package main import ( "reflect" "github.com/pkg/errors" ) // configuration captures the plugin's external configuration as exposed in the Mattermost server // configuration, as well as values computed from the configuration. Any public fields will be // deserialized from the Mattermost server configuration in OnConfigurationChange. // // As plugins are inherently concurrent (hooks being called asynchronously), and the plugin // configuration can change at any time, access to the configuration must be synchronized. The // strategy used in this plugin is to guard a pointer to the configuration, and clone the entire // struct whenever it changes. You may replace this with whatever strategy you choose. // // If you add non-reference types to your configuration struct, be sure to rewrite Clone as a deep // copy appropriate for your types. type configuration struct { } // Clone shallow copies the configuration. Your implementation may require a deep copy if // your configuration has reference types. func (c *configuration) Clone() *configuration { var clone = *c return &clone } // getConfiguration retrieves the active configuration under lock, making it safe to use // concurrently. The active configuration may change underneath the client of this method, but // the struct returned by this API call is considered immutable. func (p *Plugin) getConfiguration() *configuration { p.configurationLock.RLock() defer p.configurationLock.RUnlock() if p.configuration == nil { return &configuration{} } return p.configuration } // setConfiguration replaces the active configuration under lock. // // Do not call setConfiguration while holding the configurationLock, as sync.Mutex is not // reentrant. In particular, avoid using the plugin API entirely, as this may in turn trigger a // hook back into the plugin. If that hook attempts to acquire this lock, a deadlock may occur. // // This method panics if setConfiguration is called with the existing configuration. This almost // certainly means that the configuration was modified without being cloned and may result in // an unsafe access. func (p *Plugin) setConfiguration(configuration *configuration) { p.configurationLock.Lock() defer p.configurationLock.Unlock() if configuration != nil && p.configuration == configuration { // Ignore assignment if the configuration struct is empty. Go will optimize the // allocation for same to point at the same memory address, breaking the check // above. if reflect.ValueOf(*configuration).NumField() == 0 { return } panic("setConfiguration called with the existing configuration") } p.configuration = configuration } // OnConfigurationChange is invoked when configuration changes may have been made. func (p *Plugin) OnConfigurationChange() error { var configuration = new(configuration) // Load the public configuration fields from the Mattermost server configuration. if err := p.API.LoadPluginConfiguration(configuration); err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to load plugin configuration") } p.setConfiguration(configuration) return nil }