Support multiple target actors for one type of dispatch

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This release introduces a more flexible and powerful mechanism for managing disp
 
 ## Upgrading
 
+* `Dispatcher.start` is no longer `async`. Remove `await` when calling it.
 * Two properties have been replaced by methods that require a type as parameter.
     * `Dispatcher.lifecycle_events` has been replaced by the method `Dispatcher.new_lifecycle_events_receiver(self, dispatch_type: str)`.
     * `Dispatcher.running_status_change` has been replaced by the method `Dispatcher.new_running_state_event_receiver(self, dispatch_type: str, unify_running_intervals: bool)`.
@@ -19,6 +20,5 @@ This release introduces a more flexible and powerful mechanism for managing disp
 ## New Features
 
 * A new feature "merger strategy" (`MergeByType`, `MergeByTypeTarget`) has been added to the `Dispatcher.new_running_state_event_receiver` method. Using it, you can automatically merge & unify consecutive and overlapping dispatch start/stop events of the same type. E.g. dispatch `A` starting at 10:10 and ending at 10:30 and dispatch `B` starts at 10:30 until 11:00, with the feature enabled this would in total trigger one start event, one reconfigure event at 10:30 and one stop event at 11:00.
-
 * The SDK dependency was widened to allow versions up to (excluding) v1.0.0-rc1600.
-
+* A new function `Dispatcher.manage` was added to simplify dispatchable actor management initialization.

pyproject.toml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dependencies = [
   # mkdocs.yml file when changing the version here (look for the config key
   # plugins.mkdocstrings.handlers.python.import)
   "frequenz-sdk >= 1.0.0-rc1302, < 1.0.0-rc1600",
-  "frequenz-channels >= 1.3.0, < 2.0.0",
+  "frequenz-channels >= 1.6.1, < 2.0.0",
   "frequenz-client-dispatch >= 0.8.4, < 0.9.0",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]

src/frequenz/dispatch/_actor_dispatcher.py

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ActorDispatcher(BackgroundService):
     import os
     import asyncio
     from typing import override
-    from frequenz.dispatch import Dispatcher, DispatchManagingActor, DispatchInfo
+    from frequenz.dispatch import Dispatcher, ActorDispatcher, DispatchInfo
     from frequenz.client.dispatch.types import TargetComponents
     from frequenz.client.common.microgrid.components import ComponentCategory
     from frequenz.channels import Receiver, Broadcast, select, selected_from
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ async def main():
 
         status_receiver = dispatcher.new_running_state_event_receiver("EXAMPLE_TYPE")
 
-        managing_actor = DispatchManagingActor(
+        managing_actor = ActorDispatcher(
             actor_factory=MyActor.new_with_dispatch,
             running_status_receiver=status_receiver,
         )
@@ -138,18 +138,25 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         actor_factory: Callable[[DispatchInfo, Receiver[DispatchInfo]], Actor],
         running_status_receiver: Receiver[Dispatch],
+        dispatch_identity: Callable[[Dispatch], int] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the dispatch handler.
 
         Args:
             actor_factory: A callable that creates an actor with some initial dispatch
                 information.
             running_status_receiver: The receiver for dispatch running status changes.
+            dispatch_identity: A function to identify to which actor a dispatch refers.
+                By default, it uses the dispatch ID.
         """
         super().__init__()
+        self._dispatch_identity: Callable[[Dispatch], int] = (
+            dispatch_identity if dispatch_identity else lambda d: d.id
+        )
+
         self._dispatch_rx = running_status_receiver
         self._actor_factory = actor_factory
-        self._actor: Actor | None = None
+        self._actors: dict[int, Actor] = {}
         self._updates_channel = Broadcast[DispatchInfo](
             name="dispatch_updates_channel", resend_latest=True
         )
@@ -167,7 +174,9 @@ async def _start_actor(self, dispatch: Dispatch) -> None:
             options=dispatch.payload,
         )
 
-        if self._actor:
+        actor: Actor | None = self._actors.get(self._dispatch_identity(dispatch))
+
+        if actor:
             sent_str = ""
             if self._updates_sender is not None:
                 sent_str = ", sent a dispatch update instead of creating a new actor"
@@ -179,10 +188,13 @@ async def _start_actor(self, dispatch: Dispatch) -> None:
             )
         else:
             _logger.info("Starting actor for dispatch type %r", dispatch.type)
-            self._actor = self._actor_factory(
-                dispatch_update, self._updates_channel.new_receiver()
+            actor = self._actor_factory(
+                dispatch_update,
+                self._updates_channel.new_receiver(limit=1, warn_on_overflow=False),
             )
-            self._actor.start()
+            self._actors[self._dispatch_identity(dispatch)] = actor
+
+            actor.start()
 
     async def _stop_actor(self, stopping_dispatch: Dispatch, msg: str) -> None:
         """Stop all actors.
@@ -191,13 +203,12 @@ async def _stop_actor(self, stopping_dispatch: Dispatch, msg: str) -> None:
             stopping_dispatch: The dispatch that is stopping the actor.
             msg: The message to be passed to the actors being stopped.
         """
-        if self._actor is None:
+        if actor := self._actors.pop(self._dispatch_identity(stopping_dispatch), None):
+            await actor.stop(msg)
+        else:
             _logger.warning(
                 "Actor for dispatch type %r is not running", stopping_dispatch.type
             )
-        else:
-            await self._actor.stop(msg)
-            self._actor = None
 
     async def _run(self) -> None:
         """Wait for dispatches and handle them."""

src/frequenz/dispatch/_dispatcher.py

@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@
 """A highlevel interface for the dispatch API."""
 
 
+import logging
+from typing import Callable
+
 from frequenz.channels import Receiver
 from frequenz.client.dispatch import Client
+from frequenz.sdk.actor import Actor
 
+from ._actor_dispatcher import ActorDispatcher, DispatchInfo
 from ._bg_service import DispatchScheduler, MergeStrategy
 from ._dispatch import Dispatch
 from ._event import DispatchEvent
+from ._merge_strategies import MergeByIdentity
+
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Dispatcher:
@@ -178,11 +186,63 @@ def __init__(
             microgrid_id,
             self._client,
         )
+        self._actor_dispatchers: dict[str, ActorDispatcher] = {}
 
-    async def start(self) -> None:
+    def start(self) -> None:
         """Start the local dispatch service."""
         self._bg_service.start()
 
+    async def start_dispatching(
+        self,
+        dispatch_type: str,
+        *,
+        actor_factory: Callable[[DispatchInfo, Receiver[DispatchInfo]], Actor],
+        merge_strategy: MergeByIdentity | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Manage actors for a given dispatch type.
+
+        Creates and manages an ActorDispatcher for the given type that will
+        start, stop and reconfigure actors based on received dispatches.
+
+        Args:
+            dispatch_type: The type of the dispatch to manage.
+            actor_factory: The factory to create actors.
+            merge_strategy: The strategy to merge running intervals.
+        """
+        dispatcher = self._actor_dispatchers.get(dispatch_type)
+
+        if dispatcher is not None:
+            _logger.debug(
+                "Ignoring duplicate actor dispatcher request for %r", dispatch_type
+            )
+            return
+
+        def id_identity(dispatch: Dispatch) -> int:
+            return dispatch.id
+
+        dispatcher = ActorDispatcher(
+            actor_factory=actor_factory,
+            running_status_receiver=await self.new_running_state_event_receiver(
+                dispatch_type, merge_strategy=merge_strategy
+            ),
+            dispatch_identity=(
+                id_identity if merge_strategy is None else merge_strategy.identity
+            ),
+        )
+
+        self._actor_dispatchers[dispatch_type] = dispatcher
+        dispatcher.start()
+
+    async def stop_dispatching(self, dispatch_type: str) -> None:
+        """Stop managing actors for a given dispatch type.
+
+        Args:
+            dispatch_type: The type of the dispatch to stop managing.
+        """
+        dispatcher = self._actor_dispatchers.pop(dispatch_type, None)
+        if dispatcher is not None:
+            await dispatcher.stop()
+
     @property
     def client(self) -> Client:
         """Return the client."""

src/frequenz/dispatch/_merge_strategies.py

@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ class MergeByTypeTarget(MergeByType):
     @override
     def identity(self, dispatch: Dispatch) -> int:
         """Identity function for the merge criteria."""
-        return hash((dispatch.type, dispatch.target))
+        return hash((dispatch.type, tuple(dispatch.target)))

tests/test_frequenz_dispatch.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     Deleted,
     Dispatch,
     DispatchEvent,
+    MergeByIdentity,
     MergeByType,
     MergeByTypeTarget,
     MergeStrategy,
@@ -678,7 +679,7 @@ async def test_multiple_dispatches_sequential_intervals_merge(
 async def test_at_least_one_running_filter(
     fake_time: time_machine.Coordinates,
     generator: DispatchGenerator,
-    merge_strategy: MergeStrategy,
+    merge_strategy: MergeByIdentity,
 ) -> None:
     """Test scenarios directly tied to the _at_least_one_running logic."""
     microgrid_id = randint(1, 100)
@@ -701,6 +702,8 @@ async def test_at_least_one_running_filter(
         recurrence=RecurrenceRule(),
         type="TEST_TYPE",
     )
+    _ = merge_strategy.identity(Dispatch(dispatch))
+
     lifecycle = service.new_lifecycle_events_receiver("TEST_TYPE")
     await client.create(**to_create_params(microgrid_id, dispatch))
     await lifecycle.receive()