use worker pool to limit webhooks to 10 concurrent http executions (#1510) (#1525)

* refactor: use worker pool to limit webhooks to 10 concurrent http executions (#1510)

* chore: try to please go linter

core/core.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/rtmp"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/transcoder"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/user"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/webhooks"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/static"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ func Start() error {
 	rtmpPort := data.GetRTMPPortNumber()
 	log.Infof("RTMP is accepting inbound streams on port %d.", rtmpPort)
 
+	webhooks.InitWorkerPool()
+
 	return nil
 }
 

core/webhooks/webhooks.go

@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 package webhooks
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/user"
-
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/user"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
 )
 
@@ -36,40 +30,6 @@ func SendEventToWebhooks(payload WebhookEvent) {
 	webhooks := data.GetWebhooksForEvent(payload.Type)
 
 	for _, webhook := range webhooks {
-		go func(webhook models.Webhook, payload WebhookEvent) {
-			log.Debugf("Event %s sent to Webhook %s", payload.Type, webhook.URL)
-			if err := sendWebhook(webhook, payload); err != nil {
-				log.Errorf("Event: %s failed to send to webhook: %s  Error: %s", payload.Type, webhook.URL, err)
-			}
-		}(webhook, payload)
-	}
-}
-
-func sendWebhook(webhook models.Webhook, payload WebhookEvent) error {
-	jsonText, err := json.Marshal(payload)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", webhook.URL, bytes.NewReader(jsonText))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		go addToQueue(webhook, payload)
 	}
-
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-
-	client := &http.Client{}
-
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	if err := data.SetWebhookAsUsed(webhook); err != nil {
-		log.Warnln(err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }

core/webhooks/workerpool.go

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package webhooks
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+)
+
+const (
+	// webhookWorkerPoolSize defines the number of concurrent HTTP webhook requests.
+	webhookWorkerPoolSize = 10
+)
+
+// Job struct bundling the webhook and the payload in one struct.
+type Job struct {
+	webhook models.Webhook
+	payload WebhookEvent
+}
+
+var queue chan Job
+
+// InitWorkerPool starts n go routines that await webhook jobs.
+func InitWorkerPool() {
+	queue = make(chan Job)
+
+	// start workers
+	for i := 1; i <= webhookWorkerPoolSize; i++ {
+		go worker(i, queue)
+	}
+}
+
+func addToQueue(webhook models.Webhook, payload WebhookEvent) {
+	log.Tracef("Queued Event %s for Webhook %s", payload.Type, webhook.URL)
+	queue <- Job{webhook, payload}
+}
+
+func worker(workerID int, queue <-chan Job) {
+	log.Debugf("Started Webhook worker %d", workerID)
+
+	for job := range queue {
+		log.Debugf("Event %s sent to Webhook %s using worker %d", job.payload.Type, job.webhook.URL, workerID)
+
+		if err := sendWebhook(job); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Event: %s failed to send to webhook: %s Error: %s", job.payload.Type, job.webhook.URL, err)
+		}
+		log.Tracef("Done with Event %s to Webhook %s using worker %d", job.payload.Type, job.webhook.URL, workerID)
+	}
+}
+
+func sendWebhook(job Job) error {
+	jsonText, err := json.Marshal(job.payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", job.webhook.URL, bytes.NewReader(jsonText))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if err := data.SetWebhookAsUsed(job.webhook); err != nil {
+		log.Warnln(err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}