The @action decorator should capture all the exceptions,
log them and return them on `Response.errors`.
This ensures that uncaught exceptions from plugin
actions won't unwind out of control, and also that they
are logged and treated consistently across all the
integrations.
If we include the class name by default then we won't have to
explicitly modify the client_id in the implementation classes
in order to prevent clashes.
We should load the latest timestamps from the db when the thread starts
instead of doing it in the constructor.
The constructor may be invoked when the entities engine hasn't been
initialized yet, and result in deadlocks.
The `variable` plugin may break in the constructor the first time the
application is started.
That's because it tries to initialize the cache of stored variables, but
the local database hasn't yet been initialized.
That's because plugins are registered _before_ the entities engine is
initialized, as the entities engine assumes that it already has plugins
to scan for entities.
Therefore, the initialization of the `variable` plugin's cache should be
lazy (only done upon the first call to `get`/`set` etc.), in order to
prevent deadlock situations where the plugin waits for the engine to
start, but the engine will be initialized only after the plugin is
ready.
And the lazy initialization logic should also ensure that the entities
engine has been properly started (and emit a `TimeoutError` if that's
not the case), in order to prevent race conditions.
- If a Python optional dependency is available as a system package on
the target system, try and install it that route rather than pip. It's
usually faster and it decreases the risk of breaking system packages.
- Added support for apk dependencies in manifest files. This brings the
number of distros officially supported by all the extensions to four:
- Alpine
- Arch
- Debian
- Ubuntu
- Support for distinct `type` field on constructor and method arguments.
- Added `has_varargs` field.
- Added `required` field.
- Better logic for parsing arguments `default` values.
Most of TypeError are due to the user passing wrong data. It usually
doesn't mean that we have to fail hard and reload the plugin, nor retry
the call with the same parameters.
Optional top-level imports in Tornado route declarations will trigger
`ImportError`. While this will just mean that those routes will be
skipped, it will also generate a lot of noise on the logs.
This can happen for many reasons - not only if the cache file is not
accessible, but also if the structure/signature of some pickled objects
has changed. In that case, we should invalidate the current cache and
re-initialize it instead of failing.