improved some of the tasks to use fewer goroutines

database/audit.go

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ package database
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/gommon/log"
 )
 
 // AuditRecord holds an audit record instance.
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ const (
 	AuditAdminLockUnlockAccount  = 113
 )
 
+// auditWriteQueue is a channel to store audit records in the background.
+var auditWriteQueue chan *AuditRecord
+
 /* AmNewAudit creates a new audit record.
  * Parameters:
  *     rectype - Audit record type.
@@ -94,3 +99,32 @@ func (ar *AuditRecord) Store() error {
 	ar.OnDate = moment
 	return nil
 }
+
+// auditWriter is the routine that stores audit records in trhe background.
+func auditWriter(workChan chan *AuditRecord, doneChan chan bool) {
+	for ar := range workChan {
+		err := ar.Store()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("dropped audit record on the floor: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	doneChan <- true
+}
+
+// AmStoreAudit stores the audit record in the background.
+func AmStoreAudit(rec *AuditRecord) {
+	if rec != nil {
+		auditWriteQueue <- rec
+	}
+}
+
+// setupAuditWriter sets up the background audit writer.
+func setupAuditWriter() func() {
+	auditWriteQueue = make(chan *AuditRecord, 16)
+	doneChan := make(chan bool)
+	go auditWriter(auditWriteQueue, doneChan)
+	return func() {
+		close(auditWriteQueue)
+		<-doneChan
+	}
+}

database/base.go

@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@ var amdb *sqlx.DB
 
 // SetupDb sets up the database and associated items.
 func SetupDb() (func(), error) {
+	var fn1 func() = nil
 	db, err := sqlx.Open(config.GlobalConfig.Database.Driver, config.GlobalConfig.Database.Dsn)
 	if err == nil {
 		amdb = db
-		// TODO: additional initialization
+		fn1 = setupAuditWriter()
 	}
 	return func() {
+		if fn1 != nil {
+			fn1()
+		}
 		amdb.Close()
 	}, err
 }

database/user.go

@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ func AmAuthenticateUser(name string, password string, remoteIP string) (*User, e
 	log.Debugf("AmAuthenicate() authenticating user %s...", name)
 	var ar *AuditRecord = nil
 	defer func() {
-		if ar != nil {
-			go ar.Store()
-		}
+		AmStoreAudit(ar)
 	}()
 
 	user, err := AmGetUserByName(name)
@@ -294,9 +292,7 @@ func crackAuthString(authString string) (int32, string, error) {
 func AmAuthenticateUserByToken(authString string, remoteIP string) (*User, error) {
 	var ar *AuditRecord = nil
 	defer func() {
-		if ar != nil {
-			go ar.Store()
-		}
+		AmStoreAudit(ar)
 	}()
 
 	uid, token, err := crackAuthString(authString)

email/message.go

@@ -131,8 +131,12 @@ func AmNewEmailMessage(sender int32, ip string) Message {
 	return rc
 }
 
-// recycleMessage cleans out a message and puts it back on the free list.
-func recycleMessage(m *amMessage) {
+// The "recycle bin" for messages.
+var messageRecycleBin chan *amMessage
+
+// recycleMessages is a goroutine that recycles the messages on its queue.
+func recycleMessages(messages chan *amMessage, done chan bool) {
+	for m := range messages {
 		m.from = ""
 		m.fromAddr = ""
 		m.to = make([]string, 0)
@@ -149,4 +153,6 @@ func recycleMessage(m *amMessage) {
 			delete(m.vars, k)
 		}
 		freeMessages.Put(m)
+	}
+	done <- true
 }

email/sender.go

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func senderLoop(sent chan *amMessage, done chan bool) {
 		} else {
 			log.Errorf("unable to format message: %v", err)
 		}
-		go recycleMessage(m)
+		messageRecycleBin <- m
 	}
 	done <- true // signal done for synchronization
 }
@@ -182,9 +182,6 @@ func senderLoop(sent chan *amMessage, done chan bool) {
 // sendChan is the channel we put E-mail messages on to be sent.
 var sendChan chan *amMessage
 
-// doneChan is the channel that gets signaled when the senderLoop breaks.
-var doneChan chan bool
-
 // SetupMailSender starts the mail-sending goroutine.
 func SetupMailSender() func() {
 	// Initialize mail host and authentication.
@@ -207,12 +204,20 @@ func SetupMailSender() func() {
 		jet.DevelopmentMode(true),
 	)
 
+	// Start the recycler.
+	messageRecycleBin = make(chan *amMessage, 16)
+	doneChan1 := make(chan bool)
+	go recycleMessages(messageRecycleBin, doneChan1)
+
 	// Start the sender loop.
 	sendChan = make(chan *amMessage, 16)
-	doneChan = make(chan bool)
-	go senderLoop(sendChan, doneChan)
+	doneChan2 := make(chan bool)
+	go senderLoop(sendChan, doneChan2)
+
 	return func() {
-		close(sendChan) // will break the loop in senderLoop
-		<-doneChan      // wait for routine to complete
+		close(sendChan)
+		<-doneChan2
+		close(messageRecycleBin)
+		<-doneChan1
 	}
 }