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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under 012 * the License. 013 */ 014 015package com.google.common.util.concurrent; 016 017import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument; 018import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull; 019import static java.lang.Math.max; 020import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MICROSECONDS; 021import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS; 022 023import com.google.common.annotations.Beta; 024import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible; 025import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting; 026import com.google.common.base.Stopwatch; 027import com.google.common.util.concurrent.SmoothRateLimiter.SmoothBursty; 028import com.google.common.util.concurrent.SmoothRateLimiter.SmoothWarmingUp; 029import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue; 030import java.util.Locale; 031import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; 032import javax.annotation.concurrent.ThreadSafe; 033 034/** 035 * A rate limiter. Conceptually, a rate limiter distributes permits at a configurable rate. Each 036 * {@link #acquire()} blocks if necessary until a permit is available, and then takes it. Once 037 * acquired, permits need not be released. 038 * 039 * <p>Rate limiters are often used to restrict the rate at which some physical or logical resource 040 * is accessed. This is in contrast to {@link java.util.concurrent.Semaphore} which restricts the 041 * number of concurrent accesses instead of the rate (note though that concurrency and rate are 042 * closely related, e.g. see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%27s_law">Little's 043 * Law</a>). 044 * 045 * <p>A {@code RateLimiter} is defined primarily by the rate at which permits are issued. Absent 046 * additional configuration, permits will be distributed at a fixed rate, defined in terms of 047 * permits per second. Permits will be distributed smoothly, with the delay between individual 048 * permits being adjusted to ensure that the configured rate is maintained. 049 * 050 * <p>It is possible to configure a {@code RateLimiter} to have a warmup period during which time 051 * the permits issued each second steadily increases until it hits the stable rate. 052 * 053 * <p>As an example, imagine that we have a list of tasks to execute, but we don't want to submit 054 * more than 2 per second: <pre> {@code 055 * final RateLimiter rateLimiter = RateLimiter.create(2.0); // rate is "2 permits per second" 056 * void submitTasks(List<Runnable> tasks, Executor executor) { 057 * for (Runnable task : tasks) { 058 * rateLimiter.acquire(); // may wait 059 * executor.execute(task); 060 * } 061 * }}</pre> 062 * 063 * <p>As another example, imagine that we produce a stream of data, and we want to cap it at 5kb per 064 * second. This could be accomplished by requiring a permit per byte, and specifying a rate of 5000 065 * permits per second: <pre> {@code 066 * final RateLimiter rateLimiter = RateLimiter.create(5000.0); // rate = 5000 permits per second 067 * void submitPacket(byte[] packet) { 068 * rateLimiter.acquire(packet.length); 069 * networkService.send(packet); 070 * }}</pre> 071 * 072 * <p>It is important to note that the number of permits requested <i>never</i> affects the 073 * throttling of the request itself (an invocation to {@code acquire(1)} and an invocation to 074 * {@code acquire(1000)} will result in exactly the same throttling, if any), but it affects the 075 * throttling of the <i>next</i> request. I.e., if an expensive task arrives at an idle RateLimiter, 076 * it will be granted immediately, but it is the <i>next</i> request that will experience extra 077 * throttling, thus paying for the cost of the expensive task. 078 * 079 * <p>Note: {@code RateLimiter} does not provide fairness guarantees. 080 * 081 * @author Dimitris Andreou 082 * @since 13.0 083 */ 084// TODO(user): switch to nano precision. A natural unit of cost is "bytes", and a micro precision 085// would mean a maximum rate of "1MB/s", which might be small in some cases. 086@ThreadSafe 087@Beta 088@GwtIncompatible 089public abstract class RateLimiter { 090 /** 091 * Creates a {@code RateLimiter} with the specified stable throughput, given as 092 * "permits per second" (commonly referred to as <i>QPS</i>, queries per second). 093 * 094 * <p>The returned {@code RateLimiter} ensures that on average no more than {@code 095 * permitsPerSecond} are issued during any given second, with sustained requests being smoothly 096 * spread over each second. When the incoming request rate exceeds {@code permitsPerSecond} the 097 * rate limiter will release one permit every {@code 098 * (1.0 / permitsPerSecond)} seconds. When the rate limiter is unused, bursts of up to 099 * {@code permitsPerSecond} permits will be allowed, with subsequent requests being smoothly 100 * limited at the stable rate of {@code permitsPerSecond}. 101 * 102 * @param permitsPerSecond the rate of the returned {@code RateLimiter}, measured in how many 103 * permits become available per second 104 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permitsPerSecond} is negative or zero 105 */ 106 // TODO(user): "This is equivalent to 107 // {@code createWithCapacity(permitsPerSecond, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)}". 108 public static RateLimiter create(double permitsPerSecond) { 109 /* 110 * The default RateLimiter configuration can save the unused permits of up to one second. This 111 * is to avoid unnecessary stalls in situations like this: A RateLimiter of 1qps, and 4 threads, 112 * all calling acquire() at these moments: 113 * 114 * T0 at 0 seconds 115 * T1 at 1.05 seconds 116 * T2 at 2 seconds 117 * T3 at 3 seconds 118 * 119 * Due to the slight delay of T1, T2 would have to sleep till 2.05 seconds, and T3 would also 120 * have to sleep till 3.05 seconds. 121 */ 122 return create(permitsPerSecond, SleepingStopwatch.createFromSystemTimer()); 123 } 124 125 @VisibleForTesting 126 static RateLimiter create(double permitsPerSecond, SleepingStopwatch stopwatch) { 127 RateLimiter rateLimiter = new SmoothBursty(stopwatch, 1.0 /* maxBurstSeconds */); 128 rateLimiter.setRate(permitsPerSecond); 129 return rateLimiter; 130 } 131 132 /** 133 * Creates a {@code RateLimiter} with the specified stable throughput, given as 134 * "permits per second" (commonly referred to as <i>QPS</i>, queries per second), and a <i>warmup 135 * period</i>, during which the {@code RateLimiter} smoothly ramps up its rate, until it reaches 136 * its maximum rate at the end of the period (as long as there are enough requests to saturate 137 * it). Similarly, if the {@code RateLimiter} is left <i>unused</i> for a duration of 138 * {@code warmupPeriod}, it will gradually return to its "cold" state, i.e. it will go through the 139 * same warming up process as when it was first created. 140 * 141 * <p>The returned {@code RateLimiter} is intended for cases where the resource that actually 142 * fulfills the requests (e.g., a remote server) needs "warmup" time, rather than being 143 * immediately accessed at the stable (maximum) rate. 144 * 145 * <p>The returned {@code RateLimiter} starts in a "cold" state (i.e. the warmup period will 146 * follow), and if it is left unused for long enough, it will return to that state. 147 * 148 * @param permitsPerSecond the rate of the returned {@code RateLimiter}, measured in how many 149 * permits become available per second 150 * @param warmupPeriod the duration of the period where the {@code RateLimiter} ramps up its rate, 151 * before reaching its stable (maximum) rate 152 * @param unit the time unit of the warmupPeriod argument 153 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permitsPerSecond} is negative or zero or 154 * {@code warmupPeriod} is negative 155 */ 156 public static RateLimiter create(double permitsPerSecond, long warmupPeriod, TimeUnit unit) { 157 checkArgument(warmupPeriod >= 0, "warmupPeriod must not be negative: %s", warmupPeriod); 158 return create( 159 permitsPerSecond, warmupPeriod, unit, 3.0, SleepingStopwatch.createFromSystemTimer()); 160 } 161 162 @VisibleForTesting 163 static RateLimiter create( 164 double permitsPerSecond, 165 long warmupPeriod, 166 TimeUnit unit, 167 double coldFactor, 168 SleepingStopwatch stopwatch) { 169 RateLimiter rateLimiter = new SmoothWarmingUp(stopwatch, warmupPeriod, unit, coldFactor); 170 rateLimiter.setRate(permitsPerSecond); 171 return rateLimiter; 172 } 173 174 /** 175 * The underlying timer; used both to measure elapsed time and sleep as necessary. A separate 176 * object to facilitate testing. 177 */ 178 private final SleepingStopwatch stopwatch; 179 180 // Can't be initialized in the constructor because mocks don't call the constructor. 181 private volatile Object mutexDoNotUseDirectly; 182 183 private Object mutex() { 184 Object mutex = mutexDoNotUseDirectly; 185 if (mutex == null) { 186 synchronized (this) { 187 mutex = mutexDoNotUseDirectly; 188 if (mutex == null) { 189 mutexDoNotUseDirectly = mutex = new Object(); 190 } 191 } 192 } 193 return mutex; 194 } 195 196 RateLimiter(SleepingStopwatch stopwatch) { 197 this.stopwatch = checkNotNull(stopwatch); 198 } 199 200 /** 201 * Updates the stable rate of this {@code RateLimiter}, that is, the {@code permitsPerSecond} 202 * argument provided in the factory method that constructed the {@code RateLimiter}. Currently 203 * throttled threads will <b>not</b> be awakened as a result of this invocation, thus they do not 204 * observe the new rate; only subsequent requests will. 205 * 206 * <p>Note though that, since each request repays (by waiting, if necessary) the cost of the 207 * <i>previous</i> request, this means that the very next request after an invocation to 208 * {@code setRate} will not be affected by the new rate; it will pay the cost of the previous 209 * request, which is in terms of the previous rate. 210 * 211 * <p>The behavior of the {@code RateLimiter} is not modified in any other way, e.g. if the 212 * {@code RateLimiter} was configured with a warmup period of 20 seconds, it still has a warmup 213 * period of 20 seconds after this method invocation. 214 * 215 * @param permitsPerSecond the new stable rate of this {@code RateLimiter} 216 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permitsPerSecond} is negative or zero 217 */ 218 public final void setRate(double permitsPerSecond) { 219 checkArgument( 220 permitsPerSecond > 0.0 && !Double.isNaN(permitsPerSecond), "rate must be positive"); 221 synchronized (mutex()) { 222 doSetRate(permitsPerSecond, stopwatch.readMicros()); 223 } 224 } 225 226 abstract void doSetRate(double permitsPerSecond, long nowMicros); 227 228 /** 229 * Returns the stable rate (as {@code permits per seconds}) with which this {@code RateLimiter} is 230 * configured with. The initial value of this is the same as the {@code permitsPerSecond} argument 231 * passed in the factory method that produced this {@code RateLimiter}, and it is only updated 232 * after invocations to {@linkplain #setRate}. 233 */ 234 public final double getRate() { 235 synchronized (mutex()) { 236 return doGetRate(); 237 } 238 } 239 240 abstract double doGetRate(); 241 242 /** 243 * Acquires a single permit from this {@code RateLimiter}, blocking until the request can be 244 * granted. Tells the amount of time slept, if any. 245 * 246 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code acquire(1)}. 247 * 248 * @return time spent sleeping to enforce rate, in seconds; 0.0 if not rate-limited 249 * @since 16.0 (present in 13.0 with {@code void} return type}) 250 */ 251 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 252 public double acquire() { 253 return acquire(1); 254 } 255 256 /** 257 * Acquires the given number of permits from this {@code RateLimiter}, blocking until the request 258 * can be granted. Tells the amount of time slept, if any. 259 * 260 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire 261 * @return time spent sleeping to enforce rate, in seconds; 0.0 if not rate-limited 262 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the requested number of permits is negative or zero 263 * @since 16.0 (present in 13.0 with {@code void} return type}) 264 */ 265 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 266 public double acquire(int permits) { 267 long microsToWait = reserve(permits); 268 stopwatch.sleepMicrosUninterruptibly(microsToWait); 269 return 1.0 * microsToWait / SECONDS.toMicros(1L); 270 } 271 272 /** 273 * Reserves the given number of permits from this {@code RateLimiter} for future use, returning 274 * the number of microseconds until the reservation can be consumed. 275 * 276 * @return time in microseconds to wait until the resource can be acquired, never negative 277 */ 278 final long reserve(int permits) { 279 checkPermits(permits); 280 synchronized (mutex()) { 281 return reserveAndGetWaitLength(permits, stopwatch.readMicros()); 282 } 283 } 284 285 /** 286 * Acquires a permit from this {@code RateLimiter} if it can be obtained without exceeding the 287 * specified {@code timeout}, or returns {@code false} immediately (without waiting) if the permit 288 * would not have been granted before the timeout expired. 289 * 290 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code tryAcquire(1, timeout, unit)}. 291 * 292 * @param timeout the maximum time to wait for the permit. Negative values are treated as zero. 293 * @param unit the time unit of the timeout argument 294 * @return {@code true} if the permit was acquired, {@code false} otherwise 295 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the requested number of permits is negative or zero 296 */ 297 public boolean tryAcquire(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) { 298 return tryAcquire(1, timeout, unit); 299 } 300 301 /** 302 * Acquires permits from this {@link RateLimiter} if it can be acquired immediately without delay. 303 * 304 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code tryAcquire(permits, 0, anyUnit)}. 305 * 306 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire 307 * @return {@code true} if the permits were acquired, {@code false} otherwise 308 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the requested number of permits is negative or zero 309 * @since 14.0 310 */ 311 public boolean tryAcquire(int permits) { 312 return tryAcquire(permits, 0, MICROSECONDS); 313 } 314 315 /** 316 * Acquires a permit from this {@link RateLimiter} if it can be acquired immediately without 317 * delay. 318 * 319 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code tryAcquire(1)}. 320 * 321 * @return {@code true} if the permit was acquired, {@code false} otherwise 322 * @since 14.0 323 */ 324 public boolean tryAcquire() { 325 return tryAcquire(1, 0, MICROSECONDS); 326 } 327 328 /** 329 * Acquires the given number of permits from this {@code RateLimiter} if it can be obtained 330 * without exceeding the specified {@code timeout}, or returns {@code false} immediately (without 331 * waiting) if the permits would not have been granted before the timeout expired. 332 * 333 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire 334 * @param timeout the maximum time to wait for the permits. Negative values are treated as zero. 335 * @param unit the time unit of the timeout argument 336 * @return {@code true} if the permits were acquired, {@code false} otherwise 337 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the requested number of permits is negative or zero 338 */ 339 public boolean tryAcquire(int permits, long timeout, TimeUnit unit) { 340 long timeoutMicros = max(unit.toMicros(timeout), 0); 341 checkPermits(permits); 342 long microsToWait; 343 synchronized (mutex()) { 344 long nowMicros = stopwatch.readMicros(); 345 if (!canAcquire(nowMicros, timeoutMicros)) { 346 return false; 347 } else { 348 microsToWait = reserveAndGetWaitLength(permits, nowMicros); 349 } 350 } 351 stopwatch.sleepMicrosUninterruptibly(microsToWait); 352 return true; 353 } 354 355 private boolean canAcquire(long nowMicros, long timeoutMicros) { 356 return queryEarliestAvailable(nowMicros) - timeoutMicros <= nowMicros; 357 } 358 359 /** 360 * Reserves next ticket and returns the wait time that the caller must wait for. 361 * 362 * @return the required wait time, never negative 363 */ 364 final long reserveAndGetWaitLength(int permits, long nowMicros) { 365 long momentAvailable = reserveEarliestAvailable(permits, nowMicros); 366 return max(momentAvailable - nowMicros, 0); 367 } 368 369 /** 370 * Returns the earliest time that permits are available (with one caveat). 371 * 372 * @return the time that permits are available, or, if permits are available immediately, an 373 * arbitrary past or present time 374 */ 375 abstract long queryEarliestAvailable(long nowMicros); 376 377 /** 378 * Reserves the requested number of permits and returns the time that those permits can be used 379 * (with one caveat). 380 * 381 * @return the time that the permits may be used, or, if the permits may be used immediately, an 382 * arbitrary past or present time 383 */ 384 abstract long reserveEarliestAvailable(int permits, long nowMicros); 385 386 @Override 387 public String toString() { 388 return String.format(Locale.ROOT, "RateLimiter[stableRate=%3.1fqps]", getRate()); 389 } 390 391 abstract static class SleepingStopwatch { 392 /** Constructor for use by subclasses. */ 393 protected SleepingStopwatch() {} 394 395 /* 396 * We always hold the mutex when calling this. TODO(cpovirk): Is that important? Perhaps we need 397 * to guarantee that each call to reserveEarliestAvailable, etc. sees a value >= the previous? 398 * Also, is it OK that we don't hold the mutex when sleeping? 399 */ 400 protected abstract long readMicros(); 401 402 protected abstract void sleepMicrosUninterruptibly(long micros); 403 404 public static final SleepingStopwatch createFromSystemTimer() { 405 return new SleepingStopwatch() { 406 final Stopwatch stopwatch = Stopwatch.createStarted(); 407 408 @Override 409 protected long readMicros() { 410 return stopwatch.elapsed(MICROSECONDS); 411 } 412 413 @Override 414 protected void sleepMicrosUninterruptibly(long micros) { 415 if (micros > 0) { 416 Uninterruptibles.sleepUninterruptibly(micros, MICROSECONDS); 417 } 418 } 419 }; 420 } 421 } 422 423 private static void checkPermits(int permits) { 424 checkArgument(permits > 0, "Requested permits (%s) must be positive", permits); 425 } 426}