fix(server): add --detach and --pidfile for background/supervised mode - #525
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Signed-off-by: Hyeonggyu Kim <hyeonggyu@live.com>
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Closing: duplicate of #524 (reusing the original PR with updated code). |
WalkthroughThe server CLI now supports ChangesServer daemonization
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Detached startup can report failure while leaving a server running, and the default PID-file handling can follow attacker-controlled symlinks; detached mode can also fail on Unix systems without the expected session utility or with non-UTF-8 paths. These issues can cause duplicate services, unsafe file writes, or failed launches, so the PR should not merge until they are addressed. Poem
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In `@crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs`:
- Around line 39-40: Update the daemon startup flow around child.spawn and
write_pidfile so a PID-file write failure terminates and reaps the spawned child
before returning the original error. Preserve successful startup behavior and
propagate the PID-file error after cleanup.
- Line 52: Update the PID-file creation in the daemon startup flow to use
exclusive creation with no symlink following instead of std::fs::File::create.
Handle an already-existing path as a separate stale-PID-file case, without
truncating or opening the symlink target.
- Around line 32-36: Update the argument-forwarding loop in the daemon re-exec
flow to use std::env::args_os(), preserving non-UTF-8 arguments; compare each
value against OsStr::new("--detach") while continuing to omit only that flag
from child arguments.
Apply the same fix in `@crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs` at line 30.
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| for arg in std::env::args().skip(1) { | ||
| if arg != "--detach" { | ||
| child.arg(arg); | ||
| } | ||
| } |
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Handle re-exec portability and non-Unicode arguments.
The Unix-only setsid path assumes that a setsid executable is installed, so --detach fails to spawn on systems without it. The re-exec argument handling also uses std::env::args(), which can panic for a non-UTF-8 --pidfile path. Gate the feature to supported targets or use a native session API, and preserve arguments with args_os() while removing --detach via OsStr.
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crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs#L32-L36(this comment)crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs#L30-L30
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In `@crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs` around lines 32 - 36, Update the
argument-forwarding loop in the daemon re-exec flow to use std::env::args_os(),
preserving non-UTF-8 arguments; compare each value against
OsStr::new("--detach") while continuing to omit only that flag from child
arguments.
Apply the same fix in `@crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs` at line 30.
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| let handle = child.spawn()?; | ||
| write_pidfile(pidfile, handle.id())?; |
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Stop the child if PID-file creation fails.
If child.spawn() succeeds but write_pidfile() fails, this function returns an error while the detached server continues running. The caller reports startup failure, so operators can start duplicate servers or lose the process identifier. Terminate and reap the spawned child before returning the PID-file error, or add a parent-child startup handshake.
Minimal cleanup
- let handle = child.spawn()?;
- write_pidfile(pidfile, handle.id())?;
+ let mut handle = child.spawn()?;
+ if let Err(error) = write_pidfile(pidfile, handle.id()) {
+ let _ = handle.kill();
+ let _ = handle.wait();
+ return Err(error);
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| let handle = child.spawn()?; | |
| write_pidfile(pidfile, handle.id())?; | |
| let mut handle = child.spawn()?; | |
| if let Err(error) = write_pidfile(pidfile, handle.id()) { | |
| let _ = handle.kill(); | |
| let _ = handle.wait(); | |
| return Err(error); | |
| } |
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In `@crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs` around lines 39 - 40, Update the
daemon startup flow around child.spawn and write_pidfile so a PID-file write
failure terminates and reaps the spawned child before returning the original
error. Preserve successful startup behavior and propagate the PID-file error
after cleanup.
| std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?; | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| let mut file = std::fs::File::create(path)?; |
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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
rg -n -C4 'write_pidfile|File::create|OpenOptions|pidfile|remove_file' crates/switchyard-server/srcRepository: NVIDIA-NeMo/Switchyard
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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- daemon outline ---'
ast-grep outline crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- daemon source ---'
cat -n crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- CLI pidfile definitions ---'
cat -n crates/switchyard-server/src/cli.rs | sed -n '1,100p'
printf '%s\n' '--- target and feature configuration ---'
rg -n -C3 '^\[workspace\]|switchyard-server|target|unix|windows|pidfile|detach' Cargo.toml crates/*/Cargo.toml .github 2>/dev/null || true
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant call sites and tests ---'
rg -n -C5 'detach_into_background|write_pidfile|default_pidfile|--pidfile|--detach' .Repository: NVIDIA-NeMo/Switchyard
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Rust std::fs::File::create follows symbolic links OpenOptions create_new O_NOFOLLOW Unix documentation
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In Rust, the behavior of file creation concerning symbolic links depends on which method is used, with OpenOptions::create_new providing explicit protection against following links [1][2][3]. 1. OpenOptions::create_new: This method is designed to be atomic and secure [1][4][5]. When.create_new(true) is set, Rust ensures that no file exists at the target location, which explicitly includes checking for symbolic links (including dangling ones) [1][2][3]. If a symbolic link exists at the target path, the operation will fail [1][4][3]. This behavior is implemented to prevent security vulnerabilities, such as TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use) attacks where an unprivileged process might trick a privileged one into overwriting a target file by manipulating a symlink [4][5]. On Unix platforms, this is achieved by using flags that prevent symlink following at the final path element [4]. 2. std::fs::File::create: The standard File::create(path) function is a convenience wrapper that opens a file in write-only mode, creating it if it does not exist or truncating it if it does [6][7]. Unlike create_new, this method does not explicitly prohibit following symbolic links [6][7]. If the target path is a symbolic link, File::create will follow the link and open (and truncate) the file pointed to by the link [6][7]. In summary, if you need to guarantee that you are creating a new file without following existing symbolic links, you must use OpenOptions::new.write(true).create_new(true).open(path) [1][2].
Citations:
- 1: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fs/struct.OpenOptions.html
- 2: https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.82.0/std/fs/struct.OpenOptions.html
- 3: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/bd1e7c79/library/std/src/fs.rs
- 4: https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/1252-open-options.html
- 5: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/d2f24127/library/std/src/fs.rs
- 6: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fs/struct.File.html
- 7: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/fs/struct.File.html
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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re
daemon = Path("crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs").read_text()
cli = Path("crates/switchyard-server/src/cli.rs").read_text()
assert "std::fs::File::create(path)" in daemon
assert daemon.index("let handle = child.spawn()?;") < daemon.index("write_pidfile(pidfile, handle.id())?")
assert daemon.index("write_pidfile(pidfile, handle.id())?;") < daemon.index("std::process::exit(0);")
assert "std::env::temp_dir()" in cli
assert re.search(r'dir\.push\("switchyard-server\.pid"\)', cli)
assert "create_new(true)" not in daemon
print("write_pidfile uses truncating File::create")
print("the parent spawns the detached child before writing the PID file")
print("the default PID-file name is fixed under std::env::temp_dir()")
print("write_pidfile has no exclusive-create operation")
PYRepository: NVIDIA-NeMo/Switchyard
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Create the PID file without following symlinks.
File::create(path) follows symlinks and truncates the target. The default path uses a fixed name under std::env::temp_dir(), so an attacker can pre-create that path as a symlink before an elevated --detach launch. Use exclusive, no-follow creation and handle stale PID files separately.
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In `@crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs` at line 52, Update the PID-file
creation in the daemon startup flow to use exclusive creation with no symlink
following instead of std::fs::File::create. Handle an already-existing path as a
separate stale-PID-file case, without truncating or opening the symlink target.
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Summary
switchyard-serveronly runs in the foreground today, so it dies with thelaunching terminal and offers no first-class way to run as a managed background
service. This adds a detached execution mode:
--detach: re-executes the binary under the systemsetsid(a new session,stdio disconnected) before the Tokio runtime does significant work, then
the parent exits and the child keeps serving. The detached child is immune to
the launching terminal's job-control signals (Ctrl-Z / terminal close).
--pidfile <PATH>: records the detached child's pid (defaults to<temp>/switchyard-server.pid) so operators can signal it later.Implementation:
crates/switchyard-server/src/daemon.rs(new):detach_into_backgroundandwrite_pidfile. Uses the stablesetsidbinary rather than unstable stdsetsidfeatures.--detachis stripped from the re-exec args to avoid adetach recursion.
crates/switchyard-server/src/cli.rs:ServerArgsgainsdetachandpidfile(bothpub(crate)).crates/switchyard-server/src/main.rs: detach runs beforecli::run.Test plan
cargo build -p switchyard-server— clean, no warnings.switchyard-server --config routes.toml --port 4123 --detach --pidfile /tmp/sy.pid→ parent exits (rc=0), child runs in its own session (SID == PID, PPID == 1),GET /healthreturns200.kill -TERM <pid>(graceful drain, as a futurestopwould) → server exits,GET /healthstops answering.Out of scope (not in this PR)
The draft issue also proposed
stop/statussubcommands and systemd /launchd service templates. This PR ships only
--detach+--pidfile(theminimal background-mode primitive); follow-ups can add process-control
subcommands and service templates on top of the pidfile.
Scope notes
cfg(unix)); non-Unix keeps the existing foreground path.identical once running, only the launch lifecycle changes.
Summary by CodeRabbit
--pidfileoption for configuring the process ID file location.