futoin-eventstream
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About
FutoIn EventStream is fundamental part for efficient global state update in distributed systems. It is used for reliable event delivery, decentralized cache invalidation, efficient online segregation of active and warehouse data.
Unlike various message/event brokers, the focus of FutoIn Event Stream is integration with database transactions for reliable efficient event recording and delivery.
The design is not focused on high throughput as the primary reason is reliable association of events with database changes. Please consider using pure message brokers for throughput-intensive cases.
Documentation --> FutoIn Guide
Reference implementation of:
FTN18: FutoIn Interface - Event Stream
Version: 1.1
Features
- Database transaction-bound event generation.
- Standalone event generation.
- Event polling for simple, but less efficient solutions.
- Event pushing for advanced efficient cases.
Supported database types
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- SQLite
- Potentially, any other SQL-compliant supported by
futoin-database
Installation for Node.js
Command line:
$ yarn add futoin-eventstream
or
$ npm install futoin-eventstream --save
Concept
Each event has auto-generated ID, type, data and timestamp. Type is all upper case identifier. Data is arbitrary JSON-friendly data.
Two configurable delivery strategies are supported: polling and streaming, but consumer acts as client in both cases.
There are two delivery modes: reliable and live. The later allow messages to be skipped. To ensure that events are reliably delivered, each consumer must register first.
Two message storage types are assumed: active small high performance area and slower data warehouse for all time history. DBEventArchiver tool is provided for efficient reliable data transfer.
More detailed concept is in the FTN18 spec.
Examples
1. Adding standalone events
GenFace.register(as, ccm, 'evtgen', endpoint );
// ...
const evtgen = ccm.iface('evtgen');
evtgen.addEvent(as, 'NULL_EVENT');
evtgen.addEvent(as, 'INT_EVENT', 123);
evtgen.addEvent(as, 'STR_EVENT', 'Some Str');
evtgen.addEvent(as, 'ARRAY_EVENT', [1, 2, 3]);
evtgen.addEvent(as, 'OBJECT_EVENT', { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 });
2. Adding events in database transaction
For more advanced cases, you can check source code of DBGenFace#addXferEvent() to build more tailored statements.
DBGenFace.register(as, ccm, 'evtgen', endpoint );
// ...
const evtgen = ccm.iface('evtgen');
const db = ccm.db();
const xfer = db.newXfer();
xfer.insert('SomeTable').set('name', 'Name');
evtgen.addXferEvent(xfer, 'NEW_ENTRY', {name: 'Name'});
xfer.execute(as);
3. Poll for events with different components & filters
Each consumer is identifier by credentials + arbitrary component name.
As special "LIVE" component can be used for unreliable delivery.
PollFace.register(as, ccm, 'evtpoll', endpoint );
// ...
const evtpoll = ccm.iface('evtpoll');
// User info polling
evtpoll.registerConsumer(as, 'Security');
evtpoll.pollEvents(as, 'Security', last_known_id_here, ['USR_ADD', 'USR_MOD', 'USR_LOGIN']);
as.add((as, events) => {
// ....
});
// Anti-Fraud processing
evtpoll.registerConsumer(as, 'AntiFraud');
evtpoll.pollEvents(as, 'AntiFraud', last_known_id_here, ['DEPOSIT', 'WITHDRAW', 'XFER']);
as.add((as, events) => {
// ....
});
4. Event push with different components & filters
A child class of ReliableReceiverService should be created to properly handle incoming events.
A bi-directional channel like WebSockets or Internal must be used.
A separate Executor instance should be created for use in endpoint callbacks.
class UserReceiver extends ReliableReceiverService
{
_onEvents( as, reqinfo, events ) {
// ...
}
}
const executor = Executor(ccm);
PollFace.register(as, ccm, 'evtpushsec', endpoint, credentials, { executor } );
UserReceiver.register(as, executor);
const evtpushsec = ccm.iface('evtpushsec');
evtpushsec.registerConsumer(as, 'Security');
evtpushsec.readyToReceive(as, 'Security', ['USR_ADD', 'USR_MOD', 'USR_LOGIN']);
5. Event history transfer
There should be a single system-wide instance of DBEventArchiver tool. The tool will automatically reconnect on errors. Processing state can be monitored through events.
DBAutoConfig(as, ccm, {
evtdwh: {}
});
const archiver = new DBEventArchiver(ccm);
archiver.on('workerError', () => { ... });
archiver.on('receiverError', () => { ... });
archiver.on('newEvents', () => { ... });
// keep going until stopped
archiver.start(push_endpoint, credentials);
// to stop - automatically called on ccm.close()
archiver.stop();
6. Discarding event from active database
For performance and disaster recovery time reasons, operation critical database should be kept as small as possible. Events delivered to all consumers including DBEventArchiver can be removed the following way.
DBAutoConfig(as, ccm, {
evt: {}
});
const discarder = new DBEventDiscarder(ccm);
archiver.on('workerError', () => { ... });
archiver.on('eventDiscard', () => { ... });
// keep going until stopped
discarder.start(ccm);
// to stop - automatically called on ccm.close()
discarder.stop();
7. Complete example
DBPushService inherits DBPollService, so there is no need to instance both.
This case show internal communicaton channel.
const ccm = new AdvancedCCM();
DBAutoConfig(as, ccm, {
evt: {}
});
const executor = new Executor(ccm); // or NodeExecutor() for WebSockets
DBGenService.register(as, executor);
DBPushService.register(as, executor);
GenFace.register(as, ccm, 'evtgen', executor);
PollFace.register(as, ccm, 'evtpoll', executor);
const p = as.parallel();
p.loop( (as) => {
ccm.iface('evtgen').addEvent(as, 'EVT', 'data');
});
p.add( (as) => {
let last_id = null;
as.loop( (as) => {
ccm.iface('evtpoll').pollEvents(as, 'LIVE', last_id);
as.add((as, events) => {
if (events.length) {
last_id = events[events.length - 1].id;
} else {
const timer = setTimeout( () => as.success(), 1e3 );
as.setCancel((as) => clearTimeout(timer));
}
});
});
});
API documentation
The concept is described in FutoIn specification: FTN18: FutoIn Interface - Event Stream v1.x
Classes
DBEventArchiver
Database Event Archiver service.
Kind: global class
Note: No more than one instance should run at once.
new DBEventArchiver(db_ccm)
C-tor
| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | db_ccm | AdvancedCCM | CCM instance with registered '#db.evtdwh' interface |
DBEventDiscarder
DB-specific event discarding.
It's assumed to be run against "active" database part as defined in the concept to reduce its size after all reliably delivered events are delivered to consumers.
Event are deleted based on limit_at_once to avoid too large transactions which may affect performance of realtime processes and break some DB clusters like Galera.
Kind: global class
dbEventDiscarder.start(ccm, [options])
Start event discarding
Kind: instance method of DBEventDiscarder
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ccm | AdvancedCCM | | CCM with registered #db.evt interface | | [options] | object | {} | options | | [options.poll_period_ms] | integer | 600e3 | poll interval | | [options.limit_at_once] | integer | 1000 | events to delete at once | | [options.event_table] | string | "default" | events table | | [options.consumer_table] | string | "default" | consumers table |
dbEventDiscarder.stop()
Stop event discarding
Kind: instance method of DBEventDiscarder
"workerError"
Emitted on worker errors
Kind: event emitted by DBEventDiscarder
"eventDiscard"
Emitted on discarded events
Kind: event emitted by DBEventDiscarder
DBGenFace
GenFace for DB backend.
The only difference to original GenFace is native DB-specific API.
Kind: global class
dbGenFace.DB_EVENT_TABLE ⇒ string
Easy access to DB event table name
Kind: instance property of DBGenFace
Returns: string - raw table name
dbGenFace.addXferEvent(xb, type, data, [table])
Helper to add event generation into DB transaction
Kind: instance method of DBGenFace
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | xb | XferBuilder | | instance of transaction builder | | type | string | | event type | | data | * | | any data | | [table] | string | "evt_queue" | event queue |
DBGenService
Database-specific event generation service
Kind: global class
new DBGenService(_as, executor, [options])
Please use DBGenService.regster()
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | _as | AsyncSteps | | async step interface | | executor | Executor | | related Executor | | [options] | object | {} | options | | [options.event_table] | string | "default" | events table |
DBPollService
Database-based Poll Service
Kind: global class
new DBPollService(as, executor, [options])
Please use DBPollService,register()
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | | async step interface | | executor | Executor | | related Executor | | [options] | object | {} | options | | [options.event_table] | string | "default" | events table | | [options.consumer_table] | string | "default" | consumers table |
DBPushService
Database-specific Push Service
Kind: global class
new DBPushService(as, executor, [options])
Please use DBPushService,register()
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | | async step interface | | executor | Executor | | related Executor | | [options] | object | {} | options | | [options.event_table] | string | "default" | events table | | [options.consumer_table] | string | "default" | consumers table | | [options.sleep_min] | integer | 100 | minimal sleep on lack of events | | [options.sleep_max] | integer | 3000 | maximal sleep on lack of events | | [options.sleep_step] | integer | 100 | sleep time increase on lack of events |
DBServiceApp
All-in-one DB EventStream initialization
Kind: global class
- DBServiceApp
- new DBServiceApp(as, options)
- .ccm() ⇒ AdvancedCCM
- .executor() ⇒ Executor
- .close([done])
new DBServiceApp(as, options)
C-tor
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | | AsyncSteps interface | | options | object | {} | options | | [options.ccm] | AdvancedCCM | | external CCM instance | | [options.executor] | Executor | | external private executor instance | | [options.ccmOptions] | object | | auto-CCM options | | [options.notExpectedHandler] | callable | | 'notExpected' error handler | | [options.executorOptions] | object | | private auto-Executor options | | [options.evtOptions] | object | | eventstream options | | [options.discarderOptions] | object | | discarder options | | [options.enableDiscarder] | boolean | | enable discarder, if true | | [options.archiverOptions] | object | | discarder options | | [options.enableArchiver] | boolean | | enable archiver, if true |
dbServiceApp.ccm() ⇒ AdvancedCCM
CCM instance accessor
Kind: instance method of DBServiceApp
Returns: AdvancedCCM - instance
dbServiceApp.executor() ⇒ Executor
Executor instance accessor
Kind: instance method of DBServiceApp
Returns: Executor - instance
dbServiceApp.close([done])
Shutdown of app and related instances
Kind: instance method of DBServiceApp
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [done] | callable | | done callback |
GenFace
Event Stream - Generator Face
Kind: global class
GenFace.LATEST_VERSION
Latest supported FTN17 version
Kind: static property of GenFace
GenFace.PING_VERSION
Latest supported FTN4 version
Kind: static property of GenFace
GenFace.register(as, ccm, name, endpoint, [credentials], [options])
CCM registration helper
Kind: static method of GenFace
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | | steps interface | | ccm | AdvancedCCM | | CCM instance | | name | string | | CCM registration name | | endpoint | * | | see AdvancedCCM#register | | [credentials] | * | | see AdvancedCCM#register | | [options] | object | {} | interface options | | [options.version] | string | "1.0" | interface version to use |
GenService
Event Stream - Generator Service Base
Kind: global class
GenService.register(as, executor, options) ⇒ GenService
Register futoin.evt.gen interface with Executor
Kind: static method of GenService
Returns: GenService - instance
| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | steps interface | | executor | Executor | executor instance | | options | object | implementation defined options |
LiveReceiver
Reliable Event Receiver helper to minimize boilerplate code in projects.
Kind: global class
new LiveReceiver(executor_ccm)
Initialize event archiver.
| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | executor_ccm | AdvancedCCM | CCM for executor |
liveReceiver.start(endpoint, [credentials], [options])
Start receiving events for archiving
Kind: instance method of LiveReceiver
Note: options.executor is overridden
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | endpoint | * | | see PushFace | | [credentials] | * | | see PushFace | | [options] | * | {} | see PushFace | | [options.component] | string | | component name | | [options.want] | array | | "want" parameter for event filtering |
liveReceiver.stop()
Stop receiving events
Kind: instance method of LiveReceiver
liveReceiver._registerReceiver(as, executor, options) ⇒ ReceiverService
Override to register custom instance of ReceiverService.
Kind: instance method of LiveReceiver
Returns: ReceiverService - instance of service
| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | async steps interface | | executor | Executor | Internal Executor instance | | options | object | passed options |
liveReceiver._onEvents(as, events)
Override to catch new events here instead of using newEvents
event handler.
Kind: instance method of LiveReceiver
| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | async steps interface | | events | array | array of events |
"receiverError"
Emitted on not expected receiver errors
Kind: event emitted by LiveReceiver
"workerError"
Emitted on worker errors
Kind: event emitted by LiveReceiver
"newEvents"
Emitted on new events
Kind: event emitted by LiveReceiver
"ready"
Emitted after event receiver is ready
Kind: event emitted by LiveReceiver
PollFace
Event Stream - Poll Face
Kind: global class
PollFace.LATEST_VERSION
Latest supported FTN17 version
Kind: static property of PollFace
PollFace.PING_VERSION
Latest supported FTN4 version
Kind: static property of PollFace
PollFace.register(as, ccm, name, endpoint, [credentials], [options])
CCM registration helper
Kind: static method of PollFace
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | | steps interface | | ccm | AdvancedCCM | | CCM instance | | name | string | | CCM registration name | | endpoint | * | | see AdvancedCCM#register | | [credentials] | * | | see AdvancedCCM#register | | [options] | object | {} | interface options | | [options.version] | string | "1.0" | interface version to use |
PollService
Event Stream - Poll Service Base
Kind: global class
PollService.register(as, executor, options) ⇒ PollService
Register futoin.evt.poll interface with Executor
Kind: static method of PollService
Returns: PollService - instance
Note: Chunk event count is lower then protocol permits by default as there is
a typical amount 64K futoin message limit.
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | | steps interface | | executor | Executor | | executor instance | | options | object | | implementation defined options | | [options.allow_reliable] | boolean | true | allow reliable consumers | | [options.allow_polling] | boolean | true | allow polling calls | | [options.max_chunk_events] | integer | 100 | maxium events per request |
PushFace
Event Stream - Push Face
Kind: global class
PushFace.register(as, ccm, name, endpoint, [credentials], [options])
CCM registration helper
Kind: static method of PushFace
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | | steps interface | | ccm | AdvancedCCM | | CCM instance | | name | string | | CCM registration name | | endpoint | * | | see AdvancedCCM#register | | [credentials] | * | | see AdvancedCCM#register | | [options] | object | {} | interface options | | [options.version] | string | "1.0" | interface version to use |
PushService
Event Stream - Push Service Base
Kind: global class
"pushError"
Emitted in push error handlers
Kind: event emitted by PushService
"queueOverflow"
Emitted in push error handlers
Kind: event emitted by PushService
PushService.register(as, executor, options) ⇒ PushService
Register futoin.evt.push interface with Executor
Kind: static method of PushService
Returns: PushService - instance
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | | steps interface | | executor | Executor | | executor instance | | options | object | | implementation defined options | | [options.allow_reliable] | boolean | true | allow reliable consumers | | [options.allow_polling] | boolean | true | allow polling calls |
ReceiverFace
Event Stream - Receiver Face
Kind: global class
ReceiverFace.LATEST_VERSION
Latest supported FTN17 version
Kind: static property of ReceiverFace
ReceiverFace.register(as, channel, [options]) ⇒ string
CCM registration helper
Kind: static method of ReceiverFace
Returns: string - - iface:ver of registered interface
| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | | steps interface | | channel | ChannelContext | | Bi-Direction channel instance | | [options] | object | {} | interface options | | [options.version] | string | "1.0" | interface version to use |
ReceiverService
Base implementation for receiver side
Kind: global class
receiverService._onEvents(as, reqinfo, events)
Member to override to handle vents.
Kind: instance method of ReceiverService
| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | AsyncSteps interface | | reqinfo | RequestInfo | request info object | | events | array | list of events |
ReceiverService.register(as, executor, options) ⇒ PushService
Register futoin.evt.receiver interface with Executor
Kind: static method of ReceiverService
Returns: PushService - instance
| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | steps interface | | executor | Executor | executor instance | | options | object | implementation defined options |
ReliableReceiver
Reliable Event Receiver helper to minimize boilerplate code in projects.
Kind: global class
reliableReceiver._registerReceiver(as, executor, options) ⇒ ReliableReceiverService
Override to register custom instance of ReliableReceiverService.
Kind: instance method of ReliableReceiver
Returns: ReliableReceiverService - instance of service
| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | as | AsyncSteps | async steps interface | | executor | Executor | Internal Executor instance | | options | object | passed options |
"processedEvents"
Emitted for count of archived events in each iteration.
Kind: event emitted by ReliableReceiver
ReliableReceiverService
Base implementation for reliable receiver side.
Kind: global class
Note: Unlike ReceiverService, it restores proper order of events.
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