nsqd: start Topic messagePump separately from create

Add Topic.Start() method, call after all initial channels are added
to topic. This way Topics can be created un-paused, like they always
have been until very recently.

Topic.messagePump() does not pass messages until after being
notified by Start() via the new startChan.

nsqd/nsqd.go

@@ -343,7 +343,9 @@ func (n *NSQD) LoadMetadata() error {
 			continue
 		}
 		topic := n.GetTopic(t.Name)
-
+		if t.Paused {
+			topic.Pause()
+		}
 		for _, c := range t.Channels {
 			if !protocol.IsValidChannelName(c.Name) {
 				n.logf(LOG_WARN, "skipping creation of invalid channel %s", c.Name)
@@ -354,12 +356,7 @@ func (n *NSQD) LoadMetadata() error {
 				channel.Pause()
 			}
 		}
-
-		// this logic is reversed, and done _after_ channel creation to ensure that all channels
-		// are created before messages begin flowing
-		if !t.Paused {
-			topic.UnPause()
-		}
+		topic.Start()
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -507,9 +504,9 @@ func (n *NSQD) GetTopic(topicName string) *Topic {
 	n.Unlock()
 
 	n.logf(LOG_INFO, "TOPIC(%s): created", t.name)
-	// topic is created paused, only un-pause after adding channels
+	// topic is created but messagePump not yet started
 
-	// if loading metadata at startup, no lookupd connections yet, and topic un-paused elsewhere
+	// if loading metadata at startup, no lookupd connections yet, topic started after load
 	if atomic.LoadInt32(&n.isLoading) == 1 {
 		return t
 	}
@@ -532,8 +529,8 @@ func (n *NSQD) GetTopic(topicName string) *Topic {
 		n.logf(LOG_ERROR, "no available nsqlookupd to query for channels to pre-create for topic %s", t.name)
 	}
 
-	// now that all channels are added we can un-pause topic
-	t.UnPause()
+	// now that all channels are added, start topic messagePump
+	t.Start()
 	return t
 }
 

nsqd/topic.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Topic struct {
 	channelMap        map[string]*Channel
 	backend           BackendQueue
 	memoryMsgChan     chan *Message
+	startChan         chan int
 	exitChan          chan int
 	channelUpdateChan chan int
 	waitGroup         util.WaitGroupWrapper
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ type Topic struct {
 	deleter        sync.Once
 
 	paused    int32
-	pauseChan chan bool
+	pauseChan chan int
 
 	ctx *context
 }
@@ -46,11 +47,12 @@ func NewTopic(topicName string, ctx *context, deleteCallback func(*Topic)) *Topi
 		name:              topicName,
 		channelMap:        make(map[string]*Channel),
 		memoryMsgChan:     make(chan *Message, ctx.nsqd.getOpts().MemQueueSize),
+		startChan:         make(chan int, 1),
 		exitChan:          make(chan int),
 		channelUpdateChan: make(chan int),
 		ctx:               ctx,
-		paused:            1,
-		pauseChan:         make(chan bool),
+		paused:            0,
+		pauseChan:         make(chan int),
 		deleteCallback:    deleteCallback,
 		idFactory:         NewGUIDFactory(ctx.nsqd.getOpts().ID),
 	}
@@ -82,6 +84,13 @@ func NewTopic(topicName string, ctx *context, deleteCallback func(*Topic)) *Topi
 	return t
 }
 
+func (t *Topic) Start() {
+	select {
+	case t.startChan <- 1:
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
 // Exiting returns a boolean indicating if this topic is closed/exiting
 func (t *Topic) Exiting() bool {
 	return atomic.LoadInt32(&t.exitFlag) == 1
@@ -226,8 +235,31 @@ func (t *Topic) messagePump() {
 	var chans []*Channel
 	var memoryMsgChan chan *Message
 	var backendChan chan []byte
-	// always starts with no channels, channels added async with notification
 
+	// do not pass messages before Start(), but avoid blocking Pause() or GetChannel()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-t.channelUpdateChan:
+			continue
+		case <-t.pauseChan:
+			continue
+		case <-t.exitChan:
+			goto exit
+		case <-t.startChan:
+		}
+		break
+	}
+	t.RLock()
+	for _, c := range t.channelMap {
+		chans = append(chans, c)
+	}
+	t.RUnlock()
+	if len(chans) > 0 && !t.IsPaused() {
+		memoryMsgChan = t.memoryMsgChan
+		backendChan = t.backend.ReadChan()
+	}
+
+	// main message loop
 	for {
 		select {
 		case msg = <-memoryMsgChan:
@@ -252,8 +284,8 @@ func (t *Topic) messagePump() {
 				backendChan = t.backend.ReadChan()
 			}
 			continue
-		case pause := <-t.pauseChan:
-			if pause || len(chans) == 0 {
+		case <-t.pauseChan:
+			if len(chans) == 0 || t.IsPaused() {
 				memoryMsgChan = nil
 				backendChan = nil
 			} else {
@@ -427,7 +459,7 @@ func (t *Topic) doPause(pause bool) error {
 	}
 
 	select {
-	case t.pauseChan <- pause:
+	case t.pauseChan <- 1:
 	case <-t.exitChan:
 	}