONFIGURATION_TIMEOUT env var, falling back to default 1 minute timeout")
-			return resourceConfigurationTimeout
-		}
-		return timeOut
-	}
-	return resourceConfigurationTimeout
-}
-
 func (r *localRobot) updateWeakDependents(ctx context.Context) {
 	// track that we are current in resources up to the latest update time. This will
 	// be used to determine if this method should be called while completing a config.
@@ -693,7 +678,7 @@ func (r *localRobot) updateWeakDependents(ctx context.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	timeout := r.getTimeout()
+	timeout := utils.GetResourceConfigurationTimeout(r.logger)
 	// NOTE(erd): this is intentionally hard coded since these services are treated specially with
 	// how they request dependencies or consume the robot's config. We should make an effort to
 	// formalize these as servcices that while internal, obey the reconfigure lifecycle.

robot/impl/local_robot_test.go

@@ -3100,3 +3100,73 @@ func TestResourcelessModuleRemove(t *testing.T) {
 			test.ShouldEqual, 1)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestCrashedModuleReconfigure(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	logger, logs := golog.NewObservedTestLogger(t)
+
+	testPath, err := rtestutils.BuildTempModule(t, "module/testmodule")
+	test.That(t, err, test.ShouldBeNil)
+
+	// Lower resource configuration timeout to avoid waiting for 60 seconds
+	// for manager.Add to time out waiting for module to start listening.
+	defer func() {
+		test.That(t, os.Unsetenv(rutils.ResourceConfigurationTimeoutEnvVar),
+			test.ShouldBeNil)
+	}()
+	test.That(t, os.Setenv(rutils.ResourceConfigurationTimeoutEnvVar, "500ms"),
+		test.ShouldBeNil)
+
+	// Manually define model, as importing it can cause double registration.
+	helperModel := resource.NewModel("rdk", "test", "helper")
+
+	cfg := &config.Config{
+		Modules: []config.Module{
+			{
+				Name:    "mod",
+				ExePath: testPath,
+			},
+		},
+		Components: []resource.Config{
+			{
+				Name:  "h",
+				Model: helperModel,
+				API:   generic.API,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	r, err := robotimpl.New(ctx, cfg, logger)
+	test.That(t, err, test.ShouldBeNil)
+	defer func() {
+		test.That(t, r.Close(context.Background()), test.ShouldBeNil)
+	}()
+
+	_, err = r.ResourceByName(generic.Named("h"))
+	test.That(t, err, test.ShouldBeNil)
+
+	// Reconfigure module to a module that immediately crashes. Assert that "h"
+	// is removed and the manager did not attempt to restart the crashed module.
+	cfg.Modules[0].ExePath = rutils.ResolveFile("module/testmodule/fakemodule.sh")
+	r.Reconfigure(ctx, cfg)
+
+	testutils.WaitForAssertion(t, func(tb testing.TB) {
+		test.That(tb, logs.FilterMessageSnippet(
+			"module has unexpectedly exited without responding to a ready request").Len(),
+			test.ShouldEqual, 1)
+	})
+
+	_, err = r.ResourceByName(generic.Named("h"))
+	test.That(t, err, test.ShouldNotBeNil)
+	test.That(t, err, test.ShouldBeError,
+		resource.NewNotFoundError(generic.Named("h")))
+
+	// Reconfigure module back to testmodule. Assert that 'h' is eventually
+	// added back to the resource manager (the module recovers).
+	cfg.Modules[0].ExePath = testPath
+	r.Reconfigure(ctx, cfg)
+
+	testutils.WaitForAssertion(t, func(tb testing.TB) {
+		_, err = r.ResourceByName(generic.Named("h"))
+		test.That(tb, err, test.ShouldBeNil)
+	})
+}

robot/impl/resource_manager.go

@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func (manager *resourceManager) completeConfig(
 	}
 
 	resourceNames := manager.resources.ReverseTopologicalSort()
-	timeout := robot.getTimeout()
+	timeout := rutils.GetResourceConfigurationTimeout(manager.logger)
 	for _, resName := range resourceNames {
 		resChan := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 		resName := resName

robot/impl/robot_reconfigure_test.go

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import (
 	_ "go.viam.com/rdk/services/sensors/builtin"
 	rdktestutils "go.viam.com/rdk/testutils"
 	"go.viam.com/rdk/testutils/robottestutils"
+	rutils "go.viam.com/rdk/utils"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -3565,9 +3566,13 @@ func TestResourceConstructTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// create new cfg with wheeled base modified to trigger Reconfigure, set timeout
 	// to the shortest possible window to ensure timeout
+	defer func() {
+		test.That(t, os.Unsetenv(rutils.ResourceConfigurationTimeoutEnvVar),
+			test.ShouldBeNil)
+	}()
+	test.That(t, os.Setenv(rutils.ResourceConfigurationTimeoutEnvVar, "1ns"),
+		test.ShouldBeNil)
 
-	resourceConfigurationTimeout = time.Nanosecond
-	defer func() { resourceConfigurationTimeout = time.Minute }()
 	newestCfg := &config.Config{
 		Components: []resource.Config{
 			{