Use spawner for CPU-bound operations

src/extractors.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use actix_web::{
     dev::Payload,
-    error::{BlockingError, ParseError},
+    error::ParseError,
     http::{
         header::{from_one_raw_str, Header, HeaderName, HeaderValue, TryIntoHeaderValue},
         StatusCode,
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ use actix_web::{
 };
 use bcrypt::{BcryptError, DEFAULT_COST};
 use futures_util::future::LocalBoxFuture;
-use http_signature_normalization_actix::prelude::InvalidHeaderValue;
+use http_signature_normalization_actix::{prelude::InvalidHeaderValue, Canceled, Spawn};
 use std::{convert::Infallible, str::FromStr, time::Instant};
 use tracing_error::SpanTrace;
 
-use crate::db::Db;
+use crate::{db::Db, requests::Spawner};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct AdminConfig {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Admin {
 impl Admin {
     fn prepare_verify(
         req: &HttpRequest,
-    ) -> Result<(Data<Db>, Data<AdminConfig>, XApiToken), Error> {
+    ) -> Result<(Data<Db>, Data<AdminConfig>, Data<Spawner>, XApiToken), Error> {
         let hashed_api_token = req
             .app_data::<Data<AdminConfig>>()
             .ok_or_else(Error::missing_config)?
@@ -53,16 +53,23 @@ impl Admin {
             .ok_or_else(Error::missing_db)?
             .clone();
 
-        Ok((db, hashed_api_token, x_api_token))
+        let spawner = req
+            .app_data::<Data<Spawner>>()
+            .ok_or_else(Error::missing_spawner)?
+            .clone();
+
+        Ok((db, hashed_api_token, spawner, x_api_token))
     }
 
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip_all)]
     async fn verify(
         hashed_api_token: Data<AdminConfig>,
+        spawner: Data<Spawner>,
         x_api_token: XApiToken,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let span = tracing::Span::current();
-        if actix_web::web::block(move || span.in_scope(|| hashed_api_token.verify(x_api_token)))
+        if spawner
+            .spawn_blocking(move || span.in_scope(|| hashed_api_token.verify(x_api_token)))
             .await
             .map_err(Error::canceled)??
         {
@@ -107,6 +114,13 @@ impl Error {
         }
     }
 
+    fn missing_spawner() -> Self {
+        Error {
+            context: SpanTrace::capture().to_string(),
+            kind: ErrorKind::MissingSpawner,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn bcrypt_verify(e: BcryptError) -> Self {
         Error {
             context: SpanTrace::capture().to_string(),
@@ -128,7 +142,7 @@ impl Error {
         }
     }
 
-    fn canceled(_: BlockingError) -> Self {
+    fn canceled(_: Canceled) -> Self {
         Error {
             context: SpanTrace::capture().to_string(),
             kind: ErrorKind::Canceled,
@@ -147,6 +161,9 @@ enum ErrorKind {
     #[error("Missing Db")]
     MissingDb,
 
+    #[error("Missing Spawner")]
+    MissingSpawner,
+
     #[error("Panic in verify")]
     Canceled,
 
@@ -182,8 +199,8 @@ impl FromRequest for Admin {
         let now = Instant::now();
         let res = Self::prepare_verify(req);
         Box::pin(async move {
-            let (db, c, t) = res?;
+            let (db, c, s, t) = res?;
-            Self::verify(c, t).await?;
+            Self::verify(c, s, t).await?;
             metrics::histogram!(
                 "relay.admin.verify",
                 now.elapsed().as_micros() as f64 / 1_000_000_f64

src/main.rs

@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ async fn do_server_main(
             .app_data(web::Data::new(config.clone()))
             .app_data(web::Data::new(job_server))
             .app_data(web::Data::new(media.clone()))
-            .app_data(web::Data::new(collector.clone()));
+            .app_data(web::Data::new(collector.clone()))
+            .app_data(web::Data::new(spawner.clone()));
 
         let app = if let Some(data) = config.admin_config() {
             app.app_data(data)
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ async fn do_server_main(
                 web::resource("/inbox")
                     .wrap(config.digest_middleware())
                     .wrap(VerifySignature::new(
-                        MyVerify(requests, actors.clone(), state.clone()),
+                        MyVerify(requests, actors.clone(), state.clone(), spawner.clone()),
                         Default::default(),
                     ))
                     .wrap(DebugPayload(config.debug()))

src/middleware/verifier.rs

@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ use crate::{
     apub::AcceptedActors,
     data::{ActorCache, State},
     error::{Error, ErrorKind},
-    requests::Requests,
+    requests::{Requests, Spawner},
 };
 use activitystreams::{base::BaseExt, iri, iri_string::types::IriString};
-use actix_web::web;
 use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD, Engine};
-use http_signature_normalization_actix::{prelude::*, verify::DeprecatedAlgorithm};
+use http_signature_normalization_actix::{prelude::*, verify::DeprecatedAlgorithm, Spawn};
 use rsa::{
     pkcs1v15::Signature, pkcs1v15::VerifyingKey, pkcs8::DecodePublicKey, sha2::Sha256,
     signature::Verifier, RsaPublicKey,
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ use rsa::{
 use std::{future::Future, pin::Pin};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct MyVerify(pub Requests, pub ActorCache, pub State);
+pub(crate) struct MyVerify(pub Requests, pub ActorCache, pub State, pub Spawner);
 
 impl MyVerify {
     #[tracing::instrument("Verify request", skip(self, signature, signing_string))]
@@ -55,7 +54,13 @@ impl MyVerify {
                 None => (),
             };
 
-            let res = do_verify(&actor.public_key, signature.clone(), signing_string.clone()).await;
+            let res = do_verify(
+                &self.3,
+                &actor.public_key,
+                signature.clone(),
+                signing_string.clone(),
+            )
+            .await;
 
             if let Err(e) = res {
                 if !was_cached {
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ impl MyVerify {
         // Now we make sure we fetch an updated actor
         let actor = self.1.get_no_cache(&actor_id, &self.0).await?;
 
-        do_verify(&actor.public_key, signature, signing_string).await?;
+        do_verify(&self.3, &actor.public_key, signature, signing_string).await?;
 
         Ok(true)
     }
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@ impl PublicKeyResponse {
 
 #[tracing::instrument("Verify signature")]
 async fn do_verify(
+    spawner: &Spawner,
     public_key: &str,
     signature: String,
     signing_string: String,
@@ -123,7 +129,8 @@ async fn do_verify(
     let public_key = RsaPublicKey::from_public_key_pem(public_key.trim())?;
 
     let span = tracing::Span::current();
-    web::block(move || {
+    spawner
+        .spawn_blocking(move || {
             span.in_scope(|| {
                 let decoded = STANDARD.decode(signature)?;
                 let signature =