cluster: migrate from worker.suicide

Replace it with worker.exitedAfterDisconnect. Print deprecation
message when getting or setting until it is removed.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3743
Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/3721
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Сковорода Никита Андреевич <chalkerx@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Myles Borins <myles.borins@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Stephen Belanger <admin@stephenbelanger.com>

doc/api/cluster.md

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ those servers, and then disconnect the IPC channel.
 In the master, an internal message is sent to the worker causing it to call
 `.disconnect()` on itself.
 
-Causes `.suicide` to be set.
+Causes `.exitedAfterDisconnect` to be set.
 
 Note that after a server is closed, it will no longer accept new connections,
 but connections may be accepted by any other listening worker. Existing
@@ -292,6 +292,27 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
 }
 ```
 
+### worker.exitedAfterDisconnect
+
+* {Boolean}
+
+Set by calling `.kill()` or `.disconnect()`. Until then, it is `undefined`.
+
+The boolean `worker.exitedAfterDisconnect` lets you distinguish between voluntary
+and accidental exit, the master may choose not to respawn a worker based on
+this value.
+
+```js
+cluster.on('exit', (worker, code, signal) => {
+  if (worker.exitedAfterDisconnect === true) {
+    console.log('Oh, it was just voluntary\' – no need to worry').
+  }
+});
+
+// kill worker
+worker.kill();
+```
+
 ### worker.id
 
 * {Number}
@@ -322,7 +343,7 @@ This function will kill the worker. In the master, it does this by disconnecting
 the `worker.process`, and once disconnected, killing with `signal`. In the
 worker, it does it by disconnecting the channel, and then exiting with code `0`.
 
-Causes `.suicide` to be set.
+Causes `.exitedAfterDisconnect` to be set.
 
 This method is aliased as `worker.destroy()` for backwards compatibility.
 
@@ -340,8 +361,8 @@ is stored.
 See: [Child Process module][]
 
 Note that workers will call `process.exit(0)` if the `'disconnect'` event occurs
-on `process` and `.suicide` is not `true`. This protects against accidental
+on `process` and `.exitedAfterDisconnect` is not `true`. This protects against
-disconnection.
+accidental disconnection.
 
 ### worker.send(message[, sendHandle][, callback])
 
@@ -374,17 +395,20 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
 
 ### worker.suicide
 
-* {Boolean}
+    Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`worker.exitedAfterDisconnect`][] instead.
 
-Set by calling `.kill()` or `.disconnect()`, until then it is `undefined`.
+An alias to [`worker.exitedAfterDisconnect`][].
 
-The boolean `worker.suicide` lets you distinguish between voluntary and accidental
+Set by calling `.kill()` or `.disconnect()`. Until then, it is `undefined`.
-exit, the master may choose not to respawn a worker based on this value.
+
+The boolean `worker.suicide` lets you distinguish between voluntary
+and accidental exit, the master may choose not to respawn a worker based on
+this value.
 
 ```js
 cluster.on('exit', (worker, code, signal) => {
   if (worker.suicide === true) {
-    console.log('Oh, it was just suicide\' – no need to worry').
+    console.log('Oh, it was just voluntary\' – no need to worry').
   }
 });
 
@@ -392,6 +416,9 @@ cluster.on('exit', (worker, code, signal) => {
 worker.kill();
 ```
 
+This API only exists for backwards compatibility and will be removed in the
+future.
+
 ## Event: 'disconnect'
 
 * `worker` {cluster.Worker}
@@ -707,6 +734,7 @@ socket.on('data', (id) => {
 [`disconnect`]: child_process.html#child_process_child_disconnect
 [`kill`]: process.html#process_process_kill_pid_signal
 [`server.close()`]: net.html#net_event_close
+[`worker.exitedAfterDisconnect`]: #cluster_worker_exitedafterdisconnect
 [Child Process module]: child_process.html#child_process_child_process_fork_modulepath_args_options
 [child_process event: 'exit']: child_process.html#child_process_event_exit
 [child_process event: 'message']: child_process.html#child_process_event_message

lib/cluster.js

@@ -27,7 +27,20 @@ function Worker(options) {
   if (options === null || typeof options !== 'object')
     options = {};
 
-  this.suicide = undefined;
+  this.exitedAfterDisconnect = undefined;
+
+  Object.defineProperty(this, 'suicide', {
+    get: function() {
+      // TODO: Print deprecation message.
+      return this.exitedAfterDisconnect;
+    },
+    set: function(val) {
+      // TODO: Print deprecation message.
+      this.exitedAfterDisconnect = val;
+    },
+    enumerable: true
+  });
+
   this.state = options.state || 'none';
   this.id = options.id | 0;
 
@@ -355,7 +368,7 @@ function masterInit() {
         removeWorker(worker);
       }
 
-      worker.suicide = !!worker.suicide;
+      worker.exitedAfterDisconnect = !!worker.exitedAfterDisconnect;
       worker.state = 'dead';
       worker.emit('exit', exitCode, signalCode);
       cluster.emit('exit', worker, exitCode, signalCode);
@@ -376,7 +389,7 @@ function masterInit() {
        */
       if (worker.isDead()) removeWorker(worker);
 
-      worker.suicide = !!worker.suicide;
+      worker.exitedAfterDisconnect = !!worker.exitedAfterDisconnect;
       worker.state = 'disconnected';
       worker.emit('disconnect');
       cluster.emit('disconnect', worker);
@@ -407,7 +420,7 @@ function masterInit() {
   };
 
   Worker.prototype.disconnect = function() {
-    this.suicide = true;
+    this.exitedAfterDisconnect = true;
     send(this, { act: 'disconnect' });
     removeHandlesForWorker(this);
     removeWorker(this);
@@ -432,8 +445,8 @@ function masterInit() {
       queryServer(worker, message);
     else if (message.act === 'listening')
       listening(worker, message);
-    else if (message.act === 'suicide')
+    else if (message.act === 'exitedAfterDisconnect')
-      suicide(worker, message);
+      exitedAfterDisconnect(worker, message);
     else if (message.act === 'close')
       close(worker, message);
   }
@@ -444,14 +457,14 @@ function masterInit() {
     cluster.emit('online', worker);
   }
 
-  function suicide(worker, message) {
+  function exitedAfterDisconnect(worker, message) {
-    worker.suicide = true;
+    worker.exitedAfterDisconnect = true;
     send(worker, { ack: message.seq });
   }
 
   function queryServer(worker, message) {
     // Stop processing if worker already disconnecting
-    if (worker.suicide)
+    if (worker.exitedAfterDisconnect)
       return;
     var args = [message.address,
                 message.port,
@@ -533,7 +546,7 @@ function workerInit() {
     cluster.worker = worker;
     process.once('disconnect', function() {
       worker.emit('disconnect');
-      if (!worker.suicide) {
+      if (!worker.exitedAfterDisconnect) {
         // Unexpected disconnect, master exited, or some such nastiness, so
         // worker exits immediately.
         process.exit(0);
@@ -670,10 +683,10 @@ function workerInit() {
   };
 
   Worker.prototype.destroy = function() {
-    this.suicide = true;
+    this.exitedAfterDisconnect = true;
     if (!this.isConnected()) process.exit(0);
     var exit = process.exit.bind(null, 0);
-    send({ act: 'suicide' }, () => process.disconnect());
+    send({ act: 'exitedAfterDisconnect' }, () => process.disconnect());
     process.once('disconnect', exit);
   };
 
@@ -682,19 +695,20 @@ function workerInit() {
   }
 
   function _disconnect(masterInitiated) {
-    this.suicide = true;
+    this.exitedAfterDisconnect = true;
     let waitingCount = 1;
 
     function checkWaitingCount() {
       waitingCount--;
       if (waitingCount === 0) {
-        // If disconnect is worker initiated, wait for ack to be sure suicide
+        // If disconnect is worker initiated, wait for ack to be sure
-        // is properly set in the master, otherwise, if it's master initiated
+        // exitedAfterDisconnect is properly set in the master, otherwise, if
-        // there's no need to send the suicide message
+        // it's master initiated there's no need to send the
+        // exitedAfterDisconnect message
         if (masterInitiated) {
           process.disconnect();
         } else {
-          send({ act: 'suicide' }, () => process.disconnect());
+          send({ act: 'exitedAfterDisconnect' }, () => process.disconnect());
         }
       }
     }

test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-disconnect.js

@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
   http.Server(function() {
 
   }).listen(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1');
+  const worker = cluster.worker;
+  assert.strictEqual(worker.exitedAfterDisconnect, worker.suicide);
 
   cluster.worker.on('disconnect', function() {
+    assert.strictEqual(cluster.worker.exitedAfterDisconnect,
+                       cluster.worker.suicide);
     process.exit(42);
   });
 
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
       emitDisconnectInsideWorker: false,
       emitExit: false,
       state: false,
-      suicideMode: false,
+      voluntaryMode: false,
       died: false
     }
   };
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
   // Check worker events and properties
   worker.once('disconnect', function() {
     checks.worker.emitDisconnect = true;
-    checks.worker.suicideMode = worker.suicide;
+    checks.worker.voluntaryMode = worker.exitedAfterDisconnect;
     checks.worker.state = worker.state;
   });
 
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
 
     // flags
     assert.equal(w.state, 'disconnected', 'The state property was not set');
-    assert.equal(w.suicideMode, true, 'Suicide mode was not set');
+    assert.equal(w.voluntaryMode, true, 'Voluntary exit mode was not set');
 
     // is process alive
     assert.ok(w.died, 'The worker did not die');

test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-exit.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // verifies that, when a child process exits (by calling `process.exit(code)`)
 // - the parent receives the proper events in the proper order, no duplicates
 // - the exitCode and signalCode are correct in the 'exit' event
-// - the worker.suicide flag, and worker.state are correct
+// - the worker.exitedAfterDisconnect flag, and worker.state are correct
 // - the worker process actually goes away
 
 var common = require('../common');
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
     worker_emitExit: [1, "the worker did not emit 'exit'"],
     worker_state: ['disconnected', 'the worker state is incorrect'],
     worker_suicideMode: [false, 'the worker.suicide flag is incorrect'],
+    worker_exitedAfterDisconnect: [false,
+                               'the .exitedAfterDisconnect flag is incorrect'],
     worker_died: [true, 'the worker is still running'],
     worker_exitCode: [EXIT_CODE, 'the worker exited w/ incorrect exitCode'],
     worker_signalCode: [null, 'the worker exited w/ incorrect signalCode']
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
   worker.on('disconnect', function() {
     results.worker_emitDisconnect += 1;
     results.worker_suicideMode = worker.suicide;
+    results.worker_exitedAfterDisconnect = worker.exitedAfterDisconnect;
     results.worker_state = worker.state;
     if (results.worker_emitExit > 0) {
       process.nextTick(function() { finish_test(); });

test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-forced-exit.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var cluster = require('cluster');
 var SENTINEL = 42;
 
 // workers forcibly exit when control channel is disconnected, if
-// their .suicide flag isn't set
+// their .exitedAfterDisconnect flag isn't set
 //
 // test this by:
 //

test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-kill.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // verifies that, when a child process is killed (we use SIGKILL)
 // - the parent receives the proper events in the proper order, no duplicates
 // - the exitCode and signalCode are correct in the 'exit' event
-// - the worker.suicide flag, and worker.state are correct
+// - the worker.exitedAfterDisconnect flag, and worker.state are correct
 // - the worker process actually goes away
 
 var common = require('../common');
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
       worker_emitDisconnect: [1, "the worker did not emit 'disconnect'"],
       worker_emitExit: [1, "the worker did not emit 'exit'"],
       worker_state: ['disconnected', 'the worker state is incorrect'],
-      worker_suicideMode: [false, 'the worker.suicide flag is incorrect'],
+      worker_exitedAfter: [false,
+                           'the .exitedAfterDisconnect flag is incorrect'],
       worker_died: [true, 'the worker is still running'],
       worker_exitCode: [null, 'the worker exited w/ incorrect exitCode'],
       worker_signalCode: [KILL_SIGNAL,
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
   // Check worker events and properties
   worker.on('disconnect', function() {
     results.worker_emitDisconnect += 1;
-    results.worker_suicideMode = worker.suicide;
+    results.worker_exitedAfter = worker.exitedAfterDisconnect;
     results.worker_state = worker.state;
   });