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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 org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull; 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>{@code RateLimiter} is safe for concurrent use: It will restrict the total rate of calls from 040 * all threads. Note, however, that it does not guarantee fairness. 041 * 042 * <p>Rate limiters are often used to restrict the rate at which some physical or logical resource 043 * is accessed. This is in contrast to {@link java.util.concurrent.Semaphore} which restricts the 044 * number of concurrent accesses instead of the rate (note though that concurrency and rate are 045 * closely related, e.g. see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%27s_law">Little's 046 * Law</a>). 047 * 048 * <p>A {@code RateLimiter} is defined primarily by the rate at which permits are issued. Absent 049 * additional configuration, permits will be distributed at a fixed rate, defined in terms of 050 * permits per second. Permits will be distributed smoothly, with the delay between individual 051 * permits being adjusted to ensure that the configured rate is maintained. 052 * 053 * <p>It is possible to configure a {@code RateLimiter} to have a warmup period during which time 054 * the permits issued each second steadily increases until it hits the stable rate. 055 * 056 * <p>As an example, imagine that we have a list of tasks to execute, but we don't want to submit 057 * more than 2 per second: 058 * 059 * <pre>{@code 060 * final RateLimiter rateLimiter = RateLimiter.create(2.0); // rate is "2 permits per second" 061 * void submitTasks(List<Runnable> tasks, Executor executor) { 062 * for (Runnable task : tasks) { 063 * rateLimiter.acquire(); // may wait 064 * executor.execute(task); 065 * } 066 * } 067 * }</pre> 068 * 069 * <p>As another example, imagine that we produce a stream of data, and we want to cap it at 5kb per 070 * second. This could be accomplished by requiring a permit per byte, and specifying a rate of 5000 071 * permits per second: 072 * 073 * <pre>{@code 074 * final RateLimiter rateLimiter = RateLimiter.create(5000.0); // rate = 5000 permits per second 075 * void submitPacket(byte[] packet) { 076 * rateLimiter.acquire(packet.length); 077 * networkService.send(packet); 078 * } 079 * }</pre> 080 * 081 * <p>It is important to note that the number of permits requested <i>never</i> affects the 082 * throttling of the request itself (an invocation to {@code acquire(1)} and an invocation to {@code 083 * acquire(1000)} will result in exactly the same throttling, if any), but it affects the throttling 084 * of the <i>next</i> request. I.e., if an expensive task arrives at an idle RateLimiter, it will be 085 * granted immediately, but it is the <i>next</i> request that will experience extra throttling, 086 * thus paying for the cost of the expensive task. 087 * 088 * @author Dimitris Andreou 089 * @since 13.0 090 */ 091// TODO(user): switch to nano precision. A natural unit of cost is "bytes", and a micro precision 092// would mean a maximum rate of "1MB/s", which might be small in some cases. 093@Beta 094@GwtIncompatible 095public abstract class RateLimiter { 096 /** 097 * Creates a {@code RateLimiter} with the specified stable throughput, given as "permits per 098 * second" (commonly referred to as <i>QPS</i>, queries per second). 099 * 100 * <p>The returned {@code RateLimiter} ensures that on average no more than {@code 101 * permitsPerSecond} are issued during any given second, with sustained requests being smoothly 102 * spread over each second. When the incoming request rate exceeds {@code permitsPerSecond} the 103 * rate limiter will release one permit every {@code (1.0 / permitsPerSecond)} seconds. When the 104 * rate limiter is unused, bursts of up to {@code permitsPerSecond} permits will be allowed, with 105 * subsequent requests being smoothly limited at the stable rate of {@code permitsPerSecond}. 106 * 107 * @param permitsPerSecond the rate of the returned {@code RateLimiter}, measured in how many 108 * permits become available per second 109 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permitsPerSecond} is negative or zero 110 */ 111 // TODO(user): "This is equivalent to 112 // {@code createWithCapacity(permitsPerSecond, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)}". 113 public static RateLimiter create(double permitsPerSecond) { 114 /* 115 * The default RateLimiter configuration can save the unused permits of up to one second. This 116 * is to avoid unnecessary stalls in situations like this: A RateLimiter of 1qps, and 4 threads, 117 * all calling acquire() at these moments: 118 * 119 * T0 at 0 seconds 120 * T1 at 1.05 seconds 121 * T2 at 2 seconds 122 * T3 at 3 seconds 123 * 124 * Due to the slight delay of T1, T2 would have to sleep till 2.05 seconds, and T3 would also 125 * have to sleep till 3.05 seconds. 126 */ 127 return create(permitsPerSecond, SleepingStopwatch.createFromSystemTimer()); 128 } 129 130 @VisibleForTesting 131 static RateLimiter create(double permitsPerSecond, SleepingStopwatch stopwatch) { 132 RateLimiter rateLimiter = new SmoothBursty(stopwatch, 1.0 /* maxBurstSeconds */); 133 rateLimiter.setRate(permitsPerSecond); 134 return rateLimiter; 135 } 136 137 /** 138 * Creates a {@code RateLimiter} with the specified stable throughput, given as "permits per 139 * second" (commonly referred to as <i>QPS</i>, queries per second), and a <i>warmup period</i>, 140 * during which the {@code RateLimiter} smoothly ramps up its rate, until it reaches its maximum 141 * rate at the end of the period (as long as there are enough requests to saturate it). Similarly, 142 * if the {@code RateLimiter} is left <i>unused</i> for a duration of {@code warmupPeriod}, it 143 * will gradually return to its "cold" state, i.e. it will go through the same warming up process 144 * as when it was first created. 145 * 146 * <p>The returned {@code RateLimiter} is intended for cases where the resource that actually 147 * fulfills the requests (e.g., a remote server) needs "warmup" time, rather than being 148 * immediately accessed at the stable (maximum) rate. 149 * 150 * <p>The returned {@code RateLimiter} starts in a "cold" state (i.e. the warmup period will 151 * follow), and if it is left unused for long enough, it will return to that state. 152 * 153 * @param permitsPerSecond the rate of the returned {@code RateLimiter}, measured in how many 154 * permits become available per second 155 * @param warmupPeriod the duration of the period where the {@code RateLimiter} ramps up its rate, 156 * before reaching its stable (maximum) rate 157 * @param unit the time unit of the warmupPeriod argument 158 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permitsPerSecond} is negative or zero or {@code 159 * warmupPeriod} is negative 160 */ 161 public static RateLimiter create(double permitsPerSecond, long warmupPeriod, TimeUnit unit) { 162 checkArgument(warmupPeriod >= 0, "warmupPeriod must not be negative: %s", warmupPeriod); 163 return create( 164 permitsPerSecond, warmupPeriod, unit, 3.0, SleepingStopwatch.createFromSystemTimer()); 165 } 166 167 @VisibleForTesting 168 static RateLimiter create( 169 double permitsPerSecond, 170 long warmupPeriod, 171 TimeUnit unit, 172 double coldFactor, 173 SleepingStopwatch stopwatch) { 174 RateLimiter rateLimiter = new SmoothWarmingUp(stopwatch, warmupPeriod, unit, coldFactor); 175 rateLimiter.setRate(permitsPerSecond); 176 return rateLimiter; 177 } 178 179 /** 180 * The underlying timer; used both to measure elapsed time and sleep as necessary. A separate 181 * object to facilitate testing. 182 */ 183 private final SleepingStopwatch stopwatch; 184 185 // Can't be initialized in the constructor because mocks don't call the constructor. 186 @MonotonicNonNull private volatile Object mutexDoNotUseDirectly; 187 188 private Object mutex() { 189 Object mutex = mutexDoNotUseDirectly; 190 if (mutex == null) { 191 synchronized (this) { 192 mutex = mutexDoNotUseDirectly; 193 if (mutex == null) { 194 mutexDoNotUseDirectly = mutex = new Object(); 195 } 196 } 197 } 198 return mutex; 199 } 200 201 RateLimiter(SleepingStopwatch stopwatch) { 202 this.stopwatch = checkNotNull(stopwatch); 203 } 204 205 /** 206 * Updates the stable rate of this {@code RateLimiter}, that is, the {@code permitsPerSecond} 207 * argument provided in the factory method that constructed the {@code RateLimiter}. Currently 208 * throttled threads will <b>not</b> be awakened as a result of this invocation, thus they do not 209 * observe the new rate; only subsequent requests will. 210 * 211 * <p>Note though that, since each request repays (by waiting, if necessary) the cost of the 212 * <i>previous</i> request, this means that the very next request after an invocation to {@code 213 * setRate} will not be affected by the new rate; it will pay the cost of the previous request, 214 * which is in terms of the previous rate. 215 * 216 * <p>The behavior of the {@code RateLimiter} is not modified in any other way, e.g. if the {@code 217 * RateLimiter} was configured with a warmup period of 20 seconds, it still has a warmup period of 218 * 20 seconds after this method invocation. 219 * 220 * @param permitsPerSecond the new stable rate of this {@code RateLimiter} 221 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permitsPerSecond} is negative or zero 222 */ 223 public final void setRate(double permitsPerSecond) { 224 checkArgument( 225 permitsPerSecond > 0.0 && !Double.isNaN(permitsPerSecond), "rate must be positive"); 226 synchronized (mutex()) { 227 doSetRate(permitsPerSecond, stopwatch.readMicros()); 228 } 229 } 230 231 abstract void doSetRate(double permitsPerSecond, long nowMicros); 232 233 /** 234 * Returns the stable rate (as {@code permits per seconds}) with which this {@code RateLimiter} is 235 * configured with. The initial value of this is the same as the {@code permitsPerSecond} argument 236 * passed in the factory method that produced this {@code RateLimiter}, and it is only updated 237 * after invocations to {@linkplain #setRate}. 238 */ 239 public final double getRate() { 240 synchronized (mutex()) { 241 return doGetRate(); 242 } 243 } 244 245 abstract double doGetRate(); 246 247 /** 248 * Acquires a single permit from this {@code RateLimiter}, blocking until the request can be 249 * granted. Tells the amount of time slept, if any. 250 * 251 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code acquire(1)}. 252 * 253 * @return time spent sleeping to enforce rate, in seconds; 0.0 if not rate-limited 254 * @since 16.0 (present in 13.0 with {@code void} return type}) 255 */ 256 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 257 public double acquire() { 258 return acquire(1); 259 } 260 261 /** 262 * Acquires the given number of permits from this {@code RateLimiter}, blocking until the request 263 * can be granted. Tells the amount of time slept, if any. 264 * 265 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire 266 * @return time spent sleeping to enforce rate, in seconds; 0.0 if not rate-limited 267 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the requested number of permits is negative or zero 268 * @since 16.0 (present in 13.0 with {@code void} return type}) 269 */ 270 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 271 public double acquire(int permits) { 272 long microsToWait = reserve(permits); 273 stopwatch.sleepMicrosUninterruptibly(microsToWait); 274 return 1.0 * microsToWait / SECONDS.toMicros(1L); 275 } 276 277 /** 278 * Reserves the given number of permits from this {@code RateLimiter} for future use, returning 279 * the number of microseconds until the reservation can be consumed. 280 * 281 * @return time in microseconds to wait until the resource can be acquired, never negative 282 */ 283 final long reserve(int permits) { 284 checkPermits(permits); 285 synchronized (mutex()) { 286 return reserveAndGetWaitLength(permits, stopwatch.readMicros()); 287 } 288 } 289 290 /** 291 * Acquires a permit from this {@code RateLimiter} if it can be obtained without exceeding the 292 * specified {@code timeout}, or returns {@code false} immediately (without waiting) if the permit 293 * would not have been granted before the timeout expired. 294 * 295 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code tryAcquire(1, timeout, unit)}. 296 * 297 * @param timeout the maximum time to wait for the permit. Negative values are treated as zero. 298 * @param unit the time unit of the timeout argument 299 * @return {@code true} if the permit was acquired, {@code false} otherwise 300 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the requested number of permits is negative or zero 301 */ 302 public boolean tryAcquire(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) { 303 return tryAcquire(1, timeout, unit); 304 } 305 306 /** 307 * Acquires permits from this {@link RateLimiter} if it can be acquired immediately without delay. 308 * 309 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code tryAcquire(permits, 0, anyUnit)}. 310 * 311 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire 312 * @return {@code true} if the permits were acquired, {@code false} otherwise 313 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the requested number of permits is negative or zero 314 * @since 14.0 315 */ 316 public boolean tryAcquire(int permits) { 317 return tryAcquire(permits, 0, MICROSECONDS); 318 } 319 320 /** 321 * Acquires a permit from this {@link RateLimiter} if it can be acquired immediately without 322 * delay. 323 * 324 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code tryAcquire(1)}. 325 * 326 * @return {@code true} if the permit was acquired, {@code false} otherwise 327 * @since 14.0 328 */ 329 public boolean tryAcquire() { 330 return tryAcquire(1, 0, MICROSECONDS); 331 } 332 333 /** 334 * Acquires the given number of permits from this {@code RateLimiter} if it can be obtained 335 * without exceeding the specified {@code timeout}, or returns {@code false} immediately (without 336 * waiting) if the permits would not have been granted before the timeout expired. 337 * 338 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire 339 * @param timeout the maximum time to wait for the permits. Negative values are treated as zero. 340 * @param unit the time unit of the timeout argument 341 * @return {@code true} if the permits were acquired, {@code false} otherwise 342 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the requested number of permits is negative or zero 343 */ 344 public boolean tryAcquire(int permits, long timeout, TimeUnit unit) { 345 long timeoutMicros = max(unit.toMicros(timeout), 0); 346 checkPermits(permits); 347 long microsToWait; 348 synchronized (mutex()) { 349 long nowMicros = stopwatch.readMicros(); 350 if (!canAcquire(nowMicros, timeoutMicros)) { 351 return false; 352 } else { 353 microsToWait = reserveAndGetWaitLength(permits, nowMicros); 354 } 355 } 356 stopwatch.sleepMicrosUninterruptibly(microsToWait); 357 return true; 358 } 359 360 private boolean canAcquire(long nowMicros, long timeoutMicros) { 361 return queryEarliestAvailable(nowMicros) - timeoutMicros <= nowMicros; 362 } 363 364 /** 365 * Reserves next ticket and returns the wait time that the caller must wait for. 366 * 367 * @return the required wait time, never negative 368 */ 369 final long reserveAndGetWaitLength(int permits, long nowMicros) { 370 long momentAvailable = reserveEarliestAvailable(permits, nowMicros); 371 return max(momentAvailable - nowMicros, 0); 372 } 373 374 /** 375 * Returns the earliest time that permits are available (with one caveat). 376 * 377 * @return the time that permits are available, or, if permits are available immediately, an 378 * arbitrary past or present time 379 */ 380 abstract long queryEarliestAvailable(long nowMicros); 381 382 /** 383 * Reserves the requested number of permits and returns the time that those permits can be used 384 * (with one caveat). 385 * 386 * @return the time that the permits may be used, or, if the permits may be used immediately, an 387 * arbitrary past or present time 388 */ 389 abstract long reserveEarliestAvailable(int permits, long nowMicros); 390 391 @Override 392 public String toString() { 393 return String.format(Locale.ROOT, "RateLimiter[stableRate=%3.1fqps]", getRate()); 394 } 395 396 abstract static class SleepingStopwatch { 397 /** Constructor for use by subclasses. */ 398 protected SleepingStopwatch() {} 399 400 /* 401 * We always hold the mutex when calling this. TODO(cpovirk): Is that important? Perhaps we need 402 * to guarantee that each call to reserveEarliestAvailable, etc. sees a value >= the previous? 403 * Also, is it OK that we don't hold the mutex when sleeping? 404 */ 405 protected abstract long readMicros(); 406 407 protected abstract void sleepMicrosUninterruptibly(long micros); 408 409 public static SleepingStopwatch createFromSystemTimer() { 410 return new SleepingStopwatch() { 411 final Stopwatch stopwatch = Stopwatch.createStarted(); 412 413 @Override 414 protected long readMicros() { 415 return stopwatch.elapsed(MICROSECONDS); 416 } 417 418 @Override 419 protected void sleepMicrosUninterruptibly(long micros) { 420 if (micros > 0) { 421 Uninterruptibles.sleepUninterruptibly(micros, MICROSECONDS); 422 } 423 } 424 }; 425 } 426 } 427 428 private static void checkPermits(int permits) { 429 checkArgument(permits > 0, "Requested permits (%s) must be positive", permits); 430 } 431}