docs: add editorconfig + formatting

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Ilkka Seppälä
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@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ title: Circuit Breaker
category: Resilience
language: en
tag:
- Cloud distributed
- Fault tolerance
- Microservices
- Cloud distributed
- Fault tolerance
- Microservices
---
## Also known as
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ Real world example
> services is slow or not responding successfully, our application will try to fetch response from
> the remote service using multiple threads/processes, soon all of them will hang (also called
> [thread starvation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starvation_(computer_science))) causing our entire web application
> to crash. We should be able to detect
> this situation and show the user an appropriate message so that he/she can explore other parts of
> the app unaffected by the remote service failure. Meanwhile, the other services that are working
> normally, should keep functioning unaffected by this failure.
> to crash. We should be able to detect this situation and show the user an appropriate message so that he/she can
> explore other parts of the app unaffected by the remote serv'ice failure. Meanwhile, the other services that are
> working normally, should keep functioning unaffected by this failure.
In plain words
@@ -62,59 +61,59 @@ In terms of code, the end user application is:
@Slf4j
public class App {
private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(App.class);
private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(App.class);
/**
* Program entry point.
*
* @param args command line args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
/**
* Program entry point.
*
* @param args command line args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
var serverStartTime = System.nanoTime();
var serverStartTime = System.nanoTime();
var delayedService = new DelayedRemoteService(serverStartTime, 5);
var delayedServiceCircuitBreaker = new DefaultCircuitBreaker(delayedService, 3000, 2,
2000 * 1000 * 1000);
var delayedService = new DelayedRemoteService(serverStartTime, 5);
var delayedServiceCircuitBreaker = new DefaultCircuitBreaker(delayedService, 3000, 2,
2000 * 1000 * 1000);
var quickService = new QuickRemoteService();
var quickServiceCircuitBreaker = new DefaultCircuitBreaker(quickService, 3000, 2,
2000 * 1000 * 1000);
var quickService = new QuickRemoteService();
var quickServiceCircuitBreaker = new DefaultCircuitBreaker(quickService, 3000, 2,
2000 * 1000 * 1000);
//Create an object of monitoring service which makes both local and remote calls
var monitoringService = new MonitoringService(delayedServiceCircuitBreaker,
quickServiceCircuitBreaker);
//Create an object of monitoring service which makes both local and remote calls
var monitoringService = new MonitoringService(delayedServiceCircuitBreaker,
quickServiceCircuitBreaker);
//Fetch response from local resource
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.localResourceResponse());
//Fetch response from local resource
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.localResourceResponse());
//Fetch response from delayed service 2 times, to meet the failure threshold
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.delayedServiceResponse());
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.delayedServiceResponse());
//Fetch response from delayed service 2 times, to meet the failure threshold
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.delayedServiceResponse());
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.delayedServiceResponse());
//Fetch current state of delayed service circuit breaker after crossing failure threshold limit
//which is OPEN now
LOGGER.info(delayedServiceCircuitBreaker.getState());
//Fetch current state of delayed service circuit breaker after crossing failure threshold limit
//which is OPEN now
LOGGER.info(delayedServiceCircuitBreaker.getState());
//Meanwhile, the delayed service is down, fetch response from the healthy quick service
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.quickServiceResponse());
LOGGER.info(quickServiceCircuitBreaker.getState());
//Meanwhile, the delayed service is down, fetch response from the healthy quick service
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.quickServiceResponse());
LOGGER.info(quickServiceCircuitBreaker.getState());
//Wait for the delayed service to become responsive
try {
LOGGER.info("Waiting for delayed service to become responsive");
Thread.sleep(5000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
LOGGER.error("An error occurred: ", e);
//Wait for the delayed service to become responsive
try {
LOGGER.info("Waiting for delayed service to become responsive");
Thread.sleep(5000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
LOGGER.error("An error occurred: ", e);
}
//Check the state of delayed circuit breaker, should be HALF_OPEN
LOGGER.info(delayedServiceCircuitBreaker.getState());
//Fetch response from delayed service, which should be healthy by now
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.delayedServiceResponse());
//As successful response is fetched, it should be CLOSED again.
LOGGER.info(delayedServiceCircuitBreaker.getState());
}
//Check the state of delayed circuit breaker, should be HALF_OPEN
LOGGER.info(delayedServiceCircuitBreaker.getState());
//Fetch response from delayed service, which should be healthy by now
LOGGER.info(monitoringService.delayedServiceResponse());
//As successful response is fetched, it should be CLOSED again.
LOGGER.info(delayedServiceCircuitBreaker.getState());
}
}
```
@@ -123,45 +122,45 @@ The monitoring service:
```java
public class MonitoringService {
private final CircuitBreaker delayedService;
private final CircuitBreaker delayedService;
private final CircuitBreaker quickService;
private final CircuitBreaker quickService;
public MonitoringService(CircuitBreaker delayedService, CircuitBreaker quickService) {
this.delayedService = delayedService;
this.quickService = quickService;
}
//Assumption: Local service won't fail, no need to wrap it in a circuit breaker logic
public String localResourceResponse() {
return "Local Service is working";
}
/**
* Fetch response from the delayed service (with some simulated startup time).
*
* @return response string
*/
public String delayedServiceResponse() {
try {
return this.delayedService.attemptRequest();
} catch (RemoteServiceException e) {
return e.getMessage();
public MonitoringService(CircuitBreaker delayedService, CircuitBreaker quickService) {
this.delayedService = delayedService;
this.quickService = quickService;
}
}
/**
* Fetches response from a healthy service without any failure.
*
* @return response string
*/
public String quickServiceResponse() {
try {
return this.quickService.attemptRequest();
} catch (RemoteServiceException e) {
return e.getMessage();
//Assumption: Local service won't fail, no need to wrap it in a circuit breaker logic
public String localResourceResponse() {
return "Local Service is working";
}
/**
* Fetch response from the delayed service (with some simulated startup time).
*
* @return response string
*/
public String delayedServiceResponse() {
try {
return this.delayedService.attemptRequest();
} catch (RemoteServiceException e) {
return e.getMessage();
}
}
/**
* Fetches response from a healthy service without any failure.
*
* @return response string
*/
public String quickServiceResponse() {
try {
return this.quickService.attemptRequest();
} catch (RemoteServiceException e) {
return e.getMessage();
}
}
}
}
```
@@ -171,128 +170,128 @@ remote (costly) service in a circuit breaker object, which prevents faults as fo
```java
public class DefaultCircuitBreaker implements CircuitBreaker {
private final long timeout;
private final long retryTimePeriod;
private final RemoteService service;
long lastFailureTime;
private String lastFailureResponse;
int failureCount;
private final int failureThreshold;
private State state;
// Future time offset, in nanoseconds
private final long futureTime = 1_000_000_000_000L;
private final long timeout;
private final long retryTimePeriod;
private final RemoteService service;
long lastFailureTime;
private String lastFailureResponse;
int failureCount;
private final int failureThreshold;
private State state;
// Future time offset, in nanoseconds
private final long futureTime = 1_000_000_000_000L;
/**
* Constructor to create an instance of Circuit Breaker.
*
* @param timeout Timeout for the API request. Not necessary for this simple example
* @param failureThreshold Number of failures we receive from the depended service before changing
* state to 'OPEN'
* @param retryTimePeriod Time period after which a new request is made to remote service for
* status check.
*/
DefaultCircuitBreaker(RemoteService serviceToCall, long timeout, int failureThreshold,
long retryTimePeriod) {
this.service = serviceToCall;
// We start in a closed state hoping that everything is fine
this.state = State.CLOSED;
this.failureThreshold = failureThreshold;
// Timeout for the API request.
// Used to break the calls made to remote resource if it exceeds the limit
this.timeout = timeout;
this.retryTimePeriod = retryTimePeriod;
//An absurd amount of time in future which basically indicates the last failure never happened
this.lastFailureTime = System.nanoTime() + futureTime;
this.failureCount = 0;
}
// Reset everything to defaults
@Override
public void recordSuccess() {
this.failureCount = 0;
this.lastFailureTime = System.nanoTime() + futureTime;
this.state = State.CLOSED;
}
@Override
public void recordFailure(String response) {
failureCount = failureCount + 1;
this.lastFailureTime = System.nanoTime();
// Cache the failure response for returning on open state
this.lastFailureResponse = response;
}
// Evaluate the current state based on failureThreshold, failureCount and lastFailureTime.
protected void evaluateState() {
if (failureCount >= failureThreshold) { //Then something is wrong with remote service
if ((System.nanoTime() - lastFailureTime) > retryTimePeriod) {
//We have waited long enough and should try checking if service is up
state = State.HALF_OPEN;
} else {
//Service would still probably be down
state = State.OPEN;
}
} else {
//Everything is working fine
state = State.CLOSED;
/**
* Constructor to create an instance of Circuit Breaker.
*
* @param timeout Timeout for the API request. Not necessary for this simple example
* @param failureThreshold Number of failures we receive from the depended service before changing
* state to 'OPEN'
* @param retryTimePeriod Time period after which a new request is made to remote service for
* status check.
*/
DefaultCircuitBreaker(RemoteService serviceToCall, long timeout, int failureThreshold,
long retryTimePeriod) {
this.service = serviceToCall;
// We start in a closed state hoping that everything is fine
this.state = State.CLOSED;
this.failureThreshold = failureThreshold;
// Timeout for the API request.
// Used to break the calls made to remote resource if it exceeds the limit
this.timeout = timeout;
this.retryTimePeriod = retryTimePeriod;
//An absurd amount of time in future which basically indicates the last failure never happened
this.lastFailureTime = System.nanoTime() + futureTime;
this.failureCount = 0;
}
}
@Override
public String getState() {
evaluateState();
return state.name();
}
// Reset everything to defaults
@Override
public void recordSuccess() {
this.failureCount = 0;
this.lastFailureTime = System.nanoTime() + futureTime;
this.state = State.CLOSED;
}
/**
* Break the circuit beforehand if it is known service is down Or connect the circuit manually if
* service comes online before expected.
*
* @param state State at which circuit is in
*/
@Override
public void setState(State state) {
this.state = state;
switch (state) {
case OPEN -> {
this.failureCount = failureThreshold;
@Override
public void recordFailure(String response) {
failureCount = failureCount + 1;
this.lastFailureTime = System.nanoTime();
}
case HALF_OPEN -> {
this.failureCount = failureThreshold;
this.lastFailureTime = System.nanoTime() - retryTimePeriod;
}
default -> this.failureCount = 0;
// Cache the failure response for returning on open state
this.lastFailureResponse = response;
}
}
/**
* Executes service call.
*
* @return Value from the remote resource, stale response or a custom exception
*/
@Override
public String attemptRequest() throws RemoteServiceException {
evaluateState();
if (state == State.OPEN) {
// return cached response if the circuit is in OPEN state
return this.lastFailureResponse;
} else {
// Make the API request if the circuit is not OPEN
try {
//In a real application, this would be run in a thread and the timeout
//parameter of the circuit breaker would be utilized to know if service
//is working. Here, we simulate that based on server response itself
var response = service.call();
// Yay!! the API responded fine. Let's reset everything.
recordSuccess();
return response;
} catch (RemoteServiceException ex) {
recordFailure(ex.getMessage());
throw ex;
}
// Evaluate the current state based on failureThreshold, failureCount and lastFailureTime.
protected void evaluateState() {
if (failureCount >= failureThreshold) { //Then something is wrong with remote service
if ((System.nanoTime() - lastFailureTime) > retryTimePeriod) {
//We have waited long enough and should try checking if service is up
state = State.HALF_OPEN;
} else {
//Service would still probably be down
state = State.OPEN;
}
} else {
//Everything is working fine
state = State.CLOSED;
}
}
@Override
public String getState() {
evaluateState();
return state.name();
}
/**
* Break the circuit beforehand if it is known service is down Or connect the circuit manually if
* service comes online before expected.
*
* @param state State at which circuit is in
*/
@Override
public void setState(State state) {
this.state = state;
switch (state) {
case OPEN -> {
this.failureCount = failureThreshold;
this.lastFailureTime = System.nanoTime();
}
case HALF_OPEN -> {
this.failureCount = failureThreshold;
this.lastFailureTime = System.nanoTime() - retryTimePeriod;
}
default -> this.failureCount = 0;
}
}
/**
* Executes service call.
*
* @return Value from the remote resource, stale response or a custom exception
*/
@Override
public String attemptRequest() throws RemoteServiceException {
evaluateState();
if (state == State.OPEN) {
// return cached response if the circuit is in OPEN state
return this.lastFailureResponse;
} else {
// Make the API request if the circuit is not OPEN
try {
//In a real application, this would be run in a thread and the timeout
//parameter of the circuit breaker would be utilized to know if service
//is working. Here, we simulate that based on server response itself
var response = service.call();
// Yay!! the API responded fine. Let's reset everything.
recordSuccess();
return response;
} catch (RemoteServiceException ex) {
recordFailure(ex.getMessage());
throw ex;
}
}
}
}
}
```