Add a flag to unlock database after each API request

After the first API request, the database was locked as long as the API
server is running. This prevents a user to also use the command-line
client. This commit adds a new flag `-no-lock` that will close the
database after each API request.

Closes #234

api/api.go

@@ -22,17 +22,36 @@ func apiVersion(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(200, gin.H{"Version": aptly.Version})
 }
 
-// Periodically flushes CollectionFactory to free up memory used by collections,
-// flushing caches.
+const (
+	ACQUIREDB = iota
+	RELEASEDB
+)
+
+// Periodically flushes CollectionFactory to free up memory used by
+// collections, flushing caches. If the two channels are provided,
+// they are used to acquire and release the database.
 //
 // Should be run in goroutine!
-func cacheFlusher() {
+func cacheFlusher(requests chan int, acks chan error) {
 	ticker := time.Tick(15 * time.Minute)
 
 	for {
 		<-ticker
 
 		func() {
+			// lock database if needed
+			if requests != nil {
+				requests <- ACQUIREDB
+				err := <-acks
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+				defer func() {
+					requests <- RELEASEDB
+					<-acks
+				}()
+			}
+
 			// lock everything to eliminate in-progress calls
 			r := context.CollectionFactory().RemoteRepoCollection()
 			r.Lock()
@@ -56,6 +75,34 @@ func cacheFlusher() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Acquire database lock and release it when not needed anymore. Two
+// channels must be provided. The first one is to receive requests to
+// acquire/release the database and the second one is to send acks.
+//
+// Should be run in a goroutine!
+func acquireDatabase(requests chan int, acks chan error) {
+	clients := 0
+	for {
+		request := <-requests
+		switch request {
+		case ACQUIREDB:
+			if clients == 0 {
+				acks <- context.ReOpenDatabase()
+			} else {
+				acks <- nil
+			}
+			clients++
+		case RELEASEDB:
+			clients--
+			if clients == 0 {
+				acks <- context.CloseDatabase()
+			} else {
+				acks <- nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Common piece of code to show list of packages,
 // with searching & details if requested
 func showPackages(c *gin.Context, reflist *deb.PackageRefList) {

api/router.go

@@ -12,11 +12,41 @@ var context *ctx.AptlyContext
 func Router(c *ctx.AptlyContext) http.Handler {
 	context = c
 
-	go cacheFlusher()
-
 	router := gin.Default()
 	router.Use(gin.ErrorLogger())
 
+	if context.Flags().Lookup("no-lock").Value.Get().(bool) {
+		// We use a goroutine to count the number of
+		// concurrent requests. When no more requests are
+		// running, we close the database to free the lock.
+		requests := make(chan int)
+		acks := make(chan error)
+
+		go acquireDatabase(requests, acks)
+		go cacheFlusher(requests, acks)
+
+		router.Use(func(c *gin.Context) {
+			requests <- ACQUIREDB
+			err := <-acks
+			if err != nil {
+				c.Fail(500, err)
+				return
+			}
+			defer func() {
+				requests <- RELEASEDB
+				err = <-acks
+				if err != nil {
+					c.Fail(500, err)
+					return
+				}
+			}()
+			c.Next()
+		})
+
+	} else {
+		go cacheFlusher(nil, nil)
+	}
+
 	root := router.Group("/api")
 
 	{

cmd/api_serve.go

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Example:
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flag.String("listen", ":8080", "host:port for HTTP listening")
+	cmd.Flag.Bool("no-lock", false, "don't lock the database")
 
 	return cmd
 

man/aptly.1

@@ -1658,6 +1658,10 @@ Options:
 \-\fBlisten\fR=:8080
 host:port for HTTP listening
 .
+.TP
+\-\fBno-lock\fR
+don't lock the database and allow one to still use the command-line client
+.
 .SH "RENDER GRAPH OF RELATIONSHIPS"
 \fBaptly\fR \fBgraph\fR
 .