Add RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy for host selection

Author: sylwiaszunejko

cassandra/cluster.py

@@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ def _profiles_without_explicit_lbps(self):
 
     def distance(self, host):
         distances = set(p.load_balancing_policy.distance(host) for p in self.profiles.values())
-        return HostDistance.LOCAL if HostDistance.LOCAL in distances else \
+        return HostDistance.LOCAL_RACK if HostDistance.LOCAL_RACK in distances else \
+            HostDistance.LOCAL if HostDistance.LOCAL in distances else \
             HostDistance.REMOTE if HostDistance.REMOTE in distances else \
             HostDistance.IGNORED
 
@@ -613,7 +614,7 @@ class Cluster(object):
 
     Defaults to loopback interface.
 
-    Note: When using :class:`.DCAwareLoadBalancingPolicy` with no explicit
+    Note: When using :class:`.DCAwareRoundRobinPolicy` with no explicit
     local_dc set (as is the default), the DC is chosen from an arbitrary
     host in contact_points. In this case, contact_points should contain
     only nodes from a single, local DC.
@@ -1373,21 +1374,25 @@ def __init__(self,
         self._user_types = defaultdict(dict)
 
         self._min_requests_per_connection = {
+            HostDistance.LOCAL_RACK: DEFAULT_MIN_REQUESTS,
             HostDistance.LOCAL: DEFAULT_MIN_REQUESTS,
             HostDistance.REMOTE: DEFAULT_MIN_REQUESTS
         }
 
         self._max_requests_per_connection = {
+            HostDistance.LOCAL_RACK: DEFAULT_MAX_REQUESTS,
             HostDistance.LOCAL: DEFAULT_MAX_REQUESTS,
             HostDistance.REMOTE: DEFAULT_MAX_REQUESTS
         }
 
         self._core_connections_per_host = {
+            HostDistance.LOCAL_RACK: DEFAULT_MIN_CONNECTIONS_PER_LOCAL_HOST,
             HostDistance.LOCAL: DEFAULT_MIN_CONNECTIONS_PER_LOCAL_HOST,
             HostDistance.REMOTE: DEFAULT_MIN_CONNECTIONS_PER_REMOTE_HOST
         }
 
         self._max_connections_per_host = {
+            HostDistance.LOCAL_RACK: DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_LOCAL_HOST,
             HostDistance.LOCAL: DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_LOCAL_HOST,
             HostDistance.REMOTE: DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_REMOTE_HOST
         }

cassandra/metadata.py

@@ -3440,7 +3440,7 @@ def group_keys_by_replica(session, keyspace, table, keys):
         all_replicas = cluster.metadata.get_replicas(keyspace, routing_key)
         # First check if there are local replicas
         valid_replicas = [host for host in all_replicas if
-                          host.is_up and distance(host) == HostDistance.LOCAL]
+                          host.is_up and (distance(host) == HostDistance.LOCAL or distance(host) == HostDistance.LOCAL_RACK)]
         if not valid_replicas:
             valid_replicas = [host for host in all_replicas if host.is_up]
 

cassandra/policies.py

@@ -46,7 +46,18 @@ class HostDistance(object):
     connections opened to it.
     """
 
-    LOCAL = 0
+    LOCAL_RACK = 0
+    """
+    Nodes with ``LOCAL_RACK`` distance will be preferred for operations
+    under some load balancing policies (such as :class:`.RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy`)
+    and will have a greater number of connections opened against
+    them by default.
+
+    This distance is typically used for nodes within the same
+    datacenter and the same rack as the client.
+    """
+
+    LOCAL = 1
     """
     Nodes with ``LOCAL`` distance will be preferred for operations
     under some load balancing policies (such as :class:`.DCAwareRoundRobinPolicy`)
@@ -57,12 +68,12 @@ class HostDistance(object):
     datacenter as the client.
     """
 
-    REMOTE = 1
+    REMOTE = 2
     """
     Nodes with ``REMOTE`` distance will be treated as a last resort
-    by some load balancing policies (such as :class:`.DCAwareRoundRobinPolicy`)
-    and will have a smaller number of connections opened against
-    them by default.
+    by some load balancing policies (such as :class:`.DCAwareRoundRobinPolicy`
+    and :class:`.RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy`)and will have a smaller number of
+    connections opened against them by default.
 
     This distance is typically used for nodes outside of the
     datacenter that the client is running in.
@@ -316,6 +327,121 @@ def on_add(self, host):
     def on_remove(self, host):
         self.on_down(host)
 
+class RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy(LoadBalancingPolicy):
+    """
+    Similar to :class:`.DCAwareRoundRobinPolicy`, but prefers hosts
+    in the local rack, before hosts in the local datacenter but a
+    different rack, before hosts in all other datercentres
+    """
+
+    local_dc = None
+    local_rack = None
+    used_hosts_per_remote_dc = 0
+
+    def __init__(self, local_dc, local_rack, used_hosts_per_remote_dc=0):
+        """
+        The `local_dc` and `local_rack` parameters should be the name of the
+        datacenter and rack (such as is reported by ``nodetool ring``) that
+        should be considered local.
+
+        `used_hosts_per_remote_dc` controls how many nodes in
+        each remote datacenter will have connections opened
+        against them. In other words, `used_hosts_per_remote_dc` hosts
+        will be considered :attr:`~.HostDistance.REMOTE` and the
+        rest will be considered :attr:`~.HostDistance.IGNORED`.
+        By default, all remote hosts are ignored.
+        """
+        self.local_rack = local_rack
+        self.local_dc = local_dc
+        self.used_hosts_per_remote_dc = used_hosts_per_remote_dc
+        self._live_hosts = {}
+        self._dc_live_hosts = {}
+        self._position = 0
+        self._endpoints = []
+        LoadBalancingPolicy.__init__(self)
+
+    def _rack(self, host):
+        return host.rack or self.local_rack
+
+    def _dc(self, host):
+        return host.datacenter or self.local_dc
+
+    def populate(self, cluster, hosts):
+        for (dc, rack), rack_hosts in groupby(hosts, lambda host: (self._dc(host), self._rack(host))):
+            self._live_hosts[(dc, rack)] = list(rack_hosts)
+        for dc, dc_hosts in groupby(hosts, lambda host: self._dc(host)):
+            self._dc_live_hosts[dc] = list(dc_hosts)
+
+        # as in other policies choose random position for better distributing queries across hosts
+        self._position = randint(0, len(hosts) - 1) if hosts else 0
+
+    def distance(self, host):
+        rack = self._rack(host)
+        dc = self._dc(host)
+        if rack == self.local_rack and dc == self.local_dc:
+            return HostDistance.LOCAL_RACK
+
+        if dc == self.local_dc:
+            return HostDistance.LOCAL
+
+        if not self.used_hosts_per_remote_dc:
+            return HostDistance.IGNORED
+        else:
+            dc_hosts = self._dc_live_hosts.get(dc, ())
+            if not dc_hosts:
+                return HostDistance.IGNORED
+
+            if host in dc_hosts[:self.used_hosts_per_remote_dc]:
+
+                return HostDistance.REMOTE
+            else:
+                return HostDistance.IGNORED
+
+    def make_query_plan(self, working_keyspace=None, query=None):
+        pos = self._position
+        self._position += 1
+
+        local_rack_live = self._live_hosts.get((self.local_dc, self.local_rack), [])
+        pos = (pos % len(local_rack_live)) if local_rack_live else 0
+        # Slice the cyclic iterator to start from pos and include the next len(local_live) elements
+        # This ensures we get exactly one full cycle starting from pos
+        for host in islice(cycle(local_rack_live), pos, pos + len(local_rack_live)):
+            yield host
+
+        local_live = [host for host in self._dc_live_hosts.get(self.local_dc, []) if host.rack != self.local_rack]
+        pos = (pos % len(local_live)) if local_live else 0
+        for host in islice(cycle(local_live), pos, pos + len(local_live)):
+            yield host
+
+        # the dict can change, so get candidate DCs iterating over keys of a copy
+        for dc, remote_live in self._dc_live_hosts.copy().items():
+            if dc != self.local_dc:
+                for host in remote_live[:self.used_hosts_per_remote_dc]:
+                    yield host
+
+    def on_up(self, host):
+        dc = self._dc(host)
+        rack = self._rack(host)
+        with self._hosts_lock:
+            self._live_hosts.setdefault((dc, rack), []).append(host)
+            self._dc_live_hosts.setdefault(dc, []).append(host)
+
+    def on_down(self, host):
+        dc = self._dc(host)
+        rack = self._rack(host)
+        with self._hosts_lock:
+            self._live_hosts[(dc, rack)].remove(host)
+            self._dc_live_hosts[dc].remove(host)
+            if not self._live_hosts[(dc, rack)]:
+                del self._live_hosts[(dc, rack)]
+            if not self._dc_live_hosts[dc]:
+                del self._dc_live_hosts[dc]
+
+    def on_add(self, host):
+        self.on_up(host)
+
+    def on_remove(self, host):
+        self.on_down(host)
 
 class TokenAwarePolicy(LoadBalancingPolicy):
     """
@@ -396,7 +522,7 @@ def make_query_plan(self, working_keyspace=None, query=None):
                     shuffle(replicas)
                 for replica in replicas:
                     if replica.is_up and \
-                            child.distance(replica) == HostDistance.LOCAL:
+                            (child.distance(replica) == HostDistance.LOCAL or child.distance(replica) == HostDistance.LOCAL_RACK):
                         yield replica
 
                 for host in child.make_query_plan(keyspace, query):

docs/api/cassandra/policies.rst

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Load Balancing
 .. autoclass:: DCAwareRoundRobinPolicy
    :members:
 
+.. autoclass:: RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy
+   :members:
+
 .. autoclass:: WhiteListRoundRobinPolicy
    :members:
 

tests/integration/standard/test_rack_aware_policy.py

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import logging
+import unittest
+
+from cassandra.cluster import Cluster
+from cassandra.policies import ConstantReconnectionPolicy, RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy
+
+from tests.integration import PROTOCOL_VERSION, get_cluster, use_multidc
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+def setup_module():
+    use_multidc({'DC1': {'RC1': 2, 'RC2': 2}, 'DC2': {'RC1': 3}})
+
+class RackAwareRoundRobinPolicyTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_class(cls):
+        cls.cluster = Cluster(contact_points=[node.address() for node in get_cluster().nodelist()], protocol_version=PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+                              load_balancing_policy=RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy("DC1", "RC1", used_hosts_per_remote_dc=0),
+                              reconnection_policy=ConstantReconnectionPolicy(1))
+        cls.session = cls.cluster.connect()
+        cls.create_ks_and_cf(cls)
+        cls.create_data(cls.session)
+        cls.node1, cls.node2, cls.node3, cls.node4, cls.node5, cls.node6, cls.node7 = get_cluster().nodes.values()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def teardown_class(cls):
+        cls.cluster.shutdown()
+
+    def create_ks_and_cf(self):
+        self.session.execute(
+            """
+            DROP KEYSPACE IF EXISTS test1
+            """
+        )
+        self.session.execute(
+            """
+            CREATE KEYSPACE test1
+            WITH replication = {
+                'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy',
+                'replication_factor': 3
+            }
+            """)
+
+        self.session.execute(
+            """
+            CREATE TABLE test1.table1 (pk int, ck int, v int, PRIMARY KEY (pk, ck));
+            """)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_data(session):
+        prepared = session.prepare(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO test1.table1 (pk, ck, v) VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+            """)
+
+        for i in range(50):
+            bound = prepared.bind((i, i%5, i%2))
+            session.execute(bound)
+
+    def test_rack_aware(self):
+        prepared = self.session.prepare(
+            """
+            SELECT pk, ck, v FROM test1.table1 WHERE pk = ?
+            """)
+
+        for i in range (10):
+            bound = prepared.bind([(i)])
+            results = self.session.execute(bound)
+            self.assertEqual(results, [(i, i%5, i%2)])
+            coordinator = str(results.response_future.coordinator_host.endpoint)
+            self.assertTrue(coordinator in set(["127.0.0.1:9042", "127.0.0.2:9042"]))
+
+        self.node2.stop(wait_other_notice=True, gently=True)
+
+        for i in range (10):
+            bound = prepared.bind([(i)])
+            results = self.session.execute(bound)
+            self.assertEqual(results, [(i, i%5, i%2)])
+            coordinator =str(results.response_future.coordinator_host.endpoint)
+            self.assertEqual(coordinator, "127.0.0.1:9042")
+
+        self.node1.stop(wait_other_notice=True, gently=True)
+
+        for i in range (10):
+            bound = prepared.bind([(i)])
+            results = self.session.execute(bound)
+            self.assertEqual(results, [(i, i%5, i%2)])
+            coordinator = str(results.response_future.coordinator_host.endpoint)
+            self.assertTrue(coordinator in set(["127.0.0.3:9042", "127.0.0.4:9042"]))