feat: Add setProviderAndWait method for blocking provider initialization

README.md

@@ -130,6 +130,42 @@ OpenFeature::SDK.configure do |config|
 end
 ```
 
+#### Blocking Provider Registration
+
+If you need to ensure that a provider is fully initialized before continuing, you can use `set_provider_and_wait`:
+
+```ruby
+# Using the SDK directly
+begin
+  OpenFeature::SDK.set_provider_and_wait(my_provider)
+  puts "Provider is ready!"
+rescue OpenFeature::SDK::ProviderInitializationError => e
+  puts "Provider failed to initialize: #{e.message}"
+  puts "Original error: #{e.original_error}"
+end
+
+# With custom timeout (default is 30 seconds)
+OpenFeature::SDK.set_provider_and_wait(my_provider, timeout: 60)
+
+# Domain-specific provider
+OpenFeature::SDK.set_provider_and_wait(my_provider, domain: "feature-flags")
+
+# Via configuration block
+OpenFeature::SDK.configure do |config|
+  begin
+    config.set_provider_and_wait(my_provider)
+  rescue OpenFeature::SDK::ProviderInitializationError => e
+    # Handle initialization failure
+  end
+end
+```
+
+The `set_provider_and_wait` method:
+- Waits for the provider's `init` method to complete successfully
+- Raises `ProviderInitializationError` if initialization fails or times out
+- Provides access to the original error and provider instance for debugging
+- Uses the same thread-safe provider switching as `set_provider`
+
 In some situations, it may be beneficial to register multiple providers in the same application.
 This is possible using [domains](#domains), which is covered in more detail below.
 

lib/open_feature/sdk/api.rb

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "forwardable"
-require "singleton"
+require 'forwardable'
+require 'singleton'
 
-require_relative "configuration"
-require_relative "evaluation_context"
-require_relative "evaluation_context_builder"
-require_relative "evaluation_details"
-require_relative "client_metadata"
-require_relative "client"
-require_relative "provider"
+require_relative 'configuration'
+require_relative 'evaluation_context'
+require_relative 'evaluation_context_builder'
+require_relative 'evaluation_details'
+require_relative 'client_metadata'
+require_relative 'client'
+require_relative 'provider'
 
 module OpenFeature
   module SDK
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class API
       include Singleton # Satisfies Flag Evaluation API Requirement 1.1.1
       extend Forwardable
 
-      def_delegators :configuration, :provider, :set_provider, :hooks, :evaluation_context
+      def_delegators :configuration, :provider, :set_provider, :set_provider_and_wait, :hooks, :evaluation_context
 
       def configuration
         @configuration ||= Configuration.new
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def build_client(domain: nil, evaluation_context: nil)
         active_provider = provider(domain:).nil? ? Provider::NoOpProvider.new : provider(domain:)
 
         Client.new(provider: active_provider, domain:, evaluation_context:)
-      rescue
+      rescue StandardError
         Client.new(provider: Provider::NoOpProvider.new, evaluation_context:)
       end
     end

lib/open_feature/sdk/configuration.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_relative "api"
+require 'timeout'
+require_relative 'api'
+require_relative 'provider_initialization_error'
 
 module OpenFeature
   module SDK
@@ -36,6 +38,52 @@ def set_provider(provider, domain: nil)
           @providers = new_providers
         end
       end
+
+      # Sets a provider and waits for the initialization to complete or fail.
+      # This method ensures the provider is ready (or in error state) before returning.
+      #
+      # @param provider [Object] the provider to set
+      # @param domain [String, nil] the domain for the provider (optional)
+      # @param timeout [Integer] maximum time to wait for initialization in seconds (default: 30)
+      # @raise [ProviderInitializationError] if the provider fails to initialize or times out
+      def set_provider_and_wait(provider, domain: nil, timeout: 30)
+        @provider_mutex.synchronize do
+          old_provider = @providers[domain]
+
+          # Shutdown old provider (ignore errors)
+          begin
+            old_provider.shutdown if old_provider.respond_to?(:shutdown)
+          rescue StandardError
+            # Ignore shutdown errors and continue with provider initialization
+          end
+
+          begin
+            # Initialize new provider with timeout
+            if provider.respond_to?(:init)
+              Timeout.timeout(timeout) do
+                provider.init
+              end
+            end
+
+            # Set the new provider
+            new_providers = @providers.dup
+            new_providers[domain] = provider
+            @providers = new_providers
+          rescue Timeout::Error => e
+            raise ProviderInitializationError.new(
+              "Provider initialization timed out after #{timeout} seconds",
+              provider:,
+              original_error: e
+            )
+          rescue StandardError => e
+            raise ProviderInitializationError.new(
+              "Provider initialization failed: #{e.message}",
+              provider:,
+              original_error: e
+            )
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end

lib/open_feature/sdk/provider_initialization_error.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module OpenFeature
+  module SDK
+    # Exception raised when a provider fails to initialize during setProviderAndWait
+    #
+    # This exception provides access to both the original error that caused the
+    # initialization failure and the provider instance that failed to initialize.
+    class ProviderInitializationError < StandardError
+      # @return [Object] the provider that failed to initialize
+      attr_reader :provider
+
+      # @return [Exception] the original error that caused the initialization failure
+      attr_reader :original_error
+
+      # @param message [String] the error message
+      # @param provider [Object] the provider that failed to initialize
+      # @param original_error [Exception] the original error that caused the failure
+      def initialize(message, provider: nil, original_error: nil)
+        super(message)
+        @provider = provider
+        @original_error = original_error
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end