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