pkg/resource: consistent applicators #491

sttts · 2023-07-31T11:19:58Z

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This PR does two things:

the update applicator is deprecated. The override of the resource version is removed, i.e. the update applicator will correctly conflict with any other actor writing to the object when the base version of the reconcile (from the informer cache) is outdated. With that the updates follow the optimistic concurrency protocol of the API: get, modify object, update, retry on conflict.
the patching applicator is changed to compute patches between the base version of the reconcile (from the informer cache) and the object to be applied. Because the applicator has no access to the former, it does another call against the cached client to get the current version. If that matches the resource version of the object to be applied, we are fine and can apply the computed patch to the apiserver. If the resource version differs, this is equivalent to a conflict error because the world has moved on during reconcile. That's returned as a conflict error to the reconcile loop.

Fixes #483:

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proof PR for crossplane created: WIP: proof PR for consistent apply crossplane#4562

sttts · 2023-07-31T15:10:35Z

pkg/resource/resource.go

+// An PartialApplicator applies changes to an object. The passed object can be
+// partial, preserving parts of the object that are managed by other actors.
+type PartialApplicator interface {
+	ApplyPartialObject(context.Context, client.Object, ...ApplyOption) error


from discussion with @pedjak: an interface like that won't work for SSA as client.Object cannot be partial, maybe with exception of an *unstructured.Unstructured. Sending full objects to SSA won't end well.

negz · 2023-08-08T00:00:28Z

@sttts Could you update the PR description with a little more detail, please. Between your initial issue description and my lengthy comment we touch on quite a few things, and it's not obvious to me what parts of #483 this is intending to solve and how.

pkg/resource/api.go

sttts · 2023-08-30T14:38:22Z

This needs a proof PR against Crossplane. I have the suspicion that it breaks the composite reconciler as it relies on the inconsistent, additive behaviour.

pedjak · 2023-08-30T15:10:02Z

Perhaps we can add a few e2e tests to validate that? (in crossplane PR ofcourse)

negz · 2023-08-31T02:35:00Z

This needs a proof PR against Crossplane

Agreed. I haven't had time to review closely. I like the direction but suspect it could be breaking in a few places.

negz · 2023-08-31T02:43:32Z

pkg/resource/api.go

+func (a *APIPatchingApplicator) WithLogger(l logging.Logger) *APIPatchingApplicator {
+	a.optionalLog = l
+	return a
+}


This is introducing a second way to pass options (builder style) in addition to the variadic ApplyOption style supported by the Apply method.

Given that:

As you mention LogDiff is expensive, so we want it to be done optionally.

LogDiff is called right after where we loop over the variadic option functions.

LogDiff has a very similar signature to the variadic option functions.

Could LogDiff itself be an option - e.g. p.Apply(ctx, o, WithLogDiff(l logging.Logger))?

I had that in the beginning and forgot why I reverted it.

I think the main reason is that I couldn't find a case where I want per-call log settings.

pkg/resource/api.go

negz · 2023-08-31T03:14:23Z

pkg/resource/api.go

+	// Note: this check would ideally not be necessary if the Apply signature
+	// had a current object that we could us for the diff. But we have no
+	// current and for consistency of the patch it matters that the object we
+	// get above is the one that was originally used.


Could we ab(use) the apply options to optionally provide the current object? e.g. p.Apply(ctx, desired, WithCurrent(observed)).

Presumably even if there was we'd still need to fall back to

possibly. Note though that our clients are cached. So it doesn't make a big difference.

negz · 2023-08-31T03:33:51Z

This PR does two things

@sttts +1 for deprecating the APIUpdatingApplicator. That makes sense to me.

With regard to the APIPatchingApplicator changes, my understanding (as written up in #483 (comment)) is that this applicator does not have an optimistic concurrency issue at the moment. Is that understanding wrong?

Is the fact that the APIPatchingApplicator now computes patches between the base version of the resource and the object to be applied addressing an optimistic concurrency issue? Or is it instead intended to allow us to support deleting object fields, since it now creates a proper merge patch?

sttts · 2023-08-31T10:19:14Z

applicator does not have an optimistic concurrency issue at the moment. Is that understanding wrong?

It has a consistency issue though :) It does not apply what you tell it to apply. It additively merges your changes into the version on the server.

Or is it instead intended to allow us to support deleting object fields, since it now creates a proper merge patch?

Yes, it is.

But this of course means that it wipes everything not in the passed object. E.g. if you override the spec in the composition controller code to be equal to that in the Composition, it will wipe everything that a provider adds to the spec. To work around that we have to switch the compisition controller to server side apply. But that means that we will get rid of the patching applicator in that controller and talk directly via SSA to the server.

pedjak · 2023-08-31T13:13:26Z

pkg/resource/api.go

-		return errors.Wrap(a.client.Create(ctx, o), "cannot create object")
+func (a *APIPatchingApplicator) Apply(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object, ao ...ApplyOption) error { //nolint:gocyclo // the logic here is crucial and deserves to stay in one method
+	if obj.GetName() == "" && obj.GetGenerateName() != "" {
+		return errors.Wrap(a.client.Create(ctx, obj), "cannot create object")


in case of error, would be nice to give some details about obj that could not be created?

return errors.Wrapf(a.client.Create(ctx, obj), "cannot create object %s of %s", obj.GetGenerateName(), obj.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind())

Had added that context and removed it again because those error messages already contain the GR and name.

pkg/resource/api.go

pedjak · 2023-08-31T13:32:37Z

pkg/resource/resource.go

@@ -262,6 +273,30 @@ func UpdateFn(fn func(current, desired runtime.Object)) ApplyOption {
 	}
 }

+// LogDiff logs the diff between current and desired object.
+func LogDiff(log logging.Logger, current, desired runtime.Object) error {


since log can be nil, perhaps we could rename method toMaybeLogDiff to improve readability? Also, does it need to be public?

pedjak · 2023-08-31T13:47:29Z

pkg/logging/logging.go

@@ -92,3 +93,20 @@ func (l logrLogger) Debug(msg string, keysAndValues ...any) {
 func (l logrLogger) WithValues(keysAndValues ...any) Logger {
 	return logrLogger{log: l.log.WithValues(keysAndValues...)} //nolint:logrlint // False positive - logrlint thinks there's an odd number of args.
 }
+
+// ForResource returns logging values for a resource.
+func ForResource(object client.Object) []string {


it seems that this is not used anywhere in the code?

but should be, see you comment above about the error context.

pedjak · 2023-08-31T13:58:10Z

pkg/resource/api.go

 			return err
 		}
 	}

+	if err := LogDiff(a.optionalLog, current, obj); err != nil {


given that diff compute is expensive, could we avoid doing it twice, in case when optionalLog is set? It is computed by client.MergeFromWithOptions(current, client.MergeFromWithOptimisticLock{})) anyway, so perhaps we can create a patch wrapper around it to cache the computed value?

good idea. done

sttts · 2023-09-01T14:31:40Z

Addressed comments.

Also extended tests.

pedjak · 2023-09-01T18:16:16Z

pkg/resource/api.go

+func (a *APIUpdatingApplicator) Apply(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object, ao ...ApplyOption) error {
+	if obj.GetName() == "" && obj.GetGenerateName() != "" {
+		log := a.log.WithValues(logging.ForResource(obj))
+		log.Info("creating object")


perhaps debug level?

No, this is intentional. This is progress output, not debug.

Note: there is no output if nothing happens, i.e. in the steady state.

So, would this mean we would have one log line per created object during their creation? Which I believe would still be too verbose for default logging and not inline with the existing logging behavior in XP.

Also, there is another client.Create line below, why don't we have a similar log line below? Are they different cases?

Also, there is another client.Create line below, why don't we have a similar log line below? Are they different cases?

fixed.

So, would this mean we would have one log line per created object during their creation?

yes

Which I believe would still be too verbose for default logging and not inline with the existing logging behavior in XP

It's intentionally not inline with the existing logging behaviour. The current behaviour is not useful.

Counter question: why is it ok to log the same in the apiserver, but not where it matters for understanding what a component does?

How many creates or updates do we expect in a reasonably big XP installation on average? My claim: the system is in steady state 99% of the time without any update to the apiserver.

It's intentionally not inline with the existing logging behaviour. The current behaviour is not useful.

I believe this deserves some upfront discussion and alignment as it contradicts the current observability guide, for example:

Almost nothing is worth logging at info level. When deciding which logging level to use, consider a production deployment of Crossplane reconciling tens or hundreds of managed resources. If in doubt, pick debug. You can easily increase the log level later if it proves warranted.

And I personally would agree with the current approach we're following as I believe events and conditions are better fit for emitting "per instance" information.

Have moved the logging parts into #532. Please continue discussion there. And yes, we need a bigger discussion around what to log.

I believe events and conditions are better fit for emitting "per instance" information.

I disagree. Neither events nor conditions are for CRUD or reconcile logging. Logs are lower level, component level, not API level.

pkg/resource/api.go

pedjak · 2023-09-01T18:25:17Z

pkg/resource/api.go

+	log := a.log.WithValues(logging.ForResource(obj))
+	log.WithValues("diff", string(patchBytes)).Info("updating object")
+
+	return a.client.Update(ctx, obj)


just wonder in case of error, would be able to see something in logs and correlate it with the previous log line? Also, do we really want to emit log line on INFO?

Should we log here in case of an error?

the clients produce errors with context. No need to add another one.

Error processing and error logging I leave to the caller. controller-runtime will also log if the error is passed up. If the error is expected, the caller will do the thing and not log. We don't know here.

But, I would like to see this in action in a proof PR in Crossplane.

sttts · 2023-09-02T08:26:38Z

pkg/resource/api.go

+// This only works with a desired object of type *unstructured.Unstructured.
+//
+// Deprecated: replace with Server Side Apply.
+func AdditiveMergePatchApplyOption(ctx context.Context, current, desired runtime.Object) error {


@pedjak @negz this should get us over the line in Crossplane until we have SSA implemented.

turkenh · 2023-09-04T07:24:23Z

Or is it instead intended to allow us to support deleting object fields, since it now creates a proper merge patch?

Yes, it is.

But this of course means that it wipes everything not in the passed object. E.g. if you override the spec in the composition controller code to be equal to that in the Composition, it will wipe everything that a provider adds to the spec. To work around that we have to switch the compisition controller to server side apply. But that means that we will get rid of the patching applicator in that controller and talk directly via SSA to the server.

The logic in the composite controller (also in the claim controller) heavily relies on additive behavior currently. Hence, it wouldn't be possible to switch to the patching applicator introduced in this PR without a good amount of refactoring/testing, which could be a similar amount of effort as switching to Server Side Apply. IIUC, this will work quite similar to the extract flow mentioned here.
So, I am wondering if it is worth the effort to switch to this or if should we simply invest in Server Side Apply instead 🤔

turkenh · 2023-09-04T05:22:35Z

pkg/resource/api.go

 		}
 	}

-	// NOTE(hasheddan): we must set the resource version of the desired object
-	// to that of the current or the update will always fail.
-	m.SetResourceVersion(current.(metav1.Object).GetResourceVersion())


Now update call fails without a resource version:

metadata.resourceVersion: Invalid value: 0x0: must be specified for an update

the object passed to the applicator here is based on a Get, i.e. has a resource version. Any other use of the applicator is invalid.

We pass the current (which is a deepcopy of obj) to the Get. So, the object passed to Update does not have a resource version.

Ah ok, you mean "should be based on a Get" ? Confused because, currently this is not the case for most of the usages of Apply.

Note that AdditiveMergePatchApplyOption additively merges. This means that the RV from current is copied into desired. Hence, we always have a RV if Get has been successful. And if it hasn't, we create object. So we should be fine.

turkenh · 2023-09-04T06:47:39Z

pkg/resource/api.go

+//
+// Deprecated: replace with Server Side Apply.
+func AdditiveMergePatchApplyOption(_ context.Context, current, desired runtime.Object) error {
+	u, ok := desired.(*unstructured.Unstructured)


desired object is usually our wrapper types, e.g. composed.Unstructured or composite.Unstructured, so would fail here.

ErrTooManyWrappers. Fixing.

Signed-off-by: Dr. Stefan Schimanski <[email protected]>

sttts · 2023-09-04T08:30:12Z

The logic in the composite controller (also in the claim controller) heavily relies on additive behavior currently. Hence, it wouldn't be possible to switch to the patching applicator introduced in this PR without a good amount of refactoring/testing, which could be a similar amount of effort as switching to Server Side Apply. IIUC, this will work quite similar to the extract flow mentioned here.
So, I am wondering if it is worth the effort to switch to this or if should we simply invest in Server Side Apply instead 🤔

Hence, AdditiveMergePatchApplyOption to make this old behaviour explicit. We can fix the compositor with SSA in a follow-up.

Signed-off-by: Dr. Stefan Schimanski <[email protected]>

…e applicator Signed-off-by: Dr. Stefan Schimanski <[email protected]>

sttts · 2023-09-04T08:43:45Z

pkg/resource/resource.go

 type Applicator interface {
+	// Apply updates the given object to exactly the given state. It conflicts
+	// if the resource version stored on the apiserver does not match anymore
+	// the one in the given object.


@turkenh this comment and the one above are crucial. Any other behaviour must go into an ApplyOption.

pedjak · 2023-09-04T09:28:03Z

The logic in the composite controller (also in the claim controller) heavily relies on additive behavior currently. Hence, it wouldn't be possible to switch to the patching applicator introduced in this PR without a good amount of refactoring/testing, which could be a similar amount of effort as switching to Server Side Apply.

Independently from the strategy, we need to create crossplane e2e tests, covering at least major usecases advocated to users - only then we can switch with confidence to an improved applicator/server-side apply.

Signed-off-by: Dr. Stefan Schimanski <[email protected]>

lsviben · 2024-09-03T08:46:40Z

Hey @sttts , is this PR still relevant?

sttts · 2024-09-03T08:51:21Z

The applicators are semantically as broken as before. So yes, it's relevant.

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