Module: Failbot

Extended by:
Failbot, Compat
Included in:
Failbot
Defined in:
lib/failbot.rb,
lib/failbot/compat.rb,
lib/failbot/version.rb,
lib/failbot/haystack.rb,
lib/failbot/exit_hook.rb,
lib/failbot/middleware.rb,
lib/failbot/file_backend.rb,
lib/failbot/http_backend.rb,
lib/failbot/json_backend.rb,
lib/failbot/heroku_backend.rb,
lib/failbot/memory_backend.rb

Overview

This file exists so that the unhandled exception hook may easily be injected into programs that don’t register it themselves. It also provides a lightweight failbot interface that doesn’t bring in any other libraries until a report is made, which is useful for environments where boot time is important.

To use, set RUBYOPT or pass an -r argument to ruby:

RUBYOPT=rfailbot/exit_hook some-program.rb

Or:

ruby -rfailbot/exit_hook some-program.rb

Your program can also require this library instead of ‘failbot’ to minimize the amount of up-front processing required and automatically install the exit hook.

require 'failbot/exit_hook'

The ‘failbot’ lib is loaded in full the first time an actual report is made.

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: Compat Classes: FileBackend, HTTPBackend, Haystack, HerokuBackend, JSONBackend, MemoryBackend, Rescuer

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
"1.0.0"

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Attributes included from Compat

#backend

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from Compat

backend!, backend_name, cast, config, config_file, default_options, default_options=, environment, fail, haystack, raise_errors=, raise_errors?, report_errors=, report_errors?, setup_deprecated

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(method, *args, &block) ⇒ Object

Tap into any other method invocation on the Failbot module (especially report) and lazy load and configure everything the first time.



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# File 'lib/failbot/exit_hook.rb', line 75

def method_missing(method, *args, &block)
  return super if @failbot_loaded
  require 'failbot'
  send(method, *args, &block)
end

Instance Attribute Details

#already_reporting ⇒ Object

prevent recursive calls to Failbot.report!



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 25

def already_reporting
  @already_reporting
end

Instance Method Details

#context ⇒ Object

Stack of context information to include in the next failbot report. These hashes are condensed down into one and included in the next report. Don’t mess with this structure directly - use the #push and #pop methods.



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 78

def context
  @context ||= [{'server' => hostname}]
end

#exception_info(e) ⇒ Object

Extract exception info into a simple Hash.

e - The exception object to turn into a Hash.

Returns a Hash including a ‘class’, ‘message’, ‘backtrace’, and ‘rollup’

keys. The rollup value is a MD5 hash of the exception class, file, and line
number and is used to group exceptions.



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 198

def exception_info(e)
  backtrace = Array(e.backtrace)[0, 500]

  res = {
    'class'      => e.class.to_s,
    'message'    => e.message,
    'backtrace'  => backtrace.join("\n"),
    'ruby'       => RUBY_DESCRIPTION,
    'rollup'     => Digest::MD5.hexdigest("#{e.class}#{backtrace[0]}"),
    'created_at' => Time.now.utc.iso8601(6)
  }

  if exception_context = (e.respond_to?(:failbot_context) && e.failbot_context)
    res.merge!(exception_context)
  end

  if original = (e.respond_to?(:original_exception) && e.original_exception)
    remote_backtrace  = []
    remote_backtrace << original.message
    if original.backtrace
      remote_backtrace.concat(Array(original.backtrace)[0,500])
    end
    res['remote_backtrace'] = remote_backtrace.join("\n")
  end

  res
end

#hostname ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 234

def hostname
  @hostname ||= Socket.gethostname
end

#install_unhandled_exception_hook! ⇒ Object

Installs an at_exit hook to report exceptions that raise all the way out of the stack and halt the interpreter. This is useful for catching boot time errors as well and even signal kills.

To use, call this method very early during the program’s boot to cover as much code as possible:

require 'failbot'
Failbot.install_unhandled_exception_hook!

Returns true when the hook was installed, nil when the hook had previously been installed by another component.



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# File 'lib/failbot/exit_hook.rb', line 51

def install_unhandled_exception_hook!
  # only install the hook once, even when called from multiple locations
  return if @unhandled_exception_hook_installed

  # the $! is set when the interpreter is exiting due to an exception
  at_exit do
    boom = $!
    if boom && !@raise_errors && !boom.is_a?(SystemExit)
      report(boom, 'argv' => ([$0]+ARGV).join(" "), 'halting' => true)
    end
  end

  @unhandled_exception_hook_installed = true
end

#logger ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 226

def logger
  @logger ||= Logger.new($stderr)
end

#logger=(logger) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 230

def logger=(logger)
  @logger = logger
end

#pop ⇒ Object

Remove the last info hash from the context stack.



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 97

def pop
  context.pop if context.size > 1
end

#push(info = {}) ⇒ Object

Add info to be sent in the next failbot report, should one occur.

info - Hash of name => value pairs to include in the exception report. block - When given, the info is removed from the current context after the

block is executed.

Returns the value returned by the block when given; otherwise, returns nil.



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 89

def push(info={})
  context.push(info)
  yield if block_given?
ensure
  pop if block_given?
end

#report(e, other = {}) ⇒ Object

Public: Sends an exception to the exception tracking service along with a hash of custom attributes to be included with the report. When the raise_errors option is set, this method raises the exception instead of reporting to the exception tracking service.

e - The Exception object. Must respond to #message and #backtrace. other - Hash of additional attributes to include with the report.

Examples

begin
  my_code
rescue => e
  Failbot.report(e, :user => current_user)
end

Returns nothing.



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 123

def report(e, other = {})
  if @raise_errors
    squash_context(exception_info(e), other) # surface problems squashing
    raise e
  else
    report!(e, other)
  end
end

#report!(e, other = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 132

def report!(e, other = {})
  return unless @report_errors
  data = squash_context(exception_info(e), other)

  if already_reporting
    logger.warn "FAILBOT: asked to report while reporting! #{data.inspect}" rescue nil
    logger.warn e.message rescue nil
    logger.warn e.backtrace.join("\n") rescue nil
    return
  end

  self.already_reporting = true
  backend.report(data)
rescue Object => i
  # don't fail for any reason
  logger.debug "FAILBOT: #{data.inspect}" rescue nil
  logger.debug e.message rescue nil
  logger.debug e.backtrace.join("\n") rescue nil
  logger.debug i.message rescue nil
  logger.debug i.backtrace.join("\n") rescue nil
ensure
  self.already_reporting = false
end

#reports ⇒ Object

Public: exceptions that were reported. Only available when using the memory and file backends.

Returns an Array of exceptions data Hash.



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 160

def reports
  backend.reports
end

#reset! ⇒ Object

Reset the context stack to a pristine state.



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 102

def reset!
  @context = [context[0]]
end

#setup(settings = {}, default_context = {}) ⇒ Object

Shim into Failbot.setup and store config information off for the first time a real method is invoked.



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 36

def setup(settings={}, default_context={})
  deprecated_settings = %w[
    backend host port haystack
    raise_errors
  ]

  if settings.empty? ||
    settings.keys.any? { |key| deprecated_settings.include?(key) }
    warn "%s Deprecated Failbot.setup usage. See %s for details." % [
      caller[0], "https://github.com/github/failbot"
    ]
    return setup_deprecated(settings)
  end

  if default_context.respond_to?(:to_hash) && !default_context.to_hash.empty?
    context[0] = default_context.to_hash
  end

  self.backend =
    case (name = settings["FAILBOT_BACKEND"])
    when "memory"
      Failbot::MemoryBackend.new
    when "file"
      Failbot::FileBackend.new(settings["FAILBOT_BACKEND_FILE_PATH"])
    when "http"
      Failbot::HTTPBackend.new(URI(settings["FAILBOT_HAYSTACK_URL"]))
    when 'json'
      Failbot::JSONBackend.new(settings["FAILBOT_BACKEND_JSON_HOST"], settings["FAILBOT_BACKEND_JSON_PORT"])
    else
      raise ArgumentError, "Unknown backend: #{name.inspect}"
    end

  @raise_errors  = !settings["FAILBOT_RAISE"].to_s.empty?
  @report_errors = settings["FAILBOT_REPORT"] != "0"
end

#squash_context(*other) ⇒ Object

Combines all context hashes into a single hash converting non-standard data types in values to strings, then combines the result with a custom info hash provided in the other argument.

other - Optional array of hashes to also squash in on top of the context

stack hashes.

Returns a Hash with all keys and values.



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# File 'lib/failbot.rb', line 172

def squash_context(*other)
  merged = {}
  (context + other).each do |hash|
    hash.each do |key, value|
      value = (value.call rescue nil) if value.kind_of?(Proc)
      merged[key.to_s] =
        case value
        when Numeric
          value
        when String, true, false
          value.to_s
        else
          value.inspect
        end
    end
  end
  merged
end