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@kubukoz kubukoz commented Mar 15, 2024

Another stop on my "allocated is an antipattern" crusade. For previous editions, see typelevel/natchez-http4s#36 and typelevel/natchez#981.

def loop: F[Unit] = for {
now <- Temporal[F].monotonic
_ <- {
def loop: F[Unit] = Temporal[F].monotonic
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thought: this change also avoids a memory leak on Scala 3 (due to better-monadic-for not eliminating the final map).

tl;dr previously it was

def loop = for {
  x <- fx
  _ <- (somethingSomething >> loop)
} yield ()

which desugars to

fx.flatMap { x => (somethingSomething >> loop).map(_ => ()) }

which allocates a Map node on every run and never cleans it up (the same goes for the top-level flatMap, and apparently the lambdas too).

Proof: run this for a minute or so.

//> using dep "org.typelevel::cats-effect:3.5.3"
import cats.effect.*

def loop: IO[Unit] = for {
  _ <- IO.unit
  _ <- IO.unit >> loop
} yield ()

object CatsDemo extends IOApp.Simple {
  def run = loop
}
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@kubukoz kubukoz changed the title Preserve ExitCase in resources Preserve ExitCase in resources + fix memory leak Mar 15, 2024
(
m_,
toDestroy.traverse_(_._2._2).attempt.flatMap {
// In this context, we're closing the resource due to it not being used for a while - hence a Succeeded exit case.
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thought: special case here: everywhere else we have an ExitCase to propagate, but the reaper deliberately closes resources out of thin air: I figured Succeeded makes the most sense for a resource that's no longer necessary. Canceled didn't sound right, but happy to discuss if anyone disagrees

@kubukoz kubukoz marked this pull request as ready for review March 15, 2024 17:57
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