commit a13e45a324317a110b934ab303f302de653f8688
Author: zutto <zutto@jumanetworks.fi>
Date:   Thu Jan 11 20:15:20 2018 +0200

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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+*wip
+
+
+# io.pipe that times out
+
+
+this is a work-in-progress.
+
+Purpose of this is to intentionally cause r/w to close after certain time.
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diff --git a/TimeoutPipe.go b/TimeoutPipe.go
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+package TimeoutPipe
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var TimeoutErr error = errors.New("Pipe has timed out!")
+
+//TimeoutPipe is a io.pipe that times out.
+//Purpose of this is to stop goroutine r/w deadlocks by intentionally causing error
+//less code to implement on the potentially-deadlocking-r/w goroutines, no need to worry about channels or timers.
+type TimeoutPipe struct {
+	BufferSize int
+
+	Reader *io.PipeReader
+	Writer *io.PipeWriter
+
+	internalReader *io.PipeReader
+	internalWriter *io.PipeWriter
+
+	timer   *time.Timer
+	timeout time.Duration
+}
+
+//NewTimeoutPipe retusn a new instance of TimeoutPipe interface.
+func NewTimeoutPipe() *TimeoutPipe {
+
+	r, Wr := io.Pipe()
+	Re, w := io.Pipe()
+	t := TimeoutPipe{
+		BufferSize:     1500,
+		internalReader: r,
+		internalWriter: w,
+		Reader:         Re,
+		Writer:         Wr,
+	}
+	return &t
+}
+
+//Pipe returns instance of io.pipereader & io.pipewriter
+func (t *TimeoutPipe) Pipe(timeout time.Duration) (*io.PipeReader, *io.PipeWriter) {
+	t.timeout = timeout
+	t.rwProxy()
+	t.start()
+	return t.Reader, t.Writer
+}
+
+func (t *TimeoutPipe) start() {
+	t.timer = time.AfterFunc(t.timeout, func() {
+		t.closePipes(TimeoutErr)
+	})
+}
+
+func (t *TimeoutPipe) rwProxy() {
+
+	go func() {
+		var buffer []byte = make([]byte, t.BufferSize)
+		for {
+			var written int = 0
+
+			readLength, err := t.internalReader.Read(buffer)
+			if err != nil || readLength == 0 {
+				switch err {
+				case io.EOF:
+					t.internalWriter.Write(buffer[:readLength])
+					t.closePipes(err)
+					return
+				case io.ErrClosedPipe:
+					t.closePipes(err)
+					return
+				default:
+					t.closePipes(err)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+			t.ResetTimer()
+			for written < readLength {
+				w, err := t.internalWriter.Write(buffer[written:readLength])
+				written += w
+				if err != nil {
+					t.closePipes(err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (t *TimeoutPipe) closePipes(e error) {
+	if e != nil {
+		t.internalReader.Close()
+		t.internalWriter.Close()
+
+		t.Reader.CloseWithError(e)
+		t.Writer.Close()
+	} else {
+		t.internalReader.Close()
+		t.internalWriter.Close()
+
+		t.Reader.Close()
+		t.Writer.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+//
+func (t *TimeoutPipe) ResetTimer() {
+	t.timer.Stop()
+	t.timer.Reset(t.timeout)
+}
diff --git a/TimeoutPipe_test.go b/TimeoutPipe_test.go
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+package TimeoutPipe
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var dummyData []byte = []byte("testing 12345")
+var smallBuffer []byte = make([]byte, 2)
+var largeBuffer []byte = make([]byte, 100)
+
+func TestNoTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+
+	x := NewTimeoutPipe()
+	read, write := x.Pipe(time.Second * 5)
+
+	_, e := write.Write(dummyData)
+	if e != nil {
+		t.Error("Writer died unexpectedly!")
+	}
+	r, re := read.Read(largeBuffer)
+	if re != nil {
+		t.Error("Reader died unexpectedly!")
+	}
+
+	if r < len(dummyData) || r > len(dummyData) {
+		t.Error("unexpected write or read length")
+	}
+}
+
+//if this function gets stuck -- something is wrong.
+func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	x := NewTimeoutPipe()
+	read, _ := x.Pipe(time.Second * 1)
+
+	_, re := read.Read(largeBuffer)
+	if re != nil {
+		//this is what we want
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestBufferedData(t *testing.T) {
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	x := NewTimeoutPipe()
+	read, write := x.Pipe(time.Second * 1)
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		_, e := write.Write(dummyData)
+		if e != nil {
+			return
+			t.Error("Writer died unexpectedly!")
+		}
+
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			_, re := read.Read(smallBuffer)
+			if re != nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func TestWriteLargeData(t *testing.T) {
+	//we dont actually need to write large data, just set buffer size to very low ^^
+	x := NewTimeoutPipe()
+	x.BufferSize = 2
+	read, write := x.Pipe(time.Second * 5)
+	written := 0
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			_, re := read.Read(largeBuffer)
+			if re != nil {
+				break
+				t.Error("Reader died unexpectedly!")
+			}
+
+		}
+	}()
+	for written < len(dummyData) {
+		w, e := write.Write(dummyData)
+		if e != nil {
+			t.Error("Writer died unexpectedly!")
+		}
+		written += w
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestReset(t *testing.T) {
+	ti := time.Now()
+	x := NewTimeoutPipe()
+	x.Pipe(time.Second * 1)
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		x.ResetTimer()
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
+	}
+
+	if time.Since(ti) < 1*time.Second {
+		t.Error("Timer was not reset properly!")
+	}
+
+}