rpc: make more tolerant of errors.

Add Error type to enable clients to distinguish
between local and remote errors.
Also return "connection shut down error" after
the first error return rather than returning the
same error each time.

R=r
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/4080058

src/pkg/rpc/client.go

@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
+// ServerError represents an error that has been returned from
+// the remote side of the RPC connection.
+type ServerError string
+
+func (e ServerError) String() string {
+	return string(e)
+}
+
+const ErrShutdown = os.ErrorString("connection is shut down")
+
 // Call represents an active RPC.
 type Call struct {
 	ServiceMethod string      // The name of the service and method to call.
@@ -30,12 +40,12 @@ type Call struct {
 // with a single Client.
 type Client struct {
 	mutex    sync.Mutex // protects pending, seq
-	shutdown os.Error   // non-nil if the client is shut down
 	sending  sync.Mutex
 	seq      uint64
 	codec    ClientCodec
 	pending  map[uint64]*Call
 	closing  bool
+	shutdown bool
 }
 
 // A ClientCodec implements writing of RPC requests and
@@ -55,8 +65,8 @@ type ClientCodec interface {
 func (client *Client) send(c *Call) {
 	// Register this call.
 	client.mutex.Lock()
-	if client.shutdown != nil {
+	if client.shutdown {
-		c.Error = client.shutdown
+		c.Error = ErrShutdown
 		client.mutex.Unlock()
 		c.done()
 		return
@@ -79,6 +89,7 @@ func (client *Client) send(c *Call) {
 
 func (client *Client) input() {
 	var err os.Error
+	var marker struct{}
 	for err == nil {
 		response := new(Response)
 		err = client.codec.ReadResponseHeader(response)
@@ -93,20 +104,27 @@ func (client *Client) input() {
 		c := client.pending[seq]
 		client.pending[seq] = c, false
 		client.mutex.Unlock()
-		err = client.codec.ReadResponseBody(c.Reply)
+
-		if response.Error != "" {
+		if response.Error == "" {
-			c.Error = os.ErrorString(response.Error)
+			err = client.codec.ReadResponseBody(c.Reply)
-		} else if err != nil {
+			if err != nil {
-			c.Error = err
+				c.Error = os.ErrorString("reading body " + err.String())
+			}
 		} else {
-			// Empty strings should turn into nil os.Errors
+			// We've got an error response. Give this to the request;
-			c.Error = nil
+			// any subsequent requests will get the ReadResponseBody
+			// error if there is one.
+			c.Error = ServerError(response.Error)
+			err = client.codec.ReadResponseBody(&marker)
+			if err != nil {
+				err = os.ErrorString("reading error body: " + err.String())
+			}
 		}
 		c.done()
 	}
 	// Terminate pending calls.
 	client.mutex.Lock()
-	client.shutdown = err
+	client.shutdown = true
 	for _, call := range client.pending {
 		call.Error = err
 		call.done()
@@ -209,10 +227,11 @@ func Dial(network, address string) (*Client, os.Error) {
 }
 
 func (client *Client) Close() os.Error {
-	if client.shutdown != nil || client.closing {
-		return os.ErrorString("rpc: already closed")
-	}
 	client.mutex.Lock()
+	if client.shutdown || client.closing {
+		client.mutex.Unlock()
+		return ErrShutdown
+	}
 	client.closing = true
 	client.mutex.Unlock()
 	return client.codec.Close()
@@ -239,8 +258,8 @@ func (client *Client) Go(serviceMethod string, args interface{}, reply interface
 		}
 	}
 	c.Done = done
-	if client.shutdown != nil {
+	if client.shutdown {
-		c.Error = client.shutdown
+		c.Error = ErrShutdown
 		c.done()
 		return c
 	}
@@ -250,8 +269,8 @@ func (client *Client) Go(serviceMethod string, args interface{}, reply interface
 
 // Call invokes the named function, waits for it to complete, and returns its error status.
 func (client *Client) Call(serviceMethod string, args interface{}, reply interface{}) os.Error {
-	if client.shutdown != nil {
+	if client.shutdown {
-		return client.shutdown
+		return ErrShutdown
 	}
 	call := <-client.Go(serviceMethod, args, reply, nil).Done
 	return call.Error

src/pkg/rpc/server.go

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func (server *Server) register(rcvr interface{}, name string, useName bool) os.E
 
 // A value sent as a placeholder for the response when the server receives an invalid request.
 type InvalidRequest struct {
-	marker int
+	Marker int
 }
 
 var invalidRequest = InvalidRequest{1}
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ func sendResponse(sending *sync.Mutex, req *Request, reply interface{}, codec Se
 	resp.ServiceMethod = req.ServiceMethod
 	if errmsg != "" {
 		resp.Error = errmsg
+		reply = invalidRequest
 	}
 	resp.Seq = req.Seq
 	sending.Lock()
@@ -389,9 +390,28 @@ func (server *Server) ServeConn(conn io.ReadWriteCloser) {
 func (server *Server) ServeCodec(codec ServerCodec) {
 	sending := new(sync.Mutex)
 	for {
-		// Grab the request header.
+		req, service, mtype, err := server.readRequest(codec)
-		req := new(Request)
+		if err != nil {
-		err := codec.ReadRequestHeader(req)
+			if err != os.EOF {
+				log.Println("rpc:", err)
+			}
+			if err == os.EOF || err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
+				break
+			}
+			// discard body
+			codec.ReadRequestBody(new(interface{}))
+
+			// send a response if we actually managed to read a header.
+			if req != nil {
+				sendResponse(sending, req, invalidRequest, codec, err.String())
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Decode the argument value.
+		argv := _new(mtype.ArgType)
+		replyv := _new(mtype.ReplyType)
+		err = codec.ReadRequestBody(argv.Interface())
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == os.EOF || err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
 				if err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
@@ -399,44 +419,45 @@ func (server *Server) ServeCodec(codec ServerCodec) {
 				}
 				break
 			}
-			s := "rpc: server cannot decode request: " + err.String()
-			sendResponse(sending, req, invalidRequest, codec, s)
-			break
-		}
-		serviceMethod := strings.Split(req.ServiceMethod, ".", -1)
-		if len(serviceMethod) != 2 {
-			s := "rpc: service/method request ill-formed: " + req.ServiceMethod
-			sendResponse(sending, req, invalidRequest, codec, s)
-			continue
-		}
-		// Look up the request.
-		server.Lock()
-		service, ok := server.serviceMap[serviceMethod[0]]
-		server.Unlock()
-		if !ok {
-			s := "rpc: can't find service " + req.ServiceMethod
-			sendResponse(sending, req, invalidRequest, codec, s)
-			continue
-		}
-		mtype, ok := service.method[serviceMethod[1]]
-		if !ok {
-			s := "rpc: can't find method " + req.ServiceMethod
-			sendResponse(sending, req, invalidRequest, codec, s)
-			continue
-		}
-		// Decode the argument value.
-		argv := _new(mtype.ArgType)
-		replyv := _new(mtype.ReplyType)
-		err = codec.ReadRequestBody(argv.Interface())
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("rpc: tearing down", serviceMethod[0], "connection:", err)
 			sendResponse(sending, req, replyv.Interface(), codec, err.String())
-			break
+			continue
 		}
 		go service.call(sending, mtype, req, argv, replyv, codec)
 	}
 	codec.Close()
 }
+func (server *Server) readRequest(codec ServerCodec) (req *Request, service *service, mtype *methodType, err os.Error) {
+	// Grab the request header.
+	req = new(Request)
+	err = codec.ReadRequestHeader(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		req = nil
+		if err == os.EOF || err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
+			return
+		}
+		err = os.ErrorString("rpc: server cannot decode request: " + err.String())
+		return
+	}
+
+	serviceMethod := strings.Split(req.ServiceMethod, ".", -1)
+	if len(serviceMethod) != 2 {
+		err = os.ErrorString("rpc: service/method request ill-formed: " + req.ServiceMethod)
+		return
+	}
+	// Look up the request.
+	server.Lock()
+	service = server.serviceMap[serviceMethod[0]]
+	server.Unlock()
+	if service == nil {
+		err = os.ErrorString("rpc: can't find service " + req.ServiceMethod)
+		return
+	}
+	mtype = service.method[serviceMethod[1]]
+	if mtype == nil {
+		err = os.ErrorString("rpc: can't find method " + req.ServiceMethod)
+	}
+	return
+}
 
 // Accept accepts connections on the listener and serves requests
 // for each incoming connection.  Accept blocks; the caller typically

src/pkg/rpc/server_test.go

@@ -134,14 +134,25 @@ func testRPC(t *testing.T, addr string) {
 		t.Errorf("Add: expected %d got %d", reply.C, args.A+args.B)
 	}
 
+	// Nonexistent method
+	args = &Args{7, 0}
+	reply = new(Reply)
+	err = client.Call("Arith.BadOperation", args, reply)
+	// expect an error
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("BadOperation: expected error")
+	} else if !strings.HasPrefix(err.String(), "rpc: can't find method ") {
+		t.Errorf("BadOperation: expected can't find method error; got %q", err)
+	}
+
+	// Unknown service
 	args = &Args{7, 8}
 	reply = new(Reply)
-	err = client.Call("Arith.Mul", args, reply)
+	err = client.Call("Arith.Unknown", args, reply)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Mul: expected no error but got string %q", err.String())
+		t.Error("expected error calling unknown service")
-	}
+	} else if strings.Index(err.String(), "method") < 0 {
-	if reply.C != args.A*args.B {
+		t.Error("expected error about method; got", err)
-		t.Errorf("Mul: expected %d got %d", reply.C, args.A*args.B)
 	}
 
 	// Out of order.
@@ -178,6 +189,15 @@ func testRPC(t *testing.T, addr string) {
 		t.Error("Div: expected divide by zero error; got", err)
 	}
 
+	// Bad type.
+	reply = new(Reply)
+	err = client.Call("Arith.Add", reply, reply) // args, reply would be the correct thing to use
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error calling Arith.Add with wrong arg type")
+	} else if strings.Index(err.String(), "type") < 0 {
+		t.Error("expected error about type; got", err)
+	}
+
 	// Non-struct argument
 	const Val = 12345
 	str := fmt.Sprint(Val)
@@ -200,9 +220,19 @@ func testRPC(t *testing.T, addr string) {
 	if str != expect {
 		t.Errorf("String: expected %s got %s", expect, str)
 	}
+
+	args = &Args{7, 8}
+	reply = new(Reply)
+	err = client.Call("Arith.Mul", args, reply)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Mul: expected no error but got string %q", err.String())
+	}
+	if reply.C != args.A*args.B {
+		t.Errorf("Mul: expected %d got %d", reply.C, args.A*args.B)
+	}
 }
 
-func TestHTTPRPC(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	once.Do(startServer)
 	testHTTPRPC(t, "")
 	newOnce.Do(startNewServer)
@@ -233,65 +263,6 @@ func testHTTPRPC(t *testing.T, path string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCheckUnknownService(t *testing.T) {
-	once.Do(startServer)
-
-	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "", serverAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("dialing:", err)
-	}
-
-	client := NewClient(conn)
-
-	args := &Args{7, 8}
-	reply := new(Reply)
-	err = client.Call("Unknown.Add", args, reply)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("expected error calling unknown service")
-	} else if strings.Index(err.String(), "service") < 0 {
-		t.Error("expected error about service; got", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestCheckUnknownMethod(t *testing.T) {
-	once.Do(startServer)
-
-	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "", serverAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("dialing:", err)
-	}
-
-	client := NewClient(conn)
-
-	args := &Args{7, 8}
-	reply := new(Reply)
-	err = client.Call("Arith.Unknown", args, reply)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("expected error calling unknown service")
-	} else if strings.Index(err.String(), "method") < 0 {
-		t.Error("expected error about method; got", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestCheckBadType(t *testing.T) {
-	once.Do(startServer)
-
-	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "", serverAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("dialing:", err)
-	}
-
-	client := NewClient(conn)
-
-	reply := new(Reply)
-	err = client.Call("Arith.Add", reply, reply) // args, reply would be the correct thing to use
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("expected error calling Arith.Add with wrong arg type")
-	} else if strings.Index(err.String(), "type") < 0 {
-		t.Error("expected error about type; got", err)
-	}
-}
-
 type ArgNotPointer int
 type ReplyNotPointer int
 type ArgNotPublic int