Add Start method to router

Added Start to router packages.
Fixed potential deadlocks.

router/default.go

@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ var (
 // router implements default router
 type router struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
-	// embed the table
-	table     *table
 	opts      Options
 	status    Status
+	table     *table
 	exit      chan struct{}
 	errChan   chan error
 	eventChan chan *Event
@@ -67,33 +66,41 @@ func newRouter(opts ...Option) Router {
 		o(&options)
 	}
 
-	r := &router{
+	// set initial status to Stopped
-		table:       newTable(),
+	status := Status{Code: Stopped, Error: nil}
+
+	return &router{
 		opts:        options,
-		status:      Status{Code: Stopped, Error: nil},
+		status:      status,
+		table:       newTable(),
 		advertWg:    &sync.WaitGroup{},
 		wg:          &sync.WaitGroup{},
 		subscribers: make(map[string]chan *Advert),
 	}
-
-	go r.run()
-
-	return r
 }
 
 // Init initializes router with given options
 func (r *router) Init(opts ...Option) error {
+	r.Lock()
+	defer r.Unlock()
+
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&r.opts)
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Options returns router options
 func (r *router) Options() Options {
-	return r.opts
+	r.Lock()
+	opts := r.opts
+	r.Unlock()
+
+	return opts
 }
 
+// Table returns routing table
 func (r *router) Table() Table {
 	return r.table
 }
@@ -475,11 +482,12 @@ func (r *router) watchErrors() {
 
 	r.Lock()
 	defer r.Unlock()
+	// if the router is not stopped, stop it
 	if r.status.Code != Stopped {
 		// notify all goroutines to finish
 		close(r.exit)
 
-		// drain the advertise channel only if advertising
+		// drain the advertise channel only if the router is advertising
 		if r.status.Code == Advertising {
 			// drain the event channel
 			for range r.eventChan {
@@ -495,17 +503,16 @@ func (r *router) watchErrors() {
 	}
 }
 
-// Run runs the router.
+// Start starts the router
-func (r *router) run() {
+func (r *router) Start() error {
 	r.Lock()
 	defer r.Unlock()
 
-	switch r.status.Code {
-	case Stopped, Error:
 	// add all local service routes into the routing table
 	if err := r.manageRegistryRoutes(r.opts.Registry, "create"); err != nil {
-			r.status = Status{Code: Error, Error: fmt.Errorf("failed adding registry routes: %s", err)}
+		e := fmt.Errorf("failed adding registry routes: %s", err)
-			return
+		r.status = Status{Code: Error, Error: e}
+		return e
 	}
 
 	// add default gateway into routing table
@@ -519,8 +526,9 @@ func (r *router) run() {
 			Metric:  DefaultLocalMetric,
 		}
 		if err := r.table.Create(route); err != nil {
-				r.status = Status{Code: Error, Error: fmt.Errorf("failed adding default gateway route: %s", err)}
+			e := fmt.Errorf("failed adding default gateway route: %s", err)
-				return
+			r.status = Status{Code: Error, Error: e}
+			return e
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -531,8 +539,9 @@ func (r *router) run() {
 	// registry watcher
 	regWatcher, err := r.opts.Registry.Watch()
 	if err != nil {
-			r.status = Status{Code: Error, Error: fmt.Errorf("failed creating registry watcher: %v", err)}
+		e := fmt.Errorf("failed creating registry watcher: %v", err)
-			return
+		r.status = Status{Code: Error, Error: e}
+		return e
 	}
 
 	r.wg.Add(1)
@@ -551,13 +560,10 @@ func (r *router) run() {
 		r.watchErrors()
 	}()
 
-		// mark router as Running and set its Error to nil
+	// mark router as Running
 	r.status = Status{Code: Running, Error: nil}
 
-		return
+	return nil
-	}
-
-	return
 }
 
 // Advertise stars advertising the routes to the network and returns the advertisements channel to consume from.
@@ -578,6 +584,7 @@ func (r *router) Advertise() (<-chan *Advert, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed listing routes: %s", err)
 		}
+
 		// collect all the added routes before we attempt to add default gateway
 		events := make([]*Event, len(routes))
 		for i, route := range routes {

router/router.go

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ type Router interface {
 	Lookup(Query) ([]Route, error)
 	// Watch returns a watcher which tracks updates to the routing table
 	Watch(opts ...WatchOption) (Watcher, error)
+	// Start starts the router
+	Start() error
 	// Status returns router status
 	Status() Status
 	// Stop stops the router
@@ -76,10 +78,15 @@ func (s StatusCode) String() string {
 
 // Status is router status
 type Status struct {
-	// Error is router error
-	Error error
 	// Code defines router status
 	Code StatusCode
+	// Error contains error description
+	Error error
+}
+
+// String returns human readable status
+func (s Status) String() string {
+	return s.Code.String()
 }
 
 // AdvertType is route advertisement type

router/service/service.go

@@ -43,9 +43,16 @@ func NewRouter(opts ...router.Option) router.Router {
 		cli = options.Client
 	}
 
+	// set the status to Stopped
+	status := &router.Status{
+		Code:  router.Stopped,
+		Error: nil,
+	}
+
 	// NOTE: should we have Client/Service option in router.Options?
 	s := &svc{
 		opts:   options,
+		status: status,
 		router: pb.NewRouterService(router.DefaultName, cli),
 	}
 
@@ -63,21 +70,43 @@ func NewRouter(opts ...router.Option) router.Router {
 
 // Init initializes router with given options
 func (s *svc) Init(opts ...router.Option) error {
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&s.opts)
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Options returns router options
 func (s *svc) Options() router.Options {
-	return s.opts
+	s.Lock()
+	opts := s.opts
+	s.Unlock()
+
+	return opts
 }
 
+// Table returns routing table
 func (s *svc) Table() router.Table {
 	return s.table
 }
 
+// Start starts the service
+func (s *svc) Start() error {
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+
+	s.status = &router.Status{
+		Code:  router.Running,
+		Error: nil,
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *svc) advertiseEvents(advertChan chan *router.Advert, stream pb.Router_AdvertiseService) error {
 	go func() {
 		<-s.exit
@@ -140,10 +169,7 @@ func (s *svc) Advertise() (<-chan *router.Advert, error) {
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
 
-	// get the status
+	switch s.status.Code {
-	status := s.Status()
-
-	switch status.Code {
 	case router.Running, router.Advertising:
 		stream, err := s.router.Advertise(context.Background(), &pb.Request{}, s.callOpts...)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -154,16 +180,8 @@ func (s *svc) Advertise() (<-chan *router.Advert, error) {
 		go s.advertiseEvents(advertChan, stream)
 		return advertChan, nil
 	case router.Stopped:
-		// check if our router is stopped
-		select {
-		case <-s.exit:
-			s.exit = make(chan bool)
-			// call advertise again
-			return s.Advertise()
-		default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not running")
 	}
-	}
 
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("error: %s", s.status.Error)
 }