feat(site): use websocket connection for devcontainer updates (#18808)

Instead of polling every 10 seconds, we instead use a WebSocket
connection for more timely updates.
This commit is contained in:
Danielle Maywood
2025-07-14 21:35:35 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent 7cf3263fbd
commit 43b0bb7f61
15 changed files with 1079 additions and 23 deletions
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@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package agentcontainers
import (
"context"
"encoding/json"
"errors"
"fmt"
"maps"
"net/http"
"os"
"path"
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import (
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/codersdk/agentsdk"
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/provisioner"
"github.com/coder/quartz"
"github.com/coder/websocket"
)
const (
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ type API struct {
mu sync.RWMutex // Protects the following fields.
initDone chan struct{} // Closed by Init.
updateChans []chan struct{}
closed bool
containers codersdk.WorkspaceAgentListContainersResponse // Output from the last list operation.
containersErr error // Error from the last list operation.
@@ -535,6 +539,7 @@ func (api *API) Routes() http.Handler {
r.Use(ensureInitDoneMW)
r.Get("/", api.handleList)
r.Get("/watch", api.watchContainers)
// TODO(mafredri): Simplify this route as the previous /devcontainers
// /-route was dropped. We can drop the /devcontainers prefix here too.
r.Route("/devcontainers/{devcontainer}", func(r chi.Router) {
@@ -544,6 +549,88 @@ func (api *API) Routes() http.Handler {
return r
}
func (api *API) broadcastUpdatesLocked() {
// Broadcast state changes to WebSocket listeners.
for _, ch := range api.updateChans {
select {
case ch <- struct{}{}:
default:
}
}
}
func (api *API) watchContainers(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
ctx := r.Context()
conn, err := websocket.Accept(rw, r, nil)
if err != nil {
httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusInternalServerError, codersdk.Response{
Message: "Failed to upgrade connection to websocket.",
Detail: err.Error(),
})
return
}
// Here we close the websocket for reading, so that the websocket library will handle pings and
// close frames.
_ = conn.CloseRead(context.Background())
ctx, wsNetConn := codersdk.WebsocketNetConn(ctx, conn, websocket.MessageText)
defer wsNetConn.Close()
go httpapi.Heartbeat(ctx, conn)
updateCh := make(chan struct{}, 1)
api.mu.Lock()
api.updateChans = append(api.updateChans, updateCh)
api.mu.Unlock()
defer func() {
api.mu.Lock()
api.updateChans = slices.DeleteFunc(api.updateChans, func(ch chan struct{}) bool {
return ch == updateCh
})
close(updateCh)
api.mu.Unlock()
}()
encoder := json.NewEncoder(wsNetConn)
ct, err := api.getContainers()
if err != nil {
api.logger.Error(ctx, "unable to get containers", slog.Error(err))
return
}
if err := encoder.Encode(ct); err != nil {
api.logger.Error(ctx, "encode container list", slog.Error(err))
return
}
for {
select {
case <-api.ctx.Done():
return
case <-ctx.Done():
return
case <-updateCh:
ct, err := api.getContainers()
if err != nil {
api.logger.Error(ctx, "unable to get containers", slog.Error(err))
continue
}
if err := encoder.Encode(ct); err != nil {
api.logger.Error(ctx, "encode container list", slog.Error(err))
return
}
}
}
}
// handleList handles the HTTP request to list containers.
func (api *API) handleList(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
ct, err := api.getContainers()
@@ -583,8 +670,26 @@ func (api *API) updateContainers(ctx context.Context) error {
api.mu.Lock()
defer api.mu.Unlock()
var previouslyKnownDevcontainers map[string]codersdk.WorkspaceAgentDevcontainer
if len(api.updateChans) > 0 {
previouslyKnownDevcontainers = maps.Clone(api.knownDevcontainers)
}
api.processUpdatedContainersLocked(ctx, updated)
if len(api.updateChans) > 0 {
statesAreEqual := maps.EqualFunc(
previouslyKnownDevcontainers,
api.knownDevcontainers,
func(dc1, dc2 codersdk.WorkspaceAgentDevcontainer) bool {
return dc1.Equals(dc2)
})
if !statesAreEqual {
api.broadcastUpdatesLocked()
}
}
api.logger.Debug(ctx, "containers updated successfully", slog.F("container_count", len(api.containers.Containers)), slog.F("warning_count", len(api.containers.Warnings)), slog.F("devcontainer_count", len(api.knownDevcontainers)))
return nil
@@ -955,6 +1060,8 @@ func (api *API) handleDevcontainerRecreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
dc.Container = nil
dc.Error = ""
api.knownDevcontainers[dc.WorkspaceFolder] = dc
api.broadcastUpdatesLocked()
go func() {
_ = api.CreateDevcontainer(dc.WorkspaceFolder, dc.ConfigPath, WithRemoveExistingContainer())
}()
@@ -1070,6 +1177,7 @@ func (api *API) CreateDevcontainer(workspaceFolder, configPath string, opts ...D
dc.Error = ""
api.recreateSuccessTimes[dc.WorkspaceFolder] = api.clock.Now("agentcontainers", "recreate", "successTimes")
api.knownDevcontainers[dc.WorkspaceFolder] = dc
api.broadcastUpdatesLocked()
api.mu.Unlock()
// Ensure an immediate refresh to accurately reflect the
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@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/pty"
"github.com/coder/coder/v2/testutil"
"github.com/coder/quartz"
"github.com/coder/websocket"
)
// fakeContainerCLI implements the agentcontainers.ContainerCLI interface for
@@ -441,6 +442,178 @@ func TestAPI(t *testing.T) {
logbuf.Reset()
})
t.Run("Watch", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
fakeContainer1 := fakeContainer(t, func(c *codersdk.WorkspaceAgentContainer) {
c.ID = "container1"
c.FriendlyName = "devcontainer1"
c.Image = "busybox:latest"
c.Labels = map[string]string{
agentcontainers.DevcontainerLocalFolderLabel: "/home/coder/project1",
agentcontainers.DevcontainerConfigFileLabel: "/home/coder/project1/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
}
})
fakeContainer2 := fakeContainer(t, func(c *codersdk.WorkspaceAgentContainer) {
c.ID = "container2"
c.FriendlyName = "devcontainer2"
c.Image = "ubuntu:latest"
c.Labels = map[string]string{
agentcontainers.DevcontainerLocalFolderLabel: "/home/coder/project2",
agentcontainers.DevcontainerConfigFileLabel: "/home/coder/project2/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
}
})
stages := []struct {
containers []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentContainer
expected codersdk.WorkspaceAgentListContainersResponse
}{
{
containers: []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentContainer{fakeContainer1},
expected: codersdk.WorkspaceAgentListContainersResponse{
Containers: []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentContainer{fakeContainer1},
Devcontainers: []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentDevcontainer{
{
Name: "project1",
WorkspaceFolder: fakeContainer1.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerLocalFolderLabel],
ConfigPath: fakeContainer1.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerConfigFileLabel],
Status: "running",
Container: &fakeContainer1,
},
},
},
},
{
containers: []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentContainer{fakeContainer1, fakeContainer2},
expected: codersdk.WorkspaceAgentListContainersResponse{
Containers: []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentContainer{fakeContainer1, fakeContainer2},
Devcontainers: []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentDevcontainer{
{
Name: "project1",
WorkspaceFolder: fakeContainer1.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerLocalFolderLabel],
ConfigPath: fakeContainer1.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerConfigFileLabel],
Status: "running",
Container: &fakeContainer1,
},
{
Name: "project2",
WorkspaceFolder: fakeContainer2.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerLocalFolderLabel],
ConfigPath: fakeContainer2.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerConfigFileLabel],
Status: "running",
Container: &fakeContainer2,
},
},
},
},
{
containers: []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentContainer{fakeContainer2},
expected: codersdk.WorkspaceAgentListContainersResponse{
Containers: []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentContainer{fakeContainer2},
Devcontainers: []codersdk.WorkspaceAgentDevcontainer{
{
Name: "",
WorkspaceFolder: fakeContainer1.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerLocalFolderLabel],
ConfigPath: fakeContainer1.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerConfigFileLabel],
Status: "stopped",
Container: nil,
},
{
Name: "project2",
WorkspaceFolder: fakeContainer2.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerLocalFolderLabel],
ConfigPath: fakeContainer2.Labels[agentcontainers.DevcontainerConfigFileLabel],
Status: "running",
Container: &fakeContainer2,
},
},
},
},
}
var (
ctx = testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitShort)
mClock = quartz.NewMock(t)
updaterTickerTrap = mClock.Trap().TickerFunc("updaterLoop")
mCtrl = gomock.NewController(t)
mLister = acmock.NewMockContainerCLI(mCtrl)
logger = slogtest.Make(t, &slogtest.Options{IgnoreErrors: true}).Leveled(slog.LevelDebug)
)
// Set up initial state for immediate send on connection
mLister.EXPECT().List(gomock.Any()).Return(codersdk.WorkspaceAgentListContainersResponse{Containers: stages[0].containers}, nil)
mLister.EXPECT().DetectArchitecture(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return("<none>", nil).AnyTimes()
api := agentcontainers.NewAPI(logger,
agentcontainers.WithClock(mClock),
agentcontainers.WithContainerCLI(mLister),
agentcontainers.WithWatcher(watcher.NewNoop()),
)
api.Start()
defer api.Close()
srv := httptest.NewServer(api.Routes())
defer srv.Close()
updaterTickerTrap.MustWait(ctx).MustRelease(ctx)
defer updaterTickerTrap.Close()
client, res, err := websocket.Dial(ctx, srv.URL+"/watch", nil)
require.NoError(t, err)
if res != nil && res.Body != nil {
defer res.Body.Close()
}
// Read initial state sent immediately on connection
mt, msg, err := client.Read(ctx)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, websocket.MessageText, mt)
var got codersdk.WorkspaceAgentListContainersResponse
err = json.Unmarshal(msg, &got)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, stages[0].expected.Containers, got.Containers)
require.Len(t, got.Devcontainers, len(stages[0].expected.Devcontainers))
for j, expectedDev := range stages[0].expected.Devcontainers {
gotDev := got.Devcontainers[j]
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.Name, gotDev.Name)
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.WorkspaceFolder, gotDev.WorkspaceFolder)
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.ConfigPath, gotDev.ConfigPath)
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.Status, gotDev.Status)
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.Container, gotDev.Container)
}
// Process remaining stages through updater loop
for i, stage := range stages[1:] {
mLister.EXPECT().List(gomock.Any()).Return(codersdk.WorkspaceAgentListContainersResponse{Containers: stage.containers}, nil)
// Given: We allow the update loop to progress
_, aw := mClock.AdvanceNext()
aw.MustWait(ctx)
// When: We attempt to read a message from the socket.
mt, msg, err := client.Read(ctx)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, websocket.MessageText, mt)
// Then: We expect the receieved message matches the expected response.
var got codersdk.WorkspaceAgentListContainersResponse
err = json.Unmarshal(msg, &got)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, stages[i+1].expected.Containers, got.Containers)
require.Len(t, got.Devcontainers, len(stages[i+1].expected.Devcontainers))
for j, expectedDev := range stages[i+1].expected.Devcontainers {
gotDev := got.Devcontainers[j]
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.Name, gotDev.Name)
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.WorkspaceFolder, gotDev.WorkspaceFolder)
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.ConfigPath, gotDev.ConfigPath)
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.Status, gotDev.Status)
require.Equal(t, expectedDev.Container, gotDev.Container)
}
}
})
// List tests the API.getContainers method using a mock
// implementation. It specifically tests caching behavior.
t.Run("List", func(t *testing.T) {