nim-ffi/tests/test_ffi_context.nim
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Nim

import std/[locks, strutils, os]
import unittest2
import results
import ../ffi
type TestLib = object
## Per-request callback state. The test thread blocks on `cond` until the
## FFI thread signals it — no polling, no CPU waste.
type CallbackData = object
lock: Lock
cond: Cond
called: bool
retCode: cint
msg: array[512, char]
msgLen: int
proc initCallbackData(d: var CallbackData) =
d.lock.initLock()
d.cond.initCond()
proc deinitCallbackData(d: var CallbackData) =
d.cond.deinitCond()
d.lock.deinitLock()
proc testCallback(
retCode: cint, msg: ptr cchar, len: csize_t, userData: pointer
) {.cdecl, gcsafe, raises: [].} =
let d = cast[ptr CallbackData](userData)
acquire(d[].lock)
d[].retCode = retCode
let n = min(int(len), d[].msg.high)
if n > 0 and not msg.isNil:
copyMem(addr d[].msg[0], msg, n)
d[].msg[n] = '\0'
d[].msgLen = n
d[].called = true
signal(d[].cond)
release(d[].lock)
proc waitCallback(d: var CallbackData) =
acquire(d.lock)
while not d.called:
wait(d.cond, d.lock)
release(d.lock)
proc callbackMsg(d: var CallbackData): string =
result = newString(d.msgLen)
if d.msgLen > 0:
copyMem(addr result[0], addr d.msg[0], d.msgLen)
registerReqFFI(PingRequest, lib: ptr TestLib):
proc(message: cstring): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async.} =
return ok("pong:" & $message)
registerReqFFI(FailRequest, lib: ptr TestLib):
proc(): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async.} =
return err("intentional failure")
registerReqFFI(EmptyOkRequest, lib: ptr TestLib):
proc(): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async.} =
return ok("")
registerReqFFI(SlowRequest, lib: ptr TestLib):
proc(): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async.} =
await sleepAsync(500.milliseconds)
return ok("slow-done")
# Coordination channel: the FFI handler signals the test thread the instant
# it is about to block the event loop, so the test can call destroyFFIContext
# while the event loop is truly frozen.
var gSyncBlockStarted: Channel[bool]
gSyncBlockStarted.open()
registerReqFFI(SyncBlockingRequest, lib: ptr TestLib):
proc(): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async.} =
# Yield first so that reqReceivedSignal fires and sendRequestToFFIThread
# returns on the calling thread before we start the synchronous block.
await sleepAsync(0.milliseconds)
# Signal the test thread: the event loop is about to be frozen.
# Channel.send is annotated as raising under refc, so wrap.
try:
gSyncBlockStarted.send(true)
except Exception as exc:
return err("gSyncBlockStarted.send raised: " & exc.msg)
# Simulates a request that blocks the event-loop thread synchronously
# (e.g. w.stop() -> switch.stop() -> connManager.close() with blocking I/O).
# Unlike sleepAsync, os.sleep holds the OS thread and prevents Chronos from
# processing any callbacks -- including the reqSignal fired by destroyFFIContext.
os.sleep(5_000)
return ok("sync-blocking-done")
# Approximates the heavy ref-object workload that libwaku/libp2p performs on
# the FFI thread. The exact cell count is large enough to force several refc
# GC cycles; under refc this stresses the heap state that, when later combined
# with a chronos Selector allocation on the main thread (via close()), used to
# trip the rawNewObj → signal-handler infinite recursion.
type RefCell = ref object
next: RefCell
payload: array[64, byte]
registerReqFFI(HeavyRefAllocRequest, lib: ptr TestLib):
proc(): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async.} =
var head: RefCell
for i in 0 ..< 50_000:
let n = RefCell(next: head)
head = n
if i mod 1000 == 0:
await sleepAsync(0.milliseconds)
# Let the chain become collectable and yield so refc has a chance to run.
head = nil
await sleepAsync(10.milliseconds)
return ok("heavy-done")
suite "createFFIContext / destroyFFIContext":
test "create and destroy succeeds":
let ctx = createFFIContext[TestLib]().valueOr:
checkpoint "createFFIContext failed: " & $error
check false
return
check destroyFFIContext(ctx).isOk()
test "double destroy is safe via running flag":
let ctx = createFFIContext[TestLib]().valueOr:
check false
return
check destroyFFIContext(ctx).isOk()
suite "destroyFFIContext does not hang":
test "destroy while a slow async request is still in-flight":
## Reproduces the race where destroyFFIContext was called while a long-
## running async request (e.g. stop_node / w.stop()) was still executing.
## The destroy must return well within 2 seconds; before the fix it would
## block forever on joinThread(ffiThread).
let ctx = createFFIContext[TestLib]().valueOr:
check false
return
var d: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d)
defer: deinitCallbackData(d)
# sendRequestToFFIThread returns as soon as the FFI thread ACKs receipt;
# the 500 ms work continues asynchronously on the FFI thread.
check sendRequestToFFIThread(
ctx, SlowRequest.ffiNewReq(testCallback, addr d)
).isOk()
# Destroy immediately while SlowRequest is still running.
let t0 = Moment.now()
check destroyFFIContext(ctx).isOk()
check (Moment.now() - t0) < 2.seconds
suite "destroyFFIContext does not hang when event loop is blocked":
test "destroy while sync-blocking request is in-flight":
## Reproduces the hang seen in logosdelivery_example.c:
## logosdelivery_stop_node(...) -- triggers w.stop() on the FFI thread
## sleep(1)
## logosdelivery_destroy(...) -- hangs forever
##
## Root cause: w.stop() (and similar tear-down calls) can execute a
## synchronous blocking section that holds the OS thread, preventing
## the Chronos event loop from processing the reqSignal fired by
## destroyFFIContext. The result is joinThread(ffiThread) never returns.
##
## With the fix, destroyFFIContext must complete well within the 5 s that
## SyncBlockingRequest holds the event loop.
let ctx = createFFIContext[TestLib]().valueOr:
check false
return
var d: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d)
defer: deinitCallbackData(d)
check sendRequestToFFIThread(
ctx, SyncBlockingRequest.ffiNewReq(testCallback, addr d)
).isOk()
# Block until the FFI handler has signalled that os.sleep is about to start.
# This guarantees destroyFFIContext is called while the event loop is frozen.
discard gSyncBlockStarted.recv()
# Destroy must return promptly even though the event loop is frozen for 5s.
# It deliberately returns err and leaks ctx in this scenario rather than
# hanging on joinThread.
let t0 = Moment.now()
check destroyFFIContext(ctx).isErr()
check (Moment.now() - t0) < 3.seconds
suite "destroyFFIContext refc workaround":
## Documents the refc-specific workaround in cleanUpResources.
##
## Background: when the FFI thread does heavy ref-object work (the workload
## that triggered the libwaku hang in production), the refc GC heap reaches
## a state where the very first chronos Selector allocation on the *main*
## thread — which happens lazily inside ThreadSignalPtr.close() through
## getThreadDispatcher() — traps in rawNewObj. The refc signal handler
## itself re-enters the same allocator and the process never returns.
## Captured stack:
## close → safeUnregisterAndCloseFd → getThreadDispatcher →
## newDispatcher → Selector.new → newObj (gc.nim:488) → rawNewObj →
## _sigtramp → signalHandler → newObjNoInit → addNewObjToZCT (loop)
##
## The workaround in cleanUpResources is `when defined(gcRefc): discard`,
## i.e. skip the close() calls under refc only. orc is unaffected and
## still cleans up the signal fds normally.
##
## NOTE: this test is documentation more than regression: a synthetic
## ref-allocation workload of ~50k cells does NOT corrupt the refc heap
## the way the real libwaku/libp2p teardown does, so this test passes
## even when the workaround is disabled. Reproducing the actual hang
## requires the full libwaku workload (logosdelivery_example.c).
## Verification of the workaround was done end-to-end against that
## example: with `--mm:refc` and close() enabled it hangs forever in
## the captured stack above; with `when defined(gcRefc): discard` it
## returns immediately. Under `--mm:orc` it returns immediately either
## way.
test "destroy after heavy ref-allocation workload returns promptly":
let ctx = createFFIContext[TestLib]().valueOr:
check false
return
var d: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d)
defer: deinitCallbackData(d)
check sendRequestToFFIThread(
ctx, HeavyRefAllocRequest.ffiNewReq(testCallback, addr d)
).isOk()
waitCallback(d)
check d.retCode == RET_OK
let t0 = Moment.now()
check destroyFFIContext(ctx).isOk()
check (Moment.now() - t0) < 3.seconds
suite "sendRequestToFFIThread":
test "successful request triggers RET_OK callback":
var d: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d)
defer: deinitCallbackData(d)
let ctx = createFFIContext[TestLib]().valueOr:
check false
return
defer: discard destroyFFIContext(ctx)
check sendRequestToFFIThread(ctx, PingRequest.ffiNewReq(testCallback, addr d, "hello".cstring)).isOk()
waitCallback(d)
check d.retCode == RET_OK
check callbackMsg(d) == "pong:hello"
test "failing request triggers RET_ERR callback":
var d: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d)
defer: deinitCallbackData(d)
let ctx = createFFIContext[TestLib]().valueOr:
check false
return
defer: discard destroyFFIContext(ctx)
check sendRequestToFFIThread(ctx, FailRequest.ffiNewReq(testCallback, addr d)).isOk()
waitCallback(d)
check d.retCode == RET_ERR
test "empty ok response delivers empty message":
var d: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d)
defer: deinitCallbackData(d)
let ctx = createFFIContext[TestLib]().valueOr:
check false
return
defer: discard destroyFFIContext(ctx)
check sendRequestToFFIThread(ctx, EmptyOkRequest.ffiNewReq(testCallback, addr d)).isOk()
waitCallback(d)
check d.retCode == RET_OK
check d.msgLen == 0
test "sequential requests are all processed":
let ctx = createFFIContext[TestLib]().valueOr:
check false
return
defer: discard destroyFFIContext(ctx)
for i in 1 .. 5:
var d: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d)
let msg = "msg" & $i
check sendRequestToFFIThread(ctx, PingRequest.ffiNewReq(testCallback, addr d, msg.cstring)).isOk()
waitCallback(d)
deinitCallbackData(d)
check d.retCode == RET_OK
check callbackMsg(d) == "pong:" & msg
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ffiCtor macro integration test
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
type SimpleLib = object
value: int
ffiType:
type SimpleConfig = object
initialValue: int
proc testlib_create*(
config: SimpleConfig
): Future[Result[SimpleLib, string]] {.ffiCtor.} =
return ok(SimpleLib(value: config.initialValue))
suite "ffiCtor macro":
test "creates context and returns pointer via callback":
var d: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d)
defer: deinitCallbackData(d)
let configJson = ffiSerialize(SimpleConfig(initialValue: 42))
let ret = testlib_create(configJson.cstring, testCallback, addr d)
check not ret.isNil()
waitCallback(d)
check d.retCode == RET_OK
# The callback message is the ctx address as a decimal string
let addrStr = callbackMsg(d)
check addrStr.len > 0
let ctxAddr = cast[uint](parseBiggestUInt(addrStr))
check ctxAddr != 0
let ctx = cast[ptr FFIContext[SimpleLib]](ctxAddr)
# Verify the library was properly initialized
check not ctx[].myLib.isNil
check ctx[].myLib[].value == 42
check destroyFFIContext(ctx).isOk()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Simplified .ffi. macro integration test
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ffiType:
type SendConfig = object
message: string
proc testlib_send*(
lib: SimpleLib, cfg: SendConfig
): Future[Result[string, string]] {.ffi.} =
return ok("echo:" & cfg.message & ":" & $lib.value)
suite "simplified .ffi. macro":
test "sends request and gets serialized response via callback":
# First create a context using ffiCtor
var ctorD: CallbackData
initCallbackData(ctorD)
defer: deinitCallbackData(ctorD)
let configJson = ffiSerialize(SimpleConfig(initialValue: 7))
let ctorRet = testlib_create(configJson.cstring, testCallback, addr ctorD)
check not ctorRet.isNil()
waitCallback(ctorD)
check ctorD.retCode == RET_OK
let addrStr = callbackMsg(ctorD)
check addrStr.len > 0
let ctxAddr = cast[uint](parseBiggestUInt(addrStr))
check ctxAddr != 0
let ctx = cast[ptr FFIContext[SimpleLib]](ctxAddr)
defer: check destroyFFIContext(ctx).isOk()
# Now call the .ffi. proc
var d: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d)
defer: deinitCallbackData(d)
let cfgJson = ffiSerialize(SendConfig(message: "hello"))
let ret = testlib_send(ctx, testCallback, addr d, cfgJson.cstring)
check ret == RET_OK
waitCallback(d)
check d.retCode == RET_OK
let receivedMsg = callbackMsg(d)
let decoded = ffiDeserialize(receivedMsg.cstring, string).valueOr:
check false
""
check decoded == "echo:hello:7"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# async/sync detection in .ffi. macro integration test
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Sync proc (no await in body) — macro detects this and bypasses thread machinery
proc testlib_version*(
lib: SimpleLib
): Future[Result[string, string]] {.ffi.} =
return ok("v" & $lib.value)
suite "async/sync detection in .ffi.":
test "sync proc invokes callback without thread hop":
# Create a context using ffiCtor
var ctorD: CallbackData
initCallbackData(ctorD)
defer: deinitCallbackData(ctorD)
let configJson = ffiSerialize(SimpleConfig(initialValue: 3))
let ctorRet = testlib_create(configJson.cstring, testCallback, addr ctorD)
check not ctorRet.isNil()
waitCallback(ctorD)
check ctorD.retCode == RET_OK
let addrStr = callbackMsg(ctorD)
check addrStr.len > 0
let ctxAddr = cast[uint](parseBiggestUInt(addrStr))
check ctxAddr != 0
let ctx = cast[ptr FFIContext[SimpleLib]](ctxAddr)
defer: check destroyFFIContext(ctx).isOk()
var d2: CallbackData
initCallbackData(d2)
defer: deinitCallbackData(d2)
# Call sync proc — callback should fire before the proc returns (no thread hop)
let ret = testlib_version(ctx, testCallback, addr d2)
# No sleep needed: sync path fires callback inline before returning
check ret == RET_OK
check d2.called # fires synchronously — no waitCallback needed
check d2.retCode == RET_OK
let receivedMsg = callbackMsg(d2)
let decoded = ffiDeserialize(receivedMsg.cstring, string).valueOr:
check false
""
check decoded == "v3"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ptr T return type in .ffi. macro integration test
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
type Handle = object
data: string
ffiType:
type NameParam = object
name: string
proc testlib_alloc_handle*(
lib: SimpleLib, np: NameParam
): Future[Result[ptr Handle, string]] {.ffi.} =
let h = createShared(Handle)
h[] = Handle(data: np.name & ":" & $lib.value)
return ok(h)
proc testlib_read_handle*(
lib: SimpleLib, handle: pointer
): Future[Result[string, string]] {.ffi.} =
let h = cast[ptr Handle](handle)
return ok(h[].data)
proc testlib_free_handle*(
lib: SimpleLib, handle: pointer
): Future[Result[string, string]] {.ffi.} =
let h = cast[ptr Handle](handle)
deallocShared(h)
return ok("freed")
suite "ptr return type in .ffi.":
test "returns a heap-allocated handle and reads it back":
# Create context via ffiCtor
var ctorD: CallbackData
initCallbackData(ctorD)
defer: deinitCallbackData(ctorD)
let configJson = ffiSerialize(SimpleConfig(initialValue: 5))
let ctorRet = testlib_create(configJson.cstring, testCallback, addr ctorD)
check not ctorRet.isNil()
waitCallback(ctorD)
check ctorD.retCode == RET_OK
let ctxAddrStr = callbackMsg(ctorD)
check ctxAddrStr.len > 0
let ctxAddr = cast[uint](parseBiggestUInt(ctxAddrStr))
check ctxAddr != 0
let ctx = cast[ptr FFIContext[SimpleLib]](ctxAddr)
defer: check destroyFFIContext(ctx).isOk()
# Alloc a handle
var allocD: CallbackData
initCallbackData(allocD)
defer: deinitCallbackData(allocD)
let npJson = ffiSerialize(NameParam(name: "test"))
let allocRet = testlib_alloc_handle(ctx, testCallback, addr allocD, npJson.cstring)
check allocRet == RET_OK
waitCallback(allocD)
check allocD.retCode == RET_OK
let handleAddrStr = callbackMsg(allocD)
check handleAddrStr.len > 0
let handleAddr = parseBiggestUInt(handleAddrStr)
check handleAddr != 0
# Read the handle back
var readD: CallbackData
initCallbackData(readD)
defer: deinitCallbackData(readD)
let handleJson = ffiSerialize(cast[pointer](handleAddr))
let readRet = testlib_read_handle(ctx, testCallback, addr readD, handleJson.cstring)
check readRet == RET_OK
waitCallback(readD)
check readD.retCode == RET_OK
let readMsg = callbackMsg(readD)
let decodedStr = ffiDeserialize(readMsg.cstring, string).valueOr:
check false
""
check decodedStr == "test:5"
# Free the handle
var freeD: CallbackData
initCallbackData(freeD)
defer: deinitCallbackData(freeD)
let freeRet = testlib_free_handle(ctx, testCallback, addr freeD, handleJson.cstring)
check freeRet == RET_OK
waitCallback(freeD)
check freeD.retCode == RET_OK