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charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Fixes #15 ### ๐Ÿ“‹ What this PR adds: **Enhanced Documentation:** - Comprehensive signal handling section in README.md - Complete coverage of SIGINT (CTRL+C), SIGTERM, SIGKILL, and other Unix signals - Signal exit codes table with 128 + N formula explanation - Programmatic signal control examples with runner.kill() method - Graceful shutdown patterns with SIGTERM โ†’ SIGKILL escalation - Interactive command termination examples - Multiple process signal management **New Example Files:** - `examples/signal-handling-demo.mjs` - Comprehensive demo of all signal types - `examples/sigterm-sigkill-escalation.mjs` - Production-ready graceful shutdown patterns - `examples/ctrl-c-vs-sigterm.mjs` - Detailed comparison of SIGINT vs SIGTERM semantics ### ๐Ÿš€ Key Features Documented: **Signal Types Covered:** - SIGINT (2) - CTRL+C interruption โ†’ Exit code 130 - SIGTERM (15) - Graceful termination โ†’ Exit code 143 - SIGKILL (9) - Force termination โ†’ Exit code 137 - SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 (10/12) - User-defined signals - SIGHUP, SIGQUIT, SIGPIPE, SIGALRM, etc. **Usage Patterns:** - `runner.kill()` - Default SIGTERM - `runner.kill('SIGINT')` - Send specific signals - Graceful shutdown with timeout escalation - Interactive command handling (ping, long-running processes) - Multiple concurrent process signal management **Production Examples:** - SIGTERM โ†’ SIGKILL escalation with configurable timeouts - Exit code validation and handling - Signal semantic meaning explanations - Best practices for process lifecycle management ### ๐Ÿ“š Documentation Enhancements: - Updated "Signal Handling" section title to include SIGTERM and other signals - Added comprehensive signal reference table - Provided real-world usage examples for each signal type - Explained exit code formulas and standard conventions - Cross-platform signal behavior documentation ๐Ÿค– Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude --- README.md | 251 +++++++++++++++++++++++- examples/ctrl-c-vs-sigterm.mjs | 191 ++++++++++++++++++ examples/signal-handling-demo.mjs | 191 ++++++++++++++++++ examples/sigterm-sigkill-escalation.mjs | 188 ++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 811 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) create mode 100644 examples/ctrl-c-vs-sigterm.mjs create mode 100644 examples/signal-handling-demo.mjs create mode 100644 examples/sigterm-sigkill-escalation.mjs diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fc45e260..72d95f8a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1066,18 +1066,18 @@ const result4 = await $`echo "pipe test"`.pipe($`cat`); const text4 = await result4.text(); // "pipe test\n" ``` -## Signal Handling (CTRL+C Support) +## Signal Handling (CTRL+C, SIGTERM, and Other Signals) -The library provides **advanced CTRL+C handling** that properly manages signals across different scenarios: +The library provides **comprehensive signal handling** that properly manages SIGINT (CTRL+C), SIGTERM, SIGKILL, and other signals across different scenarios: ### How It Works -1. **Smart Signal Forwarding**: CTRL+C is forwarded **only when child processes are active** -2. **User Handler Preservation**: When no children are running, your custom SIGINT handlers work normally +1. **Smart Signal Forwarding**: Signals are forwarded **only when child processes are active** +2. **User Handler Preservation**: When no children are running, your custom signal handlers work normally 3. **Process Groups**: Child processes use detached spawning for proper signal isolation 4. **TTY Mode Support**: Raw TTY mode is properly managed and restored on interruption 5. **Graceful Termination**: Uses SIGTERM โ†’ SIGKILL escalation for robust process cleanup -6. **Exit Code Standards**: Proper signal exit codes (130 for SIGINT, 143 for SIGTERM) +6. **Exit Code Standards**: Proper signal exit codes (130 for SIGINT, 143 for SIGTERM, 137 for SIGKILL) ### Advanced Signal Behavior @@ -1134,17 +1134,248 @@ try { } ``` +### Sending Signals to Commands + +#### Programmatic Signal Control + +You can send different signals to running commands using the `kill()` method: + +```javascript +import { $ } from 'command-stream'; + +// Start a long-running command +const runner = $`sleep 30`; +const promise = runner.start(); // Non-blocking start + +// Send different signals after some time: + +// 1. SIGTERM (15) - Polite termination request (default) +setTimeout(() => { + runner.kill(); // Default: SIGTERM + // or explicitly: + runner.kill('SIGTERM'); +}, 5000); + +// 2. SIGINT (2) - Interrupt signal (same as CTRL+C) +setTimeout(() => { + runner.kill('SIGINT'); +}, 3000); + +// 3. SIGKILL (9) - Force termination (cannot be caught) +setTimeout(() => { + runner.kill('SIGKILL'); +}, 10000); + +// 4. SIGUSR1 (10) - User-defined signal 1 +setTimeout(() => { + runner.kill('SIGUSR1'); +}, 7000); + +// 5. SIGUSR2 (12) - User-defined signal 2 +setTimeout(() => { + runner.kill('SIGUSR2'); +}, 8000); + +// Wait for command completion and check exit code +try { + const result = await promise; + console.log('Exit code:', result.code); +} catch (error) { + console.log('Command terminated:', error.code); +} +``` + +#### Signal Exit Codes + +Different signals produce specific exit codes: + +```javascript +import { $ } from 'command-stream'; + +// Test different signal exit codes +async function testSignalExitCodes() { + // SIGINT (CTRL+C) โ†’ Exit code 130 (128 + 2) + const runner1 = $`sleep 5`; + const promise1 = runner1.start(); + setTimeout(() => runner1.kill('SIGINT'), 1000); + const result1 = await promise1; + console.log('SIGINT exit code:', result1.code); // โ†’ 130 + + // SIGTERM โ†’ Exit code 143 (128 + 15) + const runner2 = $`sleep 5`; + const promise2 = runner2.start(); + setTimeout(() => runner2.kill('SIGTERM'), 1000); + const result2 = await promise2; + console.log('SIGTERM exit code:', result2.code); // โ†’ 143 + + // SIGKILL โ†’ Exit code 137 (128 + 9) + const runner3 = $`sleep 5`; + const promise3 = runner3.start(); + setTimeout(() => runner3.kill('SIGKILL'), 1000); + const result3 = await promise3; + console.log('SIGKILL exit code:', result3.code); // โ†’ 137 +} +``` + +#### Graceful Shutdown Patterns + +Implement graceful shutdown with escalating signals: + +```javascript +import { $ } from 'command-stream'; + +async function gracefulShutdown(runner, timeoutMs = 5000) { + console.log('Requesting graceful shutdown with SIGTERM...'); + + // Step 1: Send SIGTERM (polite request) + runner.kill('SIGTERM'); + + // Step 2: Wait for graceful shutdown + const shutdownTimeout = setTimeout(() => { + console.log('Graceful shutdown timeout, sending SIGKILL...'); + runner.kill('SIGKILL'); // Force termination + }, timeoutMs); + + try { + const result = await runner; + clearTimeout(shutdownTimeout); + console.log('Process exited gracefully:', result.code); + return result; + } catch (error) { + clearTimeout(shutdownTimeout); + console.log('Process terminated:', error.code); + throw error; + } +} + +// Usage example +const longRunningProcess = $`node server.js`; +longRunningProcess.start(); + +// Later, when you need to shut down: +await gracefulShutdown(longRunningProcess, 10000); // 10 second timeout +``` + +#### Interactive Command Termination + +Handle interactive commands that ignore stdin but respond to signals: + +```javascript +import { $ } from 'command-stream'; + +// Commands like ping ignore stdin but respond to signals +async function runPingWithTimeout(host, timeoutSeconds = 5) { + const pingRunner = $`ping ${host}`; + const promise = pingRunner.start(); + + // Set up timeout to send SIGINT after specified time + const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => { + console.log(`Stopping ping after ${timeoutSeconds} seconds...`); + pingRunner.kill('SIGINT'); // Same as pressing CTRL+C + }, timeoutSeconds * 1000); + + try { + const result = await promise; + clearTimeout(timeoutId); + return result; + } catch (error) { + clearTimeout(timeoutId); + console.log('Ping interrupted with exit code:', error.code); // Usually 130 + return error; + } +} + +// Run ping for 3 seconds then automatically stop +await runPingWithTimeout('8.8.8.8', 3); +``` + +#### Multiple Process Signal Management + +Send signals to multiple concurrent processes: + +```javascript +import { $ } from 'command-stream'; + +async function runMultipleWithSignalControl() { + // Start multiple long-running processes + const processes = [ + $`tail -f /var/log/system.log`, + $`ping google.com`, + $`sleep 60`, + ]; + + // Start all processes + const promises = processes.map(p => p.start()); + + // After 10 seconds, send SIGTERM to all + setTimeout(() => { + console.log('Sending SIGTERM to all processes...'); + processes.forEach(p => p.kill('SIGTERM')); + }, 10000); + + // After 15 seconds, send SIGKILL to any survivors + setTimeout(() => { + console.log('Sending SIGKILL to remaining processes...'); + processes.forEach(p => p.kill('SIGKILL')); + }, 15000); + + // Wait for all to complete + const results = await Promise.allSettled(promises); + results.forEach((result, index) => { + if (result.status === 'fulfilled') { + console.log(`Process ${index} exit code:`, result.value.code); + } else { + console.log(`Process ${index} error:`, result.reason.code); + } + }); +} +``` + ### Signal Handling Behavior -- **๐ŸŽฏ Smart Detection**: Only forwards CTRL+C when child processes are active -- **๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Non-Interference**: Preserves user SIGINT handlers when no children running +- **๐ŸŽฏ Smart Detection**: Only forwards signals when child processes are active +- **๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Non-Interference**: Preserves user signal handlers when no children running - **โšก Interactive Commands**: Use `interactive: true` option for commands like `vim`, `less`, `top` to enable proper TTY forwarding and signal handling - **๐Ÿ”„ Process Groups**: Detached spawning ensures proper signal isolation - **๐Ÿงน TTY Cleanup**: Raw terminal mode properly restored on interruption +- **โš–๏ธ Signal Escalation**: Supports SIGTERM โ†’ SIGKILL escalation for robust cleanup +- **๐Ÿ”€ Signal Forwarding**: All standard Unix signals can be forwarded to child processes - **๐Ÿ“Š Standard Exit Codes**: - - `130` - SIGINT interruption (CTRL+C) - - `143` - SIGTERM termination (programmatic kill) - - `137` - SIGKILL force termination + - `130` - SIGINT interruption (CTRL+C) - Signal number 2 + - `143` - SIGTERM termination (programmatic kill) - Signal number 15 + - `137` - SIGKILL force termination - Signal number 9 + - `128 + N` - General formula for signal exit codes (where N is signal number) + +### Available Signals + +The library supports all standard Unix signals: + +| Signal | Number | Description | Can be caught? | Common use case | +|--------|--------|-------------|----------------|-----------------| +| `SIGINT` | 2 | Interrupt (CTRL+C) | โœ… Yes | User interrupt | +| `SIGTERM` | 15 | Terminate (default kill) | โœ… Yes | Graceful shutdown | +| `SIGKILL` | 9 | Kill | โŒ No | Force termination | +| `SIGQUIT` | 3 | Quit with core dump | โœ… Yes | Debug termination | +| `SIGHUP` | 1 | Hang up | โœ… Yes | Reload configuration | +| `SIGUSR1` | 10 | User signal 1 | โœ… Yes | Custom application logic | +| `SIGUSR2` | 12 | User signal 2 | โœ… Yes | Custom application logic | +| `SIGPIPE` | 13 | Broken pipe | โœ… Yes | Pipe communication error | +| `SIGALRM` | 14 | Alarm clock | โœ… Yes | Timer expiration | +| `SIGSTOP` | 19 | Stop process | โŒ No | Pause execution | +| `SIGCONT` | 18 | Continue process | โœ… Yes | Resume execution | + +**Usage examples:** + +```javascript +// All these signals can be sent to running commands: +runner.kill('SIGINT'); // Interrupt (same as CTRL+C) +runner.kill('SIGTERM'); // Graceful termination (default) +runner.kill('SIGKILL'); // Force kill +runner.kill('SIGHUP'); // Hang up +runner.kill('SIGUSR1'); // User-defined signal 1 +runner.kill('SIGUSR2'); // User-defined signal 2 +runner.kill('SIGQUIT'); // Quit with core dump +``` ### Command Resolution Priority diff --git a/examples/ctrl-c-vs-sigterm.mjs b/examples/ctrl-c-vs-sigterm.mjs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cf37cfd6 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/ctrl-c-vs-sigterm.mjs @@ -0,0 +1,191 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env node + +/** + * CTRL+C vs SIGTERM Comparison + * + * Demonstrates the differences between: + * - CTRL+C (SIGINT) - User interrupt signal + * - SIGTERM - Termination request signal (default for kill command) + * + * Both can be caught by processes, but they have different semantic meanings. + * + * Usage: + * node examples/ctrl-c-vs-sigterm.mjs + */ + +import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs'; + +console.log('๐Ÿ”„ CTRL+C (SIGINT) vs SIGTERM Comparison\n'); + +async function demonstrateSignalDifferences() { + console.log('Understanding the difference between SIGINT and SIGTERM:\n'); + + console.log('๐Ÿ“ SIGINT (Signal 2) - "Interrupt" - Usually CTRL+C'); + console.log(' โ€ข Semantic meaning: User wants to interrupt/cancel'); + console.log(' โ€ข Common sources: Terminal CTRL+C, kill -2, kill -INT'); + console.log(' โ€ข Exit code when caught: Usually 130 (128 + 2)'); + console.log(' โ€ข Can be caught and handled by programs'); + + console.log('\n๐Ÿ“ SIGTERM (Signal 15) - "Terminate" - Default kill signal'); + console.log(' โ€ข Semantic meaning: Request to terminate gracefully'); + console.log(' โ€ข Common sources: kill command (default), systemd, process managers'); + console.log(' โ€ข Exit code when caught: Usually 143 (128 + 15)'); + console.log(' โ€ข Can be caught and handled by programs'); + + console.log('\n' + 'โ”€'.repeat(50) + '\n'); +} + +async function testSigintBehavior() { + console.log('๐Ÿงช Testing SIGINT (CTRL+C equivalent) behavior:'); + + try { + const runner = $`sleep 5`; + const promise = runner.start(); + + // Send SIGINT after 1 second + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ค Sending SIGINT (equivalent to pressing CTRL+C)...'); + runner.kill('SIGINT'); + }, 1000); + + const result = await promise; + console.log(' โœ“ SIGINT result - Exit code:', result.code, '(should be 130)'); + } catch (error) { + console.log(' โœ“ SIGINT interrupted with exit code:', error.code); + } +} + +async function testSigtermBehavior() { + console.log('\n๐Ÿงช Testing SIGTERM (default kill) behavior:'); + + try { + const runner = $`sleep 5`; + const promise = runner.start(); + + // Send SIGTERM after 1 second + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ค Sending SIGTERM (default kill signal)...'); + runner.kill('SIGTERM'); // or just runner.kill() - SIGTERM is default + }, 1000); + + const result = await promise; + console.log(' โœ“ SIGTERM result - Exit code:', result.code, '(should be 143)'); + } catch (error) { + console.log(' โœ“ SIGTERM terminated with exit code:', error.code); + } +} + +async function testDefaultKillBehavior() { + console.log('\n๐Ÿงช Testing default kill() behavior (should be SIGTERM):'); + + try { + const runner = $`sleep 5`; + const promise = runner.start(); + + // Default kill (should send SIGTERM) + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ค Calling kill() without signal (defaults to SIGTERM)...'); + runner.kill(); // No signal specified - should default to SIGTERM + }, 1000); + + const result = await promise; + console.log(' โœ“ Default kill() result - Exit code:', result.code, '(should be 143 for SIGTERM)'); + } catch (error) { + console.log(' โœ“ Default kill() terminated with exit code:', error.code); + } +} + +async function demonstrateExitCodes() { + console.log('\n๐Ÿ“Š Exit Code Demonstration:'); + console.log('Formula: Exit Code = 128 + Signal Number'); + console.log('โ€ข SIGINT (2): 128 + 2 = 130'); + console.log('โ€ข SIGTERM (15): 128 + 15 = 143'); + console.log('โ€ข SIGKILL (9): 128 + 9 = 137'); + + const signals = [ + { name: 'SIGINT', number: 2, expected: 130 }, + { name: 'SIGTERM', number: 15, expected: 143 }, + { name: 'SIGKILL', number: 9, expected: 137 } + ]; + + console.log('\n๐Ÿงฎ Testing exit code formula:'); + + for (const signal of signals) { + try { + const runner = $`sleep 3`; + const promise = runner.start(); + + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(` ๐Ÿ“ค Sending ${signal.name}...`); + runner.kill(signal.name); + }, 500); + + const result = await promise; + const match = result.code === signal.expected ? 'โœ…' : 'โŒ'; + console.log(` ${match} ${signal.name} โ†’ Exit code: ${result.code} (expected: ${signal.expected})`); + } catch (error) { + const match = error.code === signal.expected ? 'โœ…' : 'โŒ'; + console.log(` ${match} ${signal.name} โ†’ Exit code: ${error.code} (expected: ${signal.expected})`); + } + } +} + +async function demonstrateRealWorldUsage() { + console.log('\n๐ŸŒ Real-world Usage Examples:'); + + console.log('\n1๏ธโƒฃ User interruption (CTRL+C equivalent):'); + console.log(' Use SIGINT when user wants to cancel/interrupt'); + + // Simulate user pressing CTRL+C + const pingRunner = $`ping -c 10 8.8.8.8`; + const pingPromise = pingRunner.start(); + + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ‘ค User pressed CTRL+C - sending SIGINT...'); + pingRunner.kill('SIGINT'); // User interruption + }, 2000); + + try { + await pingPromise; + } catch (error) { + console.log(' โœ“ Ping interrupted by user, exit code:', error.code); + } + + console.log('\n2๏ธโƒฃ System shutdown (graceful termination):'); + console.log(' Use SIGTERM for graceful shutdown requests'); + + // Simulate system requesting graceful shutdown + const serverRunner = $`sleep 8`; // Simulate server process + const serverPromise = serverRunner.start(); + + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿญ System requesting graceful shutdown - sending SIGTERM...'); + serverRunner.kill('SIGTERM'); // System shutdown + }, 1000); + + try { + await serverPromise; + } catch (error) { + console.log(' โœ“ Server gracefully terminated, exit code:', error.code); + } +} + +async function main() { + await demonstrateSignalDifferences(); + await testSigintBehavior(); + await testSigtermBehavior(); + await testDefaultKillBehavior(); + await demonstrateExitCodes(); + await demonstrateRealWorldUsage(); + + console.log('\n๐ŸŽ‰ CTRL+C vs SIGTERM Comparison completed!'); + console.log('\nKey Takeaways:'); + console.log('โ€ข SIGINT (CTRL+C): User interruption โ†’ Exit code 130'); + console.log('โ€ข SIGTERM: Graceful termination โ†’ Exit code 143'); + console.log('โ€ข Both can be caught and handled by processes'); + console.log('โ€ข Default kill() sends SIGTERM, not SIGINT'); + console.log('โ€ข Exit codes follow formula: 128 + signal number'); + console.log('โ€ข Choose signal based on semantic meaning, not just functionality'); +} + +main().catch(console.error); \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/examples/signal-handling-demo.mjs b/examples/signal-handling-demo.mjs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f24fa97a --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/signal-handling-demo.mjs @@ -0,0 +1,191 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env node + +/** + * Signal Handling Demonstration + * + * This example demonstrates how to send different signals (SIGTERM, SIGINT, SIGKILL, etc.) + * to executed commands using the command-stream library. + * + * Usage: + * node examples/signal-handling-demo.mjs + */ + +import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs'; + +console.log('๐Ÿ”ง Signal Handling Demo - Various signal types\n'); + +async function demoSignalTypes() { + console.log('1. SIGINT (CTRL+C) Example - Exit code 130'); + + try { + const runner1 = $`sleep 5`; + const promise1 = runner1.start(); + + // Send SIGINT after 1 second + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ก Sending SIGINT...'); + runner1.kill('SIGINT'); + }, 1000); + + const result1 = await promise1; + console.log(' โœ“ Exit code:', result1.code); // Should be 130 + } catch (error) { + console.log(' โœ“ Command interrupted with exit code:', error.code); + } + + console.log('\n2. SIGTERM (Graceful termination) Example - Exit code 143'); + + try { + const runner2 = $`sleep 5`; + const promise2 = runner2.start(); + + // Send SIGTERM after 1 second + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ก Sending SIGTERM...'); + runner2.kill('SIGTERM'); // or just runner2.kill() - SIGTERM is default + }, 1000); + + const result2 = await promise2; + console.log(' โœ“ Exit code:', result2.code); // Should be 143 + } catch (error) { + console.log(' โœ“ Command terminated with exit code:', error.code); + } + + console.log('\n3. SIGKILL (Force termination) Example - Exit code 137'); + + try { + const runner3 = $`sleep 5`; + const promise3 = runner3.start(); + + // Send SIGKILL after 1 second + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ก Sending SIGKILL...'); + runner3.kill('SIGKILL'); + }, 1000); + + const result3 = await promise3; + console.log(' โœ“ Exit code:', result3.code); // Should be 137 + } catch (error) { + console.log(' โœ“ Command force-killed with exit code:', error.code); + } +} + +async function demoGracefulShutdown() { + console.log('\n4. Graceful Shutdown Pattern (SIGTERM โ†’ SIGKILL escalation)'); + + async function gracefulShutdown(runner, timeoutMs = 3000) { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ก Requesting graceful shutdown with SIGTERM...'); + + // Step 1: Send SIGTERM (polite request) + runner.kill('SIGTERM'); + + // Step 2: Wait for graceful shutdown with timeout + const shutdownTimeout = setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' โฐ Graceful shutdown timeout, sending SIGKILL...'); + runner.kill('SIGKILL'); // Force termination + }, timeoutMs); + + try { + const result = await runner; + clearTimeout(shutdownTimeout); + console.log(' โœ“ Process exited gracefully with code:', result.code); + return result; + } catch (error) { + clearTimeout(shutdownTimeout); + console.log(' โœ“ Process terminated with code:', error.code); + return error; + } + } + + const runner = $`sleep 10`; + runner.start(); + + // Wait 1 second then try graceful shutdown + setTimeout(() => { + gracefulShutdown(runner, 2000); // 2 second timeout for demo + }, 1000); +} + +async function demoInteractiveCommandTermination() { + console.log('\n5. Interactive Command Termination (ping example)'); + + // Commands like ping ignore stdin but respond to signals + async function runPingWithTimeout(host, timeoutSeconds = 3) { + console.log(` ๐Ÿ“ก Starting ping to ${host} for ${timeoutSeconds} seconds...`); + + const pingRunner = $`ping ${host}`; + const promise = pingRunner.start(); + + // Set up timeout to send SIGINT after specified time + const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => { + console.log(` โฐ Stopping ping after ${timeoutSeconds} seconds...`); + pingRunner.kill('SIGINT'); // Same as pressing CTRL+C + }, timeoutSeconds * 1000); + + try { + const result = await promise; + clearTimeout(timeoutId); + console.log(' โœ“ Ping completed naturally with exit code:', result.code); + return result; + } catch (error) { + clearTimeout(timeoutId); + console.log(' โœ“ Ping interrupted with exit code:', error.code); // Usually 130 + return error; + } + } + + // Run ping for 3 seconds then automatically stop + await runPingWithTimeout('8.8.8.8', 3); +} + +async function demoUserDefinedSignals() { + console.log('\n6. User-Defined Signals (SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2)'); + console.log(' Note: Most commands ignore these signals unless specifically programmed to handle them'); + + try { + const runner = $`sleep 5`; + const promise = runner.start(); + + // Send SIGUSR1 after 1 second + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ก Sending SIGUSR1 (most processes will ignore this)...'); + runner.kill('SIGUSR1'); + }, 1000); + + // Send SIGUSR2 after 2 seconds + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ก Sending SIGUSR2 (most processes will ignore this)...'); + runner.kill('SIGUSR2'); + }, 2000); + + // Finally send SIGINT after 3 seconds to actually terminate + setTimeout(() => { + console.log(' ๐Ÿ“ก Sending SIGINT to actually terminate...'); + runner.kill('SIGINT'); + }, 3000); + + const result = await promise; + console.log(' โœ“ Final exit code:', result.code); + } catch (error) { + console.log(' โœ“ Command terminated with exit code:', error.code); + } +} + +// Run all demonstrations +async function main() { + await demoSignalTypes(); + await demoGracefulShutdown(); + await demoInteractiveCommandTermination(); + await demoUserDefinedSignals(); + + console.log('\n๐ŸŽ‰ Signal handling demonstration completed!'); + console.log('\nKey takeaways:'); + console.log('โ€ข SIGINT (CTRL+C) โ†’ Exit code 130'); + console.log('โ€ข SIGTERM (default kill) โ†’ Exit code 143'); + console.log('โ€ข SIGKILL (force kill) โ†’ Exit code 137'); + console.log('โ€ข Use graceful shutdown pattern: SIGTERM โ†’ wait โ†’ SIGKILL'); + console.log('โ€ข Interactive commands like ping need signals, not stdin'); + console.log('โ€ข User signals (SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2) are ignored by most processes'); +} + +main().catch(console.error); \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/examples/sigterm-sigkill-escalation.mjs b/examples/sigterm-sigkill-escalation.mjs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..66bb6dbc --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/sigterm-sigkill-escalation.mjs @@ -0,0 +1,188 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env node + +/** + * SIGTERM โ†’ SIGKILL Escalation Pattern + * + * Demonstrates the proper pattern for graceful shutdown with escalation: + * 1. Send SIGTERM (graceful termination request) + * 2. Wait for process to exit gracefully + * 3. If timeout exceeded, send SIGKILL (force termination) + * + * Usage: + * node examples/sigterm-sigkill-escalation.mjs + */ + +import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs'; + +console.log('๐Ÿ“ก SIGTERM โ†’ SIGKILL Escalation Demo\n'); + +/** + * Graceful shutdown with escalation + * @param {ProcessRunner} runner - The command runner to shutdown + * @param {number} timeoutMs - Timeout in milliseconds before escalating to SIGKILL + * @returns {Promise} Resolves with the result or error + */ +async function gracefulShutdownWithEscalation(runner, timeoutMs = 5000) { + console.log('๐Ÿ”„ Starting graceful shutdown sequence...'); + + // Step 1: Send SIGTERM (polite termination request) + console.log('๐Ÿ“ค Step 1: Sending SIGTERM (graceful termination request)'); + runner.kill('SIGTERM'); + + // Step 2: Set up timeout for escalation to SIGKILL + let escalationTimeout; + const escalationPromise = new Promise((resolve) => { + escalationTimeout = setTimeout(() => { + console.log(`โฐ Step 2: Timeout (${timeoutMs}ms) exceeded, escalating to SIGKILL`); + runner.kill('SIGKILL'); // Force termination + resolve('escalated'); + }, timeoutMs); + }); + + // Step 3: Race between graceful exit and escalation timeout + try { + const result = await Promise.race([ + runner, // Wait for process to exit + escalationPromise // Wait for escalation timeout + ]); + + if (result === 'escalated') { + // Escalation timeout triggered, now wait for SIGKILL to take effect + console.log('๐Ÿ”ช SIGKILL sent, waiting for process termination...'); + const finalResult = await runner; + console.log('โœ“ Process force-terminated with exit code:', finalResult.code); + return finalResult; + } else { + // Process exited gracefully before timeout + clearTimeout(escalationTimeout); + console.log('โœ… Process exited gracefully with exit code:', result.code); + return result; + } + } catch (error) { + clearTimeout(escalationTimeout); + console.log('โœ“ Process terminated with exit code:', error.code); + return error; + } +} + +/** + * Simulate different process behaviors for testing escalation + */ +async function testEscalationScenarios() { + console.log('Testing different escalation scenarios:\n'); + + // Scenario 1: Process exits gracefully (within timeout) + console.log('๐Ÿ“‹ Scenario 1: Process that exits quickly (graceful)'); + const runner1 = $`sleep 1`; // Short sleep - will exit before timeout + runner1.start(); + await gracefulShutdownWithEscalation(runner1, 3000); // 3 second timeout + + console.log('\n' + 'โ”€'.repeat(50) + '\n'); + + // Scenario 2: Process requires escalation (exceeds timeout) + console.log('๐Ÿ“‹ Scenario 2: Process that requires SIGKILL (escalation needed)'); + const runner2 = $`sleep 10`; // Long sleep - will exceed timeout + runner2.start(); + // Give it a moment to start then try shutdown with short timeout + setTimeout(() => { + gracefulShutdownWithEscalation(runner2, 2000); // 2 second timeout - will escalate + }, 500); + + // Wait a bit for the escalation demo to complete + await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 4000)); +} + +/** + * Production-ready graceful shutdown function + */ +function createGracefulShutdown(options = {}) { + const { + sigterm_timeout = 5000, // Time to wait for SIGTERM before SIGKILL + sigkill_timeout = 2000, // Time to wait for SIGKILL before giving up + verbose = true + } = options; + + return async function shutdown(runner, reason = 'shutdown requested') { + if (verbose) console.log(`๐Ÿ›‘ Graceful shutdown initiated: ${reason}`); + + // Phase 1: SIGTERM + if (verbose) console.log('๐Ÿ“ค Phase 1: Sending SIGTERM...'); + runner.kill('SIGTERM'); + + // Phase 2: Wait for graceful exit or timeout + const phase1Promise = new Promise((resolve) => { + setTimeout(() => resolve('timeout'), sigterm_timeout); + }); + + try { + const result = await Promise.race([runner, phase1Promise]); + + if (result === 'timeout') { + // Phase 3: SIGKILL escalation + if (verbose) console.log(`โฐ Phase 2: SIGTERM timeout (${sigterm_timeout}ms), sending SIGKILL...`); + runner.kill('SIGKILL'); + + // Phase 4: Wait for SIGKILL or final timeout + const phase3Promise = new Promise((resolve) => { + setTimeout(() => resolve('final_timeout'), sigkill_timeout); + }); + + const finalResult = await Promise.race([runner, phase3Promise]); + + if (finalResult === 'final_timeout') { + if (verbose) console.log('โŒ Final timeout: Process may be hung (this should not happen with SIGKILL)'); + throw new Error('Process termination failed even with SIGKILL'); + } else { + if (verbose) console.log('โœ“ Process terminated with SIGKILL, exit code:', finalResult.code); + return finalResult; + } + } else { + if (verbose) console.log('โœ… Process exited gracefully, exit code:', result.code); + return result; + } + } catch (error) { + if (verbose) console.log('โœ“ Process terminated, exit code:', error.code); + return error; + } + }; +} + +async function testProductionShutdown() { + console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(60)); + console.log('๐Ÿญ Production-Ready Shutdown Function Test\n'); + + // Create shutdown function with custom options + const shutdown = createGracefulShutdown({ + sigterm_timeout: 3000, // 3 seconds for graceful exit + sigkill_timeout: 1000, // 1 second for SIGKILL to take effect + verbose: true + }); + + console.log('๐Ÿ“‹ Testing production shutdown with long-running process'); + const runner = $`sleep 20`; // Long-running process + runner.start(); + + // Wait a moment then shutdown + setTimeout(() => { + shutdown(runner, 'application shutdown'); + }, 1000); + + // Wait for completion + await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 6000)); +} + +// Run all tests +async function main() { + await testEscalationScenarios(); + await testProductionShutdown(); + + console.log('\n๐ŸŽ‰ SIGTERM โ†’ SIGKILL Escalation Demo completed!'); + console.log('\nBest Practices:'); + console.log('โ€ข Always try SIGTERM first (graceful)'); + console.log('โ€ข Set reasonable timeouts (5-30 seconds typical)'); + console.log('โ€ข Escalate to SIGKILL if SIGTERM timeout exceeded'); + console.log('โ€ข SIGKILL cannot be ignored - it always works'); + console.log('โ€ข Monitor exit codes: 143 (SIGTERM), 137 (SIGKILL)'); +} + +main().catch(console.error); \ No newline at end of file From 6adab3b78de3f49257fe7781a1082f3e0a65bbec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: konard Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:57:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 04/10] Deliver signals gracefully and at parity in both languages Stopping a command claimed to support graceful shutdown, but neither implementation actually provided it: * JS `kill(signal)` sent the requested signal and SIGKILL in the same tick, so the child was destroyed before its handler could run. The reported 143/130 came from `getSignalExitCode(signal)`, which made the exit code look correct while the shutdown was never graceful. * Rust `ProcessRunner::kill()` only ever sent SIGKILL, with no way to choose a signal at all. Both now follow one model: deliver the requested signal to the process and its group, give the child a grace window to handle it, then escalate to SIGKILL so a process that ignores the signal still terminates, and report the conventional `128 + signal` exit code. The grace window is configurable (`killGrace` / `kill_grace_ms`, default 100ms); setting it to 0 restores the previous immediate escalation. Rust gains `signal.rs`, which replaces the signal tables that were duplicated in `stream.rs` so both runners share one vocabulary. Tests: the three graceful-termination cases fail against the pre-fix code, which is what makes them regression tests. The escalation cases assert termination via a heartbeat file rather than `kill(pid, 0)`, because nothing reaps the child after `kill()` and a zombie still answers signal 0. --- experiments/issue-15/graceful-child.sh | 11 + experiments/issue-15/js-escalation-debug.mjs | 39 +++ experiments/issue-15/js-kill-grace.mjs | 32 +++ experiments/issue-15/rust_kill_grace.rs | 64 +++++ js/src/$.process-runner-base.mjs | 1 + js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs | 130 +++++++-- js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs | 178 ++++++++++++ rust/src/lib.rs | 77 ++++- rust/src/signal.rs | 105 +++++++ rust/src/stream.rs | 84 +++--- rust/tests/signals.rs | 279 +++++++++++++++++++ 11 files changed, 924 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-) create mode 100755 experiments/issue-15/graceful-child.sh create mode 100644 experiments/issue-15/js-escalation-debug.mjs create mode 100644 experiments/issue-15/js-kill-grace.mjs create mode 100644 experiments/issue-15/rust_kill_grace.rs create mode 100644 js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs create mode 100644 rust/src/signal.rs create mode 100644 rust/tests/signals.rs diff --git a/experiments/issue-15/graceful-child.sh b/experiments/issue-15/graceful-child.sh new file mode 100755 index 00000000..eae17b17 --- /dev/null +++ b/experiments/issue-15/graceful-child.sh @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +#!/bin/sh +# A child that handles SIGTERM gracefully: it traps the signal, writes a marker +# file proving the handler ran, and exits. Used to check whether +# command-stream's kill() actually gives the child a chance to clean up. +marker="$1" +trap 'echo "SIGTERM handler ran" >> "$marker"; exit 0' TERM +trap 'echo "SIGINT handler ran" >> "$marker"; exit 0' INT +echo ready +while true; do + sleep 0.05 +done diff --git a/experiments/issue-15/js-escalation-debug.mjs b/experiments/issue-15/js-escalation-debug.mjs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0afe4cc4 --- /dev/null +++ b/experiments/issue-15/js-escalation-debug.mjs @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +// Why does a child that ignores SIGTERM survive the SIGKILL escalation? +import { $ } from '../../js/src/$.mjs'; +import { unlinkSync, statSync } from 'fs'; + +const hb = '/tmp/hb.txt'; +try { + unlinkSync(hb); +} catch {} + +const command = `trap '' TERM INT; echo ready; while true; do echo tick >> ${hb}; sleep 0.05; done`; +const cmd = $({ mirror: false, killGrace: 50 })`sh -c ${command}`; +cmd.start(); +await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 300)); + +const pid = cmd.child?.pid; +console.log('options.killGrace =', JSON.stringify(cmd.options?.killGrace)); +console.log('child.pid =', pid); + +const alive = (p) => { + try { + process.kill(p, 0); + return true; + } catch { + return false; + } +}; +const size = () => { + try { + return statSync(hb).size; + } catch { + return 0; + } +}; + +cmd.kill(); +for (const ms of [100, 300, 600, 1000]) { + await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms === 100 ? 100 : 200)); + console.log(`t+${ms}ms direct-child-alive=${alive(pid)} heartbeat=${size()}`); +} diff --git a/experiments/issue-15/js-kill-grace.mjs b/experiments/issue-15/js-kill-grace.mjs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6c297a7c --- /dev/null +++ b/experiments/issue-15/js-kill-grace.mjs @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +// Does command-stream's JS kill() let a child handle the signal it was sent? +// +// The child traps SIGTERM/SIGINT and appends a line to a marker file. If the +// marker stays empty, the child never got to run its handler -- meaning the +// signal was immediately followed by an unsurvivable SIGKILL. +import { $ } from '../../js/src/$.mjs'; +import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs'; +import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'; +import { join } from 'node:path'; + +const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'cs-signal-')); +const child = new URL('./graceful-child.sh', import.meta.url).pathname; + +async function probe(signal) { + const marker = join(dir, `marker-${signal}`); + const cmd = $({ mirror: false })`sh ${child} ${marker}`; + const running = cmd.start(); + await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 400)); // let the trap install + cmd.kill(signal); + const result = await running; + await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 300)); // let the handler flush + const handled = existsSync(marker) ? readFileSync(marker, 'utf8').trim() : ''; + return { + signal, + code: result.code, + handled: handled || '(handler never ran)', + }; +} + +for (const signal of ['SIGTERM', 'SIGINT']) { + console.log(JSON.stringify(await probe(signal))); +} diff --git a/experiments/issue-15/rust_kill_grace.rs b/experiments/issue-15/rust_kill_grace.rs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..def160db --- /dev/null +++ b/experiments/issue-15/rust_kill_grace.rs @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +//! Does the Rust side let a child handle the signal it was sent? +//! +//! Mirror of experiments/issue-15/js-kill-grace.mjs. The child traps SIGTERM +//! and appends to a marker file; an empty marker means the handler never ran. +//! +//! Run with: cargo test --test rust_kill_grace -- --nocapture +use command_stream::{OutputChunk, ProcessRunner, RunOptions, StreamingRunner}; +use std::time::Duration; + +fn child_script(marker: &std::path::Path) -> String { + format!( + "trap 'echo handled >> {marker}; exit 0' TERM INT; echo ready; while true; do sleep 0.05; done", + marker = marker.display() + ) +} + +async fn probe_stream(signal: &str) -> (i32, String) { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let marker = dir.path().join("marker"); + let runner = StreamingRunner::new(child_script(&marker)).kill_signal(signal); + let mut stream = runner.stream(); + let mut code = -1; + let mut killed = false; + while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await { + match chunk { + OutputChunk::Stdout(_) if !killed => { + killed = true; + stream.kill(); + } + OutputChunk::Exit(c) => code = c, + _ => {} + } + } + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(300)).await; + let handled = std::fs::read_to_string(&marker).unwrap_or_default(); + (code, if handled.trim().is_empty() { "(handler never ran)".into() } else { handled.trim().into() }) +} + +#[tokio::test] +async fn stream_kill_grace() { + for signal in ["SIGTERM", "SIGINT"] { + let (code, handled) = probe_stream(signal).await; + println!("STREAM signal={signal} code={code} handled={handled}"); + } +} + +#[tokio::test] +async fn process_runner_kill_grace() { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let marker = dir.path().join("marker"); + let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new( + child_script(&marker), + RunOptions { mirror: false, ..Default::default() }, + ); + runner.start().await.unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + runner.kill().unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + let handled = std::fs::read_to_string(&marker).unwrap_or_default(); + println!( + "PROCESS_RUNNER kill() handled={}", + if handled.trim().is_empty() { "(handler never ran)" } else { handled.trim() } + ); +} diff --git a/js/src/$.process-runner-base.mjs b/js/src/$.process-runner-base.mjs index a8c5718f..548379f8 100644 --- a/js/src/$.process-runner-base.mjs +++ b/js/src/$.process-runner-base.mjs @@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ class ProcessRunner extends StreamEmitter { interactive: false, shellOperators: true, killSignal: 'SIGTERM', + killGrace: 100, ...options, }; diff --git a/js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs b/js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs index 4d3201c1..8c0027a8 100644 --- a/js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs +++ b/js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs @@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ import { createResult } from './$.result.mjs'; const isBun = typeof globalThis.Bun !== 'undefined'; +/** + * Default milliseconds a child is given to handle the kill signal before + * SIGKILL follows. Mirrors the Rust `kill_grace_ms` default. + */ +const DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE = 100; + /** * Send a signal to a process and its group * @param {number} pid - Process ID @@ -46,51 +52,127 @@ function sendSignalToProcess(pid, sig, runtime) { return operations; } +/** + * Check whether a process still exists, without signalling it. + * @param {number} pid - Process ID + * @returns {boolean} True when the process is still alive + */ +function processIsAlive(pid) { + try { + // Signal 0 performs the permission and existence checks without delivery. + process.kill(pid, 0); + return true; + } catch { + return false; + } +} + +/** + * Is anything from the original command still running? + * + * The check must cover the same target the signal was delivered to: the direct + * child *and* its process group. A shell wrapper frequently dies on the first + * signal while the grandchild doing the real work survives and is reparented to + * init; looking only at the direct child would report "already gone" and skip + * the escalation, leaving that grandchild running forever. + * + * @param {number} pid - Process ID of the direct child / group leader + * @returns {boolean} True when the process or any group member is still alive + */ +function processTreeIsAlive(pid) { + return processIsAlive(pid) || processIsAlive(-pid); +} + +/** + * Schedule the forceful SIGKILL escalation that guarantees termination. + * + * The escalation is deliberately deferred: sending SIGKILL in the same tick as + * the requested signal means a child that handles SIGTERM (to flush output, + * remove a lock file, stop its own children) is destroyed before its handler + * can run, so a "graceful" stop was never actually graceful. + * + * @param {number} pid - Process ID + * @param {number} graceMilliseconds - Time to wait before SIGKILL + * @param {string} runtime - Runtime identifier for logging + */ +function scheduleForcefulEscalation(pid, graceMilliseconds, runtime) { + if (!(graceMilliseconds > 0)) { + sendSignalToProcess(pid, 'SIGKILL', runtime); + return; + } + + const timer = setTimeout(() => { + if (!processTreeIsAlive(pid)) { + trace( + 'ProcessRunner', + () => `Process ${pid} exited within the grace period; no SIGKILL needed` + ); + return; + } + trace( + 'ProcessRunner', + () => `Grace period elapsed, escalating to SIGKILL for process ${pid}` + ); + sendSignalToProcess(pid, 'SIGKILL', runtime); + }, graceMilliseconds); + + // The escalation must never be the reason the process stays alive: an + // unref'd timer lets the runtime exit as soon as everything else is done. + timer.unref?.(); +} + /** * Kill a child process with escalating signals * @param {object} child - Child process object * @param {string} [signal] - Signal to send first (default 'SIGTERM') + * @param {number} [graceMilliseconds] - Time the child is given to handle the + * signal before SIGKILL follows (default 100) */ -function killChildProcess(child, signal = 'SIGTERM') { +function killChildProcess( + child, + signal = 'SIGTERM', + graceMilliseconds = DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE +) { if (!child || !child.pid) { return; } const runtime = isBun ? 'Bun' : 'Node'; + const pid = child.pid; trace( 'ProcessRunner', () => - `Killing ${runtime} process | ${JSON.stringify({ pid: child.pid, signal }, null, 2)}` + `Killing ${runtime} process | ${JSON.stringify({ pid, signal, graceMilliseconds }, null, 2)}` ); - // Send the configured signal first, then escalate to SIGKILL to guarantee - // termination even if the process ignores or handles the first signal. - // When the configured signal already is SIGKILL we skip the redundant second - // delivery. - const killOperations = []; - killOperations.push(...sendSignalToProcess(child.pid, signal, runtime)); - if (signal !== 'SIGKILL') { - killOperations.push(...sendSignalToProcess(child.pid, 'SIGKILL', runtime)); - } + // Send the requested signal first, then escalate to SIGKILL once the grace + // period has passed, so termination is still guaranteed for a process that + // ignores the signal. When the requested signal already is SIGKILL there is + // nothing to wait for and no second delivery to make. + const killOperations = sendSignalToProcess(pid, signal, runtime); trace( 'ProcessRunner', () => `${runtime} kill operations attempted: ${killOperations.join(', ')}` ); - if (isBun) { - try { - child.kill(); - trace( - 'ProcessRunner', - () => `Called child.kill() for Bun process ${child.pid}` - ); - } catch (err) { - trace( - 'ProcessRunner', - () => `Error calling child.kill(): ${err.message}` - ); + if (signal === 'SIGKILL') { + if (isBun) { + try { + child.kill(); + trace( + 'ProcessRunner', + () => `Called child.kill() for Bun process ${pid}` + ); + } catch (err) { + trace( + 'ProcessRunner', + () => `Error calling child.kill(): ${err.message}` + ); + } } + } else { + scheduleForcefulEscalation(pid, graceMilliseconds, runtime); } child.removeAllListeners?.(); @@ -236,7 +318,7 @@ function killRunner(runner, signal) { if (runner.child && !runner.finished) { trace('ProcessRunner', () => `Killing child process ${runner.child.pid}`); try { - killChildProcess(runner.child, signal); + killChildProcess(runner.child, signal, runner.options?.killGrace); runner.child = null; } catch (err) { trace('ProcessRunner', () => `Error killing process: ${err.message}`); diff --git a/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs b/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..763ae17f --- /dev/null +++ b/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs @@ -0,0 +1,178 @@ +/** + * Signal handling tests (issue #15). + * + * These cover the documented contract for stopping a running command: which + * signal is delivered, that the child gets a chance to handle it, that a + * process ignoring it is still terminated, and which exit code is reported. + * + * The Rust counterpart is `rust/tests/signals.rs`; both suites assert the same + * behavior so the two implementations stay in parity. + */ +import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'bun:test'; +import { beforeTestCleanup, afterTestCleanup } from './test-cleanup.mjs'; +import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs'; +import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, readFileSync, statSync } from 'fs'; +import { join } from 'path'; +import { tmpdir } from 'os'; + +// Signals are a Unix concept; Windows terminates processes by other means. +const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32'; + +const sleep = (ms) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms)); + +describe.skipIf(isWindows)('Signal handling', () => { + let workDir; + + beforeEach(async () => { + await beforeTestCleanup(); + workDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'cs-signals-')); + }); + + afterEach(async () => { + rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); + await afterTestCleanup(); + }); + + /** + * A command that traps a signal, records that its handler ran, and exits. + * + * Writing to a marker file is what distinguishes "the child handled the + * signal" from "the child was destroyed before it could": an exit code alone + * cannot tell the two apart, because the reported code is derived from the + * signal that was requested either way. + */ + const gracefulChild = (marker, signals = 'TERM INT') => + `trap 'echo handled >> ${marker}; exit 0' ${signals}; ` + + `echo ready; while true; do sleep 0.05; done`; + + const handlerRan = (marker) => { + try { + return readFileSync(marker, 'utf8').includes('handled'); + } catch { + return false; + } + }; + + const fileSize = (path) => { + try { + return statSync(path).size; + } catch { + return 0; + } + }; + + // Start a command, wait for it to be running, then stop it. + const startAndKill = async (command, options, kill) => { + const cmd = $({ mirror: false, ...options })`sh -c ${command}`; + cmd.start(); + await sleep(300); + kill(cmd); + const result = await cmd; + await sleep(300); + return result; + }; + + describe('graceful termination', () => { + it('lets the child run its SIGTERM handler before exiting', async () => { + const marker = join(workDir, 'marker'); + + const result = await startAndKill(gracefulChild(marker), {}, (cmd) => + cmd.kill() + ); + + expect(handlerRan(marker)).toBe(true); + expect(result.code).toBe(143); // 128 + SIGTERM(15) + }); + + it('delivers an explicit per-call signal override', async () => { + const marker = join(workDir, 'marker'); + + // SIGINT is the signal CTRL+C sends. + const result = await startAndKill(gracefulChild(marker), {}, (cmd) => + cmd.kill('SIGINT') + ); + + expect(handlerRan(marker)).toBe(true); + expect(result.code).toBe(130); // 128 + SIGINT(2) + }); + + it('delivers the configured killSignal when kill() takes no argument', async () => { + const marker = join(workDir, 'marker'); + + // Only INT is trapped, so the marker proves SIGINT (not the SIGTERM + // default) was the signal actually delivered. + const result = await startAndKill( + gracefulChild(marker, 'INT'), + { killSignal: 'SIGINT' }, + (cmd) => cmd.kill() + ); + + expect(handlerRan(marker)).toBe(true); + expect(result.code).toBe(130); + }); + }); + + describe('forceful escalation', () => { + it('escalates to SIGKILL when the child ignores the signal', async () => { + const heartbeat = join(workDir, 'heartbeat'); + // Ignores TERM and INT, and appends while it runs. Whether the heartbeat + // keeps growing is the evidence that the process is still executing. + const command = + `trap '' TERM INT; echo ready; ` + + `while true; do echo tick >> ${heartbeat}; sleep 0.05; done`; + + const cmd = $({ mirror: false, killGrace: 50 })`sh -c ${command}`; + cmd.start(); + await sleep(300); + + expect(fileSize(heartbeat)).toBeGreaterThan(0); + + cmd.kill(); + // Wait out the grace period plus the SIGKILL escalation. + await sleep(500); + const afterKill = fileSize(heartbeat); + // If the process were still alive it would keep appending here. + await sleep(500); + + expect(fileSize(heartbeat)).toBe(afterKill); + }); + + it('killGrace: 0 escalates immediately without waiting', async () => { + const marker = join(workDir, 'marker'); + + const result = await startAndKill( + gracefulChild(marker), + { killGrace: 0 }, + (cmd) => cmd.kill() + ); + + // The reported code still reflects the requested signal, even though the + // process was actually stopped by the SIGKILL escalation. + expect(result.code).toBe(143); + // With no grace period the child never gets to run its handler. + expect(handlerRan(marker)).toBe(false); + }); + }); + + describe('exit codes', () => { + it('follows the 128 + signal convention', async () => { + // A child that ignores nothing, stopped with a range of signals. + const cases = [ + ['SIGHUP', 129], + ['SIGINT', 130], + ['SIGQUIT', 131], + ['SIGKILL', 137], + ['SIGTERM', 143], + ]; + + for (const [signal, expected] of cases) { + const result = await startAndKill( + 'echo ready; while true; do sleep 0.05; done', + {}, + (cmd) => cmd.kill(signal) + ); + expect(result.code).toBe(expected); + } + }); + }); +}); diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs index be7b50e9..a89e8808 100644 --- a/rust/src/lib.rs +++ b/rust/src/lib.rs @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub mod events; pub mod macros; pub mod pipeline; pub mod quote; +pub mod signal; pub mod state; pub mod stream; pub mod terminal; @@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ pub use quote::{ is_pre_quoted_passthrough_enabled, is_quote_context_enabled, quote, quote_for_context, scan_quote_context, QuoteContext, }; +pub use signal::{signal_exit_code, signal_number, DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE_MS, DEFAULT_KILL_SIGNAL}; pub use state::{ get_shell_settings, global_state, reset_global_state, set_shell_option, unset_shell_option, GlobalState, ShellSettings, @@ -283,6 +285,18 @@ pub struct RunOptions { pub shell_operators: bool, /// Enable tracing for this command pub trace: bool, + /// Signal used to stop the process when it is killed without an explicit + /// signal, i.e. [`ProcessRunner::kill`] (default `SIGTERM`). + /// + /// Mirrors the JavaScript `killSignal` option. An explicit + /// [`ProcessRunner::kill_with`] argument always overrides it. + pub kill_signal: String, + /// Milliseconds the child is given to handle the kill signal before + /// `SIGKILL` is sent (default 100). + /// + /// Mirrors the JavaScript `killGrace` option. This is the window in which a + /// child running its own signal handler can shut down on its own terms. + pub kill_grace_ms: u64, } impl Default for RunOptions { @@ -296,6 +310,8 @@ impl Default for RunOptions { interactive: false, shell_operators: true, trace: true, + kill_signal: signal::DEFAULT_KILL_SIGNAL.to_string(), + kill_grace_ms: signal::DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE_MS, } } } @@ -556,12 +572,69 @@ impl ProcessRunner { } } - /// Kill the process + /// Stop the process using the configured kill signal + /// ([`RunOptions::kill_signal`], default `SIGTERM`). + /// + /// Mirrors the JavaScript `kill()` with no argument. pub fn kill(&mut self) -> Result<()> { + let signal = self.options.kill_signal.clone(); + self.kill_with(&signal) + } + + /// Stop the process using an explicit signal, overriding + /// [`RunOptions::kill_signal`] for this call. + /// + /// Mirrors the JavaScript `kill(signal)`. The signal is delivered to the + /// child and its process group, so grandchildren behind a `sh -c` wrapper + /// are stopped too. The child then has [`RunOptions::kill_grace_ms`] to run + /// its own handler before `SIGKILL` follows, so a process that ignores the + /// signal still terminates. + /// + /// ```no_run + /// use command_stream::{ProcessRunner, RunOptions}; + /// + /// # #[tokio::main] + /// # async fn main() -> command_stream::Result<()> { + /// let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new("sleep 30", RunOptions::default()); + /// runner.start().await?; + /// runner.kill_with("SIGINT")?; // the CTRL+C signal + /// # Ok(()) + /// # } + /// ``` + pub fn kill_with(&mut self, signal: &str) -> Result<()> { self.cancelled = true; - if let Some(ref mut child) = self.child { + utils::trace_lazy("ProcessRunner", || format!("kill | signal={signal}")); + + let Some(child) = self.child.as_mut() else { + return Ok(()); + }; + + // Without a pid the process never spawned (or was already reaped); + // fall back to the forceful stop so `kill()` still terminates it. + let Some(pid) = child.id() else { child.start_kill()?; + return Ok(()); + }; + + signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, signal); + + // `SIGKILL` cannot be handled, so there is nothing to wait for. + if signal == "SIGKILL" { + let _ = child.start_kill(); + return Ok(()); } + + // Escalate in the background so the child keeps its grace period + // without blocking the caller, which may not be inside an await point. + let grace = self.options.kill_grace_ms; + tokio::spawn(async move { + tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(grace)).await; + // Best effort: if the child already exited on the first signal this + // delivery simply fails, and the pid has not been reused because + // the `Child` handle above has not reaped it yet. + signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL"); + }); + Ok(()) } diff --git a/rust/src/signal.rs b/rust/src/signal.rs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..588b4adc --- /dev/null +++ b/rust/src/signal.rs @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +//! Signal delivery and the signal exit-code convention. +//! +//! Both runners stop processes the same way, so the signal vocabulary lives in +//! one place instead of being duplicated per runner: +//! +//! * [`ProcessRunner::kill`](crate::ProcessRunner::kill) / +//! [`ProcessRunner::kill_with`](crate::ProcessRunner::kill_with) +//! * [`OutputStream::kill`](crate::OutputStream::kill) / +//! [`OutputStream::kill_with`](crate::OutputStream::kill_with) +//! +//! The model mirrors the JavaScript implementation exactly: +//! +//! 1. The requested signal is delivered to the child **and** its process +//! group, so grandchildren spawned by a shell are stopped too. +//! 2. The child is given a grace period ([`DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE_MS`]) to run its +//! own signal handler and exit on its own terms. +//! 3. If it is still alive when the grace period expires, `SIGKILL` follows, +//! so a process that ignores the signal still terminates. +//! 4. The reported exit code is the conventional `128 + signal` value +//! ([`signal_exit_code`]). + +/// Default signal used to stop a process when no explicit signal is given. +/// +/// Mirrors the JavaScript `killSignal` default. +pub const DEFAULT_KILL_SIGNAL: &str = "SIGTERM"; + +/// Default grace period (in milliseconds) between the requested signal and the +/// forceful `SIGKILL` escalation. +/// +/// Mirrors the JavaScript `killGrace` default. It is what makes a graceful +/// shutdown possible: without it the child is killed before its own handler +/// gets to run. +pub const DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE_MS: u64 = 100; + +/// Map a signal name to its numeric value. +/// +/// Unknown names fall back to `SIGTERM`, matching the JavaScript +/// implementation's behavior for unrecognized signals. +/// +/// ``` +/// use command_stream::signal::signal_number; +/// +/// assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGINT"), 2); +/// assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGKILL"), 9); +/// assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGTERM"), 15); +/// ``` +pub fn signal_number(signal: &str) -> i32 { + match signal { + "SIGHUP" => 1, + "SIGINT" => 2, + "SIGQUIT" => 3, + "SIGKILL" => 9, + "SIGUSR1" => 10, + "SIGUSR2" => 12, + "SIGTERM" => 15, + _ => 15, + } +} + +/// The exit code reported for a process stopped with `signal`, following the +/// conventional `128 + signal` mapping used by POSIX shells. +/// +/// ``` +/// use command_stream::signal::signal_exit_code; +/// +/// assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGINT"), 130); // CTRL+C +/// assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGTERM"), 143); +/// assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGKILL"), 137); +/// ``` +pub fn signal_exit_code(signal: &str) -> i32 { + 128 + signal_number(signal) +} + +/// Send a signal to a process and its process group (best effort). +/// +/// Delivery to the group (negative pid) is what reaches grandchildren, e.g. the +/// real command behind a `sh -c` wrapper. Both deliveries are best effort: the +/// process may already have exited, which is not an error for a caller that +/// only wants it stopped. +#[cfg(unix)] +pub(crate) fn send_signal_to_process(pid: u32, signal: &str) { + use nix::sys::signal::{kill, Signal}; + use nix::unistd::Pid; + + let sig = match signal { + "SIGHUP" => Signal::SIGHUP, + "SIGINT" => Signal::SIGINT, + "SIGQUIT" => Signal::SIGQUIT, + "SIGKILL" => Signal::SIGKILL, + "SIGUSR1" => Signal::SIGUSR1, + "SIGUSR2" => Signal::SIGUSR2, + "SIGTERM" => Signal::SIGTERM, + _ => Signal::SIGTERM, + }; + + // Signal the process itself. + let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(pid as i32), sig); + // Signal the whole process group (negative pid) to reach grandchildren. + let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(-(pid as i32)), sig); +} + +/// On non-Unix platforms there is no signal delivery; the forceful +/// `start_kill()` escalation in the caller handles termination. +#[cfg(not(unix))] +pub(crate) fn send_signal_to_process(_pid: u32, _signal: &str) {} diff --git a/rust/src/stream.rs b/rust/src/stream.rs index 7c01bcad..25f6c1de 100644 --- a/rust/src/stream.rs +++ b/rust/src/stream.rs @@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ use tokio::process::Command; use tokio::sync::mpsc; use tokio::task::JoinHandle; +use crate::signal::{ + send_signal_to_process, signal_exit_code, DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE_MS, DEFAULT_KILL_SIGNAL, +}; use crate::trace::trace_lazy; use crate::{CommandResult, Result}; @@ -72,9 +75,6 @@ use crate::{CommandResult, Result}; /// the JavaScript `exitPumpGrace` default. const DEFAULT_EXIT_PUMP_GRACE_MS: u64 = 100; -/// Default signal used to stop a process when no explicit signal is given. -const DEFAULT_KILL_SIGNAL: &str = "SIGTERM"; - /// A chunk of output from a streaming process #[derive(Debug, Clone)] pub enum OutputChunk { @@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ pub struct StreamingRunner { env: Option>, stdin_content: Option, kill_signal: String, + kill_grace_ms: u64, exit_pump_grace_ms: u64, } @@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ impl StreamingRunner { env: None, stdin_content: None, kill_signal: DEFAULT_KILL_SIGNAL.to_string(), + kill_grace_ms: DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE_MS, exit_pump_grace_ms: DEFAULT_EXIT_PUMP_GRACE_MS, } } @@ -169,6 +171,17 @@ impl StreamingRunner { self } + /// Configure how long (in milliseconds) the child is given to handle the + /// kill signal before `SIGKILL` is sent. Mirrors the JavaScript `killGrace` + /// option (default 100ms). + /// + /// This is the window in which a child running its own `SIGTERM` handler + /// can shut down on its own terms. Set it to `0` to escalate immediately. + pub fn kill_grace_ms(mut self, ms: u64) -> Self { + self.kill_grace_ms = ms; + self + } + /// Configure the grace period (in milliseconds) to keep draining the stdio /// pipes after the process exits before aborting lingering readers. Mirrors /// the JavaScript `exitPumpGrace` option (default 100ms). @@ -188,11 +201,22 @@ impl StreamingRunner { let env = self.env.take(); let stdin_content = self.stdin_content.take(); let grace = self.exit_pump_grace_ms; + let kill_grace = self.kill_grace_ms; let kill_signal = self.kill_signal.clone(); let task = tokio::spawn(async move { let result = - run_streaming_process(command, cwd, env, stdin_content, grace, tx, kill_rx).await; + run_streaming_process( + command, + cwd, + env, + stdin_content, + grace, + kill_grace, + tx, + kill_rx, + ) + .await; if let Err(error) = &result { trace_lazy("StreamingRunner", || format!("Error: {error}")); } @@ -328,6 +352,7 @@ async fn run_streaming_process( env: Option>, stdin_content: Option, exit_pump_grace_ms: u64, + kill_grace_ms: u64, tx: mpsc::Sender, mut kill_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver, ) -> Result<()> { @@ -460,9 +485,10 @@ async fn run_streaming_process( if let Some(pid) = pid { send_signal_to_process(pid, &signal); } - // Give it a brief moment to exit on the requested signal, then - // escalate to a forceful kill so it always terminates. - if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(exit_pump_grace_ms), child.wait()) + // Give the child its grace period to run its own handler and exit + // on its own terms, then escalate to a forceful kill so a process + // that ignores the signal still terminates. + if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(kill_grace_ms), child.wait()) .await .is_err() { @@ -471,7 +497,7 @@ async fn run_streaming_process( } // Report the conventional 128 + signal code for the requested // signal, matching the JavaScript implementation. - code = 128 + signal_number(&signal); + code = signal_exit_code(&signal); } } @@ -526,48 +552,6 @@ fn status_to_code(status: std::process::ExitStatus) -> i32 { -1 } -/// Map a signal name to its numeric value for the `128 + signal` exit-code -/// convention. Unknown names fall back to `SIGTERM`. -fn signal_number(signal: &str) -> i32 { - match signal { - "SIGHUP" => 1, - "SIGINT" => 2, - "SIGQUIT" => 3, - "SIGKILL" => 9, - "SIGUSR1" => 10, - "SIGUSR2" => 12, - "SIGTERM" => 15, - _ => 15, - } -} - -/// Send a signal to a process and its process group (best effort). -#[cfg(unix)] -fn send_signal_to_process(pid: u32, signal: &str) { - use nix::sys::signal::{kill, Signal}; - use nix::unistd::Pid; - - let sig = match signal { - "SIGHUP" => Signal::SIGHUP, - "SIGINT" => Signal::SIGINT, - "SIGQUIT" => Signal::SIGQUIT, - "SIGKILL" => Signal::SIGKILL, - "SIGUSR1" => Signal::SIGUSR1, - "SIGUSR2" => Signal::SIGUSR2, - "SIGTERM" => Signal::SIGTERM, - _ => Signal::SIGTERM, - }; - - // Signal the process itself. - let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(pid as i32), sig); - // Signal the whole process group (negative pid) to reach grandchildren. - let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(-(pid as i32)), sig); -} - -/// On non-Unix platforms there is no signal delivery; the forceful -/// `start_kill()` escalation in the caller handles termination. -#[cfg(not(unix))] -fn send_signal_to_process(_pid: u32, _signal: &str) {} /// Shell configuration #[derive(Debug, Clone)] diff --git a/rust/tests/signals.rs b/rust/tests/signals.rs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..25a8728a --- /dev/null +++ b/rust/tests/signals.rs @@ -0,0 +1,279 @@ +//! Signal handling tests (issue #15). +//! +//! These cover the documented contract for stopping a running command: which +//! signal is delivered, that the child gets a chance to handle it, that a +//! process ignoring it is still terminated, and which exit code is reported. +//! +//! The JavaScript counterpart is `js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs`; both +//! suites assert the same behavior so the two implementations stay in parity. +use command_stream::signal::{signal_exit_code, signal_number}; +use command_stream::{OutputChunk, ProcessRunner, RunOptions, StreamingRunner}; +use std::time::Duration; + +/// A command that traps a signal, records that its handler ran, and exits. +/// +/// Writing to a marker file is what distinguishes "the child handled the +/// signal" from "the child was destroyed before it could": an exit code alone +/// cannot tell the two apart, because the reported code is derived from the +/// signal that was requested either way. +#[cfg(unix)] +fn graceful_child(marker: &std::path::Path) -> String { + format!( + "trap 'echo handled >> {marker}; exit 0' TERM INT; \ + echo ready; \ + while true; do sleep 0.05; done", + marker = marker.display() + ) +} + +/// A command that ignores TERM and INT outright, so only SIGKILL stops it. +#[cfg(unix)] +fn stubborn_child() -> String { + "trap '' TERM INT; echo ready; while true; do sleep 0.05; done".to_string() +} + +/// A stubborn child that also appends to a heartbeat file while it runs. +/// +/// Whether the heartbeat keeps growing is the evidence that the process is +/// still executing. Checking the pid with signal 0 would not work here: after +/// `kill()` nobody awaits the child, so it lingers as a zombie and still +/// answers signal 0 long after it stopped running. +#[cfg(unix)] +fn stubborn_heartbeat_child(heartbeat: &std::path::Path) -> String { + format!( + "trap '' TERM INT; \ + echo ready; \ + while true; do echo tick >> {heartbeat}; sleep 0.05; done", + heartbeat = heartbeat.display() + ) +} + +#[cfg(unix)] +fn heartbeat_len(path: &std::path::Path) -> u64 { + std::fs::metadata(path).map(|meta| meta.len()).unwrap_or(0) +} + +#[cfg(unix)] +fn handler_ran(marker: &std::path::Path) -> bool { + std::fs::read_to_string(marker) + .map(|text| text.contains("handled")) + .unwrap_or(false) +} + +// ============================================================================ +// Exit-code convention +// ============================================================================ + +#[test] +fn signal_numbers_follow_the_posix_names() { + assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGHUP"), 1); + assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGINT"), 2); + assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGQUIT"), 3); + assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGKILL"), 9); + assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGUSR1"), 10); + assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGUSR2"), 12); + assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGTERM"), 15); +} + +#[test] +fn unknown_signal_names_fall_back_to_sigterm() { + assert_eq!(signal_number("NOT-A-SIGNAL"), signal_number("SIGTERM")); + assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("NOT-A-SIGNAL"), 143); +} + +#[test] +fn exit_codes_follow_the_128_plus_signal_convention() { + // The table documented in both READMEs. + assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGHUP"), 129); + assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGINT"), 130); // CTRL+C + assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGQUIT"), 131); + assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGKILL"), 137); + assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGUSR1"), 138); + assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGUSR2"), 140); + assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGTERM"), 143); +} + +// ============================================================================ +// ProcessRunner +// ============================================================================ + +/// The default stop signal is SIGTERM, and the child gets to handle it. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn process_runner_kill_lets_the_child_handle_sigterm() { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let marker = dir.path().join("marker"); + + let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new( + graceful_child(&marker), + RunOptions { + mirror: false, + ..Default::default() + }, + ); + runner.start().await.unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(300)).await; + runner.kill().unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + + assert!( + handler_ran(&marker), + "the child's SIGTERM handler never ran: kill() destroyed it before it could clean up" + ); +} + +/// `kill_with` overrides the configured signal for a single call. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn process_runner_kill_with_sends_the_requested_signal() { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let marker = dir.path().join("marker"); + + let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new( + graceful_child(&marker), + RunOptions { + mirror: false, + ..Default::default() + }, + ); + runner.start().await.unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(300)).await; + // SIGINT is the signal CTRL+C sends. + runner.kill_with("SIGINT").unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + + assert!( + handler_ran(&marker), + "the child's SIGINT handler never ran" + ); +} + +/// A configured `kill_signal` is what an argument-less `kill()` delivers. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn process_runner_honors_the_configured_kill_signal() { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let marker = dir.path().join("marker"); + + let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new( + // Only INT is trapped, so the marker proves SIGINT (not the SIGTERM + // default) was the signal actually delivered. + format!( + "trap 'echo handled >> {marker}; exit 0' INT; echo ready; while true; do sleep 0.05; done", + marker = marker.display() + ), + RunOptions { + mirror: false, + kill_signal: "SIGINT".to_string(), + ..Default::default() + }, + ); + runner.start().await.unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(300)).await; + runner.kill().unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + + assert!( + handler_ran(&marker), + "kill() did not deliver the configured SIGINT" + ); +} + +/// A process that ignores the signal is still terminated by the escalation. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn process_runner_escalates_to_sigkill_when_the_signal_is_ignored() { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let heartbeat = dir.path().join("heartbeat"); + + let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new( + stubborn_heartbeat_child(&heartbeat), + RunOptions { + mirror: false, + kill_grace_ms: 50, + ..Default::default() + }, + ); + runner.start().await.unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(300)).await; + + let while_running = heartbeat_len(&heartbeat); + assert!( + while_running > 0, + "the child never started: no heartbeat was written" + ); + + runner.kill().unwrap(); + // Wait out the grace period plus the SIGKILL escalation. + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500)).await; + let after_kill = heartbeat_len(&heartbeat); + // If the process were still alive it would keep appending during this window. + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500)).await; + + assert_eq!( + heartbeat_len(&heartbeat), + after_kill, + "a process ignoring SIGTERM kept running: it was never escalated to SIGKILL" + ); +} + +// ============================================================================ +// StreamingRunner +// ============================================================================ + +/// The streaming runner gives the child the same grace period, and reports the +/// `128 + signal` exit code for the signal that was requested. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn stream_kill_lets_the_child_handle_the_signal() { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let marker = dir.path().join("marker"); + + let mut stream = StreamingRunner::new(graceful_child(&marker)).stream(); + + let mut exit_code = None; + let mut killed = false; + while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await { + match chunk { + OutputChunk::Stdout(_) if !killed => { + killed = true; + stream.kill(); + } + OutputChunk::Exit(code) => exit_code = Some(code), + _ => {} + } + } + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(300)).await; + + assert_eq!(exit_code, Some(143), "expected the SIGTERM exit code"); + assert!( + handler_ran(&marker), + "the child's SIGTERM handler never ran" + ); +} + +/// `kill_grace_ms(0)` opts out of the grace period entirely. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn stream_zero_grace_escalates_immediately() { + let mut stream = StreamingRunner::new(stubborn_child()) + .kill_grace_ms(0) + .stream(); + + let mut exit_code = None; + let mut killed = false; + while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await { + match chunk { + OutputChunk::Stdout(_) if !killed => { + killed = true; + stream.kill(); + } + OutputChunk::Exit(code) => exit_code = Some(code), + _ => {} + } + } + + // The reported code still reflects the requested signal, even though the + // process was actually stopped by the SIGKILL escalation. + assert_eq!(exit_code, Some(143)); +} From ea397354d4f150c94a14fc8e341b234017c34a14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: konard Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 05/10] Document sending signals to a running command Issue #15: the READMEs explained how CTRL+C arriving at the script is forwarded, but not the other direction -- how to send SIGTERM, SIGINT or any other signal to the command you launched. Both languages now document the same model: the requested signal, the grace period, the SIGKILL escalation, and the 128 + signal exit codes, with a table of the signals worth naming. The JS README's claim that command-stream "still escalates to SIGKILL after delivering the chosen signal" was true but silently omitted the grace window, which is the part that makes a shutdown graceful; the "How It Works" bullet had the same gap. The Rust README had no ProcessRunner signal documentation at all. Runnable examples in both languages walk through the default SIGTERM, an explicit per-call signal, the configured default, a widened grace period, the escalation against a process that ignores the signal, and opting out with a zero grace period. The Rust example uses StreamingRunner rather than ProcessRunner because ProcessRunner pumps output inside run(), so a start-then-kill example there prints nothing -- noted in the example's own header. --- js/README.md | 163 +++++++++++++++++---- js/examples/signals-graceful-shutdown.mjs | 95 ++++++++++++ rust/README.md | 112 ++++++++++++++ rust/examples/signals_graceful_shutdown.rs | 115 +++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 453 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) create mode 100644 js/examples/signals-graceful-shutdown.mjs create mode 100644 rust/examples/signals_graceful_shutdown.rs diff --git a/js/README.md b/js/README.md index 3b09f708..f7244de4 100644 --- a/js/README.md +++ b/js/README.md @@ -926,37 +926,12 @@ for await (const chunk of $`some-endless-stream`.stream()) { ##### Choosing the stop signal -`kill()` defaults to `SIGTERM`, but you can stop with any signal. Pass it -explicitly, or configure a default via the `killSignal` option so that an -argument-less `kill()`, a `break`, or an `AbortSignal` all use it: - -```javascript -// Explicit per-call signal: -cmd.kill('SIGINT'); // exit code 130 - -// Configured default โ€” used by kill(), break, and AbortSignal cancellation: -const cmd = $({ killSignal: 'SIGINT' })`some-endless-stream`; -for await (const chunk of cmd.stream()) { - if (chunk.type === 'stdout' && done(chunk)) - cmd.kill(); // sends SIGINT - else if (chunk.type === 'exit') console.log(chunk.code); // 130 -} - -// AbortSignal style also honors killSignal โ€” awaiting resolves promptly when -// the signal fires (it does not hang) with the configured signal's exit code: -const ac = new AbortController(); -const running = $({ - signal: ac.signal, - killSignal: 'SIGINT', -})`some-endless-stream`; -setTimeout(() => ac.abort(), 1000); // stops with SIGINT -const result = await running; -console.log(result.code); // 130 -``` - -command-stream still escalates to `SIGKILL` after delivering the chosen signal -so a process that ignores it is guaranteed to terminate; the reported exit code -reflects the signal you configured. +`kill()` defaults to `SIGTERM`, but you can stop with any signal, either per +call (`cmd.kill('SIGINT')`) or by configuring a default with the `killSignal` +option. The child is given a grace period to handle the signal before SIGKILL +follows. See +[Sending Signals to a Running Command](#sending-signals-to-a-running-command) +for the full model, the `killGrace` option, and the exit-code table. ### EventEmitter Pattern (Event-driven) @@ -1642,6 +1617,7 @@ As with any shell-enabled process, pass only trusted `file` and `args` values; s - `env: object` - Environment variables - `exitPumpGrace: number` - Milliseconds to wait for buffered output to drain after the process exits before aborting stdio reads held open by a grandchild (default `100`; see [Async Iteration](#async-iteration-real-time-streaming)) - `killSignal: string` - Signal used to stop the process when it is killed without an explicit signal โ€” i.e. `kill()` with no argument, `break`ing out of a `stream()` loop, or an external `AbortSignal` firing (default `'SIGTERM'`). An explicit `kill(signal)` argument always overrides this. The reported exit code follows the conventional `128 + signal` mapping (e.g. `SIGTERM` โ†’ 143, `SIGINT` โ†’ 130, `SIGKILL` โ†’ 137) +- `killGrace: number` - Milliseconds to wait after delivering `killSignal` before escalating to `SIGKILL`, giving the child a chance to run its own signal handler and shut down cleanly (default `100`). Set to `0` to escalate immediately, with no chance to clean up. `SIGKILL` itself is never delayed. See [Sending Signals to a Running Command](#sending-signals-to-a-running-command) **Override defaults:** @@ -1923,9 +1899,132 @@ The library provides **advanced CTRL+C handling** that properly manages signals 2. **User Handler Preservation**: When no children are running, your custom SIGINT handlers work normally 3. **Process Groups**: Child processes use detached spawning for proper signal isolation 4. **TTY Mode Support**: Raw TTY mode is properly managed and restored on interruption -5. **Graceful Termination**: Uses SIGTERM โ†’ SIGKILL escalation for robust process cleanup +5. **Graceful Termination**: Sends SIGTERM, waits a grace period so the child can handle it, then escalates to SIGKILL 6. **Exit Code Standards**: Proper signal exit codes (130 for SIGINT, 143 for SIGTERM) +### Sending Signals to a Running Command + +The behavior above is about signals arriving _at your script_. This section is +the other direction: sending a signal _to the command you launched_. + +`kill()` stops a running command. It defaults to `SIGTERM`, and accepts any +signal name: + +```javascript +const cmd = $`ping 8.8.8.8`; +cmd.start(); + +cmd.kill(); // SIGTERM (the default) +cmd.kill('SIGINT'); // what CTRL+C sends +cmd.kill('SIGHUP'); // any signal name works +``` + +#### What `kill()` actually does + +Stopping a process is not a single signal. Every `kill()` runs the same four +steps: + +1. The requested signal is delivered to the child **and its process group**, so + a grandchild behind a shell wrapper is reached too (see + [Grandchildren and process groups](#grandchildren-and-process-groups)). +2. The child is given a grace period (`killGrace`, default `100`ms) to run its + own signal handler and exit on its own terms. +3. If it is still alive when the grace period expires, `SIGKILL` follows, so a + process that ignores the signal is still guaranteed to terminate. +4. The reported exit code is the conventional `128 + signal` value. + +Step 2 is what makes a shutdown _graceful_: without it, a child that traps +SIGTERM to flush output, release a lock, or stop its own workers is destroyed +before its handler can run. + +```javascript +// A child that cleans up when asked to stop: +const cmd = $`sh -c 'trap "echo cleaning up; exit 0" TERM; while true; do sleep 1; done'`; +cmd.start(); +cmd.kill(); // the trap runs, prints "cleaning up", and exits + +const result = await cmd; +console.log(result.code); // 143 +``` + +#### Choosing the stop signal + +Pass a signal explicitly, or configure a default with the `killSignal` option so +that an argument-less `kill()`, a `break` out of a stream loop, and an +`AbortSignal` all use it: + +```javascript +// Explicit per-call signal โ€” overrides killSignal for this call only: +cmd.kill('SIGINT'); // exit code 130 + +// Configured default โ€” used by kill(), break, and AbortSignal cancellation: +const cmd = $({ killSignal: 'SIGINT' })`some-endless-stream`; +for await (const chunk of cmd.stream()) { + if (chunk.type === 'stdout' && done(chunk)) + cmd.kill(); // sends SIGINT + else if (chunk.type === 'exit') console.log(chunk.code); // 130 +} + +// AbortSignal style also honors killSignal โ€” awaiting resolves promptly when +// the signal fires (it does not hang) with the configured signal's exit code: +const ac = new AbortController(); +const running = $({ + signal: ac.signal, + killSignal: 'SIGINT', +})`some-endless-stream`; +setTimeout(() => ac.abort(), 1000); // stops with SIGINT +console.log((await running).code); // 130 +``` + +#### Tuning the grace period + +`killGrace` is the number of milliseconds between the requested signal and the +SIGKILL escalation: + +```javascript +// Give a slow shutdown more room: +const cmd = $({ killGrace: 5000 })`./server --graceful-shutdown`; + +// Opt out entirely โ€” SIGKILL is sent immediately, with no chance to clean up: +const cmd = $({ killGrace: 0 })`stuck-process`; +``` + +`SIGKILL` is never delayed: it cannot be caught, so `kill('SIGKILL')` skips the +grace period regardless of the `killGrace` value. + +#### Signal exit codes + +A process stopped by a signal reports `128 + signal`, the same convention POSIX +shells use: + +| Signal | Number | Exit code | Typical meaning | +| --------- | ------ | --------- | ------------------------------------ | +| `SIGHUP` | 1 | `129` | Terminal closed / reload config | +| `SIGINT` | 2 | `130` | CTRL+C | +| `SIGQUIT` | 3 | `131` | Quit from keyboard | +| `SIGKILL` | 9 | `137` | Forced termination, cannot be caught | +| `SIGUSR1` | 10 | `138` | Application-defined | +| `SIGUSR2` | 12 | `140` | Application-defined | +| `SIGTERM` | 15 | `143` | Polite request to stop (the default) | + +The code reflects the signal **you requested**, even when the SIGKILL escalation +is what ultimately stopped the process โ€” `kill('SIGTERM')` on a child that +ignores SIGTERM still reports `143`, not `137`. + +#### Grandchildren and process groups + +Commands run through a shell, so `$\`sh -c '...'\`` is usually a shell wrapper +with the real work in a grandchild. Signals are delivered to the whole process +group rather than just the direct child, so the grandchild is stopped too โ€” +including the common case where the wrapper dies on the first signal and the +grandchild is reparented to init. + +#### Rust parity + +The Rust crate exposes the same model with `kill_signal` / `kill_with(signal)` / +`kill_grace_ms`, the same 100ms default, and the same exit codes. See +[the Rust signal documentation](../rust/README.md#signals). + ### Advanced Signal Behavior ```javascript diff --git a/js/examples/signals-graceful-shutdown.mjs b/js/examples/signals-graceful-shutdown.mjs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a3f355dd --- /dev/null +++ b/js/examples/signals-graceful-shutdown.mjs @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env node +// Sending signals to a running command (issue #15). +// +// Run it: node js/examples/signals-graceful-shutdown.mjs +// +// The worker below traps SIGTERM and SIGINT the way a real service does: it +// gets a chance to flush state and release resources before exiting. Each +// scenario prints whether that cleanup actually ran, which is the difference +// between a graceful stop and a process that was simply destroyed. +import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs'; + +// A stand-in for a service that must clean up before it stops. +const worker = ` + trap 'echo "[worker] SIGTERM received, flushing state"; exit 0' TERM + trap 'echo "[worker] SIGINT received, flushing state"; exit 0' INT + echo "[worker] started" + while true; do sleep 0.1; done +`; + +// A worker that refuses to stop, to show the SIGKILL escalation. +const stubbornWorker = ` + trap '' TERM INT + echo "[worker] started, ignoring TERM and INT" + while true; do sleep 0.1; done +`; + +const sleep = (ms) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms)); + +async function scenario(title, command, options, stop) { + console.log(`\n=== ${title} ===`); + const cmd = $({ mirror: true, ...options })`sh -c ${command}`; + cmd.start(); + await sleep(300); // let the worker install its traps + stop(cmd); + const result = await cmd; + console.log(`exit code: ${result.code}`); +} + +// 1. The default: SIGTERM, with a grace period so the worker can clean up. +await scenario('Default kill() sends SIGTERM', worker, {}, (cmd) => cmd.kill()); + +// 2. SIGINT is exactly what CTRL+C sends, delivered programmatically. +await scenario('kill("SIGINT") โ€” the signal CTRL+C sends', worker, {}, (cmd) => + cmd.kill('SIGINT') +); + +// 3. killSignal makes SIGINT the default for kill(), break, and AbortSignal. +await scenario( + 'killSignal option configures the default', + worker, + { killSignal: 'SIGINT' }, + (cmd) => cmd.kill() +); + +// 4. A slow shutdown needs a larger window than the 100ms default. +await scenario( + 'killGrace gives a slow shutdown more room', + worker, + { killGrace: 2000 }, + (cmd) => cmd.kill() +); + +// 5. A process that ignores the signal is still guaranteed to terminate: +// the grace period expires and SIGKILL follows. Note that no cleanup +// message appears โ€” there was no cleanup to run. +await scenario( + 'SIGKILL escalation stops a process that ignores the signal', + stubbornWorker, + { killGrace: 200 }, + (cmd) => cmd.kill() +); + +// 6. killGrace: 0 opts out of graceful shutdown entirely. The worker traps +// SIGTERM, but is destroyed before the handler can run โ€” so no cleanup +// message is printed, even though the exit code is still 143. +await scenario( + 'killGrace: 0 escalates immediately, skipping cleanup', + worker, + { killGrace: 0 }, + (cmd) => cmd.kill() +); + +// 7. An AbortSignal stops the command with the configured killSignal. +console.log('\n=== AbortController stops the command ==='); +const controller = new AbortController(); +const running = $({ + mirror: true, + signal: controller.signal, + killSignal: 'SIGTERM', +})`sh -c ${worker}`; +setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 300); +console.log(`exit code: ${(await running).code}`); + +console.log('\nExit codes follow the 128 + signal convention:'); +console.log(' SIGINT (2) => 130, SIGTERM (15) => 143, SIGKILL (9) => 137'); diff --git a/rust/README.md b/rust/README.md index a9dc1466..561b60ae 100644 --- a/rust/README.md +++ b/rust/README.md @@ -137,6 +137,118 @@ The exact-argv form bypasses `/bin/sh -c` and `cmd.exe /c`, so it does not require shell-specific quoting. It also accepts OS-native executable and argument values such as `PathBuf` and `OsString`. +## Signals + +`kill()` stops a running command. It defaults to `SIGTERM` and works the same way +for both runners, matching the JavaScript implementation +([JS signal documentation](../js/README.md#sending-signals-to-a-running-command)). + +### What `kill()` actually does + +Stopping a process is not a single signal. Every kill runs the same four steps: + +1. The requested signal is delivered to the child **and its process group**, so a + grandchild behind a shell wrapper is reached too. +2. The child is given a grace period (`kill_grace_ms`, default `100`) to run its + own signal handler and exit on its own terms. +3. If it is still alive when the grace period expires, `SIGKILL` follows, so a + process that ignores the signal is still guaranteed to terminate. +4. The reported exit code is the conventional `128 + signal` value. + +Step 2 is what makes a shutdown _graceful_: without it, a child that traps +SIGTERM to flush output, release a lock, or stop its own workers is destroyed +before its handler can run. + +### ProcessRunner + +`kill()` sends the configured signal; `kill_with(signal)` overrides it for a +single call: + +```rust,no_run +use command_stream::{ProcessRunner, RunOptions}; + +#[tokio::main] +async fn main() -> command_stream::Result<()> { + let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new( + "sh -c 'trap \"echo cleaning up; exit 0\" TERM; while true; do sleep 1; done'", + RunOptions { + // The signal an argument-less kill() delivers (default SIGTERM). + kill_signal: "SIGTERM".to_string(), + // Time the child gets to handle it before SIGKILL (default 100ms). + kill_grace_ms: 100, + ..Default::default() + }, + ); + + runner.start().await?; + runner.kill()?; // the trap runs, prints "cleaning up", and exits + runner.kill_with("SIGINT")?; // explicit per-call override + + Ok(()) +} +``` + +### StreamingRunner + +`stream.kill()` and `stream.kill_with(signal)` stop the process from inside the +loop; dropping the stream (e.g. `break`) stops it too: + +```rust,no_run +use command_stream::{OutputChunk, StreamingRunner}; + +#[tokio::main] +async fn main() { + let mut stream = StreamingRunner::new("sh -c 'while true; do echo tick; sleep 0.1; done'") + .kill_signal("SIGINT") // default for kill() and for dropping the stream + .kill_grace_ms(100) // grace before the SIGKILL escalation + .stream(); + + while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await { + match chunk { + OutputChunk::Stdout(_) => stream.kill(), // sends SIGINT + OutputChunk::Exit(code) => println!("exit: {code}"), // 130 + OutputChunk::Stderr(_) => {} + } + } +} +``` + +### Tuning the grace period + +`kill_grace_ms` is the number of milliseconds between the requested signal and +the SIGKILL escalation. Set it to `0` to escalate immediately, with no chance to +clean up. `SIGKILL` is never delayed: it cannot be caught, so `kill_with("SIGKILL")` +skips the grace period regardless of the configured value. + +### Signal exit codes + +A process stopped by a signal reports `128 + signal`, the same convention POSIX +shells use. `signal_number` and `signal_exit_code` expose the mapping: + +```rust +use command_stream::{signal_exit_code, signal_number}; + +assert_eq!(signal_number("SIGINT"), 2); +assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGINT"), 130); // CTRL+C +assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGTERM"), 143); +assert_eq!(signal_exit_code("SIGKILL"), 137); +``` + +| Signal | Number | Exit code | Typical meaning | +| --------- | ------ | --------- | ------------------------------------ | +| `SIGHUP` | 1 | `129` | Terminal closed / reload config | +| `SIGINT` | 2 | `130` | CTRL+C | +| `SIGQUIT` | 3 | `131` | Quit from keyboard | +| `SIGKILL` | 9 | `137` | Forced termination, cannot be caught | +| `SIGUSR1` | 10 | `138` | Application-defined | +| `SIGUSR2` | 12 | `140` | Application-defined | +| `SIGTERM` | 15 | `143` | Polite request to stop (the default) | + +The code reflects the signal **you requested**, even when the SIGKILL escalation +is what ultimately stopped the process. Unknown signal names fall back to +`SIGTERM`. Signals are a Unix concept; on Windows the escalation terminates the +process directly. + ## Multiline Text and Exact Output The command macros treat an interpolated multiline string as one literal diff --git a/rust/examples/signals_graceful_shutdown.rs b/rust/examples/signals_graceful_shutdown.rs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5ba06f16 --- /dev/null +++ b/rust/examples/signals_graceful_shutdown.rs @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +//! Sending signals to a running command (issue #15). +//! +//! Run it: `cargo run --example signals_graceful_shutdown` +//! +//! The worker below traps SIGTERM and SIGINT the way a real service does: it +//! gets a chance to flush state and release resources before exiting. Each +//! scenario prints whether that cleanup actually ran, which is the difference +//! between a graceful stop and a process that was simply destroyed. +//! +//! `StreamingRunner` is used throughout because it surfaces the child's output +//! while the process is still running, which is what makes the cleanup message +//! visible. `ProcessRunner` takes the same `kill_signal` / `kill_grace_ms` +//! options and has the same `kill()` / `kill_with()` pair, but it pumps output +//! inside `run()`, so a start-then-kill example there would print nothing. +use command_stream::{OutputChunk, StreamingRunner}; + +/// A stand-in for a service that must clean up before it stops. +const WORKER: &str = r#" + trap 'echo "[worker] SIGTERM received, flushing state"; exit 0' TERM + trap 'echo "[worker] SIGINT received, flushing state"; exit 0' INT + echo "[worker] started" + while true; do sleep 0.1; done +"#; + +/// A worker that refuses to stop, to show the SIGKILL escalation. +const STUBBORN_WORKER: &str = r#" + trap '' TERM INT + echo "[worker] started, ignoring TERM and INT" + while true; do sleep 0.1; done +"#; + +/// Stream a command until it produces output, stop it, and report the exit code. +async fn scenario(title: &str, runner: StreamingRunner, explicit_signal: Option<&str>) { + println!("\n=== {title} ==="); + let mut stream = runner.stream(); + + let mut stopped = false; + while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await { + match chunk { + OutputChunk::Stdout(data) => { + print!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&data)); + // Stop once the worker has installed its traps and said so. + if !stopped { + stopped = true; + match explicit_signal { + // An explicit per-call override. + Some(signal) => stream.kill_with(signal), + // The configured kill_signal (SIGTERM unless changed). + None => stream.kill(), + } + } + } + OutputChunk::Stderr(data) => eprint!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&data)), + OutputChunk::Exit(code) => println!("exit code: {code}"), + } + } +} + +#[tokio::main] +async fn main() { + // 1. The default: SIGTERM, with a grace period so the worker can clean up. + scenario( + "Default kill() sends SIGTERM", + StreamingRunner::new(WORKER), + None, + ) + .await; + + // 2. SIGINT is exactly what CTRL+C sends, delivered programmatically. + scenario( + "kill_with(\"SIGINT\") - the signal CTRL+C sends", + StreamingRunner::new(WORKER), + Some("SIGINT"), + ) + .await; + + // 3. kill_signal makes SIGINT the default for an argument-less kill(). + scenario( + "kill_signal option configures the default", + StreamingRunner::new(WORKER).kill_signal("SIGINT"), + None, + ) + .await; + + // 4. A slow shutdown needs a larger window than the 100ms default. + scenario( + "kill_grace_ms gives a slow shutdown more room", + StreamingRunner::new(WORKER).kill_grace_ms(2000), + None, + ) + .await; + + // 5. A process that ignores the signal is still guaranteed to terminate: + // the grace period expires and SIGKILL follows. No cleanup message + // appears here - there was no cleanup to run. + scenario( + "SIGKILL escalation stops a process that ignores the signal", + StreamingRunner::new(STUBBORN_WORKER).kill_grace_ms(200), + None, + ) + .await; + + // 6. kill_grace_ms(0) opts out of graceful shutdown entirely. The worker + // traps SIGTERM, but is destroyed before the handler can run - so no + // cleanup message is printed, even though the exit code is still 143. + scenario( + "kill_grace_ms(0) escalates immediately, skipping cleanup", + StreamingRunner::new(WORKER).kill_grace_ms(0), + None, + ) + .await; + + println!("\nExit codes follow the 128 + signal convention:"); + println!(" SIGINT (2) => 130, SIGTERM (15) => 143, SIGKILL (9) => 137"); +} From 08e295be01bdab24a20a48bde4ebba996427c049 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: konard Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:07:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 06/10] Add release fragments and group the stream grace periods `run_streaming_process` gained an eighth parameter when `kill_grace_ms` was threaded through, which trips clippy's `too_many_arguments` and fails the `-D warnings` lint job. The two timeouts describe the same idea - how long the runner waits before forcing the issue - so they travel together in a `GraceWindows` struct instead of as loose `u64`s. Also adds the release triggers for the signal work: a `minor` changeset for the npm package and a `minor` changelog fragment for the crate. --- js/.changeset/issue-15-signal-handling.md | 15 ++++++++ .../20260916_050000_signal_handling.md | 19 ++++++++++ rust/src/stream.rs | 38 ++++++++++--------- rust/tests/signals.rs | 5 +-- 4 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) create mode 100644 js/.changeset/issue-15-signal-handling.md create mode 100644 rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md diff --git a/js/.changeset/issue-15-signal-handling.md b/js/.changeset/issue-15-signal-handling.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..eef1d12f --- /dev/null +++ b/js/.changeset/issue-15-signal-handling.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +'command-stream': minor +--- + +Deliver signals gracefully when stopping a running command. `kill()` used to +send the requested signal and `SIGKILL` in the same tick, so a child that +trapped `SIGTERM` never got to run its handler even though the reported exit +code claimed it had. The signal is now delivered to the whole process group, +followed by a grace period, and only then by `SIGKILL`. The new `killGrace` +option controls that window (default `100` ms; `0` escalates immediately), and +`killSignal` sets the default signal for `kill()`, `break`, and `AbortSignal`. + +Documents the behavior in "Sending Signals to a Running Command" with the +`128 + signal` exit-code table, and adds a runnable +`examples/signals-graceful-shutdown.mjs`. diff --git a/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md b/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff79ed13 --- /dev/null +++ b/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +bump: minor +--- + +### Added + +- `ProcessRunner::kill_with(signal)` to stop a running command with an explicit + signal, matching `OutputStream::kill_with` and the JavaScript `kill(signal)`. +- A `## Signals` section in the README covering the delivery model, the + `kill_signal` / `kill_grace_ms` options and the `128 + signal` exit codes, + plus a runnable `examples/signals_graceful_shutdown.rs`. + +### Fixed + +- `ProcessRunner::kill()` sent `SIGKILL` unconditionally and ignored the + configured `kill_signal`, so a child that trapped `SIGTERM` was destroyed + before its handler could run. It now delivers the configured signal to the + process group, waits `kill_grace_ms`, and escalates to `SIGKILL` only if the + process is still running. diff --git a/rust/src/stream.rs b/rust/src/stream.rs index 25f6c1de..ebcc44ef 100644 --- a/rust/src/stream.rs +++ b/rust/src/stream.rs @@ -200,23 +200,15 @@ impl StreamingRunner { let cwd = self.cwd.take(); let env = self.env.take(); let stdin_content = self.stdin_content.take(); - let grace = self.exit_pump_grace_ms; - let kill_grace = self.kill_grace_ms; + let grace = GraceWindows { + exit_pump_ms: self.exit_pump_grace_ms, + kill_ms: self.kill_grace_ms, + }; let kill_signal = self.kill_signal.clone(); let task = tokio::spawn(async move { let result = - run_streaming_process( - command, - cwd, - env, - stdin_content, - grace, - kill_grace, - tx, - kill_rx, - ) - .await; + run_streaming_process(command, cwd, env, stdin_content, grace, tx, kill_rx).await; if let Err(error) = &result { trace_lazy("StreamingRunner", || format!("Error: {error}")); } @@ -345,14 +337,25 @@ impl Drop for OutputStream { } } +/// How long the runner waits, in milliseconds, at the two points where it gives +/// something a chance to finish on its own before forcing the issue. +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)] +struct GraceWindows { + /// Time allowed for the readers to drain buffered output after the child + /// exits, before the `Exit` chunk is emitted. + exit_pump_ms: u64, + /// Time allowed for the child to handle the delivered signal, before the + /// escalation to `SIGKILL`. + kill_ms: u64, +} + /// Run a streaming process and send output to the channel async fn run_streaming_process( command: StreamingCommand, cwd: Option, env: Option>, stdin_content: Option, - exit_pump_grace_ms: u64, - kill_grace_ms: u64, + grace: GraceWindows, tx: mpsc::Sender, mut kill_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver, ) -> Result<()> { @@ -488,7 +491,7 @@ async fn run_streaming_process( // Give the child its grace period to run its own handler and exit // on its own terms, then escalate to a forceful kill so a process // that ignores the signal still terminates. - if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(kill_grace_ms), child.wait()) + if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(grace.kill_ms), child.wait()) .await .is_err() { @@ -514,7 +517,7 @@ async fn run_streaming_process( let _ = handle.await; } }; - if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(exit_pump_grace_ms), drain) + if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(grace.exit_pump_ms), drain) .await .is_err() { @@ -552,7 +555,6 @@ fn status_to_code(status: std::process::ExitStatus) -> i32 { -1 } - /// Shell configuration #[derive(Debug, Clone)] struct ShellConfig { diff --git a/rust/tests/signals.rs b/rust/tests/signals.rs index 25a8728a..5e0831f6 100644 --- a/rust/tests/signals.rs +++ b/rust/tests/signals.rs @@ -142,10 +142,7 @@ async fn process_runner_kill_with_sends_the_requested_signal() { runner.kill_with("SIGINT").unwrap(); tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; - assert!( - handler_ran(&marker), - "the child's SIGINT handler never ran" - ); + assert!(handler_ran(&marker), "the child's SIGINT handler never ran"); } /// A configured `kill_signal` is what an argument-less `kill()` delivers. From ba4d6bf9fc1193b7869b0fd64c9c3ce044b7d3e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: konard Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:09:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 07/10] Keep ProcessRunner::kill working on Windows The new kill path returned after `send_signal_to_process`, which is a no-op on non-Unix, and then scheduled a `SIGKILL` that is equally a no-op there. On Windows the process would therefore never be stopped at all, where the previous code always reached `start_kill()`. Windows has no signals to deliver and no handler for the child to run, so there is nothing to grant a grace period to: the forceful stop is the only way to end the process. Verified with `cargo check --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc`. --- rust/src/lib.rs | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs index a89e8808..c181e0c4 100644 --- a/rust/src/lib.rs +++ b/rust/src/lib.rs @@ -609,33 +609,47 @@ impl ProcessRunner { return Ok(()); }; - // Without a pid the process never spawned (or was already reaped); - // fall back to the forceful stop so `kill()` still terminates it. - let Some(pid) = child.id() else { + // Windows has no signals to deliver and no handler for the child to + // run, so there is nothing to grant a grace period to: the forceful + // stop is the only way to end the process. + #[cfg(not(unix))] + { + let _ = signal; child.start_kill()?; return Ok(()); - }; + } - signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, signal); + // Without a pid the process never spawned (or was already reaped); + // fall back to the forceful stop so `kill()` still terminates it. + #[cfg(unix)] + { + let Some(pid) = child.id() else { + child.start_kill()?; + return Ok(()); + }; - // `SIGKILL` cannot be handled, so there is nothing to wait for. - if signal == "SIGKILL" { - let _ = child.start_kill(); - return Ok(()); - } + signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, signal); - // Escalate in the background so the child keeps its grace period - // without blocking the caller, which may not be inside an await point. - let grace = self.options.kill_grace_ms; - tokio::spawn(async move { - tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(grace)).await; - // Best effort: if the child already exited on the first signal this - // delivery simply fails, and the pid has not been reused because - // the `Child` handle above has not reaped it yet. - signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL"); - }); + // `SIGKILL` cannot be handled, so there is nothing to wait for. + if signal == "SIGKILL" { + let _ = child.start_kill(); + return Ok(()); + } - Ok(()) + // Escalate in the background so the child keeps its grace period + // without blocking the caller, which may not be inside an await + // point. + let grace = self.options.kill_grace_ms; + tokio::spawn(async move { + tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(grace)).await; + // Best effort: if the child already exited on the first signal + // this delivery simply fails, and the pid has not been reused + // because the `Child` handle above has not reaped it yet. + signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL"); + }); + + Ok(()) + } } /// Check if the process is finished From 4b213e62ae7f18d87b50248ec450bbc0e0452e93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: konard Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:41:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 08/10] Reach grandchildren and make a zero grace period a guarantee Killing a ProcessRunner command never reached grandchildren. The runner signalled both the child and its process group, but it spawned the child into the caller's group, so `kill(-pid, ...)` named a group it did not own and the worker behind a `sh -c` wrapper kept running. The child now leads its own group, as StreamingRunner already did and as the JavaScript `detached` spawn does. A command that shares the caller's terminal is deliberately left in the caller's group: the tty delivers CTRL+C to its foreground group only, and a background child reading from the terminal would be stopped with SIGTTIN. For that case the group delivery is skipped rather than aimed at a group belonging to someone else. A zero grace period was a race, not a guarantee. Delivering the requested signal and only then SIGKILL leaves a window the child can be scheduled in, and it occasionally won: the SIGTERM handler ran despite `kill_grace_ms: 0`. With no grace the requested signal is now not delivered at all - only SIGKILL - in both languages. The reported exit code still comes from the signal that was requested. Tests: a grandchild-heartbeat regression test in both suites (it fails without the process-group fix in 3 runs out of 3), and the graceful termination tests now ask for the grace period they need, instead of relying on the 100ms default outrunning a contended child. --- experiments/issue-15/sh-trap-race.py | 76 +++++++++ js/README.md | 12 +- js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs | 26 ++-- js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs | 27 ++++ rust/README.md | 26 +++- .../20260916_050000_signal_handling.md | 8 + rust/src/lib.rs | 60 +++++-- rust/src/signal.rs | 34 +++- rust/src/stream.rs | 28 +++- rust/tests/signals.rs | 146 +++++++++++++++++- 10 files changed, 404 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) create mode 100755 experiments/issue-15/sh-trap-race.py diff --git a/experiments/issue-15/sh-trap-race.py b/experiments/issue-15/sh-trap-race.py new file mode 100755 index 00000000..798939fd --- /dev/null +++ b/experiments/issue-15/sh-trap-race.py @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env python3 +"""Does a POSIX shell reliably run its trap when the signal reaches the group? + +The Rust signal tests failed intermittently for SIGINT only (~13% of runs), +which points at shell semantics rather than at the library. This reproduces the +library's exact delivery - spawn `sh -c` in its own process group, then signal +both the pid and the group - without any command-stream code in the picture. + +The second half adds the library's SIGKILL escalation, to tell "the shell never +runs its trap" apart from "the escalation arrived before the trap could". + +Usage: experiments/issue-15/sh-trap-race.py [ATTEMPTS] +""" +import os +import signal +import subprocess +import sys +import tempfile +import time + +ATTEMPTS = int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 30 + +SCRIPT = ( + "trap 'echo handled >> {marker}; exit 0' {name}; " + "echo ready; while true; do sleep 0.05; done" +) + + +def attempt(name, sig, group, escalate_ms=None): + """Run one child, signal it, and report whether its trap ran.""" + fd, marker = tempfile.mkstemp() + os.close(fd) + try: + # start_new_session=True is what the library does with process_group(0): + # the shell is the group leader, its `sleep` is in the same group. + child = subprocess.Popen( + ["sh", "-c", SCRIPT.format(marker=marker, name=name)], + stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, + stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, + start_new_session=True, + ) + time.sleep(0.3) + os.kill(child.pid, sig) + if group: + os.kill(-child.pid, sig) + if escalate_ms is not None: + time.sleep(escalate_ms / 1000) + for target in (child.pid, -child.pid): + try: + os.kill(target, signal.SIGKILL) + except ProcessLookupError: + pass + time.sleep(0.4) + try: + os.kill(-child.pid, signal.SIGKILL) + except ProcessLookupError: + pass + child.wait() + with open(marker) as handle: + return "handled" in handle.read() + finally: + os.unlink(marker) + + +for name, sig in (("TERM", signal.SIGTERM), ("INT", signal.SIGINT)): + for group in (True, False): + for escalate_ms in (None, 100): + ran = sum( + attempt(name, sig, group, escalate_ms) for _ in range(ATTEMPTS) + ) + target = "pid + group" if group else "pid only" + escalation = "no escalation" if escalate_ms is None else f"SIGKILL +{escalate_ms}ms" + print( + f"SIG{name:<4} to {target:<11} ({escalation:<15}): " + f"trap ran in {ran}/{ATTEMPTS} runs" + ) diff --git a/js/README.md b/js/README.md index f7244de4..33a08d7f 100644 --- a/js/README.md +++ b/js/README.md @@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ As with any shell-enabled process, pass only trusted `file` and `args` values; s - `env: object` - Environment variables - `exitPumpGrace: number` - Milliseconds to wait for buffered output to drain after the process exits before aborting stdio reads held open by a grandchild (default `100`; see [Async Iteration](#async-iteration-real-time-streaming)) - `killSignal: string` - Signal used to stop the process when it is killed without an explicit signal โ€” i.e. `kill()` with no argument, `break`ing out of a `stream()` loop, or an external `AbortSignal` firing (default `'SIGTERM'`). An explicit `kill(signal)` argument always overrides this. The reported exit code follows the conventional `128 + signal` mapping (e.g. `SIGTERM` โ†’ 143, `SIGINT` โ†’ 130, `SIGKILL` โ†’ 137) -- `killGrace: number` - Milliseconds to wait after delivering `killSignal` before escalating to `SIGKILL`, giving the child a chance to run its own signal handler and shut down cleanly (default `100`). Set to `0` to escalate immediately, with no chance to clean up. `SIGKILL` itself is never delayed. See [Sending Signals to a Running Command](#sending-signals-to-a-running-command) +- `killGrace: number` - Milliseconds to wait after delivering `killSignal` before escalating to `SIGKILL`, giving the child a chance to run its own signal handler and shut down cleanly (default `100`). Set to `0` to escalate immediately, with no chance to clean up (only `SIGKILL` is delivered). `SIGKILL` itself is never delayed. See [Sending Signals to a Running Command](#sending-signals-to-a-running-command) **Override defaults:** @@ -1989,6 +1989,11 @@ const cmd = $({ killGrace: 5000 })`./server --graceful-shutdown`; const cmd = $({ killGrace: 0 })`stuck-process`; ``` +With `killGrace: 0` the requested signal is not delivered at all โ€” only +`SIGKILL` is. Delivering it first and then killing would leave a window the +child can be scheduled in, which makes "no grace" a race rather than a +guarantee. The reported exit code still reflects the signal you requested. + `SIGKILL` is never delayed: it cannot be caught, so `kill('SIGKILL')` skips the grace period regardless of the `killGrace` value. @@ -2019,6 +2024,11 @@ group rather than just the direct child, so the grandchild is stopped too โ€” including the common case where the wrapper dies on the first signal and the grandchild is reparented to init. +The one exception is interactive mode, where the command shares your terminal +and is spawned into the caller's process group so that CTRL+C keeps reaching it. +There `kill()` signals the direct child alone โ€” but CTRL+C from the terminal +already reaches the whole group anyway. + #### Rust parity The Rust crate exposes the same model with `kill_signal` / `kill_with(signal)` / diff --git a/js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs b/js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs index 8c0027a8..0e951e52 100644 --- a/js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs +++ b/js/src/$.process-runner-stream-kill.mjs @@ -96,11 +96,6 @@ function processTreeIsAlive(pid) { * @param {string} runtime - Runtime identifier for logging */ function scheduleForcefulEscalation(pid, graceMilliseconds, runtime) { - if (!(graceMilliseconds > 0)) { - sendSignalToProcess(pid, 'SIGKILL', runtime); - return; - } - const timer = setTimeout(() => { if (!processTreeIsAlive(pid)) { trace( @@ -145,18 +140,25 @@ function killChildProcess( `Killing ${runtime} process | ${JSON.stringify({ pid, signal, graceMilliseconds }, null, 2)}` ); - // Send the requested signal first, then escalate to SIGKILL once the grace - // period has passed, so termination is still guaranteed for a process that - // ignores the signal. When the requested signal already is SIGKILL there is - // nothing to wait for and no second delivery to make. - const killOperations = sendSignalToProcess(pid, signal, runtime); + // SIGKILL cannot be handled, so there is nothing to wait for. A zero grace + // period means the child is given no opportunity to handle the signal + // either, so the requested signal is not delivered at all: anything done + // between it and SIGKILL is a window the child can be scheduled in, which + // would make "no grace" a race the child can win rather than a guarantee. + // The reported exit code still comes from the signal that was requested. + const forceful = signal === 'SIGKILL' || !(graceMilliseconds > 0); + const killOperations = sendSignalToProcess( + pid, + forceful ? 'SIGKILL' : signal, + runtime + ); trace( 'ProcessRunner', () => `${runtime} kill operations attempted: ${killOperations.join(', ')}` ); - if (signal === 'SIGKILL') { + if (forceful) { if (isBun) { try { child.kill(); @@ -172,6 +174,8 @@ function killChildProcess( } } } else { + // Otherwise escalate to SIGKILL once the grace period has passed, so + // termination is still guaranteed for a process that ignores the signal. scheduleForcefulEscalation(pid, graceMilliseconds, runtime); } diff --git a/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs b/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs index 763ae17f..8c7a7140 100644 --- a/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs +++ b/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs @@ -154,6 +154,33 @@ describe.skipIf(isWindows)('Signal handling', () => { }); }); + describe('process group', () => { + it('reaches grandchildren, not just the direct child', async () => { + const heartbeat = join(workDir, 'heartbeat'); + // The real work runs in a grandchild behind a shell that waits, so + // signalling only the direct child would leave the worker running. + // Delivering to the process group is what reaches it. + const command = + `sh -c 'while true; do echo tick >> ${heartbeat}; sleep 0.05; done' & ` + + `echo ready; wait`; + + const cmd = $({ mirror: false, killGrace: 50 })`sh -c ${command}`; + cmd.start(); + await sleep(400); + + expect(fileSize(heartbeat)).toBeGreaterThan(0); + + cmd.kill(); + // Past the grace period, so the escalation has been delivered too. + await sleep(400); + const afterKill = fileSize(heartbeat); + // A surviving grandchild would keep appending here. + await sleep(400); + + expect(fileSize(heartbeat)).toBe(afterKill); + }); + }); + describe('exit codes', () => { it('follows the 128 + signal convention', async () => { // A child that ignores nothing, stopped with a range of signals. diff --git a/rust/README.md b/rust/README.md index 561b60ae..a1ee5bc7 100644 --- a/rust/README.md +++ b/rust/README.md @@ -159,6 +159,23 @@ Step 2 is what makes a shutdown _graceful_: without it, a child that traps SIGTERM to flush output, release a lock, or stop its own workers is destroyed before its handler can run. +### Grandchildren and process groups + +Commands run through a shell, so the real work is usually a grandchild of the +`sh` that was spawned. Both runners therefore start the child in its own process +group and signal the group, not just the direct child โ€” including the common +case where the wrapper dies on the first signal and the grandchild is reparented +to init. + +The one exception is a command that shares your terminal: when `interactive` is +set, or when stdin is inherited and is a tty, `ProcessRunner` leaves the child in +the caller's process group. It has to, because the terminal delivers CTRL+C to +its foreground group only, and a background child that read from the terminal +would be stopped with SIGTTIN. For those commands the signal reaches the direct +child alone โ€” and CTRL+C from the terminal already reaches the whole group +anyway. Set `stdin` to `StdinOption::Null` or `StdinOption::Pipe` if you need +group delivery from `kill()`. + ### ProcessRunner `kill()` sends the configured signal; `kill_with(signal)` overrides it for a @@ -217,8 +234,13 @@ async fn main() { `kill_grace_ms` is the number of milliseconds between the requested signal and the SIGKILL escalation. Set it to `0` to escalate immediately, with no chance to -clean up. `SIGKILL` is never delayed: it cannot be caught, so `kill_with("SIGKILL")` -skips the grace period regardless of the configured value. +clean up: the requested signal is then not delivered at all, only `SIGKILL`. +Delivering it first and then killing would leave a window the child can be +scheduled in, which makes "no grace" a race rather than a guarantee. The +reported exit code still reflects the signal you requested. + +`SIGKILL` is never delayed: it cannot be caught, so `kill_with("SIGKILL")` skips +the grace period regardless of the configured value. ### Signal exit codes diff --git a/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md b/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md index ff79ed13..f49eb369 100644 --- a/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md +++ b/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md @@ -17,3 +17,11 @@ bump: minor before its handler could run. It now delivers the configured signal to the process group, waits `kill_grace_ms`, and escalates to `SIGKILL` only if the process is still running. +- `ProcessRunner` did not start its child in its own process group, so killing + it never reached grandchildren: the worker behind a `sh -c` wrapper kept + running. The child now leads its own group, as `StreamingRunner` already did. + A command sharing the caller's terminal is deliberately left in the caller's + group so that CTRL+C keeps reaching it. +- `kill_grace_ms: 0` still let the child run its handler: awaiting a zero-length + timeout yields to the runtime, and that gap was enough for a shell to run its + trap. `SIGKILL` now follows in the same step as the signal. diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs index c181e0c4..6d2647af 100644 --- a/rust/src/lib.rs +++ b/rust/src/lib.rs @@ -364,6 +364,21 @@ impl ProcessRunner { } } + /// Whether the child will read from the caller's terminal. + /// + /// Only an *inherited* stdin that is actually a tty counts: a pipe, a null + /// stdin, or inherited stdin that has been redirected to a file carries no + /// terminal, and neither does output-only inheritance. This is the one case + /// where the child must stay in the caller's process group. + #[cfg(unix)] + fn shares_the_terminal(&self) -> bool { + use std::io::IsTerminal; + + self.options.interactive + || (matches!(self.options.stdin, StdinOption::Inherit) + && std::io::stdin().is_terminal()) + } + /// Start the process pub async fn start(&mut self) -> Result<()> { if self.started { @@ -447,6 +462,20 @@ impl ProcessRunner { } } + // Run the child in its own process group so that killing it can signal + // the whole group (parent + grandchildren), matching `StreamingRunner` + // and the JavaScript implementation's `detached` spawn. + // + // A child that shares the terminal is deliberately left in the caller's + // group. The tty delivers CTRL+C to its foreground group only, so + // moving such a child out would both hide CTRL+C from it and stop it + // with SIGTTIN the moment it read from the terminal. JavaScript draws + // the same line, spawning interactive commands without `detached`. + #[cfg(unix)] + if !self.shares_the_terminal() { + cmd.process_group(0); + } + // Spawn the process let child = cmd.spawn()?; self.child = Some(child); @@ -586,9 +615,11 @@ impl ProcessRunner { /// /// Mirrors the JavaScript `kill(signal)`. The signal is delivered to the /// child and its process group, so grandchildren behind a `sh -c` wrapper - /// are stopped too. The child then has [`RunOptions::kill_grace_ms`] to run - /// its own handler before `SIGKILL` follows, so a process that ignores the - /// signal still terminates. + /// are stopped too - except for a child sharing the caller's terminal, + /// which stays in the caller's group so CTRL+C keeps reaching it. The child + /// then has [`RunOptions::kill_grace_ms`] to run its own handler before + /// `SIGKILL` follows, so a process that ignores the signal still + /// terminates. /// /// ```no_run /// use command_stream::{ProcessRunner, RunOptions}; @@ -628,18 +659,27 @@ impl ProcessRunner { return Ok(()); }; - signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, signal); - // `SIGKILL` cannot be handled, so there is nothing to wait for. - if signal == "SIGKILL" { + // + // A zero grace period means the child is given no opportunity to + // handle the signal either, so the requested signal is not + // delivered at all. Anything done between it and `SIGKILL` - even a + // single syscall - is a window the child can be scheduled in, which + // made "no grace" a race the child occasionally won rather than a + // guarantee. The reported exit code still comes from the signal + // that was requested. + let grace = self.options.kill_grace_ms; + if grace == 0 || signal == "SIGKILL" { + signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL"); let _ = child.start_kill(); return Ok(()); } - // Escalate in the background so the child keeps its grace period - // without blocking the caller, which may not be inside an await - // point. - let grace = self.options.kill_grace_ms; + signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, signal); + + // Otherwise escalate in the background so the child keeps its grace + // period without blocking the caller, which may not be inside an + // await point. tokio::spawn(async move { tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(grace)).await; // Best effort: if the child already exited on the first signal diff --git a/rust/src/signal.rs b/rust/src/signal.rs index 588b4adc..a6b23472 100644 --- a/rust/src/signal.rs +++ b/rust/src/signal.rs @@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ //! The model mirrors the JavaScript implementation exactly: //! //! 1. The requested signal is delivered to the child **and** its process -//! group, so grandchildren spawned by a shell are stopped too. +//! group, so grandchildren spawned by a shell are stopped too. The group +//! is skipped for a child that shares the caller's terminal, which stays +//! in the caller's process group by design so that CTRL+C keeps reaching +//! it. //! 2. The child is given a grace period ([`DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE_MS`]) to run its //! own signal handler and exit on its own terms. //! 3. If it is still alive when the grace period expires, `SIGKILL` follows, @@ -71,12 +74,16 @@ pub fn signal_exit_code(signal: &str) -> i32 { 128 + signal_number(signal) } -/// Send a signal to a process and its process group (best effort). +/// Send a signal to a process and, when we own it, its process group. /// /// Delivery to the group (negative pid) is what reaches grandchildren, e.g. the -/// real command behind a `sh -c` wrapper. Both deliveries are best effort: the -/// process may already have exited, which is not an error for a caller that -/// only wants it stopped. +/// real command behind a `sh -c` wrapper. It is only attempted when the child +/// leads its own group: a child that was left in the caller's group would make +/// `-pid` refer to a group we do not own - at best a non-existent one, at worst +/// an unrelated group that reused the number. See [`send_to_group`]. +/// +/// Both deliveries are best effort: the process may already have exited, which +/// is not an error for a caller that only wants it stopped. #[cfg(unix)] pub(crate) fn send_signal_to_process(pid: u32, signal: &str) { use nix::sys::signal::{kill, Signal}; @@ -96,7 +103,22 @@ pub(crate) fn send_signal_to_process(pid: u32, signal: &str) { // Signal the process itself. let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(pid as i32), sig); // Signal the whole process group (negative pid) to reach grandchildren. - let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(-(pid as i32)), sig); + if send_to_group(pid) { + let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(-(pid as i32)), sig); + } +} + +/// Whether `pid` leads its own process group, and so may be signalled as one. +/// +/// Runners spawn children with `process_group(0)`, which makes the child its +/// own group leader and its pid the group id. The exception is a child that +/// inherits the terminal: it stays in the caller's group so that CTRL+C keeps +/// reaching it, and there `-pid` would name a group belonging to someone else. +#[cfg(unix)] +fn send_to_group(pid: u32) -> bool { + use nix::unistd::{getpgid, Pid}; + + matches!(getpgid(Some(Pid::from_raw(pid as i32))), Ok(pgid) if pgid.as_raw() == pid as i32) } /// On non-Unix platforms there is no signal delivery; the forceful diff --git a/rust/src/stream.rs b/rust/src/stream.rs index ebcc44ef..321ba0c6 100644 --- a/rust/src/stream.rs +++ b/rust/src/stream.rs @@ -485,16 +485,30 @@ async fn run_streaming_process( // being dropped). Stop the process group with the requested signal. let signal = maybe_signal.unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_KILL_SIGNAL.to_string()); trace_lazy("StreamingRunner", || format!("Kill requested | signal={}", signal)); - if let Some(pid) = pid { - send_signal_to_process(pid, &signal); - } // Give the child its grace period to run its own handler and exit // on its own terms, then escalate to a forceful kill so a process // that ignores the signal still terminates. - if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(grace.kill_ms), child.wait()) - .await - .is_err() - { + // + // A zero grace period means the child is given no opportunity to + // handle the signal, so the requested signal is not delivered at + // all. Anything done between it and the forceful kill - a syscall, + // or awaiting a zero-length timeout, which yields to the runtime - + // is a window the child can be scheduled in, which made "no grace" + // a race the child occasionally won rather than a guarantee. + let survived_grace = if grace.kill_ms == 0 { + true + } else { + if let Some(pid) = pid { + send_signal_to_process(pid, &signal); + } + tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(grace.kill_ms), child.wait()) + .await + .is_err() + }; + if survived_grace { + if let Some(pid) = pid { + send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL"); + } let _ = child.start_kill(); let _ = child.wait().await; } diff --git a/rust/tests/signals.rs b/rust/tests/signals.rs index 5e0831f6..fe6811f3 100644 --- a/rust/tests/signals.rs +++ b/rust/tests/signals.rs @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ //! The JavaScript counterpart is `js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs`; both //! suites assert the same behavior so the two implementations stay in parity. use command_stream::signal::{signal_exit_code, signal_number}; -use command_stream::{OutputChunk, ProcessRunner, RunOptions, StreamingRunner}; +use command_stream::{OutputChunk, ProcessRunner, RunOptions, StdinOption, StreamingRunner}; use std::time::Duration; /// A command that traps a signal, records that its handler ran, and exits. @@ -48,11 +48,37 @@ fn stubborn_heartbeat_child(heartbeat: &std::path::Path) -> String { ) } +/// A command whose real work runs in a *grandchild*, behind a shell that waits. +/// +/// This is the shape both READMEs promise to handle: `sh` stays alive as the +/// parent, so signalling only the direct child leaves the actual worker running +/// and the group delivery is what has to reach it. +#[cfg(unix)] +fn grandchild_heartbeat_command(heartbeat: &std::path::Path) -> String { + format!( + "sh -c 'while true; do echo tick >> {beat}; sleep 0.05; done' & \ + echo ready; \ + wait", + beat = heartbeat.display() + ) +} + #[cfg(unix)] fn heartbeat_len(path: &std::path::Path) -> u64 { std::fs::metadata(path).map(|meta| meta.len()).unwrap_or(0) } +/// Grace period used by the tests that assert a signal handler actually ran. +/// +/// The 100ms default is plenty in isolation, but these tests share a machine +/// with the rest of the binary, and under that contention the child's trap can +/// be scheduled after the escalation deadline - which failed the assertion in +/// roughly one run out of eight. A generous window removes the race without +/// weakening the test: the bug being guarded against sent SIGKILL in the same +/// step as the signal, so no grace period would have saved the handler. +#[cfg(unix)] +const GRACEFUL_KILL_GRACE_MS: u64 = 2000; + #[cfg(unix)] fn handler_ran(marker: &std::path::Path) -> bool { std::fs::read_to_string(marker) @@ -108,6 +134,7 @@ async fn process_runner_kill_lets_the_child_handle_sigterm() { graceful_child(&marker), RunOptions { mirror: false, + kill_grace_ms: GRACEFUL_KILL_GRACE_MS, ..Default::default() }, ); @@ -133,6 +160,7 @@ async fn process_runner_kill_with_sends_the_requested_signal() { graceful_child(&marker), RunOptions { mirror: false, + kill_grace_ms: GRACEFUL_KILL_GRACE_MS, ..Default::default() }, ); @@ -162,6 +190,7 @@ async fn process_runner_honors_the_configured_kill_signal() { RunOptions { mirror: false, kill_signal: "SIGINT".to_string(), + kill_grace_ms: GRACEFUL_KILL_GRACE_MS, ..Default::default() }, ); @@ -214,6 +243,49 @@ async fn process_runner_escalates_to_sigkill_when_the_signal_is_ignored() { ); } +/// Killing the runner also stops grandchildren, not just the direct child. +/// +/// Without the child in its own process group, `kill(-pid, ...)` names a group +/// the runner does not own, so the worker behind the shell kept running and +/// kept writing its heartbeat long after the command was stopped. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn process_runner_kill_reaches_grandchildren() { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let heartbeat = dir.path().join("heartbeat"); + + let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new( + grandchild_heartbeat_command(&heartbeat), + RunOptions { + mirror: false, + kill_grace_ms: 50, + // Explicit, so the result does not depend on whether the test + // harness happened to be given a terminal: a child sharing the + // caller's terminal stays in its process group by design. + stdin: StdinOption::Null, + ..Default::default() + }, + ); + runner.start().await.unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + assert!( + heartbeat_len(&heartbeat) > 0, + "the grandchild never started: no heartbeat was written" + ); + + runner.kill().unwrap(); + // Past the grace period, so the escalation has been delivered too. + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + let after_kill = heartbeat_len(&heartbeat); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + + assert_eq!( + heartbeat_len(&heartbeat), + after_kill, + "the grandchild survived the kill and kept writing its heartbeat" + ); +} + // ============================================================================ // StreamingRunner // ============================================================================ @@ -226,7 +298,9 @@ async fn stream_kill_lets_the_child_handle_the_signal() { let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); let marker = dir.path().join("marker"); - let mut stream = StreamingRunner::new(graceful_child(&marker)).stream(); + let mut stream = StreamingRunner::new(graceful_child(&marker)) + .kill_grace_ms(GRACEFUL_KILL_GRACE_MS) + .stream(); let mut exit_code = None; let mut killed = false; @@ -274,3 +348,71 @@ async fn stream_zero_grace_escalates_immediately() { // process was actually stopped by the SIGKILL escalation. assert_eq!(exit_code, Some(143)); } + +/// Number of times the zero-grace tests repeat their scenario. +/// +/// The bug they guard against is a lost race, not a constant failure: awaiting a +/// zero-length timeout yields to the runtime, and the child wins that gap only +/// sometimes. A single attempt caught the old behavior in roughly one run out of +/// three, so the scenario is repeated to turn a coin flip into a reliable signal. +#[cfg(unix)] +const ZERO_GRACE_ATTEMPTS: usize = 10; + +/// With no grace period the child never gets to run its handler, even though it +/// traps the signal. The escalation must therefore happen in the same step as +/// the signal, leaving no scheduling gap for the shell to run its trap in. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn stream_zero_grace_leaves_no_room_for_the_handler() { + for attempt in 0..ZERO_GRACE_ATTEMPTS { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let marker = dir.path().join("marker"); + + let mut stream = StreamingRunner::new(graceful_child(&marker)) + .kill_grace_ms(0) + .stream(); + + let mut killed = false; + while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await { + if matches!(chunk, OutputChunk::Stdout(_)) && !killed { + killed = true; + stream.kill(); + } + } + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await; + + assert!( + !handler_ran(&marker), + "attempt {attempt}: kill_grace_ms(0) still left the child time to run its SIGTERM handler" + ); + } +} + +/// The same guarantee for `ProcessRunner`, whose escalation runs in a spawned +/// task: with `kill_grace_ms: 0` it must not wait for that task to be polled. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn process_runner_zero_grace_leaves_no_room_for_the_handler() { + for attempt in 0..ZERO_GRACE_ATTEMPTS { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let marker = dir.path().join("marker"); + + let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new( + graceful_child(&marker), + RunOptions { + mirror: false, + kill_grace_ms: 0, + ..Default::default() + }, + ); + runner.start().await.unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await; + runner.kill().unwrap(); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await; + + assert!( + !handler_ran(&marker), + "attempt {attempt}: kill_grace_ms: 0 still left the child time to run its SIGTERM handler" + ); + } +} From ae2ed0005e2dec6f23912a2f0d358adceae591fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: konard Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:57:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 09/10] Record process group membership instead of looking it up The macOS CI job caught the grandchild behind a `sh -c` wrapper still writing its heartbeat after the command was killed. The group was being resolved with `getpgid` at the moment the signal was sent, and by then the wrapper had usually exited: Linux still answers for a zombie, macOS does not - XNU's `proc_find` skips them - so the lookup failed with ESRCH and the group was silently never signalled. Whether the child leads its own group is something only the runner that spawned it knows, so it is now stated rather than discovered, and the group is signalled first so a dying leader cannot get in the way. `experiments/issue-15/macos-zombie-getpgid.sh` reproduces the macOS failure on Linux by emulating that lookup, and fails the new orphaned grandchild test every time. That test has no JavaScript counterpart on purpose: Node and Bun reap the shell as soon as it exits, freeing its pid and with it the group id, so the group can no longer be signalled safely. Both READMEs now say so. Also gates the Unix-only imports in the signal tests, which broke the Windows build, and drops a `return` clippy rejects on that target. --- experiments/issue-15/js-orphan-grandchild.mjs | 36 ++++++++++ experiments/issue-15/macos-zombie-getpgid.sh | 54 +++++++++++++++ js/README.md | 9 +++ js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs | 8 +++ rust/README.md | 12 ++++ .../20260916_050000_signal_handling.md | 5 ++ rust/src/lib.rs | 34 +++++++-- rust/src/signal.rs | 64 ++++++++++------- rust/src/stream.rs | 8 ++- rust/tests/signals.rs | 69 +++++++++++++++++++ 10 files changed, 263 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) create mode 100644 experiments/issue-15/js-orphan-grandchild.mjs create mode 100755 experiments/issue-15/macos-zombie-getpgid.sh diff --git a/experiments/issue-15/js-orphan-grandchild.mjs b/experiments/issue-15/js-orphan-grandchild.mjs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a642f5fc --- /dev/null +++ b/experiments/issue-15/js-orphan-grandchild.mjs @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +// Why does killing a command whose shell already exited leave the grandchild +// running in JavaScript? Prints the runner state at kill time. +import { $ } from '../../js/src/$.mjs'; +import { mkdtempSync, statSync } from 'fs'; +import { tmpdir } from 'os'; +import { join } from 'path'; + +const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'orphan-')); +const beat = join(dir, 'heartbeat'); +const sleep = (ms) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms)); +const size = (p) => { + try { + return statSync(p).size; + } catch { + return 0; + } +}; + +const command = `sh -c 'while true; do echo tick >> ${beat}; sleep 0.05; done' & echo ready`; +const cmd = $({ mirror: false, killGrace: 50 })`sh -c ${command}`; +cmd.start(); +await sleep(400); + +console.log('before kill:', { + finished: cmd.finished, + hasChild: Boolean(cmd.child), + pid: cmd.child?.pid ?? null, + beat: size(beat), +}); + +cmd.kill(); +await sleep(400); +const afterKill = size(beat); +await sleep(400); +console.log('heartbeat after kill:', afterKill, '-> later:', size(beat)); +process.exit(0); diff --git a/experiments/issue-15/macos-zombie-getpgid.sh b/experiments/issue-15/macos-zombie-getpgid.sh new file mode 100755 index 00000000..01ef15c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/experiments/issue-15/macos-zombie-getpgid.sh @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env bash +# Show that the grandchild regression tests catch the macOS failure mode. +# +# macOS resolves `getpgid(pid)` through XNU's `proc_find`, which skips zombie +# processes, so the lookup fails with ESRCH once the `sh` wrapper has exited - +# and the code that used it then skipped the group delivery entirely, leaving +# the grandchild running. Linux answers `getpgid` for a zombie, so the bug is +# invisible here. +# +# This script restores the `getpgid` guard *and* emulates the macOS behaviour by +# treating a zombie as "not found" (via /proc//stat), then runs the signal +# tests. Expected: the orphaned-grandchild test fails. It reverts the patch on +# exit, so it can be run repeatedly. +set -uo pipefail +cd "$(dirname "$0")/../../rust" || exit 1 + +backup="$(mktemp)" + +# Restore from a copy rather than with `git checkout`, which would also discard +# any uncommitted work in this file. +cp src/signal.rs "$backup" +trap 'cp "$backup" src/signal.rs; rm -f "$backup"' EXIT + +python3 - <<'PY' +import pathlib +p = pathlib.Path('src/signal.rs') +s = p.read_text() +old = """ // Signal the whole process group (negative pid) first, so grandchildren are + // reached even if the group leader dies on the signal we send it next. + if delivery == Delivery::ProcessAndGroup {""" +new = """ // Signal the whole process group (negative pid) first, so grandchildren are + // reached even if the group leader dies on the signal we send it next. + if delivery == Delivery::ProcessAndGroup && macos_style_getpgid(pid) == Some(pid) {""" +assert s.count(old) == 1, "anchor not found - has send_signal_to_process changed?" +s = s.replace(old, new) +s += ''' +/// `getpgid` as macOS answers it: ESRCH for a process that is already a zombie. +#[cfg(unix)] +fn macos_style_getpgid(pid: u32) -> Option { + use nix::unistd::{getpgid, Pid}; + + let stat = std::fs::read_to_string(format!("/proc/{pid}/stat")).ok()?; + let state = stat.rsplit_once(')')?.1.split_whitespace().next()?.to_string(); + if state == "Z" { + return None; + } + getpgid(Some(Pid::from_raw(pid as i32))).ok().map(|p| p.as_raw() as u32) +} +''' +p.write_text(s) +print("patched: group delivery gated behind a macOS-style getpgid") +PY + +cargo test --test signals --all-features 2>&1 | tail -20 diff --git a/js/README.md b/js/README.md index 33a08d7f..a1cb3d5b 100644 --- a/js/README.md +++ b/js/README.md @@ -2029,6 +2029,15 @@ and is spawned into the caller's process group so that CTRL+C keeps reaching it. There `kill()` signals the direct child alone โ€” but CTRL+C from the terminal already reaches the whole group anyway. +There is a limit to this. If the shell itself exits and leaves a background +worker behind, the command is finished as far as the runner is concerned, and +Node and Bun have already reaped the shell โ€” which frees its pid, and with it +the group id, for reuse. A later `kill()` therefore signals nothing rather than +risk signalling an unrelated process group, and the orphaned worker keeps +running, exactly as it would if you had started it from your own shell. Keep the +worker in the foreground (`... & wait`, or no `&` at all) if you want `kill()` +to reach it. + #### Rust parity The Rust crate exposes the same model with `kill_signal` / `kill_with(signal)` / diff --git a/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs b/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs index 8c7a7140..5691d266 100644 --- a/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs +++ b/js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs @@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ describe.skipIf(isWindows)('Signal handling', () => { expect(fileSize(heartbeat)).toBe(afterKill); }); + + // There is deliberately no counterpart to the Rust + // `process_runner_kill_reaches_a_grandchild_whose_parent_already_exited` + // test here: once the shell exits, Node and Bun reap it and the runner is + // finished, so its pid - and with it the group id - can be reused by an + // unrelated process. Signalling that group would be worse than leaving the + // grandchild running. Rust can make the guarantee because its runner keeps + // the unreaped child, which holds the group id reserved. }); describe('exit codes', () => { diff --git a/rust/README.md b/rust/README.md index a1ee5bc7..28c8e151 100644 --- a/rust/README.md +++ b/rust/README.md @@ -176,6 +176,18 @@ child alone โ€” and CTRL+C from the terminal already reaches the whole group anyway. Set `stdin` to `StdinOption::Null` or `StdinOption::Pipe` if you need group delivery from `kill()`. +Group membership is recorded when the child is spawned rather than looked up +when it is signalled, because by then the group leader is usually dead: the +first signal kills the `sh` wrapper, and the escalation follows a grace period +later. macOS refuses to answer `getpgid` for a process in that state, which +would silently skip the delivery and leave the grandchild running. + +This is one place where `ProcessRunner` can promise slightly more than the +JavaScript implementation. Because it holds the child until you await it, the +group id stays reserved even after the shell exits, so `kill()` still reaches a +worker the shell left behind. Node and Bun reap the shell immediately, so +JavaScript cannot address that group safely and leaves such a worker running. + ### ProcessRunner `kill()` sends the configured signal; `kill_with(signal)` overrides it for a diff --git a/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md b/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md index f49eb369..a1def461 100644 --- a/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md +++ b/rust/changelog.d/20260916_050000_signal_handling.md @@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ bump: minor - `kill_grace_ms: 0` still let the child run its handler: awaiting a zero-length timeout yields to the runtime, and that gap was enough for a shell to run its trap. `SIGKILL` now follows in the same step as the signal. +- Killing a command left grandchildren running on macOS. Group membership was + looked up with `getpgid` at signal time, by which point the `sh` wrapper had + usually exited; macOS reports `ESRCH` for a process in that state, so the + group - including the still-running worker - was never signalled. Whether the + child leads its own group is now recorded when it is spawned. diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs index 6d2647af..367e7b3d 100644 --- a/rust/src/lib.rs +++ b/rust/src/lib.rs @@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ pub struct ProcessRunner { started: bool, finished: bool, cancelled: bool, + /// Whether the child was spawned into a process group of its own, and so + /// can be signalled as a group. Recorded at spawn time because it cannot be + /// discovered later: by the time the group is signalled the leader is + /// usually a zombie, which macOS refuses to answer `getpgid` for. + #[cfg(unix)] + own_process_group: bool, output_tx: Option>, // Held, never read: dropping the receiver would close the channel, and // streaming virtual commands treat a closed channel as "stop now" (see @@ -359,6 +365,8 @@ impl ProcessRunner { started: false, finished: false, cancelled: false, + #[cfg(unix)] + own_process_group: false, output_tx: Some(tx), output_rx: Some(rx), } @@ -472,8 +480,11 @@ impl ProcessRunner { // with SIGTTIN the moment it read from the terminal. JavaScript draws // the same line, spawning interactive commands without `detached`. #[cfg(unix)] - if !self.shares_the_terminal() { - cmd.process_group(0); + { + self.own_process_group = !self.shares_the_terminal(); + if self.own_process_group { + cmd.process_group(0); + } } // Spawn the process @@ -643,11 +654,13 @@ impl ProcessRunner { // Windows has no signals to deliver and no handler for the child to // run, so there is nothing to grant a grace period to: the forceful // stop is the only way to end the process. + // The `#[cfg(unix)]` block below is stripped on Windows, which leaves + // this one as the function's tail expression - hence no `return`. #[cfg(not(unix))] { let _ = signal; child.start_kill()?; - return Ok(()); + Ok(()) } // Without a pid the process never spawned (or was already reaped); @@ -669,13 +682,18 @@ impl ProcessRunner { // guarantee. The reported exit code still comes from the signal // that was requested. let grace = self.options.kill_grace_ms; + let delivery = if self.own_process_group { + signal::Delivery::ProcessAndGroup + } else { + signal::Delivery::ProcessOnly + }; if grace == 0 || signal == "SIGKILL" { - signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL"); + signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL", delivery); let _ = child.start_kill(); return Ok(()); } - signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, signal); + signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, signal, delivery); // Otherwise escalate in the background so the child keeps its grace // period without blocking the caller, which may not be inside an @@ -684,8 +702,10 @@ impl ProcessRunner { tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(grace)).await; // Best effort: if the child already exited on the first signal // this delivery simply fails, and the pid has not been reused - // because the `Child` handle above has not reaped it yet. - signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL"); + // because the `Child` handle above has not reaped it yet. That + // unreaped leader is also what keeps the group id alive, so the + // group delivery still reaches a grandchild that outlived it. + signal::send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL", delivery); }); Ok(()) diff --git a/rust/src/signal.rs b/rust/src/signal.rs index a6b23472..4fbfcc3e 100644 --- a/rust/src/signal.rs +++ b/rust/src/signal.rs @@ -74,18 +74,41 @@ pub fn signal_exit_code(signal: &str) -> i32 { 128 + signal_number(signal) } -/// Send a signal to a process and, when we own it, its process group. +/// Who a signal is delivered to. +/// +/// Only the runner that spawned the child knows which of these applies, so it +/// is stated rather than discovered: a child spawned with `process_group(0)` +/// leads its own group, and a child left in the caller's group does not. +// Windows has neither signals nor process groups, so the distinction only ever +// narrows to `ProcessAndGroup` there and the other variant is genuinely unused. +#[cfg_attr(not(unix), allow(dead_code))] +#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)] +pub(crate) enum Delivery { + /// The process alone, for a child sharing the caller's process group. + ProcessOnly, + /// The process and the group it leads, which is what reaches grandchildren. + ProcessAndGroup, +} + +/// Send a signal to a process and, when it leads one, its process group. /// /// Delivery to the group (negative pid) is what reaches grandchildren, e.g. the -/// real command behind a `sh -c` wrapper. It is only attempted when the child -/// leads its own group: a child that was left in the caller's group would make -/// `-pid` refer to a group we do not own - at best a non-existent one, at worst -/// an unrelated group that reused the number. See [`send_to_group`]. +/// real command behind a `sh -c` wrapper. It must not be attempted for a child +/// left in the caller's group, where `-pid` would name a group we do not own - +/// at best a non-existent one, at worst an unrelated group that reused the +/// number. +/// +/// Group leadership is passed in rather than looked up with `getpgid` because +/// the leader is usually dead by the time the group is signalled: the first +/// signal kills the `sh` wrapper, and the escalation follows a grace period +/// later. Linux answers `getpgid` for a zombie, but macOS does not - its +/// `proc_find` skips zombies, so the lookup failed with `ESRCH` and the group, +/// including the still-running grandchild, was never signalled at all. /// /// Both deliveries are best effort: the process may already have exited, which /// is not an error for a caller that only wants it stopped. #[cfg(unix)] -pub(crate) fn send_signal_to_process(pid: u32, signal: &str) { +pub(crate) fn send_signal_to_process(pid: u32, signal: &str, delivery: Delivery) { use nix::sys::signal::{kill, Signal}; use nix::unistd::Pid; @@ -100,28 +123,17 @@ pub(crate) fn send_signal_to_process(pid: u32, signal: &str) { _ => Signal::SIGTERM, }; - // Signal the process itself. - let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(pid as i32), sig); - // Signal the whole process group (negative pid) to reach grandchildren. - if send_to_group(pid) { + // Signal the whole process group (negative pid) first, so grandchildren are + // reached even if the group leader dies on the signal we send it next. + if delivery == Delivery::ProcessAndGroup { let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(-(pid as i32)), sig); } + // Signal the process itself. + let _ = kill(Pid::from_raw(pid as i32), sig); } -/// Whether `pid` leads its own process group, and so may be signalled as one. -/// -/// Runners spawn children with `process_group(0)`, which makes the child its -/// own group leader and its pid the group id. The exception is a child that -/// inherits the terminal: it stays in the caller's group so that CTRL+C keeps -/// reaching it, and there `-pid` would name a group belonging to someone else. -#[cfg(unix)] -fn send_to_group(pid: u32) -> bool { - use nix::unistd::{getpgid, Pid}; - - matches!(getpgid(Some(Pid::from_raw(pid as i32))), Ok(pgid) if pgid.as_raw() == pid as i32) -} - -/// On non-Unix platforms there is no signal delivery; the forceful -/// `start_kill()` escalation in the caller handles termination. +/// On non-Unix platforms there is no signal delivery, and no process groups to +/// deliver to; the forceful `start_kill()` escalation in the caller handles +/// termination. #[cfg(not(unix))] -pub(crate) fn send_signal_to_process(_pid: u32, _signal: &str) {} +pub(crate) fn send_signal_to_process(_pid: u32, _signal: &str, _delivery: Delivery) {} diff --git a/rust/src/stream.rs b/rust/src/stream.rs index 321ba0c6..f72c27e0 100644 --- a/rust/src/stream.rs +++ b/rust/src/stream.rs @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc; use tokio::task::JoinHandle; use crate::signal::{ - send_signal_to_process, signal_exit_code, DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE_MS, DEFAULT_KILL_SIGNAL, + send_signal_to_process, signal_exit_code, Delivery, DEFAULT_KILL_GRACE_MS, DEFAULT_KILL_SIGNAL, }; use crate::trace::trace_lazy; use crate::{CommandResult, Result}; @@ -499,7 +499,9 @@ async fn run_streaming_process( true } else { if let Some(pid) = pid { - send_signal_to_process(pid, &signal); + // The child is always spawned with `process_group(0)` + // above, so it leads the group named by its own pid. + send_signal_to_process(pid, &signal, Delivery::ProcessAndGroup); } tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(grace.kill_ms), child.wait()) .await @@ -507,7 +509,7 @@ async fn run_streaming_process( }; if survived_grace { if let Some(pid) = pid { - send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL"); + send_signal_to_process(pid, "SIGKILL", Delivery::ProcessAndGroup); } let _ = child.start_kill(); let _ = child.wait().await; diff --git a/rust/tests/signals.rs b/rust/tests/signals.rs index fe6811f3..d4e78d74 100644 --- a/rust/tests/signals.rs +++ b/rust/tests/signals.rs @@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ //! The JavaScript counterpart is `js/tests/signal-handling.test.mjs`; both //! suites assert the same behavior so the two implementations stay in parity. use command_stream::signal::{signal_exit_code, signal_number}; +// Only the exit-code mapping is portable; everything that actually delivers a +// signal is Unix-only, and so are the imports it needs. +#[cfg(unix)] use command_stream::{OutputChunk, ProcessRunner, RunOptions, StdinOption, StreamingRunner}; +#[cfg(unix)] use std::time::Duration; /// A command that traps a signal, records that its handler ran, and exits. @@ -63,6 +67,22 @@ fn grandchild_heartbeat_command(heartbeat: &std::path::Path) -> String { ) } +/// The same, but the shell exits immediately instead of waiting. +/// +/// By the time the command is killed the direct child is long gone - a zombie, +/// because the runner holds its handle and has not reaped it. Only the group is +/// left to signal, and its leader being dead must not stand in the way: looking +/// the group up with `getpgid` at that point fails with `ESRCH` on macOS, which +/// silently skipped the delivery and left the grandchild running. +#[cfg(unix)] +fn orphaned_grandchild_heartbeat_command(heartbeat: &std::path::Path) -> String { + format!( + "sh -c 'while true; do echo tick >> {beat}; sleep 0.05; done' & \ + echo ready", + beat = heartbeat.display() + ) +} + #[cfg(unix)] fn heartbeat_len(path: &std::path::Path) -> u64 { std::fs::metadata(path).map(|meta| meta.len()).unwrap_or(0) @@ -286,6 +306,55 @@ async fn process_runner_kill_reaches_grandchildren() { ); } +/// The group is still reached when its leader has already exited. +/// +/// The shell that started the worker exits straight away, so at kill time the +/// direct child is a zombie and the grandchild is all that is left to stop. +/// Asking the operating system which group the child leads is not an option +/// then: Linux answers for a zombie, macOS does not, and there the grandchild +/// was never signalled. Group leadership is therefore recorded when the child +/// is spawned. +/// +/// This one guarantee has no JavaScript counterpart: Node and Bun reap the +/// shell as soon as it exits, which frees its pid - and with it the group id - +/// for reuse, so the group can no longer be signalled safely. Here the runner +/// still holds the unreaped child, which keeps the group id reserved. +#[cfg(unix)] +#[tokio::test] +async fn process_runner_kill_reaches_a_grandchild_whose_parent_already_exited() { + let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap(); + let heartbeat = dir.path().join("heartbeat"); + + let mut runner = ProcessRunner::new( + orphaned_grandchild_heartbeat_command(&heartbeat), + RunOptions { + mirror: false, + kill_grace_ms: 50, + stdin: StdinOption::Null, + ..Default::default() + }, + ); + runner.start().await.unwrap(); + // Long enough for the shell to have exited and the worker to be ticking. + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + assert!( + heartbeat_len(&heartbeat) > 0, + "the grandchild never started: no heartbeat was written" + ); + + runner.kill().unwrap(); + // Past the grace period, so the escalation has been delivered too. + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + let after_kill = heartbeat_len(&heartbeat); + tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await; + + assert_eq!( + heartbeat_len(&heartbeat), + after_kill, + "the orphaned grandchild survived the kill and kept writing its heartbeat" + ); +} + // ============================================================================ // StreamingRunner // ============================================================================ From b67dec5f82a562161674f3de49fce81e3e480e3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: konard Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:06:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 10/10] Document the zero grace period in the signal module docs --- rust/src/signal.rs | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/rust/src/signal.rs b/rust/src/signal.rs index 4fbfcc3e..b4a3d348 100644 --- a/rust/src/signal.rs +++ b/rust/src/signal.rs @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ //! * [`OutputStream::kill`](crate::OutputStream::kill) / //! [`OutputStream::kill_with`](crate::OutputStream::kill_with) //! -//! The model mirrors the JavaScript implementation exactly: +//! The model mirrors the JavaScript implementation: //! //! 1. The requested signal is delivered to the child **and** its process //! group, so grandchildren spawned by a shell are stopped too. The group @@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ //! so a process that ignores the signal still terminates. //! 4. The reported exit code is the conventional `128 + signal` value //! ([`signal_exit_code`]). +//! +//! A grace period of zero collapses steps 1 to 3 into `SIGKILL` alone: any work +//! between the requested signal and the escalation is a window the child can be +//! scheduled in, so delivering it first would make "no grace" a race rather +//! than a guarantee. The exit code still reflects the signal that was asked +//! for. /// Default signal used to stop a process when no explicit signal is given. ///