component

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Overview

Package component describes the interfaces which components implement.

A component is a distinct piece of business logic that accepts inputs (Arguments) for its configuration and can optionally export a set of outputs (Exports).

Arguments and Exports do not need to be static for the lifetime of a component. A component will be given a new Config if the runtime configuration changes. A component may also update its Exports throughout its lifetime, such as a component which outputs the current day of the week.

Components are built by users with Alloy configuration, where they can use Alloy expressions to refer to any input or exported field from other components. This allows users to connect components together to declaratively form a pipeline.

Defining Arguments and Exports structs

Arguments and Exports implemented by new components must be able to be encoded to and from Alloy. "alloy" struct field tags are used for encoding; refer to the package documentation at syntax for a description of how to write these tags.

The set of Alloy element names of a given component's Arguments and Exports types must not overlap. Additionally, the following Alloy field and block names are reserved for use by the Alloy controller:

• for_each
• enabled
• health
• debug

Default values for Arguments may be provided by implementing syntax.Unmarshaler.

Arguments and Exports immutability

Arguments passed to a component should be treated as immutable, as memory can be shared between components as an optimization. Components should make copies for fields they need to modify. An exception to this is for fields which are expected to be mutable (e.g., interfaces which expose a goroutine-safe API).

Similarly, Exports and the fields within Exports must be considered immutable after they are written for the same reason.

Mapping Alloy strings to custom types

Custom encoding and decoding of fields is available by implementing encoding.TextMarshaler and encoding.TextUnmarshaler. Types implementing these interfaces will be represented as strings in Alloy.

Component registration

Components are registered globally by calling Register. These components are then made available by including them in the import path. The "all" child package imports all known component packages and should be updated when creating a new one.

Index

• Variables
• func AllNames() []string
• func Register(r Registration)
• type Arguments
• type Component
• type DebugComponent
• type ExportFunc
• type Exports
• type Health
  • func LeastHealthy(h Health, hh ...Health) Health
• type HealthComponent
• type HealthType
  • func (ht HealthType) MarshalText() (text []byte, err error)
  • func (ht HealthType) String() string
  • func (ht *HealthType) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error
• type ID
  • func ParseID(input string) ID
  • func (id ID) String() string
• type Info
  • func GetAllComponents(p Provider, opts InfoOptions) []*Info
  • func (info *Info) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error)
• type InfoOptions
• type LiveDebugging
• type Module
• type ModuleController
• type Options
• type Provider
• type Registration
  • func Get(name string) (Registration, bool)
  • func (r Registration) CloneArguments() Arguments
• type Type
  • func (t Type) String() string

Variables

var (
	// ErrComponentNotFound is returned by [Provider.GetComponent] when the
	// specified component isn't found.
	ErrComponentNotFound = errors.New("component not found")

	// ErrModuleNotFound is returned by [Provider.ListComponents] when the
	// specified module isn't found.
	ErrModuleNotFound = errors.New("module not found")
)

Functions

func AllNames

func AllNames() []string

func Register

func Register(r Registration)

Register registers a component. Register will panic if:

• the name is in use by another component,
• the name is invalid,
• the component name has a suffix length mismatch with an existing component,
• the component's stability level is not defined and the component is not a community component
• the component's stability level is defined and the component is a community component

NOTE: the above panics will trigger during the integration tests if the registrations are invalid.

Types

type Arguments

type Arguments interface{}

The Arguments contains the input fields for a specific component, which is unmarshaled from Alloy.

Refer to the package documentation for details around how to build proper Arguments implementations.

type Component

type Component interface {
	// Run starts the component, blocking until ctx is canceled or the component
	// suffers a fatal error. Run is guaranteed to be called exactly once per
	// Component.
	//
	// Implementations of Component should perform any necessary cleanup before
	// returning from Run.
	Run(ctx context.Context) error

	// Update provides a new Config to the component. The type of newConfig will
	// always match the struct type which the component registers.
	//
	// Update will be called concurrently with Run. The component must be able to
	// gracefully handle updating its config while still running.
	//
	// An error may be returned if the provided config is invalid.
	Update(args Arguments) error
}

Component is the base interface for a component. Components may implement extension interfaces (named <Extension>Component) to implement extra known behavior.

type DebugComponent

type DebugComponent interface {
	Component

	// DebugInfo returns the current debug information of the component. May
	// return nil if there is no debug info to currently report. The result of
	// DebugInfo must be encodable to Alloy like Arguments and Exports.
	//
	// Values from DebugInfo are not exposed to other components for use in
	// expressions.
	//
	// DebugInfo must be safe for calling concurrently.
	DebugInfo() interface{}
}

DebugComponent is an extension interface for components which can report debugging information upon request.

type ExportFunc

type ExportFunc func(exports map[string]any)

ExportFunc is used for onExport of the Module

type Exports

type Exports interface{}

Exports contains the current set of outputs for a specific component, which is then marshaled to Alloy.

Refer to the package documentation for details around how to build proper Exports implementations.

type Health

type Health struct {
	// The specific health value.
	Health HealthType `alloy:"state,attr"`

	// An optional message to describe the health; useful to say why a component
	// is unhealthy.
	Message string `alloy:"message,attr,optional"`

	// An optional time to indicate when the component last modified something
	// which updated its health.
	UpdateTime time.Time `alloy:"update_time,attr,optional"`
}

Health is the reported health state of a component. It can be encoded to Alloy.

func LeastHealthy

func LeastHealthy(h Health, hh ...Health) Health

LeastHealthy returns the Health from the provided arguments which is considered to be the least healthy.

Health types are first prioritized by HealthTypeExited, followed by HealthTypeUnhealthy, HealthTypeUnknown, and HealthTypeHealthy.

If multiple arguments have the same Health type, the Health with the most recent timestamp is returned.

Finally, if multiple arguments have the same Health type and the same timestamp, the earlier argument is chosen.

type HealthComponent

type HealthComponent interface {
	Component

	// CurrentHealth returns the current Health status for the component.
	//
	// CurrentHealth may be overridden by the Alloy controller if there is a
	// higher-level issue, such as a config file being invalid or a Component
	// shutting down unexpectedly.
	CurrentHealth() Health
}

HealthComponent is an optional extension interface for Components which report health information.

Health information is exposed to the end user for informational purposes and cannot be referened in an Alloy expression.

type HealthType

type HealthType uint8

HealthType holds the health value for a component.

const (
	// HealthTypeUnknown is the initial health of components, set when they're
	// first created.
	HealthTypeUnknown HealthType = iota

	// HealthTypeHealthy represents a component which is working as expected.
	HealthTypeHealthy

	// HealthTypeUnhealthy represents a component which is not working as
	// expected.
	HealthTypeUnhealthy

	// HealthTypeExited represents a component which has stopped running.
	HealthTypeExited
)

func (HealthType) MarshalText

func (ht HealthType) MarshalText() (text []byte, err error)

MarshalText implements encoding.TextMarshaler.

func (HealthType) String

func (ht HealthType) String() string

String returns the string representation of ht.

func (*HealthType) UnmarshalText

func (ht *HealthType) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error

UnmarshalText implements encoding.TextUnmarshaler.

type ID

type ID struct {
	ModuleID string // Unique ID of the module that the component is running in.
	LocalID  string // Local ID of the component, unique to the module it is running in.
}

ID is a globally unique identifier for a component.

func ParseID

func ParseID(input string) ID

ParseID parses an input string of the form "LOCAL_ID" or "MODULE_ID/LOCAL_ID" into an ID. The final slash character is used to separate the ModuleID and LocalID.

func (ID) String

func (id ID) String() string

String returns the "<ModuleID>/<LocalID>" string representation of the id.

type Info

type Info struct {
	// Component is the instance of the component. Component may be nil if a
	// component exists in the controller's DAG but it has not been successfully
	// evaluated yet.
	Component Component

	Type Type // Type of the component.

	// ModuleIDs includes the list of current module IDs that the component is
	// running. Module IDs are always globally unique.
	//
	// The sort order of the list is not guaranteed.
	ModuleIDs []string

	ID    ID     // ID of the component.
	Label string // Component label. Not set for singleton components.

	// References and ReferencedBy are the list of IDs in the same module that
	// this component depends on, or is depended on by, respectively.
	References, ReferencedBy []string

	ComponentName string // Name of the component.
	Health        Health // Current component health.

	Arguments Arguments   // Current arguments value of the component.
	Exports   Exports     // Current exports value of the component.
	DebugInfo interface{} // Current debug info of the component.
}

Info ia detailed information about a component.

func GetAllComponents

func GetAllComponents(p Provider, opts InfoOptions) []*Info

GetAllComponents enumerates over all of the modules in p and returns the set of all components.

func (*Info) MarshalJSON

func (info *Info) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error)

MarshalJSON returns a JSON representation of cd. The format of the representation is not stable and is subject to change.

type InfoOptions

type InfoOptions struct {
	GetHealth    bool // When true, sets the Health field of returned components.
	GetArguments bool // When true, sets the Arguments field of returned components.
	GetExports   bool // When true, sets the Exports field of returned components.
	GetDebugInfo bool // When true, sets the DebugInfo field of returned components.
}

InfoOptions is used by to determine how much information to return with Info.

type LiveDebugging

type LiveDebugging interface {
	// LiveDebugging is invoked when the number of consumers changes.
	LiveDebugging(consumers int)
}

LiveDebugging is an interface used by the components that support the live debugging feature.

type Module

type Module interface {
	// LoadConfig parses Alloy config and loads it into the Module.
	// LoadConfig can be called multiple times, and called prior to
	// [Module.Run].
	LoadConfig(config []byte, args map[string]any) error

	// Run starts the Module. No components within the Module
	// will be run until Run is called.
	//
	// Run blocks until the provided context is canceled. The ID of a module as defined in
	// ModuleController.NewModule will not be released until Run returns.
	Run(context.Context) error
}

Module is a controller for running components within a Module.

type ModuleController

type ModuleController interface {
	// NewModule creates a new, un-started Module with a given ID. Multiple calls to
	// NewModule must provide unique values for id. The empty string is a valid unique
	// value for id.
	//
	// If id is non-empty, it must be a valid Alloy identifier, matching the
	// regex /[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]/.
	NewModule(id string, export ExportFunc) (Module, error)
}

ModuleController is a mechanism responsible for allowing components to create other components via modules.

type Options

type Options struct {
	// ModuleController allows for the creation of modules.
	ModuleController ModuleController

	// ID of the component. Guaranteed to be globally unique across all running
	// components.
	ID string

	// Logger the component may use for logging. Logs emitted with the logger
	// always include the component ID as a field.
	Logger log.Logger

	// A path to a directory with this component may use for storage. The path is
	// guaranteed to be unique across all running components.
	//
	// The directory may not exist when the component is created; components
	// should create the directory if needed.
	DataPath string

	// OnStateChange may be invoked at any time by a component whose Export value
	// changes. The Alloy controller then will queue re-processing components
	// which depend on the changed component.
	//
	// OnStateChange will panic if e does not match the Exports type registered
	// by the component; a component must use the same Exports type for its
	// lifetime.
	OnStateChange func(e Exports)

	// Registerer allows components to add their own metrics. The registerer will
	// come pre-wrapped with the component ID. It is not necessary for components
	// to unregister metrics on shutdown.
	Registerer prometheus.Registerer

	// Tracer allows components to record spans. The tracer will include an
	// attribute denoting the component ID.
	Tracer trace.TracerProvider

	// GetServiceData retrieves data for a service by calling
	// [service.Service.Data] for the specified service.
	//
	// GetServiceData will return an error if the service does not exist.
	//
	// The result of GetServiceData may be cached as the value will not change at
	// runtime.
	GetServiceData func(name string) (interface{}, error)

	// MinStability tracks the minimum stability level of behavior that components should
	// use. This allows components to optionally enable less-stable functionality.
	//
	// For example, if MinStability was [featuregate.StabilityGenerallyAvailable], only GA
	// behavior should be used. If MinStability was [featuregate.StabilityPublicPreview], then
	// Public Preview and GA behavior can be used.
	//
	// The value of MinStability is static for the process lifetime.
	MinStability featuregate.Stability
}

Options are provided to a component when it is being constructed. Options are static for the lifetime of a component.

type Provider

type Provider interface {
	// GetComponent returns information about an individual running component
	// given its global ID. The provided opts field configures how much detail to
	// return; see [InfoOptions] for more information.
	//
	// GetComponent returns ErrComponentNotFound if a component is not found.
	GetComponent(id ID, opts InfoOptions) (*Info, error)

	// ListComponents returns the list of active components. The provided opts
	// field configures how much detail to return; see [InfoOptions] for more
	// information.
	//
	// Returns ErrModuleNotFound if the provided moduleID doesn't exist.
	ListComponents(moduleID string, opts InfoOptions) ([]*Info, error)
}

A Provider is a system which exposes a list of running components.

type Registration

type Registration struct {
	// Name of the component. Must be a list of period-delimited valid
	// identifiers, such as "remote.s3". Components sharing a prefix must have
	// the same number of identifiers; it is valid to register "remote.s3" and
	// "remote.http" but not "remote".
	//
	// Components may not have more than 2 identifiers.
	//
	// Each identifier must start with a valid ASCII letter, and be followed by
	// any number of underscores or alphanumeric ASCII characters.
	Name string

	// Stability is the overall stability level of the component. This is used to make
	// sure the user is not accidentally using a component that is not yet GA - users
	// need to explicitly enable less-than-stable components via, for example, a command-line flag.
	// If a component is not stable enough, an attempt to create it via the controller will fail.
	// This field must be set to a non-zero value.
	Stability featuregate.Stability

	// Community is true if the component is a community component.
	Community bool

	// An example Arguments value that the registered component expects to
	// receive as input. Components should provide the zero value of their
	// Arguments type here.
	Args Arguments

	// An example Exports value that the registered component may emit as output.
	// A component which does not expose exports must leave this set to nil.
	Exports Exports

	// Build should construct a new component from an initial Arguments and set
	// of options.
	Build func(opts Options, args Arguments) (Component, error)
}

Registration describes a single component.

func Get

func Get(name string) (Registration, bool)

Get finds a registered component by name.

func (Registration) CloneArguments

func (r Registration) CloneArguments() Arguments

CloneArguments returns a new zero value of the registered Arguments type.

type Type

type Type int

Type denotes a type of component.

const (
	// TypeInvalid is an invalid value for Type.
	TypeInvalid Type = iota
	TypeBuiltin      // TypeBuiltin represents builtin components.
	TypeCustom       // TypeCustom represents custom components defined using `declare`.
)

func (Type) String

func (t Type) String() string

String returns a string representation of the component type.