Add actor state TTL support.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         ./dist/linux_amd64/release/placement &
     - name: Spin local environment
       run: |
-        docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test.yml up -d mongo kafka
+        docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test.yml up -d mongo kafka mysql
         docker ps
     - name: Install local ToxiProxy to simulate connectivity issues to Dapr sidecar
       run: |

sdk-actors/src/main/java/io/dapr/actors/runtime/ActorState.java

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Dapr Authors
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package io.dapr.actors.runtime;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a state change for an actor.
+ */
+final class ActorState<T> {
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the state being changed.
+   */
+  private final String name;
+
+  /**
+   * New value for the state being changed.
+   */
+  private final T value;
+
+  /**
+   * Expiration.
+   */
+  private final Instant expiration;
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new instance of the metadata on actor state.
+   *
+   * @param name  Name of the state being changed.
+   * @param value Value to be set.
+   */
+  ActorState(String name, T value) {
+    this(name, value, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new instance of the metadata on actor state.
+   *
+   * @param name  Name of the state being changed.
+   * @param value Value to be set.
+   * @param expiration When the value is set to expire (recommended but accepts null).
+   */
+  ActorState(String name, T value, Instant expiration) {
+    this.name = name;
+    this.value = value;
+    this.expiration = expiration;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the name of the state being changed.
+   *
+   * @return Name of the state.
+   */
+  String getName() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the new value of the state being changed.
+   *
+   * @return New value.
+   */
+  T getValue() {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the expiration of the state.
+   *
+   * @return State expiration.
+   */
+  Instant getExpiration() {
+    return expiration;
+  }
+
+}

sdk-actors/src/main/java/io/dapr/actors/runtime/ActorStateChange.java

@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@
 public final class ActorStateChange {
 
   /**
-   * Name of the state being changed.
+   * State being changed.
    */
-  private final String stateName;
-
-  /**
-   * New value for the state being changed.
-   */
-  private final Object value;
+  private final ActorState state;
 
   /**
    * Type of change {@link ActorStateChangeKind}.
@@ -36,32 +31,21 @@ public final class ActorStateChange {
   /**
    * Creates an actor state change.
    *
-   * @param stateName  Name of the state being changed.
-   * @param value      New value for the state being changed.
+   * @param state     State being changed.
    * @param changeKind Kind of change.
    */
-  ActorStateChange(String stateName, Object value, ActorStateChangeKind changeKind) {
-    this.stateName = stateName;
-    this.value = value;
+  ActorStateChange(ActorState state, ActorStateChangeKind changeKind) {
+    this.state = state;
     this.changeKind = changeKind;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the name of the state being changed.
-   *
-   * @return Name of the state.
-   */
-  String getStateName() {
-    return stateName;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the new value of the state being changed.
+   * Gets the state being changed.
    *
-   * @return New value.
+   * @return state.
    */
-  Object getValue() {
-    return value;
+  ActorState getState() {
+    return state;
   }
 
   /**

sdk-actors/src/main/java/io/dapr/actors/runtime/ActorStateManager.java

@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 import io.dapr.utils.TypeRef;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
@@ -66,12 +69,13 @@ public class ActorStateManager {
   /**
    * Adds a given key/value to the Actor's state store's cache.
    *
-   * @param stateName Name of the state being added.
-   * @param value     Value to be added.
-   * @param <T>       Type of the object being added.
+   * @param stateName  Name of the state being added.
+   * @param value      Value to be added.
+   * @param expiration State's expiration.
+   * @param <T>        Type of the object being added.
    * @return Asynchronous void operation.
    */
-  public <T> Mono<Void> add(String stateName, T value) {
+  public <T> Mono<Void> add(String stateName, T value, Instant expiration) {
     return Mono.fromSupplier(() -> {
       if (stateName == null) {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("State's name cannot be null.");
@@ -84,7 +88,8 @@ public <T> Mono<Void> add(String stateName, T value) {
             StateChangeMetadata metadata = this.stateChangeTracker.get(stateName);
 
             if (metadata.kind == ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE) {
-              this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.UPDATE, value));
+              this.stateChangeTracker.put(
+                  stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.UPDATE, value, expiration));
               return true;
             }
 
@@ -95,7 +100,8 @@ public <T> Mono<Void> add(String stateName, T value) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Duplicate state: " + stateName);
           }
 
-          this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.ADD, value));
+          this.stateChangeTracker.put(
+              stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.ADD, value, expiration));
           return true;
         }))
         .then();
@@ -130,6 +136,10 @@ public <T> Mono<T> get(String stateName, TypeRef<T> type) {
       if (this.stateChangeTracker.containsKey(stateName)) {
         StateChangeMetadata metadata = this.stateChangeTracker.get(stateName);
 
+        if (metadata.isExpired()) {
+          throw new NoSuchElementException("State is expired: " + stateName);
+        }
+
         if (metadata.kind == ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE) {
           throw new NoSuchElementException("State is marked for removal: " + stateName);
         }
@@ -142,20 +152,37 @@ public <T> Mono<T> get(String stateName, TypeRef<T> type) {
         this.stateProvider.load(this.actorTypeName, this.actorId, stateName, type)
             .switchIfEmpty(Mono.error(new NoSuchElementException("State not found: " + stateName)))
             .map(v -> {
-              this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.NONE, v));
-              return (T) v;
+              this.stateChangeTracker.put(
+                  stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.NONE, v.getValue(), v.getExpiration()));
+              return (T) v.getValue();
             }));
   }
 
   /**
    * Updates a given key/value pair in the state store's cache.
+   * Use the variation that takes in an TTL instead.
    *
    * @param stateName Name of the state being updated.
    * @param value     Value to be set for given state.
    * @param <T>       Type of the value being set.
    * @return Asynchronous void result.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public <T> Mono<Void> set(String stateName, T value) {
+    return this.set(stateName, value, Duration.ZERO);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Updates a given key/value pair in the state store's cache.
+   * Using TTL is highly recommended to avoid state to be left in the state store forever.
+   *
+   * @param stateName Name of the state being updated.
+   * @param value     Value to be set for given state.
+   * @param ttl       Time to live.
+   * @param <T>       Type of the value being set.
+   * @return Asynchronous void result.
+   */
+  public <T> Mono<Void> set(String stateName, T value, Duration ttl) {
     return Mono.fromSupplier(() -> {
       if (stateName == null) {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("State's name cannot be null.");
@@ -165,20 +192,23 @@ public <T> Mono<Void> set(String stateName, T value) {
         StateChangeMetadata metadata = this.stateChangeTracker.get(stateName);
 
         ActorStateChangeKind kind = metadata.kind;
-        if ((kind == ActorStateChangeKind.NONE) || (kind == ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE)) {
+        if (metadata.isExpired() || (kind == ActorStateChangeKind.NONE) || (kind == ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE)) {
           kind = ActorStateChangeKind.UPDATE;
         }
 
-        this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(kind, value));
+        var expiration = buildExpiration(ttl);
+        this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(kind, value, expiration));
         return true;
       }
 
       return false;
     }).filter(x -> x)
         .switchIfEmpty(this.stateProvider.contains(this.actorTypeName, this.actorId, stateName)
             .map(exists -> {
+              var expiration = buildExpiration(ttl);
               this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName,
-                  new StateChangeMetadata(exists ? ActorStateChangeKind.UPDATE : ActorStateChangeKind.ADD, value));
+                  new StateChangeMetadata(
+                      exists ? ActorStateChangeKind.UPDATE : ActorStateChangeKind.ADD, value, expiration));
               return exists;
             }))
         .then();
@@ -208,7 +238,7 @@ public Mono<Void> remove(String stateName) {
           return true;
         }
 
-        this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE, null));
+        this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE, null, null));
         return true;
       }
 
@@ -218,7 +248,7 @@ public Mono<Void> remove(String stateName) {
         .switchIfEmpty(this.stateProvider.contains(this.actorTypeName, this.actorId, stateName))
         .filter(exists -> exists)
         .map(exists -> {
-          this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE, null));
+          this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE, null, null));
           return exists;
         })
         .then();
@@ -239,7 +269,7 @@ public Mono<Boolean> contains(String stateName) {
           return this.stateChangeTracker.get(stateName);
         }
     ).map(metadata -> {
-      if (metadata.kind == ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE) {
+      if (metadata.isExpired() || (metadata.kind == ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE)) {
         return Boolean.FALSE;
       }
 
@@ -264,7 +294,8 @@ public Mono<Void> save() {
           continue;
         }
 
-        changes.add(new ActorStateChange(tuple.getKey(), tuple.getValue().value, tuple.getValue().kind));
+        var actorState = new ActorState<>(tuple.getKey(), tuple.getValue().value, tuple.getValue().expiration);
+        changes.add(new ActorStateChange(actorState, tuple.getValue().kind));
       }
 
       return changes.toArray(new ActorStateChange[0]);
@@ -288,12 +319,17 @@ private void flush() {
       if (tuple.getValue().kind == ActorStateChangeKind.REMOVE) {
         this.stateChangeTracker.remove(stateName);
       } else {
-        StateChangeMetadata metadata = new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.NONE, tuple.getValue().value);
+        StateChangeMetadata metadata =
+            new StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind.NONE, tuple.getValue().value, tuple.getValue().expiration);
         this.stateChangeTracker.put(stateName, metadata);
       }
     }
   }
 
+  private static Instant buildExpiration(Duration ttl) {
+    return (ttl != null) && !ttl.isNegative() && !ttl.isZero() ? Instant.now().plus(ttl) : null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Internal class to represent value and change kind.
    */
@@ -309,15 +345,26 @@ private static final class StateChangeMetadata {
      */
     private final Object value;
 
+    /**
+     * Expiration.
+     */
+    private final Instant expiration;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new instance of the metadata on state change.
      *
      * @param kind  Kind of change.
      * @param value Value to be set.
+     * @param expiration When the value is set to expire (recommended but accepts null).
      */
-    private StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind kind, Object value) {
+    private StateChangeMetadata(ActorStateChangeKind kind, Object value, Instant expiration) {
       this.kind = kind;
       this.value = value;
+      this.expiration = expiration;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isExpired() {
+      return (this.expiration != null) && Instant.now().isAfter(this.expiration);
     }
   }
 }